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111 . . . kpa, V. to smite fatally, to slay. 



lu-le (ilB), V. to strike down ; — adv. down, 



lu-lu, adv. entirely (burnt up). 



Iu-in6, V. to be hid. 



lll-ru, n. powder of dried leaves, for sauce. 



lu-'wd, V. to bathe, to swim. 



M. 



ma, an auxil. particle, conveying the idea of con- 

 tinued action. 



mft, adv. very, truly, well : o m^ seui), you are 

 very kind ; esiij ma sare, the horse runs rapidly. 



ma-de-ko-so, n. a strolling beggar, who tells news 

 for a living. 



mft-di-mi-lo-rur) (mah di mi li oruij), n. a drop- 

 sical person. 



ma-do-fur), n. white leather. 



mft-dza-la, n. flakes of burnt grass which fly 

 through the air. 



ma-dze-re, ma-dze-^we, n. a saddle-girth. 



ma-dze-si, n. a child. 



m.fi.-dze-mu (m4h), n. a covenant. 



ma-ga-dzi, n. an heir, especially the first-bom. 



m&h, adv. not : emi ko 16 ^e mah wi, / must speak. 



ma-ha-ru, n. the hotel of a wild beast. 



ma-kfi-lu, 71. a forked stick. 



ma-ka-ri, n. compasses, dividers. 



ma-la-dzu, n. a kind of rat. 



ma-lei-ka (Arab.), n. an angel. 



ma-ltl', n. an animal of the cow kind : ako malA, 

 a bull ; abd malil, a cow ; omo malil, a calf. 



ma-ni5-dza, v. to guess, conjecture. 



ma-na-ma-na, n. a kind of snake. 



ma-na-ma-nfi., n. lightning. 



m&-ra-du-ro (mu ara), v. to restrain oneself. 



ma-rarj-ma-rai), adv. in a bright dazzling man- 

 ner. 



ma-ra-nii), num. the whole five, by fives. 



ma-ri-ma-dze, n. a person who has no regard for 

 kinds of food. 



ma-ri-'wd, n. strips of palm leaf, a garland. 



ma-sa, w. a kind of pancake. 



ma-so, adv. only, even. 



ma-sa-la-se, n. a mosque. 



ma-se-gbir), n. a kind of antelope. 



ma-ta-kS., 7i. a smith's hammer. 



ma-te, n. a kind of snare. 



ina-t6, n. which is sacred, not to be touched ; — 

 inter]. Imnds off! 



ma-vrd (mu ^wo), v. to assume the form or nature 



of. 

 ma-ya-fi, n. a sash, belt. 

 ma-ya-mi, n. a hunter's ba.gfor bullets, dc. 

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mb^, V. to be. 



mbS, adv. for nibe, there. 



mbi, conj. or. 



me-dze, num. seven. 



me-dze-dze, num. by sevens, the seven. 



me-dze-dzi, num. the two, both. 



me-dzi, num. two : mcdii medii, a pair. 



mS-lo? adv. how many ? many (Acts 24, 10) : iye 

 egberui) melo ? how many thousands ? 



m§-lo-kfi.r), pron. soine, certain ones. 



mfe-lo-mfe-lo, adv. how much more. 



Tcxh-xo (mu ero), v. to consider, meditate. 



me-te (mu), v. to reflect, consider. 



me-do-gui), num. sixteen. 



me-dzig-me-dz^p, adv. with a spring, in an 

 elastic manner. 



me-dze-dzo, num. the eight, by eights. 



me-dzo, num. eight. 



me-fa, num. six. 



me-fe-fa, num. the six, by sixes. 



me-gbe, n. a mealy yam or potato. 



me-ne, n. a kind of broom-grass. 



me-re-rir), num. the four, by fours. 



me-rir), num. four. 



mfe-ro (m6), v. to be skilful. 



me-se-ri (mu), v. to be rancid. 



me-ta, num. three. 



me-ta-lo-kar), n. which is triune. 



me-te-ta, num. the three, by threes. 



me-'wa, num. ten. 



mS-'wa (mo), v. to be a judge of beauty. 



mi, pron. me, my. 



ml, V. to breathe : mi si, to inspire ; mi hele, to 

 pant. 



mi, V. to shake ; to swallow. 



ml-e, pron. See mirai). 



Iiu-m6, n. cleanness, purity, holiness. 



mi-mu, M. sharpness. 



mi-rar), ml-re, pron. another, other. 



miO, 2>ron. I. 



mo-dzu-ku-ro (mu), v. to be inattentive, to con- 

 nive at, to impute not. 



moi-moi, n. a kind of cake. 



mo-kui) (mu), v. to receive strength, grow strong. 



md-re (mo), v. to be grateful. 



mo-ru (mu), v. to be sultry. 



mo-ye (m5), v. to be perceiving, intelligent, discreet. 



mo, ('. to drink, to suck ; to build or form of clay. 



mi6, V. to be light (as day), to shine, to be clear, 

 clean, holy ; to adhere. 



m6, adv. again ; after a negative, more. 



m5, V. to know, to understand ; m6 si is employed 

 as a substitute for the verb to mean ; as, ki li 4 16 

 mo eyi si ? wliat does this mean ? 6 g6 mi bi d ti 

 ba m6 eyi si, it puzzles me as to what this means. 



