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*  ogwɛga [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] practises only that
* sort of oracle. Other doctors
* may know the method, but they
* are not called ɔb-ogwɛga. If
* another doctor does not know
* the ogwɛga, he may have to call
* in an ɔb-ogwɛga. The ɔb-ogwɛga
* is paid for his work, but he is
* also a farmer, as the money he
* earns is not a sufficient liveli-
* hood. The oracle is learned from
* another ogwɛga doctor (without
* staying with him); itie [ ˩ ˥ ] (the
* code) is said to take at least
* three months to learn. After
* this, eria [ ˩ ˥ ], the analysis of the
* code-words, is learnt. That is
* said to take more than six
* months. If a man is too keen
* on learning eria so that he starts
* on it before knowing itie pro-
* perly, he is supposed never to
* learn itie correctly. Then he is
* called: ɔʋ̃a n-ɔgu-eria xɛ‿iha
* [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “a man who knows
* analysis waits for the oracle,
* i.e. the calling out”. An ewawa
* learner must be a servant under
* a doctor. The ewawa doctor, who
* is always an Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ] priest, also
* undertakes cures, but they are
* not as good as the ɔb-odĩ. Most
* of them also give food to witches.
* Their servant is called ohãgbã
* [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] or ɔwaisɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. The ap-
* prenticeship takes four to seven
* years because the pupils learn
* cures at the same time. Ewawa
* doctors are payed with money
* and they only farm when they
* have a big family. They make
* many charms, e.g. some for
* traders ensuring good husiness,
* some warding off danger for
* travellers, some against witches
* for sick people, etc. Especially