NQUMBA. 1

 Ukuti, which see at No. 8 of its
 meanings. Abantu bate nqummam
 pezu kwcntaba : The people stood
 still, or came to a stand still, on the
 mountain.
 in NQosrnA, x. A closely packed con-
 course of people; a crowd; or a
 drove of cattle closely packed to-
 gether. z. A buffalo.
 isi NQUMELA, x. Tallow made from the
 fat of cattle.
 uku NQUMLA. See ukn Nqamla.
 uku NQoUMLA, v.t.z. To cut off entirely;
 to amputate.
 uku NQUNA, v.i.z. To expose the person;
 to be quite naked.
 uku NQUNDA, v.t.x.z. To break off or cut
 away any tender branch, or grass,
 as in reaping the Kaffir corn. z.
 To bend, as the point of a knife.
 ama NQUNDASNQUDA, n.z. Hesitation; re-
 serve, as when a person admits a
 fact unwillingly.
 ubu Nopun, n. Exposure of the whole
 person.
 uku NQUoA, v. t. x. To chop, or cut to
 pieces; to mince as meat for cook-
 ing, or as hay or forage when cut
 into chaff for feeding horses.
 uku NQUNQULUZA, n. x. To lie or fall down
 heavily; hence applied to a corpse.
 Ilitye lanqunquluza entabeni: The
 stone fell heavily from the moun-
 tain.
 uku NQVsnA,v.t.z. To stamp, as stamping
 a thing with a pestle in a mortar.
 Nqusha umbona: Stamp the mea-
 lies, so as to remove the husks.
 nku NQUTULA, v.t.x. To pluck out hair
 from the person, or from an animal.
 NQwA, v. x. Used with Ukuti, which
 see at No. 8 of its meanings. Ukuti
 nqwa : 1. To lie down and slumber.
 2. x.z. It sometimes denotes a
 strong resemblance or likeness,
 either in person or conduct. Elo
 'hashe lite nqwa nelami kanye:
 That horse resembles mine exactly.
 S 3. x.z. To meet suddenly and
 unexpectedly with each other, in a
 certain locality. Satena nqwa
 enkalweni : We met on the neck of
 the mountain. The radical mean-
 ing in the last two significations is
 what our English word "Exactly "
 denotes. Satena nqwa endlwini:
 We met at the house exactly, at
 the very spot.
uku NQWABA, v. t.z. To heap up.


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 in NQwAnB, n. z. A heap.
 i NQWAnEBA, n.x. A bulbous plant bear-
 ing a flower somewhat like a
 lily.
 uku NQWALA, v.i.x. z. To nod the head; to
 nod when dozing.
 NQWALE. n. x. Used with Ukuti, which
 see at No. 8 of its meanings. Ukuti
 nqwale: To bow the head. Bate
 nqwale: They bowed their heads.
 uku NQWALEKA, v.i. x. To be nodding.
 uku NQwAMBA, v.t.z. To wind anything
 round the neck.
 i NQWAMBA, n. x. Long strips of skin,
 wound round the neck of an infant,
 as a charm against evil.
 i NQwAMBA, n.x. A cutting made on
 the nose of a calf, to prevent it
 from sucking.
 i NQwANQWA, n.x. A sort of net work,
 or trellis work.
 uku NQWANQWA, v. i.x. To hesitate; to ma-
 nifest an indisposition to an under-
 taking or task; to hesitate in speak-
 ing. Ute wakukov' ukufika aka-
 basanqwanqwa ukulwa: On his
 arrival he immediately, without de-
 lay or hesitation, began the fight.
 ubu NQWANQWILE, n.x. Harsh conduct.
 um NownAzI, n.x. A hat; a bonnet; a
 covering for the head; the name
 for the head dress of the Kaffir
 women, consisting of a high cap,
 made of skin, and covered with
 beads. Hence it denotes a bonnet
 or hat.
 uku NQWEMA, v. t. x. To cut meat into small
 pieces.
 uku NQWENA, I v. x. To have a strong de-
 uku NQWENELA,J sire for; to lust after a
 thing; to covet.
 uku NQWENA, v.i.z. 1. To growl, as a wild
 animal.
 2. To grumble, as a man.
 uku NQWNELA, v.i. z. To desire strongly;
 to desire enviously; to covet what
 is another's.
 uku NQWENELKA, v.e.x.z. To be desir-
 able. Izinto ezinqwenelekayo: De-
 sirable things. Zinokungweneleka
 pezu kwe golide : They are more
 desirable than gold.
 uku NQWENISA, v. t x.z. To cause or excite
 strong desires in another.
 i NQWFNo, n.x.z. Strong desire.
 i NQWImIBa, n.x. The elbow joint.
 uku NsALA, or NTsALA, v.t.z. To pull
 strongly, as the string of a bow, or
 a rope. x. uku Tsala.