LOKW ALO LOA MAHOKO A SECWA NA LE SEENELES. 1.0 RULAGANCWE KE JOHN BROWN. KABO EA BOBEDI. 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.
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