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*    god”; it is doubtful whether the

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*    expression is generally used by

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*    Bini people.

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*olizaizai [ ˥ ˥ / / ] smartness, swift-

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*    ness; ɔʋ̃-olizaizai nɔ-ɣ-okpia na

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ / / ˦ ˩ / ˩ ] “a smart man he

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*    is, (namely) this man”; cf.

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*    zaizai [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*Olode [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a women’s idol at ɛriɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ], constructed with a living

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*    ixiʋ̃i [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] with a heap of mud

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*    round the base like the otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ]

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*    and inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; it reveals any-

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*    thing forbidden that may hap-

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*    pen. Its priest is the senior wife

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*    of the household; of Yoruba

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*    origin?

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*olodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sewing needdle; cf. la [ ˥ ],

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*    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*olodo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] door-frame.

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*ologũ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “war-lord”, a praise-

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*    name for the Ɔba; cf. Yor.

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*    ologũ [ ˧ ˥ ˧ ].

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*ologbo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] cat; cf. Yor. ologbo

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*    [ ˧ ˥ ˩ ].

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*oloi [ ˥ ˥ ] (pl. iloi) Ɔba’s wife; cf.

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*    Yor. olori [ ˧ ˧ ˩ ]; v. unuɣisɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ].

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*Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] (1) name of the Ethiope

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*    River the source of which is

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*    near Umutu (Warri province),

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*    and the Benin River. (2) the sea.

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*    (3) “owner of the sea”; a god

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*    that gives wealth and many

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*    children; has many women as

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*    his priests and is much wor-

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*    shipped by women; cf. Yor.

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*    Olokũ [ ˧ ˥ ˧ ]; v. orhue [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*olose [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a snake, mainly of

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*    yellow or reddish colour, said to

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*    be always accompanied by red

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*    ants; said to be very poisonous,

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*    but biting seldom; its skin is

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*    worn as a belt; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*olotu [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (1) “headman” of a

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*    working gang; (2) headman of

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*    an age group, such as the iɣele

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