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    eʋ̃i‿okao [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] the first thing;
    cf. ke [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ], okieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
oke [ ˩ ˥ ] hill; ok-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “hill of
    death” (why?); name of a pond
    situated in the Ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] at the
    Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ]; it contains wells (v.
    uy-egwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) providing fresh
    water for the Ɔba’s people,
    other water being forbidden to
    them; cf. Yor. oke [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
Oke [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village.
    
Oke n-uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] name of a village
    situated near Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; it is
    famous for its ulɔka [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], corn-
    cakes.
    
okeke [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] false excuses, e.g. to
    escape punishment; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ],
    ohoɣe [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) giddiness, dazzle; okĩ
    kĩ (or mu [ ˩ ]) ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “giddiness
    is dazzling me”: I am giddy.
    (2) pirouetting continuously, as
    e.g. in the ohoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dance;
    v. obodo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], gb-okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ], fi okĩ
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
    
oki [ ˩ \ ] a feat said to be per-
    formed at the festival of Osũ
    [ ˩ ˥ ] (at Urhonigbe and Ugo): a
    man who has a special charm is
    struck with matchets without a
    wound being inflicted; cf. Yor.
    oki [ ˩ / ].
    
okieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] last; pl. ikieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]:
    “the last people, the ones who
    come last”. ʋ-okieke [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] at
    last, e.g. in ʋ-okieke ɔkeweri-
    egbe ɣaxiã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] at last
    he went back (ʋ-ok. can also
    stand at the end of the sen-
    tence); cf. ke [ ˥ ], iyeke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
    okaɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
okiɽibɔtɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] tinea (rashes) on
    scrotum.
    
oko 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) nest; always with
    a following genitive as in
    ok-ahiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] bird’s nest;