REXEZIKAZI.


 le, as a place surrounded or be-
 sieged in war.
uku RAUKA, v.t.x. To singe with fire. z.
 'Ramula.
uku RAULA, v.t.x. To compass; to sur-
 round. Yate impi yama-Mpondo
 yapaula aba-Tembu : The army of
 the ama-Mpondo surrounded the
 aba-Tembu. z. To excite emotions,
 as of pity, indignation, &c.
uku RAULELA, v.t.X. To surround; to en-
 compass for; to encompass a place
 named. Hambani, niiaulele isi-
 xeko : Go ye, and surround, or en-
 compass, the city.
 nku RAuzA, v.i.z. To feel ambitious; to
 seek after praise. v.t. To com-
 mend; to praise; to applaud; to
 extol in words; to magnify.
uku RAUZELA, v.i.x. To itch, to smart with
 a burning sensation. v.t. To sting;
 to cause a burning sensation, as the
 stinging of a nettle.
uku RAXA, v.i.x. To be stifled or choked
 by water, as a person when
 drowned.
uku RAXA, v.t.x. To choke or suffocate by
 any liquid, as by water.
uku RATA, v.t.x. To parch, as peas on the
 fire. z. To be rough in speech.
uku RAYITA, v.t. z. To sing and leap vehe-
 mently in the native dances; to
 surpass others in violence of gesture
 and loud singing in a dance.
uku RAZULA, v.t.x.z. To tear; to rend, as
 a garment. Wayirazula ingubo
 yam : He tore my garment.
ama RE, n. x. Rumours. The word usually
 denotes some misconduct on the
 part of the individual respecting
 whom the rumours are afloat. NYdive
 amaee ngaye: I have heard rumours
 respecting him. Implying some
 misconduct on his part. The sin-
 gular is Ulue.
 u REBE, n. x. A shark. z. A hawk.
 The original idea is that of a de-
 vourer.
 isi REBI, n.z. A noisy person ; one boister-
 ous in speech. Hence, one who
 often tells untruths; a liar.
 uku REDEBA, v. t. x. To scratch the back of
 the head.
 i RELE, n.x. A sword. Properly a
 isi RELE, short handled assegai, which
 is never thrown, but reserved for
 hand-to-hand conflict as a stabbing
 spear. The sword is not used in
 native warfare, but this word for a


 short stabbing assegai has been
 adopted to denote the sword as used
 by civilized nations, z. A line or
 row of people, when walking in sin-
 gle file.
 RELEKEcq, v.t.x. Used with Ukuti,
 which see at No. 8 of its mean-
 ings. Ukuti ielekeqe: To appear
 suddenly on the opposite side of a
 river, or at some open space in a
 thicket.
 isi RELEkELB, n.z. A large umkonto, or
 spear, used for stabbing in war. x.
 isi -Rele.
 i RELEhELE, n.x. A flimsy texture,
 through which the light can be
 seen. Gauze or muslin would be
 called, Into elihele-ele: A thing
 which is irelerele.
 ubu RELETYA, n.X. Shameful, indecorous
 conduct.
 uku REuA, v. i.z. To speak hastily and fa-
 cetiously, so as to provoke laughter;
 to speak jocosely.
 i REMA, n.z. One who utters words for
 the sole purpose of exciting merri-
 ment; a or 1-maker.
 uku RENGA, v t.x. To make public a pri-
 vate matter.
 i RENGQA, n.x. A sickle; a reaping
 hook.
uku RENQA, v.t.z. To surround with mats
 an open fire, such as is made in the
 open air when travelling, so as to
 keep off the wind.
 uku RENYA, v.t.x. 1. To gnaw like a dog.
 2. Applied frequently to the
 gnawing of hunger. Lamirnye
 ipango: He was gnawed with a
 feeling of hunger.
 uku REQA, v. t. x. To saw; to hack with a
 knife.
ama REBEKI, n.x. Flying reports; indis-
 tinct intimations of an occurrence.
 uku RESHA, v. i.x. 1. To insinuate; to im-
 pute evil conduct to another.
 2. To attempt to seize, or strike
 a person or thing, but to miss your
 aim.
 izi ResHu, n.x. Insinuations; imputa-
 tions.
 uku REXENGA, v.t. TO go stealthily about
 in a person's hut when the owner is
 away, for the purpose of pilfering.
 uku REXEZA, v.t.x. To commit adultery.
 z. uku Pinga.
 um REXEZr, n.x. An adulterer, z. um
 Pingi.
 um REXEZIKAI, n. x. An adulteress.


RA.UKA.