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ai-me-le, n. not lazy, industrious : &e almele, to 



be industrious. 

 al-tnl, n. unshaken, <£t. See ani. 

 ai-mo, ai-mu, n. which is not drzmk, d:c. See 



mu. 

 ai-mO., n. not sharp, dull. 

 Ai-na, n. a proper name. 

 ai-rfi, n. unhouyht, <S;c. See ra. 

 ai-re, n. unshorn, dec. See re. 

 ai-ri, n. unseen, etc. See ri. 

 ai-r9. See root ro. 

 al-si, n. unopened, d:c. See ^i. 

 al-tS, n. unsold. See ta. 

 a-ka, n. the name of a tree ; the armadillo. 

 a-ke, K. a crier; a cutter, which is cut, i&c. Seeke. 

 a-ke-ri, K. a hater ; a saponaceous plant. 

 a-ke, n. a climbing plant, used for ropes. 

 A-ki-o-la, n. {only honor), a proper name. 

 a-ki-sa-lS, n. a running plant. 

 a-k6r)-ror), n. a closet. 

 a-kpa a-sa-ra, n. a roll of tobacco. 

 a-kpa i-kd-ko, n. a fibrous plant, of wliicli shoe- 

 thread is made. 

 a-kp5-dzCl, n. the majority, abundance. 

 a-kpog, ».. a king-fisher. 



a-ku-ma-la-kpa, n. the young leaf of the shea- 

 tree. 

 a-la, a-ia., n. See the roots ' la ' and ' la.' 

 a-la, a prefix equivalent to ' oni,' implying the owner, 



the actor, Ac. (Gram. § 52, 1, 4). 

 a-Ia-ba-lase (ala ba ni a^e), n. the oracle ; a name 



of Obatala. 

 a-la-ba-wdr), n. a sprinkler ; one who has a stain 



on his character. 

 a-la-dii, n. a refuser. 

 a-la-fe, n. a lover. 



a-la-fe-ni, n. a charitable person, a philanthropist. 

 a-la-gba-da, n. a maker or dealer in the garment 



agbada. 

 a-la-gur), n. a perspirer. 

 a-la-h6r), n. which has a tongue, tongued. 

 a-la-ri, n. a king's spy or policeman, 

 a-le, n. the name of a plant. 

 A-II, a proper name. 

 a-19-ke-le, n. the fig-eater, a bird. 

 al-ma-ga-dzi, n. scissors, shears. 

 A-lu-lii, a proper name. 



a-lu-kl, n. a slender prickly plant : bi ina dzo, ^ 

 b5\vo fu aluki, when the fire burns (the woods), it 

 respects the aluki (and leaves it uiiburned). 

 a-lu-ma-ga-dzi, n. See alraagadii. 

 a-mkar), a-mu-kar), n. sorrel plant. 

 a-md-dze we-Ave, n. a medicinal plant. 

 a-mgba-du, n. the name of a pot-herb, 

 a-rfi, n. the name of a bird. 



i-ra, n. a fashion, custom. 



a-rai-ye (arA aiye), n. th« people of the world, 



mankind. 

 a-ra-ra, adv. at all. 

 a-ra-AVO, n. a carnivorous bird, 

 a-re-ke-re-ke, n. dishonesty, a dishonest person, 

 a-re-re-gbo-sur), n. a small bird with red feathers, 

 fi-ri-ya, &ri-y6, n. merriment. 

 h.-XQ, n. a small bird with blue feathers. 

 a-ro-si-16, n. a previous agreement, a bargain. 

 a-ru-gbo-ru-gbo, n. a very old man. 

 a-ru-ko, n. a hoe-handle. 

 a-ru-kpe, n. a dwarf. 

 a-ru-lu (ilu), n. a seditious person. 

 a-sa, interj. See asia. 

 ^-sa, n. the batten of a loom. 

 a-ta, n. a resinous tree. 

 a-t3.r)-ko-ro, n. a disease in fowls. 

 a-ti-16-nde (ati ile), n. a youth, adolescent. 

 a-ti-nl, n. possession, attainment. 

 a-ti-0-ro, n. a tassel ; a kind of bird ; a kind of 



plant. 

 a-to-ri, n. a tree the wood of which is very elastic. 

 a-tOr)-"wfi.h, n. a coming again, a returning. 

 a-tur)-se. See at9gse. 

 a-'wa-'wa, n. a small climbing animal which barks 



like a dog. 

 A-wa-ye, n. the name of a town. 

 a-"w6, n. a washing, cleansing, that which cleanses. 

 a-'wS-de (ide), n. an herb used for cleaning brass: 



onibaba ni itodiu orombo, onide ni itodiu awede, 



the owner of copper looks for a lemon, the owner of 



brass looks for awfede. 

 a-"w5r) e-kur), n. a nettle, lit. leopard's tongue. 

 a-"wu-ka-ra (akara), n. leavened bread. 

 a-ya-m5-kp6, conj. otherwise, unless. 

 a-y6r), ay Cir), n. a saw, a file. 



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ba-bo, n. a tree with a broad leaf. 

 ba-na-ba-na, n. a kind of insect. 

 ba-na-ba-na, be-na-be-na, n. a narcotic plant. 

 ba-uq (ba oi)), adv. so, thus. 

 be-dzi (bi), V. to bear twins. 



b6-ke (bii), v. to give a false reply, to utter a false- 

 hood. 

 b6-ro-fu (bii), V. to refiect upon, to think about. 

 Be-se, n. a town in Yoruba.' 

 bS-mi (bil), v. to give life to. 

 bi-a-ti-Q'Wi, adv. just now, at once, immediately. 

 bi-ba, n. a meeting, (tc. See ba. 

 bi-bd, n. a bending, eSc. See ba. 

 bi-bi, K. that ivhich is pushed, dc. Sec bi. 



