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    being able to take revenge; egbe
    is further used in the following
    compound expressions: egb-amɛ
    [ ˩ \ ˩ ] = ɔkp-ɛ̃zɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] riverside;
    bank (Egh. Hist.); egb-ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
    house-wall; egb-owa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] latrine;
    the general term; not as out-
    spoken and “boyish” a term as
    ow-isã [ ˩ \ ˩ ]. (2) one another;
    each other; iɽ̃ã gu egbe gbĩna
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] they fought each other.
    (3) the same (with ɔni [ ˥ / ]
    “that”); egb-ɔn-iw-en-udo mɛ
    [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] “that body (which) I
    said (wɛ [ / ]) that you might
    weave for me”: the same that
    I told you to weave for me.
    (4) will; egbe n-uyasu ʋ̃ɛ‿iɽ-egbe
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ] “body you took to
    lead (= accompany) me is not
    (sc. your own) body”: it was not
    of your own will that you
    accompanied me; egbe‿iɽ-egbe
    n-uyaha ʋ̃-osa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] it was
    not of (your own) will that you
    paid me (your) debt (the i may
    also be omitted or, at least,
    be very faint). (5) though (v.
    rhe [ / ]); egbe n-uya ɽu‿ɛe,
    t-iɣayegb-uɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ˥ ˦ / / ] “body
    you took to do it, I shall still
    flog you”: though you have
    done it (viz. in spite of your
    previous refusal), I shall still
    flog you! egbe n-imaya hemi-ɔɛ̃,
    iyesiɛ̃ nɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] “though
    I had not yet seen him, I still
    denied for him”, viz. that he had
    done a certain thing.
    
egbemuʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] high spirits; cf.
    egbe [ ˩ ˥ ], mu 1 [ ˥ ].
    
egbeɽɔxɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] easylife; leisure,
    as e.g. the wife of a “big” man
    with many servants has; cf.
    egbe [ ˩ ˥ ], ɽɔxɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
egbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] felling trees, when mak-