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ai-me-le, n. not lazy, industrious: so aimele, ^o] i-ra, ?!. a fashion, custom. 



a-rai-ye (ara aiye), n. the pcojile of the world, 



mankind. 

 a-ra-ra, adv. at all. 



be industrious. 

 al-mi, n. unshaken, dr. See mi. 

 ai-mo, ai-mu, n. which is not drunk, &c. See 



mu. 

 ai-mll, n. not sharp, dull. 

 Ai-na, n. a proper nayne. 

 ai-rS., n. unhouyht, <i:c. See ra. 

 ai-re, n. unshorn, dec. See re. 

 ai-ri, n. unseen, d'c. See ri. 

 ai-ro. See root ro. 

 ai-si, n. unopened, d:c. See si. 

 ai-tS, n. unsold. See ta. 

 a-ka, n. the name of a tree ; the armadillo. 

 a-ke, «. a crier ; a cutter, which is cut, d:c. See ke. 

 a-ke-ri, ». a hater; a saponaceous plant. 

 a-ke, n. a climbinf/ plant, used for ropes. 

 A-ki-o-la, «. {only honor), a proper name. 

 a-ki-sa-le, n. a runniny plant. 

 a-k6r)-r9i), m. a closet. 

 a-kpa a-sa-ra, n. a roll of tobacco. 

 ■a-kpa i-ko-ko, n. a fibrous plant, of which shoe- 

 thread is made. 

 a-kp5-dzii, n. the majority, abundance. 

 a-kp9r), n. a kiny-fisher. 



a-ku-ma-la-kpa, n. the youny leaf of the shea- 

 tree. 

 a-la, a-lS, n. Sec the roots ' la' and 'la.' 

 a-Ia, apirefix equivalent to 'oni,' implying the ou<ncr 



the actor, d-c. (Gram. § 52, 1, 4). 

 a-la-ba-la se (ala ba ni ase), «. the oracle ; a name 



of Obatala. 

 a-la-ba-v/'Oi), n. a sprinkler ; one who has a stain 



on his character. 

 a-la-dCl, n. a refuser. 

 a-la-fe, n. a lover. 



a-la-fe-ni, n. a charitable -person, a philanthropist. 

 a-la-gba-da, ;(. a maker or dealer in the yarmcnt 



agbada. 

 a-la-glir), n. a perspirer. 

 a-la-h6r), n. which has a tongue, tonyued. 

 a-la-ri, n. a kinfs spy or policeman. 

 a-le, 71. the name of a plant. 

 A-II, a projjer name. 

 a-lo-ke-le, n. the fiy-eatcr, a bird. 

 al-ma-ga-dzi, n. scissors, shears. 

 A-lu-bi, rt proper name. 



a-lu-ki, n. a slender prickly plant : bi ina dzo, a 

 bowo fii aluki, when the fire burns (the woods), it 

 respects the aluki (and leaves itunburnod). 

 a-lu-ma-ga-dzi, n. See almagadzi. 

 a-mkai), a-mu-kar), n. sorrel plant. 

 a-mS-dze "we-we, n. a medicinal plant. 

 a-mgba-du, n. the name of a pot-herb. 

 a-r&, n. the name of a bird. 



a-ra-AVO, n.. a carnivorous bird. 



a-re-ke-re-ke, n. dishonesty, a dishonest jierson. 



a-re-re-gbo-sui), n. a small bird toith red feaihers. 



S.-ri-ya, fi.ri-y5, n. merriment. 



9.-ro, n. a small bird with blue feathers. 



a-ro-si-le, n. a previous ayreement, a bargain. 



a-ru-gbo-ru-gbo, n. a very old man. 



a-ru-ko, ». a hoc-handle. 



a-ru-kpe, n. a dwarf. 



a-ru-lu (ilu), n. a seditious jxrson. 



a-sa, inter] . See asia. 



§.-sa, n. the batten of a loom. 



a-ta, n. a resinous tree. 



a-tfi.r)-ko-ro, n. a disease in fowls. 



a-ti-le-nde (ati ile), n. a youth, adolescent. 



a-ti-nl, n. possession, attainment. 



a-ti-o-ro, n. a tassel ; a kind of bird ; a kind of 

 plant. 



a-to-ri, n. a tree the wood of which is very elastic. 



a.-tOI)-W§Lh., n. a coming again, a returning. 



a-tur)-se. See atoijsc. 



a-AA^a-wa, n. a small climbing animal ivhich barks 

 like a dog. 



A-'Wa-ye, n. the nayne of a toivn. 



a-we, n. a ivashing, cleansing, that which cleanses. 



SL-v/e-de (ide), n. an herb used for cleaning brass : 

 onibaba ni itSdzu orombo, onide ni itodzu awede, 

 the owner of copper looks for a lemon, the owner of 

 brass looks for awSde. 



a-"w6i;) e-kiii), n. a nettle, lit. leopard's tongue. 



a-Awn-ka-ra (akara), n, leavened bread. 



a-ya-mo-kpe, conj. otherwise, unless. 



a-y5r), a-ydi), n. a saip, a file. 



B. 



ba-bo, n. a tree ivith a broad leaf. 

 ba-na-ba-na, n. a kind of insect. 

 ba-na-ba-na, be-na-be-na, ». a narcotic plant. 

 ba-ur) (ba oij), adv. so, thus. 

 be-dzi (bi), v. to bear twins. 



be-ke (bu), v. to give a false reply, to utter a false- 

 hood. 

 be-ro-fu (bu), v. to reflect ujion, to think about. 

 Be-se, n. a town in Yoraba. 

 be-mi (bil), v. to yive life to. 

 bi-a-ti-ljwi, adv. just now, at once, immediately. 

 bi-ba, w. a meeting, d:c. See ba. 

 bi-ba, n. a bending, dr. See ba. 

 bi-bi, «. that which is pushed, dr. See bl. 



