HLALANYATI. in HLABELO, n.x.z. A song; a piece of music. z. isi Hlabelelo. uku HLABEZA, v.i.z. To speak aloud. uku HLABISA, .t.z. 1. To help to slaughter. -2. To give a beast for slaughter. in HLABO, n,.x. 1. A chisel; any instru ment for piercing with.-2. The red flower of the large aloe. isi HLABo, n.z. A file; a rasp. uku HLABULA, v.i.z. To smack the lips after eating, as in satisfaction. uku HLAFAZA, v.t.z. 1. To break slightly or gently, as an egg before being eaten.-2. To speak gently, so as to introduce a subject which is after- wards more fully discussed either by the speakers or others. uku HasAruc v.t.x.z. To chew; to masti- cate. isi HLAFUNO, n. X.Z. That which is chewed or masticated. in HLAFUNO, n.x. 1. The temples of the head.-2. The jawbone. uku HLAHLA, v.t.x. 1. To cut down, as bushes, reeds, or stalks of corn. Hlahla ihlati: Cut down the jungle. -2. To cut up a slaughtered ox into joints. Blahla inyama: Cut up the meat. isi HLAHLA, n.x. The human wrist; also the fetlock of an animal. z. A clump of trees. i HLAHLA, n. x. A shrub: a small bush. The plural amahlahla is used for bushes cut down for fencing, z. A branch separated from the tree. i HLAULA~A,n.x. A small bush or shrub. z. A small branch. i HLAHLANYANA, n.x. A very small bush or shrub. z. A very small branch separated from the tree. uku HLAHLAMELA, v.i.z. To be prosperous; to have a run of good luck; to be fortunate. um HLA LE, n.x. A fibrous plant; any plant yielding fibres. uku HLAHLEKA, v.n.x. To be cut down and cleared away, as jungle, or small trees on forest land. um HEAHLO, n.x. 1. A garden made in a bush.-2. x.z. A gathering of per- sons ordered by the chief, in case of sickness, in order to find out by the process of divination, or witch dance, the person suspected of causing the sickness. i HLAKA, n.z. Biestings; the milk of the cow for two or three days after calving. x. um Tubi. i HLAKANI, n.Z. A cunning, crafty, art- ful person. uku HLAKANIPA, v.i.. To act shrewdly. Umntu o/al:anipileyo: A shrewd man. ubu HLAKAsIPA, n.x. Shrewdness; cun- ning; craftiness. z. Ubuha'akani. uku HLAKANIPELA, T.i.x. To be watchful against a snare, or a dangerous place; or against a man who is not to be trusted. 'Zumnhlaanipele lomntu: Beware ofthat man. uku HLAKAhIPISA, v.t.x.z. To make sharp; shrewd; artful; crafty. uku HLAKAsYEKA, v.i.z. To feel a sudden shiver or tremor. uku HLAKAZA, v.t.z. To scatter; disperse; spread abroad in disorder; waste. x. To do a thing roughly, as to break up ground roughly; to sew with uneven and rough stitches. in HLAKOTSHAXE, n.x. A species of tree, bearing small berries isi Hla- koti. uku HLAKULA, v.t.x. To weed cultivated land. um HLAKULO, n.x. A spade. um HLAasVA, n.x.z. A castor-oil tree. i HLALA, n. s. A pot, or any small ves- sel for keeping any fatty substance, or pomade for anointing the head or the person. z. Berry of the nux vomica tree. uku HLALA, v.i.x. 1. To sit; to rest; to continue in one place; to reside. See HIleli.-2. When used before an active verb; To continue an action. Wahlala ehamba: He continued walking. HLtA is thus used either in the present, past, or future time, and im- plies that the action of the verb which it qualifies is regular or constant in its action. When thus used, the active verb with which it is connected is always the participial form, thus: Umoya wan akayi kuhlala epikisana nomntu: My spirit shall not always strive with man. Abantu ababehlala besiza kufunda: People who came regu- larly to learn. um HLALA, n.Z. A nux vomica tree. u HLALAsKosI, n.z. The royal village, or house. i HLALA-ATI n. Abirdwhich is often found sitting on the back of the buffalo, eating the ticks which are found on that animal. HLABELO.