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    as well as his inherent dignity);
    awe; cf. Yor. iyi [ ˧ ˩ ].
    
uyiʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of creating;
    creation; cf. yi 2 [ ˥ ].
    
Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] the Ɔba’s council, con-
    sisting of the following chiefs:
    Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Edɔhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], Oliha
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], Ɔlɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Ɛɽo [ ˩ ˥ ], Ehɔlɔ
    N-eɽe [ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], and the Edaikɛ̃
    [ ˩ / ˥ ].
    
uzexae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a sandy place; cf.
    exae [ ˥ ˩ ].
    
Uzɛbu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (1) chief Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
    quarter at Benin City. (2) a
    dance, v. igbuzɛbu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf.
    Yor. Ijɛbu.
    
uzɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] being proud; pride;
    uzɛʋ̃ɛ ɽ̃uɛ̃ bũ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] your
    pride is very great; cf. zɛ 2 [ ˥ ];
    v. hio [ / ].
    
uzɔla [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], also izɔla (seven-day)
    week; uzɔla n-ɔxwa [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “big
    week”: Sunday; uzɔla n-exerhe
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] “smallweek”: Saturday.
    Of Yoruba origin?
    
uzuãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] begging for food; cf.
    zuã [ / ].
    
va 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to break into pieces
    (that are already designed by
    nature, and therefore break
    away without difficulty, such as
    the parts of a kola-nut). (2) to
    butcher.
    
va 2 [ ˥ ] to branch off (e.g. a yam-
    rope, or a branch); inya na va
    ɣ-obɔ na (ɣe [ / ] “towards”)
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] this yam (-rope) branches
    to this side. va [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ] to
    embrace (mainly of prostitutes;
    but cf. avamu [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. dede
    [ ˩ ˥ ]).
    
va 3 [ ˥ ] to ail; in uhuʋ̃u va ʋ̃ɛ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I am ill (not of headache
    only); cf. va 1 [ ˥ ] (?); v. uhu^
    ʋ̃ova [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].