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    ground. (2) also: roots of trees
    swelling out of the ground; v.
    ɛzi [ ˩ ˩ ], utukpuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
uhãbɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] bow (for shooting);
    cf. abɔ, obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ifɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],
    ikã [ ˥ ˩ ].
    
uhae [ ˥ ˩ ] well; uhae na‿ir-amɛ
    [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] this well does not
    hold (rɔ 1 [ / ]) water; uhae na
    s-agba-eha [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (sɛ [ ˥ ]) this
    well is three layers deep.
    
uhaeso [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] swallow; cf. iso [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).
    
uhãhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a small plank used
    as a pad when carrying yams.
    (2) uhãh-ɛ̃kũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the small of
    the back.
    
uhaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ] forehead; cf. ɛhae
    [ ˩ ˩ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ugbaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ].
    
uhe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) lower end of a long
    object: uh-inya [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lower end
    of a yam; uh-ɔɣɛdɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] do.
    of a plantain; cf. uh-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ];
    uh-erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lower part of a
    felled tree that is standing up-
    right. (2) bottom of a vessel:
    uh-axe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] bottom of a pot;
    uh-odo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] bottom of a mortar.
    (3) vulva. (4) anus.
    
uh-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] a stick of firewood
    one end of which has caught
    fire, also uw-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ]; cf. uhe
    [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).
    
Uhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] Ifɛ (Yor. tones: [ ˧ ˩ ]); the
    name occurs also in the morning
    greeting of a certain sib, de
    la‿uhɛ o [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
    
Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] a village on the Bini-
    Yoruba boundary.
    
uhɛwɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] breathing; breath;
    cf. hɛwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
uhi [ ˩ ˩ ] law; custom; uhi na
    wegbe gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] this law is
    very strict.
    
uhiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) keeping up
    appearances. (2) struggling (to
    recover one’s health); cf. hia [ / ].