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 word besides ɛgogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; cf.
ta [ ˥ ], ɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. umuɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
uɣɛdɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
Uti [ ˥ ˩ ] a praise-name of the
Ezɔmɔ: Ezɔmɔ n-Uti [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; v.
Ɔnya [ ˩ ˥ ].
utieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of calling; call;
cf. tie [ / ], itie [ ˩ ˥ ].
uto [ ˥ ˥ ] iron arrow-head; uto-pe
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] oval iron arrow-head; v.
ope [ ˥ ˩ ].
utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “dug-in-ground”:
(1) main pole in eɽu [ ˩ ˥ ] (rack
where yams are kept). (2) a big
clay pot sunk into the ground
so that its mouth is at a level
with it, in order to keep water
cool; cooler; cf. tɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ], yi 1 [ ˥ ],
otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
utũ [ ˩ ˥ ] mushroom.
utu [ ˥ ˩ ] a sacred symbol erected
on farms, corresponding to the
inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] in villages, i.e. it is
the ground that is thus wor-
shipped; it has no shrine, but is
only an ixiʋ̃i [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tree; part of
every meal is given to it; with-
out utu being planted nobody
may have intercourse with his
wife on the farm.
utukpuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] stump of a felled
tree; v. uɣũɣuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɛzi [ ˩ ˩ ],
isi [ ˩ ˥ ].
utuʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] shouting; cf. tu [ ˥ ].
uvaɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] spine with adhering
ribs; backbone; cf. va [ ˥ ], aɽaʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (because butchering starts
at the backbone).
uvɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] bone; cf. ahũvɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v.
ugbodoko [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
uviamɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Tetrorchidium
didynostemon.
uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) line, row, rank, file;
iɽ̃ã xiã ʋ-uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] they are
walking in single file; ya‿e y-
uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] put it in a row; uv-