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di-ntl (pim), V. to he fiuent, talkative. 



dar), V. to be smooth, Iright, as metal ; to he sUp- 

 2)ertj, as a road ; to polish ; to he good, all right. 



C ar), a sign of interrogation : iwo mo dux) ? do you j 

 knoii) ? I 



dar)-dar), ». a talc mirror. " 



dar)-ka-re, >i. soldiers. 



dai) . . . "wd, ?'. to try, to tempt ; to consvlt an ora- 

 cle or a priest, to divine. 



da-ra (da ara), v. to he good, handsome, pretty. 



d9.-ra (ara), v. to introduce a new fashion or custom. 



da-ra-da-ra, n. goodliness ; — adv. in a good man- 

 ner, well. 



d§.-rar) (orai)), r. to transgress, to commit a fault. 



da-r^l)-da-r9.r), n. a cattle-driver, herdsman. 



da'-ra-ya (araya), ;■. to make or to be cheerful, 

 merry. 



da-ri (da ori), v. to lead, to drioe. 



da-ri . . . dzi (dari and >\i\,far), v. to forgive. 



da-ri . . . dzo, v. to assemble, to meet. 



da-ro (aro), v. to dye blue. 



d3.-ro (aro), v. to grieve, to feel uneasy about a thing. 



da-ru, V. to stir up, confuse things ; to he mingled in 

 a confused manner. 



da-ru-da-kp6, da-ru-kpo, v. to mix or be mixed 

 confusedly. 



da-ru-da-ru, adv. entirely : ikulcu bo ilu mole 

 danidani, the fog hides the totvn entirely. 



da-ru-gb6 (dl arugbo), v. to grow or he old. 



da-sa, n. a small covered dish. 



da-sa, V. to tire doion, to fail and stop. 



da-se (cse), v. to stop going to a place ; to cease, 

 leave off. 



da ... si, V. to intermeddle ; to reserve, to spare. 



da . . . si-le (ile), v. to cause a tiling, to introduce ; 

 to reserve, spare, discharge. 



da . . . s6, V, to talk about, mention. 



da-sS., V. to presume, dare. (Acts 5, 13.) 



da-sa, V. to introduce a custom or fashion. 



da . . . se, V. to fail, to risk. (Ps. 12, 1.) 



da-SO-bo (aso), V. to clothe, cover. 



dau-du, n. eldest son of a prince, the heir apparent. 



da-wii) (awii)), n. to pay by instalments.- 



d§. . . . "WO, )'. to cmisull an oracle, to inquire of the 

 gods. 



da-"w6 (o\v6), V. to contribute, to pay : dawo osn, 

 to -pay into the sa.vi7igs club ; dawo le, to pay down. 

 da-WO-kp6 (owo), v. to combine in a scheme. 

 da-'WO-l§ (owo), V. to lay hands on, undertake. 

 dS.-wCl (owu), V. to reel or ivind thread. 

 d&ye-le. Sec diycle. 



de, ('. to come to, arrive at, come upon, to extend 

 to ; to cover with a lid; to wear, as a hat: bii mi 

 de odzu ona, go toith me to the gate ; de . . . li ade 

 (see de . . . lade). 



Ae, 2)rep. for, ready for, to. 



d6, V. to bind, shackle: de mo, to hind to, 



de-bi-kpa (da ebi), v. t. to starve. 



de-de (Egba), ^jrw?.. all, every. 



de-de, adv. rightly, 2}roperly. 



de-hClr) (ohuri), v. to conclude a bargain. 



de-ke (da), v. to invent or tell a lie. 



de . . .la-de (li ade), v. to crown. 



de . . . lo-na (ona), v. to withstand, ojijMse. 



de . . . in6-l&, v. to cover tip. 



d6-na (ona), v. to stop the road, to obstruct : dona 



de, to lie in wait for, 

 de-ri (ori), v. to cover the head. 

 de-ti. See diti. 

 de-'wd (dil ewo), v. to 2)rohibit on religious 



grounds. 

 de, V. to hunt, chase, to set a trap : de si, to set a 



dog after ; de sile, to lay a snare. 

 di|, V. to be soft, ripe, loose, slack ; to grow negligent, 



to mitigate, as pain: dc...li ara (see de... 



lara). 

 de-bi (da ebi), v. to pronounce guilty, to condemn. 

 de-de, adv. near hy, at hand : bdio su dede, 



the clouds are dark and low, i. c. near the earth. 

 de-do (odo), V. to fish with a net. 

 de-dza (edza), ;■. to fish. 

 de-dza' (azda), v. to hunt with a dog. 

 de-dzti (odzu), n. coarse cloth. 

 de-gbe, v. to hunt in the woods or jirairies. 

 de-hirj (Egba), adv. again, more : mah dehii) seke, 



donU lie any more. 

 de-kur) (da ekur)), v. to cease, to yield : dekui) 1 



forbear/ desist/ let me alone / 

 de-kur)*(6kui)), v. to set a rope snare. 

 de . . . la-ra (li ar<i), v. to relieve, to make comfort- 

 able. 

 de-n6 (ino), v. to fast. 

 der)-ge, n. soft mush. 

 de-ra (ara), v. to he negligent, slothful. 

 de-re-de-re, adv. loosely hanging. 

 de-ru (eru), v. to he terrible : 6 deru si mi, it is 



terrible to me. 

 de-ru (di), ('. to bind or 2Mck goods. 

 de-ru-ba (eru), v. to make afraid. 

 de-se (cse), v. to slacken the pace, stop. 

 de-se (d;i c^e), v. to sin. 

 de-ti (cti), V. to incline the ear, to listen, hearken : 



dcti sile, to listen secretly or attentively. 

 de-ti, V. to he diffcult, to fail in an attempt. 

 de...'w6. See daijwo. 



di, V. to hind, tie, close up ; to wreathe ; to require ; 

 to chew tobacco ; to be entangled, complicated ; to 



coagulate, to grow hard on cooling, as tallow ; to he 



deficient, to lack : 6 di edii, it lacks iwo cowries ; 

 di . . . li odzu (see di . . . lodzu). See diij. 



