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a-ba-le, n. Sec bale. 



a-ba-m5 (imo), ». •painful reflectioH on what has 

 happened, chuf/rin. 



a-ba-mo-le (mole), n. ambush, conspiracy, high- 

 way rohhery. 



a-bS-ni-be-be (eni), n. a fellow-pleader, an advo- 

 cate, intercessor. 



a-bS.-ni-dze (ba eiii), n. a guest. 



a-ba-ni-dze (ba . . . die), n. an injurer, slanderer, 

 corrupter, 



a-bS.-ni-dz6, n. a fellow-dancer, partner. 



a-bl-ni-gbe-le (ile), «.• an inmate. 



a-bfi-ni-kS, n. an assistant in counting inoiie_y or 

 the like. 



a-bS-ni-ko, n. an assistant in collecting or ga- 

 thering. 



a-bfi-ni-ri, n. a partner in buying ; also, a cus- 

 tomer who buys fi'om one. 



a-bS.-ni-rtr), n. a fellow-traveller. 



a-b&ni-rd-le (ro ile), n. an assistant in tilling the 

 ground. 



a-bS-ni-ru, n. an assistant in carrying aiij'tliing. 



a-ba-ni-sCin, n. a hed-felloio. 



a-bS.-ni-se, n. a hefyer, co-ioorker. 



a-bS-ni-si-kpe. .See abanibebe. 



a-ba-ni-so-'wo, n. a felloio-trader, 2^artner. 



a-ba-ra (aba ara), n. a slap> : 6 gba mi li abara, 

 {lie slapped me in-regard-to a-slap), he gave me a 

 slap. 



a-ba-ra (alii ara), n. having a body or skin : aglliti 

 abara yiyi, the rough-skinned lizard. 



a-ba-silr), n. a sleeping with, cohabitation. 



a-ba-se, «. aid, co-operation. 



a-ba-ta (ita), n. a public square. 



a'-ba-ta, n. a little marsh, a pool. 



&.'-ba-ti (ba ti), n. failure, shakiness of a wall. {Y's. 

 62, .3.) 



a-bfi-AVl (ba), 71. reproof, the act of scolding. 



a-bS.-'w6r), n. a sprinkling, a stain. 



a-be-k&-na (abi ekana), n. that which has clajvs : 

 erar) abekana, carnivorous animals. 



a-bfe-re. See bore. 



a-be-se, n. a contemptible 'p''>'-'^on : iwo abcse 

 yil you good for nothing/ addressed to infe- 

 riors. 



a-be-tl (abi cti), n. that 'which has ears : fila abeti, 

 a cap with flaps to cover the ears. 



a-be-Ave (abi ewo), n. that which has leaves. 



a-be, a-be, <fcc. See be and be. 



a-be, H. the underneath : 6 wa. li abe oknta, he was 

 in underneath the rock. 



a-be (be, to cut), n. a razor, lancet, penknife. 



a-be-be, n. a fan. 



a-be-be, n. « ^deader, an advocate. 



a-be-gi (igi), n. a hewer or cutter of wood. 



a-be-hil) (alii cbiij), n. which has something on or 

 pertaining to the back: abiamo abebiq dzidza, a 



mother with a kicker (i. e. a struggling child) on 



her back. 

 abe-i-ya-nu, n. importunity. 

 a-be-ka (abi), n. which has boughs or branches. 

 a-be-le, n. jjrivacy, secresy. 

 a-be-le, n. fatness, thinness of a. flat substance. 

 a-be-na-gbo-ro (abi), n. wldch has a ivide mouth : 



iboi) abenugboro, a wide-mouthed gun. 

 a-be-nu-gba.-gba (abi), n. a kind of loose trow- 



sers. 

 A-be-O-ku-ta, n. ivhich is under the rock, the name 



of the capital of Egba. 

 a-be-re, ». See bere. 

 a-be-re, 7i. a needle, a pin. 

 a-be-ri, «. See beri. 

 a-be-ro (oro), n. a trowel, a shovel to trim mud 



■walls with. 

 a-be-ru, n. See beru. 

 a-be-te-le, n. a begging beforehand ; a bribe, 



bribery, briber. 

 a-be-tu (abi etu), n. a brook. 

 a-be-"w6 (bewo), n. visitation, visitor. 

 a-be-ya (iya), n. the armpit. 

 a-bi, a-bi, ». See bi and bi. 

 abi, a prefix, implying being in a state of, having. 

 a-bl, K. an existence, a being: araiye abi odiSu kpete, 



man, a being of limited eye, i. e. circumstances. 

 a-bl (bi, if), adv. perhaps ; eh ? iwo mo abi ? you 



know, eh ? 

 a-bl-a-in6, n. a nickname for a mother. 

 a-bi-ga, n. a mixed breed of large and small horses. 

 a-bi-ke-hir) (kehiq), n. the latter or last born. 

 a-bi-ku, n. an evil spirit, supposed to kill chil- 

 dren. 

 a'-bi-ia, n. See bila. 

 a-bi-le (ile), n. one homeborn. 

 a-bi-le-ko (ba, ile, ok9), n. a woman living in her 



husband'' s house. 

 a-bl-lS (ile), n. a native. 

 a-bl-m9 (omo), n. a parent of children. 

 a-bin6, ;;. one wlw is angry, <S:c. See bino. 

 a-bi-n6-dze, n. See \A\\o dze. 

 a-bl-no-kd, n. an enemy. (Ps. 37, 8.) 

 a-bi-ror) (abi iroij), n. ivhich is hairy. 

 a-bi-ror) (ba iroi)) n. a sick person, an invalid. 

 a-bi-si (liisi), n. increase, p>-opagalion by birth. 

 a-bl-ye (abi iye), n. which has feathers. (Gen. 1,21.) 

 a-bi-ya (iya), n. the armpit. 

 a-bo, a-bo, re. See bo and bo. 

 a-bo, n. a female, applied to children and to ani- 

 mals : abo ei\j), a mare ; abo ma.\u, a cow ; also, 



the half cock of a gun. 

 fi-bo, ». a bag, a bundle. 



