BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 
 
 & a m m & 
 
 PRESENTED BY
 
 UCSB
 
 VOCABULARY 
 
 GALLA LANGUAGE. 
 
 THE REV. J. L. KRAPF. 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 PRINTED 
 
 FOR THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 
 
 1842.
 
 
 LONDON : 
 RICHARD WATTS, CROWN COURT, TEMPLE BAR.
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 ANOTHER contribution to the knowledge of the Galla Lan- 
 guage is here presented to the Public; which, it is hoped, 
 will be favourably received, inasmuch as every additional 
 light which is thrown on the Nations of Africa, their nature, 
 condition, and languages, deserves to be hailed with joy 
 and gratitude by every one who takes an interest in them, 
 on whatever ground that interest may stand. How much the 
 Galla Nation is entitled to a benevolent attention of the 
 Christian Public, those who have read the Preface to Mr. 
 Krapf 's " Grammatical Outline of the Galla Language " 
 will be able to appreciate. That " Outline " also, together 
 with Mr. Krapf's Scripture Translations (the whole of St. 
 Matthew's and part of St. John's Gospel), and this Vocabu- 
 lary, will give the student a tolerable degree of insight into 
 the Galla Language. If a gracious Providence should 
 please to smile upon our Mission in Shoa, the Missionaries 
 hope to be able, whilst labouring for the good of both 
 Abyssinians and Gallas, to furnish European inquirers with 
 more abundant and more perfect materials regarding these 
 and other surrounding African Nations. 
 
 I think it proper to observe, that Mr. Krapf sent this 
 Vocabulary last summer from Shoa ; having prepared it 
 in Galla and German, not with a view to have it printed, 
 but only to communicate it to those Missionaries who might 
 probably be sent to his assistance, in order to aid them 
 in preparing themselves for their work. But, as it was 
 deemed useful to make it available to the Public, I was 
 requested to translate the German into English, and to 
 see it carried through the press. In doing this, I had to
 
 11 PREFACE. 
 
 mark to each word that part of speech to which it belonged, 
 which Mr. Krapf had not done. On this account, it is 
 possible that here and there a mistake may have been 
 made in the translation ; although I am not aware of it, 
 having taken the precaution, whenever I was not cer- 
 tain, to examine in Mr. Krapf 's Translation of St. Matthew 
 and St. John the passages where those words occur. I 
 added, in some instances, references to the Amharic and 
 other cognate languages : and might have carried them to a 
 much greater extent, but that I thought this sufficient to 
 draw the attention of inquirers to the subject, and to induce 
 them to examine, for themselves, the relation which these 
 languages bear to each other. For my own part, I believe 
 that the Galla, the Dankali, and the Somali Languages form 
 a distinct species in the same family of languages with the 
 Abyssinian dialects, which is Semitic. The knowledge of 
 the one greatly facilitates the learning of the rest ; and, as 
 we have great reason to suppose that the Gallas extend 
 themselves very far into Central Africa, who knows of 
 how much importance this language may be to those who 
 travel in those still-unexplored parts? May not the fact, 
 that the Ashantees' Language in Western Africa is said to 
 bear much resemblance to the Semitic family, suggest the 
 thought, that possibly a chain of cognate languages stretches 
 from the North-east of Africa to the West ? 
 
 However this may be, I trust that this Vocabulary, even in 
 its unassuming character, may in some measure be service- 
 able, to prepare the way, in some degree, for the enlighten- 
 ing of Africa, which is its grand object : and I therefore 
 recommend it to all those who take a friendly interest in 
 that continent. 
 
 C. W. ISENBERG.
 
 VOCABULARY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 GALLA LANGUAGE. 
 
 A. 
 
 ABIDE, v. n. taie. 
 Able, adj. " To be ," dan- 
 daie. 
 
 Abolish, 1 , . 
 
 > v. a, tshikse. 
 Abrogate, j 
 
 Abort, v. n. ulufte irra bade. 
 
 Above, adv. irra. 
 
 Abound, v. n. gudade. 
 
 Abroad, adv. didati. 
 
 Absurd, adj. gauwa, rake, 
 bosaia. 
 
 Abyss, s. bollo. 
 
 Accept, v. a. fudate. 
 
 Accompany, v. a. duffe 
 wotshin, gagese. 
 
 Accomplish, v. a. gute, fite. 
 
 Account, v. n. debisuf kenne. 
 
 Account, $. dubbi. " On that 
 account," dubbi tanati. 
 
 According, adj. aka. 
 
 Accurately, adv. sonan. 
 
 Accuser, *. kan tamatanu. 
 
 Accuse, v.a. tamatane ; dubbi 
 derbe nama irra. 
 
 Accustom, v. a. bersise. 
 v. reft, " To accustom one- 
 self," berre. 
 
 Accustomed, adj. " To be 
 
 ," berregira. 
 Acid, s. dangaga. 
 Acknowledge, v. a. beksisse. 
 Acquaint, v. a. beksisse. 
 Act, action, s. hutshi. 
 Acute, adj. hofa. 
 Add, v. a. idee. 
 Adjoin, v. n. wossane ; act. 
 
 idee. 
 
 Admire, v. a. guddi tshedde. 
 Adorn, v. a. berrese. 
 Adulterer, s. hallale. 
 Adultery, *. " To commit ," 
 
 hallale taie. 
 Advantage, v. a. kan gari 
 
 gode. 
 Advantageous, adj. kan gari 
 
 godu. 
 
 Adversary, *. atshamatsho. 
 Adverse, adj. " To be ," 
 
 tshibbe. 
 
 Advice, s. mari. 
 Advise, v. a. mariete, mari 
 
 kenne. 
 
 Adviser, s. tshawa. 
 Affirm, v. a. tole tshedde.
 
 ( 2 
 
 After, conj. egi. 
 After, prep, garra. 
 Afternoon, s. safaia. 
 Afterwards, adv. duba, ga- 
 
 lana, genfu. 
 Against, prep, irra, garra. 
 
 "To be ."tshibbe. 
 Age, s. sawani. 
 Agree, v. n. woltaie, wolt- 
 
 shalate. "To consent," 
 
 tole tshedde. " To agree 
 
 upon," mariete. 
 Agreeable, adj. " To be ," 
 
 midage. 
 Agriculturist, s. gebari. 
 
 (Abyss, TKV.:) 
 Ah! alas! Inter j. Oh! Ker! 
 Aim, object, *. melekita. 
 
 (Amharic, ^AVl'l" : 
 
 " mark.") 
 Air, *. bubbe. 
 Alarm, v. a. dibbisse. 
 Alarm, s. fatana. 
 Alarmed, adj. " To be ," 
 
 dibbe. 
 
 Alas ! inter j. Oh ! Ker ! 
 All, adj. hunduma. "All 
 
 together," irga taka ; wot- 
 
 shin. 
 Almighty, adj. hunduma kan 
 
 dandaiu. 
 Almost, adv. tenno hafe ; 
 
 hamma gauti. " Almost 
 
 a hundred," hamma dibba 
 
 gauti. 
 Alms, s. horri kenuf. 
 
 Alone, adv. koba. " He ," 
 
 kobaisa. 
 
 Also, conj. ammo. 
 Although, conj. aton. 
 Altogether, adv. hunduma. 
 Always, adv. duri. 
 Amend, v. a. toltshe. 
 Ancient, adj. duri. 
 And, conj. f (affix) ; e. g. 
 
 "This and that," kanaf 
 
 sani. 
 
 Animal, *. horri. 
 Angel, *. erga Waka. 
 Anger, s. dekama. 
 Angry, adj. " To be ," de- 
 
 kame. " To make one 
 
 ," dekamsisse. 
 Anguish, s. fa tana. 
 Announce, v. a. odesi. 
 Annually, adv. yogga yog- 
 
 gati. 
 
 Anoint, v. a. dibbe. 
 Answer, s. debisuf. 
 Answer, v. a. debise. 
 Anus, s. fagara. 
 Anvil, *. maratsha. 
 Appeal, v. n. iame, hime. 
 Appoint, u. a.moti, motshisse, 
 
 murre. 
 Appointed, p. p. dubbi kan 
 
 muratame. 
 
 Approach, v. n. diade. 
 Arable land, s. kotisa. 
 Architect, *. manna kan it- 
 share. 
 Arm, *. harka, irre.
 
 Arm-chair, s. bertshuma irko. 
 
 Arm-pit, s. gadeti. 
 
 Arm, v. a. mia taserri kenne. 
 
 Arrive, v. n. gaie. 
 
 Arrow, s. fue. 
 
 Art, Artifice, s. oggesa. 
 
 Artist, s. nama oggesa. 
 
 As, cojij. " Like as," aka. 
 
 Ascend, v. a. baie. 
 
 Ashamed, p. p. " To be ," 
 
 sodate. " To make ," 
 
 ensodatshise. 
 Ashes, s. dara. " To burn 
 
 to ," dara taie. 
 Aside, adv. "To set ," 
 
 henulfese ; tufate. 
 Ask, v. a. kadate. 
 Aspire, v. a. i. e. " To blow 
 
 at," afufe. 
 Ass, s. harre. "A male ," 
 
 wodala. " She ," harre 
 
 daltu. " Ass's colt," ilma 
 
 harre. 
 Assassinate, v. a. dokse at- 
 
 shase. 
 
 Assist, v. a. karkare. 
 Assistance, s.barakata. (Amh. 
 
 n^Yl-t- : blessing.) 
 Assistant, s. kan karkaru. 
 Associate, s.herrea. (Heb.ty*}) 
 Assure, v. a. duga hime. 
 Astonished, adj. "To be ," 
 
 guddi tshedde, naie. 
 Astray, adj. " To go ," 
 
 karra irra tshelate. 
 Attempt, v. a. lentshise. 
 
 3 ) 
 
 Attempt, s. lentshisu. 
 Attenuate, v. a. kallo gode. 
 Augment, v. a. gudise. 
 Aunt, s. adada. 
 Author, s. kan umu. 
 Authority, s. tshabenia. 
 Avarice, s. dokna. 
 Avaricious, adj.sesitu. (Amh. 
 
 Avenge, v. n. wallihamate. 
 Avoid, v. a. dise. 
 Awake, v. n. hirriba kaie. 
 Awl, s. muta. 
 
 Axe, s. kotto ; matrabya. 
 (Amh. 
 
 B. 
 
 Back, s. dukta. " On the 
 
 ," duktati. 
 Backwards, adv. dukta duba ; 
 
 garra duba. 
 Bacon, ,v. tshoma. 
 Bad, adj. hama ;fem. hamtu. 
 
 " To be or become ," 
 
 hamate. 
 
 Badness, *. hamenia. 
 Bag, s. kortsho. (Amh. 
 
 Bake, v. a. " To bake bread," 
 
 toltshe budena. 
 Baker, s. toltshitu. 
 Balance, v. a. mitshane. (cf. 
 
 Ar. 
 
 ; jx 
 
 and Amharic 
 
 Balance, *. mitshana. 
 Baldness, s. molu. 
 B 2
 
 Bald-head, s. molo. 
 Ball,s.arrari. Amh. 
 Band, Bond, s. hidda. 
 Banish, v. a. abane ; komate. 
 Bank of a river, s. karkarra. 
 Baptism, *. temkata. (Amh. 
 
 Bark, *. kuhtshe. 
 
 Bark, v. n. dute. 
 
 Barley, . gerbo. 
 
 Barm,*. ata 
 
 Bastard, s. dikala. (Amh.) 
 
 Basket, *. kembitsha, masobi. 
 
 (Amh. idem) 
 Bath, *. mitsha. 
 Bathe, v. a. mitshe. reft. 
 
 dikate. 
 
 Battle, s. wollolu. 
 Be, v. aax. taie. 
 Beam, s. utuba. 
 Bear, v, a. " To bring forth," 
 
 daltshe. " To carry/' bate. 
 Beard, *. arreda, boko. 
 Beast (wild), *. binensa. 
 Beastly, adj. wan horri. 
 Beat, v. a. rullute, daie, tume. 
 Beautiful, adj. " To be ," 
 
 midage. 
 Because, conj.& preposition, 
 
 mekeniata. (Amharic, 
 
 Bed, s. afla. " To be brought 
 to (of women) :" dese. 
 " To ," v. affe. 
 
 Bee, *. kanisa. 
 
 Beer, *. ferso. 
 
 * ) 
 
 Before, prep. dura. 
 
 To beg, v. a. kadate. 
 
 Beggar, *. kadatu. 
 
 Begin, v. a. kabe. 
 
 Beginning, *. dura. " In the 
 " durati. 
 
 Begone ! inter j. maek ! 
 
 Behalf, s. "To be in ," 
 wa gode. 
 
 Behave, v. n. taie. 
 
 Behead, v. a. mata murre. 
 
 Behind, adv. duba. 
 
 Belief, s. amanre. 
 
 Bell, *. bilbilla. 
 
 Bellows, s. bufa. 
 
 Belly, *. gerra. 
 
 Beloved, adj. kan tshalatamc. 
 
 Below, adv. garra tshela. 
 " this," as tshela. 
 
 Belt, s. sabata. 
 
 Bend, v. a. dabse ; n. dadabe. 
 " To be ," dabe. 
 
 Beside, prep. bira. 
 
 Besides, adv. kana meleh. 
 
 Besmear, v.a. marige (dibbi). 
 Amh. ciu^l ;: 
 
 Bet, v. n. wollkabate. 
 
 Betroth, v. a. kadate. 
 
 ~Better r adj. woyu, e. g. "Bet- 
 ter than this," kani woyu 
 kana irra. " To become 
 ," woyu taie ; tola taie. 
 
 Between, adv. odduti. " 
 this," as kesu. 
 
 Beverage, s. dugiti. 
 
 Beware, v. n. yadaie.
 
 Bewitch, v. a. gauwumse. 
 Beyond, prep. gama. " 
 
 the sea," bar gama. 
 Bible, s. kitab kedusi. ( Arab. 
 
 Bile, *. hardaftu. 
 
 Bill (of a bird), s. legemsitu. 
 
 "A written ," kitaba. 
 Bind, v. a. hidde. 
 Bird, s. simbira. 
 Birth, *. dalatu. 
 Bite,v.o.tshenine,ilkandake. 
 Blacken, v. a. gurratshese. 
 Bladder, s. kunturro. 
 Blaspheme, v. a. arrabse. 
 Blasphemer, s. arrabsitu. 
 Blaze, v. n. (ibita) arraba 
 
 base. 
 
 Bleed, v. a. digne base. 
 Bless, v. a. ebise. 
 Blessing, s. barakata. (Amh. 
 
 Blind, adj. bella'. 
 
 Blind, v. a. itsha bellese. 
 
 Blood, *. diga. 
 
 Blood-thirsty, adj. balalo. 
 
 Blood-vessel, s. hidda. 
 
 Blow, v. a. bobese. " To 
 up," fatshaie. " To - 
 at," afufe. (Amh. >^ : 
 
 ftA ::) 
 
 Blue, adj. gurati. 
 Blunt, adj. kara henkabu. 
 Boast, v. n. fatule, uf ulfese. 
 
 Bodkin, s. muta. 
 Body, s. fon. 
 Boil, s. inadda. 
 Boil, v. a. damfe. 
 Bold, adj. kan hensodatu. 
 Bolt, Bar, s. sanka sibila. 
 Bolt, Bar, v. a. tshuffe. 
 Bone, s. laffa. 
 
 !? x 
 
 Book, s. kitaba. Arab. L A'i'. 
 
 Booty, s. " To take as ," 
 
 ale. 
 Border, v. n. wassane. (Amh. 
 
 (Dili::) 
 
 Born, adj. dalate. 
 
 Borrow, v. a. bedderefate, 
 
 beddere. Amh. "tTl^^ " 
 Both, *. lamma. 
 Bottom, s. bijeh. 
 Boundless, adj. wasseni hen- 
 
 kabu. 
 Box,s.sateni. Amh.**lfc1 :: 
 
 " To give a on the ear," 
 
 kabale gurrati. 
 Boy, *. gurba, mutsha. 
 Brain, *. adda. 
 Branch, *. fide. 
 Bread, *. budena. 
 Break, v. a. berite; tshabe, 
 
 tshabse. " To into a 
 
 house," ure. " To off 
 
 a habit," kan berre disc. 
 Breakfast, s. dena diruma. 
 Breath, *. afura. 
 Breathe, v. a. afura baf ate. 
 Breed, . a. bubba bafte.
 
 ^ I*-*"" 
 
 idegroom, m. ) 
 
 B 
 
 Bride 
 
 Bridge, s. gulanta. 
 Bridle, *. leguma. 
 
 (Amh. 
 
 Bring, v. a. fade. > " To 
 forth," daltshe. " To - 
 up," gudise. 
 
 Broad, adj. balda. 
 
 Brook, s. suliila. 
 
 Broom, s. taragdu. 
 
 Brother, *. obolesa. 
 
 Bubble, v. a. burkite. 
 
 Bud, to burgeon, v. n. baie, 
 magre. 
 
 Buffalo, s. gaffersa. 
 
 Bug, *. tukana. (Amharic, 
 
 -fnt ::) 
 
 Build, v. a. itshare. 
 
 Builder, s. manna kan itshare. 
 
 Bull, a. kotiyo. 
 
 Bullock, s. rada. 
 
 Burial, s. awala. 
 
 Burn, v. bobaie. " To 
 
 down," gube ibitati, gube. 
 Burning, s. gubuf. 
 Bury, v. a. awali. 
 Business, s. hutshi. 
 But, conj. tshenani. adv. 
 
 kulla ; dua. 
 Butter, *. der'da. 
 Buttocks, *. huddu ; fagara. 
 
 (Amh. O^ :: ) 
 Button, s. kulfi. (Amharic, 
 
 6 ) 
 
 C. 
 
 Calf, *. watiyo. 
 
 Call, v. a. tshedde. " What 
 
 do they call this," kuni 
 
 mali tsheddan. " To 
 
 out," yame. 
 Callus, s. ditae. 
 Calm, v. a. tole, tsheltshesise, 
 
 tsheluma gode. 
 Camel, s. gala, gamela. 
 
 (Dank, idem.) 
 Can, v. aux. dandaie. 
 Canal, channel, s. belgi. 
 Candle, *. ibsa. 
 Cannibal, s. bulgu. 
 Cap, s. kobi. (Amh. 3^11 ") 
 Care, v. a. morma tshabse, 
 
 yadaie. 
 Care, s. yado. 
 Caress, v. a. sakume. 
 Carpenter, s. kan tarabu. 
 Carpet, *. afa buburre. 
 Carry, v. a. bate. 
 Castle, s. ganda. 
 Castrate, v.a. murre, murrate. 
 Cat, *. adurre, 
 Cataract (disease), s. itsha 
 
 burre. 
 
 Catch, v. a. kabe. 
 Cattle, *. horri, Ion. 
 Cause, *. mekeniata. 
 Cease, v. n. file, dume, hafe. 
 
 Buy, v. a. bite. 
 
 duffada. 
 
 Certain, adj. ) 
 Certainly, adv. $ 
 Chace, s. boba. 
 Chaff, *. huba, karma.
 
 Chain, *. senselata. (Amh. 
 
 Chair, *. bertshuma. 
 
 Chalk, s. biyeh adi (white 
 
 earth). 
 Chamber, s. guada. (Amh. 
 
 Changeable, adj. kan tshit- 
 
 shiru. 
 
 Channel, canal, *. belgi. 
 Charcoal, *. kassala. (Amh. 
 
 Yll*lA") "A burning 
 
 ": mukukulu. 
 Chase, v. a. bobaie. 
 Chaste, s. " To be ": adate. 
 Chastise, v. a. garafe (Amh. 
 
 1&.: to whip, scourge) 
 
 kontute. 
 Cheap, v. n. " To be ": ra- 
 
 kasse. (Amh.) 
 Cheat, u.a.wollatshise,sosobe. 
 Checkered, adj. burre. 
 Cheek, *. boko. 
 Cheer, *. " Be of good ," 
 
 hensodatiu. 
 Cheese, s. itidu. 
 Chest (thorax), *. koma 
 
 " Box," sateni. (Amharic, 
 
 Child, .v. mutsha. " With ," 
 ulfofte. " To get with 
 ," ulfossise. 
 
 Choose, v. a. marate. (Amh. 
 
 Christ, *. Christos. 
 Christian, *. sidama. 
 
 Church, s. beta Christian. 
 
 (Amh.) 
 
 Circle, circuit, *. mersa. 
 Circumspect, v irf.Considerate. 
 Citizen, s. naina byeh. 
 Citron, *. lomi. 
 City, *. katsha. 
 Clamour. ,<?. eiya. 
 Clap, v.n. harkataie. 
 Claw, s. kiensa. 
 Clay, s. subbe. 
 Clean, cleanly, adj. kulkullu. 
 Cdeanse, v. a. hatane. 
 Cleave, v. a. bokakse. 
 Cleft, s. kawa. 
 Clew, s. quasi. (Amharic, 
 
 Cling, v. n. matane. 
 
 Clod, *. kossi. 
 
 Cloth, *. gurati. 
 
 Clothe, v. a. nise, ufate. 
 
 Clothing, cloth, s. woiya. 
 
 Cloud, *. dumesa, 
 
 Coagulate, v. n. itide. 
 
 Coast, s. karkara. 
 
 Coffee, *. bunna. 
 
 Cohabit, v. a. irrafe niti wot- 
 shin. 
 
 Cold, adj. damote. " To be- 
 come ," " to catch ," 
 damote. s. damotsh, di- 
 lala. Catarrh, kufa. 
 
 Coldness, *. damotsh, dilala. 
 
 Colic, *. tshenina gerra. 
 
 Collect, v. a. wallitikabe. 
 
 Combat,fight,struggle,*.dula.
 
 ( 
 
 Come, v. n. duffe. 
 Comfort, v. a. See Console. 
 Command, v. a. atshatshe. 
 Commander, s. moti angafa. 
 Commence, c. derivv. See 
 
 Begin. 
 Commiserate, v. a. mare. 
 
 (Amh. OT| ::) 
 Compare, v. a. fakese. 
 Completely, adv. sonan. 
 Comply, v. n. tole tshedde. 
 Comprehend, v. a. illale. 
 
 " I - ," na sene. 
 Comrade, s. herrea. 
 Conceal, v. a. dokate, dokat- 
 
 shise, dokse. 
 Conciliate, v. a. ararse. 
 Conciliatory, adj. arara tsha- 
 
 late. 
 
 Conclude, v. a. tshuffe. 
 Conclusion, *. tshenfu. 
 Condemn, v. a. konanese. 
 Condense, v. n. fardate. v. a. 
 
 fardise. 
 Confine, v. a. wassana. {Amh. 
 
 Confines, *. wassani. 
 Confound, v. a. make. 
 Congeal, v. n. damote. 
 Congregation, s. kitte gud- 
 
 duma. 
 
 Consent, v. n. tole tshedde. 
 Consequently, adv. & conj. 
 
 am ma, ega, seetsh. 
 Consider, u. a. yudaie, kat- 
 
 shele. 
 
 Considerable time,gafaguda. 
 Considerate, adj. " To be 
 
 ," luta tshedde. 
 Consolation, *. wolltshabesu. 
 Console, v. a. tshabese. 
 Constantly, a. dur. 
 Consume, v. a. sonan niade. 
 Contemptible, adj. wolltuke. 
 Content, adj. "To be," 
 
 kufe. 
 
 Contract, v. a. dipisse. 
 Converse, v. n. dubate wot- 
 
 shin. 
 
 Convert, v. a. debise. 
 Cook, , kan toltshitu wats'i. 
 Cook, v. a. wats'i toltshete. 
 Cool, adj. damote. v. a. da- 
 
 motshisse. 
 
 Copper, *. sibila dima. 
 Cord, *. foia. 
 Corn, *. midan, kamadi. 
 Corpse, *. refa. {Amh.^f\ ::) 
 Cost, v. "What does it ?" 
 
 gatti meka ? 
 Costly, adj. gatti gudi. 
 Cotton, *. tshibri. 
 Cough, v. n. kufae. 
 Counsel, v. a. mariete, mari 
 
 kene. 
 
 Counsel, s. mari. 
 Counsellor, *. tshawa. 
 Count, v. a. lakaie, takawe. 
 Country, *. biyeh. 
 Countryman, s. namma biyeh. 
 Courageous, adj. kalbi kau- 
 
 kaba.
 
 Courage, s. kalbi tshabate. 
 Course, s. katshu. 
 Court,court-yard, s. kae,oddo. 
 Covenant, s. " To establish 
 
 a ," kakate. 
 
 Cover, v. a. dokse, kadade. 
 
 (Amh. !:: to tear.) 
 
 Cover, s. kadada. (Amharic, 
 
 a rag, a hole.) 
 Cow, *. saa. 
 Coward, adj. & s. kan sodatu, 
 
 kalbi kan henkabtu. 
 Crack, clap, v. n. eye. 
 Craft, craftiness, *. tankolle, 
 
 Create, v. a. ume. 
 Creator, *. kan umu. 
 Creature, creation, . kan 
 
 umane. 
 
 Creep, v. n. toe. 
 Crime, *. hamenia. 
 Criminal, s. hama. 
 Crooked, adj. " To be ," 
 
 dabe, tshellate. 
 Crop, craw, gorge, *. en- 
 
 kerd. " A person who has 
 
 a ," enkerdami. 
 Cross, s. maskala. (Amkaric, 
 
 o fit* A-:) 
 
 Cross, adj. dagla. 
 Crucify, v. a. fanise. 
 Cruel, adj. tshabba, balalo. 
 Cruet, s. hubbo. 
 Cry, v. n. boiye. 
 Cubit, s. leki. 
 Cudgel, s. tshirma. 
 
 9 ) 
 
 Cudgel, v. a. ulle rukute. 
 Cunning, s. tikenia. 
 Cup, s. wantsha. (Abyssinian, 
 
 Curdle, v. n. itide. 
 Curse, v. a. abare. 
 Curve, v. a. dabse. 
 Custom, s. berru, 
 Cut, v. a. murre. 
 
 D. 
 
 Dance, s. sirba. 
 
 Dance, v. n. sirbe. 
 
 Danger, s. soda. 
 
 Dark, adj. " To become ," 
 
 dukanaie. 
 Darken, v. n. dukanaie. v. a. 
 
 dukanese. 
 
 Darkness, s. dukana. 
 Daughter, *. entala. 
 Dawn, s, borun dimate. 
 Dawn, v. n. dimisisse. - 
 Day, s. gafa. " To ," arda. 
 
 " Day's journey," karra 
 
 gaf toko. " On the fol- 
 
 lowing ," borumti. 
 Day-break, s. ganama. 
 Deaf, adj. gurri duda. 
 Deal, v. n. nagade. 
 Dear, adj. miawa miofte. 
 
 " To be ," meofte. 
 Dearth, s. bela hama. 
 Death, s. dua. 
 Debt, *. ida. (Amh. OJ^ = : 
 
 " To be in ," ida kabe. 
 Decay, v. n. dulome, digame. 
 
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 Deceit, deception, s. tankolli 
 (Amh. Tltr-AO, ha- 
 
 meia, sosobuf. 
 Deceive, v. a. wollatshise, so- 
 
 sobe. 
 Decide, v. a. atshatshe, aka 
 
 fete gode. 
 Declivity, s. mirgo. 
 Decrepit, adj. tsharsa. 
 Deep, adj. lekimse fagode. 
 Deepen, v. n. bollo fagese. 
 Degree, *. maragi. (Amh. 
 
 Delight, s. gamatshu. 
 Deliver (liberate), v.a. ba- 
 
 sisse, feise. " To give 
 
 over," daberse kenne. 
 Deliverance, *. basuf, kor- 
 
 ritsha. 
 
 Deliverer, s. kan basu. 
 Deny, v. a. ganne, dide. 
 Depict, v. a. berrese, fakese. 
 Depose, v. a. " a king" &c., 
 
 motuma irra base. 
 Deride, v. a. kose, kofle. 
 Derision, s. kosa. 
 Descend, v. n. bue. 
 Desire, v.a. hauwe. s. hauwuf. 
 Despair, v. n. sodate. 
 Despicable, adj. wolltuke. 
 Despise, v. a. tufale. 
 Destroy, v.a. dule, dige, ham- 
 
 bise, tshikse. 
 Destruction, s. dula. 
 Detain, v. a. dowote. 
 Dew, s. korra. 
 
 Die, v. a. due. 
 
 Dig, v. a. koture, koffere. 
 
 (Amh. *<5.^::) 
 Diminish, v. a. tennese. 
 Dinner, s. dena dirama. 
 Dip, v. a. litte, tshumfe. 
 Dirt, *. doke, merse, turri. 
 Disagreeing 1 , adj. vvolldite. 
 Disapprove, v. a. dide. 
 Disciple, *. tamari. (Amh. 
 
 Discontent, adj. henkufne. 
 Discord, s. gergerbain. 
 Discover, v. a. soke, mulate. 
 Discuss, v. a. dubati. 
 Disgrace, v. a. ensodatshise, 
 
 arrabse. 
 Dish, plate, s. wotshiti. (Amh. 
 
 Dishonour, v. a. tufate. 
 Disinherit, v. a. mute. 
 Dismiss, v. a. dise. 
 Dislodge, v. a. base. 
 Disorder, s. serata henkabu. 
 Disposition, s. amala. 
 Dissolve, v. a. hike. 
 Distant, adj. fago. 
 Distinctly, adv. mulate (orma 
 
 kesati). 
 
 Distinguish, v. a. gergerbase. 
 Distort, v. a. gerra geltshe, 
 
 mitshire. 
 Distress, s. fa tana. (Amh. 
 
 <5.TF:: temptation.) 
 District, s. biyeh. 
 Distrust, s. henamane.
 
 Disunite, v. a. woldite, nake. 
 Divers, adj. gerger. 
 Divide, v. a. gergerfude, ger- 
 
 gerbase. 
 Divine Service, s. waka hot- 
 
 shetu. 
 
 Division, .?. gergerfudi. 
 Do, v. a. gode. 
 Doctrine, .v. berruma. 
 Dog, s. serre. 
 Doing, s. hotshetu. 
 Donation, *. horri, kenuf. 
 Door, s. ala, kae. 
 Door-keeper, s. ala egdu. 
 Double, adj. detsha lamma. 
 Double, v. a. lamma gode. 
 Double-minded, adj. lamma 
 
 labbi kan kabu. 
 Dough, s. litti. (Amharic, 
 
 Down, adv. irra, tshela. 
 Downwards, adv. gaddi. 
 Drag, v. a. harkasse. 
 Draught, s. dugiti. 
 Draw, v. a. tshome. 
 Draw out, v. a. base. 
 Dream, v. n. abtshote. 
 Dream, s. abtshu. 
 Dregs, s. atala. (Amharic, 
 
 Dress, v. a. uise. 
 Drink, s. dugiti. 
 Drink, v. a. duge. 
 Drink-horn, s. wantsha. 
 (Amh. 
 
 Drip, v. a. iniman baie. 
 
 11 ) 
 
 Drive, v. a. ofe. 
 
 Drop, v. a. hartshase. 
 
 Drop, *. hartshasu. 
 
 Drown, v. a. bisaniti gate. 
 " To oneself": bisan 
 fudate. 
 
 Drum, v. a. dibe, daie. 
 
 Dry, v. a. gogogse. v. n- 
 gogoge. 
 
 Dry, adj. " To be ": go- 
 goge. 
 
 Dryness, s. gogoga. 
 
 Dumb, adj. duda, ginge. 
 
 Dunghill (heap of dried cow's 
 dung), *. tula. 
 
 Dusk, s. dukana. 
 
 Dust, s. biyeh. 
 
 Duty, s. hutshi. 
 
 Dwell, v. n. taie. 
 
 E. 
 
 Each (every one), toko toko. 
 Each other, pron. isa isa, 
 
 isan isan. 
 Ear, *. gurra, 
 
 Early, adv. ganama, diruma. 
 Earring, *. ammerti gurra. 
 Earth, s. laffa. 
 Earthly, adj. laffati. 
 Earthquake, *. laffa sosote. 
 East, *. baiya biftu. 
 Easy, adj. haffa. 
 Eat, v. a. niade. " To 
 
 all," sonan niade. 
 Egg, *. bubba. " To lay 
 
 eggs," bubba bafte.
 
 . - (12 
 
 Educate, v. a. gudise. 
 Eh ! into?'. "oh!"ker! 
 Either, conj. " Either or 
 
 ," hokan , hokan. 
 Elder, s. masc. tsharsa ; fern. 
 
 tsharti. 
 Elephant, s. arba. " 's 
 
 tooth," ilkan arba. 
 Elevate, v. a. oli hiksisse. 
 Eloquent, adj. garri dubate. 
 Emasculate, v. a. murre, 
 
 murratu. 
 
 Embrace, v. a. amate. 
 Embrocate, v. a. sukume. 
 Empty, v. a. ona gode ; gar- 
 
 ragaltshe. 
 
 Empty, adj. kero, dua. 
 Encamp, v. n. kubate. 
 Encourage, v. a. kalbi gode, 
 
 tshabese. 
 End, v. n. dume. 
 Endure,r.a.tsheluma tshedde. 
 Enemy, *. atshamatsha. 
 Engender, v. a. daltshe. 
 Enraptured, adj. "To be 
 
 ," butade. 
 Ensnare, ua. tsamade. (Amh. 
 
 Entangle, v. refl. "To en- 
 tangle oneself," hude. 
 
 Enter, v. n. sene ; v. a. sen- 
 sisse, geltshe. 
 
 Entice, v. a. harkisse. 
 
 Entire, adj. hunduma. 
 
 Entirely, adv. sonan, (lafa.) 
 
 Entreating, part. Entreat- 
 
 ingly, adv. guda kadade. 
 Entrust, v. a. adara kenne. 
 Envy, s. hennafa. 
 Envy, v. a. hennafe. 
 Equal, adj. wolkite. 
 Equalise, v . a. wolkitese. 
 Ere, adv. dura. 
 Erect, v. a. dabe. "To a 
 
 tent," dunkaniti dabe. 
 Err, v. n. karra irra tshelate, 
 wollate ; karra irra ka- 
 tshale. 
 
 Error, s. wallatu. 
 Escape, v. dese, harka baie. 
 Especially, adv. kobasa. 
 Espy, v. a. illalu baie. 
 Eunuch, .v. murattu. 
 Evaporate, v. n. are. 
 Eve, Evening, s. galgalla. 
 " In the ," galgallati. 
 
 Ever, adv. " For ," garra 
 dur. 
 
 Everywhere, adv. bake hun- 
 duma. 
 
 Examine, v. a. gafate. 
 
 Example, *. kanfakadu. 
 
 Exasperate, v. a. decamsisse. 
 
 Excavate, v. a. bane. 
 
 Exchange, v. a. tshitshire. 
 
 Excite, v. a. gorrore, sosoe. 
 
 Exclaim, v. a. eye. 
 
 Exclamation, s. eiya. 
 
 Exercise, s. harram fama. 
 
 Exercise in arms, v. dadate. 
 
 Exert, exercise, v. a. berre. 
 
 Exhort, v. a. mari kenne.
 
 Experience, v. a. dagaie. 
 Explore, v. a. gafate. 
 Extend, v. a. dirirse. 
 Extinguish, v. a. bellese. 
 Extirpate, Exterminate, v. a. 
 
 bukisse. 
 
 Extol, r. a. galatefate. 
 Extort, v. a. irre fudate. 
 Eye, s. itslia. 
 Eye-sickness, s. itsha dukuba. 
 
 F. 
 
 Fable, s. makmaksa, taba. 
 Fable,r.a.makmakse, tabatse. 
 Face, *. fula. 
 Fade, v. a. hurgafe. 
 Fail, v. n. irdate, hentane. 
 Faint, r. n. derdabe, gagabe, 
 
 hunna dume. 
 Faith, s. amanu. 
 Faithful, adj. kan amanu. 
 Fall, *. kufiu. 
 Fall, r. it. tshike, kuffe. 
 False, adj. sobdu. "To make 
 
 a step," kufe mutshi- 
 
 tshate. 
 
 Falsehood, Falseness, s. soba. 
 Falsify, r. a. tshitshire. 
 Family, s. fira. 
 Far, adv. fago. 
 Farewell ! inter -j. wak' na- 
 
 gaia si kakennu. " To bid 
 
 /' nagaia hafu tshedde. 
 Farmer, . gebiiri. 
 Fast, v. n. tsome. 
 Fast, Fasting, s. tsoma. Abys. 
 
 Ar. 
 
 Heb. 
 
 Fat, *. tshoma. 
 
 Fatigued, adj. "To be ," 
 
 derdabe. 
 Father, s. abba, 
 Fatherland, s. biyeh abba. 
 Fatherly, adj. aka abba. 
 Fatten, v. a. sore. 
 Favour, s. mitshuma. 
 Favour, v. a. mitshu gode. 
 Favoured, adj. kan tshala- 
 
 tame. 
 
 Favourite, *. mitshu, mogasa. 
 Fear, r. a. sodate. 
 Feather, quill, *. ballL 
 Feed, v. a. niatshise, late. 
 Fellow, associate, *. herrea. 
 Fellow-servant, s. herrea ge- 
 
 bare. " man," s. herrea. 
 Fence, v. a. itshara dabe, 
 
 itshara merse. 
 Ferment, v. n. damfe. 
 Festival, s. ayanna, 
 Fever, *. woba (Amh. fl)H : 
 
 tertian intermittent fever), 
 
 bouwo. , 
 
 Few, adj. tenno. 
 Field, s. dida, kotisa. 
 Fifth, adj. shanafa. 
 Fig, s. guma wato. 
 Figuratively, adv. io fakese. 
 File, *. (instrument), morada. 
 
 (Amh. qu^.g-::) 
 Fill, v. a. gute, kufiye.
 
 Finally, adr. duba, tshenfu. 
 
 Find, v. a. argate. 
 
 Fine, adj. kalla, kallaio. 
 
 Finger, s. kuba. 
 
 Finish, v. a. fite, dume, hafe, 
 
 kobese. 
 Fire, *. ibita. 
 Fire-place, s. bake ibita. " 
 
 tongs," kabdo. 
 Firm, adj. tshabba. 
 First, adj. toko, kan dura. 
 First-born, adj. and*, ilma 
 
 angafa. 
 Fish, s. kortumi. {Dank. 
 
 kullum.) 
 
 Fisherman, s. kan kabu kor- 
 tumi. 
 
 Fist, s. abodu. 
 Five, num. shan. 
 Flame, v. n. " To blaze," 
 
 (ibita) arraba base. 
 Flat, adj. wolkite. 
 Flat country, gama. 
 Flea, *. takfi. 
 Flee, v. a. dese. 
 Flesh, s. fon. 
 
 Flour, s. duku. Am.^^^ : : 
 Flow, v. n. dangalaie. " To 
 
 make ," dangalese. 
 Flower, *. ababio. (Amh. 
 
 "Xfin ::) 
 
 Flute, s. dibbe. 
 
 Fly, s. titisa. 
 
 Fly, v. n. fige, kate. 
 
 Foam, v. n. homatshese. 
 
 Fog, *. hurri. 
 
 14 ) 
 
 Foliage, *. bala. 
 
 Folly, s. harsama. 
 
 Follow, v. a. duka ademe, 
 
 duka dake. 
 
 Food, s. tshida, niada. 
 Fool, *. gauwa. 
 Foot, s. mila. ' Sole of the 
 
 " fanna mila. 
 Footstep, s. fanna. 
 For, conj. da (postposit), 
 egira. " For he is great," 
 guadada. prep. fi. " 
 me," nafi. 
 
 Force, *. tshabenia, giddi. 
 Force, v. a. giddi tshedde. 
 
 (Amh. ! : ftA::) 
 Forced, part, geddidan. 
 Forcibly, adv. irre kabe. 
 Ford, s. melka. (Dank, idem.) 
 Foreigner, *. kesuma. 
 Forehead, s. adda. 
 Fore-known, adj. dura beke. 
 Forenoon, s. safaia dura. 
 Forest, s. bosona. 
 Foretel, v. a. tibara hime, 
 
 makmakse. 
 Forget, v. a. irrafate. " Not 
 
 to ," hen irrafate. 
 Forgive, v. a. irrafatshise, 
 hambise, disc, hahafu 
 tshedde. 
 Fork, s. woranto. 
 Form, v. a. fakese. s. berreda. 
 Fornicator, s. hallale. 
 Fort, Fortification, *. ganda. 
 Fortify, r. a. tshabese.
 
 Fortune, s. feia, duresa. 
 
 Forward, v. a. wa gode. 
 
 Foster, v. a. ege. 
 
 Fountain, s. bollo bisan, bi- 
 san kau utalu. 
 
 Frankincense, *. turaba, 
 
 Free, adj. "A man," 
 ilma namma. " To be- 
 come ,"gebrumadabaie. 
 
 Frequently, adv. gafa hunda. 
 
 Fresh, adj. harraia. 
 
 Friday, s. tshimata. 
 
 Friend, s. mitshu. 
 
 Frighten, v. a. sodatshise. 
 
 Frog, s. ratsha. 
 
 From, prep, irra, 
 
 Frost, s. damotsha. 
 
 Froth, s. homatsha. 
 
 Fruit, s. guma. 
 
 Fruitful,ae(/. guma kan godu. 
 
 Fry, v. a. akaua. (Amh. 
 
 Fulguration, *. bakaka. 
 
 Full, adj. gutu. 
 
 Full moon, s. tshia gutu. 
 
 Fully, adv. sonau. 
 
 Fulness, s. kufa. 
 
 Funnel, s. tulo. 
 
 Furniture, s. mia manna. 
 
 Furrow, s. fer. 
 
 Further, conj. tshenfukese. 
 
 Fusty, adj. "To become 
 
 " ele, elaie. 
 Future, adj. kan duffu. 
 
 pi. 
 
 15 ) 
 
 G. 
 
 Gain, v. a. bue. 
 Gall, bile, s. hardoftu. 
 Galla, n. gent, ormo ; 
 
 orma. "This is a ," 
 
 kuni ormoda. 
 Gallop, v. n. gullafe ; s. gul- 
 
 lafu. 
 
 Gap, s. "To make a ," ure. 
 Gape, v. n, (open the mouth 
 
 widely), hamomate. 
 Gardener, s. kan dabame kan 
 
 egdu. 
 
 Garlic, *. adi kullubi. 
 Garment, s. woiya. 
 Gasp, v. n. kufaie, kufate. 
 Gate, s. ala. 
 
 Gather, v. a. wallitikabe. 
 Gazelle, s. kurubbo. 
 General, adj. " in ," aka- 
 
 nama. 
 
 General, s. abadula. 
 Generate, v. a. daltshe. 
 Generation, s. dalota. (Amh. 
 
 Genus, *. fira, gosa, katshe. 
 
 Germ, . segni. 
 
 Giddy, adj. "To be ," 
 
 kabale gurrati. 
 Gift, s. horri, kenuf. 
 Girdle, *. sabata. 
 Girl, *. tenenia, dubra, mi- 
 
 dagtu. 
 Give, v. a. kenne. (Dank. 
 
 kahhe.) "To over," "to 
 
 deliver," daberse kenne.
 
 Glass, *. bertsheko. (Amh. 
 
 Glide, v, n. mutshatshate. 
 Glister, glitter, v.n. hangaie. 
 Glorify, v. a. galatefate. 
 Glorious, adj. kan galatefa- 
 
 tame. 
 
 Glutton, s. halbadesa. 
 Gnash, v. a. " To one's 
 
 teeth," ilkan doke. 
 Gnat, *. titisa. 
 Gnaw off, v. a. kograte, tshe- 
 
 nine. 
 
 Goat, s. ree. 
 Go, v. 7i. ademe. " To 
 
 out," baie. " To in," 
 
 sene. 
 
 God, s. Waka, 
 Godliness, s. Waka sodata. 
 Gold, *. worki. Am.(j)(^:: 
 Gonorrhoea, *. fanto. 
 Good, adj. gari, tola. 
 Goodness, s. artsha. 
 Goose, s. dakiye. 
 Govern, v. a. moye. 
 Governor, *. shumi, moti, 
 
 egdu. " To appoint a ," 
 
 motshise. 
 Grace, s. artsha. 
 Grain, *. midan, kamadi. 
 Grandfather, *. akakeiyu. 
 Grandson, *. akaketu. 
 Grape, s. gumma waini. 
 Grass, s. tshida, magra. 
 Gratuitously, adv. gatta me- 
 
 lehh. 
 
 16 ) 
 
 Grave, s. awala. 
 Graze, v. n. bobaie. 
 Great, adj. gudda. 
 Greatness, s. gudina. 
 Green (plot), s. kallo. 
 Greet, v. a. feiuma tshedde ; 
 
 salamata tshedde. 
 Grey, adj. bulle. 
 Grief, s. gadi. 
 Grieve, v. a. marrare. 
 Grieved, part, kan marar- 
 
 tame. " To be ," gade. 
 Grind, v. a. dake. 
 Grinder, kan daktu. 
 Ground, v. tshelkabe. 
 Groundless, adj. hentshelka- 
 
 bamne. 
 
 Grow, v. n. mag re, gudade. 
 Grumble, p. n. hasase. 
 Guard, v. a. ege. 
 Guard, guardian, *. egdu. 
 Guest, *. kesuma. 
 Guide, v a. agarsise karra. 
 Guinea-fowl, *. gogorri. 
 Gum Arabic, s. habbe. 
 Gun, *. kaue. 
 Gunpowder, s.dahera. (Shoa 
 
 idem.) 
 Gut, s. mertiman. 
 
 H. 
 
 Habitation, s. tesuma. 
 Habituate, c. deriw. Vid. 
 
 Accustom. 
 Hair, s. rifensa. 
 Halt, v. n. hokole.
 
 Handful, s. terengi. (Amh. 
 
 TC? "0 
 
 Handle, s. harka. 
 
 Hang, v. n. tshige. v. a. fa- 
 
 nise. 
 
 Happen, v. n. taie. 
 Happiness, s. feia, duresa. 
 Happy, adj. feiuma. 
 Harbour, v. a. kesuma fudate. 
 Hard, adj. tshabo. 
 Harden, v. a. tshabese. 
 Hardness, s. tshabenia. 
 Hare, s. hillesa. 
 Hark, hearken, v. n. matane 
 
 dagaie. 
 Harmless, adj. galalo, hen- 
 
 hubne. 
 
 Harmonize, v. n. woltaie. 
 Harvest, *. makera. (Amh. 
 
 Harvest, r. a. makera geltshe. 
 Harvest-season, s. guyia ma- 
 
 kera. 
 
 Hasten, r. a. arifate. 
 Hastily, adv. daffe, hurise. 
 Hatchet, s. kotto, matrabya. 
 Hate, v. a. tshibbe. 
 Hatred, s. tshibbu. 
 Have, v. a. kabe. 
 He, pron. isa. 
 Head, *. mata. 
 Health, .9. feia. 
 Healthy ,efy'.naguma,feiuma. 
 Heap, s. tula. 
 Heap, r. a. tule. 
 Hear, v. a. dagaie. 
 
 17 ) 
 
 Hearing, s. dagauf. 
 
 Heart, *. labbi. 
 
 Heat, s. oa, ouma. v. a. oise, 
 oississe. 
 
 Heave, v. a. kabe. 
 
 Heaven, * waka. 
 
 Hedge, s. itshara (?) 
 
 Hedgehog, s. ullanula. 
 
 He-goat, *. reeh korma. 
 
 Heir, s. kaa dalu. 
 
 Hell, s. Gehennam. 
 
 Help, v. a. base, karkarre. 
 
 Help, s. barakata. ( Amh. f| 
 i/ Yl 't* blessing.) basuf. 
 
 Helper, s. kan basu. 
 
 Hen, s. endako. 
 
 Hence, adv. kanafi. 
 
 Herb, s. tshida, magra. 
 
 Herd, herdsman, s. tikse. 
 
 Here, adv. asi. 
 
 Hero, *. tshabba. 
 
 Hew, v. a. murre. 
 
 Hide, v. a. dokse, dokate, 
 dokatshise. " To one- 
 self," dese. 
 
 High, adj. dera, "To be 
 ," oli hike. 
 
 Hill, f. tullu tenno. 
 
 Hilt, haft, *. harka. " of 
 a knife," harka albe. 
 
 Him, pr. ace. m. uf. 
 
 Hinder, v. a. douwe. 
 
 Hippopotamus, s. robi. ( Dan- 
 kali idem.) 
 
 Hireling, *. humna kan fu- 
 datu.
 
 His, pron. sa. " money," 
 
 metisa. 
 
 Hiss, v. n. fue. 
 History, s. dubbi. 
 Hit, v. a. dibe, daie. 
 Hither, adv. garra as. 
 Hoar-frost, *. korra, (Eth. 
 
 Hoarse, adj. " To be ," 
 
 sagelle dude. 
 
 Hole, s. kadada. (Amh. id.) 
 Hollow, adj. baname. 
 Home, s. mana. " At ," 
 
 manati. " To be at ," 
 
 manati tshira. 
 Honest, adj. galalo. 
 Honey, s. dagma. 
 Honour, v. a. ulfese. 
 Honour, s. ulfesa. 
 Honoured, Honourable, adj. 
 
 ulfate. 
 Horn, s. gafo. " A very large 
 
 ," buda. 
 Horse, *. ferda. (Amharic^ 
 
 Horse-man, s. namma ferda. 
 Hot, adj. 5e. 
 House, *. manna. 
 House-door, s. kae. 
 House-rent, *. gatti manna. 
 How ? adv. atami ? 
 However, conj. aton hafiu ; 
 
 tshenan. 
 
 Howl, v. n. boye. 
 Humanity, s. namoma. 
 Hundred, s. dibba. 
 
 Hunger, s. bela. 
 
 Hunt, v. a. bobaie. 
 
 Hunting, s. boba. 
 
 Hurt, v. a. hube, hubsise. 
 
 Husband, s. dirsa. 
 
 Hut, s. dasi. (Amh. Jf| ::) 
 
 Hyaena, *. warabesa. (Somal, 
 
 ide?n.) 
 Hydromel, s. dadi. (Amh. 
 
 Hypocrisy, s. soba. 
 Hypocrite, *. sobtu. 
 
 I. 
 
 I, pr. s. ana. (Eth. J\\: m . 
 
 Ar.Htb.iA.) "I myself," 
 
 ana abaworra. 
 Ice, s. korra. 
 
 Idle, adj. rake, derdabtu. 
 Idleness, *. legeminia. 
 Idler, s. atshoftu. 
 If, conj. io. 
 
 Ignoble, adj. henmidagu. 
 Ill-humoured, adj. henga- 
 
 matshisu. 
 
 Ill-treat, v. a. hube, homate. 
 Imitate, v. a. fakate. 
 Immerse, v. a. litte. 
 Immigrate, v. n. sene. 
 Immortal, adj. hendune. 
 Immoveable, adj. hensosone. 
 Impose, i'. a. irra gode ; fee. 
 Impossible, adj. hendaudau. 
 Impress, v. a. tshelate. 
 Improve, v. n. woyu taie ; 
 
 tola taie.
 
 Imprison, v. a. hide, botshe. 
 Impudent, adj. kan henso- 
 
 dadu. 
 In, prep. ti. " In the house," 
 
 mannati. " To go in," 
 
 senne. 
 Incline, v. n. katshete, tshe- 
 
 late. 
 
 Incorporeal,arf/.fon henkabu. 
 Increase, v. a. gudise. 
 Indecent, adj. hensene. 
 Indeed, adv. duguma, du- 
 
 gadan. 
 
 Independent, adj. moyu hen- 
 kabu. 
 Inexorable, inflexible, adj. 
 
 kadatu hendagesu. 
 Inflame, v. a. ibita gube. 
 Inform, v.a. beksisse ; odese ; 
 
 odu kenne. 
 
 Information, s. erga, odu. 
 Inherit, v. a. dale. 
 Inheritance, s. kan dalame, 
 
 laffa. 
 Injure, v. a. hube, hubsisse, 
 
 hamate. 
 
 Injurious, adj. kan hube. 
 Innocent, adj. wanamtu hen- 
 
 gode. 
 
 Inquire, v. n. gafate. 
 Insincere, adj. katshela moti. 
 Insipid, adj. doyo. 
 Instal, instate, v. a. moti mo- 
 
 shisse. 
 
 Instantly, adv. daffe ; hurre. 
 Instead, prep. koda. " of 
 
 the father," koda abba. 
 Instruct, v. a. bersise. 
 Instruction, *. berruma. 
 Insult, v. a. arrabse. 
 Intend, v. a. katshele. 
 Inter, v. a. awali. 
 Interment, A\ awala. 
 Interpret, v. a. hime. 
 Intestine, *. mertiman. 
 Into, prep, atshi kesa. 
 Intoxicated, p. p. " to be 
 
 ," matshaie. 
 Introduce, v. a. sensisse, gel- 
 
 tshe. 
 
 Invent, v. a. argate. 
 Inwardly, adv. atshi kesa, 
 
 kesati, 
 
 In wrap, v. a. mare. 
 Iron, *. sibila. 
 Irrational, adj. aton bekin. 
 Irritate, v. a. dekamsisse. 
 Island, *. gerba odduti laffa 
 
 kan tshiru. 
 
 Itch,t?.hoke. Amh.Y^f\\\ :: 
 Itch, s. tshitto. 
 J. 
 
 Jackal, s. serrendida. 
 Joint, s. hida. . 
 Joke, v. n. tabate. 
 Joke, s. taba. 
 Joy, s. gamatshu. 
 Judge, v. a. ferede. (Amh. 
 
 Judge, feredu. 
 
 Judgment, *. ferdi. (Amh.
 
 Juice, *. maeraki. 
 Jump, v. a. utale. 
 Juniper, s. muka. 
 Just, adj. gari tsadeki. 
 Justice, s. tsedki. 
 
 K. 
 
 Keep, v. a. ege. 
 Kettle, s. okode sibila. 
 Key, *. kan iti banan. 
 Kidney, *. kalle. 
 Kill, v. a. atshese. 
 Kind, *. fira ; gosa, katshe. 
 Kindle, v. a. gubo bubese. 
 King, s. gofta, kan moiyu, 
 
 moti. 
 
 Kingdom, s. motuma. 
 Kiss, v. a. dungate. 
 Kitchen, s. manna watsi. 
 Knead, v. a. bukese. 
 Knee, s. tshelba. (Amkaric, 
 
 T-An^ ::) 
 Kneel, v. n. tshelba gaddi 
 
 tshedde. 
 Knife, *. albe. "Point of a 
 
 ," afri. 
 Knock, v. a. " at the door/' 
 
 dane (alati), dale. 
 Know, v. a. beke. 
 Knowledge, *. bekuma. 
 Known, part, kan bekame. 
 
 " To make ," beksisse. 
 
 L. 
 
 Labour, s. hutshi. 
 Labour, v. a. hotshete. 
 
 20 ) 
 
 Labourer, s. kan hoshetu. 
 
 Lace, s. foia. 
 
 Lace, v. a. foia hide. 
 
 Lacerate, v. a. bututu gode. 
 
 Ladder, *. serti. 
 
 Lamb, *. hola. 
 
 Lame, adj. hokola. " To 
 ," hokole. 
 
 Lance, *. woranna. 
 
 Land, s. biyeh. 
 
 Landlord, land-owner, *. 
 namma horri. 
 
 Language, s. afan. 
 
 Languid, adj. derdabtu. 
 
 Languish, v. n. debote. 
 
 Lap, s. boba. 
 
 Lappet, s. fide. 
 
 Last, v. n. taie. 
 
 Last, adj. tshemfa,kanhunda 
 duba. 
 
 Late, adj. & adv. dimimise. 
 
 Laugh, v. n. kofle. 
 
 Lax, adj. laki, die. 
 
 Lay, v. a. olkaie. " To lay 
 upon," irra gode ; fee. 
 "To open," kullagode. 
 " To up, to save," ham- 
 bise. " To a founda- 
 tion," tshelkabe. 
 
 Lazy, adj. rake, derdabtu. 
 
 Lead, s. guditsha (plumbum). 
 
 Lead, v. a. agarsise ; angafa 
 taie, harkise. 
 
 Leaf, *. bala. 
 
 Lean, v. n. irkate. 
 
 Leap, v. n. utale.
 
 Learn, 77. a. berre. 
 Learned, adj. kan 
 
 tumtu. 
 
 Learning, s. bekuma. 
 Least, adj. tenno. " At ," 
 
 tenno io taie. 
 Leather, s. itille. 
 Leave, 77. a. dise. 
 Left-hand, *. bita. 
 Left-handed, adj. bitatsha. 
 Leg, s. laffe. 
 Legislate, 77. n. atshatshe. 
 
 (Amharic, f\\\ H " "to 
 
 command/') 
 Lemon, *. lomi. 
 Lend, 77. a. bederese. (Amh. 
 
 Lengthen, 77. a. derese. 
 Lentil, s. mesera. (Amh. 
 
 Leopard, s. kerensa. 
 Lessen, 77. a. tennese. 
 Lest, conj. aka hen. 
 Let, v. a. dise. " To on 
 hire," humnau oltshise. 
 
 Letter, s. kitaba. (Ar. ,&( 
 
 gode, 
 
 Level, adj. wolkite. 
 Level, 77. a. wolkite 
 
 wolkitese. 
 
 Lewd, adj. hallale. 
 Liar, s. sobdu. 
 Liberal, adj. artsha. 
 Liberate, 77. a. " To - 
 
 slaves," gebruma dabate, 
 
 21 ) 
 
 galakisse; basisse. "To 
 beku, be liberated," bida bale. 
 Lick, 77. arraban tuke. 
 Lie, *. soba. 
 Lie, v. n. speak falsehood, 
 
 soba dubate. 
 Lift, 77. a. kabe. 
 Light, v. a. gube. 
 Light, easy, adj. haffa. 
 Light, s. ibsa. 
 
 Lightning,*.bakaka,egeltsha. 
 Like, 77. " I should ," enan- 
 
 tshalate. 
 
 Likeness, s. kan fakatu. 
 Likewise, cortj. ammo. 
 Limestone, *. nora. (Amh. 
 
 and Arab, idem.) 
 Limits, s. wassani. (Amh. 
 
 (DlVl ::) 
 Line (flax,) s. talba. (Amh. 
 
 TAT ::) 
 Linger, 77. n. turre. 
 Lion, *. lentsha. 
 Lip, s. hidii. 
 Lisp, v. n. hasase. 
 Little, small, adj. tenno, ten- 
 
 naio. 
 
 Live, 77. n. taie. 
 Liver, s. kalle, 
 Living, adj. kau tau. 
 Lizard, *. lotu. 
 Load, charge, v. a. batshise. 
 
 " To a gun," lugame. 
 Load, s. baa. 
 Lock, s. kolfi. (Amharic,
 
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 Lodge, r. a. kesuma fudate. 1 
 Long, v. n. yade, berbade. 
 Long, adj. dera. 
 Look, v. n. illale. " To look j' 
 
 at," illale. "To look at jj 
 
 with blinking eyes," itsha 
 
 base illale. 
 
 Looking-glass, s. dawiti. 
 Loom, s. arbi. Amh.faCjf\" 
 Loose, adj. laftu. 
 Loose, v. a. hida base. 
 Lord, *. gofta. 
 Loudly, adv. " To speak ," 
 
 hime saggalli tshabati. 
 Love, *. tshalatshu. " To 
 
 fall in love," wolltshalate. 
 Lovely, s. kan tshalatame. 
 Louse, s. entshiran. 
 Louse, v. entshire. 
 Low, adj. " To be ," gadi 
 
 hike, gadi tshedde. 
 Lower, v. a. gadi hikse. 
 Lungs, *. somba. (Amharic, 
 
 Lurk, v. n. tshise. 
 Lust, v. n. haue, yade. 
 
 M. 
 
 Mad, adj. maratu. " To be 
 
 ," maerate. 
 Magnify, v. a. gudise; 
 Maid, *. tenenia, dubra, mi- 
 
 dagtu. " servant," 
 
 gueradi. (Amh^^f* ::) 
 Maintain, v. a. kalabe. (To 
 
 feed, v. a. Amh.) 
 
 Make, v. a. gode, hotshete. 
 Male, adj. dira. 
 Malice, s. hamenia. 
 Malicious, adj. hamma ; f. 
 
 hamtu. 
 Man,*. nama. "Man-eater," 
 
 bulgu. 
 
 Mane, *. gama. (Amh. id.) 
 Manifest, adj. mulata. 
 Manifold, adj. gafa guduma. 
 Manure, *. turri. 
 Manure, v. a. fondo base. 
 Many, adj. gudda. 
 Mare, s. dala ferda. 
 Mark, 5. melekita. (Amh. 
 
 Market, s. gebeia. (Amh. 
 
 in.JP::) 
 
 Marj-iage, matrimony, s. vvol- 
 
 fudu. 
 
 Marrow, s. maeraki. 
 Marry, v. niti fade. 
 Marsh, bog, s. rugitsha. 
 Mary, Maria, n.pr. Marami. 
 Masculine, adj. dira. 
 Mason, s. manna kan itsharu. 
 Master, *. gofta. v. a. moye, 
 
 bitshise. 
 
 Matrix, s. rutte, buka. 
 Matron, s. tsharti. 
 Maxim, s. iado. 
 May, v. dandaie. 
 Meadow, s. kallo. 
 Meal, s. repast, dena ; flour, 
 
 daku. (Amh. VQ^f '' ) 
 Means, s. mia.
 
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 Measure, v. a. " to mete," 
 gergerfude, safare. (Amh. 
 
 Measure, s. leki. 
 
 Mediator, s. kan ararsu, od- 
 
 duti kan tshiru. 
 Medicine, s. korritsha. 
 Meet, v. n. wollarge, wolgaie. 
 Melt, v.n. bake. v. a.baksisse. 
 Melted butter, s. de'da. 
 Member, s. gamna. 
 Mend, v. a. ho'de. 
 Merchandize,s.dubbi nagadu. 
 Merchant, s. nagada. Amh. 
 
 Mercury, s. bazeka. (Amh.) 
 Mercy, s. "To have ," 
 
 mare. (Amh. OTJ : ; ) 
 Merely, adv. kulla, dua. 
 Merit, s. amala. 
 Message, s. erga. 
 Messenger, s. nama erga. 
 Middle, s. oddu. 
 Midnight, s. wari dertu. 
 Midwife, s. kan desiftu. 
 Mien, s. fula. 
 
 Might, s. humna, tshabenia. 
 Mighty, adv. tshabba. 
 Mild,arf/. artsha, gari. (Amh. 
 
 1C.") "To be ,"tole. 
 Milk, s. anan. Dank, hanna. 
 Milk, v. a. elme. (Amharic, 
 
 Mill, *. woftsho. (Amh. id.) 
 Miller, *. kan daktu. 
 Mind, s. lubbi, kalbi. 
 
 Mind, v a. suta tshedde ; 
 
 garra labbe sensisse. 
 
 " Not to ," yodo hen- 
 
 kabe. " To bear in ," 
 
 garra labbe sensisse. 
 Mine, v. a. gaddi tshike. 
 Mingle, to mix, v. wolliti 
 
 make. 
 
 Miracle, s. guddo, denki. 
 Mire, mud, s. rare, rigitsha. 
 Mirror, *. dawiti. 
 Miscarry, v. a. ulufte irra 
 
 bade. 
 Miserable, adj. kolkolle, be- 
 
 loftu. 
 
 Misery, s. bela. 
 Miss, v. a. irdate. 
 Mist, s. hurri. 
 Mistake, r. a. wallale ; s. 
 
 wallalu. 
 
 Mistress, s. gifti. 
 Misunderstand, v. a. dubbi 
 
 henillale. 
 Mix, mingle, v. a. walliti 
 
 make. 
 
 Mixture, s. wolliti makame. 
 Mock at, v. a. arrabse, kose, 
 
 kofle. 
 
 Mockery, s. kosa. 
 Moderate, a dj.leki kan egdu. 
 Modest, adj. gaddi kan 
 
 tsheddu. 
 
 Mohammedan, s. Iltshama. 
 Molest, i\ a. ulfese. " To be 
 
 molested," ulfade. 
 Moist, adj. tshida.
 
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 Monday, s. hutshi dura. 
 
 Money, s. meti. 
 
 Monk, . monakse. (Arrih. 
 
 idem.) 
 
 Monkey, *. tsheldesa. 
 Month, s. tshia. 
 Monthly, adv. tshiati. " 
 
 discharge/' turri narden. 
 Moon, s. tshia. 
 More, adv. irra tshira. 
 Moreover, adv. irra. 
 Morning 1 , . diruma, " Good 
 
 ," naga ambulte, 
 Morning-star, *. urtshi ga= 
 
 nama. 
 
 Morrow, *. "After to-mor- 
 row, iftau. 
 
 Morsel, *. tshatshaba. 
 Mortar, a. moiye. 
 Moth, *. tshenine. (Amh. 
 
 t* V$ : a gnat.) 
 Mother, s. hata. Address of 
 
 tenderness, aiyiyo. 
 Motive, s. dubbi kan kasu 
 
 labbe. 
 
 Moulder, v. n. torlore. 
 Mount, v. a. baie. " a ! 
 
 horse, &c.," yabate. 
 Mountain, *. tullu. " Up 
 
 the /' garra tullu. 
 Mouse, s. hantuta. 
 Mouth, s. afan. 
 Mouthful, s. boko gutate. 
 Move, v. a. sosoe, holate, toe. 
 Mow, v. a. hame. 
 Mule, s. gauge. 
 
 Much, very much, adj. & adv. 
 
 gudda. 
 
 Murder, v. a. atshese. 
 Murderer,*, birmadu atshese. 
 Murmur, v. n. dedekame, de- 
 
 kame. 
 
 Must, v. def. geddi tshedde. 
 My, mine, pr. poss. kiya. 
 
 " house," manna kiya. 
 
 N. 
 Nail, s. (of iron, &c.) kuka ; 
 
 (on fingers, &c.) kiensa. > 
 Naked, adj. koUa. "To 
 
 make ," kolla gode. 
 Name, *. maeka. (Dankali, 
 
 migaa.) " In my ," 
 
 maekakiyati. 
 Name, v. a. maeka tshedde. 
 
 (Dank, miggae.) 
 Nation, s. g5sa. 
 Native, adj. kan dalatame. 
 
 " place," *. bake kan 
 
 iti dalatame; biyeh. 
 Nativity, s. dalatu. 
 Nature, s. amala (quality) ; 
 
 kan umame (creation). 
 Navel, .. handura. 
 Near, adv. dio. 
 Nearly, adv. tenno hafe ; 
 
 hamma gauti. " a 
 
 hundred," hamma dibba 
 
 gauti. 
 Necessary things, udan. " It 
 
 is necessary," eni sene. 
 Necessity, *. udan.
 
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 Necessitate, v. a. giddi tshed- 
 de. (Amh.*lJ ; fal::) 
 
 Neck, s. tshamura. 
 
 Needle, *. milmo. " Needle's 
 eye," gurra milmo. " 's 
 point," afri milmo. 
 
 Neglect, v. a. akanuma dise. 
 
 Neighbour, *. olla. 
 
 Neither nor, con/, hokan 
 
 hokan. 
 
 Nevertheless, conj. aton hafin. 
 New, adj. harraia. 
 
 News, *. odu. " What is the 
 
 ?" mali odu harraia 
 duffe? 
 
 Nigh, adj. dio. 
 
 Night, . halkan. " At ," 
 
 " By ," halkaniti, 
 Nightly, adj. halkaniti. 
 Nobility, nobleness, *. ulfesa. 
 Nobleman, *. nama ulfata. 
 Noise, s. eiya. 
 Noon, s. safaia. 
 Nostril, s. funian. 
 Not, conj. hen. " He is not 
 
 come," hendu&e. 
 Nothing: "To be ," hen- 
 
 tshiro. 
 
 Notice, *. erga, odu. 
 Notify, v. a. beksisse. 
 Nought, s. " To be ," gari 
 
 moti. 
 
 Nourish, v. a. niatshise, late. 
 Nourisher, *. kan latu. 
 Nourishment, *. niada. 
 Now, adv. amma. 
 
 Now and then, adv. gaf 
 
 take. 
 Nowhere, adv. bake hundati 
 
 hen . 
 
 Nucleus, *. segni. 
 Number, v. a. lakaue. 
 Number, *. lakau. 
 Nuptials, s. tshida. 
 
 O. 
 
 Oath, .v. kaku. 
 
 Obedience, *. atshatshamuf. 
 
 Object, *. dubbi. 
 
 Oblige, v. a. giddi tshedde. 
 
 Oblique, adj. dagla. 
 Obscure, v. a. dukanese. 
 Observe, v. a. illale. 
 Ocean, *. bar (from baher 
 
 Amh. Arab. Eth.) 
 Odd, adj. guddi. 
 Offend, v. a. wolkatamurse. 
 Offended, p.p. " To be ," 
 
 wolkatamurre. 
 Offer, v. a. dese. "To a 
 
 gift," dese horri. 
 Often, adv. gafa gudda, guiya 
 
 gudda. 
 Oil, *. zaiti. The usual or 
 
 nug-oil, keba nugi. 
 Old, adj. " man/' tsharsi. 
 
 " woman," tsharti. 
 Omit, v. a. disc. 
 Omniscient, s. hunduma kan 
 
 beku. 
 
 Once, adv. io toko. 
 c
 
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 On,- prep, bira, irra. " On ! 
 
 the house," manna birati. 
 One, num. toko. 
 One-eyed, ad?.itsha toko kan 
 
 kabu. 
 
 Onion, s. kullubi dima. 
 Only, adv. kulla, dua, koba. 
 Open, v. a. banne ; v . n. ba- 
 
 name. 
 
 Opponent, s. atshamatsha. 
 Opposite, adj. woldura. 
 Oppress, v. a. hademe. 
 Or, conj. hokan. 
 Order, s. sera. (Amharic, 
 
 jLUCfc^l- ::) " In order 
 
 that," aka. 
 
 Order, v. a. atshatshe. 
 Origin, s. burka. 
 Ornament, *. berru. 
 Other, adj. bira. " wood," 
 
 muka bira. 
 Over, prep, garra. 
 Overcome, v. a. entshifate. 
 Over-hasty, adj. arifate. 
 Over-sour, v. a. dangagese. 
 Our, pron. kenia. 
 Out, " To come ," " To 
 
 go ,"baie. "To be 
 
 of senses," kalbi bade. 
 1 Outside, a. didati. 
 Ox, *, kotiyo. 
 
 P. 
 
 Pain, s. fatana, dukuba. " To 
 
 feel pain," dukube. 
 Paint, v. a. berrese, fakese. 
 
 Pair-wise, by pairs, adv. 
 
 lamma lamma. 
 Pan, *. desti. (Amh. id.) 
 Paper, s. kertasa. (Amh. 
 
 Parchment, s.beranna. (Am- 
 
 haric, id.) 
 Pardon, v. a. hahafu tshedde, 
 
 ararame. 
 Part, v. a. gergerbase. 
 Part, s. koda, gergerfudi. 
 Pass, v. dabre. " To - 
 
 time," ole. 
 Passion, *. dekama. 
 Passionate, adj. " To be ," 
 
 dekame- 
 
 Past, adj. kau dabra. 
 Pasturage, s. boba. 
 Path, s. karra ganda. 
 Patient, adj. "To be ," 
 
 tsheluma tshedde. 
 Paw, s. kiensa. 
 Pay, v. a. base gatti, gatti 
 
 kenne. 
 Peace, s. arara. " To make 
 
 ," ararse. " maker," 
 
 s. kan ararsu. 
 Peasant, s. gebari. (Amh. 
 
 Pebble, s. tatar. 
 
 Peel, r. a. kuntshise. 
 
 Penetrate, v. n. sene. 
 
 People, *. orma. 
 
 Pepper, *. berberi. (Amh. id.) 
 
 Perfect, v. a. garri gode. 
 
 Perhaps, conj. motsh.
 
 Perish, v. n. bade. 
 
 Perishable, adj. kan badu. 
 
 Permit, v. a. dise. 
 
 Persecute, v. a. aree. 
 
 Person, s. namoma (per- 
 sonality). 
 
 Perspiration, *. dafka. 
 
 Perspire, v. n. dafke. 
 
 Persuade, v. a. sosobe. 
 
 Physic, *. korritsha. 
 
 Physician, s. Abba korritsha. 
 
 Piece, s. gergerfudi. 
 
 Pierce, v. a. worane. 
 
 Pig, s. assama. 
 
 Pigeon, s. sololisa. 
 
 Pile, v. a. " To up," wol- 
 lirratese. 
 
 Pilfer, purloin, v. a. hate. 
 
 Pilgrim, *. kesiima. 
 
 Pillar, *. daga daba. 
 
 Pincers, s. kabdo. 
 
 Pious, adj. tsheluma kan 
 tsheddu. 
 
 Pistol, s. kaue gabaddu. 
 
 Pit, *. bollo. 
 
 Pity, v. a. boye. 
 
 Place, s. bake ; ganda. 
 
 Plague, *. dukuba. 
 
 Plain, *. gama. adj. wolkite. 
 
 Plait, v. a. gonagone. (Amh. 
 
 Plan, s. iado. 
 Plan, v. a. mareate. 
 Plant, v. a. dabe. 
 Plant, s. magra. 
 Plaster, s. hida korritsha. 
 
 Play, v. a. tabate. 
 
 Play, *. taba. 
 
 Please, v. a. gamade, gama- 
 
 tshise, gamitshe. 
 Pleasure, s. gamitshu. 
 Pledge, *. kabisso. 
 Plough, s. marasha. {Amh. 
 
 id.) 
 Plough, r. a. " To up," 
 
 kote. 
 
 Plunder, v. a. same. 
 Plunderer, s. samtu. 
 Pocket, *, kortsho. 
 Point, tip, *. afri. 
 Poison, v. a. raerziti atshese. 
 Poison, s. merzi. (Amh. 
 
 oo^-H ::) 
 
 Pole, *. felata. 
 
 Polish, v. a. sofe. 
 
 Pond, s. rare. 
 
 Poodle-dog, *. butshela serre. 
 
 Pool, s. rare. 
 
 Poor, adj. hiesa. " To be- 
 come ," hie. 
 
 Poorly, adj. " To become 
 ," feia henkabne. 
 
 Porter, s. (door-keeper), ala 
 egdu. 
 
 Possession, s. biyeh ; mo- 
 tuma, " To take posses- 
 sion of," fudate. 
 
 Possible, adj. " It is ," 
 endandaia. 
 
 Potsherd, s. galli (Amharic 
 1 A keratshi. 
 
 Potter, *. subbe kan toltshitu. 
 c 2
 
 Pound, v. a. dite. 
 
 Pound, *. mitshana. (Am- 
 
 haric, O^HT : weight, 
 
 balance.) 
 
 Pour out, v. a. dangalese. 
 Poverty, *. bela. 
 Powder, v. a. biyeh gode. 
 Power, *. humna, irre, tshab- 
 
 benia. 
 Powerful, adj. kan tshabate, 
 
 irre kan kabu. 
 Praise, *. galata, ulfesa. 
 Praise, v. a. galatefSte. " To 
 
 oneself," uf ulfese. 
 Prattle, *. dubi gudise. 
 Prattler, *. tabatu. 
 Pray, v. a. (to God), mukabe. 
 Prayer, s. mukaba. 
 Precede, v. a. dura ademe. 
 Precious, adj. gatti gudi. 
 Precipice, s. mirgo. 
 Predecessor, s. wolldura kan 
 
 kate. 
 
 Prefigure, v. a. fakese. 
 Pregnant, adj. ulfa, ulfofte. 
 Prepare, v. a. toltshe, ho- 
 
 tshete. 
 
 Prepared, p. p. kobai. 
 Present, v. a. kenne ; s. horri, 
 
 kennuf. 
 Press, v. a. dibbe. 
 
 down," hademe. 
 
 out," mitshire.j 
 Pressure, s. bela. 
 Presume, v. n. fakate. 
 Presuppose, v. a. dura hime. 
 
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 Pretend, v. a, tshedde. 
 
 Previous, adv. dura. 
 
 Price, s. gatti. 
 
 Pride, v. r. fatule. 
 
 Priest of Christians, kesi si- 
 
 dama. " Galla ," kale- 
 
 tsha. 
 
 Prince, s. moti. 
 Principal, *. atshatshu. 
 Principally, adv. hunduma 
 
 irra. 
 
 Principle, *. iado. 
 Prison, s. baki kan iti hida- 
 
 man. 
 
 Prisoner, s. kan botshame. 
 Proceed, v. n. dura dabre. 
 Proclaim, v. a. odese. 
 Procure, v. a. fude. 
 Proffer, v. a. dese. 
 Profit, v. n. bue. 
 Prohibit, v. a. douwe, dowote. 
 Prolong 1 , v. a. derese. 
 Promise, v. a. enankenna 
 
 tshedda (lit. to say " I will 
 
 give"). 
 
 Prop up, v. a. tshukale. 
 Proper, adj. "To be ," 
 
 eni sene. 
 Prophet, *. nabi. (Amh. 
 
 Eth. Arab. Heb. idem.) 
 Prosper, v. n. gudade. 
 Prostitute, s. gursuma. 
 Protect, v. a. ege. 
 Province, *. biyeh. 
 Provisions, *. galla. 
 Proud, adj. fatula. 
 
 Press 
 Press
 
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 Prudence, s. oggesa. 
 Prudent, adj. tumtu, namma 
 
 oggesa. 
 Pull out an eye, v. a. itsha 
 
 murre. 
 Pulse s. (of blood), hida 
 
 harka. 
 
 Punch, puncheon, s. muta. 
 Punish, v. a. bellese ; fatana 
 
 gode irra, hide. 
 Purchase, v. a. bite. 
 Pure, adj. kulkullu. 
 Purge, v. n. (to have loose 
 
 bowels), albae ; v. a. al- 
 
 base. 
 
 Purify, v. a. kulkullu gode. 
 Purse, s. kortsho. (Amh. 
 
 Pursue, v. a. hurise, aree. 
 Put, v. a. olkaie, nake. " To 
 
 put off, e.g. one's clothes," 
 
 gatte, gatte woya. 
 
 Q. 
 
 Quality, s. amala. 
 
 Quarrel, v.n. wolldite, tshib- 
 
 be, atshamatshe. 
 Quench, v. a. bellese. 
 Question, s. gafertu. 
 Quick, adj. Quickly, adv. 
 
 duffe, hurrise. 
 Qui^t, s. tsheluma. 
 Quiet, adj. "To be ," 
 
 tsheluma tshedde. 
 Quiet, v. a. tsheluma gode. 
 
 R. 
 
 Rag, *. bututu. 
 
 Rage, v. n. marate. 
 
 Rain, v. n. robe. 
 
 Rain, .v. bokaia. 
 
 Raise, v. a. fade, dabe, oli 
 
 hiksisse. 
 
 Rampart, s. itshara. 
 Raven, s. haragessa. 
 Ravish, v. a. ulfate gode. 
 Razor, *. hadu. 
 Reach, v. a. gaie. 
 Read, v. a. dagame. (Amh. 
 
 Readiness, s.lebbi kau kobbi. 
 Ready, adj. kobai. " To be 
 
 ," fite, kobese. 
 Really, adv. dugadan. 
 Reap, v. a. makera geltshe. 
 Rear, v. a. gudise. 
 Reason, cause, s. mekeniata. 
 Rebel, v. n. wotshi baie. 
 Rebel, *. nama wotshi. 
 Rebellion, s. wotshi. 
 Rebellious, adj. " To be ," 
 
 wotshi baie. 
 
 Rebound, v. n. debu daie. 
 Receive, v. a. fudate. " To 
 
 a stranger," kesuma 
 irra fudate. 
 
 Recollect, v. a. remember, 
 
 iadaie. 
 Recommend, v. a. adara ol- 
 
 kaia ; galatefate, adara 
 
 kenne.
 
 Reconcile, v. a. ararse. 
 Recover, v. n. feie. 
 Red, adj. dima. 
 Redden, v. a. dima gode. 
 Redeem, v. a. basisse. 
 Reed, *. agada. (Amharic, 
 
 MX. ) 
 
 Refresh, v. a. miese, kufse. 
 
 Refreshment, *. kufa. 
 Refuge, " To take to," v. 
 
 dese. 
 
 Refuse, v. a. dide, wakate. 
 Reg-ret, v. a. gadde. 
 Reign, .v. motuma. 
 Rein (kidney), *. kalle. 
 Reins of a horse &c., .. fulo. 
 Reject, v.a. derbe. 
 Rejoice, v. n. gamade ; v. a. 
 
 gamatshise. 
 
 Religion, s. waka hotshetu. 
 Remain, v. n. taie. 
 Remainder, rest, s. kan hafu, 
 
 hamba. 
 Remarkable, adj. denki 
 
 (Amh.g^fy : wonderful), 
 
 guddi. 
 
 Remedy, v. a. feise, base. 
 Remedy, s. basuf, korritsha. 
 Remind, v. a. mari kenne. 
 Remote, adj. fago. 
 Remove, v. n. fagate ; v. a. 
 
 fagese. 
 
 Renew, v. a. harraia gode. 
 Renounce, v. a. ganne. 
 Repent, v. a. Fid. Regret. 
 Repentance, s. gadduf. 
 
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 Report, s. erga, odu. 
 
 Request, require, v. a. bar- 
 bade, kadate. 
 
 Request, s. kadatshu. 
 
 Resemble, v. a. fakate. 
 
 Residence, *. katsha. 
 
 Resin, s. habbe. 
 
 Rest, v. n. taie. 
 
 Rest, *. tesuma. " To give 
 ," tole tsheltshesise. 
 
 Resting-place,*, bake tesuma. 
 
 Restore, v. a. harraiese. 
 
 Result, v. n. duka ademe. 
 
 Retaliate, v. a. debise. 
 
 Return, v. it. garragatshe, 
 debee ; v. a. debise. 
 
 Revenge, s. " To take ," 
 wolli hamate. 
 
 Revolt, v. n. wotshi baie. 
 
 Reward, v. a. gatti kenne, 
 gatti base. 
 
 Rhyme, v. a. wollgaie. 
 
 Rib, s. tshenatsha. 
 
 Rich, adj. duresa. 
 
 Riches, *. duresa. 
 
 Ride (on horseback &c.), v. n. 
 ferda yabate. 
 
 Rider, s. namma ferda. 
 
 Right, adj. (not left), mirga. 
 " It is (proper)," tole, 
 garida. " On the right- 
 hand side," mirgati. 
 
 Righteous, adj. tsadeki. 
 (Amh. Jljg-^::) 
 
 Righteousness, *. tsedki.
 
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 Ring, v. "To a bell," 
 
 bilbila dibe. 
 Ripen, v.n, biltshate. (Amh. 
 
 Rise, v. n. bate. " The sun 
 
 rises," adu bate. "To 
 (from the dead)," kaie. 
 
 " of meats from the 
 
 stomach," faeame. 
 River, s. laga. 
 River-horse, s. robi. (Dank. 
 
 id.) 
 
 Rivulet, s. sulula. 
 Road, s. karra. 
 Roar, v. n. damfe. 
 Roast, v. a. akana. (Amh. 
 
 Rob, v. a. same, hatte. 
 Rock, s. daga. (Dankali, 
 
 daa; Amh. ~V1J'::) 
 Rod, *. artshume. 
 Roe, .v. ree dida. 
 Roebuck, s. korma ree dida. 
 Roll, v. a. gangeltshe. " To 
 
 roll off," " to roll away," 
 
 garragaltshe. 
 Roof. *. mesoso, tara. 
 Room, s. bake. 
 Rope, s. kabato. 
 Rot, v. a. tortorc. 
 Rotten, adj. lafa. 
 Round, adj. dippo. 
 Roundabout, adv. mersati. 
 Row, *. walgaffa. 
 Rub, v. dake, hurrese. " To 
 
 rub in," sukume. 
 
 Rude, clumsy, adj. furda, 
 
 henbiltshane. 
 Rule, s. leki. 
 Rule, v. a. moye. 
 Ruler, *. moti. 
 Ruminate, v. alalagure. 
 Run, v. n. kate. 
 Run, s. katshu. 
 Rust, *. berresa. 
 Rust, v. n. berrese, tshenin 
 
 tshenine. 
 
 S. 
 
 Sabbath, s. sanbata. 
 Sabre, *. tshangare. 
 Sacrifice, v. a. horri dese. 
 Saddle, s. kora. 
 Saddle, v. a. fee. 
 Safe, adj. nagaia. 
 Sale, *. wollgurgarra. 
 Salt, s. sogita. 
 Salvation, *. feia. 
 Salutation, s. salamata. (Am. 
 
 Salute, v. a. feiuma tshedde ; 
 
 salamata. 
 
 Sand, s. tsbiratsha. 
 Satan, s. Setana. 
 Satiety, *. kufu. 
 Satisfied, adj. kufi. 
 Saturday, s. sanbata tenna. 
 Save, v. a. feise. "To lay 
 
 up," hambise, ege. 
 Saviour, *. kan feisu; kan 
 
 basu. 
 Saw, . magazi.
 
 Saw, v. a. magaziti marre. 
 Scales of a balance, s. irri- 
 
 glama. 
 
 Scar, *. madda. 
 Scarcely, adv. dua, tenno 
 
 hafa. 
 Scatter, v. a. bittinise. (Amh. 
 
 Science, *. bekuma. 
 Scissars, s. makassi. (Amh. 
 
 and Arab, id.) 
 Scold, v. a. dekame. 
 Scolding, s. arrabu. 
 Scorn, s. kosa ; v. a. kose, 
 
 kofle. 
 Scourge, *. alange. (Amh. 
 
 Scourge, v. a. garafe. (Amh.) 
 
 Scrape, v. a. duge. 
 
 Scratch, v. a. hoke. (Amh. 
 
 2\YlYl : " it itched.") 
 Sea, *. gerba, ba'r. 
 Seam, s. ho'da. 
 Search, v. a. gafate. 
 Seat, s. tesuma. 
 Second, adj. lammafa. 
 Secrecy, *. dubbi kobati. 
 Secretly, adj. kobati. 
 Secure, adj. nagaia. 
 Secure, v. a. nagaia gode. 
 Seduce, v. a. wallatshise. 
 See, v. a. illale. 
 Seed, *. segni. 
 Seek, v. a. gafate, berbade. 
 Seem, v. n. fakate. 
 Seethe out, v. a. bakse. 
 
 Seize, v. a. kabe. " To cause 
 
 seizing," kabsise. 
 Seldom, adv. guiya gudda 
 
 moti. 
 Select, v. a. marate 
 
 CD :), filate. 
 Self, pron. aba worra. 
 Self-conceit, a.'uf ulfesa. 
 Sell, v. a. gurgure. 
 Send, v. a. erge, nake. 
 Sense, s. labbe. 
 Sensuality, *. hauf. 
 Separate, v. a. gergerbase. 
 Separation, s. gergerbaiu. 
 Series, *. wollgaffa. 
 Serpent, s. bofa. 
 Servant, *. "man ," ga- 
 
 bare, gurba. " maid ," 
 
 guredi. 
 
 Serve, v. a. hotshete. 
 Servitude, *. gebruma. 
 Set, v. a. olkaie. 
 Seven, num. turbo. 
 Seventy, num. turbatama. 
 Sew, v. a. ho'de. 
 Shadow, s. gadisa. 
 Shake, v. a. holatshise, sosoe, 
 
 hurgufe. 
 
 Shame (shyness), *. soda. 
 Share, *. koda. 
 Sharp, adj. mute, mutate. 
 Sharpen, v. a. kare. 
 Sharpen a point, v. a. afrese. 
 Sharpness, *. kara. (Amh. 
 
 |><5. ; knife.) 
 Shave, v. hade.
 
 Sheaf, s. nado. (Amh. 1 P : :) 
 
 Sheath, s. kortsho. 
 
 Shed, v. a, dangalese. 
 
 Sheep, *. hola. 
 
 Sheet, *. gommen. 
 
 Shield, . wanta. (Amh. 
 
 Shine, v, n. ifae, hangaie. 
 
 Ship, s. doni. 
 
 Shirt, s. wondabiti. 
 
 Shoe, *. kobae. 
 
 Shoot (with fire-arms), v. a. 
 
 kaneda atshese. 
 Short, adj. gababa. 
 Shorten, v. a. gababse. 
 Shoulder, s. gadeti. 
 Shout, v. n. ellel tshedde. 
 
 (Amh. >AA: 2\A ::) 
 Show, v. a. agersise. 
 Shrink, shrug, v. ade. 
 Shrub, s. gudeltsha tenno. 
 Shudder, v. n. holate. 
 Shut, v. a. tshuffe. 
 Sick, adj. dukuba kabe, feia 
 
 dabate. "To get ," 
 
 feia henkabue. "To be 
 
 ," dukube. 
 Sickness, *. dukuba. 
 Sickle, *. hamtu. 
 
 Side, *. wollbira. " On every 
 
 ," bake hundumati. 
 Sieve, *. gingiltsha. 
 Sieve, v. a. gingiltshe. 
 Sigh, v. n. gatsabe. 
 Silence, v.a. tsheltshise, tshe- 
 
 luma gode. 
 
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 Silent, adj. "To be ," 
 
 tsheluma tshedde. 
 Silver. *. meti. 
 Sin, v. n. wanamtu gode. 
 Sin, *. hamenia, wanamtu. 
 Since, prep. kabe. 
 Sincere, adj. maratsho, ka- 
 
 tshela. 
 
 Sing, v. a. sirbe. 
 Single,arf;. singly ; ady.koba. 
 Sink, v. n. kuffe. 
 Sinner, s. hama. 
 Sip, v. a. arrabe, habuke. 
 Sister, s. oboleti. 
 Sit, v. n. taie. 
 
 Skilled, skilful, adj. oggesa. 
 Skin, *. itille, goga. 
 Slaughter, v. a. kale. 
 Slave, s. (male) gerbitsha ; 
 
 (female) gerbiti. 
 Sleep, s. hirriba. 
 Sleep, v. n. raffe. 
 Sling, *. fue. 
 Slip, v. n. mutshitshate. 
 Small, adj. tenno, tennaio. 
 Smear, v. a. marige (Amh. 
 
 00 O :)> dibbe. 
 Smell, v. n. urgaie. 
 Smile, v. n. seke. (Amharic, 
 
 f^ q>: "to laugh.") 
 Smith, *. tumtu, sibila kan 
 
 toltshitn. 
 Smoke, *. ara. 
 Smoke, v. n. are ; v. a. ar- 
 
 sisse. 
 
 Smooth, adj. wolkite. 
 c3
 
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 Snare, *. watsmada. (Amh. 
 
 Snow, *. tshabi. 
 
 So, adv. oka. 
 
 Sob, v. n. guddo boie. 
 
 Soft, adj. lafa. 
 
 Soften, v. a. lafe. 
 
 Softly, adv. " To speak ," 
 
 hasase. 
 
 Soil, v. a. turraie, turrise. 
 Soldier, s. taserri. 
 Sole, adj. solely; adv. koba. 
 Solve, v. a. hike. 
 Some, adj. baiyuma, tenno, 
 
 guduma. 
 
 Something, *. dubbi toko. 
 Sometimes, adv. gaf ' take. 
 Son, s. ilma. " in law," 
 
 sodda. 
 
 Song, *. sirba. 
 Soon, adv. dafle. 
 Soot. s. ele. 
 Soothsaying, *. tibara 
 Sorcerer, s. namma degama. 
 Sorceress, *. degamtiti. 
 Sore-throat (to have a), sa- 
 
 galle dude. 
 
 Sorrow, *. yado, gaduf. 
 Sorry (To be), gade. 
 Sort, *. fira, gosa, katshe, 
 
 gerger. 
 
 Soul, s. lubbu. 
 Sound, *. sagalla. 
 Sour, adj. dangaga, 
 Source, *. burka. 
 Sow, v. a. fatshase. 
 
 Space, s. bake. 
 
 Spark, s. kalinke. 
 
 Speak, v. n. hime, dubate, 
 
 tshedde. 
 Spear, s. morana. 
 Spectacles, . daniti. 
 Speech, .v. dubbi. 
 Speechless, adj. duda, ginire. 
 Speedily, adv. dofFe. 
 Spin, v. a. foie. 
 Spindle, *. enzerti. (Amh. 
 
 Spit, v. n. hautshuffa tufFe, 
 didige. "To through 
 the teeth," tsherichfate. 
 
 Splendour, gorgeousness, s. 
 berru. 
 
 Splint, .*. falata. 
 
 Split, v. a. fallate. (Amh. 
 
 Spoon, *. faldana. 
 
 Spot, *. turre. 
 
 Spotted, " To be ," v. n. 
 
 turraie. 
 
 Spout, v. a. utale. 
 Spring, v. n. utale ; (origi- 
 
 nate) burke. 
 
 Spring, *. (fountain), burka. 
 Sprinkle, v. a. dangalaie. 
 Sprinkled, adj. burre. 
 Spurious, adj. woltimakame. 
 Squeeze, v. a. tshumfe, mi- 
 
 tshire, kuntshise. 
 Squint, v. n. itsha tshellise. 
 Stagger, v. n. matshaie ma- 
 
 rane.
 
 Staff, s. ule. 
 
 Stallion, stone-horse, steed, 
 s. korma ferda. (Amh. 
 
 Stalk, s. miba. 
 
 Stamp, v. a. berrese ; (to 
 
 pound) dite. 
 Star, .v. urtshi. 
 Start, v. n. utale. 
 Starve, v. a. bela atshese. 
 State, condition, s. tesuma. 
 Steal, v. a. hate. 
 Step, *. dituf. 
 
 Stem (trunk), s. gudeltsha. 
 Steward, s. manna agdu. 
 Stick, *. tshirmu. 
 Stick, v. matane. 
 Stir, v. a. tuke. " the 
 
 fire," gabisse ibita. 
 Stirrup, s. tana kora. 
 Sting, *. kore. 
 Stinging-nettle, s. dobbi. 
 Stink, v. n. atshaie. 
 Stinker, s. atshoftu. 
 Stomach, s. gerra, 
 Stone, s. daga. 
 Stoop, v. n. tshelate. 
 Stop, v. a. dutshe. 
 Storm, s. bubba gudda. 
 Stormy, " To be ," bubisse. 
 Story, tale, *. makmaksa, 
 
 taba. 
 
 Straight, adj. katshela. 
 Strain, v. a. mitshire. 
 Straiten, v. a. dipise. 
 Straw, s. hibiki. 
 
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 Strange, adj. kesuma : trop. 
 
 guddi (wonderful). 
 Stream, s. laga. 
 Strength, s. tshabenia. 
 Strengthen, v. a. tshabese. 
 Stretch out (one's hand), v. a. 
 
 dirirse. 
 
 Strike, v. a. rullute, daie. 
 String, s. ribu. 
 Strip, v. a. base. 
 Stripe, v. a. tuke. 
 Stroke, v. a. marige. 
 Strong, adj. tshabba. 
 Stupid, adj. gauwa. 
 Subdue, v. a. entshifate. 
 Subject, s. (philos.) dubbi. 
 Subterraneous, adj. laffa- 
 
 garra tshela. 
 Succeed, v. n. gudade. 
 Such, pr. okana kan tshiru. 
 Suck, v. a. ho'te. 
 Suckle, v. a. ho'tisse, 
 Suddenly, adv. dengati. (Am- 
 
 haric. nj^Trt-::) 
 Suffer, v. a. dibame. 
 Suffice, v. a. gaie. 
 Sufficiently, adv. gaie. 
 Sugar, s. shonkori. (Amh.) 
 Suit, v. a. wa gode. 
 Sultry, adj. ulfate. 
 Sum, v. a. " To up," la- 
 
 kaie. 
 
 Summer, s. bonna. 
 Sunday, s. sanbata gudda. 
 Supper, s. dena galgalla. 
 Suppose, v. a. fakate.
 
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 Suppress, v. a. hademe. 
 
 Suppurate, v. n. madaie. 
 
 Surety, *. kabsisa. " To be- 
 come surety," kabsisa 
 taie. 
 
 Surprise, v.a. dengati wollale. 
 
 Suture, *. ho'da. 
 
 Swallow, v. a. habuke, li- 
 kemge. 
 
 Swear, v. n. kakate; v. a. 
 kakudan hide. 
 
 Sweat, s. dafka. 
 
 Sweat, v. n dafke. 
 
 Sweep, v. a. hattaie. 
 
 Sweet, adj. miawe. 
 
 Sweeten, v. a. miese. 
 
 Swelling, s. " To have a ," 
 ditaie. 
 
 Swing, v. rukute. 
 
 Sword, *. tshangare. " Han- 
 dle of a sword," kolba 
 tshangare. "Sheath of a 
 ," kolla. 
 
 T. 
 
 Table, *. gabata. (Shoa.) 
 Tail, *. ege. " To wag the 
 
 ," ege fatshase. 
 Take, v.a. fudate, kabe. " To 
 
 up," fude. 
 Tale, s. makmaksa, taba. 
 Talk, *. taba. 
 Talk, v. n. tabate. 
 Talkative,ad;'. namma dubbi. 
 Talker, *. tabatu. 
 Tame, v. a. hide. 
 
 Tan, v. n. duge. 
 Tanner, s. dugtu. 
 Tape- worm, s. heto. 
 Tarry, v. n. galgalla duflfe, 
 
 turre. 
 Taste, v. a. kamasse. (Amh. 
 
 Teach, v. a. bersisse. 
 Teacher, s. bersiftu. 
 Teaching, *. berruma. 
 Tear, *. imiman. 
 Tear, v. a. bute, tersase. 
 Teeth, v. n. ilkan bafte. 
 Tell-tale, *. wantsheltu. 
 Temple, *. manna Waka. 
 Tenacious, adj. anio. 
 Tend, v. n. taie, wan gode. 
 Tent, s. dukaniti. (Amh. 
 
 Tepid, adj. tenno 6e. 
 Terrify, v. a. sodatshise. 
 Testify, v. a. mesekeri hime. 
 
 (Amh. oortYl^::) 
 Thank, v. n. galatefate. 
 Thanks, thanksgiving, s. ga- 
 
 lata. 
 That, conj. " In order ," 
 
 aka. pron. demonslr. sani ; 
 
 fern. san. 
 
 Thatch (roof),s. mesdso, tara. 
 Then, adv. ios, asi. 
 There, adv. atshi. " To be 
 
 ," tshira, taie. " Who is 
 
 ?" eniu tshira? 
 Therefore, adv. " For this," 
 
 dubbi tanati.
 
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 Thence, adv. kanati. 
 
 They, pr.pers. isan. 
 
 Thick, adj. furda. 
 
 Thief, *. hatu. 
 
 Thing, *. dubbi. 
 
 Think, v. a. iadaie. 
 
 Thirst, s. debu. 
 
 Thirst, v. n. debote. 
 
 This, pron. kuni, masc.; 
 
 tuni,/em. " On side," 
 
 gamati. 
 
 Thistle, *. korre. 
 Thorn, s. korre. 
 Thou, pron. ati. 
 Though, conj. aton. 
 Thrashing flail, *. moratsha. 
 Thread, s. foia. 
 Threaten, v. a. hamsise. 
 Three, num. sadi. " Three 
 
 times," gafP sadi. 
 Threefold, a. detsha sadi. 
 Throat, s. kogga, koke. 
 Throne, s. sirre, bertshuma. 
 Throughout, adv. sonani. 
 Throw away, v. a. derbe. 
 Thunder, v. impers. mande. 
 Thursday, s. kamis. 
 Thus, adv. akana. 
 Thy, thine, pronoun, kanke. 
 
 " house," maim kanke. 
 
 " On account," meke- 
 
 niata kanketi. 
 Tickle, v. n. sukume. 
 Tie, v. a. hide. 
 Tight, adj. dippo. " To be 
 
 ," dippate. 
 
 Time, s.guya; zawani(-4wiA. 
 H00-}::)gafa. "This 
 
 ," gafa kana, zawani 
 kanati. " In to come/' 
 zawaniti kanati. 
 
 Tin, s. guditsha. 
 
 Tipsy, adj. kan matshaie. 
 
 " To get ," matshaie. 
 Tired, adj. derdabtu. " To 
 
 be ," derdabe. 
 To, conj. "In order to," aka. 
 Toad, s. ratsha. 
 Tobacco, *. tambo. 
 Tobacco-pipe, s. gaia. 
 Toe, *. kuba mila. 
 Together, adv. irga toko, 
 
 wotshin, isa wotshin. 
 Toll, *. gabara. 
 Tongs, *. kabdo. 
 Tongue, s. arrabda. (Dan- 
 
 kali, id.) 
 
 Tool, s. mia hutshi. 
 Tooth, s. ilkan. "Molar 
 
 ," ao. 
 Top, s. afri. 
 Torture, v. a. dibbe. 
 Total, adj. hunduma. 
 Totality, *. wanuma hunda. 
 Totally, adv. sonan. 
 Touch, v. a. sukume, tuke. 
 Tower, steeple, spire, subst. 
 
 gembi. (Amh.) 
 Town, s. katsha. 
 Trace, s. fana. (Ethiopic, 
 
 Trade, v. n. nagade.
 
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 Trade, . hutshi. 
 
 Train, v. a. ' To bring up," 
 
 gudise. 
 
 Transgress, v. a. wolldabre. 
 Transient adj. kan dabru. 
 Translate, v. a. laga tshe. 
 Transmarine, adj. worra bar 
 
 kantaie. " Transmarine 
 
 people," worra bar gama. 
 Transplant, v. a. bukise dabe. 
 Transpose, v. a. dibbame, 
 
 bake birati gode. 
 Trap, s. watsmada. 
 Travail (in child- bed), v. n. 
 
 tsheninefate. 
 Travel, r. n. karra gode. 
 Traveller, s. namma karra. 
 Tread, v. a. dite. 
 Treasure, s. horri, duresa. 
 Tree, *. golole. 
 Trespass, v. a. wolldabre. 
 Tremble, r. //. hollate, naie. 
 
 " To make ," holla- 
 
 tshise. 
 
 Trial, *. lentshisu. 
 Tribute, *. gebara. (Amh. 
 
 "MIOO "To pay-," 
 Tried, adj. kan amanu. 
 Trot, v. n. gulufe. 
 Trouble, v. a. ulfese. " To 
 
 be troubled," ulfade. 
 Trowsers, s. surri. (Amh. 
 
 Truly, adv. dugadan. 
 Trumpet, v. a. malakata daie. 
 Trunk, s. (main body) gu- 
 
 deltsha. ( 
 
 Trust, v. a. amane. 
 Truth, s. duga. 
 Try, v. a. lentshise. 
 Tuesday, s. hutshi lamafa. 
 Tumult, s. eya. 
 Turn, v. mitshire; v.a. merse. 
 Tutor, *. egdu. 
 Twelve, num. kuda lamma. 
 Twenty, num. diktama. 
 Twice, adv. io lamma. 
 Twig, s. tshir. 
 Two, num. lamma. 
 
 U. V. 
 
 Vagabond, *. fara henkabu. 
 Vain. adj. horrofe. " In ," 
 
 akanuma, woyu hengone. 
 Valiant, adj. tshabba. 
 Valley, s. gamotshi. 
 Value, s. gatti. 
 Vanish, v. n. bade. 
 Vanquish, v. a. entshifate. 
 Various, adj. gerger. 
 Vassal, s. kan gebaru. 
 Udder, s. mutsha. 
 Veil, *. kadada. (Amharic, 
 
 1P: a hole) dukko. 
 Veil, v . a. gogle. 
 Venereal disease, *. fanto. 
 
 Vessel, *. mia. 
 Vice, *. hammenia. 
 Vice-regent, *. messeleni. 
 
 (Amh.) 
 Village, *. ganda.
 
 Vine-branch, s. hida waini. 
 Vinegar, *. dangaga. 
 Viper, s. bofa. 
 Virgin, s. tenenia, dubra, 
 
 midagtu. 
 Visit, v. a. illale. 
 Vituperate, v. a arrabse. 
 Unanimously, adv. gera to- 
 
 kitsha. 
 
 Uncertain, adj. henamane. 
 Unchaste, adj. bagde. 
 Uncircumsised, adj. dakna 
 
 kan henkabu. 
 Uncle, s. abera. 
 Unclean, adj. " To be ," 
 
 turre. "To make ," 
 
 turrese. 
 Unconsolable, adj. tshabenia 
 
 hentshalate. 
 
 Under, prep, garra tshela. 
 Understand, v. a. beke. 
 Understanding, *. beku. 
 Undoubtedly, adv. dugadan. 
 Undress, r. n. vvaiya gate. 
 Uneven, adj. wollenkitatfne. 
 Unhappy, adj. feia moti, naga 
 
 henkabu. 
 Unintentionally, adv. aton 
 
 yadayin. 
 
 Unite, v. a. yase. 
 Unity, s. tokitsha. 
 Unknown, adj. henbekame. 
 Unpaid, adj. aton basin. 
 Unprofitable, adj. woyu hen- 
 
 gode. 
 Unripe, adj. henbiltshane. 
 
 39 ) 
 
 Unpunished, adj. aton deka- 
 
 min. 
 
 Unsafe, adj. nagaia moti. 
 Unsearchable, adj. beku hen- 
 
 dan daiu. 
 
 Unusual, adj. henberramne. 
 Voice, *. sagalle. 
 Vomit, v. n. didige. 
 Voracious, adj. halbadesa. 
 Up, up-hill, garra tulla, 
 Upbraid, find fault with, v. 
 
 dekame. 
 Upon,pr. irra. " a house," 
 
 manna irrati. 
 Upwards, adv. oli, garra 
 
 irra. 
 
 Urchin, *. ullanula. 
 Urine, *. fintshan. " To pass 
 
 ," fintshane. 
 Urine, v. a. fintshsne. 
 Us (dat. of We), pron. nufi. 
 Use, v. a. wa gode. 
 Useless, adj. woiyu hengode. 
 Usually, adv. berregira. 
 Utensil, *. mia. 
 Vulture, *. allati, rumitsha. 
 
 W. 
 
 Wages, s. gatti hutshi. 
 Wait, v. n. turre. 
 Walk, v. n. ademe, dedebee. 
 Wall, s. gergeda. (Amh. 
 
 Want, s. hatsha, irdatshu, 
 udan ; v. a. berbade, ir- 
 date.
 
 War, *. lola, wollolu, dula. 
 
 " To make against," 
 
 tshibbe, wollole, worani, 
 
 bale, dule. 
 Warm, v. a. oise. 
 Warm, adj. 6a. " To be 
 
 ," 6e. 
 
 Warmth, *. oiima. 
 Warn, v. a. mari kenne. 
 Warrior, . taserri. 
 Wash, v. a. mitshe. " 
 
 oneself," dike. 
 Washerman, *. mitshitu. 
 Wash linen, s. mitshu. 
 Waste, v. a. betenese. (Amh. 
 
 11*1*1 " " to scatter.") 
 Waste, deserted, adj. dua, 
 
 ona, wudema. " To lay 
 
 ," dule, dua gode. 
 Watch, v. a. ege. 
 Watch, watchman, *. egdu. 
 Water, s. bisan. " closet," 
 
 bollo udani. 
 Water, v. a. bisaniti obase. 
 
 (to make drink, to irrigate, 
 
 &c.) obase. 
 
 Waver, v. 11. sosoe, holate. 
 Way, s. karra. " To open a 
 
 ," karra toltshe. 
 Waylay, v. a. tshise. 
 Wax, *. gaga. 
 We, pron. nu. 
 Weak, adj. humna henkabu. 
 
 " To be ," derdabe. 
 Weaken, v. a. derdabsisse. 
 Weave, v. a. dauwe woya. 
 
 40 ) 
 
 Weaver, *. woiya daftu. 
 Weaver's loom, s. arbi. (Amh. 
 
 Wedge, s. ule boku. 
 Wednesday, s. robi. 
 Weed, v. a. bukise. 
 Weed, s. engerdad. (Amh. 
 
 Week, *. torbo. 
 
 Weep, v. n. boiye. 
 
 Weigh, t>. a. mitshane. (Amh. 
 
 Weight (in the balance), s. 
 mitshana. Amh.Ot^\\' r ^:: 
 
 Welfare, well-being, *. feia. 
 Well, adj. garri, feyuma. 
 
 " To be ," feiume, feie. 
 
 " To do ," gari gode. 
 Well, *. bollo bisan. 
 West, s. litta baftu. 
 Wet, adj. tshida, " To be 
 
 ," tshide. 
 What? pr. mail. 
 Wheat, *. kamadi. 
 When ? adv. yome. 
 Whence ? adv. esei. 
 Where? adv. bake kaniti? 
 
 esa? 
 
 Whereby ? adv. maliti ? 
 Wherefore? arfy.mali? mafi? 
 Whereto? whither? hamma 
 
 esa gauti ? 
 Whether, conj. io. 
 Whetstone, *. kersa. 
 While, whilst, conj. io. 
 Whip, v. a. alange dange.
 
 Whip, s. alange. (Amharic, 
 
 Whirlwind, *. bubbe anwara. 
 Whisper, v. a. hasase. 
 Whistle, v. n. sirbe. 
 White, adj. adi. " horse," 
 
 ferda adi. 
 
 Whither ? adv. esa. 
 Who? which? eniu? 
 
 " which in number?" meka? 
 Whole, adj. hunduma, feia. 
 Wholly, adv. sonan. 
 Whore, s. gursuma. 
 Why ? adv. mafi, mail. 
 Wide, adj. belda. 
 Widen, v. a. beldise. 
 Wife, *. niti ; pi. narden. 
 Wilderness, s. wudema. (Am- 
 haric, (DJ-oiJ :), moga, 
 
 bosona. 
 
 Will, t;. a. tshalate, tshedde. 
 Willingly, acfo. harkati. "To 
 
 do ," tshalate gode. 
 Willingness, *. lebbi kan 
 
 kobbi. 
 
 Wind, s. bubbe. 
 Wind, v. n. marame. "To 
 
 wind up," mare. 
 Window, s. kadada manna. 
 Wing, s. labosa. 
 Wink (hint), v. n. hauate. 
 Winter, *. gana. 
 Wipe, v. a. hattaie. " To 
 
 one's nose," furri fudate. 
 Wisdom, *. oggesa. 
 Wise, adj. tumtu. 
 
 41 ) 
 
 Witchcraft, "to practise ," 
 
 degama kenne. 
 With, prep, irra, wotshin. 
 Wither, v. n. hartshaie. 
 Within, adv. kesati. 
 Without, a. didati; prep. 
 
 melehh. " wages," 
 
 gatti melehh. " know- 
 
 ing," aton bekin. 
 Witness, s. mesekeri. 
 Witness, v. a. mesekeri hime. 
 
 (Amh. oortYl^::) 
 Woe ! inter j. oh ! ker ! 
 Wolf, *. sawalesa. 
 Woman, s. gifti, niti. 
 Womanish,crf/.dubbi narden. 
 Womb, *. dalfa, gerra hada. 
 Wonder, *. guddo. denki. 
 
 (Amh.) 
 
 Wonder, v. n. guddi tshedde. 
 Wonderful, adj. guddi. 
 Wood, *. muka. 
 Wool, s. tshibri. (Eth. Tig. 
 
 Word, ,v. dubbi. 
 
 Work, *. hotshi. 
 
 Work, t\ a. hotshete. 
 
 Worker, *. kan godu. 
 
 World, *. alami. 
 
 Worm, *. ramo. 
 
 Worship, v. a. sagade. (Ar. 
 
 ^ Abyss. m::) 
 Worth, *. gatti. 
 Wound, v. a. madese. 
 Wound, *. madda. 
 Wrap in, wrap up, v. a. mare.
 
 ( 42 
 
 Wrath, s. dekama. 
 Wrench, v. a. hokole. 
 Wretched, adj. kolkolle, be- 
 
 loftu. 
 
 Wretchedness, ft. bela. 
 Wrinkle, *. gurre guratsha. 
 Write, v. a. kitabe. 
 Writer, *. kitabdu. 
 Writing, writ, s. kitaba. 
 Wrong, s. tsheraka. 
 
 Y. 
 
 Yarn, *. foia. 
 
 Yawn, v. n. hamomate. 
 
 Year, *. yogga. " Last ," 
 berdingata. " The be- 
 fore last," berekan. 
 
 Yearly, adv. yogga yoggati. 
 
 Yellow, adj. bora. 
 
 Yes, adv. aeh, tole. 
 
 Yest, *. atala. (Atnharic, 
 
 Yesterday, adv. kallesa. 
 "Day before ," den- 
 gadda. 
 
 Yet, conj. ammo. 
 
 Yoke, *. kambara. 
 
 You, pron. issini. 
 
 Young, adj. mutsheio, ten- 
 naio. " Youngest son," 
 kudisou. " To be young," 
 otsholle taie. 
 
 Your, pr. pass, kesani. 
 
 Youth, young age, s. otshel- 
 luma,mutshama. "Young 
 man," gurba; (of seven- 
 teen years) kondala, der- 
 gegesa. " A vigorous 
 youth," baiesa. 
 
 Z. 
 
 Zeal, s. hennafa. 
 Zealous, adj. " To be ," 
 hennafe.
 
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