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*  but forbidden to strike back, or
* when bullied by a stronger boy;
* iya, uʋede [ ˥ ˩ ˩ / / ‿ ˩ ] oh, are you
* coming again? cf. Yor. iya [ ˩ ˩ ].
*iya [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) ditch; the term in-
* cludes natural cavities similar
* to a ditch. (2) the big ditch (and
* wall) round Benin City said to
* be built by the Ɔba Ogwɔla [ ˥ / ˥ ]
* (Egh. Hist. pp. 7, 8).
*iyabɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] forgiveness; cf. ya [ ˥ ],
* obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
*iyabɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] bail; security; ɔmi-
* ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ ʋ-iyabɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he took him
* as (lit. “in”) security: he took
* him to stand bail for him (miɛ
* [ / ]); ya [ ˥ ] (?), obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
*iyama [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) mark of owner-
* ship or identification (e.g. a
* mark made on one’s yam, or, a
* sign by which one knows a
* certain man). (2) scar; cicatrice;
* cf. ama [ ˥ ˩ ].
*iyare [ ˩ \ ˩ ] welcome home; said
* to a warrior returning from
* war, or to a man returning from
* a journey; it was interpreted as
* “safe arrival”; v. gbe [ ˥ ]. Also
* used as a name; cf re [ ˥ ].
*iyarhaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] slave (idiomatic
* expression); cf. ya [ ˥ ] (?), rhaʋ̃ɛ
* [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).
*Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the “Iyashere”, one of
* the most important chiefs of the
* Bini people; head of the Eɣaɛʋo
* N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] and chief war-lord.
*iyayi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] faith; iyayi‿ɛɽe ma
* s-ɔʋ̃-ɔ̃kɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] “his faith
* does not make me content”: his
* faith does not inspire me with
* confidence (said, e.g. of a
* Christian who is still adhering
* to heathen practices); cf. ya [ ˥ ],
* yi [ ˥ ].
*iye [ ˥ ˥ ] mother; iy-uɛ [ ˥ / ] your
* mother (sgl.); iy-ua [ ˥ / ] your