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*ɔyɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] a number upwards of
* seven; in games, e.g. isɛ n-ata
* [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
*ɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] the small boys (under ten
* years) at the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-society; v.
* ɔdiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].
*ɔyugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] farmer; cf. yo [ ˥ ],
* ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ], ɔgbugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
*ɔyunugie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “mouth-sender”:
* employer of people working on
* a house; the word occurs only
* in a song accompanying the
* treading of mud; cf. ya 1 [ ˥ ], unu
* [ ˩ ˥ ], gie [ ˥ ].
*Ɔza [ ˥ ˥ ] a name; Ɔza was a
* wicked, but powerful man whose
* wives did not dare to run away
* from his ill-treatment during his
* life-time, but were glad when he
* died; v. eve [ ˩ ˥ ].
*ɔza [ ˩ ˥ ] a strip of cloth used to
* fasten oʋi ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (under-
* cloth) by women; men either
* wrap it tightly, or wear ugbɛkũ
* [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (belt).
*ɔzedu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] interpreter; cf. zɛ 4 [ ˥ ],
* edu [ ˩ ˥ ].
*ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (untrue, exaggerating)
* rumours; “guess-saying”; cf.
* zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], ta [ ˥ ].
*ɔzɛvu; ɔzɔivu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “seed-yam-
* picker”: a name for the rat
* ɔfĩ‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. zɔ 1 [ / ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ].
*ɔzĩegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “endurer”: a name;
* cf. zĩ [ / ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
*ɔziʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lonely-maker”: name
* of a charm employed by thieves
* to keep the place where they
* are going to steal lonely, or at
* least to effect their not being
* noticed; cf. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], iʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
*Ɔzɔlua, or Ɔzɔloa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of an
* Ɔba, possibly represented on
* R.D. xvi, 2, 3; xix, 4.
*ɔzukpogieva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) the second.
* (2) the second member of the