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ekwabɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] upper arm; cf. abɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ], ekwawɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ].
    
ekwawɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] thigh; cf. owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ],
    ekwabɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].
    
ekwɛmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (also ekwɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ])
    a fat brown rat. same as ɛbete
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; v. esi 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ekpa [ ˩ ˥ ] vomiting; cf. kpa 3 [ ˥ ].
    
ekpa [ ˥ ˩ ] hitting; knocking (with
    the fist); boxing (not a sport);
    ekpa-ɽe tu gbe [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “his
    boxing resounds (much)”: he has
    a good way of hitting.
    
ekpã [ ˩ ˩ ] a present given to the
    Ɔba in order to notify him of a
    sacrifice going to be performed
    (in which he is going to take
    part); this is done e.g. by the
    followers of the god Ɔxwahɛ
    [ ˩ / ˩ ].
    
ekpaɣudo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a tree, Albizzia
    zygia; the leaves are used for
    soup, the wood as firewood.
    
ekpakaɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a beetle found on
    the raffia palm (ɔgɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]) and
    the oil palm (udĩ [ ˩ ˥ ]); it sucks
    juice out of the cuttings made
    by wine-tappers, or out of the
    stumps of felled palms; v.
    oɽu [ ˥ / ].
    
ekpakpahuʋ̃agã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] scorpion.
    
ekpakpɛhi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a long loaf of
    yam-fufu similar to a loaf of
    bread; v. osugba [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
    
ekpakpoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] a tree, Canarium
    schweinfurthii.
    
ekpalakpala [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a flat fish,
    possessing many bones and
    rough scales, and therefore not
    appreciated, it has a red and a
    blue stripe on either side; cf.
    xwaɽaxwaɽa [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
    
ekpamaku [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] corrugated iron
    sheet; ekpamaku n-aya kã owa
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] corrugated iron that is
    used to “thatch” houses.