6lO SOME I'LACE-NAMKS OF TgOLU. 



Sig.vojcni. — Ik- re again we seem to have a new word, for 

 this term would be ajjplied to a marshy place, and would mean 

 " at the marshy place." 



Mbnto, the name given to a commonage, which would prob- 

 ably be the meeting-place of the people from different parts in 

 dry seasons when pasturage was scarce. An mbnto is a gather- 

 ing, and might even be aj^plietl to the ordinary gathering of herd- 

 boys at the pasturage. This word also appears to be new. 



Tsitsa. — From the verb uku-tsitsa, to come out under 

 pressure from within. This name is given to a river ; and in the 

 diminutive form, Tsitsana. to a tributary of the river. 



Tafileni, " at the table." indicates the ])redominating character 

 m the vicinity. 



Jenca, the name of a mountain which stands apart from the 

 main range as if it had been chopped off, from the Pondomisi 

 verb itku-jenca. to chop (as with an axe). This also is a new- 

 word. 



Alhlakulo, a hoe. spade. 



Mhlahlane, stream " dividing " Pondos and Pondomisi. 



Oanda, an egg. The name given to an egg-shaped kopje. 



Ngxasa, an abbreviation of the Bushman word Nyxauyxasi. a 

 waterfall, or cascade. Therefore one would.be in the vicinity. 



Lukalana Nek. — Probably connected with um-kala. which 

 comes to mean a bridle, or bit, the nek having some resemblance, 

 real or supposed, to the " bit." 



Luduli Mountains, from idnH, a battle between wvo chiefs, 

 woidd mean " at the place where the warriors meet." 



Lotana, from um-loto. the ashes of a biu'ued hut, in its dimi- 

 nutive form. 



Cofinivabo, from itkiicofa, to squeeze (as a bag to find out 

 contents), and imx'aba. a skin sewn up so as to hold milk. That 

 is, there would be many of these skins in that kraal to be squeezed 

 to ]jrevent the soured milk being in hun])s. 1'he name denotes 

 plenty. 



Ntongana, " a little stick." 



Ludaka, a stream, probabl}- derives its name from its muddy 

 a])pearance, n-daka meaning mud, the significance of the name 

 being " at the muddy stream." 



Baxa, is a branch or fork, and would be given to a tributary 

 stream. 



Pikidlki, lukewarm, tasteless, is the name of a stream i)rob 

 abl\ answering to one or other of these characters. 



Illujecweni, "at the cutting off," from iikiijcca, to cut off. 

 ("ompare Jenca. above. 



111. — Named after Trees or Plants. 



Bsidwad-cveni. — 1 si-dzvadxi'a is the name of a small tree, and 

 (he name is in the locative ca.se, signifying " at the di^'adiva trees."" 



Mijokoh.'eui. — In the same way a certain kei-apple tree i.s^ 

 singled out as the characteristic by which this place is named. 



