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*    middle of the stick or rope, they



*    enter the trap fastened to it,



*    touch a trigger (ɣɛxueʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ])



*    and are strangled. The trap can



*    be entered from both ends.



*    Existing clearings in the forest



*    with creepers hanging across



*    are used in the same way, and,



*    then, the “lane” can be dis-



*    pensed with.



*usa [ ˥ ˩ ] secret performances form-



*    ing part of the worship of the



*    ihɛ̃ Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ], during which



*    passers-by are stopped by “bull-



*    roaring” or messengers; v. ulɔʋ̃a



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*Usama [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] hut built at the



*    Ɔlɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] quarter for the Ɔba’s



*    coronation.



*usana [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] matches; cf. Yor.



*    iʃana [ ˩ / ˥ ].



*Usapɛlɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] name of a trading



*    centre in Warri province, Sapele;



*    some old people call it Usakpele.



*use [ ˩ ˥ ] mutual help between



*    neighhours in bigger tanks of



*    farm work, in mud treading,



*    etc.



*Use [ ˩ ˩ ] a Bini village situated on



*    the road leading to Siluko



*    (Is-iloko [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]).



*Usɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] a village near the Yoruba



*    boundary.



*usɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] poverty, want; usɛ s-ɔe



*    [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] (sɛ 1 [ ˥ ]) “poverty is



*    reaching him”: he is in a state



*    of want; us-ɔmɔ ɣis-ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ]



*    “may want of child not reach



*    you”: may you never lack



*    children; thanksgiving after a



*    meal used by women towards a



*    senior woman or man.



*usɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] a period of five days, i.e.



*    a native week with both rest



*    days (ɛd-ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) included.



*    us-ɛ̃ki [ ˩ \ ˩ ] native market held