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    called ibiɛɽuɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], like those
    in the Iw-ebo and Ib-iwe;
    senior chiefs of this society are
    Eseɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔbazenu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
    (5) iwoki [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a gang of people
    living on the right side of Ik-
    poba Road; they sew leather
    boxes (v. isɛkpokĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); during
    eclipses of the moon they per-
    form some sacrifices which were
    believed (only some old people
    believe in it nowadays) to have
    the effect of restoring the moon,
    for eclipses were believed to fore-
    stall evil. This performance is
    called dɔl-uki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] yi [ ˥ ] “to
    repair the moon”. For the
    missing vowel in iw- cf. Ibiwe
    [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; perhaps the heading
    should be iwe [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
iwakɔ̃, iwaakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] greed, covetous-
    ness; cf. wo [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. iwaɽo
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
iwaɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] greedy snatching away
    what does not really belong to
    one; taking food that is not on
    one’s own side of the plate;
    Pidgin: fitĩhae [ ˩ ˩ \ ] (fitting eye)
    or trɔngahae [ ˩ ˩ \ ] “strong
    eye”; cf. wo [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v.
    iwakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
iwe [ ˩ \ ] anything changing
    periodically, e.g. (1) shedding
    leaves (of deciduous trees; most
    trees, except oʋiaxɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and udĩ
    [ ˩ ˥ ], shed their leaves). (2) phase
    of the moon. (3) occasional lean-
    ness of human beings. v. r-iwe
    [ ˩ \ ]; iw-oki [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
Iwɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] another name for the
    Jekri people; v. Isɛkiɽi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
iwɛɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) sense, e.g. in
    knowing one’s duties; common
    sense; iwɛɽ-ɔmɔ na mahesɛ n-
    iɣayarhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the
    sense of this child is not yet