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bi-bo, ». thnt irhirk is fed, a fccdinri, rfv. See l)o. 

 bi-bd, n. that w/iich is given, etc. Sec bii. 

 bi-fe-dze (b;x. . .(Ue), v. to spoil love, to cause en- 



m it I/. 

 bl-kp5, ('. to breed together: mii l>i k]i(), /'o cross 



breed. 

 BI-6-ktl, n. {if he docs not dii), a proper nnnie. 

 Bi-0-lo-rur)-kpe-lu, ». (;/' God, be with us), the 



name of a town. 

 Bi-ri, 11. (darkness), the slave of S;ii)g(5. 

 bi-yo-sl (l)u), ?i. to salt. 

 bo-dzi, bo-dzii), n. See ibodzi. 

 bom, n. a kinil of tire. 

 bo-mu-bo-mu, n. a tree the leaf of which curdles 



VI ilk. 

 bo . . . la-SO (li), V. to strip off the clothes. 

 bo-sl, V. to enter, enter into. 

 bu, adv. nearly, almost: 6 bu se, or 6 bu tiir), it is 



ncarhj finished, completed, all gone. 

 Bu-ku, n. See Buruku. 

 bu-SU, )'. any soft springy substance, loose heavy 



sand, soft peaty earth. 

 bu-su-gba (igbri), n. the soft pulp of the locust 



fruit. 



D. 



da-b6, v. to cease coming, to cease. 



da . . . bu-le, v. to cause to lie down, to lay down. 



da-kpa-ra, v. to sneer at, to make a jest of 



da-kui), v. to cease. 



da-kClr) (okiiri), v. to make yarn into haiiks. 



da . . . ku-ro, > . to release, acquit, redeem. 



da . . . le-bi, v. to condemn, censure. 



dar)-ka-re, n. soldiers. 



da-o-ru-ko, da-ru-ko, v. to mention by name. 



da . . . "w6r), i'. to enclose, shut in : sakati ni ida 



woq woi) ni Bese, the marsh shuts ihemin {the town 



of) Bese. 

 de-hClr) (ohui)), v. to lower the voice. 

 di-le-di-le, adv. dilatorily. 



di-yar) (da), v. to be careful, thoughtful about. 

 do-g\ir)-si-le (da), v. to cause war. 

 do-ti, V. to encamp against, besiege. 

 do te-si-le (da), v. to cause enmity. 

 du-du, adv. blackly, gloomily, darkly : odzo su 



diidii, the rain (/. e. tlic clouds) gathers darkly. 

 dza-na-dza na, re. the name of a disease. 

 dza-ndu-kfi, ?;. a icicked "person. 

 dza-6-ke, n. the name of a shrub. 

 dza-ta, V. to be unconcerned about, to be careless. 

 dzu-dzu, n. a confused mass, chaos. 



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e-ba, n. an oil-jar. 



e-bo, n. a peeling off. 



e-dfi, n. a creating, creation. 



e-de, n. slackness, as of a rope ; ripeness. 



e-dzi-e, e-dzi-re, v. twins. 



e-dzu, n. a casting, which is ca.il. 



e-ga, n. a height. 



e-ga-ni, ??. Sec cgake. 



e-gur), n. length. 



e-ha, n. a scraper. 



e-he, ;(. a. gathering or jjicking up, a collection of 



thinjrs. 

 e-kai) a-wo-di, n. hawk's claw, a prickly slirub 



so called. 

 e-kar) e-kur), n. leopard's claw, a prickly shrub so 



called". 

 e-k6, e-k6 O dGl), n. the winding u]) or end if the 



year. 

 e-ko-ro, n. that which is bitter. 

 e-kor), n. thai which is full. 

 e-ku-se, n. the name of a disease. 

 e-le-ri, n. See olori. 

 e-le-si, n. one who is mistaken. 

 e-na a-'WOl) (enaforina,y?«; awoij, the tortoise), n. 



the fiickcring appearance of the almosplicre in hot 



dry weather. 

 e-re, e-we-re, n. a kind of wliitc bean with a black 



eye. 

 e-ro-dzi-ka-si, n. a kind of sweet plum. 

 e-sir), n. a kind of tree. 

 e-SU-O, 71. a. kind of antelope. 

 e-se, 6-se, n. paint, color. 

 e-su-su, n. a running prickly pjlant. 

 e-tu-tu, «. a small species of ivhite ant or termes. 

 e-Ave e-ti, n. ear-leaf i. e. convolvulus, so called 



because the juice of the leaf is mixed with oil to 



heal sore ears. 

 e-'We i-na, n. fire-leaf an acrid poisonous shrub, 



the leaf of which blistens the skin. 



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e-de, n. a kind of tree. 



e-do-fo-fo, n. irascibility ; lit. a liver of foam. 

 The liver is supposed to be the seat of the passions ; 

 hence gbodo (gba edp, to receive liver), to be cou- 

 rageous, to dare. 



e-ga a-kpa-SO, n. a, kind of palm-bird. 



ego, e-go-ro, n. a kind of plant. 



e-gu-sl, ". neater-melon seeds, the oil made of them. 



e-hi-ri, n. a poisonous plant. 



e-hCl-ru, n. a kind of large bird. 



