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ɛɣute [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a dance, danced at
    an ugie [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɛhã [ ˥ ˩ ] buffalo; cf. Yor. ɛfɔ̃ [ ˧ ˩ ].
    
ɛhae [ ˩ ˩ ] forehead.
    
ɛhexue [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] green pigeon, Vinago
    calvus.
    
ɛhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] yam-heap.
    
ɛhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] yes (as reply to a
    question).
    
ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) one’s personal guardian
    spirit; ɛhi is believed to live in
    the ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; it “prays in ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i
    for our long life”, and it is also
    responsible for any lucky or
    unlucky happenings. It is be-
    lieved to be “with a man all the
    day”, and at night it gives
    account to Osa [ ˩ ˩ ]. The ɛhi is
    represented by an object near a
    man’s sleeping-place; the com-
    position of this substitute seems
    to vary according to the sib to
    which the owner belongs. The
    ɛhi does not want any blood
    sacrifices. Uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], the head,
    is believed to be the ɛhi’s helper
    and to render account of the
    happenings during the day to
    it; ob-ɛhi nɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] it is the ɛhi’s
    work (lit. “hand”): this is said
    whenever a man has achieved
    anything extraordinary, or has
    had outstanding luck. (2) Ɛhi‿
    ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] title of a chief, lit.
    “the Ɔba’s ɛhi”; he is chosen
    by divination to be the repre-
    sentative of the Ɔba’s ɛhi, and
    his main qualification is that the
    oracle must have pronounced
    him to grow very old. He has
    great privileges, e.g. he can say
    anything he likes to the Ɔba
    without committing any offence.
    Formerly, he had to die when
    the Ɔba died; v. egi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].
    (3) ɛhi n-oha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “bush-