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*    to be kept in chains.) (3) bottom



*    (e.g. of a vessel); idiom.: otɔ-ibiɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “the bottom of the en-



*    trails”: the bottom of one’s



*    heart (as opposed to okp-unu



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “by word of mouth”: not



*    quite sincerely); iwahu‿ɛʋ̃-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃



*    s-otɔ-ibiɛ (sɛ [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]



*    I like him thoroughly (not



*    partially), from the bottom of



*    my heart. (4) floor (of a room,



*    in comparison with ukpo [ ˥ ˩ ],



*    the mud-niches) in otɔ-wa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ];



*    v. ikpawɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (in general use,



*    but mainly used of the floor



*    round the ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] in the



*    ikũ’s [ ˩ \ ]). (5) reason (for



*    something); otɔ-ɽe ʋo n-unaxa



*    ʋ-eriɔ [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ] lit. “what is



*    its reason that you say so?”



*    otɔ-ɽe n-iɽ̃ã naɽu‿ɛe eɽ-ɔna xĩ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] lit. “the reason of



*    it that they did it, is this”: is



*    why they did it; cf. otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*otu [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Cleistopholis



*    partens.



*otu [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) age-group, generation;



*    v. eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ], iɽoɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɛɣele



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) everybody



*    who is about three years older



*    or younger than any individual,



*    is considered as being of his otu,



*    bodily strength being the decid-



*    ing factor; this not institution-



*    alized idea of otu prevails in



*    apportioning communal tasks to



*    groups of men, in selecting



*    partners for wrestling matches,



*    etc. (3) working-gang, v. olotu



*    [ ˥ \ ˩ ]; cf. Ibo, Jekri otu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*otua [ ˥ \ ] a small tree, Baphia



*    nitida; used in purification cere-



*    monies; seven leaves of it pinned



*    together are also used as sub-



*    stitute of one’s Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ] shrine



*    on travels.