UKUPELA.


 see nga, under the letter N. Uxu-
 a~A is sometimes used before the
 Potential mood as an Optative pro-
 position in much the same sense as
 is expressed by UKUBA. Watandaza
 ukunga anga hlalanaye: He prayed
 that he might be with him. Lit.
 He prayed, wishing to be with him.
 Bazidinisa, ngokunga banga fumana
 ucango: They wearied themselves
 in endeavouring (lit. in wishing)
 that they might find the door.
 UKUPELA, X. Used with the particle ke,
 affixed to denote finality. Kupela
 ke kwokuteta kwam: The end of
 my speech. Ukupela cke, yibani
 nonke nivumelana: Finally, be ye
 all of one mind.
 UKIuz, x. So that. UxuzE is the infi-
 nitive of the verb Ukuza: To come,
 with the final vowel changed into
 e. It is used with the present tense
 of the subjunctive mood to denote
 a consequence, or a final end. Ukuze
 asizise ku Tixo: That he might
 bring us to God. It is also used in
 the sense of, "In order that." Wasi-
 peleka ukuze singa lahleki: He ac-
 companied us, that we might not
 be lost. Wasitetelela ukuze singa
 gwetywa : He interceded for us,
 that we might not be condemned.
 Wasinceda ukuze sifeze umsebenzi
 wetu: He assisted us, in order that
 we might complete our task.
 i ULA, n.x.z. An antelope named the
 Orebi.
 ULu, x. Prefix of nouns of the 5 spec.
 sing.
 ULUTI, n.x. A rod. The plural is
 formed by changing ulu into izin.
 Uluti: A rod. Izinti: Rods.
 Un, x. Prefix of nouns of specs. 1 and
 6 sing. Umntu: A person. Um-
 lambo: A river.
isi UMSA, n.z. Mould arising from damp,
 as upon maize or Kaffir corn.
 UNAKANYE, adv.x. Never; not once.
 It is used in answer to a request or
 proposal from another when a de-
 cided refusal is given. Vuma into
 enditetayo: Consent to my pro-
 posal. Unakanye! No, never!
 UNANTSI, x. See Nantsi, under the
 letter N.
 UNOA, x. Used with the forms of the
 Potential moodas an Optative mood
 of the verb 3 per. sing. 1 spec.
 Unga anga bulala lomntu : He


 wishes to kill that man. Unga anga
 hamba: He wishes to go.
 UNae, aux.verb x. Neg. past part. form
 spec. 1 and 6 sing. Unge nguye:
 Not being he. Unge nguwo: Not
 being it.
 UNaowAs, x. A Pronominal prefix.
 Spec. 1 sing. Prefixed to the ab-
 lative of nouns, thus: Lowo ungo-
 wasemhlabeni: He is of the earth.
 Ungowase-Rini: He is one of, or be-
 longing to, the Rini,-Graham's
 Town.
 UNIJ, x. Thou art. Used before nouns
 of spec. 1 sing. Ungumntu: Thou
 art a person. Ungukumkani waba
 Juda: Thou art King of the Jews.
 UNGUBANINA I x. Who art thou ? This
 word properly refers to persons
 only, but it is also used in asking
 the question, What is your name?
 What is his name? &c. Ungu-
 banina igama lako? What is thy
 name ? Lit. Who is thy name?
 UNGUYE, x. Thou art he. Unguye
 owenza lonto: Thou art he who
 didst that thing.
isi UNouzA, n.z. A hailstorm.
 UsUKUBA, x. Whosoever. The mean-
 ing is the same as Osukuba, which
 see. USUKUBA is preceded by the
 dem. pro., and followed by a verb.
 Lowo usukuba ekwenza okubi: He
 whosoever he may be that doeth
 evil. OsnUuBA is usually preceded
 by Ukuze: In order that. Ukuze
 osukuba ekolwa uguye angabubi:
 That whosoever believeth in him
 might not perish.
 i UwA, n.x. An animal uniting both
 sexes; a hermaphrodite.
 UYA, x. Tense form of the verb 2 and
 3 per. sing. pre. tense and spec. 6
 sing. Uyahamba : You are going,
 or, He is going. Prefixed to the In-
 finitive of the verb it expresses fu-
 ture time. Uya kuhamba: You,
 or he, will go. UYA is compounded
 of u, the Pronominal verbal prefix
 of spec. 1 and 6 sing. and of the 2
 per. sing. and the root of Ukuya :
 To go, and is lit. Thou goest, or, He
 goes, to love.
 Uzi, x. Used in the sense of then or
 when by a person addressing ano-
 ther, when referring to some cir-
 cumstance or circumstances, or to
 some conversation which has pre-
 viously taken place. It is there-