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    mu‿egbe ɣ-ima ɣay-ekpɔʋ̃ɛ-ɽɛ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] get ready that we
    may go (for a) thanksgiving
    procession to-day! cf. kpɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ekpukpu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a dish prepared
    from cassava: the cassava is
    ground with the rough outside
    of a pierced kerosene tin, where-
    upon it is made into a ball. This
    is ground again in a mortar
    (olɔ [ ˥ ˥ ]), mixed with water, and
    baked. Like usi [ ˩ ˥ ] and igaɽi
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], it is one of the more
    modern ways of preparing cas-
    sava; v. ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], efɛ̃rhinyɛ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
    
elaɣaloɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a bell used in the
    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]-cult; it is of the
    same shape as ɛgogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], but
    it has a nail inside.
    
elalɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a disease: tinea; cf. lalɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
elapurhu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] fugitive swellings in
    the arm; itches; due to filaria(?).
    Effective medicines are said to
    be emu-ɔhae [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “ashes of a
    bachelor”, and a herb called
    ebubule [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
    
elarhɛlarhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a disease:
    dropsy? v. owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
elukeluke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a name for the
    river-tortoise.
    
ema 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] general term for
    “drum”; of two drums usually
    played together the one having
    the lower tone is referred to
    as iy-ema [ ˥ \ ˩ ], the “mother-
    drum”, the one having the
    higher tone, as oʋi‿ema [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],
    the “daughter-drum”. Some of
    the most important drums are:
    em-ɛdo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “drum of Benin”:
    a big round drum beaten with
    one stick during the ugie that is
    called ukpetuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]; the beats
    are interpreted as: gi-ɔɣ-ɔba sɛ