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dyɛyɛŋdyɛyɛŋ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] imitation of
    the noise made by the emada’s
    anklets (aba [ ˥ ˩ ] or ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]).
    
dʒɔdʒɔdʒɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the noise
    made by lubasere [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
    
eba [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a timber-tree, Lophira
    procera; leaves are red at first,
    and become green later on.
    (2) red tail feather of the grey
    West African parrot; same as
    ebaxuɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; cf. ba 1 [ / ].
    
ebã [ ˩ ˥ ] nakedness; cf. bã [ ˥ ].
    
ebã [ ˩ \ ] now; same as enwa [ ˩ \ ]
    and nia [ / ]; ebã‿ure [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] now
    you have come! ɔd-ebã [ ˩ ˩ \ ]
    he is coming now; ebã niã [ ˩ ˥ / ],
    same as ebã; ebãbã [ ˩ \ \ ] just
    now.
    
ebaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] restiveness; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) leaf; herb; special
    herbs (and other plants called
    ebe): eb-aɣad-eha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “three-
    pointed leaf” (cf. eha [ ˩ ˥ ]):
    a shrub, Allophyllus africanus.
    eb-ahãhi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a shrub, Piper
    umbellatum; fruit used as a
    medicine against dysentery; leaf
    as substitute for toilet-paper
    (cf. hã [ / ] (?); ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (?)).
    eb-ahɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] fern; there are two
    sorts distinguished by A.: eb-ahɛ
    n-oɣĩ-ɔ̃ba [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (meaning?),
    the larger sort, said to be “use-
    less”, and eb-ahɛ ne giɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
    “the small fern”, used for
    closing both ends of present-
    parcels sent to the Ɔba; it is also
    tied (in bunches) to omɛ [ ˥ ˥ ],
    the palm-leaf fringes, at every
    juju-shrine; it is an auspicious
    plant, and without it as a sign
    of friendship the juju will not
    accept any sacrifice; its seed is
    difficult to be seen, and there-
    fore it brings prosperity in life