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DZI 



dza, V. to jerk, to break, as a rope ; to break loose, 

 as a horse ; to snatch, to drop from aloft, to find 

 out a thing ; to reach the road. 



dzS, prep, through, throughout a place. 



dz4, V. to fight, quarrel, strive ; to rage, as a 

 storm : dza ole, to steal ; nwoij dza a t9 bfile loh, 

 they dragged him to the governor ; dza . . . li ole 

 (see dza . . .lole). 



dza-l)5, V. to escape by struggling. 



dza-de, v. to go out ; — adv. out, forth : diade ! 

 turn out ! 



dza-fa-ra (die afara), v. to be slow, to loiter. 



dzS.-gai), V. to be rough, harsh. 



dzS.-gbfi, V. to perform a job (applied to pawn- 

 servants, who must do jobs for the pawnee, when 

 called on). 



dzfi.-gba-dza-gba, adv. confusedly. 



dza-gi-di-dza-gar), n. a low, mean fellow (Acts 

 17, 5) ; base conduct. 



dzd.-gu-dS.-kpa-ll, adv. on any account. 



dzfi.-gu-du, V. to struggle together, tug at each other. 



dza-gur), v. to fight, in war; — n. a title. 



dzfi.-h.ir)-dza-hir(, adv. through, from side to side. 



dzai-ye (die), v. to enjoy the world, to act extra- 

 vagantly. 



dza-ka, n. a mug. 



dza-ka-di, v. to wrestle. 



dza'-ka-re, n. soldiers. 



dza-ko-ro, v. to contradict, oppose. 



dza'-ku-ni6, n. a leopard. 



dz9.-kui) (okui)), V. to break a rope, to break loose. 



DzS.-ku-ta (okuta), n. the stone-caster, a name of 

 Sarjgo, the god of thunder. 



dza-ld., v. to escape by fighting, to fight one's way 

 through. 



dzS.-le (ole), v. to steal, pilfer. 



dz^ . . . le-ka-na (li ekana), v. to pinch, to scratch. 



dza-le (il6), v. to go through the country ; — adv. to 

 the ground (see koro) ; flatly, utterly refusing. 



dza-le, dzfi.-le-dz&-le, adv. thoroughly. 



dza . . . l§-nu (li enu), v. to wean. 



dza . . . Id-le (li ole), v. to steal from. 



dz3.-lil, V. to attack by surprise. 



dza-ma, n. a soldier. 



dza-iuba, n. damage, violence : ba ni diamba, to 

 assault, to do violence to. 



dza-na (ona), v. to reach the road, to be reasonable 

 in one''s position. 



dza . . . ni-de (ni ide), v. to release one by force. 



dza . . ni-ko-ro (ikoro), v. to contradict.  



dza . . . ni-yar) (iyaij), v. to dispute with. 



dza-nu (enu), v. to boast. 



dzaq-dzai), adv. intensely hot: oru m<i dia;) 

 dial), the sun is very hot. 



dza-Qgbo-ro, n. the knee-cap. 



dza-r)ka.--w5, n. soot. 



dza-re, v. to be right ; to justify, to be justified ; 



if you please. 

 dza-si, V. to reach, arrive at, drop into ; to be or act 



as : diasi bi, to be according to. 

 dza . . . ti-l& (ti ile), v. to cast down. 

 dze-gbe-dze-gbe, adv. childishly, foolishly. 

 dze-ni-a-dz6-ni-a, n. a cannibal. 

 dz6-re, V. to gain, deserve, earn. 

 dz§-re-dz6-re, adv. sparklingly, dazzlingly. 

 dze, V. to be, to act in a capacity : bi Ol9rui) ba 



die kpelu m\,-if God shall be with me. 

 die, V. to eat, to consume ; to otoe ; to deserve, to 



gain, earn, get ; to perform, to make ; to reply, to 



deliver (a message) ; to let or permit, to be ivilling, 



will, would; to mean, as a word, to be named : die 



fu, to consent to (Gen. 34, 23) ; die . . . li eri (see 



die . . . leri). 

 dze, dze-dze, adv. quietly, still. 

 dze-bi (ebj), V. to be guilty, to be condemned. 

 dze-di-e-di-§, n. a kind of cockatoo, so called from 



its cry. 

 dze-dze-dze, adv. very gently, quietly. 

 dze . . . gbe-se. Sec diigbese. 

 dze-gtl-du-ra-gtl-du, n. a vagabond, a loafer. 

 dze-hur) (oliui)), v. to eat : diehui) lara (li ar4), to 



feed on. (Ps. 49, 14.) 

 dze-ka, v. to snore. 

 dze-la-ra (li ara), v. to feed on. 

 dze-le-ri (li ori), v. to bear witness. 

 dze-lo-"we (li owe), v. to aid in work. 

 dze-ni-ya (iya), v. to punish, afflict. 

 dz6-ri, v. See die-leri. 

 dz^-rur), v. to devour. 

 dze-iir), V. See diehui). 

 dze-"W9 (9^?)? *'• ^^ confess. 

 dzi, V. to steal. 



dzi, V. to awake, awaken, quicken, frighten. 

 dzf, dzll), V. to fall into a hole, to tap a cask, to 



knock ; to be deepi, obscure, or hard to understand, 



to be distant : dii li ese (see dil . . . lese). 

 dzi . . . di-de, v. to arouse, to raise from the dead. 

 dzi-dza, n. which is lustrous. 

 dzi-dzft. See di4. 



dzi-dza-du, v. to scramble for a thing. 

 dzi-dze, n. food. See die. 

 dzi-dzii) (dii), n. depth, distance, lowness. 

 dzi-dzo, n. resemblance. See dio. 

 dzi-dzu, n. which is cast, etc. See diu. 

 dzi-gbe-se (die), v. to go in debt, to owe. 

 dzl-gbi-ni, adv. abundantly fruitful. 

 dzi-goQ-ror), v. to be deep, as a pit. 

 dzi-hir) (di;e), v. to deliver a inessage, to answer 



for an offence. 

 dzi-ka-nu (Nnfe), n. a brick. 



