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    house (outside corner), also: igi-
    ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. ugie [ ˩ ˩ ], ogie [ ˩ ˩ ];
    v. kpataki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
igiedudu [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a tree, Diospyros
    piscatorius; the ashes of the
    wood are used as ingredients in
    eʋariɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], “native butter”.
    
igieʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) “comparing things”:
    comparison; ʋ-igieʋ̃i [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] in
    comparison (Akugbe). The thing
    with which the comparison is
    made stands in the genitive.
    (2) notice; reminder; y-ɔna
    ɽu‿igieʋ̃i ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ n-ima gba ta ni
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ˦ / ] lit. “take this to
    make comparison of that matter
    (about) which we spoke to-
    gether”: take this as a reminder
    xxxxx
    of what we spoke about; cf.
    gie 1 [ / ], eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ], ugieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ];
    v. ɽu [ ˥ ].
    
igiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] stamping with feet (in
    dancing, stronger than uke
    [ ˥ ˩ ]); igi-awɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] footstep (not
    stamp!).
    
igiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] chest (part of body),
    not so common as ɛwɛe [ ˩ \ ];
    ɔgb-ekpa y-ɔʋ̃-ĩgiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he
    struck my chest in boxing.
    
igiodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] guidance; cf. gie 1 [ / ],
    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
igioɽua [ ˥ ˩ / ] water-yam (a kind
    of white yam); v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
igiɔdu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] authorization; ɔrh-
    igiɔdu nɛ ya ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ \ ]
    he authorized him to do it; cf.
    gie [ ˥ ] (?), udu [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
    
Igo [ ˩ \ ] a village situated on the
    road leading to Uɣɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], about
    ten miles from Benin; there the
    Portuguese entered; an Olokũ
    [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] priest lives there, and there
    is a market as well.
    
igobele [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tall glass (or
    glass jug) for wine or water
    (about twice as tall as ekalaka