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til), V. to shine, to light, as a lamp ; to entice, de- 

 ceive, scatter : taij molB or imol5, to shine. 

 tar)'-ga-ra, n. tin, a plate. 

 tarj-gbo, V. to take root. 



tar)-ka-le, v. to spread abroad, promuhjate. 



tar)-kpa-ra, v. to ulcerate. 



tar)-sar), v. to shine, as a lamp. 



tar)-tar), adv. (stretching) to the full extent, vio- 

 lently, as in convulsions. 



tar(-ta-si, n. a yam-vine left to rattoon. 



ta-ra, n. gravel. 



t&.-ra, adv. straightforward, hastily. 



tar-dft, n. ink.  



ta-ri (ori), V. to push violently. 



ta-sa, n. tin or pewter. 



ta-se, v. to miss. 



ta-se (|se), v. to kick. 



ta . . . si-1^, V. to spill, to shed, as blood. 



ta-se, V. to imprecate evil on. 



ta-S9, V. to war]} thread for weaving. 



ta-AWO, ta-yo, v, to play the game called ' worry ^ 



ta-tu, adv. very (light); sadly, gloomily: igi yi 

 fere tatu, this wood is very light. 



te, V. to fondle, worship, propitiate. 



t6, adv. (sitting or alighting) on the top. 



te-de, n. a kind of piarrot. 



te-dzu, v. to look after, superintend, 



th-fe-th-ie, adv. wholly, entirely. 



te-mi, pron. of me, mine. 



te-ni. See toni. 



te-ni-te-ni. Sec tonitoni. 



te-re, n. a wave of the sea. 



te-re, adv. scatteringly : cni tere edzi tere, one 

 here and there. 



te-te, adv. early, soon, first ; with a quick pace. 



te-te, n. the leg of a beast. 



te-te-k6, adv. first. 



t§, v. to lay, to spread out ; to he fiat, insipid, dis- 

 graced ; to beat or outdo ; to push forward ; to 

 erect, as a tent or an altar. 



t6, v. to trample ; to bend ; to castrate ; to ap- 

 proach, to be near : te si, to agree to. 



tS-bfi., t& . . . ba-lS, v. to bend, to bow, to be cast 

 down. 



t6 . . . bS-re, v. to bend, bow, level. 



t6 . . . bo, V. to dip, to immerse ; to hang up on a 

 hook or pin. 



tS . . . bo-mi (omi), v. to dip into water. 



te-do, v. to be patient, to act calmly, leisurely. 



te-d6, V. to encamp, to found a settlement ; to in- 

 habit, to dwell. 



t^-dzu, v. to be fiat, smooth ; aso tedin, plain 

 cloth. 



tS-dz<i, te-dzu-m6, v. to fix the eyes on, to gaze 

 at. 



te-fa, V. to consult Ifa. 



te ... gbeg-gbe, v. to expand. 



te-gur), V. to set in battle array, to lie in wait, as 



an array. 

 te-hii)-gbe-sa, n. a criist. 

 te . . .lai-ya (li), v. to soothe, pacify. 

 te-le, t'. to follow, pursue. 

 tS-le, adv. beforehand, previously. 

 tS . . . 1&, t| . . . le-se, tS . . . si-lS, v. to tread down, 



trample on ; to spread out, prepare food. 

 te . . . lo-go (li), v. to glory or triumph over, 

 th .. . lo-ror) (li), v. to satisfy, to comfort. 

 te-in6, te . . . m6-l&. See tele. 

 tS-na, adv. already. 



tS-ni-t6-ni, n. abject 2x>verty, distressed condition. 

 te . . . nl-kpa (ni), v. to compel. 

 t6-n6 (ino), V. to he meek ; — adv. quietly. 

 tS-nu-in6 (enu), v. to affirm. 

 te-nte-re, n. a kind of vulture. 

 ter)-yir) (ti), pron. yours. 

 te-re, n. lime, shells of ivhich lime is made. 

 te-re (ti), pron. his, thine. 

 tS-re, v. to be slender, be long and narrow. 

 te-ri, tf-ri-ba (ori), v. to hoiv, to bend the head down. 

 te-ru, ii. ivhite cloth, sheeting, shirting. 

 te-ru (ta), v. to deal in slaves. 

 te-ru-tS-ru, w. a slave-dealer. 

 te . . . si-le. See tele. 

 te . . . se, v. to compel to do a thing. 

 te-te, n. a game of chance ; the name of a weed. 

 te-te-gUr), te-te e-gtlrj, n. a kind of cane. 

 te-te-r§, adv. carelessly, awkwardly, 

 te-tu, n. an executioner, sheriff. 

 te-"w6-gbd. (owo), v. to receive, accept. 

 ti, aux. part, have, has, had. 

 ti, v. to gnaw ; to tie, bind. 

 ti, 2^^on. who, which, that, 

 ti, adv. how, where, lohen, already : 6 ti vfk nib&, he 



is there already. 

 ti, ti, prep, from, of, by ; — conj. and : a ti oko de, we 



came from the farm ; oro ti Oluwa, the word of the 



Lord ; duro ti mi, stand by me ; emi ti r6 k loh, 



I and thou will go. 

 tl, v. to thump, to strike against ; to fade, as to 



color, to consume. 

 tl, V. to lean against, push, prop, support ; to lock or 



fasten, to lock up>, imprison : ti leliiij, to sustain, 



strengthen ; ti subu, to push down. 

 ti, adv. heavily, vehemently (beating upon, as the 



sun or waves). 

 ti, an adverbial particle denoting/a/^wre ; as, 6 kole 



-ti, he failed in his attemjtt to build a house. 

 ti-ar), adv. distant, far off. 

 ti-be, adv. from there, thence. 

 ti-b5, V. to kindle. 



