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i-da-ru-da-kp6, n. a confused ininr/linr/'pr mix-lure. 

 i-da-si, ?'. vliich is spared, a remnant, ijkaninr/, 



officiousncss. 

 i-da-si-le, ». a heginnlny, cause ; an ordinance or 



laic. 

 i-da-se, n. a venture, risk, hazard. 

 i-dfi.-"w6, n. consulting the gods or an oracle. 

 i-da-AVO, n. See idaro. 

 i-da-"W9-kp6, n. union, combination. 

 i-da-ye-da-ye, adv. now and then, occasionally. 

 i-de, n. bondage, bcmd ; a binding : ni ide, bound. 

 i-de-bi-kpa (d4 ebi), n. starvation. 

 i-de-hui), w. a bargain. 

 i-de-le, «. guardianship ; family medicine. 

 i-de-na, n. a king^s officer who has charge of the 



revenues of a district ; a. custom house ; an ob- 

 struction in the road, a hindrance ; a lying in wait, 



an ambuscade. 

 i-de-ni, «. bondage. 

 i-de-ri, n. a lid, a cover. 

 i-de-ti (idi eti), n. the bur of the ear. 

 i-de. See de. 

 i-de, n. brass. 

 i-de, n. a demijohn. 

 i-de. See de. 

 i-de-kur), n. a snare. 

 i-de-ti, ". failure, inability. 

 i-de-"WO, n. a trial, temptation, snare. 

 i-di, n. a bundle, sheaf, bunch ; costiveness. 

 i-di, n. the rump, buttock, hilt ; a source, cause, rea- 

 son : ri idi, to understand, to pirove ; w4 idi, to in- 

 vestigate ; so idi, to explain. 

 i-dl, n. an eagle : idi baLa akosa, the eagle is the 



father of birds of prey. 

 i-di-dzi, n. a fright, an alarm. 

 i-di-gba-r6 (da), n. a remaining in a standing 



posture. 

 i-di-kp6 (d4), n. union, combination. 



i-di-le (ile), n. kindred or race of the same stock. 



i-di-lu (ilu), «. a mixing, a mixture. 



i-di-n5 (iuo), n. anger, passion ; costiveness. 



i-dil), n. a maggot, skipjjcr : di idii), to breed 

 worms. 



i-(3i-ror) (ii'oij), n. apdaiting of the hair. 



i-di-r6l) (oroij), n. a neck-tie. 



i-do', n. encampment, settlement, colonisation ; siege; 

 the herb canna. 



i-do-do, n. the navel ; in the Iketu dialect, a room. 



i-do-gbo-lu, n. a stumbUng-block, 



i-do-ko, n. an arriving at the farm ; the name of 

 a town. 



i-dor), ". the bed-hug, chinch. 



i-dor), n. sweetness, pleasantness. 



i-du-gbo-lu. See idogbolu. 



i-du-ro, V. a standing, the erect iMsition. 



i-dza, n. a blow. 



I-dza, n. wrestling, fighting, war, strife : idza iilzi, 



motion of the tvhirlwind. 

 i-dza-ba, n. trouble, annoyance. 

 i-dza-dar), n. fruit which the bats have gnaiocd. 

 i-dza-de-16h, n. a going forth. 

 i-dza-du, n. scrambling, earnest contest. 

 i-dza-i-ya, n. fear. 

 i-dza-ka-di, n. wrestling, struggling. 

 i-dza-kpa-ti, n. a pitched battle, contest ; a snatch- 

 ing from the hand. 

 i-dza-loh, n. the black ants called " drivers.''^ 

 i-dza-nu, n. a bridle-bit ; a club with an iron hook 



on the end used by kidnappers. 

 i-dzar)-dza, n. small 2neces. 

 i-dza-ro, n. detection of falsehood. 

 i-dza-sai), n. a leathern guard on the left torist to 



defend it against the bow-string. 

 i-dze, n. a race, competition, emulation. 

 i-dz§, n. a reed ; the seventh day. 

 i-dze-dzi-la, n. twelve days ago. 

 i-dze, n. an effect ; a response, reply. 

 i-dze, n. feed, food, wad of a gun. 

 i-dze-bo, n. an altar. 

 i-dze-ka, n. deep sleep, snoring. 

 i-dze-re, n. the silk of maize. 

 i-dze-ri, n. testimony, evidence. 

 i-dze-rir), n. four days ago. 

 i-dze-ta, n. three dags ago. 

 i-dzi, n. a whirlwind, a storm ; fright, surprise. 

 i-dzi-gbo, n. a chief priest. 

 i-dii-gg-iOT), n. a ravine, valley. 

 i-dzi-ka, n. deep sleep. 



i-dzi-la, ». a famous or notorious person. 



i-dzi-le, n. depth, mysteriousness. 



i-dzi-m6, n. See adzimo. 



i-dzi-na, n. depth (from the top of a height), dis- 

 tance, expenditure. 



i-dzi-ni (oni), n. seven days hence. 



i-dzir). See idzi and idzina. 



i-dzi-se-kpa-le (ile), n. the early afternoon. 



i-dzo-WU, n. jealousy, envy. 



i-dzo-ye, n. officer. 



i-dzo, ". an assembly. 



i-dz6, n. a day : idzo odui), new year's day ; idzo 

 bilii, hirth-day ; idzo gbogbo, daily. 



i-dz6-k&r)-lo-gb6r) (li ogboij), adv. seldom, occa- 

 sionally, now and then. 



i-dzo-ni, n. eight days hence. 



i-dzu, n. wilderness. 



i-dzu-re, w. a pjattem. Sec akpedziire. 



I-fa, n. one of the Yoruba idols. 



i-fa, n. a round shave, used for scooping out the 



pulp of green calabaslics. 

 i-fa, n. gain. Inch ; abatement, ebbing. 



