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esia [ ˩ ˥ ] hail; occurs e.g. at the
    time of every heavy rainfall in
    the rainy season (orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]), and
    on the whole, three or four times
    in the year.
    
esiasio [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a bird, the Bristlebill;
    it is said to summon all the
    birds to the bath in the morning
    and the evening; the head is
    used as a love-“medicine” by
    young men.
    
esiga [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] cigarette; idiomatically
    they are also called ikpĩhiãb-
    emila [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “Miller’s finger”
    (Miller’s was the first European
    store in Benin City); Engl.
    
esikoto [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (also a-), grease (for
    rubbing oneself).
    
esikpoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the Bulbul; it has
    a curved tuft of feathers on its
    head (ugu-akpata [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); said to
    have been appointed king of the
    birds (but etitibiti [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] be-
    came king at last).
    
eso [ ˩ ˥ ] some; eso r-owa ʋ-iɽ̃ã
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] some of (“among”) them
    are at home; redupl. eseso [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
    (with negat. verb) neither; eseso
    mare [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ \ ] neither (of them)
    has come; also: n-ɔre‿ir-eseso
    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] “who has come is not in
    either”.
    
esosomaye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a charm, having
    the power of predicting, owned
    by the Ɔba. Some powerful
    doctors are said to own this
    charm as well, in which case it is
    not called esosomaye.
    
Esɔ̃ [ ˥ / ] a chief, one of the most
    important members of the Eɣa^
    ɛʋo N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
    
Esɔgbã [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a chief; member of the
    Eɣaɛʋo N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; acts for
    the Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] in his absence.
    
esɔkisi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] socks; Engl.
    
esɔsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ] church; Engl.