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i-ye-re, n. the seeds of the African locust. 

 I-ye-'Wa, n. (our mother), one of the Yoruha 



idols ; a small river which falls into the Osa west 



of Badagry. 

 i-y e-y 6, n. a kind of sour plum. 

 i-yi-kp9,-da, «. a turning, conversion. 



K. 



k§., k'S. (ki a), an optative particle much used in 

 conversation, Ze/ MS ; shall we? shall I? ynay we? 

 may you : k'a bere, let us inquire ; k'a kpe woij ? 

 shall toe call them ? k'4 ge^ir) ? shall I ride ? k'a 

 de be li alafia ! may we reach there in peace f k'a 

 sill) 1-6 ! may you sleep well ! a very customary 

 salutation on retiring to rest at night. See kabi- 

 yesi and kaloh. 



ka-fe (introd. from Ilausa), n. coffee. 



kai ! an exclamation of dispileasure, sometimes of 

 wonder. 



ka-nfi. (kai) na), pron. the same: enia kana, the 

 same person. 



ka-ndzti (kaij odiG), v. See kaijdzfi. 



ka-ndzQ. dzai-ye, ?«. one who makes haste to he 

 rich, a covetous person. 



ka-nti-ka-nti, n. a kind of gnat called ^' the 

 drunkard ;" a kind of ant. 



kar), V. to ache. 



k&l), V. to reach, to arrive. 



kar)-ga-ra, n. a kind of bill-hook or pruning knife. 



kar)-gba, v. See kagba. 



kaq-rii), v. to he far off. 



kar)-rir)-kar)-rir), adv. far off, out of sight, dean 

 gone. 



ka.-ro, n. a bird so called from its cry. 



k6-gi-o, kS-gi-ro, n. a kind of bird. 



ke-ke-le-ndze, n. a small kind of lizard. 



ke-l|, V. to cut down ; hence akelS, dropsy in the 

 chest. 



ki-kar), n. sourness, dc. (see kar));—adv. ear- 

 nestly, strenuously. 



kl-kar), n. a dropping, dc. . See kaij. 



ki-kar)-ki-kar), adv. earnestly, strenuously. 



ki-ke, n. See ke. 



ki-ke, ki-k|, n. See ke and k5. 



ki-ki, ki-ki, 7i. See ki and kl. 



ki-ko, ki-k6, n. See ko and kb. 



ki-ko, ki-k5, n. See ko and k(). 



ki-k9r), ki-k5r), n. See koij and k6i). . 



ki-ku-na, n. smoothness, fineness. 



ki-ye-sa-ra (kiyesi), v. to take care of oneself, to 

 be careful. 



k6-i-t6, adv. not yet, lit, it is not enough : koito 

 loh, it is not time to go. 



ko ko, ko-ri-ko, n. grass. 



ko-md-re-kd-mo-ra (m^ ore mh ova), n. an un- 

 grateful ^^erson, lit. he knoivs not goodness, he knows 

 not the purchaser of the thing which he enjoys. 



k6-ni-lg-k6-15-na (ni, to have ; ile, a house ; 6na, 

 a road), n. a vagabond, a vagrant. 



ko-ro-kpo-ma, ra. the name of a plant. 



ko-si-a, ko-su-ar), kd-su-'wa, adj. not good, it is 

 not proper. See sua. 



k6-si-r)kar), n. nothing, lit. there is nothing. 



k6-t6. See koit6. 



ko-'we, n. a bird so called from its cry. 



k5-bi-k5-bi, adv. with many prelections, like a 

 castellated wall. The walls of royal cities only are 

 built in this way. 



^9"^9"S^9i **• «'» i>'07i pin on which thread is 

 wound. 



ko-SO-ko, n. a kind of bird. 



K5-so-k6 (ko si oko), «. a proper name. 



k5-t6, adj. not straight or right, crooked, wrong. 



kp8i, n. Additional phrases to those already given 

 are, kpa agbo, to form a circle, as in dancing ; kpa 

 al6, to cease burning in a flame ; kpa alo, to pro- 

 pose a riddle ; kpa ase, to command, to proclaim a 

 law ; kpa ete, to intend, purpose ; kpa imo, to con- 

 sult, suggest, hint ; kpa iye, to forage in the farms ; 

 kpa osu die, to miss or forget the month ; kpa 

 osusu, to form a grove ; asori kl ikpa osusu, the 

 upas never forms a grove, only one tree being found 

 in a place ; kpa odio die, to miss or forget the 

 day. 



kpa-kpa-go-ri, ». a kind of bird. 



kpa kur)-re-te, n. a kind of dove. 



kpa-16 (alo), v. to cease burning in a flame. 



kpa-m6 (imo). See kpimS. 



kpa-nsu-ktl, n. a large calabash with a lid or 

 cover. 



kpa-nti, n. See kpantiri. 



kp3.-si, n. a coarse grass used in thatching. 



kp6-kpo-l&, n. a tree with scarlet flowers. 



Ku-mi (koi) omi?), n. a proper name. 



ku-ru ! an outcry of women to drive away hawks. 



la-gba-de-me-dzi (li), adv. in the middle or 



7nidst. 

 lal-be-ru, adv. without fear, boldly. 

 lai-bd, adv. in an uncovered or unsheltered state. 

 lai-dze-bi, lai-lS-se, adv. innocently, without sitt. 



or guilt. 

 \h... . 16-na (li), v. to enact, ordain. 

 La-si-me-dzi, n. a proper name. 

 le-ri (li), V. to have filth, to be filthy, unclean. 



