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    [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ / / (4-1) ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “the tiring which
    this palaver tires me, is very
    great”: this matter makes me
    very tired; cf. xã 2 [ / ].
    
uxãxã [ ˥ / ˩ ] a tree, Fagara macro-
    phylla and xanthoxyloides; the
    juice from its stem is put on
    loose teeth to fix them.
    
Uxegie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a village famous for
    the skill of its inhabitants in
    setting fractured bones; v. ko 1
    [ / ].
    
uxɛxu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] door-hinge; cf. xɛ [ / ],
    ɛxu [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ukelu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
    
uxioxio [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a big, blue-black bird
    with grey feathers on its head
    and a long tail; its cry is be-
    lieved to spell evil.
    
uxiɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] half; fĩ-ũxiɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ mɛ
    ʋ-inya ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] “cut me half
    of that yam”.
    
uxɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] navel.
    
uxɔrhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a squirrel (bigger
    than ɔtã [ ˩ ˩ ]); it lives in a
    hollow tree and comes out once
    only in the morning to look for
    food.
    
uxu [ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Alstonia con-
    gensis; its bitter bark is pre-
    pared with cold water as a
    medicine against a certain fever.
    
uxu [ ˩ ˥ ] gag put into a man’s
    mouth and stretched so as to
    prevent him from crying; ap-
    plied to victims of human
    sacrifices in the old times.
    
uxu [ ˩ ˩ ] inheritance, heritage; v.
    ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
    
uxu [ ˩ \ ] seed (the sprouting tip).
    
uxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] remains of palm fruit
    after the kernels have been
    removed; they are burnt and
    the ashes (em-ũxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) used
    in the preparation of native
    soap (eʋaxuɛ [ ˩ / / ]); v. erhe 1
    [ ˩ ˩ ].