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ɔyɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] a number upwards of
    seven; in games, e.g. isɛ n-ata
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] the small boys (under ten
    years) at the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-society; v.
    ɔdiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔyugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] farmer; cf. yo [ ˥ ],
    ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ], ɔgbugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɔyunugie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “mouth-sender”:
    employer of people working on
    a house; the word occurs only
    in a song accompanying the
    treading of mud; cf. ya 1 [ ˥ ], unu
    [ ˩ ˥ ], gie [ ˥ ].
    
Ɔza [ ˥ ˥ ] a name; Ɔza was a
    wicked, but powerful man whose
    wives did not dare to run away
    from his ill-treatment during his
    life-time, but were glad when he
    died; v. eve [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔza [ ˩ ˥ ] a strip of cloth used to
    fasten oʋi ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (under-
    cloth) by women; men either
    wrap it tightly, or wear ugbɛkũ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (belt).
    
ɔzedu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] interpreter; cf. zɛ 4 [ ˥ ],
    edu [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (untrue, exaggerating)
    rumours; “guess-saying”; cf.
    zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], ta [ ˥ ].
    
ɔzɛvu; ɔzɔivu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “seed-yam-
    picker”: a name for the rat
    ɔfĩ‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. zɔ 1 [ / ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɔzĩegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “endurer”: a name;
    cf. zĩ [ / ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔziʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lonely-maker”: name
    of a charm employed by thieves
    to keep the place where they
    are going to steal lonely, or at
    least to effect their not being
    noticed; cf. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], iʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
Ɔzɔlua, or Ɔzɔloa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of an
    Ɔba, possibly represented on
    R.D. xvi, 2, 3; xix, 4.
    
ɔzukpogieva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) the second.
    (2) the second member of the