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    to yam-poles, rafters, etc. in
    house building.
    
ɛgwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] hoe; gũ ʋ̃ɛ hu‿ɛgwɛ n-
    iɣaya gb-ĩɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] lit.
    “help me to find a hoe that I
    shall take to clean the grass”;
    (hu‿ is a real low tone here,
    but with a slight fall in hu‿
    the sentence would mean “let
    me find...”).
    
ɛgwɛ̃ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ] a bat, living in houses,
    smaller than ɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɛgwɛ̃ 2 [ ˥ ˥ ] a rattle, made out of
    the long leaves of the uɽua [ ˩ ˩ ]
    palm, which are twisted into a
    chain of small receptacles con-
    taining a few esal-ebo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]-
    grains each; worn round the
    ankle by Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-dancers.
    ɛgũ-abɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] an obsolete, or at
    least idiomatic word for “bead-
    armlet” (coral or other beads)
    as worn by women and children;
    nowadays ivi-abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] is mostly
    used. ɛgũ-awɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] an obsolete
    word for “bead-anklet”; same
    as ivi-awɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɛgba [ ˥ ˩ ] armlet, of iron or brass;
    also leather armlet on which
    charms have been sewn; the
    charms are intended to give the
    bearer strength, e.g. to a woman
    in a difficult case of childbirth;
    cf. Yor. ɛgba [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɛgbe [ ˩ ˩ ] a quick dancing step,
    accompanied by quick singing
    and drumming.
    
ɛgbenɔgbifie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “killer that
    kills the cleared bush”: a strong
    harmattan wind blowing from
    noon until about four o’clock;
    cold, with clouds of mist.
    
ɛgbɛdĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] large oil barrel, hogs-
    head.
    
ɛgbɛe [ ˩ ˩ ] widow.
    
ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ] sib; patrilineal, exo-