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exuɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] the remnants, ashes, of
a farm-fire; they must be burnt
once again; cf. xuɛ̃ [ / ].
exuɔxuɔ, exwɔxwɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a rat trap.
exwae [ ˥ ˩ ] a group of charms of
oval shape, made of a pounded
“medicine” that has been mixed
with water or, when making a
“stronger” exwae, with coco-
nut milk or blood. Those
“stronger” exwaes must not be
made in one’s house (in the
ɛgũ [ ˥ ˩ ]) but in the bush. The
exwae is usually kept in the ɛgũ,
i.e. the apartment where one’s
Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ] stands; in that case it is
used to “push” one’s enemies
into danger (v. sua [ / ]), and
also in cursing and blessing. In
other cases it stands under a
small thatched shelter outside
the wall of the compound; those
exwaes are of a “stronger”
nature: they are called exwae
n-odĩɔʋ̃a [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “main exwae”,
lit. “exwae that is senior to
man”, and they give strength to
the particular god whom the
owner of the exwae follows.
Others are found in the shrines
of gods; they are given the
blood of sacrifices (v. wa [ / ];
ɔwaisɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]). Possibly the
exwaes always have some rela-
tion to the Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ]; they are
also said to be “moving with
witches”, and, therefore, the
witch-doctor holds an exwae
when “giving chop to witch-
craft” in order that it may com-
municate with the witches and
tell them that they are given
food. A curse is: exwaa (exwae
ɔ-) sua ɽuɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ‿ ˩ ] “may exwae
push you”: v. asua [ ˩ ˥ ], ɛbo [ ˩ \ ].
exwe [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) tomato. (2) garden-egg.