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    (egi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]), i.e. those of the
    chiefs representing the Ɔba’s
    eye, head, etc. as well as the
    Ɛhi‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], and the titles of
    the Eɣaɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] chiefs; cf. ugie
    [ ˩ ˩ ] (?), ogie [ ˩ ˩ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
    
Egi-enwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a clan which is
    said to have originated from
    Akurɛ. Chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] belongs
    to it; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?); v. ɛgbɛe
    [ ˩ \ ].
    
Egi-esã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a sib to which most
    Ishan (Esã [ ˥ ˩ ]) people belong;
    its head is the Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] who
    is said to have been king of
    Ishan at one time. Chief U^
    nwagwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] also belongs to this
    sib; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
    
egilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] land-snail; v. akeɽekeɽe
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
Egɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] a Bini village situated on
    the road leading to Siluko (Is-
    iloko [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]).
    
eguɛegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) a force serving
    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and represented
    in his shrine; it reminds the god
    of any broken oaths that were
    sworn by him, and it also helps
    to kill a man who has trespassed
    against him: lit. “helper to
    kill”; cf. gu [ ˥ ], ɛɽe [ ˥ ˩ ], gbe [ ˥ ].
    (2) a rope with a noose meant
    to entrap the victim’s foot;
    used in the trap otohio [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
eguozaa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] cry of onlookers
    used to encourage people who
    are felling trees on a new farm.
    
egwi [ ˩ ˥ ] the land-tortoise; it is
    the clever animal in folklore;
    praise-names: eʋ̃i z-okp-owɛ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the thing that swag-
    gers” (proudly); eʋ̃i nyakã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    “the thing that walks like a
    cripple”; v. emosima [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],
    ɛɽuʋɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], elukeluke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
    
egba [ ˩ ˥ ] hunter’s hide; v. ɔxɛ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].