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ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] leopard; ɛkpɛ̃ n-owa
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “leopard of the house” is
    a title used by chiefs in ad-
    dressing the Ɔba.
    
ɛkpiro [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Chrysophyllum
    africanum, its fruit is edible and
    a kind of otiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ].
    
ɛkpo [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) space; ɛkpo na ʋɛ sɛ
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this space is wide enough;
    ɛkp-iyeke [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ] middle space
    between shoulder-blades; ɛkp-
    ɔxɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] hall space between two
    main poles (utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) of
    eru [ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) time; ɛkpo ni
    [ ˥ ˥ / ], ɛkpo riɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (at) that
    time.
    
ɛkpo [ ˥ ˩ ] bag; ɛkp-urhu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] air-
    pipe; ɛkp-ahiɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] bladder;
    ɛkp-ekia [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] region of pubic
    hair (male); ɛkp-ofi [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “a bag
    of yaws”: a sufferer from yaws;
    “yaws-daddy”; ɛkp-uhe [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
    region of pubic hair (female).
    
ɛkpohuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] headache; cf.
    kpe [ / ], uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
    
ɛkpoki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] leather-box; cf. ɛkpo
    [ ˥ ˩ ].
    
ɛkponiyɛkɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a woman with
    child.
    
ɛkpowa [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] gecko.
    
ɛkpoxurhu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] stomach; cf.
    ɛkpo [ ˥ ˩ ] (?).
    
ɛkpɔɣɔe [ ˥ ˩ \ ] a tree, Berlinia
    heudelotiana; the bark is used as
    a medicine, but if not well pre-
    pared it is a deadly poison. It
    was also used in the Ɔba’s ordeal,
    mixed with sasswood (inyi [ ˥ ˩ ]).
    The name also corresponds to
    Berlinia auriculata on the F.D.
    list; ɛkpɔɣɔ-ɛzɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] Macro-
    lobium limba.
    
ɛlɛdɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (also e-) house-pig; not
    known in ancient times; also:
    esi-ebo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “European pig”;
    cf. Yor. ɛlɛdɛ [ ˧ ˥ ˩ ].