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    of the Ɔba, otherwise it must be
    lowered; cf. kuɔ [ / ] (here “to
    lower”), ɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ] (artificial) light; lantern;
    cf. urhukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ukpabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a wooden plate used
    to wash hands before eating
    fufu; cf. kpe [ ˥ ], abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hollow in the floor of
    Bini and Yoruba houses, in the
    rooms called ikũ [ ˩ \ ], to which
    the rain falling through an
    opening in the roof is led, cf. the
    Roman piscina at the atrium;
    ukpaf-õgboɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] hollow along
    the inside of the front part of
    odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ], the compound wall; it
    goes as far as the gate-part of
    odĩ is roofed.
    
ukpakɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] toothpick, chewing-
    stick; ukpak-ẽka [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “tooth-
    pick of Eka (Ika) people”: two
    trees, viz. Lonchocarpus griffo-
    nianus and Hymenostygia afzelia;
    cf. kpe [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. edia
    nukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
    
ukpaɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a dangerous disease
    called “black-tongue”, due to
    bowel complaints (ezɛgizɛgi‿uw-
    ɛko [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “diarrhoea of
    inside of abdomen”); there is a
    small swelling over the stomach
    and lack of appetite, pain in the
    joints, headache, and no stool;
    in the beginning there is a slight
    fever.
    
ukpe [ ˥ ˥ ] two trees, used as fire-
    wood only; ukpe n-exwi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],
    “black” u., Phialodiscus uni-
    jugatus; ukpe n-ɔfua [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],
    “white” u., Blighia sapida.
    
ukpenwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] visible pulsation of
    heart; palpitation.
    
ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) tip, point; ukp-
    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tip of the tongue;
    ukp-ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] ear-lobe; ukp-