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ogo [ ˩ ˩ ] overgrown clearing in the
    forest indicating site of an old
    farm; og-ugbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] is used with
    following ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ], e.g. in og-
    ugbo n-ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] farm of last
    year; og-ugbo n-ɛkpia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ‿ / ]
    farm of last year but one (ogo
    alone is used as well).
    
ogolo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] mantis; it is said to
    bring forth “snakes”, i.e. small
    longish worms that come out of
    the body of a killed mantis;
    therefore it is called ogolo n-ɔbi-
    ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “mantis that bears
    snakes”.
    
ogoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] male of a-, or ɔsɛlɛ
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; v. adekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ogɔlɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] long monkey-tail; ogɔl-
    emɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] tail of monkey (more
    used than the single ogɔlɔ).
    
ogũ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] (pl. i-) (1) blacksmith,
    also: ogũ ematɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ]; but
    ogũ‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] is brass-smith.
    (According to more recent infor-
    mation from A., only the i- pre-
    fix is used in both these expres-
    sions.) Both blacksmiths and
    brass-smiths are “gangs” of the
    Ɔba; the brass-smiths form a
    separate sib (v. Igũ‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]).
    (2) the planet Mars. (3) ogũ
    n-amɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] a sea-animal
    (whale, shark?); breaks canoes
    with its back, therefore called
    n-ɔva‿okɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “that breaks
    canoes”; cf. Ogũ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
Ogũ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] the god of iron, smiths,
    hunters, and warriors; one of
    the highest gods in rank; all the
    iron is under Ogũ. His sanctum
    in the house (every compound
    has an Ogũ) is composed of
    pieces of iron, but when a
    sacrifice is made all iron imple-
    ments must be taken to the
    Ogũ. If one does not sacrifice