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9. INTRODUCTION.
The first Dictionary of the Yoruba language was published
in the year 1843, compiled by Samuel (afterwards Bishop)
Crowther. This was greatly altered and considerably enlarged
for a new edition in 1852. For many years this book was
the standard work on the Yoruba language.
In 1911 an English-Yoruba Dictionary was published under
the general editorship of the Kev. E. J. Sowande, but this
was only intended to meet immediate needs, and, like the
older book, is out of print.
The present Dictionary is indebted to the above works
very largely, and to a number of contributors who have
devoted much valuable time to the work. In addition to
the names of the late Bishop Crowther and the Kev. E. J.
Sowande, those of Mrs. E. Fry and the "Rev. T. A. J. Ogunbiyi
ought to be specially mentioned.
The publishers earnestly request that their attention may
be called to any errors or omissions noticed by users of
the Dictionary. Communications should be addressed to The
Manager, C.M.S. Bookshop, Lagos.
C.W.W.
Lagos,
January, 1913.
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11. NOTES ON SOUNDS OF CERTAIN LETTERS.
The five vowels, a, e, i, o, u, represent the sounds as heard in the following
English words
—
a has the sound of a in bath,
e „ „ ai in bait,
i „ „ ea in beat,
o ,, „ oa in boat,
u „ „ oo in boot.
There are also two modified vowels and three diphthongs
—
e, a sound which is fairly represented by the short e in such words as
let, met, red.
9, a sound between a and o as heard in taw, water, bought,
ai, equivalent to the English i in mile,
oi, nearly equivalent to the English oi in voice, but the o retains its
long sound,
au, nearly equivalent to the English ou in round.-
Among the consonants it is only necessary to notice that
—
g is always hard, as in go.
j is always soft, as in jam.
.h has always its distinct sound as an aspirate, and is never mute.
p and gb have sounds which do not exist in the English language, but
can only be learnt by the ear.
s has the sound of sh, as in shop.
Of the accents, none are employed as in English merely to mark the
stress to be laid on a particular syllable.
The circumflex (
— ) usually indicates a contraction, which is also in all
cases a long syllable, e.g., dabobo, which is a contraction of da-abo-bo.
The acute (
' ) and grave (
* ) accents are simply marks of intonation
i.e., of the rise or fall of the voice.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, ETC., USED IN THIS DICTIONARY.
adj. = adjective. n.pl. ~ noun, plural.
adv. = adverb. pre/. = prefix.
aux. v. = auxiliary verb. p.p. = past participle.
of- = compare. prep. = preposition.
conj. = conjunction. pron. = pronoun.
e.g. = for example. sing. = singular.
interj. =* interjection. v.i. = verb intransitive.
n. = noun. v.t. = verb transitive.
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15. PART I.
ENGLISH-YORUBA.
ABA
Aback, adv. lojiji, lairot^le.
Abandon, v.t. fi-sil?, k^-sil^.
Abandoned, adj. fifisil?, kik^sil?
patapata, iwa ibaj?.
Abandonment, n. ik9sil9 pata-
pata.
Abase, v.t. r^-sil?, te-logd.
Abasement, n. ir?sil?, it^loriba.
Abash, v.t. dojutl, damu.
Abate, v.t. buku, dinku, fa-s?hin.
Abatement, n. ibuku, ifas^hin.
Abbey, n. ile Ql9run.
Abbreviate, v.t. ke-kuru, se-ku.
Abbreviation, n. ikekuru.
Abdicate, v.t. b9 oye ail?.
Abdomen, n. ikun.
Abdominal, adj. ti ikun.
Abduct, v.t. fa kuro, gbe I9.
Abduction, n. igbe-19.
Abet, v.t. ran-l9w9, gba-niyanju.
Abeyance, n. idaduro, iy9kuro.
Abhor, v.t. korira.
Abhorrence, n. ikorira.
Abide, v.t. gbe, joko, duro de.
Ability, n. agbara, oye.
Abject, adj. ainilari, 6si.
Abjuration, n. ibura, igegun.
Abjure, v.t. fi-bu, fi gegun.
Ablaze, adv. gbina, jo geregere.
Able, adj. le, lagbara.
Able-bodied, adj. alagbara.
Ablution, n. lw$ wiw$.
Abnegation, n. iseran, ik9nkan-
sile.
Abnormal* adj. ohun ajeji.
ABS
Aboard, adv. ninu 9k{>.
Abode, n. ibugbe, ibujoko.
Abolish, v.t. pa-r?, S9-dasan,
89-dofo.
Abolition, n. ipare isodasan,
isodofo.
Abominable, adj. irira, egbin.
Abomination, n. irira, egbin.
Aborigines, n. ibil?, onile.
Abortion, n. isenu.
Abortive, adj. jasi asan.
Abound, v.i. p9 si, di pip9.
About, prep, yika, leti, nitosi.
adv. yikakiri, r9gba-yika.
Above, prep, loke, lori. adv. loke
ori.
Abrasion, n. inukuro.
Abreast, adv. 9gb$-kan-$gb$.
Abridge, v.t. ke kuru.
Abroad, adv. lode.
Abrogate, v.t. sifin, fi sapakan.
Abrupt, adj. lojiji, Iaim9t9l9.
Abscess, n. ikoJ9P9 9yun.
Abscond, v.i. sapam9, sal9 fun
iya.
Absence, n. lai-si-nile.
Absent, adj. k6si.
Absolutely, adv. patapata.
Absolution, n. iw^m^, idariji,
ifiji.
Absolve, v.t. dariji, fiji, tu-sil?.
Absorb, v.t. mi, la, fa-mu.
Abstain, v.i. fa-sehin, takete.
Abstinence, w. aijeun, aw$.
Abstract, v.t. mu kuro, fa jade.
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16. ABS ADJ
Absurd, adj. siaait9, aijana.
Abundance, n. fo§.
Abundantly, adv. I9P9I9P9.
Abuse, v.t. lo nilokulo, bu. n. ebu.
Abyss, n. ibu omi, 9gbun
ainisale.
Academy, n. il6 ek9 giga.
Accede, v.i. ka-kun, fohunsi.
Accelerate, v.t. mu yara, mus?
kankan.
Accend, v.i. tinab9.
Accent, v.t. tenum9, ami ohun.
Accept, v.t. gba, tew9gba.
Acceptable, adj. gbigba, tite-
W9gba.
Acceptance, n. itew9gba.
Access, n. 911a, aye.
Accession, n. ikunl9W9, gigori-
6ye.
Accident, n. esi.
Accidentally, adv. lairotele.
Acclamation, n. iho iyin.
Accommodate, v.t. fun laye.
Accommodation, n. aye.
Accompaniment, n. ibanikegbe.
Accompany, v.t. ba-19, ba-rin,
ba-kegbe.
Accomplice, n. elegbe eni ni iwa
buburu.
Accomplish, v.t. se-pari, se-tan.
Accomplishment, n. asetan, ise-
pari, isepe.
Accord, v.t. and i. ba-re. v. or n.
9kan kan.
Accordance, n. ibare.
Accordingly, adv. nitorina.
Accost, v.t. tete ki.
Account, n. isiro, ikasi. v.t.
dahun fun.
Accountant, n. oniairo.
Accumulate, v.t. ko-J9.
Accumulation, n. ikoJ9P9.
Accuracy, n. isegege, isedede.
Accurate, adj. dede, pe saka-
saka.
Accurse, v.t. fi-bu, fi-re, fi-gegun.
Accursed, adj. eni egun.
Accusation, n. esun.
Accuse, v.t. fi-sun.
Accuser, n. olufisun.
Accustom, v.t. huwa, 39 daaa,
m^lara.
Ache, n. lf<J, Iro.
Achieve, v.t. se-tan, se-pari.
Acid, adj. kan, kikan.
Acidity, n. ikan, kikan.
Acknowledge, v.t. J9W9.
Acknowledgment, n. ijew9-
Acquaint, v.t. fi-han, fi-t<J, 39-
fun.
Acquaintance, n. ifihan, oju-
lum9-
Acquiesce, v.i. gba, dake, fi-
arabal$.
Acquiescence, n. igba, idake,
ifarabal?.
Acquire, v.t. jere, de ib$.
Acquirement, n. ini, ere.
Acquisition, n. ohun ini, ere.
Acquit, v.t. J9-I9W9, da-sile.
Acquittal* n. idasile, idalare.
Across, prep, or adv. nibiibu, lati
egbe kan de ekeji.
Act, v.t. se, ru. n. ise, ofin.
Action, n. ise, iru.
Active, adj. yara, sise, sap9n.
Activity, n. iyara, ap9n.
Actual, adj. nitot9, papa.
Actuate, v.t. mu-se.
Acute, adj. mimu.
Adage, n. owe.
Adapt, v.t. mu-ye, mu bad9gba.
Adaptation, n. imuye.
Add, v.t. fi-si, fi-kun, rd-p$.
Adder, n. pan^le.
Addition, n. ifikun, irdp$.
Address, v.t. ba-s9r9, k9we-si.
n. iba-S9r9.
Adept, n. 9l9gb9n.
Adequate, adj. to-fun.
Adhere, v.i. fara-m9, so-m9.
Adherent, n. elegbe, 9m9-ehin.
Adieu, adv. 9na're, odigbose.
Adjacent, n. itosi, agbegbe.
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17. ADJ AFF
Adjourn, v.t. and i. ^i-lpwp, di-pjp
miran.
Adjournment, n. isil9W9, idi-pjp-
miran.
Adjudge, v.t. dajp-fun, daleJ9-
Adjunct, adj. fi-kun, ka-kun.
Adjure, v.t. fi-bu.
Adjust, v.t. to-l^s^s?, tun-se.
Adjustment, n. itunse.
Administer, v.t. se ipinfunni.
Administration, n. ipinfunni.
Administrator, n. olupinfunni,
olut9Ju.
Admirable, adj. niyin.
Admiral* n. olori pk^>.
Admire, v.t. f$, yln.
Admirer, n. oluf^ni, ayinni.
Admission, n. igba, jij?wo.
Admit, v.t. gba sile, J9W9.
Admittance, n. igbasile, iwole.
Admix, v.t. da-lu.
Admixture, n. idalu.
Admonish, v.t. kilp, ba-wi.
Admonition, n. ikilp, ibawi.
Ado, n. iypnu, aisimi.
Adolescence, n. idagbasoke,
pdpmpkunrin.
Adopt, v.t. sodomo.
Adoption, n. ispdpmp.
Adoration, n. ibpla, ijuba, iyin-
logo.
Adore, v.t. juba, bu-pla, fun.
Adorn, v.t. se-l<Js9.
Adornment, w. 999.
Adrift, adv. gba-19.
Adroit, adj. gb<Jn, m9-se.
Adulation, n. ip9nni.
Adult, n. or adj. 4gba, agbalagba.
Adulterate, v.t. lu, baj?, sedaru-
dap9.
Adulteration, w. idalu.
Adulterer, n. pansaga 9k9nrin.
Adulteress, n. pansaga obirin.
Adultery, n. pansaga, agbere.
Advance, n. itysiwaju.
Advantage, n. anfani, ere, lr<J-
run.
Advantageous, adj. r$run.
Advent, n. bib$, wiwa.
Adventure, v.t. and i. gbidanwo,
daw9le. n. idaw9le.
Adventurer, n. olugbidanwo,
oludawple.
Adventurous, adj. laiya, nida-
v9le.
Adversary, n. 9ta.
Adverse, adj. lodisi.
Adversity, n. ip9nju, wahala,
jamba.
Advertise, v.t. s9-fun, kede,
rdhin.
Advertisement, n. irohin, is9fun,
ikede.
Advice, n. im9ran, if9nahan.
Advisable, adj. yq ni sise.
Advise, v.t. k<J, f9nahan, siniye.
Advisedly, adv. tirotiro.
Adviser, n. oluk9, oluf9nahan.
Advocacy, n. igbas9, igbawi.
Advocate, n. alagbawi.
Aerial, adj. loju 9run.
Afar, adv. jijin, jina.
Affable, adj. pp^niwa, ninurere,
r9run lati ba S9r9.
Affair, n. ise, $ran.
Affect, v.t. ifa 9kan, iwuri, kan.
Affectation, n. ifarawe, isinje.
Affection, n. if^.
Affectionate, adj. 9m-if9, kun
fun if$.
Affiance, n. igb9k9le, igbeyawo.
Affidavit, n. ifibura, 391919.
Affiliate, v.t. sop9m9.
Affinity, n. Ibadana.
Affirm, v.t. tenum9 sinsin.
Affirmation, n. it9num9.
Affix, v.t. fi-m9, so-m9-l9hin.
Afflict, v.t. p9n-loju, J9-niya,
y9-l9nu.
Affliction, n. ip9nju, ijiya, da-
loro.
Affluence, n. isansi, l<?r$, 9pp.
Affluent, adj. 919^, sisansi, 9P9.
Afford, v.t. so, fi-fun, nawo.
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18. AFF ALL
Affray, n. ija, ariwo, nla, asp.
Affright, v.t. deruba, da-ni-iji
(daniji).
Affront, n. isafojudisi. v.t. safo-
judisi, tp.
Afire, adj. or adv. gbina.
Afloat, adj. or adv. luw£, fo loju
omi.
Afoot, adj. or adv. les$.
Afore, adv. or prep, niwaju, saju.
Aforesaid, adj. or adv. wi-t^l§.
Aforetime, adv. nigbatijp, ni-
gbanl.
Afraid, adj. beru, foiya.
Afresh, adv. lotun, nititun.
After, prep, lehin.
Afternoon, n. osan, asale.
After-pains, n. inurirun lehin
ibimo (inu agaro).
Afterward, Afterwards, adv.
igbehin, lehinna.
Again, adv. $we, lekeji, tun.
Against, prep, lodisi, so-disi, de.
Age, n. akokd, igba, 9J9 ori. v.
dagba.
Aged, adj. gbo, arugbo.
Agency, n. isehindeni, isojueni.
Agent, n. asojueni.
Aggrandize, v.t. so-di-nla, gbe-ga.
Aggrandizement, n. igbega,
isodinla.
Aggravate, v.t. bi-ninu, sodi
buburu si.
Aggravation, n. imubinu.
Aggregate, v.t. kojopo. n.
ikojppp.
Aggregation, n. ikojppp.
Aggression, n. ifinran, iteteto.
Aggressor, n. ofinra, atoni.
Aggrieve, v.t. s$, ba-ninuje.
Aghast, adj. or adv. diji.
Agile, adj. yara, mura giri.
Agility, n. iyara, imura giri.
Agitate, v.t. ml, si, ru soke, re.
Agitation, n. Imi, isi, irusoke, ire.
Ago, adj. koja.
Agonize, v.t. and i. jerora.
Agony, n. iwaiya ija, irora.
Agree, v.t. and i. finusokan,
sadehun, fohunsokan.
Agreeable, adj. yiye, dara.
Agreement, n. adehun, ifinu
sokan, ifohunsokan.
Agriculture, n. iroko, isagb?.
Agriculturist, n. agb$, aroko.
Ague, n. otutu ako iba tulu.
Ah, inter, a.
Ahead, adv. niwaju.
Aid, v.t. ran-lowo, ti-lehin
Aid, n. iranlowo, itilehin.
Ail, v.t. and i. run, saisan.
Ailment, n. arun, ailera, aisan.
Aim, v.t. andi. won-wo, fe, fojusi.
Air, n. ofurufu, afefe, oju-
sanma.
Air-gun, n. ibon ti a nfi afefe
yin.
Air-hole, n. iho afefe.
Airless, adj. ailafefe.
Airy, adj. ni afefe.
Ajar, adv. laititan.
Akin, adj. ibatan nipa Ibi.
Alacrity, n. idaraya, imura.
Alarm, v.t. da-niji, da-idagiri.
n. ida ni niji.
Alas, inter, ose.
Albeit, conj. biotile.
Album, n. iwe ifi aworan si.
Alcohol, n. ohun ti npa ni ninu
pti.
Alderman, n. onidajo ilu.
Alert, adj. sora, yara, daraya.
n. isora.
Alias, adv. tabi. n. oruko
arinje.
Alien, n. alejo, ajeji.
Alienate, v.t. fi I9W9 elomiran.
yiyara kuro lodo enikan.
Alight, v.i. so -kale, ba.
Alike, adj. J9, bakanna, dabi.
Alive, adj. ye, alaye.
All, adj., adv., n. or pron.
gbogbo, olukuluku.
Allay, v.t. wo-san, mu-fuye.
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19. ALL AMP
Allegation, n. it^nump, awawi.
Allege, v.t. t^num9, rd.
Allegiance, n. isin-^ba, iteriba,
itunba-f'pba.
Allegory, n. owe, ifpranweran.
Alleluia, n. iyin Qlprun.
Alleviate, v.t. wo-san, mu saoki,
d$ lara.
Alleviation, n. imusan, id$lara
Alley, n. ona hiha.
All-hail, interj. alalia.
Alliance, n. ibas$r$, ibatan.
Alligator, n. 9m.
Allocate, v.t. fi-sipo, pin fun.
Allocation, n. ipin, ipo.
Allot, v.t. pin, fifun.
Allow, v.t. je, J9W9, y9da.
Allowance, n. ipin, ij?w9 owo-
gbigba.
Alloy, n. adalu, ibaje>
Allude, v.i. da&9, t9ka si.
Allure, v.t. tan, fa-19.
Allurement, n. 9tan, ld^.
Allusion, n. it^ka si, im^nukan.
Ally, n. ibare, ibam9P9.
Almanac, n. iwe Igba ati akoko,
iwe kika 9J9.
Almighty, n. Olodumare.
Almost, adv. iqvq, ku die.
Alms, n. ^r^-anu.
Almsgiving, n. ifunnti^bun, it9re-
anu.
Aloft, adv. loke, lori.
Alone, adj. on nikan.
Along, adv. p^lu, ^9.
Aloof, adv. lokere, nitakete.
Aloud, adv. kikan, rara.
Already, adv. nisisiyi, siwaju
akoko.
Also, adv. pelu-pelu, p^lu.
Altar, n. pepe.
Alter, v.t. and i. par9, yi-pada,
tun-se.
Alteration, n. ipar9, itunse.
Altercation, n. as$, ija.
Alternate, v.t. and i. t$le l9k9kan.
Alternative, n. yiyan.
Although, conj. bi o til^j^pe.
Altitude, n. giga.
Altogether, adv. patapata.
Always, adv. nigbagbogbo, titi
lai.
Am, v. ni, wa, be.
Amalgamate, v.t. and i. dap9,
dalu.
Amalgamation, n. idap9, idalu.
Amanuensis, n. ak9we.
Amass, v.t. ko J9P9.
Amateur, n. eniti o k9 ohun-
kohun, sugb9n ti ko fi se
ise r^ tara.
Amaze, v.t. yalenu, ha-se.
Amazement, n. iyanu.
Amazon, n. jagun jagun obinrin.
Ambassador, n. ik$ 9ba, ons9.
Ambiguous, adj. aidaju, onitu-
m9meji, aisetara.
Ambition, n. if9 agbara, if9 ipa.
Ambitious, adj. 9kanjuwa.
Ambuscade, n. ibuba.
Ambush, n. biba ni buba.
Ameliorate, v.t. and i. mu san
0U9.
Amelioration, n. isandi9-
Amen, inter, amin, b9ni ki o ri,
a 99.
Amend, v.t. and i. tun-se, se rere.
Amendment, n. itunse.
Amends, n. 9san itunse.
Amiable, adj. inu rere, ni iwu.
Amicable, adj. bi $r$.
Amid, Amidst, prep, larin, ninu.
Amiss, adj. ait9, sisina.
Amity, n. is$r$, inu didun.
Ammunition, n. ohun ija.
Amnesty, n. idariji 9l9W9n.
Among, Amongst, prep, ninu,
larin.
Amorous, adj. ti if^.
Amount, n. iye. v.t. J9.
Amphibious, adj. agbel9gbomi,
jomijoke.
Ample, adj. tobi, P9, to.
Amputate, v.t. ke kuro.
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Amputation, ft. ikekuro.
Amulet, ft. ogun, tira, 5nde.
Amuse, v.t. mu laraya, ba sire.
Amusement, ft. imularaya, isire.
An, adj. kan.
Anaemia, ft. aini eje to lara.
Analogy, ft. ijpra, ifiwe.
Analysis, ft. itu si w?we, ituka
si kekeke.
Anarchy, ft. iwarudurudu, ail^ba
Anathema, ft. ifibu, egun.
Anathematize, v.t. and i. fi-bu,
gegun fun.
Anatomy, ft. ipin ara.
Ancestor, ft. obi, ara igbani.
Ancestry, ft. ibi, itilende, awon
baba tabi iyanla.
Anchor, n. idakoro.
Ancient, adj. gb6, pe, igbani.
And, conj. on, ati, si.
Anecdote, ft. itan kekere.
Anew, adv. titun.
Angel, ft. angeli, onse Qtyrun.
Anger, n. ibinu.
Angle, ft. iw$ apeja, igun.
Angler, ft. apeja.
Anglican, adj. ti Oyinbo.
Angry, adj. binu, mu-binu.
Anguish, ft. irora, arokan, aro-
dun.
Animal, n. eran, eda elemi.
Animate, v.t. so-di aye.
Animation, n. idaraya.
Animosity, ft. irira, ibinu.
Ankle, ft. kokos?.
Anklet, ft. ohun oso kokos$.
Annals, ft. itan aiye, itan ilu.
Annex, v.t. som<J, dapp, fi-mp.
Annexation, n. ifikun, isop$m<J,
idap9m9.
Annihilate, v.t. pa-re, sp-dasan,
89-dofo.
Annihilation, n. ipare, isodasan,
ispdofo.
Anniversary, n. aj^dun.
Anno Domini, li pdun Oluwa
wa.
Annotate, v.t. and i. S9-as9ye,
S9-itum9.
Annotation, n. itum9, as9ye.
Announce, v.t. kede, filo, 89
nigbangba.
Announcement, n. ikede, ifil9.
Annoy, v.t. t9, y9-lenu.
Annoyance, n. it9, iy9nu.
Annual, adj. I9d9dun.
Annuity, n. owo od9dun.
Annul, v.t. pa-re, mu-kuro.
Annular, adj. bi oruka.
Annunciation, ft. ikede, imu-
hinwa.
Anoint, v.t. fi ororo pa, tororosi.
Anointed, ft. eni ami ororo.
Anomaly, ft. lodi si ofin.
Anon, adv. nisisiyi, lojukanna.
Anonymous, adj. ailoruk9.
Another, adj. omiran, omi.
Answer, v.t. and i. da-lohun, j$
esi. ft. idahun, ij$.
Ant, ft. era, erun.
Antagonist, n. 9ta, onija.
Antecedent, adj. sisaju.
Antechamber, n. yard ak9kan.
Antedate, y.t. tete kaJ9&i.
Antediluvian, adj. saju kikun
omi.
Antelope, n. esuro.
Antemeridian, A.M., adj. saju
9J9 kanri.
Antenatal, adj. saju ibi.
Antenuptial, adj. saju igbeyawo.
Anterior, adj. tisaju, tiwaju.
Anthem, n. orin mim9, orin iyin.
Anthill, ft. okiti era, agiyan.
Antic, n. ere ti o npa ni lerin.
Antichrist, n. lodi si Kristi.
Antichristian, adj. asodi si ek9
Kristian.
Anticipate, v.t. tete se, fojus9na,
t9wo tele.
Anticipation, n. it9W9tele, im9-
tele.
Antidote, ft. aporo, apiw9.
Antimacassar, n. as9 aga.
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Antimony, n. tiro.
Antinomian, n. ek9 lodi si ofin
Qtyrun.
Antipathy, n. irira.
Antipodes, n. awpn ti iha keji
aiye ti ese tiwa ati tiwon
k9Ju si ara won.
Antique, n. nkan igbani.
Antiquity, n. ohun atijv.
Antiseptic, n. egbogi ti k6 je ki
nkan dibaje, apor6.
Antitype, n. eni-apere.
Anvil, n. 61u alagbede.
Anxiety, n. ajd, aniyan, aibale
aiya.
Anxious, adj. ?ajo, saniyan.
Any, ad;, eyikeyi.
Anybody, n. enikeni.
Anyhow, adv. lonakona.
Anything, w. ohunkohun.
Anywhere, adv. ibikibi.
Apace, adv. kiakia, yarayara.
Apart, adv. lapakan, s<Jt$.
Apartment, n. iyara.
Apathy, n. aibikita.
Ape, n. 9b9, akiti.
Aperient, n. egbogi iyagbe.
Aperture, n. iho, alafo.
Apex, n. sonso.
Apiece, adv. l9k9kan.
Apocalypse, n. ifihan.
Apocrypha, w. iwe mim9 ti a k6
mp eniti o kp W9n, asiri.
Apologize, v.i. b?be.
Apologue, n. owe, itan.
Apology, n. awawi, iJ9W9, $be.
Apoplexy, n. warapa.
Apostasy, n. iyipada kuro ninu
iJ9W9.
Apostle, n. ojis9 Kristi, apostili.
Apothecary, n. onisegun, oluta
ogun.
Appal, v.t. deruba, fo-laiya.
Apparatus, n. ohun elo.
Apparel, n. a&9, ewu, 999.
v.t. w9-la&9, 89-I999.
Apparent, adj. han gbangba.
Apparition, n. iran, ifarahan.
Appeal, v.i. fi 9ran I9, bebe.
n. ifil9, ibere.
Appear, v.i. han, farahan, y9-
jade.
Appearance, n. ifarahan, iy9Jade.
Appease, v.t. tu-ninu, sip^-fun.
Appellation, n. oruk9, anije,
oriki.
Append, v.t. fi-k$, so-m$.
Appendage, n. ifik<J, isom9.
Appendix, n. ifikun.
Appertain, v.i. je ti.
Appetite, n. if$ onje, pipa lebi.
Applaud, v.t. and i. yin nipa
pipat^w9.
Applause, n. iyin.
Apple, n. eso kan bi 6ro oyinbo.
Applicant, n. eniti o bere.
Application, n. if9kansi, ifisi,
ibere fun nkan.
Apply, v.t. and i. fisi, 16, bere fun.
Appoint, v.t. yan, ya-S9t9, pinnu.
Appointment, n. iyan, ipinnu.
Apportion, v.t. pin ni dede.
Apposite, adj. ba-mu, yiye.
Apposition, n. insi l^gbekegbe.
Appraise, v.t. diyele.
Appreciate, v.t. and*. m9yi,m9ye.
Apprehend, v.t. di-mu, gba-mu ;
beru, foiya.
Apprehension, n. ib9ru ; idimu.
Apprentice, n. 9m9ise eniti
nk9se. v.t. fi adehun de
lati k999.
Apprenticeship, n. igba ti ada
fun 9niti nk9se.
Apprise, v.t. 89-fun.
Approach, v.t. and i. sunm9. n.
isunm9.
Approbation, n. idunm9, inu-
didun si.
Appropriate, v.t. lo fun ara r?,
ya S9t9.
Approval, n. ifohunsi.
Approve, v.t. and i. se inudidun si.
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Approximate, v.t. and i. mu-
sunm9, sunmp 9(19.
Approximation, n. isunm9.
April, n. osu kerin odun.
Apron, n. bant?.
Apt, adj. y?, mura.
Aptitude, n. yiy<?, imura.
Aquatic, adj. hihu ninu omi.
Aqueduct, n. oju-isan ti a la
fun omi.
Arab, n. ara Arabia.
Arabic, n. ede Arabia.
Arable, adj. y? fun iroko.
Arbiter, n. onidajo, onilaja.
Arbitration, n. gbigb9, didaJ9fun.
Arbour, n. ibijoko lab9 iji igi.
Arc, n. apakan ayika.
Arch, adj. birikiti.
Archangel, n. olori angeli.
Archbishop, n. olori aw9n bishop.
Archdeacon, n. igbakeji bishop.
Archer, n. 9l9fa, tafatafa.
Archipelago, n. agbaJ9 erekusu.
Architect, n. olori 901916, 9ga
ile kik9.
Arctic, adj. ti ariwa.
Ardent, adj. imura si, itara si,
igbona 9kan.
Ardour, n. itara, igbona ara.
Arduous, adj. soro, nira.
Are, v. ni, mb9, wa, si.
Area, n. U9 ti a pala si.
Arena, n. ibi ere.
Argue, v.t. and i. saroye, jiyan,
ladi.
Argument, n. isaroye, ijiyan,
iladi.
Arid, adj. gbigb9.
Aright, adv. tit<£, yiye.
Arise, v.i. dide, ji loju orun.
Aristocracy, n. gbajum9 ilu,
Saraki.
Arithmetic, n. <?kq isiro.
Ark, n. 9k9 Noa, apoti kekere,
apoti $ri.
Arm, n. apa. v.i. di ihamora
ogun.
Armadillo, n. aka, tabi akika.
Armament, n. aw9n ti o mura
ogun.
Armistice, n. idaw9 ogun duro.
Armour, n. ihamora.
Arms, n. ohun elo ogun.
Army, n. 9gb9 9019 ogun.
Aroma, n. orun didun.
Arose, v.i. dide.
Around, prep, yika, kiri.
Arouse, v.t. ji loju orun.
Arraign, v.t. pe-l9J9, fi-sun.
Arraignment, n. ifisun.
Arrange, v.t. to leses?.
Arrangement, n. ito I9S9S9.
Arrant, adj. alainitiju, ogboju.
Array, n. iw9S9, ^939.
Arrear, n. gbese ti a koi san,
tehin.
Arrest, v.t. daduro, di-mu.
Arrival, n. dide.
Arrive, v.i. de, b$.
Arrogance, n. igberaga, irera.
Arrow, n. 9fa.
Arson, n. ile kikun, fifi ile jona.
Art, n. 9gb9n, im9 9na ise.
Artery, n. isan 9J9.
Artful, adj. gb^n, larekereke.
Article, n. nkan, ohun kan.
Articulate, v.t. and i. syvy, lahun.
Artifice, n. 9gb9nk9gb9n.
Artificer, n. onis^na.
Artificial, adj. ifi9gb9nse.
Artillery, n. ib9n nla, 9m9-ogun
ti nr9 agba, agba.
Artisan, n. oni^na.
Artist, n. eniti nse aworan.
Artless, adj. alailarekereke.
As, conj. bi, gege bi.
Ascend, v.t. and i. gdke, gun.
Ascension, n. igoke.
Ascent, n. igun oke, ibi-giga.
Ascertain, v.t. m§ daju.
Ascetic, n. eni ns? ara ni§e.
Ascribe, v.t. fi-fun.
Ashamed, adj. tiju.
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Ashes, n. eru.
Ashore, adv. gunl?, nil?.
Ash Wednesday, n. 9J9 ekini ni
Lent, ojo ib^r^ &W9.
Aside, adv. lapakan.
Ask, v.t. audi, bere, t>9r9, bi-lere.
Asleep, adj. sisun, sun.
Asp, n. parcel?.
Aspect, n. Iw6.
Asperse, v.t. puro mp, gbadu-
lump.
Aspersion, n. gbigbadnlum9.
Aspiration, n. if$ 9kan, in^ga si.
Aspire, v.i. dawdle, n$ga si.
Ass, n. k^tek^te.
Assail, v.t. kp-lu.
Assailant, n. alak9lu.
Assassin, n. apania.
Assassinate, v.t. lunipa.
Assault, w. ik9lu.
Assemblage, n. apeJ9 pipeJ9p9-
Assemble, v.t. and i. pe-J9.
Assembly, n. apej'9.
Assent, n. gba, fe J9W9.
Assert, v.t. t9num9, wi, 39.
Assertion, n. 9^, itenump.
Assess, v.t. diyele.
Assessment, n. idiyele.
Assets, n. ohun ini.
Assiduous, adv. Iap9n, t^rarr^?,
laisimi.
Assiduousness, n. ap9n, aisimi.
Assign, v.t. yan-sil?, fi-lel9W9.
Assignment, n. iyansil?, ifile-
I9W9.
Assimilate, v.t. and i. se-dabi,
mu-J9ra.
Assist, v.t. and i. ran-l9W9.
Assistance, n. iranl9W9.
Assistant, n. oluranl9W9.
Assize, n. diyele, Ipade 9J9
aw9n arufin.
Associate, v.t. and i. ba-kegb?,
dara-p9m9. n.
^nikeji ^ni.
Association, n. ?gb$.
Assort, v.t. and i. ya S9t9t9.
Assortment, n. iya&9t9t9, oni-
ruru.
Assume, v.t. daw9le, gba-&9d9.
Assumption, n. isebi, idaw9le.
Assurance, n. idaniloju, igb^-
k^le.
Assure, v.t. t^num9, S9-daniloju.
Assuredly, adv. dajudaju, nitot9.
Asterisk, n. ami akiyesi *.
Astern, adv. idi 9^.
Asthma, n. ik9 fe.
Astir, adv. dide I9.
Astonish, v.t. ya-l^nu.
Astonishment, n. iyanu.
Astound, v.t. yal^nu.
Astray, adv. kuro I9JU 9na,
isina, ni iyapa.
Astride, adv. ni didakata 939.
Astringent, adj. Iwaki, didi.
Astronomer, n. 9niti o m9 iraw9.
Astronomy, n. 9k9 iraw9 oju
9run.
Asunder, adv. qQ.
Asylum, n. ibi abd aw9n otosi.
At, prep, ni, nibi.
Ate, v.t. and i. j^un.
Atheism, n. aigba wiwa Qtyrun
Atheist, n. alaigbagb9 pe Ql9run
mb9.
Athirst, adj. p6ngb?.
Athlete, n. onijakadi, ^niti nsare
ije.
Athletics, n. ijakadi, ere sisa.
Athwart, prep. nibu.
Atlas, n. aworan H9 aiye.
Atmosphere, n. ofurufu ti o yi
aiye ka.
Atom, n. 9run kikini.
Atone, v.t. and i. setutu, tu-ninu,
dahun fun.
Atonement, n. etutu, adehun.
Atrocious, adj. buruju, buru
gidigidi.
Atrocity, n. i§e buburu.
Atrophy, n. riru.
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Attach, v.t. and i. so-mp, dapping
faramp.
Attachment, n. idappmp, ifara-
mp.
Attack, v.t. kp-lu, dojukp.
Attain, v.t. and i. de, fpwp tp.
Attainment, n. ini, pgbpn, ohun
ti pwp tp.
Attempt, v.t. gbidanwo, danwo,
kolu.
Attend, v.t. and i. fiyesi, durotl,
durode.
Attendance, n. ifiyesi, ifetisilp,
idurotl.
Attendant, n. pmp-pdp, onitpju.
Attention, n. ifetisilp, ifojuai.
Attenuate, adj. ru.
Attest, v.t. and i. jpri si.
Attestation, n. pri.
Attire, v.t. se lpsp, wp lasp.
Attitude, n. iduro.
Attorney, n. onitpju ohun ini,
asoju pni labp ofin.
Attract, v.t. fa-mpra, tan.
Attraction, n. ofa.
Attractive, adj. eyiti nfa ni.
Attribute, v.t. fi fun, ka si lprun.
Auction, n. pja tita adijera,
gbanjo.
Auctioneer, n. onigbanjo.
Audacious, adj. gboju, lafojudi.
Audacity, n. igboju afojudi.
Audible, adj. gbigbp gbangba.
Audience, n. agbptpni.
Audit, n. ijpri iwe isiro owo.
Auditor, n. ajpri owo.
Aught, n. ohunkohun.
Augment, v.t. and i. spdi pupp,
ppsi.
Augmentation, n. ispdipupp,
ippsi.
Augur, n. alafpsp.
Augury, n. asptplp.
August, adj. nianla, titobi.
August, n. osu kpjp lpdun.
Aunt, n. arabinrin baba tabi iya.
Auspice, n. ab6, itpju.
Auspicious, adj. loju rere, dara,
lasiki.
Austere, adj. ror6.
Authentic, adj. otitp, ododo.
Authenticate, v.t. fi pri ladi.
Author, n. olupilpsp, akpwe.
Authority, n. agbara ofin, asp.
Authorize, v.t. fi asp fun, jp.
Autobiography, n. itan igbe aiye
ti atikarapni kp.
Autocrat, n. pniti o fi agbara r^>
jpba.
Autograph, n. ikp orukp pni
funra pni.
Automatic, adj. eyiti osisp fun
rarp.
Autumn, n. akoko ikore.
Auxiliary, n. oluranlpwp.
Avail, v.t. and i. gba anfani, se
ni rere, wulo.
Available, adj. lerd, yp, sanfani.
Avarice, n. ojukokoro.
Avaricious, adj. lojukokoro.
Avenge, v.t. gbesan.
Avenger, n. olugbesan.
Avenue, n. pna gboro lpnu igbo.
Averse, adj. aifp, aidunmp.
Aversion, n. irira, aif^.
Avert, v.t. mu-kuro, da-duro,
yi-pada.
Aviary, n. ile piyp.
Avidity, n. iwarapapa.
Avocation, n. ise, ipo.
Avoid, v.t. yana silp, y^ kuro.
Avouch, v.t. and i. tpnump.
Avow, v.t. kede nigbangba,
jpwp.
Avowal, n. itpnump nigbangba.
Await, v.t. reti, duro de, mura
silp de.
Awake, v.t. and i. ji loju orun,
laisun.
Award, v.t. se-idajp.
Aware, adj. m^>.
Away, adv. kuro, kalp.
Awe, n. ^ru, ibpru.
Awful, adj. nib^ru.
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Awhile, adv. nigba die.
Awkward, adj. g$, nira, airorun.
Awl, n. olu.
Awning, n. aso tita ki drun ma
pani.
Awry, adj. gbun, w<J.
Axe, n. ake.
Aye, adv. beni, 6to.
Aye, adv. lailai.
B.
Babble, v.*. and i. so werewere,
aheso.
Babbler, n. alaheso.
Babe, Baby, n. omo-owo.
Babel, w. irukerudo.
Baboon, n. obo nla.
Bachelor, n. apon, alailobirin.
Baok, n. or adv. ehin. v.*. ti-
lehin, ran-lowo.
Backbite, v.t. soro eni lehin, bu,
gan.
Backbiter, n. abuni, aganni,
asoro eni lehin.
Backbone, n. egun ehin.
Backside, n. ehin ohunkohun.
Backslide, v.t. ya kuro lona rere,
pada sehin.
Backslider, n. apadasehin.
Backward, adj. fasehin, lora,
padasehin.
Bacon, n. ejo eled? ti a fi iyo si.
Bad, adj. buburu, aidara.
Bade, v.t. and i. so-fun, fase-fun.
Badge, n. ami.
Badger, n. oruko eranko. v.t.
lepa, yo-lenu, dalamu.
Badly, adv. aidara.
Baffle, v.t. da-ru, so-dasan, tan-
k-
Bag, n. apo, ok?, v.t. fi-sapo.
Baggage, n. $ru.
Bagpipe, n. fere alapo awo.
Bail, n. onigbowo, adurofuni.
v.t. gbon omi danu.
Bailiff, n. ijoye, onidajo, olopa.
Bait, w. lj$, ide. v,t. and i. de,
Baize, n. asp omrun ganhun-
ganhun.
Bake, v.t. and i. yan, din, se.
Baker, n. alase, alakara.
Bakery, n. ile ibiti a din nkan.
Balance, n. iwon, isiku owo,
ogbogba. v.t. and i. won
logbogba.
Balance-sheet, n. iwe isiro apapo
owo.
Balcony, n. odede, $de.
Bald, adj. pipari, nihoho.
Baldhead, n. apari.
Baldness, n. ainirun.
Bale, n. eru, ise, iponju, osi.
v.t. gbon omi danu.
Baleful, adj. osi, kun fun ika.
Ball, n. isu, ohunkohun ti o su ;
ire ijo.
Ballad, n. orin aro.
Ballast, n. imuduro, itemole.
Balloon, n. ok$ ofurufu.
Ballot, n. iwe iyan-enia, ibd.
Ballroom, n. iyara ijo.
Balm, n. ikunra, oje olorun
didun.
Balmy, adj. olorun didun, ituni.
Balsam, n. oje, ogun, ikunra.
Bamboo, n. pako.
Bamboozle, v.t. tan-j?.
Ban, n. ifilo ni gbangba, itanu.
v.t. and i. fi-bu.
Banana, n. ogede.
Band, n. edidi, egbe.
Bandage, n. oja, edidi.
Bandit, n. olosa, alailofin.
Bandyleg, w. ese wiwo.
Bane, n. iparun, iku.
Bang, n. ilu, ariwo lojiji. v.t. lu,
ti, pariwo.
Bangle, n. oruka ti apa tabi ti
ese.
Banish, v.t. ran-jade, le-lo.
Banishment, n. ilekuro nilu.
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Bank, n. bebe, eti odo, ile owo.
Banker, n. olori ile owo.
Banknote, n. iwe ti a fi se
pasipar9 owo.
Bankrupt, n. ajigbese, ibaje 6wd.
Banner, n. opagun, asia.
Banns, n. ifi igbeyawo I9.
Banquet, n. ase.
Banter, n. idapara.
Baobab, n. igi afpn.
Baptise, v.t. sami si li oruko
Metalpkan, fi oruko fun.
Baptism, n. ami ijewo, irisinu
omi nipa eyiti a gba enia
sinu iJ9 Kristi.
Bar, n. irin tabi igi gbvrv
;
iyanrin ti ndi enu odo.
v.t. tl, dena.
Barb, n. eti 9fa.
Barbarian, n. alaigbede, alai-
moye, eniakenia.
Barbarism, n. aimp iwa hu,
iwakiwa.
Barber, n. afarun, afari, onidiri,
onigbajamp.
Bard, n. akewi, akprin.
Bare, adj. nihoho, laibo.
Barefaced, adj. lainitiju ; daju.
Barefoot, adj. lainibata.
Bareheaded, adj. laibori.
Bargain, v.t. and i. se adehun.
n. ipinnu, adehun.
Barge, n. 9k$ igbaja.
Bargeman, n. 919^.
Bark, n. epo igi, pk9 kekere.
v.t. and i. gbo bi aja.
Barm, n. 939 9ti, iwukara.
Barn, n. aka, aba.
Barometer, n. ohun elo lati fi
W9n af?f9.
Barque, n. 9k9 kekere.
Barrack, n. ile aw9n 9m9-ogun.
Barrel, n. agba.
Barren, adj. yagan, asal$, laileso.
Barrenness, n. iyagan, aileso.
Barricade, n. idina, sagbaradi.
Barrier, n. abo, idina, ami ibi
kan.
Barrister, n. agbeJ9ro.
Barrow, n. k9k9 eru.
Barter, v.t. and i. se pasipar9.
Base, n. isal?, ipil^s. adj. ail9la,.
ainitari.
Baseborn, adj. 91219-ale.
Bash, v.t. lu.
Bashful, adj. nitiju.
Basin, n. awo koto ; adagun omi ~
Basis, n. ipil?.
Bask, v.i. ya orun.
Basket, n. agb^n, ap^r?.
Bastard, n. 91119 ale, 91119 agbere.
Baste, vX gans9 fi 9ra si ?ran
sise.
Bastinado, v.t. na lat^l^s^.
Bat, n. adan.
Batch, n. apap9 nkan.
Bate, v.t. and i. y9wo 93a.
Bath, n. baluw9 (ibi-aluw9).
Bathe, v.t. w$, luw$.
Baton, n. 9pa as?, 9pa is?.
Battalion, n. ?gb? aw9n 9m9-
ogun to 500 de 800.
Batten, n. igi p9l?b9.
Batter, v.t. and i. ki-m9l?, lu-
m9l9.
Battery, n. ohun ija.
Battle, n. ija, ogun. v.i. jagun„
ba-ja.
Battlement, n. odi.
Bawl, v.t. and i. kigbe kikan.
Bay, n. iyaw9 omi okun sinuil?.
Bay, Bight, n. gbigbo aja ti
nd9d?.
Bayonet, n. 9b? ib9n.
Be, v.i. ni, wa, si.
Beach, n. eti okun.
Beacon, n. ina lori oke fun ikil9
ewu.
Bead, n. il?k9.
Beadle, n. onse ile 9J9, oye ninu
iJ9, am9na loru.
Beak, n. 9ml ?iy? ; imu.
Beam, n. iti igi ; itansan orun.
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Bean, n. ere, popondo, ewe, $wa.
Bear, n. amptpkun. v.t. ru, gbe ;
bi, so ; jiya, roju.
Beard, n. irungbpn.
Bearer, n. alaru ojise.
Beast, n. eranko elese merin.
Beastly, adj. bi eranko.
Beat, v.t. and i. lu, f<J ; bori.
Beating, n. ilu, ina.
Beatitude, n. ibukun prun, inu-
didun.
Bean, n. oge, olufp.
Beautiful, adj. dara, lewa.
Beautify, v.*. se-lpsp, se-lewa.
Beauty, n. pwa, os<j, didara.
Becalm, v.*. mudakp.
Became, v.i. di ; ye.
Because, con;, nitori.
Bechance, v.£. ba ni alabapade,
sesi.
Beck, n. ijuwp si.
Beckon, v.i. and i. juwo si, se
apere.
Become, v.t. and i. ba de si, di ;
ye-
Bed, n. ibusun ; isale odo
;
irp-gbpku.
Bedaub, v.t. fire.
Bedchamber, n. iy^wu, yara
ibiisun.
Bedclothes, n. asp ibusun, asp
akete.
Bedeck, v.t. se-loso.
Bedew, v.t. seri si.
Bedouin, n. awpn larubawa ti
ngbe inu agp.
Bedraggle, v.t. wp ninu pr^.
Bedstead, n. opa akete ; ibusun
(onirin tabi onigi).
Bee, n. oyin, esinsin ti nse oyin.
Beef, n. pran malu.
Beehive, n. ile-oyin.
Beelzebub, n. olori awpn pmi
esu.
Been, v. wa, ti wa.
Beer, n. pti agbado ;
pti sise
'
tabi pippn.
Beetle, n. pbpnbpn.
Befall, v.t. and i. ba, desi, subulu.
Beflt, v.t. yp, tp-si.
Befool, v.t. tanjp.
Before, prep, niwaju, siwaju,
loju.
Beforehand, adv. tete.
Befoul, v.t. sp-dibajp, sp-deri.
Befriend, v.t. ba-spre, ba-rp
sorefun.
Beg, v.t. and i. sagbe, tprp, bpbp.
Began, v. bpresi.
Beget, Begot, v.t. bi, hujade.
Beggar, n. alagbe.
Beggarly, adj. bi alagbe.
Begin, Begun, v.t. and i. bprpsi,
dide si, kpbprp.
Beginner, n. pniti o k(J bprp
nkan.
Beginning, n. ipilpsp, atetekpse,
ibprp nkan.
Begone, inter, lp kuro !
Begrime, v.t. da eri si, ba-jp.
Begrudge, v.t. se ilara.
Beguile, v.t. tan-jp.
Behalf, n. irp, itilphin, ojurere.
Behave, v.i. huwa, Id.
Behaviour, n. iwa, iwa-aiye.
Behead, v.t. bp-lori.
Behest, n. asp.
Behind, prep, lphin.
Behindhand, adv. lpra, fa.
Behold, Beheld, v.t. wo, kiyesi,
ri.
Beholder, n. aworan.
Behove, v.t. yp, tp-si.
Being, n. iwa ;
pda.
Belabour, v.t. na, lu.
Belch, v.t. and i. gufp.
Beleaguer, v.t. doti ilu.
Belfry, n. ile agogo.
Belial, n. orukp esu.
Belie, v.t. gbadulump, purp si.
Belief, n. igbagbp.
Believe, v.t. and i. gba-gbp.
Believer, n. onigbagbp.
Belittle, v.t. fi oju tinrin, gan.
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Bell, n. agogo.
Belle, n. wundia ?l$wa.
Belligerent, a. jija-ogun, y$le
ogun.
Bellow, v.t. and i. ke bi malu.
Bellows, n. ^wiri ti a fi nfena
tabi ^fufu.
Belly, n. ikun, inu.
Belong, v.i. se ohun 9m; t^ni.
Beloved, adj. oluf?.
Below, adv. nisale, 9mo-ehin.
Belt, n. lawani, 9J& amure
;
igbanu.
Bemoan, v.t. S9kun, pohunrere
^kun.
Bench, n. ijoko.
Bend, v.t. and i. t§, w<J.
Beneath, adv. nisale, lab?.
Benediction, n. ibukun, isure.
Benefaction, n. 9^ ami, 9^
inurere.
Benefactor, n. 9^9 anu, onibu
9r? ; olore 9m.
Beneficence, n. iwa $r? ; isorefun.
Beneficial, adj. lere, anfani.
Benefit, n. ere, anfani. v. se ni
rere.
Benevolence, n. inurere.
Benevolent, adj. rere.
Benight, v.t. ile su, okunkun ba.
Benign, Benignant, adj. seun,
sojurere.
Benignity, n. inurere.
Bent, n. ite, idarisi.
Benumb, v.t. ko eti ; S9di alainu?-
rora.
Bequeath, v.t. fi ogun sile, pin
ohun ini fun.
Bequest, n. ipin ogun fun.
Bereave, v.t. gba I9W9 ?ni.
Bereavement, n. igbal9W9 nipa
iku, 9f9-
Berry, n. eso.
Berth, n. yard ninu 9k$, ibi i§^.
Beseech, Besought, v.t. be, t9r9,
fi ebe tq.
Beseem, v.t. ye, t9si.
Beset, v.t. dotl, r9gbaka.
Beside, Besides, prep, or adv.
pelupelu, ju b? I9 ; l9d9,
l9gb?.
Besiege, v.t. fi ogun do ti.
Besieger, n. eniti o gbogun ti ni.
Besmear, v.t. fi-r$.
Besom, n. 9w$, al?.
Bespatter, v.*. ta si lara.
Bespeak, Bespoke, v.t. s(?-tele ;
ba-t^l?.
Besprinkle, v.*. bu-w<Jn.
Best, ad/". darajul9 dara rek9Ja.
Bestial, adj. bi eranko.
Bestir, v.refl. muragiri, ru-soke.
Bestow, v.t. fi-fun, fi-bun.
Bestrew, v.t. fun kakiri.
Bestride, v.t. dakata 9s? le.
Bet, v.t. and i. jiyan. n. ohun
iyan.
Betake, Betook, v.refl. fi 9W9 le,
daw9le.
Bethink, v.refl. ronu, mu wa si
iranti.
Betide, v.t. and i. de si, ba.
Betimes, adv. lakoko, li kutu-
kutu.
Betoken, v.t. sap9r?, sami, fihan
t?l9.
Betray, v.t. sofofo, sonikupani ;
fihan, tii asiri.
Betroth, v.t. soyigi, sadehun
igbeyawo.
Betrothal, n. idana.
Better, adj. or adv. daraju, sanju.
Better, v.t. mu san die, tun se.
n. itunse, isandie.
Between, Betwixt, prep, larin,
lagbedemeji, nisakani.
Beverage, n. ohun mimu.
Bewail, v.t. S9kun, pohunrere
9kun.
Beware, v.t. and i. S9ra, y?ra,
kiyesara.
Bewilder, v.t. si-tyna, tan, da-
lamu.
Bewilderment, n. idaru.
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Bewitch, v.t. sajesi, se 090 si.
Bewitchment, n. idan, isaj? si.
Bewray, v.t. fi-sun, fi-han.
Beyond, prep, niwaju, niha c^hun.
Bias, v.t. te-si, dari.
Bicentenary, n. igba 9dun.
Bid, v.t. and i. fas$fun, pe ; fi
owo le.
Bidder, n. 9111 fi owo le oja.
Bidding, n. ase.
Bide, v.t. and i. duro de, joko.
Biennial, adj. olodunmeji.
Bier, n. aga posi.
Big, adj. nla, tobi.
Bigamist, n. alaya meji.
Bigamy, n. kiko obinrin meji J9.
Bigot, n. eniti o di isin kan mu
laimdye.
Bigotry, n. itara alaimdye.
Bile, n. ororo edo.
Bilingual, adj. elede meji.
Bill, n. enu sonso ; iwe owo,
ag6go enu eiye.
Billet, n. iwe kekere.
Billow, n. riru omi, igbi omi
okun.
Bin, n. apoti.
Bind, v.t. dl, so-po, dilu.
Binding, n. edidi.
Biography, n. itan igbe aiye
enikan.
Biped, n. elese meji.
Birch, n. pasan.
Bird, n. eiye.
Birth, n. ibi.
Birthday, n. 9J9 Ibi.
Birthplace, n. ibi Ibi ^ni ; ibiti
a bi enia si.
Birthright, n. ogun Ibi.
Biscuit, n. akara ti a yan di epa.
Bisect, v.t. la si meji.
Bishop, n. oye olori alufa.
Bishopric, n. ile sakani olori
alufa.
Bit, n. 6U9, okele ; ijanu esin.
Bitch, n. abo aja.
Bite, v.t. and i. ge-j^, bu-je.
Bitter, adj. kor6.
Bitumen, n. ^>da.
Black, n. dudu ; su, buru ;
alaw^> dudu.
Blacken, v.t. and i. S9 di dudu.
Blacklead, n. oje dudu.
Blacksmith, n. alagb^d^.
Bladder, n. apo-it^).
Blade, n. ehu agbado tabi koriko;
oju 9be.
Blain, n. owo, ile roro.
Blame, v.t. ba-wi. n., ibawi,
939, 9gan.
Blameless, adj. lailese, lail^gan.
Blameworthy, adj. y^ fun ibawi,
gigan.
Blanch, v.t. and i. S9 di funfun.
Bland, adj. jeje, P9I9.
Blandishment, n. ip9nni.
Blank, adj. sofo.
Blanket, n. a§9 ibora.
Blare, v.t. and i. kigbe kikan.
n. igbe.
Blaspheme, v.t. and i. S9r9 odi
si Ql9run, ibura, ire.
Blasphemy, n. pr9 odi si Q^run
.
Blast, n. fif^ ^fufu, iro ipe.
v.t. fi etu r^ danu.
Blaze, n. 9W9 ina. v.t. tan-kale,
kede.
Blazon, v.t. kede fun gbogbo
enia, fihan.
Bleach, v.t. and i. S9 di funfun.
Bleak, adj. tutu.
Bleat, v.t. and i. ke bi agutan.
Bleed, Bled, v.i. s?je.
Blemish, n. abukun, 9gan. v.t.
sabukun, k^gan.
Blend, v.t. and i. dap9 m9ra.
Bless, v.t. sure fun, bukiin, yln.
Blessed, Blest, adj. alabukunfun.
Blessedness, Blessing, n. ibukun,
ire.
Blight, n. talugbe, ir^danu.
Blind, adj. af9Ju, sokunkun, ope.
n. iboju, ibbji, if9Ju.
Blindfold, adj. idiloju, ibo loju.
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Blindness, n. ifpju, airiran.
Blink, v.t. and i. S9JU, soju finran.
Bliss, n. alafia pipe.
Blissful, adv. ni alafia li 91*1111.
Blister, n. ilerord, 5wo.
Blithe, adj. idaraya.
Blizzard, n. iji.
Bloat, v.t. and i. wu, f$.
Block, n. Iti igi tabi okuta.
v.t. idina.
Blockade, n. idotl, idena.
Blockhead, n. omugp.
Blood, n. ?je.
Bloodguiltiness, n. ebi ^je.
Bloodhound, n. aja ti nlepa orun
Bloodshed, n. Ita ^je sile,
ipania.
Bloodthirsty, n. fife ta ^je sile.
Bloodvessel, n. isan 9J9.
Bloody, adj. eleje.
Bloom, v.i. ruwe, rudi. n.
iruwe, irudi.
Blooming, adj. didan.
Blossom, n. ina eweko, ina igi.
v.i. y9 itanna.
Blot, n. abawpn, abukun. v.t. se
abaw9n si ; pa-re.
Blotting-paper, n. iwe ti a fi
ngbe tadawa.
Blouse, n. ewu obirin.
Blow, n. ilu, ina ; ofo, jamba.
Blow, Blew, v.i. mi kikan, fe bi
afefe ; tanna, fun ipe.
Blubber, n. pra erinmi.
Blue, n. awp bi oju prun.
Bluff, adj. g$. v.t. and i. reje.
Blunder, n. isina, isubu, pr9
laironu. v.t. and i. sise.
Blunt, adj. kunu, aimu, lpra.
Blur, n. abaw9n.
Blurt, v.t. 89r9 lojiji laironu.
Blush, n. oju pupa nitori itiju.
Bluster, n. ariwo bi aiqfq.
Boa, n. ejo nla ; ere, agbadu.
Boar, n. ak9 ^l^d^ tinu igbo,
imado.
Board, n. apako ;
9gb? igbim9 ;
ohun jeje. v.t. and i. gba
onje b<J.
Boarder, n. ^niti o ngba onj?.
Boarding-school, n. ile iwe ibiti
a mb9 aw9n akek9.
Boast, v.t. and i. sogo, yin ara
eni, hale, funnu.
Boaster, n. ahal?, afunnu.
Boat, n. 9k9, igbaja.
Boatman, n. 919^, atuk$.
Bob, v.i. mi soke mi sodo.
Bobbin, n. igi ti a ka owu we.
Bode, v.t. and t. S9tel9-
Bodily, adj. nipa ti ara.
Body, n. ara ; 9gb?.
Bodyguard, n. $s<J.
Bog, n. $t§, ira.
Boggy, adj. kiki ^9, ti ira.
Bogus, adj. eru, etan.
Boil, v.t. and i. ho, se. n. owo.
Boiler, n. ikoko nla sise omi.
Boisterous, adj. npariwo lile.
Bold, adj. laiya ; lafojudi.
Boldly, adv. nigboiya.
Boldness, n. igboiya, ilaiya.
Bolster, n. timtim, ir9ri.
Bolt, n. idabu i^kun. v.i. sa-lp.
Bomb, n. ib9n nla.
Bombard, v.t. fi agba do ti.
Bonaflde, adj. or adv. tot9.
Bond, n. ide, idapp.
Bondage, n. oko $ru.
Bondman, n. 9ruk9nri.
Bondsman, n. onigb9W9.
Bondwoman, n. ^rubirin.
Bone, n. egungun. v.t. y9 egun-
gun kuro lara.
Boneless, adj. lailegungun.
Bonfire, n. ina nla nita li akoko
ariya.
Bonnet, n. ideri obirin, aket^.
Bonny, adj. daradara.
Bonus, n. ele lori owo ; ebun.
Bony, adj. kiki egungun.
Book, n. iwe.
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Break, v.t. and i. f<J, 89, da
;
subu, simi. n. sisp, dida,
isimi.
Breakfast, n. onj? owurv. v.*.
and t. J9 onj? ar*?.
Breast, n. aiya.
Breastplate, n. awo aiya, igbaiya
li ogun.
Breath, n. emi.
Breathe, v.t. and i. mi.
Breathing, n. mimi, emi.
Breathless, ooj. lailemi.
Breech, n. idi, ehin ; idi ibpn.
Breeches, n. sokoto.
Breed, v.t. and i. bi, loyun, t<J,
se itpju.
Breeze, n. afefe jeje.
Breezy, adj. lafef?.
Brethren, w. ara, arakpnrin.
Brevity, n. ikekuro, laifa <p*9 gun.
Brew, v.t. and i. ppn pti ; dimplu.
Brewer, n. appnti, plpti.
Brewery, n. ile pti.
Briar, Brier, n. elegun.
Bribe, n. abetele. v.t. be abe-
tele.
Bribery, n. Igba abetele nitori
iwa buburu.
Brick, n. am{> sisu ti a fi ina sun
ni alapa.
Brick-kiln, n. ebu alapa, ileru
fun am$.
Bricklayer, n. 9m9le.
Bridal, adj. ti iyawo.
Bride, n. iyawo.
Bridecake, n. akara iyawo.
Bridechamber, n. iyewu iyawo.
Bridegroom, n. pkp iyawo.
Bridesmaid, n. egbe iyawo.
Bridge, n. afara. v.t. safara si.
Bridle, n. ijanu, akoso. v.t. and i.
ko ni ijanu, se akoso.
Bridlepath, n. pna elesin.
Brief, adj. kukuru.
Briefly, adv. laifa oro gun.
Brig, n. pk^> olopo meji. i
Brigade, n. egbe pmp-ogun
elesin tabi elese.
Brigadier, n. olori egbe omo-
ogun.
Brigand, n. igara, ole.
Bright, adj. tan imole, didan.
Brighten, v.t. dan, mu dasasa.
Brightness, n. itansan imple,
didara.
Brilliant, adj. titansan, didan
m^na.
Brim, n. eti ohunkohun ; bebe
odo.
Brimful, adj. kun de eti, kun de
enu, kun de oke.
Brimstone, n. imi orun, sulfuri.
Brine, n. omi iyp, okun.
Bring, Brought, v.t. and i. mu-
wa, gbe, fa-wa.
Brink, n. bebe, eti.
Brisk, adj. yara, murasi.
Briskly, adv. kiakia, yara, mura-
kankan.
Bristle, n. irun gaungaun bi ti
elede.
Brittle, adj. r$, rirun worn, ya
fif$.
Broach, n. llu. v.t. lu, da-lu.
Broad, adj. nibu, gboro.
Broadcast, adj. fun kakiri.
Broadcloth, n. asp onirun dara-
dara.
Broadside, n. iha pkp.
Broil, n. ariwo, asp, ija. u.J.
and i. se.
Broken, ad/. fif$.
Brokendown, od/. idibaje, alai-
san.
Broken-hearted, adj. onirobinuje
pkan.
Broker, n. alagbata.
Brokerage, n. ere ise alagbata.
Bronze, n. adalu baba ati
tanganran.
Brooch, n. ohun 939 obinrin.
Brood, v.i. saba lori ; pa $yin
,
radpbo. n. 9m9 eiye.
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Brook, n. odo sisan kekere.
v.t. farada.
Broom, n. 9w$, &I9, igbal^.
Broth, n. omi ^ran bib9.
Brother, n. ara, arak9nrin.
Brotherhood, n. idapp, ^gb^
awpn pkpnrin.
Brother-in-law, n. and.
Brotherly, adj. bi ara, ni if<£
iseun.
Brought, see Bring.
Brow, n. iwaju.
Browbeat, v.t. wd-mple.
Browse, v.t. and i. n ewe b<J,
jawe je.
Bruise, n. it^r?, ifarapa. v.t.
and i. t$, ter^, pa-lara.
Brush, n. pw^ §,19. v.t. and i.
fi 9w^> gb$n.
Brusque, adj. g9.
Brutal, adj. ror6, nika, bi
9ranko.
Brutality, n. irord, ika.
Brute, n. 9ranko ti k6 ni iye
ninu, omug9, onika.
Bubble, v.t. and i. ho bi omi,
se pdmpom.
Buck, n. ak9 agb9nrin tabi
ewur9.
Bucket, n. ohun elo ti a n np9n
omi.
Buckle, n. ide, ifiha. v.t. and i.
de, fiha.
Buckler, n. apata, asa, abo.
Bud, n. ehu ohun 9gbin, irudi.
v.t. and i. hu, s<J.
Budge, v.t. and i. mira.
Budget, n. apap9 nkan, iwe
irohin owo.
Buff, v.t. lu.
Buffalo, n. ?f$n.
Buffet, v.t. and i. ki li 939, lu ni
ikuku.
Buffoon, n. as9f9.
Buffoonery, n. is9f9, is9kus9.
Bug, n. ida ; nkan 919m ; idin.
Bugbear, n. nkan ti ibanil^ru.
Bugle, n. ipe 9d9, ipe ologun.
v.t. and i. fun fere.
Build, v.t. k9, m9 le. v.L
gb^k^le.
Builder, n. 910910, ak9le.
Building, n. eyiti a ti k9, il6 kik9.
Bulge, v. wu sode.
Bulk, n. iw9n, pataki.
Bulky, adj. tobi, gborin.
Bull, n. ak9 malu.
Bullet, n. 9ta ib9n.
Bulletin, n. ikede.
Bullion, n. wura tabi fadaka ti
a k6 iti da.
Bullock, n. 9gb9r9 ak9 malu.
Bully, n. alaroye, ay9nil9nu.
v.t. y9nil9nu, panilaiya.
Bulrush, n. koriko odo.
Bulwark, n. odi, agbara, abo.
Bump, n. wiwu, llu. v.t. and L
lu.
Bunch, n. odidi, siri, akoj'9
nkan.
Bundle, n. pru, edidi. v.t. and i.
di leru.
Bung, n. edidi agba.
Bungalow, n. ile He.
Bungle, n. nkan ti a se laibikita.
Bunk, n. ibusun ninu 9k$.
Buoy, n. ami loju omi lati kilp
fun 919^.
Buoyancy, n. fifo loju omi tabi
li ofurufu.
Burden, n. §ru ; ininilara. v.t.
di 9ru le.
Burdensome, adj. ninira, iy9nu.
Burglar, n. 9193a.
Burglary, n. if9le, ikole.
Burial, n. isinku.
Burial-ground, n. ibi iboji.
Burial-service, n. isin isinku.
Burn, Burnt, v.t. sun, jona.
Burr, Bur, w. emp.
Burrow, n. iho ehoro tabi ekute.
v.t. and i. walq.
Burst, v.t. and i. bq, run wom-
wom, tu-jade.
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Bury, v.t. sinku, bo-mpl?.
Bush, w. igbo, igbe.
Bushel, n. 6suw9n ohun gbigbe.
Bushy, adj. kun fun igi.
Business, n. ise.
Bustle, n. ariwo ; ikanju.
Bustler, n. alaisimi.
Busy, adj. appn. v.t. sise I9W9.
Busybody, n. olofofo.
But, conj. ^ugbpn ; bikdsebe,
sibe, sibe, afi.
Butcher, n. alapata. v.t. pa
eran.
Butchery, n. ibi pipa, ile alapata ;
ipakupa.
Butler, n. agbpti, 91119-9(19.
Butt, v.t. and i. fi iwo kan, fi
ori kan. n. agba nla.
Butt, n. ami lati ta 9fa si.
Butter, n. dri am9, ori wara.
v.t. fi ori am9 si.
Butterfly, n. labalaba.
Buttock, n. idi.
Button, n. onini ewu. v.t. and i.
so, di.
Buttonhole, n. iho onini ewu.
Buttress, n. ohun iti, iti ogiri.
Buxom, adj. didaraya.
Buy, Bought, v.t. ra, sanwo fun.
Buyer, n. olura.
Buzz, n. ikun bi 9b9nb9n tabi
oyih.
By, prep, nipase, nipa 9W9, leba.
By-and-by, adv. nigbose, nigba
die.
Bygone, adj. eyiti o k9Ja.
Bystander, n. eniti nworan.
Byword, n. owe.
C.
Cabbage, n. ef9 oyinbo.
Cabin, n. yara ninu 9^.
Cabinet, n. yara kekere ; apoti
ohun 999.
Cable, n. okun tabi 9W911 idak$
duro ; er9 irin ti a fi
ns9r9 labe 6kun si ile
miran.
Cackle, v.t. and i. gb$ bi agbeb9
adie.
Cactus, n. igi 9r<J.
Cadence, n. irehun sile.
Cadet, n. aburo ; eniti o nk9 ise
ni ile ek9 aw9n 9m9-ogun.
Cage, n. ile eiye.
Cajole, v.t. p^n, tan.
Cajoler, n. ap^nni, eletan.
Cake, n. akara didun.
Calabash, n. igba.
Calamitous, adj. oni jamba.
Calamity, n. jamba.
Calculate, v.t. and i. siro, ka.
Calculation, n. isiro, kika.
Caldron, Cauldron, n. Ikoko nla,
6du.
Calendar, n. iwe ikaye igba ati
9J9 ninu 9dun.
Calf, n. 9m9 malu.
Calibre, n. fife enuib9n, nimp911.
Calico, n. as9 owu.
Calk, Caulk, v. di jijd nkan.
Call, n. ipe. v.t. and i. pe.
Calling, n. ise ti a pe wa si.
Callous, adj. 9kan lile, laitanu.
Callow, adj. alaihuye.
Calm, n. idake, ipar9r9, irpl^.
v.i. r9l9, dake, pa r9r9.
Calmly, adv. nir9le, nipar9r9.
Calumniate, v.t. sata, 3919 eni
lehin.
Calumny, n. sisata.
Calvary, n. ibiti a kan Jesu 1119
agbelebu.
Calve, v.t. and i. bi 9m9 malu.
Calx, n. efun.
Cambric, n. as9 felefele.
Came, Come, v.i. wa.
Camel, n. ibakasie.
Camp, n. ibudo.
Campaign, n. papa nla, igba
ogun.
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Camwood, n. osun. .
Can, Could, v.t. le, lagbara. n.
tanganran.
Canal, n. odd lila.
Canary, n. $iy<? ibaka.
Cancel, v.t. nu-kuro, pa-r$.
Cancer, n. akan, alakasa.
Candid, adj. se dajudaju, se
otit9, lais^tan.
Candidate, n. ^niti nf$ W9 inu
9gb9 tabi is9 kan.
Candidly, adv. nigbangba, lotito.
Candle, n. ab^la, itanna ti a fi
9ra se.
Candlestick, n. 9pa fitila, 9pa
itanna.
Candour, n. inurere, otit9.
Cane, n. 9parun. v.t. na.
Canine, adj. ti aja.
Canker, n. egbo ibaje. v./. ba-
it?-
Cankerworm, n. kokoro jewe-
jewe.
Cannibal, n. ajenia.
Cannibalism, n. jiJ9 enia.
Cannon, n. ihc^n nla, agba.
Cannonade, v.t. yinb9n nla lu.
Cannot, v.i. k6 le, lailagbara.
Canoe, w. 9k$ wetd.
Canon, n. ofin, ilana, as9 ; eniti
a ya S9t9 fun isin Qtyrun.
Canonise, v.t. fifi oruk9 aw9n
enia mim9 ti o ti ku si iwe
iranti.
Canopy, n. ibori igunwa.
Cant, n. 9r9 agabagebe.
Cantankerous, adj. kanra.
Canter, n. agabagebe ; isare
esin.
Canticle, n. orin.
Canticles, n. orin Solomon.
Cantonment, n. adugbo aw911
9109-ogun.
Canvas, n. as9 alaikuna igbokun.
Canvass, v.t. and i. t9r9, beb^.
Cap, n. fila, ideri. v.t. and i.
deri, bori.
Capability, n. agbara, aye.
Capable, adj. t6, le, lagbara.
Capacious, adj. tobi, gbSrd,
nibu.
Capacitate, v.t. fun ni agbaia se.
Capacity, n. agbara, ipa, aye.
Caparison, n. 959 99m. v.t. se
9sin I999.
Cape, n. sonso ile ti o y9ri sinu
omi ; 9WU ejika.
Caper, n. Ifo, ib$. v.i. jo, be, fo.
Capital, n. olori, ilu 9ba, letter
nla.
Capitalist, n. olowo.
Capitation, n. ikaye oii, bibu
owo sori olukuluku.
Capitulate, v.i. J9I9W9 p^lu
im9si ; tunba p9lu aJ9S9.
Capitulation, n. ipinnu, adebun.
Caprice, n. yi 9r9 pada lainidi.
Capricious, adj. yiyipada, as9f9-
Capsize, v.t. and i. bi subu,dojude.
Captain, n. 9gak9, 9gagun.
Captious, adj. Iair9, arit9nim9wi.
Captivate, v.t. gba-laiya, ri oju
rere, fa if^.
Captive, n. igbekun, onde, 919-
W9n.
Captivity, n. oko9ru.
Captor, n. amuni.
Capture, v.t. fi agbara rem. n.
imuni.
Car, n. k9k9.
Caravan, n. 9gb9 dro.
Carbuncle, n. okuta iyebiye;
owo apeta.
Carcass, Carcase, n. oku enia
tabi 9ran.
Card, n. iwe P9l9b9-
Cardinal, n. olori, 9m isaju.
Care, n. aniyan, ajo. v.i. saniyan,
?ajo.
Career, n. Iwa, irin, ise.
Careful, adj. kun fun aniyan ;
S9ra.
Carefully, adv. P9I9P9I9.
Carefulness, n. is9ra, akiyesi.
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Careless, adj. ailaniyan, aibikita,
alafara.
Caress, v.t. fa-mvra, k$, fpwppa.
Cargo, n. 9m pk^).
Carnage, n. oku pupp.
Carnal, adj. ti ara, agbptara.
Carnivorous, adj. aj^ran.
Carol, n. orin ay9 tabi iyin. v.t.
and i. kprin iyin.
Carp, v.i. jiyan. ~"
Carpenter, n. gb^nagb^na, oni-
99na igi.
Carpet, n. a§9 tit^ ail9.
Carriage, n. kqkq; iwa; 19111.
Carrier, n. alaru.
Carrion, n. 9ran ti ko se J9.
Carry, v.t. and i. gbe, ru.
Cart, n. k^k? 9ru.
Carter, n. onik^kp 9ru.
Cartilage, n. okerekere.
Cartridge, n. apoti §tu ib9n.
Cartwright, n. gb^nagb^na k$k$
eru.
Carve, v.t. and i. fin igba tabi
okuta ; ke $ran.
Casava, Cassava, n. paki, gta-
guda.
Cascade, n. omi sisan.
Case, n. apoti, ak9 ; 9J9.
Cash, n. owo.
Cashew, n. kaju.
Cashier, n. onit9Ju owo.
Cask, n. agba.
Casket, n. apoti kekere ; posi.
Cassock, n. ^wu dudu aw9n
alufa.
Cast, v.t. and i. jiinu, danu. n.
isati, iw9Junu.
Castaway, n. asati, 9m itanu,
9ni-ik9sil9.
Castigate, v.t. na.
Castle, n. ile i$9.
Cast-off, adj. ik^sil^, ifisapakan.
Castrate, v.t. te ni 9da, ?e ni
bafin.
Castration, n. tit$ l<?da.
Casual, adj. alabapade, aironu
Casualty, n. ifarapa, iku loju
ija.
Cat, n. ologb6, ologini.
Catalogue, n. iwe orok9 ; iwe ti
npolowo 9Ja.
Catapult, n. akatampo.
Cataract, n. oju-isan odo ; atafo
oju.
Catastrophe, n. ipari ti k6 dara,
ijamba, opin 9ran.
Catch, Caught, n. idimu, idaduro.
v.t. mu, da-duro, ran-mu.
Catechise, v.t. k9ni nipa ibere
ati idahun.
Catechism, n. iwe ibere ati
idahun.
Catechist, n. oluk9ni ni isin
Ql9run.
Catechumen, n. ^niti a nk9 ni
isin Ql9run.
Cater, v.i. pese onje.
Caterer, n. onipese onJ9.
Caterpillar, n. kokoro.
Cathedral, n. ile Qtyrun giga.
Catholic, adj. ti enia gbogbo.
Cattle, n. eran psin.
Cause, n. idi, itori. v.t. mu-se.
Causeless, adj. lainidi, lasan.
Cauterize, v.t. fi irin gbibona jo,
fi egbogi jo.
Caution, n. iwoye, 9gb9n, aki-
yesi. v.t. kil9, safiyesi.
Cautious, adj. nis9ra, niwoye.
Cavalcade, n. 9W9 irin el^sin.
Cavalry, n. ogun 9198m.
Cave, n. ih6 ninu apata tabi nil 9.
Cavern, n. iho nisal9 il^.
Cavil, n. awawi eke. v.i. se
awawi eke.
Cayenne, n. ata pupa.
Cease, v.t. and i. daw9duro,
siw9, da.
Ceaseless, adj. aiduro, aisimi.
Cedar, n. opepe.
Cede, v.t. fi-fun, fi le I9W9.
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Ceiling, n. aja ile.
Celebrate, v.t. and i. se iranti,
kokiki.
Celebrations, n. iyin, ise iranti.
Celebrity, n. pni olokiki.
Celerity, w. iyara.
Celestial, adj. ti 9run.
Celibacy, n. wiwa ni apcjn,
alaigbeyawo.
Cell, n. yara nile pwpn, ih6.
Cellar, n. yara nisalp ile.
Cement, n. amp lile, ypfun
okuta. v.t. rppp.
Cemetery, n. ibi isinku.
Censer, n. awo turari.
Censure, n. ibawi. v.t. ba-wi.
Census, n. kjkaye enia ilu.
Cent, n. pgprun.
Centenary, n. pgprun pdun.
Centipede, n. tansankp, pkun.
Centre, n. arin, agbedemeji.
Centurion, n. balogun prun.
Century, w. pgprun, pdun.
Ceremonial, adj. sise apejp tabi
isin.
Ceremony, n. ami ode ti isin, ise
isin.
Certain, adj. daju.
Certainly, adv. daju-daju, laisi
aniani, nitotp.
Certainty, n. idaniloju.
Certificate, n. iwe pri.
Certify, v.t. jpri, rohin.
Cessation, n. idawpduro, iduro.
Cession, n. ifilelpwp.
Cesspool, n. k6to egbin.
Chafe, v.t. and i. ra ; tp, mu
binu.
Chaff, n. iyangbo pka, epo, eri.
Chagrin, n. imunibinu. v.t. mu-
binu.
Chain, n. pwpn. v.t. de li pwpn.
Chair, n. aga, ijoko.
Chairman, n. olori apejp, olori
aJ9-
Chaise, n. kpkp psin.
Chalice, n. ago waini ti a nlo
nibi onjp alp Oluwa.
Chalk, n. pfun.
Challenge, n. ipenija, ifijalp.
v.t. pe-nija.
Chamber, n. iyara, iypwu.
Chamberlain, n. ijoye pba pniti
ntpju yara.
Chambermaid, n. pmp-pdp ti o
ntpju y&ra.
Chameleon, n. agpmp, pga.
Chamois, n. ewurp igbo.
Champion, n. pgagun, onispgun.
Chance, n. alabapade, esi. v.t.
and i. se alabapade.
Chancel, n. apa oke ni ile Qlprun
,
ipo awpn Alufa ni Ijp.
Chancellor, n. akpwe nile pjp,
amofin, olori ile-pkp giga.
Change, n. Iparp, iparada. v.t.
and i. parp, se pasiparp,
parada.
Changeable, adj. yiyipada.
Changeless, adj. ti ki ipada,
laiypsp.
Channel, n. ibu odo, pna odo.
Chant, v.t. and i. kprin.
Chaos, n. rudurudu, juju.
Chap, n. pmpdekpnrin.
Chapel, n. ile Qlprun.
Chaplain, n. oniwasu ni ile
Qlprun tabi li pk$, oniwasu
lpgbp awpn pmp-ogun.
Chapter, n. ori iwe, ipin iwe.
Character, n. iwa, orukp, ami.
Characterize, v.t. sp bi o ti ri, fi
orukp fun.
Charcoal, n. edu igi.
Charge, v.t. and i. ka si lprun,
fisun, diyele.
Chargeable, adv. ikasilprun, idi-
yele.
Charger, n. awo ppkp nla ; psin-
ogun.
Chariot, n. kpkp.
Charitable, adj. inurere, seun.
Charity, n. ifpni ;
prp-anu, iypnu.
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Charm, n. ogun, onde, tira
;
ifaiya. v.t. sogun ; sefaiya.
Charmer, n. onifaiya, atuniloju.
Charming, adj. nifaiya, ni iwu.
Chart, n. iwe aworan apere ile.
Charter, n. iwe adehun.
Chase, v.t. d$de, lepa. n. 9de.
Chasm, n. pgbun nla.
Chaste, adj. inufunfun, m<J, ye.
Chasten, v.t. na.
Chastise, v.t. na, je-niya.
Chastisement, n. ina, ibawi,
ijiya.
Chastity, n. iye ara, mim9 ara,
iyege.
Chat, v.i. 89 boti b6ti.
Chattel, n. §ra ; ohun ini.
Chatter, v.i. ke bi ?iye, 89
werewere.
Cheap, adj. p9, w<Jp$.
Cheat, v.t. and i. re-je, tan-j?.
n. ireye, itanJ9.
Check, v.t. and i. da-duro, ki w$.
n. Idaduro, ikiw9.
Cheek, n. ereke.
Cheekbone, n. pari sreke.
Cheeky, adj. lafojudi.
Cheer, n. imuninudun, ay9» v.t.
and i. gba-niyanju, mu-
tujuka, mu inudun.
Cheerful, adj. didaraya.
Cheerless, adj. alainidaraya,
alaininudidun.
Cheese, n. warakasi.
Chemise, n. ewu aw9t$le obinrin.
Cheque, n. iwe ipasipar9 owo.
Cherish, v.t. k$, b£, tv-dagba.
Cherisher, n. olut9, oluk^.
Cherub, n. $da 9run.
Cherubim, n. aw9n emi tabi $da
9run.
Chest, n. aiya.
Chevalier, n. elesin.
Chew, v.t. and i. fi ehin run, ge-
Chicken, Chick, n. 91119 adi?.
Chickenpox, n. 9fa s9panna.
Chide, v.t. and i. ba-wi.
Chief, n. olori ; olu, oloye.
Chief Justice, n. olori onidaJ9.
Chiefly, adv. pataki.
Chieftain, n. ijoye, olori.
Child, n. 9m9, ewe.
Childbirth, n. ibim9.
Childhood, n. igba ewe.
Childish, adj. bi ewe.
Childless, adj. Iail9m9.
Chill, n. otutu ti nmu ni gb$n.
Chimes, n. iro aw9n agogo.
Chimney, n. ih6 efin.
Chimpanzee, n. 99a.
Chin, n. igb9n, agb$n.
China, n. ohunelo ti a fi amp se.
Chink, n. iho lara ogiri.
Chip, v.t. ge si W9W9, r$ wini-
wini.
Chirp, v.t. and i. ke bi $iye.
Chisel, n. ohunelo irin mimu.
Chivalry, n. iwa rere, igboiya.
Chocolate, n. eso igi kok6 ti a
pese fun lilo.
Choice, n. ylyan ; asayan.
Choir, Quire, n. ?gbe akprin.
Choke, v.t. and i. fun li 9run.
Choler, n. ibinu, irunu.
Choose, Chose, v.t. and i. yan sa.
Chop, v.t. and i. ke popdp6.
Chopper, n. ake.
Chord, n. okun duru.
Chorister, n. ak9rin ile Ql9run.
Chorus, n. 9W9 olorin, egbe-orin.
Chosen, adj. yiyan, sisayan,
asayan.
Christ, n. Kristi, IJni itororosi.
Christen, v.t. and i. sami fun li
oruk9 Kristi, 39 li oruk9.
Christendom, n. akop9 aw9n ti
o nsin Kristi.
Christian, n. 9m9-ehin Kristi.
Christianity, n. isin Kristi.
Christianize, v.t. and i. 89 di
91119 phin Kristi.
Christmas, n. 9J9 ibi Kristi.
Chronic, adj. pipp titi.
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Chronicle, n. iwe itan. v.t. kp
iwe itan.
Chrysalis, n. kokoro ki i to di
labalaba.
Chuckle, v.i. rprin.
Chum, n. pnikeji, $rp.
Chump, n. iti igi.
Church, n. ile Qlprun. v.t.
didupp lphin ibimp.
Churchwarden,n.Iriju ile Qlprun;
onitpju ile Qlprun.
Churl, n. onror6, omugp.
Churlish, adj. ^onrorb ; fifera.
Churn, n. ohun elo ti an gun
wara. v.t. and i. gun wara.
Cigar, n. taba ti a lplu.
Cigarette, n. taba ti a fi sinu iwe.
Cinder, n. edu.
Cipher, Cypher, n. nkan ti ko ni
lari. v.t. and i. kaye, $iro.
Circle, n. ayika, oruka. v.l.
and . yi-ka.
Circuit, n. iyika.
Circulate, v.*. and i. tan-yika, mu
yi ka kiri.
Circulation, n. ipin yika.
Circumcise, v.t. kp-nila abe. n.
ikpla.
Circumspect, adj. $pra, kiyesara.
Circumspection, n. i^pra, iwoye.
Circumstance, n. pran, ohun
Circumstantial, adj. ni alabapade.
Cistern, n. apoti omi.
Citadel, n. ile odi.
Citizen, n. ara ilu, plptp, onilu.
City, n. ilunla.
Civic, adj. ti ilu.
Civil, adj. mpyi, moye.
Civilization, n. ilaju.
Civilize, v.t. kp-lpgbpn, foyehan.
Civil War, n. ija-ilu, ija igboro.
Claim, n. ere, ibere ohun ti i?e
tpni. v.t. bere nkan ti i$e
tpni.
Claimant, n. pniti o pe nkan ni
tir$.
Clammy, adj. yiyp, tutu.
Clamour, n. ariwo, igbe.
Clan, n. idile, pya.
Clandestine, ad/, nikpkp, nipamp.
Clank, Clang, n. iro pwpn.
Clap, n. iro atpwp. v. J. and i.
pate'wp.
Clapper, n. olu agogo.
Clarify, v.t. and i. spdi mimp.
Clarion, n. fere.
Clash, n. ariwo nla, ikplura. v.t.
and i. kp-lura.
Clasp, n. idimu, ik<J. v.t. and i.
mu, kp, fa-mpra.
Class, n. pgbp, ipade. v.t. td
lpsp.
Classify, v.t. t6 lpgbpgbp.
Clatter, n. ariwo.
Clause, n. gbolohun prp kan.
Claw, n. ekan psp eiye tabi
pranko. v.t. ya li ekanna.
Clay, n. amj).
Clean, adj. m<J, aileri. v.t. wp-
mp.
Cleanliness, n. imp toto.
Cleanse, v.*. wp-mp, spdi-mim<J.
Clear, adj. mp toto, mcjju, da?a,
ailabukun. v.*. mu-dan.
mu-kuro.
Clearance, n. imukuro.
Cleave, v.t. and i. la, pin ; lpmp,
dapp.
Clemency, n. ami, iypnu, inure.
Clergy, Clergyman, n. pgbp
awpn oji^p Qlprun, Alufa.
Clerical, adj. ti oji§p Qlprun, ti
Alufa.
Clerk, n. akpwe.
Clerkship, n. oye akpwe.
Clever, adj. gbpn, moye.
Cleverness, n. pgbpn, oye.
Client, n. abpwp alagbawi, plpjp.
Cliff, n. bebe okuta.
Climate, Clime, n. afpfp ilp, tabi
ti ilu.
Climax, n. opin.
Climb, v.t. and i. gun, goke.
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Climber, n. eniti ngoke ; itakun.
Clinch, Clench, v.t. and i. di-mu
sinsin.
Cling, v.i. fa-mp, rpmp, somp.
Clip, v.t. re-kuru ; gba-mp.
Clique, n. egbe.
Cloak, n. agbada, a§9 ileke. v.t.
and i. fi-pamp.
Clock, n. agogo.
Clod, n. idi erupe ile.
Clog, n. ohun idina.
Close, v.t. and i. se, ti, pade. n.
ipari. adj. nitori.
Closeness, n. itosi, sisunmp.
Closet, n. yara ikpkp.
Clot, n. isu, eje didi.
Cloth, n. a$9 wiwun, as9 ibora,
a§9 hihun.
Clothe, v.t. wp-la^p.
Clothes, n. as9 wiwQ.
Clothing, n. ohun viw9.
Cloud, n. ikuku, aw9 sanma.
v.t. and i. sokunkun, di-loju.
Clout, n. akisa ; ilu, ina.
Cloven, adj. lila, pin.
Club, n. igi nla, 9g9 ; egbe. v.t.
and i. dilup9.
Clue, Clew, n. am9na.
Clumsy, adj. g9.
Cluster, n. Idl, 9P9I9P9.
Clutch, v.t. and i. diw9, dimu.
Coach, n. keke.
Coadjutor, n. egbe, alabase,
oluranl9w9.
Coagulate, v.t. and i. ki, di.
Coal, n. pyin ina, edu.
Coalesce, v.i. dap?, faramp.
Coalescence, Coalition, n. idap9,
ispkan.
Coarse, adj. saikuna, ^alaigbpn,
g9, sakis&ki.
Coast, n. agbegbe, eti okun.
Coastguard, n. 0IUS9 etikun.
Coat, n. a?9 ileke.
Coax, v.i. and i. ke, tan, r$, p9n.
Coaxer, n. plptan, ap9nni, p9nni-
P9nni.
Cob, n. ori agbado kan.
Cobbler, n. oni-bata, aran-bata.
Cobweb, n. okun alantakiin.
Cock, n. akuk9 ; ikp-ibpn. v.t.
and i. k^, fa-duro.
Cockatrice, n. ejo gunte.
Cock-crow, adv. li akuk9.
Cockroach, n. ayan.
Cockscomb, Coxcomb, n. ogbe
ori akukp.
Cocoa, Cacao, n. k6ko.
Cocoanut, n. agb9n.
Cocoon, n. ewuruku.
Coddle, v.t. b$.
Code, n. akoJ9 ofin.
Coequal, adj. 9gb9gba, iba-
d9gba, pgbp.
Coerce, v.t. and i. sakoso, fagbara
se.
Coercion, n. akoso, ifagbara se.
Coessential, adj. oniru asp kanna.
Coffer, n. apoti owo.
Coffin, n. posi.
Cogent, adj. ti agbara, daju-
daju.
Cogitate, v.t. and i. ronu, se
asaro.
Cogitation, n. ironu, asaro.
Cognate, adj. batan.
Cognizance, n. im9.
Cohabit, v.i. jum9 gbe p9 bi 9k<J
ati aya ; ba 8un.
Coheir, n. ajum9 se arole p9-
Cohere, v.i. Ipm9, rpp^mp.
Coherence, n. idap9.
Coil, v.t. and i. ka-okun. n. ika
okun.
Coin, n. owo sile. v.t. r9, hum9.
Coinage, n. ir9wo.
Coincide, v.i. se dede, ba-mu.
Coincidence, n. isedede.
Coition, n. idapp.
Colander, w. k9nk9S9, asp.
Cold, adj. tutu. n. otutu.
Coldhearted, adj. ainif$, aibikita.
Colic, n. inurirun.
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Collapse, v.i. wo lule, se ailera.
n. iwolule, ailera.
Collar, n. eka or&n, a§9 9run.
Collateral, adj. legbekegbe.
Colleague, n. egbe, alabase,
elegbe.
Collect, n. akojppp, adura kuku-
ru. v.t. and i. ko-J9, saj$ p9.
Collection, n. ikoJ9p9.
Collector, n. akoJ9p9, olukoJ9.
College, n. ile iwe giga.
Collide, v.i. k9lura.
Collier, n. a-wa-edu.
Colliery, n. ibi eyin, koto edu.
Collision, n. ik^lura, idugbolu.
Colloquy, n. qtq sis9.
Colon, n. ifun nla ; ami ida-
duro (:).
Colonel, n. 9gagun.
Colonise, v.t. and i. t$ ilu do.
Colony, n. ilu ti a t?do.
Colossal, adj. tobi pup9, gborin.
Colour, n. aw$. v.t. and i. fi 9da
si.
Colporteur, n. ^niti nta iwe
kakiri.
Colt, n. agodongbo, 91119 esin.
Column, n. 9w$n, 11a.
Comb, n. dya ; ogbe akuk9.
v.t. and i. ya.
Combat, n. ija, idetyna. v.t.
and i. ja, de-1911a.
Combatant, n. onija.
Combination, n. egbe, im9P9,
ikoJ9P9.
Combine, v.t. and i. da-p9, r$-p9.
Combustible, adj. ti kd soro jo.
Combustion, n. jijo ; irukerudo.
Come, Came, v.i. wa, sunm9d9,
de.
Comeliness, n. ?wa, iwu, $wu.
Comely, adj. lewa, lewu.
Comet, n. iraw9 oju 9run ;
iraw9 oniru.
Comfort, n. itunu, itura, irora.
v.t. tu-ninu ; r$, tu-lojuka.
Comfortable, adj. nir^ra, nitunu.
Comfortless, adj. alainitunu, ala-
inir9ra.
Comic, adj. pa ni lerin.
Coming, v. mb^wa, mb9.
Comma, n. ami idaduro {.,).
Command, n. as?, akoso, ijanu.
v.t. and i. pas?, sakoso, ko ni
ijanu.
Commander, n. olori, alakoso.
Commandment, n. ofin, ase.
Commemorate, v.t. se iranti.
Commemoration, n. ise iranti.
Commence, v.t. and i. b$r?,
pil^s?.
Commencement, n. ib?re, ipilese.
Commend, v.t. yin, ki ; fi le I9W9.
Commendation, n. iyin.
Comment, w. iladi, itum$. v.i.
ladi, tum$.
Commentary, n. iwe itum9, iwe
iladi.
Commentator, n. atum$, aladi.
Commerce, n. isowo-owo. v.i.
se owo, ba-sep9, ba-lop9.
Commercial, adj. ti ise ti owo.
Commination, n. 11$, ibawi, ikil9.
Commingle, v.t. and i. dap9, da-
lu.
Commiserate, v.t. sanu fun.
Commiseration, n. isanu fun.
Commissary, n. ijoye kan.
Commission, n. ase, ififunni
;
ise. v.t. ran, fi ase fun.
Commissioner, n. eniti a fun li
ase.
Commit, v.t. fi le I9W9, fun 39.
Committee, n. aj9 igbim9, egb?.
Commodious, od;. r9run, dara,
ni aye.
Commodity, n. eru, 9ja.
Commodore, n. oye kan ni ^9.
Common, ad;. W9P9, bakanna,
ti gbogbo enia.
Commonly, adv. nigbakugba,
nigba gbogbo, I9P9I9P9.
Common prayer, n. isin ij9
Kristi ; Iwe adura aJ9gba.
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Commonsense, n. 9gb9n, oye.
Commonwealth, n. ire awpn ara
ilu.
Commotion, n. irukerudo.
Commune, v.i. jum9 391*9.
Communicant, n. 9mti nJ9 911J9
al^ Oluwa.
Communicate, v.t. and i. 39 -fun,
fi-han, fi-fun, jum9 basep9-
Communication, n. 9r9, ififun,
ik9we.
Communion, n. idap9, i^kan
;
gbigba onje al^ Oluwa.
Community, n. ara ilu, egbe.
Commute, v.t. par9.
Compact, adj. Iem9ra, faram^ra.
n. ipinnu, imule.
Companion, n. ^l^gb^, ^nikeji.
Company, n. 9gb^, aj9.
Compare, v.t. and i. fi-we, fi-wera.
Comparison, n. ifiwera.
Compartment, n. ipin, iyanipa,
iyal9t9.
Compass, v.t. yi-ka. n. ayika,
obirikiti.
Compassion, n. anu, iycjnu.
Compassionate, adj. tanu, ni-
y9nu.
Compatible, adj. ye, t98i.
Compatriot, n. ara ilu kanna.
Compeer, v.t. se 9gba. n. 9gb^,
9gba.
Compel, v.t. n agbara mu.
Compensate, v.t. and i. san-fun,
sanpada.
Compensation, n. isanpada, ^san.
Compete, v.i. jadu, du.
Competence, n. tito.
Competent, adj. to.
Competition, n. ijadu, idije, ije.
Competitor, n. ajijadu, adije.
Compile, v.t. k9-iwe.
Complacency, n. itetyrun.
Complacent, adj. nitetyrun.
Complain, v.i. fi-sun, se-aroye.
Complainant,n. olufisun, alaroye.
Complaint, n. 9J 9, 98U11 ; arun.
Complete, adj. kun, pe. v.t. se-
tan, pari.
Completion, n. ipari, ^kiin, ipe.
Complex, adj. soro, diju.
Complexion, n. awj) oju.
Compliance, n. ij?w9, gbigbay
fif$.
Complicate, v.t. diju, I9U1.
Complication, n. idiju, itylu.
Compliment, n. ikini ibuyin.
v.t. ki, yin.
Comply, v.i. J9, f<?, gba, fim9s9~
kan.
Comport, v.t. and i. huwa.
Compose, v.t. toJ9, saJ9 ; mu-
farabal^, f9kanlel9.
Composer, n. olupil9S9 iwe.
Compound, v.t. and i. da-lu,
dap9 m9ra. n. idalu.
Comprehend, v.t. m9, ye ; moye.
Comprehensible, adj. mimoye.
Comprehension, n. imoye.
Compress, v.t. fun ; gbamu.
Compression, n. ifunp9, igbamu.
Comprise, v.t. ka-m9, ka-kun.
Compromise, n. ilaja, adehun.
v.t. and i. pari ija ; mu-r9.
Compulsion, w. ifagbara se.
Compulsory, adj. p?lu agbara.
Compunction, n. ironu, ikarsu.
Computation, n. isiro, idiyele,
ika.
Compute, v.t. ka, siro, diyele.
Comrade, n. 9gb9, 9nikeji.
Con, v.t. se asaro, k9 sori.
Concave, adj. jinkoto.
Conceal, v.t. fi-pam9, fi-sin.
Concealment, n. ifipam9, ifisin.
Concede, v.t. gba, J9W9, fi fun.
Conceit, n. gb9n loju ara r$.
Conceivable, adj. yiyeni.
Conceive, v.t. and i. loyun ; r6,
sebi.
Concentration, n. arojinl?, ifp-
kansibikan.
Conception, n. oyun ; ird, isebi.
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Concern, n. ise ; aniyan, ifiyesi.
v.t. t<£, kan, se.
Concerning, prep, nipa ti, niti.
Concert, n. ire orin, ifimp^pkan.
Concertina, n. duru 9I9W9.
Concession, n. iJ9W9l9W9, ififun.
Conciliate, v.t. tu-loju, la-nija.
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Conciliation, n. ilaja, ituloju.
Concise, adj. kuru.
Conclude, v.t. and i. se pari,
setan, pinnu.
Conclusion, n. ipari, isetan,
ipinnu.
Concoct, v.t. se, mud?.
Concoction, n. ise, imude.
Concord, n. ir9p9-
Concordance, n. iwe ap$r? ifi-
p6han ni Qr9 Ql9run.
Concourse, n. aj9 iw9J9P9.
Concrete, adj. pataki.
Concubine, n. ale.
Concupiscence, n. if^kuf^.
Concur, v.i. $okan, se dede,
jum9 se.
Concurrence, n. i$9kan, isedede.
Concussion, n. ik^lu, ilu ohun
meji p9.
Condemn, v.t. da-lebi.
Condemnation, n. ^bi, idalebi.
Condensation, n. kiki, rirogun,
didl.
Condense, v.t. and i. ki, rogun,
dilu.
Condescend, v.i. rel?, r$ ara r§
sile.
Condescension, n. irel^, ir$ara-
sile.
Condiment, n. nkan ti nmu
onje dun.
Condition, n. iwa, ipo, iri.
Condole, v.i. ba-daro, ba-k^dun.
Condolence, n. ibak$dun, iba-
sedaro.
Conduce, v.i. ran-l9W9, fa.
Conduct, n. iwa, ise, ilo. v.t.
and i. f9nahan, sin, se
akoso.
Conductor, n. am9na, alakoso.
Confection, n. adidun, akara
didun.
Confectioner, n. aladidun, ala-
kara.
Confederacy, n. Idim9, imul?,
irep9.
Confederate, v.t. and i. dim9,
mul?.
Confer, v.t. and i. fi-fun ; ba-89r9.
Conference, n. ijum9S9, is9r9,
apeJ9.
Confess, v.t. and i. J9W9.
Confession, n. ij?w9.
Confidant, n. 9r?-iy9r9, eni ti a
gb^k^le, olot9.
Confide, v.t. and i. gbekele.
Confidence, n. igb^k^le, ilaiya.
Confident, adj. didaju, ko si
ani-ani.
Confine, n. ipinl?, ala. v.t. and i.
ha-m9, ti-m9 ; se akoso.
Confinement, n. iham9, itim9le.
Confirm, v.t. t9num9 ; fi 9S9
mul^, mu l9kan le, J9W9.
Confirmation, n. it9num9^ if939
-
mul9, iJ9W9, imul9kanle.
Confiscate, v.t. bole, gba.
Confiscation, n. ibole, gbigba.
Conflagration, n. jijo ina nla.
Conflict, n. ija, ik9lu, iwaya ija,
odi si.
Confluence, n. ipade omi odo.
Conform, v.t. and i. se dede, gba,
J9, teriba fun.
Conformable, adj. fifarawe, jij?-
W9.
Conformation, n. ifarawe, jiJ9,
ibasedede.
Confound, v.t. da-ru, damu,
dap9-
Confraternity, n. 9gb?.
Confront, v.t. kd-loju ; n-sakawe.
Confuse, v.t. da-ru.
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Confusion, n. rudurudu ; ailoju,
idamu.
Confutation, n. iyipo, ijakoro,
ibi-subu.
Confute, v.t. yi-po, ja-nikoro,
bi-subu.
Congeal, v.t. and i. ki, di.
Congenial, adj. bibamu.
Congest, v.t. and i. ko-pp, ko-jp.
Congestion, n. ikojppp $jp, ikun
deti.
Conglomeration, n. ikojppp nkan.
Congratulate, v.t. and i. ba-yp
yp-fun, yin.
Congratulation, n. yiypfun, bi-
bayp, iyin.
Congregate, v.t. and i. pejppp.
Congregation, n. ipejp, apejp,
iJ9-
Congress, n. aj$, ipejp.
Conical, adj. bi adodo.
Conjecture, n. irotple, isptple.
Conjoin, v.t. and i. sopp, spkan.
Conjugal, adj. ti isoyigi, ti
igbeyawo.
Conjunction, n. idapp, ibapade.
Conjure, v.t and i. fi-bura ; se
ifaiya, se afpsp.
Conjurer, n. alafpsp.
Connect, v.t. and i. ba-tan, ba-
dapp, so -pp.
Connection, n. isolupp, ifarakpra,
ibatan.
Connivance, n. imojukuro.
Connive, v.i. mojukuro.
Conquer, v.t. bori, spgun, sptp.
Conqueror, n. asegun, aspt$.
Conquest, n. ispgun, isptp.
Conscience, n. pri pkan.
Conscientious, adj. dede, titp,
mimp.
Conscious, adj. mimp ninu.
Consecrate, v.t. ya-simimp, ya-
sptp.
Consecration, n. iyasimimp, iya-
sptp.
Consecutive, adj. lpsplpsp.
Consent, n. ifohunspkan, igba,
ijpwp. v.i. jpwp gba, fo-
hunsi.
Consequence, n. asp, ijasi, idi,
ipari.
Consider, v.t. and i. r6, wadi.
Considerate, adj. nironu.
Consideration, n. ifiyesi, iro, iyin.
Consign, v.t. ran-si, fi-lelpwp.
Consignment, n. ifilelpwp, ohun
ti a ran spni.
Consist, v.i. ni, jp, wa.
Consistent, adj. duro, ki, dilu.
Consolation, n. itiinu, irplekun
isippfun.
Consolator, n. olutunu, arpni-
lpkun.
Console, v.t. tu-ninu, gba-niya-
nju.
Consolidate, v.t. and i. sp di pkan,
sp di lile.
Consolidation, n. ispdpkan, isp-
dilile.
Consort, n. plpgbp, pkp tabi aya»
v.t. ba-kpgbp, ba-mu.
Conspicuous, adj. nan gbangba,
farasin.
Conspiracy, n. ptp.
Conspirator, n. plptp.
Conspire, v.t. and i. ditp.
Constable, n. plppa.
Constabulary, n. pgbp plppa.
Constancy, n. idurosinsin.
Constant, adj. ti kd yipada„
didurpsinsin.
Consternation, n. ipaiya, idamu.
Constipate, v.t. diju pna, di-ninu.
Constipation, n. didi inu.
Constitution, n. ofin.
Constrain, v.t. fi agbara se, r$.
Constraint, n. agbara, ipa.
Construct, v.t. kp, se, kan.
Construction, n. kikp, sise kikan,
isprv.
Construe, v.t. and i. tump, ladi.
Consul, n. ajplp pba.
Consulate, n. oye ajplp.
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Consult, v.t. and i. bere, fi 9ran
1$, wadi 9r9, rd.
Consultation, n. ajum9S9r9, ibe
re, if9ranl9.
Consume, v.t. and i. run, fi sofo ;
jona.
Consumer, w. afohun sofo, runni-
runni.
Consummate, v.t. se pari, se pe.
Consummation, n. ipari, asetan.
Consumption, n. amodi aiya, ik9
fe.
Contact, n. ifarakanra, ipade.
Contagion, n. arun ti nran.
Contain, v.t. fi-pelu, gba-sinu. *
Contaminate, v.t. ba-j$.
Contamination, n. ibaje.
Contemn, v.t. kegan, gan.
Contemplate, v.t. and i. se-asaro,
ronu, wo.
Contemplation, n. iro, asaro,
wiwo.
Contemporary, adj. wa nigba
kanna ; elegbe—eni.
Contempt, n. ?gan, ikegan.
Contemptible, adj. legan, lai-
nilari.
Contend, v.t. and i. jijadu, ja, ba-
39.
Content, adj. nitetyrun. n. ite-
l9run, ito.
Contention, n. ija, as9.
Contentious, adj. nija.
Contentment, n. itel9run.
Contents, n. akop9, eyiti o wa
ninu.
Contest, n. ija. v.t. and i. ja,
jiyan.
Context, n. 9r9 pataki, iw9n p9»
Continence, n. imaraduro, akoso
iwa.
Continent, n. ipin ile aiye, ile
nla lai&i okun.
Contingent, n. nkan ti k6 daju,
nkan ti a k6 ro tele.
Continual, adj. pe titi, duro titi.
Continuation, n. ifapetiti, aiduro.
Continue, v.t. and i. duro pe, p?,
mura si.
Contort, v.t. I9P9.
Contortion, n. il9P9-
Contraband, adj. lodi si ofin.
Contract, n. ipinhun, adehun.
v.t. and i. ke-kuru, dinku.
Contraction, n. ikekuru, is9ki.
Contractor, n. eniti o se adehun
ise alakekuru.
Contradict, v.t. ji-lese, ja-niyan.
Contradiction, n. ijiyan, ijilese.
Contrariwise, adv. ni ilodisi.
Contrary, adj. lodl.
Contrast, v.t. and i. fi we ra.
Contribute, v.t. and i. da, fi fun ;
ranl9W9, na owo.
Contribution, n. idawo, iranl9W9-
Contrite, adj. ir9binuje, ikanu.
Contrition, n. ikanu ese, iro-
nupiwada.
Contrivance, n. er9, ihum9.
Contrive, v.t. ser9, hum9-
Control, n. akoso, agbara iyanu.
Controller, Comptroller, n. ala-
koso.
Controversy, n. aroye, as9, iji-
yan.
Conundrum, n. al9.
Convalescence, n. bib9l9W9 arun,
iwosan.
Convene, v.t. and i. pe apeJ9-
Convenience, n. ir9ra, ir9run,
anfani.
Convenient, adj. ye, r9run, se-
dede.
Convent, n. ibi ti aw9n enia sa si
kuro ninu aiye, lati fara
W9n fun isin Qtyrun.
Convention, n. aj9, apeJ9-
Conventional, adj. ti o je asa.
Converge, v.t. and i. dari si ibi
kan.
Conversation, n. ^ sis9-
Converse, v.i. S9r9, ba-sor9. n.
sis9 9r9.
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Conversion, n. iyipada, iyi-
l9kanpada.
Convert, v.t. yipada, yi l9kan
pada. n. $niti a nyi lpkan
pada.
Convey, v.t. mu-ty, ru, fi fun,
ran.
Conveyance, n. ohun ir^rii.
Convict, n. ?niti a dab^bi tabi
ti a da I9J9. v.t. da l?bi,
da I9J9.
Conviction, n. idal^bi, idalej'9.
Convince, v.t. da ni loju, yi tykan
pada, fi oye ye.
Convivial, adj. aj 111x19 j^yo.
Convocation, n. ipeJ9p$.
Convoke, v.t. pe, apeJ9.
Convolution, n. ikap9.
Convoy, n. onitoju 1911a.
Convulse, v.t. se ipa, mu gb9nriri,
mu giri.
Convulsion, n. ipa, giri.
Cony, Coney, n. ehoro.
Cook, n. alase. v.t. and i. se
9hun jij^.
Cookery, n. isase, ise onje.
Cool, adj. tutu ; f eri. v.t. and i.
mu tutu ; mu feri.
Coop, n. ile adie.
Cooper, n. akangba.
Co-operate, v.i. ba sis? p$,
jum9se.
Co-operation, n. basep9, aju-
Co-partner, n. alabasep9.
Cope, n. ibora, ibori. v.t. and i.
ba-du, sodi si.
Copious, adj. p9, pup9«
Copper, n. baba, ikoko ti a fi
baba r9, owo.
Coppersmith, n. alagbed? baba.
Copulate, v.i. so-lu, dap9 S9kan.
Copulation, n. isolu, ldap9, is9-
kan.
Copy, n. iwe kik9, ap9r9, awo
ran. v.t. and i. k9 awo-k9»
Coral, n. iyun.
Corban, n. 9bun.
Cord, n. okun. v.t. fi okun di.
Cordial, adj. nitot9, nif9.
Cordiality, n. $1*9, otit9, if?.
Core, n. inu ohunkohun.
Cork, n. edidi igo, idenu. v.t.
di igo.
Corkscrew, n. isigo.
Cormorant, n. siy? ak$.
Corn, n. 9ka, agbado.
Corner, n. igun, ik9k$.
Cornet, n. ohun elo orin.
Cornice, n. tente ogiri, tente
9w$n.
Coronation, n. ifi 9ba joye, igba
ade, igun ori it?.
Coronet, n. ade kekere ti aw9n
9l9la.
Corporal, n. oye ninu aw9n
ologun. adj. ti ara.
Corporation, n. aj9 ilu.
Corps, n. 9gb9 ologun.
Corpse, n. oku enia.
Corpulence, n. isanra.
Correct, v.t. pe, t9, ba-wi, j?-
niya. adj. tit9-
Correction, n. ibawi, it<J.
Correctly, adv. dede, pipe, lai-
labukun.
Correlate, v.t. and i. ba-tan.
Correspond, v.i. dahun, se dede,
k9we si.
Correspondence, n. isedede, ik9-
we, ibar?.
Correspondent, n. ak(?we.
Corridor, n. 9d?d9.
Corroborate, v.t. ba se dede,
89kan, mu daju.
Corroboration, n. ibasedede,
if9S9mul9.
Corrode, v.t. and i. d6gun, giri,
ba-J9.
Corrosive, adj. ti o dogun.
Corrugate, v.t. and i. paporo, ka.
Corrupt, v.t. and i. baj?, ra, se
abet?!?, adj. ibaj?, rira.
Corruption, n. ibaj?, a11x19, rira.
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Cosmetic, n. ikunra ti o tun
pwa se.
Cosmopolitan, n. olugbe aiye.
Cost, v.i. na, j^. n. iye, inawo.
Costive, adj. didi inu, aigbpnsp.
Costly, adj. ti o ni owo lori.
Costume, n. asp wiwp.
Cosy, adj. ti o nirpra.
Cot, n. abule, ibusun pmpde.
Cottage, n. ile ti o kere.
Cotton, n. owu.
Couch, ri. ibusun, ir<J>gbpku.
v.t. and i. dubulp, fara
pamp.
Cough, ri. ik<J. v.t. and i. wukp.
Could, v.t. le.
Council, n. ajp Igbimp.
Councillor, n. pni igbimp.
Counsel, n. Impran. v.t. gba
niyanju, da mpran.
Counsellor, n. oludampran.
Count, v.t. and i. ka, r6, siro.
Countenance, n. iwo, oju. v.t.
ti-lphin, gba-niyanju.
Counter, adv. lodisi. n. tabeli
onisowo.
Counteract, v.t. se odi si.
Counterfeit, v.t. tan-jp. n.
itanjp.
Counterfoil, n. apa keji iwe owo.
Countermand, v.t. pe asp pada.
Counterpane, n. asp ibusun.
Countersign,' v.t. ko orukp sisalp
iwe.
Countess, n. aya ijoye.
Countless, adj. ainiye.
Country, n. ile, ilp ibi pni.
Countryman, n. ara ilu kanna.
Couple, n. meji, isopp. v.t. and
i. so ni yigi, di li awpmeji.
Courage, n. ilaiya, ilpkan, igboju,
igboiya.
Courageous, adj. laiya, nigboiya.
Courier, n. oriisp, pniti nsare.
Course, n. ipa pna. v.t. and i.
tpna, lepa.
Court, n. aim, ile pjp.
Courteous, adj. ninurere, niyin.
Courtesy, n. ibiiyin fun, ini-
nurere.
Cousin, n. pmp pgbpn tabi
aburo baba tabi iya.
Covenant, n. majpmu. v.t. and i.
da majpmu, mulp.
Covenanter, n. onimajemu.
Cover, n. ILbo, ibora. v.t. bd,
de, dabobo.
Covering, n. asp ibora.
Covert, n. abo, asiri.
Covet, v.t. se ojukokoro, selara.
Covetous, adj. lojukokoro, lpka-
njuwa.
Covetousness, n. ojukokoro,
pkanjuwa.
Cow, w. abo malu. v.t. dpruba.
Coward, n. ojo.
Cowardice, n. 6j6, ni ilojo.
Cower, v.i. sojo.
Cowherd, n. olusp malu.
Cowry, n. owo pyp.
Coxcomb, n. asiwere, pni igbe-
raga, 6su ori, ogbe akukp.
Cpy, adj. nitiju.
Crab, n. akan.
Crack, n. ila, sisan. v.t. and i.
f<J, la, san.
Crackle, v.i. ta papa.
Cradle, n. ibusun pmpde, itp
pmptitun.
Craft, n. arekereke ; isp.
Craftiness, n. pgbpn arekereke.
Craftsman, n. onispna.
Crafty, adj. lpgbpn arekereke.
Crag, n. palapala.
Cram, v.t. and i. kl, jp ajpki,
kun rekpja.
Cramp, n. pajapaja, isunrakl ;
ifunpp, ifampra. v.t. fun-pp,
famora pp ; ni pajapaja.
Crane, n. prp ti nko pru sinu pkp.
Cranium, n. agbari, egun agbari.
Crape, n. asp fplpfplp, asp $fp.
Crash, v.t. and i. r<J, s£, ha,
pariwo. n. ariwo, sisp.
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Crass, adj. g$.
Crate, n. apoti igi.
Crave, v.t. and i. fi itara b^b^, f^
pupp.
Craven, n. ojo.
Craving, n. if^ inu.
Crawl, v.i. rakd, w<J, fa.
Crayon, n. ^fun.
Craze, n. ibaJ9 ori. v.t. f^mu-
dunmudun, ba lori J9.
Crazy, adj. fif<J, siwere.
Creak, n. iro.
Cream, n. 9ra wdra.
Creamy, adj. kun fun wara.
Crease, n. ami is9po tabi kika.
Create, v.t. dd, se, mu jade.
Creation, n. edd, ise.
Creator, n. ?leda.
Creature, n. edd.
Credence, n. igbagb9, igbekele,
eri.
Credential, n. ami eri, ohun eri.
Credible, adj. ye ni igbagbp.
Credit, n. igbagbp, 9la, iwa rere ;
awin.
Creditor, n. oluwinni, ^niti a je
lowo.
Creed, n. ijew9 igbagb9, igbagb9.
Creek, n. it<J odd.
Creep, v.i. rdkd.
Creeper, n. itakun ti nfa sara
nkan.
Cremation, n. sisun oku.
Crescent, n. osupa ti ko iti y9
tan.
Crest, n. iye 9iy9, sonso.
Crestfallen, adj. telogo, fajuro.
Crevice, Crevasse, n. ild, isdn.
Crew, n. egbe aw9n atuk$.
Crib, n. ibuje eran. v.t. se m9,
ji-
Cricket, n. ir$, antete.
Crier, n. akede.
Crime, n. 999, riru ofin.
Criminal, w. arufin, 91999.
Criminate, v.t. ka 999 si l9run.
Crimination, n. 9san 989, Ika
9ran si.
Crimson, n. aw$ pupa d^d?.
Cringe, v.i. t^riba, saj^j^. n.
it9riba.
Cripple, n. ar9. v.*. 39 di ar9.
Crisis, n. opin, kongbari.
Crisp, ad;', run were.
Criterion, n. ami ti a fi nm9
nkan, ofin.
Critic, n. 9niti o m9 diyele,
nkan 9niti nwadi nkan.
Criticise, v.t. se iwadi, di-yele,
gan, se akiyesi.
Criticism, n. ise idaJ9, wiwadi.
Croak, n. igb6 9p$l<J. v.t. and i.
ke bi 9P9l<J.
Crockery, Crock, n. ohun elo
amp.
Crocodile, n. 9m.
Crook, n. 9pa wiw9, tit9.
Crop, n. eso oko ; apo onj 9 9iy9.
v.t. and i. ke kuru ; r9 m9l9.
Cross, n. agbelebu, lya.
Crossbow, n. prun, akatampo.
Cross-eyed, ad/, oloju-dida.
Croton, n. eso botuj?.
Crouch, v.i. t^riba fun, r9 k9k9
fun, b^r9.
Croup, n. efh.
Crow, n. kannakanna. v.i. kp
bi akukp.
Crowd, n. 9P9 enia, ikojppp.
v.t. and i. kl, pp, funp9.
Crown, n. ade, fila 90a, owo
fadaka kan 5'-
Crown, v.t. de li ade.
Crucible, n. ikdkd.
Crucifix, n. ere Jesu lori agbelebu
Crucifixion, n. iya ikanm9 agbe-
lebu.
Crucify, v.t. kan m9 agbelebu.
Crude, adj. laippn, laid 9.
Cruel, adj. nika, aisenia.
Cruelty, n. ikd.
Cruise, v.i. wiwakp kiri loju omi.
Crumb, w. erun.
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Crumble, v.t. and i. fq si w^w^.
Crusade, n. ogun ti awpn oni-
gbagbp ja lati gba ilu mimp
W911 I9W9 awpn Imale.
Cruse, n. kolobo.
Crush, v.t. and i. run, t$ r?.
n. it$r£, ifunpa.
Crust, n. epa akara, epa isu.
Crusty, adj. lepa.
Crutch, n. ppa ar9-
Cry, n. igbe, $kun. v.t. and i.
kepe, kigbe, S9kun, kede.
Crystal, n. okuta mim9 gara.
Cub, n. 91119 eran abekanna.
Cubit, n. igb9nw9 kan.
Cucumber, n. apald.
Cud, n. ap9J9.
Cuddle, v.t. and i. gba-m9ra.
Cudgel, n. ogb6, 9pa ti o wuwo.
Cuff, n. $s$ lilu, §s$, 9run 9W9
as9. v.t. lu l$s$.
Culminate, v.i.de oke, de ogogoro.
Culmination, n. ide ogogoro.
Culpable, adj. nibawi, I999.
Culprit, n. 9I9S9, ?ni ibawi.
Cultivate, v.t. ro, t<J.
Cultivation, n. iro, it<J.
Culture, n. riroko, oju lila.
Cumber, v.t. ha, gba laye, gba
lasan, y9-lenu.
Cumbersome, n. niy9nu, ni idi-
I9W9, lailoju, wuwo.
Cumulate, v.t. and i. koJ9-p9«
Cunning, adj. gb9n, moye
;
arekereke.
Cup, n. ago. v.t. fa 9J9 lara.
Cupbearer, n. agb9ti 9ba.
Cupboard, n. pepe, ibiti a le ko
ohun si.
Cupidity, n. ife ilara, 9kanjuwa.
Cur, n. aja ainilari.
Curable, adj. titan, wiwotan.
Curate, n. ojise Qtyrun, alufa.
Curative, adj. imunilarada.
Curb, v.t. ko ni ijanu. n. ijanu.
Curd, n. warakasi.
Curdle, v.t. and i. dl, ki.
Cure, v.t. and i. wosan, sawotan,
mularada. n. iwosan, imula-
rada, awotan.
Curiosity, n. awari, iridi ; ohun
iyanu.
Curious, adj. lawari ;
9W9n,
iyal^nu.
Curl, n. ikakd, irun kikako.
v.t. and i. ka-ko.
Currency, n. owo nina.
Current, adj. ti a ntankak^.
Currier, n. alaw9, arunw9-
Curry, v.t. run-aw9, dan-aw9 nu
ara esin.
Curse, v.t. and i. fi-bu, fi-re,
gegun. n. ifibu, egun.
Cursory, adj. ti a ko wo rere.
Curtail, v.t. ke-kuru, dinku.
Curtain, n. as9 tita, as9 ikele.
Curvature, n. tit$.
Curve, v.t. and i. t? k9r9d9.
n. ohun ti a t$.
Cushion, n. timtim, ir^ri.
Custody, n. iham9, i$9, ide.
Custom, n. asa, ise, iwa, H9 ;
owo ode.
Customary, adj. gege bi ise.
Customer, n. onibdra.
Custom-house, n. ile-bode.
Cut, v.t. and i. ge, ke, sa. n.
9gb9-
Cutlass, n. add.
Cutler, n. alagb?de 9be.
Cycle, n. ayika, obirikiti.
Cymbal, n. ohun elo orin.
Cynic, n. onikanra, onroro.
D.
Dab, v.t. lu J9J9. n. lilu jeje.
Dabble, v.t. and i. fi omi sire.
Dagger, n. 9b9 olojumeji, ida
kukuru.
Daily, adv. lojojum9.
Dainty, adj. didun, dara, eleg?.
Dairy, n. ibi ifunwara.
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Dairy-maid, n. obinrin ti nfun
wara.
Dale, n. afo, giri oke, afonifoji.
Dally, v.t. and i. fi akoko sofo.
Dam, n. iya $ran, sise 9na omi,
dari omi sisan.
Damage, n. ofo, ibaj?, adanu,
ifarapa. v.*. pa-lara, ba-j$.
Damask, n. as9, seda alarabara.
Dame, n. iyalode, obinrin.
Damn, v.t. and i. fi-gegun, fi-re.
Damnation, n. ^bi ainipekun,
lya ainipekun l<Jrun apadi.
Damp, n. ririn, otutu, ikuku.
v.*. and i. mo-tutu, r^-sile.
Damsel, n. 9m9binrin, 9modan,
wundia.
Dance, n. ijo. v.t. jo.
Dancer, n. onijo, alajota.
Dandle, v.*. gbe 9m9 aire.
Dandriff, Dandruff, n. epa ori,
eri ori.
Dandy, n. oge.
Danger, n. ewu.
Dangerous, adj. lewu.
Dangle, v.t. and i. fl.
Dank, adj. igbo biribiri ti o nmu
ni lotutu.
Dapper, adj. yara, se afinju.
Dare, v.*. gb9d9, dasa.
Daring, oc?;'. laiya, nigboiya.
Dark, ad;, su, sokunkun ; soro
m9, aimoye.
Darken, v.t. and i. su okunkun,
se aimoye.
Darkness, n. okunkun, aimoye.
Darling, n. oluf£.
Darn, v.t. riran a$9, tun ohun
ti o faya se.
Dart, n. $k$, akasi. v.*. and i.
sqlQki}, sure lojiji.
Dash, v.t. and i. f9, k9lu. n. if9,
ik9lu.
Dastard, n. ojo.
Date, n. 9J9 ti ohun kan se.
v.t. and i. fi
9J9 si.
Daub, v.t. and i. r$, san.
Daughter, n. 9m9birin.
Daunt, v.t. fo -laiya, da-lamu.
Dauntless, adj. laifoiya, laib^ru.
Dawn, n. af9m9Jum9. v.i. mq§.
Day, n. 9J9.
Daybreak, n. afem9jum9.
Daylight, n. im9l^ 9san.
Daystar, n. iraw9 owur9.
Daytime, n. 9san.
Daze, v.t. pa niye, dalamu.
Dazzle, v.t. dan manran.
Deacon, n. oye kan ninu iJ9-
Deaconess, n. oye obirin ninu
iJ9.
Dead, adj. ku, lail^mi.
Deadly, adj. ti nmu Iku bani.
Deaf, adj. diti.
Deafen, v.t. di leti.
Deafness, w. iditi.
Deal, v.*. and i. pin fun oluku-
luku, ba-sowo. n. pup9,
ipin, igi.
Dealer, n. onisowo.
Dealing, n. ibald, ibasowo.
Dean, n. alufa ninu ile Qtyrun
Dear, adj. ohiiq ; S9W9n, 9W9n.
Dearth, n. 9da, iyan.
Death, n. iku.
Death-bed, n. ibule iku, oju iku.
Death-blow, n. lilu ti o le pani.
Deathless, adj. aiku, ti kd ku
lai.
Death-like, adj. bi ti iku.
Death-rate, n. iye aw9n ti o ku
ni ilu kan.
Death-throe, n. irora iku.
Death-warrant, n. a?9 lati pa
9mti o j^bi iku.
Debar, v.t. da duro, de l9na.
Debase, v.t. se aiyederu, sabula.
Debasement, n. Isabula, ise
aiyederu.
Debate, n. ijiyan, as9-
Debauch, v.t. ba-J9, fa sinu 939.
n. ibaJ9.
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Debauchery, n. ibaje, imptipara,
iwa ifekuke.
Debenture, n. iwe igbese.
Debilitate, v.t. spdi alailera, din
agbara ku.
Debility, n. ailera, ainokun.
Debit, v.t. kp gbese sinu iwe.
Debris, n. panti.
Debt, n. gbese.
Debtor, n. ajigbese.
Decade, n. mewa, pdun mewa.
Decalogue, n. ofin mewa.
Decamp, v.i. I9 nik9k9, sibudo.
Decampment, w. isinibudo.
Decapitate, v.t. be-lori.
Decay, n. ibaje, rira. v.t. and i.
ba-je, ra.
Decease, n. iku.
Deceit, n. etan ; ireje.
Deceitful, ad;, letan, nireje.
Deceive, v.t. and i. tan-je, si
lpna.
Deceiver, n. e^tan.
December, n. psu kejila pdun.
Decency, n. iwa yiye, tit<J.
Decent, adj. ye, t<?.
Deception, n. etan, eru.
Deceptive, adj. leru.
Decern, v.t. and i. my iyatp
yanju.
Decide, v.t. and i. pinnu, pari
r$, fi igba si.
Deciduous, adj. ti nwpwe lpdp-
dun.
Decipher, v.t. lile ka iwe ti kd
yanju.
Decision, n. ipinnu.
Decisive, adj. nipinnu.
Deck, v.t. se-lpsp. n. ite-apako
Declaration, n. iwi, isp, iteming.
Declare, v.t. and i. wi, 39,
tenunK?.
Declension, n. ifasehin, irehin,
ibaje.
Decline, v.t. and i. ya, t£, k«?.
Declivity* n. gereger?, geregere
oke.
Decoct, v.t. b$, b$ wpwp, se
lagbo.
Decoction, n. ib$, ib$w9W9, agbo
sise.
Decompose, v.t. and i. baje,
pin si W9W9.
Decorate, v.t. se I999, w$.
Decoration, n. 939, iwe.
Decorous, adj. y? niwa.
Decoy, v.t. tan, d$. w. etan, id$.
Decrease, v.t. and i. dinku,
fa-sehin. n. idinku, ifasehin.
Decree, v.t. pinnu, pase, se ofin.
n. ofin ipinnu.
Decrepit, adj. gbo tan, nro.
Decrepitude, n ailera, ogbo.
Dedicate, v.t. ya-si, fi-s9t9.
Dedication, n. iyasi, ifis9t9.
Deduce, Educe, v.t. fa-jade, y9-
jade.
Deduction, n. imukurd, iy9kurd.
Deed, n. ise, ild.
Deem, v.t. rd, ka.
Deep, adj. jijin, jinle.
Deeply, adv. nijijinle.
Deer, n. agb9nrin.
Deface, v.t. pa-r$, ba-je.
Defacement, n. ipar?, ibaje.
Defalcation, n. jijiwo pam9.
Defamation, n. dulum$, iba
oruk9 J9, ijerieke.
Defame, v.t. ba oruk9 je, gbadu-
lum9, J9ri eke si.
Default, n. abukun.
Defeat, n. ibisubu, iparun. v.t.
bi-subu, pa-run.
Defect, n. abukun.
Defence, n. abo, asa.
Defenceless, adj. alaini abo.
Defend, v.t. and i. dab6b6, se
odi fun.
Defendant, n. eniti a pe li 9J9.
Defender, n. alabo.
Defer, v.t. and i. da-duro, fa-
sehin; fifal$.
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Deference, n. iyln, ^wp, iforibal^.
Defiance, n. ifdl^iy?, ipenija.
Deficiency, n. abukun, aipe.
Deficient, adj. laipe, labukun.
Defile, v.t. and i. ba-j$, S9 di
aim<J, 19-logo. n. afoni
foji hiha.
Defilement, n. ibaje, is9di eri.
Define, v.t. so aspye, tum9.
Definite, adj. daju, ti o yanju.
Definition, n. itump.
Deflect, v.t. and i. yi si apakan.
Deform, v.t. se labukun.
Deformity, n. abukun.
Defraud, v.t. r^-j^.
Defray, v.t. san gbese, se inawo.
Deft, adj. vipgbpn.
Defunct, adj. oku.
Defy, v.t. fo-l^iy^.
Degenerate, v.i. baje, fa-s^hin.
Degeneration, n. ibaje, ifas^hin.
Degrade, v.t. and i. r9 -ail9.
Degradation, n. ir^sil^.
Degree, n. iw9n, ipo, oye.
Deify, v.t. 89 di orisa, 09.
Deign, v.*. r$ sil9.
Deity, n. iwa Ql9run.
Deject, v.t. ba ninuJ9, mu ir9W9si
ba.
Dejection, n. ibanuJ9, ir9W9si.
Delay, v.t. and i. duro, da-duro.
Delectable, adj. daradara, ni ay9.
Delectation, n. inudidun, ay9.
Delegate, n. ik$.
Deleterious, adj. li ewu, niparun.
Deliberate, v.t. and i. rd,
gbim9, se asaro.
Deliberation, n. iro, isaro, iwol§.
Delicacy, n. adidun, idara, 9l?g$.
Delicate, adj. S9l9g$, dara.
Delicious, adj. dun.
Delight, n. ay9, inudidun. v.t.
and i. during.
Delightful, adj. didun.
Delineate, v.t. se aworan.
Delinquency, n. abukun ni ise,
939.
Delinquent, n. 9I999, alabukiin.
Delirious, adj. ori bi baj?.
Delirium, n. aran, sise Iranian.
Deliver, v.t. gba, J9-I9W9, gba-
SU9.
Deliverance, n. igbala, ib9l9w9,
iJ9l9W9.
Deliverer, n. olugbala.
Delivery, n. ib9l9W9, ibim9.
Dell, n. afonifoji.
Delude, v.t. tan.
Deluge, n. ikunomi. v.t. n omi
kun.
Delusion, n. itanJ9.
Delusive, adj. nitanJ9.
Delve, v.t. and i. wa il^.
Demagogue, n. am9na, 9^9
19ml.
Demand, v.t. bere; fi agbara
bere.
Demarcation, Demarkation, n.
ala.
Demean, v.t. huwa, 16.
Demeanour, n. iwa, il6.
Demented, adj. siwere.
Demijohn, n. sago.
Democracy, n. iJ9ba nibiti agbara
wa I9W9 aw9n enia.
Democrat, n. ^niti kd f$ 9ba.
Demolish, v.t. run, baJ9, £9.
Demolition, n. ibaJ9, rirun, if9.
Demon, w. esu, iwin.
Demoniac, n. 919ml esu.
Demonstrate, v.t. and i. fi-han,
fi-ladi.
Demonstration, n. ifihan, iladi.
Demoralise, v.t. ba iwa J9.
Demur, v.i. siye meji, se aniani.
Demure, adj. igb&l^, ailap9n.
Den, n. iho.
Denial, n. sis9, didu, kik9.
Denominate, v.t. 59 loruk9, pe.
Denomination, n. is9 loruk9,
Denotation, n. ikiye si, isami si.
Denote, v.*. sami si, t9ka si.
Denounce, v.t. kity, j^ri si.
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Denouncement, n. ikMp.
Dense, adj. ki, nip9n.
Density, n. kiki, si^umpra.
Dent, n. ihd. v.t. te sinu.
Dentist, n. ^niti nwo ehin,
onisegun ehin.
Denunciation, n. ikilp nigbangba.
Deny, «.£. du, 89, k$ fun.
Depart, u.£. and i. I9 kur6, ku.
Department, n. apa, is$, sakani.
Departure, n. 1I9 kuro ; iku.
Depend, v.i. gb^k^le, gbarale,
gbiyele.
Dependence, n. igbarale, igb?
kc^le.
Dependent, n. ibatan.
Depict, v.t. se apejuwe.
Deplete, v.t. dinku.
Depletion, n. didinku.
Deplorable, adj. didard 9m,
kikanu ^ni.
Deplore, v.t. kanu, S9kun, daro.
Depopulate, v.t. and i. tuka, 89
di ahoro.
Depopulation, n. ituka, is9<li-
ahoro.
Deport, v.t. le kuro ni ilu,
huwa, 16.
Deportment, n. iwa, ilo si.
Depose, v.t. mu kuro nipo, 09-
ldye, roJ9.
Deposit, v.t. fi-dogo, fi-sura.
Deposit, n. ohun idogo.
Depot, n. ile isura, ibi ipam9.
Deprave, v.t. ba-j?, 39 di buburu.
Depravity, n. ibaj?, iwa buburu.
Deprecate, v.t. and i. gbadura ki
a b9 I9W9 ibi.
Deprecation, n. adura si iwa ibi.
Depreciate, v.t. bu owo kun,
sabukun.
Depredate, v.t. jale, baj?, kol9.
Depredation, n. ijale, ibaJ9, ikol9.
Depress, v.t. r$-sil?, mu-kanu.
Depression, n. ir^sil?, ir^w^si.
Deprivation, n. igbakuro, ir9loye.
Deprive, v.t. gba-l9W9.
Depth, n. jijin, ijinl?.
Deputation, n. ik$, ojis?.
Depute, v.t. yan se ik$, n as9 fun.
Deputy, n. ijoye 9ba, aseledeni,
asoju9ni.
Derange, v.t. se darudap9.
Derangement, n. idarudap9.
Deride, v.t. fi r^rin, y9 suti si.
Derision, n. iy9suti si, ir^rin.
Derivation, n. it9S9, ipi^s?.
Derive, v.t. and i. tq&q.
Derogate, v.i. dinku, sabukun.
Derogation, n. idinku, isabukun.
Descend, v.t. and i. S9kale.
Descendant, n. 9m9, at^le.
Descent, n. gqrqgqrq oke, is9-
kal? ; ipil? itan.
Describe, v.t. fi 9n? sap?^.
Description, n. ap9r?, isaper?.
Descry, v.t. ri lokere.
Desecrate, v.t. ba ohun mim<J J9.
Desecration, n. ilo ohun mim9
laiy9.
Desert, n. aginju, asal?. v.t.
and i. k9~sile, fi-sil^.
Desertion, n. ikosil9.
Deserve, v.t. and i. y?, t9 si.
Deservedly, adv. niyiy?.
Design, n. iro, im9, ap^r^.
v.t. and i. ro, se ap^r^.
Designate, v.t. pe loruk9, sami
si.
Designation, n. ifihan nipa ami,
ipe loruk9.
Desirable, adj. y? ni fif?.
Desire, n. if$, iwu. v.t. f$, bere.
Desist, v.i. siw9, mu 9W9 duro.
Desk, n. apoti iwe ibiti a nk9we.
Desolate, v.t. 89 di ahoro.
Desolation, n. is9dahoro.
Despair, n. ainireti, ailaba.
Despatch, Dispatch, v.t. and i.
ran I9 kiakia ;
paku. n.
iyara, iranl9.
Desperate, adj. lainireti, laidaba.
Desperation, n. ainireti, ainani
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