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emosima [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a kind of tortoise
    said to have been charmed by
    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and put in the bush
    surrounding his shrines. They
    are sacred and must not be
    caught and are even given food
    (v. eɣo [ ˩ ˩ ]). It is believed that
    in farm fires they remain unhurt
    because they are under a charm.
    
emotã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] an uɽuhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] tree
    standing on ɛki‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] in
    Benin City which is the seat of
    a god (?) that is worshipped.
    Ɔba makes sacrifices to it,
    and any burial must pass under
    it. Cowries and chalk are then
    thrown to it as a sign of notice
    to the tree or the power mani-
    fested by it.
    
emɔmɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] loan; cf. mɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ],
    iɣo 1 [ ˥ ˥ ].
    
emɔwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] one variety of white
    yam; cf. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
emuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) ashes. (2) grey: ɔfua
    ʋ-emuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] it is grey (lit.
    “white”) like ashes; v. edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
emunɛmunɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] fire-fly.
    
enɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] four; ma enɛ nɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] we
    were four of us. enɛ(i)r-ɔʋ-ugie
    [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “four are not in
    twenty”: sixteen; enɛ(i)r-ɔʋ-iy-
    eva [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “four are not in
    forty”: thirty-six; redupl. enenɛ
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] all the four; enenɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
    four by four; in groups of four.
    
eni [ ˩ ˥ ] elephant; elephant tusks
    are kept on the Ɔba’s erha
    [ ˥ ˥ ]-shrine (v. also akɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],
    oko [ ˥ ˩ ]); eni amɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] hippo-
    potamus (oɽoboto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] is more
    in use); v. udiã [ ˩ ˥ ], ebe [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
eni [ ˩ ˩ ] name; eni ɽ̃uɛ̃ ʋo [ ˩ ˩ / / ]
    what is your name? ʋ-ati-eni ɽ̃uɛ̃
    [ / ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “what do they call
    your name?” is more usual; cf.
    iheni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].