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    [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] its smell is not good:
    cf. wia [ / ].
    
ɛwo [ ˩ ˥ ] calabash funnel, used e.g.
    by wine tappers when pouring
    wine into demijohns or narrow-
    mouthed calabashes.
    
ɛwobi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a man who likes to
    play jokes on other people;
    ɛwobi‿ɔʋ̃a‿uxĩ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] you are
    a joker.
    
ɛwu [ ˥ ˩ ] garment; gown; coat;
    shirt (any garment except
    trousers, v. utalawɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]); ɛwu
    ɽuɛ m-ose gbe [ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] your
    gown is very nice. ɛwu‿ivie
    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] bead dress; worn by the
    Ɔba; the term does not include
    cap, collar (odigba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]), and
    udahae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ɛwu [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
Ɛwuakpɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba.
    
Ɛwuaɽe [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba under
    whom some of the present Bini
    gods (e.g. Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and
    Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]) are said to have lived
    as heroes and magicians.
    
ɛxe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) quiver. (2) a curved
    tooth or bone which, in native
    opinion, the viper flings at its
    prey, out of the mouth. It is
    believed never to miss its ob-
    jective, and if the victim runs
    away, it must return to the viper;
    v. osumaɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɛxi [ ˩ ˩ ] a small climbing animal.
    
ɛxiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Piptadenia
    africana; its fruit has the shape
    of a belt, and is used by boys
    in play; the bark is used as
    medicine for oʋiyabɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
    
ɛxoxo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) corner (as seen from
    inside); ɔlɛɽe y-ɛxoxo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] he
    hid in the corner. (2) private
    (when used as a genitive after
    another noun), e.g. in isum-
    ɛxoxo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “conspiracy”.
    
ɛxoxo [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a big monkey.