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AGB 



a-g§.. See agara, of which it is a contraction. 

 a-ga-lja-ge-be (gnij aba gn^ cbe), a double-dealer, 



a hypocrite. 

 a'-ga-da, n. a short sword : agada k5 m5 ori ala- 



gbede, the sword knows the head of the blacksmith 



(who made it). 

 a'-ga-da'-go-do, n. a lock, especially a padlock. 

 a-ga-kpo-si, n. a bier. 

 a-ga-la-ma-sa, n. a trick, deceit, naughtiness. 

 a-ga-na, n. a highway robber. 

 a-ga-ndzu, n. a palace. 

 a-ga-ndzu. See agindiu. 

 a-g4i), n. which sews or is sewed, cuts or is cut, dbc. 



See gaij. 

 a-gdX), n. which despises or is despised, a despising, 



contempt ; a barren woman : yh agai), to be barren. 

 a-gai)-gar), n. a flat stone on which glass beads are 



ground or polished. 

 a-g&r)-gS.r), n. a pinnacle, topmost point. 

 a-ga-ra n. weariness : agara &iye ma dii mi, / am 



weary of life. 

 a-g&-ra, n. the coney (hyrax). 

 a-gba, n. a cask. 

 a-gba, n. help. 

 fi.-gba, n. an elder, an adult, a man : igba agba, 



man by man. 

 a-gba-bor) (iboi)), n. a cannon. 

 a-gba.-bo, n. a foster-child. 

 a-gba-da, n. a loose garment ; in the translation of 



Exodus, the laver. 

 a-gbfi.-do, n. maize. 

 a-gba-du, n. a viper. 

 a-gba-dza, n. a girdle. 



a-gba-dz9, n. an assembly of the whole people. 

 a-gba-gba, n. a plantain : agbagba eiyele, a spot- 

 ted pigeon. 

 a-gba-gur), n. that which causes the assembling of 



soldiers ; an army. 

 a-gbai-ye, n. the whole world : odzu agbaiye, the 



face of the earth. 

 a-gba-ko, n. a coming in contact, a precise point of 



time ; a moment : li agbako na, at that moment. 

 a-gba-ku, «. a frame in which a load is placed to 



be carried on the head. 

 a'-gba-la, n. a walled garden. 

 a-gba-la-dza, n. a kind of shirt. 

 a-gba-lfi.-gba, ». an elderly or honorable man. 

 a-gba-le, n. a kind of insect. 

 a-gba-lu, n. the whole town, the population. 

 a-gba-mi, ji. the open sea. 

 a-gb^-ni, n. a helper. 

 a-gba-r)r6-re, n. the unicorn : agbaqr^re olowo 



kan, the agbaijrere is one-horned. 

 a-gba-9-dzo, n. one who is old in days, an aged 



person. 



a-gba-ra, n. strength, violence. 



a-gbfi-ra, n. a strong climling plant used for ropes. 



a-gb&-ra, n. a. stockade. 



a-gba-ri, n. the skull. 



a-gba'-ri-gba, n. a kind of antelope. 



a-gba-sa, n. a mass of rocks. 



a-gba-si, n. accumulation. 



a-gba-sil), n. a ewe taken care of for a portion of 



her increase. 

 a-gba-ee, n. help for hire : fu mi li agbase, hire 



me. (Matt. 20, 7.) 

 a-gba-tSr), n. entire help, helping throughout. 

 a-gba-to-dzu, n. one who keeps something for an- 

 other, a trustee. 

 a-gba-"w5, n. which is hired or rented, as a house. 

 a-gbe, n. a resident, inhabitant; forgetfalness ; 



begging for alms. 

 3.-gbe, n. a large gourd-bottle. 

 a-gbe-b6, «. a hen. 



a-gbe-de (gb6), n. one skilled in language, a lin- 

 guist. 

 a-gbe-de-me-dzi, n. the middle, midst. 

 a-gbe-dzi (gba edzi), n. a rain hat. 

 a-gbe-dzo-lo, n. a long-necked gourd. 

 a-gbe-dzvl, n. great assistance ; 6 gbe mi 11 agbe- 



diu, Tie aided me much. 

 a-gbe-gbe, n. neighborhood, surrounding region. 

 a-gbe-lS-bu, n. a cross. (Luke 21, 21.) 

 a-gbe-nde, n. a raising up, the resurrection. 

 a-gbe-ni, n. who exalts or aids one. 

 a-gbe '-ra-ga, n. who exalts himself, is proud. 

 a-gbe-re, n. fornication. 



a-gbe, m. awhetter; a farmer; a kind of sword. 

 a-gbe-de (agbe ide), n. a smith's shop, smith work, 



lit. the whetting of brass. 

 a-gbe-dze, n. a kind of squash. 

 a-gbe-ku-ta (okuta), n. a stone-cutter, a lapidary. 



lie makes beads and other ornaments of agate, 



jasper, and cornelian. 

 a-gbe-mfi-ye, n. a barren hen. 

 a-gblr)-yi-kfi-gba. (ogba), n. a hedge. 

 a-gbo, n. a flock, a ring of dancers, a stack of corn : 



omo agbo, a babe ; agbo ile, the inner court of a 



house. 

 a-gbo, n. a ram. 

 a-gb6, n. which is old, an old person : so agbo, to 



be old ; a cat-flsh ; a fermented medicinal taash. 

 a-gb6-de-gbS, n. a thief stationed out of doors to 



receive what burglars steal. 

 a-gb6-dzu-16, n. who perseveres, acts firmly. 

 a-gbo-"w6-de (gba ow6 ode), n. a toll-gatherer, 



tax-collector. 

 a-gboi), n. the cocoanut-tree, a cocoanut. 

 il-gbor), n. the chin : ^gboi) isale, the lower jaw. 

 a-gb5r|, n. a basket, hamper. 



