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TIB 



tflt), v. to skiyic, to Uf/ht, as a lamp ; to entice, de- 

 ceive, scatter : tai) mol5 or iiuole, to shine. 



taq'-ga-ra, n. tin, a plate. 



tar)-gbo, V. to take root. 



taq-ka-le, v. to spread abroad, promahjate. 



tar)-kpa-ra, v. to ulcerate. 



tar)-sar), v. to shine, as a lamp. 



tiQ-tai), adv. (stretching) to the fall extent, vio- 

 lently, as in convulsions. 



tarj-ta-si, n. a yam-vine left to rat toon. 



ta-ra, n. gravel. 



t3.-ra, adv. straightforward, hastily. 



tar-dfi, n. ink. 



ta-ri (oi'i), v. to jnish violently. 



ta-sa, 71. tin or jKwtcr. 



ta-se, V. to miss. 



ta-se (ese), v. to kick. 



ta . . . si-le, V. to spill, to shed, as blood. 



ta-se, v. to imprecate evil on. 



ta-SO, v. to loarj) thread for weaving. 



ta-'WO, ta-yo, i'. to play the game called ' ■ivarry.'' 



ta-tu, adv. very (light); sadly, gloomily: igi yi 

 fere tatu, this wood is very light. 



te, V. to fondle, worship, p)'>'02ntiate. 



t6, adv. (sitting or alighting) on the top. 



te-de, n. a kind of parrot. 



te-dzu, V. to look after, svperintend. 



tS-fe-tS-fe, adv. tvholly, entirely. 



te-mi, pron. of me, mine. 



te-ni. See toni. 



te-ni-te-ni. See tonitoni. 



te-re, n. a ivave of the sea. 



te-re, adv. scatteringly : eni tere cdzi tere, one 

 ' here and there. 



te-te, ac?y. early, soon, first ; toith a quick jmce. 



te-te, n. the leg of a beast. 



te-te-k6, adv. first. 



t§, V. to lay, to spread out ; to he fiat, insipid, dis- 

 graced ; to heat or outdo ; to push forward ; to 

 erect, as a tent or an altar. 



t&, f . to trample; to bend; to castrate; to ap- 

 proach, to he near : te si, to agree to. 



tiS-bS., t&...ba-le, v. to bend, to bow, to be cast 

 down. 



tS . . .be-re, v. to bend, bow, level. 



te . . . bo, ■('. to dip, to immerse ; to hang ^ip on a 

 hook or pin. 



th . . . bo-mi (omi), v. to dip into water. 



te-do, V. to be patient, to act calmly, leisurely. 



te-d6, V. to encamp, to found a settlement ; to in- 

 habit, to dwell. 



t^-dzu, V. to be fiat, smooth ; aso ih\iu, plain 

 cloth. 



tfe-dzG, te-dzu-in6, v. to fix the eyes on, to gaze 

 at. 



te-fa, V. to consult If a. 



te . . . gberj-gbe, v. to expand. 



te-gVLX), V. to set in Iniltle array, to lie in icait, as 



an army. 

 te-hir)-gbe-sa, n. a crust. 

 te . . .lai-ya (li), v. to soothe, pacify. 

 te-l§, v.- to folloio, 2>ursue. 

 te-le, adv. beforehand, previously. 

 te . . . 1^, tS . . . le-se, tS . . . si-le, v. to tread down, 



trample on ; to spread out, 2»'e2^are iooH. 

 te . . . lo-go (li), V. to glory or triunqih over. 

 t&...lo-ror) (li), V. to satisfy, to comfort. 

 tern6, te . . . m6-le. Sec tele. 

 te-na, adr. already. 



te-ni-te-ni, n. abject jioverty, distressed condition. 

 te . . . nl-kpa (ni), v. to comjxl. 

 te-n6 (ino), V. to be meek ; — adv. quietly. 

 te-nu-m6 (cnii), v. to affirm. 

 te-nte-re, n. a kind of vulture. 

 tei>yil) (ti), pron. yours. 

 te-re, n. lime, shells of winch lime is made. 

 te-re (ti), pron. his, thine. 

 te-re, v. to be slender, be long and narrow. 

 t§-ri, t§-ri-ba (oii), v. to bow, to bend the headdown. 

 te-ru, n. ivhite cloth, sheeting, shirting. 

 te-ru (til), V. to deal in slaves. 

 te-ru-te-ru, n. a slave-dealer. 

 te . . . si-le. See tele. 

 te . . . se, v. to compid to do a thing. 

 te-te, ». a game of cluince ; the name of a weed. 

 te-te-gUr), te-te e-gGq, «. a kbid of cane. 

 te-te-re, adv. carelessly, awkwardly. 

 te-tu, n. an executioner, sheriff. 

 te-w5-gb9. (ow6), v. to receive, accept. 

 ti, aux. part, have, has, had. 

 ti, V. to gnaw ; to tie, bind. 

 ti, 2^>'on. who, which, that. 

 ti, adv. hoio, where, ivhen, already : 6 ti wa nib?, he 



is there already. 

 ti, ti, 2)rcp. from, of, by ; — conj. and : a tl oko de, U'e 



came from the farm ; oro ti Oluwa, the toordof the 



Lord ; duro ti mi, stand by me ; erai ti re a loh, 



/ and thou will go. 

 tl, ('. to thump, to strike against ; to fade, as to 



color, to consume. 

 ti, ('. to lean against, 2yush, prop, supqwt ; to lock or 



fasten, to lock-up, im2>rison : ti lehii), to sustain, 



strengthen ; tl siibu, to push down. 

 ti, adv. heavily, vehemently (beating upon, as the 



sun or -waves). 

 ti, an adverbial particle denoting/aZ/Mj-e; as, 6 kolo 



ti, he failed in his attempt to build a house. 

 ti-ari, adv. distant, far off. 

 ti-be, adv. from there, thence. 

 ti-bo, V. to kindle. 



