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o-mo-ri-ka, n. the tip of the finger. 



O-mo-ri o-d6, «. a pestle. 



o-mo-ri O-lo, n. the U2'>per millstone. 



9-mo-t6, V. {child bends or prostrates), to he taken 



with the pains of child-birth. 

 O-ta, n. a toion and tribe south q/"Abeokuta. 

 0-t6iJ ga-ba-si, n. the north. 

 0-t6r) i-"we-fa, n. a eunuch of the second rank. 

 o-t6r) i-ya-lo-de, n. a loise woman of the second 



rank. 

 0-"w6 tS, V. {hand bends or f/rasjn), to attain to, 



come into possession of: owo re tB ol4, he attained 



to honor. 

 0-'w5-'W0, n. a bird which lodges in holes. 

 O-yai), n. name of a tributary of the Ogiii). 

 o-y§, n. grey color : esii) 9ye, a grey horse. 

 Oyo, n. the capital of Yoruba. 

 o-y6, n. one who rejoices, a rejoicer. 

 0-y5-g6-ho-g6-ho, n. a bird so called because its 



motions are sup2>osed to indicate joy. 



E. 



rar)-hur) raij-hur), n. perplexity ; — adv. confu- 

 sedly. 



rar)-kpo (il<po), v. to speak ironically. 



rf . . . me-yar)-ine-yar), v. to crush to atoms. 



rir) . . . la-ga-ke or le-gi-ni (li), v. to tickle. 



ri-r§, n. that which is bought or to be bought, <tc. 

 See ra. 



ri-r6, n. a going, dx. See le. 



ri-ro, n. the act of forging iron ; withering, <f.T. 

 See r9. 



ri-rtir), n. a consuming, that which is to be con- 

 sumed, (kc. See rui). 



rd . . . lo-dztl (li), V. to tame, domesticate. 



rQ.-rtl, adv. utterly (destroyed or broken to pieces). 



s. 



si-sS, n. a cooking, to be cooked, (tc. See se. 



si-SO, n. a tying, d:c. Sec so. 



si-sdr), n. a sleeping, dc. Sec sur). 



SO . . . de-ru (ili), v. to enslave. 



so . . . di-di, so . . . li-11, V. to play a game. 



SO-di-mi-lo-to, n. the solitary yelloiv monkey. 



SO . . . dl rar)-hur) rar)-hur), v. to perplex. 



so . . . do-mo (dl), V. to adopt. 



so . . . do-r6 (dl), V. to enrich. 



SU-na-si, n. provocation. 



suu-ru, H. See su-rii. 



s. 



Sfi.-fa, n. an iron ring worn on the wrist by hunters. 



sa-gbe-sa-gbe, n. a beggar. 



sa-gor) (se), V. to be contentious. 



sar)-kpa-nfi., n. See sakpana. 



sa-sa-ba-ku, n. the coffee-tree. 



se bai-bai, v. to grotv dim, to be obscure. 



se gbe-de-gbe-yo, v. to interpret, act as inter- 

 preter. 



se-ne-'WO, n. name of a bird. 



se . . . ru-bu-tu, v. to write. 



se su-na-si, v. to j^rovoke. 



se-tfir), adv. after all ;—~v. to complete. 



se-da e-le-fil), n. purple-shaded silk. 



se-da yo-ri-yo-ri, n. white silk. 



se-kpo-lo-hur), n. name of a prickly shrub. 



se . . . lo-dzu or le-ka-na, v. to wink or beckon by 

 way of giving a hint. 



se-ni-fir)-rar), n. name of a thorriy shrub. 



se . . . ni-ffil), V. to suit ; to rub or scratch the body 

 of another. 



se . . . ni-se, v. See se . . . nise. 



se-sir), v. See so-siij. 



si . . . le-nu, v. to open one's mouth, to cause one to 

 open the mouth. 



sli), v. See si. 



So-fi-mi-de, So-a-nde, n. a proper name. 



SO-AVe-ra (^e), v. to struggle, to make a great 

 effort. 



so-fo-dir), n. an esculent herb. 



sti-ru, V. to be small, applied to a leaf or buncb. 



stl-ru, V. to he large, applied to a bunch or any- 

 thing expanded. 



su-si, V. to care for, to notice, to reply when spo- 

 ken to. 



T. 



ta-ki-ri, n. clemency. 



ta-ma-hai), v. See tS.maha. 



tar)-ga-lfi., n. the name of a bird. 



tar)-gi-ri, n. a running plant, the fniit of which is 



used in dressing morocco leather. 

 ta-r§ (ire), v. to imprecate evil upon. 

 tS . . . nfi, adv. already : iwo t6 de na ? hast thou 



come already ? 

 \,h ...tL, V. to put under, submerge ; hide, suppress. 

 ti-a, n. See tira. 

 ti-ar)-ti-ar), adv. abundantly. 

 ti . . . SO-de (si), v. to push out, to exclude. 

 ti-"WOr)-ti-'WOr), n. a wart ; the name of a bird. 

 toin-b6, an unnieaiiing word used by children at 



play, while hopping on one foot : lakalaka tonibo ! 



hop along tomb6 ! 



