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    sufficient that I may take him”,
    viz. with me, on a certain enter-
    prise. (2) wisdom (in judging a
    palaver); iwɛɽo seems mainly to
    refer to the sense of justice.
    (3) (pl.) wise, sensible people;
    cf. wo [ ˥ ].
    
iwowo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] thin planks used in
    building the walls of a shack;
    v. owa [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
iwu 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] tribal marks; men have
    seven iwu, not including the
    face-marks on the forehead, v.
    ixaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ], viz. iwu ades-ɛwɛe
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ] “marks of the middle
    of the chest” (one on each
    side?); iw-ugbefɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] “rib-
    marks” (one on each side):
    a long mark stretching from
    under the shoulder along the
    ribs to the loins; more side-
    wards than oʋ-iwu [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; iwu
    iyeke [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “back-marks” (one
    on each side); starts from the
    beginning of the upper arm, and
    goes along the back to the thigh;
    v. oʋ-iwu [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (v. oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ]) (one)
    mark along the left side of the
    body; abɛrhɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] mark on the
    abdomen. Women are said to
    have all these marks doubled, so
    that they have fourteen marks
    altogether; at Usɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] only
    the women are said to have the
    same marks as the men. Here,
    as well, the marks on the fore-
    head (urɛbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) are not in-
    cluded; v. ur-ɛɣele [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] (not
    tribal marks!).
    
iwu 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] progeny of the first
    generation: child, children; also:
    ɔm-iwu [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. eyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], ihiɛ̃hiɛ̃
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], sakpaɽ̃ɛ̃ɣodĩ [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ], ɣabi-
    ɔna [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
    
iwuyɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] nice appearance;
    iwuyɛʋ̃ɛ ɽ̃uɛ̃ yɛ ʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ˨ ]