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odĩ [ ˥ ˩ ] deaf and dumb person; cf.
Yor. odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ].
odibo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] favourite servant who
knows all the secrets of his
master.
odigba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) broad coral collar
worn by the Ɔba and some
chiefs; often seen in brass-
work; e.g. L.R. p. 23. (2) ap-
pellative for a pig’s neck.
odiɣi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) natural pond or lake
as caused by a river (e.g. at
Ɔbajere, Iyanɔmɔ, Udo and Aɽi^
nya [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); v. ɔɣɔdɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (2) an
ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] near Udo [ ˩ ˥ ].
odĩɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sacrificial killer (be-
heading at human sacrifices in
the old days); cf. ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ].
odo [ ˥ ˥ ] (wooden) mortar; cf.
Yor. odo [ ˧ ˥ ].
odo 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) mangrove, Afzelia
bipindensis; also called odo n-
inia [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “the root mangrove”,
from its many long roots; odo
n-ɔwɛe [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the male man-
grove” is Rhizophora racemosa,
with stronger wood. (2) sort of
potash (stronger than ikaũ [ ˩ ˥ ]);
obtained from the wood of the
mangrove by cooking it and
leaving the water to evaporate
on the fire; used to thicken soups
(owo [ ˩ ˥ ]), and also in the pre-
paration of medicines.
odo 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] a disease: probably
ascites.
ododo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] scarlet-cloth; cf. Yor.
ododo [ ˩ ˩ / ].
Ododua [ ˥ / \ ] name of a mas-
querade held during agwɛ‿ɔɣɛnɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; the masquerade is also
called ɛɽiʋ̃i‿ododua [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / \ ];
cf. Yor. Odudua [ ˧ / ˥ ˩ ] and Bini
Oɣodua [ ˥ ˩ \ ].
odɔ [ ˩ \ ] there (further away than
eʋa [ ˩ \ ], and less distinct); iɽ̃ã