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aha: { fi . : k-() ) ; -is (ni-i; h-O) : . .11 (y ) ; -ell . . /; -efts -olh 



mean: {noalui; kaliO ) : aliisa (utoahisi; boahisO) : ahisaini 



ahisanya; aliclla ahcUaua ahclctsa aholoha. 

 i) and E are broad \\)\vels. The verbal ending -eh is intrans., 



-oh and -ol inversitive ; -_v (producing sil)ilants) causative; 



-el relative ; . ;; reciprocal. 

 Grave and acute accents mean lnw :md liigh tone, especial^' on 



the stem syllable, and are mostly j:)reserved throughout the 



derivatives. 

 N. stands for the dialect of the Northern Transvaal. 



A. 



N.B. — The noun class without syllabic prefix begins with k. n 

 is the sound of ucj in sing, as in Chw. (not as in Spanish). 

 Topographical exigencies prevent a better symbol. 

 tS = ts aspirated. 

 aba, deal om {I.iia broad flat dish D: l-)ixa)ia small pot with wide 

 opening. indi\idual ; k-0 ; s-() : s-i cheerful giver, .s". ) : -el 

 deal out to {iii-i: iii-oa sharer; s-() share; k-0 contribu- 

 tion) : -ol take away share (ma. one's lot) : abaka deal with 

 both hands. 



S-d is a pit dug to unearth a jackal. 

 aho, settle (Pi. year, minimum settling time to get in harvesl ; 

 b-O building; l-O home; s-l good builder, s-() something 

 built. li-O building material; k-0) :-o// break up ; olh make 

 room : -ell settle long ; . . ;/ be at peace, settled : -elfsa shelter 

 (k-0 sunshade): -is let settle peaceably, make ])rosper(ms 

 {k-0 peace, kh-o competition); ..11 live near [k-O living' 

 in peace). 

 [ahla, open:] -olh become open D; neuter-pass, -oh and .»/ be 

 open ( w-o opening ; /. silly yawner) ; - -el gape at ; . mis gape : 

 -el slap: -ol judge (;;/-/, k-O). discern, conclude, lit. 

 separate; - -el condemn I). ac((uii K. ! 

 (/-//(;, go tiredly. 

 \a-ka)na. be astonished X] -el interfere: -efs interru[)t. Cf. 



okamela. oka. 

 oka. tell lies ( /.. s-B dissembler; (ra) ii-o, 2nd son born after 

 death of ist; (ra)n-oane daughter do.); -el lie for a pur- 

 pose (///-/) : -efs belie; ik . . be a hy])ocrite [m-i). make (One- 

 self tell lies for a ])urpose. 

 aka. hover, kiss (m-i; b. and s-i sens. obsc. ; b-o. j-o. haste; ka 

 j... at once; s-o moment; k-0 kiss); recipr. .n: .ny 

 reckon ! (k-O, brooding, reflection) ; .rets include (k-0 sum- 

 mary), e.g. lefu le ..ii. i)lague, all-including 'death.' -of 

 haste (k-(^} : -ol to eat nice food (s-o, <'.//., new grass) in 

 its season (iii-o), get fat. 

 dkha. swing, brandish: .rets come forward to catch: -ol throw 



up, recook joala dregs. 

 ala, spread iin-o bedding; s. warrit)r's crest, flesh under the knee 

 1); i'l-e circumcision girl; ma-ali blood, with bo-m . . . iiiatle, 

 inabe good and ill luck) :-el ])lace stones under meat in pot. 

 or a|)ron of ^kin (kallane) imtler a child: . /// l)rood. sit. 



