DANDA.


 dry; hence, 2. To spring from; tc
 descend from ; to originate; as,
 Sidabukile eluhlangeni: We have
 our origin from a large tribe.-3.
 To feel grief, sorrow, anguish, sad-
 ness. Intliziyo yam idabukile
 ngaye: My heart is grieved for
 him. Lit. My heart is broken for
 him.
 uku DABnLA, v.t.x. 1. To speak childishly.
 -2. x.z. To tear a cloth or gar-
 ment in two. z. 1. To divide, as
 land.-2. To originate; as, Ubada-
 bulile abantu eluhlangeni: He ori-
 ginated this people from a large
 tribe
 uku DABULEKA, v.i.x. To be in a state of
 internal separation, or about to fall
 in pieces. Induli iyadabuleka: The
 heap is falling to pieces. z. To be
 separable; to be divisible.
 uku DABULELA, v.t.x. To tear to pieces,
 for or on account of. Uyayidabulela
 nina? Why, or for what reason, are
 you tearing it ? z. To separate or
 divide for.
 uku DADA, v.i.x. z. To float; to swim.
 i DADA, n.x.z. A duck.
 u DADA, n.x.z. A thicket; a jungle.
 uku DADABELA, v. i. x. To act without
 energy; to be slow and lifeless in
 moving.
 u DADE, n.x.z. Sister. Plur. Odade.
 Odade betu: Our sisters.
 ukuDADEKA, v.i.Z. To be nervous; to
 tremble with nervous apprehension.
 uku DAKA, v.i.x. To disappear, so as to be
 lost. Inyamakazi yadaka ehlatini:
 The game was lost in the thicket.
 Inaliti yadaka engceni: The needle
 was lost in the grass. z. In Zulu
 the passive is used for becoming
 intoxicated; but the simple" form
 of the verb is not used in Zulu.
 u DAKA, n.x. Mud; clay; mire.
 im DAKA, adj.x. Dun coloured. The pre-
 fix changes with that of the noun it
 qualifies. Inkomo endaka: A dun
 coloured cow. Ihashe elimdaka:
 A dun coloured horse.
 um DAKANE, n.x.z. A forest tree, named
 the white pear tree.
uku DAKELA, v.i.x. To disappear; to be
 lost in a certain place, as in a
 stream, by diving under the water,
 or by disappearing in a forest.
uku DAKUMBA, v.i.x. To become dull and
 spiritless.
uku DALA, V.t.x.z. 1. To create. U Tixo


 wodala zonke izinto : God created
 all things.-2. x. To ordain or ap-
 point. Udalwe ngubanina lomse-
 benzil Who appointed, or ordained,
 that work or service ?
 DALA, adj.x.z. Old. The prefix changes
 with that of the noun it qualifies.
 Umntu omdala: An old man.
 Ihashe elidala: An old horse. When
 used with ku prefixed, the imper-
 sonal form of the pronoun, it means,
 Of old; of olden time. Kudala
 yenziwe lonto: Of old time, or long
 ago, that thing was done. Kudala
 oku: This is of old; of olden time
 it was so.
 ubu DALA, n.x.z. Age. Ibudala bake
 inimyaka elishumi: He is ten years
 old.
 uku DALAZELA, v. i. z. To immodestly ex-
 pose the person for the purpose of
 offending another person.
 um DALI, n. x. One who creates; an ori-
 ginator.
 i DALO, n.x. An idol.
 uku DAMBA,v.i.x.z. 1.To grow less in bulk:
 to diminish; applied principally to
 abscesses and swellings.-2. To be-
 come calm in temper; to assuage.
 Umlilo udambile: The fire has as
 suaged.-3. To abate. Umoya udain-
 bile: The wind has abated.
 uku DAMnBsA, v. t. x z. To cause to sub-
 side ; to calm another.
 iDA BUDAMBU,l n x. A person who
 walks with a tottering, unsteady
 motion, whether from weakness or
 liquor.
 in DAiMsI, n. x A lion.
 uku DAMUKA, v.i.Z. 1. To open and part
 in two, as a fog or mist dispersing
 by opening in the midst, or as an
 army opening into two bodies.-2.
 To disperse ; to scatter ; to vanish.
uku DAULA, v. t. z. To drive away; to
 scatter; to disperse; to open a
 way into, as into an army by break-
 ing its ranks.
uku DANA, v.i.x. 1. To be ashamed; to
 be confounded. Sendidambile: I
 am ashamed.-2. To be disappoint-
 ed; to be cast down; to be discou-
 raged; to be mortified. Iadana :
 He was disappointed, he was morti-
 fied. Waseledana wakuva oku :
 When he heard that, he was dis-
 couraged.
 i DANDA, n.z. A tame animal, as a well-
 broken horse, or a gentle dog.


DABULA.