320 SESUTO IITVMOLOCY 



bela, drive home : . nya revenge. 



For Ic-hElE, v. tsoala. LebElE is Kalircorn. 'Melc is l)ody 

 {mob . . ), seb.. . is self, but 'inElE is teat, leibElE )2 manna- 

 corn, wild plant with edible grape. 



bElElia, take on back, lie in i p-i, p-O) : -is helj) delivery, so in-i 

 ip-O) mid\vife(ry) : beUlsa lade i p. packbeast, p-() 

 burden ) . 



besa ( ? from bcia). roast, make tire, 'ui-i cook: s-O hearth; l-c 

 milk; {'M . April): {besa) 2 be very hot, run slowly; -dets 

 put more fuel under {'m-O smoke medicine, piece of meat 

 cut off roast on fire). 



bEuya, glimmer, (l.nE ornament), bE.iitSa polish. 



le-bEpa, jxjtsherd, clan. 



bEra, talk foolishly {l.nE). Also hEbEra. ?-eh overcooked, 

 spoilt. Cf. bEclia si)eak nuich (b-c chatterbox), perola be 

 loud, etc. 



beta, choke, ra\ish (')u-oaiic surprise attack: s-e liver, endm-ance, 

 P-O drowning j, .pelo take cotirage : ./; icrcstle: -ellcts coerce, 

 cf. pE.ta ])inch. (bEta)2 C7/r<.'. murmur {b-E. <uitpoured 

 blcKid ; l-E spleen). BKtlia in X i^ to cudgel. ? hence /-/T 

 .strong beer. 



betsa, strike, throw (.v. weai)on ; p-{aii )(). e.g.. a duel ; 'lu-i guard, 

 s-i good shot). ? l-O crack. 



betla, hew (cr/. tsi'la, s. block, '/;/-/' carpenter). 



bEba, be (juict:, shoot far, -el wander round; -is make light, help 

 oneself, -ol diminish, (s-E^ abscess, /;-£ lightness. Also b-O ) . 



bo-bl, wasp, nia-bife ragged speech. ';;///(/ i^ath. 



bitsa, call ( 1-0 name ; j-. ( magic ) plant ; p-O assembly ) : -oft 

 make nameless, dishonour: bilctsa {p-O invitation): 



bilictsa, cover, brood. 



se-bilO, antimony, pllo and du])l. black powder. 



bilika. roll, writhe: so.)i{x)[ Bilolia eddv, ferment, cau>. in-.w: 

 bitolia emerge; bitoloha retch. ('mUl bill great multitude). 



bina. sing, dance ('m-0 song, s-i singer) : -tSa play instrument. 



bipa, smother, hide (b-o {s-clo) hole (for Kafircorn) ; s-o cur- 

 tain) : 



bipa. spring U]), swell ('iii-O swelling; /-/'belly-fat; ina-bipjoa 

 ifermentiui!' Kafircorn) : -el blow uj), pass, be stoppeil up. 



(bit la N) make stone-heap grave (/.). 



le-bo, in. (brak) earth; j-. inside of animal, cf. bopa. 



boca return { ina-0 people coming back; 'm.nE crab; .s-. thresh- 

 ing floor; 'moi. perennial grass \l{b)b0ea fleece, hair. /. 

 siiHgle hair, not of head], also /. in N. — W. wind, but in 

 S. — N.. whence Basuto came; p. flat treeless country, ( ?) 

 Kalahari; (b)boi(f) fear. .fis. frighten. 'iiioifO fright 1. 

 BOiba be fuddled.? 



boela (rel. of preceding), pass, become rich: boclla turn l)ack 

 and back Cin-i yearly calving cow) : boclan(y)a(p-0 re- 

 conciliation) : boelctsa fetch back (/. one who practices a 

 thing) : boctsa bring back, enrich (";;/-/ appeaser). Biisa 

 make turn, rule {'m-(is)\. 'in -iioa. 'iii-o. 'ui.prlo medicine 



