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a-"wrl-ya-nu (enu), n. importunity. 



a-"wi-ye, n. discussion, explanation : s5 awiye, to 



explain, discuss. 

 a-'WO, n. any white earthen vessel, a plate ; a shock 

 of corn ; the black-crested Guinea hen : awo koto, 

 an earthen basin ; awo oko, awo kpoko, a dish ; 

 awo imi, a chamber-pot ; awo aiya, a breast-plate. 

 a-'Wd, n. a secret bargain, a superstitious mystery ; 

 a spy-glass : awo odiu, spectacles ; awb dzidii, a 

 looking-glass. 

 a-'wo-di, n. a hawk. 

 a-'wd-ko, n. colic. 

 a-"w6-ko, n. the mocking-bird. 

 a-'wo-ni, n. a visitor. 

 a-"w6-rai), n. a likeness, resemblance. 

 a-"wo-re, n. luck. 

 a-Tvd-se, M. a pattern. 

 a-"w6-tfi.r), n. a cure : so aw5tai], to cure. 

 a-'wo-tl-ii, n. a bow-knot. 

 a-'WO-'WO, n. a channel. 

 a-"WO-ye, n. an inspector, spy. 

 ii.-'wo, n. a hide, leather; color, outward appearance : 



awo sama, a cloud. 

 a-w5-hii), n. a hunch-back. 

 a-'WO '-16-h.ii, a. a fabrication, a lie. 

 a-'w5-le-'w6-ri, n. a boivlegged person. 

 a-"W"9-nl, pron. those. 

 a-'WO!), n. a tortoise ; a cunning scamp, a miser, 



stinginess : se aw9i), to be stingy. 

 a-'WO!), pron. they : awoi) na, awoij tikara yfOT), 



they themselves. 

 a-"w6i), n. the tongue. 

 a-'WO!), n. a net. 



a-^VOQ-k&i), pron. certain, some. 



a-"wor)-so, n. a weaver. 



a-'wor)-yi, pron. these. 



a-'WU-dze, n. red beans. 



a.-'WM-dig, n. the midst of a crowd. 



a-'WTi-dzu, n. confusion, the midst. 



a-ya, n. a wife. 



a-yfi., n. a monkey. 



a-y a-ba, n. a king^s wife, a queen. 



a-ya-bfi, n. devoutness. (Acts 17, 17.) 



a-ya-ko, n. a mother-in-law. (Mat. 10, 35.) 



a-ya-kpa, n. division, separation. 



a-ya-mo, n. a daughter-in-law. 



a-ya-mo-'bi, n. otherwise, unless. 



a-ya-ndze, n. a cheat, imposition. 



i.-yar), n. a cockroach, a stench : ie iiyai), to stink. 



a-yai), n. inquisitiveness. 



a-yar)-fe, n. which is chosen, beloved ; a friend ; 

 in the translation of Scripture, " the elect." 



a-yar)-ga, n. a word of threatening or rebuke to an 

 inferior. 



a-yar)-se, n. ivhich is made or done to order. 



a-yar)-8e-bi, conj. unless, except. 



SL-ye, n. space, room, opportunity, or time to do a 



tiling ; aye agba, a chief room. 

 a-y6, n. breadth of cloth. 



§.-ye, n. the state of being alive, that which is alive, 

 a-ye-tfir), n. perfect understanding of a thing. 



(Acts 24, 22.) 

 a-yi-dfi., n. change, cycle of time, a year, next 



season. 

 a-yi-da'-yi-da, n. much talk, loquaciousness. 

 a-yi-ka, n. a surrounding, circle, halo. 

 a.-yin, n. a palm-leaf mat. 

 a-yii)-rii), n. light blue color. 

 d.-yo, n. the game called warry. 

 a-yo, n. which is beloved, much prized. 

 a-y6, n. eating to the full, which is full. 

 a-yo, n. which is selected, chosen. 

 a-y6, n. joy, happiness : y6 ay5, to rejoice. 

 a-y9-lu-'w6 (ilu), n. a spy sent to survey a town. 

 a-yo-mo, n. a daughter-in-law, the wife of a 



king's son. 

 a-yo-ni-'w6 (eni), n. a spy set over one. 

 a-yo-sai), n. money paid for sacrifice. 

 a-y9-se, n. which is done by stealth. 

 a ydr), w. a going : ayfig ab6, ayiir) aw4h, going 



and returning. 

 a-yun, n. a saw, a fie. 



B 



ba, V. to come in contact with ; and hence, to meet, 

 overtake, find, befall : ba ti r§ loh {meet of thee 

 go), go thy way ; go about thy business ; ba . . . li 

 ohur) (See ba . . . lohui)) ; ba . . . li oruko die (See 

 ba . . . lorukodie) ; ba . . . ni ino die (See ba . , . 

 ninodie). 



ba, V. to bring in contact with ; and hence, to plait ; 

 to strain, to bespeak, to come to the point in speaking 

 about a thing ; to fit ; to alight ; to sit, to lie close 

 or hide ; to bend or to be bent : ba aro, to strain 

 potash ; rao b^ e^ii), / bespoke the horse ; eiye b^ 

 16 okuta, the bird alighted on the rock ; ib9i) \>k, 

 the gun is bent. 



ba, aux. pref. shall, will, would, should, ought. 



bfi, adv. at all : ki ise 6i) bii, it is not he at all. 



ba, ba-ui), adv. so, as : tali o wi ba ? who said so ? 

 iru 6nia ba w6ni, such people as these. 



bfi, prep, with, from, for : hk mi loh, go with me : 

 6 b4 mi ra .idie (he from me bought fo^ol), he bought 

 a fowl from me ; ba mi wa owo {for me find 

  money), find or get money for me. 



ba-ba, n. copper, red Guinea-corn. 



ba-bft, n. a father, a master. 



bfi-ba, «. a great matter. 



