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Ift-ba, n. a leathern hag, satchel. 



la-ba-la-ba, n. a buttcrjly. 



la-ba-mo-le, n. robbers, kidnajypers. 



la-be (li), 2'rc2>. under, beneath : ii silq labc igi, we 

 slept under a tree. 



la-bu-13.-bu, «. fresh ashes. 



1^-di (iili), V. to explain, to p)rovc. 



la-di-ro, n. a heer-strainer. 



la'-du-gbo, n. a large earthen pot. 



13.-dza (idia), v. to reconcile, to pacify. 



Ift-dzS, V. to pass through, traverse. 



13.-dzo (edzo), v. to settle a disj^ute. 



la-ga, n. the brow-band of a bridle. 



la-gba, n. a horse-whip. 



la-gba-mo, n. the brow-band of a bridle. 



la-gba-ra (li), v. to be strong. 



ISi-gi (ig'i), *'• to split wood, to saw into hoards. 



la'-go-go (h\), V. to ring a bell. 



la-gur) (ogui)), V. to sweat, pierspire. 



lai (li ai), a prefix, implying not having, loithout : 

 as, laiberu, withont fear, fearless ; :\ ma fi fu ni lai- 

 gl)6\v6 (li al gba), he gives to us without money. 



lal, lal-lal, adv. ever, for ever. 



lal-lal, ?». 'oldness, ancientness : ile \a,i]a!i, a very old 

 house. 



lai-kpe, adv. soon, quickly. 



lai-ku-ku, adv. not rather. 



lai-le-wu (li), v. to he without danger, safe, secure. 



lai-le-se (li), v. to he free from sin, sinless. 



lai-lo-'w6 (li), V. to be destitute of money, money- 

 less. 



lai-ni, adv. and prep, in need of, without : 6 loli 

 laini bata, he went without shoes. 



lai-ni-dl (idi), adv. without cause : 6 ba mi wi 

 lainidl, he reproached (ba . . . wi) me without cause. 



lai-sS (se, to sin), adv. without sinning or being in 

 fault : nwoi) tpa a laise, they killed him tcithout 

 sin, i. c. tvithout his being guilty of offence. 



Ift-ka-ka, v. to strive to do a thing. 



l&-ka-lS.-ka, v. to hop on one leg. 



la-ki-ri, n. patience, clemency. 



lS.-ki-se, adv. however. 



lS.-ko-ko (li), adv. punctually, at the time : lakoko 

 na, then. 



Ifi-ko-tar), adv. finally, in short. 



la-ko, )'. to gain a prize, to win a race. 



Ifi-kpa-ta, n. a kind of fried cake (masa). 



la-kui-e-gbe, n. a kind of rheumatism. 



la-la, n. trouble, annoyance. 



la-lS. (ala), V. to dream. 



12. . . . 16h, V. to go through. 



la . . 16-na, v. to ordain, decree, enact. 



l§.-ni5 (iiiio), V. to devise. 



Ia-m6-rar) (la imo oraij), v. to plan, advise, ^wr- 



la-na (li), adv. yesterday. 



l&-na (<)na), V. to open a road ; to propose, decree. 



la-n<i (li), v. to he merciful. 



la-ra (li), 2)rep). on, in, from : gbesai) mi lara ota 

 mi, avenge me on my enemy ; lara igi tutu, in the 

 green tree ; gbe woi) lara mi, take them from me, 

 i. e. deliver me. 



la-ra (li), v. to be stout of body, bulky, fat. 



19.-ra, n. the castor-hean. 



la-re (li), v. to be tiresome. 



13.-ri, V. to prove, make manifest. 



la-rir) (li), prep, in the midst of, amongst : larji) 

 k4:), once, before or previously. See lerii) kdij. 



19.-sar) (li), adv. in vain, vainly : enia lasa^, trifiing 

 2>eop)le. 



Ia-se-r3.r), v. to cause infection, to he infectious. 



la-ti, 2^rep. from, often followed by a pleonastic 

 verb ; as, 6 mu ii lati oko w4h, he brought it from 

 the farm ; lati odo, from., when the object is a 

 person ; lati owo, by the hand of, by ; 6 raij k 

 lati owo maleika, he sent it by the angel. 



la-to-ri (lati ori), conj. because of. See nitori. 



la-AVa-ni, n. a belt, a girdle. 



la-"Wli, adv. alVs well : alafia ko wa ? is it peace ? 

 lawu, it is. 



la-"WTi, adv. very (white). 



la-ye, v. to be spacious, roomy. 



Ia-y5 (li), v. to be alive ; — n. a living animal. 



le, v. to be strong, hardy, healthy ; to be more than, 

 above, overhead : mu mi le, make me strong ; owo 

 le eta, the money is three (cowries) too much : 6 

 gbe nibe le ni idzo mewa, he stayed there more than 

 ten days. 



le, V. to lay upon ; to aj^pear ; to drive, jJursue ; 

 to blister. 



le, prep, on, upon : fi le ile, put it on the ground. 



le, V. is able, can, may. 



le-bi (li, to have), v. to be hungry. 



l&-g\lX) (ognij), V. to prevail in battle, to beat hack 

 the enerny. 



le-ke (li oke), prep, above ; — adv. up. 



le-ke (li dke), v. to be above, to be prominent, ex- 

 alted. 



le-ke-le-ke, n. an egret. 



le-kpa (ikpa), II. to folloio, pursue. 



le-l&, le-ile, v. to he satisfied, at ease ; — adv. down, 

 on the ground : ko lele, to he troubled, jierplexed, 

 with okar), heart, or ara, body, for the nomina- 

 tive. 



le-ra (ara), v. to be strong, healthy. 



le-re (ire), v. to hasten, urgeforward. 



IS-re (li), V. to be profitable. 



le-rl (lil ori), V. to 2>romise, lit. to strike the head 

 (forehead, with the hand). 



le-ri (li ori), pre2J. on, upon. 



