dWlrantwi

a new year, - twa dwira, to celeb"Tate the yam-festival, - Wotwa odwira W'J Kumase, Akwam, A kiirop:.nJ j cf. abere~ kwasi, ohum', akoIJhuru. - adwirade = odwira h5 ayeyede, dedication-gift. N". 7, 10 f. - o-dwira-twa, inf. 1. the celebration of the yam-fes#val = apa­fram'j s.odwira, mpaegum', - 2 . d6-d'icatian .. 1Veh. 12,27,

dwirantwi, a kind of b,,,"(do ck). dwiri, v. (with d e) to run away,' 'Jtee

saara pe: na ode dwiru, as soon as he heard it, he ran away.

dwir i, Ak. = dwiriw. - dwiridwiriw, d wirudwiruw, 1"ed. v ., s. the foIl.

dwiriw, dwuruw, v. 1. to separate, dis­pe:rse, scatter ; odw, i!ya (no mu), he scatters the fi1"e-brands or coals with a poker, 1'akes out the fore. ]l.Tu •• 17, 2. - 2. to break up, b1'eak or pull down] to demolish (odaIJl pempe, siw) j to p1"Ost;rate ; to 1"Uin (;Jyare no dwiriw' nip a no pasaa). - 3. ne h5 dwiriw no, he is shocked, stn(;ck with S'lwprise, hOT'roT or disgust, he is astonished, amazed, bewildered, contused; me ho (a)dwiriw me = me ho aye betee, me tirim aye me kosenenene, awow agu me so &c. Cf. ahodwiriw, f0m, v.

dwiw, v ., s. uwuw. (P1". 321. e-dwiw, d wnw; pl. lj-, Ak. ed wie, louse. dwo, v. [red. dwudwo, q. v.l 1. to cool;

nsn no adwo , the water is no lon-ge-r hot; ma IJkwaIJ no :gIJWO ansa, let the soup cool first. - 2. to be calmed, appeased; to abate, St(;bside; to becmne or be soft; to ,·elax f rom a state of excitement; to be cabm, quiet, gentle, mild, meek, tam,e, peaceable, humble, espec. in the perf. and with bo (pr. 492), h 0 , ani. - 3. tr. to malce qu,iet, soft, tame, cf. dwudwo. pr. 1064-66. - Aboa y i d wo, this ani1Jtal is sit­ting quietly, not ,}Jwving; oguanteIJ d wo (ne ho dwo, n'ani dwo), na aberekyi ani ye:. del] , the sheep is gf5ntle, but the goat is bolel; EpO ad wo, the sea is calm; oni pa no d \VO , he is a qztiet man; 6dwo, he is humble (not pro'ud = onyE. rnpanyinsem) j ne bo or n'abufnw adwo, his a/nger is appeased ; n'ani dwo, ne

A'dw6 \Va

kama bo dwo, he 1",:; mUd, gentle; ne ho dwo, he is meek. - 4. to C01ne to ,·est, f eel comfortable. pr. 748 ; kaU no 'JyE hiani, nnansayi de, ne ho adwo , fOT1ne;rly he 'Wets poor, but now he is better off; me ho adwo me ka..kra, I f eel a Uttle better. - Omary mn adwo, the toW'll .. or COU/Jtt1"y is quiet, in peace; afei yeIJ bere so adwo , now peace is 1"estoTed again. - N'asom' adwo (no), he has become free f1'om dist'lvrbanzce, has come to peace; aboa biara didi nea n 'asom' dwo no, a beast eats at a place where it is not 'molested. pT. 527. -Ne keto mn dwo, his bee/- is soft. -Ne kotokum' adwo (= ayE dnru, opp. awow), his p"rse is well-filled. - Dwo wo ani , lit. cool thy eye, i. e. moderate yOU/J' haste, moderate YOZtff demancl, resl1"ain Y01.vr passion or desire! d we. wo ani didi, eat slowly ; dwo wo ani be­reeoo! act or pToceed softly, gently, slowly! pro 622. 1063. - N'ascm dwo , he is mild or gentle ; - n'asEm ano reIJIJwo, his affai1' will not come to a peaceful end; Isa. 42, 4: he shall not fail. - Cf. abodwo, ahodwo, asom­d w(o)ee. - o-dwo, inf. meekness, gent­leness, milclness. Phil. 4,5.1 Tilm.6,11.

dwo, v. = dwow, v. to cut. dwo, v. F . to crush; obodwo no sam, it

,vill g,ind kim to powder. 1Wt.21,44. c~dw6(w), F. ya'11l,/ fa dwo bere; me, bring

me a yam; cf. br'JdeE-dwo. Adw6, p1·. n. of the genius of Monday ;

s. App. B III ; - also 'a title of respect, given to chiefs, by women to their husbands, by children to their elders'. - yaa adwo, used in saluting persons born on Monday [so Kwadwo] or any other person ; cf. yaa.

adw6: twa adwo or agyaadwo, to cry alou,d, to lamMt, wail.

ndwo(w), F. 1. root = ntini. 1Wt. 3, 10. 13, 6.21. 11fk. 11, 20. - 2. f, -vnge, tassel. jJ1t. 9,20. 14, 36. 23,5; s. edwow.

dwoa, pl. 1)-, s. dwo(w)a. adwaa, a certain plant. lfdwoa, ~6wa, F . Agwewa, p T. n. of a

female born on Monday; Adw. Fodwo(o), pT. n. of a f. born on Fodwo(o).

dwb(w)a 108 a-dwouku-big

dw~(w)a, dwo(w)a, mig. dweba, gweba, pl. ~ -, a weight of or f or gold = ntaku 64 = 8 dolla1"s or ack ies, half an oUl/l.ce or £ 1. 16 s.,· pT. 747.

dwo(w)a-gyina, the same amount (£ 1. 16 s. ) minus one taku or 6* d. , i. e. gold dust balancing the dwoa weight in equal scale! without the usual over­weight (~~u56, n(056). p'-. 747.

dwo(w)a-sUru, pl. g-, a weight of gold = ulaku 32 (or 28 1); ~~wo(w)asuru­mmoas ::> ha, a kund1"ed pounds (£ 100).

ad"woa-ahiri (lJhuwa tuntum' ) a kind of bead; s. ahene.

Adw6baw, adweb. , pl. id. a branch, twig OT' shoot of the yam; ode no ayi adw. - ofupe: si s , na w::>rekii adw.; ct. kii 42. p'-. 42.

d wobtsare, a twig or shoot growing from the r oot beside t he principal stem: efi k6tii (large) Da e:mforo pam bio.

adwob 6toku, a species of beetle. ndwodaa = adwedaa) old yam. Dw6da, Aky. DweEds, Dweada, 11l onday.

11'·.389.1055. Gr. § 41,.; cf F odwo(o)_ c1woodwoo, atlv. softly, slO'wly, easilYI

safely; in safety~ in peace. 1 Kg. 22,27; woduu ho dw., they ardved there safely; mogko no dw. na mommera no dw.l - onsm dw. mu baa 8" he came to S. safely, in peace. Gen. 33,18. -dwoodwood woo, dwodwoodwo, idem. - dwoodwoo·yf, inf. safety. Isa.32,17.

nclwodwo-gli (Akp.), adwogiio (Ak .): gyaa (gyaw) .. adw. , to give tip, ahalld(m. for­sake,' OnYaIJkopolJ rennyaa-YElJ adw . . Godwill Hot l.e01;e liS ullprotected; God will not forsake liS.

dwofiHi . Gil eruption OJ[ tlte legs; cf.

• ntwifa~. I adwogU = adwoku. Pl'. 2023. dw?ko~ the palsy,' PaI.'alYSI$, - o-dwo­

kom, pl. (a)dwokof6, Olle sick of the palsy . .lIt. 9. Acts 8.7_

dwo-k6r5w, dwo... {edwo kokoro] the middle part of a yam (0'1' amal)kani), which in roasting remnmed hard. Pl'. 1068.

ndwoku, Ak. akys, weel~ ul/cker-basket, snare or trap made of t.wigs for catch­illg fish = nsowaj A ky. adwokuoj

cf. Eboa_ pr. 3066. Wade mpopii ~wene no SE kyerEI)kYE, ne ti tenteI) , n 'ano dWEdwEwaa, ne to kintElJlJ j na woaYE mu kanyal)lJ (lJwr~t)l), noyaa-noyaa), na mpataa fa k£nt EI)!1 no mu ho na wobefi a, oa kanyat) !1 no asi W wOI) k waIJ j -

s i adw., to catch fish by the adw. dwom, v.: dw . .. ano , to d1'aw or tie ta­

gether, coni'raet (a bag, purse, pillow) j to p ucker; 6dwom (o mom) n'akatawia ano, he shuts, puts up, his u mbrella j ~dwom n' aoo, he P1[,1'Ses, puckers up, his lips,' - to decrease, diminish; 0-dw6rn ara na kurow 0 0 dwom, the town is constantly decreasing.

e-dw6m, Ak. Edwom, p l. 1)-, song. hymn, p salm, poem . - to dwom , to sing; to d worn so, to lead the choir. PI'. 174 j - frE dworn , UJem 1' - tu dwom, to begin a hymn, lead the clwh'; - yE dwom, to compose a poem. Owo nne to d wom, he has a (good) singing -voice. - wode WOIJ ano toom' too dwom, they joined in singi1lg, sang together. - Kinds of dw. : Ebadwom or lJIJw6lJ­k 6ro, ~dakudw., dwned w., agyemannare, akorododw., kwadw., onn ibiamaoedw., nsaadwom, salJkiidw., ant~repira n. a.

dwomm8 = !Il)wommii. d'womba, pl. D-, F. = ow6mma. o-dwom-frH6, pl. 1)-, the leader of a choir,

precentor. dwomoku, plo 8- ! oye: onipa dW ol he is

a disobedient person; 'JyE ouipa a n 'aso awu i pl. W'OyE nnipa adw.

adwomoku,pl. id. a large kind of cmory. dwom-mone {bone] a nasty song_ dw6m~so-g}'~ int responsory Singing,

allernative sung. Ex. 32, 18. o-dwom-yH6, odwon-yd o, pl. I) -~ a poet . dWOI}I...-U , dwoljku, dwelJku, dwe.lJku [con.

oe dwol)ku] the hip, haullch, hip-bO'lte, thigh . pro 274; cf. asel)mu, the loins, SerE, the thigh: - to dw., to lOalk lame, hobble, limp; cf. to apakye, to holl, be l.allle. - dwoIJ kn-so, 0'11 the lup.: cf. nta­dow8-so.

udwouI..-u , F. the hips~' the J..'JllIckles. a-dwoIJ ku-bb] , a p rotuberance Oil the

hip-bolle. PI'. 22 0,' pains in the hip, co.-calgia.

adwo1Jku-t:S 109· dwuma

adwolJku·m, wbf.lwbbling&c.,s. to dwo~'ku: oadwoIJ-kyertfo, singing 1naste~·. Ps.

4.5.6. &c. dwoIJl)6, confusion/ aSem no ab0 W0IJ dw.

= aye. w'JU SE UIJW0lDma De IJIJO, aye. W'JI) saa, slamOD, wOIJhu aSEIJ-ko a W;) I)­ka, that 1OO1'a, has confounded or per­plexed them, they can find no word to say or no answer to it.

dw6n·t6, (pl. g,), info singing. - dwon· to-hea, pl. itl. ai1", tune.

o-dwontof6, dwent. , pl. IJ', (F. a.), sing&r, songster, poet, bard.

dworli, d woridworii = konu, komro &c, adw6-twa, info lamentation, wailing; diff·

dWDwtwa. dWQw, v. 1. to cut, sever, cut up, cut into

pieces, Cltt dmcn; ad w6w' n o, he cut him down, slew him; 6d wow abE, he cuts or severs the single palm-nuts f"Dln the stalle. 1"" 310; odw. brode = otwitwa no aSlaw-asiaw fi osaw ho, he cuts the hands of plantains from the whole butnch ; 0de sosow dwow wuram'

--bayere, he takes out wild yam with a digging-.;·o1>. pro 1067; cf. tu (afum' bayera). - 2 . to grind "oughly, abU­row, maize, awi, GUinea-corn; cf. yam. - 3. to tMash, thresh.

e-dw6w, 1'1. IJ', tassel; fringe; cf ndwo(w), .F. jll{t. 9,20. 14,36.

e-dw6(w), F. yam. - ndwo(w), F . ,·oot. o-dwow: 6twa no dw" he kidnaps !tillz ;

Jze 1"obs or p l'lll}zders him. adw6(w): yi adw6, 1. to kidnap ; ayii no

adw6 to~ DO , he kiibtapped and sold him. - 2. to panyaT, 1. e. to take by force as a pato-n for a debt which one of the seized person's countrymen owes to the seizor. A. creditor may thus seize any person of the debtor's town or country, when be bas in vain tried to get payment by other meaDS and has asked permission from his own king and elders i and the person thus at­tacked may in defending himself wound or kill his aggressor with impunity. pr. 1438. - 3. W udi wo yo~ko amim na ofa biribi bye wo a, na wofn DO

adwo-yij obi de De bo hintaw wo a, na w~frc no saara, if you, cheat your

fellow-man & he takes sometking of yO'lt1"S (or of anybody else's) in order to exact payment fro·nt you, that is called adwo(w)·yi; if somebody (who had frequent intercourse with you, suddenly) hides from you, that is also adwo(w)·yi. - 4 . yi adwew or agyew, Mf. to seize the prop&rty of one's clebto?' thus pay.ng oneself.

dw~wa, s. dW?:la . dWQwa, pl. Ij-, s. adwe. dwoowa, dweewa, Okw. leg )' ct. gyaw,

gya wa, gyaa. A' dw6wa, s. Adwoa. dwow·ade, prey. 2 Kg. 21, 14. dwowa-sUru = dwoa-Buru. dwow-twa, inf. open and habitual rob­

bery, dep"edation ; cf. akwa~muki\. ; i/;iff. adwotwa, lamentation.

o-dwowtw8f6 pl. a·, a (habitu,,/) robber, freeboote-r, highwaYJJtall:, bTigand; syn. 0kwaI) muka.f6, an occasional highway ,·obber.

adwow-yi, inf. panya'ring j ki&napping. pr.1513

o-dw6w-yif6, pl. a-, mansteale-r, k id-napper.

dwu, 'D ., s. dwuw, v. e-dwu = edwiw. dwudw6, red, v. , s. dwo j dwudwo .. koma,

to be ,·efreshed. Ex . 23, 12. Further meanings: 1. to soften (with ho): dwu· dwo IDaIJo yi ho, p'ress this 1nango to make it softer for eatingj to tame. dw. aboa no, tame that beast! - 2 . to become soft or tame; ne hCi adwudwo, he h as become tame; he is tame in consequence of a severe threatening or treatment, or from astonishment . - 3. with rou : asase no mu adwudwo, the soil has beeo'me soft, clamp, moist,- ­nsub~nteIJ pii dwudw6 asase no (mu), the eou-nt:ry is watered by many ri­vers. - 4. odw. n'ani akyi nantew, he (she) is wanton ,· s. ani B.

dwudw6.w, 'reel. v. dwuw. o-dwuma, the t"(Impet-tree ,- its wood is

used for fences. pr. 3474. dwuma, F. dwumba, business, occupation,

employnuffd,- duly, office, fltnction ,­trade, lJrofess'ion,- - ne dwuma. a odi

adwdma 110 e-dwuw

ne Dnuapae, april, asuktl, ntamah6ro D.a. , his occupation is chopping wood, sweeping, going for 'water, washing cloth &ic.; cf. di 44. - syn. Dea ~ w~ yf. & t he foll.

adwl'ima,pl. lh F. agwima, adwima, adwu­m ha, 'Work, labowr, espec. agricult'lwal 'Work, manual work; employment of any kind. pro 694; business, duty (adw. a meW3 yf. rna nip a, my d'uty to manL' task ; - yr:.. adw. , to work, labour; IJkijr~ fo nyinaa k::l w'JlJ mfum' ak:)YE wog lJlJwuma, all the people are on tli.ei". plantations to do theiT work,.­gu adw., p'JI] adw., to gi've up or cease 1OO1'king. - adwuIDa (60) ! a salutation to a person (or persons) at work. Cf. 'Jben ; ';)8om. - ade a n'alJkasa ara na Ey E n'adwuma, the ltatwral COU1'se of a thing or matter. - adw. mn pm)' akatua , pension; cf. :Jp::nj' .

ad ... ruma-dalj , 1.oo1"kshop; cf. adwinnaIJ. - adwuma-de, fruits of labom', pro­dJuce. lti . 23,16.

ad wuma-delj, haTd work. d'wuma-di, inf. avocation, p"ofession, busi­

ness, employment, professional labow}' or exertion. - asase-so-dw., earthly cal­Ung ; ~s6ro d w., heavenly calling. K. § 58.

o-dwumadif6, pl. a-, worker, business man.

o-dwumafo, pl. a-, =. odwumayeni. (F. 11ft. 20, 1).

adwuma-gn, -P~lj ' , inf. ceasing or ces­sati01~ from wOTk.

sdwuma-hye, inf. &ngaging or hir ing for (any) work; s. by. 16.

sdwurnn-tow, adwumii-yc-tow, levy, tri­bute of bond-service, t1'1:bute-service. 1 Kg. 4, 6. 9, 16.21.

ad-wuma-wa, an insignificant piece of work, a trifle.

adwfima-yc, in{. working, lahoming,. in­dUSt1"Jj ,. cf. adeyz, Pl'. 3486, - adwu­maYE-bea, office ; -bew, wOTkshop.

adwuma-yi-de, pl. id. instrument, tool ; better: adwinnade.

adwumii-yc-boafo, helper in doing a work. 1 Cor. 3,9.

o-dwumaycfo, o-dwdmaycni, pl. a- -fo, wQ1'kman, labozt'J'&r ; s. hYE 16.

ad wuma·yc- nnua , insfJru11l&nts. 1 Kg, 19.21.

adwuma-yi-t'raso, overtoork , excessive labo'u,T,

o-dwum f6, pl. 8-, artist, aTUsan, toor/v-1JUtn, one doing arlificial or artifzc&r's wOTk as a ca'rpenter, joiner, gold-, silver-, or copper-smith, b1'azier, pew­terer, tinman, saddler, umh,'ella-maker, shoe- or sa1tdal~maker &c., craftsman, Acts 19,24; (nEa oseIJ apol) nil unaka a. s, IJkoUIJua, ~yE atE, ~pam IJ kyini i, obu mpaboa, obu ntoa, a, s. onipa biara a ~yE biribi a EyE l)wol)wa na nnipa nyinaa ntumi nYE). pT. 1014, 1070.

ad\-\'1lm-polj [adwini, :> pOl)} lOork bench, joiner's bench, (turm;ng-)lathe, t'UIIW­

bench, shop-board, 'Work-table, writing­desk cJlc.

Dwu mana, Dwu.ID oana, one of the ori ­ginal families of the Tshi people; cf. App. D.

dwuruw, v. F . Akp. = dwiriw. d"W1IW, dwu, v. [1·ed. dwudwuwJ I. to scrupe,

')'eJJtove by scrapi1tg: w6dwuw aduru, they pass their fingers throngh a m.edi­cine 1'ubbed over one's body (their bodies), w{) de aduru yE W:)IJ ho baabi na w:> de W:>IJ nsateaa IJworiil)wol'8.1J mu. - 2. to clean a place by sCl'api1lg wi th a piece of bark or the like. - 3. to scrape or 'rake together, amass, acc1f,}Jl,ulate; dw. sika, to draw out a considerable quan­tity of gold fr om the bag; dw. ntrama, to pile up cowries in a large heap (boa .. ano, to collect in a slllall heap). - 4 . dw. daIJ , to 1'epair (nmew) a house in decay; ~d aIJ-IJow bi w:> h:> na w'Jremiamia mn ayE DO yiye; odwuw a wodwuw {) dal) no daa yi de, eyE si­kasEe ara kwa, this constant (01' 1'epe~ eet) 1'epai1"ing of that house is mere waste of money. - 5. to 1'evive, 'J'e!:lwJl, f1'om (the Teaum of) the dead ; :>te SE nea wawn adwuw, he looks as it he had been dead and had retUlrned {TOnt the other lOorld (said of one who is pining away bodily and mental ­ly); cf. sasabonsamj 'J'ed. w:> awu adwu­dwuw.

e-dwu w, pl, lj -, louse; s. edwiw.

dz 111- €-

dz .h, F. = d before (€) e, i. dza = dzea, F" Ak. dea, Akr. nea. dze = ds, SE.,

dze = de, 1. v. - 2. adv. ha"dly; though, howeve1', - 3. indeed, trziby, 'really.

adze, pl. ndzsInba, nne€mba (iY1f G·r. nyem-b,a) = a.de, Dn ee.ma,

adze = ase. 11ft. 11, 23. 23,12. ndze = nne, voice. dzea, adze a = dea, nea, a person who,

a . thing which. adzebisa = adebisa . ndzebonyc = nnebonneys. ~.dzebonYEfo, pl. a-, = ~deboneyEfo .

dzedze, Ted. v. dze. 11ft. 26, 47. adzedzi = adedi, inheriting. - ~-dze-

«4ifo, p l. a-, 0dedifo, heir. adzefura-dze, apparel, clothing. 1 Pet. 3,3. adze"ayan, vanity. dzeko = dekode. 111k. 5, 14. adzekyee = adekyee, daybreak, daylight j

adz. yi (uhioara) nyinaara, all this day .dzcm = dEm , blemish. Eph.6,27. [long. ndzemba = nneama, s. adze. [27,29. ndzembir = demmere. 11ft. 11, 7. 12,20. dzel), dzeIJdzelJdzeIJ = de!) ; denn eenn eI],

s!raUly . jJ!Dc. 5,43. dzcndzclJ , v. to crawl after. - adv. soft-

ly, gently. [vanishes. adzesaa = adesiie j adz. k<>. the darkness adzesc = ade·see, waste. }flt. 26) 8. adzeso(e)a, adzeso(e)ade, pl. n-, = ade-

soa. fflt. 11,30. 23,4. dztw = dew, to {laTe &c. ndzey«c) = nney€e. lYit. 6, 16. ndzeyctsenene = (nneye:e) trenee, rrighte-

Q'ltsness. l1'l t. 5, 6. dzi, v. [,·ed. dzidzi] = di [didi] s. di 1-100.

101. dzi = di ano, to coveJumt (for).

€ e in our books represents two soun ds :

1. tbe full e, and 2. tbe narrow e. Cf . Gr. § 1 Rem. 2 and § 2.

(e in Fante books often stands instead of ~ = a before i , u or other close vowel sounds) .

c~ or e-, pref. of nouns in the sing. (&

Jlft. 26, 15. - 102. dzi ad.gya ~ da adagyaw, to be naked. - (49.) dzi dase = di adanse. Mt. 26,62. - 103. dzi de:w, to 1'ejoicej s. dew. j]/It. 2, 10. - (9 .) dzi adze = di ade, to in""rit. -,- (17.) dzi dZEm = di d€m , to have Ct blemish. - 104. dzi adzibew = di dibea, to be in an office. - 105. dzL. mfamfanto, to follow .. afar off. 11ft . 26, 58. - (86.) dzi afora = di afra, to have one's portion with. }1ft. 24, 51 . -106. dzLhuhuuhii, to 1J// t[.1"l 111IW against. lYIk. 14,5. - 107. dzi abyem' , to make a cov&nant, testmnent. - 108. dzi a­hyia, to be gatherecl together. - (35.) dzL.~kyir = di .. aky i, to visit (.uns upon). - (29.) dz i mll = di mll , to be ,ohole; to be pB'lfect. lWt. 15,31. 19, 21. - (96 .) dzi mpaapem' = di mpaapaemu, to be clividecl. Mk. 3,24. - 109. dzi prim­prim, to be whole, strong, wel" in good healtlt. 11ft. 9, 12. 11fk. 2,17. - no. dzL. nse:mbon, to 1'ail at, revile, . blaspheme. l1Ik. 15,29. - (64 .) dzi awerEbo, to 1/Z0U/1W, wail, lament. 111t. 24, 30.

adziban = adibane , aduau . adzihew = dibea , office, 1'ank, posit'ion,-

place. [nza tree. dziihggr, F . 1. = diiboo. - 2. the bread­adzidzi = adidi, eating. adzidzi-dan-mu, a dining-j"oom. adzidzii: tsena adz., = tra adidii , to sit

down at meals. 11lt. 26, 20. o-dzidzifo, pl. a-, = didifo, gltest. ilit.

22, 10; glutton. [Mt. 23, 25. adzifidzi = adifude, intentperance, e.x;cess. edzin, pl. a-, = ediIJ , name. dziie ... dziii. .. dzo ... dzu ... F. (jue, jui,

jo, ju), s. dwe .. . d wi... dwo ... dwu ...

e pl.), s. Gr. § 29,2. 35,4 . 43. 44, of pTO­

noztns, § 60, 1-3) ofnu4nerals, § 77. 78,1 - is usually dropped in close connection with a preceding word. Gr. § 49,1.

c~ or e~, a pron" for a thing or things, wbicb is prefixed to the verb. Gr. §

112

54.58; in F . also for t he 2d. pers. sing. Gr. § 58 Rem.l.

t, emph. part., an enclitic sound giving emphasis after a wish or command) Gr. § 144 i ditto after the negative preterite t ense, § 170. Th is particle is also used in questions without a verb, as, Abu­rifo E.? 'what about the Abmi people? o6.e E.? how are your people at home? wo hanam mn E. (F.)? how a're you? us. me E? ctnd what about me? (ua me f! to say nothing about 1ne! p1', 2712); akyiri e? - b:>k.,:), s. akyiri.

fa, v. [,·ed. fefa, fofa 1 to take ; cf. gye, kukurut tase, rna so, som', yi, & de, fna , kita, kura. - 1. to take to make use of: pl', 1081 ; to lay !told on for 'Use. In these seDses it takes the place of the au.x. v. de in all negative and imperative sentences is. Gr. § 108,26-29. 205,5. 206,2. 208,3. 4. 237. 240 a. c. 241. Of. 26 (below). pr. 47. 136- 66. 168 f. - 2 . to take away: hella na wafa me tuo? who has taken my gun? - 3. to cm'l!J off (said a) so of in­animate objects): nall afa no, the water has taken hhlt, i. e. he is drotuned. pro 389. 3073. 3086; mframa afa me kycw k~, the ~vind has carried off -my hat. - 4·. to lay hold on, to seize: war;}' no gyiw, he has embraced his Zegs, i. e. impZmoeel him 1 begged his pm'don. - 5. to pick up and keep, to appro­priate what is found: paane yi, mahii wo fam'i mernfa ana? I have found this needle on the floor; may I keep U? fa! yolt J/lay have it ! fa ab~foJ to !1nd a dead animal (or game) in the bush. pr, 497; fa or tase IJwaw, to pick 1(,p or gather snails. pro 1080; F. to gather (fishe. in a net). j',It. 13,47. -6. to talee, i. e, keep f01' one's own: wubu kye:w yi ma hen&? mibu mafn, for whom do you. make this Cal)? I make it (so as to keep it, i. e.) for myself. Ps. 22, 19; cf. Gr. § 109,32. 243 b. Rem. 2. - 7. to take posses­sion of what is left or prepared by

f

fa

ee, an enclitic sound after names in the vocative (§ 46,2. 144) and in .ong •.

e, interj. express ing pleasure, joy, &0. 071,/ hal

el, eel, inter:}. expressing surprise, asto ­nishment: indeed!

~e = ch~e, (E.h ~e), inter:/. implying affir­mation, approbation , assent) consent &c" yes! syn. yiw, yic, ,viE.. Gr. § 146. -t hee, nc/

E' lJiresi, a. & n. En.glish, England; EIJ. asase, Eg. abrokyir i , England.

E' l)iresi-ni, pl. -fo, an EngUslnnan.

others: asase a Germanefo no gyawe no, Wendefo berae. - F. fa ahemma!) tsena. rou, to ·inhe1·it the kingdom.. 1I1t. 25,34. - 8. to obtain possession, of by force, to seize, caplllJre, cOllqu.er : fa dweIJ, to seize for a slave, to make booty of; woafa no dommum, he has been made captive; wofaa nnommum pii, they ma(le many calJUves (in war); wafs. kurow no, he has conquered the town. - 9. to take and use or misuse: fa obea, os igyafo. p,..167. 430; cf. nO. 6; fa ::Iyere (fa kun, F .). to take another's 'wife (hu.sband) illegally, i. e. to cOJ11Jmit a(Zultery. - 10. to take,get, 'lOin, acqub'e: fa abarima, to engage as a senJant. PT. (1077). 3676; fa adamfo, to enter (into) someone's service; or = fa ~y.>!)­ko, to make frieucUlIip with. pr. 1078. - 11. to obtain, get: wafa afuru , she hcu; got a bel/;y, i. e. she ;~ (big) willi child. - 12. to bear in mind: mafa me t irim, I have got (it) in my head, i. e. I have grasped the seuse or the 'Warning, I understand it = ma.ho. aSei I1'emember = makae. - F . fa adweo, to take thought, concel'n oneself = dwendweu . Jl[t. 6,26-34; ~ faa ho a· dwene SE ~de aSEDl po. no bEk~ rr ., he thought of carrying (made up hi.s mind to carTY) the gospel to T. j F . fa. apam , to take counsel. 11ft. 27, 1. ? - 13. to take inwa1'dly, to couceive: Mil. (me) a· bufuw daa, he of/en grows an[fry (toitll me). Pl'. 10?9 ; wafa me ad~lla , he has

fa J)3

taken a dislike to me. - 14 . to take, ai/;mit,' to choose, elect. 1 Tim. 5, 9. -15. to take in a passi ve sense, to get or catch: abel's, f atigue., toeaJ'iness, D­

yare, sickness: ora oben ntem, he soon gets ti1'ed; wafa oyare, he grew sick, has been taken ill; fa mmusu , to inC1W

a calanz,uy; to suffer the r esults of a mischievo,,;; deed. p ,'. 398. 555 f. 1738. - 16. to take a road, a course, to take Due's LOay over ... pro 1071. 1076; me wura kwa:g ni, obi mm fa bo ! -wofa be:gkum a, mda nifa. Gen. 13, 9; wamfa abonte:g so, na ofaa mfikyiri , he went behind the houses, not alon.g the street. Cf. 26. - era he ara a, in every ,-espect. K. § 133; cf. 21 b. - baabiara a da DO , whithersoever it turns. Provo 17,8. - ode fa ba na ode ko ho, he is indecisive. - 17. F. fa kwaIJ mu , to be "!ght, lawful, plfl'mitted. 111t.12,10. 22, 17. 27, 6. - 18. fa mn, a) to walk tlwough, take one's way through,. ~faa mfeDserem' gua:ge, he escaped thTOUgh

- the window. - b) ofaa rou dae, whilst this was going on, he fell asleep j nna faa no mu hatee, he feU f ast asleep. - c) memfa rou = memfa. h5 hwee, I do not cm'e (about). - d) fa .. mu (bi ), to take a part of something. Lev. 9, 17; if. 24 j F. yefa rou baD , what may we gain by it? - 19. fa '0 , a) with kwan (to take a way or 1"ocul): wafaa akwa!) foforo so koo waD kurom', they ,'etuTned to theil' (own) country by anotlurr way. 11ft. 2,12. - b) instead of Dam so in imp. & neg. sentences: (to do) by means of, s. Gr. § 108,27 . - c) to pass over somethilng, e. g. an affront. - to faU into obUllion, to be forgotten, or neglected: afa me so, Mil. m'ani s6 = m'ani afa so, m'ani apa so, m'ani afi so, me ,"erE aB. - et) to overcome: wafa n'atamfo so, he has overcome his enemies; eyi na efaa no so karaa, at this he was qu.ite over­come. - e) to make profit, to gain = fa mfaso ; wato!) ukesua no afa so, she has sold the eggs ailvantageollsly. -f) SE woya w opanyi!) bi na mete a, biribi bEfa w'ani so, if you, insult an

T8bi·English Diet.

fa

adult (f' I hear of it, yon will suffer f or it. - g) bu .. fa '0, (w6bU no fa so), s. due 4. - 20. f. ase : a) fa ase yE, to do secretly. 1 Sam. 18,22; cf nam ase. - b) fa ase, to act as an aperient, to evacuate the bo'Wels ; aduru no bda n 'ase, that medicine 'Will pU1-ge him. - 21. fa ho, ct) to move along, to pass by; if. siane ho, twa bo, twam'; mma mfrarna mrnfa wo ho bebrebe, do 1l0t let the wind play about yOlt too much, i. e. keep yow'self warm. - b) to touch on, to concern, affect, i1nport; to have to do with: eyi fa hii birib i, this has some ,"elation to it ; €:fa ho dE~? what has tTtat to do with it? wofa ho den ? what is it to Y0lt? aSEm no mfa me ho h wee, aT, memfci aSEm no ho h wee, that business is no ajfa'iT of m'ine, does not COnCeT'ft me; t. fa rna ho biribi, he has something to cl0 with you = one rna wu aSEm hi ; (Ma rna ho blribi, he takes s. tho f"om you); omfa ho hwee, he will have nothing to do with it, keeps neutral. - omfa (= Emfa) no ho, F. he shall be f,"ee, it is na­th-ing to ltirn, no business or concern of his. jJ1t . 15,6. 27, 4. - €de r efa ... ho, as to, relating, concerll-ing. - c) to d worn fa .. ho, to sing to a musical instrument ,. e. g. to dwom fa osaukii h6, to sing to the guitaT; cf. sauku. - 22. fa ne bO di, lit. to take and dispose of oneself, i. e. to become self­dependent, independent, f1'ee, to be Mnancipatecl. p " . 1075. 1439. - omfa ne h15 nni, he is ?tot Ids mort 1naster,. Kwasida mo nyinaa moafa mo b6 adiJ

on S 'unday all of YOtt are f1'ee, have your time for yottrselves. Cf. ofadi, fa~

wobO·kodi. - 23. fa di , to take and 'Use UjJ, to co?tsullne, spend, waste,. if, afaadi. - 24. fa (mu) to partake of. - 25. Very often fa in its iJJ1Jp, and 1teg, forms and in the info is used, in connection with another verb, as an aux. v. introducing or referring to a passive object of the principal verb, and at the same time imparting to the prine. verb a causative meaning. Cf, de, Gr, § 108. p". 136-169. 1072-74. 1083-88.

8

.- f~ 114 afa-b6

3176. E. g. fa bera! lit. take come, i. e. bring; k~fa bera, go take come, i. e, fetch ; fa k:)! take go, i. e, take it off, away with it ! fa tom' 01' fa t o so, lay (it) in or on, add it! fa fir i me , for­give lIle! Of. 1 (above). - 2 6. In otber cases fa is used as an aux. v. referring tbe action of the principal verb to a place, as taking its way through, or to a means employed ; ct, 16. 19 b. a­bove; it serves t hen to express the Eug, prepositions through, by &c. Cf Gr. § 108,27. 109,30.223,2. - In p,.. 3374 fa suppl ies t he place of the Eng. words up to, as far as. - 2 7 . min­nim SEnea woye DO fa, I do not know how t"t is done (made) i kyere (no) SE­

nea ::l OYE no mfa, show (him) how he 1Jt'ltst do it.

e-fa, Ak . F.l. ea1"lh, clay,1nud;soil ;sunsh, pist; Akp. d~te ; to fa = tu dote, to dig earth; b:) fa = bo ntwoma, hyirew, to dig ?"ed or white earth aod form itinta balls.pr. 1540; cf. bo 98;- de"k ii fa, to throw (one) down an the ground. - 2. the em·tlt, containing gold, under­neath afafunu & adada. - 3. F. dust: asase fa, dust of the earth.

afB:, 1. (a pair of) bellows. - ka afa, to blow the bellows. - 2. = nsania, balance.

mfa, weft, woof, the tln'eads that cross the WW]) (nsa) ht, weavimg.

nt, v. to become hom'sei ne nne a-ta, he (his voice) has become or is hoarse; ne nne fa daa, he is always h.

fli v. F. to go after, 111l1'Sue. &fU, aNi:, 1)l. a-, feast, festival, lwliday;­

h y e fil, to keep a feast, to celebrate a !estiv(ll; w~hyehYE fa, they celebrate festivals,· e.s, w::Iye afrihyiade biara, wodi afe; ::Ihene bye fii = ::Ih. behyi da. Gf. adae.

o-fti, pl. ari., afil-ari., 1. the half of a thing or number of th ings; moiety. -2. the other sitZe or part of a thi ng or place, a separate place. - 3 , part, piece; cf. sil), g6w. Pl'. 64. 3110. 3481; grit·ne-ta.. half and half; only in pm'!. 1 Cor. 13, 9.12; ogyina fa or f8. baabi , he stands apart, qsitle; da afa, to sleep

sepamtely; cf. di 50. p". 201. 384. 705; cf. Gr. § 80,7. 84, tako & f8ko (one side),- afa-nu, af asit, aU,Oal) (two, three, four sides), & fam'.

afii, s . • fa & ofii. afa, place, 1'00111; side; ala: da so W::I h~,

still there is ?·oom. Lk. 14,22; ~w~

YEI) ara, he is on ow' side. Lk. 9,60; onnyina obi afa, he is ?uml1·al.

afa-af~, F. by hal'oes. mfa, mfahAma., the G-u.inea-'lOOTm, Film''-a

'medinensis, a whitish wor m tbat bor­rows in t he human cellular tissne; i t has the t hick ness of t wine and may attai n a yard's length . Dyare mftt, mnt ayE no, he has got a (J-ninea-'lool'nt ; mm. ahye ne gya, the G. approaches the S1.t1iace, scratches, itches, pinches, the skin is ?"aised by it; mf~: no atwe, na aka ne hObo; rnfj, no ab6bo U kra.

faa , ad. plainly, clearly, really = fee, pUee, t renene, ra!!l); continually; swiftly (e.g. of a bird) ; anomaa y i tu faa, this bird flies swiftly.

fa~ F. ?t. emptiness, nothing. frul, flialaa, a. adv. 1. flexible, flexile,

limber, lithe, pliable, pliant; tenaciolls, tough; 8ylt. nkafllka, ftl)U, biilla, saa ; - mframa bg duo. no a , eye fda (s. saa); onipa yi, ne mu (ne natl, ne nsa) ye faa, wanya nsa filii. - 2 . reeling, totter­ing, vacillating; ~oam faa-faa, he tot­ers, 'walks totteringly; cf. t~ ntintal).

a fa-adi, spend-thrift; bankrupt, insolvent debl01'; woaYE wo bo afa-adi, !Iou have 'made yom'self bal1kr1tpt; cf. ofadi.

o·ra-ba, inf. [de ba, fa baJ bringing, pro­curing. pro 2137 ... of. adwuma, apositive task. K. § 221.

o-fabaf6, fabafo, pl. a-, 1. = ofak'J-ne­fabaf6, invrigu(!;r, tale-bearer, tell-tale. Provo 12,2. - 2. = 'Jfarebae, inventQT. Rom. 1,30.

fa-baIj , pl. a·, = dotebal) , mud-wall, pise­wall. [G. fence].

fa-bea: n'akwal) no f., the paths of thei1' C01t1'Se. Job 6,18.

c-fa-beIj, ?'ed or yellow clay,. cf. k~t::lfa , ntwomn. - Afabel), Pl'. n.

afa-b6, pl. hl. clod, glebe; a lump or pieces of S1.O'I:Sh (i. e. the e((rth of a pise-

fa-ob6·tb-me-gyam' 115 <-fam

wall) from a ruined building j .,'uins " ",bbis".

fa.t;)bo-to-me-gyam' (lay a stone into the fire fo'l" me] name of a sickness = ku­kru·me-ta-aWiam',

fa-obrcbrc, a Dickname of the aturukuku. f:i--d.al), pl. a-, dotedaI) 1 'JJtud house, '"utd

cottage) building i 'n pisff. afade pl. iel. gain, profit, lucre, acqzti­

Sitio111, p1'oceeds; booty, spoil, lJl;zmder; cf. asade, afowde; ea'rnings.

o-f:idi, info 1. using up d!;c., s. fa di. -2. Z'iberty, emancipation; s. fa ne ho di , ahOfadi.

m fadi, in.f. the (taking ani£) keeping of • thing fo?' one's self.

o-fadif6, pl. a-, = onipa a ~bo obosom de ne ho kya i syn. abosoIJkwaa.

o-fa-dum, pl. a-, F. = {lfasu, a 'wall; cf. ·dum. [tam'.

anuS, p ass, defile, in JJtOltntains cf. mpo­afll-afii, pl. of ofii; S. afii. o-f£-fa, lllli. partaking, participation. afaJa, pl. id. (f, person 1.o1w cannot use

(one of, or all) his N1Jtbs owing to disease.

faafaa , adm. gently ; e. g. of the win d: mframa b:J f. j cf faa.

o-fMafo, pl. a-, partaker. mfafanto, mfafato, F. s. mfamfanto. "fafimt>, (afef.), afof. , pl. m-, butterfly;

cf. oyima. fafiiraha, an herb poisonous to goats;

s. fofrahi. mfafekuwa, F. members. Eph.5,30. ~~fa~firi, i1~f forg iveness, pCl/nZon; syn.

'OfakYE, fa-asem-kYE. - fa firi -ka, inf absoluti01>. K . § 340.

~~fafo [can. De fifo] one wlw talces &c.; cf. fa (e,p. 5)_ pT. 3163. fworm.

~.faf6 , pl. m-, a person with the G-uinea­mfa.foro, illl. F . a 1'enewed taking or

1.lndertaking: fa mf., to begin afresh; ma yemfa no mf. nsom wo, grant that we ?nay serve thee in newness of life.

fcifuu, (uZ,v. en#rely = kOl'aa &c. afa-fUnu, mould; a sfFrt of earth dug up

first in digging gold; ct. fa, asasehono, adada.

taglidet, metal [€fa, gu, ade) things from the soil that may be molten and cast].

mfa-hiimii, s. mfa. - mfa-h6,F. = mfaso. fa-ho-di, F . emancipation, freedom; cf

fa-wohii·kodi . faho-faho, adv. (fa hii , to move along):

w{)fa fabo-f.) they sail along the sh01-e; cf w{)nam ano·ano, tlley 'Ufalk along the shoTe.

mfahil, tindel'; abe ho bOIJ bi akyi na w:Jde yE mf.

afi'i-hyt, inf. f estival, celebmtion of a festival; af. bi dUl, some festival d1"eW near; cf. adae.

a·faka., F. a pool of wat er ; epo·f ., bay, gltlf; cf. mfako, t aka.

fliMa, fiikliflikll, a. flexible &c., S. fail . mfa-kli-ho, iltf.(theactof)adding, add'ition . mfak6, Aky. = faka. ~-f-a-ko, 'O·fil,ko, s. {)f~, Gr. § 80,7 ; o:ak6

a. y egyi n& aT yegyina, where we stand. p". 813. 3481. - ~- rako-tra, living in one place; sedenta17/ life; :Jf. dodow, 1nuch sitting.

fako-hew, place to put a thing. pro 2008 f. mfa-k6konini, a cutaneous ertl,pbi()1~ caus­

ed by the Guinea-worm when about to manifest its existence in the body.

o-fako-ne-faba, F . afako-afaba. inf. tale­bea1'ing ; damfo, w6ya 'O f. , f1'iencl, Y01.f,

tell tales on both sides! - o-fako-ne­faba-fo = tale-bearer, busybody, offi­cious, meddling, 1neddlesome person; cf. ateakosewa.

o-fa-kyc, inl. = ofafiri , forgiveness, pa1-­d01'; F. y< f. , to be forgiving ; cf. fa­aSem-kYE.

Cam' = fa mu. e-fam" e·fam' [Efa muJ soil, groUlnd, floor,

bottom,; in the gro1.f4td, on the gr01l1nd, at the bottom; down, below,. syn. ase; asase, asase so; cf. Gr. § 119. 124,3 . . Olii dua no so sii fam', he came down from the tree; oBi pOIJko so sE f., he alighted fmln the horse; ofii bY"n mu sE f., he came from the ship to land, he disembarked; ne kaaa da f. , he speaks slowly; ne nsa asi £.) he has worked in vain; {)bo ne wura f., he cheats his master by hiding his ac­coun ts; he steels mouey fro'ln his master (thus impoverishing him) j ne bo k0 f., its pTice is going clown aT falling.

s*

famm

0 501'0 ne fam', heaven and earth. pl',

472 j fa ro ' ne nsu ani , by laud a1al by sea; eti De sor a (or mpampa m) besi ne fam' dEm biar a nni no ho, from the head to the feet, (1'om head to foot, froUl top to toe, there is no blemish in him; cf. 2 SaUL. 14,25. - ntama no rou tew abieJ) fi SOl'O de besii fam', the veil was 'rent in two fTom the top to the bottom. J11t. 27,51. - eUl}h. (oe) fam', female genitals. - fam' . kwan, overland road. - Red. fam ' ·fam',a(lv. onthegronnd, very low, doumward(s}.

famm, ci., ((dv. 1'ed; yellow; syn. k~o, kokoo... Wode sika aye. h<'.i f. j wode ntwoma akwaw dary no mu f.

flim, v . [red. f~mfam, fomfam] I . to encir­cle 'with one's ar'1Jts, to emb7'ace,' syn. bam, ye at uu j abofra DO abHam' me ayE:. me atull the child embraced and hugged me with his anns. - one me afam, we are united, agree. - 2. m m ho, to adhere closely, to cleave, cling or .lick to. pr. Vi3.; cf. bat. (bo); ham. fam dua ho, the climber adheres to the t1'ee ; Ham ho; F . suro fam ho, it is coupled with fear. 1 Pet. 3,2; obo no f. fasu no bo, he smites him to the wall. 1 Salll. 18,11. 19,10. - Of. ka 43, afammoa, miomfamho. - 3. b'J . .f.iim, twa .. f. = di bonnoi mek;,bo mafiIm, I am going to do some job; obo adw u­rna no faro ansa.

fam, v. to become thin or lean; syn.. f~I). 'O-fiim', u kind of cake; cf. tetare. fum', fam' [ora mu1 what is on the side

or lJa1't of, part, concern, due, duty, 1'ight; ma1llJler; "egion, dh·ecIJion. Owo dom fam" he is on the side of the enemy: roe faro' de, biri bi nsiw wo kwa!j , for my Pa?'t nothing shall pTe­vent you; me ne wo fam' de, e:gbia, it is of no consequence to me and thee; Ollyame hWE fam' yE IJwoIJwa, (the way of) God's p"ovidence i-s wonde/ful; Eha· fam' , hereabout, €ho(nom) fam', there­about; Epo-f'itm" sealOards.

nfnm', F. clistrict, region. 111t. 15,21. 11Ik. 7,31. u'afam' dze no, fo?' lu:S part.

afam a, a medicinal plant. mfamb a, F. seed. Jlft. 13,31. Jlik. 4,31.

116

fam' -ade, matter, stuff; the world Of maLleI' (and IJ/ inil), ?/,acuTe; 0pp. hOI}­hom. K. § 173.

afam'dc, (pl. id., = ade a s\V~ fam ' a.s. efi fam') eal'thly things/low or mean things,. earth, stones and minerals. K . § 173.

afam'dualJ' [fam, adU3 IJ] food gr010ing ulIldergl'outncl, as yam &c.

fa-roe-ye, a EU1'opean medicine, e.g. 1'el· tos fluid.

wfamfa, <F. fa mra, pl. 01 '), a small bTasS pan, used in weighi ng gold; bowls. Rev. 5,8. pro 1633.

fam' -fam' [so d am'] very low or deep beneath; f. a5ase, "the land of the depth", the lower pm·ts of the ea?-th. Ezek. 32, 18.24 (cf. 31,14-18: asase ase).

famfa0 t'O, Ak. a species of fly. mfa{m )fanto, F.: dsi .. mf., to fo llolO one

at a distance or stealthily. mfamfia, circu:it, compass; - bo .. . ho mf.,

to go about or round, to compass; to S16T1'owzd; to enci1'cle;-obo daIJ no bo m/'. = okyini da!j no ho, he cmn;passes the house in order to see whether t here is any danger , or to fin d a place to enter; ~ko bo YEIJ ho mf. = twa yEI} ho byia, there is fighting ?'oltlld about 'us.

famirclJIJ, adg'. empty. mfammixi [fa IJ biri] a dish of dark-green

)Jot-herbs, the poorest meal. Prov.16,17. aftim-moa, [aboa a d am obi ho] a,t. an-i­

mal that clings to one's person or clo­thes. pr. 1089.

fam' -ni, pl. -fo, 1. a lowly, In{Jmble or modest person. 2. Sam. 6,22. - 2. a man f'rom below, of the ea?·th, earthy. 1 Cor. 15,48.

fam'-su , physical natu.re; f. un! nyh), physical development. 1(. ~~ 185,2.

£-Cal) , Ak. fane, herb, vegetal;le, ]Jot-herb, cabbage, greens. PI'. 1340.

WI]I), a., adv. = faa, biUiB. &0, tough, flex­ible, elastic; ne mu bu f., he ha.s a pliant back; ne nsa bu f. , he has supple fingers.

f tilJIJ, a., GCZv. clear, distinct. p lain; open, st'raight{o)'"l,octrd; ope117y.11fk.l,45. - SY"'. fe1) I} , fee, pefee; m'ani bUll no fa IJI} sE oko, I distinctly saw 7ti.,n, going away;

fa nll 117 mfare-tu-Mre

kit no f. kyere me, tell me p laiJli;' [G. idem .)

fanfi, v. to trouble, harass, fatigue = !ella, fona; syn. haw. L k. 10,40. pl'. 1528.

afana, a certain tree, used for fuel j the frui t is eaten.

afana, Ak . s. afaa ; asate; ye ya sel) mIa­ua.kam, f alse accusation, (pains) hzltrts more than a cut {1'om a s1Oo1'Cl. - 0 -

fan8..f6a, Ak. = ~foasoafo . afaniHi, aIaDaWa, F . aIanaba, pl, ro-,

{eutale, wench, especially f emale slave. p ro 122. 1090 ,. maicl-servant. - mi n­n im n' afanaa-ba!J , I do not know wllat sort of a 1-ooman she is.

m fiinaa-hyia, inf.: ohyia no mf., he 'JJ'la1'.

1'ies her as if she 'Were a slave. fan e, Ak. ;; . faB. p ro 106. aflin3.Ij, s. ~fa. o-fa-nc-Ya, s. ~ ra ; 'J f. Kristoni, a (half­

and-half CltJ"istian' j a half-hearted Clt. fanes, G., Dan. fo wndation; syu. fapeme,

IJbyease, m£ase, ntoase j - t o f 'J to lay tlw fo"ndation (in building). - F . gutter. channel.

o-fangy a, p l. m -, F. a large knife = ofannya.

f iInim, v. im,pers. to be less bad, 1!tore tol""able, to be pref""a1Jle (when a cboice is to be made between two or more unfavourable thiogs). "Ne bo a fuw" a­nase " ne bo ahuru", H anim nea e.wo be? zfanim abufuw (ua ernfanlm abo­h uru), 'lokich is the milde:r exp1'essio1t: ulle is angry" or ({he is en/raged"? ((to be angry" is 1Wt so strong as rt to be enraged!),. d anim eyi, na emfanim eno, this is less bad than thatj eyi YE af­anim, this appears to be milcler j me ne no no i Manim, I have notking to do with hint; bone mu nni afanim (prop. no one wrong is worse t han another, i.e.) wrong is W1·ong. pl'. 1091. 2451.

mfa-l]kae, the ends (li t. "emavnder) of weaver's threads, thJ'1{J/lt. Isa. 38, 12.

fa-l)l)o, petroleu,m, lceroserle. D. As. mfaosu , a species of bead,. s. abene. F a n t" , F . Mfantse, the Fante (F ant i,

Fantee) coul1lfJry and the langtlage or dialects spoken there. - Fante-kasa,

t he Fante langltage. - Fante-malJ, t he Fante nation. - ~-fanteni, p l. l\:l- -fo, Fantefo (F . Fantsenyi, Mfantse­fa), a Fallte man, Fante people. -Fante-pem nyinaa, all the Fantes a'nd thei1' confederate tribes.

c-falJ-tewfo, ]Jickers of vegetable' J a by­name of the Fantes j ct. ofiit ewfo.

ofanb, -biaa, -biri = of onto ... fanton yamp c: {lYE f' J -Jye fanton yam ­

peni = 6ye kwasiamaIJkwaa j ct. a­uwomal)woma.

o-fannya, ofannya l pl. m-, a- I a bill-hook without a n ose = adar e.

afanu, s. of a.. pro 714 f.,. IJk~so ba af. , a P1'Og1'esS takes place on both sides, in both dil·ecllons.

fa-pem(e), F . f oundation. 11ft. 7,25; cf. fanes, nny inaso.

a far, afar(e)bo, afar(e)bodze, a far(e)pata, F. = afore, -b~, -bode, ·muk a.

fax-a, s. fra. - fara, V. [so fa re]: f. akom = fa akorn , to heco'me possessed with (t f etish; cf. akom.

afaraw = aferaw j F. afaraa, afraa, id,.

fare, V. lobs. a strengthened form of fa) s. fefare.

mfiu:e, mfar ow [fa de) the tr""k of an elephant; zsono mf. mu da ak wau abiel) , the -crtunk of the elephant contains two passages.

afare, a kind of he/rb, very tender, used as a medicine j ne t iri m ye. merEW se af., lw is tender-hea·rted. Pl'. 2989.

Jnfare, Ak. mferz, fresh air j light, cool breeze, geutle wind; mframa a eye a awow nnim', nso ah ohuru nnim' . Meko­gye mfare, I am going to take the air, I want to take an aidng; - mfare t n dOl)kor o ne nDon-naIJ mu, the cooling breeze conzes between 1 and 4 0' clock.

ofarebae, pl. ofarebaef6 [nea of a' baeJ the inventor, author (Heb. 6,9) or origin­ator of a new game, play , song or other thing. pro 1093; evildoer, wrongcloe1'j heretic; cf ofabafo.

mfare-da1), a cool, airy room, SlflJWter

house )' c{. mframa-dal). mfareh3, inf. [fa bo] c07npass, circum­

ference, periphery,. ct. afefare. mfare-ru.-b t1r e, mfare·tu-b.!re, the time

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from about 1 to 4 o'clock in the after­noon i ct. mfare & betwabere.

o-fare-n {y)i, 1'1_ afa r{e)fo, F . (= opofoni), {islllrr. J1ft. 1,16.

afar( e)pata, F. = aforemuka. Mt. 23,18. fa-8M, adv. lit . take it so, viz. just as it

1.s = 1'ather, syn, romoro. Nea wade k~­som Asantefo DO) fa-saa k::>som Abor::>­fo , instead of serving the Asantes, serve rather the Ezt1"opeans. - Fasaadam'­ase, (B e-co71tent-with-it-thank ... -me) pr. n. given to a slave.

afas!, s. ofa. afaase-dtrru, afaaseduru [aduru a era ase]

p'urg(dive, aperient. afaset, Ak. = afasew. - afase-biri, 1.

= afasew-tuntum. - 2. da·,-k-violet colour, pu,rple. Rev . .9, 17. 17, 4. 18,12.

fa-astm-kYE, forgiveness; onnim f. pii , there is not much placabiliby in him; ct. ofakyo, ofafiri . (p,'. 1072).

afasew, Ak. -sec [Ewe] an inferior kind of yam; s, ::>de. 1'1', 858. 1094.

af~e:kani, afasew-runtum', afasewa­depa, diff. kinds of yam; s. ~de.

mfaso, info gain, profit, benefit, emolu­ment. Pl' .. 1095. 1277. 3577. - e.ho or e.so W~ mf., it is useful, profitable, ad­vantageous; e.bo 01' e.so nni mf., it is of no 'Use, llseless, mz,projitable. - wa­fa mf. pH = wMft so pH, he has made or gained much profit. - pe. .. ho mf. , to make merchandise of. 2 Pet. 2, 3. - mfaso-de, means of making profit.

mfaso-pc, info greedJiness, self-interested­ness.

mfaso-pcf6, a self-interested person; greedy of gain or profit.

fasua, a certain plant whose leaves are used as a medicine for chest complaints ; its seedlike fruit is edible.

a-fasu, pl. a-, wall. pr. 328,- to r., to-build a wall.

af3.su-t6, in,f. building a wall. - afasu­dum, proJections (of the wall). Ezek. 40,16.22,. cf. odum, ntam'fasu. - afa­su-kyiri, the outer wall. 2 Sam. 20,15. - ufasn-sll), ?·uins,. cf. afabo.

fata, v. to jit, suit, meet,- to become. pro 2037. 2864; ~f. otu, he deserves exclu­sion (from a sooietY i congregation &C.)i

cf. di 14. 15. - F. to be w01·thy of. lUt. 10, 10. - f. so, to agree, accord or harmonize with,. to be fit, fitting, suitable, proper, appropriate. Ct. ~e. , SE so, & seB, kye.B so, boro so.

fata, V. F. to have (the eye) on, to see. fatafam, iatiif5t.a, a .. ailv. ?'eeling, stag­

gering, fluctuating, flickering, fickle, unsteady,. ampan' t tl fatafata , the bat /l'its, flutters ,. ct. (are, V.

mfatBe, mfataso, inf. /ilmess, aptit1lde,­accordance.

a-Ia:-tewf6, 'those that have separated', se. from the main body of the Fante­Tshi tribes emigrating from the interior to the coast; a byname of t he Fantes,. cf. dagtewfo.

f8:·to, inf. buildt"ng in pist (swish). mfaAo-ho, inf. cOJnjJariso1t, simiUtude,

appUcation of a similitude. Pl'. 1096 ,­alleg01Y. Gal. 4,24. - mfatoho-sim, parable. K. § 318.

mfa-to-so, inf. a false charge or accu­safi,oJl., il1z,putation,. defamation,- syn. mm6toso, adansek'rum' . [13,20.

fatU-dade, pl. -nnade, mattock. 1 Sam. o-fa-twa, inf deJlll.tnciatioll,. sycophancy,

tale-bem·ing,. fJreacliery, perfidy. o-fatwafo, pi. a·, denouncer, sycophant,

tale-bearer, f;ra£tor . 2 Tim. 3,4. Pl'. 1097. fa-woh6-kodi ["take thyself go eaf') a

name for lep?'osy (ct. kwata, piti), be­cause a slave seized by it was set free, i. e. left to himself. Of. di 6.

fa-wohil·kodi-ni, pl. oro, 1. byname of a leper. - 2. a person set free, freed­man.

ft, few, Ted. ftft, fefl:w, ftffefe &c. (Gr. § 70) ad;'., adv. 1. fine, pJ·efty, nice, comely (Cunt.l,5. 10), beautiful, anl'llS­ing. 1"" 1218.2950. 3555; (pl.) asore­da:g afde., beautiful churches. - after h 0, handsome. Pl'. 28. 1392; syn. gualJB , kama, os6. - 2. giael, in the expres· sion €ye me n, it 'makes me glad, g'ives me joy,- €y! me ft(w) s€ moaba, I am glad that you have (are) come. Of. de.w, n., ahoofe.

fe, v., S. fefe.w. fe, pl. a-, a bleeding wound especially in

the heaa, syn. apirakuru i w~bo no fe. ,

fo

wobobo no afe = wopira no, wopira­pira no, they 'watt/ltd him j ode ne fe. DO k oe, he 'Went with his wound,. ne U. no atu, his too'ltnd has become ulcerous.

fe, v. [,·ed. fife] to be or become fine, tender, soft, SNtOoth by grinding, pound· ing i said also of woven t hings i - kye­kyere no afe d<lkodoko, that meal is very finely ground,- fufnu no fe, the doughy l1~asS of pO'lf,nded yam (or plantains) 'is soft; ofe a Me yi, meren­siw biD, as it is so fine already, I will not poul1~d it any longer; aduru DO mfei € , the powdered medicine is not yet fine enou.gh; ntama yi ani fe, this cloth is soft, smooth, fine. Cf. fee, fei, v. & fekoo, a.

f~, v. [,·ed. f~f~l 1. to eject from the stomach, the throat, the mouth; to vomit. p". 190. 890. - fe nt.su, Ak. ta D'r to otasu, to th1'OW out saliva or spittle, to spit out. p". 2347. - fe ho· bore, to eject phlegm; fe abohor. (fig.), to foam out shameful wOTds, to com­'mit shameful deeds. - 2. fe ho, to flow over ; cf. fere ho, tere ho, boro so, bu so . - 3. to yean~ or long for, to desi1'e, desiderate ; to be homesick: m:ife (= m'ani agyina) me n il, me kil, rom', me y:J!)ko y i ; Me no, wafe no. - 4. fe De ho akyiri, to repent; to 1'elent. Ps. 135,14 ; aSem a midii no, mafe me hi) akyiri se, I 1'epenJ very m'llch (of ) ,.hat I have done. F. id. jJ{t. 21,32. 27,3.

c ~ f~, 0-, Aky. :Jf~E., info vomiting. pr.1098. -fe, n . (compounded with another nouD)

dlltty, tax; cf. asikafe, I)wafe. fe, v., s. few. fe, adv. completely, entirely,. thoroughly,.

if. kor.a, p. &0. Gr. § 134,3 c. Wadi ne nyinaa fe! wapra :Jdal) mu h:J ny. fe; wasesa w nsu no ny. fe. Ct. fefeefe.

fee, V" s. fei. fee, adv. openly, plainly, clea1'ly; cf.

ragg , fegg, pMee. Eda h<l fee; mihiill no fee, - mihuu no m'aniwat;o' fee, I saw him with 1Jty own eyes; n'agua:g DO, m'aniwam' fee, I was a·1t eye-wit­ness of his flight.

fell.

fee, aclv. deep, deeply, fa1' down, fa1' below the S'lUl face. Eda ase fee; .bye mti fee j me nsa. ako nsti no mu fee na miI)hu.

(fii), rei!, (tee 1) intelj. a challenge to fight and its answer. - Se wo aSem te sa me de a, twiw bera na. Y€l)ko! - lee, an ab,usive word addressed to one who is slow in obeying. - te~­fe~, a word of contmnpt. pro 1099; cf. mfi , F .

aft, pl. (F . id.) mfEro, mfEnom, a p"rson of equal age, size, 1'ank,. playmate, companion, comrade, fellow; F. afe, neighbo'lllJ's. - wo ME ne nea wo ne no BE. afe, pro 1826; woyc:: me mf€f6. pro 11M; bo afe, to enter into fellOUJ­ship with. pro 682. - ode me hye afE, :Jde n 'ME bYE me, he deems me his equal, he obtrudes kimself 1('pon me; cf. afEbYE, mpekua, fekuw.

afe, pl. m ', yeaT; syn. afiribyiaj afe afe akatua, yeaTly payor salary. - di afe, to celebrate a yearly festival ,' W:J' ad i mfe du ne akyiri or w:Jadi mfe du de rek:J, they are ten yeal'S old and t<pwm·ds. Nt<. 3,15. 4,3; if. afedi & di 2H. 75. - mfe ~'~u wo mfe so 1 [may (many) years be added to yowl' years!) may you, live long!

aCe, pl. ro-, comb. e-fe, a kind of fly-brush, fan for fiies,

made of t he tiny sticks or fibres of palm-leaves, tied together; emu akase bi wo ho a akomfo de kom. Cf. mmi­f~, asaft

roM [CO". n e mf~] the side of the body; of man and animals i cf. mfeban. -mIem', the side of the body, viz. the i1uner part of it: me mfe( m') y. me yaw, I have pain in m.y siele.

fca, fea, a child that died fiTSt in a fa· mily (before any of its brothers or sisters); " abofra a wawu yi ye. faa". pr.630.

fea, v. I. to lay up or by, to keep, pre­serve; fa fea ma me = fa kosie rna. me [obs.]. - 2. to give in addition, to add, to 'repeat (a blow, shot, punish­ment): wab:J no tWere, wafea no; wa, fea aboa no or watow no tuo area no

mfM 120

= watow no t uo bio; 'O ren no, he gives him lite last, deadly stroke. - fea so, to 1'cpeal, do again. Provo 19,19 = paa so; cf. fon so, pua j fea ho, to enlarge. - fcufea h6, to }Juff (up), to give a betler {(,ppearance to, set off to the best advantage, Lo imp"ove on reality; to explain by companSOl1; mofeafea atoro bo to me so. - mfeafeab6 (inf .) en­l'«(.1'gemcnt, augmentation.

mfi!6 = ro ff •. fcuwon, pl. mf~a-mf~aa, a. pointed, taper­

ing, as a pyramid, obelisk, spire, sugar­loaf. pro 1667; tkin, slender: kotokUl'Q­du ayaase yE f. i hama f., Judg. 16, 12.

ream', an (tm'lilet to bring about the quick delivery of , ch ild. Pl'. 178.

a-learn', s. ofIarn . pro 1100. mfC-bo lJ , mfe-b{tlJ, the side of the (human,)

body,. cf. mfe. [yeaI'. m fedu, F. last year. - m fedan, next afe-du lj, info li t. the t'lf1'1ting (HiJWwing)

of the year. pl'. 3101; the year's end. Ex. 34, 22. 2 I(g. 4,16f.; afedan s~seE., twelve months ago ; e.ha oJ., a tlOelv(JM month hence, next yea,.. [sary.

rue-di, iuf. festival, feast-day, anniver­af~d'i, afE.-di, info = fEW·di, scorning. a-fe-dif6, ofe ... ,pl. aM, scorner. Prov.l,22. fcc, v, with as e, to }n'opagate, to C011--

!Jinue, increase or J}/ultiply by generClr Lion or successive production (o f animals nnd plants) i to breed abundantly. AkoM

ko no ase aree, that hen has hatched a goodly 1f.,umber of offspring i mefee m'ak6k:) yi aSG, I let this fowl of mine breed ; :)d6 no ase afee, that yam has propagated or spread i ruefEe me de ase, I propa.gate my yam i duaba 0.

wode miitt me no, ase oJ€e. Cf. fefew, foe. mfi!£ = mffi •. - fi!iifi!ii, s. Wi. fefo, fofa, red. v. I. , s. fa. - 2. with

h 0: to wind 1'ound about .. :)w6 fMa­fMa duO. no bo, Ihe serpellt is winding itself rouml the tree ;11 ma.ny coils i ow6 afMaf~ra "'1 ... is womlll ..

fefuu, a. flex ible ,C'c. , s. fan. Diff. fif!lii. mfefduu, mfMli.nit = rofofloa. feflll'C, 1'of{we, 1wl. v. [fare = fa] 1. to

dr.1J to a cert((in dflgree (in pottery &0.) i ntnma no fef. or fof., the cloth

mfMewa

is (h'ying. - 2. to seize, take posses­sion of; to occupy, to fill (a apace). Ek ~i.w arHare me aro~ne mel I am deep­ly inlJolved in debt.

afefare(m '), info exteJlsioll, exte-nt ; the space occll,pied by something, t he sur­fa ce included within any given lines, area; ciTcUluference, compass; - oda!) yi af. De turo y i de se, the area of this house and that of this garde-n, are alike,. d ua yi af. bEYE anaromo!) anau , the ci1'cU'lnference of this tree is about four f eet.

fefe: ~YE 01' ~YE f. , he is partial; OyEE f. (wo) aSEm yi mu papa, he showed himself too partial in the matter; 6ye f. wo adwuroa rou, (from fatigue or dis­like) he leaves off 'lOoTking,

f ere, a., s. fE. nfefedc, (ine, nice, beautiful thing or

thiugs; S. mfeC£w·ade. - F . the plea­sures of the world.

fe",ee, ,·ed. v., s. f , i . PI'. 1101(. fcfeefe, a. , allY. accurate, exact; exact­

ly,. completely, thoroughly,. :)kll aSEm a, :)kyerE ase f. j okyere me ade a, roete ase f. j syn, pepeEpE; cf. fee. - fCCeeM

fe-,,£!, in(. accuracy &c . .rcfefo, hanghty fellows i quarrelsome men;

cf. rofer.w •. ft1~~ef6, little child1'en of 2 to 5 years. fefer e, Ted. IJ., s, fEre. - feCe.·c, 1'ed, v.,

s. fere. feCere-fefer e, (lelg'. flickering i okanea no

ayE f., tile liglit jtic!.:ers (before dying). afefe-sem , a (leNglttful thing or matter i

odo yE af., Enye akyeukyenDe, love is a mailer of free will, not of constraint or COJJlPuls/oll; di af., to behave well or decently. - ufeftscm-dl, info gooel, decent behaviour or couduct, decenCJJ.

feftw, s. fde, a. fcfew, 1·ed. v., S. few, 6fewj to suck; to

feed sweetly Oil, Job. 24,20. fcfew, 1'ed, u. few, to bud, sproul, sll oot

(out or fortll) , to put fm'tll shoots i 10 grow (up), prosper, /lourish, especially of plants. p,., 107 i - roii wo adwuma mf. wo yEU mu. Of. fe w, fEe, fromm .

fcf6w-b ere,t spring, lnWleWll : yi mf., to tease i 6yl roe mf.,

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he teazes me, excites me to ungover­nable anger = 0horan me bo > ohuru me bo, oyi me abufu, oyi me abL -IDreleWa-yi, mfefe:wa'yi, in/. tea;~ing. - mferewayi-f6, pl. id. a quarrel­some person.

mfcft w-ade = afdede. pT. 1103 ,- pomp, state, lux'w"Jj,. onW1tUmts. Isa. 3, 18.

mfefc(w)e, sprout, s'wot. Ezek. 16, 7. rufd6, s. afE. pr. 156. 1104. afb-fOfor6(-da), NelO Year's day. afe·ba, CenUf,1·y ,. af. a eto so ana!) , the

fourth centlt1"!J. mfe-ho-~kyir, F. repentance. kft. 3, 11 ,­

cf. Dnuho, ahonu. aft-b ye, i1lf. impudence, insolence, ar-

1·ogance ,. disrespect, dispm'agenlent ,. cf. byE. afE; - 6ys. af., instead of associat­ing with bis companions of the same age, he puts himself on a par 'with elder persons, intnldes himself, forces his c01J"pany "upon them.,. - de!)' af. ni I

fei (or (fee), v. to search by opening or entering into (p,-. 2138), to prick, to poke,- to pick,- wofei wo,g ani warn', a­sam' , onipa ho akwan nyinaa rou , nta­mam'i wafei n'aniwam' hws me (/ig .), he looks at me sharply, keenly, uyith clear eyes. - Red. feef~e, feMM, fei­fei j wof. De !)hwi mu ; wlifeifei kuru nom' a, aIJka wobehii nea paane no hYE; - to consider (closel;y). lKg.3,21.

~fei, ~fei [afe yi ?] ada. now, at present. pT. 1106,- after that, the",- EkaU no wo­koe, afei de, WOYE biako. - F. efei , <!ofi, ~mfiJ mfi.

afe-kae, yearly celebration, anniversaJ"Jj,­awoda·di , odwira-twa ye af., the cele­bmtion of the bililuiay, of the yam­custom, is a yearly keeping 1('P of the real birthday or the first institution of the custom respectively.

fekao, fek-;)-fek-a, a. It adv. fine plilveJ"ized,­yam no r., grind it quite fine,- aduru DO ayE f. = afe ays. u€tc:.bets, muhu· milbil (of dry t bings), b6dobodo (of things mixed with water).

mfe-koropa, As. innu.merable years. fekuw [afE kuw) a heap or company of

persons having about the same age,­any number or body of people forming

{<rom

a cOJJzpany, society, association, club ,­sect. Acts 24,5. - Kristofo f. bi, Christians having the same creed or confession. Me fekuw so kYEIJ wo de, my contemporwries Cl're more 1MfIIlte1"0'llS, 11l-y company or party is larger than yo"rs ,- 6bO feku-b6ne, he keeps bad company. - F. oyer nya. okun ho fe­kwu, the wife en(joys the com,pany of the husband. Prk. - feku(w)-M, inf. formation of a society &;c., association,­fellowship ,- companionship. K. § 306.

o-fekuni, ofekuni, pl. -fo, mem,ber of a company, society &c., conwacle,. prose­lyte. lvIt. 23, 15.

feku-nigyede [fekuw anigye ade) social pleas'll1"es.

feku(w)-stm, sect. A,cts 24,14,- heresy. 2 P et. 2, 1.

f ek yee: nsn aye:. ::>ka yi mn f., the water in this ditch is fai1'Zy deep; nsu aye ada!) mn ha f., the water has reached Ct fai'rly high level 'in tkis 1·00m.

fekyer e, v. to pull out,. 0fekyere n'ani , he pulls out his eyes,- (obsc.) ofekyeree ne k0te, he drew ba.ckhisprepllce,- ne na!) dompe .f., the bone of his (broken) leg is to be sem thTough the flesh.

fem, v. [,·ed. femfemJ 1. (de . .fEm) to lmd, loan; to let (for hi1'e), to lease, to hire out; syn. b~ bosea. - 2. to borrow ; to hvre ,. syn. pc bosea. - J\lafem no sika, I have lent him money ; mafem ne b:S slka, I have borrowed money from hillt. cr. firi. - 3. to pinch, squeeze, comp1'ess between or to seize and hold with the fingers , pincers, tongs &c.) to nip,. to cramp; ade da­baw a. s. awiri fEm gya, he takes a fire-brand with a paiT of tongs. -:)-ftm , htf. lending, letting, borrowVng &c.,- cf. adefEm. - 6bye rem = Mem.

aftm, pl. ID-, F. a kind of leopard, smaller tban <)se ba and asabontwi.

{Cmm, adv. 1. low, lowly, very low ,' akotow no f.. he bowed or stooped be­fore him very lolO; w0aberE no ase f., he has been deeply hum,bled. - 2. quite level, even, smooth,- fiat. Jllu. 22/31; nsu no ani ada f., the sl61face of the water has become pe1fectly smooth.

rem 122 mf€ntom'

f~m, v. [red. iemfem] to grow bltmt, dull, to be set on edge: me se Mem, my teeth are set on edge. J eT. 31,29; fern aoo 01' se, to disgust, to cause or ex­cite dislike, distaste, d£srelish, disgu-st,. to tire, weaTy; paa a mekodi i no afe:m ro 'ano a,s. me se = adwuma a migyei s€ mekoy€ no, edeIJ me so nti , miot umi menyc, I am tired of the 'work tOl'

which I was engaged, I have enough of it, can do it no more,. mtrna aIeID wo ano , I shall malce it loathsome or disgusting to you; ad wuma yi de , H em m' lina a.B. me 5e, I have enough of this work, it is too hard for me,. kuru­wa no afem o'ano = De nom yE. del)

dodo, the cUll is too bitter for him. mfem' .= mfe rou, s. rote. lem fam, red. v. film. fcm f£m , F. nimbly (e.g. of the hopping

of • bird) = f.~ rEn. g-ferna, a h 'ee, from which (ntu mpa!J) drum­

pegs are made. femfcm--;-rocl. v. fErn. f,emfem, 'reel. v. tern, to pain severely /

ne S6 or ne nan f. no. mfemfem, moustache, '1nu.stache,- the

whi-skers of a cat or other such animal j gyaw mf., to grow moustaches ,- cf, ana­da-so. - F . the mark of a rod or whip, wale.

ftlj fEIj, lutSty, h'lu'ried steps, leaps, boull.ds. Pl'. 1107. - nnam fEl) fEl) fEI], he leaps, skips, capers, hobbles.

fe ljl) , a. = f~l)IJ/ fee, &0. e-feJ], Ak. cf~l), dene, Ab. ~rel), a n'ewly

coined, amnsing or pleasant word which for a time becomes e. favou.rite expres­sion,. ajocose,joculco', SlJoriive, rlroll wo'rrl or expression, jest, joke, spo'rt. Wadi f. ne SE: aSEm biako bi aba na nnipa nyinaa knram', te SE aboyam', oyimaj aSEm yi, nnansa yi w~de di f. j aSEm no adaIJ fene a wadi; ~fel) bi aba Dna· nsa y i , w~frc no oyimaj dene byja a, wonni bio (p1·. 1108); yedi W~l) ho feI] = fE W, we make sport of them,- w~de n6 di fel), they make a fool of hi·ln,. ntama yi yE fE: rna. yenni no fel) = roa YEnt~ na Y~l) baanu I)ko ara mfura BkyerE.

£eoa, F. = rana, Jo na, to t1·ouble ,. to be liroubled. Ps. 90, 7. J1ft. 8,29. 15,22; w~refen a: ak wag, they were toiling 1'17,

Irowing. Mk. 6,48. [~ranafo~. afena, F. = afoa. - ~-fenaf6a, A k. = afenai, afeoawa, Ak. = aIanaa. r:fene, s. efeIJ. m-fenalJ , bile t hrown up f1'om the sto­

mach = b~I]woma , d6IJIJo . mfr:odze, F .: wi adze mf., the ends of the

earth. Ps. 67, 7, afenne [fE rn , ade], something lent &c.,­

something b01'}'{JWed &;c.,. lease. - ct. fE rn. fenemm, fenemfenem, m£enemfenem-ade,

s. frem m, frem frem. afcl)kwaa [fErn, akoa] a slave hired from

kis master. m.fenewff, mienowa, a kind of bead, s.

ahene. m fensa [so afe, ESa] 1. lit. three years ;

mabYE no mf. SE ~mmetua ka, I have given hi?n three years' ti-me for the pay­",el1t of the debt. pT. 847. - 2. a long time,- wot~~ ade rof. ni , wommetua kaw? mfensa yi are. wUIJwie IJboma yi kyerEw an a? - 3. [= mfe a Ensa] years tlu;d have no end,. always, fO'I" ever, eternal. pro 1878. 2620.

mfen' sere, [Dutch venster, Ger. f enster] window, 'loind{JW-slmtter,. cf apomma. - mfin'sere-dua , 1Qilldow-frame.

fEn tcm, 0, to level, plabt; to make even or level, asase, the grou,nd,. cf. fEtE w, funtum; to plough. Ps.129,3. - ftotcm­here, plou.ghing time. Ex. 34,21. -a-fEott mf6, pl. f.. ., plougher. Ps. 129,3.

ftnttm(m ), a. &- adv. evelt, level, plain, flat,- smooth,' level with the grol(lJ1,(l,­lazy, idle,. quiet. ada fam' f., he lz"es fiat on, the ground and does not sU,' (or , idle, witlumt stiTring),- w'JayE kiirow no f. = W'JaSEe k . n. abubu b~ adan ny. agu fam' koraa , they have levelled the town with the 9 roumd, evened it wUh the soil.

mfr:n tom', inf [fEm , to, mn], interest, 'ltS'uI'Y. jJ[t. 26,27,. migye no mi., I take intel'est fl'O'JJl him,. ma mf., to pay int'&r­est; wofEm athi 2 a, woma ati ri 3 , wo da si asram 3. (at. 10, - at. 15, -afrihyia}j sika a ~de fEm no no, onya

afe-psD

:Jha mn (or bo) anum daa afrihyia, he gets 5 per cent on the money he lent hi/no - syn. nsiho, 50 per cent, or less i mpem-anim, 100 per ce'nt; c{. huruw sika, DSa. - 'Jba hO: mfe:ntom' ,percentage.

afe-pcI), pl. m -, a series or period of 7 years, 'week of yea·rs'; cf. dap€l) . .Dan. 9,24.27. - an, a?tI11/ual series, e. g. of a periodical or of passages chosen fro the Scriptures.

aferaw', pl. m·, a large bird with beauti­ful (greeD) plumage, which feeds on fruit; the clock-bird, said to announce the bours by its cry; nicknames : 'J to­abere, tuakw.~. - afer e, Ak. id.

fi;rt, v. [,·ed. renren 1 s. fr<o fere, v. ['red. fefhe] 1. to swing, brandish,

flourish; Mere abaa, he is 'waving a wand. - 2. f. 'or feri mu, to bm'e through, pierce, pmfontte, d1'ill; Mhe ahene no mil = ode 6tH a.s. sekan D.a,

fiti mu t6kuru . - 3 . f. ho, to trifle, clabbIe, bun-gle, ta'lll-per about or 'With, to touch here and there. O'fhe aduan h6 = odi hiS ak'J°ne-aba, otwa ho p€ Dte.m oa onnidi. Ofefere adwuma no boo

fere, V. [,·ed. f<rHhe) 1. to 'respect, re­vere; wobEfEre m~ ba.. they will 1'espect my son. 11ft. 21,37; to fear, to shun,. omfe.re NyankopoIJ mfere noipa, he fears neither God nor llzan. Luk. 18,2. p1', 866. 2159 f. - 2. to be c,,,,Nous, wa'"1/, careful, heedfu.l j s. 7. - 3. to be ashmn­ed (of); of. De ba bO, he is ashamed of hi" son. pro 1929 ; to break down (lit. to feel ashamed; said of a house) : P,'. 3385. - 4. to be shy, to be bash­ful (fEre ade), ti?lvid, to be afmitl of; of. ne bO, he is bashful. p'·. 1114-17. - 5. to be dtisg1"Ctced, to pine ttncZer ilisgmce. P,'. 1113. 2287. - 6. to feel embarrassed or uncler 'resoraint. pro 547. - 7. fEre ade, to be conscientio-us, strict, correct, duteous, tJw1'al, 1'eligiou.s, s'l('pe-rstitio'Us.

£-ftre, afire, i1lf. ?'espect; bashfulness; shame.pr.143lf.l111f. 2372; disgrace; cf. adefe.re. - ne ho ye. fEre, one can­not help beiJng ashc{.Imed of him j ne ho yE me f. , I ClI1J7, ash. of him; ne ho aye wo Ure yi, you, are ash. of him,- n'a-

123 fer e- ttir6

nim ye f. , B. anim A j ato Ure, it is (or was) a shame; syn. ato aniwu.

c-fere, Ak. E-ferE , 1. pot-sherd, piece, fra.g­ment of a pot; abina a.8. asa:gka a ab~ fa. . - 2. a pot with a hole, used for meltiDg leau, gold &c., ",elting-pot, crucible.

Cere, F . = fe; wab~ no f., he has wound­ed him.

mC~rc, Ak. = mfare. !er e, v. [,·ed. fefere) f . .. bO, to fail, to

Iniss bitting, reaching, attaining or finding ; (Here .. ho] i syn. Slane ho, tere ho: to have not SUfficient room,; uhoma no Mere ho w~ kotokum', the book stands forth or out, is prOjecting side­ways in the bag, from want of room. Cf. fe bO.

-fer e, s. anHere; cf. fei , v. - (fere, a.) cf. ferefere.

ceCere, gourd, Oucurbita. pT. 1110 ,- pu.mp-kin,- cucmnber. I sa. 1,8. Jer. 10,5.

afere, (p". 3386) must be ar.re, S. fer. 3. Amfere, p1·. n., s. asafo. fercferaha, F. = frafra a. ferH~re, ,..d. v. fre. f~reIere, a. &- adv. clean, bare, exposing

the hare grollnd; ye h~ f . ; ~botau f. Ezek. 24,7; cf. reafeaaj wadi ne nyinaa f. , he has eaten 'up every bit. D. As. - f~refere.rere, a.clv. cleanly j popa pOl) no so f . ; w apra daU mu ho f. -s. fireffre.

a-a refo, pl. a-, 1. a person respected or revered by another ; me f . ne nipa a me­fere no. W 6 f£rHo fhe it, na woafere. Pl'. 1118. - 2 . one who 1'espects, fears or Teveres aDother. pT. 1119. Ps. 135,20. - 3. a shy, bashful person.

fer e-row, a cuclfImber-/ield. Isa. 1,8. J er. 10,6. [mtion.

mfereh5, vnf. missing (jne's aim; aber­fercmcnYWJlJ, F. many, various. ferene, a. excessive, ample. Pl'. 3235. cr·

okwamierene. afcre-sim , pl. id. a disgraceful, shame­

ful w01'd, deed or matter; asem a wudi a. 9. wok a a, Eye ani wu; woadi af. nnd to-day you. ltave cO-lIl11n'itted a very shCllmeflll deed! [1,8.

fer e-turo, a garden of cucumbers. Isa.

fOri 124 fi

fer! , v. = fhe 2 ; w~de fit iiJ. dua mu t u rou tokuru, they bore a hole in a p iece of 'Woo(l urith a gimlet.

mfe--san telJ ntoatoas6 Dylnaa, for ever and ever, {l'om age to age.

mfct£: twa mf. = kyini. feit, v. Ak. = fet€w. fttefctc, a. light, thin; syn. hatabata,

hamahama. fe tefete, v.: f. ho, to tear up or open, to

sUt, 'rend, cut open; syn. huehue ho, t it! boo

fetefete, pl. mfetemfetewaJ small,' syn. gkete-gketej bone mf., ade, asem mf. -mfetemftHewa-de, t'rifles - mfete­mfetewade·t~!Jf6, pl. ld. a grocer.

ft:tc.kwaIj, a furrow d,'awn by the plough (an acre in length). 1 Sam. 14,14.

fetere, fetere, v. to strip off, drato bacle, (!?'aw up, tuck up (a covering, a sleeve); syn. wor~w . - afeterefe tere (R. p1',

129) the denuding of tTte gland by drawing the prepuce or foreskin.

fcti'"~v, to hoe and level the ground; to plough ,- cf f,ntEm, funtum. - fctiw­ad6, fEtew-afiri, plough. Lk. 9,62.

afetewa, a tree with edible fruits , each covered as it were with a little hat ; ct. EkYEW.

mfctcwee, a ploughed place; asase a woafd,w. - mfeu::wee-ka, furro'zo. Job 39,10. - ~-fctfwf6, pl. a-, plougher. ploughman .. Isa. 28, 24.

fdsew, v. F . to knead, mash, soften = foto(w).

fiw, v. lred. fefEw, q. v.] to thrive (of men and beasts) j to prosper, f/ol.l1'ish ,. to 1nultiply, to become 1l/lUnerous : WOafEW = woado, woaYE bebree.

few, v. to squeeze, pinch ; to jam, to wedge in; syn. fErn, peu, ti, titi. Ode n'akao­tal)uua afe.w me DaD; waka no afEw dua ntam'. - f. aburow, to take the ,qJ'ains out of the ear of maize = tutu abo fi abiirodua boo

few, v. F.: few aoo, to kiss. Jlt.26,48. llfli-. 14,44. = few ana.

few, a. s. fE, fdE. e-fCw, 1t. 1. beauty. fairness , handsome­

ness; aae no, ne f. De dEI)'1 ne f. ne biribiar a nSE! ne fE w de, wOl)kii, its

beauty is unspeakable ; De ho fe(w), her (his) good looks - 2. gla&ness,. dEW a eyt me no, Enye adewli. ! - F . dzi fEW, to 1'ejoice. - 3 . sport, mock, mockery; di .. ho fEW = goru .. ho , to make sport of, make a mockery of, -mock at, scoff at; cf. di 66.

few, v. [red. fifew] to sip; to lall; to suck, suck up (Job 39,30), suck out (dom­pern ' hO D, the marrow of a bone); few .. ana, to kiss; mifew n 'a.no, I kiss him. Cf. nom, num nufu , fefew, fwew & F. fEW. {row.

o-few, inf. a draught of liquid j cf. fwi ­mfcwa, pl. icl. 1. wooden. spikes fastened

to the strings of a drum. - 2. screw; the screws which hold the lock of a gun; cf. kyerEwa. - 3. niJ)ple, teat.

~-nwii, a kind of tree, very hard, but only of a man's height i nnua rou pa­nyiB, denneennel) , wode tow sukudoB. ­~nwa-biri, another similar kind of tree ; wode yE osokii ne ntweri.

mfewn-kyimf6, screw-d'l'iver,. cf· I) kye­rI~wa·kyimfo.

mfew.(a)an6, inf. t he act of kissing, a kiss. - di mf., to kiss each other. Ps.85, 11.

fCw-<li, inf. the act of mocking, mockery, sportive ilnsult = IJDoruho; ct. afedi, ahrryi.

o-ftwdiI6, pl. a-, mocker, scorner, scoffer, dericZer; cf. ofedifo, obiIyifo.

fl, v., Ak. fi ri [,·ed. fifi, q. v.J 1. to cOllie out, come forth, issue, appear; syn. puei owia fi , the sun appears (comes f01·th f1'om behind the clouds; diff. pue); os ram fi , the moon comes forth, i.e. the new· moon a.ppears. P1'. 3044. - mogya bebree fii, much blood 1·WI. out; DSU pH fi bae, water came f01·th abll11dantly. lVUJJl. 20,11. - 2. to come up, spriJl,g, shoot up, out or [01·th , to 1'ise above the ground; aba a miduae no afi , the seed 'which I planted lias come up; cf· fifi , to grow. - 3. to grow /it[or proper use: D'ani an, his eyes have come forth, i.e. he luw arrived cd the age of dis­cretion. - 4. to be p rosperous, advCl1t­tageolls, COJJle out well: ade yi afi . -5. to go off reacl-iljj, sell well, meet with a ready sale or market: m'agua-

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de fi j me ntama a meto.ge- no fii. 6. to come out, become pu.l)lic, be re­vealed.- asem no a6, this thing or ({[{(th' is know'!>. Ex. 2,14,- c{. fi adi 14 b. -7 . to become clean: m'atade afi, my tz,'ess is clean,. kuruwa no ho afi, na emu mfi i E, the outside of the Jug is clea", bllt "ot yet the inside. pr. 1236. - 8. to be Justified, be declct1"ed guilt­less: ne ho aft, he has been or is ac­quitted. - 9. to come or go {1'om, forth {'rom, out of (a place, person or thing), pr. 41. 170 ff.,- to proce(J(1 or begin from. In these meanings it is followed by a lo cative complemen t (Gr. 207. 208,5), and serves most frequently as an aua::. v. showing the direction (from some starting-point) of a movement ex­pressed bi another verb and supplying the Eng. prepp. f,·om (with the com­plement m u, out of) and since; cf. Gr. § 109, 30. 31. 208, 5, 223,4.224.229,1. 230,3.239,1. 240. a. b. 265 ,1. Ohnruw fii bYEI) mn too porn', he sprang out of the

- ship into the sea; w~tow Dofii hye:n Domu kyenee po mo, they cast kim out of the ship into the sea; ofii dua D O so durui (= sii fam '), he caine down fTom the tree; wanyan afi Dna mu, he has awoke ['rom sleep; nam DO ab~n, yi fi klitu rnu, the meat is done, take it out of the pot; Mil SE ne ba wui no, ~nserewe

da, she has 12,ever laughed since her child dietZ. Of. efise. - ofi h. ko ne fi Dware koraa, it is not far f1"o1n here to h'is house; his house is not f m" f1·om here; efi ba ko bo bEY' s •• ha ne be1 how far is it thither? En ni obiara a e:nware no gye aberal}, it is too faT for any but a spron,g man n it. tbere is Dot aDY one for whom it is Dot long except strong men]j efi nea w~da h::l de ko me daIJ DO hO: Dware, the place 'Where they slept is "ot far fro", my ho"ltse. - (catts.): de .. fi"so k~ .. mu or so, to lead from (one place, condition, subj ect) to (an other), to fonn the tmn.sition f,·om ... to. K. § 76. - 10. to come or be from, derive, have origin {tr01n a place (or person): wuf'i be? 'Where do yO'll, come [1'om? what connt-rylllan a1'e you? mifi NkraIJ

fi

na mereba, I am, c01n.ing [1'om Akra; mifi hiyi, I am [Tom here ; I belong to this place; ofi Dsuase (ba), he comes up f,-om the bottom of the1-iver. pr. 2716,­me na aSEm yi fi me, this matter is (1'om 11/.e.l Kg. 12,24. John 8,47. 9,16. 1 Jol'" 4, 1.6. - II, to leave, to go away f1·om ; ofti b0 koe = ogyaw h~ k0e, he departed from thence,- fi me so! (go) a:way from me! fi ba ko! be off! mifii n'ani m ho mifii, I went away fTom him. - 12. to escctpe: wafi mu afi, he has escaped from it. - 13. to emerge from or ap­pear at a place: Filipo kofii Asoto, PkiUl' was fownd at hotu.s. Acts 8,40,­~befii kwi!) yi so, ((he ca'lrte into this way'), he arrived on this path. Of. 14. 18. 20. - 14_ fi adi, a) to go or come out: ofii adi fi i ne dan mu, he 'went out from his lto'llse/ caus. to bring out: k6yi adaka no fi adi, ('go and fetch the box ouf), go and b-ring the box! - b) to come to light, become manifest: n'awi afi adi , his theft has Conte to light. - 15. fi gua, to appeaT public­ly, manifest or 1'evectl one's self in public. Ps. 68,25. - fi gua so, p, .. 1452, to come out = [4 b ; diff. pro 1124. - 16_ fi .. akyi, a) especially with the ingressive p1'e{lX be:- or ko­(cf. 13), to come or appeaT behind; wabefi m'akyi, he has ctppeared in. my 1'ear ; cf. waba m'akyi ; obi amfi m'akyi, nobody came to 81t11P01't, assist, or help me. pro 1190. - b) to cia behind one, i.e. 'lvithout one's knowledge: min tUm! mimfi ::l hene akyi menYE, I cannot do it without the ',,,owledge of the kfn.g. - 17. fi akyiri, a) to go beyond the limits, be caJ"'Jied or pushed too far / n'ase:m a ~reka DO afi akyiri = ako· boro so. - b) to come after, come to pass afterwards / ase:m yi fii akyiri bae, this came to pass afterwards. - c) to rentain. behind, be behindhand or backward: wasaw ma afi akyiri = wan­saw akyene a w~ka no ano pe:pe:epe, he has not kept 'Up with the drum by dancing too slowly. - 18. befi., mu, fi mpaase or mpofirim, to COl/i.e 'ltnex­pectedZy, unawares: onlpa yi abefi me

o-fi 126 ~fi -.dze

rou, this man has come to me unawa- odal) & aha!) , which denote the house res; woato won kuro ho fasu na d{lm as a particular kind of building). pro bi ammefi w~l) rou; Asantef6 abeti yE.n 50. 123; bera me fi, come into my mpaase; mfomso abeti me mpofirim\ I house; YElJk{l ofie (= ofiee)? shall we have made a mistake, committed a sin, go home? meso~ De fi daa, I always unawares. - mebefii so ara hwerow, stay (or take up my ledging,) in his s. hwerow. - 19. fi .. nsa, to be lost house. pro 2782~' cf. ofie. Gr. § 12i:,1. to: me mma fi me nsa a, na w0afi me - 2. tOlon, in contradistinction to t he nsa, Gen. 43,14; ano maa no afi me nsa forest and field or to the villages be· = afi me nsaro' or me nkYEIJ agu3!). lon ging to it (ditt. fr. kurow, denoting 20. befi .. Dsaro" to come into ones pos- the tomll as a collection of houses. and session: wabefi me nsam' = waba me fro ~maIJ, usually denoting the inhabi-gkyEU, maoya no. - 21. fi ase, a) tants as an organized political body). to begin, coJJlmence, syn. bOE, fiti ase, pro 753. 1129. 1680 f. - 3. !unlte, last-hyz ase, tu asej waft n 'adwuma ase, he ing Mode: ye.n ft pa w':) (0-1' ne) osoro, has begun !tis tOOTk. - b) to lay the l our true home is heaven. foundation, syn. bye. ase, b0 ase, - c) Af'!, pro n. of the genius of Friday; s. to begin at the begiJlning: ft ase ka, App. BIll; - yaa afi, used when saiut· repeat or 1'elate (it) from the beginning! ing persons born on Friday [Raft]; S. yaa. - 22. fi or fi.. so, to begin fro-JJl; ~.fi, F. 1. = are yi, this year. - 2. = with or at a place, time, person or thing afe'i, '!lOlO, then. (often supplying the Eng. prep. from ~mfi.. mfi, F. = afeL JJlk. 12,6. or since): w~1) nyinaa behu me aft won I mfi, F. then, expressing defiance; cf Ie. mu -a-kUmaa so akosi won mu ke.se so, e-fi, 1. filth, dilt; n'atade. aye. ll, his Heb. 8,11. J.lfat. 20,8; 66. baa. ba Eny~ clothes are d'l'1ty; ne bo aye. fr, ne ho nne. it is not only since to-day that w':) fi, he is dirty; efi aka: no or wa· he has cotne here. Gr. § 230,3. - eft no gu ne ho fi = n'akyiwade bi aka: no , s6 ... , from that thne ... 11ft, 16:21. - he has defiled himself (by eating some-23. fi tal): 6fi tiuJ , she goes out the thing that was forbidden to bim) j ne first time after her confinement j 06 bra, yere de fi abEka no, his wife has de-she retm'n.g f1'om her retirement d'llring filed !lim (by adultery) j e.ho nto n, it her ?ltonthly courses. - 24. tr. to cause is clean. - 2. MOSS,. s. d wetefi, ntware€. to conl-e forth. to .send fortlz, emit: 6 I e-fl, fiff, Ct. filthy, dirty, nasty, 1utdean,-fifiri, to em,£! s'zoeat, perspire,- 6 mogya, cf. burn; ne ho ye: if, ne ho il, he is to send forth blood. i.e. to bleed: me di1ty, unclean; tty€ n'ade fUl, he does nsa refi mogya, my hand is bleediJlg j eDery tldng in a nasty manner; obye. fi ani, to get eyes. pr.3119; fi se, to atadefi', Mura ntaman or ntama fitl, teethe, get or cut teeth. - wafi ani. he 'loears nasty clothes. he is grOlOn up, he is of age; s€ Ofi e-r., pl. anail, bundle, sheaf; saff (= sare ani a, ':)bsba. wo nkye.n, when he is fi), nuna-u, ababa!)fi, bere.wff, a bundle grmon up. he 'loill come to YOU; cf. 3 j of grass, of sticks (cf. babayemfi), -of e6fi ntabag fa . it makes 'lOings Tor it- leaves, of palm-leaves,. mmur6n:irJ an· self. Provo 23.5: fi wusiw, to emit smoke, aN, bundles of maize-stalks. to smoke. Gen. 15.17. a·£1, (in componnds~ as abememf'f, abaft,

0·1"" o·fje, pl. afi & a6.afi, (F. also i-fi, akwantemfi, atifi) the middle or midst of. pl. eft-efi) hmne, the place a man lives mfi·mfi,F.=m6.nimfini,themiddle,midst. in, maJlsion .. - hence 1. a man's mon rofia, Aky., s. demmere. house, in contradistinction to other fi-ad~ f1ade-y~, ffadeyUo, better: afide houses and the street; a dtoelling in- &.c_, q. v. eluding all the houses and the yard afi·adze, F. = 1. a6·ade, akorade, t:rea­belongjng to a single family (diff. fro I • 81,res. 11ft. 13.52. - 2 .• 6ase.