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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.