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 of a stone”; udud-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] a
lump of salt, v. ukp-uʋ̃ɛdugie
[ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ] (the better expression);
udud-uʋ̃ɛ̃-bo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a lump of
sugar; ududu‿eʋaxuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / / ]
a ball of soap (native soap is
sold in balls); v. oso [ ˩ ˥ ], osɔʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
uduohoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, with light
wood, Sterculia tragacantha.
uduʋ̃udĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also udeʋ̃udi)
suddenly; ɔde kũ ʋ̃ɔ̃-duʋ̃udĩ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he dashed against me
all of a sudden (unintention-
ally).
ufeɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] any instrument blown
from one end; fife, bugle, whistle
(the player is olufeɽe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]),
(for whistle, enwiso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (Engl.)
may be used); cf. Yor. fere [ ˩ ˩ ];
v. ɛkpeɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] flute, i.e. an in-
strument played from the side.
ufieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of “clearing” the
bush; cf. fie [ / ]; v. ifie [ ˩ ˥ ].
ufoʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] end: eʋ̃i re‿ɔmaʋ̃ɔ-
foʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “things do not
happen that have (ʋ̃ɛ [ / ]) no
end”: everything has an end;
cf. fo [ ˥ ].
ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], also ɔfɔe [ ˩ \ ] the mes-
senger of Ogi-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], the
King of Death; its head is in the
middle of the body, hands and
feet issuing immediately from the
head (feet up, and hands down-
ward); it seizes sick people and
carries them to ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], and it
becomes visible to a man who
is about to die; if the patient is
delirious, it means that he is
going to be seized by it. This is
invariably regarded as fatal;
consequently when this is likely
to happen the witch doctor is
called in at once; he dances in
order to please ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and