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    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) or yam branches to the
    poles (v. n-ema [ ˥ ˩ ]) with the two
    parts thus obtained). (2) period;
    ʋ-ɔwaɽ-ɛdɛ-hoho [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] for (the
    period of) a whole day (v. ohoho
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]). (3) (ʋ)-ɔwaɽ-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]
    (a) at the same time: ɔd-ehia ʋ-
    ɔwaɽ-ɔkpa (dɛ [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he
    bought (it) all at the same time;
    (b) suddenly; at once; iwaɽ̃-ɔ̃ɽ̃-
    ɔ̃waɽ-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I knew him
    at once.
    
ɔwegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the strong one”:
    a tree found in the grassy plains
    (ato [ ˩ \ ]); it has leathery
    leaves: cf. wo [ ˥ ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔwɛe [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) male; ɔm-ɔwɛe [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
    male child, boy (used by old
    men); v. ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) a strong,
    robust man.
    
ɔwɛe [ ˩ \ ] farmer (the best word,
    and generally used by the old
    people); some young people mis-
    takenly think that it only
    applies to the Ɔba’s farmers, and
    use, therefore, ɔgbugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɔwɛwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a mortar in shape of
    a funnel; it is fixed to the
    ground, filled with powder and
    lit by a fuse; used in second
    burials, mainly of chiefs.
    
ɔwɛwɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] course of an un-
    finished sentence. Seems to
    occur only with ʋ- “in”, in an
    idiom given under s-ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ];
    cf. wɛwɛwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], wɛ [ / ].
    
ɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] a big bat-like animal.
    
ɔxa [ ˥ ˥ ] the cotton tree, Ceiba
    pentandra; the seeds are used
    for stuffing pillows (ukohuʋ̃u
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]).
    
ɔxã [ ˩ ˩ ] white ants; termites.
    
ɔxae [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) hero; brave man;
    strong man; ɔxa-evɛ̃ okpia na xĩ
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] this man is a champion
    in wrestling. (2) also e.g. a man