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fur). Sec fa. Foi) alone, or as a syllable, is often 



pronounced fill). 

 fu-ra (arl), v. to be pale, to be suspicious, to do 



wickedly. 

 fu-ra, n. beer of grain and honey. 

 fHi-ru, adv. silently, quietly. 

 fu-te-fu-te, adv. easily (torn). 

 fu-ye, V. to he light, as to weight ; to he better, in 



sickness. 



a 



ga, V. to be high, tall, 



ga, m. a title. 



ga-bau' ! interj. wonderful ! 



gfi-ba-si, n. the east. 



g&-fa-ra, v. an excuse : ka gafara fii mi, excuse me ; 



id gafara lodo woi), let them alcme. 

 gfi-fa-ra ! interj. beware ! take heed ! (Gen. 24, 6.) 

 ga-ga, adv. closely (crowded). 

 ga-ga-lo, n. stilts. 

 ga-ga-ra, re. a large gawky animal. 

 ga-la, n. a kind of antelope. 

 ga-mu-ga-mu, n. a tomahawk, battle-axe. 

 ga.-ni-g9.-ni, n. a despiser. 

 ga'-ni-ki, ga'-ri-ki, n. a shield. 

 gar), V. to pierce, to stab ; to sew coarsely ; to cut 



hushes ; to take by little at a time ; to he upright, 



perpendicular. 

 gar), adv. firmly : duro gag, to stand firmly. 

 g9.r), V. to despise, revile. 



gar)-gaQ, n. a small quantity of sauce or the like. 

 gar)-gaQ, v. to be perpendicular ; overhead ; — n. 



erectness, perp>endicularity : osai) gai)gai), midday. 

 gar)-gar), adv. erectly, exactly, very. 

 gai)-gar), n. a kind of drum. 

 gar)-rar), adv. straight (onward). 

 gar)-rar)-gar)-rag. See gagara. 

 ga-ri, n. farina. 

 ga-ri, n. a saddle. 

 g&-ri-ki, n. a shield. 

 ga-sa, V. to he tired out, much fatigued. 

 gSi-sa.] interj. wonderful/ indeed! 

 gaur), adv. very (much). 

 glja, V. to slap, to sioeep, to collect together, to fioat 



about : gba fu, to permit to remain at ease: gba... 



lodiu (li), to slap in the face. 

 gba, adv. loudly (slapping) ; — v. to sound. 

 gba, V. to take, to take away from ; to receive, to 



hold, as a vessel ; to assist, succor ; to strain ; to 



wrap up ; to fiourish ; to consent : gba id4raya, 



to recreate, amuse oneself; gba aye, to he large, 



roomy ; fi odia ghk, to gird, encircle with a 



band. 



gba-di (idi), v. to encircle the loins or the hilt of a 



sword. 

 gba-du-a, gba-du-ra, v. to pray to God. 

 gba . . . dU-Iu-mo, v. to slander. 

 gbfi.-dza-m6, n. the barber's trade. 

 gba.-dze (edie), v. to let blood, to bleed, cup. 

 gba-dzo (adio), v. to assemble, to collect an assent- 



bly. 

 gba-e-ri-dze, v. to bear witness. 

 gb3.-gba, n. ivhich is capacious, wide. 

 gba-gbar)'-di-di, n. a dry uncut gourd. 

 gba-gba-ro, n. eaves of a house. 

 gba-gbe (igbe), v. to forget. 

 gba . . . gb6, V, to believe, to obey. 

 gb§.-ge-de, n. a wall around a yard. 

 gbi.-gur) (og&i)), V. to inherit. 

 gbdi, adv. loudly, noisily. 

 gbai-ye (gba), v. to live, to be in the world. 

 gba-ko, adv. exactly, fitly. 

 gba-kpe (gba erukpe), v. to make mortar. 

 gbfi. . . . 1&, V. to save, rescue. 

 gba.. .la-ba-ra (li), V. to slap. 

 gbfi. . . . 13.-Avir) (li), v. to credit, trust for goods. 

 gba-l§ (ile), V. to sweep the house. 

 gba-lS (il6), V. to sweep the ground or yard. 

 gba.-16, V. to spread over the ground, to extend, in- 

 crease, fiourish. 

 gba. . . . le-dze (li), v. to bleed or cup. 

 gba. . . . le-ri-dze (li), v. to hear witness for. 

 gba . . . lo-dza (li), v. to gird (Ps. 18, 32), swaddle. 

 gba. . . . 16h, V. to take away : 6 gba mi li aso ]6h, 



he took atvay my cloth. 

 gba . . . lo-^wo (li), V. with one objective, to help, 



succor ; with two, to deprive of, to take away 



from : 6 gba mi I9W0, he assisted me ; 6 gba 9010 



lowo mi, he deprived me of my child. 

 gba . . . ICl, V. to dash or cast upon the shore, as 



waves : 6 gba 6ko It. okuta, it cast the ship upon 



the rocks. 

 gbam-gbam, adv. tightly, compactly (tied up), 

 gba. . . . in6-ra (ard), v. to embrace, hug. 

 gba . . . mu, V. to seize upon, to make a pretext of. 



(Luke 11, 54.) 

 gbar)-ga, n. a large room, hall, parlor. 

 gbar)-gba, n. publicity, which is exposed to public 



view. 

 gba-ra, v. to boil slightly, parboil. 

 gba . . . rd, V. to relate in behalf of one, to defend a 



cause : gba braj) rai rd, defend my cause. 

 gba . . . Sl-lS (il6), V. to redeem by exchanging one 



thing for another. (Exod. 13, 13.) 

 gba . . . so-do (si), V. to receive into friendship. 

 gba . . . se, v. to obey, observe a rule. 

 gba-ti, V. to crowd after one. ' 

 gba-'we (aiwe), v. to mourn, to fast. 



