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a-ga. See agara, of which it is a contraction. 

 a-ga-ba-ge-be (gui) alia gui) cbe), a double-dealer, 



a Injpncrite. 

 a'-ga-da, «. « short sword : agada k6 mh ori ala- 

 ohede, the sword knotos the head of the blacksmith 

 (who made it). 

 a'-ga-da'-go-do, n. a lock, especially '( padlock. 

 a-ga-kpo-si, u. a bier. 



a-ga-la-ma-sa, w. a trick, deceit, naut/htiness. 

 a-ga-na, n. a hic/hway robber. 

 a-ga-ndzu, n. a palace. 

 a-ga-ndzu. See agindiu. 

 a-g&r), n. which setas or is sewed, cuts or is cut, dx. 



Sec gcii). 

 a-gir), n. which despises or is despised, a despising, 

 contempt; a barren woman : yh, agaq, to be barren. 

 a-gar)-gar), «. a flat stone on which glass beads are 



ground or polished. 

 a-g&r)-gS.I), n. a pinnacle, topmost i^oint. 

 a-ga-ra n. weariness : agara aiye ma da mi, / am 



iceary of life. 

 a-gfi-ra, n. the coney (hyrax). 

 a-gba, n. a cask. 

 a-gba, n. help. 

 a-gba, n. an elder, an adult, a man : kgha agba, 



7nan by man. 

 a-gba-bor) (iboij), n. a cannon. 

 a-gba-bo, n. a foster-child. 

 a-gba-da, n. a loose garment ; in the translation of 



Exodus, the laver. 

 a-gbS.-do, >K maize. 

 a-gba-du, n. a viper. 

 a-gba-dza, n. a girdle. 



a-gba-dzo, n. an assembly of the whole jyeoplc. 

 a-gba-gba, n. a plantain : agbagba eiyele, a s2>ot- 



tcd j>igeon. 

 a-gba-gur), n. that lohich causes the assembling of 



soldiers ; an army. 

 a-gbai-ye, n. the whole world : odzu agbaiye, the 



face of the earth. 

 a-gba-ko, n. a coming in contact, a j^recise point of 



time ; a moment : li agbako na, at that moment. 

 a-gba-ku, n. a frame in which a load is j)laced to 



be carried on the head. 

 a'-gba-la, n. a walled garden. 

 a-gba-la-dza, n. a kind of shirt. 

 a-gba-lfi.-gba, n. an elderly or honorable tiian. 

 a-gba-le, n. a kind of insect. 

 a-gba-lu, n. the whole totvn, the poptdation. 

 a-gba-mi, n. the op>en sea. 

 agba-ni, n. o helper. 

 a-gba-r)r6-re, n. the unicorn : agbai)rere olowo 



kail, the agbaijrere is one-horned. 

 a-gba-o-dz9, n. one who is old in days, an aged 

 person. 



a-gba-ra, n. strength, I'iolence. 



a-gbfi.-ra, n. a strong climbing pilant used for ropes. 



a-gba-ra, re. a stockade. 



a-gba-ri, n. the skull. 



a-gba'-ri-gba, re. a kind of antelopic. 



a-gba-sa, n. a mass of rocks. 



a-gba-si, «. accrimulution. 



a-gba-sir), n. a ewe taken care of for a portion of 



her increase. 

 a-gba-Be, 71. help for hire : fu mi li agbasc, hire 



me. (Matt. 20, 7.) 

 a-gba-t&r), ». entire help, helping throughout. 

 a-gba-to-dzu, n. one teho keeps something for an- 

 other, a trustee. 

 a-gba-wb, n. which is hired ov rented, as a liouse. 

 a-gbe, re. a resident, inhabitant ; forget/illness ; 



begging for alms. 

 4-gbe, n. a large gourd-bottle. 

 a-gbe-b6, re. a hen. 



a-gbe-de (gbo), n. one skilled in language, a lin- 

 guist. 

 a-gbe-de-me-dzi, re. the middle, midst. 

 a-gbe-dzi (gba edzi), re. a rain hat. 

 a-gbe-dzo-lo, re. a long-necked gourd. 

 a-gbe-dzCl, w. great assistance ; 6 gbe mi li agbe- 



dzii, he aided me much. 

 a-gbe-gbe, n. neighborhood, surrounding region. 

 a-gbe-le-bu, re. a cross. (Luke 21, 21.) 

 a-gbe-nde, re. a raising up, the resurrection. 

 a-gbe-ni, re. who exalts or aids one. 

 a-gbe'-ra-ga, n. who exalts himself, is proud. 

 a-gbe-re, n. fornication. 



a-gbe, ?(. awhetter; a farmer ; a kind of sword. 

 a-gbe-de (agbe ide), re. a smithes shop, smith u'ork, 



lit. the whetting of brass. 

 a-gbe-dze, w. a kind of sgtiash. 

 a-gbe-ku-ta (okuta), n. a stone-cutter, a lapidary. 

 He makes beads and otlicr ornaments of agate, 

 jasper, and cornelian. 

 a-gbe-m&-ye, n. a ban-en hen. 

 a-gbir)-yi-ka-gba (ogbii), n. a hedge. 

 a-gbo, n. a flock, a ring of dancers, a stack of corn : 

 omo agbo, a babe ; agbo ile, the inner court of a 

 house. 

 a-gbo, n. a ram. 

 a-gb6, n. which is old, an old jierson : se agbo, to 



be old ; a cat-fish ; a fermented medicinal wash. 

 a-gb6-de-gba, n. a thief stationed out of doors to 



receive what burglars steal. 

 a-gb6-dzu-le, re. who perseveres, acts firmly. 

 a-gbo-w6-de (gba ow6 ode), n. a toll-gatherer, 



tax-collector. 

 a-gbor), «. the cocoanut-tree, a cocoanut. 

 a-gboi), re. the chin : agboi) isale, the lower jaw. 

 a-gb5r), re. a basket, hamper. 



