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    unwɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) and for purposes
    of purification. eb-odɔ̃dɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a
    small plant, Talinum triangu-
    lare; used in preparing a soup
    (v. afɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]) with a taste similar
    to that of ocro-soup; eb-odɔ̃dɔ̃
    n-ule na ɽu amaamɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ]
    this ɔdɔ̃dɔ̃-soup you have made
    is watery. eb-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] “salt-
    leaf”: a creeper, Manniophyton
    africanum; it causes itching when
    touched, hence the name. ebe n-
    ɔy-ɔba [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ] (yɛ [ / ]) “the leaf
    that pleases the Ɔba”: a tree,
    Monodoramyristica, same as ikp-
    osa; it is sald that somebody
    once showed its leaf to the Ɔba
    and that the Ɔba was pleased with
    it and gave the man a wife and
    a servant; the flower of this
    tree, called iyɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], “pawn”,
    is used in a game. Redupl. ebebe
    [ ˩ \ ˥ ] or [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] green; ɔɽu‿ebebe
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] it is green. (2) paper;
    also: ebe n-agb-ẽbe (or n-aya-
    [ ˩ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] lit. “leaf that is
    used for writing”. (3) book; also:
    ebe n-atie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “leaf that is
    read” or, eb-ebo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “Euro-
    pean leaf”; eb-imu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] warrant
    of arrest.
    
ebɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] wine-tapping; cf. bɛ [ / ].
    
ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] boundary between farms
    of owners sharing the same plot;
    cf. ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (?); v. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] pointed iron rods or
    broken glass (covered) serving
    to keep people off from farm-
    land; cf. ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (?)
    
ebi [ ˩ ˥ ] darkness; mostly redu-
    plicated: ebiebi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]; ebiebi so
    gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ] “darkness has dark-
    ened much”: it is very dark;
    ebiebi so [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “darkness is
    darkening”: it is getting dark;
    cf. bi 1 [ ˥ ]; ʋiɽiʋiɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].