uku SA, v.i.x. To be rude, impertinent. The perfect form of the verb, sile, is used as the adjective for Rude, impudent. Isile lentombi: That girl is rude, immodest. isi SA, n.x.z. Kindness; help; assist- ance; benevolence. uku SABA, v.i.x.z. To flee from. When the verbal prefixes and the aux. verbs which form the tenses end in a, they are changed into e before saba. Ndesaba: I fled. Wesaba: He fled. u SABA, n.z. A dried up tree, grass, or any vegetable substance. uku SABALAxA, v.i.z. To lie about in con- fusion; to be scattered; to be thrown about in disorder. x. uku Tshabalala. uku SABALALISA, v. t.z. To scatter in con- fusion; to throw things into dis- order. x. uku Tshabalalisa. uku SABELA, v.t.X.Z. 1. To answer a call. Sabela wakubizwa: Answer when you are called. Hence, To echo. Iliwa iyasabela: The rock echoes. Lit. The rock answers. 2. x. To flee to a place of refuge; to seek protection. Masisabele entabeni: Let us flee to the moun- tain. uku SABIsA, v.t.x. To cause to flee. z. To make afraid; to terrify, as by threats. i SABIso, n. x. A fleeing from; a retreat. z. That which causes fear or appre- hension; a tale or narrative for frightening people or children with. i SACI, n.x. A-reason why; the purpose or object in view in any under- taking; that which stimulates to action as the ultimate object inview. in SADA, n.z. Abundance; a large num- ber. Akunkomo yinsada: It is not mere cattle, but a host of cattle. SAKA, v.i.z. Used with Ukuti, which see at No. 8 of its meanings. Ukuti saka : To fly in pieces, asa hand- ful of dorn when thrown from the hand; to break, as a shell from a gun in war, or as a broken heart. um SAKABO, n.z. A young snake. Aku SAKAZA, v.t.z. To scatter; to strew, as in scattering seed in sowing a field. SAKU, auz.v.x. When we. Sakuqala ukuteta: When we began to speak. SAKUBA, au. v.x. If we. Used before a verb thus: Sotinina ukugqiba 4 SANDLA. umsebenzi wetu sakuba silibala kangaka 1 How shall we accomplish our task, if we delay thus i SAKUBALO, n.z. A small bird, whose habitat is marshy ground where flaggy rushes grow. It has from five to six long feathers in its tail, of a very beautiful appearance, whereof the plumes of the Zulu warriors are made. SAKUBONA, interj.z. A form of saluta- tion, meaning, We recognize you," that is, You are our friend. uku SALA, v.i.x.z. To remain behind. Wa sala ekaya: He remained at home. Into eseleyo: That which remained; the remainder. uku SALEKA, v.t.x. To spread thinly over, as a thin covering over another thing. uku SALELA, v.i.x.Z. To remain behind on account of some circumstances re- ferred to, or for some purpose. Wa- salela u Yise: He remained on ac- count of his father. i SALELO, n x.z. The remainder; the isi SALELO, I remnant. Isalelo sabantu: The remainder of the people. uku SALISA, v.t.x.z. To leave behind; to leave a part of the whole; to cause to remain. Ndiya kusalisa inxenye yemali: I will leave a part of the money. Abantu ababe saliswe yi- nkosi : The people who were left by the chief. iSALELO, n.x. The remainder; the remnant. i SSMBEMBE, n.x. Palpitation of the heart, caused by fear or excitement. i SAMPU, n.x. 1. A silly person. 2. A person or animal with a dis- tended abdomen. i SAMVEMVE, n.x. The waterwagtail. u SANK, n.x. An infant; a baby. z. A scent, or whiff, as of something burning. SANABiA, n.x. A spot, or mark, as on the person. i SANDA, n. x. A threshing floor; a place where corn is threshed out. i SANDAKELA, n.x. A careless, indolent, dishonest person. i SANDANDA, n.x. The rump of an animal. i SANDEKELA, n.x. An honourable man; one of the aristocr cy. i SANDm, n.x. A sound; a report, as of a sound in the air. i SANDLA, n.x. The hand.