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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 Excerpt: ...a single person only, whereas the former extends to his whole family also.--26T. Asoe is a place by the road, generally under a tree, where porters put down their loads and rest awhile, teteasoe a resting-place which has got uut of use. The meaning is: What is obsolete you will no longer use, but follow the fashion, and do as others do.--268. Literally: When your enemy's law-suit comes etc. The meaning is: Assist your enemy in his trouble, if you like, but keep up a cold and proud behaviour towards him. An expression of thanks is in other cases courteously replied to by ya abraw, ya ura etc. Aba, s., kernel, seed; also fruit; e. g. akutuaba, orange-seed--duaba, fruit of a tree. Aba, s., (pi. mm a) rod, whip, stick for beating. Ababa, s., (pi. mmaba), girt, maid, virgin; it is applied to a young woman, whether married or not, who has not yet been in child-bed.--(The word seems to be a diminutive of be a, formed by reduplication). Abayigdrro, s., sorcery, witchcraft; gorro abayigorro, topractise witchcraft.--(fr. bayi and agorro). Abakan, s., the eldest child, the firstborn.--(fr. ba and kafi). Aban, s., a house built of stone, as used almost exclusively by the Europeans, cf. dan; hence a large and strong building, castle, fort; a large and fine building, palace, prv. 14. Abasa, s., withered arm.--(prop, tittle arm, dim. of basa). Aberante, s., (pi. mmerante) young man, youlh; syn. akwankwa.--(composed of berafi = barrima and tia, in the As. aberantie). Aberre, a., ripe, see berre. Aberre, s., a species of antelope with small horns, of a reddish hue, and of the size of a goat.--(prob. fr. berre, perf. aberre, to be red). Aberrekuri, s., a kind of fish; from the description given of it, it seems to be the eel. Aberrewa, s., (pi. mmerrewa) old woman.--(dim. of b..