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dfi.-nil (enu), v. to he fluent, talkative. 



dar), V. to he smooth, hright, as metal ; to he slip- 

 pery, as a road ; to polish ; to he good, all right. 



c"ai), a sign of interrogation : iwo m6 dai) ? do you 

 know ? 



dar)-dar), n. a talc mirror. 



dar)-ka-re, n. soldiers. 



,dar) . . , 'wd, v. to try, to tempt ; to consult an ora- 

 cle or a priest, to divine. " 



da-ra (da ara), v. to he good, handsome, pretty. 



d9.-ra (iini), v. to introduce a neio fashion or custom. 



da-ra-da-ra, n. goodliness ; — adv. in a good man- 

 ner, well. 



dd.-rai) (oral)), v. to transgress, to commit a fault. 



da-r3.r)-da-r9.r), n. a cattle-driver, herdsman. 



da'-ra-ya (araya), v. to make or to he cheerful, 

 merry. 



da-ri (d^ ori), v. to lead, to drive. 



da-ri . . . dzi (dari and di\,far), v. to forgive, 



da-ri . . . dzo, v. to assemhle, to meet. 



da-ro (ar6), v. to dye hlue. 



di-ro (aro), v. to grieve, to feel uneasy about a thing. 



Aa.-Ta.,v. to stir up, confuse things ; to he mingled in 

 a confused manner. 



da-ru-da-kp5, da-ru-kp5, v. to mix or he mixed 

 confusedly. 



da-ru-da-ru, adv. entirely: ikuku bo ilu mole 

 darudarii, the fog hides the town entirely. 



da-ru-g'b6 (dl arugbo), v. to grow or he old. 



da-sa, n. a small covered dish. 



da-sa, V. to tire doion, to fail and stop. 



da-se (ese), v. to sto]) going to a place ; to cease, 

 leave off. 



da ... si, V. to intermeddle ; to reserve, to spare. 



da . . . si-le (ile), v. to cause a thing, to introduce ; 

 to reserve, sjiare, discharge. 



da . . . s6, V. to talk ahout, mention. 



da-sfi., V. to presume, dare. (Acts 5, 13.) 



d§.-sa, ('. to introduce a custom ov fashion. 



da . . . se, V. to fail, to risk. (Ps. 12, 1.) 



da-so-bd (aso), v. to clothe, cover. 



dau-du, n. eldest son of a prince, the heir apparent. 



da-Avir) (awii)), n. to pay hy instalments. 



dfi. . . . 'WO, V. to consult an oracle, to inquire of the 

 gods. 



da-'Wd (ovvo), V. to contrihwte, to pay : dawo 5su, 

 to pay into the savings cluh ; dawo IB, to pay down. 



da-"wo-kp5 (ow6), v. to combine in a scheme. 



da-WO-l§ (owo), V. to lay hands on, undertake, 



da-vrti (owu), V. to reel or wind thread, 



da-ye-16. See diyele. 



de, V. to come to, arrive at, come upon, to extend 

 to ; to cover with a lid ; to wear, as a hat : ba mi 

 de odzu 6na, go with me to the gate ; de . . . li ade 

 (see de . . . lade). 



de, prep, for, ready for, to. 



d6, V. to hind, shackle: de mo, to bind to. 



de-bi-kpa (da ebi), v. t. to starve. 



de-de (Egba), pron. all, every. 



de-de, adv. rightly, properly, 



de-hCir) (ohuij), v. to conclude a bargain, 



de-ke (da), v. to invent or tell a lie. 



de . . . la-de (li ade), v, to crown, 



de . . . Lb-na (ona), v. to withstand, oppose, 



de . . . m6-16, v. to cover up, 



d6-na (yna), v. to stop the road, to obstruct : d6na 



de, to lie in wait for, 

 de-ri (ori), v, to cover the head, 

 de-ti. See diti. 

 de-"w6 (d4 ewo), v. to prohibit on religious 



grounds, 

 de, V. to hunt, chase, to set a trap : de si, to set a 



dog after ; de sile, to lay a snare. 

 d6, V. to he soft, rijje, loose, slack ; to grow negligent, 



to mitigate, as pain : d5 . . . li ara (see d6 . . . 



lara). 

 de-bi (d4 ebi), v. to pronounce guilty, to condemn. 

 d&-d&, adv. near hy, at hand : hdio su dede, 



the clouds are dark and low, i. e. near the earth, 

 de-dd (odo), v. to fish with a net. 

 de-dza (edza), v. to fish. 

 de-dza' (aida), v. to hunt ivith a dog. 

 d&-dztl (odzu), n. coarse cloth. 

 de-gbe, v. to hunt in the woods or prairies. 

 de-hir) (Egba), adv. again, more : mah dehii) soke, 



don^t lie any more. 

 d6-kur) (da. ekui)), v. to cease, to yield : dekuq ! 



forbear ! desist! let me alone ! 

 dS-kur) (6kui)), v. to set a rape snare. 

 de . . . la'Ta (li ar4), v. to relieve, to make comfort- 

 able. 

 d6-n6 (in6), v. to fast, 

 der)-gf, n. soft mush. 

 de-ra (ara), v, to he negligent, slothful. 

 de-re-d6-re, adv. loosely hanging. 

 de-ru (eru), v. to be terrible : 6 deru si mi, it is 



terrible to me. 

 de-ru (di), v. to bind or pack goods. 

 de-ru-ba (eru), v. to make afraid. 

 de-se (esc), v. to slacken the pace, stop. 

 dS-se (dil Pse), v. to sin. 

 de-ti (eti), v. to incline the ear, to listen, hearken : 



deti sile, to listen secr.etly or attentively, 

 dS-ti, V. to be difficult, to fail in an attempt. 

 de . . . "wd. See dai)w6. 

 di, V. to hind, tie, close up ; to toreathe ; to require ; 



to cheu) tobacco ; to he entangled, complicated ; to 



coagulate, to groio hard on cooling, as tallow ; to he 



deficient, to lack : 6 di edzl, it lacks two cowries ; 



di . . . li odiu (see di . . . lodzu). See dii). 



