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*ɔgɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a tree, Barteria nigri-



*    tiana or fistulosa; grows very



*    high, killing all the surrounding



*    trees (v. akuobisi [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ]).



*ɔgɛzu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] another expression for



*    orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] “guinea-fowl”;



*    uxĩ-ɔ̃gɛzu ɽa [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] are you



*    selling a guinea-fowl?



*ɔgiodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) guide. (2) leader:



*    ringleader; ɣa ɣiɽ-ɔgiodɛ ʋ-uwa-



*    veva [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] who was the



*    leader of you two? cf. gie 1 [ / ],



*    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], igiodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔgiɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a big chain; imu‿ɛ̃



*    y-ɔgiɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I put him in



*    chains; v. eɣã [ ˥ ˩ ] (small chains);



*    cf. Jekri ɔgiɔrɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɔgiɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a man who laughs at



*    somebody; cf. giɛ [ ˥ ], ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ];



*    (in a proverb).



*ɔgɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] bottle; kp-ɔgɔ ni mɛ n-



*    iyas-amɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “wash that



*    bottle for me that I may take it



*    to draw water” (kpe [ ˥ ], sa [ ˥ ]).



*ɔgɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) the raffia, “bamboo”,



*    Raphia vinifera; ɔgɔ na m-iɽewe



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] this raffia bears (mɔ [ ˥ ])



*    iɽewe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (its seed). (2) a palm



*    wine: latex from the top of



*    Raphia vinifera (the tree is not



*    felled); v. exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], udĩ-



*    uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ikpo [ ˥ ˥ ], anyɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. Yor. ɔgɔrɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔgɔgɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] crest (on the head);



*    ɔgɔg-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] cock’s crest; v.



*    etɔɣɔtɔɣɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔguãɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “word-speaker”:



*    speaker (not. any rank); cf.



*    guã [ / ], ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɔtɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔguɔʋ̃adia [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. e-) “stay-



*    with-a-man”: personal servant;



*    cf. gu [ ˥ ], ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ], dia 1 [ ˥ ].



*ɔgwa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a type of room in



*    Bini houses which contains a



*    mud couch and opens into an-



*    other room (ikũ [ ˩ \ ] or ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ])