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    the chief of Oriɔ” as Ochro-
    carpus africanus which was not
    known as a special tree by the
    informant; there are many otiɛ̃
    at Oriɔ. The meaning of otiɛ̃ waɽe
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (F.D. List: Ochrocarpus
    africanus) could only be: “are
    you eating otiɛ̃?” It does not
    seem to be a special name or sort
    of otiɛ̃. otĩ-emɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “monkey-
    otiɛ̃”: a tree, Panda oleosa.
    
otiɣiɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] an idiomatic expres-
    sion for ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. tiɣi [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
otiti [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] fame; cf. titi [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
otohio [ ˩ \ ˩ ] trap; catches animals
    by their feet.
    
otoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] diarrhoea; curse: otoɽ-
    ɔgb-uɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ‿ \ ] may diarrhoea
    kill you!
    
otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] collective name for the
    things carried in a procession
    taking place at the second
    burial (v. isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); they con-
    sist of (1) a box (okũ [ ˩ ˥ ]) with
    its lid open, but tightly covered
    with white cloth so that no
    opening is visible; brass figures
    of animals (e.g. tortoise, leopard,
    frog, fowl, fish, snake) are tied to
    the cloth; on the top of okũ a
    brass leaf in the shape of a
    feather, about a foot long, is
    fastened, as well as brass, wooden
    and ivory figures e.g. of human
    beings; (2) a cow or goat,
    yams, a calabash of oil, a mat,
    a salt-bag (ɛkp-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ (3-1) ]), given
    by the sons of the deceased to
    their sib (ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ]); v. ako [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] cf. otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ]; this form is
    used after some verbs to in-
    dicate a downward motion, e.g.
    in gb-otɔ (gbe 1 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˩ ], s-otɔ (sɛ 1
    [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˩ ], and mi-otɔ (miɛ [ ˥ ])
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; idiom.: s-otɔ s-uxuʋ̃u
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “reach ground reach