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 ʋ̃ɛɽo-people and from Use [ ˩ ˩ ]; cf.
xiã [ ˥ ].
oxiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) the part near the edge
of a flat object, e.g. a table, v.
igɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; ɣɛsi-ɛe k-ɔxi-ɔɽe n-ɔ^
ɣɛde (sikɛ [ ˥ / ]) [ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
don’t pull it to the edge of the
table in case it falls. (2) some-
thing that fills a hole; oxi-ɔgɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] cork; rhi-oxiɛ gũ ʋ̃ɛ ya xi-
ɔgɔ na [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “give me a cork
to (take) and cork (xiɔ [ / ]) this
bottle!” oxi-ɛwu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] button;
oxi-ɛwu ʋ̃ɛ fiã fua [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] my
button came off; cf. xiɔ [ / ].
oxixã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] the tree which bears
oɣeɣe [ ˥ / ˩ ]; also called erh-
õɣeɣe [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] and even simply
oɣeɣe which, however, is rightly
the name of the fruit; very
hardy; used for utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
hedges (serving as poles for
eru [ ˩ ˥ ]).
oxogbo 1 [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] farm-hut made of
sticks and thatched with palm
leaves.
oxogbo 2 [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a women’s style of
hair-dressing, worn, like okuku
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], at ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] time; the hair is
heightened with uke [ ˩ ˥ ] and
drawn together over the fore-
head where it is knotted; v.
uɽo [ ˥ ˥ ], eto [ ˩ ˥ ].
oxoxo [ ˥ / ˩ ] striking with one
or two knuckles; v. gbe [ ˥ ]; so
[ ˥ ].
oxɔɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] continuous quarrelling or
enmity; cf. xɔ̃ [ / ].
oxuɛ̃ 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Ricinodendron
africanum.
oxuɛ̃ 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] a cloth woven from the
fibres of raffia leaves.
oxuo [ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. i-) woman; ixu-
ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “women of the
harem”, e.g. an address in the
greeting wado‿izu-ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ]