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*    avert it from its prey. Another



*    name for it is ukɔ n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i zɛe



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / \ ] “the messenger which



*    the underworld has sent”.



*ufua [ ˩ ˥ ] a kind of ikpɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] “red



*    yam”, but white.



*ugã [ ˩ ˩ ] small vertical poles be-



*    tween the uhoho [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] at eru



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (yam stack); the yams are



*    tied to them by means of



*    creepers and cane.



*ugãgã [ ˥ / ˩ ] two trees, Bridelia



*    micrantha and Cuviera nigrescens



*    (F.D. list ogangan).



*ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) act of serving, e.g.



*    for a wife, to one’s father-in-law;



*    e.g. eʋ̃i‿ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] gifts made



*    as part of that service for a wife.



*    (2) Church-service; cf. ga 1 [ ˥ ].



*ugiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cowries of the value of



*    about 6s. 6d. (obsolete).



*Ugiãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] the first Ishan-



*    speaking village on the Ekpoma



*    Road; six miles north of Ehɔ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ].



*ugie [ ˩ ˥ ] twenty.



*ugie [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) (next) occasion; (next)



*    time; ugi-ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] the next



*    market (ɛki n-ɔgbera [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ] the



*    last market); ɣade ugie n-ɔde



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “come at the next



*    occasion!”, i.e. at an indefinite



*    time (said when there is no time



*    to attend to a guest). (2) Any of



*    the Ɔba’s ceremonies. The prin-



*    cipal ugies are: ugi-ama [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    (ama [ ˩ ˥ ] is one of the Ɔba’s



*    gods); ugi-azama [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] (for the



*    Ɔba’s children); ugi-oʋi‿ozuɔɽe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ˥ ] (at which titles are



*    given); ixurhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (devoted to



*    Otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ], the ground); ugi-ɔɽɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (a cycle of ugies opened



*    by ami-ɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], it consists of



*    ugies devoted to the Ɔba’s an-



*    cestors which take place at in-