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*    iɽoɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] age-classes, but also

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*    by women; Yor.? v. ema 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*izaxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a ceremony that is

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*    part of the “second burial”: it

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*    takes place two days before the

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*    isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (procession with the

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*    otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]); a goat is killed at the

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*    gate of the deceased’s house,

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*    and afterwards there is a dance

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*    through the town during which

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*    the arms of the deceased’s oldest

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*    son are supported by men. The

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*    emotã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] tree on ɛki‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]

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*    is visited and given chalk and

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*    cowries; v. ikpɔwia [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ukɔʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ], arha [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*izazako [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a red antelope said

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*    to be as fast as a hare; it is

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*    believed to run continuously on

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*    some days, and only to walk on

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*    others.

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*ize n-ɔfua [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “white ize”: a

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*    kind of small crawfish found in

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*    rivers; it is used in soups; cf.

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*    Jekri ide [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*izeʋudu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “being hard in the

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*    heart (or entrails)”: obstinacy;

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*    ɔʋ̃-ĩzeʋudu [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is an

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*    obstinate man; cf. ze [ ˥ ], ʋ-udu

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ].

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*izɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Treculia africana;

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*    the fruit is big and round, and

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*    contains big seeds (“rice”), v.

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*    eʋoxo [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; iz-ebo [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “Euro-

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*    pean izɛ”: rice; iz-eni [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    “elephant-izɛ”: a tree, Allan-

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*    blackia floribunda; the fruit is

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*    long and similar to a cucumber;

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*    eaten by porcupines which,

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*    therefore, can be killed near

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*    these trees at night; the wood

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*    is used as firewood only. The

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*    tree is also called iz-ɔxaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ]

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*    “porcupine-izɛ”; cf. ɔmizɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*izɛɣede [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] open shelter con-

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*    sisting of four poles and a roof,

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