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*    of the Ɔba, otherwise it must be

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*    lowered; cf. kuɔ [ / ] (here “to

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*    lower”), ɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ] (artificial) light; lantern;

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*    cf. urhukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ukpabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a wooden plate used

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*    to wash hands before eating

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*    fufu; cf. kpe [ ˥ ], abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hollow in the floor of

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*    Bini and Yoruba houses, in the

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*    rooms called ikũ [ ˩ \ ], to which

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*    the rain falling through an

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*    opening in the roof is led, cf. the

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*    Roman piscina at the atrium;

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*    ukpaf-õgboɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] hollow along

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*    the inside of the front part of

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*    odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ], the compound wall; it

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*    goes as far as the gate-part of

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*    odĩ is roofed.

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*ukpakɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] toothpick, chewing-

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*    stick; ukpak-ẽka [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “tooth-

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*    pick of Eka (Ika) people”: two

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*    trees, viz. Lonchocarpus griffo-

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*    nianus and Hymenostygia afzelia;

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*    cf. kpe [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. edia

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*    nukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].

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*ukpaɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a dangerous disease

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*    called “black-tongue”, due to

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*    bowel complaints (ezɛgizɛgi‿uw-

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*    ɛko [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “diarrhoea of

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*    inside of abdomen”); there is a

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*    small swelling over the stomach

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*    and lack of appetite, pain in the

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*    joints, headache, and no stool;

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*    in the beginning there is a slight

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*    fever.

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*ukpe [ ˥ ˥ ] two trees, used as fire-

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*    wood only; ukpe n-exwi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],

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*    “black” u., Phialodiscus uni-

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*    jugatus; ukpe n-ɔfua [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],

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*    “white” u., Blighia sapida.

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*ukpenwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] visible pulsation of

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*    heart; palpitation.

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*ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) tip, point; ukp-

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*    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tip of the tongue;

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*    ukp-ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] ear-lobe; ukp-

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