V OCABUL AR Y

OF THE

Y O R UB A L A N G U A E ,

COM P I L E D BY THE

RE V . S A M U E L CR OWT H E R ,

N AT I V E M I S Q I ON AR Y OF THE CH U R CH M l S Q I ONA R Y S O CI ET Y .

T OG E T H E R W IT H

I N T R O D U CT OR Y R E M AR K S ,

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REV . O . V I DA L , M A . .

BI S H O P D E SI G N AT E OF S I E RR A I EON E

S E E L E Y S , FL E E T S TR E E T ,
A N D H A NO V ER S TR EE T , H AN O V ER S Q UAR E , L ON D O N .

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 AD V E RT I SE M E N T .

TH E Y oruba Co un t ry lying between the 2 a n d 6 W

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l ong and 6 and 1 0 N lat and due n orth of the B igh t

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of B enin h as been for m ore than a q uarter of a century

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the chief seat of the African sl av e -trade Man y N egroe s .

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and am ongst th em Mr Crow ther no w a Clergy m an of

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th e Church of E ngland the com piler of th e fo l lowing ,

w ork were r e cap tured fro m B razilian s laver s by the

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crui ser s of the B riti sh s quadron and landed at S ierra ,

L eone where th ey recei v ed a Chri s tian education in the

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s ch o ol s of the Church M issionary S ocie ty N o le ss than .

3000 of the s e in v oluntary emigrant s hav e since returned

t o th e land of their birth ; and it h as al s o pleased G od

to ble ss th e l abour s of th e S ociety s Mi ssionarie s in the ’

chief to wn Abb e ok u t a to the e stabli shment o f a fl o urish

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ing Mi ssion amongs t the A borigine s commenced Augu st ,

an d no w nu mbering se v eral hundred con v ert s .

A Chr is tian literature becam e at once a de sideratum

for thi s ri sing Chri s tian com m unity Thi s wan t Mr . .

Crow ther is at pre sent s upplying A Yoruba P rim er 3

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the G o sp el according to S t L uke the Act s of the A p o

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s t l e s S t P au l s E pi s tle to the R oman s the E pi s tle s of S t
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J am e s and S t P e ter and selection s of the B oo k of Com

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m on P raye r e m bracing all the m ore important part s of
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it except the P s alm s E pi s tle s and G o s pel s are al ready

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p ubli shed and m ay m o s t of th em be obtain ed at the

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S ociety s H ou s e A ne w an d impro v ed edition of Mr

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C ro wther s Yoruba G ram m ar is n o w in th e p re ss h a vin g

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ju s t recei ved his re vi sio n and correction s An d it is .

hoped that th e pre sen t work con taining near 3000 ,

v ocable s may do m uch toward s ettling a rich and e u h o

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n ou s language s poken probably by
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of the A fri
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can race but till w ithin th e las t ten year s n e ver re

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d uc e d to wri ting The m aterial s were collected by Mr

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Crowth er since h is re turn to h is n ati v e land and the pro ,

v e rb ia l and idiom atic s aying s inter sper s ed throughout th e

book were taken down by him from th e lip s of h is coun

t ry m en in the cour s e of comm on con v er s ation They are .

h ere in troduced to illu strate the geniu s of the language

bu t th ey are n o le ss v aluable ethnologicall y as elucida ,

ting m any o f th e ch aracteri s tic s of the n ational mind of

thi s v ery intere s ting people .

We refer the reader to th e v al uable detail s on both

the s e point s con tained in the v ery able article with whi ch
thi s w ork is enrich ed fro m th e pen of on e of the be s t liv
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ing s ch o l a rs in African language s— the B i shop D e sign ate

o f S ie rr a L eone who s e fir s t act upon entering on h is n e w
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s e e will be thu s a ss ociated with a m ea sure fo r th e dif

fu sion amongs t th e Yoruban s in their o w n tongue of that

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S acred Word which will be at on ce the standard and the

s u b ec t of all h is mi ni s tration s am ong them
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The s y s tem of ph onograph y employed in the V o c ab u

lary —which al s o con tai n s the analy si s or deri vation of
each se v eral word — is that adop ted by thi s S ociety in it s
R ule s for reducing un w ritten languages to alph a b etical
w riting in R oman character s with referen ce e specially to
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the language s spoken in Africa appended to the Church,

Mi ssionary R eport for 1 8 4 8 -4 9 in which it h as not bee n

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attempted to form a perfect phoneti c s y s tem but on e ,

which practical experien ce s ugge s t s a s the m o s t e x p e

dien t under all the circum stance s of th e case A su m
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mary of it a s far as i t bears on th e pre sent subj ect w ill

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be found at p .

The w ork is n o w s en t forth with the prayerful hope

that it m ay do much in G od s hand toward s facilitating
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th e progre ss of th e G o spel in a l an d which h a s p eculiar

claim s on th e e fforts and sym pathie s of E ngland .

CH U R CH M I S S I O N A R Y H OU S E ,
A p r il 12 , 1 8 5 2 .
I N T R OD U C T OR Y RE M AR K S

ON T H E

Y ORUBA L ANGUAGE,
BY T H E

REV . O E
. . VIDAL M A
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 IN T R O D U CT OR Y R E MAR K S .

I T is w ith m uch diffiden ce th at I v e n t ure to lay before

the public th e fol l owing s cant y remark s on the di s tin
g u ish in
g peculiaritie s of the Yoruba la n guage M y .

de sign h a s been to illu s trate a fe w of it s leading fe a

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ture s in th e h op e o f awakening an intere s t in the

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s ubj ect an d of gi v ing a s timul u s to further in v e s tigation

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The full appreciation of the character and geniu s of a

language demand s a l onger and m ore familiar ac quain t
an ce with it than h a s yet fallen to the lo t of E uropean s
in the ca s e of th e Yoruba A n d wh ere the anal ogie s with
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kindred or c ogn ate dialects are a s y et u ndi s co v ered thi s ,

di fficul ty is in comparably greater th an it is wh ere th o s e

an alogie s are traceable I n taking up for example
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s u ch a language a s the S i o uana s uppo sing the learner to

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h av e formed a p re v iou s ac quaintance w ith the K afi r the ,

an al ogou s s y stem of pre fixe s s trike s him at th e v e ry fir s t

en tran ce on h is s tudie s and sugge s ts in quirie s a s to fur
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ther analogie s which appro v e them s el v e s to his mind a s

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probable ; s o th at he doe s n o t pur sue h is re searche s at

random .B ut th e v ery re v er se of thi s is the ca s e where
s uch analogie s are wanting : there he is as it were feel
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ing his w ay in th e dark witho ut the ad v antage of kno w

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ing e ven w hat to s eek for S uch is the di fficulty which

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w e h a v e to e ncoun ter in th e s tudy of th e Yoruba H o w .

e v er beautiful o r perfec t it s v ocabulary or con s truction

m ay be we are left to feel after it s p erfection s and to
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ligh t upon them on e by one a s if by chan ce fro m the

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want of tho s e know n affinitie s with other tongue s which

s h ould be th e clue to guide u s through the la b yrinth .
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Failing h owe ver tho se anal ogie s which w oul d en able us

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to conn ec t th e Yoruba wi t h it s kindred dialect s and s o , ,

by dire c t inferen ce to l a y do wn it s po sition am ong s t t h e

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langu age s of Afric a w e m a y s till from the v ery want

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o f th o se analogie s c o m e at a n egati v e con cl u si on an d

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ex clude it from one and another of tho s e eth nol ogical

familie s wh o s e ch aracteri s tic feature s are prominen t and
defin ed and s o perh ap s e v entually after a s erie s of ex
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elu sion s arri ve at a sati sfac tory re su lt from which there

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will be n o e s caping B ut at pre s en t our know l e dge of

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A frican philology is s o s can ty that it were utterly im ,

po s sible to continue o ur n ega t i v e pro ce ss so far The .

u tm o s t that I can attempt in the remark s I n o w h ave to

o ffer is to lay t h e foundation of thi s serie s of exclu sion s ,

thu s m ar k ing out one o r two of the grand familie s of the

H amitic stock to which th e Yoruba cann o t be referred
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and in thi s m anner limi ting to s ome exten t the area o v er

which we m u s t s earch for its affinitie s .

Th e fir s t p e culiarity of the Yoruba language to which

I sh all refer is the complete and regular sy s tem of pre
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fixe s b y w hich sub s tan ti v e s are formed Thi s is a pro .

minen t feature in the language and render s it s u s ceptible,

of increa se to an indefinite ex ten t Th e origin al idea .

con tained in the sim ple v erb m ay be m odified in a

v arie ty of w ay s and carried thro ugh numerou s relation s
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w ith out periphra si s by the m ere addi tion of pre fixe s i n

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s uch a regular s y s tem that i t is s carcely po ssible to m is

tak e th e meaning of th e compound .

1 We ha v e fir s t the radical w ord expre ssing the s im

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ple idea of acting or s u ffering ; a s SE do ; FE lo v e “

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mo, kn ow ; Lo go , .

2 The idea contained in thi s radical word a ss um e s a

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s ub s tan ti v e form in which i t expre sse s ab s tractedly the

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action d en ot e d by the v er b by taking the prefi x 71 , ,

th u s we the ac tio n or act of doing ; m y the ac t of
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lo ving lo v e ; m o
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th e act of knowing kn owledge ;
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n o ,
th e act of goin g .

3 The action denoted b y the v erb can no t be alway s

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regar ded in the ab s tract it come s before us al s o in the

con crete whe n it become s m ore definite as po ss e ssing
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particular relation s s o that the general idea is very much

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limited To expre ss thi s li mitation th e prefix a is

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u sed a s A Y E a s tate of li v ing ; A FE a s tate of l ov

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ing A L o
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a going ,
The s e w ord s apply to particular
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agen ts at par t icular time s generally implying that th e ,

acts t hey de s cribe m ay co m e to an end ; and they canno t

b e u sed con v ertibl y wi th I Y E I RE m e which denote l ife
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lo v e going i n the ab s tract

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might be s tated thu s that i deno te s the a ct a t h e f a ct, , ,

e xpre ssed in th e v erb .

4 The prefi x A T I de s cribe s the s ame action a s in

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tended or com mencing and m ay be called the inch oati ve ,

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prefi x Thu s A T i L o
. the ac t of goin g A T I F E
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act of lo v ing con sidered a s n o t ye t in exerci s e

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5 The ab s tract idea of the actio n e x pre ssed in t he v erb

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m ay be negati v ed or con verted into its oppo site b y the

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fi i of to the ab tract prefix Thu AI M O

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p r x n u
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knowing ignorance A I G B ON want of wi sdom A I G Bo
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unbelief .

To de scribe th e agent of the action contained in the

v erb th e following m ode s of formation are ob s er v ed .

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6 The prefix a ; a s A P E J J A
. a fi sh erm an from , ,
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P E JJ A a fi sh A K ON R I N a singer from K O N R I N to
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Si ng .

7 The reduplication of the v erb a s P E JJ A P E J J A

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fi sherm an K O N R I N KON R I N a singer

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8 F rom th e n oun again is formed a verb of po sse s

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8 1 o n by re fi x in the erb NI to ha e which before
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n oun s beginning with a e 0 is chan g ed into li and , , , ,

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d rop s it s v owel ; thu s we find from I D A J O j udgment , , ,
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or the ac t o f j udgin g N I D A J Q to po sse ss or be in the
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ac t of j udging ; from AI M O ignorance LAI M O to , , ,

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po ss e ss ignoran ce ; from fas t} s in L E sE to po s s e ss , , ,
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s in from o w o money L o w o to p o ss e ss m oney
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9 A n d hence noun s of p o ss e ssion are formed by pre

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fi x in g a v owel to thi s v erb which v arie s according to a ,

de terminate rule Where the form m is retained the

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prefixed v o wel is 0 : i n the other cas e s i t is th e s ame a s

the ini tial v owel of the n ou n which denote s t h e thing
p o ss e ssed ; thu s ON I D AJo “
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one wh o j udge s ALAI M O , , ,

o ne wh o is ignorant ; E L E S E one wh o h a s sin O L o w o ,

o ne w ho po sse sse s m oney ; O L O R U N one who p o s ,

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s e s s e s or is in h ea v en
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The following li s t of deri v ati v e s from s E will thro w

m ore li g ht upon the abo v e -de scri bed formation of noun s .

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SE s in
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th e origin al idea of the v erb
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ESE s in
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th e n oun an irregular formation
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LESE “
to hav e sin v erb of po ss e ssion
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EL ESE one who h a s sin noun o f po ss e ssion

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I L E SE
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th e act of hav ing sin
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A IL ESE th e not h a ving s in
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L A I L E sE to po sse ss freedom from having sin
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A L AiL E sE
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one wh o p o sse sse s freedom from hav ing sin
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S o compl ete and perfe c t is thi s sy s te m that it admit s

of b e ing exhi bi t ed in a ta b ular form a s follow s ,

R d
a Ab C
st . I h N g
o n cr V rb f
. nc o . e . e o

Id
ea . P P P ro . P re . re o ss .

MO IMO AM O AT IM O AI M O LAI M O
L O ILO AL O AT IL O
FE I FE A FE A T I FE A I FE

G Bt ) IGBO A I G BO L A I G BO A L A I G BO

Th e re i s a degree of s im ilarit y tr a cea bl e i n the verbal

noun s a s the y h a v e b een called of the M p ongwe lan
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g uage F or in s tan ce there are ab stract noun s deri ved

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from the v erb a s in Yoruba by p r e fi xin g i ; a s from

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T ONDA to lo v e I T ON D A
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l o v e ; n oun s of agen cy
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form ed b y p r e fi xin g 0 ; a s from NOKA “
to lie O NOK I , , , ,

a liar ; and fre quentati v e n oun s formed by t h e change ,

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of the final a into INI ; a s fro m NOKA to lie N O K I N I , , , ,

much or habi t ual lying .

The v ery s ame thing is o bs erv able in the K a fi r and

S ienana language s O f the former B oyce say s in his .
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G ramm ar The s econd per so n sing of the imp m ood of

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the v erb m ay be con sidered a s the root from which the

other w ord s e specially the n oun s are deri v ed B y pre
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fix e s to t hi s part of the v erb an d s om etim e s by a s ligh t ,

chan g e in termination the K afi rs form n o un s v erbal , ,

ab s tract con crete &c w hich th ough n e ver heard a s

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noun s before in that form w ould be readily understood ,

by e v ery K a fi r w ho under stood the m ean ing of th e word

from whence they are deri ved T Arch b e ll s account of .
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S ic u a n a formation s is gi v en in al m o s t the s am e w o rd s i
The K i s uaheli language al s o h as m ode s of form atio n , ,

b y which s u b s tanti v e s a s w ell con crete a s a b stract are , ,

deriv ed fro m v erb s or fro m simple noun s a s D r K rapf , , .

h a s fully explained in h is grammar of that language ,

pp 4 0.

I n th e Mandingo too n oun s of in s trument of qu ality , , , ,

and of agen cy are form ed either from v erb s or no un s in

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a simil ar m anner ; but al w ay s b y su ffixe s in s tea d of pre

fixe s I ndeed th e u se of s uffixe s where other African
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language s w o uld em ploy prefixe s m ay b e said to b e a ,

A G r mm r of t h M pong w L ng u g b y t h M i ion r i of
Vide a a e e a a e,
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e ss a es

t h A B C F M G boon M i ion W
e . . . . . t rn A fr ic
a £3 1 7 p 1 4 ss
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es e a, . . .

V id A G r mm r of t h K fi L ng u g b y WV B o y c § I I 4 p 6
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a a
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e a r a a e, . e, . . . .

1 V id A G e r mm r o f t h S c hu a n L ng u
a g b y A rc h b ll p 8
e e a a a a e,
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O u t l in of t h E l m t f t h K i u h l i L ng u g
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V id e e e b th R
e en s o e s a e a a e, v e ex .

Dr. J L K r pf
. . P r t I I Ch l l 5 4
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u ni v er s al rul e in the M andingo D r L atham h ow e v er .

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in h is e laborate paper on Afri c an philology h a s an o h ,

s e r vati o n that t h e v alu e of a di s tinction of thi s kind

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b e t w e en t h e m ethod s of inflexional for mation i n differen t

language s is of n o great im p o r ta n c e d
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S omething of the s ame charac ter per v ade s that m o s t

remarka b le of A frican dialect s the VVo l o ff indeed to , ,

s uch an e xt e n t that ne w w ord s , ne v er heard before , ,

migh t b e formed from kn o wn root s according to a recog ,

n is e d pro ce ss a s in the Yoru b a

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which would n ot fail of ,

b eing u nd e r s tood M D ard in his D ictionnaire W o

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l o ff state s thi s fact m o s t une q ui v ocally ;
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N o s li v re s
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fran cai s he say s
, peu v ent don c e tre tradui ts ass ez
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exactemen t dan s l e langage de s n egre s w o l o ffs ; e t n o u s

p ou v on s a ffi rm e r que c e s m e me s n egre s s ai siront l e sen s
d e s m ot s form es d ap r es ce tte m é th ode tant il s s on t
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h abitu é s a d é comp o ser e t a compo s er l e s m ot s I .

I n thi s re spect th e Wolo ff come s nearer to the Yorub a

than any of the o ther language s to w hich I h a v e referred ,

without exc e p ting e v en the K a fi r and S i ouana A prin .

c i l e of thi s k ind it is true is of n ece s s i ty to be found i n

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op e ratio n in a l l poly s yllab ic tongue s ; b u t th e di s tin

uis h in fe atur e in the Yoru b a i the b e autiful co m
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p l e t e n e ss and perfec t regularity w hich ch aracterize it s

fo rmati v e proc e s s .

S o far howe v er a s our re s earche s ha v e proceeded at

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pre se nt thi s leading feature of the Yoruba language will

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n o t help us in a ss igning it s po sition among s t the familie s

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of the I l a mit ic s tock B ut there is in relation to thi s .

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part of our s ubj e ct a fac t to be noticed which will enable

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Vic/n “
A G r mm r of t h M n dingo
a a e a La ng u g a e
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by t h e Rev . R . M .

M a c b ra ir, 19 — 2 1 .

t Vida T he 1 7 th R por t of t h B r it i h A oc i t ion p

e e s ss a ,
. 2 18 .

D ic t ionn ir Wo l o ff -F g i t Fr n c i M rd
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a e ra n a se a a s p ar . a .
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us to take a fi r s t s tep in o ur proce ss Of exclu sion I .

mean that with all thi s perfec t regularity of form ation

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there is a total ab sen ce of that elaborate s y s tem of clas

s ifi ca t io n by m ean s of formati v e prefixe s which di s ti n ,

uish e s the S outh -A fri can family ; whi ch w a s fir s t de

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v e l o p e d by B oyce in h is G ram m ar of the K a fi r language ,
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an d h as been recently explained in a m ore philo s ophic a l

manner by D r K rapf in his K i suah eli work s He re
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s ol v e s thi s grand peculiarity into an action of th e S outh

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A frica n mind in it s contemplation of n ature The .

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mind of the S outh African he s ay s di v ide s a s it were , , , ,

th e whole creation into tw o h al v e s of which the one is ,

go v erned by the prin ciple of s pontanei ty of mo v em en t ,

an d of creati v e acti v ity whil s t th e other follow s the ,

prin ciple of passi v ene ss and nece ssity The S outh -A fri .

can min d di stingui she s th e animate creation fro m th e

inanim ate and again di s tingui she s in the anim ate
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creation rational and irrational b eing s m en and brute s ,

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F urthermore in th e inanimate creation it di s tingui she s

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between life an d death as it were I n general it would

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see m th at th e S outh -A frican mind i n th e formation and ,

cul ti v ation of its language w a s guided by the impre ssion ,

of life which per vade s th e wh ole creation in v ariou s gra

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dation s or modification s 1 Thi s men tal di stinction thu s
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de s cribed by D r K rapf de v eloped it self in a general

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cl ass ification of n oun s s ub s tanti v e by m ean s of a s y s tem ,

of formati v e prefixe s A n d the en tire ab s en c e of any

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s uch cla s sification in th e Yoruba is fully s u ffi cien t to ex

c l u d e i t from that ex ten s i v e family of l anguage s which

occupie s the wh ole of A frica s outh of the line and of ,

whic h I h av e recently di s co v ered th e T e m neh ( with it s

two cogn ate s the S herbro and the B ullom ) to be a bran ch
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V id e I I 5 t p im
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r O t ] of RI of K i u h l i L ng u g P rt I I C h I I p 30
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u . . s a e a a e . a . . . . .
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The s econd s triking feature of th e Yoru b a l anguage

which c l ai ms our notice is the curiou s euphonic s y stem
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which regulate s th e concord of th e v erb and pron oun .

E ach p e r s onal pron oun in th e s ingular n umber h as

three di s tin c t form s which canno t be u s ed in dis c rim i
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n at el
y,
bu t the appropriatene ss of whi ch depend s ex

e lu s i v ely upon the v o w el s ound of the v erb with whic h

th ey are in con s tructio n That v o wel s ound a ffect s the

.

v owel of the prono un altering it s o a s to m ak e i t of the

,

s ame kind or q uan tity The fi r s t indeed of the three

.
, ,

form s ju s t alluded to is a s ort of general form being ,

the original and full for m of the pro noun bu t the u se of

th e t w o latter is w h olly regulated by the vowel s ound of
the v erb .

F or thi s purpo s e th e v owel s of the Yoruba language

are apparen tly m ade to form two separate cla sse s a ccord ,

ing to th e clo sene ss or openne ss of their sound ; th u s

Clo s e v owel s o e i 1 u u
O pen v owel s o e a a
Th en ac cording to the clo se or open s ound of the
,

v o w e l w hich occur s in th e go v erning v erb th e pron oun ,

a ss um e s the clo se or open 0 The full form s of the three .

p er s on al pronoun s are E M I I W Q O N Th e form s which

, , , .

they a ss ume before the fi r s t cla ss of v owel s are M O 0 O; , , ,

'

an d b efore the second M o 9 o The third per s onal pro

, , ,
.

n oun 6 O is m arked with the acu te accent to show that

, , , ,

th e di s tin ction between th e second and third con si s ts in th e

latter being enunciated with a n ele v ation of the v oice .

The Yoru b a l anguage abound s i n the s e intonation s I t is .

ob ser v able al s o that the negati v e particle is subject to

, ,

the s am e change s its original form being K I before clo se

, ,

v ow el s K 0 and before open xo

, Thi s s y s tem of m uta
,
.

tion s which I w ould call the Voca lic E up hony Sy s tem

, ,

m ay b e exhibit e d in the foll owing tab le

 10 )
r e l ation which obtai n s between the component part s of a
s enten ce .

I ha v e ob ser v ed that th e appearance of thi s principle

of euph onic con cord s eem s to connec t the Yoruba with
the language s of Africa gen erally I m u s t add howe v er .
, ,

th at it a fford s u s n o clue to th e p o sition which thi s

l anguage h old s am ong s t them except i t be n egati v e l y , ,

by p ointing out to what cl a sse s i t doe s n o t belong The .

s imple fact that in the Yoruba the euphoni c change s

,

a ffect the vow el—soun d a lone whil s t in tho s e s y stem s which

,

pre v ail so generally t hroughout Africa the con cord is

effected by con sonantal change s furni she s u s with a v ery ,

m arked di s tin c tion s ufficien t to e x cl ude thi s l anguage

,

fro m th e oth er cla sse s in w hich the euphonic prin ciple

is found ; al th ough the e xi s ten ce of the principle in
any sh ape m ay still be regarded a s a conn ec ting link in ,

tracing out the l arger familie s t uman s p eech .

I kno w o f but one in s tan ce in w hich there is any thing

that v ery cl o s ely re semble s the v ocali c euph ony of th e
Yoruba a n d that is in the co n cord of the v erb and pro
,

n oun in one ten se only in the H au ss a l anguage Ther e .

the v owel which s er v e s a s an auxiliary to th e v erb v arie s

according to th e v owel s ound of the prono un ; s o th at w e
-

ha v e NI I S A I I K A A S O H x i I S O I I T A A S O U M U US O U for the
, , , , ,

s e v eral per s on s of that t e n s e ? H ere h owe ver we m ay

i e
, ,

ob s er v e a di s tinc t ion for wherea s in the H au ss a the p ro , ,

n ou n in fluen ce s the v erb in the Yoruba on the contrary

, , ,

the v erb act s upon th e pron oun .

A n d thi s is the only in s tance of any thing v ery nearly

re sem b ling th e Yoruba euph onic con cord ; for th ere is
n o re s e mblan ce excep t i n the bare exi s tence of a prin
,

c i l e betw e en thi s v ocalic change an d the regular har

p , ,

V oc b ul r y f t h H u L ng u g
”
V id e a a O e a by th R
ss a J F S hO
a a e, e ev . . . c n,

‘
p 25
. .
 l l

m o n io us y s tem which per vade s and d irect s the whole

s

con struction of that v a s t family in the s outh to which ,

the appro priate n ame of the Alliteral Cla ss h as been

applied The kno wn diale ct s of that great class h a v e
.

been di vided into four separate familie s the C ongo the , ,

D amara the S i o uana and the K a fi r to which m ay n o w

, , ,

be added at l ea s t two other s the K i s uaheli and the ,

T e m n eh Th e ir general re se mblan ce to each other in

.

point of con s truction c l early pro v e s the m all to belong

to one s to ck ; whil s t the di ssimilarity exi s ting be tween
them and the Yoruba in the particular we are no w con ,

sid e rin will confirm u s in the con clu sion to which we

g ,

h av e been al ready led by the to ta l w a n t in the latter of

that sy s te m of cla ssification b y prefixe s which per v ade s
and di s tingui she s the former .

There is h o we v er one other v ery remarkable language

, , ,

long known to E uropean s on the We s t Coa s t which ex ,

h ibi ts th e peculiarity of the euphonic con cord ; I m ean ,

the Woloff B ut h ere it onl y pre s ent s it s elf in the single

.

in s tance of that m o s t uni q ue an d e ffecti v e particle to

which R oger gi v e s the title of l e signe de
and which according to D ard h as s e v en di fferen t fo rm s
, ,

depending on the initial of the noun whi ch it de fi n e s xt

Thi s pha se of t h e e uphonic concord th ough totally u n ,

connected w ith th at of the S outh -A frican language s ,

d oe s ye t bear a n earer re s emblance to that than it bear s

to the phas e which w e trace in the Yoru b a An d h ence .

I would argue that the v ocalic euphony s y stem o f the

,

l atter doe s not only e x cl ude i t from the v a s t alliteral

cl ass of the s outh bu t al s o fro m that we s tern famil y
, ,

wh ate ver it m ay pro v e to be to which the W olo ff at

'

, ,

pre sen t s tanding alo n e and un connected di s tingui shed a s ,

$16 V ide R c h rc h
e e e s s ur la l ng u
a e O u o l of p M l B ron R og r
,
”
ar . e a e .

D ic t ionn ir I V t F r n c i Wo l o ff M D rd
- ”
T a e Ol o ff-F ra n ga is e a a s p ,
ar . a .
 12

i t is by m any e xtraordinary peculiaritie s shall e ve n t u ,

al ly be traced .

The third feature which I sh all n otice i n the Yoruba

is one of a s till m ore negati v e character than eith er of
tho s e which h a ve pre ceded I t is th e tota l a bs ence of .

c onj gu a t ion in the v er b There are i t is.true a fe w p ar , ,

t ic l e s u sed as auxiliary v erb s to m ark di s tinction s of ,

m ood and ten s e ; bu t the s e w ith th e single excep tion , ,

perhap s of th e future auxiliary Y I O are significa n t in

, ,

th em sel v e s and con se q uentl y s eparable from th e v erb

,

they are employed to m odify Thu s we hav e LE and M A .

,

de n oting a potential and a s ubj un cti v e m ood re specti vely

as al s o for th e ten s e s T I pa s t and Y I O future B ut ,
.
, , ,

there is n othing that pre sent s the appearance of in fle x

ion : th e v erb al way s appear s in it s root form w hich ,

ne v er v ar i e s .

The grand peculiarity of African l anguage s gen erall y ,

as i t re spec t s th e v erb is th e extrem e perfe ction to

,

which th ey h av e carried th at kin d of conjugation which

C he v B un sen h a s den omin ated th e S em itic B y thi s
. .

n am e is denoted th e m odification of the p redica te con

”
t ain e d in each adjectiv e v erb to gi v e his o w n definition , ,

in con tradi s tinction to w h at he call s the S an s critic con

jugation whi ch is intended to m ar k t h e m odification s o f
,

which th e cop a la is capable according to time and m ode ,

”
of exi stence I n the S emitic language s the s e m o difi
.
6

cation s are e ffe cted by a n al teration of the form of th e

original v erb either by th e mere ch ange of v owel s in th e
,

s ame radical con s onan t s or b an addition of s er v ile le t

y ,

ter s with a s uitable ch ange of v o w e l s fr The se ven con

V ide “
S e v e n t ee n t h R e por t of t h e B r it ish A ssoc iat ion p 2 8 2 in a p a p e r ,
”
.
,

on t h e r e s ul t s of t h e r ece n t E g y p t ia n r esea rc h es in r e fe r e nc e t o A sia t ic a n d

A fr ic a n E t h no l ogy a n d t h e c l a ssifi c at ion of L a ng u age s b y C C J Bu n se n
, ,
. . . .

r Vide
’
G r a mm a r of t he A m h a r ic L a ng u a g e, b y t h e R e v C W I se n
” . . .

b rg C h
e ,
. IV . II . 3 .
 « 13 >
uga t io ns H
j of th e ebre w a n d the thirteen of the Ara bic ,

v erb will at once occur to our mind s all formed in th e ,

manner abo v e de scribed The E thiop ic language s trictly .

,

S emitic h a s ten of t he se di ff eren t form s ; whil s t in the

,

Amha ric which conne ct s S emiti s m with Africa I s enberg

, ,

h as exhibited n o le ss than twenty four v ariation s of form -

belonging to the regular and perfect v erb Che v B un s en . .

s tate s that the old E t ia n sh o w s a germ of thi s S emitic

gyp
conjugation ; but the de v elopemen t of th at ger m in the
“

ic is n o t organic bei n g e ffected by an a u x iliary fi,

"

Th e s am e sy s tem pre v ail s to s o me exten t in th e B erber ;

s o much so that N ewman s ay s in h is grammar F rom
, ,

primitiv e v erb s are deri ved o ther s with a m odified mean

ing exactly o n th e s am e principle a s in th e E thiopian
,
”
and S yro -Ara b ia n i He s ub s equently m en tion s three
.

fo rm s of the se deri vati v e v erb s : 1 The Cau sati v e with .

,

re spect to which he s ay s Thi s is s o entirely a li ving

.

proce ss that a cau s ati v e v erb it w ould seem m ay alway s

, , ,

s afely h e in v ented fro m any gi v en v e r b withou t ri s k of ,

”
being mi s unders too d : 2 The P a ssi v e or N euter ; and .
,
“
3 Th e R eciprocal ; adding that
. more deri v ed form s
than the s e exi s t but canno t yet be me th odized, As .

w e proceed s outh ward h owe v er to the large alliteral , ,

family already so often m ention ed w e fin d thi s s y stem of ,

conj ugation de v eloping itself if no t m ore fully at leas t , ,

with m ore of de fi n it e n e ss and regul arity To m ention .

s om e fe w of th e m an y dialect s which compo se that

family the K afi r exhibit s at l eas t eigh t m odification s of
,

th e v erb th e S iena na six th e K isua heli se ven the

, , ,

M p ongwe ele ven and the T emn eh an e q ual number The

,
.

S e v en t ee n t h R por t of t h B rit i h A oc i t ion p 2 8 2

e e s ss a ,
. .

1
”
Vide A G r mm r of t h B rb r L ng u g p 3 1 3
a a e
”
e e a a e, . .

1 I bid p. . 314 .

I b id p
. . 3 15 .
 14

conjugation called b y s om e the O bjec t i v e ! by o ther s the ,

L
R e l a t ive n is a peculiarity which m ar k s a l l the s e l an
guage s and is no t to be m e t with a s far a s m y k now
, ,

ledge e xtend s in any that doe s n ot belong to thi s family

, .

I t deno te s th at the action de s cribed is performed rel a

t iv e l y for or i n behalf of an other
, Thi s conjugatio n .

doe s n o t appear i n th e W olo ff whic h h owe v er is re , , ,

m a rkab l y proli fic in its modification s of t h e v erb co un t ,

ing no le ss than ele v en and m any of the se pec uliar to ,

it s elf hav ing n o p l ace i n other language s ; a s for in

, ,

s tance the P reparatory th e I terati v e the D iminuti v e

, , , ,

and t h e I n te n si v e N egati v e conjugation s ; thu s ser ving to

keep up that characte r for singularity which di stingui s he s
thi s uni qu e s pecimen of human s peech E ve n i n the .

Mandingo there seem s a sligh t touch of S emi ti s m in thi s

re s pect as a cau s ati v e conj ugation m ay be formed from
,

the radical by an organi c ch ange ; but to the be s t of my

b e lief the s e m odification s of the predicate are n ot car
,

ried any further in that dialect .

A n d n o w after taking thi s s um mary v iew of th e p rin

,

c i a l familie s O f A fric a in r e s pect of thi s gran d charac

p ,

t e ris t ic whe n I add that in th e Yor uba th ere is n ot the

, ,

s lighte s t trace of any thing approaching to it I think w e ,

s hall feel con s train e d to admit that th e total ab sen ce of .

s uch a di s tingui shing p eculiari t y m u s t of n ece ssity ex

c l u d e t h e Yoruba fro m any direct relation ship to the
familie s po ss e ssing it Thu s we are led again by a third
.
,

argumen t independen t of the tw o form er to t h e con clu

, ,

s ion that thi s language h as no conne xion with the alli

t a ral family of the s ou t h ; we are al s o s trengthened i n

o u r former v ie w of it s c omplete s eparation from the
Wolo ff ; and in addition to thi s w e n o w find that it is
,
.

B o y c K fi G r mm r V I 3 p 4 9
e, a r a a . . . .

T A m r ic n M i ion r i M pong w G r m m r 57
’
e a ss a es e a a
,
 15

e qual l y far from th e m ore s trictly S e mitic familie s of th e

northern and n orth -eas tern portion s of the African c o n
t in e n t .

I f we n ow turn to the m ap of Africa we sh al l percei v e ,

that the area o ver which we m u s t search for the a ffi n i

tie s o f the Yoruba language is very con siderably di
mini shed ; th at in fact nothing n e w remain s to be ex
, ,

l o re d for th i s purpo s e but the tract on either s ide of the

p
bank s of the N iger with th e G uinea coast which is e u
, ,

clo sed by th e cour se of th at my s terio us ri v er an d the ,

line of Mahomm edan kingdo m s which s tretche s eas tward

on either side of the inland se a of T c h ad fro m the N iger ,

to the N ile ; the wh ole space being in cluded b etween

the fifth a nd fifteenth degree s of N latitude and betw een .
,

ten degree s W an d thirty degree s E of longitude

. . .

There is another v ery s triking feature in the Yoruba

language which I feel unwilling to pass o v er in thi s
,

m emoir al th o ugh at the pre s en t s tage of our kn owle dge

, ,

on th e s ubject of African philology it will n o t afford any ,

help in a ssigning to thi s language it s proper po sition on

the eth nological ch art The ad v erb is a part of s peech
.

in which we do n o t co mm only recogni se any c h a ra c t e

r is t ic s u ffi ciently prominen t to becom e a di s tin cti v e mark

of any language either gen eric or s pecific B ut in th e

, .

ca s e of the Yoruba there is a m o s t ob ser vable peculiarity

in th e u se of thi s part of speech which m u s t I think , , ,

e v entually pro v e to be s uch a di s tincti v e m ar k S peaking .

in general term s w e m ay say that each indi v id ual ad v er b

, ,

of q ualification p o sse sse s an idio syn crasy of it s own

which altogeth e r in capacitate s i t from supplying the
place of another I t contain s within it self th e idea of the
.

w ord which i t is employed to qualify although a s to , ,

form and deriv ation totally u n connected wit h th at w ord

,
.

I n thi s way al mo s t e v ery adj ecti v e and v erb h a s its own

 16

peculiar ad verb to expre ss its quality or rather its de ”6

,

gree Thi s peculiarity m u s t certainly greatly increase

.

th e expre ssi v ene ss of the language Thu s for example .

, ,
”
in sen tence s where we should employ t h e word v ery “
,

le t th e subje c t of which w e w ere speaking be wh at i t

migh t the Yoruban w ould e xpre ss the s am e meaning
,

with far m ore of de fi nit e ne ss and preci sion by a s eparate

ad v erb in each ca se n o two of which c ould be u sed c o n
,

v e rt ib l
y .W e s h ould s a
y for in s tance “
The
, tree is ,
“ “
very high the bird fl ie s very high thi s cloth is
“ “
very yellow th e scarle t is very red th e gl ass is
v ery dazzling B ut the Yoruban w ould v ary h is ad v erb
.

” “
“
in e v ery exam ple ; thu s iggi ga fi ofi o ; eiye fo t ia n
t ia n a so i pon r ok iro hi ; ododo pipa roro ;
y
'

a w o i in ndan ma ra nma ra n I
jj t is true w e ha ve ad v erb s
.
,

w hich can only be applied to certain class e s of s ubject s ,

”
a s the wor d beautifully can only be u sed con cerning
obje ct s of s en se ; but e v en here the tenden cy to gen eral
ize is ob ser v able beauti fully belong s of cour s e in its ,
“
o riginal accep tation only to o bjects of s ight a s ,
th e , ,

cloth is beautifully yello w ; but we e mploy it con s tantly

in referen ce to o bj e cts of hearing s peaking of harm ony ,

a s beautifully s oft and s o on ,

I n the Yoruba on th e .
,

con trary we ob serv e the working of a principle the very

,
”
oppo site of thi s generalization Thu s the word fi o fi o .
,

u s ed abo v e can only apply to th e idea of heigh t and

, ,

that t o o only wh en the s ubj ect of which heigh t is predi

, ,

ca te d is connected with th e ground and s tand s upon i t ,

for when the idea of heigh t implie s di s tan ce from the

ground and s eparation fro m it an other di stinc t ad v erb , ,
”
t ia n t ian m u s t be employed S o too the ad verb ro
,
.
, ,
”
kiro ki can only be u sed of a y ellow colour although the ,
”
w ord i ts el f doe s no t mean yellow ; and roro only Of a
it
r ide V oc b ul r y of t h
a a e Y or u b a La ng u g
a e,
”
by S . Cro w t h r p
e , . 29
 18

den ey I t is true th at thi s conci s e an d p ointed m eth od

.

of s p ee ch is in a degree common to all n ation s am ongs t

, ,

w h om ci vilization h as m ade but little progre ss ; for as ,

“
h a s been j u s tly rem ar k ed p ro verbial expre ssion s are ,

peculiarl y adapted to a rude s tate of s ocie ty and m ore ,

likely to produce e ffect than an y other ; for they profe ss

n ot t o di spute but to comm an d ; n o t to per suade but to
, ,

comp el : they co n duct m en n ot by circuitou s argum en t , ,

b ut immediatel y to th e approbation and practice of in

,
” ale
t e grit y a n d v irtue I n the Yoruba how e v er there is
.
, ,

an extraordinary exuberance of th e se s enten ti ou s s ayings ,

n ot confined to any particul ar ca ste undertak ing to be

th e guide of the re s t ; but e v erywh ere i n th e m outh s of
all imparting a character to com mon con v er sation an d
, ,

m arking out a p eople of m ore than ordinary s hrewdne ss ,

in telligence an d di scernment ,
I f bre vity and el egance .

be regarded a s the two m ain ex cellen cie s of a pro v erb ,

the Yor uban aphori sm s m ay clai m an e q ual ran k with

th o se of any other nation in ancien t or m odern time s ; for
be side s the conden s atio n of th e di scrim in ating sentim en t
into a s m al l co mpa ss which is alway s ob ser v ab l e i n ,

th em there is for the m o s t part al s o an al m o s t poetical

, , ,

con tri v an ce or con stru ction of th e p art s which m ar k s a ,

refinem en t of ta ste greater than w e sh ould naturally have

expected .

I belie v e that the number and the character of the se

pro verbial sayings will alm o st bear us out in calling them
the nation al poetry of the Yoruba s I am n o t aware of .

the exi sten ce am ong them of any h eroic piece s or war ,

and hunting s o n g s su ch a s tho s e which pre v ail am ongs t

,

th e s outhern tribe s and of which Ca sali s h a s gi v en us

,

Vide H orn e s
’
I n t ro du ct ion t o the S cr ip t u r es ,
”
V ol . I I P r t I I B ook
. a .

11 . Ch I . . vi .
 e eral rem arkable specimen s l
s v The p oetry of the .
ae

Yoruba s if I may call it s uch s eem s rather to be of the

, ,

didactic kind probably e vin cing a differen t character of

,

mind in the people and which cannot fail I think to , ,

remind u s both in s e n timen t and in s tyle of s ome of the

, ,

p oetical book s of s cripture .

I woul d proceed to point ou t one or two feature s of

the Yoruban pro v erb which are w orth y of notice .

I n the fir st place they are in the m ain metap horica l

,
.

S ome objec t of s en s e is selected to w hich th e character ,

intended is attrib uted and s ome quality or o th er acci

, ,

dent is predicated o f that obj ec t of s en s e which is de

, ,

signed to figure the intended predicate A s a n illu s tra .

tio n of my m eaning I may q uote the pro v e rb

, ,

A G RE N I IJ E E G B I N O M I ,

A cal aba sh recei ve s the sediment of w ater ,

“
which is e xplained to mean An elder m u s t e xerci s e ,

forbearance ; or ,

E N N I T I 0 D A L I ER U I T O ,

Ash e s al way s fly back l n th e face of h im that thro w s

them ,

i e the cal umnie s or injurie s which one man aim s at

. .
, ,

an other will recoil on his o w n h ead Thi s m e t a p h o ri .

cal s tyle is n ot e ssential to a pro verb ; but I think w e

may say it is e ss ential or at leas t mo s t highly conduci ve
, ,

to th e p oetica l ch aracter of a pro verb Ca s ali s h a s o h .

s er v ed the s am e in the S isu t o pro v erb s in the s outh .

L e s B ass o u t o s he s ay s ,
“
m e parai ssent av oir é t é tout
,

ar t ic ul ier e m e n t heureux dan s c e genre de compo sition

p .

L eu r langue par sa pr é ci sion é nergi que se p ré t e admi

,

r ab l e m e n t a u s tyl e s en t e n t ie u x e t l é l é m e n t m é t a p h o rique
’

,
’
e s t entr é e Si abondam men t dan s sa formation u ou n e
q ,

Vide
'
E t u des sur la l n gu
a e S ec hu a n a, p ar E ug . C a sa l i P r t i II I
s, a e .

p . 32 .
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saurait la parler s an s s h a bit ue r in sen sible men t a re vé tir ’

s e s pen sé e s de q uel que image q u i l e s fi x e dan s l a me

AS an in s tan ce of thi s metaph orical s tyle w e ,

find among s t his catalogue of S is u t o pro v erb s L a p oin te ,

”
de l aig uille doit passer l a premi ere meaning
’
Be , ,

dire ct in your di s co u r se av oid di sgui sing the truth b y ,

e v as i v e w ord s A n oth er e x am ple of th e s a me kind

.

am ong s t the Yorubas is ,

AT E Y UN A T E W A LI A I T E E x U R o OJ U ONNA ,

To be trod den upon here to be trodden upon there is , ,

the fate of th e pal m -nut lying in th e road .

M ultitude s m ore of a similar character might be men

t io n e d .

The characteri stic ho we v er which gi v e s to the , ,

Y oruban pro v erb s their pe culiar clai m to be regarded as

a national didactic poetry is a feature which w a s fir s t ,

p ointed o ut to m y n otice b y my e steem ed and v alued

friend the R e v H enry V enn I t is th at s ame feature
, . .

which B i s hop L o w th con s ide red one of the gran d cha

ra c t e ris t ic s and w hich B i sho J ebb h a s pro v ed to be the
p ,

s ole di s tin cti v e charac t eri s tic of Hebre w p oetry We ,

.

call it the sy s te m of paralleli s m and by thi s word w e ,

denote a certain equality re sem blance o r relation shi p , , ,

betwee n the member s o f each period ; so that in tw o

l ine s or m em ber s of the same period thing s s hall an s w er
, ,

t o things and word s to w ord s a s if fi tted to each o ther

, ,

by a kind of rule or m ea s ure t Thi s paralleli s m in .

H ebre w p oetry h as b een stated to con si s t of four s pecie s ,

w hich h av e been re s pe cti vely termed th e gradational the ,

antithe tic the syn th etic and the intro v erte d The gra
, ,
.

E t udes su r l a l ang
P rt I I I p 8 4
'
ils
. S é ch . a . . .

T V id H orn I n t ro du c t ion t t h S crip t u r V l I I P r t I I B oo k

’ “ ”
e e s o e e s, o . . a .

I I Ch I I p 4 96 T t h
. . . m in t ion of S cr ip t u r po t r y con t i d i t h t
. . o e ex a a e e a ne n a

i nv lu b l wor k I
a a m in d b t d f
e th rr ng m n t of t h i p r t f m y
a e e or e a a e e s a O

s u bj c t e .
d a tio n al is that specie s in which the second clau s e ri s e s
abo ve the fir s t eith er in significance or in expre ssion ;
,

th e antithetic is that in which the two clau se s are con

n e c t e d by c o ntra s t in s tea d of s imilarity ; the s ynthetic

is tha t in which the paralleli s m lie s in the con s tructio n

of th e sentence s noun an s wering to noun and v erb to
, ,

v erb being s trictly artificial

, and the intro v erted is th at
in which whate v er be the number of clau s e s the fir s t is
, ,

parallel to the la s t the s econ d to the la s t but o ne and

, ,

s o on .

O f the gradational paralleli s m w e mee t with a fe w

in s tance s amo ng s t th e Yoruban pro v erb s ; thu s i n th e ,

as cending s cale w e ha ve
, ,

O so O N I B U J E K O PE 1 S AN ,

O so O N I N A Bi K O J U ODUN LO .

Mar k s m ade with buj e d o not la s t m ore than nine day s ,

‘
Marks made w ith in a b i do n ot las t m ore than a year .

AH E R E N I Y I O K E H I N o xo ,

ATT A NI Y I O K E H I N ILLE
‘
.

Th e farm -hou s e will be after the farm ,

The ridge of the roof will b e after the hou se .

A n d i n the de s cending s cale w e m ay n otice the two fol

l owing
B I I W O K O LI ow o 0 L I E N A;
,

B I I W O K O L I ENA 0 LI O H ON RERE LI ENN U

,
.

I f y ou ha v e no m oney ( to gi ve ) you m ay pay v i sit s ;

,
”
I f y o u cannot v i sit you m ay s en d kind me ss age s
,
.

Thi s p artake s of the character of the logical s orite s .

A B E BE E NI I BE I KU ,

A BEBBE N I I BE O R AN ;
BI OR U B A M U
A BEBBE N I i n E E .

A pleader ( with the god s) ward s o ff death ,

A pleader ( with the j udge ) ward s o ff puni sh men t

 I f the heat is oppre ssi ve
A fan w ard s o ff that .

O f the antithetic paralleli sm w e al s o m ee t with som e

example s ; indeed thi s s pecie s is p eculiarly adapted to
,

adage s and aph ori sm s The following are spe cimen s

.

A S E ALAP A L I o s o K O c no ;
,

AS E O H U N GBOGBO F U IGGI O Y E IGGI ,

.

H owe v er a ruined m ud wal l m ay be garni shed t h e ,

trouble will be u sele ss ;

B ut all trouble be s towed upon thing s m ade of wo o d is
ad v antageou s.

J I AGB A O TT I J I AGB AET T U ;

,

E N N I T I A R AN W A K I AOB A .

The owner m ay b re a ch h is ca sk of li q uid or b arre l o f ,

'

p owder
B ut he wh o is sen t with it dare s no t b re a c h the ca sk .

AR I T I ENNI M O i w i ;
F r APA DI B O T I R E M OLLE .

H e wh o s ee s ano ther s fault s kno w s wel l h o w to talk

ab out them
”
B ut he co ver s h is o w n with a pot sherd .

E N IA LA SS AN P O 0 J U IGBE ;
E NNI RERE W ON o J O OJU LO .

O rdinary p eople are a s com m on a s gra ss ;

”
B ut good people are dearer tha n an eye .

Thi s l as t remind s us forcibly of th e S cripture pro verb s

in it s s tyle of com po sition ; each w ord i n the s econ d
clau s e being antithetic to som e word in th e firs t E xam .

ple s of thi s character are to be found i n alm o s t e very

ch apter of th e B ook of P ro verb s ; a s for in s tance xi 1 , ,
. .

xiii 3 x iv 3 4 x v
. . . . . xxi 1 2 &c &c . . . .

The Yoruba abound s m ore in the syn th etic paralleli s m

th an i n any other . A few ex ample s will s er ve to sh ow
the peculiariti e s of the spe cie s .
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K 1 ADABA SUS U K I 0 W I FU J E D I E D I E ,

K I EI Y E R I 0 W I F U EI Y E .

L e t the white pigeo n te ll th e woodpecker ,

L et bird tell bird .

AGBA K O SI I LL U BAJE ; ,

B ALLE E U ILLE DI A H O R O
, .

Wh en there are n o elder s th e town is ruined ,

'

When th e ma s ter die s the h ou s e is de solate

, .

BE B B E KI 0 R I OKOS E ;
S AGBE K 1 0 R I A W O N .

B eg for help and you will m eet with refu s al s ;

,

Ask for a l m s an d you will m ee t with mi ser s

,
.

U nder thi s cla ss we often find pro verb s in which th e

s e co nd clau s e con structed with a s tudied s imilarity to
,

the fir st contain s the e x planation of the figurati v e lan

,

g u age which the fir s t employed Thu s .

,

AJ I BO W A I RA LI A R A I L A LI A T E L L E w o
' '

AW A K O M O ENNI T I 0 KO 6
AJ I BO W A I BA LI o wo ADA S AN ,

AW A K O M O E NNI T I 0 J E E .

We wake and find m ar k s o n th e p alm of our h and

, ,

We do no t know w h o made the m ;

W e w ake and find an old debt
, ,

We do n ot k n ow wh o contrac ted i t .

A BE R E BO L ow o A D E T T E 0 DI E T E ; ,

O AN BA I LLE O D I ER O
R , .

I f a n eedle fall from a leper s hand i t require s con ’

s ideration ( to pick it up )

I f a great matter is before the council it require s deep ,

”
th ough t
AKi IGBA AKAKA Lowo A K I Ti ;
A Ki IGBA ILLE BABBA ENNI Lowo ENNI .

N o -one can cure a mo n key of squatting ;

S o n o one can depri ve a m an of h is birthright
- .
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A s rs o m KO
NI IKUN BI A c nK;
OT O S I K O LO W O B I OLO R O .

A pi s tol h a s not a bore like a cann o n

A poor m an h as not m oney at h is comm and a s the
rich .

‘
IM ADO I BA SE B I E L E D D E A B I L L U J E ,

E R I J IBA J OB B A ENIA K O K ON
’

.
,

A wild boar i n th e pl ace of a pig w oul d rav age th e

, ,

town
An d a s lav e m ade king would s pare n ob ody .

E LUB OSE OGBOD O R I ,

E R ti SE OM M O NI ILLE BABBA R E .

As th e ELUB Ow as on ce a s oft unripe yam ,

S o the slav e w a s on ce a child in h is fath er s h ou se ’

Th e twen ty —sixth chapter of P ro v erb s is full of

aph ori sm s of thi s cla ss in w hich th e secon d clau se ex
,

plain s th e fir s t .

O f th e intro v erte d p aral l e l i sm th e following is a s p e

e i men
I RA J E AP O N I
A
I B AJ E AP

B I A P ABA I A,
‘
ABALLE
APO .

Th e inj ury of a bag

I s ( cau s e d by ) the injury of the p ac k -rope 3
I f the pack rope break s -
,

The bag will go down .

F or the m o s t part h owe v er the Y oruba pro verb s are

, ,

n o t lo n g en ough to di spl ay thi s Specie s of parall e l i sm ;

bu t we m ay n otice s om ething similar to i t in the in v erted
order of th e corre sp onding word s in th e two parallel
cl au s e s which w e often m eet with thu s
E LEKE LI EKE I Y E ;
O H U N T I ABA S E N I I Y E N I
’
.
 no

The w orld is an O cean ,

Man k ind is th e ( lagoon ) Oss a ,

O n e can no t s wim S o a s to cro ss the world

, .

I wo I RA R i
,

I wo K O G B OD D O W I
N I I PA AKONI .

Yo u may se e ,

Yo u m u s t n ot s pea k ;
I t is that which is the death of the s trong m a n .

i e a s trong m an m a y peri s h for wa n t of being appri s ed

. .

of his dan g er
.

I G R O BI R I BI R I
,

OK U N K U N BI R IBI R I ;
OK U N K U N NI Y I O SE TT E IG R O .

“
The fore s t is v ery dar k ,

The nigh t is v ery dark ;

darkne ss of th e night is deeper th an the darkne ss
the fore s t
.

E R IN N T U E K U R U ,

E F ON N T U EKU R U
T I TU E R U R U A J A N N A K U B O T I EF ON M OLLE .

The elephant m ake s a du st ,

T he buffal o make s a du s t ;
du s t of the elephant Hide s that of the buffalo .

E N NU I M O N N U
’

E T E I MO ET E,

N I IKO O R AN BA E R EKE .

Mou th keeping to m outh ,

L ip k eeping to lip ,

B ring tro ubl e to the jaw s .

E W U R E J R 0 R E I LLE
, ,

AGU T AN J R 0 R E I LLE ;
,

AJ E iWA I LLE BA E L E D D E J E .
 When the goat h as fed it re turn s home , ,

When the sheep h as fed it re turn s h om e ,

N o t returning hom e after feeding R uin s th e character of

the pig .

I t is ob ser v ab le that in th e se s tan zas for th e mo s t part , ,

the con cluding line is abo ut double the length of the

othe rs and admit s of being di v ided in t o t w o
, We m ay .

co m p a re with the se the tri p lets in w hich S cripture l an

guage fre quen tly run s a s Matt v iii 2 0 ,
. .
,

The foxe s hav e h ole s ,

An d the bird s of the air ha v e n e s t s ,

B ut the S on of Man h ath not where to lay his

We hav e howe v er example s of a differ e nt di spo sition
, ,

of the tripl e s tan za in t h e Y oruba wh ere all th e line s

‘

are parallel although e v en i n s uch ca s e s the las t is in

, , ,

contra s t whi l s t the two other s are in appo sition ; thu s

, ,

AD A E B O FUN G U N U G U N 0 L I ON KO R U , ,

AD A E B O FUN AKALLA 0 LI O N KO R U , ,

AD A EBO FUN E I Y E L L E O GB E E E O O R U R O ,
.

S acrifice s were pre s cribed to the turkey -buzzard B ut i t ,

refu sed to o ffer them ,

S acrifice s w ere pre s cribed to the Akalla v ulture B ut it ,

refu sed to o ff er them ,

S acrifice s w ere pre s cribed to the pigeon An d it o ffered ,

”
them .

I n thi s an d in s e vera l other e xampl e s already gi v en

, ,

th e line s are eviden tly bi-membral as is con stantly th e ,

case in S cripture poetry .

The Yoruba s tan zas h owe ver are n o t con fined to two
, ,

or to three line s : there are in s tance s of q uatrain s in whic h ,

t hree line s are parallel followed or pre ceded by an odd

,

line ; for example ,

Vide H orn ’
e s I n t rodu ct ion ,
”
V ol . II p. . 5 08 .
 2S 1

E SU Y l O JE,

E SU v ro Mo ,

ESU Y I O LO
N I Ro L I A L A T A M P O K O v ro w O ,

The locu s t will eat ,

The locu s t will drin k ,

Th e l ocu s t will go away ;

B ut where will the grassh op p er hi de it se l f ?
AG R A M E T T A K I I S I EKU L U I PE
B I OKAN PE E K OL U ,

E KEJ I ANI E K U L U ,

E K E T T A AN I EK U L U .

Three el der s cann ot all fai l to pronounce th e w ord Okulu

I f on e say s e kulu ,

Th e secon d m ay say e kul u ,

B ut th e third will say é kulu .

O cca sio n ally we find the m passing the n u mber of fou r ,

a s in the following v ery simple but really poetic s tan za

of s e v e n line s which We may ob s er v e com me n ce s with

, , ,

an odd line and the n di vi de s it self into three coup l ets

, ,

of s trictly parallel line s gradua l ly increasing in length

,

B I OJ UM O M o ,

O L o w O GBE Ow o ,

I R A N W U AGBE K E K K E ,

AJ A O U N AGBE A PA T A ,

I w o N so A R E R E GBE ASSA ,

‘
Ac R E A J i T I ON T I A R UKO ,

O M M O ODDE A J i T I A PO T I O R ON .

When the day dawn s

The trader take s his m oney ,

The spinner take s her s pindle ,

The w arrior ta ke s his shield ,

The w eav e r t ake s h is batten ,

The farmer w ake s him self and h is hoe

, ,

The hun ter wake s with h is qui v er a nd h is b o w .

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The abo v e remar k s wou l d seem su ffi cien t to sub s tan

t ia t e the claim of the Y oruba pro v erb s to a place
amongs t the poetry of n ation s B ut without d welling .

l onger on thi s p oint I will proceed to n otice one or two

,

o ther di stin cti ve feature s .

O n e is— what indeed we m igh t expec t in a n ation yet

in it s infan cy and s carcely ri sing out of b arbari s m — that
,

th e p oint of th e p ro v erb v ery often lie s in the fact of

two wor ds having a v ery similar s ound with a wholly ,

di fferent sen se m ak ing the pro verb in s uch cas e s a pl ay

, ,

upon th e word We hav e numerou s in stan ce s of thi s

.

amongs t the Yoruba adage s : to quote a fe w

\

O JO PA R ATT A R AT A RATT A RAT A L I O R I A P A T T A : LI ODE

A J A L U B A T A R A T A N I IGGI R ATT A L I Aw o
, ,
.

The rain on the batta ( sh oe s) goe s patter p atter pat , ,

ter a s on th e ap a t ta ( ro ck) : i n the s treet of the aj al ub a t a

,

( head drummer ) th e b a ta ( drum ) is wood the b a tta ,

( sh oe s ) are skin .

Thi s s en ten ce is de signe d as a play on th e w ord A PA T T A ,

,

con taini n g a frequent repetition of b and t s ound s .

B ut th ere are o ther s who se m e an ing is m ore ob viou s ; as ,

AR E R E R o Low o A D E T T E o DI E T E , I f a n eedle fall s

”
from the hand of a l eper he require s con sideration to
,

pick it up becau se h is hand is m utilated by the di sea s e

,
.

The play in t hi s s en ten ce is in the w ord s A D E T T E and , ,

o D I E T E O ne who DI E T T E is l eprou s m u s t D I E T E b e
. , , ,

com e th o ugh tful .

I GUN T I O G IJN M I R 6 J O T I EGUN

'
P iercing me with a
l an ce i s n o t li k e piercing m e with a thorn H ere the .

re sembl ance between the three w ord s I G U N O G fI N E G iI N , , ,

giv e s a peculiar liv eline ss to th e expre ssion .

B I OM M O DA ORI K AN APA APA A I f

,
a child treat s
”
th e apa tree in s olentl y i t wound s him,
The word APA
.

“w ound s is th e s am e a s the nam e of the tree

” .
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O R E ACR E SE LI O FFA 0 D i EG R E The good which

A gb e did in O ffa is wa s ted ; lit is becom e l e ss The .
,
.

w ord denoting lo ss is EG R E s imilar in s oun d to AG R E ’

,
.

He is s aid to ha ve been a n oted philanthropi s t among

th e Yorub a s .

I R A J E AP O NI I B A J E A P A The inj ury of th e b ag is

.

”
( cau s ed by ) th e inj ury of the pack rope A P O and A P A -
.

a re similar .

B A R A BO RAR A M OLLE
’
— “
A great m atter put s a s m al l
.

m atter ou t of sigh t B AR A an d RAR A are only di s tin

.

g u is h e d by th e accent .

B I ALAPA T A R A PA E R AN A W O N A L AG B A T A A R U U LI A J AN
,

When the butcher kill s the animal the retailer s cut i t ,

into pie ce s Th e re semblan ce between ALAPA T A and

.

A L A G B A T A is sufficiently ob viou s .

Mul ti tude s m ore of a similar character migh t be col

l e c t e d but the exam ple s abo v e gi v en are enough to sho w
,

th e tendency of the Yoru b a s to th e figure of rhetori c

com m onl y called paron om asia ; in which ch aracteri s tic
again a s i n the paralleli s m already d e s cribed th ere is a
, ,

s triking similarity to the poetry of the H ebrew s a n d

other oriental n a tio n s i
.
ae

I mu s t n o t omit to mention in thi s brief accoun t of th e ,

Y oruba p ro verb s that th ere is a degree of m o ral ligh t

,

ob ser v able in them which render s them peculiarly in

t e re s t in g and gi ve s t h e m I m ay add a real v alue in
, , ,

conn exion with th e i n quiry into th e moral go v ernmen t

of th e uni v er se in a s mu ch as it pre sent s us with a li v el y
comm en t o n th e w ord s of S t P aul concerning t h e G en .

tile s which sh o w th e wor k of th e l aw w ritten in thei r

,

heart s their con s cien ce al s o bearing witne ss and th eir

, ,

thought s th e m eanwhile accu s ing or el s e excu sing on e

anoth er .
( R o m ii . The . s e p ro v erb s in m any in ,

Vid H orn I n t ro du ct ion V l I I p 2 92

e
’
e s
”
,
o . . . .
 31

s tan ce s di splay ideas con cerning th e pro vidence of G od ,

th e moral rectitude of action s o r the practice of s ocial ,

v irtue s which ( to sa y the lea st ) we sh ould hardly ha v e

,

expected to find in a people s o wh olly separated from

the influence s direct or indirect of th at re v elation w hich
, ,

G o d w as plea sed to m ak e of Him s elf to man The word s .

of Cas ali s with reference to the S isut o pro v erb s are in

, ,

my opinion e ven m ore applicable to tho s e of th e Y oru

b as. S ou s l e rapp ort m oral il e st int é re ssant d o b se rv e r
,
’

l e s v e stige s de cette con s cience uni v er s elle a la quelle ,

D ieu a c o n fi é l a dire ction de to ute cr é a t ure intelligente .

’
N ou s ac q u é ron s par l a la certitu de qu il n e s t p as d homm e ’ ’

s u r la terre
q ui n e s ache di s cerner entre c e
q u i e s t mo

r a l e m e n t bon e t moralem en t m a uv aI S e t q ui par cou s e ,

d
’

q uen t ne s oit s u s ceptible d e n c o u rir l a con amnation

attach é e a l a tran sgre ssion de s loi s di vi n e s A mong s t
h is li s t of S isu t o pro v erb s w e mee t with s ome that ex
“
pre ss a m oral s entimen t ; a s for example L a trappe
, ,

pren d l e grand oi s eau a uSsi b ien q ue l e petit ; 1 “

Le “

s ang humain e s t p e s ant il e m p é c h e celui q ui l a r é pandu

’

,
”
de fuir ; L e meurtrie r dit Je n ai t ué q u u n e b é t e ,
’ ’

m ai s l a n im a l s an s p oil ( l ho m me ) n e p é rit p as s an s é tre

’ ’

v eng é
“
L homm e trompeur e s t une aiguille a deux
’

”
p o in t es i . B ut th ere is s omething m ore s triking in the

h igh s tandard of morality ob ser v able in the s aying s of

the Yoruba s di splaying as it doe s a c on s cious re c o gni
,

tion of the intrin sic ex cellence of tho s e peculiar v irt ue s

which we com m only regard as being appreciated only in
civ ilized s ociety Were we to meas ure thi s people by
.

the s tan dard of their pro v erbial m orality we shou l d com e ,

to the conc l u sio n that they had attained no in conside

as a
’

E t u de s sur l a l a ng . S é ch .
”
P rt I I I p
a . 84 .

’
I b id p
r . . 87 .

1 I b id p . . 89 .
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rable h eigh t in the de v elopemen t of s ocia l relation s h av ,

ing passed ou t of that sa vage barbari s m in which e very ,

indi v idual li v e s for him self al one into a highe r s tate of ,

being i n which th e m u tual dependence of one m ember

,

o n an other is re cogni s ed gi ving room for th e exerci se

,

of s o cial v ir t ue s a s a s or t o f m ora l compac t for th e safe

guard o f s ocie ty A fe w in stance s wil l s u ffi ce to explai n
.

m y m eaning .

Thu s the m utua l relation betwee n man and m an and ,

the con s e q uent duty which m an owe s to m an are dis ,

t in c t l y ackno wledge d i n the brief s en ten ce ,

E N N I T I 0 SE I R A J E EN IA 0 S E I R AJ E ARA R E
,
.

He who inj ure s ano the r inj ure s him self ,

.

The e x cellence of truthfulne ss a s one of th o se v irtue s

which are e ssential to the exi s ten ce of so ciety is e vi ,

de n tl y implied in s uch pro verb s a s the following con ,

d e mn a t o ry of the antithe tic s in of lying .

P I PE NI Y I O PE EKE K O M U R A .

The tim e m ay be v ery l ong but a lie w ill be detected

,

at la st .

D r K rapf in h is laboriou s re s earche s on th e eas t coas t

.
, ,

w a s unable to fi nd any w ord expre ssing the idea of gra

t it ude in the l anguage of all th e S uaheli tribe s a fact ,

s ignifican t enough a s to the to tal ab sence of the m oral

feeling denote d by th at n ame A m ong s t the Yo ruba s on

.
,
”
the contrary not only is the word D U PE to gi ve thank s
, , ,

a w ord of con s tant a n d daily occurren ce bu t they ha ve ,

p ro v erb s relating to ingratitu de s ufficient to sho w that ,

in theory at leas t it s turpitude is ackno wl edge d to the

,

full Thu s they sa y

.
,

E N N I T I ASE L I O R E T I KO DUPE ;
,

A RA SE E N I I R I K O DON 0
,
.

H e to wh om kindne ss is sho wn , and he doe s n o t re

t urn than k s ,
 A n other rem a rkab l e pro v erb m ay be m enti oned i n ,

which we n otice th e s am e implied reproof of a partial

re spec t o f per son s w hich w e s o o fte n fi n d in S crip
ture Thi s pro v erb supp o se s the ca se of a p oor m an
.

l oo k ing on at th e erec tion of a hou s e : a rafter is dis

co v ered to be no t long eno ugh for it s intended p urpo se ;
th e p oor m an v enture s to recom mend the p l an of splicing
two rafters together to in crea se its length h is ad vice is at
,

firs t de spi s ed becau s e he is p oor but e v entu ally ad op ted

, ,

on the failure of all other p l an s Thi s hi s tory th e p ro

.

v erb gi v e s i n the u sual brief s enten tiou s m anner of that

,

c l a ss o f compo sition ,

BI E KK E O T O S I K O T O
O KE LI OR o A T O L I ALLE , .

“
I f th e p oor m an s rafter doe s n ot reach the top i n the
’

m orning i t will reach i t in th e e v eni n g

, .

We are forcibly reminded of th e s triking parable i n

th e nin th chapter of E ccle sia s te s w h o s e m oral is gi v en
,

i n th e word s “
, Then said I W i sdom is be tter than
,

s trength ; n e v erthele ss the p oor m an s wi sdom is de

,
’

”
s ise d an d h is w ord s are no t heard
p , .

The following is an e vident proo f that the Yorubas

are capable of appreciating th e higher and m ore gene
rou s s enti m en t s of refined s ociety s u ch as are th e farth e s t
,

rem o v ed from that m ere lo ve of anim a l gratification

which m ark s the s av age
D IDON L I 0 D ON LI A N BA O R E J E E E OT I I L LE E NN I T ONI IJ E .

We partak e of our friend s entertainment becau se

’

( friend ship ) is plea s ant not becau s e we ha ve n o t

,
”
enough ( to eat) in our o wn h ou s e .

We are accu s tom ed to v iew the un tutored barbarian a s

one wh o utterly di s regard s th e li fe of h is fellow man -
.

Ye t e v en am ongs t the wild B a s uto there are p ro verbial

exp re ssion s which sho w that they are con sciou s of its
value : two s uch ha v e bee n already n oticed ; another is
to thi s effe ct S i u n ho mm e a é té t ué se c ré t e me n t le s
“
, ,

paille s d es champ s le I n like m anner th e Y o

ruba s ha v e thi s rem arkab le s aying
GBOGBO L I A D I Y E L E
OH U N ,

S U G RON K O S I E N N I T I o M o I Y E AR A EJJ E A R A ENNI .

“
E very thing h a s its price ,

B ut n o -on e can se t a price upon bl ood ;

a remarkable s aying in e very p oint of Vie w e sp e ci ,

ally when w e look upon it a s a self s upplied tex t fro m -

which to preach the G o spel of redemption by th e pre

c io u s blood of Chri s t .

The s am e ob ser v ation m ay apply to tho se pro verb s

whi ch Sho w h o w correct an e s timate th e Yoruba s hav e
form ed in s om e re spe cts of the character and attribute s
of the D i vine B eing th ereby pro ving t h e un qualified de
,

c l a ra tio n of Holy Wri t that the in vi si ble thing s of Him

,

from th e creation of th e w orld are clearly seen being ,

under s tood by th e thing s that are m ade e v en H is eter ,

nal power an d G odhead ; so th at they are withou t ex

’ ”
c use s
r
That they h a ve a true idea of G od s watchful pro v i
’

dence and care fo r all H is creature s is e viden t from the

, ,

following v ery beautiful pro v erb wh o s e import is the ,

s am e a s th at of the E ngli s h adage

“
Man s extremity is ,
’

”
G od s o pportunity
’
.

RI 0 KUN O N i KUN OLLA K I OGBE K I 0 PA A G I L I T I OJ O A RO

, , ,
.

I f th e Agiliti will die to day or to m orro w ( fo r want of

- -

w ater) rain will s urely come

,
.

V ide
'
E t u de s s ur la l ng
a . S é ch .
”
p.8 0

1 Ro m i 2 0
“
. . .
 so j
The Agiliti is an animal of the guan a tribe which is ,

s aid to li v e for a v ery long tim e without w ater .

There is an o t h er s aid to be a v ery fav ourite saying of

,

one of th e pre s en t chiefs of Abb e o k ut a which c o nve vs ,

s uch a le ss on o f dependen ce on th e guiding p ro v iden ce

o f G o d that i t ough t n ot to b e omit t ed here

,

0 F l iJ A FUN O L O R UN J A P o w o L E E R AN ,
.

L eav e the battle to G od and re s t your head upon your

,

h a n df
’

B ut no t only d o they thu s pro v e th eir ac q uaintance

with the fact that G od s pro v iden ce s uperintend s all
’

thing s upon earth and that m an is dependen t on that

,

o v erruling p o w er ; they further speak of man s relation ’

to G od a s H is s er v an t e vidently regar ding th at relation

,

a s applying to all time s and circu m s tan c e s ; and that ,

too s o as alm o s t to force upo n u s the conclu s ion that

,

they v iewed that s er vice in the ligh t of a pri v ilege A t .

leas t i t is di ffi cul t to gi v e any other explanation Of s uch

,

a pro v erb a s the following

A R O NI I D E N A O R I SA .

The aro ( i e a man with a withered lim b) is the p or

. .

ter ( at th e gate ) of th e god s .

I under stand it a s denoting that if a m an thro ugh in

firmit y cann ot be engaged in th e acti v e s er vice of G od ,

h e is s till G od s s er v ant and m ay fulfil h is obligation s

’

pa ssi v ely .

S ure l y the se are indica tion s of no ordinary percep tion

of m oral truth s and su ffi cien t to warran t t h e inference
, ,

th at in clo sene ss of ob ser v ation in depth of though t and , ,

i n s hrewd intelligence the Yoruban is b uxd w iunp n o — o T

’

c
,

ordinary m an T h e exi s tence of pro v erb s s uch as the s e

.
 37

am ongst a people s ituated as the Yoru b an s are is a fact ,

p regnan t with m any thought s o n which the the ologia n

and the m orali s t m ay dwell with ad v antage ; and m ay
awaken in all an in tere s t in a nation toward s whom the
s ym pathie s of t h e p ublic h av e been already directed by

t h e ex citing e ven t s of their recent political hi story We

'

can no w se e a little way int o the thought s and feelings

of that p eop l e w hich h a s com e promin en tly before our
,

n otice a s th e b utt of th e la s t e ffort s of the expirin g

sl av e trade
-
, and the repeller of th o s e e ffort s : we can
n ow di v e a littl e into th at se a of mind to which th e D a
,

h o mian tyran t would fain ha ve cried Hitherto sh al t tho u

,

come and n o farther w hich he woul d fain ha v e bound

,

in the chain s of s lav ery like the P ersian monarch of O ld

,

but which refu sed to be fettered ri sing up wholly like a

,

flood an d forcing his p roud army to flee before it S urely

,
.

great intere s t m u s t attach to an in sigh t i nto the mind of

s uch a people ,
n ow for th e fir s t tim e furni shed to th e
ci vilized w orld in the w ork b efore u s by one of the m o s t
, ,

intelligent am ong s t them wh o s e long ac q uaintance with

,

foreign ci vilization render s him capabl e of appreciating

the im portance of the w ork which he h a s undertaken ,

and of e s timating the di fficul ty wh ich attend s upon th e

t a s k of rendering intelligible i n a n e w language the
, ,

idea s of anoth er wh olly di ver se and alien

,
.

To th e philologi s t thi s wor k pre s ent s a n e w field of

in quiry of a mo st deeply in tere sting character The .

nature of th o s e inquirie s which it sugge s t s I h av e e u

de av o ure d to s e t forth in the se fe w i ntrodu ctory o b se r
v a tio n s in w hich I profe ss to hav e done n o more than
merel y point ou t the principal di s tincti ve feature s of the
l anguage ; thu s preparing t h e way I t rus t in s ome little
, ,
 38

m ea sure for future m o re extended sur v ey s of th e Yoru

,

b a n in co nnexion with other African diale c t s when o u r ,

acquaint a n ce with H am itic philology sh all h a v e becom e

m ore enlarged .

Mean ti me th e rem ark s already gi ven will be s ufficien t

to recomm end the accompan y ing w ork to th e peru sal of
tho se wh o feel an i ntere s t in Africa and wh o l ong for th e
,
“
c oming of that day wh en n ot fi ve citie s only but ,
,

all citie s and town s an d v ill a ge s n o t in th e l an d o f

,
“

E gypt onl y but in all the tribe s of th at dark contin ent

, ,

s hall speak the langu age of Canaan and s wear to th e

“
,

L o rd of
I sa . x ix . 18 .
 V OC A B U L A R Y

OF T H E

Y ORUBA L ANGUAGE,
&c . &c .
 T he fi ve v o w ls i o e ,
a , e, , ,
u, r pre es e nt t he s o u nd u u lly t r m d
s s a e e

I t a lia n , a s h ea rd i t h w ord n e s

E NG L I SH .

u . B a th, ba t .

e B a it , bet .

i B ea t , bit .

0 B o at .

a B oo t , f a ll . H at .

T h ree a re a l s o two m od ifi d v ow l d t w dipt h g e e s an o on s

e, a s ound be t w n t he o u n d
ee fb t d b it h rd ly d i t in g u i h
s s o a an a ,
a s s

ab e lby a n E n gl i h fro m t h e l t t r o u n d ; pp ro im t in g
s e ar a e s a x a

co yl se l t o th E n gli h i t o g t iv
e y ? or s t h G rm n er a e a e e e an a,

o a s o un d bet w ee n a an do ,
as h rdea in la w , w a t er , bo ugh t ,
n ot ; r p r en t d i
e es e n Sw di h e s b y 51 .

a i, n ea r ly q u iv l n t t
e a e o t h e E n gl is h i, in m ile .

o i, a s in v o ic e .

A m o n g th co n o n a n t it i o n ly n e c ry t o n o tic e t h at
e s s s e ssa

g i l w ay h rd
s a i ga t s a ,
as n e .

j i lw y
s a o ft a i j i a s s , s n o n .

I h a a l w y it d i t in c t s o u n d
t s a p ira t
s s s ,
as a n as e .

p z
hp
— t h h rd o u n d t wh ich gb i t h e o ft corr l t iv e
e a s ,
o s s e a .

32 3 71 .

Of t h e non a cc
e mp l oy d a
e n t s, i E n gl i h m e r ly t m r k
e a re e , s n s , e o a

th tr
e s t b e l id o n
ess p r t ic u l r y ll b l
o a a a a s a e .

T h c irc u m fl
e u u lly in d ic t con t r c t io n wh ich i l o i ll
ex s a a es a a , s a s n a

c l o n g y ll b le fro m d
’

ase s a
g A s a b b ,
e. . D R O R O, a -a o- o .

Th c ute
e a d gr ve cc e n t imp l y m r k f in t on tion
an a a s a re s a s o a

i. eo f th e ri
. or f l l f t h v o ic — o ft n i t h Ch in e e l n gu g
se a o e e e ,
as n e s a a e,

a ff c t in g t h
e ig n ifi c t ion e s a .

W ord s d iv id d by hy p h n
not u n co mp o u n d d roo t or word
e a e ar e e s, s

w ho e t y m ol o gy i u nc r ta in
s e s e .

W h n word i co mp o u n d d w it h o u t y ch n g f t h imp l it
e a s e an a e o e s e,

i m r ly d iv id d b y
s e e hy p h n in t o it co mp o n n t p r t
e a e s e a s .

W h en t h r i u ch ch n g e e n ly i i dd d f t h who l
s s a a e, an a a s s s a e o e e

w ord ; g I Le .
( fi i b. ill ) or f
POR I RA t h y ll b l w h ich L E -o r -
a- e o e s a e

n d l u c id t io n g
ee s e
(
a nn u ,
e . . A S E N N U -E N N I se -e
 AB A

whol e com m unity a ssemble but find n o s acrifice ,

again s t m o rtifi c a tio n .

A RA N I J E — —
O R A
,
N I J E ( B a enia j )
e s a de s pi s er
,
calum nia , .
,

,
—
t o r a slanderer O b an iaj é o b a ara ré j é .
“
He who ,
”
de spi s e s another de spi se s him self .

A one wh o artake of the am e di h — Ab a

R A N I J E 3 ,
p . s s s
’

nij e m a b a n i s e ifa enia e n n it i o j e didOn ui ij e kikan , ,

H e who share s h is frien d s pro sperity b ut doe s n ot

’

m o ve a han d to help him in his w ork is s elfi sh ; for ,

h e wh o eat s the s wee t s hould be ready to eat the

”
bitter .

—S e 3 a helper coadj u tor a fello w -w orker

L A RA N I S E ) , .

‘
, , .

-Ab a n is e m a si b a n ise m o “ A helper w h o w ould

,

help n o m ore .

A RA N I G R E L E — gbe - ille ) s an inm ate F ire is pro v er ,

. .

”
b iall y p er s onified a s A b a n igb e l e m a m O oj u enni ,

“ ”
An inm ate which cann ot be tamed
A RA PADE s ca s ual occurrence —
.

-
,
. O h un a b a p a d e k O j O .

oh u m ti ari telle An acci den t is not li k e an expected ,

re sul t .

A R A R A s e e A RA
,
.

A R AT A s a park ; an open place in the front of the

,
.

palace .

A R A T A s a mar sh in a p l ain a pool —

‘ ’
L ,
. Abata takete bi , .

“
e n n ip e k O b a o d O t a n A pond appears like a s elf ,

s upported body of water wh erea s it is depe n dent on ,

un s een s pri n g s or drainage applied to per s on s who

s eem to be wh at they are n ot .

AR A T I s th e mi ssing of a thing in secure h ol ding n ot

"
l/ -
, .
, ,

s ticking fa s t to — A bati a lap a aba a ti aba a ré

.
‘
“
A , ,

w all appear s ready to fall we cannot throw it do wn

we s ee k it s shelter A com m on pro verbial s aying
A RA W ON s a s tain a blot —As o fu n fun on ab a w on ki
. .

-
, . .
,

ir e A white cl oth and a s tai n n e v er agree

“
, .

AR E A 3 in cubation
, .
— Adire n srm abba “
The hen is
.
’

, .

”
s itting .

2
 AB A

A RE A, a s tack rick pile of corn on a platform s tore

8 .
, , , .

A RE A 3 an iron h o ok by which pri s oner s feet are made

’

, .

fas t o n a block o f w o o d the s to ck s ; a hook on which ,

a padlock is h ung — Abba k O s e ik a n m o ui li e sse .

‘
,
“
b ik o se e n n it i n se buburu The s tock s are not plea sant , ,

but th ey are good for a rogue

A R R E s the lower part beneath —Bi Oran b a s it Ok u n kun
.

.
, ,
.

ab e e w O li abb é I f a matter be dark di ve to the , ,

bottom .

ARR E L L E ( Abbe ille ) a dj pri vate s ecret — Oh un ti a k O

-
, .
,
.

“
fe ki enia ki o mO li a s e li a b h e l l e What is no t ,

wi shed to be known is done in secre t

A B R E Y A AR BI Y A —iya) s the armpit
.

,
.
, .

AR E 3 raz or lancet —D idi n i im u abe imu

, .
,
Wrappi n g .
,
”
up a razor p re serv e s it s sharpne ss .

A R E RR E s a fan made of hide u s ed by A frican gentlemen

, .
,

to s tir the air and cool them sel v e s ; an ad v ocate a ,

pleader — Abebbe ui ibe iku abeb b e ui ibe oran b i

.
, ,
“
oru h é m u abebbe n i ib OO A pleader with the god s ,

w ard s o ff death ; a pleader with th e j udge ward s o ff

puni sh men t ; a fan ward s o ff the heat when i t is
”
s ultry .

A E H -I Y A N N U s importunity ince ssant s olicitatio n — E u

‘
- - .
, ,

niti mbe ab e iy a n n u yio ri o h un ti ufe gba lowo ol u

war e} He wh o begs w ith importunity will get what
“
,
”
h e w ant s .

AR E K U L U J E -ODAN ( Ba e kul u ) s a white b ird with long -

,
.
,

neck and legs which generally accompanie s th e ,

é kulu a s pecie s of the deer

,
.

AR-ENNU -G RA G RA s a kind of loo se tro u ser s ,

.
.

V A RE R E s needle pin — I pa abere li okun it O I t is the

, .
,
.
,

path of the n eedle which the thread is accu s tomed to

follow
—
.

AR ESE s a ,
good -for. nothing per s on Thi s word is fre - .

uently u s ed to ab u s e inferior s ; as I wo abe s e y i

q , ,

You good -for nothing fe llo w - .

3 B 2
 A RE

l/ AB E T E L L E — te -ille s a begging before hand a bribe

), , . .

—Abe telle n i ifo u onidajo nitori abetelle ki ile is e

j
“ ’
idaj o otit e A bribe blind s th e judge s eye s ; for
,

bri b e s n e v er speak the truth .

A B E T U s a brook running water a ri vulet

, .
, ,
.

A R I A M o s a w oman h av ing a young child a paren t

,
.
,
.

Abia mo ab e h in j ij a ; a playful name u sed in a d

dre ssing a w om an wi th an infant .

A R IGA s a mixed breed of a large an d s m all hor se

, . .

AR I -K U s the s piri t of children w ho die in infancy

,
. In .

faut s or children wh o die u nder ten or twel v e y ear s

,

old are called Ab iku and are n e ver buried in the

, ,

town b eing s ometime s e v en thrown away in the bu sh

, ,

a s a p u ni s hment They are s uppo s ed to hav e had e v il .

s pirit s for their companion s wh o ha v e en ticed them ,

away The e vil Spirits are suppo sed to puni sh th e chil

.

dren with cruel whipping s if th ey do not gi v e them ,

the thing s which they require of them I f a child .

grow s thin his companion spirit s are affirmed to be

,

taking away h is food from him ; hen ce to appease ,

the s e spirit s s acrifice s are re s orted to and to frigh ten

,

the s pirits aw ay charm s are hung about th e child , ,

and iron rings are p ut on h is feet the jingling of ,

which is s upp o sed to dri v e the spirit far away .

A R I K E H I N a dj younger la s t born
-
,
.
, .

A R I L A a dj s triped v aried in colour ch eckered —As o

, .
, , .

abil a gbogbo li 0 li o ruk o E ach coloured cloth h a s ,

”
it s n am e .

A R I L L E K O ( I lle oko ) s a m arried w oman who is li v ing

-
, .

with a hu sband .

A RI N o KU —
-
ENNI s a malici ou s per s on a per secutor a
, .
, ,

—
calumniator E n n iti k O fe Oran enni n i ise a b in o .

“
k ue nn i H e who doe s no t lo v e h is neighbour act s
,

m aliciou sly .

A R I R ON s an infirm per s on a Sick per s on —

, . Bi 0 ti w it ,
.

ki o ri a ki ire rin ahirou boy a o h u n ti 0 s e e l oni a se , ,

4
 ARO

iwo lolla A sick pers on should ne v er h e laughed at

, ,

becau se what happen s to him to -day may happen to

you to -morro w .

A R O s a returning a coming back ce ssation —Oku

’

, .
, ,
.

a bo s alutation on one s re turnin g —Ay t m a bo mi 0

,
’ ’

di e me ffa loni My goings and re t urnin gs are six ,

.

I hav e trav elled th e road six time s to day - —

KO .
”

de kun k O da b O I t doe s n ot cea se , .

AR O 3 half moiety — E mi k O j e fun 0 li a bo isu b ik o s e

‘ ’

. .
, ,

Ot t o tt o “
I will no t gi v e you h alf a y am b ut a w hole
, ,

one .

AR OG A N A R ow o -G A N s the m usquit o al s o calle d Y A M

,
-
, .
,

Y A M a name com mon to all little s tinging flie s

, .

AROGG I R O P E ( Bo -iggi -ope ) s a heathen an idolater lit a

.
, .
, , .

wor shipp er of wood and palm .

A Ro -P A a dj fatted fed for the s laughter

,
.
, .

A BO R ISA ( Bo -ori s a) s a wor s hipper of fal s e god s idolater , .

, ,

th e s am e as Ab o ggib o p e a name indi scriminately ,

giv en to all idolater s .

”
A R OS E (Ab e -ise ) 3 w ork don e by a per s on in h is o wn
, .

farm after h is mas ter s work is done j ob work ’

, .

Ab o s é ki is e ise ojo ise babba ui igba oj o enni , ,

J ob -work is not the chief bu sine ss ( of a ser vant ) ;

t h e ma s ter s wor k h as the ( fir s t ) claim on h is
’

time .

A RO S S E J E ( Ba o sse -j e ) s th e violator of s acred time a

-
,
.
,

s abbath -breaker .

AR O s a tree which bear s fruit like the

,
. s w eet se p or
-
,

cus tard -apple from the stick of which the n ati ve s ,

prod u ce fire by friction .

A R O s a bag to keep clothe s in —Bi a s o p e li a bo a 11 11

I
f ‘
, . . ,

“
I f clothe s rem ain long in the b ag they rot .

A R O a dj fem ale of bea s t s al s o applied to infant s ; a s

,
.
,
”
Ab o mbi ak o 2 “
Male or female ? N e ver applied t o
’

grown up per son s - Ab o agu t a n a n ewe — Ab o —e w u re

-
.
-
, .

a sh e goat — Ab o e sm a mare — A bo -c ledde a cow

- -
, ,
 ABO

A b o -galla, a doe —A b o ke nni u a lione ss— Ab o — malu -

, ,

—
a cow Ab o ri a female l izard & c & c -
, ,
. .

A RO s refuge shel ter

, .
, .

V A B O J U W O I B OJ U W O Ba oju s s uperinten dence a look

( ,) -
, .
,

ing after — I wo ui n se ab oj u w o l e h in babba t oj u ille

.
,

rere You superintend in the m as ter s ab sence ; se e

’

,
”
well to the ho u se .

A R o -O K A s a bundle of guinea -corn —N igb a t i a gbe b a

, . .

n di abo ok a ino r e a dO n nipa abo Oka ui y an gidi ,

o w o iti i wa
“
He who tie s up bundle s of corn re ,

joice s becau s e fro m bundle s of corn come bundle s of

,

m oney .

L A R U I A s a sh ort cut to a place a n ticipation of another s

’
/ -
,
.
,

abuja e k é He w h o k n ow s a m atter beforehand con

,
”
found s the liar .

A R U J A -ONNA s a lane a c ro ss s treet or road

, .
,
.

A R U K A s the ac t of encompa ssin g — Ri aba b ii igb g: li

’
-
.
,

abu k a ari e ranko in o r e pa I f a bu sh is surrounde d , ,

th e animal s I n i t are easily killed .

A R UKE s a hunchback
, .
— A ki is ip e inaro fu abu k e ‘‘
A .
,

hun ch b ack IS ne ver asked to stand upright .

A R U -K O N s an addition to a ble ssing

,
.
,
.

‘
A R U -KUN s a rem ainder a deficien cy di sgrace contem pt
, .
, , , .

-O h u n ti ise o h un a bukun ki am a S e e si o m mo
j
e n n ik e i enni A con temp tuou s act s h ould n e v er be
,

don e toward s a fellow -m an .

A R ULA s adu l teration

, . .

ARU—
’

L E s a p atch a piece s ewed on to co v er a hole

,
.
,
.

Abul e n i imu a so il Oto en n it i k Ob a s e it oj u abule yio ,

s e ara rt}11 Ofo a so

“
P atching make s c l o th e s w e ar long , ,
”
and he wh o doe s n o t care to patch will lo se h is clothe s .

A R U M O s a piece put to addition al ex aggeration

-
,
.
, ,
.

A R U -R A N O W U s cotton carded and prepared to be s pun

-
,
. .

—
A R U R O ( A b i-iro ) j
a d erect
”
-
upright F illa pupa ab
,
u ro .
,
.

A cap s tanding erect .

(i
 ABU

a younger relati ve —A b urOki ipa egbon n1 I tan

AR U -R O, s . .

“
The young can not teach tradition s to the elder s .

A RU — s r s a b u sh adj oining the town spared for i t s s helter

, .
.

AR s ( E ise ) s fal s ehood of on e s o wn in v ention

’
U o u -
,
.
.

AD A s billhook with w ooden handle m o s tly u s ed by

, .
,

farmer s .

ADABA A T A R A s a do v e —
M
,
Adaba k e k e l uk e kO S i oj a ti
,
. .

“
k O n a tan Th ere is n o m arket in which the do v e
,

with th e prominent brea st h as not traded A p re .

v e rb ia l e x p r e ssio n by which a cowry is compared

‘

to a do v e for it s circ ulation a s curren t m oney .

ADA R A -SUSU s a sp ecie s of white pigeo n — K i adaba s u s u

” ’

.
,

ki o w 1 fu j e die die ki e i ye ki owi fu eiye L et the

' ' ’

, ,
”
m atter b e spread abroad lit L e t the pigeon tell ,
.

the w oodpecker ( l) and bird tell bird , .

AD A R o — R ONI
( D a —abo s a defender a s uccourer
) ,
.
,
.

AD A -Ro -OJA s a s m all m arket the s econd day s market

’
.
, ,
.

If
AD A R owo ( B o o w e ) s the taking re s pon si b ility upon
- -
,
.

one s s elf B ia ti ran ui n i ise li fij e bi iwo b a s é n i

’
.
-
’

si is e a da b o w o ara re As a m e ss age 1 s g1 ve n to y ou , ,

s o deli v er it if you v ary it the con se quence s will re s t ,

with you .

AD A DO E R E K U s U s an i sland
-
, , . .

AD A GUN s a lake a pool or p ond

-
,
.
, .

AD A -G U N L E -A P O ( Ada gun ille ) E R iR I s a large q ui v er

'
- -
, ,
.
,

generally placed in the ground in battle from which ,

the s oldier s are supplied with arro w s .

AD A J I AD A - -J I W A s th e time of the s econd cock — crowing . .

, ,

A DAJO ( D a -ej o ) s a j u dge an u m pire one w h o decide s ,

.
, ,

m atter s .

AD A K A D E K E s a mi s chie v ou s per s on a liar

, .
,
.

A D A -M A -L E SE 3 on e unable to perform what b e under

-
, .

take s .

A D A -M o s a mi staken View here s y

, .
,
.

A D A -M O R AN s a c o u n se l l er a sugge s ter
, .
,
.

AD AN s a b a t — Ad a n d o rik o dO o n w O ise eiye gbogbo

1 ’

, . ,
 AD A

The bat s u spend s it self but w atche s the other ,

bir ds .

AD A N I D U R O ( A d a-enia duro ) s a detainer

- -
, . .

3 he who wearie s one an im p o rt u

AD A N I L A G A - laga
) , .
,

n ate per s on .

A D A N I L A R A — lara ) 3 one who m o rtifi e s or di s app oint s ;

,
.
,

one wh o de sign edly or purpo sely doe s a thing to ve x

another .

AD A N I L A R A Y A — y a ) 3 on e wh o enli v en s or ch eer s up,

.

—
another Bi Op o enia b a kuro li egb e Ofo a da n il a
.

raya ui ifo n i joj o Though m any gue s ts are ab sen t

“
, ,

h e only wh o enli ven s the party is mi ssed .

AD A N I L E K K U N — li e k kun ) 3 one wh o forbi ds a probi

-
,
.
,

bitor
—l i -oj u ) 3 one who di sappoints —
.

1
“
AD A N I L O J U Adan il oj u
,
. .

‘
k O se ifi Oh in t i He who di sapp oint s another is un
,

worthy to be tru s ted .

AD A N I L O R O —oro s a tormentor — Adan iloro fi agbara

) ,
. .

k Oui He wh o torment s another ( only ) teache s him

,
”
to s trengthen him se l f .

AD A N I N I JI —n i- i 3 on e who frighten s or alarm s ano

j ) , .

th er ; one wh o rai s e s a s udden e x pectation .

P A D A -P E s the contraction of w ord s or nam e s — Ada p e

‘
, .

Oro kI ije ki a m O it um O oruko

’
“
Con traction of word s ,

con ceal s the sen s e .

AD A -R I -J I N I 3 one who forgi v e s —

" -
, . Ada rij in i ui i s ett a ej o .
,
”
He wh o forgi ve s end s the di s pu te .

A D A R I P ON - ori —p on ) s the m ale lizard so called

, .
,

becau se of it s yello w head .

AD A -R U D A -P o a dj indi s criminate
-
, . .

AD A -S AN s an old de b t incurred by s om e di stant re l ati v e

, . .

— Aj i b o w a iba li aba 11a 11 a te l le w o awa k O m Oenni ,

ti 9 ko o aji b o w a iba li owo ada san awa k Omo e nni

, ,

ti o j e e W e wake and find ( we find as s oon as we

,

h av e con s ciou sne ss) mark s on the pal m o f o u r han d .

we do not kn ow wh o m ade the m ark s : we wake

8
 AD I

AR IN -O RE ,any thing dried o v er a fire s uch as meat or

3 .
,

corn prepared by warriors for their marauding e xp e

dit io n s .

ADI R O ( L o kit i aro ) s a pierced -b ottomed v e ss el u sed for

-
, .

s training .

D m O — A di anmo
AD I T A N M ( O a itan -
) s a di s tant-
relati v e t , . .

“
e s no ti 0 li e k ul u li o bi i ya on The antelope ,

s eeking relation s hip with the d eer s ay s h is m oth er ,

”
w a s born of a deer .

A DI T I ( D i -eti ) s a deaf pers on ,

. .

A D I -G RA -R o 3 on e who rem ain s i n a s tanding p o s ture

, .
.

ADI R I s grape Sh ot
,
. .

AD O s a s m all -sized calaba sh u sed for keeping p owdered

,
.
,

medicine s as a v ial ,
.

AD O s an adulterer a whore
,
.
,
.

AD O P FA ( E w a -di -Offa) a dj one hundred and t e n ,

. .

AD O G U N S I L L E AD OT T E S I L L E ( D a ogun si-ille ) 3 one wh o

,
- -
, .

create s war di sturban ce or re v olution , ,

.

AD J E (
O E w a di oj e
-
) j
ad one hundred and
-
thirty ,
. .

A D OR I N — —
orin ) a dj se v enty Ado rin e so ,
“
The se .
,

ve n t
y principal or h ead guard s of the country .

AD O R U N —Orun ) a dj nin ety ,

. .

A DO TT A ( E w a -di -o tta ) a dj fifty ,

. .

I L —
A D O T T E S L E ( D a o tte si-ille ) s a re v olutioni s t an ag , ,
.

r e ss or a mi s chie v ou s per s on
g ,
.

AD O T T O T T A ( E w a — di -o tta Otta ) a dj by fifty fifty in com -

,
.
,

pan y
—o ssan ) a dj one h undred and se venty
.

A D O SS A N , . .

AD O one who is v ery blac k j et black

, ,
.

'

AR IJ a dj s mall little few A dt I enia ki 0 WE n ib O N ot

’

,
.
, , ,
.

a few p eople li v e th ere .

A D UN AD ON flav our fragran ce s weetne ss grace beauty

, , , , , ,

A DU R A A DUA pr a yer supplication

, , ,
.

AD U O R o L U I D U G R O L U s a s tumbling bloc k an obj ect

-
, ,
.
-
,

s tumbled at by falling upon it on a s udden .

A FA I M O ( F i a imO) a dv not un l ikely n o t impo ssib l e

-
, .
,
.

10
 A FA

A RAR A , s a bridge ; two s tick s rubbed toge ther fro m which

.

fire is produced by friction .

A FA R A s slo wne ss sluggi shne ss

, .
, .

A F AR A O Y IN s the honeycomb , . .

A RE 8 a k ind of white -bellied rat s

, . .

’
A FE -I M O J O s an anim al of the rat kind the tail of which
, .
,

is u sed by the king of Yoruba as a Sign of royalty

h e generally h old s the tail before h is mouth when h e
walk abroa
s d — O bb a si i rtt k e The k ing take s o ff ,

the tail ; i e from his mouth —B a ni ti 9 pa a fe . .

im ojo k i o m u ré O y o ed a li ara oko 1i , Whoe ver ,

k ill s afe -imoj o m u s t take it t o Oy o ; ed a o nly is due

”
to the people of the pro vince to eat .

A -F E s pleasure p ride
, .
, .

A P E -FE 3 wind breeze gale

-
, .
, , .

‘
A FE H I N T I 8 s upport p rop , .
, .

A FE -J U 8 one who di s tort s h is face e specially in working

, .
, .

A FE M OJ U M O ( fe -m o — ojum o ) s m orning twilight da w n , .

, , .

A P E -N O s chaff th at which m ay be dri v en away by the

, .
,
’
fan Afe n O n i ti Iyangbo Chaff is to be fanned
.
,

away .

A FE R E s a v ery light wood like the cor k wood

,
.
, .

A E E S ON N A ( fe -si-onna ) s a betrothed per s on , . .

AP E -T A N 3 perfect lo v e , . .

A FI A FI B I conj unle s s except — E mi ki yio duro a fi b i 0

, , .
, .

b a yara I will n ot wait unle ss he is q uick ,

“
.

A FI B I P O R E ( fi -ibi -p e -ore ) s an ungrateful per s on one who ,

.
,

return s e v il for good .

A RI -H AN I F I H A N s the act of s hewing an exhibition

, , .
,
.

A F I -J I I FI J I s remi ssion forgi v ene ss

, ,
.
, .

A FI N s the king s palac e — F ro m thi s is deri v ed Al a w o fi n

’

.
, ,

”
con tracted Alfifi n H e w h o enter s the palace , .

A P iN s an al b in o
, . .

A FI N G B A ( fi n -igba) 3 one who cut s figure s on calaba sh e s ,

. .

AFIN -J U s a de cent clean per s on cl eanline ss neatne ss

, .
, , .

A P I N OS A J E R E A FI N OS E H I N A F I N OS O D E ( fi -i n o -s e -aj e re ) s
, , , .

11
 A FI

an unfaithful treach erou s per son —Afi n o saj e re afe , .

hin se ik oko An unfaithful m an ( rece i v e s your ,

“

w ord s) in a p erforate d v e ss el but keep s behin d h is ,

back the v e ssel ( which would retai n them ) or turn s , ,

”
h is back in s tead of h is face .

A P I R E S E ( fi -iré -s e ) s an act of wantonne ss or irre v eren ce , . .

A P -I Y A N JU -S E s the doing a thing by con straint or c om

, .

pul sion reluctance , .

A F-I v E -S I s an o v er sigh t a du ng to be n oticed or s u

, .
,

e rin t e n de d
p .

A FO , pace ro om —
3. s E u m i li afo ,G i v e me s pace .
,
.

A r e 8 pig s m ire Ap a a fo bi e l e dde thi s is s aid of a

’
.
-
, .
,

dirty per son one w h o wallow s in the m ire —E le dde ,

.

pa a fo tan 0 n w a enni rere ti y io fi ara y i A pig ,

“

w hich h as wallowed in the mire s ee k s a clea n p er s on

”
to rub again st .

A FO-RA -J E s an o v erthro w utter de s truction

, . .

A F O F O R O s the cork w ood

, . .

A P OG E O ( fO-ma -gbo ) s di s obedien ce petulan ce —A w igb o , .

,
.

‘
a
n b O t I ifi o w O a
j ae m o omi D i s obedien ce wil l ,

drink water with h is hand tied u p .

A F OG U N OPA L A RA s a flat b ottle hav ing four corner s

, , . .

A FOJ U ( fo -oj u ) s a blind per s on — Oh un ti a foj u fi oj u

, . .

r é r i ki o to fo on li ori m o k O ton o m ira n ri m O , , ,

What the blind s aw before he w as blin d is the la s t

sigh t h e will e v er se e .

A F O J U D I s ob s tinacy in s olence — a dj ob s tinate petul an t

, .
, .
, ,

impuden t .

A P O J U SON N A ( fi -oj u -si-onna) s earne s t expectation a , .

,

looking on th e road for .

A P O - M O s the
,
para s ite
.
—Afo mO k O l i e gb O iggi gbogbo .
,

n i ibatan The para site h as n o root ; it claim s rela

,
”
t ion sh ip with e v ery tree .

A P ON N A H A N ( fi -onna-han ) s a gui de a leader a di ,

.
, ,

rector .

AFON R U G RiN ( fon -iru -gbin ) s a se w e r ,

. .

fl l ”
 AF O

APO RA N L O ( fi oran lo ) - -
,
s . an in q uirer into a case one ,

wh o seek s ad vice .

A FOR A N VI Q I FO R A N M o u spicion a su specter

~
,
-
, s . s .

AF O R E S I B I FO R E S I G G I —ore — s e -ibi ) s an unthan k ful per

, , .

s o n one who doe s n ot v alue k indne ss

, .

Ar e S E s s ooth saying
-
, . .

A P O T A s deprav ed v i sion a defect in the eye

-
,
.
,
.

A F ow o -R O 3 s ecret a thing not to be made known

-
, .
, .

A FO W O T A s a carele ss s earch -
, . .

3 A FU R A O N I FU R A
“
— fu ara) s a s u spiciou s per son
,
-
,
. .

O n ifura alej o ti it ete ise o n ill e pelle “

A man of su s ,
'

i c io us c h a ra c t e r found in a h ou e i fir t to alute
p ( s ) s s s

the m as ter ( in s tead of waiting to b e saluted ) .

A G A s ch air a n ele v ated m o veable s eat —

, . AG A -I T I S S E
, .
,

foot s tool .

A G A B A GE B E s an hypocrite a di ssembler , .
,
.

A GADA a s h ort s w ord s cimetar — A gada k O mO ori

'

s ,
.
,
.

I
“
a l a b e dde The s w ord show s n o re spect for the
g ,

m aker of it .

A G A D A G O D O s lock padlock — Aga da go do k O m O ino ara

, .
, .

w on O n e loc k doe s n ot kno w th e ward s o f a n o th e r

“
,
.

A G A L A M A S A s de cei t de v ice t ric k ; a double dealer

, .
, ,
.

A GAN s a barre n w o m an one who ne v er bear s

’
.
, .
,

AG A N G A N s th e s ton e on which bead s are ground

, . .

' ’

AG A N J IJ s the king s palace , . .

AG A N J O A G I N J U s wilderne ss the dep th of a fore st or

, , .
,

gra ss—fi el d o cean ,

.

A G A N R A N s a kind of green parrot s , . .

AG A N w o Aw o s a tall tree u sed for board s and plan k s ,

. .

The fruit of thi s tree yield s butter like the Shea

butter nu t s s old by the Mandingo s in S ierra L eone ,
.

A l s o the horny s ub stance o n the head of the guinea

,

fowl .

A GA R A A G A s wearine ss fatigue
, , . , .

G
A R
‘
A 3 adul t,; manh .oo d — A gba -a gba Man by man
’

, .

AG R A 3 barrel ca sk — Ji agb a o tt i j i agba Ot t u e n n it i

, .
,
.
,

12
 AG B

ar a n w a ki iji agb a Th e owner m ay broach h is ca sk ,

of li q uid or barrel of p owder ( if he plea se ) ; but he

wh o is s en t with it dare s no t b re ach the ca sk .

A G B AG B A s plantain
, . .

AG R A G R A -E I Y E L L E s a spotted pigeon ,
. .

A c RA R o s fo s ter child
-
, .
-
.

AG R A RON ( agba -ibon ) 3 l arge gun cannon ,

.
,
.

A c R A D A s a l oo se garm en t —
, . Agbada y a li oron o baje .
,
“
An agbada to rn at the n eck is spoil t .

AG R ADO s maize I ndian corn —I g b a dodo li agbado

, .
,
.

igb an i “
I ndian corn is th e true s upp ort of a peopl e
,
.

A GB AD U S E R E Ow ON 3 n ame s of a black s n ake with a

, , , .

red s tripe on th e n eck .

A G B A G U N ( gba -ogun ) s that which cau s e s a gat h ering of ,

.

w ar rl o rs .

A G RA I Y E ( agba ai ye ) s the wh ole world -

,
. .

A GBAJA ( aba -oja ) I GBAJA s girdle band s a sh

, one who
, ,
.
, ,

—
gird s him self Agbaj a gba talla O n e wh o gird s
“
.
,
”
him s elf wit h a white girdle .

A G RA K AN K AN s a fore s t -bird ; so c alled from it s cry

, . .

A G R A -K O s exact tim e ; com ing i n contact ; m eeting

, . .

Aa -
K U 3 fram e for carrying a l oad u s ually o f bamboo
, .
,
.

AG R A L A JA s a k ind of s m al l country shirt in com m on u se

, . .

A GBALA s court y ard yard w alled garden

, .
-
, ,
.

A c RA L A c R A s an aged per s on
, . .

AG RA L L E s a k ind of in sect —
, . Aki igba a gb al l e l ow o .

arabi k O si e n n it i igb a ille babba enni l owo enni

, ,

N o one can s eparate the a gb a ll e from th e arabi ;

( two in sect s alway s found together ) and n o one can
depri v e a m a n of h is inh eritance .

AG RA L L U s the wh ole city

, . .

AG R A M I ( agba omi ) s the mid s t of the ocean -

,
. .

AG R A N I s h elper on e wh o render s a ssi stance

-
, .
,
.

A G R A N R E R E s the rhin ocero s

, an anim al with one h orn
.
,

s uppo s ed by the n ati v e s to be the unico r n —Agban .

rere olowo kan The one horned a gb an re re ,

-
.
 AG B

AGBA -OJO , an cien t of day s s . .

j / AG R A R A ( gba ara
) s s trength migh t ability -
a kind
, of .
, ,

bu sh rope u sed for tying rafter s together -Agbara

-
.

m a m o Ore b abba oll e “

A s tro n g m an wh o is a , ,

s pendthrift ( m ay b e called ) th e father of idlene ss

, .

AG R A -R A s w ooden fo r t ifi c a tio n — Ogun j a agbara Otte

’

,
. .

s ono The enemy pull s d ow n the fortification .

AG R A R I ( igba ori ) s s kull crow n of the head —A b a ri kO

-
g , .
, .

ui m o du n m o du n A ( mere ) sku l l h as n o brain s in it , .

AG R A R I G R A s an animal with long horn s and two white

, .
,

s trea k s on each s ide .

AG R A S I s ac cum ulation addition

-
,
.
, .

AG A S IN A G R A -T o J U AG R A -w o s a female sheep goat

R -
,
-
, , .
, ,

& c entru s ted to the care of a shepherd wh o recei v e s

.
, ,

in p ayment part of the o ffs pring ; o ver sigh t of any

thing belonging to another .

AGBAS S A 3 s olid m a ss of rock

, . Agba s s a bab ba okuta .
,

“
A rock is th e father of s tone s
AGBA -T AN s entire h elp compl ete a ssi s tance —Agb a t a n
.

, ,
. .
_

li agba olle You mu s t help an idle m an thoroughly,

( if y o u help hi m at all ) .

AG RA Y O N A G RA Y O N K ON s the miracul ou s berry ; ( a plan t

, ,
.

s o called by E uropean s) .

A G R E s a gourd a calaba s h n o t cut into h al v e s but

,
.
, ,

simply pierced at the top u s ed for carrying water , ,

pal m oil or pal m wine — -

Agb é ui ije e gb in omi
,
-
.
,

“
agbalagba ui ij iy a oran AS a calabash recei v e s the ,

s edimen t of water s o an elder mu s t ex erci s e for b ear ,

”—
ance Bi apo n omi bi o dano bi agb e k O b a fOaton
.
,

o m iran p on When on e is carrying water and hap, ,

pen s to spill it if the cal abash be not broken you , ,

can get m ore .

AG R E s forgetfulne ss s lip of memory

,
.
, .

AG R E 3 on e who take s ; one wh o re side s in a place

, . .

p G B E ,
s a kind of .woodcock alm s — I wo n se agbe .
,
“
You a sk al m s -Agbe n i ida aro aluko ui ik osun .
, ,

13
 AG B

l e ke l e ke li a la ll a funfun The agbe h as blue feath er s ,

( l it
. i s th e dyer in blue ) the aluko h as red ( lit is th e .

pain ter of red dye ) ; bu t the l e ke l e ke white ( lit is the .

owner of the white cl oth ) .

A c R E R O s a hen — I wo b a a gb e b O a dirO li Oj a i
-
,
. . n ta
“
gere si i ir a iba s e rere oluwa rO kO j O t a a Yo u , ,

m e t a h en in th e m arket and has ten ed to purcha s e ,

h er : had sh e been worth keeping the owner w ould

”
n ot ha v e s ol d h er .

AG R E D E ( gbO ede ) s a wi se or c l e v er per s on

-
,
. .

AG R E D E M E J I s the middle —Agb e de m ej i Oss e li ori

-
, . .

”
Okun The kn ee is th e middle of the leg
,
.

AG R E G R E s neighbourhood ; region
,
. .

AGBEJI ( gba eji ) s a hat -

,
. .

A G R E JO L L O s a long necked calaba sh

-
, .
-
.

A GBE L EBU s a cro ss , . .

A G R E N I 3 on e wh o h elp s or s peak s on beh alf of ano ther

-
, .
, , .

A G R E 3 on e w h o s h arpe n s
,
. .

AG R E s a kind of nati v e s word

, . .

A G R E s a farmer agriculturi s t
,
.
,
.

AG R E D D E s smith s sho p —O gun k O ro ike agbedde k O

’

, ,
.

rO batta ; oko k O s o ro iro agbedde pa Ok k Ota Ogun .

,

( the god o f s mith s) doe s n ot manufacture i v ory ; the

black s mith doe s no t m ake s hoe s ; an d if there were
not hard work in agric ulture the black s mith would ,

n o t m ake h oe s to sell .

AG R E I R s an early pu mpkin mu ch eaten before o the r

'

-
, ,
.

v egetable s are in s ea s on When o v er ripe i t become s .

-

bitter — Agb Oj O gba won la ani ki apa a n i pan sa

.
~
,

( A fter ) the a
g b O
j O h a s s av e d m en from s tar v ation it
,

is judged fi t to be cut into a comm on calaba sh (A .

pro verb again s t ingratitude )— Agb Oj O kO koro ui ille .

n la ,
The a gb Oj O is ne ver bitter in a large family .

AG R E KU T A ( gbO okuta ) s a s tone cutter

- — -
, . .

A G R E-
M A -Y E s a hen which doe s not lay
,
. .

A G R IN — v I -KAG RA AK O G R A s he dge , , . .

13
”
 an im placabl e per son —
z
A G iD I , s . Agidi ti on ti iy o nn u .
,

a k ure te ti on ti i a n implacable per s on is al way s

“
y A ,

a s ource of trouble a pliable per s on is s ure to ,

s uffer .

AG I L I T I s an a imal of the guana trib e

,
n .
— B i o k i m oni
k u n Olla k i o gb O ki O p a agiliti Oj o a rO I f the a giliti ,

w ill die to day or to m orrow ( fo r wan t of water ) rain

- -
,

will s urely come A pro v erbial e xpre ssion beca u s e .

,

t h e a gil it i is s aid to be able to li v e w ithou t water for

—
a con siderable tim e Agilit i abi ara yiyi “
The ,
”
a ili t i with a ro ug h s kin A pplied to people with
g .

cutaneou s di sor der s .

A G I S A A KI S A s rag s — Aki s a a so li iifi is u o s u k a

, I llu .
,
. .

kan mbe nw on ama p e illu n a n i illu a l a gisa R ags ,

m ake up a pad there is a town called The

R agged Town .

AG O s a cup mug jug

,
.
, , .

AG O AGO R O s a kind of s triped rat rem arkable for craf

, , .
,

t in e ss and s wiftne ss and the care i t take s of it s young

—
,

on e s Ago rO ti o gbon s a s a Obiti pa a a m b o t o ri

.

The AgO ( a v ery cle ver animal ) is caugh t

i n a trap : h o w m uch m ore the Malaj u ( a v ery s tupid
”
animal )
AG O fir s t s alutation in approaching a hou s e i ndicating
, ,

that th e inmate s Should keep them s el v e s tidy so that ,

they m ay not be taken by s urpri se .

Ac Oo o s the n ame of a tree l oftier th an the re s t ;

,
.

—
tallne ss E iy Ol l e k o li a gOgo kiki a rup O
.
“
There ,

is n o tallne ss among pigeon s the y are all

d warfs .

Ac o o o s a bell an hour
, .
, .

A c o c o KAN one bell one hour ,

— Agogo kan 111 “
It ,
.
,
’

s truck one o clock .

A G O G O R I ( gon go ori ) 3 point of a thing e x treme p oin t

- -
, .
,

of a sh arp thing .

A GO R O s the h are - Aj a ti iré rO b a da n il oj u li Ede Si

,
. .

14 ”
 AG O

“
agoro The dog which is kn ow n t o be v ery s wift is
,

se t to catch th e hare .

’
AGO R O s a title of honour a grade belo w th at of Asipa
,
.
, .

0 AG O AGG O s a te n t a temporary building a sh e d — Ri

, ,
.
, ,

a k O b a l e itete kOll e a O li apa na

“
g I f one is n ot ,
”
abl e at once to build a hou se a shed is fir s t erected , .

AG O s a Shroud a winding -Sheet ; a fi sh — AgO olu Oj a

,
.
, ,

AgO the prin ce of fi she s

, .

AG O A GONI s a pers on who neglect s due di scipline o ver

, , .

h is dependan t s and allow s the m to fall into slothful ,

habit s — AgO w On de ara Ob in

. An AgO ( s u ff er s ,

h is dependant s to be s lo thful ) till s om e on e Shall com e

”
( who s h all awak en them )
A GON s a s ettled gru dge bad feeling s to a nother
, .
,
.

‘
A GUALA AJ A O S U s the planet V enu s ; a dog s tar
, , . .

mb a o su irin nwo n s ebi aja ré n i is e Aguala ki ise

‘
’
.

aj a o s up a V enu s t rav el s with the m oon ; they su p

,
” ’
p o se it to be her dog V enu s is n ot the moon s dog . .

‘
AJ U DE s an iron armlet wor n by hunter s
, . .

AG U FON s a kin d of long -necked cre s ted bird : it is a

,
.

commo n s uper stition that it s bone s canno t and mu s t

n ot be broken .

A GUN M ONNA s a r unning plant

-
,
. .

A GU T AN s ,
a s heep — Agutan enia a s tupid per son
. .
,
.

A H A s a s mall calaba sh u s ed for gi v ing children water

, .
,
.

AH A M o s the s tate of being enclo s ed s trait di ffi culty

-
,
.

—
.
, ,

AH A M O R A ara) 3 he wh o put s arm our on ; one wh o

, .

entangle s him s elf with m any things .

AH A N N A s a wild o b s tinate per s on

, .
,
.

A H A R I Y A s bird s hot
-
, . .

H E
A R s E ,
a far m -
.hou s e —Ahere n i y io ke b in oko a tta n i .
,

yio k e h in ille The farm -hou se remain s to the la st ,

( upon the ground ) and the ri dge of the roof com ,

plete s th e building : a pro v erbial s aying intima ,

ting that a per son will be compelled to s eek a sh el t e r

at las t .

15
 AH O

A H O , in t erj a conte mptuou s expre ion Signifying

. I ss , ,
“

do n ot care .

A R ON Aw ON s th e tongue —
, Ab on ui ip in l e e nnu
, . The .
,
”
to n gue is the en d of the m outh .

A H O R O s ruin s de serted hou se s de s olation

, .
, ,
.

A H OT O s a s m all tigh t trou s er s or drawer s

, .
,
.

A H U S A s a fruit re s embling wal nut

, . .

AH U — so -O R O s fal sehood in v ented s tory

,
.
,
.

Ai a n egati v e particle chiefly u s ed in combination with

“

, ,

other w ord s I t is compounded of a pri v ati v e an d i .

the nominal form ati v e prefix .

Ai R E R U ( Ai b a eru ) a dj w ithout fear fearle ss

- -
, .
,
.

A I DA a dj n ot ceasing n o t s toppin g
-
,
.
— Aida Oj o n i “
It , ,

is rain without s topping .

A IDA -A R A s infirmity un s ound s tate of h ealth

, .
,
.

AI DE R A ( dO ara ) a dj n ot negligent no t gro wing slack

-
,
.
,
.

AiD I RA J E — da — ib aj O ) s in corruption ,
. .

Ai FE s un willingn e ss reluctan ce
-
,
.
,
.

Ai F E N I ( F O— Onni
) s unch aritablene ss , . .

Ai FO a dj unbroken s ound whole

-
,
.
, ,
.

Ai F O a dj unwa shed
-
,
. .

A I F OY A ( Fo aiya ) s boldne ss fearle ssn e ss

’
-
. .
, ,

Ai G R A s n on recei v ing
-
,
.
-
.

A I G R E D E
( G b O -ede
) 3 w an t of under s tanding or know , .

ledge o f a language .

A I G RO AI G ROR A N s un b elief di s obedien ce —

-
, Aigb Ora n , .
, .

“
ba b ba a foj udi D i sobedience is th e father of in s o ,
”
len ce .

AI G R O s a m otionle ss s tate unwillingne ss to m o v e

’
-
, ,
. .

A I I R A I J E U N without food —
-
,
Aij e aimu not eating not
,
.
, ,

drinkin g .

A I I R a dj n ot an s wering no t e ffe ctual

-
,
.
,
.

A I J E R R I ( J O ebbi ) a dj un condem ned guiltle ss

-
, .
,
.

AI J I Y A N (J a— iyan ) a dj without denying u ndeniable , .

, .

A IKOL A ( K O ila ) a dj n o t tattooed n ot circ u mci sed

’
-
,
.
, .

Ai K ON a dj without grumbling not m urm uring

-
, .
, .

16
 AI K

—
A I K OS S E ( kO OSSO ) ,
ad
j not
. tripping or s tumbling with ,

out o ffence .

A I K U a dj n ot liable to die ali v e

-
, .
,
.

Ai K U N a dj n o t remaini ng fini shed

-
,
.
, .

AI L A RA W O N ( ui—ab a w O n) a dj u n de fil e d ha v ing n o s tain , .

, ,

n o sp ot or blemi sh
—Ogan ) a dj h aving n o blam e b lamele ss
.

A I -LEGAN , .
,
.

A I -LE R A -le— ara) s infirmity bodily weakne ss . .

, ,

AI L ER I —eri ) s purity cleanne ss freedom from filth

,
.
, ,
.

A I -L ER I a dj hav ing n o witne ss without a witne ss

,
.
,
.

A I L E S E ( ui OS O) a dj with out Sin righteou s innocency

-
, .
, ,
.

AI L E W U — ewu ) a dj hav ing no danger s afe ,

.
,
.

A I L O M M O ( n i O m m O) a dj childle ss -
, . .

A I L U s a plant ; a dj n ot hav ing a hole not bored

-
,
. .
, .

AI M A a dv tw o n egati v e s making an a ffi rm a t iv e -E mi
-
,
. .

k O l e ise aim a IO I mu s t go ,
.

A I M O 3 wan t of knowledge ignorance a unknown

-
, .
, , . .

AI -M O A I -M U a dj without drink
, ,
. .

A I M O a dj unclean filthy
-
, .
,
.

A I M OY E ( m O o y é) s w anting kno w ledge ignoran ce ;

“

-
, ,
.

ad
j not
. wi se .

'

A I M II a dj not s harp dull not catching

-
,
.
, , .

—
A I N I a dj no t hav ing ; 3 n eed ne ce ssity de s titu t ion
, . .
, ,
.

A I N I P E K U N —ip Okun ) a dj hav ing no en d e v erla sting ,

.
,
.

A I N I Y E — iye ) a dj innumerable countle ss myriad s , .

, ,
.

AI N I Y EN I N O —n in O) 3 w ant of under s tanding dulne ss , .

,

of apprehen sion .

-iyi n d di honourable di reputable w an t

AI N I Y I N ) j
a s s ,
.
, ,

ing honour or reputation .

A I -PADA a dj not returning

,
. .

AI P E a dv n ot long of n o long d uration

-
, .
, .

AI — PE R I s the m u shroom a di s ease comm on to children

, .
, ,

corrup tion in w ound s .

A I H E R OJA s s oberne
- ss s —
elf controul ,
.
,
.

A I -R INAN A I R I R A N s dimn e ss of sight blindne ss

, ,
.
,
.

AI —R I -W I a dj inexcu s able ; lit ha ving nothing to sa y

, . . .

17 D
 AI R

AI —
R O, ad
j without
. con s ideration tho ughtle s s , .

A I R OJ U , A I R O w O —ri oj u ) 3 bu sine ss e mpl oyment -

,
.
, ,
oc

cu
p a t ion .

A I -s A , j n ot
ad pic k ed up s cattered
.
, .

Ai S A N s Sickne ss di sea se
-
, .
, .

A I S AN U — s e —anu ) s un mercifulne ss want of compa ssion

'

.
,
.
,

A I S E a dj n o t coming to pass unful filled

-
, .
, .

Ai S E AS E s a large door a ga t e
-
, , .
, .

A I -S E s in action
, . .

Ai-S E a dj ,
n o t sinning n ot offending ;
. h aving n o b e ,

ginning .

AIS E G B E —se — egbe ) s equity impartiality equality ,

.
, , ,

j u s tice .

AI S E M E L L E —imell e ) AI S I M E L L E s diligen ce activ ity , ,

.
,
.

A I -S E T T A N a dj or s v oid of deceit simplici ty op enne ss

, . .
, , ,

s in cerity .

A I -si a dj n o t being n ot pre s ent

,
.
, .

A I SI M I s indefatigablene ss per s e v eran ce

- -
, .
,
.

Ai S I N s independence
-
,
. .

A I S I Y E M EJ I ( se iye — m ej i) s or a dj certainty ; no t double

-
,
. .

minded without doub t ,

.

—
A S
I OD O D O se Odod o
) s inj us tice unrigh teou sne ss
-
, .
, .

Ai S O J U S A J U ( oj u isaj u ) a dj or s Sh o wing n o re spect ;

-
,
. .

im partiality
AI S O T O —
.

o t it O
) j
ad not dealing truly untrue
,
unj u s t .
, , .

A I T A R A followed b y y O s or a dj e q uality e qual —E sin

, ,
. .
, .

m ej i s ure l i aitara w On y O Two hor se s ran e qually or , ,

in e quali t y ; i e withou t either s urpassing th e o ther . . .

A I -T O s or a dj ab surdity crookedne ss no t durab le

,
. .
, , .

A I W U K A R A s or a dj unleav ened cake n o t fermented

, . .
, .

A I Y A s brea st bo s om heart s tomach

, .
,
courage in flu , , ,

—
ence Ri akO li a iya ri n do rin dO aki ij O Eiy an I f the
.
“
, ,

s tom ach is n ot s tron g do no t eat cockroache s , .

A I Y A -P O v to fear to be di s couraged
, .
,
.

A l Y A J A v to b e panic s truc k
-
, . I J A I Y A s fearfulne ss -
.
, .
,

di s couragemen t .

18
 AI Y

A I Y A -LA, to be fearful to be panic s truck

v .
,
-
.

A I v A -P A v to be terrified to be frigh tened

, .
, .

Ai-v A P A a dj not d e viating from the righ t path

, . .

’
I -Y A T T O a d
j or s integrity ; not separated ; undi vided
, . .

s tate .

’
AI -Y E a dj lifele ss
, . .

A I Y E s the w orld earth ; condition state time of life

, .
, , , ,
—
tim e ; reign Aiye li Ok un enia li Oss a aki im o iwe .
, ,

k i ako aiye j a The w orld is ( may be compared to ) ,

an ocean ; m ankind is the lagoon Ossa Howe v er .

w ell a per s o n s wim s he cannot cro ss the world ; ,

( e I t is pre sumptuou s for m an to attempt to c o m

i . .

pass the w h ol e w orld ) .

Ai-Y E a dj n o t under s tood unintelligible ; no t cea sing

, .
, ,

not s topping .

i Y E Ai-G R O s n ot gi v ing way unyielding

-
, , .
,
.

A I Y E R A I Y E A I Y E -T I T I LAI a dv for e ver world without

,
-
,
.
,

end eternall y , .

Al v E ssE ( y i e ss O) a dj or s imm o v able ; sted fa stne ss

-
,
. . .

A m 3 a d og
,
.
-Aj a Ogb Orun k Ogb O o ruk O A dog v alued
“
.
,

at half a crow n (i c an old dog ; h alf a crown being the

- -
.
- -

price of a full -grown dog) cannot be taught —Ok 1 pa .

“
aj a li fifi ib O Ogun An old dog mu s t be sacrificed ,

to Ogun ; ( i e Ogun claim s the be s t) -Aj a ti kO . . .

leti kO s e idOgb O A stupid dog will n o t do for the

“
,

chas e — Ri aj a b a li Onni t in apa Ob

.
“
I f a dog ,

h as a mas ter after him h e will not be afraid to kill ,

the large m onkey .

’
AJ A s attic uppermo s t floor
,
.
, .

A J A s a fairy said to b e of a diminuti v e human form

,
.
, ,

who carrie s p er son s in to the wilderne ss and in struct s

them in m agic and all kind s of m edicine s .

AJA AJ A R A OG R OL O s a running plant re sembling a

, , , .
,

wild v ine u sed by the n ati ve s to v arni sh their ,

house s when newly pla stered with mud .

AJA -RO I J A RO narro w e s cap e with much s truggle and

, ,

19
 AJA

diffi c u l t y — A a bO ti iw é bi i j a ab O l Ow O oloko
.

j ni , ,

“
The frog ( iw é) is s ure to e s cape from th e h and s
of t h e farm er .

AJADI a dj h aving the botto m broken o ff — Aj adi agb On

,
.

“
odi olara A baske t with it s bottom broken through,

is u sel e ss .

AJ A E s a cord with which the hand is bound to the neck

,
.

AJAGA s a shackle for the neck

,
. .

AJ A G A J I G I a dj firm a s a rock or th e s tem of a tree

’
.
,
.

Aj a gaj i gi On n iti 0 mi k uk ut e mi ra rO He wh o ’

trie s to s hake the s tem of a tree only Shake s him self ,

.

AJ A G RO N s th e tam arind tree and fruit

,
. .

AJ A G U N s a s oldier a w arrior
,
.
, .

AJ A I L L E s a pit into which thorn s are put and carefully

,
.

co v ered o v er so that when a thief fall s into it his foot , ,

is s e v erely wounded ; a ceiling o v er th e dead ; v aulted

roof of a grave -P an sa ille 0 li ariwo n i no aj aille b a .

a gba li Oru When a grav e is m ade there 1 S a great ,

deal of n oi se ( from the loud talking of th e l abourers

wh o di slike th e task ) and the sight of a v aul t mak e s ,

old m e n tremble .

AJ A J E s lewd fello w a m ean per s on

,
.
, .

AJAKA AJ A K A L L E s an epidemic an infectiou s di s order

, ,
.

,
.

A JAKO s an
,
anim al v
. ery much re s embling a dog -O gbo .

gbo a w On n i bi aj akO He who kill s an ajako is s ure ,

”
to suffer for i t ( a super s tition ) .

AJALA I JALA s e s cape through much fighting

, ,
. .

AJ A N s,
meat .cut in s mall piece s for s al e — B i alapata b a
“
pa Oran a w O n al a gb a t a abu u li aj an When the ,

b utcher kill s th e animal the retailer s cu t it into ,

piece s .

‘
A J A N A P A s a bird s nare m ade of cloth
, .
-Aparo j are .

aj a n a p a ki li o mu a sO w a is e li oko Aj a re aparo li ,
.

oko li a gbe im u a so ilo The partridge s ay s What , ,

b u sine ss h a s the farmer to b ring h is cloth here 7

’

‘
The farm er s ay s Ho w could I come to my farm ,

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‘
AI E T I , rem nant left after eating to the full
s . .

A J E Y O a dj ha v ing eate n to the full s ati s fied

,
.
,
.

AJ I R OW A R A a dj exi s ting a priori , . .

AJ I G R E S E s a debtor , . .

A J I M o s Frida y ob ser v ed as s ac red by the Mahomm edan s

,
.
, .

AJ IN s profoun d Silen ce darkne ss depth of nigh t

,
.
, ,
.

“
Aj inj in There is p ro fo un d dark n e ss : i t is midnigh t
, .

AJI NA s the act of s pe nding daily expenditure marketing

,
.
, ,
.

AJ I N D E AGBENDE s the R e s urrection — K i Aj in de Olla

, ,
. .
~

“
k i O May a future re s urrection an s wer ( my
,

an expre ssion probably l e a rn t fro m the Mah o mm edan s .

AJ I S I N S I N s c on ceal ment a concealed m atter

,
.
,
.

A J O s journey
’

, .
.

AJ O s anxiety s olicitude carefulne ss

,
.
, ,
.

AJ O s a ss embl y a m eeting a gathering together

,
.
, ,
.

AJ OKU a dj u n q uen ch able

, . .

AJ o -M o -P O AJ O-I R-P O s a fea s ting or drinking together

, ,
.
,

a ban que t .

AJ o -R A N the act of catching fi re — Bi ille k O kan ille ki

5"
,
“
ij o aj ora n Hou se s n ot contiguo u s do n o t easily catch
,
”
fi re .

A J O -R I N , companion s hip on a j ourney

s . .

AJ o R O s a mutual combination bargain agreemen t

-
, .
, ,
.

AJ o S o a m utual talk con s ultation a talking together

-
, , ,
.

A J O -Y O s participation in j oy
, . .

A JUBA s newl y cul ti v ated g ra ssfi e ld

,
. .

‘
A JU M O s c o mbination c o -operation
,
.

—
.
,

A K A ,
s th e nam e.of a tree the ar in a dill o Aka k O ,
.
u

gbe Od a n igbo n i igbe The arm adillo dwelt in a , ,

—
fore s t and n o t in a plai n I w O li oj uti bi ak a You
,
“
.
,
”
are ba sh ful like the armadillo .

A K A s a s torehou s e buil t in the Shape of a V s upported

,
.
, ,

by four s tick s with th ree or four apartments for ,

s tore s .

A K AR E E A S O s the pole on w hich the cloth is wound ,

.

while wea ving .

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 AKA

AKAKA , the po s ture of squatting or Sitting cro ss

s

legged —
,
.

I wo dakaka y OkOt O bi agb alagba

. You ,

s uat like an old per s on

q
”
—A k l igba a kaka lowo akit i .
~
‘ ‘
,

a ki igba ille babba Onni lowo enni N o one can cure ,

a m onkey of squatti n g ; an d no on e can depri v e a

”
m a n of h is inheritan ce .

A KALA s a carni v orou s bird —

,
. Ri oku b a ku l aiy e a kala .

a m Oli Orun ( akal a a gb O Orun m O The a kala s mell s

) ,
”
,

the carc a se h owe v e r high i n th e air he m ay be

, .

A K A L A M R I s a b a g a s ac k — Ak al a mbi li Efi ip iy O li
,
.
,

“
ogun A s ac k is u sed to plunder w ith at a war camp
,
.

A KA M O s th e act of encompa ssing en clo sing or su r

, .
, ,

rounding .

A K AN s th e c rab a name gi v en to the epaulet worn by

, .

s oldier s or n av al O fficer s .

AKA N S E a dj s pecial m ade to order u nco mm o n

, .
, , .

A KA R A s bread cake of which latter there are v ariou s

, .
, ,

kin dS —A KA R A AW O N fan cy cake made i n imitation

.
-
,

of a net -A KA R A R Ow o RO W O fancy cake m ade in

.
- -
,

im itation of a ring -A KA R A-FULE a s oft cake made .

,

of white bean s and the v egetable Ocero — A KA A K U

R - .
~
,

a h ard cake made of bean s and u s ed b y w arrior s ,

for p ro vi sion in their war expedition s — Ri 0 b a

‘
b O ogun mi k I id ur o din ak a ra k u Whene v er he
g ,
”
,

h ear s of my w ar he ne v er waits to make pro v i sion ,

.

Thi s is s aid of a bu sy body wh o rej oice s a t another s -

trouble — AKA R A -LAPA T A cake m ade of I ndia n ,

corn .

A K A S O s a ladder step s
-
, .
, .

AK A so -EW U a kind of sh ort garment from the n eck to

, ,

th e wai st which m ay either b e drawn tight or w orn

, ,

loo s e ; generally worn singl y .

AK A S U s a large lum p of agidi fo r family

-
, .
u s e — A ka s u .

babba OkkO Ak a s u is the father of all other loav e s

,
.

Aj ak asu k O m O bi iyan mu He who eat s ak asu doe s ,

not know th at a famine pre vail s .

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 A KA

a broad —b rim med straw h at u s ed by th e nati ve s

’

A KA T A , s .

t o w ard o ff rain or th e ray s of the sun in s tead of an ,

umbrella .

A K A T A P O A K A T A N P O s a cro ss bow —
,
A ka t an p o k O to ,
.
-
.

ij a ija ta 11 o mu iggi w a ikO l oj u A cro ss—b o w is

,
“
,

n ot enough to go to w ar w 1 th ( Since the in troduction

of fi re -arm s) whom do you dare to face with a
s tic k 9
”
—Al ak a t a n p o fi oj u w oke “
A cro ss bowman ,
-

is o b liged to loo k upward s .

AK A W - —
E A KA W E O R AN s similitude compari s on of word s
, , .
,

or matter signifi cation ,

.

A K A Y I N ( k a eyin ) 5 on e wh o l o se s his teeth

-
, . .

A K E s a crier
, . .

AK E s an axe
, . S ee A keke . .

’
t A KEDE ( k e o d e ) s a public crier — A kede k O j i yan gbi
-
,
. .

“
gbona The public crier doe s n ot eat warm foo d
, ,

be cau se h e is liable to be called away from h is m eat

at any m o men t .

AK E G U N — O K O s an old h oe , . .

A K E I A ONNA s a cro ss s treet lane

- -
, .
,
.

A KEKE AK E s the axe

, A ke kan w O igbo agb O o k i k i
-
,
. .
,

A keke ti n k é iggi kO S O gb On agb On a mbu Ot t u S i atari ,

“
A n axe enter s a fore s t we hear a s ound Th e ax e .

that cut s the tree is n ot afraid bu t the carpen ter

perform s ch arm s for h is defence ( There are s om e .

tree s whi ch i t is con sidered dangerou s to fell without

th e prote ction of a ch arm ) .

’
AKE RE K E R E A E K K E s the s corpion
,
—A ké k O Oj o ga n fi ,
. .
’

id ij a ara ille fi oj u di n i a kOkO k O s e idi n i ib o A

'

, , ,

s corpion s ting s with h is tail ; a dome s tic is apt to

be in solen t : one cann ot hide a sc o rp l o n I n the h an d .

'

A K ER I Y O N Y O N s a pl ant u sed fo r wa shing al s o for

, ,
.
,

s auce a h ater .

A K E S I I K E S I s the act of calli n g upon or vi siting —

-
, ,
. O ku ,
.

a k e si mi anna
“
I thank y ou for calling upon m e ,

ye s terday .

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 AK E

A KE T E, bed bed stead —Akete kekere kOgba enia m ej i

3 .
, .
,

A s mall bed will not hold t w o per son s .

AK E T T E s hat , . .

A K E T T ON AK E T T U N s a ne w h oe a bough bran ch of a tree

, , .
, , .

A K iJ E ( ki ma O s du mbne ss not an s w ering s alutation

j )
- -
, , .
, .

I lle kan w a li Oy O nigba a t ij O ti a n p e li a kij O ,

Th ere is a hou se in O y O which w a s call ed of old

time the place of silence There is a tradition that .

a white m an died and w as b uried there .

AK I L O s parting s alutation farewe l l

-
, .
, .

A K I -M OLLE I K I M OL L E s the act of pre s sing down

, , . .

A K I R I s a wanderer ro v er
, .
, .

A K I S A L L E s a running plant with a p od v ery m uch like

, .
,

a pea -Aki iti Ob in a kis a l l e iw u re On e cannot ble ss

.
,

the god s with o ut u sing th e w ord akisal l e .

A KI S A A G I SA s rag s — Aki s a b a enni rere j O “ R ag s

, , . .
,
”
di sgrace a hand some p er s on .

A KI T I s m onkey
, . .

A K I Y E SI ( k o iye —si
) s the act of taking -
n otice or ob s er v ing
, . .

AK K E s bu sh rope u s ed for tying rafter s together ; a

, .
-

—
large She goat O bun mi li akke e w u re kan He-
.
,

pre sented m e with a l arge sh e goat -

.

‘
AKKO s a s wan sheath s cabbard
, .
-Akko oloro n ej o
, ,
.
,
“
The bird akkO with a snake like neck — O sure ”
,
-
.

iku O b O Si akk O id a ; or Mo sa o sa iku m o Si b O , ,

“
S i a k kO id a He run s away from th e sw ord and
, ,

hide s him self in th e s cabbard ( into which the s word ,

will return ) .

AK O -J A s com ple tion bringing to a point termination

, .
, , .

A K o -J O s accumulation piling up
, .
,
.

AK o -K I s the act of s aluting on meeting on the way

, . .

A KOK O 3 tim e season ex act tim e - Ak o kO ti m o s etan

, .
, ,
.

“
g O ui iwo de You came j u s t a s I w a s r e ady
,
.

the nam e of a tree the j uice of wh o se flo w er is ,

s ucked ; tooth The leaf of thi s tree is gi v en to tho se.

who recei v e a n ew title a s a Sign of great honour ,

.

25 E
 AKO

AK o -K U N , s . a remnan t after a large q uantity h as been

tak en .

A K o -P O, I K O P O, a draught ; gathering together s . .

AK o s o s re s train t contro l go vernment rule

-
, .
, , ,
.

A K o T A N s comple tion ; entire remo v al

-
, . .

A K O s th e m ale of bea st s or bird s —

, . AK o E L E D D E s a .
-
,
.

boar—AK O-M ALU s a b ull bullock— AK O-P E P E I Y E s , .

, ,
.

a drake .

V A KOB I -bi th e b orn -Akobi ui ti ele ran

( k
, O ) s fi rs t , .
-
.
,

“
The fi rs t -born is due to the owner ( and n o t to the ,

Sheph erd wh o ta k e s care of it ) .

A K O -J U s s uperi or learning learning to exce ss

, .
,
.

A K o K A N a dj th e fir s t fore mo s t
-
,
.
,
.

A K O -L E s a s uper s cription
, . direction addre ss of a , ,

l etter .

AK O M U s that which is fir s t taken

-
, . .

A K ON A K ON s a kind of bead s m ade of Sh ell

, , . .

A K ONI ( ako enia ) s a teacher -

,
. .

1 A KONI s a brav e bold s t r ong p er s on —I w o iba ri i

“

, , ,
.
,
.

k O gb o ddo w i ; n i ipa ak oni You m ay s e e but no t , ,

dare to speak ( of the danger ) : i t is th at which is th e

death of the s trong m an i e ( The s trong man often . .

peri sh e s fo r want of w arning ) .

A K ON R I N ( ko n orin ) s a Singer —A k o n r i-
n k O li e l e
gb O ,
. .
,

Th e S 1 n ge r h a s n o one to take part in th e choru s

”
with him .

AK ON R O N s cl o set pri v ate room

, .
, .

A KON SINO
-
( Si -in O) s a m urmuring m uttering ,
.
,
.

AK O N w O S I L L E I K ON W O S I L L E ( k On — w o si ill O ) s o ve rfl o w
,
- -
, .

ing brimful ( Applied to dry m ea sure )

,
. .

AK o — OJ O 3 e v ery fifth day s uper s titiou sl y belie v ed to be

, .
,

a bad day in which nothing is undertaken in which ,

s ucce ss is particularly wi s hed .

A R O E I R A ( k O -irira) 3 one wh o h ate s a hater .

,
.

AK o R O S the fir s t rain in the year commencemen t of rain s

-
, .
, .

AK o S E s the fir s t fir s t made beginning

-
, .
, , .

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 AK O

V M
t OS S E R A
) that ( k
which
O is met b
y
-
chance OssO-b a , s . .

Ak OS S Ob a eyi ti ije odun “

He wh o w aits for chance ,
”
will ha v e to w ait a year .

A K O T AN a dj perfe ctly built perfec tly in s tructed

-
, .
, .

A KO W E ( k o — i ) s a s cribe writer clerk s ecre t ary , .

, , , .

V AK U D I N s the heart of a tree — A k u di n a s a pa k O konno ~

, . .

iike The heart of ( the tree) a sapa fears no axe

, .

AAKU K O s a c ock —Ak ukO g a gara n i idaj O funi li arin

'
/

,
. .

“
Ogan O
j A large coc k crowing
,
”
in the middle of
th e nigh t s ettle s the di spute ( a s to the tim e of the
night ) .

A K U M A L A P A s the y oung leaf of the Sh ea tree

,
. .

’ ’
A KUN OKUN s a dull s tupid per s on a w orm with many
, , .

feet .

AK U N Y U N G B A ( kon i y in -gba) s a bard drum mer fl a tt e re r -

, .
, , .

AK U R E T T E AK U N R E T T E s a sluggi s h s tupid per s on

, ,
. .

A KU R O s a gar den by the water side

, . .

AL a s ub s titute for on i
, one wh o h as ; u s ed a s a prefix ,
.

A L A s boundary of a farm limit of a territory

,
.
, .

AL A s dream v i sion
,
.
, .

AL A RA J E ( oni ib aj O) s a m e ss m ate one wh o partake s

-
, .
,

of th e s ame di sh .

—b a n i a sO s an oracle ; the n ame of the

A L A RA L A S E ) - -
,
.

godde ss Obb a t all a wh o fore t e l s what is coming to pass , .

A L A R P A s partne r of a fi sh erman partner in killing

A - -
,
.
, .

A LA R A PADE 3 chance luck

-
,
.
,
.

ALA R A -PI N s a partaker participator Sharer in any thing

,
.
, , .

A LA R A -R I N s a fellow tra veller , .

-
.

-R INO K U ENNI s an enemy a per s ecutor an accu ser

A L A - -
, .
, ,
.

—
A L AR O ( O i abo ) s a defender a s uccourer
n , .
,
.

A LA R O o w o ( oni - th e owner of the bundle Of c o w rie s .

AL A R U K O N O L U R U K ON ( oni ib uk o n) 3 one who add s to

,
-
, .
,

one who ble sse s .

AL A B U KON FU 3 one who ble sse s -

,
. .

A LA R U KUN 3 one who de s pi s e s one who contemn s

-
,
.
, .

A L A RU K U N — A R ON s a maimed per son , . .

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 AL A

A LA R U -S I , a be sto w er upon
s . .

- - —
A LADA M O ( oni ada m O) 3 one wh o is l ed a stray with a ,
.

mi staken n otion a heretic , .

A LADA SI s a m eddler
-
, . .

A LADA — S O 3 one wh o s po k e on h is own re s p on sibility

,
.

A LADE ( oni ade ) s a k ing ; th e royal family c on sis tI ng

-
, .
,

of s e v eral p er son s wh o rule o v er di fferen t di s tri ct s of

Yoruba viz Ohba Yoruba O n ik Oy i O l ugb On A rOssa
,
.
, , , ,

AS Oh in Alado Alake Olowu Al agura Al ak e t u Ol u

, , , , , , .

A L A D U G R O s a neighbour one li ving n ear — Al a dugb o

-
,
.
,
.

“
k i id a Olla A n ear neighbour n eed not take ( a
,

final ) leav e till to m orrow -

.

-F EH I N T I a supporter s u s tainer on e on w h om
A L A s ,
.
, ,

dependence is put .

V A L A P I A 3 p eace
,
.
—
health Al afi a babba o rO P eace is
,
“
.
,

th e father of friend ship

’

A LAFI —H AN 3 one who Sh ow s a re v ealer a betrayer a

, , , ,
.

traitor .

AL AFI N , 3 . se e Al a w o fi n .

AL A F I Y E S I ( fi iye si) s an in spector superintendan t o ver

- -
, .
, ,

s eer ob s er v er
,
.

A LAFO s an open place b etween a group of thing s

,
.

v acan t s pace a v alley ravine , cre vice ,

.

A L A F O J U T O ( fi oj u to ) s an o v er seer one wh o e v er
,
- -
, .
,

loo k s o r h a s an o ver sigh t of a thing .

A A
L GBA enia —
agba an elder a per on of re spect a
( ) s s .
, ,

person of h onour r uler s am ong the people ,

.

AL AG R ADA s the tailor who m ake s th e loo se garmen t

-
, .

called agbada one who h a s an agbada .

AL — AG R AFO 3 one who wa she s linen one wh o m ak e s

,
.
,

w a shing a trade
1/ A L —
.

A G ARA
R s —
a s tro g able bodied per son a migh ty
n ,
.
,

—
m an Bi alagbara j e o ui I y a ki 0 fi Orin Si I f a
.
“ ’ ‘

, ,

p owerful m an ill treat you s mile at him , .

AL A— G R A R O s a farm — labourer one who h ire S h im se l f o ut

, .
,
r

to till the land .

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 AL A

'

A LAI M O s that which is n ot clean a fil th y thing a pol

-
,
.
, ,

l uted thing .

A LAI M O R E s an un thankful per s on no t v aluing k i n dne ss

-
, .
,
.

A LAI M O W E a dj unlearned illiterate

-
, .
,
.

A LAI — M O Y E 3 one who h a s n o power of percep tion a

,
.
,

thoughtle ss dull sluggi sh per s on , ,

.

A LAI N I s a needy indigen t per s on

-
,
.
, .

A L A I N I G RA OG R n i—igbagbo) S a faithle ss pers on .

, .

A LAI R I W I s an inexcu s able p er s on

- -
, . .

A LAI -SI 3 on e wh o cea s e s to be one w ho is ab sent an

,
.
, ,

ab sen tee .

—
A L A I S O D OD ( se ododo ) S one who doe s not act j u s tly or
O , .

with e qui ty an unrigh teou s per s o n , .

A LAI — SO T O a dj unj u s t n o t true not acti ng uprightly

,
.
, ,
.

A LAI —Y E s an unfi t or u nworthy per s on

.
, .

A LAI v o 3 one who hunger s one wh o is not sati sfied

-
,
.
,

with food .

AL AJ A P A s a petty trader wh o generally .

purch as e s fro m one town and sell s at another with

—
a little p ro fi t Al aj ap a kO li eran li aiya A pe tty “
.
,

trader h a s n o fle s h upon h er ch e s t (i e wear s h er . .

s elf to a S keleton ) .

A LA J E s a nick nam e gi v en to on e s s el f
’
-
.
, .

A LAJO PA s a p artne r a fellow —

-
,
hunter o r fi s her
.
, ,
.

AL A K A T A N P O s a cro ss bow m an —
Al a k a t a n p o oj u k O l e
,
.
-
.

i ta e ran pa He wh o h a s o nl y h is eye ( bro w) for a ,

— ”
cro ss bow ne ver can kill an animal .

A LAKA R A s a cakem aker a ba k er

,
.
, .

A L A K E L L E s a s m all bird of the palm —bird tribe which

, .

li ve s on fi gs .

A L A K E L E s the head weav er

,
. P apa li a ss a a w O nsO bi .

“
a l ak e l e A n oi sy weav er wh o i mitate s ( h is head
, ,

m an ) al a ke l e .

A L A K E S I S a v i sitor
, . .

A L A -R O N 3 half ; part of a thing a dded

,
. .

—
A LAKO SE s a b e ginner ,
. .
 AL A K O T I , a di sobedien t per son
s . .

A LA M I s a s p y anxiou s or s ecret ob ser v ation of a thing

, . .

A L AM O A L A M G R A A LA M O R I A D A R I P O N s the male lizard

, ,
-
, , . .

nla s e a l a mgb a p On s an o n i behe li enni ti o

u ui lo is e ui large tone being thro n cru hed
j A ( )
’
s w , s

the male lizard I t replie d S o one wh o is s tronger .

,

th an another is accu stomed to act toward s him .

’

A L A M o R E R E s th e ow ner of the be s t clay — a title of

- -
, .

the godde s s O bb a t al l a .

‘
A LA M O R I A LA M O s a concern a s ecre t -Al a m o ri ui ti
-
, , .
,
.

”
ri ? How doe s th at concern s tand ?
A L A N I Y AN — ani -iyan ) s a s olicitou s anxiou s per s on ,
.
, ,

one who se m in d is di sturb ed about th e i ss ue of things .

L AL A N s ASA A LAN T A -KUN s the spider -Al a n t a k un bi yio

, .
, .

b a O j a ata ka o lara
’ ’
When the Spider inten ds to ,
”
a ssault you it s urround s you with ( its) web, .

A L A N U (Onni anu ) 3 he who h a s m ercy a m erciful per son

-
, ,

A LAPA s broken piece s of o l d mud wall s ruin s —As e

. .

f/ ’

, .
,

a lapa li o so k O gb O a s O o h un gbogbo fu iggi O y O ,

iggi .
( Howe v er
) a ruined m ud wall may be gar

n is h e d the trou b le will be u s ele s s ; ( but ) all trouble

,

be s towed upon ( thing s m ade o f) wood is a dvan t a

”
geo n s .

A LAPA -T A s a butcher —Alapata kOm o iru Oran

,
. Th e .
,

butcher pay s n o regard to any particular breed of

animal s .

A LAPE I R 3 one wh o i nv ite s to a fea s t

-
,
. .

A LA R A O M N I R A s a free per s on
, , . .

A L A R A J E ( On i— iraj O) s a purchas er fo r family u se one , .

,

hav ing no farm —Al a raj e kO m o odun abi isu ita bi .

,

iggi A buyer know s no thing of s eas on s of the year

“
, ,

but his yam mu s t alway s be as larg e ( a s a billet) b e ,

cau s e h is m oney enable s him to purcha se the be s t of

e v ery thing .

AL A -R A N S E s a helper
-
,
. .

A L A R E K E R E K E S a rogue a double -dealer a pre v aricator

,
.
, , .

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 AL A

AL AR E N A an agen t wh o is employed in engaging a

,
s .

young w oman .

A L A Ri A L AR I s a kind of re d cotton grown in H au ss a

''

.
, , .

i “
Al i ri babba a s O
c Alari is the prince of decoration s ,
.

AL A R I N J o AR I N -J o 3 on e w ho dan ce s about
-
, , . .

A L A R I N KI R I s a ro v er or w anderer about
-
,
. .

AL A R O R O s a petty trader w ho buy s a n d s ell s o ff at a

, .
,

littl e profit a commi ssion er , .

A L A R O Y E s a great talker
- -
, . .

A L A R U ( oni aru ) s a carrier a bearer of b urden s

-
, .
,
.

AL A sA s king s m e ss e n ger
’

, . .

A L A S E s a coo k— I v A -L A sE a fem al e coo k— B A R R A L A s E

,
.
,
-
,

a m al e coo k .

A LA S O s a tal k er— A L A S OD O N an e xaggerator

, .
,
.

A LA S O s a q uarrel som e per s on

, .

A LASA s a ti tle captain of an inferior rank in th e army

,
. .

Are ala s a ; O ton al a s a ; O sin ala s a .

A L A S A R A A LA S A s a dealer in snu ff or tobac co — K O Si

,
‘

, . .

a l a s a ra ti ita igbo k u gbogbo w On n i ita oyin N0 ,

dealer in s nuff like s to confe ss Sh e s ell s bad tobacco ,

but all o f them profe ss to s ell ( tobacco a s s wee t a s )

honey .

g/ A L A S E -J U s a self willed per s on -Al a se u Ore n i ite

,
.
j p -
.
,
“
An ob s tinate man s oon fall s i n to di sgrace .

A L ASE R AN S one w h o infe ct s another with his action s

-
, .
,

a pe s tilen t per son .

A L ASO ( oni -a sO
) s the owner of the clothe s ; a s eller of
, .

clothe s a weaver ,
.

A L A T A M P O K O s a kind of gra ssh opper —

,
E su yio j O e su
. .
,

yio mO e s u yio l O nibo li a l a t a m p ok o y io w O The

“
, ,

lo cu st s w ill eat drink and go away but wh ere will , , ,

”
th e grasshopper con ceal it self ?
A LA T ON S E 3 on e who bring s a matter right an agent
-
,
.
, ,

mediator umpire ,
.

A LA W I -Y E 3 one w h o e x plain s a m atter to another s o a s

,
.

to be perfectly under s tood .

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 AL A

A L Aw fvE ( w i-ma y e ), 3 one wh o cann ot Speak intelligibly -

.

A L A W I G RO ( w i-m a —
g )
b O , s a faithle s s per s o n ; an ob s tinate .

per s on .

A LA W I -K A al s o called A LAW I R I N A R O N I K A O s o AJ E s a
,
-
, , , .

wizard a s orcerer a witch , ,

.

AL A w O PU P O ( a w O pi p O) 3 m any coloured - -
, . .

A L Aw O ( a w O) s a dealer in leather or hide s a tann er , .

, .

A L A w o ( aw o ) s a prie s t one ac quainted with the s ecret s

, .
,

of the god s .

A L A W O FI N s a king lit one wh o en ter s the p alace

, .
,
. .

A LA Y AN —I R s b e wh o cheat s ; an inferior per s on

,
. .

A L AY E 3 li ving p o sse ssing li fe

,
.
, .

A LA Y I dem p ron thi s thi s one

,
. .
, .

AL E s a plan t
, . .

A L ER U s e v il treatmen t unju s t u sage

, .
,
.

A LEJ O s a gue s t s tranger v i sitor

, .
, ,
.

A L I G A R I M A s a spirited hor se , . .

A L K U R A N I s the K oran , . .

A LLA 3 white cl oth cal i co m u sli n —Alla fun fun o tta

,
.
, ,
“
Ori s a A white cloth is an object of hatred to th e
,
”
god s ( becaus e it is w orn out in their ser vice ) .

A LLE s a con cubine

,
. .

A LLE AS A L L E s afternoo n e v ening

, ,
.
,
.

AL M A G A J I AL U M A G A J I s s ci ss or s
, , . .

A L O s a di stric t ; a flam e of fire combu stion

, .
,
.

A LONGO s a k ind of tigh t -legged trow s er s

,
. .

A LO R E s a l ook -out place to look out gibbet sp y watch

, .
, , , ,
.

A L O s a rid dle enigma ; th at which is turned or in v erted

,
.
,
.

A L OL E K K E ( lo -il Okk O) s b e a dm ak e r b e a dgrin de r ,

.
,
.

AL ON I L OW O G RA ( l u enia li O w O gba ) s an ex tortioner a - - - -

, .
,

wringer from the han d of another .

AL U R A T A s a beater of the ( drum ) bata

-
, . .

A L U R OS SA s the onion , . .

A L U -DOND ON s a h ea t er of the ( drum ) dOn dOn ,

. .

ALUFA s a Mah om medan prie s t a prie s t of the only true

, .
,

G od .

33
 AL U

AL U G RA , s . the fram e upon which the door clo s e s when

Shu t .

AL U —
G RA a beater of th e calaba sh drum
,
s . .

th at which is near akin to re se mblance ,

.

E gb On iwaj u a l ugb O n babba “

An elder brother is a ,

re semblan ce of a father .

A L U K A N R I N K ANAKANA s a bl ack cr e w with white neck

, ,
.
.

I t is said that rain ne v er fall s where it l ay s it s eggs .

AL U K A S A FA s a kind of upper garment with sh ort Slee ve s

, . .

A L U K A W A N I s promi s e bargain agreem en t ,

.
, ,
.

A L U K E M R II s the s tirrup — Al uke m b u babba a ssa

,
.
“
The .
,

s tirrup is th e father of the s addle .

A L U K i s a sl ender prickly plan t — Ri in a j O ab o w o fun

‘
v , .

’
a l uk I When fire burn s u p the bu sh i t h as re spect
, ,
”
for the plant aluki ( A s uper s titio n ) . .

‘
A LUKO s a kind of woodcoc k
, . .

A L U K o s o s a beater of the ( drum ) ko s o

-
, . .

AL U P A Y I D A —p a eyi da s Sleigh t of h and the act o f

)
- -
,
.
,

changing deception ,
.

A L U S E s a Spring lo ck with brass knob

, .
-
.

A L U S I N s damage di s tre ss mi s fortun e

, .
, , .

A LU W ALA s abl ution — O m i aluwala , The water for

. .
,

ablution .

A LU W A S I s parade Sh o w exhibition
,
.
, ,
.

AM A a dv a particle denoting cu sto m or habit ( u sed with

, .

v erb s) —
”
I w O ama l O Y o u u sed to go
.
,
.

A M AL A s an interpreter of dream s
,
. .

‘
A M ALA 3 fo o d made fro m yam flour
, . .

A M APE p a r t being called accu s tom e d to be cal l e d

, .
,
.

A M R OSI N A M RO T O R I conj what el se

, ,
. .

AM E W A 3 one who know s the beauty

, . .

AM I — K AN s breathing which touch e s or influence s a thing

,
. .

A M IN s A m en so be it
,
.
,
.

AM I P O I M I P O s a shaking together
-
, ,
. .

A M I -S I I M I S I s a breathing into the act of breathing into

, , .
,
.

AM R AN A M UKAN s s orrel plant lea f

, , .
, .

34
 AM M

A MM A ,
‘
j but
con .
( H a us sa
) .

AMM I AM I s a Sign omen

, , .
, .

—
AMM O s a large water pot s e t in the h ou se to keep water
,
.

c o oL

AM O FI N ( m )
a lawyer one w h o k n ow s and pro
O-o fi n , s .
,

fe sse s the law a profe ss or of law , .

AM O R E ( m O ore ) s a thankful per s on one who feel s and

-
, .
,

acknowledge s kindne ss .

A M OY E ( m O oye ) s a wi s e per s on a s age -

,
.
,
.

A M O 3 white clay w ith which coun try p o t s are m ade

, . .

AM OD U N ( m O —Odun ) 3 n ex t year a ret urn of the sea s o n , .

, .

‘
Am o du n k O rir1 j O k i amura k i a S iS O “
The coming , ,
”
year is not out o f sigh t le t us be up and work .

W o y i a m o dun m a to gb a ngba gbangba “

B y thi s ,
”
time next year I Shall become a great per son .

A M OH U N G R O G R O ( m O o h un ) s or a dj all knowi n g -
, . .
-
.

AM o I A s a gue ss conj ec t ure

-
, .
,
.

A M o I R ( m O-Oj O ) s a plant
-
, . .

AM OJE W E W E s a plant with v ery s mall l ea v e s u sed for

-
,
.
,

h eali n g s wellings or tumour s .

A M OJE 3 one w ho trie s by w ater

,
. .

A M o —J U s s uperior kn owledge
‘
. .
,

A M O —J U s exce ss i v e drinking drunkenne s s

, ,
. .

A M O J U K U R O ( mu oj u kuro ) s that which is to be o v er

- -
, .

l oo k ed o r passed o ver .

AmOku n ui e r ti on w O ki ise
’

a lame per on
'

AM OK U N s ,
s -
. .
,

lori ui ille li 0 ti w o l O A lam e m an s aid h is load

, ,
‘
w as not upright and w a s an s wered I t s une v en , ,

ne ss began from the ground ( from y our lame fo ot ) ’

.

A M OL L E ( m O ille ) s a con spirator -

,
. .

AM OL L E P A I M OL L E P A s a ss a ssination
-
, ,
. .

A M ON N A —onna) s a guide leader , .

,
.

AM ON N A s booty plunder ,
Hen ce cam e th e word Ja mii
.
,
.

'

for J e a m on n a to tak e booty to plunder ,

J AM A ,
.
,

s oldier s wh o plunder .

A M O P E conj th ough al tho ugh notwith s tanding

, .
, ,
.
 AM O

A M O PA R A ( m O- a -ara
p ), s . drinking to s tupefaction drunk ,

e n n e ss .

AM O RAN ( m o e ran ) s A k nowing m an a c o un se ll er

-
, .
,
.

A mOra n m owe ui il aj u Or a n “
A c o un sell e r wh o ,

u n der s tand s pro v erb s ( s oon ) s et s matter s to right s .

AM o S E s a wilful action w ilfulne ss o b s tinacy

-
,
.
, , .

A M o -T A N s pretended knowl edge

,
. .

A M OT E K K U N JA K U M O ( to —Okk a n ) s an anim al of th e
, ,
.

leopard kind .

AM O T E L L E s fore k nowle dge pre viou s cogni sance

,
.
,
.

AM U s confu sio n — “
’

,
. O damu mi H e up sets ( or confu se s) , ,
”
me .

AM U -R A s that which is brough t to one ; m ean s o p p o r

, .
,

t un ity .

AM U -PADA , s . a re storation re s titution ,

.

AM U —
RAN, s . a hoo k u sed by tailor s to hold cl ot h wh en
s ewing .

A M OR ON s a bleeding of the n o se
,
. .

A M U R E s a girdle a girding of th e loin s ; a s mall kind

,
.
,

of lizard .

A M U -W A I M U W A s t h at which is brough t fort h from a

, ,
.

m atter or thing i ssue ulti m ate produce , , .

A M G RA D U s the v egetable called c ra n e cran e in S ierra

,
.
,

L eone -Am gb a du obbe o n S O The a mgb adu is the

.
,

s auce of m e ss enger s ( Me ssenger s are u sually e n .

t e r t a in e d with a s auce m ade of thi s v egetable ) .

A M U Y A s s eizure of good s in roo m of debt s due

,
. .

A NFANI s ad v
,
antage ea s e.con v enienc e — K O se an fani , , ,

N o t ea s y ( or ad vantageo u s) , ,
.

A NGELI s ( G r ) an angel
, . .

A NGE R E s a w ooden leg,

. .

A N I v it is s aid they sa y
,
.
,
.

AN I — ANI s doubt un certainty

, .
,
.

A N I D O P I N ( ui-de opin ) 3 complete po ss e ssion -

,
. .

AN I T AN s p erfection completion full po ssession

-
,
.
, , .

A N I Y AN ( ui-ayan ) s carefulne ss anxiety

-
,
.
, .

36
 A PA

A PA R A , AS A L L E ( p a ara) s barre nne ss ( s aid of land ) -

,
. .

A PA R I ( p a ori ), s —
bald A pari foj udi a b
-
.
“
A bald .
,
”
heade d per son doe s n o t care for a razor .

A PA R O s a bird v ery like th e partridg e — E m u li a p a rO

,
.

ifi ipe e ra ani ki k i or a k iki O ra , With th e mouth , ,

the Aparo proclaim s it s fatne ss crying ( kiki o r a ) , ,

”
N othing bu t fat n othing but fat , .

A P A R O N s a cane ,
. .

A PA T A s a Shield — Apata ri iku k e h in si apata n i igba

,
. .
,

n i li ogun When a Shield see s death i t ( doe s no t

’

, ,

fly from it but ) turn s its out side ( lit back ) to m ee t it

, .

a Shiel d is a pro tectio n in the front of the battle .

A PA T T A s a ro ck ,
— Ap a t t a li Ob in ak a n
.
“
. The roc k ,

( i h ell ) on th e crab back — O pa b atta b é

’ ” ’ ’

e
. s . s
j O t a .

b a tta b é t a li ori a p a t t a li ode aj al ub a t a bata n i iggi

b a tta li awo A play on the w ord Ap a tta contain .
,

ing a fre quen t repetition of b and t s ound s Th e .

rain on the b a tta ( Sh oe s) goe s patter p atter pat , ,

ter a s on the a p a t ta ; in the s tree t of th e aj al u

,

bata ( head dr umm er ) the b a ta (dru m ) is wood the , ,

b a tta ( Shoe s ) are Skin ( S ee a similar in stance

under K ANAKANA ) ,

A PE J A P E J A P E J A ( p a -Oj a) s a fi sher
, , . .

APE — J E A S E s a fea s t dinn er

-
,
.
, .

A PEJE H UN A PEJ E 3 g ue s t th e act of eating with anoth er

-
, , .
, .

APE — J o s an a s sembly a m eeting

A P E -JU R E I JU B E S Sign m ark direction patter n —Ap e

.
,
.
,

, ,
.
, , ,

p j
a b Odd e iro ; or A e ure li Onna is e
“
j ure li g The , ,

s mith or arti san alway s follo w s a pattern .

A P E -L E s t hat which is added surnam e

,
.
, .

A PENA E N A ( p e -ina ) s the ac t of s tretching pin s on

, , .
,

which s p u n cotton is wound for s ale ; a title of one

who call s an a ssembl y — Ma fi ti re kO mi li oron li
O da fu apena on owu ( The pin s ay s to the c otton ) , ,
‘ ’
D o no t hang your trouble on my nec k Thi s is .

al way s the di spute between the cotton and the pin s .

 APE

APE R E , a ri der s portable seat ; al s o u s e d for a travelling

’
s .

box .

A P E, s a clapping of hand s
. .

A PE R E s a S ign direction p attern toke n — D ie die li

,
.
, , ,

amO a p OrO B y degree s one under s tand s a S ign , .

A P E T T A E T T A ( p a O tta ) s a part of th e dead remain s

,
-
,
.
, .

A P I N N I 3 nam e of a place in Oy O the head of the

,
.

rie s t s called
Oj
’

O .

T I 3 a kind of drum
, . .

Po ,
3 bag p o cket l j aj e enia kO di On n u a po ; A
.
-
,
“
.

ra cal e er clo e th e mouth of h is bag

s n v s s
”
— I b aj O a po .

j
ui ib a O ap a b i ap a b a a a po ab all O
j The inj ury of , , ,

a bag is cau sed by th e inj ury of the pack rope : if -

”
the p a ck ro p e break s th e bag will go down ~
, .

A P O s a q ui v er
, . .

A P O A G A D A G O D O s a kind of leathern b ag like a s crip

-
,
. .

A P O AG R ADO Aw O AG R AD O s a Sh o ck or s tack of corn

-
,
-
,
. .

’
AP o I S ANA s the tinder and flin t-bag bag containing fire
-
,
.
,

apparatu s .

A P O FI N A P O R I K I s th e chief of the archer s

, ,
. .

A P OPO 3 piece ( of cloth ) p od ( of fruit )

, . A P OPO ,

A R AN a piece of v el v et— A P OPO O BI a p od of

, ,

kola nu t s .

A PO R O s a walk between bed s in a farm or garden

, . .

A PO R O s an tidote again s t poi s onou s arrow s

,
. .

A PO T I s a bench s tool box

,
.
, ,
.

A PO T I I T I SS E s a foot s tool
-
,
. .

AP O — JU I p o -J U O PO -J U s th e m ore part the greater part

, , ,
.
, ,

ab u ndan ce o v er -abundance , .

AP ON 3 fruit of a tree called oro u sed for pala v er sauce

, .
, ,

v ery s limy when ground and mixed with water .

A PON s an unmarried man ; a widower

,
. .

APON s or a dj re s tle ss ne ss ; bu sy h ere and there a l

,
. .
,

w ay s doi n g .

A PON s a bird with red beak

,
. .

A PON -OBI R I s a woman who h as weaned an infant , . .

39
 ARA

A R A 3 body m ember limb ki nd

,
.
,
— Ara ré u i “
Thi s , ,
'

,
”
belong s to it s kind .

A R Af ollowed by D A v n to be well to reco v er to be c l ear , . .

, , .

— A ra mi da I a m well I reco v er “
I am clear
,

( of any b lam e o r re s pon s ibility

) l it m y
. body i s cl ear , . .

I t is al s o u s ed t o expre ss di sappoin tmen t a s Ara ,

“ “
da O You are di sappointed
’

,
Your expec tation ,

or hope fail s ,
.

AR A G R E K A N v n to feel s orene ss or p ain s , . . .

”
Ara mi gb e k an My body feel s s ore ,
.

A R A 3 relati v e relation kindred ( to a per s on or pl ace )

,
.
, ,
.

E mi k O ri ar a mi I do n ot se e m y relati v e ,
.

AR A s a bird
, .
— E m a s e pa Oiy O ti ij O ar a
.
’
“
D o not kill ,
”
the bird called ar a .

A R A R A R A a dv at all —
, , K O k uku ran s e Si mi rara ?
. .

‘
D oe s he n o t s end to m e at all 7
A R A s a v ery loud thunder — Ara s an w a
,
. I t thu nder s .
,

loud .

‘
AR A 3 fa shion cu stom form ; repetition of j ourn ey s
, .
, , .

Ara k i li eyi ? What fa s hion is thi s — O nir uru

“ '

a l ara b a ra O f v ariou s kind s ( or fashion s) — E y i li

, , ,
.

0 di a ra k e I w a Thi s is our econd j ourney

j s ,
.

A R A N FU v to b e unea s y under a s en se of wrong don e to

-
, .
,

be su spiciou s — A s e Oran ikOkO se bi o n li a mb a w i ,

abi ara ifu bi enni s e oh u n He wh o ( h as com mitted ) ,

a s e cre t action suppo se s him s elf to be spo k en of

( when he s ee s per s on s con ver sing together
) being ,
”
uneas y a s on e who h as committed an o ffence
, .

t/ A R A R A ,s the cotton
. tree — Araba n l a Om m O a gb Oru .

'

g b a ke A large ,
a raba recei v e s
( into i t s s ub s tan ce
)
the handle and th e axe together .

AR A R f s a kind of in s e ct
, . O b O l O wo agb al l e o ktI n
- .
,

arabi When ( th e in sect) a gb a llO IS o v erpowered

, ,

there re m ain s only the p o w er of ( th e in s ec t) arabi

( to b e con q uered ) The s e t w o in s ect s a re al w ay s
.

found together .

40
 AR A

A R A -R I N R I , AR A R I R I ( ara a female relati ve s i s ter , .

ARA —
’

R I N R I I Y E K A N s a fe m ale relati v e on the mother s s ide

-
, . .

A R A R I N R I ORR A K A N S a fe mal e relati v e on th e father s Side

’
- -
. .
,

A R A I Y A R A ( ara eyi ara ) 3 natural body m aterial body

- -
, . , ,

the body itself .

1/ A R A I Y E ( ara aiye ) s the people of the w orld mankind

-
,
.
, .

—Araiy e abi oj u p ete “ Mankind pre sent s a circu m ,

s cribed appearance
( lit countenance ) ( A pro v erb . .

expre ssing the li m ited nature of hum an thing s ) .

AR AJ O ( re aj o ) s trav eller
-
, . .

AR A KON R I s a male relati ve bro ther

-
, .
,
.

A R A K ON R I I Y E K A N 3 male relati v e on the mother s Side

’
-
, . .

A R A K ON R I -O R R A K A N 3 male relati v e on the father s side

'

.
, .

A R ALLE ( ara-ille ) 3 he who belong s to a h ou se or fa m ily , .

,

an inmate .

'

ARALLU —illu ) s countryman inh abitant of a to wn or

, .
,

— .
“
coun try Arallu mi n i He is m y countrym an ,
.

AR A M OR I ( ra m O—ori ) s a kind of clo se country cap

-
,
. .

A R AN s v el v et
, .
— A r a n n i ipari o s o
I “
. V el v e t gi ve s a ,

fini sh to dre ss .

A R AN s decay of mental facul tie s through old age

,
.

B abba n s e aran The father s mind wanders ,

’
.

A RAN s w orm s in children

,
. .

A R A N R A T T A ON I R A T T A ( ran -batta) s s hoem aker

, ,
. .

A R A N I L Ow O ( ran enia li O w O ) s helper a ssi s tant - - -

, .
,
.

A R AN KAN s m alice malignity

-
, .
, .

AR AN M D s catching infectiou s
-
, .
,
.

A R AT U R U s pri s oner
'

, . .

AR AN S E 3 communication of thing s help

-
, .
,
.

A R A N S O ( ra n asO ) s a tailor -
,
. .

L A R AN W U I R A N W U s a s pinner — Ri ojumo m o o l o w O
-
, , . .
,

gbe Ow o iran wu agbe kOkkO aj agun agbe apata

, , ,

n sO a b OrO gbe a ssa agb O a i ti on ti a ruk O o m m O

i j , ,

O ddO aji ti apo ti OrOn When the day da w n s e very , ,

trader to his trade —the Spinner take s her spindle , ,

the warrior his Shield the weaver s toop s to h is batten , ,

41 G
 AR A

the farmer ari se s with h is h oe and th e hunter tak e s ,

”
h is bow ( i e N o per s
. on s hould be idl e ) . . .

AR A R A R A R A a dv at all in th e lea s t — K O h a n rara

, , .
, ,
“
I t doe s n ot appear at all .

A R A R A s dimin u ti v e per s on dwarf

, .
,
.

AR A E p on eco
R s d er s i s elf on e s s elf —I wo li 0 se
’

p
~
r n s n
, g . . .
,
.

”
a rarO I t is y ou who hurt your self
, .

A R A R E p ron thir d p ers s ing On li 0 s e a ra rO I t is h e

,
. . .
,
”
wh o injured him self .

A R A w o s a carni v orou s bird

,
. .

A R E s e l der ship the s tate of being older chief princip a l

,
.
, ,

—
fir st i n ran k M O s e are iwo I a m older than y ou
“
,

AR E 3 fatigue weakne ss — ArO m u mi

, . I am weary
, .
,
.

A R E s right in di s pute ju s tice on th e side of

,
.
,
.

AR E K A K A N FO ( kakan — fo ) s the gen eral of th e arm y , . .

A R E K E R E K E s di sh one s ty double dealing unfairne ss per

, .
, , ,

v e r s e n ess .

AR E K U N D A , deceit s . .

A R EM O ( arO-OmmO) s the elde s t child whether m al e or , .

,

fem ale .

A R E N I J E ( re enia j O) s a ch eater - -
,
. .

A R E R E 8 perfect silen ce s till ne ss

, .
,
.

A R E R E G R O S U N ( rOre gba-o su n ) s a s mall bird with red -

, .

feath er s .

AR E W A ( rO ewa) s a p er s on of beauty com el y per

-
, .
,

son — E n n it i o fe arew a o fe iy o n n u
. H e wh o m ar ,

rie s a beauty m arrie s trouble .

A R I 8 on e wh o s ee s or find s
, . .

A R I D I J I s fright terror apparition

,
.
, , .

AR I F I 3 an y thing v ery hot —

,
. D e n gO tut u l e hin in o re .

“
gb ona bi a rifi Though th e p ap is cold on the sur ,
”
face ( lit bac k ) ye t the in side is v ery h o t
.
,
.

A R I H U N -G R OG R O or A R OH U N G R OG R O ( ri -o h un ) a dj al l
,
-
,
.

se e m
g .

A R IN , s . th e middle centre ,
.

AR I N J O ( rin j )
- o s dancer , . .

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 A RI

f) AR I W O s noi se uproar
A R IN -K O, chance ; exact time
o 3 . .

, .
, .

A R I Y A A R I Y O ( ri y a ) 3 joy gladne s s merriment

,
-
,
.
, , .

AR O s one hav ing a withered limb -ArO n i ide n a ori s a

, . .
,
“
The a m is the porter at the gate ( a s tationary se r
vant ) to the god s — C s S onnet on his blind
( f Mil ton ’

. .

”
n e ss They al so ser v e who onl y s tand and w ai t )
.

E j O b a O bi Oran ikun l O b a a rO The m atter is to you ,

what the task of kn eeling is to one of withered limb s .

A R O s s mith s profe ssion

’
.
, .

A R O s a kin d of calabas h u s ed for a q ui v er by hunter s

, . .

A R O s a s m all bird with glo ss y blue feather s

,
. .

A R O 3 blue dye
, . .

applied chiefly to children .

L ARO ,
s the h earth
. fi re place ;
- three s tone s or lump s ,

of clay u sed to support a v e ss el o v er a fire — A ro ki .

iru Oru k i O m é S O The are doe s not alway s he ar ,

it s l e a d it will be p ut down ( s oon er or later ) .

A R O A RE A 8 s torehou se barn garner ; a granary buil t

, ,
.
, ,

i n th e Shape of a f unnel in v erted .

A R O R O s a petty trade
,
. .

AR OJE s a place of refre sh ment a market place on the

, .
,
-

r oad where trav eller s halt

, .

A R OK A N ( re kan ) s reflection upon painful occurrence s

-
,
. .

A R O K I N s a traditioni st one who tell s ancien t s torie s

, .
,
.

A R OKO s th e o v er seer or head s er v an t of a farm a farmer

,
.
, .

‘
A R OK U R O ( rO kuro ) s the last or latter rain -
,
. .

A R O L L E ( rO ille ) s heir to an inh eritance-

, . .

- —
A R O M O R I M O ( ri Om m o b i o m mO) s grea t grandparent s - -
,
. .

A R ON s Sickne ss di s ea s e
,
.
, .

A R ON -OJU s Ophthal mia ,

. .

Arro w 3 a fairy an e l f s uppo sed to hav e b u t one leg

,
.
,
.

A R O S I L L E AJ OS O A S OT E L L E ( ro si ille ) s a bargain an
, ,
- -
, .
,

under stood thing .

A R o -Y E s much talk explanation com plaint ex cu s e

, .
, , , ,

reas oning .

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 AR U

A R UDA , acceptabl e pr opitiatory s acrifice

s .
,
.

A R U F I N ( ru o fi n) s tran sgre ss or of the law

-
,
. .

A R U G RO ( r u gbo ) s an old per s on -

,
. .

A R U G R O R U G R O a dj v ery o l d full of day s aged ,

.
, , .

A R UKO AK O (Or u Ok O) s handle of a hoe

,
-
, . .

A R U K ON ( ru k On ) s ri sing to fuln e ss as water in a

-
,
.
,

well fulne ss a full or perfect sacrifice ,

.

A R UN a dj fi ve
,
. .

AR U N J E R A N ( run -
j O-Oran
) s a s,
hrub u s ed as a medicine ,
.

for s ore eye s I t bear s black berrie s no t eatable .

, ,

and h as Sh ort thorn s on th e s tem .

A R UN -ODUN s May the fifth m on th of the year

,
.
,
.

AR U P E s or
,
a dj d warf
. Short e q ual in h eight — E iy Oll e
.
, , .

k o li agogo kiki a ru p O The pigeon tribe hav e n o ,

-

one ( among them ) of a high s tature but they ( are all ) ,

”
dwarfs .

A SA K A N I -ILLE s the s quare of a h ou se ; a square,

. .

A S ASE A LA S E ( se —
, as e
) s coo k , . .

AS A S I N ( s a —
s in
) s an un s teady p er s on who for s ak e s h is
,
.

N
fath e r to li v e with an d s er v e another .

A S E Ai sE s large door door

, ,
.
, .

A S E I S E I S A S E s feas t dinn er
, , th e act of cooking
,
.
,
.

AS E or AS E s pain t c olour
,
S om e call it E S E —O su u
, .
,
. .

”
11 e se You paint or colour it
, , ,
.

AS E — ALLE s supper feas t m ade in the e vening

,
.
,
.

‘
A S E I J O s fea s t for an a ssembly
-
,
. .

A S E I Y A w o 3 w edding feas t
’
-
.
, .

A S E —O SS A N 3 dinn e r fea s t m ade in the daytime

, ,
. .

A S E N J E ( se o nj O) s a coo k -
,
. .

A S E N O ( s e inO) s barren wom an -

,
. .

A S E RO N ( s e p on ) s barren w om an ( u sed when speaking

-
,
.

contemptuou sly ) .

AS IKI s luck good lu ck succe ss

,
.
, .

A S INO E A ( Sin — g )b a 3 pre s ent s m ade to the me ss enger s o f , .

th e king whi ch h e carrie s back to his so v e r e ign

,
v

the cu s tom of pa ssing on pre sen t s from town to town .

44
 AS S

of j u stice or tip s ta ff when he arre st s a m an wh o

, ,

n egle ct s to pay the king s t a x a shield ’

.

ASS AN 3 V anity em ptine ss

, .
,
.

A SS E s a s m all baske t m ade for s training

,
. .

A S Ii R O ( s u b O) s gilding or sil v er pl ating w ith w hich

-
,
.

an other metal is co vered .

A S U N W O N 8 sm all bag clo sed with s trings which s er v e s

,
.
, ,

for a pur s e ; a Shrub SO called .

‘
A S A 3 fa shion cu s tom
, .
, .

A S A s a s mall kind of h aw k — Asa n i Tap a Oiy e

, . The ,
”
hawk is th e N u fi of bird s ( The Tap a or N u fi .

people are n oted for th eir s wiftne ss )— Asa gbe m i .

“
li a dirO kO duro nitori ti 0 m o o h un ti 0 se The ,

h aw k having caught my chicken will n ot s tay b e

, , ,

cau s e it know s that it h as done ( wron g )

A S A G R E AL A G R E s beggar
, , . .

A S A ENIA s v agabond
-
,
. .

A S A —J U ( s e -iwaj u ) s forerunner l eader ,

.
, .

A S A L A I L A I ( a sa -lai lai ) 3 old fas hion -

,
. .

A S A L L E ( s a ille ) s barren ground w orn ou t land

-
,
.
,
-
.

A S A L L E s e vening du sk aftern oon twiligh t

,
.
, , ,
.

A SAN s plain v egetable diet withou t s auce or m eat

, .
,

A s an ui m o j O s i m lann a “
I ate a s an la s t nigh t , .

’
A SAPA s a hard woo d tree ; a canopy o ver th e corp s e
, .
-

of a rich p er s on J oi st s roofs rafter s po s t s an d .

, , , ,

charcoal are m ade of thi s tree ; th e l eav e s are u sed

i n curing the s mall pox -
.

A SA R A s tobacco snuff
, .
,
.

A SA R O s p orridge ,
. .

‘
A S A T I ( sa ti ) s th at which is put a side se t at n o ught
-
, .
, .

A S A T I -A G R ADO s a Sh ock of corn ,

. .

A S A W I ( s a —w i) s a selection of word s —Asa w i e j O e n n ik an

,
.

s e are
“
A one — sided s tatem en t of a ca s e ( lit w ord s
,
.

”
s elected in a di s pute alway s appear s right
) .

A SA Y A s a j e s t j ok e — As aya ki ij O ki Ommo Oy a ki o
, .
,

g b O n
“
( The dog ),
playing with the young hedgeh og
46
 AS A

th ro w s it o ff it s guard ( lit doe s n ot su ffer it to be wi se ) . .

‘
A S A Y A N S a thing s ele cted from the re s t picked o u t ch o se n
, .
, , .

A S E s the men s e s
,
. .

A S E s a c oming to pa ss ; law com m andmen t ; v irtue

,
.
,

e ffect ; im precation .

A ss H A N s a thing done for Sho w a pretence

-
,
.
, .

-J O s an e x travagan t action
A S E , . .

A S E —KAN s a final action a winding -up

, .
, .

A S E -K EN s unfini shed w ork that which rem ain s yet to

, .
,

be done .

AS E S A s di sgrace
-
,
. .

AS E T A N s perfection completion
-
,
.
, .

AS E T i s a thing n ot completed not brough t to perfe ction

-
,
.
,
.

A S E -T I N o ENNI ( se -ti in O) s an ob s tinate man a s elf

- -
, .
,

willed per s on .

AS E H N D
I E AS E H I N,
D E N I ( se -O bin de ) 3 on e wh o act s for -
, .

an other In h is ab s en ce a n agent an o v ers eer —Oj u , , .

a se h in de n i k O w o O
“
o l o u k O O o u enni nother
j j j A
’

p s , ,
’
eye is n ot like one s own ; ( faithful ) agent s are no t
n um erOus —O k u a se hin de . I thank yo u for acting ,

”
in m y ab sen ce .

AS E I Y E S A T E ( s e O iy O -s e ate ) s a di ss
-
embler hypocrite -
,
.
, ,

double dealer .

A S E N N U -ENNI ( s e -ennu a spoke s man one who speak s ,

for another .

A SESE -KOSE s beginning com men cement

,
.
,
.

A si R I s a s ecret
-

A S I SO R I ( se ori ) s pi s tol —Asis o ri k O n i ikun bi agb a

.
,
.

- -
,
. .
,
“
Ot o si k O lowo bi o l oro A pi s tol h a s n ot a bore like ,

a cann on a poor m an h as n ot money ( at h is com

m and ) as the rich .

A S I W E R E ( se -i were ) s fool madma n — E n n it i o n s a p O

,
.
,
“
fun a siw e re j o on asiw e re okan He who clap s , ,

hand s for the fool to dance is no better than the

” “ ’

fool -A siw e re li o bi iy a o b
. The m onkey s ,

grandmother w a s a fool .

47
 AS O

AS O, s m oro se pee vi sh per s on ; a s our look

.
,
.

AS O -ENIA s head s trong ob stinate per s on

,
. no t easily ,

o v erco m e .

A S O E R IN s an elephan t feeding singly

-
,
. .

’
A S OJ U ENNI ( se oj u enni ) 3 o ne left in charge of another s
- - -
,
.

a ffair s during h is ab sen ce .

ASO R E ( S O ore ) s benefactor -

,
. .

A S O R I N I G G I N L A s the n ame of a v ery large tree

,
— As orin , . .

“
bab ba iggi As ri is the fath er of tree
o n s — A s o r1 n k O
,
.

da Osu s u As o rin tree s n e v er form a gro v e —

“
,
As o rin .

O lo dO The a s orin tree com m and s th e brook

,
There .

is a super stitio n th at a s s oon a s any one begin s to

c ut the a s orin tree h e is ch as ed by the spirit that
d well s in i t The woodman accordingly drop s palm .

oil on th e ground that the s pirit m ay lick i t up ,

whil s t h e make s his e scape Thi s tree is wor shipped .

at a di s tance .

A SO R O 3 poin ted k ni fe
,
. .

A SO R O ( s e oro ) s troubler torm en tor one who act s v io

-
,
.
, ,

l e n t l y upon pro v ocation .

A s o w o I s
,
o w o ( se -owo ) s trader , . .

A S O s cloth clo th e s — AS O l Ow O k O l e kann a enia kO Si

,
.
, ,
“
ui iballe Cloth h as length ( lit h and s th e m ea
, ,
.
,

s ure b e m g by h and s ) but no finger s ; SO a man ( h as

hand s bu t) n o flowing train ( like th e cloth )

, .

AS O DUDU 3 black clo th blue clo th

-
,
.
, .

AS O E T T U 3 check cloth so cal l ed from it s being made

-
,
.
,

in imitation of th e guinea fow l s feath er s

-
’

A S O-I R ON s hair cloth ,

. .

A S O I W O L L E A S O I Y I L L E ( w O-il lO) s cloth or clo the s in

-
,
-
.

c om mon u se .

A S O -OJ O s cloth u sed as a defence from the rain cloa k

,
.
,
.

A s o o s o s dre ssing cloth robe

-
, .
, .

A S O -T ALLA s m u slin calico white cloth

,
.
, , .

A S O L L U ( S O -illu ) s magi s trate manager of a town ,

.
,
. .

As o s o s a s m all bird which feed s on fi gs

, . .

48
J A TE s ,
birdlim
. e — A t e p Oiy e m u Oiy O k u The birdlim e ,

is th e death of a bird .

A T E s flatne ss in s ipidity di grace reproach

,
. s — ,
N won b u , ,
.

”
ate l ti m i They di sgrace me
’

,
.

AT E T E a dj th at which is fir s t prior
,
.
( Al way s u s ed a s a ,
.

prefix ) .

AT E T E RA s that which is m e t firs t frontier outer court

-
,
.
, ,
.

A T E T E R I AKO I
- R s fi rs t,
-born ,
. .

A T E T E KOSE AT E T E S E I P I L L E S E s the beginning th e

-
,
-
,
-
, .
,

com m en cemen t of a thing .

AT E L E s or a dj a thi n g n ext in order n e x t in rank nex t

-
,
. .
, ,

born that wh ich follo w s ,

.

AT E E I I N ( tO
L I li —Obin ) s a hum p or crooke d back
-
. .
,

AT E L L E O
R S I — b O Si ) I SA R OT T I s a thre shold outer court -
, , .
, .

—
AT E L L E SS E ( t O ill O OSS O) s th e s ole of th e foot - — A tel , . .

le sse n i ij O Ogbin Onna The s ole of the foot is ex ,

p o sed to al l th e filth of th e road

1/ AT E L L E W O — Ow O s the palm of the hand — A t e lle w o
.

) ’
, . .

ki itan n i j O The pal m of the han d n e v er decei ve s ,

”
on e denoting th e safety of a thing in hand
, .

AT E M OR A ( t O m O ara ) A P A M OR A ( p a m o ara ) s p atience

- -
,
- -
,
.
,

long —Su ffering .

A T E W O G RA( t O-O w O) a dj acceptable p ropitiatory , .

,
.

AT I s purpo s e intention conception

, .

( F re q uently
,
u s ed , .

i n compo sition w ith v erb s a s a form ati ve prefi x for ,

sub s tanti v e s S ee AT I K O & c ) .

-
,
.

A T I a dj both ; conj and likewi s e ; p rep fro m

, . .
, . .

A T I RA R A s s ca ff old Sh elf
, ( A
. pplied chie fly to s uch a s , .

fi sh and m eat are dried on o v er fire ) .

AT I RA RR A D E RA R R A a dv from father to father , . .

AT I RO s a comin g returning
-
, .
,
.

AT I — DE s an arri v al coming
, .
, .

AT I — G B A 3 reception , . .

AT I J E F FA W A ( ati ij O Offa six day s ago - -

.

A T I J A R U N W A ( a t i—
ij O— m arun — w a ) a dv fi v e day s ago ,
. .

AT I J E D O G U N W A — m Odo gun a dv fifteen day s ago . .

50
 AT I

AT I J E J I L A W A —mej 1a
t wel v e day s ago 1 a dv . .

AT I J E R I N W A —Orin a dv four day s ago . .

AT I J E R I N L A W A - Orin la a dv fourteen day s ago - . .

AT I JE T TA WA —Otta a dv three day s ago . .

A T I J E T T A L A W A — Otta-la ) a dv thirteen day s ago , . .

A T I J E JOW A — ij O m Oj O a dv eigh t day s ago ~

. .

AT I JOK A N L AW A — m o k an l a a dv ele v en day s ago . .

AT I J E WA — ij O—m O a dv ten day s ago . .

AT I JE J E WA ij O—meje a dv se v en day s ago

-
. .

A T I J E S SA N WA —m Ossan a dv nine day s ago . .

AT IJO —Oj O) a dv of old tim e l ong ago , .

,
.

A T I -K O s the proce ss of teaching ; the pro ce ss of build

, .

Ing .

AT I —L A s s al v ation the act of being s a ved ; the ac t of

, .
,

getting rich .

AT I L L E ND E ( n ti ille -nde ) s a youth j u s t arri ving at the

-
, .
,

age of puberty .

AT I L O s departure the act of going

-
, .
,
.

AT I N I s attainmen t po ss e ssion
-
,
.
, .

A T I O R O s ta ss el ; bird ; plant
,
. .

AT I P I L L E S E ( p a —
-
ille ) 3 beginning , . .

A T I PO s re sident s ojourner
, .
, .

A T I S I N S I N -V I -LO ( a ti isin sin ) a dv hen ceforth -

, . .

AT I W A s th e act of coming
-
, . .

A T I W A OJ O s s u n —
-
ri sing the eas t
,
.
,
.

AT I w O-OR UN s the we st ( H a uss a : YA M A )

, . . .

A T I S E s action
-
, . .

A T ON I M O N I ( ati — oni -mO oni ) a dv all day long ( U s ed i n -

, . .

case s of difficulty or di s tre ss to denote the length of ,

ti me they occupy ) .

A T ON W A s a returning
-
,
. .

A T O R I s a tree v ery remarkable for it s ela s ticity u s ed

,
.
,

for bow s .

A T OR U N W A ( ati Orun ) a dj hea venly pro ceeding from

-
,
.
,

h eav en ; original ; un tainted .

A T O T O 3 noi se ; the word u sed by the public crier to

, .

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 enforce silence when abou t to deli v er a p ro clama ,

tion —A toto - o —o
AT O s that which m ake s s traight ; a medicine which
, .

h eal s a frac tured bone or limb ; a kind of l ong

n ec k e d calaba sh .

V
A T OJ OM OJ O ( ati Oj O -mO -Oj O) a dv a l ong ti m e ago — O rO , . .

a t O O mOj O kO l O is in i li e ti bi O
“
j ro t it t o n A
”
n old ,

s tory doe s n ot open the ear a s a n e w o ne d oe s .

AT OJ U E N N I ( tO oj u ) s s uperin te ndent -
, . .

A T OKUN ( t O okun ) s leader guide -

,
.
, .

A T OK R O ( t O Ok kO ) 3 pilot he l m s man -
,
.
, .

AT O M M OD OM M O ( ati OmmO-de -OmmO ) a dv to children s

’
-
,
.

children .

AT ON R I s regeneration
-
,
. .

AT ON DA s regeneration
~
, . .

AT ON -H ir s a repe tition of behav iour ; a fre sh Sh ooting ou t

,
. .

A T O N N AKt O -Onn a) 3 one wh o w a l k s about th e road ; , .

s p y ; watchm an .

A T OW OWA ( ati Ow O-w a) s that which originate s from -

,
.

one s self ; p er s onal action

’
.

A TT A s the ridge which co v er s the top of th e roof

, . .

A TT A s a re sinou s tree co m m only s plit and u sed for

,
.
,

tor ch e s .

ATT E s fan to winn o w rice or corn

,
. .

A T U R O tu —
( OkkO) s s ailor ,
. .

A T U R O S E s that whi ch bring s any thing to a co m pletion

-
,
. .

TU O
A R TAN s - termin a t io n — K i olorun ki o fu ui li atu
,
.

”
botan rere May G od gi v e us a h appy end ! , ( An

expre ssion borrowed fro m the Mah om medan s ) .

A T UN —S E A T ON S E s re s toration repair s
- . .
, , ,

AW A p ers p ron we
, . . .

AW ADA s je s t j o k e
’

. .
, ,

A W A -M U s adheren ce attach me n t
, .
,
.

AW A NA p er s p ron we our sel ve s

-
, . . .

A W A — N O s a w a s ter wa s te .
,
.
,

AW A T I -KA R A -W A p ers p r on we of our own s el v e s

-
,
. . .
 AW O

Aw o -O M I T O R O , s oup plate Aw o —O R R E , . s -
.

A w o -O L O M M O R I ( oni -o m m o ori ) s ba s on with a co v er -

, . .

Aw e -OKKO Aw o G R O R O A w o -O G R ON Aw o -P OKKO s di sh
,
-
, , ,
. .

A W O D I s hawk
,
. A w o dI nra I n o al adirO b aj O.
“
When th e ,

hawk h o v er s ( o v er th e yard ) the owner of the fowl s

feel s un ea sy f —L i oj u a w o di k i are a dirO r é a p a t t a
.
,

N o one w ould exp o se fowl s on the top of a rock i n

the sigh t of a hawk ”
— Aw o di o l oj u ina The a wo di .
,
”
h a s eye s that can bear th e fire .

AW OJiJ I N ( w o j i iji n ) gla loo k ing gla

'
- 3 s s - - ss , ,
. .

A O J
W J i i N —O J U s s pectacle s ,
. .

A w OK o s colic Spl een

,
.
,
.

AW O K O s the m ock bird —Mo kOn igba lalle m o k O n

, .
-
.

igba li o rOm o kOn igba li o ss au ki m to fi a y i n day in da

l ti u “
I s an g 2 0 0 s ongs I n the m orning 2 00 at noon
, , ,

an d 2 0 0 in the aftern oon ( s ay s the m ock bird a s “ -

,

my ordinary ta sk) be side s m an y frolic s ome n ote s ( fo r ,

”
my own amu semen t )
AW O L L E H OR O
U — t o —ille s a fabricated rum o ur . .

W ON I ( w e enni ) ALAKE -S I s a v i sitor

-
, ,
. .

Aw e R A
- N 3 pi cture ,
im age. likene ss — Ri aba g bO awo , ,

ran aki is a i m a fi o wo ré te nkan Ho we v er well

, , ,

an image m ay be m ade i t m u st hav e s o m e thing to ,

s tand upon .

AW O R OJ O R I — j O -obi
) s a s m all bird ,
. .

A w e -S E 3 p attern
,
. .

Aw e T A N
- 3 perfect ,
cure .entire h ealin g
— O se aw otan ,

w o n gb o g b o
’

H e cure s th em all ,
.

Aw e -Y E ( w o oye ) A LO R E ( O nni
- -
ore ) s a l o c k e r out
, a s py , .
,
.

Aw O s hide skin leather

,
.
, ,
.

‘
Aw O s col our ; outward appearance ; likene ss simili
,
.
,

tude image ,
.

A w o -PALA s v ery coar s e leather

,
. unwro u ght leather .

Aw e -W I L I K I s leather w orn about th e wai s t

,
. .

Aw o -S A N M A s the cloud s , . .

Aw o -T U T U s raw hide ,
. .

54
 Aw O

AW O I I I N bin ) s hump crooked back

( wO -
O , . .

A W ON s land tortoi s e ; greedine ss ; a mi ser ; a dj s paring

, . .
,

s canty par s imoniou s — E O a w On kO k On n i li o w o

j
, .
,

t/ —
”
“
The b lood of the tortoi s e is no t a handful l ll e .

“
o so nO 5 y a y o ta ui O y a ille a w On k i a w On O
j ne ,

m ay call at the hou se of the li b eral and be filled ( but) ,

wh o will call at the hou s e of a mi s er to s alute him

— I lle a w On k O gba a w On OdOdd e a w On k O gba o l oj O , ,

“
a w On k O ille o y O odde n i ibadi The hou se of th e ,

tortoi s e is n o t l arge enough for it self th e v erandah of ,

a tortoi se will n ot accom m odate a gue s t ; th e tortoi s e

h av ing built its hou s e m ake s the v erandah ( i e the ,
. .

part of the Shell that o v erlap s th e tail ) behind it .

A W ON O KUN, 3 sea turtle . .

A w O N p ers p ron they

, . . .

A w o N A H ON s the tongue
, , . .

‘
Aw O N s a net , . .

AW ON -EKUN s a h airy plant who s e touch cau s e s s e v ere

,
.
,

itching— s o called from it s being rough like a leo ,

’
p ard s tongue ; al s o a v ery watery plant m uch u sed , ,

by thir s ty hunter s wh o cut it asunder and drink the ,

sa
p .

AW O N N I W O N N I ( w O-Onni ), s a kind of guana otherwi se .

called AW ON W ON ; AH A N H A N ; A LEG R A ; A LEG RA AL E

L o ; s upp o sed to be able to li v e with ou t water for
T O-

a l ong time .

A W ON -NA p ers p ron they them sel v e s

, . . .

A W ON -S O s a weav er ,
. .

Aw o R I R U N s a well -worked leather s oft leather

-
, . .

A W U J O s th e mid s t of an a ssem b ly
,
. .

A W U J U s confusion ,
. .

AY A s a wife
, . .

A YA s,
a kind of . m onkey A
-
y a b O Sille 0 be Si Sille .
,

V j
When a m onkey j ump s down from the tree he
ump s into the hou se ( of h is pur suer) i e is sure to . .
,

b e caught .

55
 -O b b a
A Y A R RA aya )
a que en a king s wife
(
’

,
s .
,
.

A Y A M o P E AY A M o R I conj oth erwi s e unl e ss

- -
,
— Ri babba ,
.
,
“
k O b a de a y a m m Op e e mi k O SO o t i tO U nle ss m y ,
”
father h as com e I hav e no t spoken the truth .

AY AN s a tree from which the club of S ango ( the go d

, .
,

of thunder and ligh tning) is m ade ; th e cockroach

Ayan k O gba OdOn Th e Ayan tree re si sts an axe ,
.

A Y AN s ,
inqui s iti v ene ss ;. s ten ch o ff s v
en i e s m ell -O ,
.

”
n s a an
y
“
I t s tin k s ,
.

AY AN -P E s or a dj a frien d on e s el ecte d am ong th e re s t

, . .
, ,

ch o s en bel o v ed ,
.

AY A N G A s a w or d of rebu k e or threatening to an inferior

, . .

A Y AN -J E IY AN J E s cheat imp o sition

,
-
, .
,
.

A Y AN -S E 3 any thing done s pecial ly d on e to or der

,
.
,
.

AV A -SE R I conj unle ss ex cept otherwi se

, .
, , .

‘
Am 3 room space
,
. AY E -AG R A chief room seat of the ,
.
, ,

elder .

AY E AWE s breadth of cloth

, , . .

AY E a dj ali v e li ving quick

, .
, , .

AY E -T AN 3 perfect under standing full con ception

, .
, .

AY I -D A s a change ; round of t ime ; ne x t sea s on ; year

,
. .

AY I D A -Y IDA 3 mu ch talk ch atteri n g , .

,
.

AY I -K A s a surrounding ; circle halo

, . .

AY I N s a v ery hard tree with oily sa p

, . .

A Y IN s m at s m a de of bamboo
,
. I LLE AY IN h ouse of .
,

bamboo m at s .

A Y IN R I N 8 ligh t blue ,
. .

AY IN R IN s a s mall animal like the fo x which catche s

, .
,

fowl s .

Av e S a choice p er s on or thing ; a dj m o s t bel o v ed mo st

,
. .
,

v alued .

AY O Aw o s a game cal l e d the w arry - Ay Oki ij O ki ay O

, ,
. .

”
e When the game is won i t cannot be di sputed
, ,
.

AY O a dv plen tifully
, . .

AY O 3 j oy gladne ss
, .
,
.

AY O L U w o ( y O-illu -w o ) s a Spy s ent to s ur v ey a town ,

. .

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 I
BA

B abba b a mi w i ( My) father blamed ,

m e —Ma se b a o mmo re w i to b Oh O
.
”
,
”
D o n ot rebuke your child s o m uch .

A
B f ollo ew d by WIJO ( di s pute ) v a to judge — O l O ru n
,
. . .

y i o b O gbogbo aiye w ij o G od S h al l ,
”
j udge th e whole w orld .

B A v a (p r ima ry idea to bring in to contact with h ence )

, . .
, ,

to sit or aligh t on a tree a s a bird ; fit be exact ; hi t , ,

th e righ t m ark ; come to the p oin t ; be speak ; plai t

coar sely ( i e bring th e gra ss fibre s into contact with
. .

each o ther ) ; s train th rough ( i e bring in to contac t . .

with ) a sie v e -E iy O m ej i b a li ori iggi T wo b ird s

.
,

are Sitting on the tree ”

— O b it a patapata “
.I t com e s ,

righ t to the poin t — E mi ti b a m al u n a sil l O I

”
.
,
“

hav e be spoken th e cow —Ba e su fu mi

”
P lai t
.
,
“

s ome Osu gra ss for m e

”
— I ya m b a a rO ( M y ) m other
“
.
,

is s training pota sh .

‘
BAf ollowed by J E ( w ithout mea ning ex cep t in comp os ition ) , ,

v a to corrup t spoil defile de stroy

—O b a Om mO mi j O H e Spoil s m y
,
. .
, ,

child ( by indulgence de m o raliz a ,

tion bodily inj ury ) , .

L O R U K O J E ( n i or ukO to the n am e ) v a -
, , . .

to slander -E m i 0 b a oruko rO j O I .
,

w ill s lander you .

N I N OJ E ( n i inO in or to the mind ) v a to

-

di spleas e grie v e —
, , . .

E m a j O ki ab a
’
‘
, .

“
babba n ia O D on t let us grie v e ,
’

”
our father .

T i ( failure ) v n to fail mi ss on e s ai m by
’

,
. .
,

a s m all di s tance — Ofa ti O ta ha a ti .

,

”
The arrow which he Shot mi ssed it , .

‘
Oko ti m e so Si e iy O na 0 h a a t i
'

“
The s tone which I threw at the
”
bird mi ssed it ,
.

B A v, n to be .ben t . inwar d s to be bent —

E hi n ré 0 b a ,
.
,

58
 BA

H isback is croo k ed I ggi na b a die The stick .

,

is ben t a little .

BA v n to lie clo s e to th e ground h ide

, . .
—Ol e b a nino
The thief hide s in th e bu sh —Adie b a l e
.
,

igb O , .

o mm O rO The hen sit s o ver her young

BA a ua v ( def ect ive) shall s hould would ; ough t —N i
, .

, . .
, , ,

gbati yio hé l O emi 0 fi fu 0 “

When he goe s ( lit ,
’

,
.

Should go ) I will gi v e it to you — ”

E mi ui ib é l O .
,
“ ”
I ought to hav e gone ( Wi th the prefix it a ssu me s .

t h e s en s e of
BA a ua v ( def ect ive) Shoul d might —
,
’
. . I wo use behe , ,
.

k i emi k i ObO 10 Y ou act thu s in order that I ,

“

might go .

BA p rep with again s t ; ( frequently in compo sition )

, .
,
.

O m m o w a h é w On l O O u r children went w ith ,

them — G bogbo w on m b tt w a j a They were all

.
’

,
”
fi ghting again s t u s .

B A ( L a t con ) p a r t icle u s ed only in compo sition

, . .

B A a dv with H A ( em ph atical ) ne v er —
, . E m i k O ha s e e
,
.

”
ha “
I did no t do it ; n o ne v er 1 I wo kOj O l O 13 5
, ,

Y ou w o uld ne v er go .

B ARA s the red G uinea corn ; copper

, . .

B ARA s a great thing ; BAR A s a small thing ; word s em

,

ployed in the following pro v erb —B a ba b O b aba m olle

.
,
.

,
”
A great matter put s a s m aller out of Sight .

, .
—
B A RRA s father master B abba w a k O Si n i ille O ur ,
“
.
,

father is not at home —B abba a t aiy e raiy e F ather .

,

e v erla s ting .

B A R RA L A w o ( b abb a n i-aw o ) s a prie s t of I fa -

,
. .

B A R R A -NLA BA R RAL A s grandfather — I wo k O m O bab

, , . .

banla w a You did n ot know our grandfather ,

.

B A R O s a tree the leaf of which is m uch u sed i n tying

,
.
,

up agidi an d k ola-nut s .

BA R U J A ( b u— abuj a) v a to cro ss thwart ,

. .
,
.

B ADA s a title
BA -DE v n to agree s ui t —O bade
. .
,

, . . I t agree s I t s uit s
, ,
.

59
 N

BA F

BA F I N I BA F I N
, ( iba a fin
) s eunuch s of whom there w ere -
,
.
,

Six in th e palace of th e K ing of Y oruba ; they are

called I w Offa .

BA I B A Y I ( bi eyi ) a dv thu s s o ; only ; no m ore ; v ery

,
-
,
.
,
.

E m i ui iw o s e bai si D o y o u act thu s toward s m e ,

.

BA I a dv yonder s om e w here thereabouts —

,
. I ll e rO mb O
, ,
.

uibai H is hou s e is s om ewhere thereabou t s

,
H is
h ou se is yonder .

BAi R Ai a dv dimly
-
,
— Orun n ran baibai The sun Shine s
“
.
,

dimly .

B ALAGA ( b a— l e -aga) s a young man coming to m aturity , .

,
.

B ALLE -E R O s h o s t landlord —
,
B alle ero 11 o m u mi w O
.
, ,

The ho s t lodge d m e .

B ALLE ( b a il l O) v n to touch the ground

-
,
. . .

B ALLE ( b a-il l O) s go v ern or ,

. .

B ALLE ( Ohba-ille ) s h ou seholder m a ster of a hou se ; ,

.
,

hu sband —B alle mi My hu sband —Agba k OSi ill u

.
,
.
’

b aj O balle k u ille di ahoro

,
“
When there are n o ,

elder s the tow n is ruine d ; wh en th e m as ter die s th e

, ,

h ou s e is de s olate .

B ALOGUN ( Ohba-n i-ogun ) I RA L O G U N s a war chief, o ffice r , ,

.

B ALOGUN O R UN s a cen turion

-
,
. .

BA L U W E I R A L U w E ( ibi -al u w O) s apartme n t in a h ou se

, ,
-
.

for w a shing or n ece ssary re s ort .

BA N A R A N A B ENABENA s a p l ant h av ing s mal l leav e s

, ,
.

whi ch fold a s s oon a s th e s u n s et s th e p owder of ,

which is u sed by thie v e s a s a charm to put t h e in ,

m ate s o f a hou se to s leep pre viou s to attempting ,

a robbery .

RA M R A M s a piece of wood flatten e d on one Side used

,
.
, ,

for beating m ud floor s to m ake th e foundation s olid , .

B AN S ( E ng ) s ban s of m arriage ,

—
. .

B A O B A w o ( b i ewo ) a dv how ? in what way

, ,
-
B aw o ui
H o w Should we act ? —B aw o l i ori ?
.

ki a s e 7 .

How 1 s I t
BA P T I S I ( G in) v a to baptize , . . .

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 —
A w a hebbe l OddO We entreat of him rO, .

Rebbe ki o ri o ko s O Sagbe ki ori awon B eg for ,

.
,

help and you will m eet with refu sal s ; a sk for alm s
, ,
”
an d you will mee t with m i ser s .

B ER E s brin k of a pit or precipice v erge edge shoal

—
, .
, ,

bar Ma se duro ui b Ob e Odo D O n o t s tand a t the

.
“
,

brin k of th e ri ver - B Ob e ya The ( ri v er s) bank is

“
.
,
’

brok en .

B ER E -I R I s rump ,
. .

B ER E -OJ U s eye -brow , . .

B ER E Y A R A ( bebe iyara ) s earthen m oun d again s t a for

,
-
, .

t ifi ca t io n .

B E R E a dv thu s s e —B e b e ui S o i t is
, .
,
,
,
.

B E R E K O a dv no n ot s o
-
,
. .

B E R E NI cory ne 1 ther n o r — Be h e n i ki is e emi behe ui

’

, .
, .
,

ki ise i “
I t is neither I nor y ou — Ki is e eyi
, .
,
”
beh e ui ki is e e y in i I t is neither thi s n or that ,
.

B ELEBELE a dj flat elas tic plian t thin

, .
, , ,
.

B ELE I E a dj beau tifully yellow — I n a pupa b Ol O Oj o

, . . ,

dudu b Ol O The fire is a beautiful yellow ; the

“
,
”
rai n cloud s are a beautiful b l ac k
- .

B ENDE s a blo w with the fi s t -Y io ki iwo n ibe n de

, . .
,

H e will box you .

B ER E v a to begin commen ce s toop

, . .
, ,
.

, .
—
B E R E a dj low flat not high O rule y i b OrO T his “
, ,
.
,
” ”
roof is flat A l s o u s ed as an imp ers v I t is flat
. . .
,
.

B E R E a dj e ven 3 ge ntle Slope Sligh t ele vation in

,
.
,
.
,

“
row s le v el N wo n w o ille gbogbo p alle h e re They
- .
,
”
le v e lled the hou s e s all along .

B E R E s gra ss u sed for thatching of whi ch there are va

, .
,

rio us kind s B E R E -M ENE s fine yello w gra ss B E R E , .

AL OLO B E R E PAS I 3 kind s of coar se grass -

,
. .

B E R I ( bO ori ) v a to behead — Oh ba beri ré l i oj u

,
-
, . . .

o o o
p p The king beheaded
,
him on
“
the highway lead
”
ing to the town .

B ER U ( b a —Oru ) v a to fear be afrai d of be daun te d

, , . .
, , .

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 BE R

Ma b Oru Onni k an F ear n o man — BOru O lorun ,

“
.
,
”
F ear G od .

B E R U K E R U ( b a O ru-k i-eru ) v to be apt to fear to be timid

-
, .
,
.

B I conj and a dv according a s if al though whether

, . .
, , , ,

ju st — B i b Oh O b a ui I f it be s o —Ri babba ti w i li , .
,

awa 0 se As ( my ) father h a s s aid s o will w e do

, ,
.

”—
B i 0 ti d e ni y i He is j u s t com e Bi k o tille fe aw a
, .

“
o se Though he be not willing y et we Shall do s o
, , .

B I v a to bear beget breed ( applied to m am miferou s ani

,
. .
, ,

—
m al s) Malu mi bi lann a My c ow cal v ed ye s terday
.
“
, .

B I f ollow ed by S I ( toward s) v n to m ultipl y increa s e ,

. .
, ,

—
repleni sh Ola ré mbi si H is riche s
“
,
”
in crease .

,
. k
B I v a to as q ue tion . s — Obi mi li ora n n a
, He ask s .
,

m e about that m atter .

B I f ollow ed by L E R E ( n i-ere with a q ue s tion ) v a to

, , ,
. .

q ue s tion interrogate — O ko n ri n a bi , .
-

”
m i l i ere The m an q ue s tion s m e , .

L EJO —Oj o j udgment) v a to q ue stion , , . .

a man upon a charge brought again s t

him .

L O UN
R -o h un v oice
) v a to reproach , , . .

a per son for ingratitude .

N INO — ino in the inward) v a to ve x , .

,
.

ma k e angry .

Bi v a to pu sh v iolently ; v omi t spew

,
. .
, .

Bi f ollowed by S U R U v a to pu sh headlong o v erthrow , . .

, .

B I A T I ad v ho w
-
,
— K o mi biati ise
.
“
Teach m e how to
.
,

”
do it .

B I A T I N t tft a dv imm ediatel y in stantly ( lit a s w e w ere

- -
, .
, .

- B ia t in w i “
tal king ) beh e li ode He came j u st a s we
.
,

were talking .

B I -R A w o ( b i bi-ew o ) a dv whereby in what way h o w

-
,
.
, , .

B I R I a dj bego tten ; s that which is born

, . . .

B I RO a dj boile d —E ran b ib O B oiled meat

, .
, .

B I R U a dj broiled by being heated un der hot a she s or

, .
,

63
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ember s ; s roof patched b y in s erting grass ; m ended

—
.

— “
roo f I su bibu B roiled yam ”
E jj a bi bu “
B roiled ,
.
,

fi sh .

RI -ENNI -P E , j if one s h ould s a y a s if

con . as , .

B I E R A N K O ( bi— eran o k o ) a dj brutal like a bea s t -

,
.
,
.

, . .
—
B IK I T A v a to n otice regard E mi kO bikita Si w on I , .
,
”
do not n otice them .

S — —
R I-
KOSE R I K O
,
E P E R I KO-
SE R I con
j but ex cept unle -
ss , ,
.
, , .

— Biko se p e m o l O ki y 1 o fi fu o U nle ss I go h e ,
’

, ,

w ill not gi v e i t to you .

B ILA ( b i ila) v n to gi v e place a s i n a crow d ( lit to

-
,
. .
, .

— “
p u sh an opening ) B ila fu mi G i v e place to m e .
, .

-L O v a t o pu s h hea v ily again s t another

B I , . . .

B INA -R INA s abu si v e language ,

. .

B INO (bi in O) v n to ve x be angr y —O bin o Si m i p Oj u

-
, . .
, ,

H e is v ery an gry with m e .

B INO —I R v n to feel grie v ed be s orry

,
. .
,
.

B I -OLO R UN , a dj godlike godly .

,
.

B I O S U M A R E a dj in a s e mi circle like a rainbow a rch l ik e

-
, .
, .

B I R I a dj occup y ing a s m all space ; w ithin a s mall com

,
.

pa ss ( applied to land ) I lle biri — “

A circum s cribed .
,

piece of land .

Bi Ri a dj occupying an exten si v e circular s p ac e — Mo

, .

r a ille biri I bough t a large piece of groun d

,
.

B I R I R I R I a dv v ery ; ( inten si v e p a rt icle u sually followed

—
.
,

by the v S U to be dark ) I ll O s u biribiri Th e l and

.
,
“(
.
,

is utterly d ark ”
— I gbo biribiri o kun k un biribiri .
, ,

ok u n k un n i yio S O t tO igbo The fore s t is v ery dark ,

the nigh t is v ery dark th e darkne ss of the nigh t is

deeper than the dar k ne ss of the fore s t .

BI R I G A M I s a square bag or w alle t u sed by trav eller s a n d

, .

trader s .

B I R I —KO T O s a sm al l n arro w place

,
.
.

B L A S F I M I ( G r ) 3 bla sphem y ,
. .

BO v a and u to peel depri v e of co vering or b ark to ,

-goat —J o seph b Oille babba r O

. . .
,

m ake a noi s e like a h e .

,

64
 BO T

enia n i iba oruko ré j O He is an enemy who Slanders ,

one s name ’
.

B O T I v n to tear half-w ay open

,
. . .

B O T I R O T I a dv talkati v ely —O m mo de y i usOrO b o tib o ti

-
, . .

,
“ ” ’
Thi s child prate s v ery m uch - O ro b o t ib o t i kO ye .

fun agbalagba P rating is unbecoming in an elde r ,

.

BO v a to feed m aintain s upport ; to beat the m ud floor

,
. .
, ,

of a hou se ; to w a s h Slightl y — Bo w ( b O oju ) v to -

.

wa sh the face — B O R A ( b o -ara) v to wash the body

.
,
. .

B O v n to drop as a leaf or fruit fro m a tree ; drop

,
. .
,

or fall from a loft ; slip ; to fail in carrying out one s ’

“
p oi n t A w o b O l Ow O m i The plate s lipt from m y
- .
,

h and — E w e b o l ori iggi

.
“
A leaf drop s fro m the ,

tree — .
”
O mm O kan b o Si kanga “
A child fell into ,

the w ell — O ran n a b o l o w O mi I failed in th at

” ’

,
.

bu sine ss ( lit that matter dropped fro m m e ) ( Thi s

. .

w ord is no t applied to dropping of li q uid ) .

BO v a to take Off any thing s u s pended loo s ely on a

. .

—
pin or on th e body BO a so Si il lO l o rie ka n “
Take .
,

th e cloth e s down from the peg -O b O a sO lara mi .

,

He too k o ff my c l o the s .

B o v a to adore ; to w or s hip fal se deitie s by s a c rifi c e s

,
. . .

“
A w on K eferi am a b O iggi b O okuta The G en tile s ,

w or ship w ood and s tone .

B o f ollow ed by L ASO v a to s trip —

Ma se b o mi laS O , . . .
,

D o n o t s tri p me of my clothe s .

B OL Ow O ( b O—n i O w O ) v n to e s cape or ge t free fro m

-
, . .

— O b Ol O w Oe nia buburu
“
( the enemy s ) hand You
’
I w .
,

e s caped the hand of the wicked .

B O v a to in sert ; pierce ; boil ; put on tro w s er s ; Shak e

,
. .

h and s BO gbogbo Oran na . B oil all the m eat ,

.

- BOS O k o t o rO P ut on y our tro wse rs — BOmi l o w O

“
, .
,

S hake my hand .

B O v n to return — A wo n Or o b O lanna
,
. . The carav an
.
,

re turned ye s terday .

B OJ U ( b O Oj u ) v n to w ash the fac e —Bi kO se obon

,
-
, . .

66
 R OK

enia ta n i ib aj l lo Oro k i 0 m a b Oj u ré m o s a s a Who

, ,
“

would awake in the m orning without wa shing his

”
face unle ss he were a dirty per son ?
,

B O K I N N I s a neat decent per s on

B OLLA ( b u olla) v a to re spe ct h onour regard —B e lla
, ,
. .

-
, . .
,
“
fun agba awon ui babba e nni R e spect the elder s , ,

they are our father s

BOL OJo a dv beautifully ( u sed of inten s e blackne ss) —
.

‘
,
. Oj o .

dudu b Ol O The rain —

“
cloud s are beautifully j e t ,

black .

B ONNI s a specie s of acacia u s ed by tanner s

, . .

B O R A ( b O-ara) v n to wa sh the body slightly ; to s trip , . .

—
the body of clothe s E mi ulO ib Ora li o dO I am “
,

going to wa sh m y s elf in the brook ”

.

B OR O a dv s oon im mediatel y — K Ode b OrO I t doe s n ot

,
.
, ,
”
com e soon .

B OR U K O N U a dj p ro fliga t e was teful s tupid

, .
,
.

B O S I v a to enter —B o si ille E nter ( lit drop into) the

,
. . .
, .

hou s e .

Bo wA v n to come onward ; m o v e toward s one

,
. . .

B Ow O ( b O Ow O) v n to Shake hand s together

-
, . . .

—
B Ow o ( b u Ow O) v a to regard pay re s pect to honour , . .
, , .

G bogbo illu 11 O bow o fun w a n i ill e y i All people ,

in thi s tow n re spect us .

B O Y A (b i Oy a) a dv p erhap s p erad v enture -BOy a m a de

-
, .
, .

“
I lorin ki nto pada Si ehin P erhap s I may reach ,

I lor i n before I return .

B U v a to broil or b ak e under hot a sh e s or ember s

,
. . .

—Mo bu isu m Ot ta n in O e ru gb igb on a “ I baked ~

,
”
three y am s under th e hot a she s .

B U v n to rot by m o ul dering s poil through damp decay

,
. .
, , .

B O v a to abu s e cen s ure ; v n to b ur s t out into a loud

, . .
, . .

cry ; to send out a s tin k ing s a vour .

Bi} v a to take out a portion ( e g of water rice or an y

,
. . . .
, ,

thing in a m a ss) —E u omi fun mi ki umo G i v e m e .

,

s om e water to drink I i f1 agbado fun e sin w a .

-
,

67
 RU

F etch s om e corn for the h or se — Bti is u die fun .

Omm O de i Cut s om e y am for thi s child

y ,
.

B i; f ollowed by L U a to p our up on ; s u
p .

pl y largel y bl ow upon v eh emently ;

( u s ed of the s en s ation produced by an
oppre ssi v e atmo sphere ) —Oru b ri l u .

”
mi ti The h eat o v erpower s m e , .

S I ( to) B USI v a (p r ima ry idea to p u t

, , . .
,

to ) ; to add to be stow u pon ; ble ss , .

O l orun y i o b usi i fun O “

May G o d ,
” “ ”
ble ss y ou ! or G od will ble ss y o u ! ,

JE ( eat) v a to bite —I wo bu m i j O , . . .
,

Y ou bite m e .

K EN ( defi cien t) v a to le ssen ; to de , .

s pi s e —G bogbo enia li o b ti u k u n
.

.
,

A l l peopl e de s pi s e him .

S E ( completed ) v n t o be alm o s t , . .

fi n ish e d — I S O m i b ti S e “
My w or k ,

is n earl y don e —I se re ibam a b u se .

m a ran 0 l o w O “
Had n o t y our ,

work been n early co m pleted I w ould

”
h av e helped you .

B U R A ( ibi iba) s ambu s cade ; lurking —pl ace -Ah ti w o n

'
-
.
, .

“
n i buba n w on sa 10 ,
We di s co vered them in the i r
,

hiding place ; they ran away

-
.

B U R U R U a dj lew d w icke d e vil

,
.
, , .

B UDO ( ibi id o ) 3 camp

-
,
. .

B LU E 3 a plant which bear s a round fruit Th e soft

,
. .

p art of it t urn s blac k when expo sed to th e air and is ,

u s ed by th e n ati v e s to gi v e the appearance of tattoo

in g — O S O on ib uj e k O p e i sai n OS O o n in abi k O j u odun ,

“
lo ,
Mark s m ade w ith buj e do n o t las t m ore than
n i ne day s ; m ar k s m ade w ith in a bi ( a plan t which
bli s ter s the Skin ) do not la s t m ore th an a y ear .

B U J E ( ibi j O ) s a place to feed at s tabl e ; m

- -
, . anger .

B U J O K O ( ibi —i j oko ) s abo de dwelling seat — , . O m m o de , , .

68
 DA

f ollow ed D U R O ( to s top ) to detain ,

.

K OJA ( o v er ) to pa ss o v er negl e ct
, ,
.

K U R O ( away ) to releas e r edeem acquit , , , .

O d am i kuro n in O Ow On “
He redee m s ,

m e ( make s m e away ) from pri s on .

L AGA ( n i aga u nder w earine ss) to

-
, ,

w eary .

L A R A —ara u nder th e body ) to

, ,

di s appoin t ( cau se depre ssion

LA R AY A — a to be li v ely ) to enli v en
y , , .

LAR E — are ju s tice ) to j u s tify — I wo

, , .

d a mi lare Y ou j u s tify m e ,
.

L E RR I —Obb i wrong ) to condem n , , .

L EKUN — Okun ce ss ation ) to forbid , , .

L ESSE — OSS O foot ) to s top fro m going , ,

to a place .

-oju the eye to be ure

L OJ U ) v n , s ; , . .

v a to di s appoin t
. .
—O m m O y i dé m i .

l oj u ,
Thi s child h a s di s appointed
m e (i c by it s early
. .

LOR O oro tormen t) to torture , , .

M a s e dae n ia l oro T o rm e n t n o m an
“
, .

MAJE M U ( agreem ent ) to m ake a co v e ,

n ant .

M E J I ( t w o ) t o di v ide b reak ou t m ould

, , , , .

—0 d a is u m e i “ He di vide s the
j ,

yam s in two .

N I D A G I R I — idagiri alarm ) to rai s e , ,

—
fear s Ogun d a illu n idagiri War “
,
”
frightened the inhabitants .

N i—
I G G I ( iggi under a s ti ck ) to beat
u , ,
.

N IJA — ij a w re s tl e ) to thro w do wn in
, ,

w re s tling —O (151 mi nij a . He ,

throw s m e dow n .

N IJ IN —
to frighte n E ranko
'

“
d a mi nij in A be a s t frigh tened m e
, .
 DA

D Af ollowed by O R UKO ( nam e ), to men tion one s nam e

’
.

Agb e det
’

S I ( by ), to s pare , re ser v e .

“
irug b in Si
The farmer put s a side ,
”
s om e of his s eed .

S ILLE ( si-il l O to th e ground ) to cau s e , , ,

be th e aggre ssor —E nia buburu dzt

’
.

Oran Sille A wic k ed man create s

“
,

di spute .

S o ( tal k ) to m ention — I w O k O gb OddO

,
.

“
d a Oran n a s o You dare n ot m en ,

tion the matter .

S A S A ( S o u n dl y ) t o be whole cle v er wi se , , ,
.

— Oj u Omm o de y i d a s a s a “ Thi s ,

child is v ery cle v er — Ara mi ( 151 .

“
s as a I am perfectly w ell
, .

n ( The primary idea of thi s ver b appear s to be

. to ,

be s carce or rare h en ce to be a time of dearth ,

ceas e from raining flash ( a s lightning from a cloud );

be intelligen t flo w er blo s s om ; be well ferment
,
.

O da d a 11 o dun n i “
There is a famine thi s year
,
.

—M a n a m a n a nda I t lighten s
,
.

D A v a to ca s t pour ; hen ce to betray a tru s t ; Slip a

,
. .
, ,

child under the arm from the back — O rOm i d a mi .

,

M y friend betray s me ( lit ca st s me -Da

o mm O
.

“
re ki 0 fu n u li Om mO mu S lip your babe under ,

your arm and gi v e it s uck

, .

D Af ollowed by N O ( aw ay ) to p our away wa s te —Da , ,

.

omi buburu n O P our out th e ,

dirty w ater .

P O ( m any ) to mingle j oin , ,

.

R U ( s tir ) to confu se —N w On d a eke

,
.

They confound the liar

’

rt I ,
.

D A v n to up set be p oured out be acceptable as a s acri

,
. .
, ,

fi ce ( becau s e the blood of th e s acrifice is poured out ,

or up s et on the ground ) ; to be turne d out of the righ t

,

direction ; to bend — O kko O d a The boat up se ts

.
,
.

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 DA

Ad a mi as id a My billhook bend s v ery badly ,

“
.

A l s o u s ed a s v s ubs to becom e When u sed in thi s .

, .

s en s e it is changed in to D I for the s ake of euph o ny , ,

before c i o and all con s onan t s — K Oko ro di laba

, , ,
.

“ ”
laba The gi ub becom e s a butterfly
,

D A p rep ( den oting a change of p o sition ) o v er round

,
.
, , .

P a m i da Turn m e round ,
.

D A R A ( da — aba ) v n to imagine think ,

. .
,
.

D A R I v n to re sem b le be like
,
. .
, .

D A R O v n to ceas e co ming —~On kO dak é kO da bO I t

, . . .
,
”
doe s n o t cea se .

D AR O R O ( da abo ) v a to defend Shelter -I lle n i idOb Ob o

-
, . .
, .

ui A h ou se a fford s Shelter
,
.

DAG R A ( di agba ) v n to gro w up come to age be old

-
,
. .
, , .

D AGBE R E v a to take lea v e of bid farewell to

, . .
, .

D A H ON ( da -o h un ) v n t o reply , . . .

D AJA v a to serenad e
,
. . .

D AJ I v n to ri s e a great while before day

,
. . .

D A J O ( da-Oj O) v a to s ett l e a m atter to j udge ; appoin t

, . .
,

a day fi x a tim e ,
.

D A J U ( da oju ) a dj Shamele ss ; certain plain dem on s tra

-
,
.
, ,

ti v e q uick of di s co v ery v to be Shar p — O daj u danu

,
.
,

0 k o mO e ss an m Ossa n
( ) (
’
Th ough y ou appear ) v e ry ,
”
Sharp y ou can not tell nine time s nine
, .

D AJ U -DAJ U a dv plainly e v idently assuredly

, .
, , .

D AKAKA ( da akak a ) v n to Sit cro ss-legged -

,
. . .

D AK E ( da n t o be Silent to hu s h ; a d
j s ilent
( an .
, .

euph em i s m for dead —B abba d a kO ( My ) father .

,
”
is dead .

D A K E R O R O ( da a kk e ) a dj very s till v ery calm —O m i

~ — ,
.
,
.

d a kOrOrO The water is v ery s till , .

D AKO ( da—oko ) v n to circum ci s e ( an expre ssion to be

, . .

a voided i n tran slation s S ee K OLA) . .

D A -K U v n to faint away to be at the poin t of death

. .
,
.

D AK EN ( da okun ) v a to prepare spun cotton for s ale

-
,
. . .

D ALA s a coar se gra ss u sed for plaiting fen ce s

, . .

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 D AS

D A SA s a s mall di s h with co v er D asa m u ab n i iyin

'
— '

, .
.
,

enni nla li Op On iy O ( Though ) a d asa gi v e s the ste w ,

a n eat appearance a bowl an swer s be s t for great men ,

be cau s e it hol d s m ore )

( .

D A S I v a to meddle with intrude ; al s o to s pare re

-
, . .
, , ,

s er v e .

D A SS E ( da —e sse ) v n to cea se from coming or going to a , . .

place cea s e s top , , .

D ASA ( da a sa ) v n to aim at too m uch ; to introduce a

-
, . .

new cu stom .

D Aw o ( d a — owo ) v a to p ut m oney toge ther to con tri , . .

,

bute .

S ee
’
D A w o -E S U v a to p ay m oney into a s aving s club
, . . .

I T A D OG U N .

D A w o -O D E , v a to p ay tax or p ublic rate . . .

D A W U ( da—owu) v a to prepare spun cotton for sale , . . .

D A W O L E ( da —O w o -l e) v a to lay hand s on und ertake ,

. .
, .

B A Y ELE D I Y E L E ( da iye —
,
— l e ) v a to pu t or charge a p ric e ,
. .

up on ; to rate e stim ate , .

D E v n to come to arri v e at reach to co v er with a lid

,
. : , , .

— Oj o de There is rain coming-

, .

D E p ep for
,
r —D uro dO
. mi Wait for m e .
— S i s e na , .

”
de mi D O the w ork for m e ,
.

D E v a to bind shac k le — N won ( 183 mi ui seke s eke

,
. .
, .
,

They pu t m e in fetter s .

D E RR I ( da Obhi ) v a to pronounce guilty to condem n

-
,
. .
, .

D E R E ( di —ib O) v a to arri v e at a place end a j ourney,

. .
, .

D E R I PA ( da ebi -p a ) F E R I P A v a to fami s h s tar v e

-
, ,
. .
,
.

D EDE a dr all righ t a dj alike agreeable corre sponding

, . .
, , .

”
- O se dede I t is agreeable , .

D E H UN ( de o h un ) v n ( lit to clo s e word s to agree bar

,
-
,
. . .
,

gain promi se ,
.

D ENA ( de Onn a) v a to k eep th e road s top the pa s sage

-
,
. .
, ,

lay wait .

D E w —
O ( da ewo ) v a t o forbid ( s aid of cerem o n ial o hib i
p r ,
. .

tion s) .

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 DE

DE , v a . . to en snare tempt bait hun t en courage pur su e , , , , , .

OdO nde igbO The hunter is hunting in th e

“
,

bu sh .

D E f ollowed by WO ( to s e e ) v a to try watch tempt ,

. .
, , ,

entice .

D E v a to l oo sen Sl ac k en
, . .
, .

D E v n to ripen to be s oft to be ea s y
, . .
, ,
.

D EDE or D E DDE p rep n ear at at a short di stan ce —

‘

, Oj O , .
,
.

ti awa yio l o k ii u Si dOde The day of our d eparture ,

”
1 3 near .

D EDO ( dO OdO) v a to fi sh ( lit to h unt the water )

-
, . . . .

D EG R E ( dO igb O) v n to go out hunting to engage in the

-
, . .
,

chas e .

D E H UN v n to Sink the v oice

, . . .

O—
D EJA ( aj a )
d — Oj a ) to lay a dog on the s cent ; v n to , , . .

fi sh .

D E K UN to se t a snare —okun ) , v a . . .

D E R UN ( da n to cea s e s top yield .

, ,
.

D ENI v a to relie v e am eliorate facilitate -I w o deni

,
. .
, ,
.

lara You m ake us comfortable

, .

D ENGE s gruel made of I ndian corn

,
. .

D E R E D E R E a dv ( hanging ) loo s el y and slo venly as if

,
.

ready to fall of
D ES S E (dOOSSO ) v n to st e p Sl ac k en o ne s pace —
.

-
D e s se , . .
,
’
.

duro fu u Wait for him ,

.

D E R U ( di Oru) v a to p ack to load -

. .
,
.

D E R UBA ( dO-e ru -b a) v a to frighten di s courage , . .

,
.

D ESE ( da OS O) v n to Sin tran sgre ss-

,
. .
,
.

D E T I ( dO eti ) v n to li s ten in cline the ear

-
, . .
,
.

D E T i v n to fail come Short of be un able to perform be

,
. .
, , ,

di fficul t .

D I v n S ee D A
, . . .

D i a dj le ss Short deficient ; complicated entan

, .
, , ,

gled .

D I p rep u sed w ith v S A which se e

, . .
,
.

D i v a to Shut clo s e up ; parch fry

,
. .
, ,
.

75
 D if ollowed by M O ( clo s e ) , v a . . to Shut in enclo s e , , en

compa ss .

D i v a to tie bind unite ; pac k ; coagul ate ; che w to

,
. .
, ,

bacco .

D i f ollowed by M U ( lay hold on ) v a to gra sp hold fa s t

, ,
. .
, .

R I K I S I ( con spiracy ) v n to con spire con , . .

,

cert plan plo t , , .

D I RA J E ( da ib aj O) corru p tion v n to die peri sh ; ge t

-
, ,
. .
,

s poiled corrupt , .

D ID A a dj ( fro m D A ) th at which is to b e deli v ered re

,
.
, ,

lea sed m ade created creation the act of creating

, , ,
.

D ID A A R A 3 health s oundne ss of bod y

-
,
.
,
.

D ID A-J O -ej o
) s deci sion of a ca se ;
,
app oin tmen t o f , .

a tim e or day .

D IDAN a dj Shining bright

,
.
, .

D ID E a dj th at whi ch is to be bound shackled watched

,
.
, ,
.

“
D IDE def ect v ari se ge t u p D ide naro
,
- . S tand u p .
, .
,
”
right .

D IDE a dj that which is to be baited o r chased

,
. .

D ID E a dj s oft ripened
,
.
, .

D I D i verba l a dj ( from D i ) that which is to be tried

,
.
,
.

D I D i s the ac t of tyin g or binding a t h ing ; plaiting of

,
.

hair ; a kind of game .

D ID ON a dj sweet plea sant ( to the eye tas te or an y

,
.
, , ,

s en s e ) s s weetne ss fla v our .
, .

D I D U verb a dj ( fro m D E) that which is to be grasped

, . .
, .

D I D U R A s effort m ade to keep from falling wh en o ne

, .

trip s .

D I D U R O s deten tion ,
. .

D I E a dj fe w s ome little ; a dv awhile

,
.
, , . .

D I PE v n to blo ss om flow er
, . .
, .

D I G R O S E ( da-igba-ti o se ) a dv b y and bye till ano ther -

,
.
,

time .

D I G i 3 gla s s looking —
, . glass , .

D IG O ( da -igO) 3 piece of cloth tied round t h e wai s t an ,

.
,

apron .

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 D OD

’
trate one s s elf and keep the elbow s clo s e doe s s ome
s ,

thing for one ( i e is s ure to benefit a . .

D o n o a do v ery ( de scribing th e quali ty of R o cool )

,
.
, .

”
E we n a rO dOdO The leaf is quite S hri v elled ,
.

D ON D ON v n to be hurtful to grie v e cau s e regret be

, ,
. .
, , ,

painful —Oran n a dOn mi p Oj u That m atter grie v e s

.
,

m e m uch .

D ON D UN a dj s weet plea san t hand s ome ; ( u sed a s a

, , .
, ,

p a
p )
r t ici le plea s ed ,
.

D ON M O D U N M o v n to be pleas an t agreeable deligh t

, ,
. .
, ,

ful —O hu n t l nw on se d oumo mi j Oj O That which

.
,

they d id plea s ed m e much .

D ONDON s a kind of drum, . .

D OG RA ( da Ogba) r n to be e qual righ t correc t exact

-
, .
, , , .

DU v n to be b lack
,
. . .

D U v a to deny a re q ue s t
,
. . .

D U R U L L E ( da — ibu —ill O) v n to lie down ,

. . .

D UDU a dj black
,
. .

D UDU a dv v ery fully thickly

, . Oj o o s u dudu “
The ,
.
’

rai n cloud s gather q uickly .

D UG R O L U ( da O gbo l n ) v a to s trike again s t an other n u

- -
, . .

intention ally a s in th e dark , .

D U L U M O s calumny Slander
, . M a S e gba d ul u m o enni , .
-

”
kan D o n ot Slander any on e ( lit D o not recei v e a
, ,
.

s lander again s t any on e to accu s e him fal s el y —Du ,

l um O Op a li oron s e s é aj Ob b i Oran t i Th e Slan

’

, ,

der of the bean ( s e se ) again s t the groun d n ut ( Op a ) -

Sh all fall upon the s e se S nec k ( sh all recoil upon it ’

s el f
) he who is i n the wrong
( i e de s er v e s the . .

cen sure ) mu s t S it q uietly apart The bean se se is a .

climbing plant th e groun d nut a s m all h erb ,

- .

D UPE ( da-o p O) v n to gi v e thank s for k indne ss Sh own or

, . .

b enefi t re cei v ed —B un it i ase li ore ti ko d up O aba s e .

e n i ibi k O dOn O He to whom kindne ss is s h o wn ,

“
,

and doe s n ot re turn thank s if e v il is d o n e t o him he ,

'

”
will no t fe el that ei th er ( i e he is de v oid of all feeling) . .

78
 DUR

D U R A ( du ara) v n to mak e an e ffort s o a s to keep from

-
, . .

—
falling at a tri p Mo dura gidigidi “
I m ade an ,

e ffort to reco v er my self

D U R O ( da-iro ) v n to s tand s tay wait —
.

D uro ( 1 23 mi ,
.
, , .
,

Wait for me .

D UR U s harp fiddle gu itar — I w O kO ti igb O idi duru o

, .
, , .

j
n o duke d ukO B efore you heard the s train of the
-
,

”
fiddle you c omm en ced dan cing merrily .

E .

E is us ed
a n o min al prefi x in the s am e way a s A and
as

I : e
g ver b B A to touch
.
— n oun E RA the v e ss el which
.
, ,
~
, ,

contain s the ointment to be touched ; verb L O to , ,

u se — n oun E L O u ten sil s , .

E p ers p ron he She it

,
. .
, ,
.

E R
-
A s an
,
ointmen t.
-j ar oil jar ,
-
.

E R E s a heap of earth for the p u rpo s e of planting ;

, .

hillock .

E-RI s v omit matter thrown up from the stomach

, .
,
.

V E R I ,
s hunger.
; j ourney — E b i k Oj e ki apa o w O m O ebi .
,

m u in o se papala Hunger doe s not allo w sav in g of ,

m oney ; h unger m ake s t h e body lean — E bi k O pa

”
.

I m a ll e 0 li on ki ij O aya When a Mahom medan is .

no t pinched with h unger h e s ay s I ne v er eat mon , ,

key ( fle sh which is ceremonially forbidden ) .

E R I -NPA v n to be hungry ( lit to be killed by hunger )

. . . .

ER O AR O E D I s the act of binding or tying

,
’

,
‘
, . .

E R OL O s an herb u s ed as a v ege table

, . .

E— E U s abu s e cen s ure

, .
, .

E E U s yam s eed
-
, . .

E R U T E s l anding place wharf

,
.
-
, .

ED E s language dialect
, .
,
.

E U R 8 c ra w fi sh lob s ter Shrimp

, .
, ,
.

E D I I D I ( ere idi ) s reason cau se origin

,
-
,
.
, ,
.

E D i s the act of binding

,
. .

ED I DI s cork s topper
-
, .
,
.

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 E FA

E FA N G E L I S T I, ) e v angeli s t s . Gr . .

E G AK E E GANNI E G I N N I s a tic k ling —

,
Ok e m i 11 a gak e ;
, , . .

or I wo rin mi Ii e gin n i You tickled m e

, ,
.

E G R E s perdition lo ss e ternal I OSS —

,
. O r e A gb é se li , ,
.
~

Offa odi e gb O The good which A gb é ( a well , ,

k nown philanthropi s t among th e Yoruba s) did in ( the

town ) O ffa is w a sted ( becau se they did no t appreciate
,

i t) .

E G R E s a ble ssing en couragemen t s upport ; v indica

,
.
, ,

tion contiguity ; p rofi t ; benediction

, .

E G RE R E s an e vil Spirit s upp o s ed to wander abroad at

, .
,

night an d to frequen t the w ood s ; name of a small

,

animal .

E G R I N s a kin d of deer
,
. .

E G R O 3 root of a tree a dj s ore

,
. . .

E G R O s hu s k p eeled or rub b ed off corn or bean s ; corn

, .

clean sed fro m the hu sk and prep ared for eating .

E GBO R O 3 name of a p lan t

,
. .

E G R ON s flea tic k -E gb On so m O a yinrin Ii en nu an i ki

,
.
,
.

a dirO k i O w O iy a n a O a dirO m O e o n t ikara on o nj O

j p ,
“
ayinrin A tick h aving fas tened it self on th e m outh
,

of a fox a fowl w a s de sired to rem o ve it ; but the

,

fowl w el l kn ew th at She w a s food for the fox a s well ,

”
a s the tick for her .

E GEDE a dv ,
onl y — Mo b o ille tan egede ki n y O e 11 o
. .
,

kti n I hav e co v ered the hou s e it only remain s to

,
”
complete the ridge .

E GUN E G U N G U N 3 bon e
, ,
. .

'

E G IJN s an im precation abjuration oath

-
, .
, ,
.

E G U N G U N -A I Y A s the breas t -bone ,

. .

E G U N G U N I I I A s rib rib bone ,

.
,
-
.

ER ASE ( eyi —h a S e
) a dv wh y ? wherefore ? how-
s o , .

E H I N E Y I N s tooth tu s k
, , .
, .

E R I N -E R I N s i v ory eleph an t s tooth

’

, .
,
.

E H I N -NDON v n to be troubled with tooth -a che

, . . .

E R I N -O K A N K A N s the fore tooth , . .

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 E K AN , s . pin on which th e w oof is adj u sted ; any w ooden
in
p .

,
E KE ,
fal seh ood a downrigh t li e -E le k e li eke iy O
s .
, .
,

o h u n ti aba SO ui i O n i
’

( A s) any thing which a man

y ,

is ( in th e h abit of) doing is natural to him ( s o ) a lie

—
,

is n atural to a liar P ip O ui yio p O e k e k O m u r é . .

The time m ay be v ery l ong bu t a lie will be de ,

t e c t e d at la s t ; ( lit will n ot go to obli v ion ) . .

E KEJ E ( OkO n -ej e ) a dj the s e v enth , . .

E KEJ I ( OkO n -eji ) a dj the s econd th e next ,

.
, .

EK I R I s a k ind of goat
, . .

E K O a dj hard n o t s oft n o t tender ; ( applied to the herb

-
,
.
, ,

I L A called al s o O K R O ) —
, I la kO Okro ge t s hard . . .

E -K O I K A E -K A -ODUN s th e la s t m on th D ecember ; ( lit

,
-
, ,
. .

f
the clo sing or winding up of the year ) .

E K O O R UKO s nam e — O ruko ti a so o mm O n i im O Om m O li

, ,
. .

“
ara The n am e gi ven to a child becom e s n atural to it
, .

E KOL O 3 l ong w orm s found i n great n umber s by th e

, .
,

s ide of brook s but s oon de s troyed by the heat of th e ,

s u n if attem pting to c raw l along th e road .

E K U s rat
,
. .

EK U L U s a kind of deer -Agba m O t t a ki isi Ok ulu ipe

,
. .
‘
,

bi Okan p e e k ul u ekej i ani e k ul u e kOt t a ani Okulu , , ,

Three elder s can not al l of th em fail to pronoun ce

( th e w ord ) O kulu on e m ay s a
y e k u l u anothe r e k u l u , ,

( )
but the third will sa
y O kul u ( i e out of m any . .

co u n s ellor s one is s ure to be righ t ) .

E K UN E K U N K U N s handle of a kni fe s word or cutla ss ;

, ,
.
, ,

( n ot applied to h oe or axe ) .

E KUN s protracted sickne s s

,
.
— O se ekun dide diO “
You ,
”
are trying then to S it u p a little during your illne ss ?
, ,

E KUN E R U K U N s th e kn ee
, ,
. .

E KU R O s pal m n ut s,
— .Alej O bi okete li a ifi e k u rO il O
-
.

“
A s tranger like the ground pig is entertained with , ,

pal m n ut s ( which are but poor fare ) At O yun a t O

-
,
—é .
’

w a li a ite ekuro oju Onna “

To be trodden u p on ,

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 E KU

here to be trodden upon there is the fate of the

, ,

palm nu t ( lying) in the road

-
.

E K U R U s a kin d of v ery dry cake m ade of the ere ( white

, .

bean ) otherwi s e called K UD ER U —O fOn mi li oro n .

“ ”
bi e k uru He choke s m e like ek a ru ( said of a
, ,

tediou s v i sitor) .

E K UR U s th e m ange in dog s ; the itc h

, . .

E K U R U s du st fi n e du s t — E rin ntu e kuru OfOn ntu

, .
, ,

e ku ru ti tu e kuru aj ann ak u b O ti OfOn m Ol lO T h e

, ,

eleph ant m ake s a du s t and the bu ffalo make s a du s t ,

b u t t h e du s t ofth e bu ffalo is l o s t in that of the elephant .

E KU S O s a di s ea s e com mon to children

,
. .

E R U T E E K U s rat m o us e
, , .
, .

E K U T E ILLE s dom e s tic rat ,

—E ku t e ille kO fi ibi aja j I
. .

h a n ra w On The rat doe s n o t Sho w it s companion

’

the hole in the ceiling ( into which it may fall ) , .

E k ut e ille k O ri On n u ba ologbo w ij O The rat h as ,

”
n o p ow er ( lit v oice) to call the cat to accou n t . .

E K U Y A s an her b u s ed a s cabbage
,
. .

E L E 3 force v iolence
,
. hardne ss
, .

‘
E L E 3 intere s t ; that which is paid in addition to the
, .

principal .

E L E s a layer or co u r s e in m ud or s tone wall s ; h eight

, .
,

eminen ce iron in s truments of iron weapon s — Mo fi , ,

Ol e keji l e ille mi “
I h a v e added th e second cour s e to ,
’
m y hou s e The cry of E L E denote s Al l to arm s !
.

E L E G R E ( ui egbe ) s s upporter encourager repeater of

-
, .
,

a choru s ; on e wh o make s re spon se s .

E LEGEDE 3 pumpkin , . .

E LEKE ( ui-eke ) s liar ,

. .

E L E -N I -N i s de s pi s er calumniator backbiter
,
.
, , .

E L KE I O LO R I (Onni -ori ) s h eadman

, , . .

E L E RI eri ) s unclean polluted per s on

, .
, .

E L E RU PE - e ru
O
p ) s b e who po ss e ss e s earth ; a dj , . .

earthly having earth .

EL EY I —
)
e y i dem
p ron thi s per s on . . .

83
 LE

E P i Po, a d po e ing abundan t fruit

L E S O -
j s s s s .s .

E L O s uten sil s furniture

,
.
, .

EL O O R RE s sp ic e or oth er ingredien t s u sed I n cookery

, . .

—
E L U RO prepared yam s m ade into flour — E lub O se
/ 3 ,
. .

og b odo ri Oru s e Om m O n i ille babba rO ( AS ) the

, ,

e l u b O w a s on ce a s oft unripe yam ( )

so the Sla ve ,
’
,

w a s once a child in h is father s h ou se .

E M I M O M O N G p ers p ron I
, , , ,
. . .

E M I N A p er s p r on I m y s el f
, . . .

E M I— N A s a trailing plan t bearing a fruit o n the s ta lk

,
.
, ,

called the black p otato .

E M I R I N s the s and fl y
,
.
— E mirin nj O ui k Ot O iy O The“ -
.
’

( s ting of th e
) emirin is n ot SO Sharp as po v erty .

E M I T I—
-
KA R A -M I refl p ron I m y sel f I ,
. .
, .

E M O s s trange thi n g w onder

, .
—E m O de “
A wonderful , .
,

thing happen s —K i e m O ki O m O ui I be se ki .
,

o m a s e de I a n n a L e t th e w onder s to p at I be s e a n d
j , ,

n ot pro ceed to Ij an na (i e le t th e m atter proceed . .

n o further ) I be se an d I j an na n ow de stroyed were

.
, ,

two frontier town s at w hi ch trav ellers en tering th e

Yoruba country s ucce ssi v ely paid tribute .

E mO 3 s eed s of wild gra ss which adhere to clothe s ; any

,
.

t hing adhe si v e .

E M AG R O s a gra ss s o called from it s s ticking on

o -
, .
,

Sheep when grazi n g .

s tretching th e leg s a s in walking ; fre uen t v i sit s

) q
to a per s on as a Sign o f re ga rd —Bi iwo kO li ow o 0 l i
,
.

en a bi iw o k Oli en a 0 li o h un rere li On n u I f you hav e

, ,

no m oney ( to gi v e to a per s on in di s tre ss) y o u may ,

pay fre qu en t vi sit s ; if you cannot vi sit you m a y send ,

kind me ssage s ( lit good w or ds of th e mouth ) Hence . .

ari s e s the title of A P ENA On e w ho call s together .

E N A-AW ON s th e flickering appearance of a rarefied atm o

,
.

s phere under th e s un shine suppo sed to be an u nder

ground fire m ade by th e tortoi se to kil l t h e tree s by

burning th em at the root s .

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 ERI

ER I ,
filth dirt ; th e hu sk of I ndian corn after it
E R IN , s .
,

h a s been ground u s ed to feed cattle ,

.

E R I O R I s the head
, , . .

E R I E KUN s the k nee -pan

-
, . .

E R IGI s th e gum s
E R IN s th e eleph an t —
, . .

, . Aki ir u O ran erin lori ki am a fi .

e sse t En i rO n illO N o one bearing elephan t s fle sh

“
,
’

o n h is head sh ould s eek for cric k et s under ground ;

( i e The . rich Should
. n ot s toop to petty gain s ; e l e
ph an ts fle sh here deno ting the p ortion o f th e weal thy
’

and crickets that of the poor ) .

E R IN M I s w hale ; hippopotamu s,
. .

E R O s carav an
, tra veller s ; tra der s ; con sid eratio n
.

p ondering ; n it — E ro k Oj O wo imota tan bi 0 b it bi

’

i ali OfOri diO

, The trader n e v er confe sse s that he ,

h as s old all his good s ; but when a sked he will ( only ) ,

”
sa y
( Trade ) i s a little
, be tter C
( f : P ro v xx . . .

E R O K O J I K A S I ( ero -k o j O ikasi ) s a kind of s weet plum

,
- -
, . .

E R U s decei t double dealing craft

, .
, , .

E R U s lim e a she s ; a dj a sh coloured grey

,
. E nn iti O d a
, .
-
,
.
-

Oru Ii Oru it O Ashe s (a l w a vs) fly back in the ( face )

“
,

of h im t hat throw s th e m .

E R U K U K U s pigeon ; ( more u sually called E I Y E L E which

,
.
,

se e .
)
E R ON, 3 .
—
generic n am e for the ant tribe O w O li . o wO

ika Op O li Op O e run The an t ika m o v e s in rank s ;

, ,

all o ther s m o v e in irregular s warm s ; ( lit order is the .

order of the i k a ; mul ti tude is the m u l titude of e run ) .

E R ON -D UDU s t h e blac k ant ,

. .

E R U P E s du s t earth , .
,
.

B S A 3 the red an t
,
. .

E S E 3 cat
, . .

E S E s Shea n ut
,
. .

ES E s pro v i sion p reparatio n for the future

,
.
,
.

E S E E S E s coloured li q uid u s ed by tanner s ; dye ; pain t

, ,
. .

E S E I Y E Y E 3 y ello w col our

-
,
. .

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ES I 3 an swer repl y
, .
, .

E S IN s kind of a tree
,
. .

E so s fruit ( of a tree ) opp o sed to E T A a bulb or tuber

,
.
, ,
.

— I yan ui i mu n i ij O e s o iggi k i iggi

\

F amine com ’

pel s one to eat the fruit of all kind s of tree s .

E S U s a wild gra ss, n ot unlike the s ugar cane

, ,
-
.

E S U E s di s ordered s tom ach nau sea

,
. .

E S U O s antelope
,
. .

E S U R U s a kind of p o tato like a yam , of v ery yello w

, .

colour and bitteri sh ta s te .

? wh at is the
E S E ( eyi ti S e h o w doe s i t be
- - a dv why ,
.

matter ? w hat is the rea son ?

‘
E SE, 3 . S ee E S E .

E s E, gleaning —
s .
O ”mm o w a pe s e Ii oko O u r children .
,

glean in th e farm .

E st s mi s take accident ca s ualty

,
.
, , .

E S I N S I N E SIN s a fl y —E sin sin k O m O ikt I j ij O ui ti ré

’

, ,
. .
,

The fly heed s n ot death : e ating is all to him .

E S I S I s the leaf of a plan t which if touched bli s ter s th e

,
.
, ,

Skin .

ES U ,
s de v il ; S
. ata n — E su kO n i iw a ak O ille rO Si it a
‘

A s the de v il h as n o ( kindline ss of) di spo sition his ,

”
hou se is made for him in the s tree t ( by i t s elf)
ES I I s the white an t : after u ndergoing two pre v iou s
'

.
,

change s it ass ume s its perfec t for m ab ou t the com

,

m e n c e m e n t of th e rainy s ea son when it is furni shed ,

w ith wing s The s e wings drop o ff after a fe w h ours

.
,

and the helple ss in s ect b e come s the prey of bird s and

reptile s be side s a ffording a fav ourite food t o th e
n ati ve s A l s o ; a lo cu s t —Ki e s u k i o y in e iy O e su
,

.
,

fO n i ij O kan SOSO iy O rO re ,
The white ant may w e l l ,

admire the bird for after flying on e day i t lo se s it s , ,

wings — K O Si o h un ti O p O to e s ti bi 0 b a o ui ill e
.
’

,
’

“
a hé li oko There is nothing s o numerou s a s th e ,
”
l ocu s ts : th ey m eet you in the town and in th e field .

E S U S U E S U S U s leech , ,
. .

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E S U S U, a run ning prickly plant

s . .

E S U WA s former ti m e a dj th e former
,
.
,
. .

E T A ET A s rough part s of flo ur s eparated by s ifting ;

, , .

s orene s s i n the gum s .

E T E s inten tion thought con sideration —

, . E te li Ogb on , , ,

Oro li aburo Ogbon in o Ii 0 s e OkO t ta Con sideratio n

, ,

—
is the fi rst born cal culatio n th e next wi sdo m the , ,

third — Aim e te a im e ro u i im u enia m e if a isin gb a

.

O b a ff a
g W an t of con s ideratio
,
n and forethough t
”
m ade Six brother s pawn them s el v e s for Six dollars .

E T E s l ip —E nn u im O nu Ote im O ete n i iko o ran b a

’

, .
,

Or k O
O ( A ) mouth no t keeping
,
Shut ( lit to m o u t h ) a n d .
,

lip s n ot keeping clo se ( lit to lip ) bring trouble to the .

,

j aw s .

E T E s m or s el fragm en t — Ki yio fun 0 li e t é He shall ’

, .
, ,

n ot gi v e you a fragmen t .

E T i s the ear edge b rink bri m name of a tre e E t i —

, , , ,
.
,

g b O ekej i ki o t Od aj O E ar h ear th e other ( Side of , ,

”
th e que s tion ) before y o u decide .

E T i O D O 3 beach w ater Side

-
, .
, .

E T I L L E ( eti -ille ) s neigh bourhood en viron s ,

.
, .

E T U s an old farm nearly ex h au s ted

,
. .

'

E T I I s th at which is s tript o ff ; di s co very of a plot

,
. .

ET U T U S that which gi ve s sati sfaction propitiation ; atone

,
. .
,

m ent p ac ifi c a t ion ,
.

E T U T U s th e s mall kind of white ants

,
. .

E W E 3 childh ood childi shn e ss

,
.
,
.

E w E 3 l eaf foli a ge
,
.
,
.

E w E E T I s con v ol v ulu s
-
s o calle d becau se it s s a p
, .
,

mixed with n ut oil is a remedy for s ore ear s -

,
.

E w E I N A s a Shrub with a hairy le af producing s e v ere

-
,
.
,

bli s ter s if touched ; used among th e ingredient s for

poi s oning arro w s an d in preparing variou s m edi ,

cine s .

E W E K E W E s herb ; ( general nam e for ) lea v e s :

, .

E w o p ron which
,
.

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accoun t for the tw o former remaining un clean ,

w hile the las t is dome s ticated and u s ed for s acrifice s .

E R O-AL A K O T O ( Onni -akato per s on s w ith a basket ) s

, , ,

The bask e t — sa c rifi ce A hu man s acrifice s o called in .

,

order to conceal it s real character : it is occa sionally

offered for th e whole nation w hen the v icti m is ,

s om etime s k illed and s om etim e s kep t ali v e in ch ain s ,

’
to s weep the idol s temple .

E RU 3 hou se place of abode ; kiln

, .
, .

E S U R U O NNA B R U R I I 3 back path back door

’

, ,
.
,
.

ERU N 8 gift, . .

E D A s flower blo ss om ; in tere s t paid on money natural

,
.
,

p ropen sitie s ; i n clin ation ; in s tinct .

E D A s a kind of rat rem arkable for fa s t breeding

, .
,
.

E DDA I D A 3 n ature ; th e act of creating ; creature

, , . .

E le dda edda li O l Orun idzr n i “

G od m ade differen t ’ ’

,
”
creature s di fferen tly .

E DAN s th e O gboni s taff

, . .

E D A L L E s traitor one guilty of a breach of faith

, .
, .

E D E 3 n ame of a tree
, . .

E D E s ripe fruit ; a dj s oft yielding to th e touch

, . .
,
.

E D O G U N ( arun di ogun ) a dj fifteen -

, . .

E D O s li v er ; inward m otion of affe ctio n — K O b inO

, .

eru k O ra OdO Om m O He is not angry on account of

, ,

Slav e s nor pee vi sh on account of c h I IdI en

,

E D OFO F O s ira s cible ea sily pro v oked

,
.
, .

E DON E DUN s twin s ; a name generally gi v en to one of

, , .

t win s ; ape ; four fi n ge re d m onkey -

.

E DON D UDU E DUN O R I O K U N s a kind of b l ack and v ery

, , .

agile mon k ey generally found by the s e a -side or ,

among m angro v e s .

E D ON s axe hatch et
,
.
, .

E DON s grief p ain of mind

, , , .

E P A s a kind of trou sers

, . .

E FFA a dj S ix
, . .

E P E A OD U N s t h e Si x th m on th
-
J une ,
. .

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EFFE fun j e s t j oke mo ckery

, s .
, , , .

E mi s fault -fi n din g cap tiou sne ss

, .
, .

E FI E FI N s s moke
, , . .

E FO s a km d o f herb u sed a s food — I w O kOri ak a s u o n p a t a

, . .

“
si OfO Yo u hav e not yet obtained the loaf and y o u b e
, ,

gan to prepare your OfOstew — D idon li o dOn li a nba .

OrO O e fé ti ille enni t 6 n i i O B

j j ecau s e ( friend s hip ) is ,
’
plea sant w e partake of our friend s entertainment n o t
, ,
”
becau se w e hav e n ot enough ( to eat) in our ow n hou se .

E FOK K O s a wrec k , . .

E F ON s the leav e s w hich s urro u nd the ear of I ndia n

, .

corn arrow u s ed for cro ssbow s .

E F ON -I H A s rib , . .

E F ON s buffal o
,
— Agbara to OfOn m a l a iwo
.
“
A m an ,

m ay b e as s trong as th e buffalo yet h e h as no h orn s ,

.

E FfiFU s breeze gale tempe s t

, .
, , .

E F fiFU N L A 3 s torm tornado tempe st , .

, ,
.

E FU N s chalk ,
. .

E G A s t h e pal m bird — E nn iti k o gbo ti Oga ali Oga

,
.

n a t o t o On n u
p He w ho doe s not un der s tan d th e ,

pal m -bird s note complain s of the n oi se i t make s ’

,
.

E G A A m s o s a s pecie s of palm bird , . .

‘
EG A E LENGA 3 comm on grassh opper
,
E G A AL A T A M
, . .

POKO AL A M PA R A s a large kind of grasshopper

, ,
. .

E GA O R I sA 3 specie s of gra ssh opper , . .

E GAN s a den s e nati v e fore st ne v er culti vated

, .
,
.

E GAN -Os us u s prickly fore s t , . .

E GAN s backbiting contem pt

,
. .

E G A N R A N s raw unripe fr ui t s , .
, .

E G B Z a dj two thou s and

, . .

EGBA s the p al sy ; a di seas e which withers the limb s

,
. .

E G BA R A s a kind of rat remarkable for s wiftne ss

, .
,
.

E G B I N s fi l t h in e ss dirt
,
.
,
.

E G R E s prepared b ean s
, . .

E GBE 8 company ,
rank party band of soldiers ; com
.

panion ; e qual .

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E GBE , th e side from th e arm pit to th e wai st loin ;

s .
-
,

a dv al ong side . .

E G B E D Q G B Q N a dj fi v e th ou sand , . .

E G B E R A s e quality , . .

E GBE B I 3 one uninitiated into th e s ecret s of the god s ;

,
.

on e in darkne ss con cerning a m atter — Mo p a iwo .

”
li Ogb Ori I p uz zle you
“
, .

E G BE R U N a dj one th ou sand , . .

EG B Ose s itch m ea sle s ; a tree u sed a s m e di cine fo r

,
.

pimple s .

E G B E G B E R U N a dv by th ou sand s , . .

E GB ON a dj elder elde st — E gb On iwaj u al ugb On babba

,
.
, .
, ,
”
An elder brother is like a father .

E GBON s that which is to be s haken o ff ; sh aken

, . .

EGBON O W U s carded cotton cotton prepared for s pin ,

.
,

nin g .

E GB OR O 3 young dog , calf lamb kid .

, ,
.

E G G fs s a s nare
,
a trap s u spended on a tree and se t by
.

a s tring which kill s whate v er come s u nder i t if i t

,

touch the s trin g —E ggO kO sO o ki e n n it i o b o si ,

ab r O a p a a k u patapata
“
The OggO ne v er fail s ,

wh ate v er come s under i t is s truck dead .

E GGI 3 a ram s m ane prepared and w or n a s an orn a

’

,
.
,
’ ’
m en t o n a dog s neck the collar for a dog s
n eck .

E GGO 3 nam e of a pl ant

, . .

E o us r 3 s eed s of the B A R A
,
. .

E tJ
G
’

N s thorn prickle
,
s . s — E m i eg u n g u n n i is e la k a ,

l aka t O ala b H e w h o IS p i erced with thorn s mu s t ,

lim p o ff to him who h as a lan cet — As are n in O Og u n .

“
k O s e la ssan bi iwo k O l e ej O ej o li o n l e O
’
A , , ,

m an doe s not run among thorn s for nothing ; either

he is chasing a s nake or a s nake is ch asing him ,
.

E GUN -I k o k O s thorn s of a plant u sed by hunter s a s ,

.
,

arrow -h ead s .

E mi s jacket wai s tcoat

, .

,
.

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be cau se h e is p oor but e ventually adopted on th e ,

failure of all other plan s Cf E c o l ix . . .

E K K E A J A s beam j oi s t
-
, .
, .

EK K E s tru st confidence a ffian ce

, .
, ,
.

E K K E s cheek j aw
,
. S ee E R EK E ,
. .

E K E J O ( OkOn -Oj O) a dj the eighth , . .

E KE R I N (— Orin ) a dj the fourth , . .

E K E SS A N — Ossa n ) a dj the nin th ,

. .

E R E TT A — O tta
) j the third
ad , . .

E K E T T A D I L O G U N — di -n i-ogun ) a dj th e s e v enteen th , . .

—O w a) a d
E K E WA j the tenth , . .

E K O s I ndian corn m eal al s o called AG I D I

,
.
-
,

E K O 3 teaching in s truction d octrine

, .
, ,
.

E K OK A N L A ( Okon — okan -l e -Ow a) a dj th e ele ven th ,

. .

E K ON E KUN 3 supplem ent

, , . .

EK
’

I J s s nare m ade of bu s h —rope .

,
.

E K U s a running plant v e ry m uch l ike AJA R A

, .
,
.

E K U K O s a v ery v i s cou s v egetable

,
. .

E KULE 8 back yard ,

. .

'

E k tJN s cry weeping

,
.
,
.

E KUN s ce ss ation prohibition pau se

, .
, , .

E K iJN s the leopard ; region neighbourh ood wa s te

,
.
, , .

Akam o ekun o ni iy On n u I t is di ffi cul t to en compass ,

“

”
a leopard .

E LEBU s occupier of a hou s e tenant

,
. o wner of a kiln ,
.

E L A s a s mall piece s e vered fro m a larger ; a dj clo v en

,
. . .

E L EB B E s ad v ocate i n terce ss or pleader

,
.
, ,
.

‘
E L E D D O s d om e s ticated pig s wine - I m ado iba s e bi
,
.
, .

e l e dd O a b il l u O Ort i iba Ob b a enia k O k u n

’

j j wild
“
A , ,

boar in place of a pig w ould ra vage th e town ; and

, ,

”
a slav e made king w oul d spare nobody , , .

E L E FI s th at which produce s s moke chim ney ; a s team

, .
,

s hip .

E L OFO 8 on e wh o deal s in the herb E Fo

, . .

E L E G AN s de spi s er slanderer
, .
, .

E L OG B A s s a viour helper s uccourer

, .
, ,
.

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E L EGBA ( nni igba )

O s a paralytic ( lit -
one w ho s e limb s , . .

have been seized ) .

E L E G B A R A 3 god of mi schief S atan

, .
,
.

E L E G BE -I N A — Ogb O) s a bird that ho v er s o v er the flame ,

.

when th e bu sh is burning .

E L E G B E s th e owner or s u s tainer of a company

,
. .

E LEGE a dj delicate tende r

, .
, .

E L E G OD o s a coar s e plain calico

,
. .

E L E K E R E D E a dj infirm weak delicate ,

.
, ,
.

E L E K U N s m ourner ,
. .

E L E M M I s a li ving man ( lit he wh o own s breath ) se r

, . .

v an t ( becau s e his m a s ter s breath is at h is m ercy )

’
.

E L E M Q ( oni Om O) 3 s eller of pal m win e -

. .

E L E M o so ( On ni —
’

m O OsO) 3 one who h as tas te for n eat -

, .

ne ss a j udge of dre ss and de coration

,
.

E LENGA s gra sshopper , . .

E L E P E E L E P E R E ( Onni ip OrO) s a kind of s oft I ndian corn

,
-
, . .

E L ER I — Ori) s witne ss eye witne ss — E lOri n i iw aj O

,
.
,
-
,

“
e lO ri k i is e e l Og b e A witne s s s peak s th e tr uth a ,
”
witne ss doe s not take ( th e liar s) p art ’
.

E L E SS E N I L E
L —O ss O u i ille ) 3 one h a v ing a firm foot - -
,
.

in g a powerful per s on
, .

E L E sO s s inner o ffender
, .
,
.

E L E sl N s rider h or s em an
, .
, .

E L E T T A N s decei v er di ss embler
—
.
, ,
.

E LE Y A Oy a ) s r idic ul O contempt ,
.
,
.

E L E Y E s a pers on for whom clothe s are m ade to order

,
. .

E L E Y I N J U ( Oyin oj u) s a per s on hav ing large eyeball s -

, .
,

one with prominen t eye s .

E LE WA s a hand s om e per s on
,
. one wh o s ell s a prepa
‘
ration o f I ndian corn called E WA , .

E L E W Q N 3 one wh o wear s a chain a pri soner jailor

,
.
,
.

E LI R I E L U R U 3 mou s e
, , . .

E L o M I R A N E L o M f p ron another , ,
. .

E L U s indigo ; m ixture
,
. E L U -I WA OO s s mall -leaf in .
, .

digo E L U -OGBO s broad -leaf indigo ( a cl imb ing p l an t )

.
,
. .

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E L U L U, skin d of brow n feathered bird

.
-
.

E M E J I ( ara m ej i) a dj twice -
,
. .

E M I s Shea butter tree and fruit - K ud uru li e mi iso

-
,
.
,

The fruit of th e Shea — tree is round ”

.

E M M i 3 life breath spirit in fl ue n ce —K i O lorun k i o fu

,
.
, , ,
.

’
O li Ommi
gg i u n May G od gi v e you a long life ! ,
“
E mmi abata n i im u o dO i s an The influence of a ,

foun tain make s the broo k fl o w .

E MM O s a kind of brown rat

, . .

E M O s pal m w ine
,
. .

Ea k ( nni
O m O -Ow a
) s prime mini s ter ( l it
-
h e who ,
. .

k now s th e m ind ) .

E M U s tong s ; capture s eiz ur e —E mu b allO agb OdO

,
.
, ,
” ’

The tong s are the go v ernor in the s mith s sh op .

E N, a do .
y e s, s o .

E N A, an in v er sion of the order of letter s syllable s

s .
, ,

w ord s or s entence s under which the s en s e is c on

, ,

c e al e d or ch anged occasionally empl oyed by partie s ,

w ho may wi sh to co m municate pri v ately and to dis ,

gui s e the s en s e from the by stander s ; D e mi

“ ”
babba Co v er m e father employed to signify
, , ,

B abba mi de My father is come ,

.

E N i s m at — Te eni fun mi ki n dub ulle

, . S pread a mat ,

for m e to lie on .

E NNI p ron E N N I T I p ron on e he who a p er s on the

, .
, .
, , ,

per so n w h ic l1 —E n n iti O ran n i ui isO li a ibOru a ki .

’

iber a e n n iti aran n i si H e ough t to be feared wh o ’

send s you on a m e ss age no t h e to whom you are ,

”
s en t .

E N N I K A N p ron one any one a certai n per son ; one of

, .
, ,

two on e of many , .

E N N I K E J I s partner companion n eighbour

, .
, ,
.

E N N I K E N N I E N N I T O W U p ron who s oe ver whoe v er any

, ,
.
, , ,

either — E nn ike n n i ti i b a ri
. Whom s oe v er y o u ,

se e — E nn it o w u ki 0 s e Whoe v er i t be
.
”
,
.

E NNI -I P E s a per s on called s ummoned or i n vited

,
.
, ,
.

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E R ANKO , wild bea s t s 3 . .

B R ANLA s ox bull cow , .

, , .

E m s witne ss te s tim ony — E ri j O m i n s o Th e e v i “

.
, ,
.
,

dence b ear s me out .

E a t E K E 3 fal s e witne ss
-
,
. .

E R IN a d v ( u sed only in compo sition )

,
. time s ; e g , . .

twice ; E M E TT A three tim e s C

’

‘
f , . .

ARA .

E R IN j four
,
ad . .

ER IN -O DUN s th e fourth mon th A pril ,

. .

E R iN s laugh ter ,
—
. Bi aba s OrO tan erin li a irin bi aba .
,

ui ikO
’

é tan orun n ni When a j oke i s u ttered it

y , ,

create s l aughter when one h a s eaten to th e full h e ,

fall s a -dozing .

E n i N D I L o G U N a dj s ixteen , . .

‘
E n u 3 fear dread
,
.
,
.

E n U f ollowed by B A n to be afr a id to fear to be

’

,
.
, ,

di s maye d — E ru b a mi “
I am afraid ( lit fear ‘
, , .

fell upon m e ) .

E n d 3 th e h an dl e of an ax e or hoe ( not applied to any

, .

other tool ) .

E R U 3 loa d cargo goo ds —Aki ip O e li Oru k i a p O e li

’

, .
, ,

O sO What is ( really ) a load s h ould n o t be called an

, ,

ornam ent .

E n d 3 sla v e capti ve — E mi kO s e o mm o iggi Oru k 11

'

.
, , ,
’ ’

iya k Ogb O o m m o kt l igbe ta Or t i s e Omm O n i ille iy a ,

r Ori A s lav e is n ot a s en s el e ss b lock of wood ( lit child

“
, .

of a tree ) : when a sl av e die s h is mother hears n o

thing o f it but when a ( free -born ) child die s there is , ,

lamentation ; yet th e s lav e too w a s on ce a child i n , ,

his m other s ho us e
’
.

E R iJ s a kind of s pice ; a plan t u s ed for w ashing hi d e

, .

bound animal s ; a m edicine pro v ocati v e of appetite .

U —
E R I B I L L E s a h om e born sla ve , .
- .

E l t E K E E K E s cheek j a w —
, E reke n i ille erin
,
. The jaw ,
.
,

is the h ou s e o f l a ugh t e r .

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E RO , s kill art contri van ce

s
—
.
.
, ,
‘
E no s s oftne ss ea sine
, . s s gen tlene s s Bi iwO kO fe li Oro
, ,

iwo afe li ele I f y ou do not con sent readily you will , ,

( be compelled ) by force .

E RQ P ES S E P ES-S E a dv ex ceedingl y gentl e — E rO p Osse , .

‘
OssO k c) m O bi ara n k an igbin
“
p ( Yo u may sa
y ,

that it is only a ) gen tle ( s troke ; but ) you do not

recollect that it hurts the s n ail .

E R R E s mud m ar s h bog
,
.
, ,
.

E R U N Ew o -E R U N s th e dry s eason
“

. .
, ,

E n uN 3 chip broken piece s crumb s

, .
, ,
.

E R U N s the n ame of a tree ; much u s ed in m aking char

, .

coal and al s o as a medicine b oth int ernally and ex

,

t e rn all y : an exce ss i v e do s e act s as a poi s on again s t ,

which Shea -b utter and pal m -oil s er v e a s antidote s .

There is a s uper s titio n t hat a fumigatio n made of th e

bark of thi s tree dri ve s away e v il s pirit s and s ickne ss .

E S A N E S S A N 3 paym ent v engeance re v enge retaliation

,_ , .
, , .

‘
E s ON s accu s ation ; law -s uit
, . .

E SS AN a dj nine,
. .

E SS AN ODUN s th e ninth m onth ; S eptember

-
,
.
.

E 8 551 3 fo ot path
,
. track , , .

E ssa 3 row order

,
. things arranged in a line
, .

E ssa -E ssa a dv orderl y reg ularly in row s, .

, , .

E ssiN E ssi s s hame reproach ridicule ; s ecre t —Ma

, ,
.
, ,

fi e ssi mi h a n D o n ot re v eal m y s ecre t , .

EssO s carefuln e ss gen tlene ss Chun ti a fi OssO m u ki

, .
, .

ib aj O o h u n ti a fi agbara m u ui ini mi lara

’

, A matter , ,

d ealt with gently is s ure to pro sper ; a matter deal t ,

with v iolently cau se s v exation ( to its author ) , .

E sé s blow with th e fi st ; a bro k en part of any thing

, .

s lender .

E siN s s pear — E sin ri ogun j o OkO ri og un O O At

,
.
y ,
.

the sight of the battle the spear qui v e rs at th e

s ight of th e battle the lance rej oice s .

Ee ,
3 ho r s e . E SI N OY E s grey hor se -
, . .

99
 E S O, melted iron
3 . s .

E s s a s s in crim e offen ce ini q uity

, .
, , , .

E S $ E Q B BA s trea s on crime again s t the s o v ereign

~
, .
,
.

E T A s bul b tuber u nder —ground fruit a s the ya rn and

, .
, , ,

potatoe ; h ead of maize the act of exten sion coar s e

flour .

E TT A a dj three
, . .

E TT A O DUN s th e third m onth

-
March ,
. .

E T T A L A a dj thirteen , . .

E TT A s a kind of leopar d — Mo so a w O O tt a m o idi o

, .
,

ki y i ot a mi I h av e tied th e O tt a skin round my ,

“

wai s t ; you cann ot s el l m e : ( i e I hav e the p r o t e c . .

tion of powerfu l frien ds ; you cann ot in v ol v e me in

ruinou s law expen s e s ) .

E TT A s remain s of a dead body

, . B i enia O nni h é k11 li
- .

Okere apa O tta rOw a ille When a rel ati v e die s at a ,

di s tance a sm all fragm en t of h is rem ain s ( such a s h is

,

hair or n ail s) is brought h om e o v er which fun eral ,

rite s are performed .

ETT AN E T A N s enticemen t de coy deceit di ssimul a

, ,
tion
.
, , ,

guile .

E TT E s di sgrace sham e reproac h —Aso n mé di e t t é

,
.
, , ,

Okere ui idOn “
F amiliarity breed s con tem pt ; dis ,
”
tance secure s re s pe ct .

E TT O s lepro s y —
’

Am u n i s e Ossin Otte ti im u n i l i
’ ’

,
. .

ag ogo im O L epro s y de siring to di sgrace a m an

“
, , ,

attack s him on the tip of the no se ; ( said of one

wh o tell s anoth er s fa ult s in public ) ’

s di fficulty failure in performing one s wi sh ; a

.
,
’

s tanding s till .

E TT ON s bran ch bough
, .
,
.

E T T b s guinea fowl ch eck cl oth

,
. S ee A S O -E T T U and ,
.

Aw é .

E TT U, a kind of deer
s . .

E T U s gunpowder ; m edicinal powder ; tha t which

,
. re

l ie v e s pain .

l OO
 F .

FA , a to wipe shav e clean s crape — Mo fa ri o mmo

.
, , , .
’

mi I s ha v e m y child s h ead —
,
“
Ak O l e ifa ri l e h in
’

.
’

olori Y ou cann ot sh av e a m an s h ead in h is ab sence

“
,
’

FAfollo wed by I LLE ( gro und ) to gather earth into s m al l ,

h eap s ( for the purpo se of culti vation ) .

— I lle o k o ti a w O n agb O fa O p O Th e ,

ground w hich the farm er s hav e pre

pared is s ufficient .

L A ( lick ) to l ick up lap —I m o gu nj uo li , ,

.

afi ifa o b l a With the fore fi nge r ,

-

”
one lick s up the palav er -s au ce .

FA , a and n to draw lead pul l ; crawl ( a s a snail ) ;

. .
, ,

be vi s cou s ebb abate di m ini sh , , .

FAfollowed by MO R A ( m O ara clo se to th e body ) to -

, ,

embrace .

S E H I N ( si Ohin to w ar ds the back ) to -

, ,

draw bac k — I WO fa iggi sOh in Yo u .

,

draw the w oo d back .

T i ( aside ) to draw aside — Fa eyi ti a kO , .

fO ti si a p ak a n “
D raw that which we ,

don t wa n t a side ’
.

F AT I a dv freely without re strain t ; lei s urely ; ex

, .
,

c e e din l — A rin fa li oj u a kO an ayan ka s a li oj u

g y .
g ,
‘
“
abu n i abu n i kc) li o ko w o n i ille A m an w alk s a t
’

,
’

h is eas e in the pre sence of h is defamer ; a man s tep s

proudly in th e pre s en ce of h is abu s er ; ( when he
kn ow s that) neither of them h as ( lit the abu ser h as .

not) twen ty cowrie s in h is h ou se .

F ADAKA s sil v er — F adaka babba Oj e w ura babba idO

,
. .
~
, ,
”
“
S il v er is the father of lead gold is th e father of brass , .

FA J E R E s the dawn
,
.
( S o called by the Mahom me d an s
) . .

FA J U R O ( fa oj u -ro ) o n to look s a d be di splea sed

-
,
. .
, .

FA R I ( fé ori ) v a to s ha v e th e head
-
,
. . .

E AR I 3 di s play parad e boas t

,
.
, ,
.

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 FAS

FA SE H iN , to draw or keep back ab stain from

v n . .
, .

F AT I v n to draw as ide k ee p a sid e Bi n won k O b a fe

, . .
-
,

6 n i i sO nwon fati si a p a k a n I f they do not w an t ,

yo u in their company go aside ,

.

FA T E L L E s a s mall canoe ,
. .

F E a dv for e v er ; long a l ong time

, .
— K a nrin kan rin fé , .
,
“ ”
A v ery long time .

F E B I P A D E B I P A v a to fami sh
, ,
. . .

F EF E s confident boa sting

, . .

F E R E s a s thma
,
. .

F ER E v a to sip
,
. . .

F ER E I FERE s fl ute trumpe t

, ,
.
, .

FE R E S E s air -h ole aperture in a hou s e window

, .
, , .

F E R I B A L L E ( fi e ri-b a ille ) o n to s urrender ( lit to pu t

- -
, . . .

down the head ) s ubmit to wor ship adore , , .

F E R I B O FO R I B O —b O) o n to v en ture dare — I p On ri
, ,
’
. .
, .

iku o fe rib O O Th e s poon is not afraid of s calding

“
,

w ater ( lit seeing death v en ture s it s head into it)

.
,
.

F E R I T i F o R I T 1 ( fi -ori ti ) v a to endure ; per se vere

,
-
, . . .

F E T I S I — eti si) v a to li s ten hear k en -

, . .
,
.

F E T I S I L L E —il l O) o n to li s ten in cline the ear li s ten ,

. .
, ,

with great attention .

F E v a to agree be willing like lo v e

,
'
. . con sent wan t
, , , , ,

wi sh incline de sire woo court

, , ,
.

F E f ollow ed by J E ( eat) a to seek for s omething to ,

.

eat ; to take meal s .

‘
K I JN ( deficient ) v a to mi ss a thing , . .
,
’

lo s e -Mo fe e w urO mi k 11 n mi ij Ot t a .

I mi ssed my goat three day s ago .

F E v n to blow ( as th e wind ) ; lo v e wi sh will con s ent

,
. .
, , , .

Afe fe n fe ara tutu The wind blow s ; th e b o d y is cool ,

“
.

FE n a to fan winno w b lo w the fi re —

, . .
, E wiri n i ifO in a , .

a b OdO The bellow s b low t h e b lack s mith s fire

’

g , .

FE v n di s tort the face at w ork breath e heavily

, . . .

FEFE F E R EFE R E a dv nearly ( u sed of ti me ) -Oj O w a kun

, ,
. .

fOfO F ew of our day s re m ain

,
.

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F EW; ( fe -e fe ) , v . a . to seek occasion to find fault ; be cen
s o rio us .

FigH I N T I ( fi ehin —ti ) v n to re cline lean the back on

-
, . .
,
.

Fix-1 m v a to in v e s tigate a s ecret m atter

,
. . .

FE J E F E J E food pro v i sion s ub si s ten ce

, , ,
.

F nJ U ( fe oju ) v n to blo w m uch blow v ehem en tly

-
,
. .
,
.

F E J LJ v n to l oo k s ternly or with di s tortion of the face

,
. . .

—
Afej u toto k o m o o ko n ri ( Much ) ge s ticulation ,
”
doe s not pro ve m anline ss .

F E L nFnL n a dj s oft of fine and delicate t exture

, .
, .

F E L E FE L E B ELEBELE a dj thin and flat elasti c

, , .
,
.

FE N N U K O N U ( fi en nu k o ennu ) v a to ki ss ; agree
- - -
, . . .

FE N N U S I — si) a to an s wer reply to ; meddle with

,
. .
,

F E R E a dj light not heav y ; a dv al mo s t nearly

, .
, .
,
.

FE -R E K Q JA o n to bl o w ve h e n l e n t l y
,
. Afe fe ann a fere
. .
-

“
k oja The win d of y e sterday b l e w beyond mea
,

s ure .

F E R I o n to be le ss hot cool a l ittle

,
. .
, .

F 1 verba l p refi x u sed only in compo sition con v eying

, , ,

the idea of putting or leav ing in a place I t giv e s a , .

definite v erbal m eaning to th e word in c onjunction

with whi ch it is employed e g Pi a so S ille P ut the “
. .
,

cl othe do wn
s — O fi mi si oko
”
H e left m e in the
.
,

farm The i often is con tracted ; e g F E T I S I for F 1

. . .
,

ETISI to li s ten to incline th e ear

, , .

—
F f 1 o l low ed b y B A L L n
( b a ille to touch the ground ) v a ,
. .

to do a w ay with to pu t away ,
.

B o ( dip ) o a to s oak s tee p dip ,

. .
, , .

B U N ( gi v e ) a gi ve grant ,
.
, .

E R AN R U B Q v a to s acrifice a bea s t -
,
. . .

FO J U A I Y E ( fu-oj u -aiye to gi v e up to th e ,

world ) a to deli ver up to b e gazed , .

u pon by the publi c .

F U N ( gi v e ) a to gi v e to to o ffer ,
.
,
.

F UNI ( gi v e to one ) D a to gi ve to pre sen t . .

, ,

to one .
 F1

F 1 followed by S A N ( pay ) to e s tim ate v alue

, a .
, .

S A N -O W O -K A N ( e stimate at a cowry ) v a to ,
. .

contem n treat with contemptuou s si

,

—
lence I wo kb ( 123 mi li c h u n 0 fi mi san
. .
,

o w o k an Y ou did n o t an swer m e
, ,

y ou de spi sed m e .

8 1 ( to ) o a to p ut add to —
, . . Fi omi di e si i , .
,

P ut a l ittle w ater to it .

S I L L E ( Si il le to th e ground )
-
,a to pu t , .

down ; ac quit relea se l eav e for sak e , , , .

S I N O ( si-ino to the mind ) ,

a to put into , .

keep in mind harbour in the mind ,

.

Fi eyi sin o r e P ut thi s into it ,

.

S I N or S I N S I N ( s ecretly ) v a to hide s o ,
. .

a s n ot to be trace d in any w ay conceal ,

.

S O L L E ( so -ille da s h on the ground ) ,

a to ,
.

s trike do wn ; lay the foundation of a

hou s e .

S oN ( accu s e ) v a to accu se complain of ,

. .
,
.

S E ( do ) , a to cha n ge con s titute appoint

.
, , ,

e s tabli sh .

S E L L E Y A ( se el ey a to ri dicule ) v a to ridi
-
, ,
. .

c ule m ock —
, Ma fi mi se ll e y a D o not ,

m oc k m e .

S E SS I N ( s e e ssin cau s e di sgrace ) v a to de

-
, ,
. .

s pi s e b ring i nto publi c di sgrace

,
.

S U R A ( s u ara collect near )

-
a, to treas ure ,
.

up l ay by
,
.

T i ( by ) v a lean again s t
,
. s u s pend a m at
.

ter fix finally .

T o m; ( ta ore detach a gift)

-
a
, to gi v e ,
.

aw ay a s a pre sent m ake a pre sent o f ,

.

W IT3 ( twi s t ) v a to compare re semble

, . .
, ,

illu s trate enwrap .

Fl , a .to s wing w av e to and fro be un steady incline

, , ,

to one sid e — I ggi ti m o r u f i siw aj u so n 0 se hin die , ,

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 PI

The wood which I a m carryin g is too far forward

pu sh it back a little .

F1 a n d
,
were .did — N igb at i iwo y io ha fi lo ta li o ,
.
,
”
w i fun When you were going wh om did you tell ?
, ,

— N igba t i o fi fi fun m i iwo k c) ri i When h e ,

‘
,

gav e ( lit did gi ve ) it to m e did not you see it .

,

F1 p rep b y to with
,
.
, ,
.

F I D I B A L L E ( idi -b a ille ) v n to sit down -

,
. . .

FI FA Y A a dj torn ren t in piece s

,
.
, .

FiFi F I N F1 N a dv dimly darkly

,
s the dawn twiligh t
,
.
, .
,
.

i a dj blind
,
broken as a v e ssel
. .

P I FUN s F UN -FUN a dj whitene ss the white part

- a dj , .
,
.
,
.

white .

FI FU N I v a to grant v ouch safe gi v e

,
. .
, , .

FI -K AN N A K A N N A v a to s ling a s ling ,
. . .

F ILLA s a cap country cap like a night cap F ILLA

, .
, .

A BE T I E T I AJ A a cap with two flap s for the ear s

, ,
.

F ILLA J OPOLO a hunter s cap ,

’
.

F1 N v a to engrav e m ar k cala b a s he s o r bowl s ; fill a

, . .
,

h ole with s moke s mother ; seek so a s to find out ,

s omething .

FiN A s a thin piece of leather cut length wi s e ( such a s

,
.
-

is in s erted in the handle of an u mbrella ) .

FI N I G A 3 ( E ng ) Vinegar
,
.
,
.

F I N JU ( fi n -oj u) v n to be clean neat s n uggy tidy ,

. .
, , ,
.

F I N R A N — oran ) v n to aggre ss s ee k o cca sio n for di spute ,

. .
,
.

FI O FI O a dv exceedingly high ( conj o ine d with the adje cti v e

, .
,
”
G A) l l l e giga fi o fi o
. A n exceedingly high hou s e
-
,
.

F I R I a dv far greatly much ; q ualifying v erbal a dj e c

,
.
, ,

t ive s — I lle y i ga j u tiwa lo fi ri Thi s hou se is m uch ,

higher than our s .

F I T I L L A s lamp , . .

F 1 Y E D E N 6 ( fi -iye -de v a to be patient under v exa . .

tion or grie v ance s .

FI Y E S I
( fi -iye s i) v a to attend to F iy e si o h-
un ti o ,
. . .

n se Mind what you are doing

, .

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 FI Y
— —
FI Y E S I N I ( fi iye s i- i
o ch safen
), o . n . v u .

F6 , a To fly
( a s a bird
.
) j um p s kip l eap ; beat ( as
, , ,

the hear t from fear ) p ass or break o ff ( a s rainy ,

cloud s) pass o v er —Oj o o fo The rain pa sse s o ff

‘
s .
, ,

- Aiya fo mi
‘
M y h eart beat s .
,
— fo o mm o
Fo , o a to feel ( emptine s s or lone l ine
. . s s
) O .

“ ’
m i fo m i I feel loneline ss on account of my child s
,

ab s e n c e f
’

F o r o s foam — F ofo fo li oj u o mi
,
. The foam floats on .
,

th e s urface of th e water
F or o a dv glitteri n g dazzlin g —Wura nj o fo fo n in o aw o
,
.
,
“
fadaka The gildi n g in si de the sil v er plate gli s
,

t e n sf
’

F o n soN F O J I f ollow ed by 8 6m 0 a to sue or

( J
fi -O l - on
s ), ,
. .

accu se for adultery .

F O J U D I ( fi oj udi) o a to be s aucy to be in s o l en t
,
-
, . .
, .

F OJU — KAN w o fi
( 27 a to s uin t
-
q . . .

FO J U — P is ( fi a to win k with th e eye beckon .

, .

F O J U -T o ( fi a to superintend . .

FOJ U S I ( fi a to atten d to . .

F6L 0 F 6L 0 s th e l u ng s the light s ,

.
, .

F O R I BA L L E ( fi ori —b a ille ) o n to bow th e h ead submit ; - -

, . .
,

adore wor ship , .

F o u l si o a to pay attention to
-
,
. . .

F o n E s I o G I ( fi ore se iggi) s an u n grateful p er son ; o n e

- - -
,
.

wh o doe s n o t acknowledge kindne ss but return s e vil ,

fo r good .

F o w ri F E R I T i (fi
'

, a to endure per s e v ere .

F o s o x is ( fo si oke ) o n to j um p skip floa t —Omm o d e

,
.

- -
, , .
, ,
.

foso k é fun a y c) “
The chil d jumped for joy , .

Fov A o n to fear be di smaye d — M o foya j oj o

, . . I w as , ,

v ery much afraid .

F6 , a to wa sh clo the s ; wa sh by rubbing or s crubbing

.
,

rub hard with water and a bru s h or the fib re s of

plan t s ; s peak talk a language ,

.

F6 ,
a and n to b reak a v e ssel ; de s tro y a town o r
. .

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 FO W

F o w o m:
’
— le
),
to take in h and place the hand a .
,

again s t or upo n — O fi ij a fun Olorun j a fo w o l é er a n ,

L ea v e th e battle to G od and re s t your h ead upon ,

your hand ; a fav ourite pro v erb of on e of t h e Yoruba

Chiefs .

FO W O L é -E R AN v n to pl ace the hand again s t th e tem ple

, . .

w hile th e elbow re st s on the thigh or on the table .

F o w o n A N o in tevj Hu sh P atien ce — Fo w o ran o m a j e ki ,

.
,

bran na k i o don w o B e patien t let n ot the m atter ’

, ,
”
grie v e y o u .

F U a dv at on ce q uickly ( qualifying D IDE to ari s e )

,
.
, ,
.

”
D ide fii Ari se quickly , .

F UJ A s brag em pty proud boa sting Ma s e fuj a mo — .

~
,
,
.
,

D o n ot boa s t any m ore .

F U K E FU K E a dv pi t a pat ( u s ed with the v erb N J 6

- -
,
.
“
to ,

palpitate to de scribe the in creased action of the

,

h ear t produced by running ) -Aiy a mi nj o fuke fuke ,

My heart is palpitating .

F U L f) a dj s oft
, . .

F U L E F U L E ZQ dv s oftly f
. .

F U L U FU L U s the l ea ve s which en c l o se a head of I n dian

, .

corn ( so m e time s called E P O As o ) ; a term u s ually ,

applied to it wh en ripe and dry .

F UN F U p rep for to on behalf o f —S e kinni y i fun mi

, , .
, , .
,
“
D o thi s thing for m e -O w i fun m i He told i t .
,

to me ”
—O fi fun mi . He gave it to m e ”
O ften u s ed ,
.

elliptically F un m i ( G i v e ) to m e — O fun mi li
— ”
.
,
.

a so m e i
j H e ( ga v e ) m e tw,o piece s of cloth — F un .

”
1] li owo oj a r e ( G i v e ) him m oney for hi s good s , .

F U N FU f ollowed by N I S E S E v a to employ to gi v e
, , ,
. .
,

one work to d o .

FU N o a to be w hit e — O wn na fun re k oj a
, . . The cotton ,

is exceedingly white .

P U N FU N F U FU N a dj white
, , . .

E FO L OR U N ( fun —
’
FU N L -
il le fun olorun lit for the earth s , ,
.

s ake and for G od

’
a dv of on e s own accord of one s ’ ’

.
,

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 FU N

own ch oice . Mo se e fun le -fo l o run , I do it of m y

own ch oice .

FU N , F o N , v a
. . to s trew , s catter ,
se w ; sq ueeze choke
, ,

bind tight .

FU N K o N ,
-
( fun ikon )
Fo N K O N
v a to di s charge m ucu s -
, . . .

F -W AR A v a to mil k
F U N O-
M M o U N , , . . .

F U N Fo N v n to grow thin abate —

, ,
. O mmo na fun poju
.
, . ,

”
The child is v ery thin .

F U R A ( fu n t o be s u s piciou s — O n fura b i e l e fo t e tte

.

H e is as s uspiciou s a s th e seller of the herb t e tte .

F UR A F U LA s a cool be v erage m ade fro m I ndian corn

, ,
.

or rice mixed with honey .

F UR U a dv silently q uietl y
,
.
,
.

F UT E FU T E a dv easily ( u s ed with the v er b J A

, . to b reak , ,

to de s cribe the ea s e with which any fragile texture is

— .
“
torn ) Aso nja fu te fut e The cloth tear s v ery easily , .

F U Y E a dj light n ot heav y — E ru ti emi fuye j u ti re 10

, .
, .
,

My load is ligh ter than your s .

G .

G K, 3 a title of o ffice
. .

G A v n to be high tall lofty ( qualified by the ad v erb

, . .
, ,

F I O FI O v ery — , I ggi arere ga fi o fi o The arere

“
,

tree is v ery lofty .

G A G A J E A D ER E o n o s a tree found near the water many

,
-
,
.
,

of who se roots are abo v e ground .

G AGA a dv cl o sely ( qualifying the v erb H i to pre ss or

, .
,

s ueeze ) — A e
’

q y h a g a ga The
. room is crammed ,
”
full .

G A G A L o s s tilt s made of bamboo or other kind of wood

,
.
,

from six to twel v e fee t long u sed b y nati v e sh o w ,

—
men G agal 6 s ubu ow o t e o p ako ( When the m an
.
“
,

on the ) s tilt fall s then th e hand ( of another ) get s ,

p o ss e s sio n o f the bamboo ( of which the s tilt w a s

'

made ) ; applied to any a spirant who monopoli se s for

awhil e s ome de sired o bj ect which on his o verthrow , , ,

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 G AL

fall s in to the han d of s ome one el se ; P ride will

hav e a fall .
’

G A L L lA s deer s tag
, .
,
.

G A M U G A M U s a long s h arp hatchet u sed by warrior s

,
. .

G AN v a to se w coars ely ; cut a fore s t s trike with the

,
. .
,

p oint of a thing ; take by little at a tim e — G an a so y i

fun mi S titch thi s cloth for m e —E m a g a n obb e
, .
’

,
“
D o n o t dip your s o p too deep in to the di sh ; ( lit
‘

D ip the sauce by littl e ) Aw a ng a n igb o We are .

,

c utting a fore s t — ”
I wo g a n mi li okoto Y o u s truc k .
,

me with the point of your top .

G AN v a
, . to contemn .de s pi s e backbite — E n n iti a k o fe , , .

” '

li a ig a n H é wh o is n ot l o ved wi ll be de spi sed

,
.

G AN G ANGAN a dv upright s traight ex actl y p e rp e n di

, , .
, , ,

c ul a rl y ; the middle of the day ; v ery —B alogun .

“
duro gangan l oj u ogun The w ar -chief s too d u p ,

righ t in th e face of battle — Alej o b a mi li o ssau .

“
gangan A s tranger came to m e in th e middle of the
,

day — Obbe m u gangan The knife is v ery s harp

.
,
.

G AN G A N s a s mall bit o r drop ( applied to s oup s auce

, .
, ,

or s te w ) — B11 o mit o ro g a ngan si i fun mi G i v e me

’

,
.

a littl e more s oup -S on g a ngan l e e li o w é G i ve

“
.
,
”
hi m a s mall bit .

G ANGAN s drum w ar drum -G angan k o n i s a w o ro

,
.
, .
,

The gangan is de stitute of ornamen t ( lit bell s) . .

G AN G A N R A N G A N a dj v ery large bulky and high , . .

Akuk o gan gan ra n ga n A v ery large coc k , .

G AN I G A N I s a de spi ser contem ner

G A N R A N a dv s traigh t direc t —
, ,
. .

, Ma l o li o ka n kan ga n ra n
.
,
.
,

G o on s traigh t fo rward .

G A m s s addle (
’

, . Thi s word s eem s to ha v e been bor .

ro wed fro m the H au ss a or N ufi ) .

G A R I K I G A N I K I s ( H aus sa ) shield
, , . .

G B A v a and n to s weep clean se ; sla p s trike with a

, . . .
, ,

s tick or s omething flat ; drift — I ggi ngb a kiri nino

”
omi The stic k is drifting about in the water
, .

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 G BA

G BA G BA N D I D I , s .a dry uncut cala b ash .

G B A GBA R O s
- -
, . the edge s of the roof proj ecting o ver the
w all s eav e s ,
.

G B A G B k ( gba igbe to recei v e obli vion ) v a to forget

-
, ,
. .
,

n eglect .

G B Ai a dv v ery v o cife rou sl y lo q uaciou sly -O biri n a

,
.
, , .

n so gbai The w o m an is al way s brawling

, .

G RAJ A( gba oj a) v n to bind one s elf with a girdle

-
, . . .

G BA J A M o s trade of a barber
,
. .

G B A J E G BE J J E ( gb a —
, e e)
jj v a to take blood cup ,
. .
,

bleed .

G B A JU M o —oj u -m o ) a dj neat decent clean ( applic able ,

.
, ,

to p er son s only ) - G b aj u mo enia He is a tidy per .

'

s on .

G BAKO a dv exactly fi t l y su itably pre ci sel y — Mo gbe

,
.
, , ,
“
ib e l i od u n kan gbak o I remained there exactly ,

on e y ear .

G B A L L igz G RILL E: ( gb a ille ) v a

, to o ver spread in crease -
,
. .
, ,

ex tend .

G B AM G B A M a dv tigh tly compactl y — D i oket e re

,
.
,

b am bam Tie your load together t ightly

g g , .

G B ANGAN s a s pacio us airy room hall

, .
,
.

G BANGBA s a plain open place ; dem on stration ; a dj

,
.
, .

plain open e v ident , ,

.

G BA N i I o B A N i s ( properly ) a s pan ( u sed al s o to signify ) a

, ,
.
,

cubi t M o l u a so n a ui gbani m ej i I gav e two

- .
“
,
”
m ea sure s to th e cloth .

G B RR A v a to boil s lightly p arboil

, . .
, .

G BA T I ( gb a ti) v a to c rowd after - . . .

G B AW E (gba a l w e ) v a to m ourn for the dead fa st

-
,
. . .

G n é v a and n (p rima j y idea to lift ) to mo v e a c co m

,
. . .
, , ,

l ish ; be abide ; be l o t s
p e r is lr — A ki id a owé l é
p , ,
“
c h un t i a k o l e igb e A thing which cannot be a o ,

compli shed ( lit lifted ) should n e v er be und e rtaken .

-I b 6 li eranko igb e B ea s t s inhabit the fore s t

g , .

Om m o mi gb e My child is lo s t ,
.

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 G BE

G B é f ollowed by G A ( to be high ) v a to rai s e or lift ,

. .

up magnify exalt make m uch of

, , , ,

ad van ce in rank .

H A ( to su s pend ) v a to h ang or place , . .

—
upon G b e e n ) m i h a 11 o ri p a laka
.
,
“
S u spend my load upon th e bo ugh
of the tree .

K A ( u pon ) v a to se t or place upon . . .

— G bé apot i k a ara won “ P lace th e ,

boxe s one up on another .

K ALLI; ( upon the ground ) v a to pu t ,

. .

d ow n — E mi ko fe igb e agb bn m i
kalle I do not wi s h to put down
,
”
m y baske t .

KURo a to take from re .

,

m o ve — G b e okuta kur o li oj u o nna

.

R emo v e the ston e ou t of th e way .

M 1 ( to s wallow ) v a and a to s wallo w ,

. . .
,

ab s orb be lo s t in th e mid s t of other

—
,
“
things Adire gb e o w o kan mi The ,
”
fowl h a s s wallowed a cowry .

S OKE ( Si -oke on top ) v a to lift up , ,

. .
,

h oi st se t up exalt magnify ; s upport

, , ,
.

S ANLE ( s a n ille to da sh ) v a to das h

-
, , . .

with v iolence —E kut e ille n i ti enni .

ti 9 pa on k o d o n on t o ti e n nit i 6 gb e
‘
on s anle The rat s aid I d o not feel
, ,

s o much o ffended with the man wh o

killed m e a s w ith hi m who dashed ,

me on the ground afterward s (z e .

who added in sul t to the inj ury ) .

G B IG v n to be contiguou s ad v antageou s helpful to ;

anne x be difii cul t —N won k c) ille gb e ara w on
,
. .
, ,
'

T h e h o u se s are built clo s e to each other —Oh un .

elege kl igb e ib aj e A delicate thing is easily ( lit n o t

,
“
.

di fficul t to be ) injured .

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 G BE

G a ls coaj that ( Thi s particle gi ve s th e force of th e pa s t

'

ten se to th e v erb which it precede s ) —

. .
,

N iw aj u afi n li
’

aw a gb e ko ra w a I t w a s in the fron t of th e p alace

’

th at w e m et one an other .

G B E D ia ( gb é ede ) v a to under s tand a language

-
,
k no w . .

be s agaciou s .

G BE D EG BE Y O — gbo eyo ) s an i nterpreter -

, . .

G B E R E s leav e tak ing farewell s alutation

,
.
-
, , .

G B iz R o (gba i ro ) v a to con sider in tend purpo s e c al c u

-
,
. .
, , ,

l ate reckon,
.

G B a a dj dry —O mi gb e li o do S okori
, . . The S okori ,

brook is dry .

GET ? )
v a. to s h
. arpen ( a s tick ) to make a n oi s e or cackle ,

like a hen .

G BE D U s a drum beaten in honour of th e king or great

,
.

men .

G BE D U G B E D U a dv exten si v ely c o v e ring a large space a s

, .
,

water — Omi O gun k<§ n gb e dugbe du

’ ‘
. Th e Ogun ,
”
water s pread s exten si v ely .

G B EJ J E ( gb a — e j e ) v a to bleed
j ,
. . .

G B E K K E L E ( gbe e kk e — l e ) v a to tru s t or de p end upon

-
, . .
.

G B E N A G B E N A ( gb e onn a) s a carpen ter s awyer ; one wh o -

, .
,

work s in w ood .

G E ENG E E a dv flatly e v enly — O té al ya gb e ngbe

,
. He , .
,

h a s a w ell expanded che s t -

.

G B kN G B s a dv largely
,
— Adire gb engb e ig e
.
“
A fowl with .
,
”
a l arge breas t .

G B IEN G B E G B E N G B E a dj v ery large bulky fat heav y ; ( a p

,
.
, , ,

plied to fo wl s or o th er bird s ) .

G B E S S A N ( gba e ss an ) v a to take v engeance re venge

-
, . .
, ,

retaliate .

G B a s a ( gba e se ) v a to incur guilt

-
, . . .

G a r-G BA ver ba l a dj that which is to be recei v ed folded

,
.
,

in leav e s or s trained ,
.

G B i G B E verba l a dj that which is to be carried ; 5 a lo ss

-
,
. . .

G ar verba l a dj that which is ripe ; s m aturity . . .

l l 6
 G BO

G B OJ U L E ( gbe -oj u -l e
) v a to fix the eye up on ; to put ,
.

confiden ce or tru s t in .

— —
G B O L O H UN ( gbo ui o h u n
) s a w o rd a m ere w or d-
Mo , .
,

fo gb o l o h un k a n I spoke a single word , .

G BON A ( gbo -in a) v n to be warm hot , . .

,
.

G B oN G B o 3 roo t bottom of a m atter

,
. .

G BON U ( gbo —ennu ) v a to den y in si st on in oppo sition , . .

,

to ad vice .

G B oR o a dj wide broad
, .
, .

G B 6R o 1 0 13611 0 3 a s nare for beas t s

, ,
. .

G B 6N J U v a to arri v e at an age when th e m emory begin s

, . .

to de velope its elf ; ( a term mar k ing a particular

period of childhood ) .

G 3 6 v a to hear attend li s ten

,
. .
, , .

G B O v a to flo uri sh grow luxurian tly

,
. .
,
.

G BQ D D C} a w v
, v dare no t s hall n ot mu s t n ot
. .
, ,
.

G B 6N v a to b e wi s e cle v er s en s ible cunning crafty

,
. .
, , , , .

E nn it i 6 gb 6n j u n i l o ui it e n i n i I fa ( The prie t ’ ’
s ) ,

who is m ore crafty than another induce s him to ,

”
adopt the w or ship of I fa .

G B é N v a to bal e out water ; s trike with a s tick or

, . .

G B 6N f ollowed by L a sh; ( n i—e se ,

fi st ), v . a . to smite with
the fi s t b ox , .

G B ON v a to shake v iolen tly be in ad ver se circum s tan ce s

, . .
, ,

agitat e — Mo gb rfm li o wo m o gb cfm l e sse temi tan I ,

am red uced to extrem e po v erty ( lit My h and s and .

feet are s haken .

G B oN f ollowed by K ANAKANA v a to sling

L o v a to s urpass ex cee d —Ou gb o n
,
. . .

, . .
,

”
mi lo H e is greater than I , .

G B oN v a to m o v e to tear s — E k u n gb o n mi I w as .
,
.
,
.

m o v ed to tear s
G B o N G B o N a dv v ery ( applied to dep th ) —
.

‘
,
K o to na j m
. .

“ ”
gbongbon The pit is v ery deep ,
.

G B oN G BO N G BONGBON a dj clum s y-
,
. .

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 G BO

G B oR o , prouts of the pumpkin called al s o I s r

s . s , .

,
—
G BO R O a dj lo n g and slen der Iggi gboro .
“
A long .
,
”
s lender s tick .

o —
G BU R 6 ( gbo iro ) v a to hear f Aw a gbur 6 w o n lan na
-
,
. . .
,

We heard of the m ye s terday .

G B U R U a dv in t orrent s v iol en tly with out ce ssation

,
.
, ,
.

‘
Oj o n rc) gb uru “
The rain pour s in torren ts , .

G 6 v a to puzzl e perplex
,
. .
— Q ra n n a go mi j oj o That , .
,

w ord puzzled m e v ery m uch .

G o a dj s tupid dull
,
.
,
.

G o v n to be long and slender ( a s gra ss) ; s toop hide

,
. .
,

—
in a s tooping po sition O go le b in okuta nl a He “
.
,
”
hid hi m self behind th e l arge ro ck .

G oc o o s hors e s mane ; ca s ting of lot s ( a children s gam e

’ ’
.
,

played with piece s of gra ss of which one is bent ,

he who dra w s the ben t one is c a l le d guilty ) a hooked _

s tick u s ed for plucking fruit o ff tree s .

G Q G G Q W U s a l arge country cloth a sheet

,
.
, .

G ol c oi a dv untidily s luggi shly

,
.
, .

G O M E 6 s a small iron spoon u sed for retailing snuff

,
. .

G UD s GUD s s cloudine s s damp atm o,

s phere — G ude gude
.
, .

k o j e Grun k i 0 r a in Cloud s pre ven t the s un from ,

”
shining .

G UD U G UD U s a poi son ou s wild yam ,

G udugudu kan li
. .

egb o ka n rin k an rin The gudugfidu is v ery acid at

“
,

the root — G udugudu k o s e ibe e l ub6 . The ,

u dugu d u will n o t do to be m ade into flour

g .

G UD U G U D U s a k in d of s mall dru m producing a ten or

, .

s ound .

G UD U G U D U a dv in a s crambling way ,
. .

G UFFa v a to belch eruct

,
. . , .

G UN G 6 v a to beat pound s tick with a pointed thing

, ,
. .
, , ,

pier c e ; v n to co me to har b our anchor land . .

, ,
.

“
O kk o m ej i g u n l oni Two v e ssel s arri v ed to ,

G UN , G IB, a dj . long v a . . to m ount .

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 GUN

G UN L E ( gun -ille
) v n to land run a shore , . .

aground .

G U N R O N — iron ) v a to recline on a cu shion ,

. . .

G U N U G U N U s the tur k ey buzzard

, . .

G UN v f: ( gun -iye ) v a to be fledged -A won o m m o ei y e

,
. . .
~

k o to ifo sugb o n gbogbo wo n guny e All the young

,
“
,

bird s are fledged bu t they cannot fly yet , .

G U sU s ( H a ussa ) s outh
, . .

H .

H A, 3 am azement a stoni shment H a se mi si o ran n a

.
,
.
,

I won dered at the m atter .

H A v a to lock wattle a hou s e get entangled betwee n

, . .
, ,

wood s or in a narrow pa ssage to be crowded or ,

s traitened — Ay e h a fu m i g a ga . I am m u ch ,
”
s traitened for room .

H Af ollowed by L u is ( n i-a ye ) v a to t hrong squeeze , . .

, ,

pre ss for wan t of room Aw on enia .

-

h a mi lay e n ko l e iw o ille I am , ,

pre ssed by the people I cannot go ,

”
into the h ou s e .

M 6 v a to l ock bloc k up k eep in e u ,

. .
, , ,

clo se .

H A v a to brui se s cratch s crap e

,
. .
, , .

H A a dv indeed then ( u s ed emphatically in interrogati v e

,
.
,

an d negati v e s entence s )— N kan w o n y in ha ri behe .

bi Are the se thing s indeed so — N kan w o n y in ko

,

h a ri beh e hé N o indeed they are not , ,

.

H A a dv ( emp ha tic) no indeed ( a lway s f ollowed by BA)

,
.
,
.

K1 ih a s e emi hé N ot I ; n o indeed , .

H A! in teqj expre ssion of s urpri s e

'

. .

HALL E} ( h a ille ) v a to boas t brag

-
,
. .
, .

—
HA M O R A ( h a m o ara ) v a to p ut on arm our be e n c u m
-
,
,
. .

bered .

H AN v a to be unfruitful s andy worn out ; v a to s crape

,
. .
, ,
. .

gently .

1 20
 ‘
H 0 f ollow ed by I W A , H UW A ,
v . a . to beh a v e conduc t ,

one s elf .

11 6 v a to pull o ut of th e ground di sinter th at whi ch

,
. .
,

w as buried .

H 6 f ollow ed by I xo H U K o v n to cough , ,
. . .

H UM Q b —
i m o ) v a to thin k m edi tate origin ate a
) ( u ,
. .
, ,

th ough t .

H ON s th e grunting of the pig ; a contemp tuou s ex

,
.

pre s sion .

H iJW A ( h u i w a ) v S ee a bove H U f ollowed by I W A

-
,
.
,
.

HU Y E ( h u-iy e) v a to fledge , . . .

I .

I u sed as a nominal prefi x gi ving to the radical verb to

, ,

which it is prefixed the significatio n of a n action still

in progre ss ; e y v B A to hide -s I B A th e act of .
,
.
, , .
,

hiding S ee E . .

l p ron obj ca se ( after a v erb ending with i) hi m h e r it

,
. .
, , , .

— Mo fi iggi ti 1 “ I p u sh e d it w ith a s tick — Ki i ,

.

”
m olle P re ss i t down ,
.

1 11 A 3 a hit the ac t of m eeting a coming in con tact

,
.
, ,

with ; a luc k y chan ce —l b a ti m o b et a k ?) s e ib a .

”
oj u rere I did not m eet him in a happy condition
, .

I E A def ect v had w oul d hav e . ib a de emi al o

.
, .
,

Had h e come I w ould hav e gon e .

1 11 A I GBON A A R A ( gbo ina ) s fe v e r — I b a li o dzt m i ’

- -
.
,
.
,

bulle lati ann a w é F e v er h a s pro strated me since ,

”
y e s terday .

I BA s th e act of hiding ambu scade ; the act of plai ting

,
.
,

or wea v ing coars e grass into a m at .

I BA D E s accordance s uitability
,
.
, .

I B A D i ( iba idi ) 3 hip join t of th e thigh

-
, .
, .

I B AF I N S eunuch s S ee B AFI N
'

. .
, .

I BA I Y E J E ( b a aiye j e ) s th e act of spoiling th e w orld

-
a -
, .

t urning the world u p side down .

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 I BA

f
‘

I BA J E , <b a the act of e a tin g asso c ia t ing o rd e al ing with

s .
, ,
.

I B A J ET s the act of de s troying spoiling or corrupting ;

, .
, ,

inj ury corruption —I baj {3 is u ui ibaj e obbe E n n iti 0

, . .

se ib a e enia 0 s e ib a e ara r e
“
j j The ba d ne,
ss of the ,

y a rn is ( laid to ) the badne ss of the knife ( but it is

s oon di s co v ered that it is the ya rn t hat is in faul t so )

he w h o injure s another ( only ) in j ure s him s elf .

I BA J E — I N o s grief s orro w ,
.
, .

I BAKA s m ule O n i ik a n ino bi ibak a H e is as s tu b

, . .
-
’

,
”
born a s a mule .

I B A K A S I E s cam el , al s o c a lle d R A K U M I ( H a ussa )

.
‘

I BALLE ( ha-ille ) 8 flow of a garm ent the loo se part of a ,

.
,

dre ss a train quietne ss settlem en t

, ,
.

—
I BALLE ox o s a s tone s cas t ’

,
. .

I B A L O G U N B ALOG U N ( o bb a-n i ogun ) s captain

,
head -
,
. ,

warrior o fficer war -chief , , .

I BA L o o tJN —
'

Q R U N s cen t urion captain of a hundred , .

,
.

I s A L o ( ha l o ) s the act of going with ; accompanimen t

-
,
.
.

I B A L U W E s a wa s h hou se —I b a l u w e gb e ille s e bi ak ur c
)
-
, . . ,

A s cullery is a part of the hou s e b u t ( yet ) it is ( as ,

”
we t a s) a garden by the water side .

b —
I BA M OL L E ( a m o ille ) s ambu s cade -
, . .

I B A N I J E — enia j é ) s th e act of polluting or corrupting -

, .
.

I BA N I S E —s e ) s the act of helping or acting with , . .

I BA N T EJ s an apron worn by m ale s ; I B A N T E AL A Y E K A N

'

, . ,

I BA N T I; E T I A J A s an
’

s a kind of narrow apron ;

'

,
.
.

apron m ade in imi tation of a dog s ear I BA N T é

’

G A M BA R I s a kind of apron in t ro du c c d from the

,
.

Hau ssa country I BA N T E O L O J U M E J I s a kind of ,

.

apron with two openings ; I B A N T E S ALAL A s a s u p e ,

.

rior kind of apron —S al al a ba bb a ib a n t e Salala is .

,

the chief ( lit father) of all apron s . .

I B A PA D E ( b a p ad e ) s a ch ance m eeting -
,
. .

I B A P T I S M U s ( G r ) bap ti sm ,
. .

I BA R E ( b a re ) s the s tate of being friendly with friend ship

-
,
.
, ,

I BA s o cp o —
) ( s p b) 3 com munication comm union with
é
.
, .
,

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 I BA

I BA T AN -tan ) 3 a b ei n g rel ated to belonging t o the

, .
,

line of a family relation kindre d ,

.

I B A W I I B A W I J o ( w i ej o ) s th e a c t of calling to j u dg
,
-
,
.

m en t ; j udgmen t ; rebuke .

I BA S O R U N BA so R U N ( ohba —
, s e orun ) s pri m e mini ster -
,
. .

I B A G B E ( b a— g )
b é s th e a c t o f li ving with or d welling together
.
, .

I BEJ I ( b i ej i) s twin s-
, . .

I E E P E J fi ( b a -e pe j e ) s oath break ing perjury -

, .
-
,
.

I BE R E ( b i-are ) s in q uiry —I bere ki ij e ki enni ki 6

’ ’

, . .

s inna e nni ti k o l e ib ere li o n p o n ra r e li oju In ’

, ,

q uiry s a v e s a man from mi s take s : he who make s n o

in quiry get s him self into tro uble .

I B E a dv there
, . .

I B E B B E ( b e ebbe ) s prayer s upplication

,
-
, .
,
.

’
I B E K K E 3 n am e of a bird
,
. .

I B E P E s o s p awpa w tree and fruit —O h a m ora bi

, ,
. .

ibe p e H e encu mber s him self like th e p awpa w tree

,

( when laden w ith fruit) .

I BE R E ( be e re ) 3 beginning com mencem ent s tooping

-
,
.
, ,
.

—
I B E R U ( ha em ) 8 fear dread , ,
. .

I BE R U B J O O
( b —
a eru b a —oj o ) 3 fear dread trembling -
, .
, ,
.

I be rub oj o ui m o fi p é e With fear and trembling I ,

called him .

I E E T E L L E ( b e te ille ) s bribery beggary

- -
,
.
, .

‘
I B E w o s v i sitation v i sit a peeping at
, .
, , .

1 131 s the act of pu shing or v omiting a v iolen t pu s h

,
.
,
.

I B I s e vil ill u s e ill treatment —E nia k i ise n i n i rere

’

, .
, ,
.

“
ki a fi ib i s u u He who h as do ne y o u a kindne ss ,

sh ould ne v er be ill — u sed .

1 13 1 s in quiry q u e s tion place

1 11 i s birth child bearin g —I bi kl ij u ib i bi ati bi eru li
.
, .
,

-
, .
, ,

“
abi o mm o B irth doe s n o t differ fro m birth : as the
,
’
”
freeman w as born so w a s the slav e ,
.

I B I L L E ( b i ille ) 3 on e home —
-
b orn a dom e s ti c
,
.
,
.

I B I L L E ( bi ille ) s aborigin e s
-
,
. .

I B I-M BI s a s one is born in a s tate of n ature

, .
,
.

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l ni mu —I b f1 bu 11
’

ad s idewi
, s e obli q uely along
o. s h ore , , .

amO kun ododo li am s a ibi ti a ba li {it s O ya n

‘
, , ,
“
A long shore you m u s t nav igate the ocean : down the
chann el y ou m u s t nav igate the ( lagoon ) s a z
where y o u pleas e you m ay navigate th e ( ri v er) a n .

I B U s a b s traction of a part
,
. .

I E U J O K 6 ( ibi -ij oko ) s a dwelling -p l ace abode , .

, .

I E UKE s car ver of po s t s and do ors

,
. .

I n U x 6N ( b u adding to ; a b l e ssing increa se — I bu ,

ko n ille ib uk6n oj a ki o bé o May th e increas e of

’ ’

, ,

the hou s e and the increas e of the m arket b e fa l you

I D U K U N ( b u k un ) s defici e n cy s ubtrac tion
’
-
, .
, .

I B U L L E ( b a -ille ) S a recumben t po sition ,

. .

I D UN s th e ac t of gi ving or rew arding ; don ati on pre

,
.
,

se n t a t ion .

I BU R A ( b u— ara ) s oath th e act of s wearing or taking , .

,

oath .

I B U R A E K E s perj ury fal s e s wearing

-
, .
,
.

'

I BU R LJ s wickedne ss e v il
, .
,
.

I H U S I ( b u si) s an addition to a ble ssing

-
, .
,
.

'

I B U w o N ( b u won ) s a s per sion s pri n kling -

, .
,
.

I D A 3 creation formation ; ce ss ation di v i sion a break

,
.
, , ,

ing deci sion p aymen t of tax e s ; good health

, .

I D A s bee s w ax wax tar ; I D A E T I ear w ax

’
.
-
, , , , .

I D A 3 tim e in ter v al s ea s on a gi v en s pac e — N i id a

,
.
, , ,

y i ann a 0 ti d é “
A bout thi s time ye s terday he ar ,

ri v ed .

I D A s cutla ss s w ord
, .
,
.

I D A— ASSA s remnan t fro m th e loom remn ant piece of

, .
, ,

cloth to p atch with .

I D A D o AD A D o s an i s land
, , . .

I D A D 63 0
- s a being s topped or hindered d e t e n
, .
,

tion .

I D A Gi R I s an alarm , . .

I D A G UD D E s cold gl oomy dam p wea ther, .

, ,
.

I D A I I O R O s t h e s t a te of being de s olate de solation

,
.
,
.

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I D A H UN , an s w er re p ly
3 .
, .

I D A Ji I D AM E Ji ( da m ej i) 3 half moiety ; a flaw in cloth

,
-
,
.
, .

I D AJ ci ( da ej o ) s j udg m ent senten ce pronounced

-
, .
, .

I D A J o ( da j o ) s a collecting a collection a putting to

-
,
.
, ,

gether .

ID A J o -L ti s th e act of condemnin g
,
. .

I D A K o J A ( da koj a) s the ac t of pa ssing o v er a thing by

-
, .

l ifting the foot o v er it ( as o ver a t ree lying acro ss ,

the road ) .

I D A K E I D A K K E I D A K E —J E I D A K E R O R O s re s t q uietne ss ;
, , ,
-
, .
,

s ilen ce s tilln e s s a calm , , .

I D A K K 0 R 6 s an ch or ,
. .

I D A M E J I 3 half m oie ty
-
, .
.
, .

I D A -M E R I N s a fourth part a quarter ,

.
, .

I D A M E W A s a te n th part
-
, . .

I D A M oR A N ( da mo oran ) s a de v ice a plan - -

, .
,
.

I D A -M 6 s a mi s take n Vie w an opinion s uppo s ed correct

, .
,

and afli rm e d .

I D A -M t i s th e act of perplexing perple x ity confa

, .
, ,

s ion .

I D AN s sleigh t of hand ; a j oint a knot of gra ss or s traw

, .
,

glo ss brightne ss ; a piece of cl o th s e w n to the bot

,

to m o f n ati v e trow s ers .

I D ANA s a fea st th e act of cooking

, .
, .

I D A N D E ( da n i ide ) s redemptio n the s tate of being re

- -
, .
,

deemed from bondage .

—
I D AN I L A R A I D A N I L OJ U
( da enia
,
li ara ) s the act of dis - -
.

appointing m ortifying or annoying ; certainty , , ,

s urety .

I D A N R A w o ( dan — ara w o) s exerci se ex ertion -

, .
,
.

I DAN -w o s attempt trial temptation

,
.
, , .

‘
I D A -P ir 3 mixture
, ; union ;. com munion fellow sh ip ,
.

I B A B AN ( da -dran ) s tran sgre ssion o ffence tre sp ass ,

.
, ,
.

I D A R A N -Q B BA s trea s on ( lit o ffence again s t the s o v e ,

. .

reign ) .

I D A -R A s good ne ss beauty
, .
,
.

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I D A R AY A , cheerfulne ss li veline ss agility acti vity

s .
, , .

I D A R I J I ( d a-ori j i) s forgi ven e ss p ardon -

, .
,
.

I D A R o —a ro) s an xiou s con cern anxiety ,

.
,
.

I D A R ON S I L L E — aro u si ille ) s that which create s di seas e ~ -

, .

or pe s tilen ce .

lDA - R U -D A P o s the act of mingling in a confu sed ma ss

-
,
.
,

confu sion .

I D A S I s gleaning s remnan t s ; o flicio u sn e ss

-
.
, .

I D A S I L L E ( Si ille ) 8 com m en cing in v en ti o n ; ordina n ce

-
, .
, .

I D A -s E AD A S E s v en ture ri sk hazard
, ,
.
, ,
.

I D A -W 0 s con sultation of the god s or oracle s

,
.
, .

I D A -W 6 I D A R 6 3 iron dro ss
,
-
, . .

I D A w o p o s a j oining of h and s together union

, .
,
.

‘
I D E 3 th e act of being confined bondage bond
,
.
, ,
.

I D E B PA I
I FE B I P A
, ( da p )
-ebi - a s s tar v ation , . .

I D E H UN ( d c c hun ) s bargain a greemen t -

, .
, .

I DELE ( de ille ) s guardian ship ; m edicin e for family

-
, .

use .

‘
—
I D E NA ( de onn a ) s a re si den t o fficer wh o s ee s after the ,
.

intere s t of his s o v e reign wi thin the limi t of h is terri

tory ; th e act of w atching the road ambu s cad e ;
c us tom -hou s e ; hinderan ce .

I DE R 1 ( de ori ) 3 co v er lid -
,
.
,
.

I D E T i ( idi -eti ) s the te mple of th e head , . .

I D E 3 cha s e gam e hunting bai ting ; s etting a trap

, .
, , , ,

tempting de coying , .

I D E 3 brass
,
. .

‘
I D E 3 th e ac t of slackening lo o s ening s oftening or
, .
, , ,

ripening ; glass bottle h olding from th re e to fi ve 2

gallon s called by s ailor s a demij ohn

, .

I D E B B I ( da e b bi ) s ju dgment s entence
-
,
.
, .

I D E G B E ( dc igb e) s a h unting cha se-

,
.
,
.

I D E R U ( di er u ) 3 S ee I D I-
, . .

I D E R U E A( da -eru -b a) s alar m di s courage ment ,

. .

I D E T i ( d e eti ) s inclin ation of the ear li steni ng hearken

-
, .
, ,

mg .

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 I D 6N , the act of s oundi n g a soun d cry a s of a bird or
s .
, ,

bea st .

‘
I D o N s s weetne ss flav our beauty grace
, . , , ,
.

I D U G B O L U s s tumbling —block
‘
.
,
.

‘
I FA s e b bing crawling
, . good l u ck ad v ant age gain
, , ,
.

”
I fa nl a n i iya ol uwa r e li ap o I nordin ate gain ,

”
make s a h ole in the pock et Cf Haggai i 6 . . . .

I FA s that w hich is s craped o ff sh av ing the act of

, .
, ,

w iping th e god ofp al m n ut s a tool with two handle s -

( u s ed to s c o o
p ou t the pulp of gree
n
calaba she s) .

—
I FA N i ( effa oni ) 3 six day s -I tan i li oj 6 e su bi 6 b a k 6, . .

tan 0 wi fumi Th e club collection will be d ue six ,

d ay s hence w hen y o u h av e taken your share.

le t me know .

—
I FA R A H A N ( fi ara -h e i n ) s appearance di s co v ering of on e s
’

, ,
.

s elf a v i sio n , .

I FA R A -P A s th e act of h u rti n g or brui sing the body

, . .

I FA R A W E s emulation v arian ce ,
.
, .

I FA E o N I FA R U N ( fa orun ) s an iron guard for th e finger s

,
-
, .

u s ed to a ssi s t in drawing the bow with full force ;

called A T I K O by the I b o m n a tribe
( I M
g ) .

I rA s sE ( fa -e ss e ) s a withdrawing of the foot ,

. .

I FE s a s mal l siz ed bird -Bi ife fo on li am o li akko

,
. .

“
ei y e The ife is n oted by it s fligh t a s the brav e s t
,

am o n g bird s The feather is s aid to be m uch v alued .

in th e E gba coun try .

I FE FE s a kind of hollow reed

,
. .

I F E R E s flute pipe ; a sip

,
.
,
.

I PE R U F E R U s th e bu sh rope a trailing plan t u s ed for

, ,
.
, ,

all purpo s e s of tying o r binding .

I FE T I S I ( fi e t isi) s o b edience attention

-
,
.
, .

I r fa 3 l o v e wi sh will de sire
,
.
, , , .

I F E s bel ch eructation
, .
,
.

I F O J U P E (fi -oju p é ) s a beckoning a winking with the -

,
.
,

eye .

I r o so x E ( fo -s i ok e ) 5 j ump leap -
,
.
,
.

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I E E, a tribe from which the human race as well as the

s .
,

wh ole Yoruba nation are s aid to hav e sprung ,

.

I FE K U FE ( fe -k i ife ) s lu s t irregular de sire -

, .
,
.

I FE M ON I K E J I ( fe o m m o enia — k eji ) s brotherly lo ve - -

,
. .

I FE N I ( fa enia) 8 charity -
, . .

I FE N N U K O N U ( fi ennu ko e nnu ) s ( lit the ac t of p utting - - -

,
. .

m outh s together) m utu al agreement ki ss , ,

.

I FE sE J I s forgi v ene s s of sin s

, . .

I FI BUN I P I FUN 3 gift pre sen t

-
,
-
, .
, .

3 the act of forgi v ing forgi v ene ss ab s ol ution

. .
,

I FI -M 6 I F O R A N M 6 ( fi -oran -m o ) s susp l cio n a fa s tening

, ,
.
,

upon .

I E I -sci N s a ccu sation , . .

I E I T o R E ( fi -ta —ore ) 3 gift pre sen t , .

,
.

I r i w o ( fi -i w o ) s bait , . .

I Fo s the act of flying as a b ird or pa ssing o ff as a

, .
,

rainy cloud .

I E 0 F 6 s foam froth
, .
,
.

I F O L E s home —b orn s l av e n o t b orn from the original

, .
,

s tock of th e family .

I F O R I B A L L E ( fi -ori -b a -ille ) s s ubmi ssion obedience ,

.
,
.

’
—
I F R I E o s flak e s park s
o -
.
,
.
,

‘
I F o v A I F O I Y A ( fo-aiy a) S fear dread
, ,
.
, .

1 1 6 s a breaking as of a ve ss el ; plenty abundan ce

,
.
, ,

b awling a lo ud cry ,
.

I F Q K K Q s wreck of a s hip or can oe

,
. .

‘
I F o s the act of wa shing or s peaking
, . utteranc e .

I FOJ U ( fo -oj u) s blindne ss ,

. .

I F OK K A N S I N ( fi okkan sin ) s de v otion s oul s er v ice- -

, .
,
- .

I FOK K A N s o -s o
) 3 confiden ce reliance ,
.
,
.

—
I FOL L E ( fo ille ) s hou s e breaking -
,
. .

I F Q N I F U N s bowel s tripe
, , .
,
.

I FON F Q N s a kind of s mall fly whi ch make s honey

,
. .

—
I FON N A ( fo n ina) s a taking of fire from the hearth one ,
.

”
who take s fi re fro m the hearth -Ap adi ui isaj u .

“
ifo n n a The p ot sherd ( on which li v e coal s a re
,

1 31
 IFo

us ually carried ) goe s in front of him w h o h as take n

th e fi re from the hearth with it ; i e e v ery en t e r . .

pri s e mu s t hav e a leader ; ( th e p ot sherd being u sed

a s an emblem of courage becau s e it can with s tand ,

th e action of fire ) .

I FON N A H A N ( fi onn a han ) s the act of s howing the way - -

,
.
,

guidance .

I FON -P b s crowd ,
. .

I Fo w o n A s a t ou ch th e act of touching
, .
, .

'

I Fo w o xo s embrace ,
. .

'

I roo A s carele ss s earch ,

. .

I FUN I F U N I s the act of gi ving a gift ; I EU N white

, ,
.
, ,

ne ss .

I G A 3 h eigh t s tature
, .
,
.

‘
I G A s a s tretching forth full s tretch in order to reach
,
.
, ,

an obj ec t — E mi n a iga I s tand at full s tretch

“ ”
,
.

‘
I GAN s the act of con tem ning or reproaching
,
. .

‘
I GAN I M A D D o 3 m ale wild boar
‘ -
,
. .

I GANGAN s a kind of yello w yam,

. .

I GANG AN a dj gigantic bulky ,

.
,
.

'

I GANNA s wall s around premi se s a w alled enclo sure

, .
,
.

I G AR A s thief robber
,
.
,
.

I GA R A—O KUN s piracy ,

. .

‘
I GBA s admittan ce re ceptio n time ; a d efinite period
, .
, , ,

in ter v al duration opportunity ,

.

‘ ‘
I GBA I K O K O JQ O K o I GBA I P A L L E M O O K O 3 time of ,
-
,
.

gath ering har v e s t tim e ,

.

‘
I GBA -I R U G B I N s s eed tim e ,
.
-
.

I GBA s calaba sh cut into h al v e s — I gba li apa a k ip a aw o

'

.
,
.

“
A calaba s h m ay be cut into part s b u t n ot an earth en ,

v e ssel .

I GBA -O G 6D 0 s a v ery large and s trong calabash which ,

.

grow s in th e pro vinc e of O godo a tribe of Yoruba , .

I GBA -O R I s the skull ,

. .

I GBAJ E s a large calabash

,
. .

I GBA s the acacia or locu s t tree and fruit ; tide current

,
.
,

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I GBE R I ( gbe -ori ) s nearne ss proximity , .
, .

I G B E RA — ara) s s elf defence v indication - .

,
.
,

I G BE R I K O ori k o ) s neighbourhood ; pro vin ce -

,
. .

—iyawo
I G BE Y A W O ) s the ac t of taking a wife , .
; m ar
r ia e
g .

l o a f] 3 bu sh field gra ss fie ld -E nia l as san p c) 0 j u igbe:

,
.
, , .

enni rere won 6 j ii oj u lo O rdinary people are a s ,

“

common as gra ss bu t good people are dearer than an ,

eye .
’

I G B 1311 I G EON S E s faece s ( a decent expre ssion )

'

, , .
,
.

l a mp 3 the act of drying dryne ss

, .
,
.

I GBE H IN ( gbe c hin ) s th e las t time l atter part ; a dv

-
,
.
,
.

afterward .

I G B E K K E L E ( gbe e k k e -l e ) s tru s t confidence relian ce

-
, .
, ,
.

I G B E T U s a fibrou s plant h av ing red s a p

, .
,
.

I G B E S I N s f em a female capti v e
, . . .

I G B E SS A N s the act of retaliating recomp en sing or pay

, .
, ,

ing back v engean ce ,

.

I GBI M O ( gba im o ) s a coun sell or an ad vi se r

-
,
.
,
.

c iN s s n ail conch —I gbin ko m t) ij e ato o k o w o

,
.
, .
,

Had no t the snail k no wn where to feed in s afety i t ,

would ne v er h av e grow n s o large a s to be w orth

twen ty cowrie s — B i igb in b a nfa kawo n r e at e l e e
”
.
,

When the s nail crawl s its sh ell accompanie s it ,

.

B i ati yi n awon li ayi n igb in As the tortoi s e m eet s ,

with due regard s o sh ould th e s n ail ,

.

I GBIN s pl an ting s owing

,
.
,
.

I GBIN 3 retching e ffort to rem o v e any inward o b st ru c

, .
,

tion .

I G B I N I K ON
(g b a -ini -kon
) s in fl a m a t io n fe s tering ,
.
,
.

I G E I R o ( gba iro ) s a reckoning calculation

‘
-
coun se l
,
.
, , ,

con s ul tation .

I G B I Y A N J U ( gba -iyan oj u) s per se v erance exh ortation -

, .
,

encouragemen t .

I G B I Y E L E ( gbe -iye l e ) s tru s t confi dence reliance -

,
.
, , .

16 136 s fore s t wood gro ve

, .
, ,
.

134
 I GB

I GB O 3 old age th e ac t of barking like a d o g —Je igb 6

, .
,

j e ito May you

”
enj oy
,
m any d ay s ; ( lit eat old age .
,

and longe vity )

‘
I G B o 3 n am e of a bird which feed s on the egg s of other
, .
,
’

bird s - I gbo w a ille e iy e ke iy o t ii

’

The ig bo
’

.
,
”
s earche s the ne s t s of other b ird s to plunder the m .

1 6 3 0 E G B o s the a c t of rubbing s o a s to peel o ff the

, , .

hu sk .

‘
I G B o s an idol sa crifi c e
,
. a ssembly of prie st s idol wor - -

s hip food of th e sacrifice .

I GBOD U s a gro ve dedicated to the god s OD U and I FA

,
. .

I G B O G I A N s the nam e of a bird,

. .

I G E O I Y A ( gbo aiya) s courage b oldne ss -

,
.
, .

I G B 6J U — oj u ) s b oldne ss a udacity ferocity , .

, ,
.

'

I G B o m J ( gba oku ) s a s tale article that which h a s lo s t

-
,
.

it s s cent or flav our .

-okun s ail can v a s s

I G BOKU N ) s ,
.
, .

I GBONA ( gbo ina) 3 heat warmth fer vency -

,
.
, ,
.

I GBONA AR A 3 heat of th e body fe v er

-
, . .

‘
I c B o n o 3 old farm o v ergro wn with j ungle
, . .

I GBO R O 3 s treet , . .

I o B o s E ( igba — ti -o s e) a dv by and bye till another se a -

, .
,

son .

I G B ON w o I G B o N -R o N ( gbo n
,
-o w o
) s elbow ; a mea s ure from , .

the tip of the middle finger to the elbow cubit .

I G B ON W U —owu ) s a bow u sed for the p nrp ose of card ,

.

ing cotton .

I G B 6 s attention tru s t obedien ce

,
.
, , .

I G B ON R A ( gbon -ara ) s a s haking of the body ( to free ,

.
,

on e s s elf of du st & c )
’

, .

I G B O RAN ( gbo — g ran ) s obedien ce attention , .

, .

I c N sE ( gbon -e sse ) 3 S ee l e s s
’

.
,
.

I G B O K K A N L E ( gb e okkan -l e ) s confidence tru s t affi a n c e -

, .
, , .

I o s o w 6 ( gba-ow o ) s witne ss pledge token

, , .
, , .

I G B U R O ( gbo -iro ) 3 new s intelligence , .

,
.

I GEDE 3 my stery ( applied onl y to super stition s charm s

,
.
, ,

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-
Ba bb al a w o n fo 1 gede ,
The prie s t is s peaking
a my s tery .

‘
I G E R E, s pot . fi sh -
.

I G E s brea s t che s t
, .
, .

I G E P A s bir d sn are
,
.
-
.

I G E s th e act of sitting ( a s a bir d on a tree )

,
. .

I G G 1 s ,
tree woo d —
. I ggi dam o mi I am ma de to feel ,
“
i t ( lit The s tick s trike s m e
, . .

I G G I f Q G E D D E s the banana .
, .

I GGI -Q P E} s the p al m ,
. .

I G G I M Q ( Igg1-I m0 ) s snout prominen t n o se , .

,
.

I GGINA s fi re -wood brand .

,
.

I G I s 6 s a hairy worm which poi son s the foo t if trodden

,
.
,

on .

‘
IGo, bottle decanter
3 .
, .

‘
I G O K E s the act of climbing up as cen sion
,
.
,
.

I G O N G o é w or m found in dunghill s eaten by nati v e s

‘
. .
,
.
,
‘
I G ON G o Q FQ N s th roat windpipe trachea
-
,
.
, ,
.

I G U N L E s landing -place wharf ; the act of landing

, .
,
.

'

S ee I s ti
’
I G o s perplexi ty
, , . .

I G D I GGI 3 large ro ot s which s pring fro m the trunk of

-
,
.
,

t ree s of t h e mim o s a tribe at s om e di s tance abo v e -

,

the ground and s er v e a s s upport s to the paren t ,

s tem .

I GON OJ U G o N s the shin ; the corn er —O ran k o b a oj u

‘

,
. .
,

gon 6 li on kb 11 eran When th e sh 1 n 1 8 not hurt it , ,

s ay s that it h a s n o fle s h
( to protect it ) i e When . .

’
circum s tan ce s do not ari s e to call forth a m a n s re
s ource s he is ap t to think he h as non e , .

I GON -E H O R O
s the wattle tree ,
. .

I GON I LLE s th e corner of the h ou s e

-
, . .

‘
I GUN s the act of climbing up
,
. .

I G U N S the act of pounding or piercing ; turkey buz

, .

—
zard I g11 n ti og u n mi ko j o t i e gfi n y P iercing
.
“
’

( me with a lan ce ) is no t like piercing me with a

”
thorn .

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‘ ’ ' ‘

I n o I n o n o I n o n m o s nakedne ss
, , ,
. .

I n c 1 1m} s the n o s tril — Ti o s s a u ti oru ih 6 im 6 k c) b e

‘

/
’
-
t , .
g .

ille li ai s e bi 6 ba dake aj e p é 6 pin D ay and night

,
“
,

the n o s tril is alw ay s at w ork : when it s top s ( life ) is ,

at an end .

1 11 6 s gra ss field s pared for the s ake of hun ting

,
. .

’
I H U H U s feather do wn ,
. .

I H U L L E -H ULLE ( h u ille ) s origin fir s t beginning -

,
.
, .

IH U R A ( h u-ara) s weakne ss , . .

I H U WA — i w a) s conduct beha v iour

’

.
, ,
.

v il — Ija ui 1 e p e il l u
’ ‘
I J A s s trife w ar figh t battl e e
0 , .
, j , , , .

“
n c o gb ogbo w on li o n i oruko E v ery one i n the
p ,

a s sembly h a s a n ame ; but wh en y o u are s um m one d

‘
in th e n ame of th e as sembly ( in s tead of being
s umm oned i n the n ame of s om e indi v idual in it y o u ,
” ‘
may be sure that ) e vil aw aits y ou Ij a k o b imm o .

”
k i o rt} “
S trife n e ver beget s a gen tle child
, .

‘
I J A I J I s the action of the whirlwind
-
,
. .

I J A E A (j a b a ) s trouble ann oyance

-
,
.
, .

I J A D AN (j e ada ) s rem nant s of fr uit s eaten by b a t s ;

-
,
.

gleaning —Aw a ko ri é s e he ij a dé n li an s a kiri l abbe

.
,
“
iggi We h ad n o Shea nut s to gather ; we were
,
-

obliged to seek about to pic k up th e remnan t s eaten

by the bat s .

‘
I J A D U s s cramble eager con te s t for a thing
-
, .
, .

I J A -FA R A (j a ifa ara ) s negligence s luggi shne s s

- -
, .
, .

I J A J E s ra scal s coundrel
, .
,
.

I J A K A D I s a wre s tling a s truggling

, .
,
.

I J A N N A 3 coming in to the w ay ; re turn to the right

,
.

c our se .

I J A N N U 3 bit ; in s trumen t u s ed in kidnapping ; ( al s o

,
.

call ed K ANGA ) — Ol o gb o n ogb on li aro ij a n n u o ko .

,

kan l i am o i w a enia ; ab a n u) i wa enia a b a bun 0 ’

ko fe ado ni j ojo bi abaj o “

On di fferent pl a n s bit s are ,

m ade one by one m en s character s are known ’

when the charact e r of a man is on ce known ( to be

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I JA

bad e ven ) were h e to be gi v en to you t o r a pre sent

, ,

you w ould n ot ha v e him for he is a s painful to you ‘

as a v ex atiou s m atter .

I J A PA T I s pitched battle s truggle

-
, .
, .

I J A PAT I s th e act of s n atching suddenly from the han d

-
, . .

I J AR o 3 detection of fal seh ood

, . .

I aA s AN s leather guard worn by archer s on the l eft

, .
-

wri s t to pre v en t th e bow string from injuring the

hand .

I J E s a k ind of can e u s ed for arrow shaft s

,
. .

I J E s the s e v en th day
,
. .

l/ I J E 3 race com petitio n — Bi ab a nd 1 j e ui bi is e ow o am a

,
.
,

“
y a n i When w e compete in w ork ing we work
, ,

fa ster ( lit our hand s q uicken ) . .

I J E J I L A ( ijo -eji -la ) s the twelfth day , . .

I J E N I ( ije -oni ) 3 s e v en d ay s h en ce ,
. .

I J E I JEUN (j e -o h un ) s manner or act of eating : corro

, ,
.

s ion .

I J E 3 e ffect produced an s wer

,
.
, .

‘
I J E I JEs I N s fodder h ay
, ,
.
,
.

‘
I J E I J ER E s the flower of I ndian corn
, ,
. .

I J E K A s s norin g , . .

th e act of bearing witne ss te s timony , .

I J E R I N L A ( ijo erin -l e —e wa) s fourteen day s a go fort -

, .
,

nigh t .

I J fis I N ,
3 . S ee I J E .

I J EUN , 3 . S ee I J E .

I J E w 6, confe ssion s . .

1 1 1 I J 1 N s shado w s hade
, ,
.
, .

h i 3 fear dread ; any thing s tartling surpri s e

, .
, , .

h i 3 the act of waking ei t her from s leep o r sluggi sh

,
.
, ,

\
n e ss .

I J I s whirlwind
, . tornad o .

I J I A N D U D U E J IN R I N s a plant u sed as m edicin e for in

, ,
.

faut s .

I J I G ON R ON ( j l go n ro n ) s v alley rav ine -

,
.
, .
 IJI

I J I L A I J I N L A,
, a fam ou s or n otoriou s per son ( u s ed both
s .
,

in a good or bad s en s e ) .

I J i L L E I J i N L E ( ji n -ille ) s depth profundity

, ,
.
, .

’
—
I J I Y A (j e iya) s s u ffering passion .
,
.
,

I J I S E P A L L E ( ij i se -p a —ill e ) s aftern oon ( lit t h e tim e the

-
, .
,
.

sh ado w b egin s to increa s e a s th e su n declin e s

‘ ‘
) .

I J IN J1 J I N I J I N N A 8 di s tan ce depth
, , ,
.
, .

’
I J I G B o s chie f prie s t s head wor shipper s of the god s
,
.
, .

I J 6 s dam e
,
.
-Ti ijo ti a y r) n i is e idin w u ye w u y e n i ise
.
,

igo n gr} anj o anyo o m m o b a n a b a n a ure oko iggi “

Wit h ,

d an cing and with j oy m o v e s al ong th e reptile wrig

gling t o and fro m o v e s along th e w orm ( s uch a m o v e
m en t being con sidered indicati v e of p l ea sure ) ; bu t be
there dancing or rej oicing the child of b a n ab a n a ,

( pro b ably an in s e c t con s tan tly carrying about s mall

chip s o f w o o d) toil s on at it s w oodcutting ; i e o ther s . .

m a y am us e the m s el v e s but the po or m an h a s n o ,

h oliday .

‘
I J o s th e act of leaking
,
. .

'

I J o o t JN ( j e ogun ) s s ucce ss ion to an inheritan ce ; I J O

-
,
.

GUN AJ A G U N ( j a ogun ) s s ol dier warrior

,
-
,
.
, .

I J OKO s s ettlement abode e s tate

, .
, , .

I JOKO -J E s q uietn e ss ,
. .

I J OK U N 3 n am e of a trailing plant
,
. .

I J o w fi (j e ow u ) s j e al o u sy -
,
. .

I J O Y F ( j e -oye ) s a m a n of title ; the ac t of being in ,

.

v e s ted with a title of ran k .

I J O A J 6 8 a ss em bly m eeting co ngregatio n — Ho ui ti

, ,
.
, ,
“
ill u ohba li 0 li agbo The p ublic a ssem bly belong s
, ,

t o the to wn ( but ) a s elect coun cil belong s to th e ,

king .

I J 6 3 d ay a single day
, .
, .

I J o -AGBA 3 m eeting or a ss embl y of the elder s

, . .

I J OK A N L E G B O N ( ijo kan -l e -n i ogbon ) a dv s eldom n ow - -

,
.
,

and then ( lit the space or in ter val of thirty -on e , .

d ay s ) .

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I x A N N 6, e v erity v iolence s . s , .

1 11 AN U ( ko — anu ) s s orrow grief repentan ce , .

, ,
.

I KA A ( a
R k 3 —
garden s quar e E n n it i ab a n 1 .
,
“
ikar a li 0 li a t e t e ba He wh o ow n s the in ner squ are ,

is the own er of th e outer .

’
I 11 A s 1 a dj s tal e n ot n e w
,
coo k ed th e day before ; sour
.
, .

I 11 A W E ( ka iwe ) s th e ac t of reading ; ( lit counting

-
, . .

book ) .

I K AW E A K AW E s the ac t of winding any thing o n a

, ,
.

roller .

I R A W O ( ka —o wo ) 3 p o wer control go v ern ance ,

.
, ,
.

I 11 E s i v ory bone in imitation of i v ory

, .
,
.

I 11 E s cry ; di v i sion ; p artitioning

,
. .

I x E D E ( ke -ode ) s proclam ation ,

. .

I K E D E A FI J I s proclam ation of th e repeal of a law

-
, . .

I KE B E —O FIN s proclamation of p rohibition , . .

I KELE (ke ille ) s partition -

, . .

I K E H I N ( ko ehin ) 3 end i ss ue termination -

,
.
, ,
.

I K E K U N s s nare ,
. .

I 11 i s s alutation
, . .

‘
1 11 1 s compre ssion
, . lau datory recital of a family
lineage .

1 11 1 a ( k e igbe
) s cry h owling -
, .
, .

I K I L L O ( ki-i ll b) s warning exhortation ,

.
,
.

I 11 1 M O L L E ( ki-m o ille ) s pre ss ing tight d o w n compre s -

,
.
,

sl o n .

1 11 1 11 1, 3 ro v ing about , w andering

. .

I 11 1 R o (N ki-
oro n ) s prayer ; ( lit s aluting , . . h eav en ) .

I K I W E JE ( k a i
- w
e
j ),
e s . wrinkle .

I KKA ,
finger toe
S .
,
.

‘
1 11 11 1 3 an animal wi th large eye s and s m all e re c t ear s
, .
,

which li v e s on th e k ola nu t — I w o l e ij e o bi o is e .

ikki hi ? “
You are alway s eating kola n ut s : are
you an ikki
1 11 11 0 3 b am b oo -fi b re s wo v en by w omen in to cl o th
,
. .

1 11 11 6 3 the re d tail of th e parrot : a s troke on the head

,
.
 1 11 0

Oj o pa o dide a luko n y c) a lu k o
’
with the knuckle s .
,

se bi ikk6 baj e Oj o m u ikk6 w o s6 ( When ) th e ,

rain beat upon th e parro t the woodcoc k rejoiced , ,

thinking t hat h is red tail w as spoilt but th e rain ,

only in crea s ed it s beauty -Ma s e k zi n aburo mi ni .

ikk 6 m o D o not s trike my brother with the kn uckle

,

of y our h and any more .

1 11 6 s the act of gathering taking a large n u mber toge

,
.
,

ther —1 k6 eku ru ew o I fe aj a ki ig b 6 n i ib oj i ek u n
.
, ,

s forbidde n in I fe ( so
( A s) carrying du s t i ) n o do
g ,

dare s to bark near the leopard s lair ’

—
IK A O - N U I K AN U s s orrow ( wh ether on accoun
,
.t of fault s

committed or in con s e quen ce of a ffliction ) .

1 11 0 13 13 3 silk ta ssel band

, .
-
.

I K O G U N ( iko -ogun ) s s poil s trophy any thing taken in ,

.
, ,

battle
1 11 0 1 0 —j o ) s the act of gathering together a c c u mu
.

.
, ,

l ation .

I K OJ o -o x o s har ve s t in gathering of far m produce

,
.
,
-
.

1 11 0 11 0 1 11 0 11 1 11 0 3 w olf
, , . .

1 11 0 11 0 3 p ot s aucepan —
“

,
. A gbara c d6 koj o agbara ikoko
, .
,

bi agb e c d6 k a in a aj o bi a si gun iy é n n i ik o k o al u , ,

The s tre n gth of a ( wooden ) m ortar is n ot like the

s trength of an earthen po t place a m ortar on the
( ) ;
fire and it will burn p ound a yam in a pot and it
, ,

will break thro ugh ( th e bottom ) .

‘
I 11 0 11 0 is A s a s mall p ot
-
, . .

‘
1 11 0 11 0 1 A B A s pipe bowl of a pipe ( called al s o
- '

, .
, ,

O G U N so ) .

h o w 3 a carryi n g away
,
. .

I K O N K O S O s rat trap ( b aited with corn or yam s)

, . .

I K O K U K O 8 bad teac hing fal se doctrine

,
.
, .

1 11 0 T 1 3 pin of iron bone o r wood u s ed by wo m en for

, .
, , ,

combing the head an d adju s ting th e hair .

1 11 6 s cough
, .
—O n ik o k o sa lum o .
“
A man troubled ,
”
with a cough can ne ver hide him self .

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1 11 6, the act of ro ofing or ere c ting a building ; th e act

s .

of teaching ; entanglemen t ; sk ein of cotton — Mo s é .

,
”
ik6 o wu m erin I bough t four s kein s of cotton , .

1 11 0 s the ac t of crying aloud

, . cock crowing the act of -

s ho v elling ; th e act of writing .

’
1 11 0 s refu sal
,
. .

1 11 0 s m e ssen ger amba ss ador delegate

,
.
, , .

1 11 0 11 0 3 pri v ate corner s ecret place —I l< o k o aiye ya

‘ ’

, ,
. .

“
j u ik o k o ti o run 10 The corn er in th e world ( of ,
”
s en s e ) is better than a corner of the w orld of s pirit s .

1 11 o L A ( k o ila ) s th e ac t of tattooing -
circum ci sion
, . .

1 11 0 L L E — ille ) 3 head farmer

‘
.
,
.

‘
1 11 0 L L 11 s a ss ault attac k .
, .

1 11 0 N I KUN 3 sq uirrel
, , . .

1 11 6N I K t iN s full n e ss s welling ri sin g addition

, , .
, , ,
.

1 11 0 N D 0 ( ikon O do ) s s welling of a brook flood -

,
.
,
.

1 11 0 N 1 11 U N s m uc u s
, , . .

I 11 0 N 1 s in s tru ction
, . .

1 11 0 N W 6S I L L E ( kon -w o si ille ) s o v erflow - -

,
. .

I K O S I L L E ( k ti -si-ille ) s rebellion re v olu tion ,

.
,
.

I K OS SE ( kc -e ss e ) s th e act of tripping ; s tumbling -bloc k ; , .

hinderan ce .

I K OS S E -B A AK o ss E -E A 3 chan ce u nexpected occurren ce

, ,
.
,
.

1 11 6 3 de ath ; that w hich may cau s e death ; a w orm

,
.

which eat s th e k ola nut .

111 U s gable e nd
, . .

I K U D U s a clay pit fil led with water ( a l s o calle d OG OD D o )

,
. .

I k udu p a e sin e n y b o mbowa ipa o m m o enia ( When “ ’

,
’
your neighbour s) hor s e fall s in to a pit y ou sh ould no t
rej oice at it for ( your own ) child m a y fall in to it ,
”
too .

1 11 11 11 U s fi s t clen ched h an d
"

.
, ,
.

1 11 UN s belly s tom ach ab dom en -I k 1i n babba o ri s a

,
.
, ,
.
,
“
The belly is th e chief of the god s ; be cau se it '

claim s the fir s t attentio n .

1 11 U N 3 S ee 1 I1 O N
,
. .

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I L AM o nA N ( la -imo oran
) s a propo s er one wh o m ake s a -
, .
,

sugge s tion .

‘
I L AN N A s a m arking o u t of a path or road ; .

o rdinance .

I L A R A, S . enVy .

I LA R I ,
king s m e ssenger hera l d
s .
’

, .

I L E 3 addition
,
. .

I L E K E ( l e -ok e) s th at w hich is u p p erm o s t top s tone

,
.
, ,

u pper garment .

I LE R A — ara) 3 h ealth s trength ,

.
, .

I LE R I —eri) s pro mi se agreemen t boasting a ssurance

,
.
, , ,
.

I LLE 3 hou s e room hom e abode

, .
, , ,
.

I b ar a n i ille aw o di ati ip e ille a gan ra n I w6 is the

“
,

abode of th e p arro t I bar a is the land of th e hawk ,

”
but w h ere is th e territory of the green parro t ?
I LLE ABE R E s needle -cas e
-
,
. .

I LLE A S E I LLE -IDANA I LLE O NJ E 3 kitch en coo king

-
, ,
-
, .
,

hou s e .

I LLE A T Q) s bladder
-
,
. .

I LLE EE O s inn
-
, . .

I L LE IDANA s kitch en
-
,
. .

I LLE -i D E s cu s tody place of s ecurity

,
.
, .

I LLE -I G B EJ o s court j u dgm en t hall ,

.
, .

I LLE -I so s watch hou se watch -tower tower

,
.
-
, , .

I LL E -I 11 B W E I LLE I W E s s ch ool -h o u s e ,
-
, . .

I LLE —1 Y A W 6 s bride -cham b er ,

. .

I LLE -E M iJ s lock -up h ou se cell where per son s ar

, .
,

re sted for debt &c are kept ,

. .

I LLE -I S O s s tall s tabl e fold

, .
, ,
.

I LLE EJO S court court room

- -
,
.
,
.

I LLE -E iv E s bird s ne s t cage , .

’

,
.

I LLE -ENNI I LLE -E Y IN s war -tent made of m at s

, , . .

I LLE -o v 1 N s beehi v e , . .

I LLE -O R ISA 3 h ou se o f the god s , . .

I LLE s a kin d of bird s nare baited with a cricke t

, .
, .

I L L E R U 3 iron furnace
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I L L E T o, town v illage s .
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I LLE s earth land ground a town

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, , ,
.

I LLE B A E B A s fatherland
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,
. .

I L L E D U D U I L L E D U s m anure black earth , , .

,
.

I L L E -1 N 1 I LL E -N I N I s inheritan ce a po sse ssion

, ,
.
, .

I LLE -O B B A s a kingdom territory , .

,
.

I L L E P A -OKU s grav e co v ered up s ur face of a gra v e , .

, .

I LLE -o k U s burial ground , . .

I L L E s E 8 beginning com mencem ent

, .
, .

E
I LL sU def ect v it is dark
-
,
. . .

I L L E W U s s oft hair ; s oft down on a palm tree

,
. .

I L L E K E, s . b e a ds .

I L L E x E-0 P 0 L 6s frog s s pawn — I ll e k e opol 6 k o y in o l é , .

’
.

li oj u F rogs spawn ( which re semble s bead s) doe s

,
’

n ot attrac t th e attention of th e robber .

—
I L L E K U N ( ille ekun ) S door .
, .

I LLU s nation country tow n v illage language a people ;

,
.
, , , , ,

assembly of the elder s c ourt , .

I LLU A iG B E D E 8 one no t unders tanding another s lan

-
,
.
’

guage a barbarian , .

I LLU NLA I LLU -Q B B A 3 capital city

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, , . .

I LL U -KEJE s h amlet v illage . .

,
.

I L O s the act of u sing u sage ; the act of bending ela sticity

,
.
, , .

I L o I LO R O s porch at th e e ntrance of a compound or

—
.
, ,

0 m li am} k i ato w olle

“
s uar e 11 O n e mu s t go
q ,
”
th rough the p orch before entering the sq uare .

1 L 0 s6 ( lo s o ) s a p eculiar sitting po s ture . .

I L o A M ) 3 departure
, ,
. .

I L 6 s the act of twi s ting or w re sting a de viation from

,
.
,

the righ t path .

1 L 0 s warning ; public in q uiry after a thin g — Bi an kilo

/ ,
.

fun o ki o kilo fun ra re

’
When you are warned ’

,
, ,
”
w arn y our s elf .

I L OL OR ON I L o L O R ON P A ( lo -ui-oro n -p a ) s the act of s tran

, , .

gling .

I L 0 R A s sloth tar dine ss

, .
,
.

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 I L O RQ weal th riche s
, s .
, .

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I L U s drum ; s troke blow
,
.
, .

I L U s awl gimlet any in s trumen t to bore with

, .
, , .

I L U H A l L U M o 3 being hidden ; con cealmen t

, ,
. .

I M A D o 3 w ild b oar — Aka n se li o ffa im ado j zigan oro k i

, . .

ipa a s o The arrow s intended for th e wild boar ,

m u s t be m ade to order ; a comm on p oi soned arro w

will n o t kill that s av age ( ani mal ) .

I M A L L E s a Mahommedan — D i 0 ti w u ui li as e im a ll e
’

,
. .

enni 0 fi apa c le dde j e s a ri “

A n y on e m ay practi s e ,

h is Mahomm edan wor ship as i t is m o st con venient

'

he m ay make h is breakfa s t o f a pig s foot ’

.

I M A R A D U R O ( imu ara duro ) s continence - -

, . .

I M A T I K O s an in s trumen t t o a ssi s t in drawing a bow w ith

,
.

greater force .

I M A w o s the act of taking a form or likene ss in carnation

, .
,
.

I M ELLE s idlen e ss indolen ce ,

.
, .

IM E R I I M U -E R I s remo v al of filth p urifi cation

, , .
, .

‘
I M 1 s the act of s h aking
, . .

I M 1 L L E ( mi -ille ) I s E L L E ( se -ille ) s a s haking of the , ,

.

earth earth quake , .

‘
I M I -P o s a s haking togeth er , . .

I M i s the act of breathing re spiration

, .
, .

I m1 s1 AM 1 s1 s th e act of breathing into in s piration

, ,
.
, .

I M M 1 s dung , S ee I GBE
. . .

—
I M OJ U o I M O G U N J U O ( m o gun j
,
u o
) s the fore fi n ge r - - -
,
. .

I M O Y E s pro v idence fore sight perception

,
.
, , .

1 M 6 p er s p ron I
,
. . .

I M o s the no s e
,
. .

l iv1 o I M U s the ac t of drinking ; the act of building

, ,
. .

‘
I M D s knowl edge ; interpretation
,
.
— T 11 i mo o ro n a k i 1 1 .
’

l e iye ui “
I nterpret the word to me that it m ay b e
’

\
intelligible .

I mo —o so N s a s mal l — l eav ed plan t found by th e w a t e rside

, .
'

and in m o u ntain region s ( u s ed sy m b o llic a l ly to in ,

d ic a t e that a matter is well kno w n ) .

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I NA

I N A-E W E x o blo ssom ,

s . .

I N A s expenditure of m oney ; barter bargain trade

,
.

, , .

I N A Bi s a kind of plan t which produce s bli s ter s

,
.
.

I NAJ A s trade ; trader merchant -Oyibo babba inaj a

, .
,
.
,

“
aj e bab b a te n i teni The white m an is the fath er of ,
”
merchant s ( want of) m oney is the father of di sgrace , .

I N A 11 i 1 11 0 s the baboon the U ran -utan

, , .
, .

I N AK U N A ( ina-ki-ina) s w a s tefulne ss p ro fl iga c y ,

.
, .

I NAN I R AN s sight seeing ; v i sion — Mo ri iran 1 sa w

, , , .
,
“

a v i sion .

I NA E 6 — ir 0 ) s standing p o s ture —N ar 6 S tand up,

. .
,
.

G bogbo w on mbe ni inar 6 They are all s tanding ,

.

I N A w 6 I N A ( na o wo ) s expenditure of m oney — Oku

,
-
, . .

in a w 6 Thank you for your kindne ss

, .

I N A w o — owo) s the act of s tretchi ng out th e hand ,

. .

I N i s po ss e s sion s good s
,
.
, .

i
IN LA ( n i— ila ) s m agnitude s ize v a stne ss , .
,
,
.

I NI B A I LA R A —ara) 3 freedom liber ty

, ,
.
, .

I N I R A s di fficulty s trait perple x ity ; n eed ; p o v erty

, .
, , .

I NI B AN —iran ) 3 remini scence remembrance ,

.
, .

1 N 6 I N U s the in side mind thought womb

, ,
.
, , , .

1 N 6 f ollow ed by B AJ E v rt to be s orrowful , . . .

1 N 6B I B I a dj iras cible , . .

I N 6 -BUBU R U s a w icked heart , . .

I N o -D 1 D 0 N s gladne ss ,
. .

I N o -DUDU s a b a d heart ,
. .

I N O PUNPUN s a pure h eart

-
,
. .

I N O -N I B I N I s p er secution unpro v oked annoyance

, .
,
.

I N o N a o N s pain in the s tomach

-
,
. .

I N 6 -R E R E 3 candour bene v olence ,( lit good heart

.
) , ,
. .

I N 6-v 6 1 N U Y 6 I N 6f ollow ed by Y 6 v a to feel a m elting

, , ,
. .

of the bo wel s yearn feel compa ssionate be tender , , ,

hearted .

I PA 3 track way path foot s tep ; c our se

,
.
, , , .

—
I PA G ALLA s the s lot or track of a deer ,
. .
,

I P A s the act of killing murd er

. . the act of hatching or ,

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 I PA

pro ducing ; peeling o ff the bar k of a tre e ; sl o v enly

execution .

I P A -I M 0L L E , ass a ssination s . .

I P A s kick ; rupture s trength force ability ; epilep sy

,
.
, , , ,

( c alled al s o WAR A P A) .

I P A 8 nam e of a bird
, . .

I P A -DA 3 return
,
. .

I P A D E ( p a ade ) s a m eeting a coming together

-
,
.
,
.

IP A P E P E (p e - a fe fe ) s the act of taking th e air recreation , . .

I PA H IN s the ac t o f sharpening th e teeth

,
. .

I PA L L E M 6 ( p a — ille m o ) 3 preparation -
,
. .

I FAKA R A I PAK A ( ipa-ika-ara) s a spaciou s bac k yard

, , .

en clo sed with m ud wall s .

-eh in keke
I PA H I N K E K E (p a
) s gna s hing the teeth -
, . .

I P A I Y A( p a ai ya ) s p anic great fear

-
, .
,
.

—
I PA 11 A( p a okka) s c o r n fl oor barn ,
.
,
.

I P A 11 6 s the hollo w be tween the back of th e head and

,
.

th e nec k .

I P A P A P APA 3 leaf of th e plant K EKE ( u s ed for p a

'

, , .

laver s auce ) ; plain gra ssfi e l d — Aki ifi oran ip ap a ,

.

10 eja aki ifi bran o do il c) afe

, N o one sh ould a sk ,

the fi sh of what take s place in the pl ain ; nor should

”
th e rat be ask ed of what take s place i n the water .

I P A L L E M 6-0 11 0 ( p a -ille -m o ) s har v e s t in gathering , .

,
-
.

I P A -M 6 3 act of keeping a thing s e curely ac t of hiding

,
.
, .

I PA M o R A — m o -ara ) s forbearan ce , . .

-enia man laughter murder

I P A N I
, I PA N I A (p a ) s s ,
.
,
.

I P A N K O R O OM M 6 3 girl lass ; a plant called al s o K o ,

.
, ,

R O P OM U .

I P AN N A ( ipa onna ) place room I w o-mbe ui ip an n a ,

3 .
, .
-

mi You are in my room

,
.

I P A N P A s bargain ; arrangement by whi ch th e price of

,
.

any article is fixed by all traders m utual agreement

between traders .

I PA PA s gr assfi e l d pas ture ground

, .
,
-
.

I P A P o s the ac t of mingling
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,
. .

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 I PA

I PA R A ( p a ara ) s suicide ; the act of anoi nting one self ;

-
, .

ru s t corro sion ,
.

'

I P A R A M Q ( p a ara m o ) s lowline ss s ubmi ssion - -

. .
, .

I PA R I — ori ) s the ac t of completion termination end ,

.
, , ,

p oint .

I PA R I s baldne ss,
. .

I — a— —ebo the act of killing for acrifice

PA R U B o
p ru
) s s ,
. .

I P A R U N s de s truction a n nihilation
-
, .
,
.

I P A ss E ( ipa e ss e ) 3 track footpath -

, .
, .

I P E 3 call ; act of calling ; the horn u sed for that pu rpo se

,
. .

I P E s a s tate of being right or perfect ; perfec tion

, .
,
.

I P E Ji ( p a -eji ) s an Opening between th e upper fron t ,

.

teeth ; a flaw in clo th produced by dropping th e ,

thread i n w eaving .

I PELE ( p a ele ) s a di s tant relation -

,
. .

I PEL E 3 additio n that which is put i n the top of o the r

,
.
,

things .

I P E J E s in vitation to a fea s t
, . .

I P E L E JO ( p e —n i—ejo ) 8 ac t of calling to j udgm ent ,

. .

I P E N P E J U s eyebro w eyela sh
- -
, .
,
.

I PE R E 3 s mall snail s
,
. .

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I P E S E ( p a e s e ) s pro v i sion pro v iden ce
-
,
.
, .

I PE T E ( p a e te ) s i ntention -
,
. .

I P E s s upplication en treaty
,
.
, .

I P E s s oj ourn the act of s taying

,
. ear of I ndian corn a ,

fi sh s cale ; s m all flat s tick on which raw c otton is

wound .

I p a p e s fi sh s cale s cab
,
.
-
.

I P E P 0N ( p a efo n ) 3 nam e of an o fficer in the capital

- a , .

con s table .

I P E FO N G B E S E s petty deb t s , . .

I P E 11 A ( p a -e ka) s s hoo ting forth branche s ,

. .

I P E 11 U N ( p a ekun ) 3 end termination -

,
.
,
.

I P E P E K U N ( pe pe -okun ) 3 s m all s e a — shell ; shel l

’

.
, .

I PER E s younger m embers of a com munity ; you n g peo

,
.

ple e specially s uch as are un m arried

,
.

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 IRA

I R A, th e n am e of a specie s of hor s e th e act of rolling

s .

on th e ground like th e h or se —E sin m i nyi ir a nin o .

a n rin My h or e rolled on th e s and

y s ,
.

\
I R A D D O s tender em o tion li v ely co mp assion
, .
,
.

I R A L L E s l ath s , . .

I R A L L E S e v en ing aftern oon

, .
— Oj o di ira l l e dedde “
,
Th e .
,

da y is n ear e ventide .

I R AN s sigh t spectacl e exhibition v i sion ; generation

,
.
, , , ,

race progeny — At i iran di iran babba w a 11 15 b o iru

, .

ori s a w o n y i ri F ro m one generation of our father s ,

to another we n e v er wor shipp ed s uch a G od a s thi s .

I R A N D I R A N 3 generation after gen eration

,
. .

I R A N L o w 6 I R A N w 6 ( ran -n i o w o ) 8 h elp aid a ssi s tance

,
-
,
.
, , .

‘
I R A N N A s the act of pu rcha sing a righ t of way ; p a ss
,
.

p ort .

I R A N U 3 l o ss of appetite
, . .

I R A N s E s m e ssenger s er v an t o fficer con s table ; the act

, .
, , ,

of sending or d e spatching ; mi ssion .

I R A N so s the act of s ewing ; on e who sew s ; tailor

, . .

I R AN T 1 s reme mbran ce
—
. .
,

I RA N WU ow u ) 3 spinn er S ee A R A N W U , . . .

I R A w o s s tar — I raw o sa n s im s an a l o mm o l c hin bi

‘
-
.
, .

“
o su a T winkling tw inkling twinkling s tar s like
p , , , ,

s o m any chicken behind th e m oo n .

I R A w o -T I T AN s brigh t s tar ,
. .

I R A w o I LLE I w AJ E 5 plant u s ed a s m edicine for infan t s

- -
, ,
. . .

I R E O R E s goodne ss fav our benefit a ble ssing w ell

, ,
.
, , , ,

wi shin g — I re ki li ori s a se fun abu k e ti obi o m m o ti

“
0 so 6 li O risa gb e mi What good hav e the god s ,

done to the hunchbac k to m ake hi m name his child ,

O risa gb e m i ( Th e god h a e ble ed m e )

s v s s ? i e Why . .

s houl d I acknowledge kindne ss W here I ha v e only

experien ced e v il
I R E S cur s e e xecration imprecation th e act of s pri n g
’

, .
, ,

ing or going o ff as a s nare or th e l o ok of a gun , .

I bon mi ré iré ojij i My gun went o ff s u ddenly , .

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 I RE

I R E, 3play amu sement ; the act of running

.
,
.

I R EDE O R U s re v elling
-
, . .

I R E G iJN s a ter m of reproach ap p lied to an ungrateful

, .

per s on —O r0 ti emi n so ki ise ireg u n ki ise iré

.
‘
,

The w ord 1 ha ve Spoken 1 3 ne i th er a cur se n or a

.

reproach .

I R E 11 E 3 s ugar ca n e —
, I re k e n i iw a j u e s u adu iggi ki
. .
,
“
ise omi si n i li ennu The s ugar can e h a s a better
’

quality than the bullru sh : there are n ot many plan t s

( lit tree )
s which can s upply th e m outh wi th s uch s a
.
p .

I R E -I1 OJA s a pa ssing o v er p a ss o v er ; tran sgre ssion

, .
, ,

tran si tion .

I R EN 1 ( re -oni ) 3 four day s hence , . .

I R E P A s tre s p a ss ; tran s gre ssion

-
, . .

I R E -P E 8 fragmen t s or rem nan t s of cloth

,
. .

I R E R A ( re -ara) s pride , . .

1 R E T I ( — 8 t l> s hope expectation a clean sing of the ear

,
.
, .

I R E s a k ind of cricket which burrow s under ground ;

,
.
,

co n s olati on c o mfort ; fatigue wearine ss : fall of th e , ,

‘
leaf ; gloo mine ss I yan m u ire y 6 iyan rc) ire rii .
, ,

When there is fam ine the cric k et is fat ; when the

famine is o ver the cricket is poor Thi s s enten ce is .

s im ply a play u pon v ariou s s ound s diffi cul t to pro

nounce in rapid s ucce ssion C f PA T A K ANAKA NA

A .
, .

I R E s friend ship agreem en t concord ; adhe sion ; t h e act

,
.
, ,

of cutting with a knife car ving .

I R E s the nam e of a tree

, . .

I R E -J E s cheat deception impo sition

,
.
, ,
.

I R E L L E ( re -ille ) s the s tate of being l o w s ub mi ssion ,

.
, ,

hu mility h umiliation ,
.

I R E P 0 s conco r d agreemen t friend sh ip

, .
, , .

I R i s s ight v i sion
, .
,
.

I R 1 s de w mi s t —O ni li egb 6u olla iri w o w o n i is e

‘
, .
,
.
,

e gb 6n (i o To day i s the elder bro th er o f t o m orro w

j ,
- -
,

and a copio u s de w is the elder brother of the ram .

I R I J iJ s tru s tworthy s er vant s te w ard

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.
,
.

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I R 1N,walk life con ver s ation c onduct tickling
s .
, , , .

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I R 1 N 0 PA -1 P o 3 rapid j ourney e x peditiou s trav el
-
, .
, .

I R 1 N 3 iron iron n ail

,
.
,
.

I R 1 N s a kind of rat trap ; frui t of a certain trailing

,
.

plan t ( s ometim e s calle d AG BA R I N ) .

I R 1 N A N I B I R A N ( ri -iran ) s sigh t spectac l e

, , .
, .

I R 1 N D 0 s n au s ea sickne ss ; ( lit a tic k ling of t h e l i v er )

,
.
,
.
.

1 R 1 N L E s dampne ss m oi s ture
,
.
, .

I R I R A s di slike h atred
,
.
,
.

‘
I R o I R O N o s n arration ; con sideration ; agitation ; v ex a
, ,
.

tion cal culation c oun sel ad vice , .

I R o s th e act of dropping o r dripping

,
. .

I R o 1 N A 11 1 s th e U ran -utan
, , . .

I R 6 3 s ound noi se m ade by colli sion ; n ew s in t e l l i

,
.
, ,

gen ce ; standing p o s ture ; erection of a roof .

I R O R 1 N o J E ( ro b a in d-j e ) s remor s e p ain grief angui sh

'
- -
.
, , , ,
.

I R OJ U ( ro oju ) s s orro w ; v exation ; perplexity ; inde

-
, .

c sion i .

I R OKO , s . farm labour ; agricul turi s t .

‘
I R o xo , s . a specie s of th e O11 R o .

I R 0 11 6, s . a running v egetable wh o s e l eaf ,

is us ed for
s auce .

I R 0 11 0, th e nam e of a tree u sed in buildin g —N i k e

s .

kere 11 as ipa e k an iro k o Th e sprout of th e iro k o ,

tree mu s t be pl u ck ed when i t is yet tender .

I R 0 11 U R 0 ( r o -k i iro ) s con cupi sce n ce e v il de sire -

, .
,
.

‘
I R O NA ( ro -onn a) s the act of m eeting b y appointment ; ,
.

a sp y wh o rec o nn oi tre s an en em y s po sition ’

I R O N 6 s con sideratio n or s tirring up th e mind

, .
, .

I R 0 N 0 P 1 W A D A s repe n tance , . .

I E O R A s ache s p ain s prod u ce d by w o und s or brui se s

, .
, ,
.

I R O G E A s a ss embly of th e elder s con sultation of elder s

,
.
,
.

I R O 8 e qual c om panion fellow

, .
, , .

‘
I R o s a k ind of ca k e ; com fort ea s e
,
. S ee I R o R A ,
. .

An i ki aj e i ro ki si n fo n n i li or gin ’
ni o
’

The iro w a s pre sen ted to us a s s ome t hing which

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IR U

I R iiL A ( iru -ila

) S th e okro or ila s eed , . .

I R U L L U ( iru illu ) s the act of s tirring the town i n to an

-
,
.

uproar ; in surrection .

I R U M M o I R U -O M M O ( iru-o m mo ) 3 s eed offspring

, ,
.
, .

I R U -0 M 1 3 wa v e , . .

I R UN 6 ( r u-ino ) s in dignation ; ( lit s tirring of the mind )

,
. . .

I R U N L E ( run -ille ) s the act of undermining the ground ,

.

in order to rob .

I R U PEPE s v exation di s plea s ure ; h ealthy grow th

-
, .
, .

I R iiR U I R U U R U s v ariety differen t kind s

, , .
, .

‘
I R U Y A ( ru -ai ya ) s e metic ,
. .

I RU G R i N
( iru -igbin ) S seed ( re s er v ed for s owing
) , . .

I sA 3 hole ra t s h ole burro w gra v e n am e of a running

’

, , , ,
.

plant .

I sA S fligh t ; th e act of drying ; a p oin ted s tic k u sed for

,
.

digging earth S ee I S A . .

I S A B o T I
( sa -boti ) s o uter court S ee A T E L L E BOS I ,
. . .

IS A 11 6D 0 IS AK O 3 n ame of a plan t u sed for s auce

'

,
.
,
.

I S A s attem p t m ade by a wea k to attack a s tronge r per

,
.

“ ”
so n -M o k u is a s i i I made an attemp t at him
. , .

’
I S A L L E a dv down belo w be n eath
, .
, , .

IS AN 3 paym en t retali a tion

, .
, .

I sAN s the act of s plitting or making a fi ssure ; thun

,
.

dering .

I sAN 3 nine day s s pace ; name of a s nake

’

. .

,
‘
IS AN 3 impro ved heal th con v ale s cence
,
.
, .

IS ANNI ( i s an —oni) a nine day s h ence ,

. .

I S A N S A ( s a sa) s fugiti v e de erters - —I sa n sa k o y a n eg u n

, .
,
.
,

“
isa nsa k o ik a w d obb e A fugiti v e ne v er s top s to pick ,

the thorn s from h is foot neith er d oe s he m a k e ch oice ,

”
of his s auce .

I S A -OKU s gra v e s epul chre to mb

,
.
, ,
.

-M O s th e ac t of hiding conceal men t

I SA P - A ,
.
,
.

I S I 3 a n ew thing in ven ted or created ; a m e m o ra b le

'

.
,

time .

I S E s in quiry of a s tranger ; di s tilling li k e dew

‘
.

,
.

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‘
I sE L L E ( S e ille ) s earth qua k e -
,
. .

I S I M I s re s t p au s e
-
, .
,
.

IS I M I s re s t ce ss atio n fro m w ork

, .
,
.

IS IN 3 s er vice the ac t of s er ving another ; the act of

’

, ,
.

ten ding cattle religion .

k m s the act of burying or hiding

,
. .

1 5 1 N 11 11 ( sin -ok u ) s burial funeral burying of th e dead

'

.
,
.
, ,

I s r s1 v 1 a dv lately n o w
- -
, .
,
.

I S O 3 th e ac t of tying
, . the s tate of being tied .

I s 6 s a breaking wind
, . .

I S O FI N ( so o fi n ) s prohibition -
, . .

I s o xo ( s o o k ko ) s m oorage that by which ship s are

-
, .
,

m ade fa s t .

I s o -vi G I 3 m arriage
-
, . .

I s o s the act of throwing with th e hand ; a telling

,
.

forth ; a shooting forth ; a j o m l n g together of di vided

part s ( a s of a cal aba sh or the w oun d of a p er s on or
,

tree ) .

‘
I so 3 q uarter s tation place allotted to a per s on or
, .
, ,

thing ; quarrel ; murmuring grumbling —Aki i w a , .

“
ala s o a lla n i iso elep o A man in white linen is ,

ne ver l ooked for i n th e palm -oil m arket .

I s o AGBA s th e re s ort or s eat of th e e lder

-
, . s — K uro ni iso
”
a gba A way fro m the place of the elder s
,
.

I so D o M M o ( so di o m mo) s adop tion - -

,
. .

I s o k A ( so ,
ok a ) s bird -s nare s e t with guinea corn
-
,
.
- .

I so K A L L E ( so k a -ille ) s de s cent a going do wn -

,
.
, .

I so xUN I so N K U N ( so n ek u n ) s a mourner ( a nam e a p

,
-
, .

plied to femal e children a s they are the chief ,

m ourner s on th e death of a paren t ) — O bi iso kfi n 0 .

,
“
hi i w a l l e He begat a m ourner ( i e a daughter ) and
,
. .

a grav e digger ( i e a - . .

I S OK U S O ( so k i iso) s mi s chie v ou s or e v il wo rd idle tale

- -
, .
, ,

unm eaning talk .

I S O L L E ( so ille ) s fo un dation ( wheth er of s tone or

‘
- .
,

m u d) .

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I so v E As o vE
, ( y ) explan ation so - e ,
s . .

I so N s fountain s pring —
, . Aki ire n i i son l o ida S l ibu , ,

N 0 one sh ould draw water fro m th e s pring to

s upply the aby ss ; i e N o po or m an s h o uld depri v e . .

him self of h is sm all property to m ake p re sent s to

th e rich .

‘
1 s0 N s accu sation
,
. .

1 s 0 N N U ( so enn u ) s the fir s t m eal of the M ahom med a n s

-
,
.

in the e vening of their fas ting day s .

‘
I so r r E ( se -otte ) s rebelliou s act s edition ,
.
,
.

I S U s the act of puzzling p erplexity w eari s om ene ss ;

,
.
, ,

s corbu tic erup tion ; retailing of li q uor .

‘ “
IS UN 3 act of s leeping ; ( an euph e mi s m for death
,
.

accu sation .

I s A I S A s a running plan t u s ed m e dicin ally

, ,
. .

‘
I S A O R iJ s a pitcher for con v eying water ; th e act of
, ,
.

gathering things scattered by picking them up indi

v idually ; c h oice .

Is A J o ( se -aj o ) s an xiety p e rple xity ,

.
, .

'

I S A J IJ ( s e -iwaj u) a dj the forem o st , . .

I S A -GE R E 3 name of a plant , . .

I S A L o G B E ( s a ui ogbe ) s a being w ounde d w ound

- -
,
.
, .

I sA N A ( sa -in a ) s fli n t and s teel ,

. .

‘
I SAN -O M I s tide current ,
.
,
.

I sA— o o B U G E U 3 nam e of a kind of plant , . .

'

I s A N i J ( se -anu) s manife s tation of pity or compa ssion

, , . .

I sAN w o ( san -ow o ) s em ptine ss the ac t of being em pty , .

,

handed th e m otion of the h and in w alking .

I S APA s the s orrel

,
. .

I s AP E ( s a-a p ei ) s the act of cl ap ping hand s , . .

I S A s N s a s auce pot — I ya n i ti o m m o ri is asun iy a

‘
-
a
, .

“
nj e did o n o mm o nj e oru The po t lid l S alway s ,
-

badly o ff ; for the pot get s all the s weet a n d the lid ,
”
n othing but the s team .

I S E K U s E I S E K I sE ( se ki ise ) s unlawful action wicked

,
- -
,
.
,

deed .

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I s 1 11 0
‘
( i i
s oko ),
- 3 . S ee I S I AG B U o B o .

1 s 1 11 1 1N ( k un ) s rem s i-
ainder remnan t ,
.
, .

I s I N s a k ind of running plan t ; a kin d of pu m p

, .

kin .

I s 1N N A ( si onna) 3 error mi ssing of the road

-
, .
,
.

‘
I e N U ( s i-ennu ) s appetite , . .

‘
I S I R o 1 R o ( s e iro ) 3 accou n t reckoning
,
-
,
.
,
.

I s I s E ( s i se ) 3 wrong action-
,
. .

I s l v E M E J I ( s e -iye m ej i) s doubtfulne ss s cruple -

,
.
, .

I s6 3 iron nail
,
. .

1 s o N 6 ( s o -in c ) s pa ssion pee v i shne ss ,

.
, .

‘
I s o w o ( se owo ) s trading th e act of trading trader
-
,
.
,
.

I s o w o mbe li orun n a w o n a w o mb e n i ib oj i The la ,

b o ure r is alway s in the su n t h e landowner is a l way s ,

in the sh ade i e one toil s the other reap s th e . .

,

fruit .

I SO R O ( s e o ro ) s difficul ty -
, . .

1 s 0 R o s s e v erity, p ro v ocation
. .

I s 6 3 watch guar d ; go v ernan ce

, .
, s u p erin ten den ce ; ,

w ard .

I S OK A N ( se — okan ) ( se o k an ) s c on cord u nion agree -

, .
, ,

ment .

I s0 N N A ( s o s the act of d oing an y m echanical .

wor k .

‘
I S ON N A -Aw o ( s e onn a) s tanner ; leather worker on e -
, .
-
,

who work s in leather .

‘
I S ON N A A so s tailor -
,
. .

I so R A ( so -ara s caution watchfulne ss .

, .

I S O R A N ( s e oran ) s a faul ty p er son one wh o h as com

-
,
.
,

m it t e d him self - I s0ran ui is e ij o H e who com mits

‘
.
,
”
him self is al way s an xiou s .

I so r r E ( s e -otte ) s sedition the act of m aking a di v i , .

,

s ion .

I S U 3 ball or lump of an y thing round ; l oaf

,
.
, .

I sU s yam s oft part of a fruit pulp

, .
,
.

I sU 3 emi ssion e v acuation

,
.
,
.

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the s tate of being dark (a s a conden sed rainy

'

1 s t 1, s .

cloud ) dar k ne ss .

I S U R A ( s u-ara) s trea sure ; the ac t of entru s ting to one s

’

.
,

care .

I S U B fJ ( s e —ibu ) 3 fa l l of a heavy thing , . .

I S U ODDE s a wi l d yam eaten by hun ter s

-
, .
, .

I S U O P E s palm cabbage
-
,
.
-
.

‘
I T A 3 act of s e l ling s a l e ; a kin d of ye l low an t called
,
.
, ,
‘
al s o OTT A c r I T T A a formidable fo e to the white
, ,

ant .

I T A 3 s treet an open place in the front of a building ;

,
.
,

the open air — I tta m e tta k o ko nn ci ebo The j unc

.
,

tion of th e ro ad s doe s n ot dread sacrifice s S acri .

fi ce s intended to av ert calamity are al w ay s expo s ed

in a place where s e veral w ay s m eet w hereby the ,

impending e vil is suppo sed to be altogether di ssi

pated .

I T A 3 nam e of tree m uch u sed for fire w ood

, . .

I T A s woof, the thread that cro ss e s the warp

, . warm th
heat ( of the sun ) p ungen cy ( a s of pepper ) the hang
ing up of clothe s or curtain s ; the act of hoi sting a
s ail ; fulne s s .

I T A IT ANI s s ting pain

, , .
, .

I T A D O G U N ( e tta -di -ogun ) s a s pace of s e v e n tee n day s ,

. .

I t ado gu n li ajo E gb a A rou n d of se venteen day s is ,

”
th e m eeting of the E gbas There are many .

’
s a v ing s cl ub s am ong th e E gbas : the member s meet

to depo sit their con tribution s ( called E sri) at a cer

tai n fixed inter v al of time us ually e very fifth market ,

day each member in turn take s the whole of the sum

contributed on a single day until th e rotation is com ,

p l e t ed Tho s e wh o come fi r s t on the li s t s ecure in thi s

.

w ay a larger capital to di spo s e of than they would hav e

b een able to com mand from th e ir own una ssi s ted
re s ource s ; and the member s who se turn come s late ,

by con tributing to the common s tock have s aved the ,

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s um s which they would o th erwi se hav e e xpen ded on

t rifl e s by l ittl e and little The market s occur e very .

fifth day rec k oning inc l u si v ely ; fro m one mark et

,

d a y to th e fourth s ucceeding the fir s t a n d the las t ,

b oth in clu si ve the inter v al is s e venteen day s : hence

,

the pro verb The day on which th e payment is

.

m ade is reckone d a s econd tim e a s the com mence

m en t of a n e w s erie s S ee D A W O -E S I I . .

I T A G B O K U N ( ta-igb ok u n ) s s ailing the s tate of s etting , .

,

s ail bei n g under can v a ss

,
.

I T A J E ( ta -ejj a) s blo od s h ed
‘
,
. .

I T A L L E ( ta -ille ) s a kind of w orm or grub bred o n a m ud

,
.

fl o or which attack s any wh o lie do wn there

, .

I T A L L E M A I T A L L E M 6 ( ta —
, ille -m a) s the ancient s ; a n ces , .

to r s forefather s
, .

I T A -M A -H A s ( H a ussa ) h 0 p e expec tatio n

, .
, , .

I T A M E T T A ( ita-m o -e tta) s a place wh ere three w ay s , .

m eet —Pe ré m o j a it a me t t a On a s ud den I came to

.
,

th e j un c t 1 0 n of the three w ay s .

I T A M O R A 1 11 A M 0 R A ( ta-m o -ara) s war -equipmen t ar

, , .
,

m our .

IT AN s the ac t of lighting fire shining sprea ding abroad

, .
, ,

( s o a s to lay open what is hi dden ) n arration o f old

tradition s ; rec ording pa s t e v ents — I wo ko l e ipa .

mi n i itan nkan w onni You are n o t able to in

“
,
”
s truc t m e i n th o s e an cie n t thing s .

IT AN s thigh lap
, .
, .

IT AN s completion
, . .

I T A N A(
N tan -ina ) s th e ac t of ligh ting a l amp ; flower s
, .
,

( s o called fro m th eir brillia n t colour

) .

I T A N J E ( tan -j e ) s deceit guil e ,

.
, .

’
IT A R A ( ta Ara ) s h as tine ss ; a n xiety for ano the r s
-
, .

s afety ; zeal I tara m i p gi j ii

- “
. My anxiety is ,
”
great .

s timber any large piece of wood

.
,
the act of s up
p o rting o r proppin g — Bi i ti ko w 6 ow o ki ib a ise p é
'

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1 T 6R 1 , hare 3 . s .

I T o J 6 ( to oj u ) s s uperintenden ce o v erlooking
-
, .
,
.

I ro k UN ( to -okun ) s th e act of being a guide

'

, . .

I T 6 s s pittle s m all cree k ; s traigh tne ss ; act of bring

,
.
,

ing up ; en durance ; o l d age .

I r o s u rine ; the ac t of following ap p roach arri v al

"
,
.
,
.

I T0 11 11 0 ( to okko ) s rudder -
, . .

I T 0 N R 1 R A N I r o N R 1 N A N ( ton ri -iran ) s reco v ery of sight

,
-
,
. .

I T O R E ( ta — ore ) 3 pre sent gift ,

.
, .

I T o w o ( to w ) s the ac t of tas ting foreta te ;

o -
s fi rs t -fruit
, .
, ,

earne st anticipation , .

‘
I T U s ease comfort ce ssation from acute p ain
,
.
, ,
.

1 1 11 s th e ac t of loo s enin g ( a s a knot tied ) ; bud ding or

, .
,

bur sting of a flower appearance of the c ar from the

s talk ; eruption ( on th e body ) ; adj ourn men t of an
a ssembly .

I T U s eradication o v erthrow of a plan

,
.
, .

I T U R A ( t u-ara ) s comfort ea s e the refre s hm e n t of a cool , .

,

breeze .

I T U -ED D o s con so l ation , S ee ITU N 6 . . .

I T U -K A s di sper sion , . .

6
IT UN ( tu in o ) s comfort con so l ation ( lit the act of
-
, .
, ,
.

m aking ea sy in the mind ) .

‘ ’
I WA s conduc t beh av iour di spo sition character
, .
- I wa , , ,
.

n i i o oniw a l o u i
j j E ery man character s good in
’

v s ,

his own eye s .

‘
I WA 3 creation a s tate of being exi s tence ; the a c t of
, .
, ,

digging .

I w A A W A s th e act of coming —Ay 11 n aw a r e di e ri

' ’

. .
, ,

“
m etta He m ade four journey s backward and for
w ard .

I w A s tremb l ing
, . .

I W A B U B U R U s wick e dne ss , . .

I W A D i ( wa -idi) s in v e s tigation examination , .

,

I W AJ E j )
-e s the ac t of s ee k ing s o m ething to eat ; , .

gain profit , .

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I WA 1 6 ( — oju ) 3 pre sence front ,

.
, .

I WA K U W A s caprice un steadine ss ,
.
, .

I WA L L E —ille ) s a digger on e wh o digs ( app l ied to a

’

.
, , ,

m ale child ) S ee I S OK U N . .

I WA L L E — ille ) s the act of s earchi n g the h ou se ,

. .

‘
I W A -M I -M o s h olin e ss s anctity , .
, .

IW A R A s ha stine ss ra shne ss impatience

, .
, , .

I WA — R 1 s hom age wor ship ( r e n dered to a king

,
.
) , .

I W A W I AW A W 1 s e x cu s e
-
, , . .

I W A -Y A — I J A s s truggle clo se combat agon y ,

.
, , .

I W A S U s preaching addre ss
, .
, .

I W A -SE s the fine s t grain ; v ery fine po wder ; the

,
.

men se s .

I W E 8 book p aper ; a compari son ; th e act of pa ssing

, .
,

on e thing ro und an oth er .

I W E OL L o -I N o s th e k idney s
, ,
. .

IW ER E s fooli sh n e ss silline ss
, .
,
.

I W E R I ( w e ori ) s headban d -
,
. .

IW IN 3 gho st spirit s pectre

, .
, ,
.

‘
I W E s th e act of wa shing th e body
, . .

I W E s a specie s of frog fi nene ss ( app l ied both to grain

, .

an d cotton ) ; th e act of brui sing or cru shing ( a s of

grain or any h ard sub stan ce ) ,
.

I W E FFA ( iwe — e ff a) s eunuch ch amberlain , .

, .

I w E N o I w E -N o -M 6 s purification w as hi n g
’
-
, , ,
. .

I w o 3 look appearance ; carni v o rou s bir d raven ( a

’

.
, , ,

flock of the se bird s is s uppo sed to be an intimation

of a recen t or impending war in th e neighb ourh ood ) .

ol o gb o n k o o ti a siw e re The appearan ce of

j ,

th e wi s e di ffer s from that of the fool .

I w 6 Ow 6 s a di seas e in the m outh of infant s which

, , .
,

pre v ent s th em from sucking the breas t .

I w o Ow o s a horn
, , . .

I w 6 O R o G Bo s a tree the frui t of which is calle d the

, , .
,

bi tter kola .

I w 6 s the act of falling ( as a hou se or tree )

, . .

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’

1w 0 L U L L E ( w o -l n -ille
), s . th e act of fe l ling tree s or
de s troying a h ou se .

‘
1 w 0 R o s a w or shipper of the go ds
,
. .

1 w 0 R o -0 R 1 sA s an eater of s acrifice s ; one wh o h as , .

taken idol s to worship .

IW O Y E ( w o -oye ) s a l oo k out : fore sight pro v idence , .

, ,

foreth o ugh t .

I W O Y I s the pre sen t tim e or s ea s on

-
, . .

I wo s poi son which m ay b e admini s tered in foo d ; a

, .

tree th e sa p of which produce s bli ster s

,
.

I w 6 I D 0 D 0 s n av el ; croo k edne ss ; th e act of dragging

, , .

along on the ground or fro m on e place to anothe r ,

.

I wo s suitable n e ss fi tn e ss ; entran ce ; fi shh o ok

’

. .
, ,

I wo p ers p ron thou

, . . .

I w or rA ( w r i o ff a) 8 one in pawn ; an in s ol ven t debtor

-
, .

w h o become s for a certain perio d the property of his

cre ditor .

‘
I w o N 3 m ea sure m ea surem e n t ; a certai n quantity
,
.
,

ad s o m any
j . .

I w o N 3 act of wea ving ; ac t of de s cen ding on as a cur s e

,
. .

I w 6N s s carcity dearth
,
.the n arrow n ec k of a calabash , ,

cal led I w 6N IGBA the ac t of catching any thi n g -

throw n before it fal l s to th e ground .

1w 0 N 0 (
D won - Odo
) 8 m ea s ur em ent of w ater th e act of , .
,

s ounding .

I wo N A p ers p ron thy self

-
,
. . .

I w 6N w 6N 3 dry twig s mall bran ch of a tree broom

-
, .
, ,

s tick .

—
1 w 0 R A ( w o ara) s greedin e ss rav ening ,
.
,
.

I w o s1 s contem pt wrong injury

,
.
, , .

I w o so O KUK U ( w e a so) s heap of cotton drawn towar ds

,
-
, .

the w ea ver whil s t at his w or k .

I wo -T 1 11 A RA w 0 I wo -T 1 11 A R A -R E reflec p ron th ou thy se l f , ,

. .
,

th ou .

I W U 3 ch oice l o v e de sire p l easure

, .
, , , .

I w 6 3 act of s welling ; act of de fi le m e n t ( s aid of w ater)

,
. .

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IY E ,
number v alue price co s t
3 .
, , ,
.

I Y E s mind facul ty under s tan ding m em ory

,
.
, , ,
.

I Y E s reed on which cotton is w oun d

, . .

‘
I Y E s the act of li v ing life
,
.
, .

I Y E BI Y E ( iye -b i iye ) a dj v alu able of great price pre

-
, .
, ,

c io u s .

iye kan — obiri fem ale relati e on th e m o

I Y E K AN B I R I ( ) 3 v -
,
.

t h e r s side
’
.

’
-o k o n ri
I Y E KA N K O N R I ) 3 m al e relati v e on th e m o th er s
,
.

s ide .

—
I Y E K U R U ( eyi e ku ru) s th e v ery du s t ; a dj of th e du s t .
,
. .

I Y E M E J I ( iye -m ej i) s doubt uncertainty s u spen s e , .

, ,
.

I ENI A
Y W I -
Y E ( y e enni ) s interpretatio n ;
, . under s tan d -
,
.

ing .

IY E R E s a ki n d of spice
,
. .

IY E R E s th e l o cu st -seed in it s ra w s tate
, . .

I Y E v E s a kin d of s our plum

, . .

I Y E 3 fitne ss com eline ss m eetne ss

, .
, ,
.

I Y E s booty forage
, .
, .

I Y E s du s t of w orm eaten tree s

’
-
. .
,

I Y E s feather s quill pen down ; th e act of m aking

,
.
, , ,

m uch o f —
A w o di l o ire iy e nwo n li eiye si 10
. The ,

h aw k s go away for the m oulting s ea son and ( the ,

ignoran t ) s upp o se that the se bird s are gone for

’
ev e r f

I Y E FU N , flour p repared from yam s p arb oiled and

s.

dried flour in gen eral .

‘
I v E -w o s in v e s tigation examinatio n v i sit
, .
, ,
.

I Y i N s e steem prai se honour

, .
, , .

I Y I -PAD A s turning con v er sion ,

.
, .

I Y 1 so ( y i a so ) s th e pin in s erted through a hole in the

-
,
.

w eav er s beam in or der that he m ay turn it round

’

w ith ea s e .

1 110 1 6 ( y o oj fi) s appearan ce a show ing t h e face

-
, .
, .

I Y O K U 3 ( E ng ) yoke , . .

I v o xUN ( eyi ti o kli n ) s th e re st rem ainder - -

, .
, .

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 1 11 0
IY ON ,
s . coral .

l v o N 6 ( y o -i11 0 ), s . yearning of th e bowel s tender com ,

passion .

I Y o N U ( y o e nnu ) s difficul ty trouble

-
, .
, .

I n } 3 salt
,
. .

I v o o v m o s refined s ugar ( lit white man s s alt )

’
-
. .
, .

I Y O K O N R I ( eyi —
o k o n ri) s the v ery man the s ame m an , .
,
.

J .

'
JA , v to break ( a rope ) ; drop ( from aloft) ; v n to
. a . . .

b reak ( a s a rope ) ; s eparate by v iolen ce ; c ome to

th e road ; find o ut s natch .

J Af ollowed by L EE ANNA ( ui e k an n a) to pinch with the -

,

nail s o f the fi nge rs — O j a m i 15

”
k a nna H e pin ched m e , .

L E N N U -OM M o
( n i ennu ) v a to w ea n -
,
. .

fro m the brea st .

J A v n to figh t war quarrel di s pute

,
. .
, , , .

J Af ollowed by L OL E ( n i ole ) v a rob pl under -

,
. .
, .

N i 11 o R o v a contradict gain s ay o p ,
. .
, ,

po se .

JA a dv through
,
. .

J AD E (j a -ode ) v n to walk go out ,

. .
,
.

J AGAN a dv roughly c uttingly v exatiou sly har shly

, .
, , ,
.

J AG U D A P AL I a dv on any account any h o w ,

.
, .

J A G U D U J A G A N JA G I D I J A G A N s e v il -doer, , . .

JA E A R A (j a ifa -ara ) v n to be neglige nt

-
,
. . .

J AGU N (j a —ogun ) v n to fight a battle ,

. . .

J AGUN s t itle of a w arrior

,
. .

JA H I N — JA B I N a dv t hrough out from one e x treme point

,
.
,

an other .

J AKA 3 cup m ug
, .
,
.

JA -11 O R o v a to contradict oppo s e by an s wer

,
. .
,
.

J ALE ( j a -ole) v a to s teal ro b ,

. .
,
.

J ALLE v n to go through
, . . .

JA -L U v a to attack unaware s
, . . .

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J AM A (j e am on a) s s oldier s m arauders S ee A M O N N A
-
,
.
, . .

J A M BA (j a b a ) s dam age mi s chief

-
, .
,
.

J ANJAN a dv inten se l y ( applied to the heat of th e s un )

, . .

‘ “ ”
O run m u janjan The su n is i nten sely h ot ,
.

J A N D U 11 6 s a wicked p er son
,
. .

JA N K A W 0 s s oot ,
. .

JA N N A J AN N A 3 name of a di sea s e ,
. .

J AN U ( j a ennu ) v n to boa st brag

-
, . .
, .

J ANG E 6R O S knee cap ,

.
-
.

JA 0 11 E ( j a-si— o k e ) 3 n ame of a shrub S ee A K A , . . .

J A R E ( j e are ) v n to be in th e right be j u s t plea s e

-
,
. .
, ,
.

JA s 1 v a to lead to drop into

-
, . .
,
.

J AGB A( j a ogb a ) v n to p erform the ta sk a ssigne d on e

-
,
. .

w h o is in pawn S ee I W OFFA . .

JA G B A J A G B A a dv in great confu sion confu s edly

, .
,
.

J A T A v n to be n egligen t un concerned about

, . .
,
.

J E G B E J E G B E a dv childi shly un meaningly

,
.
,
.

J EN 1 A -J EN 1 A AJ E N I A s cannibal , , . .

J E R E ( j e ere ) v a to de ser ve gain

-
,
. .
,
.

J E R E J E R E a dv s parklingly
, dazzlingly.
— I de n a ndan ,
.

“
j j
e re e re The bra s s i
,s v ery brilliant .

J E v n t o an swer ; be ; comply with be willing

J E f ollowed by M A a wv v m u st ough t —E m i k o j e m a
, .
,
. .

~
,
. .
, .

”
se is e na I o ugh t not to refu s e doing th e w ork
“
,
.

J E v a to permit let — J e ki ul o
,
. . L et m e go , .
,
.

J E v a to eat dine owe ; de s er v e gain

,
. .
, ,
.

J E J EJ E a dv q uietly ea s ily s oftly gent l y — S e j ej e

, , .
, , , ,

D eal gently .

J E B AL L E (j e ohba —ille ) v a and n to recei v e the title of

-
,
. . .

go v ernor ; go v ern .

J E BB 1 (j e ebbi ) v n to be guilty —
-
O j e b b i o ran won
,
. He . .
,

w a s guil ty in the m atter and then s a t in a corner .

J E D 1 E D 1 E S a bird s o called from its cry

- -
, . .

J E G 6 D U R A G UD U S w orthle ss good for nothing p er s on

,
.
,
- -
.

J EJ E a dv S ee J E
, . .

I E J EJ E a d o v ery gently v ery s oftly

.
, .
, .
 JO

Jo , v to leak out drop fro m an opening or crac k

. n .
, ,

s uck out .

J 0 0 6N (j e —ogun ) v a to inherit th e property of the de , . .

ceased ; ta ke po sse ssion o f .

J 0 11 6 v n to sit abide s tay d well

, . .
, , ,
.

J6NA ( j o ina ) v n to burn at the fi re — Oh u n ti a t ej u m 6

-
,
. .

ki ij 6ma “
I f yo u attend to what is roa sting it will
,

no t be burnt .

J OW E R E (j a v n to try hard s truggle endea v our . .

, ,
.

J o w 6 ( j a—ow u ) v n to be j ealou s , . . .

J o v n to b e ali k e be si milar re sem ble

, . .
, ,
.

J OB B A (j e -ohba ) v n to reign be king o ver go v ern ,

. .
, , .

J o J o a dv v ery m uch ex ceedingly ( al way s aft er a v erb

, .
, ,

—
of abundance ) E nia p f) j oj 6 The people are v ery
“
.
,

n um ero u s .

Jo L L A(j e —olla ) v n to enj oy the h onour due to another,

. . .

k i n g 3 a kind of long n ecked calaba s h

, .
-
.

—
J o wo (j e 6 wo ) v a to let perm it J o wo mi lo wo L et
- “
, . .
, .
,

m e ( go ) .

J U v a to th row cast fling be more th an ; di ffer

, . .
, , ,
.

J 6 S ign of the comp a ra tive m ore

,
T he s up erla tive is ,
.

form ed by the addition of L 6 — JU L 0 m o s t —I wo , , .

ti m i l o You are m ore than I S ee B U R U

j ,
. .

J U v n to b e worm eaten
,
. . .

J U E A (j e i b a ) v a to h av e a grateful rem embran ce of

-
,
. .
,

re spect regard think o f , ,

.

J UDI -J UDI a dj no t having a clear head confu sed

,
. .

J U E U s armle t or bracelet of s il v er or white m et a l ( worn

, .

by the roya l family ) .

J UJ U a dj confu s ed ch aotic
,
.
, .

J UM Q (j o imo ) a dv together in company

-
.
, .

J U R E v a to poin t out direct s h ow

, . .
, , .

J o w 6 (j il —0 w 6) v n to beckon with the hand

, , . . .
 KA

K .

K A v a to count re c k on ; read ; sit u pon se t upon

,
. .
, , .

”
11 a ille S it on the ground , .

K A v a to reap pluck fruit s from the tree roll fold ; fail

,
. .
, , ,
.

K A a du rou n d aroun d in a circle

, .
, , .

K ABAKABA a d v irregularly roughly un e v enly

, .
, ,
.

K A R 1 v E s1 defect v ( a re spectful expre ssion u s ed on the

, . .

approach of a king or great per s onage ) ; L e t u s be

all attention .

K ADUN v n to be about the space of a year

,
. . .

K A F 6 s a k ind of tigh t trou s er s with lo n g leg s

, . .

K A H O R o s the name of a shrub

, . .

‘
KA 1 N 11 A 1 N 11 A ,S hu sk of the guin ea c o rn l e ft after thre s hing
. .

K AKA a dv in s tead o f — Ka ka ki ok u ku wipe I n s tead of

,
.
,
”
h is s aying .

KA 11 A a dv forw ar dly o ffi cio usl y pre su m pt u ou sly ( gen e

, .
, ,

rally q ualifying v L A) — I wo l a k aka l o 11 o ddo agb a . .

,
“
D id you pu sh p re sumptuou sly in to th e rank of
elder s
s war -captain title of a war -chief
.
, .

K AKA R A 3 piece of s hell shell

,
.
, .

K A11A a dj s trong v iolent forcible ; s ti ff unyielding

, .
, , , ,

s tubborn — Agbara k aka li a fi m u 11 “

. We took it ,

with great v iolence .

K A K A N sE N L A 3 plan t called the m onkey kola ( named al s o

,
.
-

O RI AY A ) .

K A 11 0 v a to curl twi st
, . .
, .

K ALLE ( kE ill e ) v n to se t down sit on the ground

-
, . .
, ,

depo sit .

K ALLE a dv around abroad ; spreading abroad ; n oto

, .
,

rio u sl
y .

KAL o ( ki-
am a -
lo ) f
de ec t , let u s go ; m ay we go ?
. v .

KA N ,j ( ad . con tra ct ion of O 11 A N ) one a certain

,
on e on e , ,

out of man y .

K A N a dj s our
, acid m oro se rough.
, , , ,
v io l ent , cro ss ,

pee vi s h s ore painful v n to ache , , . . . .

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 K AN

K AN , j ad
la st ul tim ate
.
( applied to w ord s of action
”
, ) .

A s e kan re li eyi Thi s is you r la s t actio n , .

K AN v n to drop a s rain drip ; plu ck nip o ff

, . .
, ,
.

K AN v a to reach touch at ; nail dri v e in with a

, . .
, ,

h am m er k n ock at th e door , .

K ANNA ( okan na) a dj th e s ame -

, . .

s —
K ANAKANA a lin g E nyi n i ki ama ta ffa ki n i ki a fi
3 ,
.
,

l e og un K a n akan a li o fi l e B ok 6
,
You sa y th at w e ,

s hould n o t shoot arro w s : w ith wh at then s hal l w e , ,

repel th e enemy ? Twa s wi th a sling that one of old ’

repelle d the B ok o people .

K ANAKANA s a kind of cro w with a white s t reak on the

,
.

—
nec k K anakana eyi ti n re I bara n i e ffi fu ta a n i
idi pa oni ise kfiku y a “ T he crow w a s going to
, ,

I bara a breeze s prang up behind : That will hel p

m e on fam ou sly ( say s the K a n ak a n a b akana
’
-
,

kana j a k a n aka na d a kanakana —O di-eni ! The crow

,
.

fough t with the crow the cro w con quered the crow
—
.
,

O nce I t is a fav ourite Yoruba gam e to repeat a s

many time s a s po ssible without tak ing breath sen , ,

ten oe s s uch a s th e foregoing c on taining a recur ,

ren ce of s imilar s ound s The number of th e .

repetition s is announced as each is com pleted S ee .

APA T T A .

K ANGA s a well
,
. .

K ANGA R A s a kind of billh oo k with a perforated iron

,
.

handle —E nia kan ui iro k angara b 6 n i li owo O ne

.
,

man m ake s billhook s to pu t into the hand s of

other s i e e v ery man h as h is particular trade . .

.
.

K ANGI v n to com e to a h ard point be difficult

, . .
, .

K ANGUN v n to be at the end be la s t

,
. .
, .

K ANJU v n to be ha s ty or in a hurry
,
. .
,
.

K ANJ U JA I Y E 3 on e who m ake s h a s te to be rich ; a

-
,
.

co v etou s m an .

K A N M U K A N M U a dv s weetly with a s weet fla v our , .

, .

K ANKAN a dv has tily q uickly fas t

,
.
, , .

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 K AS

K A ssE , to t erminate come to an end

v n . .
,
.

K AT AKA T A a dv here and there w idely di sper sed scat

, .
, ,

t ored about .

K A R A w o N s th e con ch s h ell ,
S ee K A w o N
. . .

K A ri a dv at all wh ate ver ; ( u sed chiefly after th e word s

'

,
.
,

K 0 s 1) — K 0 si kati nibe . There is n othing whate ve r ,

there .

K Aw o v n to ob ser v e thing s prohibite d by the god s

, . . .

K Aw o N K A R A w o N S th e c o uc h s h ell
, ,
. .

K ARUN v n to be the fifth

, . . .

K ASA a dv proudl y S ee v Y A N
,
. . . . .

K As A v n to recite the n am e s of the god s

, . . .

K A s A v n to adopt a new fa shion

, . . .

K A sA N a running prickly plan t the fibre of which is

, ,

u sed to m end calaba she s .

K E v n to exclaim h owl v a to cut chop

, . .
,
. . .
,
.

K EDE v n to ma k e proclamatio n abou t th e town S ee

, . . .

A KEDE .

K ED E a dj scarce unfrequen t
,
.
, .

K EFE R I s unbelie v er heathen p agan

, .
, , .

R EG R E ( k o —egbe ) v n to ass ociate wal k as friend s keep ,

. .
, ,

company .

K E 0 1 6 K E G I R E s a bird s o called from it s cry — Oh un

, , , , .

k e gi6 k o dé orun The cry of the k egi6 doe s n ot ,

reach the sky ( s aid of one w h o s e v oice h a s n o t

m uch w eigh t) .

K EJE v n to be the se v enth in order

, . . .

K E 11 E 3 s mall pie ce s of gra ss u sed for ca sting lot s ;

, .

ticket ; the reed o r grass o n which carded or pre

pare d cotton is su spen ded preparatory to s pinning ;
t ic k et by which cu s tom is collected .

K EKE a dv ( repre senting the s o un d of hard sub stance s

, .

s truck together by whi ch th eir

q ua l ity is te s ted
) ,
.

E -I D I ABI
’

K EK LU 8 m ode of casting lots ( a c hild s gam e )

, , . .

K E K E K E a dj sm all l itt l e ( one s) a n ame of a n e s culent

, .
,
. .

plant .

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 K EK E L E N J E , OK EL E N J E , s a s mall kind of lizard . .

K E x E R E, a dj little, s mall .
-Akuko nl a ko j e ki ke k er e .
~

ki 6 k o, A large cock doe s not su ffer the smal l one

”
to cro w .

K ERE v n to be little
, . . .

K E -P E v a to in v oke lo udly
, . . .

K E RE -O W U s cotto n — s eed , . .

K E RO A ( iro -ara ) v n to groan cry o ut for pain

R k e -
, . .
,
.

K E -s r v a to v i si t call on call at
, . .
, , .

K E T I R I K E T I ( ko -e tiri) a dj ben umbed v oi d of s en sation

, ,
.
,
.

K E W U ( k e -ewu) v n to read ; ( term u sed by the Ma , . .

h o m m e da n s) .

KE, v . a . to
indulge ; se t a s n are ; leav e in a delicate
cheri sh —Ake 0 m m o bi oj 11 He indulge s the
’

s tate .
,

ch ild a s ( if he were ) an eye ; ( said of an o ver in -

dul g e n t parent ) .

K E v n t o gro w wor s e ( a s a s ore ) ; extend ; gl o w ; be

, . .

— .
“
hoarse E gbo ké ina k é oh un enia k c} The s ore is , , ,

s preading th e fire is glowing ; th e th roat is hoar se .

K E D O G U N v n to be the fifteenth in order o r ro w

,
. . .

K EGAN ( ko -egan ) v n to de spi s e to contemn , . .

, .

K EH I N v n to turn the back

, . . .

K EKE s the cry of the hen a kin d of black squirrel which

,
.

prey s upon bird s ; a dv ( qualifying G E E to cackl e .

,
”
a s a hen -Agb e b 0 n gb 6 ké ke “
The hen cac k le s , .

K EKE a dv gradually
, . .

K EKE s profoun d sil ence —

, . Ke ke pa m o w on li ennu ; .

or K 6ke pa rere
, There is perfect silen ce , .

K E 11 11 E 8 wheel ; in strument u sed in s pinning m ade of a

,
.

s mall ball of bake d clay s urrounding a s m all pointed ,

s tick o n which th e thread is w ound ; s pindle .

K EKE P A v n to be quiet s till dumb

-
, . .
, , .

K E 11 6 ( k o eko ) v n to be learned
-
,
. . .

K E LEKELE s s p y traitor v anguard of an army

, .
, , .

K E L L E K U s printed mu s li n or calico in general —K el

, . .

1/ lek u t a n o k im j e ki ij e beh e o k u n r e d6n ( The

“
, , ,

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 K ER

printed pattern of ) the calico de cei v e s th e country

cloth ( whi ch is u s ually o nly dy ed to conceal its
,

coar s e tex ture or s om e flaw in it ) ; ( th e calico ) is

n o t in reality what ( th e country c l oth ) take s it to be

for whil s t the fact of it s being dy ed migh t m a k e it

(
s eem a coar s e fabric ) the thread is ( found on in v es ,

t iga t io n to be ) fine i e F urther acquaintan ce ofte n . .

correct s fir s t impre ssion s .

K ERE s fool one ea sily en tice d or decei ve d — M a se ba

, .
,

mi s ire ti k e re ifi igb a ok u n li 6 r6n D o n ot p lay ,

m e th e trick by which the fool get s a ro p e roun d

h is neck .

K E TT A v n to be th e thir d in rank or order

,
. . .

K E TT ALA v n to be th e thirteen th
,
. . .

K E T T E K E T T E K E T EKE T E s the ass

, , . .

K E W A ( kon -ewa ) v n to be the te n th i n orde r , . . .

K i in ter p ron what

, .
?
( p
r el ron in com os ition
.
p who s o . .

e ver whate v er —K i n i la ? What ?

,
”
.

K i v a to s al ute greet
,
. .
— E n n it i ko ki n i a bo 6 pa
, .
’

a da n o e ku ille H e wh o d oe s n o t s alute ( his friend )

’

on h is return fro m a j o urney for feits the s alutatio n

( u s ually o ffered ) to hi m wh o h a s remaine d at
hom e .

K 1 v n to be thick
, . . .

K i v a to pre ss tigh t ; load ; recite one s prai se s ; fulfil

,
. .
’

a ter m — Mo kitta 1 fulfilled three day s , .

“
K i conj that ; though ; K i babba ki ole fu mi I n order
,
.
,
”
that m y father m ay gi v e m e ( The l atter 11 1 is .

fre quently omitted ) K i aw a ole ilo That we m ay .

,

be able to go I n interrogati v e sentence s i t often

.

take s the s en se of m ay — K i awa ki om a l o ?

”
.

May we go ( lit be going) -Ki aga k i ago ede . .

, ,

“
ara w a li ak o gb 6 We m ay expre ss diff eren t ,
'

opinion s ( lit talk thi s and that ) ( but ) i t is becau s e

.
,

w e do n o t ( clearly ) under s tand one another .

Ki a dv before a certain time pre viou sly

, .
-K i M 6 16
, .
,

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 KIN

K I N 11 1 N ,
G 1 N G 1N, ad j . v ery little ; 3 . a v ery s mal l po r
tion .

?
K 1 N L A , in ter p ron ( What . . em
p ha t ic)

K 1 N N 1 U , K EN 1 U , s lion — K inniu di e l e w g n k i e ra n k oki. .

k i om a is o j e k inni u k 0 j e e ran i ka si B i yi o b a do n
,

an i b iko se erin b i k0 s e enia

,
b ik o se o h un dudu on ,
- -
, ,

k0 beru e n n ik an Th e lion is the snare ( lit ne t) of , .

the fore s t : le t e v ery bea s t take heed h o w h e feed s ,

fo r th e lion doe s not eat s tale m eat When he roar s .

h e say s E x cep t the elephant except m an excep t

, , ,

th e U ran -utan (lit th e blac k thing) I fear no .

body
K 1 N R 1 N v a to rub s l ightly a s w ith a sp onge —K in rin
.

. . .
,
”
mi 11 ehin R ub m y back , .

K I R E J E K I W E J E ( k6 iw ej e ) v n to twi s t entang l e ; curl

,
-
,
. .
,

li k e thread or sil k .

K 1 R 1 K 1 R 1 11 1 R 1 v n to wande r ro v e abo ut at large

, , . .
, .

K I R I R I T I a dv S ee K 1 R I T 1
, Cf AD AGU N . . . .

Ki R I B I T I , a dv . S ee KiB I T I .

—
Ki R i M 6, to pre ss in si s t upon be urgent be impor
v n .
, , ,
.

t u n a t e apply hard a t -Ok o n ri n a kirim 6 ise a s o is e

, .
,

The man applied clo sely to h is weav ing .

K 1 R 6 N ( ki oron ) v n to pray ( l it to s alute th e hea ven )

-
,
. . . .

K 1 s AN ( ki i s an ) v n to fulfil nine day s

-
, . . .

K 1 T T A ( ki-e tta) v n to fulfil three day s ,

. . .

K iu N a dj v ery little
, . .

K iw E J E , v . S ee K iR E J E .

K I Y AN a dv at on c e — Mo dide k iyan l o si ibe I started

,
.
,
”
at o n ce and w ent there .

Kiv E f ollowed by S 1 ( ko -iye si) v a to notice beh old o h -

,
. .
, ,

s er v e .

K I Y E S A R A ( k o iy e -si-ara ) v n to ta k e care of on e sel f

-
,
. . .

K 0 v a to m eet com e toge ther face to face ; confron t

,
. .
, ,

oppo s e ; re kindle a fire by heaping t ogether th e -

,

h alf-b urnt w ood .

K 0f ollowed by L 6J U ( ui oj u on the face ) v a con fron t -

, ,
. .
,
 I
KO

m ee t face to fac e —E mi k 0 o 10j u I confronted ,

him .

K6 v a to gather take in a large quanti ty

. .
, .

K 6, v n . . m v —
to harden fro o erripene ss I l a k6 li oko .
,

The ila at the farm h as grown har d .

K 0 f ollowed by J o v a to gath er together , . . .

S o v a to go vern re s train , . .
, .

K 0 K 6 H 6 Ki K i a dv not , K 0 is the simpl e form ,

of the n egativ e m erely s tating n on exi s tence —B abba

. .
, , ,

-
, .

k0 d e “
M
( y) fath
,
er doe s n ot come — A w a k0 j a ,

We did not fight — A wo n a gba k0 dide “

The .
,

elder s did no t s tir K 6 denie s a s tate or action .

attribu t ed to on e by ano ther — 1 w o n i m o ri l ode .

,

“
I saw you out —E mi k6 e l o mira n n i N ot me it .
”
, , ,

w a s s o m ebody el s e Ki sam e signification a s th e la s t .

, ,

b ut u sed generally by euphoni c attraction before a , ,

w ord beginning with i —E mi k i ije bi 0 p é mi 1 am .

,

n o t such as you took m e to be H 6 s am e sign ifi .

cation a s K i K i is comm only us ed in stead o f K 6 in .

—
interrogati ve s entence s I wo ki m o ri lode ? “
Wa s
i t n ot you 1 sa w o ut ?
K 0 a dv ( expre ssing the s ound of a hard hollo w sub
,
.

s tance ) .

K 6B n1 0 13 1 a dv ( expre ssi v e of th e m ode of the erup tion

, .

of pimple s) .

K 0131 11 0 13 1 a dv ( expre ssi v e o f the m o de of the eruption

, .

of boil s) .

K OBI T A s a rider s sh o e s or boot s on which sp urs are fixed

,
.
’
.

K o rro ( k o ti to ) a dv not yet not enough

- -
, .
,
.

K O D ED E a dv n o wonder !
, .

K 0-J IN a dj n o t far n ot deep s hallo w

,
.
, , .

K 0 11 1 11 i v a to magnify s pea k th e fa m e o f — G bogbo

’

, ,
. . .

aiye k okiki re yika Al l the world o v er do they ,

”
s peak your prai s e s .

K O I1 O K O R I 11 6 s gra ss
, , . .

K o k o -G RI G E E s s tra w dry grass

'

.
,
.
,

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 KO K

K o 11 0, the cocoa ( an e s culen t root)

s .
,
.

K 611 0 s kno t on a tree

,
. .

K 611 0 -Ow 6 s knuckle s ,

. .

K 6x o — E ssE K o x o s E s an k le , , . .

K o k o a dv v ery m uch exceedingl y — Ara ui mi koko

,
.
, , ,
“
I am exceedingly straitene d .

K 011 0 R o s w orm grub in se ct

,
—
. K 0k o ro j i w 6 j iw 6 k 0 , , .
,

koro j obi j obi lara o bi li 6 WE e n n iti n s e n i k 0 gb o n ,

ni l o the grub eati ng the iw 6 and the grub s

( )
A
’
s ,
s ,

eating the o bi lodge within th e iw6 and the o bi ,

n u t ; s o h e that betray s you is not far fro m your per

”
so n .

K 6L E ( k 6 -
ill eto s teal in a d we ll ing -hou s e carry
) , v a . .
,

away fro m a hou se ( lit to carry aw ay a h ou se ) ,

. .

K O L E R A a dj feeble weak infirm

,
.
, , .

K o L 0L o ( ko -ol ol o ) v n to s tutter s tam mer ,

. .
,
.

K O L O FI N s a l awle ss per s on
, . .

K O M O R E K O M O R A ( ko -m o -ore -ko -mo -o ra ) s an unthan k , .

ful per s on .

K 0 M 0 11 U N s the carti l age which join s the righ t a n d l eft

, .

brea s t .

’
K O - N I -BABBA s orphan on the father s s ide
,
. .

K O -N I -L E K O L O N N A ( k o -ui ille k o ui-onna) As A 3 v aga - - -

, ,
.

bon d .

K 0 N 11 0 T o 3 n ame of a plant ; any thing u sed by chil

, .

dren at play to re p re sen t the worship of idol s .

“
K onkoto 0ri sa e we The K on k o to is the play -god ,
”
of children .

K 0 N w 0 11 0 s a bird s o cal l e d from its cry

,
. .

K 0 R 1 11 0 s gra ss h erb
, .
, .

K O R 1 R A ( ko -iri ara) s to abhor abomin ate hate — Ak o -

, .
, ,
.

“
rira k0 ui nkan od u n k 0 si a n s 0ko t o As the en v iou s ,

man is unfi t for an y s ociety ( lit h a s nothing) s o .

,

grass m atting is unfi t for trow ser s .

K OR 0 v n to be bitter — Aké re kor 0 bi ida p a

,
. . He is a .
,

little man but he is as bitter a s gall ,

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K o 13 131 -K 01313 1 with m an y proj ection s , a dv . .

K 0-D E a dj n ot ripe not s oft

,
.
, .

K o P E v a to di slik e refu s e
-
,
. .
, .

K 01 1 A N v n n ot t o appear n o t to she w
,
. .
, .

K o i x o i a dv indirectly s u spiciou sly -Agal a m a s a o ri n

’

-
, .
, .

k oi ko i A rogue walk s s u spiciou s ly

’ ’

.
,

K O J A N N A ( ko —
j a onna
) j (
ad lit ou t of th e w ay ) ab s urd -
, . .

n ot right .

K OJA v a to pass by omit

, . .
, .

K OJA p rep abo v e beyond

,
.
,
.

K OJ U S I v a to turn th e face to pay attenti on to face

, . .
, , .

B abba k oj u rere si mi The fath er look s fav ourabl y

“
,

toward s m e —Ob b a koj u buburu si aw on c l 0t te .

,

The king l o ok s at the rebel s with an e vil eye .

K O J UJ A S I v a to re si s t with s tand face oppo s e

,
. .
, , ,
.

K o —KA R A v n to h owl aloud — 1 11 0 11 A R A s a l ou d howl

, . . .
, .

ing .

‘
K 0 L A v a to tattoo circum ci se ( a decen t exp ress ion t o
, . .
,

be used in tra n sla tion ins t ea d of D A K o ) .

K O L A v n to be tattooed be circ u m ci sed

,
. .
,
.

K OLE R U a dj fearle ss ha v ing n o fear

, .
, .

K o L L A s a kind of b itter frui t

, . .

K 0L 0 11 0 L o s fox — K o loko l o ib a k 11 adire k 0 so k un

’

, k0 . .

‘
lokol o k 6 gb a adire sin When th e fox die s the , ,

fowl s n e v e r m ourn ; for the fox ne v er rear s u p a

chicken .

K o L o F1 N s con fined or s ecre t place corne r

, .
, .

K o L U v a to attack with i mpe tuo sity

, . . .

K 6N v n to fill be full
, . .
,
.

K 6N f ollow ed by L owo v a to s trengthen a ssi s t , . .

, .

K o N 1 11 0 N 1 K o N I v a to teach in s truct
’ ’ ’

,
. .
, , .

K ON K o ss o K o k o ss o s a s traw -sie v e - K o n ko sso k 0 ( 16

, ,
. . .

k 0 e l ub 6 The sie v e ne v er Sift s flour by it self i e , , . .

w ithout s om e one to h old it .

K 0N K EN v n to grumbl e m urmur hum

, , . .
, , .

K ON K o N R 1 N v n to sing
, ,
. . .

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 KON

K 0N R o N , K 0R o , the bed of a brook or ri ver v alley s .

, .

K 0 11 0 R 0 0 6N s an iron wire u s ed to win d the warp -thread on

,
. .

K o 11 U a dj green
,
. .

K 0N -S A v n to dar t p ounce upon ( a s a bird u pon it s

,
. .
,

prey ) de s cend with full force

,
.

K o R E v n to di s agree be unfrien dly

,
. .
, .

K OR I SI ( o ori s i) v a to mo v e toward s ( lit turn the head

k - -
. . .

toward s) .

K OS I L L e ( ko si-ille ) v n to refu s e
,
-
. . .

K o sse ( ko e sse ) v n to s trik e the foot trip s tu m ble

,
-
,
. .
, ,
.

K OSS E B A — b a) v a to mee t by chance com e upon , . .

,

accidentall y .

K o s611 6 s a bird so called from the m otion of it s t ail

‘

.
, .

K 0T 1 a d o h eav ily gl oomily s ullenly with reluctance

, .
, , , .

K o r o a dj wrong crooked con trary

, .
, ,
.

K 6 3 a w ord of sa lutation
,
. .

K 6 v n to die wither be bl un t
, . .
, , .

K 0 v a to sift v n to be bu sy here and there to th u n

,
. . . . .
,

der low blo w into du st — K0 si ille k ii si ode

, To ,

go in and out ; L o 8 1 ih in lo si o h f m To go here and

“
,

there R e oke re c d0 To go u p and do w n —are , ,

”
s yn onym ou s expre ssion s all signifying to be bu sy , , .

— O o ku I t thunder s
‘

j ,
.

K U v n to terminate end s uddenly com e sh ort

, . .
, , .

K U nus b s wool blanket ,

.
,
.

K U D 0N v a to b e fond of like v ery much

, . .
, .

K 6D U R U a dv in a s mall round body

, . .

K UFE -K U re s confident boas ting , . .

K U GBE v n to be undone peri s h — Mo k u gbe li choro

-
, . .
,

id6u li oko m o m u o w 6 ré li apar 0 id6u li ab b a b a ba , ,

‘
1 am peri shing is th e cry of the hare in the field ;
’

I am a spendthrift is the cry of the partridge on ,

’

top of the barn .

KU-G B U v a to s ally forth upon ru sh upo n with out con

, . .
,

s ideration .

fy iny v 1 16 to make a nois e a s of a great

I\ U I I U a dv ( qua lg
, . .
,

187
 KUK

m ultitu de or a a
v s t water fall ) — N w on n h 6 k u hu -
.
,
“
They are making a great n oi s e .

K U 11 U a dv rather —K uku lo
,
. G o rather ( than s tay ) .
,
.

K011 U s the p art of the I ndian corn on which th e grain

,
.

grow s .

K 6K U M 0 s shirt country coat with slee v e s

,
.
,
.

K U K U N D U K 6 s p otatoe th e s weet potatoe ,

.
,
.

K 611 U R U a dj sh ort
,
. .

K U K U T E s s tem s tock
, S ee AJ A G A J I G I
.
, . .

K U M o s a sh ort s ti c k for s elf—

,
. defence .

’
K JN v n to rem ain v a to rub daub pain t
, . . . .
, , .

K U N v a to burn se t fire to enkindle

, . .
, , .

K U N or K ON f ollow ed by L O J U v a to ap precia t e v alue , . .

,

regard .

K UNKUN a dv loudly aloud

, .
,
.

K U N L e v n to kneel dow n
, . . .

K U N U N K OH O n ame of a tree v ery li k e the cotto n tree

,
.

K U N L E v n to k neel down fal l u pon the knee s

, . .
, .

K U N NA v n to be fine ( as p u l v erized flour )

-
, . . .

K U R 0 a dv away
,
o ff —Y a kur 0
. G i v e w ay —
~M 11
, u .
,
“
.
’

k ur 0 Take i t away
,
—O kur 0 ni b e “
He is aw ay .
,

from th e pl ace .

K U R U v n to b e sh or t — O m m o de y i k u ru j u ti oh un l o
, . .
,

Thi s child is s horter th an th e o ther .

K U R UBA ( w ord a dop ted f rom the coa st ) s p ail bucket

,
.
, .

K U R U 1 1U 8 s ound of alarm to fowl s at the approach of a

,
.

a b ird of prey .

K U R U 11 U K UKU s fog vapour mi s t

, ,
.
, ,
.

K U S A ( k n isa ) v a to m ake a courageou s attem pt

-
, . . .

K U -s1 v a to terminate
, . . .

KUT A ( kfi -ita) v a to e xperience a dull m ar k e t find a ,

. .
,

bad sale .

K UT U K U T U 3 v ery earl y in the m ornin g — K ut uku t u ki

,
.

ij i n i li erin m ej i k ut uk ut u n i ije o w uro biri n i ij e

’

, ,

alle The dawn d oe s n o t come twice to wake a m an ;

,

the daw n is the time to begin work ( lit th e earlie s t .

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 L AI

L A 1 L ER 1 — eri ) a dv with out de fi le m e n t purely

ui- , .
, .

L A 1 L 0 a dj unu s ed
, . .

L A 1 M 0 R E — m o -ore ) a dv ungratefully , . .

L A 1 R 1 a dj un seen in vi sible
,
.
, .

L A 1 N 1 P E 11 U N ( ui ai ui ipekun ) a dv wi thou t end

- - -
, . .

L A I S E T T A N —se -ettan ) a dv w itho u t de cei t unfeignedly , .

,
.

L AI Y A ( ui aiya) a dj bold brav e

-
, .
, .

L A I Y E ( ui-aiye ) a dv in the w orld , . .

L A i v e a dj unfit un worthy
, .
, .

L AJA ( la-ij a) v a to recon cile m ak e peace

, . .
,
.

-ej o v a to s ettle a di s pute

L A Jo ) . . .

L A-KA 11 A v n to s tri v e with all one s might pre ss

’
.
, ,
.
,

s truggle pre s um e intrude ,

.

L AK A L A K A s a h op on one leg ; a gam e in which chil

, . .

“ ”
dren sing L a kal aka tomb 6 l aka l aka tomb o a s
, , ,

they h op along ,

L AK A Ri s patien ce under v exation — L ak ari babba iwa

,
. .
,

hi o 11 1 S l i m o h un gbogbo li o 11 1 P atience is the be s t ,

of di spo sition s : h e wh o po ss e ss e s patien ce p o sse sse s ,

all things .

L A 11 1 sE a dv h owe v er
, . .

L AKO ( ui—ako ) v a to gain a prize win a race

,
. .
,
.

L A 11 0 11 0 ( n i akoko ) a dv punctually ; exactly ; pre ci s ely

-
, .

( as to time or place
) .

L A -11 U E G 13 E s a kind of rh eum ati s m

-
, . .

L A 11 6T A N ( n i ako — tan ) a dv finally totally altoge ther

-
, .
, , .

L ALA s trouble di stracting care s olicitud e agitation t h e

,
.
, , ,

act of w ronging labour .

L ALL A ( la -alla ) v n to dream a dream ,

. . .

L AM O R AN ( la -im o oran) v a to propo se advi se pl an -

,
. .
, , .

L ANNA ( ui-anna) v n to make a road o r p ath ; propo se

, . .
,

s ugge s t ; ordain order ,

.

L ANN A( n i-ann a) a dv ye s te rday ,

. .

L A R A p rep in ; by through ; on ; am ong

,
.
,
.

L APA T A MA SS A s a kind of cake m ade of m aize

, ,
. .

L A R A s th e cas tor -oil plant

, . .

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 L AR

L A R A ( n i-a ra ) a dj s tout bulky ,

.
, .

L A R A p rep from by in ( lit o n th e body )

, .
, , . .

L A R IN -arin ) p rep between amid st am ong ,

.
, , .

L A R 1 N 11 A ( oni -rin k a ) 3 dome s tic rat -

, . .

L AR E ( ui ire ) a dj tire some weari som e fatiguing

-
, .
, ,
.

L A R E K E R E K E ( n i-a re k e -reke ) a dj crafty cunning ,

.
, .

L A SS AN ( n i— assan ) a dv in v ain for n o thing to n o pur , .

, ,

p o se .

L A T E T E K o s E a dv in th e beginning , . .

L A T E T E K 6W A a dv a t th e fir s t co ming , . .

L AT 1 -ati
)p pre from ( a place or, time ) ; to ; in o rder
.

th at .

L A T I H I N Y I L o L A T I N H I L o L A T 1 s1 s1 Y 1 L o ( n i-ati ih in eyi lo )
, ,
- - -
,

a dv from hen ceforth h ereafter

.
,
.

L A T O R I ( ui-itori ) conj on account of becau s e for , .

, ,
.

L A W ANI R A W ANI ( ui-iwa —n i) s bel t girdle ,

.
,
.

L A W U a dv all s w ell
, ( A n
. an s wer to th e
’
s alu .

”
t a t io n Al a fi a k o ? A r e you well ? or Is it
, ,

peace
L A Y E ( Il I 1y e ) a dj to be ali v e
-
,
. .

L A v E — aye ) a dj capaciou s room y ,

.
,
.

L E a dj able p owerful po ssible

,
.
, ,
.

,
. .
—
L E a ux v can m ay migh t I wo l e ilo You are ab le to “
, , ,

o
”
—O n l e ip a da He m ay return
g .
, .

L E v n to appear ( as a new m oon ) app ear on the s u r

,
. .
,

face bli s ter v a to dri v e pur su e O su l e The

,
— .
“
. .
, .
,

new m oon appear s — Om m o de l é e i ye li ok o The .

,

b o y dro v e the bird s o f fro m the farm .

L E v n to be m ore than the n umber s pe cified ; e xceed

,
. . .

L E v n t o be hard strong
,
. .
,
.

L EKE v n to be abo v e be prominent

,
. .
, .

L E G U N G OK O 3 nam e of a tree th e leaf of which is pounded

,
.
,

into powder and u sed for sauce .

L EK E L E K E s crane ,
. .

L E P O L E P o 3 nam e of a plant bearing a yellow flower

,
. .

L E R A ( l e ara) v n a nd a dj to be h ealthy be s trong

-
,
. . .
, .

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 L ER 1 ( l e ori ) v n to pro mi s e ; boa s t brag
-
. .
, .

L E R 1 L 0 R 1 ( ui-ori ) a dv abo v e on the top

, , .
, .

L E T I ( ui eti ) p rep n ear by clo se to on the border of

- -
, .
, , , .

L EWU — ew u ) a dj d angerou s p erilou s , .

, .

L E v n to repleni sh ; p atch be el a s tic pliabl e — L e

, . .
, ,

s 0k 0 t o mi fun mi
”
P atch m y trou s er s for m e , .

L E v n to be l azy indolen t
, . .
, .

'

L E L 6 v a to tran splant ingraft to be night ; to l a v

, , . .
,

any thing s oft or flat lightly on ano th er —All e le .

,

N igh t is come .

L E 1313E s th e fin of a fi sh ; an y flat thing u s ed as a

, .
,

pendant —Bi ap ej a t a n l e hb e ej a n i ih é eja li ennu

.
, ,

When a fi sh is killed it s tail is in s erted into it s ,

”
own m ou th app lied to th o se who reap th e frui t of ,

their own m i sdoing .

L E R E a dv ( a word of approbation ) well ; that is righ t ;

,
.
,

y o u h av e hit th e m ark .

L E H I N ( n i-e hin ) p rep after behind on the bac k ,

.
, , .

L E H I N L E H I N a dj backw ard further bac k ,

.
, .

L E R 1 N 11 A N L EKAN ( ui— ara okan ) a dv o n ce at once on ce

,
-
,
.
, ,

m ore s till ,
.

—
L EK A R U N ( n i ara kon arun ) a dv fi ft hl y th e fifth tim e
- -
,
.
, .

L EK E J I —ej i ) a dv second time s econdly ,

.
, .

L EK E R I N -erin
) a dv fourthly ,
. .

L EK E T T A —etta) a dv thirdly ,
. .

L EK I N N I —o kinni ) a dv fir s t in the fir s t place .

, .

L EKUN ( ille ekun ) 3 door -

, . .

L EL L e a dj bending plian t yielding ( app l ied generall y

, .
, ,

to the wind ) .

L EM E J I a dj twice
, . .

L EM A R U N a dj fi v e tim e s , . .

L E M E R I N a dj four tim e s
, . .

L E M E T T A a dv thrice th ree time s

, .
,
.

L E s se E ssE L ESSE L e sse a dv orderly i n a ro w

-
, ,
.
,
.

L E W U 3 down of th e pal m tree u sed by the n ati v e s for

, .
,

tinder wh en s triking a ligh t with flin t and s teel .

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 L os

L o s o v n to squat li k e a dog
, . . .

L o v n to go depart leav e be away

,
. .
, , , .

L o a dv m ore th an m o s t
,
.
,
.

L 6 L E v a to tran s plan t to e ngraft

, ,
. .
,
.

L 6 a dj con trary de v iating ; twi s ted n o t direct ; to be

,
.
, ,

m oderately w arm lukewarm — O mi n a 16 wowo , .

,
”
The water is lukewarm .

L 0 v a to grind ; in s titute an in q uiry ; cry ou t for lo s t

,
. .

good s .

L o DU R U v n to play the fiddle S ee L U D UR U

-
,
. . . .

L OGAN ( ui-ogan ) a dv in stan tly im mediately ,

.
, .

L OH U N L O H U N Y I ( n i o h un ) a dv th ere y onder
,
-
, .
, .

L ODDO ( n i oddo ) p rep fro m w ith by at ( applied to

-
,
.
, , ,

per son s) .

L OD o D U N ( n i odun odun ) a dv yearly year b y y e ar

'

- -
.
, , .

L o 11 11 0 ( n i okko ) a dv on board aboard

-
,
.
, .

L OLLA ( ui-Olla) s to m orrow ,

.
-
.

L o L L A v n to be h onoured be in auth ority

, . .
, .

L 6L o L ow o L ow o a dj
,
lu k e warm fetid -
a dv l ately ,
.
, . .
,

re cently .

L O P 6 11 6 v n to m ore a se in grow th a s th e ear of I ndian

, . .

corn before i t become s full —Agbado w o n y i l op o h o .

gbogbo The ear of corn in crease s in bulk

, .

L o R A ( l o ara) v n to be s lo w linger delay

-
, . .
, , .

L O R 0 ( ui oro ) v n to be rich
-
,
. . .

L OS S A N ( n i o ss a) a dv by day during th e day

-
,
.
, .

L o ss nL o ssE L o ss o ssE ( ui o sse ) a dv weekl y

,
-
, . .

L o s o sii ( n i o s u) a dv m on th ly -
, . .

L owo ( ui owo ) p rep from in at under the influe n ce o f

-
, .
, , , .

L 6w o L o w o a dv lately S ee L o L o
, . . .

L 6w o w o a dj lukewarm , . .

L U v a to bore perforate v n to be perforated be

,
. .
, . . .
,

di sco vered ; appear .

L 0 v a to beat s trike knock

,
. .
, , .

L 6 v a to mingle put se v eral thing s together ; adul te

,
. .
,

rate .

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 L UD

L UD UR U to play the fiddle by beating the s tring

, v a . .

with a s tick .

L U H A ( l u-iha ) verba l a dj not ea sily s ol ved difficult , .

, ,

kn o tty .

L EJ U L U R E K OJA v a to beat exce ssi v ely or s e v erely

, ,
. . .

L U -KO R O v n to hin t or s peak e vil again s t ano ther in

,
. .

order to pro v o ke him .

L ULLE ( l u -ille ) v n to s trike on th e ground , . . .

L EL U a dv entirely ( qualifyin g s o N
, .
“
to burn Aw a ,
-

s o n iggi na lulu We burn t the wood to a sh e s .

,

L U M 6 v n to hide o ne self hide be hidden

, . .
,
.

L 6R U s the dried and p ul verized lea v e s of the tree s

, .

O 11 1 T 1 P 6, E G U N G U N and O s E u s ed for s auce , , .

L U W E v n to bathe
, . . .

M .

M A def ect v to be doing be in the practice of ( con

, . .
,

v e in
y g the idea of a con tinued ac tion )
— Ma lo Be .
,

going ”
— B ehe n i im a ise l oj o j u m o
. S o h e doe s ,

daily — Ma koj u si ise re gidigidi

. B e v ery atten ’

ti v e to yo ur w ork .

M A a dv ( a negati ve particle u s ed only in im perati v e

, .

s entence s and fre uen tly with SE added ) n o t — M a

q , ,

r ufi n m 6 D o not break the law any more — M a s e

, .
”

“
pania You mu s t n ot kill
, ( When M A alon e is .

u sed SE is under stood )

, .

M A a dv indeed trul y v er y — I w o m a s eun jogo

’

, . You
, , ,

are indeed v ery kind —M a m a s e y aj u si m i

”
In .
,

deed y ou mu s t n ot be in s olent to m e —M a m a S e .
”

m a b a won 10 si igb e ole “

P ray do not go w ith ,

them kidnapping into the bu sh .

M A D E x o so s a b eggar wh o goe s from hou s e to hou se to

,
.

tell new s by whi ch he gain s h is li v elihood

,
.

M A D 1 M 1 L 0 R U N ( ma di —
m i ni s a drop sical per s on - -
.

( so called fro m h is de sire to enj oy the heat of the

s un ) . S ee AS O N K O N .

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 M AD

M A D O PU N , s a kind of white well -dre ss ed leath er

.
, .

M A G A J i s heir the
,
fi r s t —born
.
,
.

M A H U R U M A I IU R U s cry of a beas t of prey -

,
. .

MA JALA s s oot ;
,
burn t gra ss ;.fl a k e — Ri in a h é j o o k o
m aj al a a fO w a ille When fire burn s in th e field s ,
“
,

th e flake s fly to the town .

MAJ E M U s c o venan t agreemen t be tween per son s a s to

,
. ,

certain specified particular s .

M A J EW E MAJ E R E s girth s addle band

, ,
.
,
-
.

MALU s bull co w ox
,
.
, , .

M AM A a dv not indeed
,
. .

MA M OJA ( m o —am o j a ) v n to gue ss conjecture -

, . .
, .

MALAJU s a kind of water rat remarkable for s tupidity

,
. .

S ee AG O .

MANA n ame of a bird k ind of white fowl

, 3 . .

M A N A M A N A s ligh tni n g ,
. .

M A N A M A N A s a kind of sn ake ,
. .

MA R A N M A R A N a dv dazzlingly gli s teringly -A w o i i

jj ,
.
, .

ndan m ara n m ara n The gla s s gli ster s brigh tly ,

“
.

M A R A R U N a dj t he wh ole of th e fi v e all fi ve
,
.
, .

M A R I M A J e 3 one wh o m a k e s no choice of foo d

,
. .

M A R 1 w 0 s slip s of pal m lea v e s

,
. .

MA SS A s a kind of pan cake

,
. .

M A ss o a dv onl y e v en
, .
,
.

MA T E s a snare for b ird s and bea st s

, . .

M A T 6 a dj not to b e to u ch ed re s pected s acred

, .
, , .

MA Y API s s ash belt S ee L A W AN 1

,
.
, . .

M A Y A M i 8 s mall bag u s ed by h unter s con taining am m u

, .
,

n it io n .

M ARAD U RO (
to contain endure m u -
ara -
duro ) , v . n .
, .

MASAI ( m a —se -ai) a dv ( two negati ve s e q ui v alen t to an ,

.

emph atic a ffi rma t ive ) — Ma sai w a You mu s t surely .

,

com e - Ma sai w i You mu s t tell .

,

M A S E G R I N s a s pe cie s of deer , . .

M B E v subs t to b e exi s t li v e
,
. .
, , .

- —
M B E N 1 13 1 G E O G R O ( mbe ui ibi gbo gbo ) s om nipre sen ce - - -
, . .

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 M IN
“
abbe ; The burning heat of th e sun is no t like the
keenne ss of a razo r .

MINA 3 ( G 73 ) pound
,
. .

M I R A N M i a dj another som ething el s e

, , ( Con t ra c t e d .
,
.

r om O M I R A N
f ) .

M o p ers p ron 1
,
. . .

MOJU KU R O (m s oj u kuro ) v n to take o ff on e s attention

- - -
, . .
’

M O R E ( m o ore ) v n to be grateful kn ow and acknow

-
,
. .
,

ledge kindne ss don e to one .

M O R U ( m u-oru ) a dj s ultry cl o s e war m , .

, ,
.

MO Y E ( mo oye ) v n to hav e p ower of perception ; be

-
, . .

prudent di screet , .

Mo p ers p r on (f or M O bef ore shor t vowels ) 1

,
. . . .

M 6 v n to be clean clear ligh t a s the day

,
. . v a to , , . . .

s tick on adhere clea v e to , ,

.

Mo M U v n to drink s uck
, ,
. .
,
.

Mo v a to build
,
. . .

M 0 v a to know percei v e recogni se ; under s tand

,
. .
, , .

M 6 a dv again any m ore ; ( f requen tly p receded by M A or

,
.
,

—
MASE) Ma s e l o m 6 D o not go again .
”
M a duro , .

“
mo D o n ot s tay an y longer
,
-Ma wa m o D o “
.
,

not com e again .

M 6 p rep again s t — O ko n ri n a se ill e kun m 6 mi

,
. The .
,

man sh ut th e d o or again s t m e .

M OD 1 v n to fortify wi th wall s
,
. . .

MODU M o D U N M o N U M o N U 3 brain ; m arrow — Modu

-
, ,
. .

m odu b abba Ejj e Marrow is t h e father of blood , .

—
M O D U M O D U N E G U N G U N s marro w and fatne ss of the ,
.

bone .

—
M 0 1 1U N G 130 G 130 ( mo o h u n gbo gbo ) a dj kn owing all - -
, .

things o mni s cien t ,

.

M o i mo i s a kind of cake
'

~
.
, .

MOJE ( mo aje ) v n to undergo the ordeal by w ater

-
,
. . .

M OJ U M O ( m o v n to dawn b e ligh t . .
, .

M 611 ANLA a dj e le v en ,
. .

M o 11 0 11 A N L A a dj the wh ol e of the ele v en , . .

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M 011 0 11 0( mo i k o k o
) v n to make country pot
-
s ; s moke -
, . .

a pipe .

M o K U N ( mi —ikun ) v n to halt walk lam e ,

. .
, .

MOLL E ( mo -ille ) v n to con spire bargain secretly , . .

,

shine gi v e ligh t ,
.

MOLL E ( mo ille ) a dv clo se to the ground adhering to

-
, .
,

th e ground .

MO R A ( m o -ara ) a dv clo sely near to — Fa o mm o m ora , .

, .
,

Take the child near ( you ) .

M 6 T 1 M OT 1 a dv clo s ely h ard to hard by near to

-
, .
, , , .

MO TT I -M O TT I OM o T T I s drunkard —M o tt imo t t i k0 m o
, , . .

agb e j i o mo tt i gb agb é ise ij ab é

’
“
,
The drunkard ,
”

cann ot drink a h ole in a calabash though he m ay ,

drink so a s to forget h is trouble .

M OT T 1 v 6 ( m o -o t t i y o ) v n to be drunken ; to hav e
,
-
, . .

drunk to the full .

M 6 v a to take bring h old s eize catch

,
. .
, , , ,
.

M Ef ollowed by K U R 0 v a to take away , . . .

P ADA v a to return any thing bring ,

. .
,

back re s tore , .

WA v a to fetch bring ,
. .
, .

J EN A v a to heal a w ound o r sore ,

. . .

M 6 a dj s harp acute k een

, .
, ,
.

M E v n to sink di s appear be im mer s ed in water or

, . .
, ,

among a crowd .

M 0 3 ( H a ussa S I N KA E A ) rice
,
.
, ,
.

MULL E v n to s trike firmly on th e ground

,
. . .

M U N 6 v n to be acti v e warm fiery

,
. .
, , .

MU R A v a to prepare m ake one s elf ready ; ( I mp mood

,
. .
, .
,

make ready - E mi ti m ura tan “

1 hav e b een ,

ready .

MUS E) v a to bring to pa ss make effectual perform

, . .
, , .

N ,
s ign of p resen t p a rt .

N A, a dv already s o s oon
.
, in the fir s t place , fi rs t .
—1 w o
1 99
 te ( 16 11 5
1 ? A re you com e al ready ? — T ete se eyi n é ,

D o thi s fir s t .

N A p ron th e s am e th a t — Ok o n ri n ei n i “
That is th e
’

, ,
.
,
”
s am e m an .

N A N E v a to s pend trade -O w 6 ti m o na lon i p r)

, , . .
,
.

v e s pent m uch m o ney to day — O a ti

“
j oj o I ha , j
-
.

”
m o n é k0 sa n mi My trade doe s n ot pay m e
“
, .

N A v a to flog whi p — B a ne n a e s in r e ui pa s a n m e
,
. .
,
“
rin The ma s ter of th e hou s e flogged his h or se with
,
”
four s tripe s .

N A N E v n to s pread e x tend Mo n a o w 6 si o “
I ’
.
, ,
. .
, ,

s tretched out m y h and to you

— Na a so ui s a fun .

mi S pread out that c loth to d ry for m e

“
, .

N AGA N EGA ( n a iga) v n to s tretch one self s o a s to

,
-
, . .

reach an object .

N A G U D 0 3 v ery full tro w s er s confined roun d th e foot

,
. .

N AJ A ( na oj a) v n to em ploy one self in trading ; to trade

-
,
. . .

—E nn it i a m b a inaj a li 5w 0 a ki iw 0 ariwo oj a You ,

m u s t attend to your bu sine ss w ith th e v endor in th e

m arket and no t to the n oi s e of th e market,
.

N A M A i s a ring u s ed by archer s for drawing their b o w

'

,
. .

6 n a —
iro v n to s tan d uprigh t
N A R
( ) ,
. . .

N ANI v a to care for be con cer n ed ab out m ake mu ch of

,
. .
, , .

N A T AN T AN v a to s tretch with v iolence thro w in to con

-
,
. .
,

v ul sio n or s pa s m .

N Aw o ( na owo ) v n to s pend m oney -

,
. . .

N A w 6 v n to s tretch the hand ; pa ss fro m one hand to

, . .

an other .

NA w o N AW O s a p ro fliga t e spendthrift
-
,
.
, .

N A N N DAN a dv ( u sed at the en d of a que s tion to gi v e it

, ,
.

—
emphasi s) I wo 1s is e ir u o h un b e hé ndan “
A re .
,
”
you able to do s uch t lu ngs then ?
N D A w o a d v n o ne v er , .
,
.

N EGA v S ee N AGA
, . .

N G I N G p ers p ron I ( f requen t ly us ed in s tea d of E M 1 a nd

, , . .

Mo ) .

2 00
 N IB

N IBA Y I , a dv
there y onder .
, .

N 1 13 1 p rep i n at a place
,
. .

N 1 131 I1 A N a dv s omewhere ; in one place o r locality

-
, . .

N u n-11 1 13 1 ( ui-ibi ki-ibi ) a dv anywh ere whither s oe v er

-
,
.
, ,

where ver .

N I B I T I — ti ) a dv at the place which where

,
.
,
.

N I RE —be ) a dv there thence ,

.
, .

N IBO ( n i—ibo ) in terr a dv Where ? , . .

N I I30 a dj wide broad v n to be broad

,
.
, . . . .

N 1 13 0 M 1 R A N N I B O M T ( n i ibi -omi -ran ) a dv el sewhere i n

,
-
,
.
,

another place .

N 1 13U N 1 B UE U ( n i ib u) s a cr o ss
,
-
, . .

N 1 D i p rep concerning about

,
. .

N IDA -Y E D A Y E a dv now and then , . .

N I G E A ( ui igba) a dv w hile when at a particular tim e

-
, .
, ,
.

’
N 1 G 13A R UG B ( k u-igba) a dv oft often alway s ofte n
m

, . , , ,

time s .

N IGBA -M I R AN N IGBA-M i a dv som etim e s at time s

'

.
, ,
.
,

N 1 -G 13A N G 13A a dv p ublicly openly

, .
,
.

N 1 G 13A w o ew o ) a dv in t er a dv when ? at wh at . . .

time
N I G B O S E —igba -ti -o -se ) a dv by an d by ,
. .

N I G BA T I —ti a dv when w hile at th e tim e

) , .
, ,

N IGBA GBOGBO a dv alway s at all time s

-
, .
,
.

N I G B A N I ( ui— igba -n i) a do i n tim e of o l d l n ancien t , .

,

time s .

N I G B A Y I ( ui—igba -eyi ) a d v n o w at thi s tim e ,

.
,
.

N 1 G E E 1 1 1 N a dv h ereafter afterward s .
, .

N I H A —iha ) p rep about a place o n th e side o f

,
.
, .

N I H I N N I I I I N Y I ( n i ih in -eyi ) a dv h ence here

,
-
, .
, .

N I H I N Y I B A Y I ( bi eyi ) a dv here in thi s place -

,
. .

N I J E T T A ( ui-ij o e tta) s the day be fore ye s terday

-
,
. .

N 1 1 0 11 A N L 00 130N -
oka n l e —ogbon ) a dv s eldom -
,
. .

N I JO K E T T A ( kon e tta) s the third day -

, . .

N IJO GBOG B O a dv daily e v ery day

-
, .
, .

N 1 -11 A N a dj alone single

, .
,
.

2 02
 NI K

N IKAN SOSO a dv s o l ely singly

-
, .
, .

N I K E H I N ( ui-iko ehin ) a dv after w ard finally -

, .
,
.

N I I1 6 N k 6 a dv ( us ed a t the en d of a ques t ion ) then

, , .
, ,

h ow then —I y a re n k 6 H ow is your mother th e n ? .

,
”

”
E y i h a nk6 H o w is thi s then ? ,

N 1 11 011 6 ( n i-ikoko a dv i n s ecret s ecretly

) , .
, .

N I L Ai
-
a dv of old in tim e pa s t .
, .

N I -L O L o a dv latel y of late , .
, .

N ILA a dj large b ig — I ll ugi nila

, . Thi s to w n is , ,
”
large .

N I N A( ui in a ) v n to have length to be l ong

-
, . .
, .

N i-ui s owner ; property

,
. .

N I NI a dv v ery exceedingly ( qua lify ing v T U T U t o be cold )

, .
, .
,
.

—0 mi tut ti nini Thi s water is v ery cold ”

,
.

N I N i s h ail s tone
, . .

N I N 6 p rep am ong from in side from w ithin

, .
, , ,
.

N I N 6 N I N o a dj in mo s t
-
,
. .

N I PA N I P A sse p rep by through in according

, ,
.
, , ,
.

N iP EK U N v n to hav e an end terminate

,
. .
,
.

N I PO ( n i-ip 0) p rep in s tead in the room of , .

,
.

N I P o N v n to be thic k at th e edge ( as a pl ank )

,
. . .

N I R A N ( n i iran ) v n to remember call to mind ha ve a

-
, . .
, ,

re collection of .

N I R IN s a kind of rat
, . .

N I S A L L E ( ui isal l e ) p rep underneath beneath below -

, .
, , .

N is1 v n to care be con cerned abo u t a thing E m i

,
. .
— ,

k 0 ni si I hav e n o care about it , .

N I -S I —S I -Y I a dv s oon n o w j u s t n o w directly
, .
, , ,
.

N I S A J U ( n i isa -j u ) a dv before formerly -

, .
, .

N I T I a dv in th at becau s e that
, .
, .

N I T O R I N I T O R I N A NT O R I L A T O R I ( n i-itori ) conj b e
, , , , .

cau s e o n accoun t of wherefore for th e s ake of

, , ,
.

N itori mi li 0 se w a H e cam e on accoun t of m e

“
,
.

— N itori ki n i O n accoun t of wh at ?
”

N I T O S I s neighbourh o od
, . .

N I T OT o ( ui-ti oti to ) a dv in truth truly - -

,
.
, .

2 03
 NIW

N I W A v n to hav e a go od di sp o sition be a ffable be

, . .
, ,

kind ; h av e a good q uality S ee I R E 11 E . .

N I W A J I J
( ui iwa -oj u
) p p (
re u s ed bef
-
ore a
p la ce or p er , .

s on ;
) forw ard ; before beyond in from — N w o n l1 o j a , , , .

“
’

n iw a i i ille w a They pa ss ed before our h ou s e

j ,
.

N iw aj u li ati I j o g un Ehin li ati ise agba A ma n ,

“

m ay be b orn to a ( large ) inheritance ; but wi sdom

only com e s with length of day s .

N I W O Y I ( ui-iw o -eyi ) a dv n ow about thi s ti me ,

.
,
.

N I W O N B I a dv ina s mu ch a s,
. .

N I Y E N 1 N 6 ( ui iye ui ino ) v n to hav e a good m e m o rv

- - -
, . .
,

be unders tanding .

N I Y l N —iyin ) a dj grand fa m ou s ( lit hav ing fame) , .

, ,
. .

N J E13 1 N J E a dv if then if s o therefo re

, , .
, , .

N KAN ( con tra cted f rom O H U N O KAN) s a certain thing

, , . ,

a thing something ; good s , .

N 11 A N 11 1 -N 11 A N p ron any thing wh at s oe v er whate v er

-
, .
, ,
.

N 11 6 ( o u ko ) a dv n ot ( lit i t is n ot that)
-
, .
, . .

N L A a dj gre at large
,
.
, .

N L A N L A a dj very great v ery l arge

-
, .
, .

N N a dv n ot ( fre q uen tl y u se d in exc l amation s) N o !

, .
,

No
N 0 f ollowed by N 0 v a to wipe o ff era s e , . .
, .

N 0, v n to be lo s t —O m m o ki in 0 bi eranko
. . A child .
,

cann ot be lo s t like a b ea s t .

N 0 a dv o ff, away —G be e j li n o
, . Ca s t i t a w ay Ko .
, .

0 da no G ather them and throw them away

, .

N s 6 N S O K A L o v n ( imp mood) proceed go on l e t

, , . . . .
, ,

u s go .

NW ON AW ONG p ers p ron they

, , . . .

NY I N p ers p ron ( con tr of E N Y IN ) you

’

, . . .
, .

0 1

O, p r on 2 d p ers s ing ( u s ed
. . . frequen tly in s tead of I w o b e
fo re l o n g v o w el s i, e, o), tho u— O ri mi j br I wo r1 111 1 , , ,

2 04
 0 136

0 136, hin t pri v ate information

s .
,
.

0 136 s nur s e fo ster -parent

, .
,
.

O no s an in s trument u sed for clean sing cotton s eed

, . .

O B O T U J E ( b o tu -e j j e ) O L O D O T U J E s the fi gn ut plant
-
,
. .

O R U a dj h a ving n o principl e of life un s a v oury in sipid

,
.
, , ,

flat s a s tale egg ; a k ind of s alti sh roc k —O b u k 0

. . .

to iy 0 O bu is no t to be compared to real salt

, .

O D E s ou t —
,
Of-door s s treet
.
, .

O D E s a k in d of s m all bat — Bi a k O ri ad e m a fi 0de s ebo

'

l/ . .
,

I fyou cann ot obtain a large bat for s acrifice a s m all on e ,

w ill do one mu s t take t h e w il l for th e deed .

1/ O D i s m alice - Bi in 6 k 0 li odi o di ani in 6 . I f a m an

,
.
, ,

( lit the mind ) 1 s n o t m a l iciou s s om e on e will be

.
,

m aliciou s again s t hi m .

O D I s a walled fortification round the t own fort ; a

, .
,

dumb per s on one who h a s lo s t the p o wer of speech ,

.

‘
O D I s contrariety per v er s ene ss
, .
, .

O D I D I 3 bunch clu s ter the wh ole of an y thing

, .
, , .

O D I D I OG E D D E 3 clu ster of banana fruit

- — , . .

O D iN 6 s a p a ssion ate per s on

,
. .

1/
O D 0 s brook ri v er
,
.
-O d0 gb e m a,gbe oruko The .
, ,
“

s tream m ay dry up bu t the water cour se retain s its ,

-

”
name E n n it i 0 WO o d0 li o nn 6 nko a iya k0 f0 o d O
.
,

He wh o e nter s a ri ver m ay fear bu t the ri ver it sel f ,

fear s n ot .

O D O 3 di s trict party a di vi sion

, .
, ,
.

O D 6 s a m ortar —1 y a o d6 on o mmo r e k0 ui ij a a gbe

. . .
,

11 o dij a sille fun won ; o m mO odo ki in a iy a re

l assan The p e stle and the m ortar had n o q uarrel
,
“

between them ; it w as th e farm er that cau s ed the

q uarrel ( by s upplying th e yam for pounding )
the pe s tle ( lit th e child of th e m ortar ) doe s not beat .

i t s m oth er for nothing — B i iwo ok u iw o a la o d6 .

ya na ? I f you are about to die need y 6u s plit up

’
“
,

th e ( wooden) m ortar for fire — wood ( in stead of lea ving

i t for the use of the
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 OD O

O D OD 6 , s . scarlet .

OD OD o , s . truth fact j u s tice equ al i ty ; righ t righteou s

, , , ,

ne ss .

O D SD I OD O R O D i,
, ne v er n o t in th e lea s t a dv .
, .

O D U s boiler caldron
,
.
, .

O D U s companion of I FA th e god of pal m nut s

, .
, .

O D 6 s name of an h erb — Od11 ki is e aim 0 oloko

’ ’

, . Odii .
,

i s not un k nown to a farm er

A DUA OD U D UA s a godde ss fro m I FE said to be t h e su
.

.
, , ,

prem e godde ss in th e w orld Heav en and earth are .

al s o called O D U D U A -Odudua igb a n l a m ej i a dé isi .

,

H eav e n and earth are tw o large calabashe s which ,

being shut can ne v er be opened re ferring to the

apparent con cav ity c f th e sky which seem s t o touch ,

the earth at the h oriz on

O FE s p arro t cl e v er per s on —
.
l

'

,
. Agbed e bi o fé am o ara ire .
,
’

bi o dide Adeb o fun ofe ofe k 0 r11 aga nran gb e ebo

.
,

o rubo a sin w é asin b o ofe di ara Oy 6 a gé nran di ara

,
.

o k o ; nwon se bi ofe k 0
gb O n S acrifice being pre ,

s cribed to the p arrot he refu s ed to o ffer i t but the ,

green parro t too k th e s acrifi ce and offered it ; after

all the parrot is a citizen of the capital and the .

green parrot an I n h abitan t of th e pro vince ( and yet

p eople ) th ought that th e parro t w a s not wi s e Th e .

green parro t is counted a clea n bird and o ffered in

s acrifice while the p arrot is unclean and ne v er
, ,

m o l e s ted .

O FE R E O FE 3 V enu s, a s th e morning s tar ; the hour of

, , .

cockcrowing before th e rl sm g of the sun ,

.

O FI S th e loom ; that which s wing s

,
. .

‘
O FI J I s that which is fo rgi v en forgi v ene s s
, .
, .

O FIN 8 law prohibition commandment

,
.
, ,
.

O F O s emptine ss
, . .

‘
O PO 3 lo ss calamity damage
, .
, ,
.

O F 6FO s bu sybody talebearer traito r —A se of6fo k 0

, .
, ,

gb a e n ui ibi o p é li 0 m o of6fo li egb 6u or 6ro li

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O FO

“
abur 0 A talebearer recei v e s n o p aymen t ( lit n ot
,
.

2 000 cowrie s) thank s are all h is reward Talebear .

ing is the elder bro th er bitterne ss th e y ounger , .

O P O R O s sq uirrel -E nnu 0foro n i ip a 0foro 0fo r o bi

‘
,
. .
,

o mm O m ej i 6 k 6 w o n w é e ti 0nn a oni O m m o mi y e ,

korokoro korokoro koro k oro I t w a s the s q uirrel s

, , ,
’

o wn m outh that betrayed her ; for when sh e had

brough t forth two y oung one s sh e carried th em to ,

‘
the road s ide an d s aid My children are v ery s oun d
-
,

v ery s ound v ery s ound ( th e w ord

,
korokoro
re semble s th e cry of the sq uirrel ) .

O PUA s a kind of k ola nut ; n am e of a tree u se d medi

, .

c in al ly for ablution .

O E U R U E I I s emptin e ss ; the fi rm a m e n t — O fur uf11 k 0 s e

’ ’

.
, .

“
ifi e hin ti O n e cann ot lean upon e m p tin e ss
,
.

‘
O G B I G BI s a sp ecie s of owl
, . .

O G 136 s ol d age ; a kind of s w ord with t w o edge s

,
. .

Ogb 6 k0 li Ogun There is n o medicine again s t old ,

”
age .

O GI36 s a sm all anim al of the cat kind rem arkable for

, .
,

it s s harp teeth w hich are s aid to be able to c ut iron ,

.

O G R OD 0 s ne w yam s , S ee E L U B 6
. . .

O GBOGBO s name of a tree who s e leaf is v ery u seful

,
.
,
.

O G I36G 130 O L U G B 6G B O 3 club m allet

, , .
,
.

O G 136JU ( gbo -oj u ) s bold daring per s on ,

. .

O G E O L 0 G 13 6 ( gbo -n i-ogbo ) a dj v ery old of lo n g s tanding , .

,
.

O ovA s a bea s t abou t the s ize of a c a t —B i o b o a b a

l/ G B ,
.
g y
fi i ru n a ille li e rim n e t t a n i illu ill u n a a t i1
’

Whe n , ,

th e Ogb o y a s trike s its tai l thrice on th e groun d in

any town th at to w n will be de serted ( a s uper , ,

s t it io n ) .

O G E U G B U 3 wi l d d uck ; k in d of gra ss ; c otton dye d b e

, .

fore spinning .

O G E s coxcomb fop
, .
,
.

O G EDE a dv onl y
, . .

O
t/ G ED E G BE O G E D E M G BE , a dv headl ong pre cipitately ,
.
,
.

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 OG U

OG U P E , a w ethe r s . .

O G U M O s an e s cul e n t herb
,
. .

O G 6N s that which is obtained by i nh eritance be que s t ;

, .
,

a dj twenty S ee IW AJU
. , .

OG 6N s th e god suppo sed to pre side o v er iron im p l e

’

, .
,

m en t s of war and hunting , .

O G UN s medi cin e ; poi son

,
. .

OG EN s sweat per spiration

,
.
, .

O G 0N s a round s tick bamboo

,
.
,
.

/l OGUN s arm y war battle -Ij a ui ipa o nitij u ogun ui

’

.
, , , .

ipa ala gbara ( As) a s treet qu arrel will pro v e fatal ,

-

to a m an afraid of being though t a coward ( lit bash .

f ul m an ) s o will war kill a m an ren owned for ,

v alour .

O G U N G U N s n am e of a tree ,
. .

OG U R OD 0 s the n am e of a bird wh o s e ne s t the n ati v e s

, .
,

h av e a super stitiou s dread of to uching .

O G U R OD 0 s s tanding po s ture , . .

‘
O G U R o s win e m ade from the s ap of the bam boo
, . .

O G U s o s pipe , . .

0 1 1 0 0 ! in t erj a w ord of ex clam ation

-
. .

O1 1 0N s v oice s ound note cry

, .
, , , .

O H EN R E R E s lamentatio n bitter weeping lou d cry ,

.
, ,
.

O I I U N s a thing s om ething —A fi o h un w é o h u n a fi 0ra 11

, .
,
.
,

w é 6ran fi Eran j i ki a n iy in o Compare t hing s with

, ,

things and w or d s with word s and then forgi ve th at ,

”
you m ay be prai sed .

‘
Q I I U N I L O s uten sil s article s for use
-
,
.
,
.

O I I U N K O H U N ( o h u n -ki-o h un ) p ron whats oe v er what , .

,

e v er .

O H U N O NNA 3 tool s ( lit w orking implem ent s) ,

. . .

‘
O H U N - O S IN s dom e s tic creat u re herd cattle ,
.
, ,
.

O 1 13 0 O v 1 130 s one w h o com e s from th e coun try beyond

' '

, , .

the s e a .

s sa
p of tree s
. .

O J E s lead, . .

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 OJ I

OJ I , j fortyad . .

0 1 1 s fi ne impo sed for the guilt of adultery

,

O1 I A s gum of tree s —I ggi iy a n i i son oj ia

. .

, . The iy a ,

tree produce s gum s .

O J I G B E S E A J I G BE S E s a debtor
,
. .

‘
OJ I G B o N 3 corner of a hou s e gable , .
, .

O J I Ji a dv s uddenl y w i thout pre viou s n otice

, .
,
.

0 1 11 1 s , s hado w s had e
.
,
.

s an ele ctrical fi sh elec trical eel

.
, .

’
O JI Y A (j e iy a ) s an innocent s u fferer an oppre ssed
“

-
, .
,

per son .

OJ I Y A N (j a -iyan ) s a denier reas oner on e wh o contra , .

, ,

dicts .

0 1 0 s rain — ,
G egele li o bi gegele k 0t o li 0 hi k0t o
. .
,
'

0j o r0 si k 0t o gegel e n roj 11 B ank ri s e s after bank , ,

and ditch follow s after ditch ; wh e n the rai n fall s

i nto th e ditch th e bank s are en viou s ; s aid of ,

tho s e w h o are no t s ati sfied with their po sition in life .

O J O s cowardice fear ; a coward

, .
,
.

O JOGUN ( j e -ogun ) s h eir , . .

‘
0 1 0 1 0 3 ague fi t , .
-
.

OJ O J U L L E ( oj u oj u —ille ) a dv ( from ) h ou s e to h O -
use ,
. .

O J O J U M 6 — m o ) a dv d aily e v ery day , .

, .

O J 6R O 3 one wh o cheat s a t play

/ OJ Ow 6 ( j e o wf1 ) s a jealou s person — Oj o w 11 k0 li eran
.
, .

’
-
.
,
.

li ai ya ib a j o wu k0 y 6 A j ealou s w oman is alway s ,

thin ( lit h a s no fle s h upon h e r breas t) for howe v er

.

m uch sh e may feed upon jealou sy sh e will ne v e r ,

have enough .

O J OY E —oye ) s a ruler a man of title ,

.
, .

0 1 6 a dj daily ; las ting for the da y ephem eral

,
.
,
.

V O J 6 s,
eye ; aperture
.
( a s the ey e of a n eedle ) ; appear
ance face l ook fron t ; edge of a knife or s word
, , , .

'

Oj 11 b abba ara a w 6n bi oj 11 a s oro id a bi a gba

'

T he , , ,

eye is the father of the body ; a s the eye is to o dear

to be purchased so i t is hard to act w e ll a n elder s part ,
’
.

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 OJ U , ore s car
s . s ,
.

OJ 6 AGAN 1 6 s a place in front of the pal ace in

-
,
. Oy 6
w here the god called AGAN 1 6 w a s w or shipp ed .

OJ U-Ai v E , sk fi m am e n t
'

r
s .
y ,
.

'

OJ 6-A G I3A R A gu tter ; wide road l ea ding fro m th e palace

, s . .

O J U G E A 3 e qual companion
, .
, .

OJ U G ON ( oju igon ) s fore part of th e l eg s hin — Oj ugo n

-
,
.
, .

“
m 6 0 0 0 fo lui n Th e leg cau s e s th e brook to re s ound ,

( when wading through it ) .

O 1 U 11 A N N A ( oj u okan n a ) a du in stan tly imm ediatel y - -

, .
,
.

OJ U 11 0-13 1 R E
- — ba —ire ) s bird called the cricke t -catcher ,
. .

/ O J U -I1 011 0 R O s co v e tou s ne ss —Oj j

uk0k o ro babba o k a n u a
L , .
.
,

Co v e tou sne ss is the father of un s ati sfied de sire .

O J U L A E E N I — n i fe -enni ) s time s er v er -
, .
-
.

OJ U L U M 0 — ui-im o ) s ac q uaintance ,
. .

C1 6M 6 s dawn daylight —
,
. Oju m 6 m 6 0 ny o ojo iku ndi ? , .

“
When the day dawn s y ou rej oice : do y ou no t kno w
”
that the day of death is s o m uch th e nearer ?
O J U-NLA s en v y ( lit big eye
,
. i c an eye which is , . . .

n e v er s ati sfied ) .

OJ U -Oni s gra v e , . .

OJ U — O w 6 s prin cipal on which intere s t is paid

, . .

‘
O 1 6 O NNA s w a y gate road
-
,
.
, ,
.

O J U-O R UN s sk y fi r m a m e n t — , Oj u—orun k0 huko ill e p a

.
, .
,

k 0 j e ki oku ki 0 b e 0nna w 0 As the gra s s cannot ,

gro w in the sky so th e dead cann ot l ook out of the ,

grav e in to the road .

OJ U P O — ipo ) s a place in the palace wh ere the king ,

.

s it s to take the air .

OJ U -P 6N v n to s uffer trouble ge t in to diffic ultie s

, . .
,
.

O J U R A N — iran ) 3 dream v i sion , .

,
.

OJ US A J U ( oju is a oju ) s re spect h on our regard - -

, .
, ,
.

OJ U SIK A s keyhole
-
, . .

O J U S O N — i s on ) s aperture fro m which water s pring s , .

,

s pring foun tain , .

OJ U w A — i wa) s S harer di vider , .

, .
 OK I

O xiP A-A J A, masti ff an old d o g

'

s .
,
.

0 11 1 R 1 13 1 T 1 s circl e en comp ass ed s pace

,
.
,
.

‘
0 11 1 ri '

0 11,
1 T i-OGA N s hill m ade by the white ant , . .

0 11 1 1 1 3 s ummer s et headlong fall hillock s uch a s m ay

, .
, ,

be s een where road s di vide .

O KI T I -AL A P I N I s the nam e of a place in O y 6 th e capital , . .

11 1T 1 -A R 6, s fa l se -b o tt o m e d v e sse l use d in s t ra inin g p o t a sh

"

0 . .

O 11 1r 1 -E 13 E, s . y am or corn bed s ; hillock for planta

tion .

0 the nam e o f a tree wh o s e leaf is dried and

11 1 T 1 P 6, s .
,

pul v erized for pala ver s auce .

0 11 1 v A N s an animal which lodge s u nder rock s

,
. .

0 11 0 s farm plantation pro v in ce

,
. dependent di s trict s
, ,

or town s .

0 11 6 s the glan s fore s kin

,
. l o ok of a gun .

0 11 0 s s ton e to be thro wn or ca s t ; nam e of a di sea s e ;

, .

b reeding thre e y oung one s at a birth .

O K O-A LLE s afternoon s work

’

.
,
.

0 11 6 1 130 N s l o ok of a gun or m u sket

-
,
. .

O K o -E R U s bon dage slav ery ,

.
, .

0 11 0 136 3 eunuch ,
. .

0 11 0 136 s lie fal sehood ; liar

,
.
, .

0 11 6 O R U K o 3 n ame
, ,
. .

0 11 0 T 6 s s nail a s mall lan d shell

,
.
, .

O KO T O -O KUN 3 se a sh ell , . .

0 11 6 s corp s e carca s e a dj us el e ss in sipid s a vourle ss

,
.
,
. .
, , .

Q 11 U I1 U s the w oof ( folded up and laid upon a stand of

, .

th e same name which th e wea ver draw s to him s elf

a s h e goe s on weav ing ) .

O KUKU 3 nam e of tree v aluable for healing s ore s

,
. .

Q 11 U N s s trength ability power

, .
, , .

Q I1 UN s cord rope s tring

,
.
, , .

O KUN -E R E W E s running plan t wh o s e fibre s are u s ed ,

.
,

for m aking cord .

O KUN O LE s name of a running plant-

,
. .

O KUN T I N R I N s t w ine -
,
. .

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0 11 U N , 0 11 UN 11 UN ,
darkne ss s . .

O KUN s se a s alt water

, .
,
.

0 11 UN A ( oku onna) 3 old path for s aken road -

, .

O I1 U N E A( ok 1i n an attraction ; that which encourage s .

OI1 U N 1 A N U —ija—ennu) s the rein s , . .

0 11 U N 11 0 s hemp or flax plan t

,
.

‘
O k U N R o N s illne ss , . .

0 11 U R A ( oku -ira) s any thing rotten , . .

O I1 U R U R O s an au s tere h ard ill -tempered per s on

-
, .
, , .

OI1 U S A s liquor brewed from guin ea corn

, . .

O K U S A L L E ( k u S a ille ) s exhau s ted and u nproducti ve

- -
, .

l and .

0 11 6 S U s refu se from dying v at s ; n am e of an animal

-
,
. .

O KU T A s s tone ( in general )
,
. .

0 11 U T A AI1 6 s quartz gra n ite

~
any hard s tone
, .
, .

O KU T A -w e w e s gra v el loo s e s tone s , .

, .

0 11 U v E ( k u-iy e ) 3 per s on of dull m em ory dunce ,

.
,
.

OL A s th e m oth which fret s garm ent s

,
. .

OL A s th at which save s s al v ation th e cau s e of sal vation

‘

,
.
, , .

O L E s thief robber ; robbery theft

,
.
, , .

OL E O R U L E s roof of a h ou s e
, ,
. .

O L O FE R E s n am e of a bird
-
,
. .

0 L O F 6 P O — of6fo) s traitor ; bu sy body

, , . .

O LOBI R I s a married per s on ,

. .

OL O B I N R I M E J I s a bigami s t
-
,
. .

0 LOI3 6 s one who caution s another an i h .

form an t — O loh 6 so mi A hin t h a s b een gi ven

.
,

( l it th rown .
) to m e .

O LODOD O s a true j u st righ teou s per s on

, .
, ,
.

O LODU M A R E OL OD U M A Y E 3 G od th e Al mighty S elf

, , .
, ,

exi sting B eing .

0 L O G 130 s a titl e of one of the king s pri v ate coun s ellors

’

,
.
,

who al s o act s th e part of chronicler or narrator of

—
ancien t tradition s Ol o gb 0 babba a rokin Ologb o “
.
,
”
is th e father of th e chronicler s .

O L O G I N I 3 cat , . .

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 OL O

O LOGI R I ,
a s pecie s of pal m bird ( al so called E H U )
s . .

O w6 ologiri ehin ti li ogun “

A multitude of warrior s ,

behind their leader is like a flock of pal m bird s .

0 LOG 0 ( enni -ogo ) s dun , . .

O L O G o s an hon ourable m an one h a d in h on our

,
.
, .

O L O G o s E O L OG O N S E s sparro w
, ,
. .

O L OG EN ON I S E G U N ( ni-ogun ) s doctor ph y sician

, ,
.
, .

O L O G U N S E s e 3 nam e of a tree dedicated to the god of

, .

hunting .

O L OG U R 0 ( ui 0guro ) 3 dealer in bamboo wine

-
, .
-
.

O L O G UR U s kind of s mall bird generally found in flock s

-
, . .

O LO R U N —oh h h ) s a man of in fluence ,

. .

0 L 0 1 0 AL E 1 0 ( en ni aj o ) s s tranger
, , S ee A w o N -
, . . .

OL O J U ( enni -oj u) s on e s elf ; the own er of a thing , . .

U A N oju — kan s on e eyed per s on

0 L 01 11
( n i ) -
,
.
-
.

0 L OJ U 11 011 0 R o s mi s er
-
, . .

O L o -xiT I A R 6 s fal se -bottomed v e ss el in whi ch p ota sh

-
, .

is s trained .

O L 0 11 UN ( n i okun ) s rope -m aker

-
, . .

O L O K U N R o N — 0k un ro n ) s a p atie nt ; one s u ffering , .

from illne ss .

O L OLA -
il a) s one wh o m ake s tattooing h is trade
, . .

’
O L O P I R I s a k ind of s mall bird
, . .

O LO R E — ore ) s benefactor , . .

0 1 6R 1 ( enni -ori ) s offi cer headman chief

. , .
, , .

-- - —
O LO R I I LLE I W E O LO R I I LLE K E W U s s choolmas ter , , . .

O LO R I OGUN s war o ffi c e r
-
,
.
-
.

O L O R I 0 11 11 0 s cap tain of a ship

- .

E s6 —ori ) s cap tain of a guard

.
,

O LO R I — ,
. .

O L OR i E G ne 0
- L 0 R 1 11
,
6 -ori ) f em 3 head of a company , . . .

O LO R I — o ri) s w ife of a great per s on ( no t to be a p

,
.

ro a ch e d by any m an)
p .

O L O R 1 s o N ( n i-ori -i s o n) 3 o w ner of a fountain or s prin g ,

. .

O LO R 6 — o r6) s a v en omou s anim al ,

. .

O L O R S A ( ui ori s a) s idolater w or shipper of i d ol s

1 -
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.
,
.

O L O R U xo —oruko ) s a fam o us per s on ( l it h e wh o h a s name ) ,

. .

21 6
 OL U

O L U G 136 ( enni igb 6) s a belie v er -

,
. .

O L U I1 O L 0 A 131 11 U s an e v il spiri t belie v ed to be a l way s

-
,
-
, .
,

wan dering about S ee A B IK U . .

— oye -l e a title of the king of

0L U I1 0 1 0 Y E L E k o
j e ) s - -
, .

1 10.

O L UK Q N I ( enni -ik o -e nni ) 3 teacher in structor , .

,
.

O LUK U -L U K U a dj e v ery each a dv indi v id u ally

,
.
,
. . .

O L IJM OR A N (
’
e n ni - im o -oran ) s an unders tanding per son ,
. .

—
O L U PA ,
O L U P A N I ipa -en n i
) s m urderer m an ,
.

s laughter .

O L U P A M o — p a mo
) s pre ser v er -
, . .

OL U P I L L E SE — p
—
a ill e -m o ) s beginner author , .
,
.

O L U P I N OJ U W A ( ipin iwa) s Sharer di v ider

,
-
, .
,
.

O L U P ON J (U enni — ipon - oju ) 3 p oor per s o n paupe r , .

, .

O L U R AN S E 3 on e wh o s end s an o ther
, . .

O L U R-
A -PADA s redeem er o n e who ran s om s
, .
, .

U -i re
O L R E ( enni ) s c o mforter , . .

O L U R E R ON -re iron
) s s h earer h air cutter -
, .
, .

O L U Ro RA —ro ara )
- one wh o ea s e s on e wh o gi ve s , ,

b odily comfort .

O L U S I N s wor shipper s er v ant

-
,
.
, .

O L U s E ( enni -ise ) s doer actor , .

, .

O L U S OR O ( so -ore ) s s pea k er ; talke r ; on e wh o prate s , . .

O L U T A N O L o T T A N ( enni itan ) s a rel ati v e

,
-
,
. .

O LU T 6 — to ) s in s tructor m a s ter mi s tre s s go v ern or a

, .
, , , ,

rai ser u p .

OL U T U N 6 -tu -in o
) s h e wh o calm s the mind ; c o m , .

forter .

O L U S E T T E — se -o tte ) s con q ueror v ictor ,

.
,
.

O L U s6 —se ) 8 w atch er guard s entinel , .

, , .

O L U S O-A GU T AN s sh eph erd ,

. .

O L U S O G E A ( so -ogba) s a gardener the w atcher of a , .

,

garden .

O LU W A ( n i-awa) s a lord o wner ,

.
, .

O L U W A R E s an indi v idual a certain per son

, .
,

OL U W O J U —wo -oj u ) s a re specter of per son s

.

.
, .

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 OM I

OM I, water -Bi ab ii omi si ori O nw a e sse ib o Whe n

s . .

water is poured upon the head it will fi nd it s way ,

down to the feet .

O M I D A N s a young fow l ; young woman

, . .

O M I J E O M I OJU s tear
, ,
. .

O M I 11 i11 A N O M 1 11 A N s foul water

-
, ,
. .

t/ O M I R AN s a giant a per s on unu sually s tout and tall

,
.
, .

I wo k0 l u o miran li oru O n hi u li o ssé n ? D o you

not fir s t s trike th e giant in the night before you ,
”
s tri k e h im in the day ?

O M I R AN O M i a dj another other
, , .
,
.

O M I R iN s the act of s wallowing any thing with facility

, .
,

throat .

O M I -T O R O s s ou p; b roth , . .

O M N I R A ( oni ui— ara) s freeman on e deli v ered from -

.
,

bondage .

0 ers he h it S 0
A
p p r on s .e ee , , , . .

, con j and — I j e on
. ore n i imu o m m O is e i
.s e ,

Competition and reward induce a child to work .

O ND E ( enni ide ) s pri s oner on e in bon d ; ch arm s own

-
, .
,

in leather an d worn about th e per son .

O NGBE s thir s t , . .

O NGBE -E I J E a dj bloodthir s ty , . .

0 NG 0 —igo ) s s tupid person dun ce bl ockh ead , .

, , .

O N i a dv to —
, day —O n i emi n l o olla n n l o ki ije ki aj ej l
. .
,
’

ki o gbi n ahu sa “
I ntended rem o v al to -day or ,

to m orro w ( lit to -day I a m going to -m orro w I

-
.
,

a m going ) gi v e s the s tranger n o encouragem en t

,

to plant the ahu s a ( although it bears fruit v ery ,

rapidly ) .

ON I -BA TT A s sh oemak er , . .

O N I -E O D E s collector of cu s tom , . .

O N I BU S I s contemner de s pi s er ; one wh o ble ss e s

-
, , , .

O N I -D A s creator m aker origina t or

, .
, , .

0 N 1 D A1 6 —da -ej o ) s j udge one wh o settle s di s p ute s ,

.
, .

n i are ) s
ON I D A L A R E j u s t ifi e r -
,
. .

21 9
 ON I

O N I D A M OR A N — mo o ran ), -
coun se l lor a dvi ser
s .
, .

O N I D A N D E, O L U D A N D E —n i-ide ) s redeemer de l i verer , .

,

fro m bondage .

ON I D A N w o —dan —w o ) s tem p ter trier ,

.
, .

0 N 1 D 1 11 A N ( ui idi— okan ) 3 child one w ho s e p arent s is a

-
,
.
,

s lav e and the oth er free

,
.

0 N 1D OD 0 — idodo ) s a per s on hav ing a l arge n av el , . .

O N I PA R A R 0 —fi -ara ro ) s supp orter ; o n e on whom -

, .

an other lean s or depend s .

O N I FA R A W E s one who i mitate s a n oth er ; em u .

lator .

O N I -FEFE s v ain and boa s tfu l per s on

, . .

O N I -F 6 A L A G E A E o s wa sher
,
-
, . .

O N I G AN s a catech umen o f O R ISA

,
. .

O N I G B A N I 0 L U G I3 A N 1
,
— gba -enni
) s s av iour , . .

O N 1 G I3A 1 A M 0 s a barber
-
, . .

O N I G B A G B E-ENNI I G B A G B E s a per s on of bad m emory for -

, .
,

e t ful per s on
g .

O N I -G E A G E 6 3 one w h o l i sten s ; one w ho obey s ; belie v er

,
. .

O N I GBESE s creditor
-
,
. .

O N I —G D O D O G i s on e a fflicted with a s corbuti c di s order

,
. .

ON 1G 6 w I3 o — gba ow 6) s pro sperou s p er s on surety . .

O N I O EG G E 3 per s on afflicted with a s w elli n g i n th e n eck

-
,
. .

—
O N I I I A L L E ( oni iha ille ) s a poor per s on one in poor -
.
, , ,

circum s tance s .

O N 1 L A1 A I LAJA —la 1 j a) s peace m aker m ediator

,
-
,
.
-
, .

ON I L E RA — l e ara) s a s trong healthy per s on -

, .
,
.

0 N 1 11 1 R I s w anderer ro v er
, .
,
.

ONi N I s p o ss e ssor
,
. .

O N I N o —DIDON 3 per s on of amiable di s po sition a good

, .
,

n atured m an .

O N I N O N 1 13 1 N 1 — in o enni -b i enni ) s per s ec uto r , . .

O NINO —R E R E s kind bene v olent graciou s per s on

,
.
, , .

O N I O L ON
-
1 — oni oni ) a dv thi s very day -
, . .

O N 1 P A ( ui ipa) s o ne having a s hare I n any thing

-
,
. .

O N l -I A R A -M O s humble per s on
’
, . .

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 ON K

O N 11 A , O LO N 11 A ,
a counter accountant s .
,
.

O N L A s that whi ch s a ve s
,
. .

O N NA reflec p r on him s elf her s elf i t self

,
. .
, , .

O N N 6 s fearful expectation fear a s regard s the re s ul t

,
.
,

of a thin g — O nno nko mi I am afraid

” ”
.
.
,

O N R O R O ( oni iro ro) s an au s tere h ard m oro s e-

,
.
, ,

per s on .

’ ’

OPE s ,
puzzle ; s
. imple and ignoran t per s on -
M o pa 0 .

“
li 0p e I puzzle y ou ,
.

O P EPE s young per s on, . .

O PE R E s bird noted for s leepine ss — O l e is iI n bi oper é

,
.
,

You sleep like th e oper é .

O PIN s termination p oin t — O ran n a de opin

’

, . The ,
.
,

m atter is come to a p o m t ( lit to the highe s t .

point ) .

O P I N L E ( opin ille ) s ter m ination of the earth land or -

, .
, ,

territory .

O P O s the pl ace where the king m ak e s h is appearance

,
.

in the palace ban k of earth for sleeping on , .

O P 6 3 po s t pillar ; wido w
, .
, .

O p O -0 11 11 0 s m as t of a ship ,
. .

\
O P O P O s kind of banyan ,
. .

( ) P 6 P O 3 wide road leading im mediately into a town

, . .

‘
O P O R O a dj com m on ,
. .

OR A s b uy e r purcha ser — K 0 m 0 ore k 0 m 6 a s t i ig u n

l/ , .
, .
,
“
e s in a p a t t a R egardle ss of kindne ss regardle ss of
, ,

the purcha ser ( the ungrateful m an ) ride s the h o r se ,

( which h as b een len t him ) o v er the rocks .

O R A s bitter tree m uch us ed in curing si ckne ss

, . .

O R E s kindne ss fav our ben e v olence

, .
, , .

O R ER E 3 sa me sign ifica t ion a s O P 6 PO

, . .

O R E 3 act of w atching fro m a tower or l oft

, . .

( ) R E 3 p orcupin e — K i ire 0re ki 0 re s in s in idi r e

,
.
,

Though the porcupine m ay be weary y e t th e ( quill s ,

of its) tail will no t be w eary There is a sup e rs t i .

t ion that the porcupine alway s Sha k e s its

q uill s b e

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 OR I

fore feeding in order to di vine what s ucce ss i t will ,

m eet with in it s ex cur sion .

O R I s kind of wild pigeon

,
. .

O Ri s kind of black plum

,
. .

ORi Ovi s
,
giddine ss ,
—O ri nkon mi l oj u
. I a m giddy ; .
,

( lit my . eye s are filled with giddin e ss

) .

O R i 3 head facul ty talen t ; highe s t p oin t of any thing

, .
, , ,

termination .

O R i f ollowed by S I Y A v n to fee l li v ely be , ,

. .
,

plea sed .

WU v n to fee l s en sation of j oy at , . .

s ome unexpected good w ord s s aid

or action done by an inferior per

s on b el o ved ; to yearn .

O R i E K U N s the cap of the knee

-
, . .

O R i s shea butter
, . .

0 Ri-AM 6 s bu tter mi l k b utter , .

,
.

0 R 1 11 E ( ori ike ) s the joint of any thing

-
, . .

O B IKE -IKKA s k nuc k le ,

. .

‘
O R I - E Y A s di v i sion tribe
, .
,
.

O R 1 3 O V A 3 l arge hedgehog , . .

O R ILLE OL E s family n am e
, , . .

O R ILLE ED E 3 people of a di ffere n t language

-
,
nation
. .

O R iN s piece s of s tic k or roo t u s ed by the n ati v e s for

, .

cleaning their teeth by ch ewing and rubbing them

with it .

O R IN s singing ; s ong ; tune

,
. .

O R IN -M I -M o s holy s ong p s alm hym n ,

.
, ,
.

O R I S O ( ori —iso ) s place where creature s are tie d up for , .

the nigh t ; s table s tall , .

O R I S ON s s pring fountai n
, .
, .

O R ISA s deity o bj e ct of wor ship ; god s idol s

,
.
, , .

O R I S AL A s the great godde ss O b b a t a ll a

, . .

O R ISE ALU FA ( ori -iSe ) s work of a prie s t prie s thood

-
, .
, .

‘
O R o s s talk of guinea -corn u s ed for s tirring beer ;
, .
,

h oney S ee AGE 6N . .

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 OR O

ORo, rosv ocation difficu l ty hardne s s nam e of a tree

p .
, , , .

O R 0 s cu s tom fashion habi t ; fi e rc e n e ss s aucine ss pro

,
.
, , , ,
“
v ocation Aj a y i ror0 gidigidi
- Thi s dog is v ery
.
,
”
fierce .

O R 6 s poi s on torture tormen t

, .
, , .

'

O R 6 s an erect p o s ture
, . .

O R OBO 3 good luck ,

. .

O R 6P O s k ind of wild pigeon

, . .

O R 60 13 0 s the bitter kola nut,

. .

O R O M 136 s lim e l em on ,
.
, .

O R O N T O E L E W U W U 3 large s tripe d lizard

, , . .

O R O R E s a k in d of s mall bird
, . pi m ple s on the face .

O R OR O s bu sybody ; bitterne ss gall

, .
,
.

O R 6R O 3 Oil , . .

OR 6 O W U R 6 s m orning foren o on ,
.

—
, , .

“
O RU s heat s team v apour
,
. O ru m u I t is ho t ( or ,
. ,

s ul try ) .

O R U s pitch er
,
. .

O R U s night darkne ss — O m ru iwo ki yio l e ilo Si ille

,
.
, ,

The nigh t is dar k ; you will n ot be able to go

h o me .

O R U O RUN s n am e of a tree p o ss e ssing a hea l ing pro

, , .

p er ty .

O R U G A N 1 6 s midnigh t ,
. .

O B UKA 3 ring ,
. .

O R U 11 6 3 n ame di s criminati v e appellatio n of any thing ;

,
.
,

he goat .

O R UKO I Y O R U K o s proper name ( not s urname )

-
,
. .

O R U K U N E R E K U N s k nee ,
. .

The sun ri se s —
,

O R UN s s un,
— O r ri n l a .
“
O rii n r a n , .
,
“
The s un sl1 ine s ”
— I
O rii n m u “
The s un is hot .
, .

O r ti n w o The s un set s ,
.

O R UN s s leep —
,
O run n k0n mi
. I am drow s y .
, .

O R UN I J E KA s s ound s leep -
,
. .

O R UN s s cent s m ell s tench

,
.
, , .

O R U P A s n ame of a tree
, . .

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OT O

OTOS I s poor mi s era b le p r

e s on —N w on s e bi 0to si ko
,
.
,
.

? “
h 6 u b i Ol oro n won u i o g b 6n ib a ilow o Men
g ,

think th at the p o or is no t a s wi se as the rich for if ,

”
i
h e w ere wi s e why s h e p oor ?
,

Or e O r 1 ro s truth reality fact a dj true faithful j u s t

,
' '

,
.
, ,
. .
, ,
.

0 1 1 1 111 0 O T U D I M O ( tu im o ) s co v en an t breaker
,
-
,
.
.

O r U T U OT U s cold ,
illne ss di s ea se ,
.
,
.

O T U T fl M U def ect v
“
I t is c old ( lit cold is sh arp )
-
,
. .
,
. .

O WE s ,
p a ra b l e .riddle —O we li e s in 0ro bi 0ro b a n 0,
.

o we li dfi iwa a o we 0 11 0ro n i irin “

A pro v er b , ,

is the hor s e of con v er sation wh en t h e con v ers ation

flags ( lit is lo s t ) a pro v erb re v i v e s it pro v erb s a n d
.
,

co n ver s atio n follow each o th er .

‘
O W E s young leaf of the plan t E R E W E
, . .

‘
O W E -Aw o N s a kind of running trefoil , . .

O W E R E s struggle e ff ort to reco v er one s elf

, .
,
.

O W E R E J E J E I W E R E J E J E s n ame of a t railing sh rub th e

, , .
,

b errie s of which are red an d blac k .

O w n vi s o wl ,
. .

,
—
Ow o s boil O w o so mi 1 am a t tacked by boil s
.
“
.
,
.

O w 6 s m oney co wry
,
.
, .

O w o N L A s large pie ce of m on ey dollar

-
,
.
,
.

~
O o S E ( owo -ise ) s work m oney wage s
w
-
,
. .
,

O w 6 s cotton thread wick

,
.
, , .

O w 6 s jealou s y
,
. .

—
O W U AK E S E s a kind o f v ery fine white co tton be a ring ,
.

s m all pod s .

‘
( ) w 6- OGODO s a kind of c o tton bearing l arge pod s , . .

O W U Y A N W U R E s a kind of v ery w hite co tton u sed chiefly , .

b y th e F ulah s with red flowe r s and s m all seed s , .

O W U R 0 A WU R 0 On o s m orning
, S ee K UT U K U T U , ,
. . .

O W U S U W U S U s mi s t fog cloud gloomine ss — O wfi su , .

, , ,
.

wu s u m u oj u orun baje gude gu de k 0 j e ki Or u n ki O

r an The fog spoil s the face of the sky ; gl o o m i
“
,

ne ss pre v ent s the su n fro m shining .

‘
O Y A s th at w hich di v ide s or separate s ; a comb
, . .

22 6
 OY E

O vE, 0 11 1 5,
under s tanding ; com prehen si on in s pection
3 .
, ,

—
look out pro v idence Oy e 11 0 y é mi ,
“
1 did no t .
,
”
under stand .

O N E 3 title of honour
, . .

O v 1 130 O Y I NBO con t ra ct ed 0 1130 3 people bey ond t h e

, , , .

waters applied m o s tly to white m en and al s o to any

, ,

of the nati ve s w ho h a ve adopted their cu stom s They .

are th u s di stingui shed —O v I R o -E U N FU N a white m an ,

OY I B o DUDU a black man wh o h as adopted E uropean

-
,

cu stom s or one wh o cam e fro m the w hite m an s

,
’

country The proper deri v ation of thi s w ord h as

.

n o t yet been as certained .

O Y IN s b e e; hon ey
, . .

O Y IN -IAL U G E E s bee s dome s ticated i n c o un t r v pot s ,

. .

O v o s s pecie s of s m all owl

, . .

0 11 6 s s alt
, .

Q I UN s pregnan cy
'

, . .

0 .

0
‘
2 d p ers of I w 6),
’
O, or , p ers .
p ron . . s in
g .
( con t ra ct ion

th ou thee ,
.

0 p
, ers
p .
g ron it ; .him he r it
S d p ers . s in . he ,
sh e , , , .

0 def ect v ( used by a t tra ct ion bef ore shor t vowels f og;
,
. .

s h all will m u s,
t —E mi olo f or E mi o l o ,
.
, .

O RA I Y E J E s bu sybody talebearer , , S ee A B A I Y E J E , . .

O R A N G I J I O R A N G I S S I ( H a uss a ) s L ord m a s te r
, , , .
,
.

0 1313 A 3 king m onarch

,
.
,
.

Q B BA K A N 3 relati v e o n th e father s Side

’

. .
,

1313A -I1 A N R I -11 E 1 1 s th e fir s t cou sin on the father s side

’

0 -
, . .

0 1313A 11 U s o s god of thunder and ligh tning (lit the king of

-
,
. .

K U s o the s pot where S ANGO is s aid to ha ve de s cended

,

ali v e into th e ground an d whence t h e wor ship of ,

S ANGO took it s origin ) .

O B E A L L E ( h a ille ) s pro s tration a m ark of re spec t paid to

-
,
.
,

s uperior s b y m ale s .

O E E A -OG O 3 K i n g of glory G od ,
.
, .

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 O BB

O RD A T A L L A , the great go dde ss of Yoruba s u ppo se d t o

s .
,

be the fram er of the human body in th e w om b .

O B A N I J E ( b a enia j e ) s bu sybo d y - -
, . .

O R A R A s c ord pac k th read

,
.
,
-
.

O RR E s s a u ce palav er s auce
,
.
, .

/ O I313E s knife penknife c l a s p k nife — Ta li oj e fi obbe

,
.
, ,
’

y i 6 n 0 j e iS u N o one co n fe ss e s th at h e h a s eaten ,

yam w ith a knife th at is lo s t .

O D B E O L OJ U M E J I s dagger knife with tw o e dge s

-
,
.
, .

0 1313E D O ( obbe Odo ) a dj green (so calle d becau s e i t re -

, .

s e mble s the gree n m atter o v er s tagnan t w ater

) .

0 13130 3 m onkey ap e —
,
~E nia b i o b b o li o bb o iya li a so
.
,
.
,

The m onkey is sure to tear the cloth of any one wh o

is like him s elf .

O R E 6 s a kind of white coun try c l oth

,
. .

O E ON s a filthy per son O h u n ti 0 W E 0b o n 11 1 16 o w 6

‘
.
, .

r e ir a oh u m ti 0 Wu a finj u ui ifi owo re is e
, The ,

filthy m an lay s out his mon ey in w hate ver please s

him ; s o al s o doe s the gay m an w ith h is m on ey .

O RoN E o N s um brella para s ol ; beetle h um m i n g in s ect

,
.
, , .

O R o R 6 a dj pl ain h a ving n o m ark or engra ving

, .
, .

O D A s dearth drough t need nece ssity a ca s trated goat

,
.
, , ,

or dog ; old wine s trongl y ferm ented ,

.

‘
O D A s tar wax ,
.
, .

O D A 1 6 ( da -oj u ) a dj sh am ele ss ,
. .

OD AN O D A N K O s a kind of banyan com m only pl a n ted

, ,
.

in th e s tree t to a ff ord shad e .

‘
O DAN s p lain grassfi e l d
, .
, .

O DAN s v ain empty tal k er emp ty w o rd incon si sten t

,
.
, ,

narration .

OD D o (w ith p r ep S I N 1 or a dv about near to with , ,

.
, .

— E m i n l O si oddo babba I am going to our fath er

“ ”
,
“
.

I -A R A SS A s remnan t of cloth in th e s ley or batten

O D , . .

O D E s hunter ; al s o the wa sp
, . .

‘
O D E D D E s piazza v erandah S ee AW ON , .
,
. .

O D 6 s young of animal s ( e s pecially sheep goat s dog s)

, .
, , .

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O GA N 1 6, darkne ss middle of th e night

s .
,
.

O G A N J o MEJ E s thick darkne ss ( lit s e v ere darkne ss) ;

-
,
. .

middle or depth of the nigh t .

O G A N R A N a dv s traigh tforward in a righ t line

,
.
,
.

O G R A s fe nce garden pawn the s tate of being in pa w n

,
.
, ,
.

U GI3A s compa n ion e q ual one of th e s ame rank ; s nare ;

‘
.
, , ,

—
e q uality balan c e A w a ise egb e tabbi Egba ,
? “
Am 1
”
your equal o r companion ?
O G B A N G A N s hand bell s o called from th e s ound
, .
-
,
.

O G B AG RA s pi n dri v en into the ground with a hamm er

,
.

—
or mallet Ogbagba w olle o kun ati yo The pin “
.
,

is dri v en into the ground ; the q ue s tion n ow is h o w ,

to pull i t out .

O GB E s wound cu t
,
. S ee O s AN , . .

O a -I N 6 s bleeding from the bowel s

,
. .

0 0 136 s a trailing plan t who s e fibre s are u s ed for making

, .

cord s .

O GBON s a ditch corner ex treme end steep v all ey

,
.
, , , , .

Aga ra w u y i si ogbo n k0 k6 “
Though an Aga ra w u ,

( a tri b e of the P opo n ation

) may fall into a ditch yet
”
,

h e will no t die .

O o noN a dj thirty
,
. .

O G B 6N 3 sen se art cunning

,
.
, ,
.

OG Ogbon o y ib6 ti in 6 okun l a

‘
-

w é a s o k i li o b o ri a k é s e
, Th ough t h e gauze cam e ,

all th e way o ve r the se a ye t what cl oth m ay b e ,

”
compared to clo th of a ké se cotto n ?
‘
O c R O N G D O N s the tender lea v e s of E gu n gu n boiled
, . .

O G RQ G E A s balance e quality
,
.
, .

O G B ON K Q G B O N ( ogbon —ki ogbon ) s s ubtilty craft double -

,
.
, ,

dealing .

O G E D D E s th e banana —Oge dde g b e o d0 s o si n S in e ja

‘ ‘
g
,
.
,
.

gbe m o omi dara As the b anana by the w a t e i side ,

“

s end s forth m oi s ture s o the fi sh i n the water retain s ,

its b eauty
’
.

O G E G G E s the ca ss ad a —
, Oge gg6 k0 li ew a s é li 0 fi ara
. . .

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 OG E

we The ( poi son ou s) cas sada h a s n o good q ua

is u ,
”
litie s ; i n v ain doe s it appear like th e yam .

V OG E E Q ) ad ea s y gentle s oft — I s e o ge ro li o l e iwa ise

j ,
.
,

k o j e mu ise agbara “
A lazy man s eek s for an easy ,

employm en t : he w ould n e v er cho o se a laboriou s one .

‘
Q G E Y I s cold damp gloomy w eather
,
.
, , .

Q o o o s a s hort kn otted s tick or club for self-defen ce ;

,
.

belie ved to be u se d by th e de v il wh o is therefore ,

called A gongo o ggo The man of the knotted clu b ,

.

‘
OG G o I r o s a package of s al t
-
, . .

‘
Oo oD D o 3 pit full of dirty water, . .

’
O G OE FA a ay one hundre d and twenty
,
. .

Q G o R I N ( og u n e rin ) a dj eighty -
, . .

Q c o miN Q E I JN — orun ) a dj one hundred

’

. .
, ,

OG O R IiN -ODUN 3 one hundred year s a century , .

, .

O G Q T T A — e tta ) j
a d s ixty the s i x tieth , .
, .

‘
Q H A N , a dv .
y es .

‘
Q H E , a dv s
tupid dull ign oran t per s on
.
, ,
.

Q
'

H I JN a dv yonder beyond
,
.
, .

/ OfA 3 m arket trade ; go od s m erchandi se —Ri iw o k o

,
.
, ,

r a n mi si oj a oj a ki ir a n ui si ille I f you s end no one

’ ’

, ,

to the m arke t th e market will s end no one to you ,

.

OJ Ai 3 band girdle s a s h
, .
, , .

O J A—G KR I S girth , . .

Q f I k o ri o 3 specie s of pine apple u sed for healing s ore s

-
,
.
-
.

OJ A O Y IBO 3 E uropean good s good s fro m beyond se a

-
,
.
, .

O yibo t a oj a ta oru k o E g un ta a so ta e didi “

Th e , ,

E uropean trader s ell s h is good s ( to the P opo ) with

the label ( lit name ) attach ed to them ; the P opo ( or .

‘
E gun ) s ell s them again ju s t a s he recei v ed th em
( lit wi th th e s tring round them )
. i e neither of . .

them s eek s to m ake gain by petty retail .

O J E H U N s eater glut t on ,
— I pin oj e h u n ki IJE? in a k i o
.
, .

ku The good geniu s of e very m an ( lit eater) doe s

, .

n ot permit fire ( with w hich food is cooked ) to depart

from the earth a super stition .

23 1
 OJE

() JE R E s pl ant who se l e af is u sed in preparing a be v e

, .
,

rage for chil d ren .

O s é s s u n day date ; weather

,
.
, ,
.

Q t -ALLE s e v e n ing aftern oon

, .
,
.

( ) J o s place s ettlement l odgin g — Q so m i li oj C

, .
,
) He , ,

appointed me a settl ement or lodged m e ,

.

O J o I ni s birth day
-
, .
-
.

O J o I J o 8 day of a ss embl y day in which s om e grand

-
,
.
,

fe s ti v al take s pl ace m emorable day ,

.

‘
O J o I W A s the day of creatio n th e beginning of
-
,
.
,

creatio n — L i ojo alaiye ti de aiye ni i wa ti s e F rom ,

th e time that the owner of the world app e ared in the

w orld th e world began
,
.

OJo I s r s notable day on which any gre at e v en t took

-
, .
,

place .

O J o-JA E U T A s the day on which the Jakut a m ar k e t ,

.

w a s form erly held .

Q J é -E J é s cour t day ,
. .

O J O J d a dv day by day daily

,
.
,
.

OJ o J o J o s man y day s ; ancien t time ; a long period

-
,
.

of t ime pas t or fu t ure .

OJ o LAILAI s ancien t time old time

-
, .
, .

0 14 A 3 G uinea corn ; food made from the flour of pre

,
.

pared yam s .

Q K A N a dj one single
, .
, .

Q K A N D I L O G U N ( o k an di n i ogun ) a dj nineteen - - -
, . .

O K A N J U R — oju -w a) s a v ariciou s per s on ; a v arice co v e ,

.
,

t o usn ess in s atiablene ss — Okanj ua b abba a ron

, Co .
,

v e to us n e s s is th e father of di s ea se I ggi o kanj ua s o .

e s o pipo k a ka k i am a k a a 9 yo ak e ti i ike lulle

“
A
‘

, , ,

tree belonging to an av ariciou s m an bore abundantly ,

b ut in s tead of gathering the fruit ( by little at a time ) ,

he to ok an axe and cu t i t down ( that he might get

all at once ) .

a dv s traightforward openl y —
Q k ank a n li ase
.
,
.

ibi ikoko li as e i m o ll e bi a t oj u i mo l le t a n ki a t oJu

, , ,

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 OK O

O KOLO BI R I , Q KQ L A Y A ( obiri ) s a m arrie d m an

o ko -ui- ,
. .

OK ON R I , 0 11 9 11 111 11 , 3 m an m ale
.
,
.

o sE ( c ise )
k -
3 . o ne who refu se s to he ar an erra n d or ,

to w ork .

‘
O K U N 3 n ame of a harmle ss reptile with m an y feet
,
.
,

s uppo se d to be b l ind —
‘
Ok u n m g ) {m n a telle ki oj u .

re ki o to ff) The bkun m u s t h av e kn o wn th e way ,

be fore i t w a s blind —E n n it i h é h uip a k o h 11 ip a

” ‘
.
,

e n n it i ib a h 11 e l e k o h 11 ele o kun ti c ii i igba o w d ti o

' ‘

ui igba e ss e nh u i w a e ll é The per s on wh o m igh t

p ,

h av e u sed his s trength did n ot use his s trength ; ,

the pers o n who migh t hav e u se d force did n o t u se ,

force ; the é kun which h as 2 00 hand s and 2 0 0 feet , ,

act s gently .

Q k U N -E NIA s s tupid dull harmle ss per s on

,
.
, , .

O L A s w ea l th riche s
, .
, .

Q L A R A s en viou s per son ; freem an

,
. .

‘
O LA J A s p eace -mak er
, . S ee I L A J A . .

‘
O L E L L E s a k in d of ca k e
,
. .

Q L L A s the m orro w to -m orrow

, .
,
.

O LL A s h onour re s pect dignity authori ty

, .
, , ,
.

Q L L AN L A s maj e s ty great h onour dignity

, .
, ,
.

Q L L E s embryo
O LLE s idl ene ss indolen ce ; an indo l ent p er s o n —O lle
,
. .

, .
,

kgm are} lowo iy anj fi li agba ij o gbogb o n i ifi ire n i

'

, ,

L azine ss lend s a helping h and to fatigue : one m u s t

”
p er se v ere becau se fatigue m u st be fel t e very day
, .

O LLO s a large n ether mill s tone mill s to n e

, .
,
.

O L O G A N R A N s the s creaming cricket , . .

O L o G B A — o gba ) 3 o wn er of a garde n ; a gardener ,

. .

Q L éoEoN - ogbon
) p s ruden t per s on ,
. .

O LOJ A 3 per s on of rank ex ecutioner

,
. .

Q L o E xc} ( oni -ok k o ) s o w ner o r m as ter of a s hip ; sp ear ,

.

m an .

Q L Q L L A s n obleman per s on in authority

, .
, .

O L O M M U -E K O s a young woman j u s t ap p roaching p uber t y

, . .

23 4
OL O N NT
A, arti san m echanic
s .
,
.

O LO PA ( ui opa) s a bearer of the king s s taff con s table

’
-
,
. , ,

policeman .

OL O PA G A -Q B BA s bearer of the s taff of royalty , . .

O L Q R E ( n i-pre ) s gi v er donor , .
,
.

O LO R UN ( n i-orun ) 3 G o d the S upreme B ein g — Ol o ru n , .

,

tobi li ob ba G od is the great K ing ,

.

O L o m} — oro) s po ss e ssing heav en a man of w ea l th

, .

name of a plan t .

O L o sA —o sa s robber one who ser ve s h is chief b

) , y .
,

robbery .

Q L o T A N s, d i s tant relati
. v e .

OL oT T E ( en ni -o tte ) s a s editiou s man a re v olutioni st

‘

, .
.
,

—
Q L oTTI
( ui o tti ) s maker or s eller of beer or any,
liquor . .

Q L dT T c s a re spectable and rich per s on

, . .

O L OY U M E EE E 3 s mall s trea k ed lizard , . .

‘
O M M o s broad leav ed tree of th e banyan kin d
,
. .

M W ) 3 child o ff s pring s er v an t ; kernel —Bi O u o m mo

, .
, j , .

“
k o t o o ran a t o a w igbd I f a child is not o l d enough ,

to be an eye -witne ss of ancien t m atters he mu s t be ,

co nten t w i th hear say .

O M M o ADI R E s c l1 ic ke n -A ngba o m mo adire l owo

-
, . .

iku 0 li ak o j e ki on ki 0 r e a tan l o ije A chic k en , ,

hav ing been deli vered from the haw k ( lit death . ,

by being shut up ) com plained that it w as not per ,

m it t e d to feed openly on the dunghill .

O M M O-AG A D A G O D O 3 key , . .

OM M o— AG E o Q M M o -O w o s infant , , . .

O M M o —AGU T AN s lamb
‘
. .
,

Q M M o A L ADE s prince prince ss

-

‘
, .
, .

O M M o ALLE s ba stard child born out of wedlock

-
, .
, ,

child of a concubine .

O M M O B I N R I N Q M M OB I R I 3 girl daughter
-
, ,
.
,
.

O M M OD A N 3 young woman ,
. .

O M M OD E p l M A J E s r 3 child s tate of childh oo d

, .
, . .

O M M Q D I N 3 little finger little toe, .

,
.
 oMM

brook ri vulet
s .
, .

O M M O-E W GR E 3 kid ,
. .

ON N O-E i I I N s y ounger inferior fol l ower

—
,
.
, , .

O M M O E SIN s colt
-
,
. .

O M M OG U N ( o
,
m m o -ogun
) s a s o l dier w ar -man , .
,
.

—
O M O K EW U s s cholar learner
M ,
.
, .

-K INNIU s lion s wh elp

’

O M M O , . .

O M M o - K ONRI s s o n boy youth lad young m an

, .
, , , , ,

migh ty m an of v alour .

‘
O M M o -L ALA s great gran dchild , . .

OM M O L E ( o m m o n -ille ) s s alamander ,
. .

O M M O L Q J U — n i-oj u) s grandchild ,
. .

O M M O L O J U E I N E I —o bin ri) s granddaughter , . .

O M M OL OJ U K ON R I - k nri
o o ) s grand s on , . .

O M M O MALU s calf
-
,
. .

O M M O O J Ii s pupil of the eye

-
, . .

OM M o - O k d s orphan ,
. .

OM M O -O L O G I N N I s kitten , . .

O M M O O B B A s prince prince ss child of a king

-
,
.
, , .

O M M o O M M Q s grandchild
-
,
. .

O M M O -O M M O B I N R I s granddaugh ter ,
. .

O M M O-O M M OK ON R I s grand s on ,
. .

O M M O—O w d s black smith s hammer

’

.
,
.

O M M OR I — ori ) s co v er lid a n y s mal l part of a v e s ,

.
, ,

se l n eeded to complete i t -Ti o mm o ri ti iye A .

,
“

v e ss el with it s co v er .

O M M O R I K A ( o m m o ori ika) s top or tip of th e finger - -

, . .

O M M OR i -O n é s pe s tle , . .

O M M OE I -O L L o s s maller or upper mill s tone , . .

e o ss E — e ss e ) s toe ,
. .

0 1 1 11 1 9 4 5 3 v ,
n to tra
. v ail to labour
. in child -birth
, .

O M M O -W A H A R I s th e child of a fem ale s la v e taken ,

.

for a wife .

O M M IJ O M M d s breas t udder milk ; in s tr umen t u s ed

’

, ,
.
, ,

in weaving to di v ide the w oof .

O mor r i Q mo r r i v o (
,
mo - otti y o ) s drunkar d -
, . .
 OR A

O R A, fat tallo w lard S ee A p A R o

3 , ,
. .

O RA— E G U N G U N s marrow , . .

O E A s p urcha s e ; purcha s er
, . .

‘
O RAN s m atter ca se,
.
, .

O R E 3 friend
‘

/ O R E S gift pre s en t —O re 1j e o re o ra ij e dra a k i idup e

. .
,

, .
, , ,

mo t dp o A gi ft is a gift and a purcha s e is a pur

, ,
‘
chas e ; but n o one wil l than k you for I ha v e s old i t
’
v ery cheap .

o f a Am s alm s charitabl e gift

-
, .
,
.

O E EK E s E s a v ery s ma ll s tra w bag in which cowrie s ar e

,
.

kep t
‘
O E E R E s sligh t fi t s,
. .

O R E 3 s mall whip whip

, .
,
.

O B ED AN ( ore odan ) s the n ame of a tree ( al s o ca l led -

,
.

O R E -OD AN ) : the bark o f thi s tree pounded and wa shed

in water being vi s cou s is u sed as leaven for ferm en t
, ,

ing AKA R A .

O R E R E 3 s alt ,
. .

O R I N, a dj eighty .
,
’

O R I N s dy s entery
, . .

‘
O E o 3 w ord con v er s ation
,
. clay for building ; e vil ,

s pirit gh o s t fairy , ,
.

O E o -I JI N L E s profound s peech pro fun dity m y s tery

,
.
, ,
.

O m} s riche s w ealth
,
.
,

O R d-I LLE s inheritance po sse ssion in land s

,
.
,
.

Om} s equi v o cation unfairn e ss decei t

,
.
, , .

O R 6 s the cactu s or euphorbia wh o s e v ariou s spe cie s

,
.
,

are n am ed O n o -Ao o o o O R O E N N U KO P I Y E O no -SA P o ,

-
,

or S A T I PO .

O R U N s bow
m
.
, .

O E iJN O m s n eck
, ,
. .

O R GN a dj one h undred
,
. .

OR UN s h eav en sky clou d

, .
, , .

O R UN -A i a ( lit the in v i sibl e worl d o f p ot s herd s) s place

)
.
,
.

of p uni sh ment hell , .

238
 O RU N L A, s . drie d o xn o .

O sE, s . fligh t, disc o m fi t ure .

OSA , pace of tim e tim e intervening betw een on e

s . s ,

—
period and another D uro li o sa agogo k an Wait “
.
,

for the space of an hour .

O S A 3 , act of robbing. robbery , .

O SAN s nam e of a tree and it s fruit

, . .

OS AN H KN a dj s traightforward
'

.
, .

O S A N H l N ,
s th e god of p yh si o ; medici n e
Cm s a water —
. .

‘
, bird — O sin m o iw e in o mbi eiye oko
. .
‘
,

B ecau se the dsin k n ow s how to s w im the other ,

”
bird s are env iou s .

OSE G G E s cl oth of great w idth ,

. .

O so 3 much s peaking exaggeratio n

, .
, .

OsoN O S UN 3 specie s of herb

, ,
. .

O s d s o ( so n -ing
) s l ibera l h o s pitable per s on ,
.
, .

Os o so s a kin d of worm found in brook s and ri ver s

,
. .

O 3 nam e of th e lagoo n near B adagry

‘
s sa , . .

O ssAN s day tim e ,

. .

OS SA N -GANGAN , s midday noon .

, .

O s s E s h oly
,
day period . inter v eni n g fro m one hol y time ,

to another sp ace of a week .

O s A N s bow s,
tring m ad e of
. raw hid e — Al e k o k o bi o s an .

o gb é jin a o h un m a jin a )
“
( A c u tting w ord 1 8 a s ,

tough a s a bow s tring ; a cutting word cann ot be

”
healed , though a wound m ay .

O SAN -E N I A 3 thin s lender per s on ,

.
, .

s s oap
O sE ,
. .

O s E s crane

—
. .
,
‘
Q one who m a k e a mi take O in k i in ennu
/
$ I N 3 , .s s s 1 s .
,
“
Though a m an m ay mi ss other thing s he ne v er ,
”
mi sse s his m outh .

O s é S elegance
, finery
. neatne ss fu rniture , , , .

o s thor n s u s ed in pitfal l s
O
‘
s , . pickax e .

O s
‘
o R o -A DI R E 3 chic k en ,
. .

O s o n o s cas cade cataract ; dropp i ng s from the ea ve s

, .
, .

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 OS O

O so N so N , O S UNS UN, s . rat -trap ; a har d wo od often u sed

for s ta ffs .

O T AN a dv indeed v ery w ell

,
.
,
.

O TT A s gun sh ot bullet ball

,
.
, , .

O TT A s enem y opponent
, .
,
.

O TT I O L Q J R s executioner
-
,
. .

O T T i s rum beer ale any s pirituou s li quor

, .
, , ,
.

O TT I K IKAN s s our li q uor v inegar

-
, .
, .

O T T i-N P A v a to be intoxicated ( lit liquor is killing )

, . . . .

O T T i O n pf s old ferm ented liquor

-
, . .

OT T 1 s new s weet li u or
q . .

O TT E s re v ol t re v olution rebel l ion

, .
, , .

O T T E ssE s pri v ate inform er

, .

O T T o a dj di ff erent alon e s eparate

‘
, ,
.
,
.

O TT ON my right d exter
, .
,
.

O TT ON OM I OTT O N s holy w ater u s ed in libation s

,
-
,
. .

O T T o N L A s th e day after to -morro w

, . .

‘
O T T dN I W E E E A s th e s econd chief eunuch
-
, . .

O T T é N IY ALODE s a title n ex t to IY ALODE

-
, . .

O TT ON -GABA Z s the n orth w i th the face to th e we s t

,
. .

‘
O T T o T o s the whole of any thing
, . .

O WA s bran ch of pal m tree

,
. .

O W A R A s sho wer of rain any thing th row n or s cattered

, . .

O W A R I R I s t r e mbling , . .

‘
O W E 3 clu b or compan y s um m oned to a ssi s t in labour
, .
,
.

O w d s flock of bird s bea s t s or cattle

, . m ul titude cla ss ; , , ,

com pany of trav eller s caravan herd a ss ortment , , .

O w d e nia gb a ti i “
A m ultitude of peo p le fol l owed ,
”
him .

O w d 3 h and ; branch ; s pray

,
.
.

‘
O w o - O S I N s th e left hand , . .

O w o O T T 6N s the righ t h and

-
,
. .

O w o D I N D I N s a bird s o calle d from its cry

, . .

O wo I f
-
s flam e of fire
, . .

Ow Q ) s broom
, . b e s om ,
.

O o s hon o ur re s pect
w , .
,
.

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 PA

P A f ollowed by A n t) ( riddle ), v a . . to puzzle with riddle s .

A L o ( flame ), v n . . to cea se burning in a

flame .

A sE ( law ) v a to gi v e law comm and ,

. .
, ,

m ake proclamation .

D A ( turn ) v a to alte r change con vert

,
. .
, ,
.

“
E mi ko l e ipa ip o mi d a I canno t ,

ch ange m y s ituation .

D E ( cl o s e ) v a to shut clo se u p -P a iw e
,
. .
, .

”
re dé Clo se up your book ,
.

E T E ( intention ) v a to be about to do , . .
,

intend to do .

~
I M o ( coun s el ) v a to con s ul t s ugge s t , . .
, ,

hint ( lit to h atch a coun sel ) . .

I Y E v n to go through th e farm s in s earch

, . .

of pro v i sion in tim e of war ; forage .

L A A ( ara body ) v a to hurt brui s e

R u i-
, ,
. .
,
.

L E R IN —erin laughter ) v a to excite to , , . .

laughter .

M d ( adhe si v e ) v a to keep re s er v e pre ,

. .
, ,

s er v e .

—
M o A ( 1n d ara cl o se to th e b ody ) v a to
R , ,
. .

b ear patiently .

N I Y E ( ui—iy e in memory ) v a to confu se , , . .

,

confound .

N I Y E D A — d a turn ) v a to p er s uade , , . . .

O s u-J E ( month ) v n to mi ss the m onth ,

. . .

O SUSU ( a gro v e ) v n to s tand in a gro ve , . .

,

form a gro v e .

O J o -J E v a to mi ss a day or day s
, . . .

PO plen ty ), v a to j oin mingle to . .

,

geth er .

R U N ( to de s troy ) v a to de s troy a n n ihi . .

,

lat e era s e , .

P A a dv at once m an in s t a n t — Ogb e e p a
, .
H e took it ,

up at once . v n to b e b al d v oid of hair barren

. .
, , .

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 PA

P A, j a word of exclamation
272t€ 7 . .

P A DA v a to return com e back change alter

-
, . .
, , , .

PA D A S E I I I N si-ehin
) v a to return back relap se , . .
,
.

P AD E v a to m eet with com e together . .

,
.

P A D E G U N ( pad e -ogun ) v a to meet in battle , . . .

P A PA s butcher s table board

, .
’

,
.

P A F O ( p a -a fo ) v a to w allow in the mire . . .

P A H IN ( p a ehin ) v a to sh arpen the teeth

-
,
. . .

P A H IN KEKE v a to chatter with the teeth a s when one

-
, . .

shi v er s .

PA J o P E J o ( p e 1j o) v a to a ss emble together
,
-
, . . .

P AKAJ A v a to pa ss a country cloth from under the arm

, . .

to t h e shoulder .

P AKO s bamboo
, . .

P AK o 3 board
,
. .

P A K U N R E T E s kind of do v e ( al s o called O B O P O )
,
. .

P AKU T A s sm all s tewp an

, . .

P ALA a dv with m uch effort with di fficulty

,
.
,
.

P ALAI a dv not at all n ot n ear far from

, .
, ,
.

PALAKA s the di vi sion of the finger s ; bough of a tree

, . .

P ALAPALA s rough rugged cre vice s of rock s

, .
, .

P AL O v a to puzzle with enigma s

, . . .

P A M o v n to hide be out of sight concealed

, . .
,
.

P A o E ( p a m o ille )
M L L — s —
Viper P a m o l le k o o ran afoj udi
-
,
. .
,
”
The viper allow s no in s olence .

P AN H U N a dv at o n ce in a s troke
, .
, .

P ANIA ( p a enia) v n to c ommit m urder -

,
. . .

P A N I P A N I s m urderer ,
. . .

P AN S A dry cal abash uncut with the see ds in it

, , .

PAN S A I LLE s gra ve tomb

-
,
.
,
.

P A N sA o A s harl o t pro s titute adultery fornication

, .
, , .

P A N s U K I J 3 l arge calaba sh with a co v er ( u sed for carry

,
.

ing food w earing apparel and other article s when , ,

trav elling) .

PA N T i FA N T iR I s a trailing plant
, ,
. .

PAPA s grass -fi el d plain newly b urn t ; pa sture lan d

,
.
, .
 PAP

PAPA ,
iolently ( qua lify ing v W A to trembl e ) - O n
a dv v . .
,
.
~

w a p a pa bi e nn it i in a j o You q ui ver li k e one wh o ,

”
h a s been b urnt .

P A PA G O R I s a s m all bird super s titiou sly regarded by the

,
.
,

w or s hipper s of S A N o o wh o pretend to unders ta nd ,

th e meaning of it s cry .

P APALA a dv flatly drily ( qua l ify iny v G a s to parch )

, .
,
.
,
.

O gbe p a pala I t is shri v elled up fiat ,

.

P AP E ( p a -ap e ) v n t o clap hand s , . . .

PA P O v n to unite mingle
-
,
. .
,
.

P A R A a dv with sudden noi se

, . .

P A RA ( p a — ara) s the upper part of the p l ate which re s t s,

.

on the po s ts supp orting t h e piazza .

P A R Af ollow ed by Mo v a to keep one self clo se take ,

. .
,

heed P ar a re m o K eep your .

,

s elf clo s e .

DA v a to di sgui se change turn ,

. .
, ,

one self .

PA R ADA v n to di sgui se change

, . .
, .

P A R i ( p a -ori ) v n a n d a to com e to an end fini sh be . .

, ,

o v er be superior , .

P AR I v n to be bald
,
. . .

P A Ri s j aw -bone
, . .

PAR o ( p a —arc ) v a to e x ch ange barter — Aw a fi o h un . .

,
.

p a ro o h un We exch a nge words for word s ,

.

PA R U N v n to extirpate de s troy
-
, . .
, .

PAs r s a kind of coar s e grass for thatching

,
. .

P A SAN s oy s ter-sh ell s ( al s o called PA P A S A N )

, . .

P ASAN s whip . .

P A s r-P A R o s ex ch ange barter ,

.
, .

P A SE ( p a a se ) v a to i ssue a prohibiti v e la w
-
,
. . .

PAT AK I a dj chief principal head

, .
, ,
.

P A T A K o s w ooden s h oe clog ; h oof

, .
, .

P AT A PA T A a dv with the whole al toge ther

,
.

,
.

PAT I a dj forcible violen t

'

, .
, .

PAT I PA T I a d v with force with vio l ence forcib l y vio l en tl y

, .
. , , .

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 PE R

PE R E , a dv
q uietl y with out bu s tl e
.
,
.

P Es sE a dv gently ea sily
,
.
,
.

P E R EPE R E a dv raggedly ( qua lify ing ,

v Y A .
—
to tear) O ,
.
, .

fa a so ya pe repere He tear s the clo th i n to ,

”
rags .

P E R EPE R E a dv v ery ( qua lify ing v D 6 to be blac k ) —Aso

,
. .
, .

y i d u perepere Thi s cloth i s v ery black ,

.

P E T E L L E 3 le v el ground plain , .
,
.

P E T E P ER E a dv comfortably ,
. .

P E T E P E T E s m ud mir e — P e te p e t e I je s a o ta si ui lara
’

,
.
,

’
m a won I f the m ud in th e Ij e s a country adhere s
,

to one i t will n o t b e ( easily ) w ashed o ff

,
.

P E T U PE T U ( p a e t u) s fowl er guine a-fo wl catcher -

,
.
,
.

P I a dv en tirely wholly without e xcept

,
.
, ,

P ID AN ( p a-id a n ) v n to perform sleigh t of h and ,

. . .

P I L L E sE P I LL E ( p a ille s e ) v a to comm en ce begin ;

,
- -
, . .
,

( u s ed with refere nce to m ech a n ical w ork ) .

P iN v a to sh are di v i de
,
. .
,
.

P I N FUNI v a to di v ide di s tribute

-
. .
,
.

P I N v a to end term inate

, . .
, .

P I NLE ( pin -ille) v a to terminate , . . .

P INPI N a dv fast tigh t , .

,
.

P I PA verba l a dj slain killed n ot dying of it self

,
.
, , .

P iP E a vj l ong tediou s ; old ancien t

,
.
, , .

-i
P 1 T AN ( p tan ) v n to argue or di spute abou t one s age
’ ’
a ,
. .

b y adducing old fact s .

P1 W AD A (p a
’

v n to ch ange one s beha v iour and

’
. .

conduct to repen t ,
.

— —
P I Y E D A ( p a iye da ) v n to change the mind , . . .

P I Y E iye ) v a to plunder ,
. . .

P o n U N R ER ( p E e o h u n —rere) v n to cry aloud to l am ent -

,
.
,
.
,

bewail cry out dolefully ,

.

P o r o n o s s te m of I ndian or G uinea corn

,
. .

P 0 11 ) 3 s nare for bea s t s

,
. .

P o N s E s name of a tree th e she ll of wh o se frui t is u s ed

, .
,

for maki n g s nu ff boxe s -

.

24 6
 P oP

P5 P 0 L IA, n ame of a tree bearing rich scarlet flower s

s .
,

th e fruit of which is e sculen t .

P O P ON n o s a kind of bean , . .

P 0 R 1 P oR I R I v a to turn round whirl

, ,
. .
, .

P O R I N ( p o irin ) v n to s m el t iro nore -

,
. . .

P O R O PO R O a dv talkati vely , . .

P osr s co ffi n
,
. .

P OT U T b ( p a -o t ut u) v n to endure cold , . . .

P d v n a n d a dj to b e plentiful many cheap comm on

, . . .
, , ,

great migh ty ; wealthy ; able p owerful ; in creasing

, ,
.

v a to emit to th ro w bac k
. .
, .

P o-J U a dv m uch more than

, .
, .

P o J U L o a dv m o s t abo v e all
,
.
, .

F o x é s a kind of calaba s h
,
. .

P dN v a to sharpen an iron in s trumen t ; flatter m ake

, . .
,

m uch of v n to ripen ; get yellow ; be red . . . .

P oN f ollowed by L ow ( ui-oj u ) v a to afflic t trouble , . .

, ,

tormen t .

P ON v a to carry on the back

,
. . .

P ONGA s piece s of s tick placed cro ss wi s e o ver the b ody

,
.

in the grav e to pre v ent the eart h from touching i t .

P ONGA a dv entirely clean

, .
, .

P o N R dsu R U S U a dj brown bro wni s h

- -
, .
, .

i — i
P ON T ( pon ott ) v n to m ake or brew beer ( a s fro m , . .

I ndian or G uinea corn ) .

P o N so —a s o ) v n to ripen I n dian corn )

( as , . . .

P o srL L E — P o so n E a dj b u sy in and out ,

. .

P o T o P o T o s m ud b o g mire , .
, ,
.

P 17 a dv precipitately — O tu p fi
,
. He run s precipitately .
,
.

P UPA a dj red s carlet yellow

,
.
, , .

P UPA E Y I N s yelk yolk of an egg

-
,
.
, .

P UP O P I P O a dj m an y much numero us
, , .
, ,
.

P UP O PUP O P I P O PI P O a dv ab u ndantly numerou sly

-
,
-
,
.
,
.

P U R O (p a-ir 6) v n to tell a lie ( lit to hatch a lie ) ,

. . . .

P U T U a dv well ( qua lify ing v H o to lather ) — O se n h é

, . .
,
.

putu The s oap lather s Well ,

”
.
 RA

R .

RA , v to buy purchase ; tie ; furni sh w ith l ath s

. a .
,
.

RAf ollowed by D i v n to repay re compen s e retaliate ,

. .
, ,
.

’ ’

E D D o v n to feel compa ssi on or y earn ,

. .
,

ing of the b owel s .

R A v n to p eri sh be lo s t go to nothing ; ach e sl igh tl y

,
. .
, , ,

( a s the h ead ) .

R A f ollowed by N I Y E ( n i iy e in m em ory ) v n to m ake -

, , . .

one forgetful st upefy , .

R A v n to rot pu trefy h o v er a s a bird

, . .
, .

R A v n to s truggle ; creep c raw l ; rub u po n — Ok o n ri

, . .
,

na n ra p ala Th e man s truggle s with great ,

e ffort .

R A E I T A AL A R i s a piece of AL A R i
' '

.
, , .

R AD o no ( ra eddo b o) v a to s helter defend ; gather as

- -
, . .
,

a h en doe s h er brood .

—a bi
RAGA N B I
( ro n gan -
) s a child born after a l ong s ea son , .

of barrenn e ss .

R A H iJN ( ra c h u n ) v n to murmur complain spea k u n

-
, . .
, ,

ad v i s edly fro m m uch grie f .

R A J o ( ajo ) v n to go on a j ourney s oj ourn

r e -
, . .
, .

R A K o ( ra ako ) v n to c reep crawl

-
, . .
, .

R A M -R A M a dv v ery ( qua lify ing v R E to cry roar )

,
. .
, , .

K e nni n k é ram ram The lion roared v ery loudly , .

RA N v a to s end de s patch
, . . to comm an d charge ; s e w , , .

v n to be s low in growing be hide bound

. .
,
-
.

R AN f ollow ed by L E T I v a to remind ,
. . .

R AN v a to com m unicate ( a s fi re ) ; be in fe c t io n s ( as
, . .

di sea s e ) ; cut or w ound ( a s an in strum en t ) help aid ,

in bu sine ss — Ore mi r a n m i l o wo My friend ,

h elped m e .

R A N v a to s pin twi s t cor d or line

, . .
, .

’ ‘
R A N - I P o v n to s peak ironically
, . . .

R A N H U N R A N H U N v n to be perp lexed
-
,
. . .

'

R A N J IJ ( ran -oju) v n to l o ok s ternly or fiercely , . . .

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RE

R Ef o llowed by J E to che at ( lit to cu t and eat ) , v . a . . .

M E Y A N M E Y A N v a to cru sh to atom s ,
. . .

R E v n to a gree be friendly s tic k to — E gun k ?) hé e s se

, . .
, ,
.

r e Thorn s do n ot agree with th e foo t

“
,
.

R E p ers p ron reflect thy s elf

, . . . .

R E v a to dye s teep in water ti n ge

, . .
, ,
.

R E p ers r on h is him s elf

,
p . .
,
.

R E v n to feel fatigued be tired weary ca s t lea v e s ( a s

, . .
, ,

tr e e s in autumn ) ; h u sh com for t ; fade wither ; in , ,

crease multiply be deeply red , .

R EGGE ( re egge ) v n to s e t a s nare for ; w atch for w ait

-
, . .
,

for an opportuni ty find faul t .

R E L L E ( re ille ) v a to go down h umble one self m ake

-
,
. .
, ,

one self l ow .

R E R iN ( rin -e rin ) v n to laugh ,

. . .

R E R IN — W E S I v n to s mil e ,
. . .

R E R E a dv v ery ( q ua lify ing ver bs of p ursuing or motion

,
.

t ow a r ds ) —N w on le mi rere .
“
They are pur suing ,

me .

R ER E s eye ser van t eye — s er v ic e — R ere oj u

. oju li -
, ,

a fe n i s irti l e hin
“
An eye — s er v an t promi s e s friend ,

ship but h e de spi se s you behind your back .

R EVIN ( re oyin ) v n t o take ho n ey from a hi ve

-
, . . .

Ri v a a n d n t o sink drow n imm er s e ; prepare the

,
. . .
, ,

w oof for the l oom by in s ertion in the sl ey .

R i v a t o s e e find d i s co v er v n to be s eem appear ;

, . .
, , . . .
, ,

be d e fi l e d .

R i a dv ne v er at n o time —N w o n m u e sin na w a ir u
, .
, .
,

eyi ti ak o ri ri “
They brought the h ors e ; the like ,

w a s ne v er s een .

R i f ollow ed by S A v a to shun a v oid run from ,

. .
, , .

R i m ( ri -idi ) v a to a scertain see th e end , . .

,
.

R i G E A v a to recei v e obtain
-
, . .
,
.

R nu s f s con s piracy plot

, .
- N w on di rikisi si mi T he V“
, ,

plotted agai n s t m e .

R iN v n t o lau gh
,
. . .

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R IN, v . n . to be damp , or s oaked ; pre ss down to the
ground .

RiN, v a . . a nd n to tickle ; s ail ; w alk go m o v e pro

.
, , ,

gre ss — Ri ati rin li aka ui As on e is w alking s o ’

h e is m et .

R iN D o ( rin -eddo ) v n to hav e a sen siti v e s tom ach sub ,

. .

j e c t to n au s ea .

R I N R I N a dv v ery ( qua lify ing v W o w o to be heav y )

, . .
,
.

Okuta na w u w o rin rin The s tone is v ery heav y ,

.

R I R A N ( ri -iran ) v n to se e s e e a wonderful sight ,

. .
,
.

R im a dv e xceedingly ( qua lify ing v W A to tremble )

,
. .
,
.

N igb a t i m o gb d bro na m o w a riri Whe n I , ,

h eard t he w ord I trem bled greatly .

R iR I a dv s om ewhat tremulou sly ( qua lify ing v WA to

,
. .
,

s h ake — O t u t u m u o m m o de n a 0 n wa riri The

) .

”
,

child is cold he shi v er s a little , .

R iR I s the act of s eein g — N i ti r iri m o t i ri i

,
. S eeing , ,

I hav e s een it .

R iRo I R O s the ac t of ru shing

, , . .

R I R O I nc 8 the act of m anufacturing iron

, ,
. .

R iR U I R 6 s th e act of i ssuing forth from a dry s pring ;

, , .

i ss ue of s moke from the fire kindled ; sprou t of a

v egetable .

R 1 R U O M I s s well of the wav e s —R ir a omi n dide fuk e

-
, .

”
fuke The wa ve s are ri sin g v ery high
, .

R 6 v a to tell relate ; concei v e imagine m editate

, . .
, , , ,

think deeply ; s tir up plague trouble ,

.

R 6 v a to s ound ; place in an erect po sition ; excite

,
. .
,

render s tim u lan t .

R o v a to culti v ate till ; v n to drip

, . .
, . . .

R o v a to cau s e acute pain ( as a s ore or wound ) to gi v e

,
. .
,

con stant pain .

'
R o o t JN v n to drain into a p o n d or pit collect by dis
,
. .
,

t il l a t io n .

R on i N , ( r o -ihin , v n
) . to tell n ew s
.

R0 and L OJ U , v . a. to appear difficult .

25 1
 R OJ

Ro m ( ro - oj u )
to look sa d or di s pleased , v . n .
,
.

R oxr-R o x r a dv brillian tly ( qua lify ing verba l a dj

,
P dN . .
,

—
red ) As o na p dn rokiro ki The cloth is be auti
.
“
,

fully red .

R OLL E ( ro -ille ) v n to su cceed to the de ceased head o r , . .

a family ; to inheri t property ( e specially h ou se s ) .

R ONA ( rd-onna ) v a to s top or block up t h e road , . .

clear the road .

R O N o ( ro in o ) v n to s tir th e m ind think m editate ;

-
, . .
, ,

be s orry .

R O N O R ON O s a thinker
-
,
. .

R o N d-P iw A D A v n to ch ange one s conduct opinion or

’

, . .
, ,

behav iour after c on sideration rep en t , ,

.

R o a d a dj au s tere s e v ere h a r sh fi erce

, .
, , ,
.

R O R o a dv be a utifully ( qua lify ing verba l a dj PdN red )

, .
,
.

R oR o a dv v ery beautifully ( qua li y ing P dN )

, .
f
.

R O R E s pu s tule pi m ple appearing on th e fac e

, .
,
.

R6 v n to gu sh gi v e way
,
. . v a p ush pu sh forcibly ,
. . .
, ,

break o r bend at th e edge per v ert turn a side ; to , ,

colle ct a confu sed m a ss of thing s ; tran slate explain , ,

R 0 v n to wither ( a s the hand or a limb ) be s corche d or

, . .
,

blighted ( a s green leav e s) v a weak en Slacken cool . . .

, ,

the ardour .

R o v a to urge con s train pre s s upon ; v n to ea s e

, . .
, ,
. .
,

gi v e time hang upon su spend ; feel ea sy be co m , , ,

fort a b l e be s oft ; rain , .

R o m ( ro ibi ) v n to tra v ail be in the pain s of ch ild -birth

,
-
,
. .
,
.

Ro — BE R E v a to exp ound by a l engthened narrati ve

, . . .

R o c U N v a to lay wait for se t a w atch for ; produce s ee d

,
. .
,

( yam s)
as .

R EJ o v n to rain p our dow n rain

,
. .
, .

R o J o v n to wither ( a s a green h erb )

, . . .

Row v n
, t o per s e vere b e patient
. .
,
.

R OJ U a dj tame mild s oft

, .
, ,
.

R OKI N v n to relate tradition s tell old s torie s

, . .
,
.

R OKON v n to re b e l
, . . .
RGL L U -R GL L U , s . s editiou s per son one , wh o di sturb s the
town .

RERE, a dv . confu s edly .

Ruwn ( ru -
ewe ) v n to sho o t forth leave s
, . . .

S A, tim e
3 . .

S A v a to expo se in th e s un to dry
,
. . .

S A v n to flee run
, . .
, .

S Af ollowed by D r v n to s eek prote ction ,

. . .

S A a dv ( a particle prefixed to v erb s to ca l l i mmediate

, .

attention ) n o w se e now — S é gbé bi m o ti wi N ow , , .

,

hear wh at I s a y .

S A corg for -Y io s a se
’

, . F o r it shall come to p ass

.
,
.

STA v a
, to m ake aim at point apply medicin e
. .
, , , .

S A a dv awhile for a tim e

, .
, .

SAf ollow ed by L A M I ( ui-ami ) v a to make a m ark or ,

. .

make a sign u pon .

L OJA v a to slip from memory ; forget ,

. . .

PA M o v n to hide conceal one s elf , . .

, .

S ABBA ( sun abba) v n to incubate se t on eggs ; hide -

, . .
,

away .

S A -D I v n to take refuge under the prote ction o f

, . .

another .

S AG A D A G B A ( so -agada v n to become a pitched . .

battle .

S AGA T I —aga —ti ) v a to en camp again st ~

, . . .

S AGUN ( sa -ogun ) v n to ma k e charm s or greegree s , . . .

S AKANI s n eighbourh ood , . .

S A x A s AK A s hay groundn ut leav e s dried pro v ender

,
.
, , .

S AK U S A 3 black long -tailed bird s aid to be one of th e

, .
, ,

m orning song ster s .

S A K U R b v a to abandon for sake run away from

-
,
. .
, ,
.

S AL o v n to run away
, . . .

S A L A I I A S ALALA s a kind of napkin u sed by m en

, S ee , . .

IE AN '

rE .

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 S AL

SA L U E AT T A , andal s s . s .

S A M ISI v a to p ut a mark on di stingui sh

,
. .
,
.

S AN v a to gir d tie round ; s plit crack

, . . v n thunder , , . . . .

S A N ,a dv aloud s traightfor w ard dire ctly v i vidly

.
— Ma , , , .

“ ”
na man a k o $ 511 I t lighten s v i vidly , .

S A N a dj better
, . .

S A N v a to p ay re ward b e n e fi t — O lori li ori i s an ki

V i san aka n loke bde ( The good geniu s of th e ) head
, ,
. .
,

pro sper s th e o wner of the head and no t the crab on ,

the bank of th e ri v er A fortunate spirit is sup .

p o s ed to re sid e in each m an s brain —The crab is

’

u s ed to repre sen t one w h o h as n o conne ction with

or claim on an other The pro v erb th erefore signi .

fi e s that each man h as an exclu si v e righ t to th e pro

ducts of h is own fore tho ugh t and ind ustry .

S A N f ollowed by TELLE v n to ad vance m oney pay , . .

,

beforehand .

S ANDIE S AN J U a dj a little better

, , . .

S A N R A ( san ara ) v a to be healthy or well looking -

, . . .

S AN S AN a dv in small slip s ( qua lify ing v BE to s plit )

, . .
,
.

S AN Y AN s raw silk coar s e w o v en silk silk cloth

.
, ,
.

S A -P A —M o v n to hide ab s cond , . .
,
.

S APA RA S AFAD I v n to be barren ( applied onl y to land )

, ,
. . .

S APE R E v n to m ake a sign gi ve direction toke n o r

,
. .
, , ,

m ark make a figure ,

.

S A R A H A s alm s charitable gift ( As u sed by the Ma

,
.
, .

h o m m e da n s the s e gift s are v ery m uch akin to actual

”
-A “
s acrifice O R E N U m eaning une ui v ocally
q alm
. s , ,

h as been th erefore empl oyed in tran slation ) — S araha

babba ebo S arah a is the fath er of s acrifice , .

S AR E S tiR E ( sa ire ) v n to run

,
-
,
. . .

S A R E 3 square inclo sed by buildings

, . .

S A R E P E G E E s th e me ssenge r of a company ,
. .

S AR I s the early m eal of the Mah omm edan s before day

, .

break durin g their fas t-day s — B abba dide ki o m u .

”
s a ri e
j F ather ri se that you m ay eat s a ri
, , , .

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 S AT

S A T A K U S A T A 3 hou se h old group of buildings unde r

, , .
,

the in spec tion of a headm an .

‘
S A S E ( se a s e ) v n to make a fea s t -
,
. . .

S A w o o in t b ehold l o !-
,
.

S A G B A R A K A v a to fortify with a wooden fen ce , . . .

S E v n to b e sh ut clo s e be barren ; mi ss a mark or

,
. .
, ,

one s aim ’

S Ef ollowed by M d v a to en cl o se block u p ,
. .
, .

S E v a to cook dre ss an d prepare v ictual s to dye

, . .
, ,

cloth or leather .

S E E o ( s e lhd) v a to wax gro s s to o v erpower wi th fa t

-
, . .
,
.

S E G 1 R 1 ( se e giri) v n to be chilly -
, . . .

S EPON v n to be barren or un fruitful

, . . .

S E S E s a kind of bean
, . .

S i v n to be exi s t — I y a k o s i m d babba ko si 1n d ta
, . .
, ,

ui yio s e ito u mi My m other is no m ore ; ( my )

j ( ) ,
”
father is n o m ore ; wh o shall take care of m e ?
S i p rep again st to a t in to u s ed alw ay s with a v erb of
, .
, , , ,

—
m o tion to ward s E mi 11 19 si ille w a “
I am going ,

to our h ou se O gun ta ffa si w a The en emy shot .

-
,
”
arro w s again s t u s .

S 1 Si N conj and al s o likewi s e

, , .
, ,
.

S n a dv a w hile for s om e tim e

,
— O p e sii
.
“
He s topt , ,

awhile .

S 1 A N S UON S U W A a d good fair pleas an t well

,
j , , , , ,
.

S I R E ( si ib é ) a dv s till ye t -
, .
, .

S 1 1 1 A p rep toward o n th e side of

, .
, .

S u n ; ( Si ille ) a d down to the ground -

,
r . .

S I K S I K s hiccough , . .

S i M I v n to re s t pau s e ; hu sh
, . in terj hu sh
.
,
. .

S rN a dv b efore firs t in p oin t of time —

, . O t ete d é sin ,
.

mi H e came before m e , .

S iN v a to s tring fill on a s tring a s bead s o r c owrie s

, . .
,
. .

v n to s n eeze
. . .

S i N v a to accompany le ad on the way : demand debt

, . .
,

due ; lord o v er d omine e r ; s er ve a s uperior wor ship , , ,

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S o f ollowed by D A H O R O ( di —
ah oro ) , v a
. . to des o l ate , turn
to ruin s
D A SSAN assan )
to annihilate , v . a . .

D I -R A N H U N -R A N H U N v a to p erplex ,
. . .

N O v a to l o s e thro w away
, . .
,
.

‘
L IL 1 or D I D i v n to play a ga m e ,
. . .

L OPI N ( n i-o fi n) v a to ch arge com , . .

,

m an d p rohibit , .

L o n} ( ui-oj o ) v a to l o dge a ssign to a . . ,

place .

TELLE ( ta -il l e ) v a to fore te l l p rogno s , . .

,

t ic a t e .

Sb , v n . to de s cend put a l oad dow n fro m the h ead

. .

J
S o v a to hea ve th ro w ca s t at turn make to com e
,
. .

O h un ti a so siw aj u li ab a o h u n ti a si gbin li aw a ;
, ,

,
, ,

,
.

n ig b a ti a k b s o siw a u ti a k o gbi n s ille k i li ab ba A

j , ,

thing thro w n forward will s urely be o vertaken a ,

thing planted in the ground w ill be the re to b e dug

U p ; bu t if n othing h a s been throw n forward what ,

s hall be o v ertaken and if n o thing h as been p lan ted ,

what sh all be dug up

S b v n to quarrel s cold com plain
, . .
, , .

S ODI ( so idi) v a to expl ain pro ve dec l are

-
, . .
, ,
.

S OFFA v n to pawn ple dge

, . .
, .

SO LLE ( so ille ) v a to place or l ay th e foundation

-
, . . .

S o M I D o L o T T o s the s olitary yellow m onkey ( al s o calle d

, .

OL ov o ) .

S o N v a to broil by placing imm ediate l y on th e fire

,
. . .

S bN v a to s h o v e mo v e
, . .
, .

S Q N M Q v n to m o v e clo s e to
, . . .

S oN v a to accu se sue ; aim at

, . .
, .

S ONA S I S U NA s1 ( sg n ina -si) s irritation ex citem ent

,
-
, .
, .

N won n s e s ona si si mi They are rou sing an ex cite ,

”
m en t again s t m e .

S o N I D I ( so — enia-di ) v n to make or con s ti tute ,

. . .

S ON O v n to l o s e be l o s t
, . .
, .

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 SON

’
S ONK I , S UNK 1,
’

v. a to s hrin k c o n tract shri ve l shu n

.
, , , .

S o xA L L E, v n . . to de s cend com e dow n go down dise m , , ,

bark
/
.

\ S o xU N , cry weep be w ai l — E le k11 n

SQ N KU N , v . n . to , , .
'

s o n k u n 0 b a ti r e 10 aro k a n iba so ku n k o dak é A ,

w eeper ( wh o come s to condole with her friend )

weep s and goe s her way ; but one who dwell s o n
”
painfu l re c o l lection s weep s and n e ver ceas e s .

so n o v n to hol d c on v er sation tal k spea k

, . .
, ,
‘

S o R o -J EJ E ( sq -p ro ) v n to whi s per , . . .

‘
S o R o L E H I N ( s o o ro -n i-e hin ) v a t o backbite ca l umniate -
, . .
,

i n one s ab senc e ’
.

S OR o W E R E W E R E v a to ch atter tal k with o ut much mea n

-
,
. .
,

ing .

SOT E L L E ( so -t e ill e ) v a to t e ll be foreh an d fo r e te l l -

, . .
, ,

prophe sy .

S 1I v a to s o w retail oil or l iquor ; take a thing out of

'

.
,
.
,

the so cket s tand or handle ; tire weary w alk l am e , , ,

from p ain of the fo o t ; so w gild — N w o n fi omi , .

“ ’

w ur a s1i 11 I t is gilded ( lit wa shed with go l d , , .

”
water)
S 13 v n to brea k forth ( a s any erup tion on th e sk in ) t o
, . .
,

appear in number s on the surface .

S E v n to fail of making an impre ssion from the b l unt

, . .

edge of th e in strument ; fai l in c u tting or w ound

ing .

S U A a dj ,
uni v er sal exten si v e comprehen ding a very
.
, ,

w ide range .

S U E o v a to gild ; o v erlay wi t h a thin coa t of go l d o r

,
. .

sil v er .

S U RE( su-ofe ) v a to whi s tle ,

. . .

S EN v n to sleep, . congeal a s oil

. .

’
S IJN S ON v a to sue accu s e complain o f
,
, . .
, , .

S UN a dv strange l y with s urpri se ( qua lify ing v W6, to ,

look at) —
. .
,

Aditi w o ui li ennu su n The deaf lo o k ’

with s urpri se at the mouth ( of the

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S UN M Q , S o N M o ,v a —
to approach draw near N igb a ti . .
, .

m o s oum o ille s a awa pade When we dre w near , ,

to th e h ou s e w e m et ( on e anoth er) .

S UN Y E v n to doze take a sh ort nap

,
. .
, .

S U R E S A R E ( sa ire ) v n to run m ake ha s te

,
-
,
. .
, .

S U R E ( so ire ) v a to wi sh a ble ssing upon

-
,
. . .

S ER E S U U R U s patience per s e v erance und er v exa tion

, ,
.
,
.

S U W ON S U W A ( san iw a) a dj goo d well nice

,
-
, .
, ,
.

S tI T I s a contemp tuou s pouting of th e lip s

, . .

S .

S A v a to cut w ound snap ( a gun )

, . .
, ,
.

S A v n to fade ( as the col ou r of cloth )

,
. . .

SA v a to pick up one by one ch oo s e

, . .
,
.

S A a dv in any wi s e at an y rate only m erel y b ut

,
.
, , , ,
.

B abba ui ki a s e e sé bi 0 t i w u ki ori My fath er

“
,

”
s aid we mu s t do i t at any rate .

S AP E A PUPA s the red wattle tree ; t h e c olour yellow

-
, . .

S APFA s iron ri n g worn on th e wri s t by hun ter s — Sa ffa

, .

u i ike ode Th e s a ffa is a hun ter s ring ,

’

S A E I N or S A E A s chain w orn o n th e wri s t by hunter s ,

. .

S A F O J U D I v n to be s aucy in s ol ent impudent

, . .
, , .

S A P o w o R A ( s e fi ow o ra ) v a to s teal pilfer - - -
,
. .
, .

S A G A L A M A sA — agala m o a sa ) v n to play trick s be - -

, . .
,

guilty of double dealing .

S AG E E ( s e agbe ) v a to beg borro w

,
-
, . .
, .

S A dE E —s A c E E s a beggar borro wer , .

,
.

S AH o —aho ) v n to de spi se contemn ,

. .
, .

S AJ o v n to b e an xiou s . . .

S A J 11
’
—iwaju) v a to go before precede , . .
, .

S A —J o S A f ollow ed by J o v a to gather together

, ,
. . .

S Ai in terj ( a w ord of defiance ) . .

S AR A S AS A a dv clearly en tirely th oroughly —

, , Ara m i .
, ,
.

as s a ka “
I am clea r ( of any harm or blame ) , .

S A R A 3 name of a ki nd of trou s er s
,
. .

S AKA TA s fen bog m ora ss miry groun d —S akat a ui id a

,
.
, , ,

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 S AN

S ANc Bo —igb o)
to cut a fore st for cu l ti vation
, v . n. .

S A N PA N N A s cow pox m all p ox

-
,
s - .
, .

S AP o s n am e of a tree u s ed for ma k ing qui ver s

, . .

S APE ( ea -ap e ) v a to clap hand s . . .

S APE R E ( s e -apere ) v a to gi v e directi on t o k en , o r sign , . .

, .

S APA s A P A a dv not decen tl y or neatly roughly abruptly

-
, .
, , .

S A P E J U R E ( s e-p é -j ure) v n to gi v e a direction ,

. . .

A
S AR N ( s ar a n ) v n to s pea k unconnectedly ( a s an aged
e -
,
. .

pers on fro m weakne ss of m em o ry or l o ss of mental

p ower s) .

S A R o v ( s e ro -y e ) v n to di spute quarre l tal k mu ch

-
,
. .
, , ,

complain argue reas on , ,

.

S A R E ( s e -are ) v n to b e older than , . . .

S A T A S A T A 3 m ud mire m orass
, , .
, , .

S A T I P é ( s e -atipo ) v n to rem o v e fro m on e cou n try to ,

. .

another s oj o urn , .

S AW ADA awada) v n to je st ,
. . .

S A w o — aw o ) v n t o m ak e a secret bargain co n spire p l ot

,
. .
, , .

S A w o n o 3 s mall bra ss bell s with n arrow opening s

, . .

S A W O T A N ( s e w o -tan ) v a to heal cure-

,
. .
,
.

S ASA s s car s m a de by the small pox —S a s a s e m i l i oj u

, .
-
.
,
”
I a m pitted o n th e face with th e small p o x .

S ASA a dv only a fe w here and th ere s cantily

,
.
, , .

S ASA s w orn out pal m broom broom

, .
- -
, .

S A S A B A R U 3 co ffee plant,
. .

S E v a to do act cau s e m ake e xec ute manage

,
. .
, , , , , .

S E v n to gi ve w a y — S e fu n mi
,
. . G i v e m e way , .

S E v n to be an swer to
,
. .
— Temi ui ise I t is mine
,
“
.
, .

S E f ollowed by I R EGUN v n to repro v e an ungrateful , . .

per s on by reminding him of kindn e ss

done to him .

A E O JU D I v a to in s ult a ffron t be , . .
, ,

s aucy to .

L A L E J O v a to entertain s tranger s , . .
.

u —
L E W A ( ewa) v a to ad orn beautify
i , . .
, ,

decorate .
 sE

S E f ollowed by L o s o ( n i-o so) , v a . to adorn furn i sh

.
, .

N I BU B U R U , v a . . to inj ure , h urt e vil e u ,

treat .

to write R U BU T U , v . n . .

S U N A S I v n to pro v o k e u rge to p ro v o , . .
,

cation excite to anger , .

T A M AH A N v n to think c o n si de r ,
. .
, .

S E B Ai B A I v n to grow dim be dim

’

, ,
. . .

S EB E s a b l ac k sna k e which e mi ts s ali v a

, . .

S E E I v n to s uppo s e
, . . .

S E E EE E v n to br a g boas t
, . .
, .

SE — G A PA R A v a to e xcu se h av e re spect for

, . .
,
.

E
S EGB ( s e e gb é ) v n to be lo s t peri sh
-
,
. .
,
.

S E G BE D E G B E Y o —gb o -ede -gbo e y o ) v n to act the part -

,
. .

of an in terpreter inte rpret ,

.

S E -I R O NA v n to go in s earch of
, . . .

S E R E ( s e -eke ) v n t o tell a lie

—
, . . .

S ENI enia) v n t o trouble or annoy , . . .

E
S NI — eni ) v n to gi v e som ething o v er th e purcha se
, . .

m on ey .

S E N E w o ( s e -na -owo ) 3 n am e of a bir d ( a l s o c alle d ,

.

K A RA w o ) .

S E R I JU —ri -oju) v n t o s er v e as s te w ard o r tru s t , . .

w orthy s er van t .

S E PA N s A G A v a to p r o s titute
-
, . . .

S E -PA s I -P AR o v n to barter m a k e ex change , . .

,
.

S EP E ( se epe) v n to s wear tak e oath

-
,

—
. .
, .

“
S EP E a ux v had i t bee n I b a sep e be h e li o ri H ad
, . .
,

it been s o .

S E S I N ( se e sin ) v n to ridicule m oc k
-
, . .
,
.

S E -T AN v n to be ready be com plete d

, . .
,
.

S E T AN a dv after all
, . .

S EUN ( se o h un ) v n to be kind be bene v olent

-
, . .
, .

S R v n to be fulfille d come to pass ; happen

, . .
,
.

S E v a to break a s tick ; break co n q uer subdue

, . .
, , .

S Ef ollowed by K E R E v a to reckon number ,

. .
, .

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S Ef ollowed by L OJ U , L to wink at by way ER AN N A , v . a .

of hint hint beck on , ,

.

N I P oN v a to s uit rub s cratch the ,

. .
, ,

body of ano ther to indulge h im in

plea sure .

N I s E v a to puni sh , . . .

S E v a to com m ence begin ; s in offend com mi t a

, . .
, , ,

tre spa ss tran sgre ss ,

.

S E a dv greatly v ery much ( qua lify ing v Y o to rej oice )

,
.
, .
, .

”
G bogbo w a ny o s e W e all greatly rej oice , .

S E E o S E E B o ( se —
,
ebo ) v a to sacrifice pro pitiate , . .
,
.

S EDDA 3 Silk ,
. .

S EDDA Y OR iY OR i 8 white silk

-
, . .

S EDDA E L E E I N ( n i e fi n ) s pu rple -sh aded silk

- -
,
. .

S EPPE ( s e effe ) v n to je s t j o k e
-
,
. .
,
.

S Ec c e s high gra ss bending o v er the road toward s th e

,
.

d ry sea s on — S egge k o m o enni o b b a oj o k o m o

.
,

e n ni bwo As the grass s e gge doe s n ot regard th e

,

k ing s m e ssenger so th e rain doe s n ot re spect great

’

,
”
m en .

S EGUN ( se ogun ) v a ( lit to break w ar ) to o v ercome

-
, . . .
, ,

h av e the v ictory .

S E 1 Y E ( se eiye ) v n to rebel again st re v ol t from

-
,
. .
, .

S E J U ( se -oj u ) v n to wi n k the eye , . . .

S E -R E R E v a to gi v e accoun t reckon by ticket s ; ca s t

, . .
,

lots .

S E R E SE R E s fetter s
-
, . .

S ER E R E s calabash co v ered w ith cowrie s p laited in net

, .

w ork and u s ed a s a drum

,
.

S E R E T E s beer m ade from I ndian corn

,
. .

S EM E E a dv ( characteri sing a blaze of ligh t) S ee IM UN

,
. .

M UN A .

S E N o v n to mi s carry
,
. . .

S E N I F I N R A N E T U T U P UY E s a th orny shrub
, , . .

S E R I ( se ori ) v n to di v ert th e cours e tak e an other

-
, . .
,

direction .
 SIN

S I N I R A, pewter ; comp o sition of sil ver

s . .

S INSI N -OBB E s s weetmeat palav er s auce ,

.
.

S iN A v n to err mi s s th e road s tray

,
. .
, ,
.

S I o in te rj ( a w ord expre ssing contempt ) .

.

S I P A Y A v n t o lay open ex po s e to v iew

,
. .
,

S iP E ( s e -ip e ) v n to b e g pardon for ,

. . .

S I R E ire ) v n to play - . . .

S I REG UN — iregun ) v n to rebuke or remind an un ,

. .

grateful per s on o f kindn e ss done .

S I R O — ir o ) v a to re ckon cal culate

‘
,
. .
, .

S I R o s nam e of a b ird
,
. .

S I R I s a singl e s tock of guinea corn or rice with the

,
.

grain in th e ear .

S 1 s 5 E ( s i e sse ) v n to m o v e th e foot ; m ake ha s te o r

-
,
. .
,

speed .

S I s E v n to mi stake
,
. act wrongly ; do ami ss
. .

S ISE ( s e ise ) v n to work labour

-
,
. .
,
.

S I S E S I S E s w orkman labourer
,
.
,
.

S I s EPA v n to labour d o hard w ork

, . .
, .

S I s E ( se -ise ) v n to s uffer trouble labour under s ome

, . .
,

di ffi culty .

S I S I N I G U N s a bird ,
. .

S I S O R O a dj difficul t
,
. .

S iS U s th e act o f being darkened

,
. .

S I W E R E ( s e w ere ) v n to b e silly be a fo o l -
,
. .
,
.

S I w o in terj ( an expre ssion o f d e fi a n ce ) . .

S I Y E M E J I ( s i iye m ej i) v n to doubt he s itate ; ( lit to

- -
,
. .
, .

m a k e two m ind s) —O n siy e m ej i Y o u are doubting .

,
.

S 6 v a to be ro ugh p a ss1 o n a t e pee v i sh s our

, . .
, , , .

S b v a to be sl ackene d or l o o sened
,
. .
, .

s o a dv ju s t a touch a m e re touch ( qua lify ing verbs of

,
.
,

touching or dipping) — O fi b o o s o He j u s t dipped

,
.
,
”
it .

S o v n to look s tern s url y or h ar s h

,
. .
, ,
.

S oFo ( s e ofo ) v n to s u ffer lo ss of property

-
,
. . .

S o r or o — fo ) v n to re v eal s ecret s tell tale s , . .

,
.

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S OGO ( se g ) to perform
-O worthy action o
s ; glory , v n . .
.

S O JOR O v n to cheat in play

,
. . .

S OJ U R OR O R O — oj u — kokoro ) v n to co vet be co vetou s , . .

,
.

S oR O T O s trou s er s ,
. .

S OR O T O K OT O a dj v ery narro w confined s pace or room a s

, ,
.
, ,

—
a room I lle s ok oto or I lle kot o ki ki e k an A s mal l
.
“
, ,

confined room con si s ting of( alm o s t) n o thin g but pin s ,

( a riddle m eaning the m outh with it s m any teeth )

, .

S OL O 3 s mall brook o r spring

,
. .

S OL O R I ( se olori ) v a to command head -

,
. .
,
.

S O NO ( s o —ino ) v n to be fro w ard s urly cro ss p a ssionate , . .

, , , ,

pee v i sh .

S o N sO s a p oin t ; the highe s t poin t o r tip of an y thing

,
. .

S O R E ( s e ore) v n to do good act kindly

-
, . .
, .

S O R O verba l a dj hard di ffic ul t

,
.
, .

S ORO -oro
) v n to be furiou s be s e v ere act from
,
. .
, ,

indignation or irritation .

S o s o a dj only singl e — O u nikan so s o l i O mbe n i ille

,
.
, ,

He is the o nl y on e i n th e h ou se .

S OW O — O W O ) v n to trade ,
. . .

S O v a to guard w atch
, . .
,
.

S OPPO -o ffo ) v n to m ourn for the dead ,

. . .

S OPPON —m N s nam e of an h erb u s ed for sauce , . .

S O H O M B I A S o R o M B I A 3 pair of boot s
, , . .

—okan v n to be one unite agree

S oRAN ) ,
. .
, , .

S ON v a to take by s mall quan titie s little at a tim e

,
. .
,
.

S ON a dv precipitately with a plunge ( qua lify ing v W O

,
.
, .
,

to en ter) —0 w O in O r e sdn I t plunged into i t alto ,

gether .

S ON ,
a d v coolly calmly .
— O w Oml son He look s upon , .
,
”
m e calmly .

S oRE — ore ) v n to a ss ociate be friend s , . .

, .

S o s o —o so) v n to adorn one s elf ,

. . .

S OTT E —otte ) v n to rebel re v olt , . .

, .

S ow o v a to h and o v er ; s end o v er
,
. . .

S OW ON v n to be rare scarce dear

, . .
, ,
.

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S 11 ,
to m ake into ball s knead
v n
. . ,
.

S E v n to gath er together in a great m ul titude ( a s

, . .

l o cu s t s or grasshopper s) .

S 13 v n to gather blackne ss a s rainy cloud s darken

,
. . ,
.

S iI v a to s peak h old a s peech

, . . intru s t ,
.

S U v n to e v acuate throw out

, . .
,
.

S Uf ollow ed by L OH UN ( ui o h un) v a to cen sure s e v erely -

, . . ,

v ituperate .

S I v a t o an swer be con cern ed abou t ,

. . ,

notice .

S il B O v a to come u pon i n a crow d

-
,
. . .

S UBU ( s e -ibu ) v n to fall down , . . .

S U G E ON conj but yet , .

, .

S II G U D U S I O I D I 3 im a ge for wor ship m ade Of cl ay

’
.

, ,
.

S U -J o v n to c ome toge ther in a den s e crowd

, . . .

S U R O s a kind of ba sket
,
. .

S U R U R A s a n ame of the partridge ( S ee A PA R O)

,
. . ,

S U -M o v a to come upon in a crowd

,
. . .

S UN O ( eu-ino ) v a to be su ffering from diarrh oea , . . .

S UPO —ip o ) v n to marry a wido w ,

. . .

S U R U a dj s mall ( applied to h eap s) —E b es uru A sm all

’

, ,
. .

”
hillock .

S U R U a dj l arge ( app l ied to th e tail of a peacock cock

,
.
, ,

turkey or a bunch of any thing) ,

.

S USU a dv to a great de gree greatly u tterly ( qua lify ing

,
. .
, , ,

v RU N to
. de s troy ) — I n o ru mi s u s u ,
My pa s s ion .
,

w a s greatly e x cited — N w on run illu n a s u s u They

“
.
,

utterly de s troyed th e tow n .

T .

— “
Ta n i n s e behe ? Who is doing so ?
T A, v to kic k ; burn sm artly ( as pepper) ; s hoo t at ;
. a .

s ting ; open a boil ; s pill s hed ; shine u pon , .

T A f ollow ed by I R E v a to imprecate e vil u pon , . . .

L AI Y A ( n i-aiya) v a to s trike th e brea st , . .

,

s —
oppo e be contrary to Afé fe ta Okk o ,
.
 T AN

T AN , v a . to ligh t a lamp or torch shine ; entice

. a nd n . , ,

de cei ve decoy ; spread s catter , ,

.

T AN v n to be d one cea s e be at an e nd
,
. .
, ,
.

T A N v n to b e related to
,
. . E mi k O b a iwo tan emi kO .
-
,

hé i w o re “
I am neither related to n or in fri e nd
, ,

s hip with y ou .

TANGAL A 3 name of a bird ,

. .

T A N G I R i T A G I Ri s a running plant wh o s e frui t is u sed

, ,
.
,

in tan ning
TANI ? in ter p ron wh o ? whom 7 . .

T A N J E v a to d ecei v e entice
-
,
. .
,
.

TANJU ( tan —oju ) v a to look s ternly at , . . .

T AN T AN a dv v iolently ( qua lify ing v N A to s tretch )

, . .
,
.

“
E m i n a e sse mi t a ntan I s tretch ed my leg s to thei r ,

full ex tent .

T A N T A sr s yarn no t pulled up but left to grow and bear

,
.
,

i n the s ame h ole .

TAP A ( ta ip a) v a to kick -
,
. . .

TAP E — ip e ) v n to appear ( a s the ear of I ndian corn , . .

on the s talk) .

TA R A — ara ) v n to b e ha sty be too anxiou sly con ,

. .
,

cerned .

T AR A s gra vel clay u sed i n gi ving s oli dity to m ud

, .
,

floor s
T AR A a dv s traigh tforward
,
. .

TA R I ( ta -ori) v a to pu s h violently or headlong ,

. . .

TA S E — a se ) v n to fail mi ss th e m ark mi ss o ne ano

,
. .
, ,

ther .

T AsE —a se
) v n to imprecate e vil upon cur s e, . .
, .

— v a to arrange ( th e w oof on pin s from the

T A so aso
) , . .

r e e l s) .

T A ssA s pan pew ter plate

,
.
, .

TA SS E — e ss e ) v a to kick kick with the foot , . .

, .

T A v o TA W O —ay o v n to play the gam e called th e

, ) , . .

w a r ry .

TE, a dv . on th e v ery top ( qua lify ing ver bs s ignify ing to

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put or re s t up o n ) —E iye b a l é . or i iggi té , “

The
”
bird sit s righ t on the top of the tree .

v a to w or s hip
. . adore ; rear ; indulge fondle r e , , ,

O ri s a ti ak eke ti k O gb 1 k e Ori s a t i a t é t e t i
’
s pect . ,

“
k O gb it e Oj u popo n i igb e Th e god wh o would
, ,

n o t b e plea s ed when they tried to pleas e it the god , ,

who would n o t be propitiated when they tried to ,

propitiate it m u s t take up h is abode in the high ,

~

T E A T R E, s .
) (
theatre
G r .

T EDE s ,
. a kind of parrot
v ery de s tructi v e to I ndian
corn .

T EFE -T E E E a dv the whol e entirely , .

,
.

TEJ U T OJ U ( to oju) v a to ta k e care Of mind h ave the

,
-
,
. .
, ,

o v er sig h t of .

TE M I ( ti -emi ) p r on of m e mine ,
.
, .

T ET E a dv s oon quickly fir s t in the firs t p l ace —

,
.
,
I se , , .

”
t emi n i ki a t é te k o s e M y w o rk is to b e done fir s t , .

TE T E a dv fas t with a q ui ck pace -O mm o de u sure te te

, .
, .

li oj 1i o p é p o The child is run ning fas t o n the high ,

way .

T E T E s leg ( of a goat or other inferior animal ) ; k ic k

, .

from s uch an anim al : ( th at O f a man or a horse is

P —
called I ) E w ure y a n mi 11 1 tete A goat kicked
A .
,

me .

T E a dj a n d v n to come to di sgrace
,
. be le v el be flat
. .
,

be ta s tele ss be in sipid , .

T E v a to beat outdo
,
. . lay place gently on , , .

T Efollow ed by L o R o N ( ui-oron ) v a to m ake le vel ; , . .

b e s ati s fied wi th s ati s fy , .

T E v a to trample tread ; bend ca s trate

. .
, .

T Ef ollowed by B ALLE ( b a -ille ) v a to bend down ,

. . .

I D 6 TEDO v n to en camp form an , , . .

e s tab li shment .

L E SS E ( e sse ) v a to inform p r1 va t e l y , . .
,

gi ve a hint .
 TE

T Ef ollow ed by MOLLE ( m o -ille

) v a to trample u nde r , . .

foot tread upon , .

N A a dv alread y — I wo t e d é na Are ,
.
,
”
you com e already ?
Ri v a to s uppre ss put under hide , . .
, , .

T E E E R E v a to m ake l e v el make l o w
,
. .
, .

T E O U N v n t o se t in battle array lay wai t

,
. .
, .

T E I I I N E O R U N 3 name of a tree ,
. .

T E I I I N O H E sA s cru s t ,
. .

TEJU ( te -Oj u) v a to be flat l e v el ,

. .
,
.

T E J U M O — m o ) v a to fa s ten the eye upon look ear , . .

,

n estl
y attend to
—
.

TEL E v a to follo w Ma s e s aj u s ugb o n tel e won D o

,
. .
“
.
, ,

n ot go b efore but follo w them ,

.

TELLE ( te ille ) v n to tread on the ground ; a dv be fore

-
,
. . .

—
hand pre viou sly Aw a ti m O telle p e behe ui yi o .
, ,

ri
, W e knew beforehand that s o i t w ould be
“ ”
.

T E N N U M O ( te -ennu mo ) v a to a ffirm -
, . . .

T E N T E R E 3 name of a carni v orou s bird

,
. .

T E N Y I N ( ti -enyin
) p os s
p ron y our s ,
. . .

TE R IBA ( te -ori —b a) v n to s too p b o w the h ead to the ,

. .
,

ground .

T E R UT E R E ( ta -eru ) s sla v e dealer s eller of s la v e s ,

.
-
, .

T E T E 3 game of chance
, . .

T ET E s herb
, . .

TE T E E GUN s a s pecie s Of can e ( u sed a s cough m edicin e )

-
,
.
-
.

TE T E R E a d v e e ss —
car l ly A i im u ibon t eter e A gun
. k “ .
, ,

is n ot to be held carele ssly .

TE T E s executioner
,
. .

T E w o c R A ( te owo gba ) a dj acceptable appro v e d re

- -
, .
, ,

c e iv e d v a to take in hand
. . . .

Ti v a to thump s trike with a h ea v y s ub s tan ce fad e

,
. .
,

l o s e col our .

Ti rel p ron wh o wh om which the one which — Okon

,
. .
, , ,

ri ti m o w i ti p ad a d é The m an who m 1 m en ,

t ion e d h a s return ed .

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T iRO ,
heavily unwillingly reluctantly
a dv .
, , .

TI LLE conj e v en th ough alth ough —Ri aw a kO tille lo

,
.
, ,
.

k 1 n i yio s e w a Though we sh ould n o t go wh a t , ,

could h e do to s u ?

Ti mo -T I mo a dv cl o sel y adhe siv ely ,

.
,
.

T imT I M s pillo w cu shion,

.
,
.

T I N A B O( te —ina b O) v a to k indle s e t on fire -

, ,
. . .

O
’
ti ind a dv with th e heart from th e
T I No T I
,
N OT I N ( -
) ,
.
,

heart heartil y p rep w ithin ,

. . .

TI R I v n to s toop to look down ward s

,
. .
,
.

TI R I s r p rep o n ce again s t oppo site to

-
,
.
,
.

T I RIN M O L L E ( ti —irin -m o —ille ) v n to s tan d firm ,

. . .

TI R O ( ti -iro ) v n to stand on tiptoe so a s to reach a ,

. .
,

high O bj ect .

T iR OT I R O a dv with con sideration ad v i sedly

,
.
, .

T I s AJ U ( ti —is aj fi ) a dj forem o s t former v a to put for , .

,
. . .

ward o r forem o s t .

TI T ANI p ron who se ? .

TI T E s a n d a dj th at w hich is to be trampl ed upon or

,
. .

cas trated ; trampled cas trated ,

.

T iT I conj un til till a dv continually e v er

,
.
,
. .
, .

T iT I a dv trem ul ou sly ( qua lify ing ver bs of shaking or

, .
,

q uaking O f the earth ) —I lle mi titi “

The earth .
,

q uaked v iolen tly .

T iT I -LAI a dv until e v er ; n e v er
,
. .

T iT o a dj s traigh t direct
,
. s that whi ch is to be s traigh t ,
. .

ened .

T I T o N T I T T ON a dj y oung fre sh new

, ,
.
, , .

TI W A TAW A p os s p r on our s
, ,
. . .

T I W O N p oss p ron their s

,
. . .

T Iwo d N s w art ; nam e O f a bird ,

. .

T o T OT O T O T O H ON a dv n e v er ( emph atical u s ed only

, , ,
.
,

when a tran sgre ssor promi se s am end m e n t) -Toto .

I
b un emi k O s e beh e m o N e ver n e v e r will I do s o ,

again .

T O v n to be e n ough b e sufficien t be capaciou s reach at

, . .
, , , .

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TO

Of dropping
T O, a dv ( expre ss
. ing the man ner o r s oun d ) .

O mi nkan t O t O t O The water goe s dro p drOp dro p

“
, , , , , .

T O v n to stand in a line mu s ter place in row s ; be

,
. .
, ,

re stored ( a s a broken limb ) .

T O a dv well ( expre ssi v e of s ati sfaction u s ed m o s tly by

,
.
,

Mah ommedan s) .

T OB E H E a dv to s uch a degree in s omuch in s uch wi se

,
.
, ,
.

TO E I a dj a n d v n to be big great s upreme

, . . .
, ,
.

T O R I J iJ a dj a n d v n to be bigger than larger than

,
. . .
,
.

T O E I J U L o a dj bigge s t l arge s t
, .
,
.

T o ni s n apkin wrapper
,
.
,
.

TO R I -I NO W O s to w el ,
. .

TOG E E v n to slumber doze

, . .
, .

T OG E O 3 n ame of a fore s t bird

, . .

T OL OT OLO s turk e y , . .

T OJ U B o v n to plunge th e eye into look in to v ie w

, . .
, , .

T ON I T ON I a dv cleanly ,
. .

T ON iT ON I T EN I T E N I conj un til n o w
, , . .

T ON T O R O a dj ( used r esp ect ing liquids ) ; a v ery little a

, .
,

v ery s mall drop —B 1i omi t On t o ro si Obb e P our a .

,

s mall drop of water into the s auce .

T OR I ( to -ori ) v n to fall to one s share , . .

’
.

T OR I OJ U v n to s ati s fy satiate
-
,
. .
, .

T OR O s n ame of a kind of rat n oted for fatne ss kind of

,
.
,

country coat u s ed a s an upper garment , .

T OR o v n to s ettle ( a s dirty w a t er) be s till be at re s t

‘

.
,
.
, ,

be at peace be tran q uil —I lle t Oro or Ai ve t Oro , .

, ,

The country is at p eace .

T O si s neighbourho od nearne ss proximity

-
, .
, ,
.

T OT O a dv clearly s erenely
, .
,
.

T OT O T O T O H iiN a dv a word of hu miliation before the .

god s or a s uperior p ower den oting s ubmi ssion and ,

repentance and a promi s e n e v er to d o s o m ore , .

TO T O a dv ( qua lify ing F E to di s tor t the face) v ery

, .
, , .

G bogbo wo n fe oj u toto T hey all di stort their ,

face s ; a phrase de s cribing th e expre ssio n of coun

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 T OT

a ssum ed by tho se who h av e a l ab oriou s ta sk

t e n a n ce
i mpo sed upon them S ee FE .

T OT O ( ti oti —to ) a dv of a truth m truth truly

-
, .
, , .

TO Y E ( to iye ) v n to be Of e q ual v al ue a dj m eritoriou s

-
, . . . . .

T O Y E T O Y E ( ti -oye ) a dj with Ob s er v ation con siderately ,

.
, ,

di screetly .

T O v a to correct bring u p educate direct s traigh ten

,
. .
, ,

annoy troubl e touch enr age , .

T O a dj a n d v n to be s traight righ t true ; be long ; be

,
. . .
, ,

dura b le ; split into sm all slip s ( a s straw for b a t s or

bonnet s) .

T Ofollowed by T i m v a to se t t l e t ra c e a m at t er ,
. .
,
.

W O v a to ta s te , . . .

T o v n to m ak e water
, . . .

T O v a to follo w go to re s ort to
, . .
, , .

T 0 1 10 a dv e xpre ssion of prai se to a y ounger p er s on

,
. .

0 s e un toh o Well done lad , , .

To n i TEJ O( to -oj u ) v a to take care of w atch se e after

, , . .
, , .

T O R R A N T o R R A N ( ti okkan ) a dv with the s oul heartily -

, .
,
.

T o R R o ( to okko ) v a to s teer guide a sh ip c an o e o r b o a t

,
-
,
. .
, , ,
.

T ON a dv again once m ore ( u s ed i n com p o sition to ex

,
.
,

pre ss repetition ) .

T ON f o llow ed by G E E v a to take again re su me ,

. .
, .

K A v a to count again repeat , . .

, .

M O v a to h old again ,
. . .

S o W i v a to s a y o v e r again , ,
. . .

W O v a to look again re v iew ,

. .
,
.

T ONNA ( to 0 nna ) v n to take the lead go on the road

-
,
. .
,

foll ow trace the p ath ,

.

T O PA T o P A ss E ( to ipa) v a to trace follo w a track or

,
-
,
. .
,

foot s tep .

TO R E ( ta —ore ) v S ee F 1 followed by TO R E ,
. .

TO R O v a to borrow beg of petition a sk a loan

,
. .
, , ,
.

T o R U N ( ti -orun ) a dj of or from h eav en heavenly , .

,
.

T o ss E v a to trace out
’

, . . .

T OT T o a dj whole complete
, .
,
.

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TU T U a dj green ; raw wet damp cold

, .
, , , ; cool ; m ee k ,

quie t ; fre sh ( oppo sed to s al t ) .

U .

U , p ers p r on 3 d p ers
. . .

g s in . ob ec j . ca se, him ,
h e r, i t ( used
eu hon ica ll v erbs commen cin w ith t he vow el 11
p y fa t er
g .

S ee O) .
—Okk o mi tobi , emi kO le
’

it 11 u My
canoe is large I am unable to navigate it .

W .

WA v a to s eek for s earch di v ide share

, . .
, ,
.

WAf ollow ed by I D I WAD I v a to m ake c l o s e e x a mi , ,

. .
~

nation .

K I R I v a to s eek about s e arch fo r ,

. .
, .

WA v n to be e xi s t ; dig ; pull a boat

,
. .
, .

W Af ollowed by L A I v A v a to s trengthen encourage , . .

, ,

embolden .

WA WA p ron contr f rom AW A ; us

,
’

, . . .

W A v n to come m o v e toward s ; shake trem bl e

, . .
, ,
.

WA D i ( w a —idi ) v n to examin e in to s crutinize , . .

,
.

W AD U W A D U a dv h urriedly taking n o time

,
.
, .

W AGA s a parcel o f K AN R U N ( rock s al t) ; s oda

, . .

W A c i s butter
,
. .

WAGUN ( w a ogun ) v n t o se t in battle array -

,
. . .

W A n A L L A s trouble a ffl iction, .

, .

W A I I A R i 3 femal e slav e taken for a wife

,
. .

W A i or WA v i a dv n ow at thi s time ,
.
,
.

WAIN ( E ng ) 3 wine ,
. .

W A Ji s blue dye blue s tain fro m dyed cloth

,
.
,
.

WAJ O IWAJ U s face fron t forehead

, ,
.
, , .

WAJ O v a to settle a m atter s earch into a m atter

,
. .
,

av enge .

WAR A S I W AR A R A S I s sour milk cream chee se

, , .
, ,
.

W A R A T i s time hour period of tim e

,
.
, , .

W AL A s a board u sed for writing on by the M ah o mm e

, .

dan s .

278
 w OH

WO H IN ( w o ehin ) v n to be crooked on th e back h ave a

-
,
. .
,

h unch b ack .

WA L L A M I s Oar paddle , .
,
.

WALL E ( w a -ill e ) v n to be s ober reco v er on e self ( a s ,

. .
,

—
from drunkenne ss) Oj u re w alle wai “
You are .
,
”
n ow sober .

WALL E v a to dig the ground

, . . .

W A N R A N -W A N R A N a dv fooli shly irregularly , .

, .

W APA WAR A PA s epilep s y

, , . .

W A P A R A N ( w o apa -kan ) v n to blink look sidelong -

, . .
, .

W AR A 3 cream chee s e
,
.
, .

’
WA R A OJ O s shower
-
,
. .

WAR I H AR I v a to sh are di vide do h omage to a

, , . .
,

king w or ship ,
.

W A-Ri R I v n to tremble greatly

, . . .

WA R ON R i ( w E oron ki) v n to s ti ffen the n eck — Agidi

— -
, . . .

enia n i iw aro n ki l e kakarak a A haughty per s on ,

s ti ffen s h is neck .

W AW A H AH A s th e leaf of I ndian or G uinea c orn

, , . .

WA W O( w a -owo ) v n to ceas e raining cea s e abate ,

. .
, , .

WA Y i WA i a dv now at thi s time

, , .
,
.

WA Y A- I JA v n to come to a clo se con te s t ; s truggle

‘

,
. . .

W E v n to twi s t curl ; wean a child

,
. .
,
.

W Ef ollowed by P o v n to twi s t or c url round , . . .

W E LE a dv li v ely wit h li v ely motion ( expre ssi v e o f th e

, .
,

m otion of leav e s and gra ss at a gen tle breeze ) .

Afe fe se oko wele The wind m ake s the gra ss ru s tle , .

W ER E a dj silly fooli sh
, .
,
.

W ER E a dv w ith a quick li v ely motion

,
. .

W ER E W ER E a dv nimbly quickly ,
.
,
.

WER E P E WEPE s running plant like a b ean bearing a

, ,
.
,

hairy pod which s ting s th e h an d when tou ched .

W E a dj a n d v n to be fine ( applied to grain s or fibre )

,
. . . .

O w u ti mo r a 0 w e
, The cotton which I purcha sed I S ,
”
fine .

W E v n to s port ( a s wife and hu sband )

,
. .
 WE

WE v a to cru sh grain ( either by mill s or by ma stica

, . .

tion ) to grind ma s ticate s ma sh O l e bi oj u ej a ti

-
, ,
.

“
eh in kO l e iw e I t is a s h ard a s the eye of a ( s moked ) ,

fi sh w hich the teeth canno t break

,
.

W E v a a nd n to s wim w a s h the body ; dre ss deco

,
. . .
,

rate adorn clean s e ,

.

W Ef ollowed by N o v a to wa sh o ff purify clean s e ,

. .
, , .

L E W A ( ui—e w a) v a to ca s trate ,
. . .

WEN O v a to wa sh clean s e
,
. .
,
.

W E N o M O v a to purify clean s e thorough l y sanctify

~ -
, . .
,
.

W ER E W E R E WEw E a dj s mall dwarf , ,

.
, .

WE R E a dj s m all sized -

Wi v n to sa y s peak tell —
.
, .

,
. . Wi kan fun m i ki n ri w i , ,
.

“
n i b a t i m o b a de ille T ell m e one thing that I
g ,

m ay repeat it wh en I reach h o me .

W if ollowed by F U v a to tel l to ,
. . .

Wi v a to burn the hair sligh tl y singe

, . .
, .

WIJO ( wi ej o ) v n to complain -
, . . .

W I K I R I v a to p ubli s h about
, . . .

W I L I R i s l eather w orn by m ale s

,
. .

, .
—
W iN v n to l e nd to ; borro w from Aw i n i s an kO ri
. .

o w O w in
“
The borrower wh o doe s n o t pay get s n o
,

m ore m on ey lent him .

W iN D I s inner coat w orn nex t th e body

,
. .

W I N R iN a dj near approxim ate —

,
I lle w a ko w in ri n
.
, .
,
“ ”
O ur h ou s e is not near .

WiR I W I R I a dv ha s tily hurriedly —Ju u wiriwiri Tak e

, .
, .
,
”
it up quickly .

W iR I W I R I A LLE s e vening du sk -
, .
,
.

W iw A s the ac t of coming S ee I W A
, . . .

W I W E a dj wash ed S ee W E
, . . .

W iw o a dj crook e d S ee W O
,
. . .

W I W O a dj putting on entering l n
, .
,
.

W I W O s ab sce ss s welling
, .
, .

W O v a to fel l a tree b reak do wn wall s or any uprigh t

,
. .
,

s tructure v n to fall do wn
( a tree ) fall ( a s a
'

a s ; . . .

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 w OR

WO R R O ( w o okk o) v n to e mbark en ter in to a shi p

-
,
. .
,
.

WOLLE ( wo -ille ) v n to e nter i nto t h e ground sin k ,

. .
,

d o wn in t o the ground .

WON a dj a n d v n to b e dear b e s carce n o t comm on

, . . .
, , .

W ON v a to catch a thing thrown fro m a di s tance ; w ean ;

, . .

s prin kle .

WON v n to wea v e knit ; b l am e re taliate —O wo n

, . .
, , .

“
adire bi iti w o n k o l okolo ui m o fi wo n o The ,

v engeance which the fo w l s 1 m r e c a t e on the fox do I

p ,

im precate on yo u .

WON p ers p ron obj ca s e them ( con tr f rom AW ON they )

, . . .
,
.
,
.

W ON v a to m eas ure weigh ; prune pick O ff aim at

,
. .
, , ,
.

Wo N N I dem p ron tho s e

, . . .

VVO N o ( w o ino ) v n to en ter in -

,
. . .

W o N so ( won — a so
) v a to wea v e clothe s ,
. . .

WO N Y I dem p ron th e s e
, . . .

WO R I N v a to mak e n ail s
, . . .

W o ROWOR o Wowo a dv ( qua lify ing v L O) —O mi l o w Oro

, ,
. .

woro The w ater is o nly lukewarm

, .

Wo s o ( w o -a so) v n to p ut on clothe s ,
. . .

Wo so wo s o 3 nam e of a bir d
-
,
. .

W o-Ti v n to draw a side sit by

,
. .
,
.

WOw o s copiou s
, . .

WU W U NI v a to plea s e gi v e pleasure — I wa re w a
, , . .
,
.
’

m i gidigidi Your conduc t plea se s m e exceed ,

in gl y .

Wli , v to s wel l loo k gloom y ; increa s e mul tiply ; s tir

. n .
,

up the s ediment .

W U N D I A OM M O D A N s virgin m aid
, , .
, .

WU R A s gol d — E n n iti 0 m o wur a li a it E a fun G old

, .
,
”
s hould be s old to h im who k no ws the v alue of it .

W U R E ( w u—ire ) v n to wi sh a ble ssing upon fro m the ,

. .

god s implore ble ssings ; cen sure

, .

WU R U W U R U d -
fi a dv higgle dy piggledy in a con
, , .
-
,

fu sed m a ss .

WU w o a dj hea v y dull
, .
,
.

28 2
 Y .

Y A a dj a n d v n to be in ha ste be quic k s oon early

, . . .
, , , .

Y A v a to hold in pawn
,
. . purch a s e a n image to w or ship .

— M O ri ere m ej i ti iwo y a loddo gb e n a gb e n a I sa w “

,

t h e t w o image s o upurcha sed fro m the image m aker

y
Y Afollowed by E R E v a to m ake an im a g e ,
. . .

I R E J I Y A B E J I v n to purcha s e im age s , ,
. .

O f the god O f twin s .

N I H A v a to annoy or v e x by in c o n ,
. .

si s tent con duct .

Y A v n to warm one se l f ( at the fire or in the ray s of

,
. .

the s un )
—
.

Y A v n to gi v e w a y
,
. . Y a fun mi kurO li Onna “
G i ve ,

way out of the road .

Y Af ollowed by AH A N N A Y A H A N N A v a to beco m e wil d , ,

. .

and ob s tinate .

Y A v a to s eparate ; comb adj u s t ; di vide

, . .
.
.

Y A v a to tear rend pluck I ndian c orn break o fi

,
. .
, S ee , ,
"
.

AG E AD A .

Y ABOD E
(y ibi -ode
) v n to s muggle
a- good s a v oid , . .
,

en tering through the cu s tom hou se .

YAGAN ( y a —Egan ) v n to be childle ss barren ,

. .
, .

YAGB E ( y a -igbe ) v n to e v acuate ,

. . .

Y AJ U ( y oju ) a dj o ffi c ious o v erforwar d

a -
,
.
,
.

YALLA conj whether , . .

Y A M Y AM s m usquit o san dfl y —Y a m y ém s e fuj a li aili

, .
,
.

ap a The m usquit o make s a b old attempt without

, ,

p ower ( lit arm s) to accompli sh it The b uz z in g o f

. .

the m usquit o is s uppo s ed to re sembl e th e word G E E ,

”
To carry away .

Y AN v n to gape yawn n eigh k ic k

,
. .
, , ,
.

Y AN f ollow ed by N I T E T E v a to kick
, , . . .

Y AN v a to ch oo se s elect take any thing fro m a larger

,
. .
, ,

number withou t choic e —E mi p o y a n die sille n in O ,

re The l oad is h eav y put s ome on the ground

,
.

28 3
 Y AN
Y AN , a brilliantl y —Ort1 n b Oj u y En
dv . The sun shine s .
,

brilliantly .

Y AN f ollowed by N I P o s1 ( ui ipo si) v a to con temn - -

,
. .
,

de spi s e .

O W E Y A N W E ( yan iw e ) v n to be ,
-
,
. .

protuberan t ( like a young bird ) .

Y A N v n to w al k proudly walk l ei surel y m ake one s elf

,
. .
, ,

of great importance .

Y A N v a to bake fry parch

,
. .
, ,
.

YANA ( y a -in a) v n to warm on e s elf at the fire ,

. . .

Y A N G A N s I ndian corn ,
. .

Y A N o i s red s oft s ton e ( comm only u sed for building in

,
.

S ierra L eone ) .

Y A N G I D i s package of m oney
,
. .

Y A N H U N s cat ; v n to threaten promi s e ho s tility

,
. . .
, .

Y A N J O a dj fair beautiful
,
.
,
.

Y A N R oT o s an e s culent herb ,
. .

Y ANNA ( y a a to gi v e w ay a v oid .
,
.

Y A N R AN v n to be tenaciou s n o t ea sily corrected or ad

,
. .
,

v i se d .

Y A N R A N Y A N R A N a dv brillian tl y — Ow n n ran yauran .

,
”
yauran The su n is shining brillian tly ,
.

Y AN R I N s a di s ea se in fowl s generally affecting their

,
.
,

m outh .

Y A N Ri N s s and ,
. .

—
Y A N RiN M I M i Y A N R I N Y I Y iN R I N s quick sand ( lit yield
-
, , . .

ing sand ) .

Y A N R I N 3 n am e Of a her b similar to cabbage

,
. .

Y AN Y AN a dv entirely completely to atom s — O gun fO

,
.
, ,

illu n a y a nyan War de s troy s th e town e u ,

t ire l y .

YAN Y AN a dv roughly une v enly no t s m oothly

,
.
, ,
.

Y A—ODI Y ADI v n to be deaf and d umb

-
,
. . .

YAPA ( y a —
ipa) v n to di vide be di fferen t tu rn to ano ,
. .
, ,

ther path e rr s tray , ,

.

YAR A s trench b ehind a fortification

, . .

28 4
 Y IG

Y IGR i, a dj to be dull sl ow h eav y ( applied t o

. a nd v n . .
, , ,

h earing or belie ving) .

Y I c I I vic r 3 m arriage ( a word a dopted from the Ma

, ,
.
,

h o m m e d a n s) .

Y I R A ( y i—
iké ) v n to m ake a m ark of re sp ec t ( s u ch a s is ,
. .

adopted by female s) ; surround en compass encircle , , .

Y iN v n to m o v e shake sligh tl y ; lay egg s

,
. .
,
.

Y iN v a to attract attention attract co v etou s de sire s

,
. .
,
.

“
A so n a yin mi l u The c l oth attract s m y atten ,

ti on .

Y iN v a to prai se admire fire a gun

,
. .
,
.

Y iN f ollowed by L OGO ( ui ogo ) v a to prais e gl orify -

,
. .
,
.

N IBON ( ui ibon ) v a to fire at -

,
. . ,

s hoot .

Y iN BON ( yin -ibon ) v n to fire a gun , . . .

Y I N EI N — ofin
) v n to brea k the l aw tran sgre ss ,
. .
,
.

Y I N Y iN s hail s tone ,
. .

Y I O a nd f ut ure shall wi l l def ect m u s t

, .
, , . .

Y I -PADA v a to turn ; be con v erted from on e thing to

, . .

another ; incline toward s .

Y I -P O Y I f ollowed by P 0 v n to per v ert turn to the

, ,
. .
,

con trary .

YI YAN a dj a n d s that whi ch is cho sen picked out

, . .
, .

YI Y AN a dj fried parched
, .
,
.

Y I Y E s that cau s e s a le t or hindrance failure in p o in t o f

, .

tim e .

Y iv o a dj a n d s that which is to be m el ted m el ted

,
. . .
, .

Y O v n to be full be s ati sfied w ith food

,
. .
,
.

Y O a dv deeply re d — AS O n a be y O The cloth is deeply

, .
,

red .

Y O a dv ( H a ussa ) well v ery good a w ord of a p p ro b a

, .

( ,

tion ) .

Y O v n to m el t ; slip o ff ; walk gen tl y ; go by s teal th

, . . .

Y Of ollowe d by S E Y o s E v n to do by s tealth , , . . .

Y O v n to rej oice be glad b e merry ; slip slide glide

, . .
, ,
, ,

be slippery be vi s cou s , .

286
 Y o
Yo ,
v ato p ull o u t ; deli ver from ; di s charge from duty
. . .

v n . to slip out ; appear ( a s the ne w m oon ) ; draw

.

out ( as a knife or s w ord fro m the s heath ) .

Y Of ollowed by L O R ON ( ui-o h u n ) v a to s ee k to en s nare ,

. .

in co n ver s ation .

L E N N U ( n i-e n nu ) v a to hara ss annoy , , . .

, ,

ve x .

S U T I v n to e x pre ss contem p t by draw ,

. .

ing o ut the l ip s ; deride .

—
Y OJ iJ ( y o Oj u) v n to sho w the face ; be prominent or
, . .

di s tingui s hed .

Y OJ u -O P OL L o 3 I ndian corn in flower

, . .

Y ON H ON v a to itch be irritab l e ( a s any cutaneou s

, ,
. .
,

di s order ) .

Y O N a dv precipitate l y ( de scribing the noi s e cau s ed

,
.

by a fall ) -Ok uta b o s i ino ogbo n y on The stone

. ,

fell pre cipitately into the deep .

Y ON a dv in a swarm —O p o enia n tO O y On
‘

,
. A m ulti .
,

tude is following you in a s w arm .

Y ON v a to cut sa w right o ff
,
. .
,
.

Y ON M o T T i s a kind of oily plan t ,

. .

Y ON N U ( y o -ennu ) v a to wa s h the mouth ; v n to be , . . . .

—
trouble s om e Mo b u omi you h u li o dO I too k “
,
”
( s ome
) water and wa shed my m outh in the brook .

Y o N Y o N A R ER I 3 plant u s ed for w a shing hor s e s

, , . .

Y OR i ( y o ori ) v n to ri se high show the h ead be pro

-
,
. .
, ,

minen t .

Y o R i 3 name of a bird
, . .

Y OR o I Y OR o s lou se foun d on fowl s

, , . .

Y oY o s group — Adire o l o m m o y oyo

,
. A h en which h a s
.
,

”
many chicken s The milky way is called Ol o mm o .

YQ YQ ~

Y ON , v n . . to go be pregnan t —E m i kO y u n , “
I do n ot
go .

TH E E ND .
 U NIVE R S I T Y OF C A LI FO R N I A LI B R A R Y
L os A ng le es

T h is b ook i
s D UE on t h l t d t
e as m p d b l ow
a e st a e e .

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