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I-dza-ye, //. {jhihti>i<i for lifi), a hiri/c town, ffly 



inilcit X.E. of ^Mjcoktita. 

 I-dze-sa, n. a tribe in the X.E. of the Yoruha 



countri/. 

 I-fa-gbe-mi, n. {/fa helped me), a proper name 



i/iren to children in honor of IWi. 

 I-fe, n. {cnlaryement), a tribe and a town of Yo- 

 ruha. 

 I-ga-la, I-ga-ra, n. a scrni-Yoruha tribe cast of 



Yoruha. 

 I-ga-na, n. a considerable town in Ibarakpa. See 



Igaiia. 

 I-gbe-ti, «. [entancjled with hushes?), a town on a 



mountain west of Ilorii). 

 I-gbo-ho, n. {the noisy forest?), a town in the 

 N.W. of Yoruha, formerly twenty miles in cir- 

 cuit but now much reduced. Lander's Bohoo. 

 i-hu-le-hu-le, n. See ihule. 

 i-ka-nu, n. See iko infra. 

 I-ke-tu, )(. (a cutting loose ?), a tribe and town of 



Yoruha. 

 i-ki (ikki), n. an animal with hrrr/e eyes and small 

 erect ears, winch feeds on the kola or goora nut : 

 iw9 le dze obi, o se iki bi ? thou art able to eat 

 (art always eating) kola nuts ; art thou an iki ? 

 I-ki-si, n. (are ojjeninff of the thicket ?), a larye town 



near Ighoho. 

 i-ko, n. the act of (jatheriny ; the act of feeling n 

 m,cntal emotion : iko anu or ikaiiu, a jntying, a 

 feeling compassion or sorroio. See kanu. 

 i-kpar)-ko-ro, ». the name of a. plant. 

 I-la-de, n. a proper name, a town on the Niger. 

 1-16 O-de, n. {the hunter^s house), a village near 



Llzayc. 

 I-le-sa, n. a very large town, the capital of Idzesa. 

 The syllable ' sa ' in these two ■words is a contrac- 

 tion of a proper name. 

 I-le-sar), n. a town in Iharakpa. 

 l-lq-riX), n. {a going to walk ?), a large toirn in the 



north of Yoruha, a proper name of jn^rsons. 

 I-lu-ku, n. the name of a town. 

 i-na-ki-ri, n. a carpenter'' s compasses. 

 I-ra-AVO, n. {star), the name of a town in the west- 

 ern part of Yoruha, the head-quarters of Orisako. 

 i-ra-WO i-le, n. {ground star), a medicinal pilant. 

 i-rir) o-kpa i-kp6 {walking-staff, cdnmdance), n. a 



rajnd journey, a forced march. 

 i-ro-dzu, n. ^)C)7;?f.r//y, vexation, sadness of coun- 



tenance. 

 i-ro-ko, ". 

 i-ro-k6, H. 

 i-ro-ko, n. 

 i-ro-ko, n. 



Liberia. 

 i-ro-dzu, n. 



farm labor, tilling ; a farmer. 

 an esculent naming plant. 

 a kind of okra ox esculent hibiscus. 

 a fine timber tree, called sassa ivood in 



patience, pierseverance. 



i-ro-ke-ke, n. a tumult, an uproar. 



i-ru-ke, n. See irukere. 



i-sa, n. a raCs hole ; a running plant. 



i-S&, n. a sharp stick or bar for digging holes in the 



ground. 

 I-se-hir) (i-sc-i), n. a town west of the Oguij. 

 i-sir)-kil (okii), ». a burial, a funeral. 

 I-sa-be, n. {a doing or an opening beneath ?) a 



town in the west of Yoruha. 

 I-sa-ga, m. {the making of a heap or height ?), a 



town west of Abeokuta. 

 I-sa-ki, n. {a snapping, as of a gun, a failure), a 



large town in the toest of Yoruha. 

 I-sa-la, n. a town near Aibo. 

 i-se-dzfl, n. the twinkling of an eye, an instant : 



ni isedzti kaij, in a moment, instantly. 

 i-se-ke-ke, n. the casting of lots, a lottery. 

 i-se-kpo-lo-hur), /(. a kind of tree, a kind of grass. 

 i-se-ti, n. a hem. 



i-si-glll), n. a pirairie shrub with aromatic roots. 

 i-si-ko, n. a species of tree called also isi or isii). 

 i-si-se, V. a wrong action, a misdeed. 

 i-si-ye-me-me-dzi, n. a doubting, a doubt, a 



scrnjile. 

 i-so-n6, n. pjcevishncss, surliness. 

 i-so-ro, n. severity, provocation. 

 i-s6-ro, n. a difficulty. 



i-su, n. the act of casting out, emission, evacuation. 

 i-sti, n. the state of being dark, gloomy ; darkness. 

 i-su-bu, n. a fall, the act of falling. 

 i-ta, n. the name of a tree much used for fuel. 

 I-ta-bo, n. {shaded by the itd tree?), a town in 



Yoruha. 

 i-ta-gbo-kur), n. the act of setting sail, a being 



nder sail. 

 i-ta'-ma-ha, n. hope, hoping, exjKcting. 

 i-ta-me-ta, n. the meeting of three streets or roads. 

 i-te, n. a fondling, a worshipping. See te. 

 I-te-ro, n. a toivn west of Jgana. 

 i-tfe, «. a trampiling on, Sc. See te. 

 i-te-do (te edo), n. composure, patience. 

 i-te-le-di, n. the under garment, worn around the 



hips. 

 i-te--W9, i-te-WO-gba, n. acceptance, reception. 

 i-tl-le-hil), n. aiding, abetting, support of a person 



in his cause. 

 I-t6-bo-lo, n. a town in Iketu. 

 i-wa-ri, n. homage to a king. 

 i-w6, n. the tree which hears the bitter kola-nut. 



a falling ; a pushing down, a felling. See 



1--WO, n, 



w6. 

 i-\v6, n 

 i-ya, n. 



a look, appearance ; a raven, 

 a tree with broad leaves. . 

 I-ye-mo-dza (omo edza), n. {the mother of young 

 fishes), one of the Yoruba idols. 



