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*    well as the Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and

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*    many other families when sacri-

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*    ficing to their ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] and

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*    ancestors; also called osugb-

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*    ema [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ].

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*osuɣu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] trouble, worry, caused

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*    e.g. by magic or by intrigues.

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*Osuma [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a chief, fourth in rank

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*    of the Eɣaɛʋo N-ogbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

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*osumaɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fabulous shining

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*    stone said to be spit out at

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*    night time by pythons and vipers

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*    in order to attract animals by

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*    its light. It is believed to

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*    multiply the power of charms;

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*    cf. Yor. oʃumare [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*osuɔ̃bɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ / ] a tree, Kigelia

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*    africana (?); farmers obtain from

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*    it a charm which promotes the

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*    growth of yams; cf. [ / ].

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*osuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (preceded by ʋ-) at

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*    once; immediately; mostly used

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*    of knocking down in a wrestling

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*    match, or of drinking; ɣɛd-ehia

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*    ʋ-osuɽu (da [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] do not

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*    drink all at once! ɔma-ɽ̃ɛ̃ osuɽu

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*    (ma [ / ]) [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] he knocked

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*    him down in a moment.

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*osusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] pointed hair-tuft (with

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*    a round base) worn by common-

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*    ers serving the Ɔba. If not done

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*    correctly, it is called akegbe

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (e.g. if beginning too high

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*    on the head and providing too

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*    small a circle as base); v.

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*    ugw-akpata [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ota [ ˩ ˩ ] evening; ota n-ɛɽɛ ɣade

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*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ / ] come tonight!

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*oti [ ˩ ˥ ] leprosy; oti n-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ]

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*    “salt-leprosy”: “melts like

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*    salt”; attacks nose, fingers, and

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*    toes; incurable; exudes liquid

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*    matter.

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*otiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] a fruit tree, Chryso-

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*    phyllum albidum. The F.D. list

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*    also knows otiɛ̃ ogi-oriɔotiɛ̃ of

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