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fur). Sec fa. Foi) alone, or as a syllaLIo, is often 



pronounced fai). 

 fu-ra (ard), v. to he pale, to be suspicious, to do 



tvickedli/. 

 fa-ra, n. beer of grain and honey. 

 fu-ru, adv. silently, quietly. 

 fu-te-fu-te, adv. easily (torn). 

 fu-ye, V. to he light, as to weiglit ; to he better, in 



siclcness. 



G. 



ga, V. to he high, tall. 



ga, n. a title. 



ga-bau' ! interj. wonderful ! 



gS.-lDa-si, n. the east. 



g&-fa-ra, v. an excuse : ie gafara fu mi, excuse me ; 



se gafara lodo wog, let them alone. 

 gfi.-fa-ra ! interj. beioare ! take heed ! (Gen. 24, 6.) 

 ga-ga, adv. closely (crowded). 

 ga-ga-lo, n. stilts. 

 ga-ga-ra, n. a large gawky animal. 

 ga-la, n. a kind of antelope. 

 ga-mu-ga-mu, n. a tomahawk, battle-axe. 

 ga-ni-ga-ni, n. a desjnser. 

 ga'-ni-ki, ga'-ri-ki, n. a shield. 

 gar), V. to pierce, to stab; to seto coarsely ; to cut 



bushes ; to take by little at a time ; to be upright, 

 perpendicular. 

 gaq, adv. firmly : duro gai^, to stand firmly. 

 gd^, V. to despise, revile. 



gar)-gar), n. a small quantity of sauce or the like. 

 gar)-gar), v. to be per2Jendicular ; overhead ;—n. 



crectness, perpendicularity : osaij gaqgai), midday. 

 gar) -gar), adv. erectly, exactly, very. 

 gar)-gar), ?;. a kind of drum. 

 gari-rai), adv. straight (onward). 

 gar)-rar)-gar)-rar). See gagara. 

 ga-ri, n. farina. 

 ga-ri, n. a saddle. 

 gS.-ri-ki, n. a shield. 

 ga-sa, V. to he tired out, much fatigued. 

 gS.-sa! interj. wonderful! indeed! 

 gaux), adv. very (much). 

 glia, V. to slap, to sioeep), to collect together, to float 



about : gba fu, to permit to remain at ease: gba... 



lodzu (li), to slap in the face. 

 gba, adv. loudly (slapping) ; — v. to sound. 

 gbk, V. to take, to take away from ; to receive, to 



hold, as a vessel ; to assist, succor ; to strain ; to 



wrap up ; to flourish ; to consent : gba iddraya, 



to recreate, amuse oneself ; gba. aye, to he large, 



roomy ; fi odza gba, to gird, encircle ivith a 



hand. 



gba-di (idi), v. to encircle the loins ox the hilt of a 



sword. 

 gba-du-a, gba-du-ra, v. to pray to God. 

 gba . . . dfl-lu-mo, 1'. to slander. 

 gbfi-dza-m6, n. the barber's trade. 

 gba-dze (edze), v. to let blood, to bleed, cup. 

 gba-dzo (adzo), I', to assemble, to colled an assem- 



hly. 

 gba-e-ri-dze, v. to hear witness. 

 gba.-gba, n. rvhich is capacious, wide. 

 gba-gbar)'-di-di, n. a dry uncut gourd. 

 gba-gba-ro, n. eaves of a house. 

 gba-gbe (igbo), v. to forget. 

 gba . . . gb6, V. to believe, to obey. 

 gbfi-ge-de, n. a wall around a yard. 

 gba-gur) (ogfii)), v. to inherit. 

 gbai, adv. loudly, noisily. 

 gbal-ye (gba), v. to live, to be in the toorld. 

 gba-ko, adv. exactly, fitly. 

 gba-kpe (gba erukpe), v. to make mortar. 

 ghk ... Id., V. to save, rescue. 

 gba . . . la-ba-ra (li), v. to slap. 

 gba. . . . l^-wir) (li), V. to credit, trust for goods. 

 gba-le (ile), v. to sweep the house. 

 gba-le (ile), v. to sweep the ground or yard. 

 gba.-le, V. to spread over the ground, to extend, in- 

 crease, flourish. 

 gba. . . . le-dze (li), v. to bleed or cup. 

 gba. . . . le-ri-dze (li), v. to bear witness for. 

 gba. . . . lo-dza (li), V. to gird (Ps. 18, 32), swaddle. 

 gba . . . loh, V. to take away : 6 gba mi li aso loh, 



he took away my cloth. 

 gba...lo-'WO (li), v. with one objective, to help, 



succor ; with two, to deprive of, to take away 



from : 6 gba mi lowo, he assisted me ; 6 gba omo 



I9W0 mi, he deprived me of my child. 

 gba . . . I'd, v. to dash or cast upon the shore, as 



waves : o gba oko hi okuta, it cast the ship upon 



the rocks. 

 gbam-gbam, adv. tightly, compactly (tied up), 

 gba . . . irl6-ra (ara), v. to embrace, hug. 

 gba . . . mu, V. to seize upon, to make a pretext of. 



(Luke 11, 54.) 

 gbar)-ga, n. a large room, hall, parlor. 

 gbar)-gba, n. publicity, which is exjjosed to p)uhUc 



view. 

 gba-ra, v. to boil slightly, parboil. 

 gba...r6, v. to relate in behalf of one, to defend a 



cause : gba orai) mi r6, defend my cause. 

 gba . . . sl-le (il§), V. to redeem by exchanging one 



thing for another. (Exod. 13, 13.) 

 gba . . . so-d9 (si), )'. to receive into friendship). 

 gba . . . se, V. to obey, observe a rule. 

 gba-ti, V. to crowd after one. 

 gba-'we (niwe), »'. to nwvrn, to fast. 



