BEKUNGENGAKO.


 amaninzi kona: There was much
 water there.
 BEKUNGENGAKO, x. Had it not been.
 Generally used with Ukuba: If;
 preceding, and the infinitive of the
 verb following. Ukuba bekungen-
 gako ukulihala kwam endleleni
 bendi sendifika kade ekaya: Had
 it not been for my loitering on the
 way, I might have arrived long
 since at home
 BEKUNGAYI, x. Tense form of the
 verb; There would not. It pre-
 cedes the infinitive of the verb.
 Bekungayi kuhanjwa: There would
 have been no movement. Be-
 ktngayi kubako 'nyama isindayo:
 There would have been no flesh
 saved.
 BEKUNGOKUBA. x. It was because.
 Bekungokuba bendisoyika wena:
 It was because I feared thee.
 i BELE, n. x. The human breast; the
 teat of animals.
 i BELE, n. z. Heart of a female; cow's
 udder; ear of Kaffir corn.
ama BELE, n. z. Kaffir corn in ear or
 grain.
ubu BELE, n. X. z. Kindness; mercy ; com-
 passion. From Ibele, the human
 breast, or female's heart.
 izi BELE, n. x. Acts of kindness; mercies
 (not used in the singular).
 um BELEBELE, n. X.z The name of a
 running creeper found in forests: it
 has milk which exudes when the
 branches are broken, and which is
 used as a medicine.
[uku BELEKA, v. t. x. z. To carry a child on
 the back.
 uku BELEZA, v. i. x. To talk incessantly;
 to gabble; to prate; to talk inco-
 herently.
 u BELO, n z. Swiftness; speed.
 u BEMBA, n. x. An empty husk of corn.
 isi BEMBA, n. z. Single leaflet of a branch
 of palm, or other such tree.
 um BEMBA, cn. x. Chaff; Bran.
 im BEMBA, n. x. A thong made of the
 bark of trees, rushes, or grass, or
 any fibrous substance.
 isi BEMBE, n. x, Food prepared for alying
 in woman.
 im BEMBETSHANE, n. x. A swift person or
 animal, one who excels in speed
 uku BabA, v. i. x. z. To be bent down in
 the middle; to be hollow-backed,
 as a horse with a hollow back.
uku BENCA, v. t. x. To search diligently for


 a thing among other things where
 it may be hidden.
ubu BENDE, n. x. Blood in a liquid
 state.
 u BENDI, n. x. The milt; the spleen.
ulu BENDI, n. x. A fatal disease among
 cattle.
 BENDI, x. Tense form of the verb;
 I was. Bendisinga ngakona: I was
 proceeding in that direction.
 BENDINGA, x. Tense form of the verb;
 I could have. Bendingatsho: I
 could have said so.
 BENDINGABA, x. Tense form of the
 verb; I might, or could. Bendi-
 ngaba ndeyele eliweni: I might
 have fallen down the precipice.
 isi BENE, n. x. z. A hollow on the surface;
 bent back, as of an animal.
uku BkNeA, v. t. x. z. To cut meat into
 strips for broiling on the coals.
uku BENGA, v. t. x. To fold down the edge
 of a garment or cloth, to fold
 down a hem on a garment.
 BENGE, v. i. x. z Used with Ukuti,
 which see at No. 8 of its meanings.
 Ukuti benge: To emit a sudden
 and transient light, as the reflection
 of a mirror, thrown in any par-
 ticular direction; to flash.
 im BENGE, n. z. A small native basket.
uku BENGEZA, V. t. X. 1. To reveal a secret;
 to give secret information, so as to
 enable a person to flee from another,
 who is seeking to apprehend him.-
 2. To spread abroad that which was
 confided to another confidently.
uku BENEZELA, i. i. z. To shine with a
 dazzling brightness; to shimmer
 as a mirror, or metal reflecting
 light.
 u BESGO, n. x. An ornament on a person.
 um BiuNGO,n.. x. A carbonado; a string of
 meat broiled on the coals. The
 Kaffirs cut their meat into long
 strips, and broil it on the coals:
 this is called an umhrnngo.
 i BENGOBENaWANA, .X A garment which
 is too small to cover a person
 properly.
 im BENGU, n. x. z. The outward covering
 of stalks of Kaffir corn, or sweet
 cane.
 i BENGUBENGU, n. x. A restless person
 who never remains long in one
 place.
uku BENGUKA, v. n. z To be in a striped or
 peeled state, as land over which a
 grass fire has been driven by a strong


BENGUKA.