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a-la-gba, n. an elder, hunorahle man, gentleman. 

 a-la'-gb3.-f6, n. a washerwoman. 

 a-la-gbfi,-ra, n. a strong man, a great man. 

 a-la'-gbi-ro, n. a hired farm-servant. 

 a-la'-gbS.-so, a-la'-gbfi.-'wi, «. a spokesman, an 



advocate. 

 a-la'-gba-se, n. a hireling. 

 a-la'-gba-tS, n. one who sells on commission. 

 a-la'-gba-to, n. a foster-nurse. 

 a-la'-gba-VAi. See alagbas9. 

 a-la-gbe, n. a beggar. 

 a-la'-gbe-de, n. a blacksmith, a smith. 

 a-la'-gbo-AVO (gb;\ ow6), n. a receiver of money. 

 a-la'-gb6-rar) (gbo orari), n. one who is heedful, 



obedient. 

 a-l^-gi, n. a splitter or sawer of wood. 

 a-la-gi-di-gba, n. beads manufactured from 



palm-nuts. 

 a-la-gi-sa, n. a ragged jjerson, a dealer in rags. 

 a-la'-he-re, n. one loho gathers in a crop. 

 a-la'-he-so, ?«. a netos-monger, a smatterer. 

 a-la'-ho-ro, n. one who is desolate. 

 a-lai-bo, n. which is unsheltered, defenceless. 

 a-lai-du-ro, n. which is unstable, changeable. 

 a-lai-gbe-de (gbo ode), n. one who is ignorant of 



the language, a barbarian. 

 a-lal-gb6, a-lai-gb6-rar), n. one who will not take 



advice. 

 a-lai-gboi), n. one ivho is iinioise. 

 a-lai-ko-la, n. who is untattoed, ^mcircumcised. 

 a-lai-k6, ?i. one who is untaught, ignorant. 

 a-lai-ku, n. who is immortal. 

 a-lai-lS, n. who is unsaved, unsafe. 

 a-lai-le, n. which is weak, unsound. 

 a-lai-le-ra, n. toko is weak or infirm. 

 a-lai-16-re, n. ivhich is unprofitable. 

 a-lai-le-so, n. tohich is fruitless, barren. 

 a-lai-lS-se, n. who is sinless, innocent. 

 a-lai-16-gb9r), n. one without wisdojn. 

 a-lai-lo-la, n. one without honor. 

 a-lai-mo-re, one who is ungrateful. 

 a-lai-mo-ye, n. one without understanding. 

 a-lai-m6, n. one who is ignorant. 

 a-lai-m6-"we, n. one who cannot read. 

 a-lai-nl, one who has not, who is needy : so alaini, to 



need, to want. 

 a-lai-ni-ba-bS., n. a fatherless child. 

 a-lai-ni-gba-gb6, n. an unbeliever. 

 a-lai-nl-ka-n6, n. one without cruelty. 

 a-lai-ni-to, n. one who has not enough. 

 a-lai-nl-ya (iya), n. a motherless child. 

 a-lai-nl-ye, n. wfiich is numberless. 

 a-lai-nl-ye-n6 (iye ino), n. who is without under- 

 standing. 

 a-lai-ri-AVf, n. one without excuse. 



a-lai-sf, n. one who is absent. 



a-lai-se, w. one who fails to do ; which is necessary . 



(Acts 15, 28.) 

 a-lai-se, n. 07ie ivho does not sin. (Ps. 19, 13.) 

 a-lai-so-do-do, n. one luho is unrigliteous. 

 a-lai-s6-t6, n. one who docs wrong. 

 a-lai-t6, n. which is not right. 

 a-lai-ya, n. who has a heart : alaiya mimo, one with 



a clean heart. 

 a-lai-ye (li aiye), n. the owner of the world : 6 cUaiyc 



dzLi alaiyc loli, he enjoys the world more than the 



owner of the toorld (said of extravagant persons). 

 a-lai-y6, n. which is alive. 

 a-lai-ye, n. one who is unfit, unworthy. 

 a-lai-yo, n. one who is hungry. (Luke 6, 11.) 

 a-la'-ka-ra, n. a baker, a dealer in bread. 

 a-la-ka-tar)-kpo, n. a cross-bow man. 

 A-la-ke, ». the Lord of Ake, a title of the King 



of Egba, from li, to have, and Ake, the name of the 



royal city.' 

 a-la'-ke-le, n. a master weaver. 

 a-la'-ke-si, n. a visitor. 

 a-la-kor), n. an addition to. 

 a-la'-ko-se, n. a beginner. 

 a-la'-ko-ti, n. a disobedient person. 

 9.'-la-kpa, n. an old wall. 

 a-la'-kpa-rur), ?i. a destroyer. 

 a-la'-kpa-tS., n. a butcher. 

 a-la'-kpS-dze, n. an invited guest. 

 a-la-kpir), 7i. a divider, sharer. 

 a-la'-kpo-lu, n. a mixer, an apothecary. 

 a-l§.-la, n. -which is white.- 

 a-la-l§., n. a dreamer. 

 a-la-15, n. evening by evening : li alale, every 



evening. 

 a-la'-lu-kpa-yi-da, n. a juggler. 

 a-la'-mgba, a-la-in5, n. the red-headed lizard. 

 a-13.-ini, n. a sjty, a secret observer ; which is spot- 

 ted, speckled. 

 a-la-m6, «. a secret. See alamgba. 

 A-la'-mo-re, n. A title of Obatala, as t!ie maker of 



the body, lit. the otoner of the good clay. 

 a-la'-mo-ri. See alamgba. 

 a-la-nl-yar), n. one toho is anxious. 

 a-la'-nta-kur) (ta okur)), a-lar)-sa-sa, n. a spider. 

 a-la-nu, «. one ivho is merciful. 

 a-la-ra (liara), n. which has a body (Mat. 14, .30), 



a free j)erson. 

 a-la'-ra-bfi-ra, n. kinds, fashions : oniruru alara 



bara, all sorts of fashions. 

 a-la'-r^-dze, ». one who buys his provisions. 

 a-la'-rar)-Be, n. a helper. 

 a-la-re, n. one -in the right, righteous. 

 a-la-re-ke-re-ke, n. a scoundrel. 

 a-la'-r6-k6-dza, v. a transgressor. 



