LOKW ALO LOA MAHOKO A SECWANA LE SEENELES.

1.0 RULAGANCWE KE JOHN BROWN.

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MAHOKO A SECWANA A HETOLECWE MO

PUON EA SEENELES.

LO GATISICWE KE BUTLER & TANNER, FROME AND LONDON. !895·

A. against another ; to canse to lean. 0 aegile lomati, he has A. These. MatlbO a, these . caused the plank to lean. eyes. Sign of the possessive: AEGILWE. Secwalo se aegilwe, matlho a gagwe, his eyes. Sign the door is put to lean. of the imperative : a ba. tie, let AEGOLOLA. To remove a leaning them come. Sign of the inter- thing. rogative: a ba tsile? have they AGA. To build. come P AGALANA. To live together ; to ABA. To give; to divide ; pass. ' be neighbours. abiwa., and aywa. AGECWE. Built for. ABAKA. To divide, as with both AGELA = Beela. Lehoko ya bands; to squander. kgosi le agela mosa.ko, the ABALANA. To divide among each chief's word inspires trust. other. AGELELA. To tarry with, or live ABECWE. Ke abecwe, I am pre- with for a time, as when visit. sented with. Ba abecwe nama ing i to edify. le madi, they are sharers of AGELELANA. To be friendly with flesh and blood. each other; to be at peace with ABELA. To divide for; to give each other. Go agelelana le to ; to present with ; to distri- bOna, to be on friendly tenns bute. with them. ABi:LWA. To be made a partaker AGILE. PeTf. of aga. Ke agile of. nae, I live with him. ABILWE. PeT/. pass. of aba. AGISA. To cause to build; to ABIWA. Pass. of aba. make peace. ABO LA. To make a large open- AGISANTSE. Perf. of a.gisanya. ing; to break open, a.s a house AGISANYA. Go agisa.nya. batho, or wound. to make people at peace with ABULA. To flap the wings slowly, each other. Go agisa.nya batho as vultures about to alight; to le Modimo, to make men at try to walk, as an infa.ut. peace with God. Ga ba agisa.nye, AcwA. To help those who have they are not at peace with each suffered loss; to make good other. Go agisa.nya le Modimo, a loss; to give to a needy per- to be at peace with God. son. AGIWA. Pass. of aga. ADILE. PeT/. of ala. AGTERELAE. Tlhobolo ea. ADILWE. Perf. pass. of ala.. E agterelae, a breech-loading adilwe dimati, 1t is floored with rifle (hybrid). boards. AHE. Maina ahe P which names P Annu. To lend; to borrow. AICWE=Aitse. ADINWA. Pass. ofa.dima. AILA. To walk slowly, picking Ai:GA. To put one thing to lean up one's feet with difficulty. 249 A ITS E. Of course; truly; surely; AKGATECWA. To be too long you know. tongued. AKA. To lie ; to tell lies. AKGEGA. To be swung from AKABADIWo\. Pa,ss. of akabala. side to side; to sway. Akge!l& Go akabadiwa ke t!ela, to be mo, to hang from. Se akgegile in doubt as to the road. mo seatleii. sa gagwe, it is hang­ AKABALA. To be perplexed ; to ing from his hand. be bewildered ; to halt between AKGOLA. To dandle, as an in­ two opinions. fant; to toss up and down ; to AKABATSA. To cause to be in remove the dikgoba with hand doubt; to bewilder. when winnowing. AKAHALA. To commit adultery. A KO. A ko n tle, please come. Used either of a. man or wo­ AKOHA. To hasten ; to make man. haste; to come quickly. 0 tla AKAJIETSA. To approach and akoha a tsamaea, he will soon spread out, as an attacking go. force ; to put grass on a roof AKOHISA. Oaus. ofakoha. temporarily; to put sticks, etc., AKOLA. To become fat (of ani­ as a temporary fence. mals); to be fat (of meat). AKANTSE. Perf. of a.kanya. AKOTSE. Perf. of akola;. Di AKANYA. To reason; to debate akotse, the_y_ are fat. in one's mind; to think over; AKOTSHA. :Metse a. t]a; akotsha a to-ponder. bela, the water will soon boil. AKANYETSA. To reason for ; to Akotsha ! come quickly ! A di consider, or think for. akotshe, let them come quickly. AKANYO. A reasoning ; a. won­ AKWA. Pa,ss. of aka. - dering or cogitation. ALA. To spread a skin, etc., out AKEDITSE. Perf. ofa.ketsa. on the ground. AKELA. To lie to, or about ; to ALAHA. To doctor. listen attentively to; to obey. ALAHIWA. Pass. ofala;ba. AKETSA. To lie to ; to lie ALAHWA. Pass. ofala;ba. against; to speak falsely about. ALE. Maru ale, those clouds AKGA. To swing anything from yonder. side to side. ALELA. To put a framework of AKGAAKGA. To bother. or weary, sticks under meat in a pot. as by leading about hither and ALETSA. To make a bundle of thither. sticks, etc., ready for tying up; AKGAAKGANA. To bother, as by to scold, or talk against anum­ many speaking at once; to pass ber of people without distin­ speedily from one work to guishing one from another. another. ALOGA. To be finished, as a AKGAAKGEGA. To be unstable; work, ceremony, etc.; to come to be changeable in purpose; out of a heathen ceremony at to be in doubt, as concerning its close. Go a.loga botsetse, a path. Go akgaakgega mo to cease (pf the lochial dis­ peduii, to be distracted, to be charge). Nwana o alogile, the bothered. child's navel is healed. AKGANA. To vary, or dift"er in ALOLA. To take up that which telling a story ; to disagree in was spread out;= Leleka. making a report. ALOSA. To give a boy -or girl AKGANWA. To pass from one to new clothes on coming out of "­ another; as a thing much lent. heathen ceremony. AKA. To touch. ANYILE. P!J'Y'f. ofanya. AKAOANA. To touch each other. · ANYIWA. Pass. ofanya. AMAGANYA. To put things so ANYocu. To strip ; to throw off that thez touch each other. clothing. AMANA. To touch each other. ANYOLOLA. To cut straight Amana nae, touch him. poles. AKANYE. PIJ'Y'f. of amana. ANWA. Pass. of anya. AHARURE. Verily ; truly ; of a Ao. An expression of sorrow, truth. Lehoko le amarure, the or reproach. Ao ntlha! oh word is true. that ! if only ! AMILE. P!J'Y'f. of ama. Aosi. Madi aosi, blood only, AHOGA. To take; to ta)i:e with­ AOTLHE. Madi aotlhe, all the out leave, or contrary to wish. blood. AMOGANA. To give and receive APAAPA. To grope, or feel in mutually ; to receive mutual the dark for a thing whose benefit. whereabouts is known. AMOOELA. To receive or take a APAEA. To cook; to bathe, or thing offered. Mo amogele, foment, with hot water. PIJ'Y'[. receive him. apeile. AMOLA. To deprive of food by APARA. To dress ; to put on taking the largest share ; to upper garments ; to dress one· help, or rescue a person in self. P!J'Y'f. apere. Ba sa apare, difficulties. 0 mo amotse mo they do not clothe themselves. go eo moii.we, he has rescued APARWA. Pass. ofapara. him from the other one. APATLA. To ~pe, or feel one's AHOLOGA. To become divided, way, as a bhnd man ; to walk as friends. with a foolish gait, as a AMOLOGANA. To separate by drunken man ; to travel by a mutual consent. road not known; to feel one's AHPO=Kgampo. way when speaking about an AMULE. Pe1j. of anya. unfamiliar subject. AMUSA. Caus. ofanya; to suckle. APEELA. To cook for. ANA. An inte!"-\ection denoting APEGA. To become cooked. surprise; why. upon my word ! APERE. Perf. ofapara. ANAMA. To spread, as a tree's APESA. Caus. of apara. To roots; to spread out, as a land. clothe. A di mo . apesa,· he Go anama le lehatshe yeotlhe, clothed him with them. to spread abroad into all the APESIWA. 0 Pass. ofapesa. world. Metse a anametse kwa APoGA. To be undressed. kgakala, the water is spread APOLA. To undress; to take off out far and wide. upper garments. Go apola ANAliiiSA. To cause to spread. matlhii, to open the eyes. ANANTSE. P!J'Y'f. of ananya. APOLWA. Pass. ofapola. AN·ANYA. To exchange. APOTSE. P!J'Y'f. ofapola. ANAPA=Apatla, and Apaapa. ARA. To cut open a swelling or ANEGA. To spread anything out, sore. so as to dry or air. ARABA. To answer. Pass. ANOGA. To break up and dis­ araywa. appear, as clouds or darkness. ARui:ELA. To warm oneself ; ANYA. To suck, as an infant. to smoke with medicine. Go ANYALOOA. To throw off a cloak, di aramela musi, to ~moke etc. them with burning medicine. Go aramela.letsatsi, to lie, or palms of the hands sptead bask in the sun. Se o ka ara· · out. mela.ii. ka. shona, that which he ATLATLELA. To provide medi­ can warm himself with. cine or food for a sick person. ARAYWA. Pass. ofa.raba. ATLEGA. To spread things out; ARELA. To cut deeply into a. to ~pread the hands wide open. sore, so as to let out the ATLELA. To visit unexpectedly ; matter ; to open an abscess at to come to, or meet unexpect­ the lower part, or on one side ; edly. to dig into an animal's hole at ATLELWA. To be visited unex­ a distance from the entrance, pectedly ; to be met unex­ and in the direction in which pectedly. the hole points. ATLHAMA. To be wide; to be AaoGANYA. To cleave asunder; wide open, of a mouth, etc. ; to divide lengthwise, to be open-mouthed, as with ARoLA. 1'o make a large open. astonishment. ing in a sore ; to make a large, ATLHAME. Perf. of atlbama. gaping wound. Mamphorwana a a.tlhame me­ AsETS.~. To hold out a hand lomo, the chickens have their expecting to receive something months wide open. one does not get. ATLHAMELA. To open wide for; AsHETSA=Asetsa. to open wide into. ATA. To breed (of animals); to A:rLHAMISA. To cause to be increase (of people). wide open; to make broad or ATAMALANA. To approach each wide. other. ATLHAMOLOGA. To become wide ATAMEDIWA. Pass. ofatametsa. open. ATAMELA. To approach. ATLHAMOLOSA. To cause to be­ ATAMETSA. To cause to ap. come wide open. proach. ATLHOCWE. 0 a.tlhocwe, he is A1-i:LA. To increase for ; to acquitted. breed for. ATLHOGA. To become settled ATLA. To kiss. . satisfactorily; to be decided to ATLAATLA.. To kiss much ; to the satisfaction of one inter­ fondle. ested. ATLA.BALA, To extend; to spread ATLHOLA. To decide a disputed out. question ; to arbitrate ; to ATLA.HALA. To work"carelessly judge. Ba mo atlhola. gore a or clumsily ; to bungle ; to err shwe, they condemned him to in doing work, either from death. carelessness, or incapacity. ATLHOLELA. To decide for; to ATLANEGA.. 'fo be too much, or decide in a manner favourable too numerous, as a large heap to. Ba mo atlholela. go shwa, of gathered locusts, a super­ they condemned him to death. abundance of food, or an im­ ATLHOTSE, Perf. ofatlhola.. Ba mense drove of game. mo atlhotse, they have ac­ ATLANEGELA. To be too much quitted him. for. Diyo di mo atla.negetse, A:I'SA.NYA.. Go atsa.nya magano, the food is too much for him. to speak at cross purposes. ATLAPA=Apa.tla. AYWA. Pass. of aba. ATLARELA. 'fo receive with open arms ; to receive with B~ BABEREKI. Pt. of mmereki. BABOBODI. Pl. of mmobodi. BA. Again. Perf. bile. Particle BABODI. Pl. of mmodi. of nouns beginning with ba. BABODUHADI. Pl. ofmmoduhadi. Pers. pron. they. BABOGA. To become scorched, BAA. Baa roiiwa, they are sent. or singed. Baa pelo=baea pelo. BABOLA. To scorch, or singe. BAABERWI. Pt of moaberwi. BABOLAEA. Pl. of mmolaea. BAAKAHADI. Pl. of moakabadi. BABOLAI. Pl. of mmolai. BAAKANCWE. Perf. pass. of BABOLEDI, Pl. of mmoledi. baaka.nya, prepared. BABOTLANA. Pl. of mmotlana. BAAKANTSE. Perf. of baaka.nya, BABOTLANYANA. P/,. of mmo· BAAKANYA. To prepare; to make tlanyana. ready; to set in order. Pass. BABUISI. Pt of mmuisi. baaka.ii wa. BACUOLODI. Pt. of mocuolodi. BAAKANYEDICWE. Prepared for. BACWAIWA. Pl. ofmocwaiwa. BAAKANYETSA. To prepare for; BACWANA. Pt. ofmocwana. tc make ready for. BADIHI. Pl. ofmodihi. BAAKI. Pl. of moaki. BADILE. Perf. of bala. BAANYA=Baakanya. BADILWE. Perf. pass. of bala; BAANYETSA=Baaka.nyetsa. counted ; read. BAANWA= Baakaii wa. BADIMA. To appear (of a new BAAPOSTOLOI. Pl. of moapo- moon) ; to shine, as lightning. stoloi. BADIMO. Evil spirits. BABA. Pl. of mmaba. To itch, BADISA. Pl. of modisa. or be irritable; to irritate, or BAEA. To place ; tc set down. cause to itch, as vermin; tc Perf. beile. Baea pelo, wait ; prick, as very fine thorns; tc have patience. smart, as an eye. BAELEGISI, Pl. of moelegisi. BABADI. Pl. of mmadi. BAEN. Pt. of moeii. BABALELA=Tlamela, and gote­ HAETI. Pl. of moeti. lela. BAETSI. Pl. of moetsi. BABANCWE. Perf. pass. of ba­ BA GA. Bana ba ga maii P banya. whose children are they P BABANTSE. Perf. of babanya. BAGALADI. Pl. of mogaladi. BABANYA. To crack, as fire a BAG ANI. PT,. of mogani. pot in the kiln. BAGODI. Pt. ofmogodi. BABANYEGA. 'fo be cracked (of BAGODUN. Pl. of mogoduii. earthen vessels, worked wood, BAGOGABANYANA. Pl. of mo· etc.); to deny vehemently. gogabanyana. BABAPATSI. Pl. ofmmapatsi. BAGOGAIE. Pt. of mogogaie. BABEA. To walk softly, on BAGOGI. Pl. ofmogogi. account of sore feet; to walk BAGOGWADI, Pt ofmogogwadi. stealthily. BAGOKAHADI. Pl. of mogo- BABEDI. Two. Batho babedi, ka.badi. two people. BAGOLO. Pt. of mogolo. BABELA. 1'o ornament wooden BAGOLWANE. Pl. oj'mogolwane, spoons, etc., by burning marks BAGOMA. Pl. of mogoma. on them. BAGOMOTSI. Pl. of mogomotsi, BABELAHADI. Pl. ofmmelahadi, BAGWE, Pl. of mogwe. BABELEGI. Pl. ofmmelegi. BAHE. Batho balre P which BABELEGISI. Pt. of mmelegisi. people P HAHULA. PZ. of mohula. edges of a. thatched roof, or BAHUMANEGI. PZ. of mohu· the top of a lolwapa hedge ; manegi. to read for; to count for ; to BAIKEPI. PZ. ofmoikepi. cause a. choking sensation in BAIKGOGOMOSI. PZ. Of moikgo. the throat. gomosi. BALEOHI. PZ. of moleohi. BAIKI. Wood-boring beetles, BALKPI. PZ. ofmolepi. Int. BALkTI. PZ. o.f moleti. BAILA. To beat with the open BALOGA. To be in heat, used of hand ; to walk with turned-out a bitch, or any animal having toes. paws. BAIPOLEDI. PZ. ofmoipoledi. BALOMATSEBE. PZ. of molo- .BAIYI. PZ. of moiyi. matsebe. BAKA. To praise; to praise in BALOTLHANYI. PZ. of molo- song; to extol ; to, applaud; tlhanyi. to cease entirely from doing. BALOTSANA. PZ. ofmolot.sana. BAKAULENWE. PZ. of mokau­ BALWETSE. PZ. of molwetse. leiiwe. BAMBANYEGA = Babanyega. BAKEGA. To become praised ; BANA. PZ. ofiiwana. to be blessed. · BANANA. PZ. ofmonana. BAKELA. To cease entirely from BANE. Batho bane, four people. doing. BANKANA. PZ. ofmonkana. BAKETSE. Perf. of bakela. 0 BANKANE. PZ. o.f monkane. baketse boleo, he has ceased BANNA. Pl. ofmonna. entirely from sin. BANONA. PZ. ofmonona. BAKGETHISI. PZ. ofmokgethisi. BANTSI. Many. Used with BAKGOBI. PZ. of mokgobi. nouns in ba. BAKGORI. PZ. ofmokgori. BAN'l'SINYANA. Not a few. BAKGOTU. PZ. ofmokgotu. BAN YAN A. PZ. of iiwanyana. BAKHONKHOBE. PZ. of mokhon- BANYATSI. PZ. of mon_I_atsi. khobe. BAN YE. Few, small. Used with BAKWA. Pass. of baka. nouns in ba. BALA. To count; to read ; to kill, BAN. Neighbours. Ba.ii ka or be the first to wound an bona, their neighbours. animal, and hence have a claim BANONOREG 1. PZ. of moiioiioregi. to it. BANWE. Some. Used with BALABALA, To babble ; to chat. nouns in ba. Baiiwe ka Ema, ter; to prate; to talk without his, or her companions. ceasing. BANWENYANA, A few. BALALA. PZ. of mola.la. BA6=Bauo. BALALEDIWA. PZ. of molale. BAOBAMEDI. PZ. oJ moobamedi. diwa. BAOBAMEDI = Baobamedi. BALATODI. PZ. n.f molatodi. BAOMANI. Pi. of moowani. BALE. Ba.tho bale, those people BAOPA. PZ. ofmoopa. yonder. BAOPEDI. PZ. of moopedi. BALECWE. Perf. pass. of balela.. BAPA. To be side by side; to Ke balecwe ke mathe, I have be near each other, side by a choking sensation in my side, without touching. throat. BAPAGA:MI. PZ. ofmopagami. BALEGA=Hatoga, and Sia. BAP ALA. To gather together by BALEKANE. PZ. of molekane. trading; to acquire by trade ; BALELA. To bind round the to collect. BAPALELA. To acquire for; to BASOTHO. Pl. ofmosotho. collect for. BATA. To slap with the hand ; BAPATELETSI. Pt ofmopateletsi. to smite. Go bata leitlho, to BAPATSA. Oa;u,s. of bapala; to shut an eye. sell. BATALALA. To lie down so as to BAPELO=Baea pelo. hide. BAPETISA. To baptize (hybrid). BATANYA. To throw flat on the BAPETSE. Per.f. of bapala.. ground. BAPHOUJIIEDI. Pl.ofmophoumedi. BATANYETSEGA. To fall, or be BAPISA. Oaus. ofbapa, to place thrown flat on the ground. side by side ; to compare ; to BATAOLEGA. To be dry, or put on the same level ; to make parc.hed, as a mouth. equal. BATEGA. To plaster a wall by BAPOLA. To stretch out, and throwing lumps of clay on. peg down, as an ox-hide for BATEI,A. 'fo creep to by stealth, braying; to crucify. for an evil purpose ; to desire BARARO. Three. Used with to have criminal intercourse nouns in ba. with. BARATARO. Six. Used with BATHo. Pl. of motho. nouns in ba. BA'fHONYANA. A fe1v people. BARATWA. Pl. ofmoratwa. BA1'HUN. Mo bathuii, among the BARATWI. Pl. of moratwi. people. BAROBI. Pt of morobi. BATIMEDI. Pl. of motimedi. BAROKA. Pl. of moroka. BATLA. To seek ; to be about to BARRA. Pl. of rra. do, but not actually to do. BARUTI. Pl. ofmoruti. BATLADIKI. Pl. of motladiki. BARUTWA. Pl. ofmorutwa. BATLAKW A. Pl. o.f motlakwa. BARUTWANA. Pl. ofmorutwana. BATLHALE. Pl. of motlhale. BARUTWI. Pl. ofmorutwi. BATLHANKA. Pl. of motlhanka. BARWA. Pl. of morwa. BATLHANO. Five. Used with BARWADI. Pl. ofmorwadi. nouns in ba. BARWETSANA. Pl. of morwe. BATLHATLEI. Pl. ofmotlhatlei. tsana. BATLHODI. Pl. of motlhodi. BAs. A root used in tanning BATLHOMEDI. Pl.ofmotlhomedi. (hybrid). BATLW.~. Pass. ofbatla. BAsA. To tan ; to colour in BATOL.~. To sharpen a spear, tanning (hybrid). etc., by beating it out. Go BASADI. PZ. of mosadi. batola serope, to slap the thigh. BASALAGAE. Pl. of mosalagae. BATSADI. Pt ofmotsadi. BASEBI. Pl. of mosebi. BATSANTSABETSI. Pl. ofmotsan. BASETI. Pl. of moseti. tsabetsi. BAS ETSA~A. Pl. of mosetsana. BATsETSENEKI. Pl. of motse- BASHOTLI. Pl. of moshotli. tseneki. BASHUPA. Seven. With nouns BATSHEDI. Pl. of motshedi. in ba. BAUCWA. Pl. ofmoucwa. BASHUPI. Pl. of moshupi. BAUO. Those. Used with nouns BASHUSHU. Pl. ofmoshushu. in ba. BASHWAGADI. Pl. of mosbwa. BAUTLWI. Pl. of moutlwi. gadi. BAWETSI. Pl. ofmowetsi. BASHWI. PZ. of moshwi. BE. E be e le go boea, it l)eing BASIJIIEGI. Pl. ofmosimegi. to return. Ke be ke tle, I come BASISI=-Ma.sisi, lnt. again. BEA. To hedge; to enclose by a. BEKA. To affront; to offend; to hedge; to make a. hedge. Pass. treat with indignity, or con­ beiwa.. tempt ; to presume. Mosese o BEBENTSHA. Oaus. of bebenya.. bekile mosadi, the dress does BEBENYA. To tremble, as the not become the woman, being lips of an angry, or a.mnsed too good for one in her station. person; to flicker, or shine, as Lehoko lea. mmeka, the word distant lightning. hurts his feelings. BECWANA. Pt ofmocwa.na.. BEKARA. To copulate. Used of BEDILE. Perf. ofbela. male sheep and goats. BEDISA. Oaus. ofbela.. BEKARWA. To copulatt>. Used of BEDITSE. Perf. of betsa.. female sheep and goats. BEDIWA. Pass. ofbetsa.. BEKEGA. To become cut into BEELA. To hedge for. thin slices. B:E:ELA. To place for;' to allot. B:EKEGA. To become affronted, Beela pele, to place before, to or offended ; to be stabbed by place in front of. Beela dia.tla., a word; to be heart-sore. A to stretch out the hands, as ua bekega ? are you affronted? when about to lay hold of .a. are your feelings hurt ? fugitive. Beela thOko, to put B:EKWA. Pass. ofbeka. by for, to put on one side for. BELA. To boil; to become BEELECWE. Betrothed. Bee- leavened; to dance with a per­ lecwe ke, betrothed to. son ; to lift a person up in BEELELA. To betroth; to be­ pride, and cause him to become speak a thing ; to give a. pledge boastful. for ; to make, or place a. mark B:ELA. See BEELA. as a sign for guidance; to place BELAELA. To doubt ; to be in a. thing under a burden, as a doubt about; to be uncertain cushion, or a. skin on a pack­ in one's mind. ox's back. Bi:LAELA=Belaela., Int. BEGA. To find a thing not be­ BELAESEGA= Belaetsega. longing to oneself; to find, or BELAETSA. Oaus. of belaela. pick up accidentally ; to find a BELAHALA. To boast; to become wild animal that had been boastful; to behave proudly. wounded and escaped. BELEHETJ.EGA. To bellow much, BEHA. To fall (of a counte­ as a. cow when leaving her calf; nance) ; to look sorrowful, or to cry much, as a cross child. disappointed; to deteriorate BELEEGA. To be impudent ; to morally; to become evil. Tiho talk impudently. e e behileii., tiho e e mashwe. BELEGA. To bear a burden; to BEHEGA. To become changed, carry ; to bring forth-used of as a. countenance. a woman. BEHEL.\.. To look at, as if BELEGE. Perf. ofbelega. offended or grieved. BELEGISA. Oaus. of belega. BEHOGA. To seem about to BELEGOLOLA. To unburden. vomit, as a. dog. Go belegolola. kgomo, to free a BElLE. Perf. of ba.ea.. ~k-ox from its burden. BEISA. Oaus. ofbaea.. BELEGWA. Pass. ofbelega. BEIWA. Pass. ofbea.. BELESA. To cause to carry; to BBKA. To cut meat into thin load up·a pack-ox. slices ·for curing ; to take a. wife BELE'rHANA. To gather together to her new home. in a. great crowd. :BELETSA. To beat for. B:EwA. Pass. of Baea. }!EL WA. To be exalted, or lifted BIBIN. A kind of eagle or vul­ up. Used in a bad sense. ture. BENO. Batho beno=batho ba BxcwA. Pass. ofBipa. gago ; batho ba Iona. BIDIKAJIIIA. To roll oneself about BEN. P~. ofmoii., a master. Beii. on the ground, or in bed; to ba rona, our masters. wallow. BEocw:E. Perf. pass. of beola. BIDILALA. To be in the wrong BEOLA. To shave ; to shear; to place, as something fallen from shave off a part of the hair. a wagon. BEPA. To cease from anger; to BIDILEGA. To put things where cool down, as an angry man. they ought not to be ; to strew BERA. To prate ; to talk inces- about out of place. Di bidile­ santly. gilwe ke ena, they have been BEREKA. To work (hybrid). strewn about by him. BESA. To roast; to broil; to bake. BIDILETSE. Perf. ofbidilala. BESICWE. Perf. pass. ofbesa. BIDITSE. Perf. ofbitsa. BESIWA. Pass. ofbesa. BIDIWA. Pass. ofbitsa. BETA. To choke; to strangle; BIHA=0manya. to grasp by the throat. Go BILATSA. To eat up all the food; beta dikucho, to seize by the to drink up all the drink. throat. BILE. Perf. of ba. Again ; also. BET ABET A. •ro speak in a low, Ba bile ha robetse, they are murmuring tone. asleep again. A bile a tshedile, BETEGA. 0 betegile momeco, he was alive again. A bile a na His throat is closed up. le ditsala, he had some friends BE'rELELA. To hold down; to also. overcome for an evil purpose; BILETSA, To call to. to master ; to press down, as BILOGA. To shoot up, as water; in fighting. to bubble up ; to rise to the BETELWA. Go betelwa ke pelo, surface, as a fish, etc. to be bitter against. BILOLA. To cause to shoot up, BETLA. To work with an adze ; or rise up, as water, etc. to work in wood; to do the BINA. To dance ; to worship work of a carpenter. by dancing; to venerate a BETLELELA. To make a wry fetish ; to sing a dance tune. face, as if about to cry. Perf. binne. BETOGA. To cry without cause; BINNE. Perf. ofbina. to be dissatisfied; to be dis­ BIPA. To cover; to bide by pleased without cause. covering ; to spread over; to BETOLOGA. To rise above the veil. Pass. bicwa and bipiwa. skin, as proud flesh ; to swell BIPILWE. Covered. and protrude, as a child's navel. BIPIWE. Pass. of bipa. BETSA. To beat when standing; BIPOLOLA. To uncover; to re- to punish. move a covering; to unveil. BETSEGA. To gush out; to burst BISA. Go bisa go bona, not to out; to come out of place; to see ; without seeing. rush out. BITIA. To patch. Pass. bitiwa. BETS!. Pl. of Nwetsi. BITIELA. To cover over ; to put BETWA. Pu-ss. of Beta. Go be­ a patch on ; to kill on the sly ; twa ke pelo, to be sad; to be to assassinate. peevish; to be angry. · BITIWA, Pass. ofbitia. B BITLA. To rub with the finger, Bonr. A spider's web. Pl. as a sore eye, or a kaross when mabi. killing vermin; Bonmmmr. Impenetrable; the B ITSA. To call; to cry out. P61"f. place where the babidibidi biditse. live. BITSANYA. To eaU each other. Bonmmr. An expanse of land, Bo. The varying uses of bo are or water; very large or exten­ so numerous that it is imprac­ sive, as a large swelling, a large ticable to explain them all. A army, or a wide-spreading plot few examples only are selected. ofland. Ba bo ba na nae, they were Bonr"N=Mashweii.. In danger, with him. Ka go bo=ka gonne. Int. Bomonnawe, pZ. of monnawe. BonrPo. Future darkness; Bogobe yo bo yewaii, the bread hades. that is eaten. Ea bo e le mo Boooou. Laziness; lazy. t1uii, it was in the house. A bo BOBOA=Boboea. a mo thusa, he was helping BoHOKA. Wool; hair of an him. Bo ke ena=ha e le e!la. animal. Bo ra maii.maii., so and so's Bonor. Fearful ; blunt. family. Bon6K6. Brains. BoA=Boea. BonoKWE= Bocwelelopele, Int. BoAno:ELA. To return again and BonoLA. To be ill ; to be sick. again ; to apply often ; to dun. BoooLOLO. A letting out time BoAGO. A dwelling place; a for cattle. habitation ; a building plane. BOBOLELARUR!i:. Truth, lnt. BoAKA. Fornication; lascivious­ BonORA. To murmur, or talk in ness; debauchery. Go diha a low voice; to growl, as a dog. boaka, to commit adultery. BonoRANA. To fear; to be BoAMARURE. Truth ; true. Ka drawn up, or shrugged up, a.s boamarnre, truly. the arms and shoulders of a BOATLA. Unskilfulness; clumsi­ very cold or frightened person. ness ; carelessness; failure or BonoTLANA. Few; small. Ka error in work. PZ. diwatla. bobotlana, in a small measure. BoATLHAMO, Width; breadth. Bonuounuou. Blueness; blue. BoBA. To hide by stooping ; to 0 apere bobudubudu, he is clad hide behind something. in blue. BonA. To eat fast ; to gulp BoBOLOKELO. A place for stor­ down food. ing; a storehouse ; a garner. BonE. Excess ; very much; too BocARARA. Anger; sour {of much. Danger, Int.=Mashwe. fruit, etc.) ; sourness. BooED!. The second. Used BocHOSABANNE. PZ. of chosa- with nouns in ba. banne. Bon:ELA. To pit, as a swelling BocHOGWI. PZ. of chogwi. when pressed ; to become in­ BocHWAKGA=Bobodu. d•nted, or pressed in. BoCHWARO. Bnndage. Bon:Eo. A place fur putting Boco. Place of exit. things. BocoHE. Old age. BOBETO. Cross, or fretful; BocooucoKWANE. Orange-col. crossness in a child. oured ointment used to smear BonETSA. OOIUB. of bobela. To women's faces, pZ. of ooduoo­ cause to pit ; to indent, or press kwane. in with a finger. BocwALELO. A plane for shut- ting up cattle, etc. ; a hold, or yoa dikgokoii, a troop of wilde­ fastness. beests. BocwANA. Pertaining to a mo. BoDUPA. A bad scent, oril.avour; cwa.na. a stink. Sea bodupa, it smells BocwELECWEL E= Leherehere. badly. BocWELELOPELE. Perseverance; BoDUTU. Loneliness; ennui. advance. 0 yewa ke bodutu, he is BOCWERERE=Boowiriri. lonely. Bocwmrar. Neatness, or nicety Boouro. A place for kneading. in work ; art. · BoEA. To return ; to return BoDIBA. A pool in a river bed; from ; to shrink, a.s cloth. an open space of water sur. BOEABOEA. 'ro return again rounded by reeds, etc. and again. Boor no. A workin~; a doing. BoEuu. Blue. BODIHOKWANE. Pt. of dibo. BORDIEDI=Bobidibidi. kwane. Boi:LA. To return to. Go boela. BoDIKI. Deliberate; slo1v in kwa motsiii, to return to the speech or action; deliberation. town. Go boela kwa moragii, BoDIKOLOGiil. Slow. Used of a to return back ; to turn back. person. BoELEELE. Folly; foolishness. BoorKOLOGO. A place to go BoELELA. To return quickly, as round by ; a circuit. from a good distance in one BoDILA. Bluntness of teeth from day. eating something sour ; very Boi:MO. Standing place ; stand­ sour. Used of thick milk. Pl. ing room. Mo boemoii yoa. madila.. gago, in your stead, in your BoDILE. Perf. of biila. A small behalf. short-horned rhinoceros. BoG A. To bear; to suffer; to Boouw. Phekelii ea bodimo, endure. Rea. boga., we endure, the opposite side of a cow to etc. To put a thing in water, that used in milking. so that the water may not spill BoDIPA. Headstrongness; de· when carried. fiance; stubborn pride ; im· BoGACU. A tingling sensation pudence ; crossness of a child. in a cramped limb ; numbness. BoorsA. Cam. of biila.. BoGADI. A dowry; cattle given BoDISETLHANE. PLof disetlhane. to a wife's parents. BoorsHASHE. Pt. of dishashe. BoG AGAP A. Contentiousness, BODISHOWANE. Pl. of dishii- Int. wane. BoGAISHO. Excellency; excellent. BoorTSE. Perf. of botsa.. Hair BoG.UAKA. Bitterness; bitter. of the tail of a horse, giraffe, Ka boga.la.ka., bitterly. Meriigii etc. e e bogala.ka., bitter herbs. BooiWA. Pass. ofbotsa. BoG ALE. Anger; sharpness ; BoDUHALA. 'l'o become lazy; to sbarp. Mo boga.liii, in anger. be lazy. BoGAMO. 'l'he pla.ce of milking. BoDUIIATSA. Oaus. ofboduha.la.. Phekelii ea boga.mii, the place BoouLi:Lo. A vessel for knead· on a cow's side where the ing in. milker puts his head when DoouLo. • A sitting pla.oe ; room milking. for sitting. BoGANKA. Bravery ; fierceness BoDUMA. To become shrivelled, in battle. a.s a dry oorn stalk. Boduma. BoGARE. The midst; the mid- die. E tla kga.oga.iiwa ka. bo­ Boo68ANA. Chieftainship. ga.re, it will be cut asunder in BoGOSI. A kingdom; a govern· the middle. ment. . BoGAREGANAGA. The wilderness; BoGOTSE. PeT/. of bogola.. in the veldt. BoGOTO. Unripeness (of fruit, BoGATLAPA=Boboi. etc.) ; unripe fruit in the first BoGATii. A. treading place. stage of ripening. BoGAUCHWANE. Nearness. Ka BoowADI. .Perverseness; obsti­ boga.uch wane, close. nacy. BoGAUHE. Nearness. BooWAGADI. The town from BoGELEGJ!fLE. Nearly ripe, used which a man ha.s married a of fruit riper than bogoto. wife. BoGISA. Caus. of boga.. To BoowAYAGWE. The house of a cause to bear ; to oppress ; to man's father-in-law. persecute. BoGWANTA. Impudence; defi­ BoGISEDICWE. To have been ance. persecuted for. BoGWEBA. Speckled. PZ. of BoGISETSA. To oppress ,for; to kgweba. persecute for. BoowERA. The circumcision BOGISITSE. PeT/. of bogisa.. ceremony. Go isa bogwera, BooiiBA. A tsamaea bogiiba. He to order the circumcision cere­ went away and slept in the mony to take place. veldt. BiiHA. To bind; to tie round. BoGOBE. Porridge; bread. BOHAHALELE. Extravagance ; BOGODIMO. Height. wastefulness; prodigality. BoGODU. Theft. BoHECO. The last; a finishing; Boaiioii. Crust on the side, or a completion. bottom of a porridge pot. PZ. BOHECHWANA. A. little speed. magiigii. BOHEHO. Light, not heavy; BoGOKO. Dregs of fat after swift. Ka boheho, easily. 0 melting out. la a le boheho go bua, he was BoooLA. To bark, as a dog. swift to speak. Perf. bogotee. BoHELEHELE. Activity, lnt. BoGiiLE. Deformity ; maimed BoHELELA. To give medicine state ; a blemish. to a barren woman. B o Go L o • Great ; greatness ; BiiHELELA MO. To bind in. age. Bogolo go, greater than. BoHELELii. An end. Mo bogoloii, in greatness. BoHELEPA. Deceit; cunning. BOGOLOGOCWANYANA. A. good BoHELii. The last. Kwa bohe- time ago. loii, at the last. BoooLoGoLo. Long ago ; of old. BoHEPHE=Botlhodi. Le bogologolo, not a bit of it; BoHEREHERE. Deceit ; cun- never! nay ! verily ! ning. BOGOLWANE=Bogolo. BoHIBIDU. Redness; scarlet; BooiiMA=Bodipa. purple. BoGONOKO. An animal maimed BOHIHADU. Black ; blackness. through the loss of a member ; BOHITLHANYANA. Obscurity. lacking a tail ; headless. Ka bohitlha.nyana, obscurely. BoGOPA. A. bur, or seed of grass BoHIYE. A. woman's sister-in­ which sticks to clothes. law; the wife of a woman's BoGOROGO. An arrival; time of brother, Int. arrival.. BOHOHU. Blindness. BongLooo. A place for descend- BoiKUTLWO. A feeling; a sen­ ing ; a descent. . sation ; a sense of feeling. BoHOLOLA, To unbind; to untie. BOIKWATLHAO, Repentance; BonUBE. PZ. 'lf hube. penitence. BOHUBIDU=Bohibidu. BoiLE. Perf. ofboea and boa. BonuDisno. A grazing place. BonllA. Weight ; weighty ; BoHUKU, A side chamber; a heaviness ; heavy. transept (hybrid). BoiNOLOHACO. Humility. BoHULA. Greed; stinginess. 0 Bm:NoTLo. Humility. bohula, 'he is greedy, he is BoiPATLELo. Self-seeking. stingy. BoiPATO. An excuse. BoHULO. Pasturage. BoiPELAHA eo. Self • glorifica- BoHUTSA.NA. Sorrow; sadness. tion; glorying. BonwA. Pass. of boha. BoiPHAPAANYO. Self-restraint; BoHWIBIDU=Bohibidu. forbearance. Bm=Boboi. BOIPHETLHO. Covetousness ; BoiCHOKO. Self-restraint. coveting; envying. BoiCHUBELO, A hiding-place; a BOIPIPOLOLO. Nakedness. -refuge. BoiPOBOLO. A confessing; a BOICHWARELANO. Mutual for­ confession. giveness. BoiPOLELO=Boipobolo. BoiCHWARELO. Forgiveness. BoiTALECO. Presumption, Int. BOICOKECO. A place to go round BoiTEKO. Self-trial ; probation; by. ·experience. BoiHA. To fear. BoiTEKANELO. Perfection ; per­ BoiHANA. To fear each other. fect. BoiHISA. To cause to fear. B OITHALEGO. First menstruation. BoiKAELELO. A purpose; a de- BoiTHAMAKO. Vanity. Motho termination ; an intention; a oa boithamako=a vain man. resolve. BoiTHATO. Self-love. BOIKANYO. Confidence ; trust. BoiTHIBO. Self-control; self· BOIKANYOLOGO. Mistrust ; dis­ restraint. trust ; a cessation in trust. BoiTHOMELO. Ntlo ea boitho· BOIKANO. Trust; faithfulness; melo, a ~rivy. faithful. BoiTHW ALO. A conception ; a BOIKEOLO. A going aside. conceiving. BOIKEPO. Wickedness ; ungod­ BoiTIBOLO. Firstbom. Nwana liness ; a separation of oneself, oa boitibolo, a firstbom child. with an evil purpose, or mo­ BoiTIMOKANYO. Hypocrisy; dis- tive. sembling. BoiKETLO. Peace ; ease. BoiTIRO. A self-made work. BOIKANCHO. Self-esteem; pride; BOITLHAGANELO. Haste. vaunting. BoiTLHOMAMISHO. Certainty. BoiKGAPO. Self-restraint. BOITLHOMO. An intention ; a BoiKGODISHO. Self-exaltation; thought. From itlhoma. pride. BOITLHOMO. A set purpose ; a BoiKGOGOMosno. Self-exalta- · determination ; a fixed resolve. tion ; pride. From itlhOma. BoiKHUCO. Rest. BoiTLOTLO. Self-esteem. BOIKITSISHO. Self-knowledge. BoiTOBO. Nown,from itoba. BoiKOKOBECO. Meekness; hu- BoiTOKO. A complaining; a mility; lowliness; lowly. complaint. BOITSEME. Unwillingness. BoKGAKGA. The soot or ashes BoiTSEMELECO. Unwillingness. inside a. pipe. Ka boitsemeleco, reluctantly; BoKGAREBE. Pl. oflekgarebe. by shirking. BOKGAYANE. Pl. ofkga.ya.ne. BOITSENKELO. A. choosing; a BoKGOLA=Lekatla. choice. BoKGOLA=Loii.ola. BolTS HA. To cause to fear. BoKGOLOKWE, Roundness. BoiTSHEGA. Drea.dfql; terrible ; BoKGOMA. Thickly set, as trees, fearful. pimples, etc. Bon"SHEKISHO. Purifying ; pu· BoKGONWANA. A. number of young oxen. B~~~Mi:Li:L6. Thanksgiving. BoKGOPE. Pl. of kgope. BoiTUMELO. Gladness; joy. BoKGOPO, Crookedness; la\v- BoiYANE. A. young locust just lessness. out of the ground. Generic BoKGWABO. Tame; ta.menesa; term for a.ll young locusts docile ; harmless. while still unable to fly. BoKGWARA=Bothata. BoKA. A black, sticky substance BoKGWOP6=Bokgwa.bo, Int. obtained from the root of a. BoKHOHE. Pl. of khohe. plant with flat, broad leaves; BOKHUCHWANE=Bokhutsha.ne. the bulb which yields a. cement BoKHUTLO. An end. Pl. di· for stopping holes ; pitch ; to. khutlo. fan another. Go boka dintsi, BoKHUTSHANE. Shortness. to fan flies off with a. flapper. BoKIMA. Thickness ; stoutness. B6KA=Baka, to praise. BoKOA=Bokoa.. BOKABAKAIEWE. Pl. of kabaka­ BoK6A. Weakness ; weak. yewe. BoKOLBLA. 'l'o scream, as a BoKAE. How many; number. dying animal. Go bokolela BoKAKEAE. Anywhere; a. sup· moshwa.ii., to scream, as oxen posed place. over the contents of a. dead BoKAKA. Naughtiness; stub· animal's stomach. bornness; obstinacy. BoKoLoBi:. Pl. ojkolobe. BOKALALA. 'l'o be heavy, or BoKOPANO. Union; commnuion; closing, as eyes through sleepi· fellowship. ness. BoKUDUBA. Young white ants. BoKALETSE. Perf. of bokalala. • Sing. and pl. BoKALO. So much; a. quantity. BoKUDUNKO. A. plant with ser· BoKANA. To crowd together• rated leaves, and edible root. .BoKANELA. 'l'o crowd upon ; to Sing. and pl. assail in crowds; to swarm BoKWENO. The fat on an ani­ about, as flies. mal's breast ; the brisket of an BoKAPUKAPU. Watery, as food; ox. in a. state of lluctuation, as a BOKWENI. The Bakwena coun. ripe abscess. try; the north, to dwellers in BoKAU. Youth; the state of the south. )OUth. BoKWENO. Denseness; thick. BoKAULENWE. The brother- nees. hood. BoLA. To tell news ; a small BoKEI'ISHO. A furnace. bone used in divining; a dice. BoKETE. Heaviness; heavy ; Pl. mala. . weight. B6LA. . To become putrid ; to BoKGAKALA. Farnrss; distance. become rotten; to decay. Yo bo sa boleii., that which does BOLEMO. A ploughed field ; not decay. garden ground. BoLAANA. To kill each other. BoLEo. Evil; sin; error. :Mo BoLADU. The ripe matter from boleuii., in siu. an abscess; pus. BOLEPOLEPO. Still:' in consis. BoLAEA. To kill. tency, as tar when poured out. BOLAECWE. Perf. Pass. of bo· BoLETA. Smooth, as finely laela. ground meal ; soft, as cloth ; BoLAELWA. Pass. of bolaela. slimy. Go bolaelwa giina, to be killed BoLETSE. Per_(. of bolela. there. Go bolaelwa rure, to be BOLEUN. :Mo boleuii., in sin, in really killed. error. BoLALA. The desert side of the BoLO. When preceded by the country; the north-west. negative particles sa, se, or ga, BoLALOME. Fierce and cunning. bolo expresses Long ago. Ga BoLAii. A sleeping place; a ke bolo go tla, I came long kind of powder made of the ago. E se bolo nna gona, it was taii bush; infant powder. there long ago. Ba ka bo ba sa BoLATSI. A kind of plant re. bolo go ikwatlhaea, they \vould sembling tobacco. Sing. and long ago have repented. pZ. BoLODITSE. Perf. of bolotsa. BOLAWA. Pass. ofbolaea. BoLOGWERE. PZ. of logwere. BoLEA. Loose, as carded wool ; BoLOr. Witchcraft. soft, as a wet fta.nnel; lax, as BoLOKA. To save; to keep; to a mild ruler. spare. The tip of a. tail. BOLEBANA=Lebagana. BoLOKANA. 'fo save each other. BoL:Eu:E. Motse oa bolebe, such BoLOKEGA. To become saved. and such a town. BoLiiKii. The wet dung of BoLEBELEBE. Such and such cattle. a place ; a certain place, the BoLOLA. To set out on a. jour­ name not being mentioned. ney. Kgosi ea bolebelebe, a certain BoLOTSA. Caus. of bolola. chief. BoLOTSANA. Roguery. U bo· BOLECWE. Perf. Pass. ofbolela. liitsana, you are a scamp. BoLECWA. A vegetable parasite BoLOTSE. Perf. of bolola. with red flowers, and contain· BoLOTWE. Ingenious ; clever ; ing a juice which is nsed as able. Proud or finnicking in birdlime. Also=Boleta. gait or manner. BoLEKANE. Fellowship. BoLWETSE. A disease; a wast· BoLEKI!:LECO. A bottom, Int. ing sickness ; a lingering ill· Not known in the south. ness; a. running at the nose. BOLEKETLA. A shaking, as of a Bolwetse yoa mogote, climatic disjointed thing. fever. BoLE LA. To relate; to tell; to BoMAMATHWANE. PZ. of ma­ preach. mathwa.ne. DoLELECWE. Perf. pass. of bo· BOJuN. PZ. of maii.. Ielela. BoMANMAN. Such and such BoLELELA. To tell to. people. Bomaii.ma.ii. yoa mo. BoLELELANA. To talk to each tho, a man's personality. other in ordinary conversation. BoMAB.IGANE. Calves born in BoLELE. Length; long. winter. BoLELE. Water moss. BoMASHWE. Abomination. BoMMA. Pl. of mma. BoNOLO. Humility; meekness ; BoMliiANETE. A reality. softnes$ ; tenderness ; gentle­ BoMONNAWE. Pl. ofmonnawi'i. ness. Ka boniilii yoa pelo, BoliiORWA. Pl. ofmorwa. meekness of heart. Ka boniilii, BoliiORWADIA. Pl. ofmorwadia. gently. BoMOSALE. Pl. of mosale. BoNOMI. Bonomi yoa pelo, pity, Bo111o. Ka bomo, wilfully, on compassion. purpose. BoNONA. A man's private parts. BoliiPONYEKETLAKAKAE. Pl. of BoN6N6. Fatness. kemponyeketlakakae. BoNON. A depraved appetite Bo111UMU. Dumb; dumbness. like that of a vulture. BoNA. To see; to find; to get; BoNO NW ANE = Boliitsana. to have. PIJ'f"f. bonye ; pass. BoN'l'LAHACO. A purifying. biinwa; pers. pron., they. BoNTLE. Beauty. BoNAKO. Quick ; quickness. BoNTLOPANE. Pl. ofntlopane. Ka bonakii, quickly. · BoNTSHA. To cause to see ; to B6NALA. To appear; to be visi­ show ; to make visible. ble. BoNTsr. Many; a multitude. B6NALASEGA. To become ex­ BONTSINTSI. Very many; multi­ posed. tudes. BoNANA. Young; tender. BoNY A. To twinkle; to wink Used with nouns in bo. an eye ; slow; slowness. Ka B6N AN. Bebold ye ! bonya, slowly. Ga ha bonya, B6NATSA. To make visible ; to they are not slow. show; to cause to be visible. BONYABONYA. To bat the eyes. BONATSEGA. To become visible; BoNY ANA. Childhood; foolish­ to become manifested. ness. Eo o bonyana, he who BONATSIWA. To be manifested. is foolish. BoNATLA. Cleverness; power; BoNYATSI. Fornication. notable; mighty. Ditihii tsa BONYE. P!J'¥"f. ofbiina. bonatla, mighty works ; mir­ BONYEDI. Sticky, as gum. acles. BONYENYE. Littleness. BONCHE. Pl. ofncbe. BONYETSANA. Kgomo e gaiiwa BoNCHO. Black ; blackness. bonyetsana, the cow is milked B6NE=Bona. They. after her calf is dead. BoNE. The fourth. BoNYWE. PeT/. pass. of biina. B6NELA, To find for; to get for. Bo:NANA=Boshushu, Int. BoNEliiERU. 'fhe time of being Bo:N6LA=Loiiiila. in calf. Bo:NWALE. Pl. ofiiwale. BoNESA. To cause to see ; to Bo:NwE. One. Used with nouns enlighten. in ba. Boiiwehi'ila, vanity. BONETSE. PIJ'f"f. of biinala. Boo=Ba bo. BoNKWAI, Pl. ofnkwai. Bo6KAN A. Strongly built; thick- BONNO. A regular sitting, or necked, Int. dwelling place ; a halting place Boolllo=Bomo. of foot travellers. BooPA. Barrenness; barren. BONNONYANE. A little place, or BooPE=Bupe. room. Boo RA=Bo ra. BONOKWANE. A detachment BOPA. To fashion; to form. of men for war, spying, etc. B6PA. To bellow, as a bull; to Ka bonokwane, by spying; threaten an absent or distant privily. person, BoPAGANA. To come close to­ BOPHIRIMATSATSI. The We$t, gether. Go bopa.gana moriri, where the sun goes down. to have a sensation as if the BOPHIRIMOYOALETSATSI. The hair were being drawn together, west. as in fear. BoPIWA. Pass. ofBopa. BoPOGANYA. To gather together; BOPOLOGA. Reversive of bopa. to bring into a small compass. Tounmake. BoPALAMO. A place of ascent; BoPOTA=Go p6ta. an ascent. Bo RA. Bo ra maii.maii., so and B6PALANA. To threaten each so's family. other. BoRA. A bow. Pl. mara. BoPAMA. To be thin; to be poor BORABORA. To mumble ; to in flesh. mutter, as a person ordered to BoPAME. Perf. ofbopama. do a thing, and afraid to speak BOPAMELA. Di tla bopa.mela mo out. sakeii., they will become poor BoaAGA. Still' clay ; mud. in the krall. BoaAKA. N ea ea boraka, a pet BoPAMELWA. Ke tla bopameiwa dog (hybrid). ke bana, I shall have hunger BoRAKANELO. A meeting place; in my family. a market; a fair. BoPAPATRO. A plastered floor; BoaALE. Iron ore; heavy ; a plastered wall ; plaster. difficult. BoPAPETLA. A level; flatness. BORAMAGA. Red and white,­ BoPEGA. To become formed. colours being indistinct and B6PELA. Go ba bOpela, to mixed. threaten them. BoRARA. Pl. of bara. BoPi:LA. To journey with a su· BoRARO. The third. perior. BoaATARo. The sixth. BoPELELA. To follow in line; BORELEDI. Even; smooth; to walk in single file; to walk smoothness; a smooth, slippery in line ; to proceed in order. place. BOPELETSA. To take the lead; BoRiiPIIIREPE. Shaky, as jelly, to lead the way. etc. BOPELOETHATA. Hardhearted· BoRi!Ril. The jelly of cold gravy; ness; unkindness. the marrow of an emaciated BoPELOKGALE. Boldness ; fear· animal's bones. lessness; courage; bold; brave. BoREPUREPU. Jellied, as cold BoPELOKIMA. Boldness; courage. gravy. BOPELOMPE. Pride; BoRE THE. Slippery; sleek, BoPELONOLO. Meekness; tender. smooth. ness ; tenderheartedness. BoRiiTHE. The heel of an animal. BoPELONOMI. Tenderhearted. Sing. and pZ. ness ; kindness ; compa.s$ion. BoaETHITI. An equal number. BoPELOTHATA. Unkindness. Leshome ye le borethiti, ten. BOPELOTELELE. Patience. BORETSE. Clay; mud. BoPELOTLHOMOGI. Mercy; com. BoKI. Peaceable; gentle; mild; passion ; tenderheartedness. modest. Matlhii a bori, weak· BoPELOTSHETLHA. Envy ; en­ sighted eyes. Used of a person viousness. who fails to recognise one seen BOPHAGE. PZ. ofphage. before, also of one dazed by BoPHEPA. The dawn of day; the sun. purity ; clearness ; cleanness. BORINITI. Kgomo ea boriniti, a toothless o:r,. a hornless o:r, an BosAI'rSIWEN. That which is ox with one or both ears quite not known ; secret. off. BosAKHUTLEN. Endless ; that BoROBA. Maidenhood; state of which has no limit. being marriageable. BOSAPEKWA. State of purity, Boa6BAL6. Ntlo ea boroba.lo, a or una.dultera.tion ; sincerity. bedroom, a sleeping chamber. BosASA. Nearly past. Used of BoROBORO. A murmur of voices. the night. Ka bosasa, at Boaosu. Black, peaty soil ; dawn. peat. BosEA. Infancy. Boaoo6. A bridge (hybrid). BoSELE. Just before sunrise. BoROKGWE. Trousers (hybrid). BosENABOKHU'l'LO. Endless BoR6K6. Sleep. Matlho a bo- without limit. roko, eyes that fail to.recognise BosENASEPi:. Nothingness; no- one seen before. thing. BoROKU, Light-coloured gum, BosEPELO. A walking ; a walk. hard or soft ; the sap of a tree, BosESANE. Fineness. Int. Bosi:TLHA. Yellow. BoROLE. Ema.ciation. BosETSA=Busetsa. BoR6T6L6. Angry; angry-look­ BosEYA. The other side, as of a ing. ri~er, etc. BoauMA. Tender; soft; tender BosHA. Lately; new. in disposition. BosHAHACO. A making new; a BoRUMOLANO. Cruelty. renewing. BoRUHOLAN. Cruel; a brawler; BosnAKGALA. Wrath. a vexing one. BosuE:N=Bosha. BoRURE=Burure. BosHEU. Whiteness; white. .BoRURUGA. A swelling; a lump. Bosu6Li:. A drove of large, BoauausA. A swelling ; a lump. unwea.ned ea! ves. BoRUTWE. Cowardly. 0 boru- BosuoHi:. The tenth. twe, he is a coward. BosuuLA. Evil ; bad ; nasty. BoRWE. The country of the Eo o boshula., he who is evil, bushmen ; the south. an evil one. BoRWENYA. Ka. borwenya., in­ BosHUPA. 'l'he ·seventh. distinctly, either of seeing or BosRUPO. The seventh. hearing. BosHUSHU. Deaf ; deafness. BosA. The dawn of day. Ka Monona. oa boshushu, a deaf bo>!IL bo sele, when morning man. wa.s come.=Busa, to cause to BosHWA. A wen.; a painless return. tumour, or swelliug; an inheri­ BosABOLEN. Incorruption, in­ tance; a _possession. corruptible. BosawA=Bohwa. BoSADI. A woman's private BosHWECO. A tini•hing; a com­ ,P&.rts. pletion. BosAGATWEN, That which has Bosi. Alone; only. Used with no treading pla.ce. nouns in bo. Bona bosi, they BoSAI. Many fleas ; sometimes only. used of one flea.. Bosxoo. Night; a night; in the BOSAIKA'l'EGA, Nakedness; night; the night-time. Mo naked. bosigoii, in the night. BOSAIKAEGAN. Nakedness; BosiGOGARE. Midnight. naked. BosiLO, Foolish ; wilful folly ; foolishness. 0 bosilo, he is BO'L'LHABISADITLHON. Shame foolish, he is naughty. shameful. Bosrsr. Well disposed; harm- Bol'LHAGO. Watchfulness; wari­ less. ness; wary. Bouao. Drunkenness. BOTLHALE. Wisdom ; wise. 0 BOTAGWA. Drunkenness. botlhale, he is wise. BoT ALA. Greenness; green. BOTLHANKA. Servitude; a state BOTE. The contents of an ani- of servitude. mal's bowels. BoTLHANO. The fifth. Bo'rELELE. Length. BO"fLHAOLELO. A camp ; an en· BoTEN. Depth; mystery. ca.mpment; a. place for dividing BoTENYEN. In the depth. cattle, etc. BOTETE. .A. small ball of foam BoTLIIATLELO. A place for found in new grass, and sup. cattle ; a stall. posed to cause foot and mouth BOTLHATLOGO. .A. place of disease in cattle ; hoof and ascent; an ascent. mouth disease ; cuckoo spit. BoTLHATSHE. The bottom of a BoTH A. To repose after feeding, hill, to one standing on the top. as cattle. Bo'fLHATSHETLHATSHE. The very BoTHAHA. To be naked; to lack lowest point; deep under. the covering required by de­ Bo'I'LHAYANA. .A. shelf, Int. cency. BOTLHE. All. Used with nouns BOTHAHE. Perf. of botha.ma. in ha. Batho botlhe, all the BoTH AT A. Difficulty; hardness. people. BoTHIBE=Bophage. BOTLHODI, Witchcraft ; that BoTHIBELELo=Botlha.olelii. which has to do with cursing BoTHITHO. Heat; hot; warmth; and bewitching; an evil omen; warm. something ominous; something BOTHO. Notable; a. good one; very unusual, and regarded as humanity ; manliness. 0 na predicting evil, as au owl, or le botho, he is a well-known springhare seen at midday, or man, he is a good man. Ga. a a. mole in sight. na. botho, he is not a. good BoTLHOGOETHATA. Stubborn- man. ness; obstinacy. BOTIIOLOGA. To start from Bol'LHOGOLE. Clumsiness; awk· where one has gone ; to leave wa.rdness. a sleeping place, resting place, BoTLHOKA. Botlhiika. botlhanka, or hiding place •. freedom. B·>tlhiika go itse, BOTHOLOGO. A descent. ignorance. Botlhiika kicii, ig­ BOTHOLOSA. Oa.us. of bothologa. norance. Botlhiika kutlwii, BOTHONOGA=Bothologa. disobedience. Botlhiika lou:ii wii, BoTHUTHO=Bothithii. unprufitableness. Botlhiika BoTILELO. The place to which pelo, heartlessness. Botlhiika one !lees when avoiding some­ tihii, lack of work, idleness. thing. Botlhoka tlhiima mii, fickleness. BOTITAMERE. Pl. of titamere. BOTLHOKO. Sickness ; pain ; BOl'LALO. Fulness; abundance. soreness ; sore ; sour. Ke bo· Bo'l'LANA. Small. tlhoko, I am sick, I am in pain, Bol'LHA. Slightly sour; acid, as I am sore. a. quince. BoTLHOKO. Need; want. Used BoTLHABATSATSI. Where the of a thing that is lacking, not sun rises ; the east. of a. person wanting it. BoTLHOKWA=Botlhiikii. BoYABA. Go ichwara boysba, BorLHOLAGADI. Wido•vhood. to rest one's head or cheek on Bol'Lo. A coming. the palm of a hand. BoTLWAELO. A custom; a wont. BoY ALE. The ceremony for girls BoToBETOBE. Soft, as very ripe at the age of puberty. Go isa fruit. boyale, to order the girls' cere­ BOTOKA. 0 botoka, he is better; mony, as a chief. he is getting better. Used of a BoYALWA. Native beer; beer; convalescent. brandy; wine. BOTONNA. Greatness; bulk. BoYAN. Grass. Mo boyanyeii, BOTSA. To ask ; to ask about; in the grass. to enquire. Perf. boditse ; BOYEBU. Thipa e boyebu, the pa,ss. bodiwa. knife is weak and flexible at the BoTSALA. Friends. edtre· . BOTSALANO. Friendship l favour. BOY EL ELE = Segatsetse, Int. BoTSALi:Lo. A birthrignt. Bori:Lo. A place for eating. BoTSALO. Birth; descendants. Lomati loa boyelii, a dining­ Botsalii yo bosha, a new-born table. thing. BoYESECO, A fee(!.ing-place for BoTSANYA. To ask each other.. cattle. BoTSENO. An entrance; a place BoYETLA. An edge, as of an of entrance; insanity. axe ; sharp-edged. BoTSENWA. Madness. Borosr. The state of being BoTSETSE. State, or condition alone ; loneliness. of a woman at childbirth. Go BoroTLHE. Entirety. aloga botsetse, to cease (of the BuA. To speak. Emphasis on lochial discharge). Go cwa mo first syllable. To ftay, or skin botsetsiii, to leave the room an animal. Word pronounced after childbirth. quickly. BOTSHABi:Lo. A refuge; a platle BuANA. To SJleak to each other of refuge. secretly. Generally used of BoTSHE. Sweetness ; sweet ; evil-speaking, backbiting, etc. juice, as of a melon, etc. BuBr. Dry dung in a large cake BOTSHELO. A ford ; life. dog out of a krall. Pl. mabi. BoTSHELONYANA. Dim. of BucwA. To ripen; to become botshelii. done, or cooked. Perf. bu­ BOTSISA. To inquire into ; to dule. search into. Ke tla ba botsisa, BucwE. Perf. of hula ; opened. I will ask, or enquire of them. Bucwi:LA. To blow, as a fire. BOTSISANYA. To question each BUDILWE. Perf. pass. of hula; other. A botsisanya le batho, opened. they mutually asked questions. BUDUBUTSA. To persevere in BoTUBI. A bewitching. See different works, and finish them TUBA. all; to continue eating various BoTUTE. Ripe (ofpns). Boladu supplies of food, and finish it bo botnte, the pus is ripe. all. Botute yoa kok, the soft dung BUDUDU, Blue. of a fowl. BUDULA, To blow oft' with the BoU1'LwELOB01'LHOKO. Mercy. breath, as something light from BowEco. A completion; a the palm of a hand; to blow finishing. something away with the Bowi:Lo=Bohelii. mouth. BUDULALA. To become shut. had the skin taken off. Letlalii Used of the eyes. le builwe, the skin has been BUDULATSA. To cause to shut. flayed off the flesh. Used of the eyes. BuiSA. To cause to speak; to BunuLE. Perf. of bucwa. rebuke; to shout out at, or to. BUDULELA. To blow off to, or Go buisa dikgomo, to shout to into. oxen, so as to make them pull. BunULETSE. Perf. of budulela; BuiSANYA. To cause each other perf. of budulala. Ba buduletse to speak. Go buisanya ka matlhii, their eyes are shut. molomo, to speak face to face. BUDULOGA. To swell out, as a ButwA. Pass. ofbua. sack being filled ; to become BuKI. The powder of a dry · inflated; to become opened, as fungus used to smear women's eyes. 0 la a budulogamatlhii, faces. his eyes were opened. BUKVNYA. To give signs of life BUDULOLA. To open. Used of by stirring ; to move, as a per­ the eyes. Go bndulola matlbii, son under a kaross. to open the eyes, actively. BUKUNYEGA=Bukunya. BUDULOLWA. Pass. ofbndulola. BuLA. To open. Perf. budile ; BUDULOSA. To cause to puff pass. bnlwa. out; to inflate. BULEDISA. To accompany a part BunULOSEGA. To become in­ of the way at starting. flated with wind ; to become BULEGA. To become opened. puffed UJ?· BULEGILE. Perf. ojbulega. BUDULOTSE. Perf. of budulola. BULELA. To open for. BunusA. To cause to ripen. BoNA. To bite, or tear a bit off Used of an abscess, etc. a thing held iu the month. BUDUSETSA. To be getting ready BUPA=Bipa, lnt. for opening, as an abscess. BuPE. Meal; fl.our. Part. yo. Sometimes used of becoming BuR u RE . The firstborn. Oa gray, as hair. bnrure, the firstborn. Mosi­ BuDUTSA. To seek the last ears mane oa burure, the firstborn of corn ; to glean. boy. BuiGA. To become spoken ; to Buu. To rule; to govern ; to become cut off, as joints of reign over; to cause to return, meat from a dead animal. from boea. Nama e buegile, the meat is BusABUSANY A. To strive to- cut into joints. gether in talk; to dispute. Bni:LA. To scold ; to reprove ; BUSANYA. To rule each other. to rebuke. Go buela godimo, BusETSA. To cause to return to ; to speak loudly. Go buela to bring back. tlhatshe, to speak low. BusHOLOLA. To take vengeance Bui:LEGA. To become scoldable. upon. Ke tla ga busholola, I Bui:LELA. To speak for ; to ad. will take vengeance on you. vocate the cause of ; to repre­ BUSHOLOSA. To avenge; to sent. rebut, or answer the words of BuGANYA. To eject from the a previous speaker ; to turn month in a stream; to send back the skin when flaying an out, as a severe cut blood. animal. BuiLE. Perf. ofbua. BuTLEGA. To crack, or become BuiLWE. Perf. pass. of bua. broken, as a man's leg, a dissel­ Nama e builwe, the fl.esh has boom,etc. c. 0RELE=Chwele. CHEliOGA. To break through, CA.Lo. A collar-bone. or away, and escape. CAMPEGA. •ro die suddenly. CHEMOLA. To ma.ke bald; to CAN. E caii P What colour is shave off all the hair. it P what marks has it got ? CRESA. Oaus. of cha. Used of an animal. What sex CHESHE. A kind of plant, having is it P Used of a young animal. edible flowers like marigolds. Tau e caii le tlou P how are a CHEU. White. Pronounced lion's colours distinguished something like chweu. from those of an elephant P 0HILALA. •ro be killed in large what is the difference in colour numbers. between a. lion and an ele­ CHILATSA. To kill in large num. phant? hers. CI:Li:Bi:Li:LA. A slope, Int. CHILETSE. Perf. of chilala. CHA. To dry up, as water. Cao! An exclamation of fear CHAAMA. To spread out, or and surprise. What a. near go! overRow, as water in a full what a na.rrow escape! river. · CHOANA. White. Fem. ofcheu. CHAAliiE. Perf. of chaama. Caoui:LA. To stamp earth in CHABAGANYA. To cut down the rouud a. pole; to press in, a.s middle, with an axe. grain into a. bag, with a. stick; CHABANYA. To spit out, or Pject to press down, as bushes with in a. stream; to dart out, as the a pronged stick. waves of a filling river; to pour CHOCA. Hornless. Used of a.n out, a.s words. ox. CHABANYETSEGA., . To gush out; CHoCANA. Hornless. Used of a. to become gushed out. cow. CHABANYO. Noun from cha.ban­ CHoCHOMELA. To rush upon, as ya. in battle, or play; to fight hand CHABU. The noise ma.de by to hand. something plunged into water. CaocwE. Perf. pass. of chola., to CHACHANYEGA. •ro hiss, or fizz, receive. a.s fat when burning. CHODILE. Per/. of chola, to take CHAEGA. To spread anything up food. out. CHoDISA. To help ; to assist. CHARACo. A ma.king new; a. Oaus. o.f chola, to receive. renewing. CHODISANYA. To help each CHAKA. A ba.ttleaxe. other. Chodisanya. mekgweleo, CHAKGALO. Angry contention ; to bea.r each other's burdens. indignation. CHOGA. To be startled, or sur­ CHALAN. Snow. prised. CHEFE. Poison (hybrid). CHOGANECO. Sudden. Ka. cho. CHi:GA. To be purged. A very ganeco, suddenly. vulgar word. CHoGANETSA. 'l'o come upon CHEGo=Tshego. suddenly. CHi:KA=Chaka. CHOGOliiOGA. To be startled; to CHi:LA. To rub a skin with a. start. stone when beginning to bray Caoawi. A night-hawk. it. 0HOKA=Tlhoka. CHELAN. Snow. CHOKAliiO. Crookedness; moral CBELE. Per/. of cba.. crookedness ; evil. CHOKOLOGO. A turning round; CHOSA. To startle; to terrify; a twisting, as of a joint. to astonish. A spear, Int. CHOLA. To receive. Perf. cbo­ CHOSABANNE. A kind of quail. tse. To take food ont of a pot, Pl. hochosa.banne. or dish; Perf. chodile. Hard fat C:HOSHO. Terror. for smearing skins; eye salve, CHOSHOBAGANO. Noun from etc. sbosboba.ga.na.. CHoL:E. A moth. CHOSHWANE. An ant; common CHOLELA. Toreceivefor; iota.ke red, or black ant ; the generic up food for. term for ant. CHOLETSA. To lift up; to take CHOTLHA. To chew sweet reed, up. Choletsa. matlhii, lift up rushes, etc. the eyes. CHOTLO. Mockery; scorn. CHoLooA. To become spoilt ; to CHOTSE. Perf. of cbola. overfiow. CHu! An exclamation denoting CHOLOGELA. To rush out to; to great heat. rush, or run to, as a crowd. CHUBA. To set fire to; to burn CHOLOGO. A spilling; an over­ up; to light a. torch, or candle; :ftowin~. to blister, or gall, as a. rope the CROLOHELO. Hope. band. CHOLOLA. To spill; to shed, as CHUBECWE KE. Burnt up by. blood. CHUBEGA. To become burnt up. CHoMA. To try to talk a lan­ CHUBELA. Go cbubela motbo guage which one's hearers do ntlo, to set fire to a person's not know well ; to talk a. lan­ house. guage badly. Perf. chomile. CHUBILE. Perf. of chuba. CHOME. 0 chome. Used of a. CHUBIWA. Pass. of chuba. person who allows a. stray ani­ CHUCHWA. A syphilitic sore, or mal to go on wandering. ulcer. CHOMI. A foreign language; a CHUGE. The work of braying language imperfectly spoken, skins when finished; the time or known. for putting a brayed skin into CHOMILE. Perf. of cbOma. the bas. CHOMOLO. A drawing out. CHuoo. The work of braying CHONA=Rona.. We; us. skins while still going on. CHONELO. A groan; a. moan. CHUKACHUKO. Strife. CHONOLO. Nown from shonola. CHUKACHUKANO. Strife. CHoPANYO. Noun from shopanya. CHUKHU=Chu. CHOPHA. To turn up spirally; CHUKO. A horse's penis. to twist upwards; to be twisted CHUKUDU. A rhinoceros; the as a. skin trektow. generic term for rhinoceros. CHOPHAGANYA= Shopanya. CHULA. Pelo e chula, an evil CHOPHANYA=Shopanya.. heart. CHoPHELECWE. Leseka. ye le CHULACO. Noun from shula.tsa. cbophelecweii, a. twisted ring. CHULAHALELO. Noun from shu­ CHOPHELELA. To twist, or wind la.balela.. round and round ; to make CHUMO. A rushing sound, or spiral. noise. CHOPHo. Noun from obiipba.; CHUMPULA. To strike with the a. spill of twisted paper. tail, a.s a. gopa.ne. CHOPHOLOLA. To untwist; to 0HUMPULAKA. To strike much, unwind. and severely, with a. tail. CHUMU. White face, throat, or CHWANO. ·The image of a thing; belly. Used of an ox. a likeness. CauPA. A weevil. Mabele a CHWANOLOGA. To become chupa., last year's com. Maoto altered ; to become different. a chupa., slow. Used of a Ga a chwanologe, he is un­ horse. altered. CHUPELELO. Meat, or medicine, CHWANOLOGO. A difference. given for doctoring purposes. 0HWANOLOLA. ~'o make differ­ CHUPELO. An offering ; a sacri­ ent. fice. 0HWANTSHA. To compare; to CHUPO. Proof; evidence ; testi­ cause to be alike. mony. 0HWANTSHIWA, Pass. of chwan­ CHUSE. A small edible bulb ; a tsha. wild crocus. 0HWAPETSA. To draw water by CausHU. Lean. Used of meat. degrees from a weak spring. CHUTIHALELA. To overshadow. CHWARA. To take hold of; to CHUYWA=Chubiwa. seize ; to take hold of in order CHWA! Come here, il.nd take! to protect, and hence to take Used in calling a dog to come care of. and take something. 0HWARACHWARA. To handle. CawABI. Dried ditlhetlhwa CHWARAGANA. To be joined, as berries. . by hooking. CaWABO. No'l.lllbjrom shwaba. CHWARAGANTSE. Perf. of chwa­ CHWAEA. To brand an animal; raganya. to mark, as a sign of owner­ 0HWARAGANYA. Go chwara- ship. Pass. chwaiwa. ganya le, to be close upon. CHw AELA. To brand for ; to CHWAREGA. To become seized. brand for, and give to. CHWARELA. To hold fast to, or CHWAETSA. To infect, as one for. with a contagious disease. CHWARELELA=Tsbegeletsa. CHWAILE. Perf. of chwaea. 0HWARISA. To cause to take CHWAILWE. Branded. hold of. Go chwarisa tiho, to CHWAIWA. Pass. of chwaea. assist one in work. 0 tla ba CHWAKGAHALA= BodnhaJa. chwa.risa tiho, he will help CHWAKGOGA. To have a liking them in work ; he will make or preference for. 0 chwa­ them work. Go ba chwarisa kgocwe ke nama=He has a bokete, to burden them. preference for meat. CHWARO =Tlamelo; mercy; CHWAKGOTSE. Se mo chwa­ gracious. kgotse, it is his preference. CHWASHWA. A sore on a kid's CHWANA. To be alike. Go mouth. eh wana hela, it is just alike. CHWEKA. To lift up, and throw Fe m. of ncho, black. down, in wrestling ; to be too CawANECWE. 0 chwanecwe ke, much for. he is worthy of. CHWEKANYA. Go chwekanya CRWANELA. To be fitting; to mahoko, to mix up matters in be worthy. talking. CHWANELO. Duty. CHWilLE. A destructive moth; CHWANETSE. Perf. of chwa.nela. a hairy moth. Ke eh wanetse, I ought ; it CHWENE. A monkey; a baboon; becometh nie; I have need to . Particle 0 • · be. CHWENTSE; Perf. of chwenya. CHWENYA. To tease; totrouble. Coao. A rising ; a resurrection. Pass. chweii.wa. COHALA. To become old. CHWENYANE. A small baboon. CoHETSE. Perf. of cohala. 0 CHWENYEGA. To become cohetse, he is old. troubled. CoKECO. A corner; a turning CHWENYEGO. Trouble. place; a turn ; a, bend. CHWENYETSA. To trouble for. COKETSA. 'fo put round, or CHWENYETSANYA. To tease, or cause to go round a corner; trouble each other. to hide a thing round a, corner. CHWENYO. A teasing; a troub- CoKODIA. Circuitous. ling. CoKODIEGA. To ma.ke a, circuit. CHWENWA, Pass. of chwenya. CoKOLOGA=Retologa. CHWERE. Perf. of chwara. CoKoTsA. To rinse out a, vessel ; CHWEREA. To be slow in taking to shake from side to side, as up a work ; to leave a work a vessel when washing it. undone. CoLA=Ribi. Revers. of cwala; CHWERETLHA. To become soft, to take off a nether garment. as much-cooked food, or putrid CoMA. To hunt. meat. CoME. Stingy. CHWERETLHEGA. Nama e chwe­ CoMELA. To hunt for. retlhegile, the meat is very soft. CoMISA. :To cause to hunt. CHWERETLHAGANA = Chwere- CoNA. Pl. pron. Used with tlhega. nouns in di. Ke cona, it is CHWERETLHANA=Chweretlha. fuey. CHWERWI!l, Perf.pass. ofchwara. CoNE=Cona. CHWEU=Cheu. Coo=Co. CHWINYANE. Fem. of chumu. CoPA. To run with a swaying CHWISA. To pay part of a debt. movement, making a noise like CITLA=Cwitla. eo, eo. Co=Tsa ga. Dikgomo eo maii­ CoPODIA=Cokodia. maii, dikgomo tsa ga maiimaii; CoPODIEGA=Cokodiega. so and so's oxen. Mo go cona CoSA. To cause to arise ; to eo pedi, in both of them. Ditoro arouse ; to mise up; to stir up. eo pedi, two dreams. Dipheho CoSELETSA. To stir up against; eo nne, the four winds. to raise up against. COBOTLA. To sink in mud with COSE1'SA. 'fo raise up for. a noise ; to tramp with a noise CosHOLOSA. 'fo resuscitate; to in boggy ground. revive ; to renew a thing after CocoPA. 'fhe mud in muddy it has fallen through for a time. water. Cos!. Only. Used with nouns CoDiococo. An intensified form in di. of cwecwe. CosiWA. Pass. ofcosa. CoDICODI. Unintelligible; imi­ CoTLHA. See CHoTLHA. tation of a bird, Int. COTLHWA. Ea cotlhwa hela, it CooucoKWANE. A stone used is eatable, but not fat; it is for making an orange-coloured in fair condition. smearing for women's faces. CoTLHE. All. Used with nouns CoGA. To arise. in di. CoGELA. 'l'o rise up against. CuA. To run round a bird while To arise earl;y: in the morning. making a whistling noise, witli Ba le ba cogela hela gona, they a view to fa.scinate and kill rose early to go there. it. 8 0UAK-AN¥A. To scold much; to children by a. father during his scold by ma.n1 words, and lifetime. silence by scoldmg. . 0WAICWAI. The edible leaves of CuBA. To grow thickly, as corn, a plant having the kgogo root. ha.ir, etc.; dense; impene­ CwAJSA. To flavour, as with trable, as bushes without an sa.lt ; to sweeten, as with opening. sugar, milk, etc. CuBUA. To shake a tree ; to 0WAKETLA. To make a. thing knock water about from side long ; a long strip of any· to side. thing. CUBUCWE. Plucked out; sna.tched CwALA. To shut; to close. Perf. away. cwadile. To put on, or fasten, CuBUGA. To turn the head, and trousers, frock, etc. ; to cover move away ; to tnm fromt or the nakedness. Perf. cwele. reject. 0 la o mo cubngela, Ga ba cwaJe, they are inde­ he turned away froin him ; he cently exposed. rejected, or refused him. CWALEGA. To become closed. CuBULA. To pluck out of the 0WALOLOLA. To open. hand ; to pluck ofF; to snatch ; 0WALWA. Pass. of cwala. to pounce upon and seize, a,s a. CwAJU.LALA. To hang down in hawk. numbers, as skins from a roof ; CuBUTLA. To make a rushing to come down thickly, as ra.in. noise, as a strong wind, or a Cwi: ! Please ! if you please! dust storm. CWECWE. Perj. pass. of cwala. CUBUTLISA. Caus. of cubutla.. A go cwecwe P is it shut P Cui:GA=Tlboboga. Cwi:cwi:. Please ! if you please ! CUKUNYA. 'I'o shake vigorously CWECWENA. To send up sap ; to from side to side. ooze out, as oil or fat from a CuoLOLA. To rebel; to rebel vessel. against. CwELA. To come out to ; to go CuoLOLELA. To rebel against. out into. 0 la a cwe!a. kwa Cuor.ot.O. Rebellion. Tauii, he departed in order to CuPUETSA. To hinder a speaker gotoTauii.. by talking fast ; to extinguish CwELE. Perf. of cwala, to put a fire by knocking it about; to on a nether garment. swish the tale about, as a gO­ Cwi:LELA. To go forth ; to go pane. on one's way. Go cwelela CusHu. A cockroach. kwa lehatshiii., to go forth into CcULALA. To dart down, as a the land. hawk on its prey. Cwi:LELAPELE. To advance; to CwA.. To come out; to leave, or go forward. desert. Ba le ba mo cwa, they CwELWE. Perf. of cwalwa. deserted him ; they gave up CwEKE. A kind of sparrow. his cause. PIJ'fj. dule ; and CWESA. Caus. of cwala, to put sometimes cwile. on a garment. CwAcWAELA. To hold care- CWETLA.. To spread out, or erect fully in the hands ; to take the hair of the back, as a care of; to provide for. springbuck when running. CWADILE. Perf. of cwala, to CwrLE. Sometimes found as the shut. perj. of cwa. CwADILWE. Perf. pass. of cwala.. 0WINCWINYETSA. To speak in· CwAELO. A portion given to distinctly, as a little child. CWIRINYA. To ma.ke a whistling DIBODU. An intensified form of noise. sebodu. CwrSA. OOIUS. of cwa.. DIBOK.O. Pl. of sebOko. CwrTLA. To refuse to hear ; to DIBOK.OLODI. Pl. of sebokolodi. refuse to accept ; to refuse to DIBOKU. Pl. of seboku. believe. DIBOLA. To cut a hole for a. patch ; to cot, or shave off a. patch of hair. DIBOLAO. Pl. of sebola.o. DIBONESENAWA. Pl. of sebOne- D. senawa.. DIBOPIWA. Pl. ofsebopiwa..· DAEA=Nta.ea.. DIBOPO. Pl. oflobopo. DAANA=Nta.a.na.. DIBOTSARE. Pl. oflobotsa.re. DAANYA=Ntaanya.. DrcALO. PZ. of ca.lo. DANKA. Sore-footed, Int. DICHABA. Pl. of chaba.. Dr. Particle of nouns in di. DrcH:EL:E. Pl. of chele. DrA. To detain ; to delay ; to DICHESHE. Pl. of cheshe, and prevent from going. Perf. seseshe. diile. DICHOLE. Pl. of chole. DIADIA. To delay a long time ; DICHONET.O. Pl. of chonelo. to prevent from going for a DICHOSHWANE. Pl. of cho- long time. shwa.ne. DIAKA. Pt of sea.ka.. DICHUCHWA. Pl. of chuchwa.. DIAKANY6. Pl. of sea.ka.nyo. DrcHuP6. Pl. of chupo, and, se- DIAKO. Pl. of sea.kO. shupo. DIALO. Pl. of sea.IO. DICHUSE. Pl. of chuse. DIAPARO. Pl. of sea.paro. DICHWABO. Pl. of chwa.bO. DIANE. Pl. of seane. DICHWAKGO=Ditlhoka., lnt. DIATLA. Pl. of seatla. DrcHWALAO. Pl. of chwa.la.o. DIAPU. P!. of seapu. DrcHWANCHO. Pl. of sechwa.- DIBABETSANE. Pl. of sAbabe- ncho. tsa.ne. DrcHWAO. Pl. oflochwa.o. DIBAEA. Pl. of sebaea.. DICHWASHWA. Pl. ofchwashwa.. DIBATA. Pl. of seba.ta. Kha.i e DICHWELE. Pl. of chwele. dibata., a •potted cloth ; a. Drc6. Pl. of loco. patched cloth. Drc6s6TLA. Leha.tshe ya. dico­ DtBATANA. Pl. ofseba.ta.na.. botla, a bog; a very miry DIBATT.A. Pl. of seba.tla.. place. DIBE. Pl. of sebe. DICURUCURU. Pl. of securu- Drs:EK6. Pl. of lobekO. curu. Dm:Er.A=Boloka.. DrcusHu. Pl. of cushu. DIBETEBETE. Pl. of sebetebete. DrcWACWA. Pl. ofsecwacwa. DIBETO. Pl. of sebeto. DICWAKETLA. Pl. of secwa.ketla.. DrBI. Pl. of sebi. DrcwALO. PZ. of secwa.lo. DIBELETSA. •_ro catch liquid in DICWIRIRI. Pl. of secwiriri. a hand, or vessel. DID IBA. Pl. of sediba. D IBETLELA. Pl. of •ebetlela.. DID I HI. Pl. of sedihi. DIBOBA. Pl. of seboba. DIDIKADIKI. Pl. of sedikadiki. Drsoso. Inva.lided; often sick. DIDIKANCWE.' Pl. of sedikancwe. 0 dibobo, he is a.n invalid. Ba DIDIK.WADIK WI=Didika.diki. dibobo, they are invalids. DIDILE. Perf. of dila. DIDIMALA. To become silent; DIHAHALELA. To happen to. t~ be silent. DIHAHALELE. Pl. of sehahalele: DIDBIETSE. Perf. of didima.la. DIHAHATSA.. Caus. of dibahala. DIDUKU. Pl. of sednku. DIHAKA. U tlhotse U dihaka DIDULO. Pl. of sedulii. dilo, you have just pleased Dr:EGA. To deiay. , yourself with the thing•. DIEGILE. Perf. of dicga. DIHAKO. Pl. of seha.ko. DIELE. Pl. o.f seele. DrHALA. Pl. of sehala. To be­ DIELEELE. Pl. of seeleele. come fulfilled ; to come to DIESELA. Pl. of esela. pass ; to happen; to be done. DrETSELA. The superior clothes DIHALAMATLHON. Pl. of seha­ worn at heathen feasts, rnt, lamatlhoii. DIFORAGA. Pl. of foraga (hv· DIHALE. PI. of sehale. DIGA. To cast down. fbrid). DrHANA. Recip. o.f diha. Go DIGAGA. Pl. of segaga. - dihana le tlotlii, to have DIGAGABI. Pl. of segagabi. honour. Re tla dihana le DIG AHA. Pl. of segaha. picii, we shall be at the picii. DrGALE. Pl. of segale. Lo tla dihana le molato, you DIGANKA. Pl. of seganka. . will have fault. Tshimo ga ea DIGARE. Matted, or knotted (of ka ea dihana le mmidi, the wool, hair, etc.). garden did not have, or pro­ DIGOBA. Pl. of segoba. duce, any mealies. DIG6B6. Bow-legged. Sing. DIHANYE. Pe1:{. of dihana. E andpl. dihanye le losho, it has worked, DIGOGOROGO. Pl. of segiigoriigii. or resulted in death. DIGOGW A. Pl. of segiigwa. DIHAPO. Pl. of sehapo. DIGOKE. Pl. of segoke. DIHARE. Pl. of sehare. DIGOKUO. Pl. o.f segokgo. DIHATA. Pl. of sehata. DraoLAGOLA. Pl. of segiilagiila. DIHATSA. Caus. of dihala; to DrGOMO. Pl. of segomii. cause to come to pass ; to ful­ DrGOPO. Pl. of giipii. fil. Draou. Pl. of segiiya. DIHAWA. Pl. ofsehawa. DIGWA. Pass. ofdiga. DrHE? Which P Used with DIGWAGWA. Pl. ofsegwagwa. nouns in di. DIGWAPA. Pl. ofsegwapa. DIHEGA. To become done, or DIGWAPE. Creeping things. Int. acted, or accomplished. DIGWARA. Badly done; imper- DIHEHO. Pl. ofsehehO. fectly done. Oa sega digwara, DIHEKI. Pl. of seheki. he cuts badly. DIHELA. Pl. of sehela. Draw:E. Pl. of segwe. DIHELA. To work for; to serve. DIGWELETLHA. Pl. of segwele- Go dihela nama, to cut up tlha. meat for cooking. DIGWERE. Pl. of segwere. DIHEMO. Pl. of sehemo. Drari·r:E. Pl. ofsegwete. DIHEPHE. Pl. of sehCpbe. DIGWETLHA. Pl. ofsegwetlha.. DIHERO. Pl. of seherii. DIGWETSANE. Pl. ofsegwetsane. DIHERWANA. Pl. ofseherwana. DIHA. To do ; to work ; to act ; DIHESHU. Pl. of seheshu. to make. DIHETSE. Perf. of dihala. Go DIHAGALA=Diha.hala. dihetse, it is come to pass; it is DIHAHALA. To become done ; done. · to become accomplished ; to DIHIHI. Pl. of sehihi. happen ; to take place. DrHIKANcw:E. Pt. ofsehikancwe. DIHILE. Perf. of diha. DIKANYELETSA. Ba le ba dika­ DrHISA. Oaus. of diha, to cause . nyeletsa lencwli ka logora, they to work. enclosed the mountain with a DIHISANYA. u dihisanye le ena, hedge. work thou together with him. DIKANYETSA. To surround DIHISIWA. Pass. of dihisa. them ; to encircle game ; to DIHOHU. Pl. ofsehohu. encompass them. DmoKWANE. A young he-goat. DIKAO. Pl. of sekaii. Pl. bodihiikwane. DIKASHWA. Pl. ofsekashwa. DrHOLOTSANA. Pl. of seholo- DIKATANA. Pl. of sekatana. tsana. DIKATLHOLO. Pl. of katlholii. DIHOROTLO, Pl. of sehorotlo. DIKA1'LO. Pl. of katlii. DIHOTSANA. Pl. of sehotsana. DIKEKANA. Pl. of sekekana. DIHUDI. Pl. of sehudi. Dr Ki:LA= Kiiliimela. DIRUBA. Pl. of sehuba. DIKELERO. A book word or DIHUTSHANE. Pl. of sehutshane. dice. · DIHWA. Pass. of diba. DIKELETSA. To surround, as by DnKELEDISA. Pl. of seikeledisa. a hedge; to surround a person, DnPHEliiELOSEHUBEN. Pl. of or animal. seiphemeliisehubeii. DIKi:LwA .. Go dikelwa ke, to be DIILE. Perf. of dia. surrounded by. DIIPATO. Pl. of seipatii. DIKEN. Pl. ofkeii. DnP6Nr. Pl. of seiponi. DIKETAPELE. Pl. of ketapele. DIKA. To go around; to go be­ Diketapele tsa ntwa, the fore­ hind ; to compass. Dika mora­ most men in the ranks, the gii=piita moragii. To tarry, the advance guard. Diketapele tsa time being specified ; to remain mahoko, the first-spoken words; for a long time. Dika refers to the preliminary speech. what took place last year, or DIKETLA. Pl. of ketla. will take place next year. Ba Dui:ro. Pl. of loetii. tla dika ba lemile, they will DIKGABA. Pl. of kgaba. plough next year. Ba dikile ba DIKGABALA. Pl. of kgabala. lema, they ploughed last year. DIKGABISHO. Pl. ofkgabishii. DIKABA. Pl. ofkaba. DIKGABO. Pl. ofkgabo. DrKABETLA. Pl. of kabetla. DIKGACHO. Pl. of kgachii. DIKABO. Pl. ofkabii. DIKGADili!A. Pl. of logadima. DIKACO. Pl. ofkacii. DIKGAGA, Pl. of logaga. DIKAGO. Pl. of kagl1. DIKGAGU. Pl. oflogagu. DIKAKA. Pl. of sekaka. DIKGAHELA ·rsA MABELE. The DIKAKABALO. Pl. of kakabalii. first-fruits of corn, given to DIKAKAHALO. Pl. of kakahalii. theraiu-maker; the remnant of DIKALA. Matlhii a dikala, large, com at the bottom of a sack staring eyes. _ or bin. Interior use : the corn DIKALABUA. Pl. of kalabua. given to a chief for the enter­ DIKALAHI. Pl. of kalahi. tainment of strangers. DIKANO. Pl. of sekanii. DIKGAKA. Pl. of kgaka. DIKANYA. To surround. DIKGAKE'l'LA. Pl. of kgaketla. DIKAli!ORE. Pl. of kamore. DIKGAKGANA. Pl. ofkgakgana, DIKANYEDICWE. Surrounded DIKGAKOLOGELO. l'l. of kgako- by; compassed by. logelii. DIKANYEDITSE. Perf. of dikanye­ DIKGAKOLOGO. Pl. of kgakolo­ tsa. go; the spring. DIKGALALAPO. Pl. of kgalalapo. DIKGONO. Pl. of kgono. DIKGALAOPA. A grassless coun• DrKGON. Pl. oflogoii. try. No sing. . DIKGONWANA. Pl. ofkgiifiwana. DIKGANWE. Pl. of kganwe. DIKGOPE. Pl. ofkgope. DIKGANYANA. Roots similar to DIKGOPISHO. Pl. ofkgopisho. carrots, Int. DIKGOPO. Pl. oflogopa•. DIKGAPA. Pl. oflogapa. DIKGOPU. Pl. ofkgopu. DIKGARA. Pl. of logam. DrKGORA. Pl. oflogom. Nwana DIKGARAGA. Pl. of kgamga. oa dikgom, an illegitimate DIKGASHWA= Dikatana. child. 0 ithwele mpa ea dikgo­ DIKGATA. Pl. of logata. m, sbe has conceived before, or DIKGATLA. Pl. of kgatla. without marriage. Mosadi oa DIKGATLEGO. Pl. of kgatlegii. dikgom, a woman who has DIKGATLHO. A meeting place. illegitimate children, a prosti­ DIKGATO. Pl. ofkgatii. tute. DIKGATSECO. Pl. of kgatseco. DIKGORI. Pl. ofkgori. DrKai::Nwi:. Pl. of kgeiiwe. DIKGOROGOBA. Pl. of kgorogo- DIKGETLA. Pl. of kgetla. ba.. DIKGETLWA. Pl. ofkgetlwa. DIKGOROLA. Pl. of kgorola. DIKGI. Pl. of sekgi. DIKGOSANA. Pl. ~fkgosana. DIKGOA. Pl. ~f kgoa. DIKGW A. Pl. of sekgwa. DIKGOBATA. Pl. of kgobata. DIKGWANA. Pl. of sekgwana. DIKGOBE. Boiled corn and beans DIKGWATISHO. Pl. ofkgwatisho. mixed. Dikgiibe tsa lohata, DIKGWATLHA. Pl. ofkgwatlha. boiled corn alone. Dikgiibe tsa DIKGWEREANO. Pl. of kgwe- mmidi, boiled mealies alone. reanii. DIKGOBELo: Pl. of kgobelii. DIKGWETHE. Pl. of sekgwethe.· DIKGOBO. Pl. #kgiibii. DIKHADU. Pl. oflokhadu. DIKGODU. Pl. oflogodu. DIKHAETLA. Pl. ofkba.etla. DIKGOGO. Pl. oflogiigii. DIKHIHJRI. Pl. oflohihiri. DIKGOGODI. Pl. ofkgogodi. DJKHoni:. Pl. of sekhobe. DrKGOHA. Pl. of kgoha. DIKHODI. Pl. ofkhodi. DIKGOHE. Pl. oflogohe. DIKHOHE. Pl. ofkhohe. DIKGOKELO. Pl. ofkgokelo. DIKHONUN. Pl. ~f khonuii. DrKGOKON. Pl. of kgokoii. DIKHUDU. Pl. ofkhndu. DIKGOLA. PI. ofkgola. DIKHVliELA. Pl. ofkhumela. DrKGOLE. Pl. ofkgiile. DIKHUTLO. Pl. ofbokhutlii. DrKGOLO. Pl. of logiilii. DIKHUTSANA. PZ. ~fkhutsana. DIKGOLOBE. Destruction, or DrKHUYANE. PZ. ofkhuyane. desolation, caused by high DrKHWENA. Pl. of khwena. winds. Sing. and pZ. DIKIDI. Pl. ofsekidi. DIKGOLOGOLO. Pl. ofkgologolo. DIK ID I KID!. Pl. of sekidikidi. DIKGOLOGOLOLO. Pl. of kgolo­ DIKILE. Perf. of dika. gololii. DIKOA. PZ. of sekoa. DIKGOLUGOCHWANE. Pl. of DIKOBA. Pl. of sekoba. kgolugochwane. DIKOBAOBA. Pl. of kiibaoba. DIKGOMANA. A string of beetles DIKOBE. PZ. ofkobe. put as a cba.rm round the neck DIKonoTLo. PZ. of kobOtlo. of a child whose brothers and DIKOCWANA. Pl. oflokocwana. sisters have died. DIKOKOBELE. Flying ants and DrKGOMMA. Pl. ~fkgomma. moths. Used only in plural. DIKGOMO. Pl. ofkgomo. DrKOKOLA. PZ. of sekokola. DIKOKOMANA. Pl. ofkokoma.na. DILAHALA. To become blunt; DIKOKOTHANE. , Pl. of koko· to scratch, a.sa bad pen; to cut tbane. badly. DIKOKWATA. PZ. ofkokwata.. DILAHATSA. Oaus. of dila.ba.la. DIKoLos:E. PZ. ofkolobe. DILALEDI. Pl. of sela.ledi. DIKOLOGA. To go round and DILALO. PZ. of selalo. round ; to revolve, a.s a roller ; DILA'l'LHO. Pl. of selatlbO. to go round; to compass; to DrLAU. The private parts of a go about. lion. DIKOLOI. PZ. ofkoloi. DILEDU. PZ. ofseledu. DrKOLOLA. To cut round a hide. DILEGA. To become smeared. DIKOLOSA. To turn a thing DILEKANE. Pt. of selekane. round ; to cause to go round. DrL:i:P:E. Pl. of selepe. DIKOLOSIWA. To be turned DILEPELELO. Pl. of selepelelo. round. DILETSEN. Sleeping things; DIKOMA. PZ. ofkoma.. stories of old quarrels ; o Id DrKOMAN. Pl. ofkomaii.. events, or old history. Go DIK6.116u. Pl. of sekomota.. oosa. diletseii., to rouse up DIKONU. PZ. ofkonn. sleeping things ; to stir up old DrKONGWANE. Pl. ofko:ii.gwanE>. strife. DIKONWAKONWANE. Di beilwe DILIALIT. Pl. ofselialii. dikoiiwa.ko:ii.wane, they are DrL6. Pl. ofselo. divided into groups, or por­ DILOKA. PZ. ofloka. tions. DrL6K6. PZ. ofseloko. DIKOPA. Pl. of sekopa. DrLOKOLOLO. Many word• ; DIKOPOLOLO. Pl. of sekopololo, much talking (generally used DrK6Jt6. The meal which sinks of evil wordsl~or of scolding, to the bottom of a pot, when or cursinl!'). J)lo sing. poured in before the water DrLOLA. To scowl ; to frown ; boils. to look angrily at. 0 la. a mo DIKOTLOPO. PZ. of sekotlopo. dilola.1 he looked angrily at DIKOTOKWE. PZ. ofkotokwe. him; ne frowned a.t him. DIKUBE. PZ. ofkube. DrLONYANA. PZ. of selonyana. DrKUBU. PZ. of kubu. DILWANA. Pl. of selwana; DIKUCHO. The outer part of the goods ; vessels. throat. Go beta dikuobo, to DrMAPO. PZ. of loma.pc). seize by the throat; to throttle. DrM:ATI. PZ. oflomati. DIKUDUANE. Clouds of dust DIMATSANA. PZ. ofloma.tsa.na. raised by high winds. DtMATLA. PZ. of sematla. DrKUNYANE. PZ. ofkunyane. DnrE. PZ. of seme. DrKUNWA=Maniiwo. DIMECANE. PZ. of semecane. DIKUPA. Pl. ofloupa. DrliiEKU. PZ. of lomeku. DrKUPO. Medicines for doctor- DIMELELA. To be faint, a.s from ing houses, walls, etc. hunger or thirst; to vanish DrKURWANA. PZ. ofkurwana.. from sight, a.s a far distant DrKWANYANA. Pl. ofkwanyana. object. DIKWENA. PZ. ofkwena. DiliENE. PZ. ofsemene. DrKWENA. Pl. ofkwena. DlliiEPA. Pl. oflomepa. DILA. To smear a wall or floor DrxoKANA. To be giddy; to be with dung mixed with earth. confnsed in the bead. DrLABE. PZ. of selabe. DnroKANYA. To make giddy ; DrLABI. PZ. ofselabi. to confuse. DIIIOLOGA, To appear unex- DINOTSHE. Honey. pectedly ; to happen by chance; DrNTA. Pl. ofnta. to take place without any DINTHA. Pl. Q(lotha. known cause. DINTHE. Pl. oflore. DIMONA.HONE. Pl. of semona· DINTHO. Pl. of nthii. mone. DINT!. Pl. oflodi. DIM ONE. Pl. of m one. DINTLENTLE. Pl. of ntlentle. DIIIOTA. Pl. ojlomiita. DINTLHA. Pl. of ntlha. Maye DnroTANA. Pl. oflomiita.na. a dintlha, mountain peaks ; DI.HPA. Pl. ofnipa. conical hills. Dr11Pi:. Pl. of mpe. DINTLRANA. Metse ea dintlhana1 DIMPHO. Pl. of mphii. outlying villages; groups ot DIMPSA. Pl. of mpsa. houses round a large town, DIIIPU. Pl. of lobu; Jittle hol­ Sing. and pl. lows in brack ground where DIN'l'LHWA. Pl. of ntlhwa. animals lick. DINTSHE. The lees or sediment DIMU.MU. Pl. o.fsemumu. of native beer. DINALA. Pl. oflonala. DINTSHI. Pl. of losi. Dintshi DINALEDI. Pl. o.fnaledi. tea lewatle, the shore :of the DIN AKA. Pl. of lonaka. sea. DINAKALADI. Pl. ofnakaladi. DINTSI. Pl. of ntsi ; many :tlies; DINAKANA. Pl. oflonakana. locusts just hatched. DINANA. PZ. ofsenana. DINTSIEAPUDUHO. Pl. ofntsiea- DINAMANA. Pl. of senamana. pudumii. DINAHANE. Pl. ofnamane. DINTWA. Pl. ofntwa. DINAO. Pl. oflonao. DINUTA. Nuts (hybrid). DINAo=Dinao. DINWELO. Pl. of senwelii. DrNARE. Pl. ofnare. DINYA. Pl. of senY.a· Jokes; DINATLA. Pl. of senatla. Ba le j eating ; nonsense (in this sense ha nna diuatla mo ntweii, it is u@ed only in the pl.). 0 they were mighty in war. la a bua dinya, he jested, or DINAWA. Pl. ofnawa. talked foolishly. DINCA. Pl of nca. DrNYANA. Nothingness; fool- DrNCHA. Pl. of ncha; new. ishness. DINCHANE. Pl. of nchane, and DINYATSI. Pl. ofnyatsi. loshane. DINYAWA=Dinya. DINCHO. Pl. of losho. DINYE. Pl. of senye ; small; DINCHo. Pl. of dushii. DINYEHA. P'z. of senyema. DrNCHWANA. Pl. of dushwana. DINYETO. PZ. of loetii, DINE. Four. DINYO. Pl. of nyii (used as a Drrio. Pl. ofnea. curse. DrNENEBU. Pl. ofnenebu. DINYWABA. PZ. of nywaha. DINKGWANA, Pl. ofnkgwana. DINWANE. Pl. ofsenwane. DINKU. Pl. ofnku. DriALE. Pl. of iiale. DINNANNE. Pl. of sennanne. DINALO. Internal wounds or DrNOKWANE. Pl. ofsenokwane. bruises, as from a beating, or DINONE. Pl. ofniine. bearing a burden. DINONO. Pl. Qf seniinii. DriANALE. Pl. ofloiiaiiale. DINONYANE. Pl. of niinyane. DriATA. PZ. ofiiata. DrNoo. Pl. ofnoo. DriHE. PZ. of iihe. DINOS. Honey. Drioso. Steep banks made by J)INOSE. Honey. water,lnt. Dr:N6P:E •. Pl. of loii.ope. cause of its motller's immor­ Dr:NwAGA. Pl. of ii.waga. ality either before or j nst after Dx:NwE. Pl. of ii.we, and seii.we. its birth. ' DilO diii.we, some things. DIPHADI. Pl. of sephadi. DINWENYANA. Dilo diii.wenyana, DIAHAILANE. False stories ; a few things. tales witllout any foundation. Dx6. Pl. of seo. No sing. Dxon6. Pl. ofloobO. DIPHAHA. Pl. of lohaha. DIOLO. Pl. ofseolo. DIPHAHANA. Pl. ofphahana. DIOTI. Pl. ofseoti. DIPHALANA. Pl. ofphalana. DIPABI. Pl. ofpabi. DIPHAPHI. Pl. ofphaphi. DIPADI. Pl. of lobadi. DIPHAPO. Pl. of sehap{>. DIPADIPADI. Many scars; scars DIPHARA. The division between all over. the nates. No sing. DIPAHALA. To become over- DIPHARAGANYANE. Pl. of pba.- bearing,ortyrannical; to domi­ raganyane. neer. DIPHARAGAN. Pl. ofpbaragaii. DIPAKA. Pl. oflobaka. DIPHARE, Pl. oflohare. DrPAK6. Pl. ofpa.ko. DrPHARO. Pl. of loharo. DIPALA. Pl. ofpala, andlobala. DIPHATA. Forked ; divided, as DIPALAH6. Pl. of sepalamo. a branch, or an ox's hoof. DrPALEL6. Pl. oflobalelo. DIPHATLA. Pl. of pbatla. DIPANISI. Pl. of sepanisi. DIPHATLO. Pl. of lophatlo. DIPAPAC6. Merchandise; things DIPHATSA. Pl. of phatsa, and for trading with. lohatsa. Chips; danger. 0 DIPAPETLA. Pl. of sepapetla; mo diphatseii., be is in danger. flat. Maye a dipapetla, flat Tsela ea dipbatsa, a dangerous stones. A bo a le dipa.petla, path. they were flat. DIPHEGO. Pl. oflopbego. DIPAPETLANE. Pl. of sepa.pe- DIPHEKO. Pl. of pheko. tlane. DIPHEGELO. Pt. ofpbegelo. DIPAPOSANE. Pl. ofpaposane. DIPHELE. Pl. of lehele. DrPARO. P£. of loaro. DIPHELWANE. Pl. ofphelwane. DIPATERONE. Pl. ofpaterone. DIPHETEKGANO. Pl. of phete- DIPA1'IKA. Pl. ofpatika. kgano. DIPATLEL6. Pl. ofpatlelo. DIPHETLA. Pl. ofphetla. DIPAT6. Pl. of sepato. DIPHETLH6. Pl. oflohetlho. DIPATOL6. Pl. o.(patolo. DIPHEPHEN • . Pl. ofphepheii. DIPE. Pl. of sepe. DitihO dipe, DIPHETOGO. Pl. of phetogo. no works (used in negative DIPHINA. MatlbO a dipbina, sentences). eyes sore and black underneath DrPEBA. Pl. of peba. through constant. discharge. DIPEBE. Pl. of lobebe. DIPHIO. Pl. ofpbio. DIPEIS. Pl. of peis. DIPHIL6. Pl. ofphilo. DIPELELA. Pl. of lobelela. DIPHOHA. Pl. ofphoha. DIPELWANE. Pl. ofpelwane. DIPHOHU, Pl. ofpbohu. DIPEO. Pl. ofpeo. DIPHOKO. Pl. ofphoko. DxP:EP:E. Pl. of sepepe. DIPHOKOYE. Pl. ofpbokoye. DIPES. Pl. oflobes. DtPHOLA. Pl. ofphola. DIPHACANE. Nwana oa dipha.- DtPHOLO. Pl. ofpholo. cane, a child that is supposed DrPHOLOHOCWANA. Pl. of phii- to be faulty, or suffering be- lohoowana. DrPHOLOHOLO. Pl. ofphOlobOlo. DrRINi:. Pl. of serine. DrPHONI. PZ. of phoni. Used D 1a ITJl:. Pl. of serite. also of cheek-bones which are DraoBE. Pl. of serobe. Viscera abnormally prominent. of a sheep, etc., when cooked. DrPHOPHI. PZ. ofphophi. DrxoBi:GO. Broken things. DIPHOROLA. The flakes of dirt DrROKOLO. Pt of serokolo. removed by a dootor when DrttoMo. Pl. of seromo. rubbing the body of a patient DrROPE. Pl. of serope. with moshwa:ii., or by a person DIROPO. Pl. of seropi). washing himself with milk. No DIROPOLOGANE. Pl. of seropolo- sing. gane. DrPHOSHO· Pl. ofphoahO. DIROROBE. Pl. of serorobe. DIPHOTONONO. Pl. of photo- DmoRwANA. Pl. oflororwana. DODO. DrROTA. Pl. of serota. DrPHUDui:ao. Pl. ofphuduego. DIROTELAKGAMELO. Pl. of sero- DIPHUGO. Pl. of phugo. telakgamelo. DIPHUHI. Pl. of phubi. DIROTHOLA. Pl. of serothola. DIPHUKA. Pl. of lohuka. DrROTo. Pl. of seroto. DrPoA. Pl. of loboa, and poa. DrROTWAN A. Pl. of serotwana. DIPODI. Pl. ofpodi. Drxu. Pl. ofseru. DIPOGISHO. Pl. ofpogisho. DrRULELO. Thatch ; thatching DrPoGo. Pl. ofpogo, sufferings. materials ; a roof. Pl. also of lobogij. DIRURUBELE. Pl. of serurubele. DIPOKO. Pl. of sepoko. DIRUBI. Pl. of serubi. DrPOLELA. Pl. of lobolela. DrRWALO. Pl. ofserwalo. D!POLELO. Pl. of polelo. Dru. To take care of; to herd ; DIPOLELELO. Pl. ofpolclelo. to watch over. DrPoLoKi:Lo. Pl. of polokclo, Dr~ADINYANA. Pl. ofsesadinya- and bobolokeio. na. DrPONE. Pl. of lobOne. DrSAMANE. Pl. of samane. DrPOMO. Pl. of sepomo. DrSANA. Pl. of sesana. DrPOPi:Lo. Pl. of sebopelo. DrnTLHANA. A large cloud of DrPoTA. Pl. oflobota. dust. DrPOTLANA. Pl. ofsebOtlana. DrsETLHANE. A kind of small DrPOTSANE. Pl. ofpotsane. hare. Pl. bodisetlhane. DrPOUNAMA. Pl. ofpouna.ma. Drsll:To. Pl. of seseto. DIPUDUMO. Pl. ofpndumo. DrsHASHE. A coward; a faint­ DrPuo. Pl. of puo. hearted person; cowardly. 0 DrRA=Diha. A hostile army ; disbasbe, he is a coward. Ba enemies. Ka. dira, by war. disbashe, they are cowards. DIRAI. Pl,. of serai. DISHAUSHAUANE. Pl. of sbau­ DIRALA. Pl. of sera)a. sbauane. DIRAMETLANA. Pl. of serame. DrsHEUSHEUANE. Pl. of sheu­ tlana. sbeuane. DIRATHANA. Pl. of s~ratbana. Drsno. Pl. ofseshO. A cold in DIRATHI. Pl. of serathi. the bead. No sing. in this DIREPA. Pl. of serepa. sense. DIREPUDI. Pl. of serepudi. DISHOWANE. A large white DIRETHE. Pl. of sercthe. vulture. Pl. bodisbowane. DIRETLO. The viscera of an DrsHUPA. Seven. animal ; all the internal organs DISIGO. Pl. ofsesigo. of a sheep, etc. DISIPI." Pl. of sesipi. DISITSE, Perf. of disa. teats in the sky from which DrTAA. Pl. oftaa.. rain flows. DITADI. Pl. ofta.di. DrTHOBE. Pl. of thObe. DITAEA=Nta.ea. DITHODI. Pl. of thodi. . DITAEO. Pl. ofta.eo. Dn·noHOANA. An instep, Int. DITAMA=Tlhomama. DrTHOKO. Pl. of thoko. Mo DrTEBOGO. Pl. oft~bogo. dithokoii, at the sides. DrTEDE. Pl. oflotede. DrrHOLA. Pl. of thola. DITEDU. Pl. oftedu. 0 ditedu, DITHOLANA. Pl. oftholana. he is bearded. Molomo oa DITHOLE. Pl. of lorole. ditedu, a bearded mouth. DITHOLENYANA. Pl. of lorole- DITEU:TA. Pl. ofteketa.. nyana. DITEKO. Pl. of. teko. DITHOROlllO. Pl. ofthoromo. DITELA=Ntela. DITHOTA. Pl. of thota.. DITELO. Pl. oftelo. DrTH01'HOBOLO. Pt of thotho- DITEMA. Pl. oftema. bolo. DITEMA. Pl. of tema., DrTHOTSE. Pl. of.thotse. DITEMANA. Pt of temana.. DITHOYANA. Pl. ofloroyana. DrrEME. Pl. of loleme. DrrnuE. Pl. of tbue. Drri:wA=Ntewa. DITHUNYA. Pl. of sethunya. DITHAAPO. Pl. ofthaapo. DrTnuo. Pl. of loruo, and Dn'RAGA. Pl. of loraga, and thuo. thaga. DITHUTHUBUDU. Pt of thuthu­ DITHAELO. Pl. ofthaelo. bodu. DITHAKADU. Pl. oftbakadu. DITHUTHUCHWANE, Pl. ofthuthu· DITHAKANWAGA. Pl. of thaka- eh wane. iiwaga. DrmwANA. Pl. of lorwana. DrTHAKO. Pl. oflorako. DrTrBo. Pl. oftibo. DITHAMA. Roots of the thama Dmno. Pl. of tido. plant. DITIHALO. Pl. oftiha.lo. DITHAMANE. Pl. of thamane. DrriHALELO. Pl. of tihaleJO. DITHAPO. Pl. of lorapf>, and DITILATSHI. Pl. oftilatshi. tbapo. DITILWANE. Pl. oftilwane. DITHARI. Pl. of thari. Go DITIME. Pl. of setime. tlbabela ditha1·i, to make a DmMELA. Pl. ofsetimela.. feast when a lying-in woman DmTEELO. Pl. ojtiteelo. leaves the house. DITLALA. Pl. oftla.la. Dn'HARO. Three. DITLANTLAPE. Pl. of tla.ntlape. DITHATANYANA. Pl. of thata.. DITLATSANA. Pl. oftlatsana.. nyaoa. DrTLAWA. Pl. nf lotlawa. DrTHATHARO. Six. DITLHA. Pl. of setlha. DITHAPELO. Pl. ofthapelo. DITLHABA. Pl. of setlbaba. DITHEBOLO. Pl. ofthebolo. DITLHABELA. Pl. of setlhabela, DITHEKA. Pl. of lotheka. andltlhabela.. DITHEMO. Pl. of tbemo. DrTLHABELO. Pl. of setlhabelo. DITHIBEDI. Pt ofthibecii. DITLHABO. Pl. of lotlhabo. DITHIRI. Pl. of thiri. DrTLHACo. Pl. of tlhaco. DrTHITO. Pl. ofthito. DITLHACHWANA. Pl. of tlha. DITHO. Pl. of setho. chwana. DITHOBA. Pl. of thoba. Di­ Dl'I'LHAEA. Pl. of lotlhaea. thoba tea legodimo, used figu­ DITLHAGA. Pl. ofsetlhaga. ratively, and understood as of DITLHAGARE. Pl. of tlhagare. DITLHAKA. PZ. of lotlha.ka.. DITLOKA. PZ. of setloka. DITLHAKE. PZ. of setlha.ke. DITLOLO~ PZ. oftlolo. DITLHAKORE. Pl. of lotlha.kore. DITLOO. PZ. oftloo. DITLHALE. Pl. oftlha.le. DtTLOPo. PZ. of setlopo, tlopo, DITLHAJIIANE. Pl. oftlila.ma.ne. and lotlopo. DITLHANO. Five. DITLOU. PZ. oftlou. DITLHAP!l:Lo, PZ. of tlha.peio. DITLOWANA. Pl. of setlowana. DITLHARAPA. Pl. of lotlhara.pa.. DITOGAliiANO. Pl. of toga.mano. D!TLHARE. Pl. of setlhare. DITOGOliiANO. Pl. of togoma.no. DITLHARO. 0 ditlharo, he is too DITOISI. PZ. of toisi. \luick in answering, or speak­ DITOKE. PZ. of setoke. m ; he is foolishly eager to DITOKOLOLO. Pl. of tokololo. he heard. DITOMEGA. PZ. of tomega. DITLHAS. Pl. of tlhas. DIToMo. PZ. oftomo. DITLHATLHAPALA. Meal very DITONTOLO. PZ. oftontolo. carelessly ground ; chips or DITOTO. PZ. of setoto. shavings sticking out in all DITOTOYANE. PZ. of setotoyane. directions. DITOTWANA. Elves. Int. DITLHATLHARAPA. Twigs stick­ DITSALA. PZ. of tsala. ing out in all directions on a DrTs:i:B:i:. PZ. oftsebe. dry branch. DITSECHWANA. PZ. of tsechwa- DITLHETLHWA. Pl. oftlhetlhwa. na. DITLHOGOTLHOGO. PZ. of tlho­ DITSENWA. PZ. of setsenwa. gotlhogo. DITs:i:Ts:i:. PZ. of tsetse. DITLHOHI. Pl. of tlhohi. DITSHAliiEKO. PZ. oftshameko. DITLHOKA. Pl. oftlhoka. Wax DITSHAliiEKWANE. PZ. of tsha· in the ear. mekwane. DtTLHOKWA. Pl. of lotlhokwa. DITSHEA. PZ. of losea. DITLHOLA. PZ. ofsetlhola. DITsu:i:Bo. PZ. oftshebii. DITLHOLO. PZ. of tlholo. DITSHEDI. PZ. of. setshedi. DITLHOLWA. Pl. ofsetlhOlwa. DITsu:i:Go. PZ. of setshego. DITLHOM:i:Lo. PZ. of setlhOmelo. DITSHERA. A. kind of bushman Armour. dance, Int. DITLHOliiESHO. Pl. oftlhomeshO. DITSHERU. Places in the veldt DITJ:,HONO. PZ. of tlhono and where game come to lick, Int. lotlhono. DITsu:i:T:i:LA. Pl. of tshetela. DtTLHo:&. PZ. oftlhoii. Shame. Shavings of wood. Go tlhabisa ditlhoii, to make DITSHETLHO. Pl. oJtshe,t:J.ho. ashamed. Go tlha.ywa. ke di­ DITsu:i:To.=Ditshetela, 1nt. Pl. tlhoii, to be ashamed. ofseseto. DITLHOPHANA. PZ. oftlhOphana. DITSH:i:Pu:i:. PZ. of tshephe. DrTLHORA. PZ. oftlhora.. DtTSHIBA. Pl. of losiba. DITLHOTLHORI. PZ. of tlbotlhori. DrrSHIDI. PZ. of setshidi. DITLHOTSA. PZ. of setlhotsa. DITSHIKA. Pl. of losika, and DtTLHOYANA. PZ. oftlhoyana. tshika. DITLOA. PZ. oflotloa. DITSHIKARO. Pl. of tshikarii. DITLOCO. PZ. oftloco. DITSHIKIRI. PZ. of tshikiri. DtTLOGOLO. PZ. of setlogolo. DITSHIPA. Pl. oftshipa. DtTLOGOLWANA. PZ. of tlogo- DITSHIPO. Pl. oftshipo. lwana. DITSHISIRI. Pl. oftshisiri. DITLHOGONOLO. PZ. of tlhogo­ DITSHITSHI. Pl. of lotshitshi. !lOlo. DITSIE. Pl. oftsie. DITSIENCHWANE. PL of tsien- Du.IIIELA. To believe. Used as chwane. a form of salutation. DITSINA. Pl. o.f tsina. DuliiELANA=Dumalana. DnsiRITSIRI. Pl. of tsiritsiri. Du.IIIELESEGA. To become pos­ Drrsn•smr. PZ. of tsitsiri. sible of belief. DITUKI. Used for pe.. oocks, but Du.IIIISA. Caus. of duma. not known. Du.MOLOGA. To cease to believe ; DrTULO. Pl. of setulo. to become unbelieving. DITUliiO. Pl. oftumo. DuPA. To scent, as game people, DrTUTUCHWANE. Pl. of tutu- or a dog its master ; to put chwane. the mouth to a sick person, Dl'l'WALA. Pl. oflolwala. and draw out the sickness. Diwa. Pass. of dia. DuPELELA. To follow a scent, DIYALO. Seeds; things sown. as a dog. Dno. Pl. of seyo. DuSA. To be abont to bring DuBA. To knead bread, or clay; forth. Used of animals. Pass. duywa. To act so as to DusHo. A spoon. Pl. dincho. cause strife or disturbance. DusHWANA. A small spoon. Pl. DUBILE. Per.f. of duba. dinchwana. DucwE. Perf. pass. of duba. Go DuTLA. To leak, as a water sa ducwe, the people are still vessel. Go dutla mokola, to up; it is not bedtime. have a hoomorrhage from the DuoiSA. To cause to sit; to de­ nose. tain. DUTLALALA. To rain in a thick DuouELETSA. Ba le ba mo du­ stream. dueletsa, they applauded him. DuwA. Pass. of cwa. DuouE·rsA. To scream, or yell, DUYWA. Pass. of duba. as women in the dance, or when calling to each other. Du:ELA. 'l'o reward; to pay. DuKULA. 'l'o pick out; to pick E. stones out of the ground; to E. This. Used with nouns pick something out of a per­ whose particle is e. Yes ; e son's tooth ; to cut meat oft' a sale, ever since; E se re kgo­ bone. tsa, lest. E tsamaea, until. DuLA. To sit ; to sit down; to Part. of a number of nouns. sit on a chair, etc. Dula ha EA. To go; to go away. Perf. hatshe, sit on the ground. ile; Pass. iwa. Kgomo ea me, DULE. Perf. of cwa. my ox. Ea bo, it being. Ea bo DuLELA. Go dulela rure, to sit e se ena, it not being he. Ea down altogether. bo e le kgomo, it being an ox ; DULWE. Ke dulwe ke nthii, a it was an ox. sore has come out on me. EANP=EaeiiP DU .IliA. 'l'o roar ; to reverberate; EAB.E. When; it being. Used in to rumble. the past tense. Eare ba tsena, Du.IIIALANA. To agree together. when they entered. DU)!ALANYE. Perf. of duma­ E BE. E be e se, it not being ; lana. it is not. E be e se ena, it not Du.IIIEDISA. To greet; to salute; being he ; it was not he. E be to cause to greet. e le, it being, it is. E be e le DmrEDISANYA. To greet each go boea, it being to return. other. EBEDISA. Caus. of ebela. EBELA. To sway; to move to ElLi:GA. 'fo bring forth a. child and fro, as a. tree blown by the in a. stooping posture ; to be wind. delivered stooping. Eso:N. To wit; namely. ELEGISA. To give h!!lp in child­ EcRO. Our ; ours. birth; to act a.s a midwife. EcRWA. A kgalaga.di bowl made ElLELA. To flow, as water; to of hide, Int. How with, or to. EcwA. Beca.use ; seeing that. ELETSA. To desire. ElcwA. Pass. ofepa.. ELETSEGA. To become desirable. EDIRA. Ediha gona. Then. ELOLA. To raise up, as a sick Causes the verb following to person. end in ii. Ediha goua. ba tsa­ ElLwA. Pass. ofela. ma.eaii, then they went away. ElxA. To stand. Perf. eme. EDIMOLA=Idimola. Elma. nokeii, to stand by, or EDITSE. Perf. of etsa. defend ; to stand security for. EDIWA. Pass. ofetsa.. :ill:tu:EMA. To tarry; to dPlay. Ei:. A a eo, let him go. ElXALALAN A. To contend with EFANGELIO. The gospel (hy- each other ; t.o be a.t variance brid). with each other. ERA. To lift up the hands, so as ElMALANA. To be at variance to ward oft" something. with each other. Go ema.la.na ERE. An affirmative response to le, to contend with. what has been said. Ehe ? ElMANA. 0 la a. emana le nna, which P Used with nouns he opposed me. whose particle is e. · EMANf Who? EKA. 'l'o lift the arm, as if about EMARA=Emera. to strike. ~~liU. Pe>j. of ema. EKAEKA. To lift up the arm EMELA. To be in place of ; to often, as if about to strike. stand for. Elmela ditau, to EKAEKEGA. To believe every­ stand opposed to the lions. Go thing one hears. emela lehatshe, to ~nt in place E KA NE=Ekete. of the land. Go emela kgakala, EKARE. If; if it could be. to stand afar oft: Ekare goii we, lest. Ekare kgo­ EJMELALANA= :ilJmalalana. tsa, lest perchance ; for fear EMELELA. To urge; to inter­ that. cede for ; to justify another. EKETE. I think; it seems to me. ExERA. To conceive. Used of EKOTE = Ekete. cattle. ElL A. To How, a.s water ; to pour EmsA. To ca.use to stand. down, or drop down, as per­ EMOGA. To go away ; to get spiration. El la. gqii we, to agree out of the way by going together, to be of one mind. away. Go ela ma.shwiya.ne, to unite ENA. He; she; him; her. in attacking. ENE=:illna. ELAXA. To sit on eggs; to ENcA. See NcA. brood ; to cover, as the water ENCHA. See NcHA. of a flood in a garden ; to lie ENCHo. See NcHo. in, after childbirth. .I'Nl'A. To innnculate; to vac- ELAXELA. To give help or sup­ cinate (hybrid). port in a difficulty. ENTSEANA=E ntse yana. ElLATLR6K6. To observe; to ENTSHA. See N-rsHA. take notice of. ENo. Rra. eno, your father. Ba ga eno, ~our people. Oa ga. eno, ERILE. When. Used in the pa.st your neighbour. tense. Erile ka tsatsi yeuii, E:N P What P E:ii.le e:ii., etcetera., when on that da.y. etcetera. EROTE=Ekete. E:Na.u.a.. To become a. stranger. EsE. An old form of salutation. E:Nw.a.. Pa,ss. of ema.. Ha e se, except; unless. E:NwE. See NwE. EsELA. An ass (hybrid). Eo. This. Used of a. person. EsELANA. A little ass (hybrid). Motho eo, this person. Ga. a. EsE:N. Not. eo, he is not. Ga. se eo, it is Es1. Alone; only. Ka esi, he not. Ga. ba. eo, there a. re none. alone. A le esi, he alone. 0 la EoLA.. To hold ba.ck ; to with­ a tla. ka esi, he ca.me alone. hold, or prevent a. person from Es1:&. See EsE:N • doing. .i\l·rA. To jonTDey. Perf. etile. EiiNA. It. Used with nouns in .i\lTALANA. To journey to or with particle e. another; to be friendly. Eosx. Only. Used with nouns ihELA. Tojourneyto. Goetela in pa.rticle e. kwa. motse:ii. o mo:ii.we, to .iour­ EoTLHE. All. ney to another town. Go etela .i\lP.a.. To dig; to dig for. Pass. kwa. pele, to go before, to pre­ ecwa. a.nd epiwa.. To spea.k cede. loudly to ; to insult. To de. J'\lTELANA=~ta.lana. prive of, or do a.n injustice to. ETELELA PELE. To go before; Go epa. picii, to ca.ll a. meeting. to precede. Go epa. ntwa., to a.sk, or obta.in ETELE'fSE PELE. Perj. of etelela an army from a.n ally. Go epa. pale. metse, to dig for wa.ter. ETHIMOLA. To sneeze. EPi:. Ga go na. epe, there is not E'l'ILE. Perf. of eta.. one • ETLA. Ba etla., they are coming; .i\lPi:GA. To become dug. ha. e etla., that it is coming . .i\lPi:LA. To dig for. Go ba. En.&.RE. When. Used in the epela. dira., to a.sk an army future tense. Etla.re u mmiina, from them. when you see him. EPE'l'SA. To dig for somebody ; E TLE E RE=Etlere. to dig for something. ETLEETSA. To prepa.re food, etc., EPIW A. Pa,ss. of epa.. as for a journey. EPOLOGA. To be dug up, or out. ETLEETSEGA. To become pre· EPOLOLA. Reversive of epa. To pa.red; to be ready. dig up or out ; to reproa.ch ETLELEDICWE. Prepared. with, as with poverty, or a. ETLELETSA. To prepare for; to fault. make ready for. EPOLOLWA. Pa,ss. of epolola. ETLERE. Whenever (the idea of ERA. Era. gonne, because. use and wont being in it). Et. ERE. It being. Ere ka, because. lere kgotsa a kgonwe, if per­ Ere re cwa., when we come chance he be persuaded. Etlere out. go:ii.we a. tla. a. ikutl we, if per­ EaEGA. To be easy going; to chance he listen. Etlere lo cwa., believe anything or anybody. when you come out. EREKA=Ere ka. Seeing that; ETLETSEGA. See E·rLEETSi:G.&.. since. ETLOinT! Wait a bit! EaEKE=Ereka.. ETsA. To imitate; to be like. ERETE=Ekete. Perj. editse; pa,ss. ediwa.. Go etsa monona, to imitate a man ; GABO; Gabii gole, there was. it is like a man. Gabo ga se ens., it was not he. ETSAETSA. To confuse; to make Ba ga ga.bo, their people. to doubt as to the meaning. GA.CWA. Pass. ofgapa. ETSAETSEGA. To misunderstand; GA.DIKA.. To roast, as coffee, fat, to be in doubt as to the mean­ etc. ; to melt fat ; to tease; to ing; to wander aimlessly. annoy; to cause pain in the ETSAETSIWA. Pass•. of etsaetsa. stomach. ETSE. Perf. of ela. GADIKANA. To annoy, or rival Eu. Yes. each other. Euo. That; those. Used with GADIKEGA. To have stomach­ singular or plural nouns when ache. particle i11 e. GADILE. Perf. of gala. EVANGELIO. The gospel (hy­ GADIMA.. To lighten. Used of brid). lightning. To look sideways. GA.DIMA.NA. To look at each other sideways. F. GADIMISA. To cause to look sideways. FORAGE. A load (hybrid). GA.DIMOSA.=Gadimisa. FEIGE. A fig (hybrid). GAE. Nay. Used as a shortened FELOTE. A tlute (hybrid). form of legae. GAEA.GA.! An expression used to stimulate a person to run fast. G. GA.ECHO. Of ours. GAEO. It is not. GA. Not; of. Ga se ens., it is GA.GABA. To creep, or crawl on not he. Ga se yalo, it is not hands and knees; to crawl, as so. Ga two., it was said. Helo a cat hunting. ga. gagwe, his place. Ba. ga. GA.GA.MOLA.. To be stiflly ga.bo, their own people. Oa ga. stretched; to cease for a while. ga.bo, his neighbour. Ga tla, Used of rain. there comes. To draw water. GAGA.MA.LELA.. To hasten to; to Perf. gile; pass. giwa.. be in earnest for : to reach GABA. To hollow out; to scoop after ; to follow hard after. Go out; to hew out; to gouge gagama.lela kwa. pele, to go out. Pass. ga.ywa. ahead. Ba tla gagamalela mo­ GABALALA. To become arched, dimo, they will follow hard or drawn up, as a person draw­ after God. ing up his body when on hands GA.GAMATSA. To stretch, or pull and feet; to lean forward, lean­ stiflly. ing against something. GAGAPA. To take more than GABED~. Twice. one has permission to take. GABEGA. To become hollowed GAGAUTLHA. To tear in pieces out. ravenously, as several dogs to­ GABEGILE. Perf. of ga.bega.. gether. GABELA. To hollow out for; to GAGO. Thy; thine. walk quickly; to cut pumpkin, GAGOGA.. To become torn; to etc., into small pieces for cook­ tear of itself. ing. GA.GOGA.NYA.. To rend, or tear GABELWA. Pass. of ga.billa. asunder. GAGOLA. To rend; to tear with GAKILE. Perf. ofgaka. the fingers. GAKILWE. Perf. pass. of gaka. GAGOLWA. Pass. ofgagola. Motho o gakilwe, the person GAG WE. His ; hers. has forgotten. GAHOLA. To castrate. GAKIWA. Pass. of gaka.. GAlLA. To kill a large number. GAKGE. Go ya gakge, to be GAISA. To excel; to exceed; to dumbfounded. 0 yele gakge, succeed better than others ; to he is dumbfounded. surpass ; to be of more value GAKOLOGA. To become melted, than. as iron, hail, et.c. GAITSE. Perf. of gaila. GAKOLOGELWA. To be reminded; GAKA. To escape one's memory; to be remembered; to remem­ to forget ; to make difficult to ber ; to come to mind; to occur remember; to puzzle. Lehoko to the mind. le tla gu gaka, the word will GAKOLOLA. To remind; to re­ escape your memory, you will mind of; to counsel; to advise. forget the word. Di tla re Di re gakolola Keresete, they gaka, they will puzzle us, they remind us of Christ. will pass our comprehension. GAKOLOLANA. To consult to­ E se ka ea mo gaka. gope, he gether. never forgot it. GAKOLOSA. To melt, or cause GAKALA. To be zealous; to be to melt, as lead, etc. ; to warm earnest; to be indignant ; to be up cooked food. oft'ended; to be averse. 0 la a GAKWA. Pass. of gaka.. 0 tla. ga.kala thata, he was very gakwa., he will be forgotten. angry. Ha ke sa gakwe, if I have not GAKALELA. To be zealous for; forgotten. Ba ka gakwa ke to be eager for ; to be deter­ shona, they can forget it. Ba mined upon; to be mad against. gakwa, they forget. 0 la a gakalela go tsamaea, he GALA. To scream. Perf. ga­ was eager to go. 0 la a gaka­ dile. lela tuelo, he was angry about GALAKA. To be bitter; to be the payment. brackish ; to be painful, as an GAKALETSE. Perf. of gakalela. eye with something in it. Ba gakaletse go mmi>na, they GALAKEGA. To become bitter; are eager to see him. to become angry. GAX.ANYA. To kill game in large GALAKISA. To cause to be numbers. bitter ; to provoke. GAKATSA. To ofFend; to pro­ GALALA. To refuse to accept; voke; to incite to anger. to grumble at a thing ofFered. GAKATSEGA. To be provoked; GALALELA. To shine; to glare; to be excited to anger ; to be to glitter. moved with indignation. Go GALALETSA. To cause to shine; gakatsega kaga, to be moved to glorify. with indignation a.t. GALALWA. Pass. of galala. GAKELA= Gatsela. GALE. Always. Le gale, just G.a.KETSE. Perf. of gakela. so. Ka gale, always. Go sale GAKGAJIIALA. To wonder. gale, early in the morning. GAKGAJIIALELA. To wonder at; GALEHA. To become angry. Go to be astonished at. galeha nabo, to be angry with GAKGAliiATSA. To cause to won­ them. der ; to astonish. GALEHELA. To be angry with. T GALETSE. Perf. of galala. GANNE. Perf. of gana. GALETSHA. To cause to be GASTSHA. Oaus. of gana. angry. GANTSI. Frequently; often; GALODISA. To give medicine to many times. a dog in order to make it fierce GANTSINTSI. Very often; very enough to catch jackals. many times. GAMA. To milk. Pass. gamile. GANWA. Pass. of gana. To press out the contents of GANWE. Once. Gaiiwe le gape, the bowel of a slaughtered again and again. animal. GAPA. To take by authority; to GAMAKELA. To swell through take by force ; to steal cattle congestion of blood and serum, from an enemy. Pass. gaciVa. as after a snake's bite. To discipline, or correct, as a GAMAREGA. To cease for a parent a child. while, as one not knowing how GAPE. Again. Gaiiwe le gape, to do a thing; to pause in again and again. doubt. GAPECWE. Perf. pass. of gapela. GA:lt:OGA. To dry up, or become Ba gapecwe dikgomo, their dried up, as a sore. oxen are seized. G.Bt:OLA. To squeeze out; to GAPELA. To steal from; to take wring out. from by force, or by authority. GAMOLELA. Go gamolela tno, GARA. To coil; to coil anything to squeeze out into. up into a small compass. Go GAMUTLHA. To close the arms gara mo sehubeii, to gather or fast round about ; to grasp the fold to the breast. mouth of a sack with the hands. GARAGANYA. To coil, as a large GANA. To refuse; to object; to piece of meat into a small pot. object to. Perf. ga.nne. Ba GARANATA. A pomegranate gana ka ena, they refuse to (hybrid). give him, Ba mo gana, they GARARO. Three times; thrice. refuse to have him, they object GARATARO. Six times. to him. GARAWE. A spade (hybrid). GANALANA. To contend among GARE. The midst; between. each other, Ha gare, half way between, or GANE. Four times, in the middle. Mo gare ga di­ GANELA. To contend; to dis­ tlalillii, in the midst of dis­ pute; to l'Csist ; to strive. Go tress. ganela.le, to strive with, to re­ GAREGANAGA. In the middle of sist. the veldt; the open country; GANELANA= Gana.la.na. the wilderness. GANETSA. To contend with; to GARELA. To put anything as a resist; to contradict. Go gane• cushion, as a pad on the head tsa ma.hoko, to contradict or under a waterpot ; to pot some­ deny the news. Go ganetsa thing between things liable matlhoii, to withstand to the to breakage ; to fix a thing face. firmly, so that it shall not GANETSANYA. To contend with shake; to fix, or hold a thing each other ; to be at strife with firmly, as a washer holds a each other. screw. Mosa.di o tla garela GANKAHALA. To become valiant; nkgii, the woman will put a to become bold. kgare on her head for the GANUGA. To become valiant. waterpot. GAROGA. To become torn; to press down to the ground, as become rent ; to become torn m wrestling ; to lie upon with down a.lto_getber. the whole body ; to press GAROLA. To tear with teeth, or hard on a pen when writing. hands. Go gatelela. morwetsana, to GARUBA. To gnaw, as a. dog a. force, or ravish a. girl. Go ga­ bone; to cause a. gnawing pain, telela. dikgomo, to drive loose as a. ripening abscess ; to dig cattle. on one side, after having dug GATILE. Perf. of gata. straight down. GATISA. Oaus. of gata.; to print. GARUMA. To snarl, as angry GATLA. To strike with a. thick dog. stick, or club. GASA. To scatter by throwing GATLAKA. To strike much; to from the band; to throw about, beat badly with a. thick stick, as sand, etc. ; to scatter seed, etc. · etc. GA"l'LILWE. Perf. pass. of gatla. GASAGASA. To scatter, or throw 0 la. a. gatlilwe ke lencwe, he about in all directions. was struck b:y a falling stone. GASAGASEGA. To be thrown, or 0 la. a. gathlwe ka lencwe, scattered about in all direc­ he was struck by a. thrown tions. stone. GASAGASETSA. To scatter much.· GATLAMPULEGA. To be dead, or GASAKANYA. To drive away with destroyed in large numbers. impatience. GATLETSA. To pierce with a. GASAMA. 'fo become ecattered, sharp instrument, making a. or spread a.bont in all direc­ clicking noise ; to walk with tions, as oxen. creaking boots. GASAME. Perf. of gasama. GATLHANO. Five times. GASEDIWA. Pass. of gasetsa.. ~ GATOGA. To take a. foot off any­ GASEGA. To become scattered. thing ; to move off, as off a. GASEGELA. To sprinkle, or chair. spurt upon, as blood from a. GATOSA. To cause to move off; wound ; to rnsh upon, as an to move one thing off another;. attacking force. to move a. person off a chair; GASETSA. To scatter to, or for. to take one person off another GASHOME. Ten times. in a. fight. GASHUPA. Seven times. GATSEDJSA. Oaus. of gatsela. GATA. To tramp; to tread; to GATSELA. To become frozen ; make wood straight by bend­ to be stiff with cold; to con­ ing or cutting. Pass. gatwa. geal ; to freeze. GATAKA. 'l'o tramp or trea.u GATSHANE. A piece, or remnant much ; to tread, or trample of ox hide, or sole leather. under foot. GATSHANYANE. A small ga.- GATEGA. 'fo become very b,td, tsbane. or incurable, as a. sore, or sick­ GATWA. Pass. o.f gata. ness ; the conclusion being GAUCHWANE. Very near. that the sufferer has come into GAUCHWANYANE. Very near in- contact with a. menstrual wo­ deed; quite close. man. GAUHE. Near. GATELA. To tread, or tramp GAUHI=Ga.nhe. for. GAUJU.KWE. Bile. Part. o. GATELELA. To tread down; to Gi:. An expression of appeal, or expostulation. U batlaii. GoBEA. To move about excited­ ge? pray what are you seek­ ly and in all directions, as a ing? crowd, or an army in confu­ GEHELWA. To pant; to be out sion. of breath. GoBEDI. Twice. Go le gobedi, GEHITLANHYA= Higitlbanya. twice. GELA. To draw water for. Go GiiBELA. Go gobela motho, to mo gela metse, to draw water deny something about a per­ for him. son for the person's sake, the GELEBETEGA. To speak in a denier knowing that he is tell­ high key; to speak loudly; to ing a lie. Go gobela kwadi, to ruar angrily a,nd suddenly. help another by denying that GELELA. To draw wa.ter into. of him which the denier knows GELELELA. To draw water into is true ; to defend one whom a thing for something or some- one knows to be guilty. body. , GoBELETSA. To exaggerate. GELOGA. To turn hack without GoBERA. To spoil, or ruin; to going all the way ; to come make a thing worse than it back soon. was before ; to spoil, or devas­ GELOLA. To wipe off with a tate, as a swarm of locusts. hand; to scrape off with the· GoBEREGA. To become changed band, as perspiration. for the worse, or spoiled ; to GrLE. Perf. of ga, to draw be worse for wear ; to suffer a water. reverse of fortune. GrLWE. Perf. pass. of ga. GoBETSA. To put back; to keep GrwA. Pass. of ga. back. Go. The sign of the infinitive. GoBo = Ka gonne. Because. Go rata, to love. It is. Go Ekare kgotsa gobo go le ba­ tbata, it is hard. Go kwadilwe, siami, lest there should be it is written. righteous persons. Gobo e le Go= Kaga. 0 la a bua go kwa botlhale, because it is wisdom. o tla nnaii gona, he spake of GOBOLA=Gorola. where he should be. GoBOLELA=Gorolela. 0 la a ba GoA. To cry aloud ; to call out gobolela matlhO, he fixed his loudly. eyes earnestly on them. GoAHELE. The last child a wo­ GoBOLOLA. So speak to in anger, man will have, and hence the or scorn ; to revile ; to up­ spoiled one. braid. GoBA. To beat a tree with a GoBUA. To pass through water stick in order to knock off on foot. leaves or fruit; to beat a bush Goor. Gunpowder (hybrid). in order to get off its thorns. GODILE. Perf. of gola. G6BA. To be bow-legged; to GoniMO. A hove ; high. Godi­ deny a thing about a person mo ga, over, above. Kwa which the one who denies it godimo, above, to the west, knows is true. Int. GoBAGOBETSA. To urge others GoorSA. Caus. of gola, to exalt; on to work ; to be exacting with to rear, or nurture; to adopt, a servant. as a child. GoBALALA. To lie stretched out GoorsrwA. Pass. of godisa. on the ground. GonUMA. To drink, or sip a hot GoBANA. To accuse, or crimin­ liquid with a noise. ate each other. GoE:LA. To shout aloud for. Go:ELELA. To shout to, so as to together at the ends; to be urge on. connected. GoETLA. Autumn. GoKAGANYA. To fasten together G6GA. To draw; to draw on; at the ends. to draw in ; to smoke a pipe ; GOKAGANYE. Perf. ofgokagana. to take snuff; to pull; to lead GOKARA. To hold a thing in the oxen. hand before putting it down ; GoGAMAGONA= Gogwagona. to pull an arrow on the string G6GELA. To draw to, or into; and hold it before shooting. to lead to, or into. Go gogela GoKELA. To thread; to pass a mo thaelo:ii, to lead into temp­ thong through a hole. To tation. fasten ; to make secure by GoooBA. To rake together; to fastening. gather up small things, as GoKELECWE. E e gokelecwe:ii locusts, chips, etc. ; to remove mo seiponiii, that which is rubbish. fastened in the window. G6GOBA. To walk as a very GoKELELWA. Go gokelelwa mo weak person. thamuii, to be fastened about GoGOBELA=Gogoba. the neck. GoGOLA. To carry away, as a GOKERE. Perf. of gokara. flood. GoKGA. To gather pumpkins, GoooLo. Abundant. etc. GOGOLWANE. Somewhat abun­ GoKGAHALA. To be very old. dant. Used of persons and things. GoGOMOGA. To rise, as dough ; GoKGOLA. To walk or work to swell out, as a heart from slowly on account of stoutness. excitement; to become puffed GoLA. To grow; to grow up ; out, or bloated. to increase in number. To GoooNA. To draw, or push gather locusts ; to gather up together, as the sides of a. weeds after digging. kaross round a sick person ; to G6LA. To tire of; to cease to tuck in. love or like what one has loved GoooRELA. To be full, or satis­ or liked before. Diyo dia gola fied, as a person, or animal motho, the food formerlr liked after eating a good deal. is now distasteful to, or disliked GoowA. Pass. ofgoga. by the person. GoowANA. To shrink up, or GoLAGANA. To be joined to­ become crumpled up, as a wet gether, as by hooking; to skin in drying. make a treaty; to make a GoGWANCWE. Perf. pass. of go- treaty with; to covenant. Go gwana. Go gogwancwe ke, golagana nae, to covenant with to be crumpled up by. him. GoGWANYA. To crimp up, or G6LAGANA = Golagana. crumple up; to draw together, GOLAGANOLOLA. To disannul, as the mouth of a bag, by a or abrogate a treaty, or coven­ string let into it. ant. GoHELE. The last ; the ending; GoLAGANYA. To conspire to­ the last state. gether. GoHELE=GoaheJe. GoLAGANYE. Perf. of golagana. GoKAHALA. To commit adultery. G6LAHALA. To become per­ Used of a man, or a woman. manently maimed or deformed. GOKAGANA. To be fastened G6LAHETSE. Perf. ofgolahala.. Go LE. There is. Writtena.lso, a. pattern; to make ornamental gole. Go le go nnye, a. little. work of brass, etc. Go goma Go le go tonna., much. ka. tlh0g0, to assent by nodding GoLEDIWA. Pass. ofgoletsa.; to the head. Go goma. mara.pii, be exalted. to be fat. Used of cattle. GoLi:oA. To bind fut; to in­ GoMi:=Leshome. span. G6MELA. Oa. giimela. go shwa., G6LEGA. From gola.. Motho he is very ill and near death , oa. golega. mo diyoii, the person but will most likely recover. now dislikes the food he for­ GOMILE. 0 gomile go shwa., he merly liked. Ba. le ha. ~olega. was very ill, and near death, mo go ena, they now dtsliked but recovered. him whom they had previously GoMODICWE. PeTf. pass. of loved. gomotsa.. GoLi:oi:LA. To compel to take; GoMOLA=Gomotsa.. to force upon. To fasten for ; GOMOTSA. To comfort. to inspa.u for. , GoMOTSANYA. To comfort one GOLEGILWE. PeTf.pass.ofgolega.. another. 0 golegilwe, he is bound; he GoMOTSEGA. To become com· is made prisoner. forted. GoLELA. To grow up at. 0 GOMPIYENO. To-da.y. la. a golela. gona., he grew up GoNA. To draw in, as ·a. hand, there. or foot. Ga. gona. sepe, there GoLETSA. To lengthen in height; is nothing. Ga gona ope, there to exalt ; to lift up, BB another is nobody. person's arm. G6NA. There; thence. 0 la. a. GoL6=Helo. Golo goiiwe = cwa. giina., he came thence. He!O goiiwe. Ke tla. ea. gona., I will go there. GoLOcwi:. PeTf. pass. of golola.. Ba.tho ba.giina., there are people. G6L6cwi:. Perf. pass. of golola. Ke giina., therefore. Ke giina. GoLOKA. To roll into a. ba.ll ; ke reii, or ke giina. ka. re, to make into a. ball ; to make wherefore I say. Ke giina. ba. a. round thing. tla.ii, now they come. Also= GoLOLA. To loose; to unbind; Gona.. to deliver ; to release ; to out­ GoNAliiA. To be discontented, span. or unhappy. G6LOLA. Go giiliila. puii=Go GoNE ! Really! lela.ha.tsa. puii. Go giiliila. GoNNE. Because. Ka. gonne, letlalii=Go tlhokolotsa. letla.lii. because. Also peTf. of gona.. G6LOLELA PUO. To lengthen GoNNYE. Go le gonnye, a. little. speech out to. Written also, go nnye. G6LOKEGA. To retch when GoNOGA. To die. Used of a. vomiting. person who has long been GoLORA. To run hither and sick, and an animal very thin thither, as wild cattle. Go through hunger or sickness. golora. le puii, to speak much ; GoNOGILE. Perf. of gonoga.. E to lengthen out talk. gonogile=E omeletse; it is GoLorsi:. Perf. of golola. wasted away. GoL wA. Pass. ofgiila.. Oa. golwa. G6N6Ki:Li:LA=Kiina.telela., Int. ke diyo, he now dislikes the GoNOLA. To kill by throttling food which he formerly liked. or choking. GoMA. To work beads, etc., into GoNori:Li:LA=Konatelela., Int. GoNTsE, or Go ntse, It is. Gontse is followed by verbs ending in yaii. P How is it P mo go ntseii. ~ and having altered accents. yana., thus; in this manner. uore ke bone, that I may see. GoNYA. To hook out; to pick Gore ke tie ke utlwe, that I out with a knife; to scrape, or may hear. draw out with a stick; to pluck GoREGA, To be near to death ; out. Pass. goii.wa. to be about to die. Go gorega GoNYE. Bee GoNNYE. mathe. Used of a person who GoNrl:LA. To peep out and dis­ has talked much, anj is dry­ appear again. mouthed in consequence. GONYETSA. To draw back after G6ROGA. To arrive; to finish a peeping out. journey. Go:&wA. Pass. of goma., and G6ROGELA. To arrive at. gouya.. G6ROGELWA. 0 la a giiriigelwa Go:&wE. Perhaps. Go goii.we, ke tsa.la ea gagwe, he was somewhere. Helii goii.we, a visited by his friend. certain place, one pla.ce. Ka. GoROGETSE. Perf. of giiriigela.. goii.we, at once, at one time, in GoROGILE. Perj. of giiriiga. one case, together, because. GoROLA. To look earnestly at, Eka.re goii.we, lest. Goii.we or with an intense gaze. hela., just the same. Goii. we le GoROLELA. To look earnestly at. goiiwe whithersoever. Go gorolela. matlbii, to look ear­ GoPA. To remove, or brush up, nestly at, to fix the eyes upon. as rubbish, loose grass, etc. Go&OMELA. To rush out in a G6PA. To suck out, or draw out crowd ; to gush out in a matter from an abscess ; to stream. suck up, as cattle drinking a GoROliELEDITSE. Perf. of goro­ small quantity of water ; to meletsa.. 0 re se goromele­ keep silence, and refuse to tell ditse, he has poured it out upon the news. us. Go PANE. An igua.na.living away Go&oliiELETSA. To make to rush ,from water. Part. o and a.. out to ; to cause to gush out GoP:E, or ka. gope. Never; not into. Go di goromeletsa. mo at all (used in negative sen­ lesakeii., to make them rush tences). Eseii. ka. gope, not at into the kra.a.l. alL GoROMETSA. To cause to gush GoPISA. To drive away by out; to cause to rush out. causing to run very fast. GoROliiETSEGA. To become G6P6. A large pit for trapping rushed out; to become gushed game. out. GoPODISA. To cause to think ; GoROSA. To cause to arrive ; to to cause to meditate. bring home, as cattle. GoPOLA. To think; to meditate. GoROTSHA=Gorosa.. GoPOLESEGA. To be conceiv- GosETSA. To suck marrow out able ; to be reasonable. of a bone ; to keep back a part, GoPOTSA=Gopodisa.. as of money when grving, or GoPOTSE. Perf. of gopola.. cattle when lending ; to pull in GoRA. To bring near to death ; a long rope ; to pull or draw to scrape a thing with a finger, beads together on a string, or and then lick the finger. Perf. anything threaded ; to eat or gorile. drink several portions of food GoRE. That; in order that. It or drink. GosHA. Lately; anew. to glare at; to fix the eyes on GosHEU. White. Go le gosheu, in anger. IYr go le go sheu, it was white. GOTsA. To light a fire ; to make GosHOllfA. To totter, as a pole a. fire after a light has been about to fall ; to shake from obtained. looseness; to be agitated, as GoTSICWE. Perf. pass. of gotsa. by startling news. GOTSITSE. Perf. of gotsa. GosHUllfETSA. To cast down ; to GOTSIWA. Pass. ofgotsa. poor c¥>wn ; to push down, as GouDA. Gold (hybrid). a tree, etc. Gu. Thou. GosHUllfETSEGA. To fall down, GwAEA. To beckon, or mak as a tree. signs with the hand ; to pay Gos1. Only. Ke giina gosi, out, or pull in, a rope. that is all. GwAELA. Ke tla gwaela kgole GoTA. To have criminal inter­ kwa go nna, I will pull the course. A low word, used as a rhiem in towards myself. Ke curse. tla gwaela kgole kwa go ena, I GOTEDIWA. Pass. of giitetsa. will pay the rhiem out towards G6TELA. To become hot. him. G6TELELA. To burn, or strike GWAILA. To look intently. upon, as the sun's heat. GwAILELA. Go gwailela matlhii, G6TETSA. To make hot ; to cause to look intently at. to be hot. GwALALA. To stretch up on tip­ GOTE'l'SE. Perf. of giitela. Tekii toe ; to exalt oneself, as one e e gotetseii., a burning, or who takes his own course and fiery trial. refuses to listen to advice or GOTLHA. To rub one thing evidence ; to hasten. against another ; to polish by GwALALELA. To stretch up to, rubbing; to burnish; to file or for. Go gwalalela kwa down ; to wear smooth by rub­ godimo, to stretch up in order bing. Pass. gotlhiwa, and to reach something high. gotlhwa. Go gotlha tshipi ka GWALATSA. Go gwalatsa matlb.ii, lencwe, to file down iron with a to fix the eyes stedfastly; to stone. look earnestly. GOTLHANYA. To polish, or make GWANTA. To be wilful; to con­ smooth two things by rubbing duct oneself in a defiant or them against each other. Go impudent manner; to walk gotlhanya diatla, to rub the proudly. hands together. GwAsA. To IIMl.ke a noise like GOTLHE. All; entirely ; alto­ that of water falling over gether. stones. GoTLHELA. To file, or rub a GwASISA. Caus. of gwasa. thing on. GwATELELA. To pursue a fleeing GoTLHETSA. To rub with palm person eagerly ; to leave others of hand, or sole of foot ; to rub behind in a. pursuit. a thing between the hands. GWELA. To copulate. Used of GOTLHIWA. Pass. of gotlha. a bull. GOTLHOLA. To congh. GWELETLHA. To speak about GOTLHWA. Pass. of gotlha. what one does not know or GOTOLA. Go gotola matlhii, to understand. glare1 as an angry man. Gwi:LWA. To copulate. Used GoTOLELA. Go gotolela matlhii, of a cow. GWERETLHA= Gweletlba. to ~crape a pot ; to boast over GWERISA. To circumcise. A another on account of superior word only found in books. possessions. Gwi:TLA. To bleat, as a goat; HALADIWA. Pass. ofha.la.tsa. to bawl, as a child. HALALA. To become scattered ; Gwi:TLHA. To beckon; to make to spread itself ; to become signs with hands, eyes, etc. spread, or scattered abroad. GWETSA. To swallow ; to bolt, HALATSA. To spread abroad as food; to swallow anything actively; to scatter. Oaus. of chewed, or that is difficult to halala.. swallow. HALE. Yonder. Ka hale, yon­ der. HALETSE. Perf. ofhala.la.. H. HALODISA. To cause to escape ; to rescue, or cause to escape ; HA. If; that; here ; on; plllr· to see, or hear indistinctly. ticZe of helo ; to give food to; HALOLA. To escape when to give alms. Ha esi, except. hemmed in, or surrounded ; Helii ha, this place. to break through and escape. HACWA. Pass. of hapa. Go halola. mo, to escape from. HADIMA. To run fast, and soon HALOLOLA. To rectify ; to set disappear. right, as badly done work; to HAEAIIA=Gaeaga. leave one position, in giving HAGA. To pour meal, coffee, evidence, and take up another. etc. into boiling water ; to hold HAMOLA. To cut, or chop oft' a back, or keep back, as a person shoulder of meat ; to open the from quarrelling, or a child eyes wide ; to put, or push the from a fire. hair back oft' the forehead. HAGIWA. Pass. of haga.. HANKA. To walk slowly, with HAGOLA. To castrate. legs far apart. HAHAMA. To be convulsed, as HANYAHANYA. To be weak- when the arms are thrown out sighted. A ga. a hanyabanye ? by one startled, or when water does he not see even a little ? is thrown on one in a faint. Used of a person with weak HAHAMISA. 00/US, ofhahama. eyes. HAHAMOSA= Hahamisa. HAOLOGA. To roar, as a lion. HAHAREGA. To give oft' particles HAPA. To bind into a bundle; or fragments, as a piece of iron to wrap round; to wrap. beaten by a smith; to break oft' Pass. hapiwa. into small pieces, as a hard HAPAANA. Toaltemate; totake thing beaten with a hammer, turns ; to differ, as stories. etc. HAPAANYA. To cause to alter· HAHETLHA. To toss about, as nate. the wind. HAPAANYE. Perf. of hapaanya. HAKA. To extol; to praise ; to Ba hapaanye mo tseleii, they commend; to flatter. have crossed, or missed each HAKUHA. To use, or keep a other in the road. thing beyond the time for HAPAKA. To bind round, or which it was lent, and without wrap round thoroughly. the lender's permission. HAPANA. See HAPAANA. HALA. To scrape with a knife; HAPANYA. See HAPAANYA. to scratch out with a penknife; HAPHA. To chop, or cut into pieces lengthwise ; to. walk E ha.recwe, it is hindered in with turned out toes. the birth. HAPHOLA. To strike with the HARELA. To hinder in the birth. open hand ; to slap. HAROLOGANA. To differ from. HAPOGA. To turn out of a path ; HAROLOGANYA. To distinguish ; to go astray; to turn aside. 0 to discern. Go harologanya la a hapoga tsela ea gagwe, he mo, to distinguish between. turned out of his path. llAROLOGANYE. Perf. of harolo. HAPOGELA. To turn back into a gana. E harologanye mo go e path. Ke le ka hapogela mo iiwe, it differs from the other. tseleii e, I turned into this HAROLOGANYETSA. To dis- path. Go hapogela kwa go tinguish for; to explain for. bona, to turn aside to them. HARWA. Pa.ss. of hara. HAPOLOLA. To unbind; to un- RATA. To burrow; to scratch a wrap. · hole, as a dog; to take soil out HAPOSA. Ca.us. of hapoga. To of a hole. cause to turn aside. 0 tla gu HATALALA. To become stretched haposa tsela, he will turn you wide apart, as the legs ; to out of the path. . stretch out wide apart. HAPOSICWE. Perf. pass. of ha­ HATALATSA. To cause to stretch posa. wide out. HAPOSITSE. Perf. of haposa. HATLHA. To dazzle. 0 gu hapositse tsela, he has HATLHEGA. To become dazzled. turned you out of the path. Go hatlhega matlhii, to have HARA. A father; my father­ the eyes dazzled. when speaking to him; to HATLHOLOLA. To lift up the bring forth the inferior ears of eyelid in order to take some­ corn ; to put a child on a lap. thing out of the eye. HARAHARA. To spread all over; HATLHWA. Pa.ss. ofhatlba. Go to cover; to surround on all hatlhwa ke, to be dazzled sides ; to go into all parts; to by. go through and through. HATOGA. To be rent asunder ; HARAHARWA. Pa.ss. ofharahara. to be cracked, as a cup, wall, HARAHERE. Perf. of harahara. etc.; to be split, as a reed. HARAGO. Thy father. HATOGANA. To be split asunder HARAGWE. His father; her lengthwise. father. HATOGANYA. To cut asunder HARALALA. To be in a slanting lengthwise ; to split down the position ; to be felt across the middle. 0 la a di hatoganya body, as a pain. dimati, he split them up into HARANA= Rarana. planks. HARANYA=Raranya. HATOLA= Hatoganya. HARATLHATLHANYA. To make HATSA. To split by cutting; to into a state of confusion ; to cut by. splitting ; to overcome put things in a disorderly state; difficulties, Int. to do work in an untidy man­ HE. Setlharo for re. An ex­ ner ; to talk indirectly, and clamation equal to, 0 you not in a straightforward man­ there ! When affixed to the ner. particles it expresses which. HARE. My father-when speak­ Dilo dihe P which things P Pi­ ing to him. tee ehe P which horse P HARECWE. Perf. pass. ofharela. Hu. To overcome in talk; to convince by argument ; to con­ speak so a.s to conceal one's vict. P!JT'f, hile. Pass. hiwa.. meaning. HECWE. See HEECWE. HELO. A pla.ce. Helo ha., this HEDILE. P!JT'f, ofhela.. pla.ce. Helo goii.we, a. certain HEDISA. Oaus. of hela.. pla.ce, somewhere. Helo hoii., HEECWE. P!JT'f, pass. of heela.. tha.t pla.ce. Hi:i:LA. To sweep; to sweep HEHA. To defend oneself; to up. a. void blows; to parry. Hi:i:LEGA. 'l'o become swept. Hi:HA=Hegelwa.. Hi:i:LWA. Pass. ofheela. HEHELA. To defend another ; HEGELWA. To be out of breath; to parry blows aimed a.t an­ to pant. other. Hi:aELWA=Hegelwa.. HEHELWA. Pass. ofhemela.. HEGOHA. To look round quickly HENOGA. To be thrown over. or excitedly ; to take hold of a. HENOLA. To lift up ; to tilt up ; thing quickly. to lift up a.nd throw over. HEGOLA. To take anything on HENOSA. To lift np in order to the point of a. knife, or horn ; look under. to rise up, or rerea.t, as food HENTSHA. Oaus. of henya.. after a. hasty mea. • HENTSE. P!JT'f. of hen)'a.. Hi:Hi:RA. To shake up, so a.s to HENYA. To conquer. separate the husks of mea.lies, HENYETSA. To conquer for. etc., after stamping. HENWA. Pass. ofhenya.. HEHEUTLHA, To toss, or drive Hi:PA. To entice; to coa.x with a. bout, a.s wind ; to swa.y, or a. view to deceive ; to irritate move about, a.s the wind a. with a. view to making angry. candle. HEPENYETSA. To annoy in order HEHO. Ea.sy; light. Go heho to pick a. quarrel. gohe P which is easier P Hi:PHA. To bewitch ; to injure HEHOGA. To come, or go quickly. by medicine ; to curse, a.s a. HEHOHA=Hehoha.tsa.. woman striking the ground HEHOHALA. To become light ; with her apron, a.nd ca.lling used of weight. for evil upon ; to go among HEHOHATSA, To make light; children mdecently exposed, used of weight. a.nd thus bring evil on them. HEKA. To copula.te. Used of a HEPISA. Oaus. of bepa.. Go dog or horse. hepisa rna.hoko, to entice an­ HEKEEDIWA. Pass. ofhekeetsa.. other to speak. Go hepisa. HEKEETSA. To be too ·strong ntwa., to incite to war. for ; to prevail against. H FRA, To make a. hedge ; to HEKELA. To give a. la.rger por­ hedge round. tion to. Hi: RA. To bend down, a.s a. finger HEKWA. To copulate. Used of when counting; to bend, a.s a. a. bitch, or mare. leg. Hi:LA. See Hi:i:LA. Ho, you HEREKANA. To make a. fa.lse there ! to vanish; to come to statement ; to be fa.lse ; to be an end ; to perish ; again ; deceitful. only ; still. HEREKANELA. To be false to. Hi:LELWA. Ba. le ba. heieiwa. ke HERESA. To frequent a. place ; diyo, their food was exhausted. to loiter about without an ob· HELE. Go hele=Gohele. ject. HELEKA. Go heleka puo, to HERETLHA, To disturb; to con- fuse; to cause a disturbance or HEl'OLANA. Go hetolana nabO, insurrection. to reason with them. HERETLHEGA. To be disturbed; HETOLWA. To be changed by to become confused. another. HERIKGo:&. Kgwedi ea Heri. HETSA. To finish; to complete; kgoii, the month of January. to cause to vanish. HEROGA. Go heroga sebete, to HETWA. Pass. of beta. feel sick, or squeamish ; to be HIBIDU. Red. about to vomit. HIDIKA. To roll a thing ; to HESA. To let a calf out to drink roll a thing over. at milking time. HIDIKELA. To roll a thing to. HETA. To pass; to pass on; to HIDIKOLOCwE. Rolled away. pass by; to pass away; to sur­ HIDIKOLOGA. To become rolled pass. over. HETANA. To pass each other. HIDIKOLOLA. To roll away ; to HETAHETANA. To vary in length roll back. or height. HIGITLHANYA. To crush; to HETECWE. 0 hetecwe, she has destroy effectively; to crush in miscarried. the hand ; to crush under the HETELA. To spread, as a di­ foot by rubbing. sease ; to pass on to. 0 la a HIHALA. To become dark ; to hetela kwa go moiiwagwe, he be darkened ; to become went on to his master. Go he· eclipsed. tela pele, or, go hetela kwa HIKA. See LEHIKA. pele, to go forward, to pass on HILE. Perf. of ha, and hea. in front. HINA. To take anything be- HETILE. Perf. of beta. Ka tween the finger and thumb ; tshipi e e hetileii, on last Sun­ to take a pinch of snuff; to day. pinch. HETISA. To cause to miscarry. HrsA. To cause to burn. Go Used of a woman. To go be· hisa ntlo, to burn a house. yond. 0 la a hetisa lobaka, HISICWE. Perf. pass. of hisa. he went beyond the time ; to HISIWA, Pass. ofhisa. cause to pass by. HrTLHA. To arrive ; to arrive HETLHA. To rub between the at, or reach. Go hitlha mo, to hands; to strike, as a match ; arrive at, or in. Go hitlha kwa, to kindle a light by rubbing to arrive at ; to hide ; to bury. two sticks together ; to bore a HITLHALANA. To arrive after hole by rubbing an augur be­ each other ; to arrive in suc­ tween the hands. Go hetlha cession. mashi, to rub milk between HrTLHEGA. To become hidden. the hands so as to make it HITLHELA. To overtake ; to froth. come upon ; to meet with, the HETLHEGA. To become soft, as one having preceded the other. flour, or well cooked meat. HITLHELWA. To be overtaken. Hi:TLHWA. Pass. ofhetlha. HITLHISA. Oaus. ofhitlha. HETOGA. To become changed; HITLHOLA. To break the fast in to alter one's mind; to re­ the morning; to eat breakfast. lent. HITLHWA. Pass. ofhitlha. HETOLA. To change actively; to HrwA. Pass. of ha and hea. answer a letter, or something HoAHOA. To go about in an spoken. · excited or angry manner. HOAHOEGA=Hoahoo.. hologa lencwe, or o la a hologa HocwE. PeTf pass. of holo.. mo lencweii., he came down HODILE. Perfofbiila. from the mountain. HoDISA. To cause to heal; to HoLOGELA. Go hologela mo, to cure. go down to. HoHA. To fly. HoLOLELA. To string beads, HoHODI. Vryburg. etc. ; to push, or put one thing HoHOHA. To be full, as the through another. heart ; to become full, as a HoLOSA. To cause to descend. rising river. HOLOTSA. To abort. Used of HoHOHISA. To make full. animals. HoHOHOGA=Gogomoga. HoLWA. Pass. ofhola.. HoHONYETSA. To whisper to ; HiiHA. To rub with much fat; to tell a thing secretly to. to lubricate; to prepare an HOHORA. To brush, or rub ofF, arrow by rubbing poison round as dust off a person. the tip. HoHOREGA=Haharega. HOHILWE. Perf. pass. of hOma. HoHORELA. To brush off for, or HoHOLA. To rest from work for to ; to help with, or give a a. while. Used only of work. little that remains. Used of ROliOTSA. Oa.us. of homola. grain. Ho:&. There ; thence ; then; at HOHOTSA. To kill a weak or that time. Mo heloii. hoii., in helpless animal. that place. HoHUHALA=Houhalo.. Hoo=Hoii.. HoHUHATSA=Houhatsa. HOPHA. To smite with a hand; HoHUHETSE=Houhetse. to strike with a hand. HoHUHOLOGA= Houhologa. HOPHOLA. To grope in the dark HoHUHOLOLA=Houholola. for a thing whose whereabouts HOIHA. A shout of triumph, or is not known. Go hophola mo joy. sehubeii., to feel or grope in HoKA. To blow, as the wind. the bosom. HoKISA. Oa.us. ofhoka. HoPHOLESEGA. To become HoKOLETSA. To diminish for. feelable, or searchable. Used HoKOTSA. To diminish by tak. of the light at dawn. ing out ; to lessen; to subtract. HOPHOLETSA. To feel for, or HoKOTSFJGILE. E hokotsegile, grope for in the dark; to it is better, as a sickness ; it is search into a difficult matter; diminished. to do something at a venture, , HocwA. Pa,ss. ofboka. or on a chance of succeeding; HiiKWANA. A kind of shrub. to call a person when not cer­ HoLA. To surround ; to encir- tain where be is. cle; to thresh, sitting round; HoaA. To tell lies to ; to de­ to thresh with horses or oxen. ceive by lying; to hoax ; to PeTf. hotse. deceive by promising and not H 6 LA. To heal, or become performing. Pa,ss. horwa. healed ; to recover from sick. HiiRA. To dress, or,curl the hair. ness ; to become cool. Perf. HoRi:GA. To be puffed up with hodile. pride ; to think a great deal of HoLODISA. To cause to mis­ oneself. carry, or abort. Used of ani­ HoRILWE. PeTf. pass. ofhora. mals. HoRiiKA. To be of no use, or HoLOGA. To descend. 0 la a profit. Dikgomo dia mphoro- ka, the oxen are of no use or HUDUTSHA.. Oaus. ofhudula.. profit to me. HUDUTSHIWA.. Pass. of hudu­ H6ROLA. To smeat" a sick per­ tsha. son with moshwaii, as a doctor. HUHANA. To be jea.lous; to be H6a6s:Jl:LA. To run out or in jea.lous of each other. slowly, as sand into a hole, or HUHANTSHA.. To make each grain from a sack ; to trickle other jeslous. down, as grain. HUHANYA.. 'fo make jea.lous; to HOROSETSA.. Oaus. of hiiriisela. stir up to jealousy or quarrels. To pour grain, etc., out slowly; HUHANYETSA. To be jealous for. to squander. HUHUDISA.. To cause to per­ RoSA. 'fo miss the aim ; to fail spire. in one's object or purpose. Go HUHULA. To perspire. liipa ka go hosa., to ask without HUHUMELA. To go under, as obtaining. under a low tree ; to creep HoTLHA. To strip off leaves or through wire fencing; to go small branches with the ha.nd. through a low doorway ; to HoTSE. Perf. ofhola. , mark an animal by cutting a HoUHALA. To become blind. notch or scallop in the lower HOUHATSA. To make blind. part of an ear. HoUHETSE. Perf. of houbala.. HUHUMETSA.. To cause to go 0 houhetse, he is blind. under; to put under. HOUHOLOGA. To recover sight HUHUTSA.. To search. after being blind. HUHUTSE. Perf. of huhula.. Hou6=Hoii. HuLA.. To graze ; to pluck H UBE. A small bird, scarlet, fruit ; to fire with a gun and with black head in winter. hit; to shoot with a. bow. Go HUBELA. To be red. hula mo, to pluck from. Huomu. Red. HULA.OTSA. To throw to a dis­ Hucw:Jl:LA.. To stir up cooked tance. porridge into which milk has HULARA. To turn the back; to been poured. follow after ; to come next in HUDILE. Perf. of hula. succession; to look straight HuouA.. To agitate; to stir up; ahead ; to return ; to depart. to trouble. Go hnlara. mo, to retnrn HUDUEGA. To be agitated ; to from. be troubled. HULARELA. To turn away from; HuouGA.. 'fo remove one's resi­ to turn the back upon. Ba le dence ; to depart, Go huduga. ba mo hularela, they turned mo, to depart from. their backs on him. Hunuo:Jl:LA. Go hudugela mo, HuLARON. Bee SEHULARON. to remove to a place. HULATSHA. 1-'o hold a thing up­ HunuGILE. Perf. ofhudnga.. side down, as a book. HUDUILE. Perf. of hudua. HuLELA. Rel. ofhula.. Go hu- HuourwA.. Pass. ofhudua. lela kgitkala, to graze far, etc. HunULA. To expel; to banish HULERE. Perf. of hulara.. from home, or country; to HuLWA.. Pass. ofhula. drive away. Used of a large Hmu. To become rich; to strip number. or peel off bark. HUDUSA.=Hudutsba.. HuMANEGA. To become poor. HuouslllTSA.. To cause to remove HUIUNEGILE. Perf. ofhuma.ne­ one's residence. ga., HUMANEGISA. To make poor; stances, as berries, etc. ; to eat to cause to become poor. mealies, as a horse. HuMILE. Perf. ofhuma.. HuRANYA. Gohuranyameno, to HUMOLOTSHEGA. To become gnash the teeth. very rich ; to be steeped in HuSA. To be about to dry up, riches. as a milch cow ; to begin to HUNA. To tie a knot. Huna forsake a. calf. boyaii, to tie a knot in gra•s. HuSETSA. To drive away, as a Huna lecwele, to clench the cow her calf when weaning it. fist. HuTA. To eat fast. Used of HUNAGANA. To become tied soft food. together. HUTAGANA. To become bowed, HuNAGANYA. To tie together; or bent down. to unite by tying. HUTAGANCWE. Perf. pass. of HUNAGANYE. Perf. ofhunagana. hutagana. Ke hutagancwe ke HUNAGANYETSA. To bring for. pobolo, I am bent down, or ward false evidence against. cramped up by sickness. 0 la a mo hunaganyetsa ka HUTAGANYA. To bend down maaka, he bound him round actively ; to cause to bend by false evidence. down, or bow down. HUNELA. To tie two strings to­ HUTEGA. To ga.therinto a heap; gether. to become heaJled up. HUNOLOGA. To become untied. HuTLHA. To thin by plucking HUNOLOLA. To untie; to nu­ out or oft'. fasten ; to unloose. HUTSA. To curse .a person by HUPA. To drink a little; to take calling for evil to come upon a mouthful of liquid ; to suck him. Perf. hutsitse ; Pass. in ; to absorb. Go hupa moea, hutsiwa. to become suffocated. HUTSAHALA. To grieve ; to SOr· HuPARELA. To clasp; to close row ; to mourn. one's hand on something; to HuTSAHALELA. To grieve for. hold fast to old customs. HUTSAHATSA. Oaus. of hutsa· HUPEDICWE. 0 la a hupedicwe hala. ka. go sia.na, he was out of HUTSAHETSE. Perf. ofhntsa.hala, breath by racing. HUTSANYA. To curse each other. HUPEDIWA. Pass. of hupetsa. HUTsE. A hat (hybrid). Ke hupediwa ke, I am HUTSICWE. Perf. pass. of hutsa. smothered by ; I am sulfo· Go hutsicwe ke, to be cursed cated by. by. HuPELA. To be smothered ; to HUTSITSE. Perf. ofhutsa. be suffocated ; to be choked; HUTSIWA. Pass. ofhntsa. to be stifled. HwiBIDU. Red. HUPETSA. To smother; to suf. focate; to choke ; to stifle; HUPOLOGA. 'l'o recover breath; to take breath ; to rest. I. HUPOLOLA. To give a. breathing time. IBA. To float, or sail with nn· HuPOROLA. To unclose one's banded wings, as a hawk ; to clenched hand ; to let go some· steal, Int. Go iba ditsebe, to thing from a clenched hand. sit witl1 the head bent, and in Hmu.. To chew hard snb- a listening attitude and with· out speaking ; to listen patient­ lcHUPETSA. To show oneself ly, only answering after to. reflection ; to refuse to listen ICHUSHUTSA. To move about when spoken to, and pass on restlessly, as a fastened ani­ without answering. mal. !CHAIA. To be naked; to be ex­ lcHUTLHA. To rub oneself when posed ; to be destitute ; to itching ; to rub something off have nothing. oneself. lcHEJLOLA. To cut off all one's IcHWALALELA. Reft. of shwala­ hair ; to make oneself bald. lela. lcHOKA. To restrain oneself ; to ICHWALELELA. Refl. of shwale­ make oneself patient; to en­ lela. dure; to make an effort ; to ICHWARALANA. To forgive each persevere. other. lcHOKAliiiSA. To make oneself IcHWARECWE. Perf. pass. of crooked. ichwarela. Dibe tsa gago di IcHOKELA. To bear with ; to ichwarecwe, your sins are for­ endure. Go ichokela ·bokhu­ given. tloii, to endure to the end. IcHWARELA. To forgive. ICHQLOHELA. To hope in one­ ICHWARELANA. To forgive each self. other. ICHOPARA. To fold one's cloak­ !CHWARELWA. To be forgiven. across the chest by folding lcHWARETSE. Perf. of ichwa- one's arms in it. rela. lcHOPHELELA. To climb up spi­ IcHWELA. To die to oneself. rally, as a snake, or creeping ICHWENYA. To tease oneself. plant ; to go up spirally ; to IcoKA. To swish, or swing a twine oneself in and out, as a tail about, as a horse. creeping plant when climbing. IcoKETSA. To turn a corner; to ICHOPODIAGANYA. To be intri­ tnrn out of sight, as at a bend cate, as a winding road ; to be in a road, or behind a tree. involved, as a muddled up Tsela ea icoketsa, the road speaker. makes a bend. ICHUBA. To hide oneself. From lcoKODIA. To go round about; shuba. to go by a circuitous path. !CHUBACHUBA. To have a habit I cOMA. To go round about from of hiding oneself. place to place, as one visiting IcHUBELELA. To force oneself in a· town, or seeking lost in ; to intrude oneself upon. cattle. ICHUKELA. 'ro press oneself IcuBULA. To turn away the into with difficulty, as into a ears ; to turn away the head. narrow space, or a crowd. IcuKULA. 'ro gargle; to wash IcHuKuNYETsA = Ichnkela. out one's mouth. IcHUNUKA. To change one's IcuKUNYA=Icukula. position, as a sick person ; to ICULE. Perf. oficwa. move about from side to side, IcwA. To confess; to make a as a restive horse when tied clean breast of it; to condemn up ; t{) sway oneself from side oneself by one's own confes­ to side, as a person in deep sion. Perf. itule and icule. grief. !DIBADITSE. Perf. of idibatsa. ICHUPA. To bear witness to one­ IDIBADIWA. Pass. ofidibatsa. self. IDIBALA. To faint; to have a fit. lDIBATSA. To cause to faint. touch ; to concern oneself !DIBETSE. Perf. of idibala. E about. idibetse hela. Used of an IKANA. To swear; to take an animal dying, but not quite oath; to make a vow; to de­ dead. termine with oneself. lDIBOLOGA. To recover from a lKANAlllOLOLA. To raise oneself faint, or a fit. up from lying on the back. ImcwE. Perf. of idiwa. lKANELA. To take an oath !DILE. Perf. of ila. against ; to swear to. lDilllOLA=Edimola. lKANISA. To cause to swear; to IDITSE. Perf. ofitsa. adjure. lDIWA. Pass. ofitsa. lKANNE. Perf. of ikana. !KADISA. To make oneself trou­ lKANO. An oath; a vow. Pl. blesome, or obnoxious. maikano. lKAEA. To think oneself; to lKANTSE. Perf. ofikanya. regard oneself as being. 0 la IKANTSHA. To cause to trust. a ikaea a sa itse sepe, he re­ lKANYA. To trust ; to trust in; garded himself as one who to confide in ; to suck oneself, knew nothing. as a cow sometimes does. lKAEGA. To lean oneself back lKANYOLOGA. To cease to trust ; against; to rest upon, or to mistrust ; to distrust. against; to recover from sick­ IKANW A. To be faithful ; to be ness, and be able to sit up a trusted. little. Go ikaega mo, to rest lKAPAEA. To drink something upon. hot, so as to induce perspira­ lKAELi:LA. To intend ; to pur­ tion; to foment oneself with pose ; to determine ; to re­ hot water. solve ; to will. IKAPESA. To clothe oneself; to lKAELETSE. Perf. of ikaelela. dress oneself. !KAGA. To build oneself up. IKAPOLA. To undress oneself. !KAKABATSA. . To mislead, or IKARA. To cause oneself to confuse oneself ; to ea use one­ bleed freely ; to lance oneself self to doubt. so that matter may come out lKAKGA. To leave a place, or freely. people, and go far away. lKARABELA. To answer for one­ IKALELA. To spread out for self. oneself. IKARABELO. An answer; an lKALOSA. To become clean after answering for oneself. menstruation. !K:ARAMETSA. To sit to be doc­ !KAlllA. To live together on tored. friendly terms; to be confede­ !KATEGA. Properly covered rate ; to have to do with ; to about the private parts. 0 sa be parallel with. ikatega, he is not properly !KAMILE. Perf. of ikama. Ba covered about the private le ba ik.tmile lewatle, they parts ; he is indecently exposed. were by the sea. E e ikamile:ii IKATISA. To subdue oneself; to, lehatshe, that which is parallel conquer one's tendencies. with the land. lKEHA. To abstain from doing ; lKAlllAGANYA LE. To be on to avoid; to give up doing. friendly terms with ; to be lKELA. To withdraw oneself. friendly with. Go ikela kwa, to cause oneself IKAMISA. 'fo ea 1s! oneself to to go to. u lKELAMELA. To refuse to give lKGAOGANA. To separate one­ testimony which might preju­ self; to separate mutually. dice oneself. lKGAOGANTSE. Perj. of ikgao­ IKELF.DISA. To allow oneself to ganya. float in running water; to go lKGAOGANYA. To separate one- down with a st.ream. self from others. IKEMISETSA. To withstand; to lKGAOGANYE. Perj. ojikgaogana. set oneself against. JKGAPA=Ikgapba. IKEPA. To separate oneself with IKGAPELETSA. Go ikgapeletsa an evil motive or purpose; to tihii, to do the sa,me thing over separate oneself from God; to and over again. be ungodly. lKGAPHA. To be temperate; to IKEOLA. To go aside from restrain oneself. others; to keep oneself aloof. lKGARA. To coil oneself up, as lKETLA. To be at ease; to be a snake ; to go in a winding free from care; to pause. Go course; to meander, as a river. iketla mo tlhabanoii, to rest lKGARAGANYA. To coil oneself from war. Iketla ke bue ! up, as a dog. allow me to speak! wait while IKGASAKANYA. To make an im- I speak! patient gesture and drive away. IKETLECO. A preparation ; a IKGATA. To sink in water. readiness. IKGATLHA. To please oneself. lKETLEDITSE. Perf. ojiketletaa. IKGELOLA. To wipe perspiration Ke iketleditse go ea, I h•tve off oneself with a hand. prepared to go, I am ready to lKGERE. Perj. ojikgara. go. IKGOBA. 'ro be personally IK!!:TLEDIWA. Pass. of iketletsa. humble. IKWI'LELETSA. To prepare one­ IKGOBALATSA. To humble one­ self for. self; to be hopelessly stub­ IKETLETSA. To prepare for one­ born ; to cast oneself down in self; tu prepare one's food for stubbornness. a journey. lKGODISA. To exalt oneself. IKETLISA. To cause to be at ease. IKGOGONA. To withdraw one­ IKGABALAT•A. To draw oneself self; to shrink back; to shun; up arch-shaped; to haul up to avoid; to shrink away from. with an arched back. lKGOGOMOSA. To raise oneself IKGAGAMATSA. To stretch one­ up in pride ; to puff oneself self. up. IKGAKGAMADIS.L To cause one­ IKGOHA. To put away from one, self to wonder; to pretend to as a dog with a stick, or a wonder. person with the hand. IKGAGOLA. Go ikgagola diaparo, !KGOKGOLELA. To labour for; to tear one's clothes. to toil for ; to gain for oneself lKGAKISA. 'l'o pretend not to by toil. =Ipapalela. know a person whom one knows lKGOLETU. Go ikgoletsa leciigii, well. Goikgakisa batbo, to go to lift up one's own arm. among people disguised. IKGOLOKA. To form oneselfinto IKGAKOLOLA. To remind one­ a ball. Molelii oa ikgoloka, the self. fire rolls itself along, as of lKGANTSHA. To vaunt or exalt reeds or tall grass burning. oneself ; to cause oneself to IKGOLOLA. To release oneself; refuse ; to oppose oneself. to unbind oneself. !KGOMA. To rub oneself with on one aide, as when seeking much fat. something. !KGONNE. Perf. ofikgona. IKOBELA. To bow oneself down !KGONliETSA. To draw back, as to. one who was approaching. Go IKOKA. To wait upon oneself in ikgonyetsa tlhiigii, to show sickness. one's head and draw it back, !KOKELA. Keea goikiikela kwa as a tortoise. tshimoii., I am going for my IKGOPA. To cause oneself to health's sake to the garden. stumble; to be tripped up by IKOKOBATSA. To press lightly something one has put in the upon, as a pen in writing. way; to vex oneself. IKOKOBETSA. To humble one­ IKGORA. To lick oneself, as a self. Go ikokobetsa ka seha­ dog its wound. tlhiigii, to bow one's face to the !KGORISA. To satisfy oneself ; ground. to satiate oneself. IKOKOMELA. To stoop to look ; IKGOSHOLA. To leave in a body; to look down. to leave with all the things. IKOKOTLELA. To lean oneself !KGOTETSA. To warm oneself; upon. to sun oneself. IKOKOTLELETSA. To lay up for IKGOTLHA. To rub oneself, as oneself; to give oneself to an ox against a chain. accumulating. IKGWELEA. To burden oneself. IKOKOTLETSE. Perf. of ikokii- IKHEHA. To restrain oneself. tlela. IKHOHA. To feed oneself by IKOK WAELA=Ikwakwaela. putting corn into the mouth IKOMOSA. To warm oneself. with a hand. IKOPA. 'fo slap oneself. Go IKHUBEGA. To stoop, or bow ikiipa serope, to slap oneself on oneself down. the thigh. IKHUNA. To lie with legs and IKOPANYA. Go ikiipanya nae, to arms drawn up; to be visible join oneself to him. for a long way, as a straight IKOTA. Go ikiita mogatla, to road, or a railway track. wag the tail, as a dog ; to IKHUNELA. To menstruate, Int. swish or swing the tail about, IKHURUMETSA. To cover oneself as a cat, or tiger. up. IKOTLA. To sustain oneself. IKHUTAGANliA. To draw oneself IKOTLELA. To bring up, or feed up when sitting or lying. for oneself. IKHUTSA. To rest oneself. IKOTLELA. To kick or struggle, !KHUTSITSE. Perf. of ikhutsa. as a dying animal. IKHWAKHWAELA. To cling to IKOTLILE. Perf. of ikotla. with legs or arms, as a child IKOTLOLOLA. To stretch oneself to its mother. back or out; to stretch out the IKINA. To dip oneself. arms, as from weariness. !KINAMOLOLA. To lift oneself IKUBUELA. Go ikubuela dithole, up from a stooping posture. to throw dust on to oneself. IKISA. To cause oneself to go. !KUCWA. To go off on the sly; IKITLECO. See IKETLECO. to steal away. IKITSA. To forbid oneself. IKUDUBATSA. To brush or shake IKITSE. To know oneself. something off oneself. Go i)ru­ !KOBA. To bow oneself down ; dubatsa dithole, to shake.dust to do homage; to look down off oneself. IKmi:LA.. To call out to, or for IMAHADIWA. Pass. ofimahatsa. oneself. IMAHALA. To become thick. IKuK~IaA=Ikatega. IMAHATSA. To make thick. IKUKUNA. To crawl, or creep IMECWE. Perf. of imelwa. Ke stealthily. imecwe ke boroko, I am over­ IKUKUNTSHA. To do anything come by sleep. stealthily ; to speak with de· IMELA. To burden; to cumber; ceit. to overburden ; to overcome. IKUNWISA. To cause oneself to IMELWA. Pass. ofimela. bear fruit. IMENEKA. To wriggle, as an IKUNUSA=Ikuiiwisa. injured snake ; to turn and IKUTLA. To withdraw oneself; twist, as a road, stick, speech, to lead a solitary life. etc. IKUTLWA. To hear or feel one­ IMENEKANYA=Imeneka. self. Go ikutlwa Keresete, to IMENOGANYA. To be changeable; hear Christ. · to be capricious. IKUTLWELA. To hear for one­ IMENOLA. To turn oneself back. self. IMOLA=Imolola. IKWAKWAELA. To brace.oneself IMOLOLA. To unburden; to up ; to bind oneself round ; .to relieve from a burden. gird oneself; to put an outer INA. To dip ; to dip in. garment round the body; to INAMA. To bow down, bending receive anything into the corner the back ; to stoop ; to stoop of a kaross, and press it against down. the side. INAMALATSA. To stretch oneself IKWATLHAEA. To repent; to be on the ground. sorry; to chastise oneself. INAMETSA. Go inametsa pelo, IKWA.TLHAELA. To be sorry for; to give oneself courage ; to to regret. encourage oneself. ILA. To hate ; to abhor ; to INAMOLOGA. To raise oneself abominate; to feel a repug­ from a stooping postut·e. nance to; to regard with super­ INANOLA. To raise oneself up, stitious fear or dread. as in sickness, or when about ILANA. To hate each other. to leap; to go without being ILE. Perf. of ea. sent, or without authority. ILi:aA. To become repugnant INATETSHA. To please oneself. to; to be hateful; to be hated. INEELA. To give oneself for, or ILELA. To keep sacred certain to. From naea. days, as after rain or the death INEELELA. Go ineelela mo of a relative, b!. abstaining koloifi, to give oneself to go from work. Go lleJa kgwedi, with a waggon. to keep sacred the day after INi:aA. Go inega tlhogo, to the appearance of a new moon. bow the head. Go inega tsebe, Ilela lofioia, to keep sacred the to incline the ear ; to listen. day after rain has fallen. INELA. To put, or dip into ILETSA. To turn back, actively; water ; to soak for, or dip for ; to hinder from proceeding; to from ina. See also ineela. frustrate. Go iletsa rure, to INENEKE'rSA. To take it easy; forbid altogether, or positively. to rest a bit. Fromitsa. INKA. Ink (hybrid). ILwA. Plldls. of ila. INKGAKISA. Oa inkga.kisa, he hrA. Thick. refuses to recognise me ; he feigns to have forgotten me. lPEELETSA. To pla.ce something From gaka. . on one's shoulder, as a cushion INOGA. 'l'o be taken out of water. under a burden. INOLA. To take out, as a thing !PEEN. Pla.ce, or take upon under water. :yourselves. lNOLAHATSA=lnolohatsa. lPEGA. To be proud, and de­ INOLOHATSA. To make oneself spise others. humble ; to humble oneself. lPEISA. To place, or set on one !NoSA. To give oneself to drink. side for oneself. Go ipeisa. go INTATOLA. To deny oneself. ya, to put aside eating. INTSHA. To take oneself out. lPELA. To rejoice; to be glad. INTSIHALA. See NTSIHALA. lPELAHACO. A glorifying of !NYACO. A despising of oneself. oneself. INYATSA. To despise oneself. lPELAHATSA. To glorify oneself. INYELETSA. To dive; to swim lPELELA. To rejoice for, or be under water. glad of, as children welcoming IN ALA. To journey far; to delay, a returning parent. or tarry a long time. l,PELEPETLA. To be very trouble­ I:NANTLA. To tie one's girdle some; to behave very unrea­ fast. sonably. 0 ipelepel;la. = 0 I:NAPOROLA. To unfasten oneself, bobeto. as from a thorn. lPELESA. To burden oneself. I:NoDISA. 'l'o humble oneself; lPEOLA. To shave oneself ; to to fawn; to act the part of a cut one's beard. 0 la a ipeola. sycophant; to make oneself tlhogo, he shaved his head. miserable. lPEOTSE. Perj. ofipeola. I:NoTLA. To make oneself small; I PET A. To hang oneself; to kill to humble oneself. oneself by hanging. l:NoTLILE. Perf. ojiii.otla. lPETLEKA. To sit with legs INWAEA. To scratch oneself; stretched apart. to rub oneself, as a horse IPHAKAt To praise, or commend against a tree. oneself. IPAAKANTSE. Perj. ojipaakanya. IPHALA. To scrape oneself. lPAAKANYA. To make oneself lphala ditlhoii., to become ready. shameless. 0 iphadile ditlhoii, lPAANYA=lpaakanya. he is shameless. lPAEA. To feign to be; to pre­ lPHANTLISA. To canse oneself tend to be ; to put, or place to be spread abroad over a oneself. 0 la a ipa.ea boga.le, wide space. he pretended to be angry. lPHAPA. To bind, or wrap one­ IPAPALELA. To earn or gain self round. Go iphapa sehuba, for oneself; to get gain for to wrap oneself round the chest. oneself. lPHAPAANYA. To forbear; to lPAPATHA. To pass near, as to bear patiently. Go iphapaanya a hill orriver. Batla.ipapatha le, to bear patiently with; to le noka., they will pass along keep at a distance from and close to, or alongside of the avoid. river. lPHAPHA. To stand, or place IPATA. To make excuse; to oneself side by side with an. excuse oneself. To strike one· other; to stand in a row, as self. From bata. soldiers or runners ; to be in a lPATLELA. To seek for oneself. row, as fingers. Go ipbapha. mo bathuii, to separate oneself lPOBOLA. To confess ; to ac­ from people. knowledge. IPHARA. To sit with folded legs; IPODISA. To corrupt oneself. to lie across each other, as IP6HA. To bind oneself up; to folded legs, rocks, etc. ; to menstruate. branch out, as corn stalks; to IP6HELA. To bind oneself up stay, and notreturn, when sent for ; to bind for oneself. with a message. IPOKA. 'l'o fan oneself; to fan IPHATLOLA. Go ipbatlola tlbOgii, off flies by swishing the tail to trouble oneself, or one's about. Ipoka dintsi, to flap mind by much speaking. flies off oneself. IPHEMELA. To defend oneself. IPOKALA.TSA. To assume a sleepy IPHERA. To sit with bent aspect, or posture. letrs. . IPOLAISA. Go ipolaisa tlala, to IPHETLHA. To covet i to desire kill oneself with hunger. to have ; to desire to provoke IPOLELA. To tell of oneself ; to a quarrel. 0 la a iphetlha ka acknowledge; to confess. bona, he desired to provoke a IP6NA. To see oneself. quarrel by means of them. .Q IP6NATSA. To make oneself la a iphetlha ka dilii tsa bona, visible ; to show oneself ; to he coveted their things. reveal oneself; to appear. IPHETOLA. To change oneself ; IPONTSHA. To make oneself to prepare to be. visible to ; to show oneself to. IPHIMOLA. To wipe off oneself. Go ipontsha kgosi, to show Go iphimola dikeledi, to wipe oneself to the chief. off one's own tears. IPOPA. To form oneself. IPHITLHA. To hide oneself. IPOPAGANYA. To gather oneself IPHITLHELA. To hide oneself up into a small compass. from. IPOPEGISA. To conform oneself. IPHOKAPHOKISA. To go out into IPOPOTHA. To shake something -the fresh air, as a sick man. off one's hand. IPHOKISA. Go iphokisa phebii, IPOSA. See IPUSA. to cool oneself in a wind when IPOSETSA. See IPUSETSA.. in a perspiration. IP6TLA. To doze ; to keep quite lPHORA. To deceive oneself. still, as if asleep. lPHORA. To dress one's hair. IPOTLILE. PeTj. of ipiitla. IPHOROLA. To smear, or wash IPUDULATSA. Go ipudulatsa one's hands or face with milk, matlhii, to shut one's eyes. so as to remove dirt. IPUDULOSA. To swell oneself IPHOTLHA. To smear one's face out; to puff oneself up. with fat, so as to make it shine. IPUSA. To turn oneself back. l PHU MISETSA = lthelesetsa. lPUSETSA. To turn oneself back IPHUTHELA. To gather to, or to. for oneself. IPUSHOLOSETSA.. To avenge one- IPIDIKANYA. To roll, or turn self. oneself over ; to roll over and lax. Go iri yaiiP=Go diha yaiiP over, as a horse. lsA. To l'ause to go ; to take. IPIPA. To cover oneself; to hide !sAGO. Next year. one's nakedness. Go ipipa ISEDIWA. Pass. ofisetsa. matlhii, to cover one's eyes. lSETSA. To cause to go to ; to IPIPOLOLA. To uncover oneself. take to ; to treat a female in­ IPITLA. To rub on!l's eye. decently. IsrTsE. Perf. of isa.. lTERE. To bring oneself. IsrwA. Pass. ofisa.. lTERETSF.. To bring for, or upon lTACWA. To lick oneself. oneself. lTAKAILA. To lick oneself. lTESA. To allow oneself. lTALETSA=ltha.pametsa.. 0 la. a. lTESELETSA. To allow oneself. ita.letsa. mahoko, he meddled in lTETLELA. To reconcile for, or a. matter that did not concern to oneself. him, or that he knew nothing lTHABUETSA. To plunge into a. bout. water·; to dive. lTAliiATSA. To accustom one­ !THAEA. 'J'o say to oneself. self. Perf. itheile. lTAPOLOSA. To rest oneself; to lTHAKATLELA. To cry aloud ; to cause oneself to rest. roar, a.s a. large fire. ITA TA. To confess ; to relate. !THALA. To draw a. line, or lTATELELA. Go ita.telela. kwa. make a mark across oneself. morago, to go back on one's Itha.la. momeco, to draw a. line own spoor, a.s when looking for across one's throat. something lost in a. path. lTHALEGA. To menstruate for lTATLHA. To cast oneself away. the first time. lTATOHOLOLA. To justify one­ lTHAMAKA. To be vain ; to self. make vain ; to talk much and l'i'ATOLA. To deny a. fault, etc., with no regard to truth. of, or about oneself; to deny, lTHAMAKISA. To ask very many or refuse to acknowledge. 0 questions. la. a. itatola. dilo tse, he denied ITHAPAMETSA. To concern one­ that he was guilty of these self with other people's busi­ things. ness; to take part in a. con­ lTATSA. To lay oneself down. ve1·sa.tion which does not con­ lTEBA. To look upon oneself; cern one ; to act a.s a. busy body. to look to oneself. lTHAPOLOLETSA. To unwrap for lTEBALEBELA=lteba.tebela.. oneself. lTEBATEBA. To look upon one­ lTHATA. To love oneself. self ; to search on oneself for lTHATHA1'HA. To babble; to something ; to take care of chatter; to tslk much. oneself; to seiJILrate oneself. lTHATHELELA=lchophlilela.. lTEBATEBELA. To be careful of l'fHAUPA. To tell news, etc., anything ; to seek out, or without being first questioned. separate, or choose for oneself. lTHEILE. Per}: of itha.ea.. lTEKA. To try oneself. lTHEKELA. To buy for oneself. lTEKANELA. To be self-sufli. lTHELESETSA. To supply one- cient; to be perfect. self with food. lTEKANYA LE. To make one­ lTHEROLOLA. To forsake, or self equal with ; to compare turn from former customs, or oneself with. ha. bits. lTELEGA. To lay oneself down. lTHETOLOLA. To turn oneself lTEMA. To be accustomed to ; round ; to look back. to be given to do. lTHIBA. To restrain oneself. lTEMOGA. To perceive of one­ Go ithiba. mo diyo:ii, to fast. self. Ba. le ba. ithiba. ditsebe, they lTEliiOLOLA. To separate one­ stopped their jla.rs. self ; to keep oneself aloof ITHIBO. Self-restraint. from. lt'HOBUE1'SA = ltha.buetsa.. ITHOGA. To curse oneself. lTIMA. To deny oneself. lTHOKOTSA. To tell the news lTIMETSA. To see, but take no before being asked to do so; to notice of. Ke le ka. ba. itime­ speak before being spoken to. tsa, I saw them, but took no lTHOLA. Reflec. of rola. notice of them. ITHOLODISA. Reflec. oftholodisa. lTIMISETSA. To earn. lTHOMA. To have a motion; to lTIMOKANYA. To dissemble; to make water. Used of grown- stop short of telling the whole up people. · truth. lTHONKGA. To hurt oneself in lTISA. To take care of oneself ; the estimation of others by to take heed ; to take care ; to one's own conduct. have a friendly conversation or lTHONKGELA. Go ithonkgela chat. dinthO, to lick its sores, as a lTII\ISA. To deprive oneself of, dog. as by refusing to buy some­ lTHUHULA. To turn, or jerk thing that is afterwards bought away one's head, or face ; to by another. turn away quickly ; to jerk lTISIWA. Pass. of itisa. To be oneself out of the grasp of taken care of, or watched, or another. guarded against. lTHUKHUTHA. To shake oneself, lTITAEA. To strike oneself; to as an animal. pat oneself. Ititaea sehuba., lTHULELA. To do smith work to pat oneself on the breast. for oneself. lTITEO. A patting, or striking lTHULELELA. To thatch for one­ of oneself. self. lTLADIKA. To dirty oneself with lTHUTA. To teach oneself; to milk, fat, etc. learn. lTLAMA. To gird oneself. ITHWADISA. To cause to con­ lTLEA. To be lazy in doing any­ ceive. Always used in con­ thing. nection with evil. lTLENWE=itlepe. lTHWALA. To conceive; to be­ lTLEPE. Wait a bit; pause for come pregnant. Not used of a while. Sing. and p!. animals. Go ithwa.la. megono, lTLHABETSA. To lean upon a to put the hands at the back of staff, either with hand, or sto­ the head as a token of sorrow. mach, or side. lTHWALELA. To bear for one- lTLHACWA. To wash oneself; to self. From rwala. attempt to vindicate oneself by lTHWALO. The act of conceiving. lies. lTHWALWA. Pass. ofithwala. ITLHAGANEDISA. To cause to lTHWELE. Perf. of ithwa.la.. hasten. ITIBOLA. Reflec. of dibola. To lTLHAGANELA. To hasten ; to bring forth a first-born child. make haste. 0 la a itibola ka. ena, he was lTLHAPA. To wash oneself. her first-born. lTLHAPEDISA. To live in luxury ; ITIDISA. To hold oneself back, to be luxurious ; to make one­ or shrink back, so as to avoid self merry. something. . lTLHOA. To hate oneself; to be lTIGELA. To cast oneself down. reckless ; to be careless of ITIHA. To make oneself. life. !TIHELA. To serve oneself. lTLHODIA. To trouble oneself. lTIKETSA= Icoketsa. lTLHOMA. To think; to purpose to do ; to propose to do; to !ToPA. To ask a favour for one­ reckon upon domg. self. Kea. itopa. go ea, I ask !TLHOMA. To set oneself to do, to go. with a :fixed purpose ; to re­ lTsA. To refuse ; to forbid. solve ; to determine. P1?!1'f. iditse; Pass. idiwa. lTLHOMANE. Ke itlhomane go hsADISETSA. To reserve for ntse yalo, I think it is so. oneself ; to gain for oneself. lTLHOMISA. OOIUS. ofitlhoma. ITSAMAELA. To go away for lTLHOliOLA. To pull oneself oneself; to go on one's way. out; to take a thorn out of ITSAMETSA. To lie with the oneself. head resting on arm or hand. ITLHONTSHA. Go itlhontsha se­ lTSANKULA. To be excited, or ha.tlhOgo, to make oneself of a violent. sad countenance. lTSANYA. To know each other. !TLHOPHA. To select for one­ ITSE. To know. P1?!1'f. itsile. self. lTsEELA. To take to or for one- ITLHOTLHORA. To brush, shake, self. or cast something off oneself. lTSEGE. To become known. ITLHWAEA. To be on the watch lTSEHALA. To become known. at ni~ht; to rise early in the ITS EISA. Go itseisa k~, to de- mornmg, and do what one pur­ bate in one's own mmd. posed to do; to return a !LSEKELETSA. To shave, or cut present, being offended with off a strip from the lower part the giver. of one's own head all round. lTLHWE. A song of returning !TSEKOLA. Reflec. of sekola. warriors. ITSEMELETSA. To be negligent; lTLOBA. To cast its skin, as a. to be slow, or loth to do any- snake. thing ; to shrink, or abstain lTLOTLA. To honour oneself. from doing ; to shirk. Ba go ITLOTSA. To anoint oneself. itsemeletsa, they shrink from ITLWAETSA. To accustom one- doing it. self to ; to exercise oneself. lTsETLAGANYA. Reflec. of setla­ ITOBA. To deny an accusation ; ga.nya. to keep one's thoughts secret. !TSETSE. Go itsetse rure, to Eo o itobsii., he who keeps him­ know assuredly ; to know once self secret. for all. !TOGA. To curse oneself. ITSETSEPELA. To stand :firm ; lToGETSA. To drop in oil, or to set oneself to stand firm ; medicine for oneself. to stand :firm and pull, as in lToKA. To complain; to com­ holding a wild ox with a plain of. rhiem. lToKELA. To complain to. lTSHADISA. To leave for one­ lTOKOTSA. To sweeten one's self. mouth; to correct a. too abun­ ITsHASA. To smear oneself. dant flow of saliva. ITSHEDILA. To rub oneself with ITOMA. To bite oneself. fat ; to stretch out the arms lTOMOLOGANYA. To separate from weariness. oneself from for a time. lTSHEGAKA. To cut oneself very !TOMOLOLA. To separate one­ much. self. bsHEKA. To become pure, or lToMOLOTSA. To separate one­ clear, or clean. .self. ITSHEKA. Go itsbeka sega.no, to shade the eyes with a band so ITSIETsA. To deceive oneself. as to see dista.nt objects bet­ ITSILE. Perf. ofitse. ter. ITSisE. To cause to know. ITSHEKELETSA. To shave ofF the ITSISICWE. Perf. 'flasS. of itse. hair from the lower pa.rt of ITsrsrwE. Go its1siwe ke, to be one's own head. caused to know by. ITsHEKILE. Perf. ofitsbeka.. 0 ITSIWE. Pass. of itse. itshekile dikeledi, he has shed huKULA. To pick one's teeth. tears. From seka.. Leha.tshe ITULE. Perf. oficwa. le itshekile ntsa.na, the coun­ ITULELA. To sit down for one­ try is peaceable and safe. self, as a lazy person when ITSHEKISA. Qaus. ofitsheka.. work is being done, or as people hSHEKO. A cleansing; a puri­ in a time of peace. fying. ITUMEDISA. To cause to re­ ITSHEKOLOGA. To become un­ joice. clean. ITUMELA. To rejoice. ITSHEKOLOGO. Uncleanness; ITUMELELA. To rejoice for, or pollution. Moea. oa. itsheko­ over ; to be thankful for ; to logo, an unclean spirit. thank another for. ITSHEKOLOLA. To pollute; to ITUMELETSE. Perf. of itume­ make unclean. lela. ITsHEMA. To appear of itself, ITUMISA. To make oneself a and without a known cause, as name. a boil, etc. ; to cry without ITUMISHO. Self-glorification. cause, as a naughty child ; to ITuMOLOGA. To cease to rejoice; pretend, or feign, Int. to be sorry. ITSHEMELELA. To make ready ; ITWELA. To fight one's own to prepare things for starting ; battles; to defend oneself. to gather up one's garments, From lwa.. as in crossing a stream ; to put lW A. Pass. of ea. on a sword, etc. I YA. To eat oneself; an excla­ ITSHEJIIILE. Perf. ofitshema. mation; why ! what ! ITsHENKELA. To choose for one­ IYALA. To sow oneself. self. IYESA. To feed oneself. ITSHENKETSE. Perj. of itshe­ nkela. lTSHEPA. To become pure, or K. clear, or clean. ITSHEPISA. To make pure, or KA. At ; with ; as ; when ; _bL clear, or clean. means of ,;_to be able; can. ITSHEPOLOLA. To defile ; to KABA. 'l'o plug up ; to stop a profane. hole ; to carry on the back be­ ITSHIRA. To shade oneself. hind the neck ; to carry across ITSHIRETSA. To shade oneself the shoulders ; a fan made of a from. fox's tail or an ox's tail; the ITSHITISA. To cause oneself to flower on a mealie stalk or become cold. From sita. grass. ITSIBA. Go itsiba. ditsebe, to KABAKANA. Go ka.baka.na. ka disregard warnings; to venture moshwaii., to make a treaty by into danger though warned. throwing at, or rubbing each ITsiELA. To reserve for one­ other with the · contents of a self. slaughtered animal's stomach. KABAKANYA, To conjecture; to KA BONOLO. Softly; gently. be suspicious. KA BONYA. Slowly. KABAKANYO. Conjecturing ; sus· KA BOMo. Purposely ; on pur­ picion. . pose. KABAKAYEWE. A kind of small KAco. Alms. Pt dikaco. ground bird. KACOLOLA. To stretch out a KABALA. To become closed up, piece of wet skin. or plugged up. KADILE. Lehatshe le kadile, KABALANO. Fellowship. the country is impassable. KABAMA. To go by a short KAE ? Where P whither P how route ; to make a . short cut many P 0 kae? where is he P across the country. Batho ba kae P how many KABAMELA. Go kabamela tsela, people are there P to make a short cut across, and KAEA. To describe; to point enter the path again. out; to distinguish ; to men­ KABEDIWA. Pa,ss. of kabetsa. tion ; to count as ; to regard KABEGA. To become closed up; as; to esteem as ; to know as ; to become placed across the to mean ; to aim with a. gun. shoulders. From kaba. Ba mo kaea ha e le kgosi, they KABELA. To dibble in grain regarded him, or counted him when sowing. as a chief. Also=katloa. KABELO. A P<>rtion; a part. KAEcwE. Perf. pa·ss. ofkaela. KABE1'LA. A fragment of a 0 la a ka.ecwe, he was in· broken thing. structed. KABE'rLANA. A small piece of a KAEGA. To become known as, broken thing. etc. From kaea. KABE1"SA. To milk a second KAELA. To instruct ; to guide ; time ; to drain a cow after its to rurect; to show ; to instruct calf has sucked; to milk out in regard to ; to direct in ; to the last drop. aim a.t with a. gun. KABE1"SE. Perf. ofkabala. Ba KAELELA. To talk without kabetse ditsebe, their ears are effect ; to purpose doing, but stopped, they are dull of hear· be unable to perform ; to com­ ing. mend without good cause : to KABISA. Caus. of kaba. speak of a. person better than KABO or KA BO. Ke kabo ke he deserves. while yalo, had I done so ; KAELO. Guidance; counsel. nkabo ke utlwile, had I heard. KAETSE. Perf. ofkaela. KABO. Apart; aportion. From KAGA. Of; concerning ; about. aba. KA GALE. Always. KABocw:E. Perf. pa.ss. ofkabola. KA GANTSI. Frequently; often. KABOGA. To fall out, or off, as KAGELELO. Edification. · a piece of a broken pitcher; KAGISHO. Peace. to become notched, as a. dish KAGo. A builrung. or knife. KA GO DIHA. By doing. KABOLA. To break off a. piece, KA GOPE. Never at all. Eseii a.s a mason a. stone. ka gope, not at all. KABOLOGA. To be open; to be KAHA. According to ; how. uncorked ; to be opened. Followed by verbs ending in KABOLOLA. To open ; to un. ii. Kaha ba dihaii ka gona., cork; to unplug. how they act. Kaha ba yeleii KA BONAKO. Quickly; swiftly. ka gona, how they have eaten. KAI;DISA, OOIU8. of kaila. more than one ha.s permission KAILA. To be hemmed in; to be to take. unable to find a path. 0 la. a. KAKATLELA. To hold very fast. kaila. hela. mo tseleii., he was KAKATLOLOLA. To raise np ; to unable to find a. path ; he help a person to rise ; to take wa.ndered a.bout hopelessly. hold of in order to lift up. KAILE. Perf. ofkaea.. KAKE. Neg.formofca:nnot. A KAITSANE. Surely ; verily; of ringhalls snake. a. truth. KAKEGA. To become overcome, KAIWA. Pass. ofkaea. or held by, or hindered by KAKA. To be engrossed, or work ; to be very busy. hindered, or overcome by KAKELO. Obedience. work; to be without leisure. KAKEOLOGA. Disobedience. A Go ka.ka lekoto, to stretch out word found only in books. a. leg sidewa.ys ; to overcome a KAKILE. Perf. ofkaka. Tihii e e fema.le for an evil purpose. mo kakile, this work takes up KAKABALA, To lie with arms all his time. and legs stretched out. KAKILWE. Perf. pass. of kaka. KAKABALO. Doubt; perplexity;· Ke kakilwe ke tiho, I am en­ bewilderment; distraction. grossed by the work ; I am KAKABOLOGA. To become rent very busy. asunder. KAKISA. Oaus. ofkaka. KAKABOLOLA, To rend asunder; KAKo. A lie. to make to part asunder, as KAKOBA. To keep at a distance water ; to bend back so as to through fear; to fear to ap­ open, as a book. proach ; to turn aside through KAKABOLOSA=Kakabolola. fear. KAKAHALA. To become stub­ KAKOHO. Haste. Awordfound born, or obstinate. only in books. KAKGAAKGEGO. Doubtfulness; KAKOLOGA. To avoid ; to pass instability. at a distance ; to keep at a KAKAJIIALA. To pause in speech distance from. through failure of memory. KALA. A confidential servant ; KAKAJIIARA. To support in the a branch of a tree; to hover arms ; to lift up, carry, or over, as a hawk. hold a thing in the arms or KALABUA. A seed pod of a thorn between both bands. tree. KAUJIIERE. Perf. of kalmmara. KALAHI. A doctoring. KAKAJIIOLOGA. To become rent, KALAHO. A doctoring. or split asunder; to stand aloof KALAKATLEGA. To run about from. hither a:nd thither; to seek a KAKAliOLOLA. To ~nil on one thing here and there at a dis­ side, as a badly tra.med ox. tance. KAKANYA. To tell news; to re­ KALAJIIETSA. To drink quickly ; late ; to inform; to declare. to swallow a liquid quickly. KAKANYETSA. To relate to. KALANA. A little branch. KAKANYO. A reasoning. From KALANYANA. A twig. akanya, a relating. From ka,. KALAOTEGA. To go about alone, kanya. either from preference or KAKANWA. Pass. ofkakanya. through wandering. KAKAPA. At the present time. KALAPA. To skip, or jump with KAKARA. To take much, or joy. KALEGA. To be tired of look­ KAMPE'fSA. To drink quickly; ing. Used of the eyes. Ke to swallow a liquid quickly. kalegile matlhii, I am blind. KAMUGA. To swell. KALELA. To look upon. Ba KANA. To seal; to cement; to mo kalela matlhii, they look stop holes with cement. Pass. earnestly on him. Lehatshe le kanwa. Perf. kanne. So large, tla mo kalela, he will be unable the size being shown ; what! to find his way. Used also perhaps. Bontsi yo bo kanaii when any hindrance is met ka dinaledi, a multitude as with. numerous as the stars. Kana KALELWA. Ke kal8lwa ke le­ go dihile ya.ii. ? Oh ! what has hatshe, I am at a loss which happened? 0 kana ka ena, he is way to take. about his size ; he is like him. KALO. So great; so much. Go KANAKANA. So very much; so kalo, thus much; so much. very great. Mahumii a a kalo, so great KANAMA. To lie on one's back. riches. Go le kalo, so much. Go kanama ka motlhana, to lie E e kalo kalo, that which is so on one's back. great. A milk horn, Int. KANAMO. A spreading. KAM. A comb (hybrid). KANAMOLOGA. To rise from KAMA. To perplex ; to hinder lying on one's back ; to fail in from making a choice. Pass. keeping one's word. kaii wa. A conical piece of KANANYO. Noun from ananya. clay with hollowed ends, made KANEGO. Noun from anega. to play with by throwing it in­ KANKABETSA.. To lay hold of a to water with a noise like ta.! thing and lift it between both Go kama moriri, to comb the hands with fingers stretched hair (hybrid). Lo tantse yaka out. kama, you have hit the mark, KANNE. Perf. ofkana. or spoken truly. KANNWE. Perf. pass. ofkana. KAMAGANYO. Noun from ama­ KANO. Cement; stopping for a ganya. hole. KAMAKAMA. To fill one's arms K.ANOLOLA. To unstop ; to un­ full of things; to have one's seal. arms full; to hug. KANTSE. Perf. of kanya. E KAMAKAMILE. Perf. ofkamaka­ kantse, it no longer leaks. ma. KANTSEGA.. To die suddenly KAMEGA. To be at a loss what without previous illness. to do ; to be perplexed. KANYA. To beat, or strike with KA MMANETE, verily ; truly; of a one hard blow; to kill with truth. one stroke; to overcome with KAMOGANO. Noun from amo­ one word; to become tight, as gana. a barrel put into water. Go KAMOGELO. A receiving. From kanya puii, to restrain speech. amogela. KANWA.. Pa-ss. ofkana. KAMORE. A chamber ; a room KAii=Ka en P By what P (hybrid). KA:NwA. Pa,ss. ofkama. KA MOSH6. To-morrow; in the K.Ao. A rhiem used for fasten­ morning. ing an animal's legs. KAMPA. To embrace with the KAoA. To fasten an animal's arms; to spread the arms legs, as in milking. around. KAOLOGA. To separate, as a crowd, etc. ; to become broken KATE. A wild water-melon. up, a.s clouds ; to beeome nu­ KA'l'EGELA. To become filled up, fastened, 108 a.n animal's legs as a. well with mud. when tied. KATELA. To fill np a. pool or KA OMO. Purposely; on pur­ hollow with earth ; to tread pose. down, or tramp down, as cattle KAOWA. See KAOA. a. furrow. Ke tla se katela. ka KAPA. To catch in the hand a mbu, I will throw earth on it, thing thrown. and thus press it down. . KAPEO. Cookery. KATELWA. Pass. ofka.tela.. KAPETLA=Kabetla. Afragment KATESE'l'SA. To fill up a pool, of a broken thing. etc., with earth. Used of cattle. KAPETLANA. A small piece ; a KATHANOLO. Withtruth; with thin slice, or oakP.. preciseness ; plainly. KAPETSA, To drink by throwing KA 1'HELELO. Ambiguously; in water into the mouth. a roundabout manner; not KAPOKWE. Snow; sleet (hy­ plainly. brid). KATr. A sleeping place, or hol­ KA&A. A carriage; a gig (hy- low of wild animals. brid). · KATILE. Perf. of ka.ta.. E KARABO. An answer. katile, it is broken in; it is KARAGANA. To make a clack­ trained. ing noise, as the hoofs of ani­ KATISA. To train, or break in ; mals when running. to humble; to abase. KARALALA. To be in a fit with KATISEGA. To be broken in. limbs stilf. KATLA. To stretch a skin, etc., KARALALO. A fit with limbs so as to widen it ; to stretch a. stiff; epilepsy. thing out sideways. KARETLA. To roar; to growl; KATLABALO. Breadth. to make a rumbling noise. KATLANO. A kissing. KAROLO. An open, gaping KATLHAMO. Width. wound. From Arola. KATLHAMOLOSHO. Noun frmn KA ROSI. We alone. a.tlhamolosa.. KASE. Cheese (hybrid). KA1'LHOLO. A decision; a. judg­ KATA. To kill vermin against ment. the head with thumb nail; to KATLO. A kiss. tramp, or tramp down, as loose KATWA. To tie a. cow's legs soil ; to become broken in, or together. trained. Ga e e se e kate, it is KATLOKU, Go botsa. ka.tloku, to not yet broken in, it is not yet cross-examine. Gobuakatloku, trained. Go kata ka moragii, to cross-examine. to step backwards. KATLOLOLA. To untie a. cow's KATAKA. To tramp much ; to legs. · trample on ; to tread down KATOA=Katloa.. under. foot. KATOGA. To move back; to re­ KATAKALANA. To tread or tire to a dista.nce. trample on each other. KATOGANA. To move to a. dis­ KATAKELA. To trample on, 108 a tance from each other. crowd a person on the ground. KATOGANYA. 0 tla ka.toga.nya. KATAKILE. Perf. ofka.taka. na.bo, he will separate himself KATAMELO. An approaching ; from them. a.n approach. KATOGANYE. Perf. of ka.togana. 0 la a katoganye nae, he was KELECO. A desire. separated some distance from KELEDI. A tear from the eye. him ; o la a katoganye nabii, KELEKA. To examine carefully, he retired to a distance from either by touch, or by looking them. into ; to search into with at­ KATOGELA. To retire to a dis­ tention. tance from ; to move back KELEKETLA. To run out or over from. continually. KATOLOGA. To forget training ; KELEKETLO. An overflow; an to become as if untrained ; to issue. degenerate. K:ELEL6. A small stream ; a KATOLOGANA. To become es­ water furrow. tl"ltnged from each other; to be KELERA. To wave to and fro, apart ; to be at a distance from Int. each other. KELOTLOKO. Attention. KATOLOGANO. No'Wn ji"Om kato­ KEMA. A patch, or strip cut or logana. shaved off from the forehead KATOLOLA. Revers. ofkata. To to the middle of head. take soil out of a hole. KEMALANO. Noun from ema­ KATOSA. To remove a thing lana. back. K:EMELELO. Importunity. KATWA. Pass. ofkata. KEMPONYEKETLAKAKAE. A KAWA. A bag or other recep­ dwarf; a pigmy. tacle for bulbs and fruit. KENENYANE. A short-horned KA YENO~-day; now. rhinoceros. KE. I. Ke giina, there- KENOGA. To be changeable, or fore. e go re, that is to say. inconstant. Ke ena, it is he. Ke hano, I KENTA. To innoculate (hybrid). am here. Bolaii ke yo, this is KEKTWA. Pass. of kenta. the sleeping- place. KEN. A stranger. Strange. KEBA. To be weak, as thickly Used of animals. growing corn, a cow unable to KEOLOLA. To take out, or push calve well, etc. out sand when digging a hole. K:Es:E. A babble. Go cogile K:Er6. A digging. kebekebe, there is a confused KEPU. A pointed stick for dig­ babble, as of several people ging. talking at the same time. KETAPELE. A forerunner; the KEBETSA= Kabetsa. foremost. P~. diketapele. KEco. Imitation. KETANE. A chain (hybrid). KEKELA. To smoulder; to KETEGA. To be blamable, as a spread, as a sore, or a fire man who neglects relations without flame. dependent on him. KEKETSA. To make worse, as a KETEHALA. To become heavy. rent, etc. KETEHATSA. To make heavy. KEKETSEGA. To become worse, KETEKA. To bruise very severe- a.s a sickness, rent, etc. ly; to wound by bruising badly. K:EK:E·rs:EGA= Keketsega. KETEKILWE. Perf. pass. of KELAMELO. Noun f;·om e!a­ keteka. 0 ketekilwe, he is mela. much bruised. KELAMO. Noun from elama. A KETEKWA. Pass. ofketeka. lying in after childbirth. KETELELOPELE. Precedence. A K:EL:Es:ELA=Bopelela. word found only in books. KETLA. A fragment of a broken KGADI. Beer made from honey thing. Ga. ha ketla. ba diha (a Bushman word). ya.lo, they will not do so. KGADILE. Perf. of kgala. KETLECO. A preparation. KGADIKEGO. Stomach-ache. KETOGA=Kwetoga.. KGADISA. Oaus. ofkga.la.. KETOLA=Kwetola. KGADUBANE. A kind of water KG A.. To ooze out, as blood from tortoise. · a wound ; to exude. Madi a KGAEA=Aba. kga, the blood oozes out. Oa. KGAGA. An armadillo. kga madi, the blood oozes out KGAGA.BI. A reptile resembling from him. a. crocodile. KGAA.=Aba.. KGAGABO. A crawling. KGABA. To be orna.mented ; to KGAGAHALO. Importunity. be adorned; to become arrayed; KGAGAUTLHO. A tearing in to pierce, a.s a branch ; to pieces. thrust at, as in killing with a. KGAGETLA= Kgapetla. spade. Edible fruit of the KGAGOGO. A rent; a tear; a mogaba. plant. Used of the breach. feelings of a person who has KGAI=Khai. bewitched another. Bola. bo KGAILO. Noun from gaila. shupa kgaba., the dice reveals KGAKA. A guinea-fowl. [ing. the author of the curse. Na­ KGAKACO. Provocstion; a.nger­ mane ea. kgaba mashi, the calf KGAKAHALA. To become fa.r. refuses the milk. KGAKALA. Far. Kgakala. le, KGABAGANTSHA. Qaus. of kga­ far from. baganya. KGAKALANYANA. A short dis­ KGA.BAGANYA. To ford a. river; tance. to cross a path. KGAKALO. Indignation. Ka. KGABAGARE. Afterwards. kgakalo, vehemently ; with KGABALA. The fruit of the zeal ; earnestly. Moga.ba. pla.nt. KGAKAYANA. A short distance. KGABATLOLEGA. To gad about; KGAKETLA. A large piece of a to be always on the move. broken plate, etc. ; a. large KGABELA. To adorn for; to platter ; a. piece of thin ice. show respect to by adorning, KGAKGABALA. To become dried or putting on the best clothes. up, as a stream ; to become KGABETLA. To cut meat into parched, as a throat. la.rge pieces; to break up news, KGAKGABALO. Noun from kga.­ or tell it in disconnected frag­ kgabala. ments. KGAKGABATSA. To cause to dry KGABETLELA. To chop meat, up ; to parch. etc., very fine ; to mince meat. KGAKGABUELA=Kbakhabuela. KGABISA. Caus. of kgaba. To KGAKGABUEGA=Khakhabuega. adorn; to ornament; to cause KGAKGABUEGO=Kbakhabuego. to be arrayed. KGAKGAHALA. To become im- KGA.BISHO. An ornament; a pudent. fine garment. KGAKGAMACO. A surprising K G A B o. A flame ; a small event; a. wonder. yellowish monkey. KGAKGAMALA. To wonder. KGABUN. Mo kgabuii, in a KGAKGAMALO. A wondering. flame. KGAKGAMATSA. To cause to Kgnu. dust, evil, etc. ; to hang on to ; KooLA. To force ; to compel ; to stick fast to ; to lay llold of, to pull out; to pull off, or and refuse to let go. knock off, as an axe out of a Kool\IARELWA. Pass. of kgo­ sheath, or an axe head off a marela. handle ; a small bone in an KGOMETHA. To do anything animal's leg, used by children imperfectly ; to bungle; to to play with. work badly. KGOLAGANELO. A conspiracy. KooMMA. A mark made on the KooLAGANO. A covenant; a arm by burning purposely. treaty. Chiefly found on young girls. KGOLAGANO=Kgolaganii. KGOMO. An ox ; a bullock. KGOLAGANYO. A binding to­ Kgomo e namagadi, a cow. gether; a conspiracy. KGOMOCO. Comfot·t. KGOLE. A rhiem; a thong. Kooli!OGELA. To dart out upon, KooLEGELo. Ntlo ea kgolegelii, or jump upon, as a lton ; to a prison. snap at, as a dog. KooLEGO. An imprisonment; a. Kooli!OLA. To pull, or pluck off binding. From goli\ga. a pumpkin, bunch of fruit, KooLELA. To compel for ; to etc. compel to. KGONA. A joint in a shoulder­ KooLEN. Mo kgoleii., in a. rhiem; blade. in a state of bondage. KooNA. To persuade ; to in­ KooLo. Great. duce ; to overcome by persua­ KooLo. }'orce; compulsion. sion. Perf. kgonne; Pass. KGOLOEAXARALE. Kgwedi e kgiinwa. To become tarnished, cwa kgoloeamarale. Used of or rusty ; to corrode ; to be­ a full moon just rising. come dirty, or dusty. KooNATHA. To do anything KooPHEGA. To be gathered to­ with vigour, or determination. gether, or taken out, as ;\11 the KooNA"rHELA. To press hard things out of a house, or cattle after. out of a krall. KoiiNKGONYANE. Liquid black KGOPHO. A small bueh with gum. edible fruit. KooNNE. Perf. ofkgooa. KooPHOGA. 'l'o be thrown over, KGONNWE. Perf. pass. ofkgona. or upset. KtwNii. Influence. KooPHOLA. To throw over, or KGONOCWE. See KGWENECHE. upset; to carry away, as a KooNOGEJ,A. To become broken flood ; to snatch away ; to pull off, as a thorn, or any soft suddenly towards. thing. KGOPILWE. Pe1j. pass. ofkgopa. KooNooii. Nounfron~gonoga. KoOPISA. To offend; to dis­ KooNOSEl'SA. To break otf a please ; to vex ; to ea use to thoro, or any soft thing, leav­ stumble. ing a part remaining. KooPISHO. A stumbling-block; KoiiNWA. Pass. ofkgona. a cause of stumbling; an KGONYAITLHO=Kgonyaitlhwe. offence ; a scandal. KGONYAITLHWE. A kind of car- KooPISIWA. Pass. ofkgopisa. rion bird. KGOPIWA. Pass. o.fkgopa. KooNWA. Pass. ofkgoma. KooPii. A stumbling; an of- KoiiNWANA. A young ox with fence. burns just budding. KoiiPii. Crooked. Pelo e kgopo, Kooii. A loud cry. From goa. a crooked heart. Stubborn, per­ KooPA. To trip up; to stumble verae. 0 kgopo, be is stubborn, against ; to offend ; to vex ; to he is froward, he is perverse. displease. Pass. kgopiw11.. KooPODISHii. A remembrance. KooPAMA. To become bent; to KooPOGA. To walk quickly ; to become curved ; to become journey quickly. crooked ; to become warped. Kooi'OLO. A thought. KoOPAME. Pe1j. of kgopama, KooPOLOLA. To remove a mis­ bent, etc. ta.ken impression ; to set right ; KGOPAMISA. To cause to be to rectify; to straighten, as a bent, etc. bent stick, etc. KooPE. A kind of large yellow KooPU. The root- of a reed; the locust ; an unmarried person stalk of a pumpkin leaf. of either sex. KoORA. To become satisfied KoiiPE=Kgope. when eating ; to be filled with. KooPEGA. 'l'o become offended ; Perf. l1gotshe. to be ca•1sed to stumble. Ba Kooa:E:oii. Noun from gorego. le ha kgopega mo go ena, they KGORELECO. A hindrance. were offended in him. Gore lo KGORELEDIWA, Pass. of kgore- se kgopege, that you may not Jetsa. be offen•led. KGORELETSA. To hinder. KooPHA. To g•tther all together, KnORELETSEGA. To become hin­ or entirely; to rub a skin or dered. rhiem between the hands in KooRI. A wild turkey ; a bus. braying ; to tramp in br11.ying ; tard; a paauw. to hook, or pull down, as the KooRISA. 'l'o satisfy. branch of a tree. Go kgopha KooRISIWA. Pass. ofkgorisa. ntw11., to cause war. Koiiaii. A gateway; a passage; an entrance ; an opening be­ KGOSHOLA. To carry away, or tween two bills. clear away rubbish and refuse, KGOROBELEL.~. To press upon, as a heavy rain or a ftood. or push back, as a strong bull KGOSHOMO. Noun from goshii- ·a weaker one ; to press upon, ma. or overcome in speech. KGOSI. A chief; a king. KGORC>GO. An arrival. KGOTELO. Noun from gotela. KGOROGOBA. An isolated swell­ KGOTHA. To pull back forcibly; ing; a small scarlet bird found to restrain. in reeds. KGOTHELA. To pull back, or KGOROKGOTSA. To try and keep drag back; to jerk a plant out a person to his appointment or of the ground. duty ; to shake up and down, KGOTHI. The stem or stalk con­ or from side to side, so as to necting a pumpkin with the mix. tendril. KGOROL.~. A grain, or tuft of KGOTLA. The enclosure in. which native corn still fast to the men sit; a place of meeting for husk. . chiefs and headmen.=Lekgo­ KGOROMANA. To press upon tla. each other, as persons from KGOTLA. To push a thing oft' want of room, or things through with a stick. 0 la a e kgiith being badly arranged. ka logofi, he pushed it oft' with KGOROMANYA. To cause things a piece of wood. To push into, to press upon or ko ock against or poke with the point of a each other by heaping them up finger ; to dinge in with the or overcrowding them. point or end of a finger. KGOROliELETSA. Go kgorome­ KGOTLETSA. To wet a finger and letsa ntlii, to cast out violently; point it at in anger, the arm t.o push out. being stretched out ; to stir a KGOROMETSA. To push forward; fire ; to push the ends of burn­ to thrust away ; to spurn; to ing sticks into a fire. shove; to reject. KGOl'LHAGANA. To be close KGOROMETSANYA. To push, Or together ; to be crowded to­ jostle each other. gether ; to touch or press upon KGORONYANA. A little kgiirii. each other in a crowd ; to be KGOROPANA. To become bent at loggerheads with each other. up, or doubled up, as fingers in KGOTLHAGANYA. To throng ; to sickness. press upon. Ke ena eo o kgo­ KGOROPANYE. Perf. of kgiirii­ tlbaganyafi fiwana le ragwe, it pana. is he who sets father and child KGOROSANE. A worm living in at loggerheads. Go kgotlha­ a grass-woven case ; a grass­ ganya marudi, to shrug, or slang. draw up the arms and shoul­ KGORWA. Pass. ofkgora. ders. KGORWANA. A little kgiirii. KGOTLHAGANYETSA. Ba le ba. KGOSANA. A prince; a chief- mo kgotlhaganyetsa, they tain. pressed upon him. KGOSETSA. To shut a door by KGOTLHAKGOTLHA. To be over­ lifting or hooking ; to hook out. driven; to be done up. KGosHOBA. To be feeble ; to KGOl'LHAN. Mischief. Oadiba walk feebly ; to go about just kgotlhafi, he makes mischief. after sickness. KGOTLHO. Brass ; copper. KGOTLHOLO. A cough. KowANKGWANYEGA. To neigh. KGOTLOKGOTSA. 'l'o shake up KoWANKGWANYETSA. To neigh. and down, as a marrow-bone. KGWARA. To scrape with a KooTLOKO. A bull. knife ; to strike a match. Koo-rLWANE. An upright pole, Kow ARALALA. To become stiff, or stick, or reed, in the wall of as a skin that had been wet. a house. KGWARALATSA. To make stiff, KGOTOBOLWE. A large black or rigid. carrion bird. KowARALETSE. Perf. of kgwa.­ Koo·roouA. A shrub with yellow ralala. flowers, found in deserted gar­ KGWARIPA. To scratch, or dens. claw with the nails ; dirty red KooTSA. Either ; or ; perhaps. and white, the colours running E se re kgotsa, Jest perchance. into each other. Used of an E se be kgotsa, whether. E tla ox. re kgotsa ke diega, it may be KGWAR!PANA. Feminine of that 1 shall delay. kgwaripa. KGOTSH>:. Perj. of kgora. Ke KGWABA. To make a noise, as kgotshe, I am full; I am satis­ the feet of an approaching per­ fied. Jla kgotshe nama, they son. are satisfied with meat. KowAsno. Nounf•·om gwasa. KooULA. 'fo go in a drove or KGWATE. An iguana. Pl. bo­ crowd, as c;tttle or many kgwate. people. KGWATHA. To be beaten while KoovANA. A little kgiile. lying down; to lie dowu to be KGOYWA. Pass. ofkgiiba. beaten. KGWA. To spit; to spit out; to KowATHACHO. Encouragement. expectorate. Perj. kgwele; KGWATHALALA. To be weak; pass. kgwiwa. to be submissive ; to lie sick KGWABANA= Kgwebana. and silent. KGWABOHAOIWA. Pass. ofkgwa- KG wATHATSA. To encourage ; to bohatsa. strengthen. KGWABOHALA. To become tame. KGWATHISA. To beat when lying KGWAIIOHATSA. To make tame. down ; to scourge. KGWABOTSA. To tread, or KGWATHISHO. A beating ; a trample down, as a crowd. scourging. KG wAD 1. Cleverness, Int. KGWATHOGA. To break out, as Mosadi oa kgwadi, a clever an eruption. woman. KowAT!AT,ALA. To listen to re­ KGWADIRE. A kind of eagle, or proof humbly and without vulture. answering. KGWALALO. Noun from gwa­ KowATSE. A kind of root. Pl. lala. bokgwatse. KGWALECHWEGA. To take Kowi:RA. Spotted; speckled; breath. black, or red with mixture of KGWANA. White-backed. Used white ; red and white about of a cow. Feminine of nkgwe. the belly. Used of an ox. KGWANYA=Khwanya. Kowi:RANA. Feminine of kgwe- KGWANYAKGWANYA = Khwanya.­ ba. Used of a cow. khwanya. KowEm. A moon; a month. KGWANYAKGWANTSE=Khwanya­ KGWEECO. A driving. khwa.ntse. KGWEECWA, Pass. of kgweetsa.. KGWEEDIWA. Pass. ofkgweetsa. KHAKHABUEGO. Rashness. KGWEELETH. 'l'o drive for. KRAMOLOGA. To be open, as KGWEETSA. To drive. Go the planks of a box, sole of a kgweetS•L kgweetsa, to drive a shoe, etc. little. KHAMOLOGANA. To become KGWELA. To spit upon ; to spit separated, as two pla.nks ; to to. be divided into two parties. KGWELE. A rhiem, Int. KBAMOLOG ANYA. To divide into K••WELEA. To put things into a pi1rties; to cause divisions. net for carrying. Dilii tee dia KHAMOLOGANO. A division mo kgwelea, these things have among ft·iends; a breach. a strong hold on him. KHAMOLOLA. To pull open, as a KGWELEAGANA. To be tongue­ seam, etc. tied; to become entangled, as KHANK HU. Intense heat, causing a bunch of wool on a bush. great perspiration. KGWELEAGANYA. To entangle. KBAO:o!YA. To pour a little. Go kgweleaganya 'puii, to con­ KHEKBELE. Shallow, as a ford. fuse speech. KHELA. 'l'o search for in earth KGWELEAGANYE. Perf. ofkgwe­ or ashes; to remove earth, lea~ana. etc.;by a side movement of the KGWENECHE. !fonwana . oa hand; to scratch on the sur­ kgweneche, a thumb; a little face, as a fowl. finger. KHELEISA; To turn over earth, KGWEREANA. To be unable to etc., in seeking; to search see one's way clear to a course into. of action. KHIBA. .A skin worn in front by KGWEREANO. .A purposeless women; an apron made of speech. skin. KGWEREANYA. To confuse. KHrnmu. Red. KGWEREME. A small wihi ani­ KHIDIA. To make wakeful; to mal, in colour like a wolf. hinder from sleeping; to haunt. KGWETLHA. To shake, or be KHIDIEGA. To bP wakeful; to shaky, as a door; to be sh>tky, be haunted by the memory of as feeble knees, or one thing evil deeds. under another. KHIELA. To kill secretly; to KGWETLHISA. To cause to shake; assassinate; to murder. to shake actively, a3 a pole in KHIKHIA. To run slowly. the ground. KHITLA. 'fo root up, as a pig KGWILE. Perf. o.fkgwa. grass ; to dig superficially ; to KGWISA. To wean a child. kick about and be· unable to KGWIWA. Pass. ofkgwa. rise, as a weak anima-l. KHABUEtA. To fall suddedy, as KHOBAKHOB.-1.. 'l'o trot. into an unseen hole. KHOBAKHOBISA. To cause to KHAEGA. To be torn up, as a trot; to overdrive. ftimsy thing; to be carved or KHODI. An 03trich's nest; a. cut up. hen's nest. KHAEGAN A. To be torn in pieces, KHOHE. A bird like a pheasant as a ftimsy thing. which makes a booming sound. KHAI. Cloth ; ftannel. KHONKHABE. A kind of low KHAKHABUEJ,A. 'fo be rash; to shoe. A Sekotu word. act, or speak ra•hly. KHONON. A pillar or cloud of KBAKHABUEGA. To become rash. smoke or dast. KHUAGANA. Tobecomepuck•red KHUETSA. To throw a long way; up, or shrivelled, as a dry skin. to carry a long distance,as a gun. KHUAGANYA. To pucker up in KHUHANO. Jealousy. sewing ; to pucker up the skin KHUKHELA. To continue to run on forehead, ns in anger. for a long time; to follow up a KHUAGANYE. Pe1j. of khnagana. track; to chase game ; to pur­ KHUAKANYA. To gather in qu:Ln· sue perseveringly; to tra.ck or tities, as by extensive trading; trail; to remind one of a fault to overcome by talking ; to often or continually. overspread, as clouds t.he whole KHUKHU. A scavenger beetle; a sky. a large black beetle with horny KHUANEGO. A disturbance, Int. wings. KHUASO. A wrinkle, lnt. KHUKHUNA. To pick out, as ripe KHUANYA=Khuakanya. fruit from among the unripe; KHUBAMA. 'l'o kneel; to be in to pick sticks for a fire out of labour. Used of a woman. the hedge. KHUIIAME. Perf. ofkhubama. Kau KHliTHA= Kukuta. KHUBAMELA. 'l'o kneel to. KHUKHWANE. A beetle, the KHUBEGA. 'fo plant a shield on generic term for a beetle ; a the gt•ound so as to resist an sm1tll scavenger beet!~. attack. KHUKHWISA. To make a wry KHUIIIDU. Red. face as if about to cry. KHUIII'l'LA. To do a great work; KHUMAG.-I.DI. A queen, r,~t. to work very hard. KHUMANEGO. Poverty. KHUBU. A navel. KHUMARELA = Kgomarela. KHUIIULOGA. To rise from the KHUMELA. Th~ fibrous part of knees ; to rise from stooping the pith of an ox's horn; a forw.1rd. tapeworm. KHUCHAMA. To fall down on KHuMISHO. A making rich. the knees ; to kneel. Go khu­ KHuMii. Riches. Pl. mnhumii. chama ka leiiiile, to kneel on KHUMOGA. To become pulled one knee. up; to become root.ed up. KHUCHAMISA. Caus. of khu­ KHUMOKELA. To be closed up, chama. Go khuchamisa ka as the opening of an abscess. maiiole, to fall dowu ou the KHUMOLA. To root out; to pull knees. out; to pull out by the roots; KHUCHWANE=Khutshane. to pull up by the arms. KHUDU. A tortoise. KHUMPOGA. To swell out; to Kaunu:Eao. A bustle; an agita- swell up. tion. KHUMPOLOGA. To swell up, as KaunuGo. A change of resi­ an abscess ; to spring up, or dence. swell out, as a mushroom. KHUDUTHAMAGA. Ba ile khudu­ KHUMPOLOLA. 'l'o remove, as an tham·Jga, or ba dutse khudu­ ox-hide off mea.t.; to remove thamaga, they are having a meat covered by an ox-hide. hole and corner meeting ; they KHUNAGANYO. A bond. are gone away to have a secret KHUNELO. A tying. talk. KauNOU. Red. Used of an ox. KHUELA. To fill up again and KHUNWANA. Fem. of khunou. swell, as an opened abscess. Used of a cow. KHUELETSA. Go khueletsa kwa, KHUPA. A man's wife's sister's to throw yonder, fou away. husband. KHURANYO. A gnashing, as of le sa khutlwa ke lencwe, it teeth. knocked against a stone. Se le KHuau. An expression used to sa khutlwa, it was struck. denote utter darkness. Lehihi KauTsA! Cease ! ya re bela ya re khuru, the KHUTSAHALELO. Mourning. darkness is intense. KHUTSAHALO. Grief; sorrow. KHURUMANYA. To put the food KHUTSHAHALA. To become together that is in two dishes ; short. to put the food of one dish on KHUTSHAHATSA. To make short; the top of that in another dish. to shorten. Used of time. Kauamd:LA. To pnt a cover or KHUTSANA. An orphan; a lid on. fatherless, or motherless child, KHURUl!ETSA. To cover up ; to or both ; one who has grief ; overshadow. one of low degree ; a little KHURUl!OLA. To uncover. hollow. KauamroLoLA. To uncover. KHUTSANYO. A cursing of each KHURUTLA=Kurutla. other. KHUTI. A hollow; below the KHUTSHANE. Short. horizon. KHUYANE. A sor~, swelled, or KHUTLA. To finish; to cease; to unhealed navel of an infant; a knock against a thing in space complaint of the bowels sup­ with foot, elbow, etc. posed to be caused by a sore KHUTLANA. To knock against navel. each other. KHWAAN. Khwaan ea letsae, KHUTLANYA. To knock one the white of an egg. thing against another. KHWANYA. To run gently; to KHUTLEL.\. 1'o knock, or strike trot ; to knock, tap, or rap against ; to conclude at, or once. with. KHWANYAKHWANTSE. Perf. of KHUTLISA. To cause to end; to khwanyakhwanya. cause to finis b. KHWANYAKHWANYA. To knock, KHUTLISIWA. Pass. of khutlisa.. tap, or rap again and again. KHUTLO. An end. KHWATA. To alt.er in appear. KHUTLOGA. To be sulky; to be ance, as from sickness, anger, dogged ; to refuse to speak ; etc. ; to be pale or pallid. to be in a bad temper; to be KHWATLAHALA. To become vexed. dwarfed, Int. KHUTLOGELA. To be sulky with, KHWATLAHETSE. Perf. ofkhwa· or to. Ba le ha mo khutlogela tlahala, Int. hela, they refused to speak to KHWEBA. A game in which bo­ him. Re se khutlogele poco, kwatse, or bolatsi, or bokudun­ don't let us refuse to answer ko are pierced and taken up the question. with a thorn, or a pointed bit KauTLOLA. To project; to stick of wood. out; to shrug up the shoulders. KHWENA. The worm of a cater­ KHUTLOLOLA. 1'o enlarge, as a pillar in cell sticking on a house ; to make more room. branch. KHUTLWA. Pass. of khutla; to KHWIBICHWANYANA. Dim. of be tripped up by a thing in khwibidu. space. (J sed of a thing carried. KHWIBIDU. Red. 0 la a kbutlwa ke moyako, he KHWICWE. E khwicwe, it is knocked against the door. Se sprained. 0 kh wicwe ke kgo- mo, he has been sprained or KOAHATSA.= Koahatsa. dislocated by an ox. KOAKOETSA= Kwak1vetsa. KHWIGA. 'fo become sprained, KOAIIIA. To sit down helpless ; or out of joint ; to become to sink down exhausted; to lie dislocated. down, as a helpless animal ; to Krs.~=Tsiba. assemble in cro1vds. Krco. Knowledge. KoAIIIE. Perf. of koama. KrcoNYANA. A little knowledge. KoBA. To drive away with con­ KroiBALO. A fainting fit; a tempt ; to despise ; to become faint. mouldy, or mildewed. KIDIBI. A game in which a KonA. To look round, or about, kgeii we is rolled along the or over the shoulder expecting ground and pierced with a to see somethin~. 0 la a ba pointed stick. koba, he looked round about KmiKIDI. The bone at the back upon them; he looked at them. of a neck. Go koba pelo, to expect; to KIKA. A mortar ; a stamping hope in a promise ; to trust in block. a person's word. KrKITLA=Retela. Se kikitla KouAKOBA. To be restless; to hela=Se retetse. go about from house to house. KILE. A word expressive of an KOBAKOBA. 'l'o look about on act done and passed, and also all sides. of an act done only a short KouAMELO. A bowing down to; time ago. 0 kile a tla. he came worship. some time ago. A !rile a tsa· KonANA. To look at each other. maea, he went away. KoBAOBA. A large, very long­ KrLi:Go. Contempt; hatred. horned rhinoceros. KrL:Il:Lo. Noun from ilela. KosE. A barb on a spear. Le­ KILO. Hatred. rumii ya kobe, a barbed spear. Knu. Thick. KoBELA. 'l'o work with wire ; KiliiELO. Noun from imela. to weave wire on a stick, etc. KrNA. To tie a horse's lE>gs; to KosrsA. Go kobisa p9lo, to knee-halter a horse. A Sesuto cause to hope. word. Komsno. Kobisho pelo, ex­ KrarETSA. To pacify an infant. pectation, hope. KrrLA=Tlhanya. See also KE­ Koso. A skin cloak, or ma.ntle; 'l'LA. a k ..ross. KITLANA. To be united; to KouoTA. To pound=Thuga. agree together. KoBOTLO. A shelf. K11'LANCWE. Framed, or joined Koco. Noun f>'om otsa. together. KouwANA. Fem. of kwebu. KITLANYA. To join tightly to- Used of a cow. gether. Koou. A voice; the part under Kn'LANW A. Pass. of kitlana. a chin. KITSECOPELE. Foreknowledge. KoDUAUALA. To become poor Ko. An expression of appeal. in tlesb. .A ko u tle le una, please come KoouKOMA. Adam's apple . with mE'. Sometimes=Kabo. KouuM:ri:L,t. To descend by a KoA. To gather; to heap up. suutlen fall off in a path. KoAHAL.~. 'l'o become weak. KoouMEl'SA. Caus. of kodume­ KoAHALA=Koahal•. la. 'l'o swallow; to cause to KOAHATSA. To m11ke we11k. descend. 'l'sela ea kodumelsa motho, the path causes the putant, or an army when person to tl.escend abruptly. attacked. Koou6L6. The small hollow at KoKORALA. To be arched. the back of the neck and base KoKORE'l'SA. To surround ; to of skull. encircle. Koll:GA. To become gathered; KoKORE'I'SE. Perf. of kokorala. to be heaped up. Nca e kokoretse, the dog's Koll:LA. •ro gather to, or for. back is arched. Go koela maye, to gather K6KOROGA. To walk with lordly stones for some work. tread ; to set up the back, as KoKECO. .A.n adding; addition. a savage dog about to spring. KoKJl:G6. Noun from okega. KoKO'l'HANE. .A. small or stunted KoKELECO. .A.n addition. mealie cob with mealies on. K6K6. .A. betrayat K6KO'l'HELA. To nail to ; to KoKO. .A. fowl (hybrid). Koko knock in, as a peg, or a nail. e tona, a cock (hybrid). KoKOl'LA. To run, as a large K6KOJH. 'fo walk with sore feet. bird ; to hop on one leg, as KoKOBALA. To press, or lie children at play. lightly upon; to be buoyant; KoKO'l'LEGELA. To increase ; to float. to become numerous ; to KoKOBA'l'SA. To press lightly abound; to multiply. upon, as a pen in writing ; to K6K01'LELA. To beg eagerly; cause to float. to supplicate for; to crave ; to K6KOBELA. To become pacified, importune. or quieted ; to settle down KoKOTLEl'SA. To support; to quietly ; to stoop, or settle hold up; to supply with food; down ; to stoop, as one wish­ to accumulate. ing to get out of sight, or out K6KWAELA=Kwakwaela. of the wind. K6KWANA. 'l'o crowd together. KoKOBETSA. •ro pacify; to cause Go kokwana seima, to crowd to stoop, or bring low; to thickly together. abase ; to strike or shoot a K6KWANELA. To crowd upon; near object. to press upon, as a crowd. Ba KoKOBEl'SE. Perf. ofkokobala. kiikwanela gona, they assemble KO KOLA. •ro harrow; to rake there in numbers. together weeds, etc. K6KWANO. .A. crowding; a large KoKOLORUTWE. .A. large blue crowd. bird. K6KWANYA. To gather together KoKOLOSA. To roll a thing along things, or animals ; to gather the ground. up with the hands. K6KOMALA. 'l'o sit up on one's K6KWANYE. Perf. ojkokwana. heels. K6KWANYK'l'SA. To crowd to­ KoKOl!ANA. A great grandchild; srether at. a branch of a family. K6KWANWA. Pass. ofkokwana. KoKOMKTSE. Perj. ofkokomala. K6Kw A'l'A. 'l'urned-down horned, KoKO.IIOGA. To rise up, or swell the horns being fast. out, as food boiling. KoLA. A head-dress, or ornament K6K6PELA. •ro help a man who of a feather, hare's tail, etc. has been worsted in an argu­ K6LEK'r. A collection (hybrid). ment by giving him sugges­ KoLo. .A. little ball ; a small tions ; to stand firm and white spot on an animal's fore­ overcome, as a 3uccessf ul dis- head. KoLOAGANA. To make an agree- KoNA. Go kiina tlhiigii, to bow ment. down the head. KoLOAGANO. An agreement. KONALO. An old, worn-out KoLOANA. A small kolo. thing, as a shoe, kaross, etc. KoLOBA. To become wet. KONAMA. To bo•v down; to be KoLOBE. A pig. bent down. KoLOBECO. A makiog wet.. KoNAME. Perf. ofkiinama. KoLOBEDIWA. Pass. of kulobet- KoNAMISA. To cause to bow sa. down. · KoLOBE1'SA. To make wet. KoNATELELA. To pursue; to KoLOBILE. Perf. ofkiiliiba. Se follow after perseveringly; to kolobile, i~ is wet. do anything with a will. KoLOl. A wagon. Pl. dikoloi. KoNELA. 'l'o make a knot, or Many wagons, makoloi. loop when fastening off in KoLOKWE =Kgolokwe. sewing. .KOLOLO. An animal found in KoNELO. Nonn.f,·om iinela . hills, Int. · KoNKO.IIE'l'SA=Komakometsa. KoLOMELA. To disappear beneath KoNo. A moan. the horizon ; to di•appear over KoNOLOLA. To unfasten a knot the brow of a hill ; to fall off made in sewing. suddenly, as a path. KoNOPA. To throw at; to hit KoLOYANA. A sucking pig. by throwing; to throw at a Kol!A. An edible root, Int. mark. KolB. = Meepelwane. Go ya KoNOPELA. To throw to. kiima, to rejoice over a victory. KoNo-ri:LELA=Konatelela. KoMAKOliA. 'fo rain gently; to KoNu. Tinder; touchwood. rain in gentle showers. KoNYA=Khwanya. Ko~lAKOlJEL,L 'l'o glory over KoNYAKONY.-l = Khwanya- another ; to boast over an­ khwanya. other; to tease by boas~ing KoN. Yonder. Ea ko:ii! go over. away with you! KollAKOllETSA. To t.'l.ntalize by KoNGWANE. A bushy plan~ offering something and then with clusterd of yellowish refusing it. flowers. KoMAKO.IIILE. Pe?j. of korua- KoNWAKONWANE. A separate koma. group. or portion. KoMANO. Contention. Koo=Koii. Kol!ANYO. A scoldiug. Koo. A falling. KO MAN. Railing; a noisy row; KooTEN=Ek~e. a clamour ; a q u" rrel. KOPA. To beg. Kol!AO. A stone, Int. KoPAKOPA. To jump when sit­ KoMELELO. Dryness. tingonthehaunches; tojump, KoMETSA. To swallow a small as young locusts. thing. KoPANA. To meet: to agree. Kol!OGA. To be broken, as KOPANCWE. Perj. pass. of wood; to be smashed. kiipana. · Kol!OGANYA. To break, as wood; KoPANELA. To mePt at, or for. to bur•t. Ba kiipanela dikga:ii, they meet KoMoKI. A ba~in; a· cup together about the quarrels. (hybrid). KoPANO. A meeting; ajoining; Ko.IIOLA. To break, or smash a an agreeing. bone, as in firing at an animal. KoPANTSE. Perf. of kiipanya KoPANYA. To cause to meet; Kouo=Koii. to unite. KoYANA. .A small kobo. KoPANYE .. Perf. of kopana. KuA. To shout out ; to pro­ KoPECWE. Perf. pass. of kopela. claim. Locked, etc. KUANA. A small leather sack KoPELA. To lock; to button, made of one skin. as a coat; to fasten, or lock, KUANE=Kuana. as a door. KUBA. 'fo come out, as dust out KoPELO. A song; music; a of a b•aten skin ; to rise up, as singing ; a hymn-book. smoke. Go kuba mosi, to send KoPo. A bare's tail. · out smoke. To strike but fail KoPOLOLA. To unlock; to un­ to enter, as an arrow, or spear; button. to strike with a fist, etc. ; to be KoPoLoLELA. To unlock for; blunt, or bent, as a spear to explAin for. point; to cause to bend in, as KoRo. See DrKoao. a soft hat crown. Go kuba ma­ KoROLALA. 'fo become bent iiole, to bend the legs slightly like a bow. at the knees. KoROLATSA. To bend, or cause KUBED!WA. Pass. ofkubetsa. to bend like a bow. KIIBEGA. To become slightly KoROLETSE. Perf. of korolala. bent, as knees in presenting u. KoROPANA. To shrivel up. shield. KoROSA. A fever (hybrid). KuBELA. To force a skin off a KoaoTA. To cut off a ·part slaughtered animal by pressing (hybrid). it with a stick. Go kubela KoR01'LA. To talk in a low kwa, to rise to. Go kuhela le­ voice; to murmur. kuka, to shake a milk sack up KoTAMA. To sit on the haunches. and down so as to get out the KoTAME. Perf. ofkotama. milk; to shake forcibly a milk Koti:LA. Go koti'lla namane, to sack full of thick milk when beat off a calf when milking. the whey has been drawn off. KoTLA. To gather together at KUBELELA. To hit with an different times, or by different arrow, etc., without the mis­ purchases. sile penetrating. KoTLo. A person's sustenanee. KuBE'l"SA. To cause smoke to From otla. go out for doctoring ; to burn KoTLOMANA. To be in fear; to medicine for doctoring. Go di sit shrunk up thwugh fear. kubelela mo sakeii, to doctor KoTLOMANO. Noiinfronl kotlo­ them by smoke in the kraal. m.ana. KUBILE. Pe-~j. of knba. KoTLOMANYE. Perf. of kotlo· KuBITLA. To sway from side to mana. side, as a bad runner ; to walk KoTLOMELA. To disappear be­ with a shaky gait, as an old or low the horizon. weak person. KoTOKWE. A greyish ground­ KusoLOLA. Revers. ofkuba. squirrel with short tail. Kusu. .A hippopotamus. Korosi:LA. To talk endlessly, KuliUELA. 'l'o throw up to ; to Int. scatter by throwing up ; to Kors:E:Lo. Noun from otsela. strew; to sprinkle on, as salt KoTSIALALA. To listen to re­ on meat ; to cast. proof humbly and without KuliUGA. 'l'o wake out of sleep answering. of onesefl. XuBULA. To waken a person. KmiAGANYA. To break up into. KUDUBITLEGA. To move about small pieces, as bread, etc. quickly ; to flee from place to KuMAGANWA. Pass. of kuma­ place. gana. To be broken up into Kunu:EG6. Noun from hudue- parties. KuMAKO. Noun from umaka. K~~;;ELA. To throw on, as KUMEGA. To become torn up, dust. or broken up, a.s a piece of KUDUKUTHWANE. Masturbation. flimsy paper; to be notched, Ku:ELA. 'l'o proclaim to. as a knife. KmsA. Caus. ofkua. KUNAMA. To journey down; to KUIWA. Pass. of kua. journey in a descending direc­ KuKA=Tsaea. tion; to dig downwards. KuKAMA. A gemsbuck. KUNAME. Perf. ofkunama. KUKHIANA. A little kukama. KUNAMISA. To make perpendi­ KuKELA. To burn without blaz- cular, as in digging a hole. ing ; to smoulder. KUNYANE. A hole in a kgata­ KUKETSA. To cause a thing to mpi; a room in a European's take fire, as a piece of dry house. dung to carry fire with. Go KUPA. Hot ashes without cin­ kuketsa dikgomo, to light a ders. fire for doctoring cattle. KuPANE. A kind of edible bulb. KuKoNA. 'l'o pick a bone. KuPE. A large quantity of KuKUBALA. To crack, as a meal. smooth floor, or wall. KURUPANA. To be shrivelled, or KuKUBE'l'SE. Perf. of kukubala. shrunk up into a ball, or a Go kukubetse boliikii, the small compass, as a dry skin. smearing has cracked. KURUPANYE. Perf. of kuru- KuKUMOLOGA. To rise above pana. the horizon. Used of clouds. KuRUSA. To rouse up a forget. KuKUNA. To stoop down; to ful, or negligent person; to approach stealthily; to creep rouse up, or frighten away in a stooping posture. Gener­ birds. ally used in connection with KURUTHU. A word used as. a creeping for an evil purpose. curse by a woman when strik­ KuKUNELA. To creep to. ing the ground with her apron KuKUNO. Stealth. Go tsamaea and cursing somebody. ka kukunii, to go away stealth­ KuRUTLA. To rumble, as bowels ily. from flatulence. KuKUNYA. To appear above the KuRWANA. Acalibash; a small. surface ; to peep out, as a mouthed vessel. tree's buds. KuuWECO. A lullaby; a plain. KUKUNYETSA. To neigh, as a tive tune; a doleful ditty; a distant horse. cooing. Kgwedi ea kurweco, KuKUTLA. To walk slowly, as the second month after con­ an old man. finement. KUMA. To bite off a bit; to KuRWETSA. To coo, as a dove; break up, or tear up, as a piece to sing plaintively; to make a of flimsy paper. mournful _noise; to cry,_ as a KUMAGANA. To break up, or baby for 1ts mother. Nwana become broken up, ink> parties oa kurwetsa, a child in the or groups. second month. y KUTA. To cut hair; to cut hair to fold arms and legs round, as unevenly; to weed in a slovenly a baby. manner. KwAKWECo. Noun fro•m kwa­ KUTEGA. To fall off, as the hair kwetsa. from a head, or wool from a KWAKWETSA. To have an impedi­ skin. ment in speech ; to stammer; KUTHUMETSA=Kntlnmetsa. to stutter. KtrTLA. A lion's lair, or sleeping KwALA. To write. place ; a dog' s sleeping place KWALANYA. To talk confusedly, scratched in the ground. as several people talking to­ Ku·rLo. Hearing; obedience. gether. KtrTLUME'l'SA. To tilt up and KWALANYO. Notrn from kwa­ pour out, as thick milk, soil, lanya. etc. Kw ALARE. A solitary male wilde- KUTLWANO. Mutual sympathy; beest. concord. KW ANA. A lamb. KuTLwo. Hearing; obedience. KWANALO=Kiinalii. ·KuTo=Thitii. KwANAMA. To hang down, as a KUTuKw:i:. The inner part of the broken bough. anus; the lower bowel descend­ KWANATLA. Strong; energetic. ing in dysentery. KwARAGANYA. To run; to gal­ KUTUMA. To shake a little, as a lop. stone in being moved. KwA'fAIIOLOTSA. To strip off KuTUMISA. Tlamp (hybrid). knife. LAocw:E. Perf. pass. oflaola. LATLHEGILE. Perf. of latlhega. LAODISA. To ordain ; to set Thipa ea me e latlhegile, my over. knife is lost. LAODISIWA. To be ordained; to LATLHISA. To cause to cast, or be set over. throw away. LAOLA. 'l.'o command; to govern. LATOHATSA. To accuse ; to cause Perf. laotse. Go laola ka bola, to become guilty. A word to decide by casting the dice. found only in books. Go laola ka chomolo, to,decide LATOHOLOLA. To give a person by drawing lots. blame ; to prove a person to LAOLEGA. To become com- be in the wrong. manded; to submit to law. LATOLA. 'ro deny; to deny a LAOLESEGA=Laolega. fault, or goodness in another LAOLOLA. To make a command · person or oneself ; to give a. of none effect ; to put down a negative answer; to say no. trigger; to unload a wagon. Ba tsile go latola kgosi, they LAO'l'SE. Perf. of laola. are come to tell of the chief's LAPA. To be weary; to become death. tired, or faint. LATOLELA. To deny to. 0 la a. LAPISA. To cause to be tired; re latolela fiwana, be told us of to cause to be weary. the child's death. Go gu lato­ LAPISIWA. Pass. oflapisa.. lela motse, to deny to you the LAPOLOGA. To become rested. existence of the town. ·LAPor.osA. 'l'o cause to rest; to LATOTSE. Perf. oflatola. refresh. LATSA. To cause a person to lie LATA. '£o go to ; to visit ; to down ; to lay a person down. follow. Dikgomo di tla lata LE. And; with. Particle of boyafi, the cattle will go to nouns beginning with le. the grass. Ke tla gu lata, I will LEA. To tie a knot carelessly ; follow you. to sew slackly. Perf. lile. LATALANA. To follow after one LEACO. A gift; an alms. another. LEADIHO. A borrowed thing; a LATELA. To follow after. Gene­ lent thing. rally used of a.n object that is LEAKA. A lie. out of sight. LEAKANYANA. A little lie. LATELELA. To follow after. Ba LEALE1'SA. To take beyond mea- tla mo latelela, they will fol­ sure, or without measuring; to low after him. They will fol­ take in large quantities. low his spoor ; they will LEANA. To become convales­ pursue him. cent; to be able to go about LATISA=Latela. after severe sickness. LATLHA. To cast away ; to LEANO. A device ; a plan. throw without any particular LEAPARAPELO. '!'he pericar- aim. dium. LATLHEGA. To become cast I•EATLHAHANA. Foolish; child­ away; to be lost. ish ; stupid. LEBA. To look; to look at; to LEBOGANA. To tha.nk muta. regard with attention. ally. LEBAGANA. To be opposite to LEBOGELA. To tha.nk some one each other ; to be over against. for. Ba. dntse ba lebagana le phu. LEBOGO=Legoka, Int. pu, they sat over against the LEBOGc'i=Lecogo, Int. grave. · LEBOGWA. Pass. of leboga. - LEBAGANYE. Perf. of leba.gana. tEBOLOBOLO. A short thick \ Ba. bo ba. lebaganye le pheho, snake, yellowish, with black ~ they were beating against the spots; a puff adder. .-··· wind; the wind was contrary LEBOSEGA. To be acceptable. to them. LEBUCWAPELE. A fruit first ripe LEBALA. •ro forget. among other fruits. LEBALEBA. To look from one to LEBUDUDU. Dry hard ground, another ; to look over, or have Int. the oversight of. LECHA=Letsha. LEBANA. 1'o be worthy. LECHA1'LA=Lodule, Int. LEBANTSHA. Go lebantsha di. LECHOBA=Lechoha, Int. ha.tlhogo, to look at each other LECHOCHA. Ka lechocha, by face to face. chance; unexpectedly; acci· LEBANYA. Go lebanya diha.tlho. denta.lly; by misadventure. go, to look face to face. --i.ECHOCHO. A kind of wingless LEBANWA. Pass. oflebana. insect. LEBA-rLA. An open space in the LECHOHANA. A small hole. kgotla. 0 mpeile mo lebatlefi, LECHOKO. A troublesome per- he has taken me before the son, or animal. chief. LECHOKU. A red ochre used LEBATSA. To cause to forget. for smearing the body. LEBEGA. To be chosen, as one LECHOLO. A hunting; a hunt. thing out of others; to be pre· LECHOO. A paw, or footprint of ferred. a. dog, or ravenous animal. Pl. LEBEKO=Segwadi. ma.roo. LEBELA. •ro watch; to guard; LECHOTELO. Dry, dusty cattle to have oversight. dung. LEBELELA. •ro look out for; to LECHUTI. A shadow made by a expect. cloud. LEBELETSE. Perf. of lebelela. LECHWAGO. Hollow, as a tree; LEBELO=Lobelo. a. bole, or hollow in a tree. LEBELWA. To be watched. LECHWAHO. A lung. LEBE'rSE. Pel'f. of lebala. LECHWARWA. A captive; a bond· LEBIANA. A frying-pan, Int. servant. LEBICHO. A name. LECHWENYO. A troubler. LEBILE. Perf. of leba. LECOGO. An arm from the wrist LEBISA. Oaus. of leba. to the shoulder. Pl. ma.bogii. LEBITLA=Lecwe. A shoulder of meat. Lecogo ya. LEBOA. A kind of edible fun- noka, a. side stream in a river. gus, or mushroom. Lecogo ya lewatla, an arm of LEBODI. A kind of rat living on the sea. Go mo chwara lecogo, or near a river's banks. to help him; to defend him. LEBODU=Lobodn. LECOLO. A small pipe of an ant LEBOGA. To tha.nk ; to be heap. thankful; to thank for. LECOMANA=Lecomane. LECOMANE. A Hock of sheep. LE(UEN. Mo legaeii, in a home. LECOM6=Lecolii. A picii held LEGAGU=Logagu. in the veldt. LEGAKABE = Mogaka be. LECONWANF.. A small Hock. LEGAKGALA. See MAGAKGALA. LECOPA. Clay for making pots. LEGAKWA=Legwaka. LECOPETLA. Very muddy water ; LEGALA. A burning coal; a live water in which there is much coal. mud. LEGALAPA. The palate ; the LECORWANE. The end of n roof of a mouth. Generally bowel eaten by a servant ; a used in the plural-magalapa. servant's portion. LE GALE. Just so; of course. LECWABUDU. A shoot from last LEGALEGA. To go about beg. year's corn stalk, or root. ging; to be greedy. LECWAI. :Salt. ' LEGANO. The inside of a month. LECWALA. A small fish. LEGAPU. A water melon. LECWALANOGA = Leberehere. LEGARE. In the middle; the LECWE. An open grave. centre. E kl!"aoganye ka legare, LECWELA. A young branch, or it is split in two. sprout ; a young person ; off­ LEGA1"LAPA. Cowardly. 0 le­ spring. gatlapa, he is cowar•lly; he is a LECWELE. A fist; a small com­ deserter from a regiment, or a pact group of people. skulker from the tight. J,ECWELECWELE = Leherehere. L:Eo:EL:Er.A. To stretch out both LECWEN. Mo lecweii, in the hands placed •o as to receive grave. something; to carry anything LED!. A piece of money; a on both hands spread out. coin. LEGETLA. A shoulder-blade. • LEDIDA. A deep hole in a LEGOANA. A young wild goose; stream; a pool in a river's bed. a wild gosling. LEDIBELA. A hole, or dam into LEGODIMO. Tbe sky; heaven. which water is poured; a hole LEGODU. A thief. in the ground from which ani­ LEGOKA. Notabitofit! never! mals drink. LEGOLA. A garden that has LEDILE. Perf. of lela. failed to give fruit, but has LEDIM6. A strong, rushing things eatable for cattle in it. wind; a hurricane. LEGOLO. Great. Used with LEDINYANA. A littl~ coin. nouns in le. A hundred. Le­ LEDJSA. Caus. of lela, to cause shome ye legolo, a hundred. to weep. LEGOLOLO. An outspan place LEDIWA. Pa-ss. ofletsa. for a waggon. LEDUMEDI. A young lion. LE GONA. So; also; in like LEDUTEL6=Lekgelebe. manner. LEE. An egg. Pl. mae. LEGOPELO. A beef steak ; the LEEBA. A rock pigeon. fleshy part cut out of a joint. LEEBANA. A sudden, gushing LEGORWE=Logwere, Int. shower. LEGOTLH6. A knot in a branch, LEEBAROPE. A rock pigeon. or piece of wood. LEEO. Se le se leeo, it was; ga LEooro. An unripe fruit. se tlhole e leeo, it is not any LEGOTUTUA. A large bright. longer. coloured locust found often on LEGAE. A home; a dwelling milk bushes. place •. LEoou. A wild goose. LEGWAGWA. Ahairofawhisker; LEHIHI. Darkness. Go lehihi, hair on cheek. it is dark. Ntlo e e lehihi, a LEGWAHA. The armpit. Leg. dark house. · waha ya moragii, the groin. LEHIKA. A rock ; a massive LEGWAKA. A crystal; a piece rock. of quartz. LEHININI. A gum; a place in a LEGWA'rANE. A stone, tooth, gum where a tooth is out. etc., for rubbing skins with. LEHISA. To cause to pay; an LEGWEGWE. Impatience. 0 animal lent with a view to in­ legwegwe, he is impatient. crease. LEGWEKA=I.egwaka. LEHOKO. A word. LEGWELE. An ankle. LEHOHORA. A little that re­ LEGWELETLHA. Very crooked; mains; a remnant. Used of much twisted ; gnarled ; that grain, etc., but not of liquids. which is not right. LEHOTLHO. A leaf stripped off LEGWEYANA. An ankle; an a tree or branch. ankle bone ; a wrist. LEHUBA=Lobuba. LEHA. Although. Lehagontse LEHUBIDU. Red. yalo, although it is so ; never­ LEHUHA. Jealousy; jealousy theless. To pay. between wives; bigamy; poly· LEHAKA. Crooked; hooked, Int. gamy. 0 tla nyala lehuba, he Li!:HAR.HLHATLHA. A state of will commit bigamy; be will confusion ; confusion ; a con­ take more wives than one. 0 fused state of things. nyecwe lehuha, she has been LEHATLA. One of twins. married to a man with a wife LEHA'l'LHA=Lehatla. The up­ or wives. Ba le ha nna lebuba per part of the body;· the chest; nae, they were jealous of him. the breast. LEHUKUBU. A raven; a crow. LEHA1'SHE. A country; a land; LE HULA= Leshnlii. the world; the earth. LEHULO=Lesbulii. LEHATWANA. A kind of snake, LEHUMA. Loss; damage ; great Int. sorrow ; poverty ; bung&. LEHELA. To pay for; to atone Dilii tsa lehuma, poverty­ for. In vain; a thing of nought. stricken, or beggarly thin~rs. Preceded by verbs in ela. Ba Go ichwara lebuma, to rest the dumelela lehela, they believe head upon the palm of one's in vain. Ke lebi'ila go diha yalo, hand in token of great sorrow. it is vain to do so. LEHUMANYANA. A little lehu· LEHELE. A white-tailed bluish m a. buck found in hills. Pl. di­ LEHUMO. A place for sucking phele. rip water, Int. LEHELEPA = Leherehere. LEHUPU. A swelling caused by LEHELEPE. Childish. a blow, etc. ; a prominence LEHERECOKO=Leherehere. made by things covered with LEHEREHERE. A fraud; a de- a kaross, etc. ; a large edible ceiver ; a false one; a juggler. fungus. · LEHETLA=Legetla. LEHU'l'I. A hole, or hollow in LEHETSA. To render to, or for; the ground. to recompense. LEHUTO. A knot in a string, LEHICWANA. Slight darkness. etc. LEHICWANYANA. Obscurity. Ka LEHUTSANA. A little lehuti. lehicwanyana, obscurely. ·LEILWE. Perj. pass. of lea. LEINA. A name. LEKATANE. A kind of small LE INANE =Tlhamane. green pumpkin. LEINO. A tooth. Pt menii. LEKATANYANE. A little lekatane. LEIO. A crabfish; a crab. LEKATLA. One who has not yet LEIPEI. A free and independent been to circumcision. one. LEKAU. A youth. A cow's LEISHO. A hearth; a cooking womb; a wild animal's womb. place. LEKAUANA. A big boy. I.ErTLHAPELO= Letlhapelii. LEKAUDI. A straggling lock of LEITLHO. An eye. Pt maitlbii hair; a lock of hair. and matlhii. LEKAWA. A wild encumber. LEITLHWANA. A temple-of a LEKEDI. A nursery bed for head. tobacco plants: a seed-bed. LEIWA. Pass. oflea. LEKELA. Go lekela kwa pele, LEIYADI. A shoot springing up to try to go forward ; to go from last year's seed. ahead. LEKA. To try ; to attempt; to LEKELELA. To try the depth ; test ; to tempt. A sore made to sound water. by carrying a bnrde'n, etc. LEKELETSA=Lekelela. LEKABA. A pack-ox. LEKETE. Heavy; a weight. A LEKADIBA. A deep hole in a pit dug in the ground for a stream ; a pool in a river bed ; grave, or game trap. a pool. LEKETLA. To shake, as a loose LEKAKABA. A leaf. pole, or a disjointed limb or LEKALEKANA. To be equal; to thing. be equal-sided. LEKGABE. Chiefly used in the LEKALEKANE. Square. Se le­ plural : . mak~abe. Strings kaleksne, it is equal-sided ; it dangling in front of women is square. and girls to hide their naked­ LEKAMPHANE. A bow, lnt. ness. LEKANA. To be equal; to be LEKGABI. Half of an edible alike. To be able to do a bulb split in digging. work ; to be equal to a work. LEKGADI. A Mantatee. LEKANELA. To be sufficient for; LEKGAREBE = Kgarebe. to be equal for. LEKGASA. A strip of a tattered LEKANTSA=Lekantsana, garment. LEKANTSANA. An ornament, or LEKGATHI. A division ; a part ; fringe on a man's girdle; a a clump; a group ; a parcel. fringe. LEKGELE. A fruit nearly ripe. LEKANTSE. PeTf. oflekanya. LEKGELEBE. A bank, or dam LEKANwA. Pass. oflekana. for holding a small quantity of LEKANYA. To make equal; to water. measure. LEKGETHO. A tax; tribute. LEKANYANA. A wild dog. LEKGETHU. A sharp stone for LEKANYE. PeTf. of lekana. Go cutting ; a flint. lekanye, it is enough. LBKGOA=Lekhiia. LEKANYETSA. To measure for ; LEKGOBA. A negro; an old to dhide. colonial slave. LEKAPANA. A wild cucumber, LEKGOLA. One who has not Int. been to circumcision, or bo­ LEKAPE. Husk; rind; peel; yale. Used as a term of re­ pod ; shell ; scale of fish. proach. LEKGOTLA=Kgotla. Ba lekgo­ LEKUCHWANA. A boy big enough tla, the councillors of a chief. to herd goats. LEKGWAHO. A lung. LEKUKA. A milk sack; used LEKGWAKGWA. The cartilage of for a wine skin. a nose. LEKUKUNOPU. See Makukuno· LEKHAHA. Anything very light, pu. as a piece of empty honey- LEKURU. A boy big enough to comb. - herd goats ; a kind of small LEKHOA. A white man; an ground bird. Englishman. · LEKWA. Pass. ofleka. LEKHONKHOBE. A colonial LEKWAKWA. A stone with sharp Kaffir. edges ; a rough stone of vol­ LEKHUBU. A ridge; a wave. canic formation. LEKHUE. An egg remaining LEII.WALO. A notch cut in a after the rest are hatched ; an stick for keeping count. egg dropped outside a nest. LEKWATI. The outer bark of a LEKHUYANA. Dimin. oflekhubu. tree. LEKHWAHO. A lung. LEKWELE. Au edible tuber; LEKINETANA. A deserter from used for a potato. a working party. LEKWi:Ti:=Lekote. A lump of LEKITLANO. A joining ; a joint. clay, etc. LEKOBO. A wild animal re- LEKWETEKWIO. .A. Namaqua sembling a tiger. . partridge. LEKODISA. Oa.us. of lekola. Go LELA. To weep. Perf. ledile. mo lekodisa, to give informa­ To be very hot, of the sun. A tion about him. Go lekodisa bowel. Pt mala. dikgomo, to tell about the LELAHALA. To become very cattle. hot; to become very long. LEKOKO=Leshomo. LELAHATSA. To lengthen. Used LEKOKOMA. A side burden on of speech. a pack-ox. LELAHETSE. Perf. of lelahala. LEKOLA. To visit; to call upon LELALA. 'ro look upwards; to in sickness. lean back so as to look up. LEKOLO. A sand shovel, Int. LELALELA. To look up to. LEKOLOANE. A young man; LELALETSA. 001US. of le!alela. one verging on manhood. LELATA. A servant-maid ; a LEKOLOANYANE. A boy just out woman-servant. of the circumcision. LELATSA. To cause to look up. LEKOLOLWANA. A large white Go lelatsa tlhogo, to lean the locust bird. head back so as to look up. LEKOLONKWANE. A small kind LELE. Long. of elephant, Int. LELEDITSE. Perf. of leletsa. LEKOTE. A kind of large mouse; LELEHALA. To become long. a small rat, living among LELEHATSA. To make long. stones ; a lump of earth turned LELERU. .A. tonsil; a uvula. up by plough, or spade ; a LELEKA. 'l'o drive away ; to lump of dry clay. pursue so as to turn and bring LEKOTO. A leg ; a waggon back ; to chase. .A. word of wheel. P~. maoto. two distinctly different mean­ LEKOTWANA. A little lekoto. ings. The centre pole in a hut; a LELEKILE. Perf. of!eleka. verandah post. LELELA. To weep for. Go le- lela godimo, to weep loudly; to lema. Dinaka di lemile yaii ? wail. how do the horns stand ? LELELELE. Very long. LEMISA. To plough one day LELEMELA. To creep, or crawl, without payment. From lema. as a snake in grass, or a man LEMISI1'SE. 0 lemisitse ol.inaka, hiding for an evil purpose. he is standing with arms Used also of a person seeking stretched out, and hands point­ his way along an unknown ing upwards. From lema. road. LEMME. A little ; a small quan­ LELENYA. To clamour; to talk tity. 0 nneile lemme hela, he very loudly. has only given me a little. LELEPA. A difficult, or intricate LEMOGA. To observe ; to per­ knot ; a puzzle ; a riddle ; a ceive; to know. mystery. LEMOHALA. 'l'o become good ; J,ELETSA. To play for. From to be profitable. let sa. LEMOHATSA. Ca,us. oflemohala. LELOBA. A kind of interior LEMOLOLA. To sow a second tree. time, one sowing having failed; LELOBU. A chameleon. to turn people from former LELOKOLOLO. A joint, as of customs ; to set right. A tla linger, wrist, or ankle. ba lemolola mo mekgweii ea LELWALA=Lolwala. boshula, he will turn them LEMA. 'l'o pick, as for corn·; to from evil habits. plough ; to dig. LElJOSEGA. To become notice- LEMA. A word referring to the able, or evident. shape of an animal's horns. LEMOTSRA. (!a,us. oflemoga. E lemile yaii ? how do its J,EMPHORO. A young bird. horns stand~ what sha· e horns LEMPHOitWANA. A chicken; a has it? Di lemetse kwa godimo, nestling. they point upwards. LENCHO. Black. LEMALA =Lam ala. LENCHORWANA. A young bird; LEMATSA=Lamatsa. Caus. of a nestling. le mala. LENCWE. A voice; the sound LEMEGA. To become ploughed, of a voice. as ground; to be arriving in LENCWE. A stone ; a hill ; a parties, as men at a pico. mountain. Pl. maye. LEMELA. To plough for; to till LENE. Linen (hybrid). for. LENIBI=Lenyedi, Int. LEMENA. A pitfall with spikes LE NON. A vulture. in the bottom ; a trap for Lli:NOTO. A stray locust; a locust game ; a trap. left behind by a swarm ; a LEMESETSA. To cause to gush locust's leg. out. LENTAACHWENE. One who has LEMETSAPHALA. A large ser­ slain a man in battle ; one who pent, Int. has killed a ravenous beast; a LEMETSE. Perf. of lemela and feast made in honour of such a lemala. Dinaka di lemetse man. kwa godimo, the horns point LENTSEl'SE. A nit of a louse. upwards. LENYA. A scallop cut out in a LEMI. Tlte fibrous part of a kaross ; an ornamental design pumpkin. on a wall. LEMILE. Perf, of lema and LENY.PHIRI. A block of lime- stone with holes and depres­ LEOTLH6. A wrinkle. sions in it. LE01'0=Lekoto. LENYEDI. A small light brown LEOTWANA. A thick pole in a animal found in reeds, and wall; a central pole in a hut. living on crabs, etc.; a.badger. LEOWAN. A large red and white LENYEDIANA. A painful swell­ bird. ing of the glands of face and LEPA. To observe; to nolice; throat; the mumps. to take notice of ; to watch LENYEKETSHANE. Scallops cut carefully ; to tie in an intricate out on two pieces and fitted to­ and difficult knot. gether. LEPAI. A smooth cotton blan­ LENYELO. Dross of iron; refuse ket. from iron smelting. LEPE. Neg. part. with nouns in LENYENA. An earring. le. Ga go na lepe, there is LENYENYANA= Legweyana. no one. LENYORA. 'l'hirst. .Ba ba le- LEPELE. The external organs nyiira, the thirsty. of generation as a whole, of LEN. When? man or woman. Can be used LENA. A furrow, or crack on with propriety. a heel; a deep chap ; a chil­ L:Et•Ji:LEGELA. Go lepelegela ha blain. Go kgwa leii.a, to make hatshe, to hang down to the a clicking sound, as when in ~ound. sorrow or anger. LEPELELA. To hang down; to LENANA. A protuberance under dangle ; to be suspended. the ear of a fat person. LEPELE"l'SA. To let down; to LENAU. A leopard. suspend. LENODU. A puffy kind of insect LEPELETSE. Perf. of lepelela. found on dogs and cattle; a LEPEMPETLHWANE. A boy just dog fiy. big enough to herd kids. LENOLE. A knee; a front leg LEPERO. Leprosv (hybrid). knee of an animal. LEPILE. Perf. oflepa. LENONOBADI. A silent person. LEPIN. A small blackand white LENONOBI. A morose, or sullen bird found near ant heaps. person ; a thief. LEPITLRWA. An interior wild LENWA. Pass. of lema. animal. LENWAELO. A stone, tooth, etc., LEPACELA. A fool; a wilfully for rubbing skins with. foolish person. LENWE. One. Used with LEPHOTO. A knot in a stick; a nouns in le. knot in a piece of timber; a LEo. See LEEO. place in a branch or reed where LEODI. A tuft of long hair. a twig has been cut off. LEOHA. To sin; to err; to make LEPHOTOPHOTO. A waterfall; a a mistake. cascade ; a cataract. LEOHALA. To become wicked. LEPHURWANA. A. quail. LEOHELA. To sin against. LEPHUTSE. A pumpkin. LEOHILE. Perf. of leoha. LEPOLOGA. To be thick, or vis- LEO MA. , A secret, Int. cous, as tar when poured out. LE61"A. A group of gardens. LEPOLOLA. To untie a difficult Used chiefly in the plural or intricate knot. Maiita. LEP6·r6KWANE. A kind of wild LE01'LANA. A chief's officer; a . anima.l, Int. village policeman, Int. LERAIIARABA. Many col•Jnred. LERADU. A cow for home milk­ LESAMA. A cheek. ing. LESAPO. A bone. LERAGO=Lesagii. LESEDI. A light. LERAKANCHANE. Edible fruit LESEDINYANA. A little light. of the loshe creeper. LESEGO. A blessing. . LERAKO = Lorakii. LESEKA. A twisted metal ring LERAMA=Lesama. worn on the arm and below the LERE. To bring. Pass. leriwe; knee. perf. lerile. LESELAMOTLHAKA. A small LEREDITSE. Perj. ofleretse. fowl-stealing animal living in LERilTJl:. A testicle of man or reeds. animal. Used as a curse. LESELEDIWA. Pass. ofleseletsa. LERETSE. To listen for, or to. LESELETSA. To allow ; to per­ LERIBI. A lump of wet clay, or mit. dough ; a ball of prepared LESENAMELO. See MASENAME· dung for smearing. LO. LERILE. Perf. oflere. LESETEDI. A Griqua. LERININI=Lehinini. LESETLHA. A confirmed thief; LERISHO. A kind of large the liquor amnii. watery edible root or bnlb. LESETLHAOKA. A large white LERISHWA= Lerishii. ant that eats grass. LERIWE. Pass. ojlere. LESHAHE=Leshwahe. LEROLO. Silly ; of weak under- LESHALA. A large white stone ; standing. a white rock. LERONOPO. Gleanings. LESHALABA=Leshalaii. LEROO=Lechoo. Pl. maroo. LESHALAO. A loud shouting LEROPO. A range of hills ; a from a crowd. mountain range ; the ridge of a LESHAMA=Lesama. long hill. LESHAO = Lesbalaii. LEROSE. A cluster, Int. LESHE1'LA. 'l'he edible parts of LEROTHODI. A large drop of the head of a bone. rain. LESHOBELELO. Dissatisfaction. LEROTOBOLO. A sand hill ; a LESHOGO. A partridge. sandy slope. LESHOGODI. A thick swarm of LERU. A cloud. locusts ; . a heavy shower of rain. LERUARUA. A great fish ; a LESHOKGOLA. A child just able whale. to run about. LERUBISI. An owl. LESHOKOLELA. Water brash; LERUBISANA. A young owl. heartburn ; acid eructations. LERU DI. A shoulder of a person. LESHOLE. A cow still suckling LERUMO. A spear; a bullet. a large calf ; a large unweaned LESA. To let alone ; to leave kid, or calf. alone. LESHOLOGA. To become weary, LESAGO. One side of a funda­ or numbed, as arms by a. heavy ment. Pl. maragii. weight; to be swelled. Used LESAHA. A squanderer ; a only of the private parts of man spendthrift. or woman. LESAI. A Ilea. LESHOLOLA. To let down, as a LESAKA. A kraal ; a fold ; a bird its wings. To reach, or cattle pen. pull down anything. LESALELA. A solitary one left ; LESHOMA. A large bulb with a surviving person. stringy leaves. LESHOME. Ten. LESHWASHWA. See MASHWASH­ LESHOMO. A party of people. WA. LESHO!IPU. The rounded part LEsHw:E. Filthy; evil ; nasty ; of a garden or kraal hedge. bad; anything that is not LESHONYA. A large jet black liked, or disagreeable. Used ant, Int. sometimes of a dangerous po­ LESHONWANE. A smallleshomo. sition. LESHOPE. A ruin; a deserted LESHWEBELEGA. A hired volun­ house or kraal with no part of teer ; a pa.id mercena.ry. it still standing. LESHWEHADIWA. Pass. of lesh­ LESHOPHI. A blister. webala. LESHORI. A gift to a mother's LESHWEHATSA. To make filthy; brother. to defile. LESHOTLHO. The scrotum ; the LESHWELE. A lump of clotted scrotum of a castrated animal. blood ; a. clot. LESHOTLO. Contempt; con- LESHWELE = Leshwele. temptuousness. LESIBA=Losiba. LESH01'SE = Lekatane. LESIBI. An animal with one ear, LESHOTSANA=Lekatanyane. or both ears, cut off in the LESHOWA. A shout, as of a middle, or cut a good deal. number of people. Go tshela LESIELA. An orphan. leshowa, to shout with a loud LESILO. A silly person; a fool. voice, as a crowd crying hurrah. LESITLHA. A bunch, or cluster LESHUBU. A thigh bone, or of berries or fruit. upper arm bone in a human LETA. To wait ; to wait for; to being; the upper leg bone of watch corn, etc. an animal. L:ETA. To grind ,-ery fine. LESHUDI, A small excavation LETAGWA. A drunkard. made to beat out corn in. LETEANE. A wild dog. LESHULO. Foam from mouth, LETEGELE. An individual of a or on water; white scum. kind of mixed ra.ce, coloured, LESHURU. A gift, Int. and having long hair. LESHUSHU. Au animal with a LETHACANE. A long-legged small part of an ear cut oft'. ground bird ; a kind of lap­ LESRWABI. A wrinkle on the wing. face. LETHUDI = Mokatakii. LESHW AHE. A light-coloured LETIMELA. A wandering animal. mocwana ; an albino. LETIN. A kind of weak beer. LESHWAKGE. The flesh at the Sesutii. junction of an animal's large LETISA. Ba letisa ba baiiwe, and small stomach. they help the others to watch LESHWALAO. A careless work­ corn. man ; a bad worker. LE'l'LA. To love, or honour one LESHWALO. Medicine used to above another; to favour; to insure prosperity or success. honour ; to reconcile; to make Go di chubela leshwalii, to pPace. fumigate them with the smoke LETLABULA = Lotlabula. of medicine. LETLADIKA. See MA'fLADIKA. LESHW ARE. Foot soreness, either LETLAKA. An eagle. in persons or animals. LETLALO. A hide; a skin. LESHWASHUPA. Empty. Used LETLAMETLO. A bull-frog. of a. sack. LETLANA. To love each other very much; to become friends; LETLHAO. The nest, or cell of to be fond of each other. the khwena worm, used by LETLANCWE. Perf. pass. of women as a jingling bead in letlana ; reconciled. bogwera dance. LETLANYA. To cause to love; LETLHAPA. A curse. to reconcile. A word not used LE'rLHAPAGADI. A certain posi­ much in the South. Go le­ tion of the dice. tlanya batbo le Modimo, to LETLHAPE. A herd of wild reconcile God and man. Ba ba animals. Used of zebras and letlanyaii, the peacemakers. some other animals. Of cattle LETLANWA. Pass. of letlanya. it is only used in the plural, Re tla letlaiiwa le Modimo, we Matlhape. shall he reconciled to God. LETLHAPELAPULA. A small lo­ LETLAPA. A flat stone ; a stone cust bird. for grinding on. LE'rLHAPEL6. Mirth; merry LETLAPANA. A little letlapa. making. LETLAPAIIAPELO= Leaparapelo. LETLHARE. A brannh having LETLAWA=Lotlawa. smaller branches on it; a leaf, LETLAWANA=Lotlawana. !Jtt. LETLATLA. An iron ornament LETLHATSHE. The bottom of a for the ear. · deep pool. LETLATLANA= Lotlatlana. LEnHAU. A horse's leg just LETLEKE. Rich; one who is above the hoof. abundantly supplied. LEl'LHOGELA. A shoot springing LETLELA. A little of anythinl\'. after a tree is cut down. LETLELANYANA. A very little LETLHOGONOLO. Blessed; a of anythin!l". blessing; favour. LETLHABElGO = Sebedishii. LETLHOKOTLO. A knot in a LE'rLHADIO. The fleshy part of stick or branch where a shoot a knuckle of meat. or twig has been cut off. LETLHAHU. The muscle or lump LETLHOliAGAlii'YANE. A little of :O.esh in the calf of a person's joining in a kaross. leg, and in the arm between LETLHOl'LHOLO. A piece of the elbow and wrist. · backbone of a slaughtered LETLHAGA. See MATLHAGA. animal chopped off for cooking. LETLHAKAliANE. Grass for LETLISA. Caus. ojletla. thatching. LETLODIN. Mo letlodiii, in a LETLHAKET,A. A kind of blue box. From letlole. bird, Tnt. LETL6L6L6. Cold, dark, wintry LETLHAKU. A bush cut for weather. making a hedge. LETLOlii'KANA. A black wolf or LETLHAKWANA. A stick placed hyena. by a doctor to keep visitors from LETLOTLA. A house in bad re­ a house where there is sickness. pair ; a standing ruin; a recent LETLHALE. A wise person; a ruin ; a deserted house. slim one. Not a word of com­ LEl'LOLE. A box. Mo letlodiii, mandation. in a box. LETLHALAGADI. A kind of LETLOTLO. Abundance. A ground creeping plant. butcher bird. LETLHALEllWA=Leteane. LETLOTLOBO. A snake skin; the LETLHANA:MA. The fat round a scale of a fish ; a piece of skin kidney. pulled off after a scald, etc. LETLOYANA, A little box. LEUE=Letobo. LETSA. To play on an instru­ LEU'rSANA. Used chiefly, if not ment with hands or mouth; entirely, in the pZ. mautsana. to cause to sound. Go letsa LEWATLA. A •ea. melodi, to make a whistling LEWATLE. A sea. noise. Go letsa tshipi, to ring LEY:E. A stone (Bushman word). a bell. LEYELo. A spring-bare's hole. LETSABATSABA. Many-coloured. LEYWA. Pass. ofleba. LETSADI. A blood-bruise in the LILE. Perf. oflea. flesh of a slau~htered animal ; Lo. You. Pers. pron. pZ. Part. a clot of blood in flesh, caused of nouns beginning with lo. by a bruise. LoA. Poss. pron. Used with LETSAE. An egg. Used chiefly nouns in lo. of a large egg, as of an ostrich. LoA. •ro bewitch; to poison ; to LE·rsAPA. Wearineas. become thick, as porridge, etc. L);TSATSA. A hole of a ground­ A difference only in accent. squirrel.= Lotsatsa, Int. LoAGO. A building. LETSATSI. The sun; a day. LOALA. See LW ALA. LETSE. Perj. of !ala, to lie LoAPI. The sky ; the firma­ down. 0 letse a tsile, he ment ; the space below the came yesterday. 0 la a letse clouds. Maru a a mo loapifi, go shwa, he was about to die ; the clouds which are in the he had lain down in prospect sky. of death. E re letsefi re e LoARO. An opening in a sore. bonye maabane, that which we LoATo. Increase. saw yesterday. LoBA. To deny falsely that one LETSEBA. A rock pigeon. has something; to conceal by LETSEBANA. A young rock lying ; to hide by deceit; to pigeon. cut off a piece of the lower LETSELA. Cloth of European bowel of a slaughtered animal make. to be cooked for the head man LETS:ELE. A grain of com ; a of the family. woman's breast. PZ. mabllle. LoBADI. A scar. No difference between the LoBAKA. A time; a "·bile; an words except one of accent. opportunity; a space; room. LETSEMA. A picking, or plough. Ke bonye lobaka, I am better. ing. Go ntshiwa letsema, LoBAKANYANA. A little Lobaka. picking is ordered by the LOBALA. Tbat part of a belly chief. between navel and br.ast-bone. LETSETO. A group of gardens. =Motlhaba. LETSETSE. The mt of a louse. LonALELo. 'rhe binding along LETSHA. A lake; a vley; a the top of a lolwapa hedge, and saltpan. the bottom of a house-thatch. LETSHEGO. A blessing; a three­ LOBEANA=Lophegwana. foot ; a stone, etc., for a pot LoHEBE. Cream. PZ. dipebe. to stand on. LoBEKO. Contempt=SPgwadi. JJETSHERE. See MATSHERE. Lon:ELA. To deny of falsely to LETSHETSE. A bubble. a person. 0 la a e ba lobela, LE1'SIBOG6. A ford. he denied it to them; he hid LETSIDIDI. Cold; coldness. it from them. LETULADI. A silent person. LoBELELA. A sting. LEUBA. Drought. LoBELo. Speed; rapid pace. 0 la a thuba lobelo, he ran thorn tree, used for making fast. twine ; a cord. Pl. dinti. LOBESE. Mashi a !obese, new LonrwA. Pass. oflotsa. milk ; sweet milk ; milk not LoDULE. Peace; contentment; yet turned thick. state of quiet living. Loni:Ti:. A spleen. Loi:LELA. To be nice, or tasty LOBIANA. A frying-pan, Int. (used of food and drink) ; to LOBILA=Mmila. taste (generally used of a nice LOBILANYANA=Mmilanyana. taste). LoBILWE. Pelf. pass. of liiba. LOELETSA. To make nice, tasty, Concealed;'hidden. Di lobilwe or J?alatable. flO biina, they are hidden from LoESEGA. To be bewitched, or them. Dilii tse di lobilweii., possessed ; to be possessed hidden things. with a strong desire to do LonoA, A bare, treeless plain, something. or plot of land. Loi:T6. A journey. Pl. dinyetii Lononu. A chameleon; an ox's and diketii. dewlap. LOE1'SE. See LWETSE. LonoG6. Anything put into Loi:TSE. A bob of hair; hair in water to prevent it spilling a plait or bob. when carried. LoG A. To plait; to weave. Go · LoBOLELA. A small bone be­ loga maanii, to plan, to devise tween the eyes. plans. Lon6LELA. A sting. LoGABA. Empty or hollow from Lon6NE. A candle ; a lighted hunger ; emptmess from hun­ stick, or torch ; a lamp. ger. LoBONELA. A sting. LOGADIGADI. Wide - spreading LonoP6. A habit or formation and glittering, as a large lake. natural to a person ; a crea­ LOGADUIA. Lightning. tion ; a creature. Pl. dipopii. LoGAGA. A cliff; a hole or cave Lon6P6. 0 lobiipii, he has a in a cliff. high-ridged nose ; his nose has LoGAGANA. A smalllogaga; to a high ridge. become twisted or intertwined. Loo6TA=Lomiita. LOGAGANYA, To twist or inter­ LoBOTSANE. A flock of kids. twine. LOBOTSARE. A swelling, chiefly LoGAGANYE. Perf. of logagana. found in the groin of a child ; LoGAGU. A rut or furrow made a large boil. by rain ; a shallow gully; a Lonu. Brack ground; a brack crack in a wall, etc. ; a fissure. hollow where cattle lick; a LoGALA. Wild -looking. Por­ chameleon. ridge made with sweet milk. LOCHEGA. A purging; diarrhcea. LoGAM6. Milch. Used of cows LocHo. Fat for smearing and goats. LocHWAO. A mark on an animal LoGAPA. Logapaloa khudu, the denoting ownership ; a brand. shell of an ostrich. Loco. A tribe. Pl. dico. A LOGARE. A razor. custom ; a habit of an indi­ LOGATA. A skull. Pl. dikgata. vidual or a people. LoGAU. A deafening noise; a LocoPOTLA. Mud. loud scream; a lion's roar. 0 L6cwA. Pass. ofliipa. logau, he makes a startling LocwAL6. The diaphragm. noise. Lonr. The innermost bark of a LOGECWE. Perf. pass. oflogela. LonEniWA. Pass. oflogetsa. hetween two flat stones, or two LoBETLA. A de~pised portion of lingers; a gorge between two foud; a mussel ·shell, Int. ; mountains; an opening in a wide.apreailing, as a sheet of river's bank where cattle ean water, Int. go down to drink. Pl. dipha.ro. LoGE'fSA. To drop in, as oil, LoHATA. Dikgobe tsa lohata, medicine, etc. boiled corn. LoGJLE. Perf. ofloga. LOHATSA. A splinter; a chip; LOGO DU. Vegetable food, cooked a mote. and mashed. LOHATSANA. A little lobatsa. LoG6G6. The akin or crust on LoHE. Which? Used with culd porridg-e ; bread crust ; a nouns in lo. scab. Pl. dikgogo. LoH:EL6. A broom; a besom. LoGOHE. 'fhe tlat part of an LoHE1'LHO. A pronged stick for open hand, including the stirring food; a herb which is fingers ; the palm of a hand. supposed to cause cattle to LOGOKO. A bhwk patch of burnt thrive; the flower on a mealie grass having new grass in it. stalk. Pl. diphetlho. LoG6L6. A shrub with daisy· LoHJHIRI. Cartilage; the navel­ like ftowers; an evergreen shrub cord of an animal. having yellow ftowers. LoHOKA. 'l'he scent of rain. LOGONYANA. A small piece of LoHoKo. Ua lohoko= Ua tse­ wood ; a small snake resem­ nwa, Int. bling a bit of dry wood, Int. LoHOROTLO. Bare, as a tree LOGONYEN. Mo logonyeii, ou or without leaves; stripped, as a in the wood. person ; deprived of, as lt per­ Loao:N. A piece of wood. Pl. son who has had losses; bereft, dik11oii. as of children. Loa6P6. A rib. Pl. dikgopo. LoHUBA. Severe chest com- Logiipo loa go hela, the shurt plaint ; consumption. rib. LoHUKA. A wing. Pl. diphuka. LoGORA. A hedge made with LoHUMA. Poverty; want. bushes. LoHUMO. Wealth; riches; trea- LOGWA. Pass. ofloga. sure. LOGWADI. A kind of large hawk LoHUREDI. The soft part on the which makes a screeching edge of a blade-bone. noise. Pl. mankgwedi. LOILE. Perf. of loa. Diyo tse LoGWERE. A green tree-snake, di loileii, thick, or substantial not very poisonous. food. LOGWETE. Any part with hair LOILWE. Pe1j. pass. of liia. or wool removed; a skin Diyo tse di loilweii, food con­ having no hair or wool. nected with heathen rites. LOHAHA. A feather. Pl. dipba­ LoiSA. Caus. of loa. 'fo cook ha .. food until it is thick. LoHAKA. The part remaining LOKA. To ftavour; to season of a broken thing. with salt. LoHAilE. A bone in the lower LOKABO. A notch in o. knife, part of an arm ; the bone in phtte, etc. the front leg of animal above LOKADU. A space under an the momo ; a bone used fur a overhanging rock. trumpet. Pl. diphare. LOKALA. A number of camel­ LOHARO. A cleft in a rock, or thorn trees. z LoKASIE. A location, Int. LOK.URWANA. A stony co11ntry. LOKELELA. To till up, as a. pot LoK.WAJIO. A skin bag. in which soft food is boiling LoKWALO. A writing; a book; and sinks down ; to cram with a letter. words and go on talking. LoLUt:A. To go straight to a LOKGAIIA. A small hill. place. LOKGABANA. A small stone; a LoLAMISA. Oaus. of lolama= pebble. Pl. makgabana. Siamisa.. LoKGEitE. A dry, waterless LoLE. Perf. oflwa. country. LoLF;A. Empty. LOKGOBE. A pool of trampled LOLEME. A tongue. Pl. diteme. water; a muddy pool. LoLENWANA. A tonsil; a uvula. LoK.GOPO. Crooked. LoLESE. Smallness of stomach LoKGWARAPANA=Lokgarapana. or chest, as from hunger, or LOKGWARE. A male springbuck. rapid growth. LoKHADU. An egg-shell, or LoLOLA. To speak nicely. piece of egg-shell of fow 1 or LoLORA. ~·o wake away with a bird. person's things by wasting or LoKHEHE, Light in texture ; eating ; to take things from a brittle. person and give them away. LOKHIBE. A group of mokhibe LOLWALA. A stone for grinding trees, lnt. · on ; a nether millstone ; n LoKHUK.HWA. Lokhukhwa loa mill. bonche, a drove of ostriches LoLWAPA. The front court, or L 0 K H UTL O. Hump-backed; ya•·d of a house; the hedge of having a stooping gait ; going a front yard. along with head bent down. LoMA. To bite; to sting; to LoKOCWANA=Lomiitana. cup ; to eat the firstfrnits. LoKOLOLA. To break, or cut off Pass.loii.wa. Golomaii.waga, at a joint; to alter the position to begin a new year. Go loma of meat in pot by putting that tsebe, to speak secretly to, to at the top which was at the !five information to, as of an bottom. mtended th~ft. LoKOPO. A sickness in goats Lo)!AGANA. To be united; to whiclt makes them as if mad. be joined together. LoKORO. A piece of wood bent LOMAGANYA. To unite; to join like a bow. together. LoKOTLA. To break to pieces or LoMAMA. Withered berries that splinters. have died on the tree. LoKOTLEGA. To become broken LOMANA. To bite each other; to pieces, or splintered. Used to fit together nicely, as two of meat when thoroughly ten­ pieces of wood. der. Used of a person when Lo.MANYA. To fix two pieces of utterly exhausted, or fatigued. wood, etc., nicely together. LoKOl"SA. To sweeten the mouth; LOMAO. A needle, or long awl to remove a bad taste from the for sewing skins; a needle. mouth; to dry up saliva when LoMAPO. A peg; a nail. too abundant. LoMATI. A board; a plank; a LoKOYE. The collar of a kaross; table ; a desk. Lomati lo lo the hem of a moses. kwalelaii., a writing desk, or Lmw. A number of mok11 thorn tablet. trees. LOMA"r&ANA. A smalllomati. LoliATSANYANA. A very small LoliOL:EL.\. To separate for. lornati. Lol!OLELWA. To be sepat"ated LOMEGA. To become bitten; to fur. have blood drawn by cupping; LoltoLOTSA. To cause to sepa­ to cnp. rate. LmiEGELELA. Go lomegelela Lol!ONOKO. A difficult or steep mahoko, to make a false ac­ place in a hill or cliff. cusation against. LoM6TA. A wall; the wall of a LoliEGELELWA. To be falsely house. 1tccused. Used al•o of a co1v LOl!O'l'ANA. A little wall. which takes another cow's calf LoNA. Ye; you. Personal pl'O· after Iter own has died, and noun, third person pl·ural. also of the calf so taken. Kgo­ LONAKA. A horn; a tusk. mo e lomegelelwa namane, the LONAKANA. A little horn. co1v suckles a calf not her own. LONALA. A nail of a finger or Namaue e lomegclelwa kgomo, toe ; a spur of a cock. the calf sucks a cow not its LONAMAGADI. A number of own mother. females. L o M :E G w A = Lomcgelelwa. LONAO. A foot. Kgomo e tla lomegwa namane, LONAO. See LoNAO. the cow will give suck to a calf LoNKO. A pleasant smell; !t not its own. Namaue e tla taste ; a llavour. lomegwa kgomo, the calf will LoNOKGO. The thin end of a be brought up by a cow not its tsambok, Int. own mother. LONONA. A number of males. LOllEKU. A piece of the rind of LoNYACO. A byword; contempt; sweet reed. Pl. dimeku. contemptuousness; di•honour. LoltELA. To fix or let in, as one LONYALO=Dinyalo. piece of wood into another ; to LONYANA. :Many children. morti•e ; to bore a hole in an Lo:&ANA. Wormwood. alw handle for the axe. LoNANALE. Dry makatane ; LonELETSA. To deprive a person dried fruit. of an animal by letting it wan­ Lo:&ocwANA. Dim. of lomota. d~r on unchecked when one LONOLA. Moisture ; dampness ; might have turned it back; to w~tness; damp ground after leave cattle alone and suffer rain. them to wauder. Lo:&o t•:E. A channel; a gully; a LOliEPA. A piece of honey- dP<'P ditch. comb with honey in it. Lo:&w ,\. Pass. of loma. LomPI. Fatty membrane en­ L66u6. A shed at a chief's closing the bowel•; a peri­ kgotla; a shelter made of poles. toneum; a caul. Loonu. See Lonu. LolHJI'ANA. A little wall. LOODll'SE. Pmf. oflootsa. Lol!OLOGA. To become separatP. LooKA. A grove of white-thorn Lol!OI.OGANA. To separate mu- tt·ees. tually. LooKWANE. Oil; the oil of fat. LoliOLOGANYA. To cause to Lo6NYANA. A flock of lambs. septtrate. Loo·ro. Dimness. Letsatsi lo LoxoLOGANYE. Perf. of lomo- looto, the suo is dim. Looto loa logana. mo~i, the dimness caused by a LoxoLOLA. To separate; to be­ cloud of smoke. come separate. Loo·rsA. 'l'o sharpen ; to grind on a grindstone. Perf. looditse. J,oRATO. Love. Pass. luodiwa. LoltE. A spea.r handle ; a long LOOTWANA. A little looto. staff. Pl. dinthe. Lore loa LOPA. To ask; to ask for; to gatwa, the crooked is made, or beg; to beg from ; to ask a can be ma.de, straight. Pula favour. Perf. lopile ; pass. ga e gate lore lokgiipii, the rain locwa and lopiwa. is very gentle. LoPALALA. To stand or be up­ LoR:EME. Young grass; unripe right. or watery. Used of pus, etc. LoPALO. A scabby disease in Lou:EPil. Too wet, as clay with sheep and goats. too much water in it. LoPANE. A large edible cater­ LORIBA. An overhanging fore­ pillar, Int. Lobaka lo se lo­ head, as of a baboon. Used of pane, a very short time or a bow on wagon tent to give distance. shade. LoPAPA. A shallow pool of rain LoRILE. Pe1j. of Liira. water. L oR ITO • Stewed meat well LOPARA. The upper and inner stirred up. part of the thigh of a man and LOROLE. Dust. Pl. dithole. male animal. Not used of a LOROLENYANA. Fine dust. female. Loigapu. and lehatlba. lllAGARIPA. Ma.• e .,. mngaripa, MAIIATSHE. Pl. oflehatsbe. stones with sharp cutting MAH~:LE. A number of lehele eclges. bucks. liiAGARE. Pl. oflegare. MAHELEPE. Swelled. MAGETLA. Pl. of lt>getla. MAHELO. Pl. of helo. IIIAGOANA. Pl. ofleg<,ana. 111AHERECOKO. A jumble or MAGoB:E. Pl. ofmogobe. confusion. MAGODU. Pl. oflegudn. MAHEREHERE. Pl. of lehere- 1\IAGOGO. Pl. ofbogogti. here. MAGOGWE. A kiud of small vi- 111AHETLA. Pl. of lebetla. cious wild animal. MAHIKA. Pl. of lehika. MAGOKO. Pl. qflt>goko. MAHIRIRI. Cartilage; cartilage MAGOKON. r oung locusts nearly of ribs. No sing. ready to ftv. MAHISA. Pl. oflehisa. Increase MAGOLA. Pl. of legola.. of lent cattle. MAGOLE. Pl. of bogole. 111AHODILE. Indistinctly ; not M AGOLOLO. Pl. of legololo. clearly (of hearing). Ba utlwa . MAGOME=Masbome. mahodile, they hear intlis­ MAGOMEAGOME = Mashomeasho- tinctly. me, numberless. MAHOHORA. Pl. oflebobora.. MAGOPA. Pf. oflegopa. MAHOilWANA= Mamphorwana. MAGOPELO. Pl. of legopClo. MAROKO. Pl. oflehoko. News. MAGOI!OGO. Pl. ofbogorogo. MAHOKWANA. A number of he- MAGOROl!ECHO. Mediciue used, goats. u.s rrgot of rye. MAHOTLHO. Pl. qf!Photlho. MAGOSANA. Pl. ofkgosana. MAHUI!A. The whole of the MAGOTE. Botlhoko yoa magote, chest; the upper part of the fever. body. MAG01'LHO. Pl. of legotlho. MAHUBE. Red sky; red tinge MAGOLO. Pl. oflegolo. in the sky; joints of meat. MAGOTUTUA. Pl. oflegotutua. MAHUBEHUBE. Very red. 1\[a. MAGOU. Pl. oflegou. hubebube a dinama, many MAGWAGWA. Pl. oflegwagwa. joints of mPat; much meat. MAGWAKA. Pl. oflegwHka. MAHUMO. Pl. oflobumo. MAGWARA=Mn.l{wata, Int. MAHUPU. Pl. oflehupu. MAGWATA. Rough ; uneven ; MAHUPUHUPU. Swelled and untutored; ignorant. bruised through being beaten. MAGWATLAPA. Pl. of legwa• MAHURA. Fat. tlaJ-a. 1\IAHURE=Segotlo, Int. MAHUTI. PI. oflehuti, MAKALANA. Pl. OJ mokalana. MAHUl'O. Pl. oflehuto. MAKANTSA. Pl. o.f lekant•a. 1\iAHUTSANA. Pl. of bohutsana. MAKANTSANA. Pl. of leka- MAIBA. Pl. ofleiba. nt>allll. MArBI. A swoon. MAKANOKANO=Ma.kenokeno. l\1AIIH. A superior kind of Kafir MAKANYANA. Pl. of lekanyana. corn ; millet. MAKAPE. Pl. of leka.pe. MAIKAELJl:LO. Pl. ofboikaelelo. l\1AKATANA. Pl. of sekatana. MAIKANCHO. Pl. of boikancho. MAKATA:-IE. Pl. oflekatane. MAIKANO. Pl. ofikano. MAKA1'LA. Pl. of lekatla. MAIKEOLO. Diversities of MAKAU. Pl. oflekau. opinions ; heresies. MAKAUANA. Pl. oflekauttna. MAIKEPO. Pl. ofboikepo. MAKAUDI, Pl. oflekaudi. MAIKUTLWO. Pl. of boikutlwo. MAKE DJ. Pl, of lekedi. MAILA. Pl. of moila. MAKEKETE. Rough, or with MAIN A. Pl. of leina. small notches on the edge, as a MAINANE. Pl. ofleinane. knife, etc. MAINANYANE. A few names. MAKENOKENO. Capricious; MAIO. Pl. of leio. chaugeable. MAIPEI. Pl. qfleipei. MAKETE. Pl. oflekete. MAIPELO. Pl. ofmoipelo. MAKGABANA. Pl. of lokgabana MAtPHETLHo. Pl. ofboiphetlhO. =Mayana. MAISHO. Pl. oflei•ho. MAKGABE. Strings covering the MAITIROLO. First-born of babes nakedness of children and aml animals, but chiefly of the heathen women. latter. No singular. Nwana MA KGA BETLA. Thin slices, l'r oa maitibolo, the first-born small pieces of meat, wood, child. etc. MAI'I"ISHO. Pleasant conversa- MAKGABETLELA. Minced meat; tion; friendly clntt. meat chopped in very small MAI'l'LHAPEJ.o. Pl. of leitlha- pieces. pelo. MAKGABI. Pl. oflekgabi. MAITLHAPEillSHO. Luxuries. MAKGADI. Pl. of lekgadi. MAtTLH6. Pl. qfleitlho. MAKGAEGE. Stones with sttw- MAITJ.HOMO. Pl. of boitlhomo. like edges, Int. MAITLHOM6. Pl. of boitlhomo. MAKGAGOKGAGO. Rags; very l\iArr6K6. Pl. ofboitoko. ragged garments. MAITSEANAPE. Pl. of moitsea- MAKGAKGA. Audttcious ; im- nape. pudent; forward ; impudence. MAI'l'SEOANAPE. Pl. of moitse­ MAKGALO. Pl. ofmokgalo. oanape. MAKGAMA"l'HA. Dirt, or dirti­ MAITSEBOA=Maitsiboea.. ne•s from being smudged with MAI"l'SIBOEA. Evening time ; milk, etc. ; lilt h, or filthiness; about sunset ; this afternoon. gr<'ase, etc., on unwashed pots; l\IAIY AD!. Pl. ofleiyadi. excess. MAIYANE. Pl. of hoiyane. MAKGANATHA= Makgamat.ha. MAKABA. Pl. oflekaba. MAKGAPHA. An abomiuation ; MAKAKA = Masetlhaoka. abominable. 0 mttkgapha= MAKAKABA, Pl. oflekakaba. 0 ma•hwe. MAKALARA. Larga. U•ed of MAKGARAPANA. Pl. of lekgara­ eyes. 'l'hi<·k. Uscdofamealie pana. cub. No sing.. MAKGAREBE. Pl. oflekgarebe. 1\IAKGASA. Tatters ; hanging MAKHOA. Pl. of lekhiia. •tdps of old ga.rments. 1\IAKHONKHOBE. Pl. of lekho· MAKGASANA. Old, tattered gar· nkhohe. ments hanging in strips. MAKHUE. Pl. oflekhue. MAKGATHI. Pl. of lekgathi. MAKHUBU. Pl. oflekhubu. !Swarms of locusts. MAKHUYANA. Pl. oflekhuyana. MAKGATHIKGATHI. Ba ikgao- MAKHWAHO. Pl. of lekbwaho. ganya makgathikgathi, they MAKIKIANA. Pl. ofmokikiana. divide themselves into parties MAKITLANO. Pl. of lekitl.anii. or groups. MAKOA. Pl. of bokiia and lekiia. MAKGATLHANO. Pl. of kgatlha- MAKOHO. Pl. oflekobo. nO. MAKOKO. Pl. of lekiikii. MAKGFmA. Much torn; ragged. MAKOLOI. Many wagons. MAKGi:LE. Pl. oflekgele. MAKOLOLWANA. Pl. of lekiilii- MAKGEME. Watery; always run- lwana. ning. Used of eyes. liiAKOKOMA. Pl. oflekiikiima. MAKGi:N'wi:. Pl. ofkgefiw~. MAKOLONKWANE. Pl. of leko­ 111AKGETH6. Pl. oflekgetbii. Jonkwane. MAKGICTHU. P/. of lekgethu. MAKOLWANE. Pl. of lekolwane. MAKGOA. Pl. of lekgiia. MAKOLWANYANE. Pl. of leko­ liiAKGOBA. Pl. oflekgiiba. Jwanyane. 1\IAKGOHOLO. '!'hat which is MAKOPANELO. The meeting or brought up by belching; the joining places. oft'sconring•. From kgobJia. MAK6Ti:. Pl. oflekiite. MAKGOLA= MHkgat)a, MAKU. Pl. ofmoku. MAKGOLELA. A certain position MAKUBELO. The last milk in a of the dice. sack, which needs shaking to MAKGOLO. Pl. of legolo. Hun­ get it out. dr~ds. MAKUKA. Pl. oflekuka. MAKG6Mi: = Leshwe. Filth: liiAKUKU. Just when dawn b~­ dirt. gins ; before daylight; at cock MAKGOXOKO= Leshwc. crow. MAKGONWANA. Pl. o.f bokgo­ MAKUKUNOPU. Ridges, or swell­ :iiwana. ings with ridges between. MAKGOPE=Lopalii. MAKULA Coolies (hybrid). MAKGOTLA. Go tlhaha makgo­ MAKUMAGANYANE. Divisions; tl.a, to b~ restless ; to move parties ; isolated groups, or from place to place when lying families. down, as one in pain. MAKUNANTSHANE. A few people MAKGOWANF.. A kind of eagle. remaiuing after the greater MAKGWAHO. Pl. oflekgwaho. part have left. MAKGWAKGWA. Pl. of lekgwa· MAKHWAHO. Pl. oflekhwalw. kgwa. li1AKWAKWA. Pl. of lekwakwa. }fAKGWARA. Pl. of bokgwara. MAKWALO. Pl. oflekwalii. }IAKGWAltAPANA. Pl. of lekgwa­ MAKWATI. Pl. o.flekwati. rapana. MAKWEJ,E. Pl. oflekwele. MAKGWERE. Ke ye)e makgwe­ MAKwi:·ri:. Pl. oflekwete. re, I am confused ; I have for­ MAKWETEKWIO. Pl. oflekwete- gotten it through a confused kwiii. !wad. MAKWIKEDITRHEGO. Roughness, liiAKIIAllA. Pl. of lekhaha. Int. MAKIIAHE=·Makautsana, Int. MuA. Pl. of lela and bola. M.u•. IJHDI. See 1\hrALAI!ADl. MUIALALELA. To go to without :MALAO. Pl. of bolaii. Lecholii stopping. )a malaii, a hunting party MAMAIIELA. To stick to; to sleeping out one night. cleave to. MALATSI. Pl. of lPts>ttsi. MAMATHWANE. A bat. Pl. bo­ MALEA. Pl. ofbolea. mamat.hwane. MAI.EBAGAN. Similarity in ap- MAMA'fLELELA. To repair, or pearance. biud up a weak or broken MALERELEBE. Any part.icular thing. place not mentioned by name. MAliiENA. Pl. oflemena. MALEBOGO. 'l'hanks; thank- MA MINA. Mucus from tbe no•e. offerings. Mnnsr. A solitary male giraffe. liiALEHU. Pl. oflelehu. MAMMPA. Meruti e le mammpa, MALELAKOKWANE. Vultures. the shadows leng'hen towards MALELE=Mabebe. tlJC east; it is getting evening­ MALELE. Pl. of bolC!e. time. MALENWANA. Pl. oflolei1wana. MAMOGOLO. An aunt; motlwr's MALEO. Pl. of bol~o. elder si-ter. MAI.EPA. Pl. of lele:pa. MH!OSHO. After dawn, and be- MALEPE. Ba ba tshcla malcpe, fore sunrise. t.hey go to help others in pick­ liiAMPAMOSIDI. A diviner, lnt. ing, having finished their own MAMI'AMO'rHO. A. diviner, Int. -plots. Mnii'HOI\0. PI. oflPmphoL"O. MALETLA ~Yo. Mutual likings; MAMPHOIIWANA. Pl. of lempho- friendships. rWRilR. MALO BA. Lately; a short time MANA. To clry. l\lana a di- ago. nose, honeycomb with lan·re in MALO BAAMAA BANE. The day be­ it. fore yesterday. MAI(AKE. A star near the MALOBOLOBO. Drenched; satu- •onthern cross. mted. MAI(AMAMETSA. To help that MALOKO. Pl. of boliikii. which fails; to supply that MALOKOLOLO. Pl. of lelokololii. which is lacking. MAI.OMA. An uncle; a IUOther's MANANA. Young; tender; green. brother, younger or older. Mabele a manana, green, or Maloma. n. 'fan, 'fan's uncle. tender corn. J\IALOMAAGO. Your uncle; thy MANATHO. Marks in food where uncle. some has been taken out. MAT.o~rAAGWE. His uncle. 11-IA NA'!'I,A. Pl. qf bonatbt. MALOMAAYO. Your uncle. MANCHE. Pl. ofboncbe. MHoliE. My uncle. MANCHO=KH tie ke itse, with a 1\l.uoMm. See MMALOMMI. dew to ; in order that; and MALONWAI(E. Hard-hearted; then. trea.cherous. MANCWE. Pl. qf lencwe. MALWAPA. Pl. oflolwapa. }lANE. Four. Mushome mane, liiALW~:·rsE. Pl. of bol"'etse. forty. Mashome a le mane, MutAGWAI. A kind of lizard. forty. MAMAISA. To use a weak thing MANEGA. To fasten or paste on; carPfully ; to be careful of a to overlay. weu.k thing. MANEGJI,E. Perf. of man£.ga. MHIALALA. To go quickly; to He se manegileii gouda, that go without stovping. which is overlaid with gold. MANEGWA. Pas... o.fma·•ega. MANYAPBIRJ. Pl. qflenyapbiri. :M ANEL6. Mane!C• a dipodi le MANYEBA. Internal soreness of dinku, the time for ·giving the body through a burdPn, etc. kidg and lambs to their mo­ MANYEDI. Pl. qf!en~·edi. thers; afternoon. ·J!'rom nela. MANYEDIANA. Pl. of lenyedi­ MAN El' E. See MMANETE. ana. 'l'he mumps. MANKGWEDI. Pl. of nkgwedi MANYEDIYEDI. The lights of and logwedi. many fires. No singula.r. MANKGOLU. A word PxprPsRing MANY EKETSHANE. Pl. of lenye­ scorn or derision. M>Lnkgolu ket•hane. a motho, the shadow of a man; MANYEL6. Pl. oflenyelii. a la.zy and useless person. MANYEMUNYEMU. Very wet; MANKOPA. The loins. drenched ; saturated. MANKU. Many sheep. MANYENA. Pl. of lenyena. MA..,KWITSIPI. The loins; the MANYERE. Much cooked, as back part•. meat; much cooked and still MANNK. Perf. ofmana. watery, as boiled corn; sod· MAN NO. Pl. of bonno. den. MANO. See MANNO. MANYERENYi:Ri:. Very wet; MANOKWANE. Pl. ofbonokwane. drenched; saturated. MANOLOGA. To arise; to get. up; MANYETO. Pl. of lenyetii. to become loose, or detached, MAN ? Who ? Kgomo e ke ea as stones from a cliff. ga maii? whose ox is this ? MANOLOLA. To raise up, as a MANA. Pl. o.f leiia. stone with a lever; to force up. MANANA. Pl. of 1noiiana and as a fast stone; to loosen ; t.o leiiana. pull off, a.s paper from a wall. MANATANA. Beef steak•; fleshy M ANON. Pl. of lenoii. pieces of meat cooked in tbe MAN6:N6N6:N6. Anguish ; sor­ kgotla. row of heart; sensati•ms MANAU. Pl. ofleiiau. caused by tickling= Masisi. MANMAN. Whosoever. Maniiiioniiiio a pelo, heaviness MANODU. Pl. qf leiiodu. of heart through sorrow. M ANOLE. Pl. of leiiiile. MANONONONO= Manoiiiinoiiii. MANONOBADI. Pl. of leiiofio- MANOTO. Pl. ofleniitii. badi. MANTLOPANE. Pl. qfntlopa.ne. MANWANA. An aunt; mother's MANTSABANE=MatsabanP. yonnger sister. MANTAACHWENE. Pl. of Jentaa- MANWANE. My aunt. chwene. MA:Nw ATHO = Manatho. MANTsi:Tsi:. Pl. of lentsetse. MAO. A woman's private parts. }I ANTS HA. Caus. of mana. Used as a curse. 11-IANTSI. Many. MAODI. Pl. ofleodi. MA:VYA. Pl. of lenya. Sq•1arP. MAOKA. Pl. ofmooka. Go ya manya, to bP troubled, MAOKANA. Pl. of mookana. or wearied out. Go ba yesa. MAOliA. Boyale songs. manya, tu persecute, or annoy MAOMA. Pl. qfleiima. them. . MAONYANA. Pl. ofloiinyana. MANYAMA. AuspiciouR. U mo­ MAO'l'A. A group of gard~ns. lomo o manyama. Used of a MAOTI,HO. Pl. of leiitlhii. person who har:l wished anothPr MAm·o. Pl. of lekoto. well, and whose wishes had MAOl'WANA. Pl. o.fleotwana. been fulfilled. MAOWAN. Pl. ofleowaii. MAPAPA. Corn withered by sun MARAIIA. Mixed up; mudJled or frost. No singular. up, as much talkiu)l'. MAPAWA. Steep cliffs. MAKAltO. Used with nouns in MAPHAGA. Much torn; tatters. ma. Si'11g. and pl. MAKATHI. Pl. of leratbi=Ma- MAPHAKELA=Malroku. k~tat.bi. MAPHAK.WANE. Very fooliRh; MARATO. Pl. of lorato. not knowing what one does. MA~e~:KE= MaretE>, Int. MAPHARA. Widely di.touded, as MAltEI.E. A flock of sheep and nostril•. goats mixed ; a flock of goats MAPHATA. Cloven, as a hoof. alone. M.HHOI. Pl. of lAphoi. MAKELEDI. Pl. of boreledi. MAPHOKO. Froth left on the MAtlbt:E, M11tter on young ground by receding water, etc. animals at bit·tb. Pelo e mat·e­ MAPH01'0. Pl. ojlephoto. me, forget.ful. MAPHUIIWANA. Pl. of lephur- MAai:u:E. Discharge at bit·th of wana. young anim•.l. MAPHUTSE. Pl. of\ephutse. MAai:tti:lii:LA= Marere. MAPIN. Pl. of lepiii. MAREMO. Maremo a dikoloi, ?tfAPOliO. Pieces cut off. marks of whpre waggons have MAPONO. The Mat11bele. h:~d the hreak on. MAPONYE. A male springbuck. MAKETE. Pl. of lerete. Used MARA. Pl. ofbora. 'l'o distort, as a cor~e. or misrepresent words or acts. MARJITLHIVA. Pl. of moretlbwa. MARABARABA. Pl. oflerabaraba. MAltF.TO. A surname. Sing, MAtiADU. PI.. of leradu. andpl. MA RAG A. Pl. of moraga. MARIBELA = Mokatako. MARAGARAGA. Very muddy; MARIBI. Pl. of leribi. dripping wet; very abundant, MARIGA. Winter; in winter, or plentiful, as provisions for a MARIGEN. In winter. big feast. MAt!INEPE. The border ofa gar. MARAGO. The binder parts. Pl. den. No sing. of lerag(i and le.ago. The MARININI. Pl. oflerinini. bottom of a pot, woLden dish, MAIIHU=Maodi. etc. MAlliSHO. Pl. of lerishO. MARAKA. Pl. of leraka. A MAROBALO. Pl. of borobalii. market (hybrid). MAROHA. Pl. oflechoha. MARAKANCHANE. Pl. of letaka­ MAROHANA. Pl. of lecbobana. nchane. MAKOKA=Marwaka. MARAKANELO. Pl. ofborakane­ 1\IAtlOKOMoLOGO. An itching lo. ei'Uption. MARAKANWAGA. A number of MAROKU. Pl. ofborokll. thakaii.waga. MAKoL:E. Pl. of morole. MARAKEN. Mo marakeii., in the MAttONOPO. Pl. of leroniipii. market (hybrid). MAitOO. Pl. of leroo and lechoo. MARAMA. Pl. of lemma. MAROPE. Pl. ofleshopp. MARAliiARA. To be in want or MAROPHI. Pl. of lesbophi. in need of something. MAROPO. Pl. of leropii. MAKAN. Radiance; effulgence; MARORO. Pl. of lerorii. Win- brightness, as of rising and ter clouds with cold, but with. setting sun ; a ray of light. out rain. No sing. MARAPO. Pl. oflesapo. MAaoRonr = Maroro. 111An6s. Tattered ; mv.ny-boled ; MAsHEl'LH.t. Pl. ofleshetlha. much frayed. No sing. MASH!. Mtlk; •weet milk. MAROl'A. Hump-backed; of MASHOA. Pl. of leshoa. Used a stooping gnit. in the plural of different crowd• MA!to'l'HO. Bread (hybrid). shouting. MAno·raom. Pl. of lerothodi. MASHOGO. Pl. of!esbogo. 111An6TsE. Pl. of lesbiitse. MASHOGODI. Pl. ofle·hogodi. MARU. Pl. of !ern. MASHOKE. Reckle•s, Int. MAnum. Pl. of lerudi. MASHOKGOLA. Pl. of lesho- MARUKGWE. Trousers (hybrid). kgola. MARUMO. Pl. of lerumii. MAsaoL:E. Pl ~f lesbole. MARURUSA. Pl. of borurusa. MASHOME. Pl. of leshome. Ma­ MARITI'LWA. Pl. ~fthutlwa .. shome a mashome, number­ MARWAKA. 0 marwaka, he IS a less. good shot; be is a clever marks­ MASHOMO. Pl. of leshomii. man. MASHONWANA. Pl. of lesho- MASAGARANA. Pl. of losaga· ii.wana. ran a. MASHULA. Pl. ofboshula. MASAHA. Pl. of lesaba. MASHULO. Pl. of leshulii. MASAI. Pl. of lesai. MASHUSHU. Pl. ofleshushu. MASAITSIWEN. Pl. of bosv.itsi- MAsHtrr:E. A little way. Ba ea weii.. mashute, they go a little way; MASAKA. Pl. of lesaka. they move forward a little. MAsALELA. Pl. of lesalela. MAsHWA. Pl. ojbosbw,L. MASAPO. Pl. oflesapii. 1\IASHWABI. Pl. ~fleshwahi. MASARI. A large kaross of MASHWALO. Pl. ofleshwalii. hartebeest okins, lnt. MASHWASHUPA. Pl. of leshwa- MASARWA. Pl. ofmosarwa. shupa. MASE. Bran. MASHWASHWA. Strips of tobacco MASEDI. Pl. ojle3edi. lPaf cut up but not twisted. MAS ''GO= Mat•hegii. Used ··hiefty in the plura.l. 111As:EKA. Pl. of leseka. Long, MASHWATO. Lazy, Int. sour grass. MAsaw:E. Pl. of leshwe. Filthi­ 11IAsELAMOTLHAKA. Pl. of lese- ness; nasty. Mo masbwefi, in lamotlhaka. a dangerous position ; in fear­ 1\[ASELE. Measles (hybrid). ful circumstances, as in a MASEUSF.. Measles (hybrid). battle, or a burning house. MASE~AMELO. Openings ou a MASHWEBELEGA. Pl. ofleshwe- wall between the rafters; eaves belega. of a verandah where tltings are MASHWELE. Pl. ofleshwele. kept; overhanging grass and MASHWELE =Mash wele. rafters in front of the doorway MASHWELWA. A widow, Int. of a hut. 111ASIBI. Pl. ojlesihi. MASEPA. Hnman dung. MASIELA. Pl. of lesie!a. MASEl'EDI. Pl. ~flesetedi. MASILO. Pl. ~flesilo. MASETLANA. Di•trPss. MASIMO. Pl. of tshimo. 1\lAs:E·rLHA. Pl. ofle•etlha. MASINAGOGE. Synagogue (hy· MASE'l'LHAOKA. Pl. of lesetlha- brid). iika. MAsrsr. Sensations caused by MASH=Masbi. tickling. MASHALA. Pl. of Jeshala. MASITE. Bee•wax. MASHEPA=Masepa. MASITLIIA. Pl. oj'lesitlha. MA'rA. Voracious; insatiable. MATLAliETLO. Pl. of letlametlo. 0 yele mata, he has eaten up MA'l'LAPA. PI. of letlapa. all the food. MA1'LAPUTLAPU. Very wet; MATAGWA. Pl. ofletagwa. drenched; saturated. MATAMA. To stick to; to be MATLA'l'LA. Pl. of letlatla. 'fhat joined together in layers. which springs up after last MAT AME. Perf. of matama. Se year's growth. rnatame mo go se, it sticks to MATLAWANA. Pl. ofletlawana. this. MATLEKETLEKE. Very full; MATANE. A kind of wingless abundance. locust ; wages (hybrid). MA1'LET~ETLE'l'SE. Very full; MA'l'APETA. 0 ruata.peta., he is abundance. covered with blood, mud, etc. MATLHACO. Tsatsi yamatlhacii, MATARELA. To be adhesive; to washing day; Saturday. stick to. MA'l'LHADIO. Pl. of letlhadio. 111ATEANE. Pl. of letea.ne. MATLHAGA. Useless; irrepar­ MATED!. See MMATEDI. able. Used chiefly of iron MATEGELE. Pl. of letegele. things, and in the plural fot·m. MATEN. Deep thingd; mys· Lehat•he le cogile rnatlhaga, teries. the land is full of strife, or talk MATEPETA. Very wet; poor, or of war. lean, of meat. MATLHAGAJtE. Pl. oflotlhagare. MA1'HA. To throw down any wet MATLHAKAN. Mixed; motley. thing, as clay, etc. MATLHAKU. Pl. ofletlhaku. MATHACANE. Pl. ofletbacane. MA'rLHAKWANA. Pl. of letlha. MATHAITHAI. Indistinctly; con. kwana. fusedly; doubtfully; vaguely. MATLHALE. Pl. ofletlhale. Go utlwa mathaithai, to hear MATLHANAMA. Pl. of letlha­ indistinctly. naina. MATHE. Spittle; saliva. MA'l'LHANO. Five. MATHEGA. To be fallen on the MA1'LHANOTLHANO. Capricious; ground, as wet clay. changeable. MATHEKA. Disproportionate by MATLHAO. Pl. ojletlhaii. being small-waisted and broad· MATLHAPA=Dithoganii. shouldered. MA'l'LHAPE. Pl. of letlhape. A MATHUDI = MakatakO. drove of cattle. Used in the MA'l'IMELA. Pl. ofletimela. plural only in this sense. MA'l'LA. To run, as an ox ; to MA'l'LHAPELAPULA. Pl. of letlha· prance. pelapnla. MA'rLABA. Thickset; dumpy ; MATLHAII.E. Pl. of lellbare. bulky. Sticks for making a lolwapa MATLABANYANA. A little ma­ hedge. =Makakaba, Int. tlaba. MA'l'LHASEDI. The marks of MATLADIKA. Foul rubbish; filthy milk, etc., thrown or sprinkled refu•e ; dirty through milk, on. fat, ete. ; filthy through being MATLHATLHAPOLA = Ditlhatlha­ covered with blood. po]a. MATLAKA. Pl. of letlaka. MATLHATLHARAPA = Ditlbatlha· MATLAKALA. Large-sizeu rub- rapa. bish or sweepings ; refuse ; not MATLHA'I'SA. Vomit. necessarily foul. MATLHAU. Pl. of' letlhan. MATLALO. Pl. ofletlalo. MATLHA YANA. Pi. of botllJayana. MAnHAYE. Pl. ofmoUhaye. tigue, etc. Ke tsenyo matsaui, MA'l'LH6. Pl. ofleitlho. 1 am stiff and tired. MATLHOGELA. Pl. ofletlhogela. MATSADI'l'SADI. An intensive Offspring. form of mat•adi. MATLrr6ooLE. 0 matlhOgiile, MA'l'SAGALE. Grain growing in he is awkward; he is clumsy; patches; athickethavingpaths he is unsuccessful, as one who and opening• in it. fails to shoot anything. MATSAE. Pl. ofletsae. MA'l'LHOG6N6L6. Pt of letlhii­ MATSALA. A woman's mother­ giinolo. in-law. MATLHOKOLOCO. Pl. of motlho­ MATSALAGWE = Matsalaagwe. koloeo. MATSALAAGWE. Her mother-in- MATLHOKOTLO. Pl. of lttlbo­ law. · kotlo. MAl'SANKATSANKA, Many MATLHOLE. Ma.di a ma.t.lhOie, wounds. long shreds of curdling blood; MATSANKOTSANK6. Many blood coming from the nose wounds. after long bleeding. MA'l'SAPA. Pl. ofletsapa. MATLHOMAGANYANE. Pl. of MATSATSA. Pl. of letsatsa. A letlbomaganyane. group of ground squirrel holes; MAl'LHOTLHORA. Crumbs, or a warren. fragments of food. MA'I'SEBA. Pl. ofletseba. Wild- MATLHO'rJ.HORA = Matlhot lhora. looking ; sharp. MATLHWANA=Maitlbwana. MAl'SEBANA. Pl. of letsebana. MATLHWARE. Pl. qfmotlhware. MATSELA. Pl. ofletsela. MATLO. Pl. of utlo. MA'l'SETO. Pl. of letseto. MATLO. A prancing. From MATSETSE. Pl. ofletsetse. rnatla. MA l'SETSELEKO = Matsetselekwe. MATLOLOGANYO. Places for MATSE'l'SELEKWE. Circumspect; stepping over. watchful. MATLOLE. Pl. ofletlole. MATSHA. Pl. ofletsha. MATLOllO= Mabela. MATSHEGO. Pl. of letshego. MATLOMOLA. 0 rnat)omola pelo, MATSHERE. The discharge in he is a pitiable ohject. cbildhirtb; watery motions MATLOTLA. Pl. of letlot'a. mixed with blood. MA'rL6TL6. Pl. of letlotlo. MATSHEREMELA. J!'oul motions. MATLOTLOBO. Pl. of letlotlobo. MATSHEI'SHEl'HO. Bran from MA'l'OG6. Pl. of letngo. sifted meal; busks, etc., from MATOKWANE. A herb us~d for sieved grain. smoking ; the dagga plant ; Mat.hitshi. Pl. oflotshitshi. Indian hemp. Musrnoo6. Pl. of. letsibogii. MATOLOGA. To fall off, as plas­ MATSI'I'LA. Pl. ofmotsitla. tering: to fall off, as a piece MA'l'UDI. A verandah; the roof chopped off. of a ro. shA is unclean, as from child­ lliEGOTE. Pl. of mogote. birth or men•truu.tion. Eo o MEGWAN. Pl of mogwai1. medibela., •he who is unclea.u. MEGWASA. Pl. ofmogwasa.. MI£DICWE. Pl. of modicwe. MEGWELEGWELE. Pl. of mogwe- MIWIIIO. Pl. ofmodiho. legwele. MEIJILI!:. Perf. ofmela. MEHAGO. Pl. ofmohagii. MEDIMO. Pl. ofmodimo. MEHALO. Pl. of mohotlo. MJWISA. Vttns. of mcla. ll!lEIIAl!A. Pl. ofmobama.. AA ME HAllO. Pl. of mohamii. 1\IEKW ATL.\ = :\I~kotla. MEHAPH.-1.. Pl. ofmoh·tphiL. MEKWELE. Pl. ofmoklve)e. ME HA1'SA. Pl. of mohatsa. MEKWEPA. Pl. ofmokwepa. MEHAYANA. Pl. ofmoh•Lyana. MELA. 'l'o sprout, as grain ; to MEHENYANA. Pl.ofmohenyana. spring up, as a sucker. MEHI!:N. Pl. ofmohefi. MELACWANA. Pl. ofmolacwa.na.. MEHERO. Pl. ~fmohCro. MELAECO. Pl. of molaeco. MEHINYANA. Pl. ofm•Jhinyana. MELAHADI. See mmelahadi. MEHIRI. Pl. of mohiri. MEI,AMU. Pl. ~fmolamu. MEHI'fSHAN.I.. Pl. of muhitsha- 1\l~:LATo. Pl. ofmolato. nn. MELEGI. See mmelegi. 1\IEHOLO. Pl. moholo. llhLEGISI. See mmelegisi. MEHUUU. Pl. ofmohubu. MELEG6. See mmelego. MEHUl'A. Pl. ofmohuta. MELELE. Pl. ofmolele. MEIL.\. Pl. o.fmoila. MELEf,6. Pl. of molelii. MEILOLO. Pl. o.fmoilnlo. MELELWANE. Pl. ~fmolelwane. MEIPEL6. Pl. ofmoipelo. . MELEMii. Medicines. 1\IF:ITL.I.)IO. Pl. of moithtmo. MELETE. Pl. of molete. lllEI1'LASI. Pl. of moitlasi. MELETLO. Pl. of moletlo. MEU.DI. Pl. of mokaJi. ll'ront- MELE"rSA. Pl. of molet•Ao. G'l lets of shells. meletsa mathe, to covet ; to MEKAKA. Pl. nfmokaka. long for; to wi•h to posses• ; MEKALANE. l'l. of molmlane. to want to get at, so as to MEKALOBA. Pl. nfmoka.loba. quarrel or fight. 1\[EKAOTA. Pl. of molmota. MELO. Olf•pring. Sin~. and pl. MEKATAKO. Pl. of mokatako. See also mmelii. MEKAWA. Pl. of mokawa. MELODf. Pl. of molodi. MEKGABO. Pl. ofmokgotbo. liiELOliE. Pl. ofmolome. MEKGEKGETH6. Pl. of mukge- 1\h:r,o~o. Pl. of molomo. kgethO. MEJ,ORA. Pl. rifmoliira. 1\lEKGELEDI. Pl. ~fmokgClCdi. MEMECO. Pl. of mome~o. MEKGOKOLOSA. Pl. of mokgo­ 1\lEMEI;,A. Pl. ofmomela. kolosa. MEMELELE. Superior ; nublo ; MEKGON. Pl. of mokgoii=Ui- privileged. gwapa, lnt. MEMENO. Pl. ofmomenii. MEKG6a6. Pl. ofmokg<)ro. M~~l!O. Pl. of momo. MEKGWET.EO. Pl. of mokgweleo. :MF.NA. 'l'o fold up; to fol•l MEKHASI. Pl. of mokha.si. down ; to fold over. Pelf. MEKHISA. Pl. ofmokhisa. menne. MEKODUllETSA. Pl. of mokodu- 1\h:!ropa. fiana. MEROPOLOGANE. Pl. of moro- liEN-6s6. Pl. ofmoiiiibii. pologane. 1\lENOBU'fSA. Pl. of mofiobutsa. MERORODI. Pl. ofmororodi. MENOLOI. Pl. ofmofioloi. }!EaUBANA. Pl. of moruhuna. MENOP6. Pl. of mofiiipo. 1\olERUBISI. Pl. of morubisi. MEN6T6. Pl. of moiiiitii. MERUBISANA. Pl. of morubi- MEOEA. Pl. ofmiiea. sana. MEOPA. Pl. ofmoopa. MERU'fHWANE. Pl. of moru- MEOTLWANA. Pl. ofmoiitlwana. thwane. llb6PELANE. Pl. of moiipelaue. MEttUTI. Shadows. MEPAKO. Pl. of mopako. M ER IV ALELA. Pl. of morwalela. l\lEPilAKALEJGO. Pl. of mopha- MERIVALO. Pl. of mon·alii. kalegii. MESAKO. Pl. of mosakii. MEPHAKWANA. Pl. of mopha­ MESAMO. Pl. of mosamo. kwana. MESEDI. Pl. ofmosedi. llo!EPHA'l'O. Pl. of mophato. MESELE. Pl. of mosele. MEPHEKALEG6. Pl. of mophe- MESELAMOTI.HAKA. Pl. of mo- kalego. si\lamotlhaka. MEPHOlfO. Pl. of mophomo. MESEI'ELE. Pl. of mosepele. MEPHUTLU. l'l. of mopbutln. MESES. Pl. of moses. 1\IEPOPOTLO. Pl. of mopopotlo. MESETLHA. 'l'imes, Int. MEitABA. Pl. of mora.ba. M~:si:TLHO. Pl. of mosetlho. ·':& ··.\:~,_, MESHAWA. Pl. ofmoshawa. M~TSE. Water. Part. •·· Met•e MESHOPA. Pl. of moshopa. a le mantsi, muc·h water. Mo­ MESHUMO. Pl. ofmoshumii. tho eo o mmele o metse, a MESHWAN. Pl. ofmoshwaii. loose· bodied person. Pl. of MESHWESHWE. Pl. of moshwe- motse, towns. shwe. METSHE. Pl. of motshe. MESHWESHWELE. Cries; shouts. MEl'SHITSHI. Pl. of motshi- MESIHA. Pl. of mosiha. tshi. MESIKIRI. Pl. of mosikiri. METSI. Pl. ofmotsi. MESIMA. Pl. of mosima. METSILA. Pl. ofmotsi!a. M~<:SIPORE. Pl. of mosipore. METSIN. Mo metsiii, in the MESI1'LAPHALA. Hopping lo- water ; in the towns. custs. M1nsrn.A. Pl. of motsitla. MESITLWASITLWANE. Pl. of si- MEUANt;, Pl. of mouane. thva•itlwane. MEUBA. Pl. of mmuba. METEO. Ridicule. MEUPO. Pl. of moupii. METHALADI. Pl. ofmothaladi. MEYA. Pl. ofmoya. METHALE. Stripes. M~.<:YAKO. Pl. ofmuyakii. METHALETHALE. Mahoko a ga- MEYO. Pl. of moyii. gwe a meth•lethale, his words MHA=Mo ha. are lacking in cohes10n. UHAGii=Mohagii. METHEKGA. Pl. of mothekga. MHAPRA= Mohapha. METHISA. Pl. cifmothisa. MHERii=Moherii. METHUTRWA. Pl. of mothu- MHERU=Moheru. thwa. MRINYANA= Mohinyana. METICWE =Medicwe. MHITSHANA=Mohitshana. MJ.:TLAAGANA. Pl. of motla.a­ MHOKA= Mohoka. gana. MINA. 'l'o blow a nose. METLAN. Pl. ofmotlaii. MINET,A. Go minela mo tlaii, METLHA. Pl. of motlhn. Ko. to blow a nose in the house. metlha le metlha, for ever and MINOLOGA. 'l'o run out slowly. ever. Used of liquid. METLHABA. Pl. ofmntlha.bn.. liiNOLOSA. To pour out sluwlv, METLRAKA. Pl. of motlhaka. so as to keep back the sedi­ METLHANA. Pl. ofmotlhana. ment. METLHATLHA. Pl. of motlhatlho.. MITLWA. Pl. of mutlwa. Pa1·t. METLHOBOLOKO. Pl. of motlhii- e. JI.Iitl wa eotlhe, all the biiliikii. thorns. METLHODI. Pl. of motlhodi. MITLWANA. Pl. of mutlwana. METLHWA. Pl. t!fmotlhwa. MITLWANE. Pl. ofmutlwane. METLOBO. Pl. ofmotliibii. MMA. My mother. Used when METLOKOLOCO. Pl. of motlo- speaking to her. Mma Tau, koloco. 'l'au's mother. Allow me. METLOTSEDI. Pl. of motlotsedi. Mma, ke hue, allow me to METORO. Pl. of motoro. speak; let me speak. METOUTW ANE. PI. of motou- MMAB,\. An evening. Pl. baba. twane. MM AGO. Thy mother. METSA. To swallow; to swal­ MMAGWE. His mother. low without chewing; to de­ MMAKA. Praise him. vour. MMALA. Colour. Pl. mebala.. METSANA. Pl. of motsana. A MMUABADI, A babbler; a little water. chatt&t•er •. Ml!ALELA. To count, or reckon MMILA. A street; a way; a f,>r, or to him. broad road in a town. Pl. me­ MMALOMMI. A sm!!ll kind of hila. dove with a long tail. MMILANYANA. A little mmila. MMANEL"E. Ka mmanete, verily; M MINI. A dancer. truly. Mahoko a mm~nete, MMI'l'IEDI. A murJerer ; an true words. assassin. MMAPATSA. Sell him. MMITLI. One who rubs his MMAPATSI. A trader. From eye. bapat.~~.. MMrrsA. To call him. =Mo M»:APOLA. Crucify him. From bitsa. ~pola. MMITSI. A caller; one who li'IMATRDI. A lewd person. cries out. MMAUI. A seeker. M MODI. A teller of news. li'IM!i:. Ugly. Motho mme, or, li'IMODUHADI. A lazy one ; a motho eo o m me, an ugly per­ slugg11.rd. son. MM6u6. Tol!'ether. M»::E:. My mother; m >the•·· M:~~ou6Ll1:= Mosipori. Used when speaking of her. MMORA. To bi .. d bim. Let ! allow! let me! MMOKO. Chaff. Pl. meboko. MMEDI. Moco o le mmedi, MliOLA. A kind of tt·ee, Int. two. 1\IliOLAEA. 'fo kill him. MMEDIN. Mo mmediii, in the MMoL.U. A murd~rer. Pl. ba- body ; on the body. bolai. MMKHELA. Look angrily at him. MMOLEDI. A preacher; one who MMEHETSA. Oau~. of mmehela. tells to. MAIELA. Ke tla mmela, 1 will MMOLOKI. A saviour. dance with her. MMONA. To see him. MMELAHADI. A boaster ; a MMo:>~rsH,t. To cause him to proud one. s~e ; to show him. MMELE. A body; the body of a MMOI'A. Clay for pottery. Di· living person. P re- llMorLAl!YANA. Very small. moves a burdqn, M~IOTLWAl!E=Kuyane. MM~LO. A dance of two or MMu=Mbu, Int. more dancers. MMUBA. A pair of bellows. li'IMEODI. A shearer. Part. o. Pl. mauba. MMEREKI. A worker (hybrid). 1\IMUELEDI. An advucate. From bereka. llhiUI. ·A s;>eaket·. MliE'rA. To choke him. MMUIS.\. To cause him to MME'l'LIOADIKGON. A worker spe Lk. in wood; a carpenter. MMUISI. A reader. MMEl'SA. To beat him. MM USA. To cause him to retnrn. MMIDI. Mealies; maize. Pl. MliUSETSA. To cause him to mebidi. return to. MMusrro. A government. Part.o. MocHoTELO. Dry dung dust. MMUSHOLOSI. An avenger. MocHWA. An itching eruption. MMUSI. A ruler. MocHWANEDI. A dese•·ving one; Ml!Ul'H. A hare. Part. o. Pl. a worthy one. mebntla. Mocrrw ARI. A catcher ; one JlhiUTLANA. A little hare. who takes hold of. Mo. Him; her; in; amonl!'. MocHWARWA. A captive. Ke tla m•> thusa, I will help MocHWARWI. A captive. him. Mo tselefi, in the path. Moco. A nnit. Leshome leiiwe l\[o goa dihwa, this is done. ye le moco moD. we, eleven. Mo go diheii, in doing. 11-Iocii o le mmedi, twelve. An MOABERWI. A sharer; a par­ arrow, 'Int. taker. MocoHE. An old one. MoABI. A divider. MocoKODIA. Circuitous; wind­ MoABULA. Wide. Tsela ea moa­ in~!'. bula, a wide path. MocOLA. Tasteless. MoAGI. A builder. MocoLo. Narrow, of a kaross, MoAKAHADI. An adulterer; an plot of ground, etc. adulteress. · MocoMI =Mocumi. M oAK I. A liar. M oco PODIA= Mocokodia. MoALAHI. A healer; a doctor. MocoSA. A reed buck. MoALOLELO. A weaned calf Moco·rLo. A bush resembling just going to graze with its the mosilabele. mother. Mocucu. A room, Int. Moums1. One who gives suck; MocUMI. A hunter. a nurse ; a provider. Mocuor,om. A rebel. Mo.\NYO. A fat one. Used of MocWACWA. Spotless white; a child, calf, etc. snow white. J\foAPEI. A cook. MocwAISHO. A partially burnt MOAPOSTOLOI. An apostle (hy­ stump ; a piece of charred brid). wood; a stick from yesterday's MoATLHODI. A judge; an arbi­ fire. trator. MocwANA. One of the Becwana. MOATLHOLEDI. One who decides MocWATEN. A frntus of a dead in favour of. animal. MOBIP6. A weal. MocWATLHAPA. Young grass Monom. A sick person. g•·owing among the old. MononoDI= Mobodi. MOCWE. A root. Mocrri:Go. A purging; diarrhrna. MocWEDI. A fountain. A vulgar word. MoCWETSANA. A little foun- MocHINYANE. A scar, or stripe tain. from a cut from the forehead Mocwr. An arrow. to bridge of nose. MODEMONA. A demon (hybrid). MocHISA=Mokhisa. Moll I. Cord• forming the upper MocHOLA. A carrier; one who garment of a boyale girl; a takes hold of. root. MocHOli!ILO. Water running MoDIAKONE. A deacon (hybrid). from the nose. MoDIBONOKA. A willow tree. MocrroPHE. Spiral; twisted, as MoDICWE. A smooth black a bide trektow. lizar.l. MocrrosA. A solitary male harte­ MODIHABOSRTJT,.\. A worker of beest. evil. 1\foDIHAMERE. An apothecary. MoF.LEGISI. A helper in confine­ MoniHEDI. A helper; a servant. ment; a midwife. !lloDIHI. A worker; a m"ker. Mo:EI.i:LA. Go tsala moelela, to Modihi pula, a rain-maker. have a calf or kid every yeotr. Moomo. A feast; a concern ; Mo:EN:EL:E=Mo!menc, bit. an affair. Mo~:NYANA. Moenyana o pele, a MODIKOLOGO. 0 modikologo, he friend in front. is slow. MoENYEN. In, or from a MonnA. A snake's track, or stranger. · trail. Mo~::&. A st.rani!"Pr. Mo moeii, MooiMO. God. in the spirit. Moeii? what SPX MO DIP A. A domineerinl!" person; is it? Used of a child. a tyrant; an unstar~ ; one MoEPAKHUTI. A solitary male ruling without right. hartebeest MoDISA. A shepherd. MoEPI. A digger. MoDUBA. A small blackish ani­ Moi<:~. MoGACWI. A captive. Monu6LWANA. A small moduolii. MoGADIKANI. A rival; a trouble- MoDUPE. A slight sho"•er. some, annoying one. MoDUPI. One who dnpas. MoGADIKEGO. Stomach-ache. Momrru. A tree with whitish MoGADIKI=Mogadikani. wood. MoGADINWANA. An inferior M6F:A. A spirit. Miiea oa metse, wife ; any wife properly taken steam. except the first. MOEANTLO. 'l'he younger brother MOGAKABE. A black and white who takes his deceased bro­ crt>w. ther's widow to raise up child­ MOGAKOLODI. An adviser; a ren to him. counseller. Mo~;LJWI. A navel cord. MoGALADI. A complainer. Mooun. A milkPr. Moooooao. An unbrayed and Jl,[oGANE'fSI. An adversary. shrivelled up goat-skin. :MoGANI. A refuser. Moo6G6R6. A kloof having no :MOGANO. Mnscle at each side of outlet. neck; gristle. :MoGOHU. A large long-horned MoGANO. A breaking up, or cessa­ rhinoceros. tion of rain ; time for working :MoGOKAHADI. An adulterer. again after rain. MoGOKANE. A woman's sister­ MoGANONYANA. Slightly warm. in-law; a woman's brother's Used of thp sun. wife. MoGAN. At the time when; MouoKAU. Thy sister-in-law. when. Mogaii lo bonait, when MoGOKELO. A tying. you see. MoGOKONYANA. Many kgoko- MoGAI'A. Eyeless. Space from nyana bird~. which an eye has be<>n Inst. 1\IoooKo:N. Young locusts in the MoGATELO. A young heifer just stag~ p:evinus to flying; locusts taking the bull ; a young ox after chtlnging frum black to older than a kgiiiiwana.· r·ed. MoGATSA. The husband, or wife MoooKO'l'LOU. A very tall and of. Mogatsa Tau, 'l'au's wife. stout person. MoGATSAKA. My wife; my hus­ :MoGOLA = Legola. band. MoGOLABOSIGO. A stramonium MoGATSE. His wife; his hus­ plant. band. MOGOLAGAN. A kind of small MoGAU. A small plant poison­ corn-eating beetle ; a small ous to animals, lnt. =Mo­ bush with branches much in­ kgau. tertwined. MoGEGE. White; quite white. MoGOL~DI. A woman near to M6o6. See MM6G6. childbirth, Int. MoGOBAGOBETS!. A taskmaster. MoGOLEGWA. A c•tptive. MoGOBE. A pool of rain-watet·. MoGOLELd a narrow es­ wife. cape. MoGOLOWE. His elder brother, MoGOGABANYANA. A t.utor. or si•ter. MOGOGAIE. A very old per•on. MoGOLWANE. A superior per­ MoGoGI. A leader; a guide, as son ; one high in rank ; a coun­ tn a blind man. sellor of a chief; an elder. MoGOGORELO. A sheath for a MoooMA. A pick; a plough. spear. l'tlouoMA. A lordly one. MooO\IOl'SI. A comforter. mogolo, the other lutlf, includ­ MouOPE. A small hut having no ing the backbone. outside poles. MoHANA. A thick stick, or pole, MoooPo. A large wooden bowl. P•>inted, for making holes; a M o G6 P 6. Au empty ostrich crowbar. shell. MoHAPHA. The foot of a hill; MouoPoL6. A thought.. just below the pinnacle of a MooOPUN. Mo mog... puii, in the hill ; the lap of a hill. mogopo. MuHATLHA. A wild cotton bush. MoooTE. Warmth; heat of }lOHA'l'SA. A spike; a pointed body; heat of sun. Pobolo ea Hlake in a game pit. mogote, a fever. MOHAYANA=Moritshana. MoooTEL6. Pob ... lo ea mogutelo, MOHEITANE. A heathen (hy­ a fever. brid). MoGO'l'LHA. A trap; a trap MOHJ£LEPE. A childish person; made of a falling beam. . a traditionary foolish man, who MOGOYANA. A small raiu-pool. wished to live like a child. MoowAGADI. A man's father­ MoHEMEDI. A defender. in-law, or mt, or blade MoHIHADU. Black. jnst coming nut of the earth ; MuHIKAPl'I'SE. Acreepingshrub, the hanging blade of an ear of the root of which, when boiled, corn ; the leaf of a reed. Mo­ is a cure for headache. gwaii oa boyaii, a grass mat, MOHIKELA. A running at the lnt. nose from a cold, etc. MooWASA. Noun from, kgwasa. MoHIKWANA= Letlha.kwana. MoGWJ£. A son-in-law; a man's MOH INY AN A= Mohenyana. wif~' s brother ; a sister's hus­ MoHIN=Moheii. band. MoHIKI=Mohitshana. MooWELEGWELE. A kind of jay. MuHil'SHANA. A plain iron ring, MoGWJ£WAGAKA. My son-in-law. worn on the wrist. MoGW EWAKA. My son-iu-law. MoaocHWA. A kind of edible MoHAG6. l<'ood fur a journey. berry, lnt. MOHAG6NYAN.~. A little mo- MolfODISA. A healer. hago. MoHODISI. A healer. MoHALADI. Oue who has es­ MoHOHU. A troop of elands. car>ed. MOHOKA. A plant of a kind of MoHAL6. A small skin water­ corn ; tares. bag. MoH6K6. A person worthy of MoHAMA. The side of a person; praise. the shoulder, ribs, aud leg of a MoH6KWE= Mohiiko. sl;~.ughtered animal cnt off by MoH6Li;H6LE. A lnll in the the backboue. Mohama o wind; stillness ; silence. llfoHor.6. Poi•on. MorTIMOKANYI. A dissembler; MoHoLOLO. Naked; indecently a. hypocrite. exposed. MmTLAMO. A gil'dle ; a belt. MoHOLOKWANE. A shrill shout MOITLESI=Moitlamo. in the dance. MoiTLHO. A person blind in one MoHUBIDU. Red; scal'let. eye. MoHUBU. A large heal~d na\•el; Mol'l'SE. One who knows. a kind of tree, Int.; ameJicinal MoiTSEANAPE. A wise person; root, [nt. a prudent person. MoHUHUCO. Perspiration. MoiTSEOANAPE=Moitseana.pe. MOHUKUBU. A raven; a black MorrsHENKEDWI. A chosun one. crow. MOITSHEPI. A holy one ; a llioHULA. A female servant. saint. MoRUliAGADI. A chief wife; a MoKA= Yaka, Int. mistl'ess; a lady. MoKABA. Sometimes, Int. MoHUMANEGI. A poor one. MoKABEDI. An interpreter, Int. MoHUMI. A rich one. MOKABI. A kiud of tree, lnt. MOHUPOLODI. One who' gives MoKADI. The fat of a. bull-frog. breathing time; a re•t-giver. MoKADISIWANE. An oft-sent MoHUTA. A heap. Pl. mehuta. messenger; a right-hand man. MoauTSANYI. A curser. MoKAE. E le mokae? what MorKAEGO. A back to a form countryman is he? of what or seat ; a place, or thing for country is he ? leaning against. MOKAEA. One who testifies. MoiKANWI. A trusted one. 1\loKAEDI. A guide. MorKI<:PI. A wicked person. MoKAIKAI. A kind of bush nsed MOIKGATLO=Moitla.mii. by diviners. Ba mo yesit•e MOIKGOGOMOSI. A proud one; mokaikai, they have bewitched an upstart. him. MmLA. An abomination ; a MOKAKA. Jncol'l'igible ; im- detestation ; a. supel'stitions pudent in answering when fear or dread; something un­ scolded ; untama.ble. lucky, or forbidden. Se moila MoKALA. A. red camel-thorn =Se se ile;raii. tree. MoJLOLO. Medicine put to the MoKALABATA= Mokgalii. nose to see if life is extinct, MOKALANA. A young mokala. and to cause sneezing. MoKALOBA. A very strong man. MorMA. A pregnant woman. MoKANl'SA=Lekautsa, Int. MoniANA=Moima. MoKAOTA. One of the Makaota 1\lorPELO. Joy; gladness; plea­ peuple. sure. MoKAOTU. A vel'y old person, MorPOBODI. One who confesses; or thing. an inquirer ; a. ca.technmen. MoKAPU. Something thl'own up MorPoLAI. One who kills him­ and caught in the mouth by self. Moi polai eo o sa lelel wen, childl'en at play. a suicide. MoKARAGANA. Di ya mokara­ MorPOLEDI = Moipobodi. gana, they make a clacking MorT AOD!. A free one; a. self­ noise, as the hoofs of animals governing person. running. ·1\loiTHWAJJI. A_pregnantwoman. MOKARALALO. A fit. Morrrnor.6. N1vana oa moiti­ MoKASA. A block of wood; a b.,Jo, a first-l>oru chilJ. thick stump of firewood. MoKATAKO. A verandah round MoKGOPH6. A braying of skins a native hut. by rubbing between hands. MoKATISHWANE. A young ox MoKGORI. A glutton. just being trained. MOKG6R6. A pole; a stump, or ~loKAULENWE. Usedforbrother. dry trunk of tree; the sicle MoKAWA. A ground creeping post of a krall gateway ; a plant, having a melon-like fruit cross pole in a kra.\1 gateway; with blunt knobs. a cross. MoKEA. Not square; crooked; MoKGORONYANA. A water wag­ uneven. tail. MoKGABATLOLEGI. A gadabout. MoKGOSI. A loud shout. Go MoKGAB6. An orna.ment. ntsha mokgosi, to shout loudly. MOKGADI. A blasphemer; a Go iipa mokgosi, to call tu a slanderer. picii. MoKGAKO. Pitoa ea mokgako, MoKGOTO. A Coranna. a clean new pot. MoKGWA. A custom; a habit; MoKGALAGADI. A dweller in the a peculiarity; a hindrance. desert. MoKGWABU. The spoors of a MoKGALO. A wait-a-bit thorn drove of cattle, or a crowd of tree, or bush ; a hakdoorn. people. MoKGALORATSHE. A very small MoKGWASA. A loud cry, or thorn bush similar to the noise. Go ntsha mokgwasa., mokgalo. to cry aloud. MoKGARA. A lean, starved dog. MoKGWASH6. A loud rusb~ug MoKGARAKGATSHEGI. A wan­ noise. derer; a va.g-abond. MoKGWELE6. A pack-ox burden MoKGAU. Di yele mokgnu, they in a net. are poisoned by eating com MoKGWELE6=Mokgweleo. shrivelled in the sun. MoKHASI. Rushes: Chiefiyused MoKGEKG:E:-ra6. A shoulder, of the common rush. ribs and leg cut off by the back­ MoKHIBE. A kind of tree, Int. bone. Jl.IoKHISA. A stripe running MoKo:EL:E= Sekgele. across, as in cloth, or from a MoKGELEDI. A deep scratch; beating. a stripe. MoKH6H6. Light. Used of MoKGERWA=Mokgara, Int. wood, etc. MoKGETHISI. A tnx gatherer. MoKHUCHWANE. Short. MoKGOBI. One who reproaches. MoKHUTLA. An imperfect. set MoKG6B6. A reproach. of two tlhose skins, the thirJ MoKGOKG6~rA. A windpipe. being lacking; a hedge, Int. MOI\GOKOLOSA. A slope in de- :MoKHUTSHANE. Short. scending; a steep bank; a 1\IoKHUTSHANYANE. A dwarf. shelving off place. MoKIKELA. A very bad cold; MoKGOI,ASECO. A hook. catanh ; influenza. MoKGOmL6. A crow with a MoKIKIANA. A kind of tall tree, white mark on neck. Int. MoKGONA. Dirty; tilth. MoKIMA. Stout; stoutness; a MoKGON. A part of the boyalo stout person. and bogwera rites. MoK6. Marrow. MoKGOPAMA. A froward per­ MoKo. See Jl.broKo. son. .M6K6. See Mokii. MoKGOPANI•:. A kind of trc·e. MuKOA. A heap. MoKOAHADI. A weak one. it; a short-tailed or tailless MoKoBo. Mildew; mould; animal. moaldiness. MoKO¥WI. A despised one. MoKODI. A shower, lnt. Mo11.u. A thorn tree wit.h long MoKoou:E. See MoKoouw:E. thorns, and small hooked MoKODUWE. Poor. u.ed of thorns. animals. MOKUHISANA. A very slight MoKODUM~TSA. An abrupt de­ shower. scent; a sudden decline on a MoKuuo=Mokobo. bank. MoKUKUTHO. A bone at the MoKOKOMALO. A sudden and termination of the spine; a fatal sickness in cattle. bone at the tail of an animal. MoKOKO-rLETSI. A supporter; a MoKUKUTLWANA. Mokukutlwa­ succourer. na oa setlhare. A vein of a MoKoKoTLo= Mokotla.. leaf, Int. MoKOKOl'LELO. lmp<>rt~nity ; MOKWADI. A writer. importunate supplication. :MOKWAKWA. Trackless veldt, MoKOKW ANA. A quiver for Int. arrows. MoKWAKWANA=Mokokwana. MoKOKWANE. A kind of tree, MoKWANE. A rash on children; lnt. nettle rash. MOKOLA. Hmmorrha.ge from 1\{o 11. wA"rLA = :M,kotla.. the nose. Go dutla mokola., MoKWELE = Mokole. An ox . to h .. ve bleeJing from the nose. slaughtered at betrothal feast Go ntaea. mokola., to bray an ox by bny's friends. hide while sitting round it. MoKWEPA=Mokopa.. U •ed also of a person who Mou. A kind of tree with cannot run fast. edible fruit, I nt. The space MoKOL.I.NE. A kind of tree, Int. between two banks, things, MoKOLE. A well; a dug hole. etc.=Go lela mo pedu.ii, Int. MoKOLELA. A spinal cord. Mola. oa. godimo,a. rainbuw; the MoKOLJo:N. Mo mokole.ii, in a milky way. mokole. MoLACAN A=Molacwana.. MoKOLODETSI. The Baptist; a MoLACWANA. A brook; a. small baptizer. stream ; the dry bet! of a brook. MoKoLo= Mokgoknlosa. MoLAECO. A message. MoKOLOTISI. A cross examiner. MoL ALA.. A po-:~r one ; one hA­ MoKOl!E. A present of berries longing to a.u inferior tribe= or bulbs. 'l'ha.mo, Int. MoKONA. To suck out sap; to MoLALA.NYA.NA. A very poor •uck marrow out of a b. me. person. MoKON. Asteepaads. MoLATO. A fault; an error; MoLEY ANA. A small molele. blame. Ba tla mo naea mola­ Mot6o:E. Black murl, Int. to, they will accuse him. Ba MoL6B6. A piece of the lower tla mo pega molato, they will bowel of an animal, eaten by blame him. the head man of the family. MoLATODI. A gainsayel'. MoLoor. A sound, as of a MoLEBALEBJ. An overseer. musical instrument ; a wbisL­ MOLE HE. Such a man. ling ; taste ; flavour; savour ; MoLEBEDI. An oversE>er ; a pleasant smell. steward; one left in charge ; a MOLODIKANE. 'rhe wife of my watcher. husband's brother. MoLEBELA. Just after midday; MoLOI. A wizard ; a witch; a early afternoon. diviner; a J!Oisoner. MoLEBELEBE. Such and such MoLOMATSEBE. An informer ; an one. an imformant. MoLEBOSEGA=Molebosegi. MoLOME. A kind of large red MOLEBOSEGI. An apprond one. locust. MoLEKA. A small speck, or Mor,oMEGJ. A copper. purulent sore in an eye. MoLom. A biter; a cupper. MoLEKANE. A companion; a MoLoMo. A mouth outside the partner ; an equal in age. lips; a beak. 0 la a cwa m •• MoLELE. Long. Used with lomo, he opened his mouth in nouus in mo. speaking. Kgwediea molomo, MoLEL6. F'ire. Molelii oa ba­ the month for eatin!l'lirstfruits; d•mo, the will o' the wisp. the first month of Secwana yen•·. MoLEMA. 1'he left. SeatllL sa MotOMI:N. Mo molomufi, in th., molema, a left hand. 0 mole­ mouth ; on the mouth. ma, be is left-handed. l!J mu­ MoLONWANA. A little mouth. lema, it is crooked horned, one Molofiwana moyadilo, a greedy horn pointing up and the other one. · down. 0 molema, he is $poilt MoLORA. Ashes; soap. by having something gi,·e11 to MotOR!. A dreamer. him, a11d now expecting a repe­ MoLOl'LHANYI. A stirrer up of tition of the gift. strife. MOLEMAGALE. Large grass in MoLO'fSANA. A villain; a rogur. gardens, Int. MotOl'Wl!:. .Proud in gait or MoL Em. A plougher; a picker; man11er; finikin i11 dress, etc. a husbandman. MoLWETSE. A sick person. MoLEMO. Good; goodness ; MolrA. Go moma molomo, to medicine. shut I he month; to be silent. MotEOHI. A sinner. MoliECO. A throitt. MoLEPA. 1'he unbrayed thong Mo)IKLA. A sprout from a grain of a sandal. of corn, etc.; a germ; sprouted MOLI!:PERWI. A leper (hybrid). corn for beer. M or, El' I. A watcher; au obser- Moln:N6. A fold; a hem; the vor. white edgo of a karods. Moll6. The thin part of the calf l\ToNNI. An inhabitant. of a leg ; the lower bone in the Mo.~NONYANA. An old man; an leg of a person, animal, or old fellow; a little man. . bird. MONNYE. Small. Used with MoYOLOLA. Gn momolola mo­ nouns in mo. lomo, to open the mouth. MoN:VYENNYE. Very small. M6l10l'LA. To give stintingly; l\loNo. Here. A thumb. Mo· to speak with reserve. Go nwana oa mono, a thumb. miimiitla mahoko= Go pipitla MoNOKELA. Ka monokeht, one mahoko. by one; in order, or one by MoMUN6. A reed, etc., for suck­ one. ing up water through. MoNOKETSA. Ka monoketsa, MOMYE=Monyii,lnt.. one by one. Go monoketsa MoNA. 'l'o suck a thmg, a• a dikgomo, to take oxen one by sweatmPa~.• etc. Perj. monne. one. Go mona ka monwana, to ta~TSHI. One who takes out. neighbour. IIIONWABOYALWA ~ Monwioabo- Mo;o;KGO. A sm<'ll; !tn odour. yulwa. MO!IDIA. A man ; a younger }[oNWANA. A finger. brother or sister ; a ln:tu' ~ J\1oNWI. A drinker. sister-in-law, or brother-in­ MoliWJOABOYALWA. A beer law, yonn~er than his wife. drinker; a winebibbe•·• Munna OIL bona, their younger MoNYAlJI. A bridegroom. brother, etc. MoNYADWJ. A bride. )[oNNA!'IA= Monnonyana. MoNYAJ,WA=Monya.dwi. Mo:vNAl!OCWE. A shrub rcsem­ MoNYA6. A rebound, as of a hling broom. bullet. MoNNANI. A lame person ; a MoNYATSJ. A de•piser. helplessly lame person. MoNYic=Monyi'>, lnt. 1\losNAU. 'rhy_;voungcr brother. MoNYO. Dew. Mo:-~NAWE. Hts younger brv· MoNYOJlWI. A thirsty one. ther. MoN. A friend; a. nci~hhonr. JlloNNE. Pe1·[. ofmona. Moii ka una, my nei;{hbuur. Pl. baii.. 0 mort? what sex is milkeJ. Dia hula mootlwana, it ? Used of a child. they graze before being milked. Mo:NALA. A lawless one; a Dia goroga moiitlwana, they headstrong one ; one who dn­ are coming back to be milked. fies laws or customs. MoP A. Bee MMOPA. Mo:NANA. A kind of thorn tree, MoPAGAMI. A rider. or bush. MoPAKO=Mokgorii. MoNATilG6. A swoon; a faint­ Mm• Ar.o = Lopalii. ing fit; a stun. IMoPANE. A kind of tree, Int. Mo:NKANNA. My neighbour; my MoPA'l'I•:LE~'SI. A false witne•s. partner. MoPATT. One who journeys with llfo:N6B6. A cave ; a cave in a •nother. cliff; a natnral hole, or pit in MoPERESE~'l. A prie•t (hybrid). a rock ; a den. MOPEROFETI. A prophet (hy­ Mo:Nonu·rSA. A bone in an a.ni­ brid). mal's hind leg above the MoPHAKALEGO. A top cross- momo. piece; a cross-beam. llfoNOLOl. A lump of paste MOPHAKWANA. A cross-pole made oF loc11sts and berries. across the top of verandah Mo:No:Noi. 1\[0PITLWE. The month of MoOMANT. A scolder; a railer. March. J1100NYANA. A tall shruh, or M6P6. Bee Mlr6P6. weed with long seeds, which, 1\[opooo. A kinu of tree with when ripe, stick to clothP.s. edible fruit. MOOPA. A barren person, man :MoPOPO'I'I.o. A weal ; a mark or woman. Pl. meopa and left by a stroke ; a smooth part baopa. of nn animal's stomach. MooPEDI. A singer. l\IoRA = LoBELO, Int. Mo6PELANE. A shout of a re­ MoRAIIA. A sack for charms or turning army. medicines. Pl. meraba. Moono. 'l'he cuu of an ani­ MoitABANA. A small moraba. mal. MOJtACANA.· A small·morahe. Moo-rLWANA. A stick for thresh· MoitAEDJ. A tempter. ing wit.h ; cows and goats going MoRAGA. Mud. Pl. maraga. out to graze before being MoJtAGO. Afterwards. Moragu ga, after; behind. Kwa mo­ MoaEMI. A chopper; one who l"llgo, behind. Go sala worago, chops. to follow close after. MoREMOGOLO. A large dice, MoRAGON. AftPrwards. regarded as male. MoRAGORAGO. Long after. MoRENA. A lord; a. master. MoRAGWANA. A little while MoRENONOl'SHI. One who makes after. us able. MORAGWANYANA. A very little MoaEo=Morao. while after. MottEPO. A small ka.ross. MoaAHF.. A nation. MoRERI. 'l'he governor of a MORAHF.NYANA. A little nation. feast; one appointed to dis­ MoaAHO. A place where ochre tribute food. A declamatory is dug; a mine. preacher; a wnrner. MoRAHOLO. First food taken MottEtto. A discu•sion as to out for a head man. marriage arrangements. Le MORAKA. A cattle post. morEnO=le morOrO. MoJtALA. A kind of tree, Int. M.oltESHWEDI. One who died MoaALADI. A stripe; a streak ; for us. a newly married man; one \\ho 1\loRE"l'I.HWA. A bush bearing""" ralalas. edible hero ies. }I OltALO. A straight line.' MoRETO. A pet name ; a. term 'MoRAl!A=Thamane, Int. of endearment. MoRANAN. The 1110nth of April. Moauu. Human hair. Pl. me­ MoRAO. Medicine for smearing riri. hou•e wallo, etc. MoRl"l'SHANA. Alidofa.Secwa­ MoaAI'ATSE. A log of wood. na. pot, shaped like a basin. MoRAPELO. A pra}er; a suppli­ Moao. Gravy ; coffee grounds; cation. wHter iu which meat has been MoRAPELELO. A prayer for boiled. others; a supplicntion. MoaoBA. A young woman; a l\loRARA. A kin<.! of tree-climb- marriageable girl. Kgomo ea ing plant. morob>L, a heifer. 1\loJtAltANI!:. A small morara. Moaol!ANA. A strong person ; MoRAn:GI. A prt·c.ous one. a clever and able man. Pl. MoRATHO. A dam acrogs a. mero.bana. stream ; a. weir; a bridge. MottOB~NARE. A kind of gmss. MoRATI. A lover. MoRO BE. A bush bearing edible MottA"l'lWA. A loved one. berries which are quite. red MoRATIWI. A loveu one. when ripe. MoRATWI. A loved one. MoltOBI. A reaper; one who MoRF.. .Bewitching medicine ; harvests. poison. More o o bola.ea.ii, 1\IOBODI. Rust. poison. MORODU. .Hu.t. Mou:BA. A barren animal. Pl. MollOGANI. A cnrser. mereha. Mottoao. An herb; an edible MottEBOLOK!. Our Saviour. plaut, or shrub. 1\IOREETS!. A listener. 1\lmtOKA. A rainmaker. Moai':K!. A buyer. MoaoKo. Husks of gt·ain at"ter MoREKISI. A seller. stamping. 1\loREKU. Go ichwa.risa. more­ 1\IoROKO. A seam in a g>trment. ku, to masturbate. Used of a ~IOROKOCO. 'fhe milk remain. male. ing after calf or kid has sucked; milk of the second milking ; MoRUTWI. A learner; a student; the herd's portion of milk. a disciple. MoaoKWA. A busby country; a. MottWA. A son; a bushman. cluster of bushes; dark brown. Pl. barwa. Used of an ox with words iri MoRWADI. A daughter; a car­ mo. rier; a bearer. MoROLA.. The belladonna plant; MoRWADIA. Morwa.dia. Tau, the deadly nightshade. Tan's dau~~:hter. MoROLANA. A small morola. MoRWADIAKE. My daughter. Mmu)LE. A troop of large nu- MoRWADIE. His daughter; her weaned calves. daughter, MoRONWA. A messenger. MoRWADIO. Thy daughter. Moao:Nwr. A messenger. MoawAKA=Moroka. My son. MoaoPA. An earthen vessel used Used when speaking to. as a drum ; a dt"Um; a loud MoRWAKE. My son. Used noise made by animals run­ when speaking of. ning. MoRWALELA. A ftood. Moa6a6. Although ; while ; MoRWALO. A head burden; a seeing that. Ka le mororo, load ; a freight. seeing that. MORWAO. Thy son. Moaoaonr. Mixed. Used of MORWAU. See Morwa.o. colours; many coloured. MoRw A w:E. His son ; her son. 11-IOROilOMI. A trembler. MORWETSANA. A big girl; a MoitoRONWANA. A small moro­ damsel. romi. MosADI. A woman ; a wife. MoaoTA. Verylarge; immense; MosADINYANA. A little woman; immenseness. an old woman. MoaoT6. Urine. MosAKO. A large krall with MoROl'WANA. Semen. several gates ; an enc,.mpment MoROTOLWE. A passionate, of wagons arranged for cattle domineering person. to sleep in the centre. MoRUBANE. A milking vessel. MOSALA. A very large broad- MoRUBISI. An owl. headed fish, Int. MoaustSANA. A small owl. MOSALAGAE. A sta.yer at home. -MORUKUDU. A tamboote tree. MosALE. A survivor. MoaULE. December, Int. MosAMO. A pillow. MoauL6. An edible root. MosARWA. A bnshma.n. MORULWANA. A sma.Il morulo. MosATA. Imperious. Used of a. MoauNr. Morani oa mahoko, a. woman. =Mohuma.gadi. ta.le bearer ; a busybody. MosEBI. A ba.ckhiter. Moauo. A possession. MosEDI. A small edible root. Mmm·raWANE. A hornet; a MosEKISI. A judge; one who wasp. condemns and punishes. MoRUI'I. Ateacher. Pl. harnti. Mosi:LAMOTLHAKA. A l1trge A shadow. Pl. meruti. black and white bird found MoRU1'LATSHANA. Akindofbush. in vleys. Pl. mesela.motlba­ MottU1'LHAOLO. A giant, Int. ka. MoauTsHi:. A large case for MosELF., A trench ; a furrow needles and thread. for cat"rying off watel'. MoRUTWA.=Morutwi. Mosim:E. Rushes. Chiefly used MoRUTWANA. A student.; a. of ~rrooved rushes with tufts ; a teacher. rash mat or screen. BB MosENENR. A thin strip~d~ MosHAMPA. 0 moshampo., he is _ snake...... ~ stark naked. MosENENYANE. A little mose- MosHAWA. River sand; sand nene. washed by wa.tPr. MosENKI. A seeker. MosHAWANA. Sandy soil. JI.IosENYI. A destroyer. MosHo. Morning ; a. morrow. MoSEo. The space between the Ka mosho, to-morrow. Ka door of a hut and its opposite mosho o moiiwe, the day after wall ; the farther end of a to-morrow. house inside ; the hinder po.rt MosHOANE. White. Used of a. of a boat, etc. cow with nouns in mo. MoSEPELE. A distance; a jour­ MosHOGOLE= lUosipore. ney. MosHoLOHOLOGI. A hopeless MosEl'ETSI=Motsamaisi. one; a despairing one; one Mos..:s. A woman!s skin cover­ who ba.s cea.sed to hope. in~t for the loins behind ; a MosHOliASEKGWA. A kind of frock. Go bona moses, to bush. men•truate. MosHOPA. A roll of cured strips MosESANE. Thin; slight. of meat. MosESANYANE. Very thin; very MosHOTLI. Ascotrer; amocker. slight. MosHU. A kind of thorn tree Mosi:s:Eoi:. Rich red soil. somewhat similar to a moiiana. MOSETARA. Mustard (hybrid). MosHUMO. A deep drawn breath MosETI. A carver. of a sleeper ; a noise made by MosETLA. Slow; easy going. wind or water ; the hiss of a. MosE'I'LBA. November, Int. snake; a kind of ground creep­ Mosi:TLHA. Yellow. Useoi. with inA" plant, with a small, hairy, nouns in mo. Mosetlha, oa ball-like fruit. din one, a drove of blesbncks. MosHUPATSELA. A guide. Mos:i:TLHO. A small ground MosHHPI. A witness. creeper with little thorny MusHUPITSELA. A.guide. knobs, as seed pods; the dub­ MosHUSHU. A deaf person, belje doorn plant. Int. A fixed handle of a pot, MosETSANA. A female child; a etc. Pitsa e moshushu, a pot little girl ; a girl. with fixed handle sticking MosETSANYANA. A girl baby. out. Mosi:TSE. The pith, or flesh in­ MosHWABI. A guesser. side a horn. MosHWAGADI. A widow; a Mosi:To. A carving, or engrav­ widower. ing tool. MosHWALAI. A niggardly, stingy Mo.~:YA. The opposite side of a person; a careles~ worker. r; er, etc. Kwa moseya, on MosHWANA. lllack. Used of a the ot.her side. Kwa moseya cow wit.h nouns in mo. ga, or kwa. moseya oa, on, or Mosaw AN. 'l'he contents of an to the opposit,, side. Moseya animal's stomach. o moiiwe, th~ other side. Mo­ MosHWAOEME. A dead tree still seya ono, this side. standing. MOSHA. New. Usedwithnouns MosHWELESHWELE = Moshwele­ in mo. Eo mosha, a novice ; shwete. a new one. A yellowish ground MosHWELESHWETE. A bird squirrel. found in thickets which makes MosHAGOPA. Sandy soil. a. noise like that of chopl'ing. MosHWESHWE. A swarm of MoTATJ. A woman's cloak of small ants. kgama skins. Mosnwi. A dead one. MoTATSA.NA=Thari. MosHWIYANE. Go ela moshwi. Mo'l'AU. An old and poor dog. ya.ne, to join in attacking. B~t MoTERO. A sedge, or thick le ba nkwela moshwiya.ne, they grass by water. attacked me together. MOTETESELO. A palsied person. Mosi. Smoke. Mo'l'EWA. One of the .Batewa l\loSIAMI. A just person. people. MosiAMISI. A judge; one who Mo·rnAEui. A tempter; a trap· sets things 1ight. per. l\ioSIDI. Black off a pot; gnn· MoTHAI.Ani. A strip, or stripe powder. Mosidi oa magala, in colours ; a streak betwe.. n the blackness off charco!\1. clouds ; a •trip of porridge left l\loSIHA. A thiek sinew ; a in a pot. muscle. Mo1'HALE. A straight line made M os ll. 'fhe victor in a race ; a on the ground ; a perpendicular fugitive. stripe. Mos1K6. Underneath the bank MoTHAMA=Lerama, Int. of a 1iver. MoTHAN'I'HANYANE. A small MosiKIIll. A kind of long thick thorny bush, like asparagus. grass. MoTHA'l'A. A strong one. l\Ioslf,AIIELE. A kind of ever- Mo'I'HATAEOTLRE. The all. green tree. powerful one; the Almighty. MosiMA. A hole in the ground. MoTHA'I'I. A strong one. MosiMANE. A boy. MOTHA'l'IEO'I'LHE. 'J'he all-power. MosiMANYANA. A little boy; a ful one ; the Almighty. baby bo_v. MoTHATIESI. 'l'he only strong MosiMANYANE. A little boy. one; the Almighty. The meatus uriuarius. MoTHAO. A foundation. MosiMEGI. An officer; a guide MoTHEKGA. A Letabele girdle ; posses•ing authority to direct. strips of skins, etc., hanging MosiroRI. A beam; a m·oss frum a man's waist. pole in a house for hanging Mo·rn~:LEIJI. A living one; one karosses, etc., on ; a cross­ who has escaped from danger. beam. Mo'l'HENEKE. A thinll' large at MosiTLA.NOKA. A milkbush. buth ends and small in the MosrrLANOKWANE. A small middle; a small-waisted person. milk bush. MoTHEO. A foundation. Mosi'I'LA.PHALA. A young hop­ l\loTHISA= Mokhisa. ping locust in the second st•ge. MoTHI'l'HO. Hot. Used with Mosrro. A tramp, or sound of nouns in mo. feet, vehicles, etc. Mol'HO. A person. MosiTSANE. A kind of shrub MoTHOIIOLODI. A beginner of a like a fern, bearing pods ; the new wurk; a pio11eer. ha ss root plant. :Mo'l'IIIlill. A •mith. MosnsE. Activity, l?tt. Mol'HUuo. Bad-tasted. Metse MosoTHO. A Mosuto. a motbugo, bad-tasted water. MoTABOGO. Diarrbwa. Mol'HUN. l\lo mothufi, in a per­ MoTAGWA. A drunkard. •on. MoTAGWI. A drunkotrd. l\I01'HUSI. A helper. l\loTA1'ASELA. A palsied person. l\loTHUTHW A. A kiud uf moth. lfoncwE. A small modicwe. green bush with dark, thickset Mori KO. Nounfro.n tika. leaves and small black berries. MoTIMEDI. A wanderer. MOTLHANA. The back of a per· MoTIMELA. A charred piece of son; the placenta of an animal. wood. MOTLHANKA. A servant. MoTI:N. A solitary male kgama. MOTLHANYANA. A little time. MoTLAAOANA. A badly built MoTLHAPO. Urine. honse ; a.n enclosure of bushes MoTLHATLEI. A putter on of a round a fire. pot. M OTLACO. A filling up. MoTLHATLHA. Not nice; die· MoTLADIKI. One who speaks at agreeable. random and without thought. MorLHAYE. A bush bearing MoTLAOANA. See MOTLAAOANA. la.rge red berries which are MoTLAMEDI. A provider for. eah>n by foxes. M6Tr.ANA. See MMOTLANA. MoTLHOAHADI. A zealous one ; ;MoTLAN. The stalk of a bulb, an earnest one. etc. MoTLHOBOOI. A despairer. MoTLAPA. Lesilo ya motlapa., a MoTLHOBOL6K6. A large pipe foolish or half-witted person. of an ant-heap. MoTLELE. Thick sowmg. Re MoTLHODI. A spy; a. tarrier ; yadila motlele, we have sown the eye of a fountain. thickly. • MoTLHOGO. A cupping horn. M OTLETSETLETSE. Fulness; .M OTLHOHO. Light; not. heavy; abundance. a weak one; an exhausted one. MoTLHA. A time; a. season. M OTLHOKI. A needy one. Motlha moii.we, some day; M OTLHOKOHATSI. A tormentor. sometime. Motlhn mo=Mo­ MoTLHOKOLoco. A strip of gaii., lnt. Motlha ope, not at dried or preserved meat; a all ; not a.t any time. Ka piece of bultong. motlha ope, not at all. Luke­ Mo1'T.H6r.AoAnr. A widow; a warm. widower. MOTLHABA. A plain; a sandy 1\foTLHOMEDI. An armed per­ plain; a sprout in growing Pon. grain ; a shoot. MoTLHONU. An evergreen bush MorLIIABANA. Alittlemotlhaba. with long thorn•. MOTLHABANI. A fighter; a sol- M 01'LHOSE. l\lahele a motlhiise, dier. corn destroyed by birds. MorLHABELETSI. A tnne setter. Morr.H01'LHEL.ETSI. An exciter; MoTLHAEDI. A faulty one. a stirrer up. MOTLBAGALA. Mistletoe, drunk MOTLH01'LHO. A strainer; one as tea. who strains. }IOTLHAGARE. Toothache. MoTLHOTSI. A lame person. MOTLHAKA. A stalk, as of corn MoTLHOUNAMELA. A bumble or mealies. or piteous beggar. MoTJ,HAKANE. A locust ready MoTLHWA. Awbiteanttrouble. for eating. some in houses ; a kind of MoTLHAKWA. A man of a tribe grass with long roots; quick living in the west. grass. MOTLHALA. A spoor; a trail; a MoTLHWAELA. A •et of three track. t I hose skins ; a set of two }loTLHALE=Letlhale, Int. phokoye skins. MoTLHALECHWANA. An ever- MoTLHWARE. A wild olive tree. }IoTLOUO. A place where lecopa MoTsni:. A stamping staff; a aml sebilo are dug. pestle. MoTLODI. A transgressor. Mol'SHEDI. A living one; one l'rl.o"rLODIWI. An anointed per­ who pours out. son. MoTSHEGARR:. Mid-day; noon. Mol'LOGOLO. A man's sister's Mot•heo:are oa ka mosho, the child. forenoon~ 1\lot•hegare oa mai­ MoTLOPA. The clitoris. Used tsiboea, the afternoon. Mo­ as a curse. tshegare le bosigo, day and Mo rLO~E = .\[otlopi. night. Mol'LOPI. A tree with edible MonHELO. Go tsalakamotshe­ roots, and with leaves almost lo, to have a calf every other like olive tree leaves. year, to go a long time without Mol'LHOSHWANA. A weak one. calving. Mo·rLOl'LEGI. An honoured one. Mu·rsnnsnr. A swarm of flies. Mol'LOl'LIWI. An honourAd one. Motshitshi oa dinotse, a swarm Mol'LOl'SEDI. A labour pain ; a of bees. sharp p none, be will die through the, to eat a little; to whet being cursed. the appetite. NONE. A blesbuck. NTANYA. To dash down; to NoNECWE. From nona. Di no­ throw down. necwe ke mahura, they are N'l'ANY ATSEGA. To be dashed softened, or made wet by fat. down to tbe ground. NoNNE. Perf. of nona, and :STAIIAMANE= Nteramane. nOna. N'l'A'l'E, A term of endearment. NoNOCBO. Noun from nono- NTEUE. A kind of small bird. tsha. NT:E:E. A ntee motho, an ill- NoNOBA. To be able. tPmpPred person. NoNOHALELA. 'fo be able for. NTEKANE. But all the while; NoNOHELA. To be able for; to hence ; it being nevertheless. be equal to. NTEKO=Ntekane. N ONOHISA= Nonotsba. NTEKONE=Ntekane. NTEKWANE=Ntekane. side. Kwa ntle, outside. Kwa NTELA. 'l'o leave out; to pass nt.le ga, outside of. by without touching. Go ntela N"rLENTLE. Very beautiful. mot.e, to pass the town with­ NTLHA. A tip; an end; a point; out goiug tu it. Go ntela kwa an apex; a side. Ntlha e~~o lo­ ntle, to cast or leave without. gohe, the ends of the fingers NTEKOLA. 'l'o visit me. inside. N tlha e, this side. NTEL6. A wave ; a piece of The first ; an exclamation ex­ wood for smoothing seallld in a pressing reasoning, or appeal; kaross. cume now; suppose. Ntlha NTEN"l'SHA. .F'rom tenol. U t.la ke bona, perhaps it is they. ntentsha motho eo, you will Ka ntlha ea, on account of ; cause this persou to be dis­ because of. Ka ntlba eaii ? or gusted with me. ka utlhafi? why ? what for ? NTEI!AMANE. A lung disease in NTLHAHALELA. Ga e utlhaha. cattle; pleuro-pneumonia. lele sepe, it does not please me N-r ESA. Allow me; let me a bit. alone. NTLHOA. To dislike me. From NTE"I'LA. Allow me; permit me. tlhiia. N"I'EWA. Pass. ofntaea. N1'LHWA. Brown. Used of a N"l'HAEA. 'l'o say to me. male sheep. Larvae of white NTHAHOLELA. F-mm rahola. auts. NTHATANYANA='l'hatanyana. N'l'Lo. A house. Pl. matlo. NTHEILE. Perf. Q.f" utl.taea. Ntlo! come here! NTHEI'ELELA. 'l'o b" too bard NTLOGA. To leave me. for me. N'l'LOGELA. To leave me behind. N"l'HO. A sore. NTLOPANE. A kind of very ve- :J'\"l'HOMA. 'l'o send me. nomous black ant. NTHONKGELA. J<'·rom ronkga. NTLOSA. To remove me. NTHONKGETSE. 0 nthonkgetse, NTLWANA. A little house for he has hurt my sore, as by food; a small house without a rubbiug or pt·essing against it. central pole. NTHUE='fhue. NTLWANE=Ntlwana. NTHUHE. Jj'ine, woolly hair, Int.. NT6UELA. From liiba. N·rHUNA. Prom rnna. Go N'l'OLOKA. l<'rontJ,,lora. nthuna dinta, to take lice olf NTOMA. To bite me. me, and kill them. NTOI'A. To beg from me. NTHUNl'SHA. 'l'o vex or griE>ve N'i'SALA. A cousiu. me by destroying something N'l'SALAE. His cousin. belonging to me, or losing it. NTsE. F•·om una. Ke ntse ke Nl'IMA. 'l'o stint me. ya, I am still eating. Go ntse N'l'IMO. Go )a ntimo, and Go yalo, it is so. E ntse ea yewa, utaea ntimo, to skip with a it is eaten. Eo o ntseii yalo, skipping rope. he who is thus. N'l'l'l'AEA. Tu strike me. From NTSEANA=E ntse yaua. ntaea. Ba le ba utitaea, they N'l'SEELA. To take from me. struck me. NTSHA. To take out ; to ex- Ntlahaia. To become clean; to tract; to bring out upon. Se become pretty. tla gu ntsha dinthii, it will NTLAHA'l'SA. To make clean ; bring sores out upon you. to make pretty. NTsHALA. Go ntt'f. of ntshaht. quietly, or without noise. N·rsHI. The brink of a river; a. NYANYAELO. Ka nyanya.i\lo, shore. softly; with quietness. N·rsHINOGA. To move out of my NYAOGA. 'fo rebound, as a bul­ light. let. NTSHICWE. Perf. pass. of NYAl'SA. To despise; to defy; nt;ha. to set at nought. NTSHI'rSE. Pe>'f. of ntsha.. NvA·rsEGA. To become despised; NTSHIWA. Pass. nfntsha.. to come into disrepute ; to be NTsi. Many. Preceded by the despicable ; to be loathsome. particles. A fly. Ntsi ea diuo­ NYATSI. A paramour. tse, a bee. Ntsi ea pudumo, a NYAl'O. A white spot on an black mason bee. animal's forehead. NTsiHAc6. Multiplication; in­ NYE. See NNYE. crease. NYEDU!A. To twinkle, as a N·rsiHALA. To increase; to be­ star; to shine with a flickerin!( come many. light; to sparkle, as a lion's NTSIHAL6. Increase. eye; to flicker, •as a distant NTSIHAl'SA. To cause to mul- fire. tiply. . NYEHALA=Nnyebala. N'I'SWA=Ecwa. NYEHAl'SA=Nnyehatsa. Nl'WA. An army; war. NYEKE'l'SA. To put on fine NTWESA. From rwe•a. 0 tla clothing ; to show oneself olf se ntwesa, he will put it on my in fine clothing. head. NYET,A. To drop dung. UseJ NwA. To drink. Perf. nole. of animals. Sometimes used Pass. nowa.. of having a motion (of child­ NwELA. To sink in water; to be ren). drowneJ. NYELEKEGA=Nyalakega. NWEDISA. 'fo drown, or cause NYELEKWAI':N. Ba nyelekwaeii? to be drowned. What are they possessed with ? NYA. No; nay. Used of people mad with NYADICWE.. Perf. pass. of frivolity. nyat•a. NYELELA. To vanish; to dis­ NYADIWA. Pass ofnyatsa. appear. NYAEA. No; nay. Nn:LETSA. To ~anse to vanish. NYAELA. To joke; to jest. NYELOGA. To become visible NYAGA. A year. suddenly ; to start suddenly NYAHALA. To procrastinate; to into sight. become slow; to delay. NYEMUKA. To smear with much NYALA. To marry. fat; to make soft or supple by NYALAKEGA. To be mad with smearing. folly; to be full of mirth and NYENA=Lona. You. frivolity. NYENA. To bite off a bit of a NYALAKEGO. Frivolity; dissi­ hard thing. pation. NYENKA. 'l'o mix up (hybrid). NYALAYA. To intermarry. NvENYA. To smile, showing NYALRTSA. To despise for. Go the teeth. nyaletsa rure, to despise truly, NYENNYANE. Very small. to abhor verily. NYENNYE. Small. NYA:IIIJKA=Nyernuka. NYEllA. 'fo become tender, or soft, as overcooked meat, or NAKA. A heathen doctor; a medicine moistened ; to be doctor. much startled. Go nyera ma­ NAKAT,E. A forked stick for rapo, to be cast down and hope­ ~holding bushes down. less; to melt with fear ; to NALA. 'l'o object to; to refuse; become helpless. to refuse to receive or to work NYEREGA. To disappear ; to be through diesatisfaction ; to re­ faint or tired. fuse to obey a summons to a NYERILE. Perf, ofnyera. picii. 0 la a fiala go bua, he NYERISA. Catr.s. of nyera; to refused to speak. 0 la a soften by cooking. fiala bobe, he transgressed NYETA. To eat with a clicking ~much. . noise, as a mouse. NALE. A sma.Jl fonntam from NYETSA. To shine, as a glow­ w l•ich the water does not :flow ; worm ; to shine, or burn dimly. ~a pit for water. NYETSE. Perf. of nya.la. Di NALELA. Go fialela diyii, to nyetse tshimo, they have eaten despise the food ; to refuse my garden. F1·om ya. ~ food from disinclination. NY:ETs:E. Nyetse ea leitlho, the NALO. Noun from fiala. white of an eye. NALOGA. To become disobe- IS'YEULA. To swa.rm; to swarm dient; to be stubborn; to re­ with; to be full of, as of mag­ fuse to do anything ; to break gots, etc. ~the laws. NY6. The vulva. Used as a ~ALOSA. Caus. ofiialoga. cnrse. N AliA. To dip a sponge in ; to NYOBA. Sweet reed; a riddle. suck up with a iiami. Go tlhaba nJoba, to propound NuiANA. To stick, or adhere a t·iddle. · to, as a glued board. NYOITLHO. The corner of an :&' AMANTSE. Perf. of iiamanya.. eye. NAMANYA. 'l'o bold fast, as rust NYOKOLOGA. To be loth b do a lock. nnytbing; to be slow to obey; :&'AliANlE. Pe•fofiiamana.. to be stubborn in refusing to NAMI. A sponge; young rush, do. or inside bark chewed and used NYORILWE. Perf. ofnyorwa. to suck up milk, etc., with. NYOKWA. To be thirsty; to :&'AMIWA. Pass ofiiama. thirst. NAliOLA. 'l'o stretch, or smooth NYORELWA. To tltirst for. out, a.s a. wet skin. N YW ABA. A riddle ; a puzzling NANAGANA. 'l'o be interlaced, question. as the small branches of a tree; to be hooked into each other, as the fingers of both hands. N. NANTSE. Pe•f. ofilanya. NANYA. To be stiff or unyield­ :&'ABA=Nabanya. ing, as clay, etc. NAIIANYA. 'l'o hold, or keep NANKA. To walk in a waddling back, ns a cow lter milk ; to fashion, as a shorl-leggetl man ; ~ refuse to speak or relnte news. ~to waddle. NADILE. Pmj. ofiia.la. NAOLA. To struggle and try to NAEA. 0 tla fiaea=o tla lela. free oneself. Used of one caught and hohl NAPA. To scratch, as a thorn; fast. to scru.t.cb, as a cat or angry cltild; to claw, as a tiger; to ~ODIA. To distress, Int. • pinch with the nails. NoDIEGA. To be thoroughly NAPADISA. To cause to hold weat·y and prostrate ; to be fast. disheartened and prostrate; to NAPAKA. To scratch or pinch be distressed. all over, or very much. NoDIEGISA. Go :iiodiegisa pelo, NAPAllELA. 'l'o cleave to by to dishearten. taking ho:d of ; to take fast NoDISA. Oaus. ofiiola. Nodisa hold of. pelo, to soften, or weaken the ~APOROLA. Revers. of iiaparela. • heart. NAROA. 'l'o run or gallop, as a NonJSJWA. To be softened. • wildebeest. NoGATLOLA. l-ast year but one; NAROiliCWE. Pmj. pass. of • last year but two. • :iiarotsa. J:!oooLA. Last year . NAltoTSA. 'l'o scratch with the Noowi:. A kiud of shrub from • nails. the milk of which bush men ex­ NATA. A bundle; a bound up tract poi•on for their arrows ; package. Pa.rt. e. 'l'o strike the fabulous medicine with hard with anything; to strike which the monkey doctored the and stun; to strike, as a sud- wolf. - den illness. NoKA. To consider; to think NATAGA:SYA=Batalala. upon ; tu attend to; to have a NATANA. A small iiata. friendly interest in ; to render ~ATAIIYANA. A very small iiata. • friendly offices. NA'rEGA. To faint; to be NoKANA. 'l'o have a mutual re­ stunned ; to become insensible ; gard for each other ; to con- • to fall down as if dead. • sider mutually . NATETSA. To lift up, or >hake a NoLA. To be wet, as a skin in spear or shield ; to wave a braying. spear, Pte., over one's head; to NoLO. Yellowish about the un- prance about, shaking spear or der part of the body. Used of • shield. • a goat. ~ATHA=Natha. NoLo. Moisture; wetness. NATHAGANYA. To break into N OMAELA. To be careful; to be • bits, as brt"ad. • ecouomical or sparing. NATHOGANTSE. Perf. of fiatho- NolrAELO. Ka :iiomaelii, spar­ • ganya. • • ingly. NATHOGANYA=Nathagnnya and NoliOGA. To be cast down; to • Kgaoganya. • despair. J:!'ATI. A bowel of an animal. NOliOTSA. To give birth to a NHE. A yellowish ground squir­ • very small calf .. • rei. NoN A. To restram one•elf from NonA. To set out in the after­ answering, etc. Go iiona pelo, • noon; sweet reed. to shut up the heart; to refuse N oni:LA. 'l'o subside ; to become • to give h..Ip. s111all, as a sack from which NoNTI. A haven; a creek; a • grain is being taken. bend in a hill, or rivt·r honk ; NonETSA. 'l'o cause to subside; a corner or recess in a to kePp back or abstract some- • house. • thing, as a part of money. ~o:Nol!ALA. To be silent. NonoTA. 'l'o walk with lordly No:NoLA. To deride; to •peak tread, as a lion. sarcastically, or ironically. N6NOREGA. To grumble; to NWALALA. To be absent for a murmur; to find fault. .long time. NONOREGELA. Ba le bo. iiiiilii­ NW ALE. A girl who has not yet regela kaga gagwe, they mur­ • been to the bo yale. mured or grumbled about him. NW ANA. A child; a step-cllild; Ba le ba mo iioiioregela, they aman'sson-in-law,ordaughter. munnured at him ; they found • in-law . • fault with him. NWANAKA. My child, etc. Used N6&6Ri:G6. A grumbling; a • when speaking to. murmuring. NWANAKE. My child, etc. Used No&wAi:LA. To leave people • when speaking of. secretly; to join people NWANATSELE. The month of secretly; to appear or . dioa.p­ • November. pear, no one knows how. Used NWAN. Weeds or long grass • of a. person. hindering growth. Sing. and NoPA. To be barren. Used of - pl. • animals .• NwANWAEA. To dig, or pick, ~OPANA=Nopa. .lnt. NoPi:. Botlboko yoa iiope, NwANWAELA. To go away in bleeding from the mouth or silence from a person wuo has • throat ; purpura. • spoken, Qr is speaking Nosi:LA. Slow; sluggish; loth NwAo. Nwaii ea morahe, a • to do. nation's history; a nation's N61'A. To break or snap off a independence. (A difficult word • h•·anch, st.ic.]r, etc. • to translate.) N6TELELA=Niita. To snap off NwATHA. To take or steal a • in short lengths. • little food . ~O'!'LA. To make small. NwE. One. Used joined to the ~OTLAHALA. To become small. particles. N6TLEGA. To be lost ; to become NWEDI. The light of the moon; • passed away ; to become less. • rn,oonlight . ~oTLEGILE. Pm'f. of iiiitlega. NWEGA. To run away; to ab­ NOTLWA. Pass. ofii.iitla. • scond. NOTSA. To break or grind very ~WEGILE. Perf, ofiiwega.. • small. NwEGISA. Oaus. nfiiwega. NOTWANE. A plant with•cented ~WENE. A sore place, Jnt. • and poisonous Bowers, lnt. NwETSI. A woman's daughter- ~WA. Se!! UNWA, in-law. Pl. bet.si. ~WABA=Niibo.. NWAEA. To scratch a person • when itching. o. NwAi:r,A. 'l'o rub a •kin with stone, tooth, etc., when bray­ 0. He; she; it; this. Used -ing. with nouns whose particle is o. NWAGA. A year. Part. o and OA. Gen. part. with nouns in o. eo. Ka. iiwagaii.wuga, year by OuA. To bend down actively, as • year. a branch, handle of walking ~WAKHE. A tach, Int. stick, etc; to cause to bend ~WAKHETSANA. A tach, It~t. down, or bend over. NwAKO. Nwana oa ii.wak•>, a 0BAMA. 'l'o bend forwards; to child who has a charmed life bow down. through ha\'ing been doctoral. 0BAltE. Pe1j. of iibo.ma. 0BAliELA. To bow down to; to 0KOMELA=0komela. worship. 0KOMETSE. Perf. of okomela, 0BAMOLOGA. To rise up from a and iikiimela. bending position. 0KOTSE. Pe•f. of okola. 0Bi:GA. To become bent. 0KwA. Pass. of iilra.. Oui:LA. To bow down to; to 0LA. To gather up with hands. worship. OL:E. Perf. of wa. 0Bi:LwA. Pass. of iibela. 0LE. Motse ole, that town you. 0BOGA. To peel off; to become der. peeled off, as skin, etc. 0Li:LA. To fill or load; to 0BoLA. To strip, or peP.l off, as gather to, or into; to put in a the skin of sweet reed, or the sack, etc. hark of a tree with a hatchet. 0LETSE. Perf. of iilela. OcwA. Pass. of iJpa. Ke iicwa 0LOBELA. To ask questions, or ke tlhiigii, my bead aches. beg, with respectful earnest­ OoJLE. Perf. ofiila. ness ; to conciliate. OGOLA. To take something out 0LOGELA. To approach in num. of a fire. hers. ORE ? Which P Used with 0LOLOLA. Reve1·s. of iilela. To nouns in o. unload, etc. 0KA. To betray; to entice; to 0LOLOLWA. Pass. of ololola. coax with a view to deceive; 0LOSA. 'l'o winnow. to wait upon, Ot' attend a sick Olt:A. To become dry. person. Ol!ANA. To scold each other. 0KAMA. To stand over; to o•er. 0MANYA. To rebuke; to re· bang ; to defend. prove; to find fault with. 0KAMA=0kama. 0MELELA. 'l'o become dry; to 0KAME. Perf. of okama.. become withered. 0KAME, Pe•f. of iikama. 0MELETSE. Perf. of iimelela. 0KANA. To betray each other. 0MISA. To cause to dry. 0KANYE. Per,(. of iikana. O:~~o. Wilfully; on purpose. 0KANWA. Pass. of okama. Ka omo, on purpose. 0KANWA. Pass. of iikama. 0MOGA. •ro become warm. 0KEDIWA. Pa.9s. ofoketsa. 0MOGJLE. Perf. of omoga. 0Ki:GA. To place lightly upon, Metse a omogile, the water is as a hand on a sore ; to place warm. . in or on, not firmly ; to be 0MOSA. To make warm. li~rhtly clad. 0MOSEGA. To become made 0Ki:LA. To wash corn, etc., warm. with the hand for cooking. ONA. To moan. Perf. onne. It. 0KELETSA. To add to. Used with nouns in o. 0KETSA. To add to; to enlarge. 0~lap. Pass. opiwa. Go iipa wag a bent. finger up and down diatla=to clap the hands. Go in token of derision. iipa mokgosi, to call to a picii. 0TELA. Go iitlila monwana, to 0PAOPA. 'l'o pulsate; to beat, shake a finger up and down. as a heart. OTISA. Ca1~s. of iita. OPAHALA. To be barren, or j. of patolo­ side; to be yoked with. gana. Ditlhako tse di patolo­ PATAGANCWE. Perf. pass. of ganyeii., cloven hoofs. patagana. Re patagancwe nae, PA"l'WA. Pass. of pata. we are united to him. PEBA. A mouse; a house PATAGANYA. To join together mouse. side by side; to place side by PEBENYO. Nounf•·om bebenya. side ; to couple together; to PEcii. A punishment; a beating. yoke together. PEDI. Two. PATAGANYE. Perf. ofpatagana. P1muN". Mo peduii., in a heart. PA'fANA=Kgwatlha. P:E:ELANii. A wager; a stake; PATELECO. A false accusation. a bet. PATELEDIWA. Pass. of patele- PEELEDI. The edge round the tsa.. bottom of a kaross ; the bordPr, PATELELA. To compel; to con­ or hem of a garment; a skin strain, Cnt. worn by a boyale girl under PATELELO. Compulsion. her reed skirt. P A'rEL ETSA. To accuse falsely ; P:E:ELi:Lii. An earnest. to compel against one's wish. PE:ELii. A pledge; a putting PA'rERONE. A pattern (hybrid). down for. Used chiefly of P ATIKA. To oppress; to distress; bewitching medicines. Pi:GA. To hang up. Go pega PENAME. Perf. ofpenama. mola.to, to lay blame upon. Pi:NE. A penny; a pen (hybrid}, PEGILE. Perj. ofpega. PENEGA. 'l'o become bent back: Pi:GWA. Pass. ojpega. PEN o GA. To become bent PEIS. A pimple; a horse sore straight; to lean back; to (hybrid). straigllten a t.bing that is bent PEKA. To adulterate ; t.o mix. back ; to become visible. PEKANCWE. :Mixed. PENOLA. To bend back much, PEKANYA. To mix up together. as the covers of a book when PELA. A rock rabbit; a coney. bent so as to break the back Kapela=Ka bonakii. of it; to make visible, so that PELAELO. Doubt. all can see. PELAHALO. Boasting. PENOLOGA. To become spread PELE. Before; first. Pele ga, out, or widely extended, ..s an in front of. Kwa pele, before. overflowing river, very large PELEEGA. To be impudent ; to eyes, etc. be affected; to be uppish. PENOLOGELA. To spread out to. PELEEGO. Impudence; affecta­ PEo. A seed. tion; uppishness. Ka peleego, Pi:o. A laying on ; a putting impudently. on ; a placing on. Pi:Li:Go. Childbirth. PEOLWANE. A swallow. PELENYANA. Dim. ojpele. Ha PEPEDUMA. To talk indistinctly; pelenyana, a little further. to mumble. PELESA. A pack-ox. Pi:Pi:NA. To make conspicuous; PELESHO. A burden. to set out con•picuously, as a Pi:Lo. See Pi:i:Lo. trader his goods; to rivet, as a PELO. A heart. bolt. PELOCHULA. Evil-hearted. PEPENENEN. An open space ; PELOECHEU. Clean hearted. 0 the open. Mo pepenenefi, peloecheu, he is blameless. openly. Ka peloecheu, willingly. PEPENNE. Perj. ojpepena. PELOETHATA. Hard-hearted ; PEPENTSHA. To cause to be hard-heartedness. conspicuous. PELOKGALE. Brave; bold. Pi:PENW A. To be conspicuous ; PELOKIMA. Bold; courageous. to be manift!st. PELOl!PE. Proud; daring. PEPENWE. Perf. ofpepenwa. PELONAliAGADI. Tender-heart- PEPETLEGA= Papetlega. ed ; contented. PEPETLECO. No·un from pepe- PELONOMI. Soft-hearted; kind. tletsa. PELONOLO. Humble; meek. PEPETLI~TSA. To drive slowly PELONTLE. Pure in heart. or carefully ; to attend care­ PELOTELELE. Patient ; long- fully to. suffering. Pi:Ri:Ko. Work (hybrid). PELOTLHOMOGI. Kind; merciful. PERELA. A pearl (hybrid}. PELOTSHETLHA. Envious. PEREPETSA=Leleka. Kgomo ea PELWANE. A swallow. perepetsa=mokwele. PEMA. A bit for a pack-ox's PEROFESA. To prophesy (hy­ nose. brid). PENA. To bend back ; to be PEROFESHO. A prophecy (hy­ bent, a.s a plough baudle. brid). PEN AMA. To bend back, or slope PEsEco=Leishii. Ntlo ea peseco, backwards. an oven. PES HO. A roasting. to drive oxen to one side awa.y PETEKETSA. 'l'o talk SO fast as from others ; to fall, as the not to be understood. first rain of the season. P:Erl'LEKA. To open, as a book, PHAITSE. Perj. ojphaila. Pula or the hands. e phaitse, the first rain has PETLO. An adze; an instru­ fallen. ment for scraping skins. PHAKA. To place a piece of PETLOSA. To open an eyelid wood on two other pieces with the fingers. horizontally. PE1'0, A choking; a strangling. PrfAKALANE. A kind of small PETSANA. A colt; a young hawk or falcon. horse. PHAKALEGA. To be placed P:E·rsANA= Petsana. across. or li.e .. across, as a piece PEULWANE. See PEOLWANE. of wood on the top of two PEu. See PEo. other pieces standing a distance PEUN. Mo pe.uii, in a seed. apart. PEYANA. A child's penis. PHAKALEGO. A piece of wood PEYENYANA=Pelenyana. placed across others at the top ; PHACOLA. 'l'o be wilfully foolish. a cross-beam or peclipse. PHEPAHALO. Early in the PHIHIHALO. Darkness. morning; dawn; morning twi­ PHIKA. 'l'o continue a long liqht. time. Used of rain. Phika PHEPHA. To be weak from sick­ kgolo, a very large snake; a ness, or poverty of llesh. Go water serpent. pbepha marapii, to be poor in PHIKAMA. 'l'o be dense, as a fiesh, or feeble. swarm of locusts ; to be very PHEPHEN. A scorpion, numerous, as a crowd of PHEPISA. Go ntaha phepisa, to people. go about indecently exposed. PHIL6=Phiii. Used of a woma.n. PHIMOLA:. To wipe ; to wipe PHER.-1.. A solitary male wilde­ off; to blot out. beest, or buff&lo, Int. Ke PHINY A. 'l'o exude wind, phera hela, it is only a little PRINYECO. 'l'he junction of the bit that I have. Spoken in leg and body. Used as a response to a beggar of to­ curse. bacco. Pm6. A kidney. PHERAMA=Pharama, lnt. PHIRI. A wolf; a. hyena. Part. o. PHERANYANA = Pherll in its PHIRICHWANA. A small wolf. second meaning. PHIRIMA. 'l'o set. Used of the PHERKTLHEGO. A disturbance. sun. PHERETLHO. An insurrection; PHIRIMILE. Perf. of phirima. a disturbance ; a stir. PHIRIMILECWE. Ke phirimile­ PHETAKAPENYANA. A sharp, or cwe ke letsati ke sa ea kwa active one; active; sharp. nokeii., the sun set as I was PHETE. An infection; a cnuta­ going to the river. gion ; infectious ; contagious. PHISEGO. Noun from hisega. PHETELO. An abortion. PHISHO. A burning. PHETHAKGANA. To turn on one PHITLHO. A burial; a funeral. side ; to roll, or toss from side PHITSANA. A wolf cub. to side, as a sick person ; to PHITSEGA. 'l'o become sprained; be deceitful. to be bruised, or broken, as a PHETHAKGANO. A rolling; a reed rubbing against another. tossing. PmTSlSA. To kill an insect by PHETHAKGANYA. To turn things . rubbinll" it between the fingerd. topsy turvy. PHOA. To become blistered. PHETHEKGANA= Phethakgana. PHODISHO. A curing; a healing. PHETLA. A swift, Int. PHOGO. 'l'he top of a head ; the PHETLHELA. A.n iron tool for crown of a head. boring with ; an augur. PHOGIJ'fSEGA. 'l'o scold very PHETLHWANF.. A trap, Int. much ; to continue to scold. PHETLOGA. Dim. Used of eyes, PHOHO. A !lying. Int. PHOHOJIIO. A fulness. PHETOGO, A change; a being PHOHONYECO. A whispering. changed. PuoHu. An elautl. Noga ea phobu, a yellowish snake, not PHOliA. To push in or down, as very poisonous. earth off a bank. PHOISA. To cause to become PHOMEGELA. 'l'o fall in or down, blistered. as earth pushed into a hole PHOHA. A moth that eats stored with a spade ; to assault, or corn. take by storm. PHOKA. To foam, or froth, as PHOMELA. To be quarrelsome ; milk in a pail. To stand out, to provoke a qua.rrel. as little tufts on a well-brayed PHOMOSE'l'SA. Di tla phomo­ sliin. Go phoka mashulii, to setsa mbu. Used of cattle foam at the mouth. Go phoka tramping soil into a drinking­ hCla.. Used of a morning when bole. there is but little dew. PHONI. A cheek-bone. PHOKELELA. To talk loudly, or PHOPHAMA. To be unable to rave, as a drunken man. continue a journey or to re­ PHOKISA. Oaus. ofpboka. turn, through loss of oxen. PHOKO. News; fame. Nut used of setting out. 'l'o PH6K6. A be-goat. cower, or huddle oneself up, PHoKoc6. Subtraction. Int. l'HOKOYANE. A little silver PHOPHELETSA. To fill up any­ j~tckall. thing that was nearly full. PnoKOYE. A silver jackall. PHOPHI='l'hothi. PHOKWANA. A young he-goat. PuoR.APHORA. To pull about, PnoLA. To jump down; to jump a.s in petting. off ; to dismount. A side PHoREG6. Self-esteem. bole, or chamber in a ground Pno&I. Rust in corn. squirrel's bole. PHOR.O. Deceit. Ditihii tsa PHOLEA. To wander hither and phorii, deceitful acts. From thither. hora. PHOLE"rHA. To wander, not PH6R6. A curling. From hiira. knowing where one goes. PHOROMA. To find a hiding PHoLo. A large male animal ; person ; to detect, or find out, a large ox. as evil. Pass. phoroiiwa. PHOLO. Health; soundness. PHOR.OMETSA. To pour out liquid PROLODISHO. An abortion. in a stream with a rushing Used of animals. noise. PHOLOGA. To be helped with PHOROMILWE. Perf. pass. of food ; to live by being provided phoroma. 0 phoromilwe mo with food. boakeii, he has been detected PHOLOGO. A descent; a de­ in adultery. scending. From hologa. PHORONWA. Pass. ofphoroma. PH6L6H6CHWANA. A little phii­ PHOSHO. A mi•s at a m>Lrk; a lohOlo. failur!3; a failure of memory, PH6L6H6r.6. A wild animal; a etc. J!'rom hosa. wild beast having hoofs like PHo•rr. A vaal buck. those of a goat. PHO'l'HA. 'l'o beat out ; to PHOLOLEI~A. To enter on one thresh; to thresh with oxen. side and come out at another. Pn6-rHA. 'l'o grow up high, as PHOLOLETSA. To pierce so as to corn before the grain appears. come out on the other side. PHO'l'HOMF.l'SA. To pour out PHOLWANA. A young ox older liquicl with a noise. than a mog<.J.telii. PHO'l'IIOSELA. To murmur, as . water flowing down a cas­ menstruation. E phukwane, cade • it ha• conceived while still very .PHOTLHA=Phatlha., Int. young. PHOl'LOKU. Pitsa. photloku, the PHULARO. A succession; a pot is full. course. PHOTLOKANA = Photloku. PHULO. Nounfron1 hula. PHOTONONO." An insect, or PHUMUSA=Thelesa. beetle that eats growing corn. PHUMUSETSA='l'helesetsa. PHOTONWANE. Tbe muscle or PHUMUSE"l'SANrA = Thelesetsa- ba.ll of flesh in an arm above nya. the elbow, or in the front leg PHUliUSHO=Thelesho. of an animal. PHUNTSE. Perf. of phunya.. PH01'SA. To rub threa,.ls of PHUNYA. To pierce; to brE>ak sinew between the hands ; to into, as a house. Perf. phuutse. abort in the earlier months of Pass. phuiiwa. pregnaucy. ·Used of a wo­ PHUNYEGA. To become pierced; man. to burst out with angry speech; PHOTSANA. A young photi. to pour out a torrent of scold­ PHOTSEGA. To come nut sud­ ing words. denly; to make a sudden ap­ Pau:&wA. Pa&S. of phunya.. pearance ; to rush out, as a PnuPu. A tomb; a filled up •ta.rtled hare, etc. gra.ve. PHOUHOLOGA. A recovering of PHURA= Hura.. sight. PHUitANYO. Nown from hura.­ PHOUMELA. To be rash or p~e­ nya. cipitate in word or action ; to PHUTHA. To gather together in rush iu as a fool. an active sense; to collect. PHOUMETSA. To pour out in a PHUTHAKA. To collect thor- stream, as from a bucket. oughly. PHUA. To beat a skin with hand PHUTHAKANYA. To collect very or stick in order to get out the many things. dust. PHlTfHEGA. To become gathered PHUAGANA. To fall down, as a together; to assemble .. weak person, or a light thing. PHUl'HEGELA. To. gather into-; PHUAGANYA. To cause to fa11 to gather together to. down, as a weak person ; to PHUTHEGILE. Perf. ofphuthega. throw down, as a light thing. PHIJ'fHEGO. An assembly ; a PHuc6. A curse; a devoting to gathE>ring; a church. harm. From hutsa. PHUTHOLOGA. To become spread PHUDUEGO. A commotion ; a out. tumult. PHIJ'fHOLOGO. A spreading out. PHUDI!HUDU. A small antelope; PHU'l'HOLOLA. To spread out; a stem buck. to explain ; to trauolate. PHUEGA. To be very tired ; to PHUTHUMETSA= Phothometsa. be exhausted ; to be weak from PHUTSAHALO=Khutsahalo. sickness, etc. PHUTSANYO. A cursing of each PHUHA. Tile 11.ower of a bulb. ot.her. ·Phuha ea shoma, the 11.ower of PIC6. A calling; a public meet­ a leshOma bult>. ing called by a chief. PHUHI=Phuba. PIDIANYA. To gather together PnUKWAl'F.. 0 phukwane, sbe a large number of thing•; to ha.s conceived without pre\·ious kill numbers of wild animals. PIHO. Noun fronl biha. PITLAGANTSE. Perf. of pitlagit­ PILA=Sentle, or Hontle. Sala. nya. pila= Sala sentle. Pn'LAGANYA. To crush togetheT ; PILo. A black patch of burnt to squeeze together ; to press grass. upon. PINA. A tune; a song; a tune PITLELELA. To press upon ; to to dance to ; a dance. crush. PINAGARE=Lekotwana. A pillar PITLELETSA. Go pitleletsa ka ot· centre piece on which all the mrnele, to press upon with the rest depend. body. PINO. A dance; a dancing. PITLOLOSA. To enlarge ; to PIPIETSA. To alter purposely make larger by removing a and knowingly what one has hindrance. beard, when relating it. PITLONOSA= Pitlolosa. PIPI'I'LA. To keef hack pa.rt of PITSA. A pot. a story ; to fai to tell all the PITSANA. A little pot; a sauce- news. pan. PIPITLWA. Pass. of pipitla. PrrsE. A horse; a zebra. PIPOLOLO. Noun from bipolola. P6. See P66. PIRIGANA. To fall, as a heavy PoA. A widespreading, treeless, body. flat country. . PIRIGANTSE. Perf. of piriga.nya. P6ANA. A young bull. PIKIGANYA. To dash, throw, or P6ANE. The month of Septem- knock down. Used chiefly of bPr. heavy things. PoBOL6. A sickness. PIRWA. Black. Used of a male PoBORAN6. Fear. sheep. Poc6. A question. PmwANA. Fem. q.fpirwa. Pom. A goat. Pn'IELA. A piece cut out as a PoDILE. A nasty smelling patch ; a patch before it is beetle. sewn in. PooiSA. First ripe fruit. Prni:Lo. A patch after it is PoDisH6. A decaying. sewn in ; a concealment of PoDUHALO. Idleness; slothful- murder, etc. ness. Motbo oa podubalii, au PITIKA. To tum a thing over, idle person. moving it from its former place. PoE6. A returning. PITIKOLOGA. 'fo be turned over. Poo6. An enduring ; a suffer­ PITIKOLOLA. To turn a thing ing. over, not moving it from its Poorsa6. Persecution; oppres­ former place ; to turn a thing sion. over or round while holding it P6ai:LJ!JL6. Noun from biibe- in the hands. lela. PITLA. To squeeze between the Porca6. Terror; fear. hands or fingers ; to crush, as Pora6. Fear. two people one between them. }>orTSHEG6. Dreadfulne•s. PITLAGANA. To be crowded ; to P6KOLEL6. An animal's death be crushed ; to be in a diffi­ cry. culty. PoLA6. A killing; a murder; a PrrLAGANCWE. 0 pitlagancwe slau~rhter. ke, he is distressed by. PoLEDI = Polelii. PITLAGANO. A crush ; a diffi­ PoLELELOPELE. A promise. culty. PoLi:L6. A telling; a promise. PoLO. A large kind of iguana POPOTHA. To shake a thing living in or near water. about in order to get out dust. P6L6. A penis. Used as a curse. P6P6TLA. To bother by talking PoLoA. To gather, in sewing much ; to continue to talk (hybrid). when others are silent; to con­ PoLo!. A. gathering in sewing tinue to eat when others have (hybrid). finished. PoLoKi:G6. A safe keeping; a P6lt6P6TLHA. To leak much, as being saved. a house in which the pattering PoLOKELO. A place of safpty; of dropping water is heard. a garner. P6R6TLA. To leak, as a pot or PoLoK6. Safety; salvation. wooden vessel. PoMA. To divide; to cut off. P6R6TLELA. To continue talk­ POMOGELA. To assault with the ing; to talk without end. tongue; to insult. P6'l'A. To go round a thing. Go P6NAL6. An appearance. ba piita ka kwa moragii, to go P6NALEG6. Noti/YI, from biina­ round behind them. lega. P6TELA. To rub rheims or skins P6NATSHEG6. Openly ; an ap­ between the hands with a pearing. grinding or revolving move· P6N6. Sight. ment when braying. PoNo:N. Mo pono:ii, in sight; PoTILE. Perf. ofpiita. visible. PoTLAKA. 'l'o hurry ; to be in Po:-~YEGA. To burst forth in eager haste ; to be confused song or speech. Ponyega ! through haste; to bother one· out with it! self about. P6NYEGA=Ponyega, Int. Po"l'LAKELA. To hasten for, or PoNYO. A twinkling; a wink­ to. ing. Ka ponyii oo. leitlhii, in a Po-rr.AKISA. To cause to hurry, moment ; instantly. as by speaking to. Po:NwA. Pass. ofpoma. Po"l'LAK6. Hurry; eager haste. Po6. A bull. P6TLANA. Small; few. Used PoPA1116. Thinness from hunger. with nouns whose particle is e. Poi'EG6. A condition, or for· Po"l'OKANA. To fall down to the mation ; th11 habit or nature ground. with which a person was born. Po'l'OKANYA. To cause to fall; PoPi:L6. A woman's womb. to let fall. PoPELELO. A row, one coming Po·roKWE. A roll; anything after another. rolled up tightly. E potokwe, PoP6. A creation ; a natural it is round. Used of a rod, habit or formation. etc. P6P6. A threatening. PoTOLOGA. To go round an PoPOA. To punish slightly by object; to make a circuit; to tapping, or slapping. compass ; to walk round; to PoPOMA. To swell; to rise in be round about. swelling ; to bulge out, as a POTOLOGILE. Lorakii lo lo poto­ badly folded thing ; a swelling; logile:ii motse, the wall which something raised above its encompasses the town. surroundings. PoTOLOGWA. Pass. ofpotologa. PoPOMALA. To swell, as a dead PoTOLOSA. To cause to go round, animal; to rise high, as a full etc. river. Pol'oNOGA=Potologa. PoTONOSA=Potolosa. press upon, or push up into a PoTsANE. A kid. Noga ea pot. corner or narrow space. sane, a mythical large water serpent, said to bleat like a kid. POUNAllA. A lip. R. PUANE=Tlhoro. PUANO. A conversation. RA. Father of; father-in-law of. PuBAGADr. A smo.ll dice. Used of a woman's father-in­ Puco. No·wnfrom bucwa. law only. Shortened form of l'UCWA = Pududu. raea, to say. A n ra nna ? PUDUCWANA. l!'etn. ofpududu. do you say me P do you mean Puoucuo. A gleaning of grain. me? Puouou. Dark blue. RAANA. To say to each other. PUDUHUDU. See PHUDUHUDU, RABANYA. To dash down and PuouLo. A blast. Used of break. Go rabanya tlhogo, to breath. break the head. PuDULOGO. A swelling. RABELA. To shadow, Int. PuDUMO. A blue wildebeest. RADlLE. Perf. of rala. Ntsi ea pudumo, a black mason RAEA. To say ; to say to ; to bee. mean ; to smear medicines on a PUDUNWANA. A kind of small wall, roof, etc. Go raea leha­ bird destructive to corn. tshe, to place doctored sticks, PUJl:LEGO. Noun from buelega. etc., in the paths, etc., as a pro­ PULA. Rain: tection from enemies. PUNKA, ·strong, Int. RAELA. To tempt; to ensnare PuNo. Nounfrom buna. in speech ; to poison water, Puo. Speech. food, etc. PuPURA. To chew hard sub­ RAELWA. Pass. ofraela. stances, as pips, etc. RAETSE. Perf. ofraela. PUltAPURA. Purple (hybrid). RAGA. To kick out backwards, Pusno. A reign ; a reigning; or forwards. part of a kingdom. RAGAKANYA. To kick out in all PusHOLOSHO. Vengeance. directions. PUTLA. To seek in many place• ; RAGO. 'l'hy father. to give a side blow ; to strike RAGOGA. •ro run very fast ; to with a stick ; to poke with a run with all the might. horn from side to side. RAGOGE!.A. 0 la a mo ragogela, PUl'LAPUTLA. To seek about he ran at him. verv much. RAGOLA. To rush at an animal PuTLilLA. A half or part of a and drive it from others; to broken spear handle. Used also cut with a jerking movement of a broken stick, axe handle, upwards ; to hough, or cuL an etc. animal's sinews. Pu·ruKA. To bring, or add to­ RAuw:E. His father; her father; gether, as different droves of her father-in-law. Used only cattle. of a woman in the latter sense. Plrl'UKANYA. To pass quickly RAHA. To take out of a thing from one work to another ; to or place ; to take minerals out press with a variety of argu­ of a mine, corn out of a sack, ments. etc. ; to take out and put in a PUTUKELELA. To press upon, or vessel, as food. overcome with arguments; to RAHELA. To take out for. Go ba. rahela diyii, to dish food for RurATLA. ·To begin to walk, them. Int. RAHOLA. To take the first food RAMoGoLO. An uncle; a father's out of a pot for a superior per­ elder brother. son; to separate, or take out RANOLA. To speak with pre­ little by little; to divide cattle ciseness ; to speak out plainly, into small lots for drinking. as one not wishing to deceive; RAHOTSANYA. To go out one to make plain in speaking or after another with short inter­ writing. vals between ; to follow in RANYA. To walk stealthily in a succession. stooping posture; to break RAKA. To arrive before the auythin!f with a molamu, etc. ; time; to precede ; to arrive to make marks on the body; before, taking a different route; to tattoo the body. to be before in doing or saying. RANWANE. My uncle; my father's Go mka mariga, to arrive be­ younger brother. fore winter. Ba le ba mka RAPALALA. To go across a path, Yesu kwa mmieya, they met or across a country ; to lie, or Jesus on the other side. 0 la be stretched across, as a string, a mo ralca ka go bua, he met a batten on a door, etc. A bo him by speaking first; he spake rapalale le lomati, let it lie first unto him. Go raka·kgomo, straight across the plank. to arrive before the ox. RAPALANA=Rapelana. RAKADI. A solitary male wilde­ RAPALATSA. Caus."oj rapalala. beest, Int. RAPALEGA. To be placed cross- RAKANA. To meet by coming wise, either straight or slant­ across; to arrive or meet to­ ing. gether having taken different RAPAMA. To recline, or lie on routes. the side ; to cut across, or go RAKANELA. To meet at. Re tla by a short route. Go rapama mkanela kwa 'l'auii, we will le lehatshe, to go across the arrive together at Ta.uii; we country. Go rapamakasebete will meet at Tauii. leha e le ka niika, to recline on RAKGADI. An uncle by marriage; the stomach or the hip. an aunt; a father's sister ; a. RAPAME. PIJTj. of rapama. father's sister's husband. RAPAliELA. Ke tla. rapamela RA.LA. To draw a straight line; tsela, I will cut across to the to cut a straight line, as in path. Ke le ka rapamela rure sldnning an animal; to go in·a ha hatshe, I was prostrate on straight line ; to be consistent. the 1loor. RALALA. To pa•s through ; to RAPA.MISA. Caus. ojrapama. go from place to place ; to go RAPAMOLOGA. To get up from ab >Ut ; to visit a wife at her lying 011 the side. father's house. RAPEGA. To be lying on the RALALARALA.I.A.. To go through side. A a rapege ha hatshe, and through a land. let him lie down on his side. RALALELA. To live with a wife, RAPELA. To pray ; to entreat. or visit her at her father's house. RAPELANA. To pray for each RALALWA. Pass. ojralala. other. RALoKA. = Rlllotsa. RA.Pi:Li:si:GA. To become en­ RALOTSA. To run about, as calves treated. at play. RARA. A father, a woman's father-in-law; to approach and REETSA. To listen; to obPy. retreat. from, as in dancing ; REIA. To ride wood for sale to spin, as a spider its web; (hybrid). to interweave. RKILE. Pelf. ofraea. RARAANYELETSA. To. accuse R:EKA. To buy, falsely. REKALANA. To trade together. RARAANYETSA. To tell false­ REKEGELA. 'fo spare from pity hoods ; to publi•h fals~ st:Jries. or love ; to favour from parti­ RARABOLOGA. To become un­ ality. ravelled, or explained. REKE'L'LA. To totter; to move RARADOLOGELWA. To come to from side to side, as a weak oneself, as one demented. person walking; to waver; to RARAIIOLOLWA. To unravel; to be shaken; to be palsied. explain. R~;KE'IT.EGA. To become shaken. RARANA. To become intertwined, REKETLISA. To cause to move or twisted together; to be able from side to side ; to shake. to walk about after sickness. REKISA. 'l'o cause to buy; to RARANYA. To intertwine. sell. RARANYE. Pe·Jj. ojrarana. REKISEGA. To be troubled in R.AROLOGANYA = Harolo!lanya. spirit; to be anxious. RESEPHIPHI. Gonorrhooa, Int. R~<:KoLocw:E. PerJ. pass. of re­ RATA. To love; to like; to kolola. wioh. Go rata ga gagwe, his REKOLOLA. To buy back; to will. ran so ru ; to redeem. RATEGA. To become loved; to R:EKWA. Pass. ofreka.. be beloved ; to be precious. RELEDJSA. Caus. of relela.. RA TELA. 'l'o approach stealthily. R:Er.:ELA. To slip ; to slide; to R.A'I'HA. To chop; to cut off an slip away; to slip out of the ox's hPad. hands. RATHOLA. To make much beer. R:Er.EMA. To tell a different RA'I'LALALA. To speak, sing, or story from that told first. ; to cry in concert; to shout out be weak in the knees; to limp. altogether, nsan excited crowd. REMA. To become thick, or RE. We. Us. When. A re sour. u.ed of ... ilk. a bua, when he spoke. Short­ R:ElrA. To chop; to hew. ened form of rata. Ke le ld restore, or give back ; to pay rem~~-. back. R:E:ihu. Pass. ofrema. REBOLELA = Gololela; to give R~<:oLOGA. To return; to be back to. coming back; to fall frmn REDIMOGA. To shine a little, as where a thi11g was put, or a a wet stone, or a bald head. person bad climbed. REDIMOSA. Caus. ofredirnoga. REOLOLA. To cut meat into REEDISA. Caus. of rettsa. t.hick pieces; to cut meat away R.EEDITSE. Perf. of reetsa. from the bone. R:E:Et:EtA=Shelelela. To dis- REPA. To become slack, or tort, or misrepresent. loose. REELE'l'SA. To listen for. REPJSA. To make slack, or luose. REPISETSA. To loosen for. to lie on the face or stomach. REPOLOGA. To descend in a. Go riba.ma ka mpa, to lie on line, as cattle from a hill. the stoma.ch. R:EaA. To terrify; to fascinate, RIBAH E. Perf. of ribama.. a.s a snake a bird ; to talk over, RrBEGA. 'l'o place a thing so as or discuss a matter, as a mar­ to cover another thing with it; riage proposal, etc. Go rera to turn a pot, etc., upside down. le, to commune with. Go ribega matlhO, to cover the REREGA. To be afra.id; to be eyes with the lids, and look terrified; to be startled. down. REREGJLE. Perf. ofrerega. RrsEGEDiwA. Pass. ofribegrtsa. REREKELA. To walk with a. RIBEGETSA. To cover a thing swaying gait, a.s if about to by putting a larger thing over fall. it upside down. REREPA. See RrRIPA. RIBEGwA. 'fo be doctored while R:Ea:EaA, To startle; to terrify. lying down on the face, as a R:EawA. Pass. of rera. woman after the death of her RETA. To surname. husband. R:ETA. To pet. RIBEI,A. To avoid a missile by RETELA. 'l'o be too ·difficult. stooping, or moving aside. REI'ELECWE. To be hindered. Rrur. Tasteless; without fla­ RETELELA. To be too hard for; vour ; without smell. to hinder. RrsoLA. To beat with one RETELELANA. To hinder each severe blow; to conquer with other. one word. RETELEL'I\'A, To be hindered; RILE. Per.f. of re. A rile a tse­ to be unable to do. 0 tla re­ na, when he had entered. F. teletwa. ke go tsa.ruaea, he will rile a utlwa, when he heard. be unable to go. Sometimes used in books for RETELETSA. To hinder ; to reil e. prevent. RINKE. A ring (hybrid). RETETSE. Perf. of retela. Go RIRIPA. To take all there is to retetse, it is too difficult, it is take ; to gather everything impossible. up ; to cut all the hair oft' a RETHEHALA. To become smooth; head. to act deceitfully. Rru. To stir up well-boiled RETHEHATSA. To make smooth ; meat with a pronged stick. to llatter, or deceive by fair Rrl'ELA. Go ritela. holoko, to promises. make smearing smooth by roll­ RETILE. Perf. ofreta. ing it with a stone. RETIJ,wE. Surnamed. RITIBALA. To be permanent; to RETOLOGA. To turn round, or be a fixture; to sit quite still. towards, in a passive sense. Ro=Re. RETOLOGELA. To turn round to. R6BA. To break crosswise; to RETOLOLA. To turn round, in an reap by breaking off; to reap. active sense. Pass. roywa. Perf. robile. RuSA. See REETSA. Go riiba maoto, to rest for a RETW A. Pass. of reta. while, as travellers. RIANA=Re yana, say thus. R6BAGANY A. To break entirely ; RrALo=Re yalo, say thus. to smash up. RIBAHA. To descend, or swoop R6BALA. To lie down; to lie down in a slanting direction ; down to sleep ; to sleep. RoBAROBEGA. To go hither and a child through lack of disci· thither seeking food. pline. RoBATSA. To cause to sleep ; to RoMECWE. Sent. lay down in a sleeping p.>sture. RoMEGA. To be confounded; to RoBECWE. E rile go robecwe, be helpless from confusion. while people slept, when it RoNA. We; us; to fit badly; was sleeping time. to be unsuitable to ; to be un· RoBEGA. To become broken. becoming; to be objectionable; RoBEGELA. To become broken to act objectionably. Dia gu off, as a cork in a bottle. rona, they fit you badly. TihO ROBEGILE. Pe.f. ofrobega. e ea gu rona, this work does RoBESETSA. To break otf, as a not become you. cork in a bottle. RoNKGA. To rub off, or pull off RoBETSE. Perf. of robala. the scab of a sore ; to rub, or ROBILE. Perf. ofroba. knock against so as to hurt a ROBOKEGA. To 'die in large sore place; to hurt the feelings numbers. Used of people and by saying unpleasant things ; animals. to lick sores, as a dog. RoGA. To curse a per>on by RoNKGWA. Pass. ofronkga. pointing to his or her private RoNOPA. To gleam. parts; to curse. RoNTSA. To refuse to sell or RoGAKA. To curse much. give to one perdon that which RoGAKILWE. Cursed. one afterwards sells or gives to RoGAKWA. Pass. ofrogaka. another, or wastea. See RuN· RoGWA. Pass. of roga. 'fo ap. TSHA. pear, as a new moon. Kgwedi RoNWA. Pass. ofr,>ma. e e rogwaii, the new moon. RoPA~IA. 'l'o he very large; to RoKA. To sew. be immense. RoKAGANA=Chwarag-ana. To be RoPHA. Used of a cow when sewn together. Go rokagana put to the bull. le, to be one with. RoPHEHATSA. To destroy RoKGONYEGA. To move, or utterly ; to make desolate. shake, as a sleeper under a RoPBISA. To draw water by kaross. degrees from a weak foun­ RoKBAMA=Thokhama, Int. tain. RoKOLOLA. To reopen a closed RoPOSA. To cut down the up sore, or abscess. stomach of a dead animal. RoKOMOLOGA. To become RoaA. 'l'o remove; to carry scabby ; to break out in an away; to carry home corn. eruption. RottA. To snore. RoKOTSA. To suck. Used of a Ro&.\RORA. To pur, as a cat. calf. Roa:E~.-1.. To ga.ther to, or into. RoLA. To take something off RoRO.MA. To trouble, as with the head, or feet. Perf. rotse. fear. Fever, Int. RoLOLA. To force one's way in, RoRO.MELA. To sink into mud. as an army into a. town, flood RoROMISA. To cause to tremble. water into a house, etc.; to Rou. To pass water; to mic. take forcible possession of ; to turate. Used as a curse. oust. RoTHA. To rain in occasional RoMA. To send. large drops. RoMA. To infect evilly; to Ro·rHALALA. To rain in a thick cause evil in another ; to spoil ponring stream. DD RoTLHE. All; all of us. U •ed RuMOLA. To vex; to provoke; of people. to do despite unto. RoTOGA. To be large and pro­ RUNA. To kill vermin between jecting. Used of eyes. the thumb nails; to enquire RoTOLELA. Go rotolela matlhO into a. matter carefully. =Go papa.latsa matlho. RuNTSHA. To vex, or grieve a RoTSE. Perf. ofrola. person by losing or destroying R6YWA. Pass. ofroba. something belonging to him. RRA. A father; my father. See RoNTSA. Used when speaking to. Pt. RuNYA. To lift up, as a mole borra. earth, or a man a box on to his RRABO. Their father. shoulder. RnAGO. Thy father. RuPA. To enter the bogwera or RnAGWE. His father. boya.le ceremony either in a Rd. My father. , Used when company or alone ; to dance speaking of. the bogweraa.nd boya.le dance. RuA. 1'o inherit; to possess; to RUPISA. Caus. of rupa. own. Pass. ruiwa. RURAHALA. To become true. RuANA. 'l'o give presents mutu­ RURAHATSA. To make true. ally. Used of those- who RuRE. 1'ruly ; verily ; of a. before were strangers. To truth; really. Rure often takes become friends by giving the preceding verb in ela. Go mutually. buela rure, to speak truly. RuANYE. Perf. ofruana. Verbs in ela change into etsa. RUDILWE. Perf. ofrulwa. Go ganetsa rure, to strive RumsA. To restore to life or really. 0 tla shwa rure, he will animation; to give life to the probably die. Rure o tla shwa, dead. he will surely die. 0 shule RuoiSIWA. Pass. of rudisa. rure, he is really dead. RuHA.. 1'o pay, or reward for RUREHATSA. See RURAHATSA. garden work. RURUBADICWE. Rurubadicwe ke RunVA. Pass. of rua. phehO, blown about by the RULAGANA. To be in order ; to wind. go in order; to follow each RuRUBALA. To By, or Bap in the other in order. Tsatsi ye le wind, as the garment of a run­ rulaganaii le Sabata, the day ner, or a loose sail of a wagon. following the Sabbath. RuJtuGA. To swell. RULAGANYA. To set in order. RuTA. To teach. RuLAGANYOLOLA. To make dis­ RuTHA. To strike with a stick ; orderly. to blow strong, as the wind. RuLARA. To turn away the face; RUTIHALELA. 'fo overshadow. to turn ba.~k. · RUl'LA. To break down, or pull RuLECWE. Perf. pass. of rule- down ; to pull about; to pull la. · off, or tear off. RuLELA. To thatch. Rul'LOLA. To disinherit; to take RuLOLA. See Rolola. away a child's possessions. RuLWA. To revive; to come to Ru·rLoLOGA. 1'o become cast after a faint. 0 tla rulwa, he down. will revive. Perf. rudilwe. RunoLOLA. To ca.stdown, as a RUMARUJU. To appear pleased ; house, etc. to smile without showing the RwALA. To pot something on teeth. the head or feet; to put on the neck, as a yoke 1 to put on the SALWA. Pass. ofsa.la. ba.ck, as a burden ; to bear. SA:IIA. To arrange a pillow ; to Perf. rwele. make a pillow. RwALELA. To gather firewood. SAMANE. A ground squirrel, RWALELESE«a. To become full grey, with whitish tail; a meer­ often, as a river. cat. RwALWA. Pass. of rwala. SAMELA. To make or place a RwANYA. 'l'o beat with a slight pillow for. stroke. SAUORAGO. A placenta. Used RwELE. Perf. of rwala. of a woman. RwELWE. Perj. pass. ofrwala. SANTLHOKWE. Gall. Pa1·t. o. RWESA. Caus. ofrwala. To put SANTSE. Still ; yet. something on another's head or SAPA. To swim. feet. SE. A negative particle. Gase yalo, it is not so. This. Used with nouns whose particle is se. B. Setlhare se, this tree. Setlhare SA. Not ; yet ; still. Genitive se se oleii., the tree which has particle of nouns in se. To fallen. Ke se, thia is it. Ha disappear, as darkness, night, e se, except. Ba le ba se eo, rain, mist, etc. they were absent. SABA"rA. The Sabbath (hybrid). SEADELO. An offering, SABOL. A sword (hybrid). SEABO. A hole dug in searching SACWA. Pass. ofsapa. for a ,jackal. SADISA. To cause to remain; to SEAGA. A dweller. Seaga mo­ keep back ; to leave. lapoii., a dweller by the river. SA DISICW E. Ba ba sa.disicweii SEAKA. One given to adultery; ke, those which were left by. a harlot; one who leaves wife SAGA. A saw (hybrid). after wife, or husband after SAHA. To squander; to lavish; husband. to give away foolishly. SEAKANYO. A reasoning; a. SAKHWE. A little bag, or sa.tchel studying. worn by women. SEAKO. The first, or principal SALA. 'l'o remain behind when ear of corn; a full mealie cob. others have gone. Go sa.la mo­ SEALELO. Sticks put at the bot­ rago, to follow close after. tom of a pot for cooking on. Sala sentle, good-bye; a salu­ SEALO. A skin, etc., spread out tation to one staying behind. for lying on. SALALAGANA. To become de­ SEA NE. An adage; a wise say­ stroyed ; to become smashed, ing ; a proverb. or burst; to fall asunder, or in SEANTLO. 0 ile seantlo. Used pieces. of a woman who has been taken SAL 1':. Still ; yet ; ever since. to wife by a brother of her dead Go sale gale, early. E sale ka husband. tsatsi yeuo, from that day. E SEAI'AitO. An article of cloth· sale ka mosho ka mmona, I saw ing; a dress. him early in the morning. E SEAPU. A glutton; gluttonous. sale ke coga ke ntse ke mmii­ SEARAMO. The part under a na, I saw him early in the roof where it rests on the wall. morning and up till now. SEATI. A stayer at home ; one SALELWA. Go salelwa ke, to be who does not take journeys. left with. SEATLA. A hand. Seatla se se siameii, a right hand. Seatla SEBESECO. A rain-maker's se segolo, a right hand. Seatla. hearth. sa molema, a left hand. 8EBESHO. A cooking place ; a Si: HA. To backbite; to whisper gr... te ; a. gridiron ; a. min­ evil of; to slander; to speak maker's fire. evil against. SEBE'I'E. A liver. Sebete sa SEllA. See Si:BA. lona.o, the sole of a. foot. SEBAA. A small bare space on 8EBETEBETE. A ground creep­ the ground. ing plant with large yellow SEBABELA. A crack under a flowers. toe, made by a sandal. SEBETLELA. A chopping block ; SEBABEl'SANE. A kind of sting- a. chip made when using au ing plant; a nettle. adze ; a. scrap of meat made SEBA BI. 'l'he itch,; scurvy. when chopping. SEBAGA= Segaga. SEBETO, Cross grained. Used · SEBAKA. Distance; space; the of a. person. Cross, as a. child firmament, Int. who cries without cause. Pl. SEBAKEN. Kwa sebakeii, in a dibeto. certain place. Ke kgbash­ TAGAltAFA. A•ummons(hybrid). ful, or coy ; to draw back TAGILWE. To be drunk. 0 startled and in order to avoid ta.gilwe, he is drunk. something. TAGISA. To cause to become 8ISIMOSA. To give one the drunk. ~reeps, as an insect crawling on TAG6. Drunkenness. the flesh ; to set the teeth on TAGWA. To begin to be drunk; edge, as a scratching noise. to become drunk. SISINU=Sesinu, Int. TATLA. To milk a cow dry. SISITSE. Perf. ofsisa. U oed chiefly of a cow that has SrTA. To overcome; to surpass; but little milk. to excel; to exceed ; to be of TAKA. White clay; chalk; more ,·alue: whiting. To paint or smear SITEGA. To be overcome; to be white. done up, as poor oxen. TAKILE. Perf. oftaka. 8I'fiLWE. Ke sitihve, I am cold; T ALA. Green. Boy an yo bo I am overcome by the cold. tala, green grass. Bogologolo S •TISA. To excel; to surpass. tala, very long ago. 0 la a sitisa le dilekane, he T ALAHALA. To become grPen. •urpassed his companions. TALAMA. A button (hybrid). SrrLWANE. Alittlethornyweed. TALANA. Dimin. of tala, green. SriLWASITLWANE. A kind of Mayan a ma talana, green thistle ; a thorny bush bearing grass. small red berries. T ALANE. A kind of finch. SJTOLOGA. To become warmed TALANYANE. A little finch. after being very cold. To go TALE. A canary. unwillingly when sent. TALECO. A summons. SrTWA. Kea sitwa, I am becom­ TALELALOROLE. A bull buffalo ing cold ; I am being overcome which lies down to await and by cold. Pass. of sita. attack the hunters. TALELO. An ambush; an am­ buscade ; a. lying in wait ; a T. stratagem. TAL6. Nownfrom lala. T AA. A pole or log for floating TAMALALA. To go on to one's a person across a river. destination without stopping or TAANYA. To dash down. turning aside. TABOGA. To run fast. TAMAL6=Terualo. T ABO LA. To take out a handful, TAMPLA. To squeeze with a spoonful, etc. Go tabola ga­ hand; to drain a cow's udder; bedi, to take out two handfuls. to pull a pack-ox rbiem tightly. TABOSA. Caus. oftabola. TAMUSA. To press out, as matter TACANA= Molacana .. out of a. •ore. TACWANA=Molacwana. TANKE. Thank you (hybrid). TADI. A striped field-mouse. TANKISA. To cause to thank TAECO. A message. (hybrid). 'l'AM). An instruction ; a direc­ TANTA. To bind about many tion; an injunction. times. TAFOLA. A table (hJbridl. TANTOLOLA. Revers. oftanta. TAGA. To make drunk. Tse di 'J.'ANTSE. Perf. of tanya. Lo tantse ya.ka. ka.ma., you ha.ve TATETSA. To forbid to. hit the ma.rk. TATLHElGO. Loss; a being cast TAN'I'SHA=Katisa. away; perdition. TANTSHIWA. Pass. oftantsha.. TATLHO. A casting away. NO'Un. 'l'ANYA. To make a. noise like from la.tlha. ta ! by throwing a. thing into TATOHACO. NO'Un.from la.toha.tsa.. wa.ter. 'fAu. A lion. TAo. A law; a.n injunction; an TAU ANA. A lion's cub. exhortation ; a. tree, whose TEAT EA. To be excited; to go lea.ves a.nd root a.re used to about in all directions, a.s an prepare a perfume called bolaii. excited person. T Aor,A. A dice. TEDA. Go teba.lencwe, to speak TAOLO. A comrriand; a com­ in a low tone. mandment ; authority ; power; TEBAGAN='l'ebaii. right. TEBAGANO=Tebaii. TAPALALA. To go straight on. 'l'EDALO. Forgetfulness; a for­ 'l'APETA. To bruise ; to bruise getting. by sbtmping, knocking, etc. ; TEBAN. Similarity in appear­ to break into small pieces. ance ; resemblance. Modimo TAPETEGA. To become bruised, o ba dihile tebaii, God has etc. made them like each other. TAPETLA=Tlapetla. TEBATEBA. 'J.'o hesitate; to be TAPISHO. Fatigue; weariness. uncertain what to do. TA PO LOGO. Rest ; refreshing. TEBELA. To strike or knock 'l'APOLOSHO. Rest. a bout with a fist. TAPUTA. To pierce; to stab. TEBELAKA. To strike all over, 'l'ARAISA. To wind up a. bucket or thoroughly. from a. well (hybrid). T~BELELO. Expectation. TATA. To forbid; the name by TEBELO. A watching; a watch ; which a. child begins to a.ddrt!ss a !fUard. its father. T.EBETEBE. Kgomo ea tebetebe, T A'rALALA. 'l'o be persistent, as a certain ox. in disputing, or telliug false TEBO. A looking. news, or claiming what does TEHOGO. A thanksgiving; thank­ not belong to one. fulness; a recompense. TATALALANA. To dispute to. TEco. 'l'he sound of a. musical gether persistently. Go tatala.­ instrument. lana. nae, to dispute persist­ T.EcwA. See AKGATECWA. ently with him. TEDU. A beard ; a whisker; a TA1'AL.\NO. One by one; a. fol- moustache. lowing one by one. TEHISHO. A reward. TAl'AliALA=Ta.malala. TEKANO. Temperate; temper­ TAusF.:LA=Tetesela. ateness. 'fATECWE. 0 tatecwe tsela, he TEKANYECO. A division; a is forbidden, or debarred the dividing, or a measuring for. path. TEKANYO. Ka teka.nyii, soberly; TATEDICWE. A go tatedicwe discreetly ; consistently. batho boya.lwa, let the people TEKETA=Keteka.. be forbidden beer. TEKO. A testing ; a trial. TATELA. Ba mo tatela., they 'l'EKOLO. A visitation; a visit. forbid him; they refuse to give TEKU. Red; ruddy; glowing; him. red-hot. TEKUTEKU. Very red. TENTSHA. To turn away from TELEDU!O. Tulp; a poisonous in disgust. shrub. TENWA. To be surfeited; to Ti:Li:Ko. A driving away. loathe. Kea tenwa ke diyii, I 'l'ELELE. Long; tall; the lower loathe the food. bowel of an animal. TEN. Deep. Mo teii, within. TEM:Nl'O. Clamour. Kwa teii, within; inside. 'J'ELO. A cry; a bleat. Tv.oLA. To ridicule. TEAIA. A plot of ground for Ti:Pi:. Very wet, or watery. picking. Used of cooked pumpkin, etc. Ti:&IA. To eat with a. spoon. TEOHO.. A mistake; a fault; a Ti:MALO. Custom; habit; order; sin. course. Madi a temal9, money TI!REBETSA=Tlerebetsa, Int. paid for bunting in a chief's TES.fi:LECO. A permission. country. TESHOLOGO. A swelling in the TEMANA. A small plot; a text; private parts. a. ,·erse. T~:sHor.oLo. Noun fl'om lesho­ Ti:MEKA. To shake, or to be lola. shaky, as a. thing not firm or TETA.. To copulate frequenth' strong. without conception, as a bull TEMEN. A ea temeii, he went with a barren oow. more than one day to help TETEELA. To contuse; to bruise. another in ploughing for pay­ 'l'E1l~:i1Lo. A contusion ; a bruise. ment. TJsed sometimes of do­ 'l'ET.ERAREKI. A tetrarch (hy- ing the same work more than brid). once. 'l'i:ri:SELAo. To tremble ;· to TE&IOHALO. Profit; good. shiver ; to be palsied. TENA. To tire out; to surfeit; Ti:ri:si:Lo. A trembling or to di8gust; to be repugnant. shivering fit; the palsy. Perf. tenne. TE'rLANO. A reconciliation. TENEGA. To fa}); away in princi­ 'l'F.TLANYO. Mutual love; amity. ple; to deteriorate in character; TEl'WA. Pass. ofteta. Used of to rebel; to revolt. Also from a cow. tena, to become disgusted. Ti:wA=R.ewa.. Go-tewa. Pass. TENEGELA. JiJa le ba tenege!a. of go twa. Modimo, they rebelled against '11HAA•PO. A stone or pip of fruit God. Go tenegeia dilo tsa or berry. motho, to be envious of, or 'l'HABA!. A mo1mtain. = Itumelit. to grumble at a person's 'l'HABANYO. Noun from Raban­ things. ya. TENEGO. A falling away. TiiABUEDIWA. Pass. of thabue­ TENETSA. To steal by putting tsa. a thing slyly in the pocket, 'l'HAIIUELA. To become plunged etc. ; to put a. thing where it in with a noise like tha1 won't be seen. THABUE'l'SA. To plunge anything TENNE. Perf. of Tena. 0 into water. ntenne, he is repugnant to me; THAKA. 'l'o mark out for a he disgusts me. foundation ; to lay a founda­ TENNWE. Perf. of tenwa.. tion ; to found ; to draw a line TENO. Noun from tena. for cutting ; to rule a line ; to T~:NTA. To run slowly; to run place a thing. Pass. thaiwa. with a burden. THAEATHU:A=Akgaakgega. THAEGELA. To becomefounded TBAIIIAGANA. Fem. of thama­ on. ga. TnAELA=Raela.. THAIIIANE. An edible root or THAELO. A temptation; a. bean ; the fruit of the tha.ma tempting. shrub. THAGA. A kind of small bird; TBAIIIATHAIIIISA. To bother by a. sparrow. See also 'l'AGA. asking many questiona, or seek­ TBAGAJIH. To be at peace. ing many things from. 'fBAGA!IIE. Perf. of thaga.ma. THAIIIELA=Retelela.. Ba. thagame, they are at peace. THAIIIO. A neck; neck and THAGAIIIO. Peace. throat all round. 'l'HAGWA. See TAGWA. THAIIIOGELWA. To be convales­ THAHI. A hiccup; hiccough. cent. 'l'nAHoL6. Ka thaholo, by de- TBAMUN. Mo tbamuii, on the g•·ees; little by little. neck. THAHOTSANYO. ln order;. a THAIIIUTSA. To bite a. soft, succession. watery substance with a noise. TnAr ... 'l'habi. THHIU'fSEGA. To become bitten. THAIISA. To hear or see any• Used of a. soft,. wa.tery sub­ thing indistinctly. stance. THAIW.A. Pass. oftbaea. TnANKGOLA. To throw out, as 'l'HAKA. A company. Thaka. the grains when making beer. euo! that set! An exclamation THANOLO. Ka. thanolo, with pre­ of surprise. Thaka.! how splen­ ciseness, particularly, plainly. did ! 'l'haka ealeitlho, the pupil' THANTHANYE.GA = That.ha.nyega.. of an eye. To fty about, as sparks. THAKADU. An ant bear; an ant TH.\NTHOLOGA. To become nu• cater. ravelled. THAKANWAGA. A ground plant· T HANTHOLOLA. To unravel ; to with edible red fruit. unpick. THAKGANYA. To. kick in all' 'I:HANTSHA.. Catts. of tha.nya. directions, as an ox when one TBANYA. To make a. noise like leg is held by a. rhiem. tha! to crackle, a.~ mea.lies THAKGATHA=Thakga.nya, lnt. when roasting. =Kubnga., to THALALAGAE. The bogwerar awake out of sleep; pelo ea procession coming near to town me ea thttnya, my heart has and then going back to camp. awakened ; I have found THALAT.O. Noun from rala.la.. my understanding. THALELA. To SIIU)ar a kind of THANYO. Noun frwn tha.nya. · black medicine on walls, etc., THAPA. To call, or engage a to prevent witchcraft. person for a work. THAIIIA. To become fast in a THAPA!IIO. Nottn from, ra.pama.. narrow opening;: to be too THAPEJ,ELO. PraJter for;. sup­ large to enter an opening ; to plication. be tight, a.s a clocle-litting gar­ TnAPELO. A prayer. ment; a small shrub having THAI'O. A pumpkin stalk or edible beans and root. Sing. tendril running along the a.nd pZ. of the shrub. Pl. of ground ; a tying up of kids ; a. the root, dithama. striug ; a. cord ; a rop~. THAIIIAGA. Red and white. THAPODISA. Go thapodisa. kgo­ Colours less distinct than nala. mo, to catch an ox with a Used of an ox. rhiem by one leg. THAPOGA. To become broken, THEEKELO. A staggering. or snapped, as a tense rhiem. THEILWE. Perf. Pass. of tbaea.. THAPOLA. To break, or snap a 'l'HEKALANO. Noun from reka.- tense rhiem. lana. · TBARA. A kind of creeping THEKEGELO. Favour; partiality. plant found in reeds and bashes. THEKELO. Merchandise; buy­ THARANCt. Noun from ra.rana. ing. Perplexity. THEKrsi:ao. Trouble. THARI. A skin for carrying an THEKO. The end, or gnLsping infant on the back. place of a spear-handle, mo­ THARO. Three. lamu, etc. THAT A. Strong; bard; power­ THEKO. A buying; the price of ful ; difficult ; , strength ; hard­ a thing. ness. THEKOLOLO. A ransom ; a re­ TBATABALA. To become strong; demption. to become hardened. THELA=Tshela. Used of found­ TBA1'AHATSA. To strengthen; er's work. to make bard. T H ~;LE. An udder ; a ball ; a THATAHOLOGA. To lose strength; globe ; a ball of hair found in to become weak. an animal's stomach. THATARO. Six. THELEDI. The flesh at the TBATAULANA. To fight with junction of the bones in an each other, as dogs; to fight animal's bind legs. and tear each other. THELEDISA. To cause to escape, TaATimo. Nnun from ra.tega.. or survive. THATHANA. A morsel of food; Tai:t:Eai:tA=Tshelegela. a bit of food. TB I<:LELA. 'l'o escape, or survive, THATBANYANA. A little morsel as from danger or death. of food. THELF.NYANE. A little thele. THATHANYEGA, To be very TaEti:to. Go bua ka tbelelO, tender, or sore; to have severe to speak ambiguously, or so as shootin'! pains. to conceal one's meaning. 0 TaA·rHELELA=Chiipheiela. thelelii=O boliitsana. Motho TBA'l'HOLOLA. Go thatholola oa thelelii, a slippery character. maboko, to correct news ; to THELESA. To supply or give tell correctly what bad been food; to ent-ertain by giving told incorrectly by somebody food ; to be hospitable by sup­ else. plying with food. THATO. Will. THELESECO. An assisting with 'l'HEA=Thaea. food. TBEBE. A ohield. THELESEDIWA. To be set free THEBOLA. To offer a sacrifice from a state of servitude. or offering at the grave of an THELESE1'SA. To assist with ancestor. food ; to give food to. THEBOLO. An offering; a sacri­ THELESETSANYA. To assist each fice. other with food. THEDIMOGO. Brightness, as of THELESHO. A giving of food; a countenance ; a slight shin­ hospitality; entertainment. ing. THELESICWE. Ba thelesicwe, THEECO. A list!>ning. they are set free. 'l'HEEKELA, To stagger; to roll THELEYWE=1'hele, Int. fl'Oru side to side. Tni:to = 'fshClii. THEliELEKANA. To dodge so as to become shut up, as a mouth, to get out of the way ; to or road. escape by slipping to one side. THIIIALO. An eclipse; a.n ob­ THEMO. Something which has struction.· been cut down. THIIIECWE, Perj. pa,ss. of t.hi­ THENEKE'l'SA. To swallow with­ bala. Ke thibecwo ke matlho, out chewing much. I am hindered by my eyes. THENYA. 'fo knock with the THIBEDI. A notch cut in a. head, as a calf when suckin~r; stick for a pack-ox's nose; a. to knock a goat's udder with notch in a yoke skey. the hand when milking. THIBEGO. A heathen custom of THEOGA. To fall over, as a a woman lying on her face to pot, etc. =Menoga. bP. doctored after her husband's 'l'HEPE. A kind of weed used a.s deat.h. a salad. THIBELA. Tosbp, orturn ba.ck, THEHEGO. Fear; dread. as calves at milking time. 'l'HEREKELO. Noun from rere­ THIRELELA=Tlha.,lela. IT nthi­ kela. belele dinamane, stop the THEREPANA. To become old calves for me. and WOl'll out ; to become of THIRELETSA= Dibeletsa. no use. THIBI!.TSE. Perj. of thibala. THEREPANYE. Perj. of there· Tsela e thibetse, the path is psna. Se therepsnye, it is shut up. worn out. THIBILE. Perj. ojthiba. Maru THEREPE. An old and worn­ a tla tlhola a thibile, the clouds out thing. will cover the sky. THEIUSHO. Dread. THIIIOGA. To come out of the 'l'H:Ea6. A discussion about "ay; to move out of the way; marriage arrangements ; a to give place. sermon. TmooGELA. To move out of the THETHA. To make a large fire. way of something, or some­ THETHE. A thick white grub body. Mothibogele, move out found in kralls and rotten of bis way. Go thibogeht bu­ wood. shula., to flee from, or avoid THETHEBALA. To be satisfied, evil. or contented. T HI BOT.OLA = Tsibolola. THETHEBATSA. Go thethehatsa TmooSA. To cause to move out pelo, to satisfy; to please ; to of the way ; to snatch a thing make content. out of the way, or to one side. THETHEBETSE. Perj. of thethe­ THIBOSETSA. 'l'o cause to move bala. Moea. o o thethebetsefi, a. out of the way of. contented spirit. THnlOGA. To turn oneself sud­ THETHELELA. To speak too denly back. much ; to ta.lk a great dPa.l. 'l'HINCWE. 0 thincwe ke bo­ THEY ANA. A little shield. tlhoko, he is unable to do what THIDA. 'fo turn the course of he proposed by reason of sick­ anything; to stop or turn back ness. animals. Go thiba molomo, to THIN'l'SE. Pe1j. of thinya. Ke shut the mouth. ='l'siba, Int. thintse, I ha.ve changed my THIBALA. To become obstruc­ mind. ted ; to become stopped ; to THINTSHA. Ca.us, of thinya.. become eclipsed, as the sun; Kgosi e tla. thintsha pico, the chief will alter the time of the thobola kgiirii, to open the gate meeting. wide. Go thobola melapii, to THINYA. To abandon one's in­ cause rivers to gush out. tention for a good rE'ason ; to THOBOLELA. Di thobolele kgiirii, change one's mind for a good open the gate wide for them. reason ; to put off for a while. THOBOLOLA=Muna. To begin a TRIP A. A knife. new work ; to pioneer; to be THIRI. A hair, Int. the first to do a new thing. THITHECWANA. An imaginary THOBU. Fallow ground; ground animal, Int. picked but not sown. Go lema THITHOHALA=Thutahala. thobu, to plough without sow­ THITHOHATSA=Thutahatsa. ing. THIT6. Thelowerendofatree; THOBUELA=Thabuela. the pa.rt next the ground ; THOBUETSA=Thabuetsa. st.ubble of mealie stalk. Noun THOCWA. Pass. ofthopa. from rita. THODI. A string made from THOBA. The hole in a nipple. chewed bark. THOIIA. To break through; to THOGAK6. A cursing. bt·eak out and run away; to THOGAKANO. A mutual cursing. foment with hot water. THoG6. A cursing; a curse. THOBALO. Noun from riibala. Thogii ea kgwedi, change of THOBANE. A stick; a cudgel. the moon; the appearance of Thobane e tlhiigwana, a stick anew moon. with a small knob .. THOGWE. A kind of cactus with TH6B:E. 1'hefruitof the moriibe serrated leaves, growing chiefly bush. in limestone. TH6BEGA. Medicine used for THOKAMA. To sleep alongside a doctoring a broken limb. Go fire. yewa thiibega, the eating of an THOKAYELA. To lie or sit so as ox slaughtered in honour of a to warm oneself ; to be in the man who has killed the first blaze of a fire. man in battle, or the first rhi­ TnoKGAYA. To be upright. noceros in a hunt. TnoKGAME. Perf. of thokga- THOBELA. To break in. Go ma. thooola tsela, to rush into, or TROKGAMISA. To make upright. along a path. TROKGAMO. Upriglttness. THOBELETSA=Thomeletsa, Int. THOKGOSELETSA. To shake the THOBESELELA. To break in linger at in auger, or so as to upon; to break in upon, or defy. intrude upon, a party when TRoK6. Aside ; one side, as of not wanted. a 1·oom ; the extreme point, or THOBETSE. Perf. oftbobela. A limit,; an awl, or long needle di t hobetse ? Have they broken for sewing skins with. Ha in? tbokii, on one side. TH6n6. A harvest; a breaking TH6K6L6. Dung of buck, sheep, olf. From riiba, a breaking hare, etc. through. From thoba. THoKOSE'l'SA. To shake up ; to THOBOGA. To flow freely. rub between the hand as a. 1'HOBOLA. To pull out a plug stick when kindling fire native from the bottom of a milk fashion. sack; a plug for the bottom of THOKWA=Tokwa. a milk sack ; to open wide. Go THOLA. Fruit of the moroh,, bush ; first natural motion of T HUBAGANY A, To break in an infant. pieces. THOLANA. Fruit of the moro- TnUBAGANWA. To be broken in lana bush. pieces. TnoLo. Noun from rola.. THUBALAKA. To break in pieces TnoLoCWE = Cholocwe. utterly. TnoLOGA=Chologa.. TnuBi:GA. To become broken. TnoLOLA=Cholola.. Tnuni:oi:LA. Ba thubegela TnoLoLELA = Chololela.. mmogo, they rush together; TnoLOLO=Chololo. to rush with one accord. 'l'noLOL wA= Cholol wa. Tauni:LA. To run, or rush to a THOLORO. Noun .frotn rolora. thing. 'l'HOMA. .A scented medicinal Tamnsno. Nowb fron~ rudi­ shrub. sa. THOMELETSA. To cry out loudly, TnuE. .A small, sharp-nosed or louder than others. mouse. THoM6. .A sending. TauoA. To beat with a stafF; THONOPO. Noun from ronopa. to break with a stone held in THOPA. To plunder. the band; to p.mnd. THOPAHALA. To become plun- Tnuao. Payment for garden dered, or stolen. work. THOPIWA. Pass. ofthopa. THUHULA. To turn away the THOPO. Plunder; spoil. head and refuse to listen. THOROMO. .A trembling. THUKGWI . .A wild animal similar THOSOLA. Syphilis, Int. to a "'t•lf, but smaller. THOTA. .A mound of earth ; a THUKnu·rnA. To wag, as a head; small hill; highland, or rising to shake the head; to rob; to ground. deprive of. THOTANA. .A small thota.. THUKHITrHWA. 0 la a thukhu­ 'l'HO'rHI. .A drop of any fluid; a thwa ke motho lokwa.lo, he small quantity of fluid remain­ had his book taken from him ing in a cup, etc. by a person. THOTHOBOLO='l'huthubudu, Int. THUKHWI=Thukgwi. THOTHOMELA. To enter, or THULA. To beat or knock one pierce, as a spear the ground. thing against another; to ham­ Used also of a convincing ar­ mer, as a smith; to butt, as a gument or an internal pain. goat. TnoTo. Possessions ; goods; THULAGANYO. Order. Ka. thu­ merchandise. laga.nyo, in order ; orderly. Tn6Tsi:. .A pip of a pumpkin. THULAGANYOLOLO. Disorderly; Tn6YANA. .A dance continued disorderliness. all night round a large fire at TnuLAl!A. To turn a pot, etc., the close of the boyale cere­ upside down. mony. THULAME. Perf. ofthulama. TnUANYO. .A propitiation; an TnULAMELA. To sleep soundly. atonement. THULANA. To knock again•t THUBA. To break to pieces, as ea.ch other ; to come into col­ a flat stone, etc., to break lision. down ; to run, or rush, as a TnULEGA. To overthrow ; to crowd; to come ofF a nest with turn out; to subvert; to give chickens. Go thuba lobelO, to an enema. run fast ; to run a race. TnuLELA. To castrate sheep and goats by smashing the tes­ go eo moii.we, he excels the ticles. oth~r. THULOL.&.. See THUULOLA. THWALA. To find a. thing and THUMA. To ~!'rind very fine. take it not knowing its owner. THUl!OLO. Noun from rumola. = Thwadi, Int. THUMOTSA. To milk into the THWANE. A wild animal of the mouth. eat tribe, larger than a. phage ; THUNYA. To come into view; a lynx. to blossom ; to blnsh ; to be· THW ANYE. Fruit of a wild fig come gray-headed. tree. THUO. An inheritance; a pos­ THWETSE. Perf. of.thwala. session. TIK.&.. •ro sta.mp with a. foot, THUPA. A swit.ch; a rod; a. etc.; to boom, o.s a. gun or thin stick ; a. riding whip. distant thunder. =Tuba, Int. THUPISHO. Noun, from rupiso.. TIBAKA. To stamp the ground THUR.&.. Hot ashes without much, or very hard. cinders. T1a:E=Phage. THURUGO. A swelling. TIB6. A round hole cut for a THUSA. To help. patch. THUSANY.&.. To help each otl1er. T!BOLA. Namane ea. jihola THUSEGA. To become helped. loth•, a. first-born calf. Nwaoa THUSHO. Help. oo. tibolo. lotha, a. first-born THUSHONYANA. A little help. child. THUSIWA. Pass. ofthuso.. TIDIKA. To prevaricate; to keep THUTELELO. Teaching; the back the truth. effect of teaching. TIDIKELA. Go tidikelo. loleme, THUTHAHALA. To become warm. to speak with a. slippery tongue. Used of water, etc. TIDIMA. A plot of level land TaurHAHALO •. Nownfrom thn­ between two hills suitable for tho.halo.. ploughing. THu·rHAHATSA. To make warm. TIDIMALO. Silence. THUTHUBUDU. A rubbish heap; TmiSA. Caus. of tila. a. dung heap. Two. The trunk of a tree. THUTHUCBWANE. A fungus; 0. TI:EG6. Delay ; a delay. mushroom. TIG6. A casting dawn. T HUTL w A. A camelopard; TmAco. A fulfilment. chicken pox; water pox; the TIH.&.BALO. An event happening southern cross. to one ; o.n experience. THuro. Teaching. Ntlo ea. TIHALO. An event ; o.n occur- thuto, a. church, a. chapel. rence. TBUULA. To lead, or pull, as a Tm:Eto. A service. person by an arm, or a. dog by , Tmo. A work. a rope. TIKA=Khuetsa. THUULOLA. To take the lead ; TIKETA. A ticket (hybrid). to turn o.wo.y and take a. differ­ TIKOLOGO. A going round ; a. ent course. revolvin~r; a. revolution, o.s of THw .&.DI. An odd number ; o.n a. wheel. odd one ; one superior to TIKOLOGON. Round about. another. 0 ipaeo. th wadi, he Tikologoii eo. botlho.oleio, round puts himself first. E thwadi about the camp. Tikologoii. mo go se seii. we, it is superior ea bono., round about them. to the other. 0 thwo.di mo TIL.&.. To avoid; to get out of the way of anything likely to out. U re timile, you have do harm, as a stone thrown at been stingy to us. one. TIMISA. 'l'o stint; to cause to TILANE. The first dnng of a new­ be stinted. born calf. TIMOKANYO. A stupor; dizzi- TILATSHI. The horny knob ness ; giddiness. above an ox's hoof at the back ; TINTA=Tlhetlha. the fetlock of a horse. TINWA. Pass. oftima. TILODT. Black and white with TIPOLA. To cut or sever with small white spots. Used of an one cut. ox. TISHO. A herding; a watching; TILOLO. Noun from dilola. protection. TILOl'SANA. Fem. oftilodi. TrrA. To withhold an opinion; TILWANE. A thick bead ring to decline to express an opini·•n woven on cord. about a matter without hear­ Tnu. 'fo extin~uish; to be­ ing about it more fully. come extinguished ; to go out, 'l'ITAM!i:RE. The B.esh on the side as a candle. Molelii o o sa of a hull's neck. timeii., the fire that do>es not Tn'AMO=Tshiamii. go out. To stint; to del;'rive TrrATITA. To fear to give an of; t.> prevent from havmg; opinion ; to be uncertain what to dilute ; to make less sharp to do, or where to go. to the taste; to cover the Tr-r:Ei:L6. A staff for beating ground, as springing corn. skins when braying. TIMANA. To be stingy. Trr:E6. A beating; a scourging ; TIMANE. Pe>f. of timana. 0 a wound made by a blow. timane, he is stingy ; he is TrriNCWE. Pe>f. pass. oftitinya. covetous, or close-listed. TITINYA. To stop or hinder one TTMANO. Stinginess. when speaking, from not wish­ 'fiMEDIWA. Pass. of timetsa. ing to hear more. TIMEGA. To become extin- TL A. Shall ; will. Ke tla rata, guished; to light one thing I will love. To come. Pe•f by another ; to kindle a light tlile, and tsile. from another light. Molelo o TLAATLAA. To talk altogether, o sa timegeii., the fire that is or with confusion; to give a. not put out. ' person no chance of answering TIMEGETSA. To fall, as a falling by talking all together. star; to light up the sky, as a TLABAKA. To be busy; to bP falling staT. 0 mo timegetsa active in doing one work after ka monwana, he points him another. out with the finger. TLABAMA. To sit fiat on tl1e Tnri:LA. To wander; to go ground ; to sit in the way so astray. as to obstruct; to continue TtMELE"rSA. To cause to wander sitting and refuse to rise. from. TLABATLA.BA. To run in a TtMELO. A wandering. clumsy fashion, as a loose­ Tn.ri:LWA. Gotirnillwa katnmelo, jointed person. to be lad astray from the faith. TLABO=Kabo. TrMETSA. To cause to wander. TLADI. A thunderbolt; light­ TIMETSE. Perf. of timela. ning. TIMILE. Perf. oftima. LobOne TLADIKA. To speak at rand·•m lo timile, the candle is gone and without truth; to dirty or soil, as with fat, milk, etc. ; talre care of ; to care for ; to to daub ; to bedaub. minister to. TLADIKEGA. To become dirty, TLA!IIELO. Care; preservation. or daubed. TLAMELWA. To be provicled for TLADIKWA. Pass. Of tladika. by another. To be filthy, or foul. TLAMEl'LO. A bullfrog. TLADIIU. Po,ss. of tlatsa. TLAll ETLWE = Tlametlo. 'l'LAEE. Tlaee ea letsae, the TLAllOLOLA. Revers of tlama. yolk of an egg. 'l'r.AMPARELA. To catch or seize TLAKASELA. To tremble; to holll of with both hancls ; to shiver. clutch. · TLAKASELO. A trembling. TLAMUKA. To spoil, or injure TLALA. 'l'o become full; to be by laying hold of. full of; to be tilled with. Go TLANTLAPE = Kga.ntlape. tlala boga.le, to be full of anger. TLANYEGA. To become tasteless, Perf. tletse. To be hungry, as a. frostbitten pumpkin. hunger. Ke tlala, I am hungry. TLAN. Come ye. Ke bolawa ke tlala, I am killed TLANWA . • Pass. oftlama. by hunger; I am very hungry. TLAOPA=Noiiola, Int. Ba ba tlala, the hungry, Ba TLAPETLA. To flatten out ; to bo ba le tlala, they were crush so as to flatten ; to knock hungry. 0 la a utlwa. tlala, so as to flatten. he was hungry. TLAPUKETSA. To smear with TLALAEA. To report some fault much fat. to a superior; to complain to 'l'LARE. When ; as soon as. a superior of a person's con­ TLAl'LA. A plaited hat. duct. 0 la a. mo tlalaea kwa. TLATLARALA. To be bent out, kgosiii, he accused him befure or spread far npart, as legs the chief; he complained to when feet are still together. the chief about him. TLA"l"LAWE. A koran; a large TLALEA=Tlalaea. ground-bird. TLALECWE. PIYI:f. oftlalelwa. TLATSA. To make full; to fill. TLALIWIWA. To be anxious for. TLA'rsu. To beat or strike 'l'LALELA. 'l'o be too much for ; much or hard, ancl with a to trouble, or distress. dpwnward movement. TLALELO. Distress; anxiety. TLATSEGA. To become filled. 'l'LALELWA. To have anxious TLE. Usedtoexpressanordinary, thoughts about ; to be dis­ or accustomed act. When used tressed; to be anxious for. it is followed by verbs ending TLALETSA. Oaus. oftlalela. To in e, and the accents also aro till for. From tlatsa. altered. Se tie se rekwe, it is TLAHA. To gird a person about · ordinarily sold. Di tie di ye, the middle. they usually eat. Ba tie ha TLAlfAKELELA. To come ~hart thusanye, they are accustomecl of what one ought to be; to to help each other. bungle; to do a work badly. TL:E. 0 tie tla, he will come. TLAlfAKELELWA. To be ba:lly See TLE. done ; to be badly bound up, TLEKEETSA. To deal gently etc. with ; to spare. TLAlfALANA. To care for or TLELA. To come for. provide for each other. TLEP Al'LEPA. To be very silly ; TLAMELA. To provicle for; to to laugh immoderately. TLEREBETSA. l'o trumpet, as tsa ka matlbii, he looked hart! an elephant ; to speak in a at him. high tone of voice. TLHABISA. Catts. oftlbaba. To TLETLEREGANA. To become tack together, or pin together broken in pieces, as a pot, etc. in sewing. Go tlhabisa di­ TLETLEREGANYA. To break in tlhoil, to put to shame. pieces, as a pot, etc. TLHABOLOGA. (A word about TLETSE, Per.f. of tlala. Go tle, which there is much difference tse, it is full. Dinku di tletse of OJ?inion.) To have a relapse ka naga, the veldt is full of in stckness, always implying a sheep. Perf. of tl6\a. Lo change for the worse ; to make tletseil P what are you come a spurt; to put on such a spurt for? as will probably result in win­ TLHABA. To pierce; to slaugh­ ning. Used of a gun which ter by cutting or piercing ; to did not shoot well, but now germinate ; to rise, as the sun ; does shoot well, and of a house dark brown, with yellow which was almost a ruin, but patches about the nose. Used. is now rebuilt. Used in the of an ox. books in the sense of being TLHABAGANA. Go tlhabagana penitent, but this use is con­ le, to be opposite to ; to be fusing from the word having contrary to. opposite meanings in different TLHABAGANYA. To pierce across. cases. 'l'LHABAGANYE. Per(. of tlhaba­ TLHAIIOLOGO. A relapse; a gil.na. E tlhabaganye nabii, spurt. it was contrary to them. TLHABOLOLA. To renew ; to TLHABUKA. To pierce much or make as if new; to put new thoroughly. life into ; to renew that which TLHABAKETSA. To become gray­ had become old. Go tlbabolola headed or white-headed ; to dipalii, to make distinct figures become whitish, as ripening which were nearly rubbed out. corn. TLHABUKETSA. To drink as a TLHABANA. Fem. of tlhaba. To dog. tight with each other. TLHACO. A wa.shing. l'LHABANO. War. 'I.'LHACWA. 'l'o wash anything. TLHABANTSHA. Caus. oftlhaba­ TLHACWANA. A little fish. na. To fight for; to assist an TLHACWICWE. Perf. pass. oftlha- ally to fight. cwa. Washed. TLHABATLHABA. Go tlhabatlha­ TLHACWITSE. Perf. oftlhacwa. ba le lehatshe, to wander about TLHACWIWA. Pass. of tlhacwa. the country. Tr,HADIA. To pour water into a. 'l'LHABEGA. To become pierced. pot on a fire. 'l'LHABELA. A thatching peg ; TLHADIILE. Perf. ~ftlhadia. to cut pumpkin, etc., into thin 'l'LHADILE. P8lj. oftlhala. strips for drying; to pi~rce for. TLHADILWE. Perf. pass. of tlha- Lesedi le tla ba tlhabela, the la. light will spring up for them. TLHAE. An exclamation used in TLHABELE'l'SA. To set a tune stopping cattle. fur; to lead others in singing, TLHAEA. Diyii dia batlhaea, the or playing on reeds.= Patele­ food does not reach them, or tsa. fails before reaching them, •o Tr,HAI!ETSA. 0 la a mo tlbabe- that they do not have aiiy of it. F F TLHAECO. Tlhaeco ea dinao, a TLHAHUNNE. Pe?j. oft.!hahuna.. long stride. TLHAILE. Pelf. oftlhaea. TLHAECWR. Ba tlhaecwe ke 'l'LHAKA. To scramble for food; diyo, they have come short of to grab food and run away with food. .it; a seed ; a grain ; a white TLHAEDICWE. 0 tlhaedicwe ka speck in an eye ; a letter of the go leoha, he fell short, or failed alphabet. by sinning. TLHAKALADISA. Monona eo o TLHAEDISA. Caus. oftlhaela. tlhakaladisa, this man is very TLHAEDIWA. Pass. oftlhaela. grey. . 'l'LHAELA. To fail ; to come TLHAKALADITSE. Perf. of tlha­ short; to come short of. kalatsa. Setlbare se tlhaka­ TLHAELO. A coming short; a laditse, the tree is in full failure. bloom. TLHAELETSA. To shout out to a TLHAKALATSA. To be in bloom. person at a distance ; to shout Setlhare se tla tlha.kalatsa, the out from a distance"; to call tree will be in bloom. after. TLHAKANA. To be mixed. TLHAETSA. Go tlbaetsa dinao, to TLHAKANYA. To mix. t~ke long strides. 'l'LHAKANYE. Perf. of tlhakana. TLHAGA. Wild; wary; always 0 tlha.kanye tlhogo, he is an on the look out; quick; active; idiot. t.J alarm ; to startle and cause TLHAKANYO. A mixing; a con­ to run away ; dry standing fusion. grass. TLHAKASAGARE. An island; one TLH.~GAHALA. To do a thing island between others. quickly; to become quick, or TLHAKATLHAKANA. To be jum­ active. bled up together; to be en­ TLHAGAHALO. Quickness. tangled ; to be without order ; TLHAGAHA"fSA. To make quick. to be in confusion. TLHAGALA. An abscess ; an TLHAKATLHAKANYE. Perf. of ulcer; an internal sore. tlhakatlhakana. TLHAGARE. Small iron tip to a TLHAKO. A hoof of a horse, ox, bushman's arrow; the point of etc. a thorn or spliut.er left in a TLHAKOLA. To deprive of; to wound ; the middle lappet of take without permission. U 8ed three on a kaross. in the south of the cleaning of TLH.WEGA. To become warned; an infant. to be startled and run away, as TLHAKOLE. Month of February. a frightened animal ; to rise TLHAI,A. To put away a wife or early in the morning; to start husband. early before others. TLHALE. A thread of sinew for TLHAGISA. Caus. of tlhaga. To sewing skins; thread. warn. TLHALEHA. To become wise. TLHAGISHO. Warning. Go tlhaleha. ba.tho, to beware of TLHAGISITSE. Perf. of tlhagisa. people, or look out and avoid 'l'LHAGOLA. To weed ; to hoe out them. weeds. TLHAL~:HETSA. To take the TLHAGOLEGA. To become largest or best portion ; to weeded. gain an advantage over TLHAHUNA. To chew; to mas­ another. ticate. TLRALEHILE. Perf. of tlhaleha. TLHALEHISA. To cause to be TLHANAMOLOGA. To rise up wise. from lying on the back. TLHALEllii. Wisdom. TLHANASELA. To sway frwn 'J.'LHALEMALEYE. .A cunning side to side, as water when one. boiling; to move from side to TLHALETSHA. To make wise. side. TLHALii. .A divorcement. TLHANO. Five. TLHALOGANTSE. Perj. oftlhalo. TLHANOCWE. E tlhanocwe, it is ganya. turned inside out. TLHALOGANYA. To understand; TLHANOGA. 'fo become turned to comprehend ; to know. To inside out; to become changed separate cattle. in plan or purpose without due TLHALOGANYESEGA. To become cause ; to be fickle, or change­ understandable. able in purpose ; to alter TLHALOGANYETSA. 0 la. a mo one's mind without any reason. tlhaloga.nyetsa., he made him =Phecoga. understand. TLHANOLA. To change the sides TLHALOGANYO. Understanding; of a thing; to turn inside out. mind. TLHANTLHOLA. To pick to TLHALOGANWA. Pass. of tlhalo­ pieces, or tease. ganya. TLHANTSE. Perf. oftlbanya. 0 TLHALWA. Pass. oftlhala. tlhantse. Used of a person TLHAMA. To begin a talk ; to escaping who had been laid put yeast into beer ; fermented hold of. beer before it is cooked. TLHANYA. To strike with a fist, - TLHAMAGANYA. To repair by stick, etc. ; to become curdled, darning; to darn ; to mend ; to as first milk, or stale milk repair. when boiled; to change, as TLHAMAJ,ALA. To be straight, blood into fihrine and serum. as a path, etc. ; to be bolt up­ TLHANYAKA. 'l'o beat much; to right ; to be stiff. buffet. TLHAMALALELA. To go in a TLHANYEGA=Natega. straight line to. 'l'LHANWE. .A st another. silence. TsHI. An exrla.mation expressive TsRISIMiiGii. Reverence; grav­ of cold. ity ; fear ; aversion. TsH!AM!SHO. A ma.king right; TSHISIRI. A fish moth. justice. TsHITLHA. To exude; or ooze TsH!AMO. Righteousness; just- out. Go tshitlha metse, to ness. perspire. Go tshitlha maui, to TsHIAMOLOLii. Wickedness. bleed from the pores. TsarANii. A race. Ts.rAKANYA. Go tsiakanya ma­ 'l'sHIBA=Tsiba. hoko, to repeat a story imper­ Ts!UCWANA. A smsll iron. fectly through forgetting, or Tsamr. A bean of the mositsa- not understanding it. ne plant ; the meconium of TsiANE. A kind of small grass­ new-born infants. hopper, or locust. TsHIKA. A generation.; lineage. TsiBA. To cork up; to plug ; to Mo tshika tshikeii, from gener­ stop a hole. ation to generat.ion ; genera­ TSIBALA. To become stopped, tions and generations. or closed, or plugged. TSHIKARO. A shoulder; the TsiBEGA. To strike a person place where a burden rests. very hard. TsHIKHI. An exclamation ex- TsrBITHI. A man who dances pressive of cold. like a fool. TSHIKINYA=Tsikinya. TsrBOGA='l'sitsiboga. TsHIKINYEGA=Tsikinyega. TsiBOLOLA. To uncork; to un- TSHIKIRI. A little lump or swell- plug. ing sometimes seen above the TsiDIDI. Cold. navel. TSID!HALA. To become cold. TsarLLWI. A kind of ground TsiDIKI. A clinging noise made bird resembling aletha.ca.ne. by a falling il·on, etc. TsHILii. A round stone for Tsr:E. A locust. Sing. and pl. grinding with. TsrEco. Deceitfulness ; deceit ; TsHUIA. Boiled corn rubbed or cheating. ground in a mortar. TsrEDICWE. Perf. pass. oftsietsa. TsHiliiAl'IE. Many male child­ Ts!EDITSE. Perf. of tsietsa. ren. TsiED!WA. Pa8s, oftsietsa. TsHniEGA. The main body, or 'l'srELWA. To doubt; to be per- centre of an army ; a mark plexed. made on the body to show that TsrENCHANE. A kind of grass­ a man has killed an enemy. hopper, or locust. TsHBIO. A garden. Pl. masimo. Ts!E'L'SA. To deceive; to cheat. TSHIMOLOGO. A beginning. TSIETSANYA. To deceive each TSHIMON. Mo tshimoii, in a other. garden. TsrETSEGA. To become deceived. TsHINOSHii. A revealing; a TsiKANA. To fight at close quar­ revelation. ters ; to close with each other TSHIPA. A striped black and infighting. white ground squirrel. TsrKANYA. (]aus. oftsikana. Go TsHIPI. Iron; metal; a bell. tsikanya mahoko, to mix up TSHIPO. A springhare. Pl. matters. botshipo. TsrKINCWE. Perf. pass. of tsi­ TSHIRA=Sira. kinya. TsiKrNYA. To shake, in an active on house walls. Sometimes sense ; to move. used for a bug. TsrKINYEGA. To become shaken. Tsr-rsn'LHA= Tsikitla. TsrKINWA. To he shaken, Tu. An exclamation of surpri•e. actively. TUA. Go tua, it is said. G11. TsrKITLA. To tickle ; to poke tua, it was said. Perf. tule. in the ribs in sport. TUALO. A go se tua.lo=A go se TsrKn'LELA= Segitletsa. ne yalo. TsrLE. Perf. of tla. Ba tsile, TUBA. 'l'o thump with a fist.. To thev are come. beat the ground with a tail, as TsrLWE. A kind of small jackal. an ox when lyinlf down, and TsrMOGA=Tsitlologa. hence supposed to be unlucky 'l'SINA. A mouse's nest. and have the power to bewitch TsrNELELA. To press a stooping or injure. parson down to the ground. TUDUECO=Moduduetsa. TsiPOGA. To be startled, as at the TUDUKANA. To make a rattling sight of a snake; to shudder, noise. as when cold water is thrown Tu:EL6. A reward. on one. Go tsipoga mmele, to TUELELA. 'l'o pour meal into shudder. water in too large a proportion. TsrPOLA. To startle, or cause to TUKA. To take fire; to fl&mP ; shudder. to burn, as a candle. Go TSIRIGANYA. To mediate; to tuka bogale, to be angry. part contenders. TUKELA, To be angry with. TsrRIKANA. To clatter, as cups TUKISA. Caus. oftuka. knocked together. TUKUTHA. See THUKHUTRA. TsrRIMA. To tinkle; to clang. TULE. Perf. of tua. Go tuleii, TSIRITSIIU. A kind of cricket. what is said ? TSISA=Tlisa. TuL6. Nounfronl dula. Ts!SHOPELO. A sigh; a sob. TULWE. Go tulwe, it is said. TsnLAMA. To make a wry face T u M A . To become noised after tasting something nasty. abroad ; to be famous. TSITLOLOGA. To be poured out TU.MALANO. A mutual agree­ in large quantities; to stream ment. out; to flow too abundantly. TUMEDI. Fame; report. TsrTsr. A kind of very small TU.MEDISRO. A greeting; a salu- bird. tation. TSITSIDOGA. To come to one­ TU.MELA. Rel. oftuma. self after fainting or bein~~; TUMELO. Faith; belief. stunned ; to start up troubled TUMILE. Perf. oftuma. and startled ; to awake up of TUMISA. To boast of, or in. Go oneself ; to become roused up, tumisa motho, to boast in a as a la.zy person. person. TSITSIBOSA. Caus. of tsitsiboga. Tu~ro. A noise; a person's fame. TSITSIBOSIWA. Pass. of tsitsi­ Tumo ea maru, thunder. bosa. TUMODISA. Caus. oftumola. Tsl'l'SIELA. To run slowly. TUMOLA. 'l'o shut up the mouth TSITSIPOLOGA. To come up and refrain from speaking. thickly, as grain ; to stand Tu MOLOGO. A ceasing to believe; close together, as a crowd; to unbelief. cover the body, as a rash. TUMOLOLA. To open. Used of TsrTSIRI. A kind of insect found the mouth. TulloTSE. 0 tumotse molomo, UcwA. To steal. he is quite silent; he is dumb. UcwE:LA. To steal from. TUliUSA. To have the girdle UCWILE. Pe1-j. ofucwa. imperfectly fastened ; to be UcwxSA. Caus. of ucwa. uncovereil, or indecently ex­ UcwrwA. Pass. ofucwa. posed. Used of a man. UDUBATSA. To shake out dust TUN'EWANE. A small calabash; from a skin, etc. a small receptacle of leather, UEsr. U le uesi, thou alone. bone, etc., for snufF. UKANYA. To inspect, Int. TuRIO. A tower (hybrid). UMA. To bear fruit. TUTELA. To become ripe and UMAKA. To mention a name; ready for opening, as a boil. to name ; to speak about. TU'L'ETSA. Caus. of tutela. UNA. To take all the things out TUTUBOLOGA. 'l'o get up quickly; of a place. to spring up, as a musjuoom. UNYA. To peep out, and draw TuTUCHWANE. A mushroom; a back again ; to appear above fungus. the surface, and disappear TuTUGA. To grow. Used of again. persuns and animals. UN-wA. Pa.•s. ofuma. Tul'U.'I!A. To :flame much, as a uNWILE. Perf. of ufiwa. large fire; to be in a fever. UNWISA. Caus. of unwa. Tu-ru:u:o. A fever; a large UPA. To place or sprinkle medi­ flaming. cines to destroy or keep away TUTUliiOLOGA. To break out, beasts or birds, or to protect a as an eruption ; to disperse house. quickly, as a crowd of people. UPALALA. To sit silently; to sit TUULALA. To be silent when in silence. spoken to. U PELELA. To sprinkle or smear TuwA.. See TuA. with witchcraft medicines. TwA. Go twa, it is said. Ga UPELETSA= Upelela. twa, it was s'lid. UPIWA. Pass. ojupa. TwEN. G<> twefi? What is U POLOGA. To become of none said? efFect. Used of witchcraft TWILE. Perf. oftwa. medicines. UPOLOLA. To make witchcraft u. medicines of no efFect. UsA. Caus. of wa. To cause U. Thou. to fall. uAN. One (hybrid). UsEDIWA. Pass. ofusetsa. UBA. To throb; to smite with UsE'fSA. To cause to fall to. a fist; to beat so as to wound. USIWA. Caus. ojusa. UBANA. To beat each other. U·rLA. To snatch a thing. Go ubana ka macwele, to UrLULE= Uhvile. strike each other with fists. UrLUSA= Utlwisa. Go mo utlu­ U BELA. To blow the bellow•. sa, to cause him to hear ; to UBUGA. To heave, as an op­ inform him; to tell him. pressed chest ; to breatbe UTLUSIWA= Utlwisiwa. hard; to pant. UrLUWA=Utlwiwa. UBULA. To smite with a stafF, UnwA. To hear; to feel; to etc. ~ste. Go utlwa bot.lhoko, to UcuLE. See UcwiLE. feel sorry; to be in pain. uCUWA. See UcwJWA. Ut'LWALJI.. To become audible. UTLWALELA. Ke le ka di utlwa­ thou, 0 man. Bogolo go wlma, lela giina, I heard of them mor~ than thee. there. WEsi=Uesi. UTLWANA. Go utlwana le, to WE'fSA. Caus. of wela. 'l'o sympathise- with. finish ; to complete ; to end. U1'LWATSA. Oaus. of utlwala. WETSE. Perf. ofwela. U'fLWEGA. To be audible; to WY. An exclamation denoting be heard, or understood. wonder, or doubt. U-rLWELA. To feel for; to hear about. Go utlwela botlhoko, .to feel sorry for ; to pity, UTLWELANA. Go utlwelana bo­ Y. tlhoko. 'l'o sympathise wit.h each other. Y A. 'l'o eat. Perf. yele. Pass. U1'LWELELA. Ke le ka di utlwe­ yewa. Oaus. yesa. Gen. part. lela kwa, I heard about them of nouns in le. there. YADILE~ Perf.ofyala. U'l'LWETSE. Per/. of utlwala and YADILWE. Perf. pass. ofyala. utlwela. 0 di utlwetse, he Y AHA. To wipe away filth. has heard of them. Re utlwetse Y AHILE. Perf. of yaha. E ya­ legae, we have heard of a hile, it is well. A yahile a bua, home. he did well to speak ; he spoke UrLWILE. Perf. ofutlwa. well. U yahile u tie, you have UTJ,WISA. Oaw;. ofutlwa. done well to come. Y AKA. Like. 'l'o sojourn for a purpose. YALA. 'l'o sow. Perf. yadile; w. pass. yalwa. YALANA. 'l'o eat of each other's WA. 'l'o fall ; to fall down as an food. involuntary act. Pe1j. ole. Y Au:. Lately; some little timE> Oaus. usn, or osa. ago. WATLHAEA. To chastise ; to YALO. Thus; so. chasten. YALWA. Pass. ofyala. WATLHAILE. Perf. ofwatlhae!l.. -"!"ANA. Now. To bite, or eat WA'rLHAIWA. Pass. ofwatlhaea. each other. WATLHAWA=Watlhaiwa. YANALA. To go about visiting; WEDICWE. Perf. pass. of wetsa. to walk about the town with w~:DrrSE. Per}'. ofwetsa. no particular object. WEDIWA. Pass. ofwetsa. YANTSE. Perf. ojyanya. WEKE. A week (hybrid). YANO. Now. W:ELA. 'l'o fall to, or into; to YANON. Now. fall down. To come upon; to YANYA. To strike hard and find. Go wlila hn hatshe, to wound. fall to the ground. 'l'o become Y ARATA. A yard or compound completed, or finished, ns a (hybrid). work; to become ended, as YAYAREGA. To be in a rage; to years. rage with anger. WELWA. Pass. ofwela. YAYAREGO. Raging anger; rage. WENA. 'J'hou; thee. Ke tla YE. 'l'his. Used with nouns in bua le wena, I will speak with le. thoe. J,!• wenu. monna, and Y:Er.A. To eat at;· to eat for. GG Go yela mo tluii, to eat in a 0 ba yetsenala, he has called house. upon them. YELANALA. To visit, or call YEu6. That. Used with nouns upon people or friends. Ba; in le. yelanala le Tau, Tau and they YEWA. Pass. ojya.. visit each other. Yo. This. Used with nouns YELANANNALA. Ba ba yelanaii· in bo. .An exclamation of dis- nala, those who call upon tress, or fear. ; each other. · YoA. Gen. part. with nonns in YELE. Perj. ofya.. bo. ' .. YELENALA. Perj. ojyanala. YOKWE. .A yoke (hybrid). Yi:LwA. Pass. ofyela. Y6NA. It. Used with nouns in YELWE. Pass. ojyele. . bo. YENO. This. Used with nouns YoTLHE. All. Used with nouns in le. Ka yeno, to-day. in bo. • YEOSI. Only. Used with nouns You6. That. Used with nouns in le. in bo. YESA. Oaus. ofya. YoYo. .An exclamation of dis­ YETSENALA. Perj. of yelanala. tress.

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