ALA 



15 



ALA 



a-la-gba, n. an elder, honorable man, gentleman. 

 a-la'-gba.-f 5, n. a washerwoman. 

 a-la-gb&-ra, n. a strong man, a great man. 

 a-la'-gb§.-r6, n. a hired farm-servant. 

 a-la'-gba-so, a-la'-gba--wi, n. a spokesman, an 



advocate. 

 a-la'-gb§.-se, n. a hireling. 

 a-la'-gbfl.-t^ n. one who sells on commission. 

 a-la'-gb3.-to, n. a foster-nurse. 

 a-la'-gba-^wi. See alagbaso. 

 a-la-gbe, n. a beggar. 

 a-la'-gbe-de, n. a blacksmith, a smith. 

 a-la'-gbo-wo (ghk owo), n. a receiver of money. 

 a-la'-gb6-rar) (gb6 oraij), n. one who is heedful, 



obedient. 

 a-19.-gi, «. a splitter or sawer of wood. 

 a-la-gi-di-gba, n. beads manufactured from 



palm-nuts. 

 a-la-gi-sa, n. a ragged person, a dealer in rags. 

 a-la'-he-re, n. one who gathers in a crop. 

 a-la'-he-so, n. a news-monger, a smatterer. 

 a-la'-ho-ro, n. one who is desolate. 

 a-lai-bo, n. which is unsheltered, defenceless. 

 a-lai-du-ro, n. which is unstable, changeable. 

 a-lai-gbe-de (gb6 ede), n. one who is ignorant of 



the language, a barbarian. 

 a-lai-gb6, a-lai-gb6-rar), n. one who will not take 

 advice. 



a-lal-gboi), n. one who is unwise. 



a-lai-ko-la, n. who is untattoed, uncircumcised. 



a-lai-k6, n. one who is untaught, ignorant. 



a-lal-ku, n. who is immortal. 



a-lai-ia, ». who is unsaved, unsafe. 



a-lai-le, «. which is weak, unsound. 



a-lai-le-ra, n. who is weak or infirm. 



a-lai-16-re, n. which is unjyrofitable. 



a-lai-le-so, n. which is fruitless, barren. 



a-lai-lS-se, n. who is sinless, innocent. 



a-lai-16-gb9r), n. one without wisdom. 



a-lai-lo-la, ?j. one without honor. 



a-lai-mo-re, one who is ungrateful. 



a-lai-mo-ye, n. one without understanding. 



a-lal-ni5, n. one who is ignorant. 



a-lai-in5-"W§, n. one who cannot read. 



a-lal-nf, one tvho lias not, who is needy : ie alaini, to 

 need, to tvant. 



a-lai-ni-ba-bfi, n. a fatherless child. 



a-lai-ni-gba-gb6, n. an unbeliever. 



a-lai-nl-ka-n6, n. one without cruelty. 



a-lai-ni-to, n. one who has not enough. 



a-lai-nl-ya (iya), n. a motherless child. 



a-lai-nl-ye, n. which is numberless. 



a-lai-nl-ye-ii6 (iye in6), n. who is without under- 

 standing. 



a-lai-ri-Tvl, n. one without excuse. 



a-lai-sf, n. one who is absent. 



a-lai-se, n. one who fails to do ; which is necessary. 



(Acts 15, 28.) 

 a-lai-se, n. one who does not sin. (Ps. 19, 13.) 

 a-lai-so-do-do, n. one who is unrighteous. 

 a-lai-so-t6, n. one who does wrong, 

 a-lai-t6, n. which is not right. 

 a-lai-ya, n. who has a heart : alaiya mim6, one with 



a clean heart. 

 a-lai-ye (li aiyc), n. the owner of the world : 6 diaiye 



dzu alaiyc loh, he enjoys the world more than the 



owner of the world (said of extravagant persons). 

 a-lai-y6, n. which is alive. 

 a-lai-ye, n. one who is unfit, unworthy. 

 a-lai-y6, n. one who is hungry. (Luke 6, 11.) 

 a-la'-ka-ra, n. a baker, a dealer in bread. 

 a-la-ka-tar)-kpo, n. a, cross-bow man. 

 A-la-ke, n. the Lord of Ake, a title of the King 



of Egba, from li, to have, and Ake, the name of the 



royal city.' 

 a-la'-ke-le, n. a master weaver. 

 a-la'-ke-si, n. a visitor. 

 a-la-kor), n. an addition to. 

 a-la'-ko-se, n. a beginner. 

 a-la'-ko-ti, n. a disobedient person. 

 3.'-la-kpa, n. an old wall. 

 a-la'-kpa-rui), n. a destroyer. 

 a-la'-kpa-ta., n. a butcher. 

 a-la'-kp6-dze, n. an invited guest. 

 a-la-kpir), n. a divider, sharer. 

 a-la'-kpo-lu, n. a mixer, an apothecary. 

 a-l^-la, n. which is white. 

 a-la-lS., M. a dreamer. 

 a-la-lS, n. evening by evening : li alal|, every 



evening. 

 a-la'-lu-kpfi-yi-da, n. a juggler. 

 a-la'-mgba, a-la-m&, n. the red-headed lizard. 

 a-19.-nii, w. a spy, a secret observer ; which is spot- 

 ted, speckled. 

 a-la-mb, n. a secret. See alamgba. 

 A-la'-mp-re, n. A title of Obatala, as the maker of 



the body, lit. the owner of the good clay. 

 a-la'-mo-rl. See alamgba. 

 a-la-nf-yai), n. one who is anxious. 

 a-la'-nta-kur) (ta okuq), a-lai)-sa-sa, n. a spider. 

 a-la-nu, n. one who is merciful. 

 a-la-ra (liara), n. which has a body (Mat. 14, 36), 



a free person. 

 a-la'-ra-b&-ra, n. kinds, fashions : oniruru alara 



bara, all sorts of fashions. 

 a-la'-r9.-dze, n. one who buys his provisions. 

 a-la'-rar)-se, n. a helper. 

 a-19.-re, n. one in the right, righteous. 

 a-la-r6-ke-r§-ke, n. a scoundrel. 

 a-la'-r6-k6-dza, n. a transgressor. 



