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i-ye-re, n. the seeds of the Afrkan locust. 

 I-ye-Ava, n. [our mot/icr), one of the Yoruba 



idols ; a small river which falls into the Osa west 



<f Bailarirtj. 

 i-ye-ye, n. a kind of sour ])iiim. 

 i-yi-kpa-da, n. a turning, conversion. 



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ka, k'S. (ki a), an optative i^artide much used in 

 conversation, Zci ?<s ; shall toe? shall I ? may we? 

 may you : Ic'a bere, let us inquire ; k'a kpe woi) ? 

 shall we call them ? Vk gesii) ? shall I ride ? k'a 

 de be li alalia ! may we reach there in peace ! k'4 

 sill) re! may you sleep well! a very customaiT 

 salutation on retiring to rest at niglit. See kabi- 

 yesi and kaloli. 

 ka-fe (introd. from Hansa), «. coffee. 

 kai ! an exclamation of displeasure, sometimes of 



tvonder. 

 ka-nS. (kai) na), pron. the same : enia kana, the 



same pier son. 

 ka-ndzH (kai) odzii), v. See kaijdzfi. 

 ka-ndz<l dzai-ye, n. one icho makes .haste to he 



rich, a. covetous j}ci-son. 

 ka-nti-ka-nti, n. a kind of i/nnt called " the 



drunkard ;" a- kind if ant. 

 kai), )'. to ache. 

 k^I), ('. to reach, to arrive. 



kar)-ga-ra, n. a kind of bill-hook or prunini/ knife. 

 kar)-gba, v. See kagba. 

 kar)-rir), r. (o be far of. 

 kar)-rir)-kar)-rir), adv. far off, out of sight, clean 



gone. 

 k§.-rO, n. a bird so called from its cry. 

 k6-gi-0, kfe-gi-ro, n. a kind of bird. 

 ke-ke-le-ndze, n. a small kind of lizard. 

 ke-le, V. to cut doion ; hence akele, dropsy in the 



chest. 

 ki-kai), n. sourness, dx. (see kai)) ; — adv. ear 



nestly, strenuously. 

 kl-kai), n. a dropping, dr. See kai), 

 ki-karj-ki-kai), adv. earnestly, strenuously. 

 ki-ke, n. See ke. 

 kike, ki-ke, ;;. Sec ke and ke. 

 ki-ki, ki-ki, n. See ki and kl. 

 ki-ko, ki-ko, n. See ko and kft. 

 ki-ko, ki-k6, n. See ko and ko. 

 ki-kof), ki-k6r), n. See koi) and koi). 

 ki-ku-na, n. smoothness, fineness. 

 ki-ye-sa-ra (kiyesi), v. to take care of oneself, to 



he careful. 

 k6-i-t6, adv. not yet, lit. •// is not enough : koitu 

 loll, it is not time to go. 



ko-ko, ko-ri-ko, w. grass. 



ko-mo-re-ko-mo-ra (mo ore mo ora), n. an un- 

 grateful pierson, lit. he knows not goodness, he knows 

 not the purchaser of the.thing which he enjoys. 



k6-ni-le-k6-l&-na (ni, to have ; ile, a house ; ona, 

 a road), n. a vagcdiond, a vagrant. 



ko-ro-kpo-ma, n. the name of a. plant. 



ko-si-a, ko-su-ar), ko-su-wa, adj. not good, it is 

 not ]>roper. See sua. 



k6-si-r)kar), n. nothing, lit. there is nothing. 



k6-t6. See koito. 



k6-"we, n. a bird so called from its cry. 



ko-bi-ko-bi, adv. with many jn-ojections, like a 

 castellated wall. The walls of royal cities only are 

 built in this way. 



ko-ro-gtir), n. an iron, pin on ivhich thread is 

 wound. 



kO-SO-ko, n. a kind of bird. 



Kb-so-ko (ko si 9ko), n. a proper name. 



k5-t6, adj. not straight or right, crooked, ivrong. 



kpa, M. Additional phrases to those already given 

 are, kpa agbo, to form a circle, as in dancing ; kpa 

 alo, to cease burning in a flame ; kpa alo, to pro- 

 pose a riddle ; kpa ase, to command, to p>roclaim a 

 law; ]^pa,&te, to intend, purjMse ; kpa iino, to Cora- 

 s'*//, suggest, hint ; kpa iye, to forage in the farms; 

 kpa osii die, to miss or forget the month ; kpa 

 osusn, to form a grove; asori ki ikpa osusu, the 

 upas never forms a grove, only one tree being found 

 in a place ; kpa odio dze, to miss or forget the 

 day. 



kpa-kpa-gO-ri, n. a kind of bird. 



kpa kur)-re-te, n. a kind of dove. 



kpa-16 (alo), V. to cease burning in a flame. 



kpa-mb (imo). See kpimo. 



kpa-nsu-kU, n. a large calabash with a lid or 

 cover. 



kpa-nti, n. See kpantiri. 



kp§.-si, n. a coarse grass used in thatching. 



kp6-kpo-la, ?(. a tree with scarlet flowers. 



Ku-mi (koi) omi ?), n. a proper name. 



ku-ru ! an. outcry of women to drive away hawks. 



la-gba-de-me-dzi (li), adv. in the middle or 



midst. 

 la.i-'be-TU., adv. without fear, boldly. 

 lai-bo, adv. in an uncovered or unsheltered state. 

 lai-dze-bi, lai-le-se, adv. innocently, without sin 



or guilt. 

 19. . . .16-na (HI, v. to enact, ordain. 

 La-si-me-dzi, n. a proper name. 

 le-ri (li), V. to have fi.lth, to he filthy, unclean. 



