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    in former times every un-
    authorised witness of it was
    killed, later heavily fined (v.
    ulɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]).
    
okpia [ ˩ / ] (1) man; okpi-oxuo
    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] “woman’s man”: hen-
    pecked husband. (2) male;
    ɔʋox-õkpia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] boy.
    
okpoto [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] toad.
    
okpo 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] dog (male).
    
okpo 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] ridge-beam of roof.
    
okpoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ] something like
    “drumming while others are
    sleeping”, “troubled sleep on
    account of dances going on
    during the night” (occurs in a
    proverb); cf. kpe [ / ], ʋiɛ [ / ].
    
ola [ ˩ ˩ ] menorrhoea.
    
oladɔ̃dɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] uncircumcised man.
    
oleɣã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] prisoner; cf. la [ ˥ ] (?),
    eɣã [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ɛlɛnwɔ [ ˧ ˥ ˩ ].
    
Oliha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a chief, first in rank
    at the Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. (2) a chief
    of the Ogiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], living in his
    quarter. Of Yoruba origin.
    
olika [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a tree (olika n-erhã
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]); its bark and roots,
    when ground and applied to
    the skin cure era [ ˥ ˥ ] “gan-
    glion”. (2) a creeper (olika n-iri
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]); its roots are used in
    curing a disease called “black-
    tongue”. (3) condensed, es-
    sential, e.g. in olik-ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] a
    word in which the essentials of
    a situation or opinion are con-
    densed; essence of a statement
    as opposed to unnecessary
    details.
    
olima [ ˩ \ ˩ ] file; cf. Port. lima.
    
olimɛhi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a kind of red yam;
    swells considerably in cooking.
    
Olisakeji [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] title used in
    addressing the Ɔba when he
    wears a certain dress; from Yor.
    oriʃa keji [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “the second