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*    ĩyeke [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ] hollow line along

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*    the back; ʋ̃aʋ̃a‿ɛ̃ y-uvĩ-ũviɛ̃

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] arrange it line by line,

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*    systematically (probably also:

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*    group by group). (2) in divining,

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*    group of combinations belong-

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*    ing together; v. ogwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

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*uviɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] weeping; uviɛʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa

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*    [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] the cock’s crow.

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*uvũ [ ˩ ˥ ] small hole, also of an

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*    animal; uvũ‿ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] ear-hole;

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*    uvũ‿ĩhue [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] nostril; v. uye

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*uvua [ ˩ ˩ ] a small clay pot used

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*    for fetching water or preparing

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*    “medicine”; idiom.: k-iri k-

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*    uvua de‿uhae [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “rope as

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*    well as water pot have fallen

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*    into the well”: a woman who

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*    was with child has died.

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*uʋeʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] scarcity; dearth;

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*    uʋeʋ̃-ĩgaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] scarcity of gari;

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*    cf. ʋe 2 [ / ].

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*uʋi [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) girl, in ɔʋox-ũʋi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]

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*    (besides ɔʋox-õxuo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) also in

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*    uʋi n-esã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the girl of

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*    Ishan”: a timber-tree, Entan-

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*    drophragma cylindrium; very

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*    tall, straight and smooth; other-

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*    wise the word is rarely used in

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*    that sense, and when standing

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*    alone it mostly means (2)

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*    daughter of the royal house of

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*    Benin and the Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]

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*    family; v. okoɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].

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*uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ] salt; uʋ̃ɛ mu‿ɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ]

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*    “salt has caught it (too) much”:

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*    it is salty (food).

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*uʋ̃ɔʋ̃uʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] (in quick speech

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*    also uʋ̃ɔuʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ]) (1) equal (in

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*    height e.g.); iɽ̃ã ya y-uʋ̃ɔuʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ] they are equal (in height,

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*    said of people, trees, etc.). (2)

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*    also used in the meaning of ɛrɛe

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*    [ ˩ \ ].

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*uwa 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] pronoun (disjunctive)

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