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 ferred to. Andibanga nakuteta: I
 had no opportunity of speaking.
 Akabanga nakupuma emlanjeni,
 ngenxa yomtwalo omzima abe-
 nawo: He could not get out of the
 river because of the heavy bur-
 den he bore.-3. The negative
 tense form of the verb No. 2 of
 the present tense, indicative mood.
 (See Grammar.) 1st spec. plu.
 Banga teti: They speak not.-4.
 The affirmative tense form of the
 verb, potential mood. 1st spec.
 plu. Banga hamba: They can go.
 -5. Prefixed to the forms of the
 present tense of the potential mood,
 it has an optative force. Banga
 anga teta: They wish him to speak.
 Banga ninga hamba: They wish
 you to go forward.
uku BAKGA, v. t x. 1. To be the cause of, or
 the reason why of, an action or
 event. Lomntu uyabanga imfazo:
 That person causes contention or
 war. Eyonant' into kodwa ibange,
 ukuba uhambe ngayo londlela?
 But what is the reason why you go
 by that pathl Zinto zini eziyin-
 dawo zibange oko 1 What are the
 reasons or causes of this?--2. To
 dispute the proprietorship of a
 place or thing. Ba bang' ihashe :
 They are disputing about the pro-
 prietorship of the horse, z. To
 lay claim to; to contend; dispute
 for; to produce an effect by per-
 sistency of action; to work upon
 by continued action.
 i BANoA, n. z. Distance; width of a row
 of beadwork.
uku BANGALALA, v. i z. To rage furiously,
 as grass when fired on the plains,
 or as an angry man.
uku BANGALAsA, v.i.z. To wail; to cry
 out; to howl, or scold vehemently,
 so that the words cannot be heard
 distinctly.
 i BAANA, n. z. A small distance:
 used in the sense of, "some small
 distance."
uku BANGAZEKA, v. t. x To be suddenly dis-
 persed. Ibandla yabangazeka: The
 host suddenly dispersed.
 uku BANGELA, v. t.. 1. To claim foranother.
 -2. To cause either good or evil to
 happen to another. Lomntu uyandi-
 bangela ityala: That person brings
 guilt upon me. Uyandibangel'ukufa:
 He causes my death. Indibangel'
 c


 uvuyo lonto: This matter gives me
 joy.
 im BANGi, n. x. 1. The originator or author
 of a thing. Imbangi yalomfazwe
 ngu Damas: The originator of this
 war is Damas.-2. The cause of an
 occurrence or an event. Imbangi
 yalomcimbi iyintoni ? What is the
 cause of this affair ?-3. The ground
 of a dispute, a casus belli. Eyon'
 into iyimbangi, ngumhlaba: The
 cause of the dispute, or that which
 is in dispute, is land.
 isi BANGO, n z. Charm, or incantation
 by the use of herbs.
 i BANGO, n. x. A disputed claim.
uku BANGULA, v. t. x. To extract a thorn
 from the foot or hand.
uku BANGULULA, v. t. X 1. To search out a
 hidden matter or thing; to discover
 and expose to view that which was
 hidden. Hence,-2. To disentangle
 a complicated case, as in a law-
 suit. Lomcimbi ubangululwa ngu
 Kama: That affair, or case, has
 been simplified, disentangled by
 Kama.
 BANI, x. 1. Used as an interrogative
 applied to persons, meaning: What
 sort or description of persons, or to
 what nation do they belong?
 Bantu bani? What persons are
 they ? It is a contraction of, Banga-
 bantu banina -2. It denotes No
 man" when used with the negative
 sing. forms of the pronoun and the
 verb. Akuko bani oyakusinda: No
 man shall be saved. Akuko bani
 oyakuliva ilizwi lake ezitarateni:
 No man shall hear his voice in the
 streets. Aku katali nangubani:
 Thou carest for no man.
uku BANJE, x. To be thus; to come to pass.
 Kutenina ukubanje, ushiye indlu
 ka Yihlo? How came it to pass,
 (to be thus,) that you left your
 father's house (See Nje.)
 um BANJwA, n. A captive; a prisoner.
 isi BANKWA, n. z. A lizard.
 isi BANQU, n. z. A black animal with a
 white stripe crossing the back.
 i BANTI, n. x. A belt; a strap.
uku BANTSA, V. t. X. TO lay the hand play-
 fully on another person; to toy
 with (Fingoe word).. z. Bansa.
 BANTUDINI, n.x. Ye people. (See
 Ndini.)
 u BANTWASYANA, n. z. A small bird, so
 named from its note resembling the


BANGA.