QABALANDA. 17

 un QABALANDA, n. z. A copper bangle, or
 a ring of ivory worn around the arm.
ama QABAMBOLA, n.x. See the concluding
 part of the meaning of uku Qaba.
 uku QABANA, v.t.x. To form companion-
 ships; to fraternize with; to hold
 frequent converse with each other;
 to make friends of each other.
 i QABANE, n.x. A companion; a mate.
 uku QABANISA, v.t.x. To assist each other
 in anointing the body with red clay.
 uku QABELA, v.t.x.z. To paint or colour for
 another.
 isi QABAih, n. z. A wide path.
 isi QABETO, n.z. A large kind of basket.
 uku QABUKA, v.i.x. 1. To clear away. Li-
 yakuqabukanininaisipangol When
 will the thunderstorm clear away?
 2. Hence it denotes, to be alert;
 to be watchful; to be active in
 mind; to be refreshed by the re-
 moval of dulness from the mind, or
 heaviness from the spirit. Wasela
 emtonjeni waqabuka: He drank at
 the fountain, and was refreshed.
 z. 1. To burst, as a sack or an
 abscess from internal pressure; to
 break, as a thong.
 2. To get a glimpse of an object;
 to notice; to begin to apprehend a
 subject.
 uku QABUKISA, v.t.z. 1. To help to com-
 prehend a matter.
 2 To refresh; to quicken the
 apprehension of a person.
 isi QABUKO, n.z. 1. Fear; apprehension;
 expectancy of danger; apprehen-
 sion of evil.
 2. Recognition; perception of
 an object; surprise caused by sud-
 denly beholding an object.
 uku QABULA, v.t.x. To refresh; to revive;
 to cheer; to invigorate; to enliven.
 Waya emtonjeni wasela, eziqabula
 kona : He went to the fountain and
 drank, and refreshed himself. This
 word is the active voice of Qabuka :
 To clear away. Thus, applied to
 the mental feelings, it denotes the
 clearing away of that which op-
 presses, that which casts down the
 spirit, so that the mind becomes
 clear and vigorous. It means, lit-
 erally, to cause freshness of mind
 or body. Qabula ubutongo: Clear
 away the sleepy feeling; arouse
 yourself from slumber. 'Zuyenze
 lonto ngokuqabuka: Do the thing
 carefully and intelligently; under-


5 QAKO.

 stand it before you undertake it.
 z. 1. To quicken a person's appre-
 hension; to refresh the spirit.
 2. To open; to lay open; to ex-
 pose to view, as the removing of
 saplings in a plantation, that the
 remaining trees may obtain more
 space to grow in; or the thinning
 out of plants, as maize, that the
 crop may obtain more air.
ama QAnBUQi~ n.z. Curiosities; novelties;
 things lookedupon for the first time.
 i QABUULI, n. x. A species of lark.
 uku QADAZA, v.i.x. To run about in a
 staggering or playful manner as
 one in sport.
 um QADn, n.x.z. The principal beam of a
 house, or a roof; the principal of a
 roof.
 uku QAGAMUSHELA, v.t.x. To fix or attach
 one thing to another; to join to-
 gether.
 QAKA, v.x. Used with Ukuti, which
 see at No. 8 of its meanings. Uku-
 ti qaka; To stand alone, as a tree
 or a house on a plain, or on a ridge.
 z. To become white; hence,-to
 paint the face white; to whitewash
 a house. Applied also to grey hairs.
 uku QAKATA, v. i.x. 1. To spring up; to
 bound as a ball; to skip; to be
 lively and sprightly in action.
 2. To chaff; to jest.
 i QAKA, n.x. Any small box or case
 which is carried on the person;
 hence, a snuff box, a small tin box
 in which the Kaffirs living under
 British rule carry their deeds of
 citizenship whereby they are dis-
 tinguished from foreigners. z. A
 small calabash in which milk is
 agitated to promote fermentation
 to prepare it for food.
 uku QAKA, v.t.z. To watch for; to lie in
 wait for, as a cat or a hunter for
 prey.
 i QAKALA, n.z. The ankle bone.
 uku QAKAQA, v.t. z. To dot or mark the
 face by tattooing.
 uku QAKAZA, v.t. 1. To grind coarsely
 or to crush grain.
 2. To show the teeth, as a dog in
 snarling. The meaning is to cause
 that which is white in any thing to
 appear; from Ukuqaka To become
 white. Hence, to crush corn, that
 the mealy part might appear, and
 to show the white teeth.
 uni QAKO, n. z. White clay; lime; chalk.