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I-dza.-y6, n. [fiyhting for life), a lanje town fifty 

 miles JSf.E. of Aheokuta. 



I-dze-sa, n. a tribe in the N.E. of the Yoruba 

 country. 



I-fa-gbe-mi, n. (If a helped me), a proper name 

 given to children in honor of Ka. 



I-f6, n, (enlargement), a tribe and a town of Yo- 

 ruba. 



I-ga-la, I-ga-ra, n. a semi- Yoruba tribe east of 

 Yoruba. 



I-ga-na, n. a considerable town in Jbarakpa. See 

 Igana. 



I-gbe-ti, n. (entangled loith bushes?), a toiun on a 

 mountain west q/"Iloriij. 



I-gbo-ho, n. (the noisy forest?), a ioien in the 

 ^. W. of Yoruba, formerly twenty miles in cir- 

 cuit but now much reduced. Lander's Bohoo. 



i-hu-l&-hu-16, n. See ihul5. 



i-ka-nu, n. See iko infra. 



I-ke-tu, m. (a cutting loose?), a tribe and town of 

 Yoruba. 



i-ki (ikki), n. an animal luith large eyes and small 

 erect ears, which feeds on the kola or goora nut : 

 iwo le dze obi, o so iki bi ? thou art able to eat 

 (art always eating) kola nuts ; art thou an iki ? 



I-ki-si, n. (an opening of the thicket ?), a large town 

 near Igboho. 



i-ko, n. the act of gathering ; the act of feeling a 

 mental emotion : iko anu or ikanu, a pitying, a 

 feeling compassion or sorrow. See kajHi. 



i-kpai)-ko-ro, n. the name of a plant. 



I-la-de, n. a proper name, a town on the Niger. 



1-16 O-de, n. (the hunter's house), a village near 

 Idzaye. 



I-le-sa, n. a very large town, the capital of Idiesa. 

 The syllable ' ^a ' in these two wards is a contrac- 

 tion of a proper name. 



I-le-sai), n. a town in Ibarakpa. 



I-lo-rir), n. (a going to loalk ?), a large town in the 

 north of Yoruba, a proper name of persons. 



I-lu-ku, n. the name of a town. 



i-na-ki-ri, n. a carpenter's compasses. 



I-ra-"WO, n. (star), the name of a town in the west- 

 ern part of Yoruba, the head-quarters of Orisako. 



i-ra-"WO i-lS, n. (ground star), a medicinal plant. 



i-rir) o-kpa i-kp5 (walking-staff, abundance), n. a 

 rapid journey, a forced march. 



i-r6-dzu, n. perplexity, vexation, sadness of coun- 

 tenance. 



i-ro-ko, n. farm labor, tilling ; a farmer. 



i-rO-k6, n. an esculent running plant. 



i-ro-ko, n. a kind of okra or esculent hibiscus. 



i-rd-ko, n. a fine timber tree, called sassa wood in 

 Liberia. 



i-ro-dzu, n. patience, 2>erseverance. 



ro-ke-ke, n. a tumult, an uproar. 



ru-ke, n. See irukere. 



sa, n. a rat's hole ; a running plant. 



sfi, n. a sharp stick or bar for digging holes in the 



ground. 



■se-hir) (i-se-i), re. a town west of the Oguij. 

 sir)-ku (okii), n. a burial, a funeral. 

 ■s3.-be, n. (a doing or an opening beneath ?) a 



town in the west of Yoruba. 

 sa-ga, n. (the making of a heap or height?), a 



town west o/"Abeokuta. 

 sa-ki, n. (a snapping, as of a gun, a failure), a 



large town in the west of Yoruba. 

 ■sa-la, n. a toion near Aibo. 

 se-dztl, n. the twinkling of an eye, an instant : 



ni isedzii kaij, in a moment, instantly. 

 se-ke-ke, n. the casting of lots, a lottery. 

 se-kpo-lo-hui), n. a kind of tree, a kind of grass. 

 se-ti, n. a hem. 



si-gur), n. a prairie shrub with aromatic roots. 

 si-ko, n. a species of tree called also isi or isir). 

 si-se, n. a wrong action, a misdeed. 

 si-ye-me-me-dzi, n. a doubting, a doubt, a 



scruple. 



so-n6, n. peevishness, surliness. 

 so-ro, n. severity, provocation. 

 sd-ro, n. a difficulty. 



SU, n. the act of casting out, emission, evacuation. 

 sQ., n. the state of being dark, gloomy ; darkness. 

 SU-bu, n. a fall, the act of falling. 

 t&, n. the name of a tree much used for fuel. 

 ■t§.-b6, n. (shaded by the itd tree?), a town in 



Yoruba. 

 ■ta-gbo-kur), n. the act of setting sail, a being 



under sail. 

 ■ta'-ma-ha, n. hope, hoping, expecting. 

 ■ta-me-ta, n. the meeting of three streets or roads. 

 ■te, n. a fondling, a worshipiping. See te. 

 ■te-ro, n. a town west of Igana. 

 ■tS, n. a trampling on, d'c. See t^. 

 ■tS-do (te ed9), n. composure, patience. 

 ■te-le-di, n. the under garment, worn around the 



hips. 

 ■te-"WO, i-te-"WO-gb&, n. acceptance, reception. 

 tl-le-hir), n. aiding, abetting, support of a person 



in his cause. 

 -t6-bo-lo, n. a town in Iketu. 

 "wa-ri, n. homage to a king. 

 ■■w6, n. the tree which bears the bitter kola-nut. 

 ■■w6, ra. a falling ; a pushing do^vn, a felling. See 



w6. 



■wd, re. a look, appearance ; a raven. 

 •y&, n. a tree with broad leaves. 

 ■ye-m9-dza (om9 edza), re. (the mother of young 



fishes)', one of the Yoruba idols. 



