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*  and ugie); cf. lɛ [ / ], ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ];
* v. ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], usa [ ˥ ˩ ], unwɛ^
* rhiɔ̃tã [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].
*Uma 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village,
* seat of an Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.
*uma 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) private council or
* discussion held before reaching
* a decision as e.g. that of the
* court chiefs, or a council of war.
* (2) um-aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “council of
* animals”: fable, story; um-aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ
* de wu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ˥ ] “the story has
* fallen and died” (formula denot-
* ing the end of a story); um-aɽ̃aʋ̃-
* ɔ̃kpa siɛ̃siɛ̃siɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “a story
* is threading along” (formula
* beginning a story). (3) um-
* ɛnwaɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a wise, intelligent
* man; v. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ], oxa [ ˩ ˥ ], itã [ ˥ ˥ ].
*umaza [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Standtia
* stipitata.
*Umaza [ ˩ \ ˩ ] name of a Bini village
* on the Siluko Road.
*umɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] the camwood tree,
* Pterocarpus osun; a red dye is
* obtained from it which is used
* for dyeing mats, and by women
* to paint their faces (as a sign of
* the gods Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and
* Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).
*umɛlu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] Fulani cattle; cf. Yor.
* malu [ ˩ \ ].
*Umodu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] name of a sib; the
* senior is chief Ɛɽiyo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] at
* Benin City; the sib comes from
* Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; its morning salutation
* is la‿umodu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
*Umogũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] royal family of Benin;
* its head is the Ɔba; descended
* from Ile Ifɛ [ ˧ ˥ ˧ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
*Umosũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a sib; the chief Ɛɽo
* [ ˩ ˥ ] belongs to it; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
*umozo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sword.
*umɔbiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a woman who bears
* many children; a fertile woman;
* cf. biɛ [ ˥ ], ɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. agã [ ˩ ˩ ].