MATSHISI. 11

 seem that that person is much cast
 down.
 i MATSHISr,n.x.z. Matches. Kaffirized
 from the English.
 MAwo x. 1. An exclamation of sur-
 prise. Wonderful! prodigious.
 u MAWOKULU, n.x. My grandmother.
 2. An exclamation of sorrow.
 Mawo umtwana wam: Alas I my
 child = Mamo.
 MAXA, dadv.x. When; at the time.
 MANXA,) Maxa ifikileyo londoda:
 When that man arrived.
uku MAYAMAYAZA, v.n.x. To be confused;
 to be at a loss to give an answer, or
 to explain a course of action.
 MAYELA, adv. x. Near to; in a certain
 locality; about such a place; there-
 abouts. Kekaloku kwati mayela
 pakati ekuteteni: Now it came to
 pass about the middle of the con-
 versation. Indlu ka Danga mayela
 naleyo ka Damon: Danga's house
 is near to, in the same locality, as
 Damon's.
 i MAYELI, n.x. A mile. Kaffirized from
 the English.
uku MBA, v.t.x.z. 1. To dig holes, as for
 planting trees.
 2. To dig up from the ground.
 Yimba amatapili: Dig potatoes.
 u MBAIMBAI, n.z. A cannon. The his-
 tory of this word is peculiar. When
 the first cannon was being landed
 at Natal, the natives who were
 bringing it on shore asked the Eng-
 lishman who was superintending
 the operation what its name was,
 and he replied, "I will tell
 you by and bye," wishing to
 keep them close to their work.
 Not understanding the sentence
 properly, they called out, "Mbai-
 mbai," concluding that that was its
 name, and since that time a cannon
 has been thus called.
 MBALWA, adj.x.z. Few. The prefix
 changes with that of the noun qua-
 lified. Bambalwa abantu: Few
 persons. Zimbalwa inkomo: Few
 cattle.
uku MBAMBATA, v.t.x.z. To pat, as a dog.
uku MnAMBAAZEL, v.t.x. 1. To pat a child
 to sleep.
 2. To pat the breast, as in joyous
 Surprise.
uku MBAibAZA, v.t.x. To box or slap the
 ear of another; to thump with the
 hand. z. uku Mbebeza.


9 MEMA.

uku MBOLA, v.t.x.z. To dig for, or for the
 purpose of finding something in the
 ground. Simbela imiti: We are
 digging, that we might plant trees.
 Simbela igolide: We are digging
 for gold.
 isi IMELEMBELANA, n.x. A short stout
 person or thing.
uku M1EBEMZA, v.i. a. To talk a great deal;
 to vex by incessant talk.
 MBENDE, x. Used with Ukuti, which
 see at No. 8 of its meanings. U-uti
 'mbende : To determinately follow;
 to follow hard after. Inja itene
 'mbendenenyamakazi: The dog kept
 close to the game, and would not
 leave it.
 MmB, adv.x. Another of a different
 sort. The prefix varies with that
 of the noun referred to. Umntu
 wumbi: A different person. Ihashe
 limbi: A horse of a different de-
 scription.
 isi MBoxo, adj.x. The eighth. Inyanga
 eyesimboxo: The eighth month.
 Umlambo owesimboxo: The eighth
 river.
 Muoxo, adj.x. Eight. The prefix va-
 ries with the spec. of the noun qua-
 lified. Inkomo ezimboxo: Eight
 cattle. Amahashe amboxo: Eight
 horses. Izitya ezimboxo: Eight
 baskets.
 MBoxo, adj.x. Oval; elongated. Ilitye
 elimboxo: A large pebble, of an
 oval shape.
 uku MBozA, v.t.z. To put a thing under
 another, as a fowl under a box.
 MDAKA, adj.x. Dim coloured. See im
 DAKA, where examples are given.
 ubu ME, n.x. Standing; relative position
 to another; rank.
 uku MEKA, n.x. The being, or substance of
 a person or thing. Ukumeka
 kuka Tixo: The being of God.
 izi MEKO, n. x. The essentials of any per-
 son or thing; attributes. The sin-
 gular is i Meko: Attribute. Izi-
 meko zika Tixo: The attributes of
 God.
 uku MELA, v.t.x. To withstand; to stand
 before a person so as to oppose his
 progress; to defy.
 uku MELANA, v.t.x. To stand in a defiant
 posture towards each other.
 u MELELo, n.x. A path for water on a
 descent.
 um MlELWAN,, n.x. A neighbour.
 uku MEMA, v.t.x. 1. To call or invite to