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*    head of some birds, e.g. awɛ [ ˥ ˥ ]

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*    and esikpoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]. (The latter

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*    meaning was disputed by A.

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*    who said that osusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] should

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*    be used for a tuft of feathers).

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*    (3) shade.

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*ugwowɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “does-not-fit-foot”:

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*    natural cutting or hollow (with-

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*    out water), so narrow that both

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*    feet cannot be placed together

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*    in it; there is one near the

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*    village of Ɔgba [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. gwa 3 [ ˥ ],

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*    owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (the “not” is contained

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*    in the high u- [ ˥ ]); v. iya [ ˩ ˩ ],

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*    ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ugba [ ˥ ˩ ] a dance performed e.g.

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*    at second burials; the dancers,

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*    with rattles round their feet,

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*    move in revolving circles, side-

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*    ways; cf. d-ugba [ ˥ ˩ ].

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*ugbadiyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “killer of fowls”,

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*    a disease of chickens: the

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*    victims are sleepy first, then

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*    giddy; they spread their wings,

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*    gasp, and knock their heads on

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*    the ground; watery discharge

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*    from the beak; same as luku^

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*    luku [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], adiyɛ

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; v. okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (dull, cold

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*    weather is said to be mainly re-

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*    sponsible for this disease).

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*ugbaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (1) eye-brow; fore-

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*    head. (2) face; cf. aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v.

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*    uhaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ].

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*ugbe [ ˥ ˥ ] missile; stone (that is

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*    thrown).

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*ugbe [ ˩ ˥ ] swelling of lower abdo-

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*    men, probably due to distended

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*    bladder.

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*ugbẽbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] writing utensils; cf.

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*    gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ], ebe [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ukeke [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ugbefɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] side of body; cf.

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*    efɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ugbeto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “hair-clipper”: scis-

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*    sors; this is the native Bini

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*    expression, but v. alumagazi

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