276 P.ANTU PLACE-NAMES IX AFRICA. 



coniuienioratinj4" the presence of game, corresjxjiuling to sitch 

 Dutch names as ( )hfantsfontein, Katteherg — names, by the bye, 

 which would ilkistrate an interesting paper on the fauna of 

 Soutli .Africa, jjast and i)resent, and their hal)itats — let us turn to 

 the other categories, names to do with water and trees, and i.ther 

 natural featiu'cs ; — 



I. — Linokana — little streams. 



Nukauuing — at the little stream. 



Mcfsi maflaba — sandy water. 



Maritsanc — dregs (rita is to stir up). !>ut it nui}' mean a 



little iiiorifi (dish), cp. Bizana, a round pot. in Kaffir. 

 Maliba-iiiafso — (leei)s which are black, cf. Bulibciu/. and 



Malibc i spruit). 

 Matsa — lakes, cf. PikcHi = Alice. 



Senietic — Mciia is to roll uj^ one's clothes to cross a river. 

 Seatc (in Hasutoland ) — .//</ is to swell. r.(/., in fllood. 

 Tebc-tcbc are qtiicksands. 

 Maribogo — dri f ts . 

 Scllka is a river island — holm. 

 Tsiisa (River) means oozing out. trickling; cf. Nyiti-nyiti 



(near Keiskama Idoek), meaning Alarshy. 

 Nallia'anc { from iiatlui, to break oft" a bit) — a ])art of a big 



river, or from the river breaking olT its liank. 

 In Zulu-Kaffir : — 



Aiiiaiizi-iiifoti — sweet-waters. 



Amauz-iuudaka (near Cala ) — foul waters. 



Ikaiiyc { l)right) = Glen Grey. 



II. — Among Trees : — 



Tlaring Reserve, near Kitruman — " at the Trees." 



Meni-iiicfsaiic — black forests, cf. Euniyauieni, on the Keis- 

 kama. 



Maklialcng — at the aloes. 



Morokiveng — in the btish. 



Moralana — Btish with red jjcrry and l)lack spots on bark. 



MasJiomeng — where bulbs are. 



Litlhaka is the Riet River, ( ).F.S. 



Lotlhokoanc — little reeds. 



Lotsanc is a withe. 



Lesiioane — grass for to1)acco granarw 



Mokopong — where i)umpkins are. 



Mokopn = Pam])oensberg, South of Thaba Patsoa, Orange 

 Free State. 



Moroko — httsks. 



Moslwzu — Moshiing in the MiiiKi.ui bush (Jcsii). .cf. Slio- 

 shong. 



Machaciic (mountain) — dry wood. 



Koiihuj ( Kgoiixiii;/ ) — i)lace of hrewood. near Kunmian. 

 and doul)tle^s rare tMiouiib. 



