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bi-bo, n. that which is fed, a feeding, d'c. See bo. 



bi-bfl, n. that ivhich is given, dx. See bu. 



bi-fe-dze (ba. . .die), v. to sjwil love, to cause en- 

 mity. 



bl-kp5, V. to breed together : mu bi kpo, to cross 

 breed. 



Bl-d-kfl, n. (if he does not die), a proper name. 



Bi-o-l9-rur)-kpe-lu, n. (f God be tcith us), the 

 name of a town. 



Bi-ri, n. (darkness), the slave of Sarjgo. 



bl-yo-sl (bii), V. to salt. 



bo-dzi, bo-dzir), n. See ibodzi. 



bom, n. a kind of tree. 



bo-mu-bo-mu, n. a tree the leaf of which curdles 

 milk. 



bo . . . la-so (li), V. to strip off the clothes. 



bo-sl, V. to enter, enter into. 



bu, adv. nearly, almost : 6 bu se, or 6 bu tai), it is 

 nearly finished, completed, all gone. 



Bu-ku, n. See Buruku. 



bu-su, V. any soft springy substance, loose heavy 

 sand, soft peaty earth. 



bu-su-gba (igba), n. the soft pulp of the locust 

 fruit. 



D. 



da-bd, V. to cease coming, to cease. 



da . . . bu-16, V. to cause to lie down, to lay down. 



da-kpa-ra, v. to sneer at, to make a jest of. 



da-kur), v. to cease. 



da-ktlr) (okuq), v. to make yarn into hanks. 



da . . . ku-ro, v. to release, acquit, redeem. 



da . . . le-bi, v. to condemn, censure. 



dar)-ka-re, n. soldiers. 



da-o-ru-ko, da-ru-ko, v. to mention by name. 



da . . . "wbx), V. to enclose, shut in : sakati ni ida 



woi) woi) mlii(is,(i,lhe marsh shuts themin(t\\(iiciviw 



of) Bese. 

 de-htli) (obuq), V. to lower the voice. 

 di-le-di-le, adv. dilatorily. 

 di-yar) (da), v. to be careful, thoughtful about. 

 do-g^Q-si-lS (da), V. to cause war. 

 d6-ti, V. to encamp against, besiege. 

 do-te-si-16 (da), v. to cause enmity. 

 du-du, adv. blackly, gloomily, darkly : odzo ^u 



dudn, the rain (i. e. the clouds) gathers darkly. 

 dza-na-dza na, n. the name of a disease. 

 dza-ndu-kti, n. a wicked person. 

 dza-6-ke, n. tlie name of a shrub. 

 dza-ta, v. to be unconcerned about, to be careless. 

 dzu-dzu, n. a confused mass, chaos. 



E. 



e-ba, n. an oil-jar. 



e-bo, n. a peeling off. 



e-d&, n. a creating, creation. 



e-de, n. slackness, as of a rope ; ripeness. 



e-dzi-e, e-dzi-re, n. twins. 



e-dzu, n. a casting, which is cast. 



e-ga, n. a height. 



e-ga-ni, n. See egake. 



e-gui), n. length. 



e-ha, n. a scraper. 



e-he, n. a gathering or picking up, a collection of 



things. 

 e-kar) a-"wo-di, n. haiek^ claio, a prickly shrub 



so called. 

 e-kar) e-kur), n. leoparcTs claw, a prickly shrub so 



called. 

 e-k5, e-k6 9 dtir), n. the winding up or end of the 



year. 

 e-ko-ro, n. that ivhich is bitter. 

 e-k6r), n. that which is full. 

 e-ku-se, n. the name of a disease. 

 e-le-ri, n. See olori. 

 e-16-si, n. one who is mistaken. 

 e-na a-vror) (ena for m&,jire; awoi), the tortoise), n. 



the flickering appearance of the atmosphere in hot 



dry weather. 

 e-re, e-we-re, n. a kind of white bean with a black 



eye. ' 

 e-ro-dzi-ka-si, n. a kind of sweet plum, 

 e-sir), n. a kind of tree. 

 e-su-O, n. a kind of antelope. 

 6-se, 6-se, n. paint, color, 

 e-su-su, n. a running prickly plant. 

 e-tu-tu, n. a small species of white ant or termes. 

 e-we e-ti, n. ear-leaf, i. e. convolvulus, so called 



because the juice of the leaf is mixed with oil to 



heal sore eai-s. 

 e-'we i-na, n. fire-leaf, an acrid poisonous shrub, 



the leaf of which blisters the skin. 



E. 



e-de, n. a kind of tree. 



e-do-fo-fo, n. irascibility ; lit. a liver of foam. 

 The liver is supposed to be the seat of the passions ; 

 hence gbod9 (gba edo, to receive liver), to be cou- 

 rageous, to dare. 



e-ga a-kpa-SO, n. a kind of palm-bird, 



e-go, e-go-r9, n. a kind of plant. 



§-gu-sI, n. water-melon seeds, the oil made of them, 



e-hi-ri, n. a poisonous plant. 



e-hil-ru, n. a kind of large bird. 



