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    [ ˥ ˩ ] (Yor. akara [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); the Bini
    people use maize and water-yam;
    cf. Yor. eree [ ˧ / ].
    
eɽe [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) gain; profit; eɽe ɽuɛ
    kpɔlɔ ʋ-eʋ̃i n-uxiɛ̃ na [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
    xxxxx
    “your profit is great in this
    thing that you are selling”.
    (2) reward; eɽe n-ɔrhie mɛ
    ʋ-ekpa eʋ̃i n-iɽu nɛ, eɽ-ɔr-eʋa
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] lit. “the reward
    he gave me for the thing I
    did for him is what is there”,
    i.e. is over there; cf. Yor. ere [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
Eɽesɔnyɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba.
    
eɽɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] deception (by some-
    body); cf. ɽɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
eɽo [ ˩ ˥ ] cunning; deceiving; cheat-
    ing; cf. ɽo [ / ] (?); v. ɽu [ ˥ ],
    ɛkɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
eɽɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] knife; for kitchen and
    eating; eɽ-ulema [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] cobbler’s
    knife (cf. le [ ˥ ], ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ]).
    
eɽu [ ˩ ˩ ] placenta.
    
eɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] eight.
    
eɽ̃uã [ ˩ ˥ ] any harmful ɛbo [ ˩ \ ]
    (charm) destined to cause sick-
    ness and possibly containing
    poison as well; it is put into
    food, thrown at people when
    they are present, blown into the
    air when they are absent, put on
    one’s path, etc; cf. ɽ̃uã [ / ]; v.
    gbe [ / ] xɛ [ / ].
    
esa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) side taken by some-
    body who is not concerned in a
    quarrel, palaver, etc.; d-esa
    n-uye ʋ-ɔ yi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] “which side
    (is it that) your are in (it)?” on
    which side are you? (2) share in
    some enterprise, plot of ground,
    etc.; esa‿ɔɣ-uɛ ʋo ʋ-ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ]
    “your (own) share is what in
    it”: what is your share in it?
    idiom.: ɛʋ̃ɛ‿esa [ / ˩ ˩ \ ] it is of
    no account; it does not matter;
    n-uɽu na hia‿iʋ̃ɛ‿esa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ]