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6-11-1)6, n. a pleader, advocate. 



e-le-b6-to, n. cow-dung. 



e-le-da, n. a creator. 



e-le-de, n. a hog. 



e-le-dze, n. which is bloody. 



e-le-fii), n. which has smohe, is smoky ; a smoker, a 



steamer. 

 e-le-g9.r), n. a despiser, scoffer. 

 e-le-gbfi, n. a helper, deliverer. 

 e-lS-gba, n. a palsied person, a paralytic. 

 e-le-gba-ra, n. the devil. 

 e-le-gbe, n. a companion, a leader. 

 e'-le-ge,«. which is fragile, brittle. 

 e-le-go-do, n. coarse calico. 

 e-le-k6'-re-de, n. which is weak, infirm. 

 e-le-kug, n. a weeper, mourner ; figuratively, a 



daughter. 

 e-le'-kpe-re, n. a kind of soft maize. 

 e-le-la, n. a part or portion. 

 e-lS-mi (emi), n. one who has breath ; a servant, so 



called because his master's life is in his hands. 

 e-le-mo, n. a palm-wine dealer. 

 e-le-mb-so, n. one who is tasteful in dress. 

 e-le-no, n. a spider. 

 e-ler)-ga, w. a grasshopper. 

 e-le-ri (eri), n. an eye-witness. 

 e-le-se, n. which has feet, which relates to the feet: 



elese merirj, which has four feet, a quadruped j 



di elese nile, to establish, confirm. 

 e-16-se, n. who has sin, a sinner. 

 e-le-sir) (esiij), n. a horseman. 

 e-le-tai), n. a dissembler. 



e-le-ya (eya), n. who is scorned, despised ; ridi- 

 cule ; a scorner. 

 e-le-ye, n. a tidy person, who has clothes made to 



order. 

 e-le-"w3. (ewa), n. a handsome person. 

 e-le-'wor), n. who is chained, a prisoner. 

 e-lo-mi, e-lo-ml-rar), pron. another, others. 

 e-lu, M. indigo ; a mixture. 

 e-ltl-lu, n. a thrush. 

 e-lu-ru, n. a mouse. 

 e'-me-dzi, num. twice. 

 e'-me-fa, num. six times. 

 e-me-ta-lo-kar) (meta li okai)), n. that which has 



three in one ; the trinity. 

 e-ine-"wa (m6 ewa), n. a chief councillor, a prime 



minister. 

 e-mi, n. the shea-tree, its fruit, the butter made of it. 

 6-nii, M. breath, life, spirit. 

 e-mo, e-mu, n. palm wine. 

 e-mu, n. tongs, pincers ; seizure. 

 e-na, n. inversion of words or letters ; as, de mi 



babd, for baba mi de. 

 e-ni, n. a mat. 

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e-ni, pron. a person, oiie : eni ikpe, one who is in- 

 vited ; eni kaij, some one, anyone, the only one; 

 eni kedii, a companion, friend, the next person ; 

 eni ti a da tdij, a happy man. 



e-nu, n. a mouth, opening : enu kokoro, the beak of 

 a bird ; enu ikpa, the mouth of a river ; enu ona, a 

 gate, door; enu osqrq, eaves of a house ; enumira, 

 my appetite fails or is bad ; enu mi ^i, my appe- 

 tite is good ; enu mi ya, / am astonished. 



ei)-yir), pron. ye, you : egyii) nd, ej]jii) ara jgyifl, 

 eijyir) tikard ijyir), ye yourselves. 



e-rag, n. a beast, a goat or sheep ; meat, flesh : 

 eraij nl4, a cow ; eraq fui), a kind of bufalo ; erai) 

 shokana, a carnivorous animal; eraqar4, man'' s flesh. 



B-T&I), n, the temple of the face. 



e-rar)-ko (oko), n. a wild beast, a brutish person. 



e-rari-lfi. (nl4), n. a cow. 



6-re, n. a bank, gully, mire, bog. 



e-re-ke, n. the cheek, jaw-bone. 



e-re-rii), num. by fours. 



e-rl, n. witness, testimony : gba . . . se eri, to take 

 as a pledge. 



e-rir), num. four : eriij di loguij [four from 

 twenty), sixteen ; erii) di logogi, thirty-six. 



e-rir), n. (number of) times : li eriq medii, twice. 



e-rlr), n. laughter. 



e-rir)-lfi, num. fourteen. 



e-ro, n. skill, contrivance, subtlety. 



6-ro, n. softness, gentleness. 



e-rtl, n. a slave ; a hoe or axe-handle. 



e-rCl, n. a load, luggage, goods. 



6-ru, n. fear, aioe, terribleness. 



e-rtl-bi-ri (obiri), n. a female slave. 



e-iHi), n. a fragment, a crumb, splinter. 



e-rur), n. the dry season, great heat. 



e-sSr), n. payment, retaliation, vengeance. 



6-sar), num. nine. 



e-se, n. a row, order. 



6-se, n. afoot, track, course. 



e-se-sai), num. nine by nine. 



S-s§-se, n. an orderly manner. 



e-si, e-sir), n. shame, ridicule ; a secret. 



S-SO, n. carefulness, gentleness. 



e-s5r), e-Silr), n. an accusation, a suit at law. 



e-s§, n. a bloto with the fist ; a broken part, piece ; 



6-se, n. sin, guilt : |se edie, blood guiltiness ; ese 



oba, treason. 

 e-se-na (ina), n. coals of fire. 

 e-se-ri, n. rancidity. 

 e-sir), n. a horse : gui] esii), to ride on horseback ; 



disgrace. 

 e-Sir), n. a spear. . 

 e-so, n. a watchman, guard, police. 

 e-s6, n. newly smelted iron. 



