li
Meanings
(euphonic change from ni, prep.) from; at; in
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Same spelling, different tones
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- líat
- níat; by; from; in; on; to. (ní is changed, for euphony, into li, l' before all vowels except i); at; in
- ọgọa package of salt; a short knotty stick, club used for self defence, believed to be used by the devil, who is therefore called akọnkọ li ọgọ, "the man of the knotted club.
- awuntortoise; greediness; miser; illiberality; parsimony; stinginess; avidity; niggard; niggardliness. - e.g., ẹjẹ awun kò kun ni li pọ, "the blood of awun (the anthropomorphous tortoise) is not a handful.-i.e., apparently insignificant things may be of great importance.; greed; turtle
- bọ̀wọ̀to regard; to pay respect to; to honour. - e.g., gbogbo ilu li o bọ̀wọ̀ fun wa, "all the townfolk respect us.