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ɛlu [ ˥ / ] interjection used to en-
    courage boxers.
    
ɛlu [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a tree, the leaves and
    root of which contain a dark-
    blue dye. (2) the dye; it is used
    by boys to imitate the tribal
    body marks; the dye obtained
    from the burnt roots is used to
    dye the real tribal marks.
    
ɛlubɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] flour.
    
Ɛma [ ˩ \ ] name of a Bini village.
    
ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] cow; ɛmil-ogiso [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
    a green caterpillar; ɛmil-ɔvia
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] practice of twirling the bull
    roarer at the Ɔvia-society, in
    order to warn passers-by that
    secret things are going on; the
    bull roaring was believed to be
    the voice of the god himself.
    
ɛmunɔmuerhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “catcher
    who catches trees”: a creeper
    Begonia manii, found on trees.
    
ɛnwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] wound.
    
ɛnwinwa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) dog-tick. (2)
    same as ekaikai [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a disease.
    (3) a tree, Larmea acidissima.
    
ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] albino; ɔɣaɽu rhurhurhu
    ʋ-ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] he is staggering
    like an albino (who cannot see
    well during the day).
    
ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ \ ] neck; used of men and
    animals; in the case of things,
    urhu [ ˩ ˩ ] is used.
    
ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] snake; ɛnyɛ n-ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]
    “river-snake”, a snake said to
    be living in muddy places at the
    bottom of rivers; it never bites;
    v. aka [ ˥ ˩ ], arhuʋ̃otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], aɽ̃ɛ̃kɛ̃
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], asiɔ̃hũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
    idodia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], ikpĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], iʋiɛkpo
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], obiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], olose [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], omu^
    mu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], otiɣiɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɛo [ (5-3) ] no.
    
ɛpipa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] keg, barrel; ɛpip-exae
    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a keg of powder; cf. Port.
    pipa.