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• ènáused only in the following proverb:-bi iwọ ko ni owo o kò ni ènà, bi o kò ni ènà o kò ni ohun rere lẹnu, "if you have no money (to give a person in distress) can you not pay visits, and if you cannot pay visits can you not send some kind messages?" hence the title "apènà," which means "one who calls together.
• l'(euphonic change from ni, prep.) from; at; in
• li(euphonic change from ni, prep.) from; at; in
• asáa heavy spear, javelin used for killing elephants; a saddle; a side saddle; a shield; a defence; a buckler; a word uttered by tetu, the officer of the peace, when he arrests a man for non-payment of the king's tax
• 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
• bubaambuscade; hiding place. - e.g., a ri wọn ni buba, "we discovered them in their hiding place.
• bujokoabode; dwelling; seat. - e.g., ọmọde ki i wọ sọsọ ni bujoko àgbà, "the younger should not intrude into the seat of the elder.