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a-ril), n. the centre, time, previoumess : li arii) rS, 

 in the middle of it : mo se e li arin kaq, / did it 

 once ; mo ri li aiiij k4n, / liave seen it before ; li 

 arijj odio, in the midst of the rain. 



a-rir)-dzo, n. a street dancer. 



a-rii)-ko, n. a point of time ; chance. 



a'-rl-'Wfi, n. the north. 



a-ri-'wi, n. an excuse, extenuation. 



a'-ri-vro, n. noise, uproar. 



a-rd, n. meditation : se aro, to meditate. 



a-r6, n. a corn-crib ; blue dye. 



d,-ro, n. sorrow, mourning : da aro, se aro, to 

 mourn, to be soi-ry. 



a-ro, n. restlessness ; a hearth, a stand on which pots 

 are set to boil. 



a.-TO-'hg, n. petty traffic. 



a-rd-dze, n. a resting-place on the road. 



a-r6-h.ur)-g'bo-gT30. See arihuijgbogbo. 



a-r6-k3.r), n. painful reflexion, grief, remorse. 



a-ro-ko, n. the head man of a farm. 



a-ro-kpin, n. a limit : ie arokpii), to limit. 



a-ro-le, n. an heir. 



a-ro-in6-le, n. the afternoon. 



a-r6-ni-kfi, n. a witch, wizard. 



a-ro-si-ld, a-ro-tS-le, n. a thing agreed on, terms, 

 bargain. 



a-ro-"wa, n. now : wdli li arowa, come now. 



a-ro-ye, n. grumbling, disputing : se aroye, to 

 grumble, dispute. 



a-ro, n. one with withered limbs, a cripple. 



a-r6, n. the smithes trade. 



a-r5, n. affliction, lamenting. 



a-r6, n. a quiver made of a long gourd. 



a-ro-kii), n. one skilled in traditions. 



a-ro-ku-ro, n. the latter rains. 



a-r6-ni9-'bl-nio (6 ri om9), n. one who has grand- 

 children. 



A-rp-ni (aro enia), n. the name of a fairy. (It is 

 sculptured as a female, with one arm and one leg, 

 with a long queue and a ball at the end.) 



a-r5r), n. sickness : ni ibule aroi), in sickness. (Ps. 

 41, 3.) 



a-r5n-ka-r5r), n. all sorts of diseases; an evil 

 disease. 



a-ru-da, n. a propitiatory sacrifice. 



a-ru-fir), n. a law-breaker. 



a-ru-gb6, n. an old person. 



a-ru-go-gai), n. an iron hook. 



a-ru-k9i), ». a freshet; an extra sacrifice. 



a-nii), num. five. 



a-ruQ-di-lo-gljor) (di W, from on), num. twenty- 

 five. 



a-rur)-le-lo-ta (le li, laid on), num. sixty-five. 



a-sa, n. a saddle. 



a-Sfi, n. a flight, a running. 



a-sfi. ! inter}, excuse me ! said by a bailiff when he 



arrests a man. See asia. 

 a-sa-di-dze, w. afoot-race. 

 a-sa-ka-ni-l§, n. the square of a house. 

 a-sfi-lfl, n. a fleeing for safety, escape, refuge : sa 



asala, to escape. 

 a-sft-lS, n. barrenness : di asale, to be barren. (2 



Pct."l, 80.) 

 a-s9l), n. emptiness, vanity, naught : asag li ori^a, 



idols are vain or contemptible ; It asaq, in vain, 



without excuse or cause. 

 a-sfiii-k6r), ». full payment. 

 a-sa-re, m. a runner. 

 a-sfi.-s6, n. a cook. 

 a-sS.-sii), n. a runaway, who forsakes his father to 



live with another. 

 a-se, a-se, n. paint, color. 

 a-sd, n. a meal, a feast : ase al5, a supper ; as6 



idio, a public feast ; ase iyawo, a wedding-feast ; 



asfe owurS, breakfast ; ase osai), dinner. 

 a-se-kpoi), n. a barren woman, used as a term of 



reproach. 

 a-se-ndze. See asase. 

 a-se-n6, n. a barren woman. 

 a-se, M. a strainer ; the fetid field-rat. 

 S.-se, ai-s&, n. a large door. 

 a-se-mi (omi), n. a water-filter. 

 a'-si-a, n. a flag, ensign. 

 a'-si-a ! interj. excuse me ! I beg pardon ! alas ! 



See as4. 

 a-si-ki, n. good luck, success. 

 a-sir), n. service. 

 a-sir)-gba, n. an express, or the sending of things, 



generally the king's goods, from post to post. 

 a-sir)-kpa, n. bitter service. 

 a-sir)-rir), n. the rat called ase. 

 a-sir)-AVii), w. afool, a crazy person, lunacy. 

 a-si-"wa, n. the last state. (Luke 11, 26.) 

 a'-si-'wa a'-si-bb, adv. now at last : ndie, asi w a 



asibo yi 6 de, then, at last he will come. 

 a-so-fei-ye-dze (fu eiye), n. a species of fig (lit. 



it bears for birds to eat). 

 a-s6-gb6, n. ripe fruit. 

 a-s5, a-s6-kp5, n. wrangling : tisb baba idia, 



wrangling is the father of fighting. 

 a-s5-d5r), n. sweet talk, flattery, exaggeration. 

 3.-s6-ni-dS.-ho-ro, n. a desolation. 

 a-s6-ni-d3.-y6, n. which quickens, or makes 



alive. 

 a-SOq-k6r), n. increase, the dropsy. 

 a-S9r)-nx6, n. nearness, proximity, 

 a-s5-ro-dze-dze, a-s6-ro-ke-le, n. a whisperer, 



tattler. 

 a-so-t&ij, w. completeness of talking : 6 sbro If aso- 



tdq, he spoke perfectly. (Acts 18, 26.) 



