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a-"wl-ya-nu (cnu), n. imporluniiy. 



a-"wi-ye, n. discussion, explanalion : so awiyQ, to 



expluiH, discuss. 

 a-vro, 11. any white earthen vessel, a plate ; a shod- 

 of com ; the black-crested Guinea hen : awo koto, 

 an earthen basin ; awo 9ko, awo kp9ko, a dish ; 

 awo imi, a chamber-pot ; awo aiya, a breast-plate. 

 a-"w6, n. a secret bargain, a superstitious mystery ; 

 a spy-glass : awo odzu, spectacles ; awd dzidzi, a 

 looking-glass. 

 a-'WO-di, n. a haivk. 

 a-AWo-ko, n. colic. 

 a-wo-ko, n. the mocking-bird. 

 a-'wo-ni, n. a visitor. 

 a-wo-rar), ». « likeness, resemblance. 

 a-wo-re, ». luck. 

 a.-'wd-se, n. a iMtlem. 

 a-"w6-tS.r), n. a cure : se awbtii), to cure. 

 a-wo-tl-ri, n. a bow-knot. 

 a-WO-WO, n. a channel. 

 a-wo-ye, ». an inspector, spy. 

 a-AVO, n. a hide, leather; color, outward apipearance : 



awo sama, a cloud. 

 a-"w6-hir), n. a hunch-back. 

 a-vro'-le-hCl, a. a fabrication, a lie. 

 a-"wo-le-"w5-ri, n. a bowlegged pierson. 

 a-"WO-ni, pron. those. 

 a-wor), n. a tortoise ; a cunning scamp, a miser, 



stinginess : se aw9i), to be stingy. 

 SL-vroi), pron. they : kv/oj) nk, awoi) tikara woi), 



they themselves. 

 a-"w6r), n. the tongue. 

 S.-WOr), n. a net. 

 a-"WOr)-kS.r), ^Jro». certain, some. 

 a-AVOQ-so, n. a weaver. 

 a-AVorj-yi, pron. these. 

 a-AVU-dze, n. red beans. 

 a-AWn-dzo, n. the midst of a croiud. 

 a-AWn-dzu, n. confusion, the midst. 

 a-ya, n. a wife. 

 a-yS., n. a monkey. 

 a-ya-ba, n. a king's wife, a queen. 

 a-ya-TjS., n. devoutness. (Acts 17, I'i'.) 

 a-ya-ko, n. a mother-in-law. (Mat. 10, 35.) 

 a-ya-kpa, n. division, separation. 

 a-ya-mo, n. a daughter-in-law. 

 a-ya-mo-W, n. otherwise, unless. 

 a-ya-ndze, n. a cheat, imposition. 

 3.-yar), n. a cockroach, a stench : se iiyai), to slink. 

 a-yar), n. incjuisitiveness. 

 a-y ar)-fe, n. which is chosen, beloved ; a friend ; 



in tlic translation of Scripture, " the elect." 

 a-y ar)-ga, n. a word of threatening or rebuke to an 



inferior. 

 a-yar)-se, n. which is made or done to order. 



a-yar)-se-bi, conj. mdess, except. 



a-ye, n. space, room, opportunity, or time to do a 



thing ; aye agba, a chief room. 

 a-y§, u. breadtli of cloth. 



a.-ye, ». the state of being alive, that which is alive. 

 a-ye-tS.r), n. perfect understanding of a thing. 



(Acts 24, 22.) 

 a-yi-dS., n. change, cycle of time, a year, next 



season. 

 a-yi-da'-yi-da, n. much talk, loquaciousness. 

 a-yi-ka, n. a surrounding, circle, halo. 

 a-yin, n. a palm-leaf mat. 

 a-yir)-rir), n. light blue color. 

 a.-yo, n. the game called warry. 

 a-yo, 11. which is beloved, much p)rized. 

 a-y 6, ». eating to the full, which is full. 

 a-yo, n. which is selected, chosen. 

 a-y6, «. joy, happiness : yo ayo, to rejoice. 

 a-yo-lu--w6 (ilu), n. a spiy sent to survey a town. 

 a-yo-mo, n. a daughter-in-law, the wife of a 



king's son. 

 a-yo-ni-"w6 (eni), n. a «;;y set over one. 

 a-yo-sar), n. money paid for sacrifice. 

 a-yo-se, n. which is done by stealth. 

 a ytlr), ". « going : ay{ii) abo, aytiq awah, going 



and returning. 

 El-yun, n. a saw, a fie. 



B 



ba, V. to come in contact with ; and hence, to meet, 

 overtake, find, befall : ba ti rB loh {meet of thee 

 go), go thy way ; go about thy business ; ba . . . li 

 ohuq (Sec ba . . . lohuij) ; ba . . . li oruto die (See 

 ba . . . lorukodze) ; ba . . . ni ino die (See ba . . . 

 nin9die). 



ba, V. to bring in contact with ; and hence, to plait ; 

 to strain, to bespeak, to come to the]3oint in speaking 

 about a thing ; to fit ; to alight ; to sit, to lie close 

 or hide ; to bend or to be bent : ba aro, to strain 

 2)otash ; mo ba esiij, / bespoke the horse ; eiye ba 

 le okuta, the bird alighted on the rock ; ib9:) ba, 

 the gun is bent. 



ba, aux. pref. shall, will, would, should, ought. 



ba, adv. at all : ki ise 6i) ba, it is not he at all. 



ba, ba-ur), adv. so, as : tali o wi ba ? loho said so ? 

 iru tjnia ba woni, such peopile as these. 



ba, pirep. with, from, for : ba mi loh, go with me : 

 6 hk mi ra adie {he from me bought fowl), he bought 

 a fowl from me ; ba mi wii owo {for me find 

 money), find or get money for me. 



ba-ba, n. copper, red Guinea-corn. 



ba-ba, n. a father, a master. 



ba-ba, n. a great matter. 



