men
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swallow
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- daterm of address used betwee men of equal age and status, its use generally implies intimacy, it is occasionally used to address a stranger and is currently used by young girls although this latter is considered improper by men
- ekpeleopard or any of the big cats; a mens society so named from the way they use drums to imitate the sound of a leopard.
- ekpophantom, ghost of ancestors. in traditional government, the police arm, now a society (to which nearly all the men belong) which has masquerades at various times of year such as the turning of the year and the harvest of new yam.
- abaramens robes
- ideenmen (pl. of owodeen).
- iwaatyoung men, youths
- akpasakA sexually transmitted infection (STI) in men, involves painful swellings on the groin area that may impede walking
- mkparawayoung men (pl. of akparawa).
- n̄kanda ngkandaa large bird with long colorful feathers, it lives near the river; a play connected with ekpe society, by the old men of the society, many drums are used