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 anga pila: 0 that he may recover
 from his illness.
um WANOALALA,.x. 1.A generalstatement.
 2. Grain threshed out, as distin-
 guished from that still in the ear.
 u WANAxwANoA, n.x. An endless thing,
 as a path through a forest, or a very
 long rope.
 WAPINA, adv.x. Which. Spec. 2 plur.
 Wapina amazwi angawake? Which
 are his words?
 i WAsA, u.x.z. A black ox with a white
 belly and flanks.
 i WASAAZI, n.x.z. A black cow with a
 white belly and flanks.
 WATsnA, interj.x. Beware You are
 in danger of being burnt. See Wa,
 at No. 4 of its meanings.
 i WATsnA, n.x. An arm ring.
 WAUNGE, x. Tense form of the verb.
 Thou oughtest not. Waunge-hamba-
 nga ngalondlela: Thou oughtest
 not to have gone by that path.
 WAUNGE-UNGA, x. Tense form of the
 verb. Thou shouldest not have.
 Waunge-unga vuyelelanga aba-
 wileyo: Thou shouldest not have
 rejoiced over the fallen.
 WAWAPINA, adv.x. Spec. 2 plu. Which
 of two or more 1 or, Which of them ?
 Wawapina kuwo amahashe afi-
 kileyo ? Which of the horses which
 have arrived?
 WAYE, x. Tense form of the verb, in-
 dicative spec. 1 sing. Expressing an
 indefinite past time, which may
 refer to an action long since per-
 formed, or one that has just termi-
 nated. It often precedes the per-
 fect tense of Ukuti, as Wayesiti
 wahamba: He went. Lit. He did
 so; he went. Wayenikelwe igunya
 yokulaula: He received authority to
 rule. This form is also used with a
 conjunctive force. Waye bonile u
 Tixo ukuba kulungile: And God saw
 that it was good. Waye u Tixo wam-
 dala umntu: And God made man.
 WAYESITI, x. And he said. From
 Ukuti: To say. See Ukuti.
 WAZA, x. From Ukuza: -To come.
 Used conjunctively before verbs at
 the commencement of a sentence.
 Waza wapendula kuba: Then an-
 swered he them. Waza wati kuye:
 And he said to them. Waza wada-
 nduluka ngelizwi elikulu: And he
 cried with a loud voice.
 WEDWA, x. Thou alone. Usually pre-


 ceded by the per. pro. Wena : Thou.
 Wena wedwa: Thou alone. Nguwe
 wedwa ongenza lonto: It is thou
 alone who canst do that thing.
 Nguwe wedwa onganeedayo: Thou
 alone canst help.
 uku WELA, v.t.x.z. 1. To pass over a river
 or over the seas.
 2. To fall upon. Used thus:
 Inqwelo imhnele u-John : The wagon
 fell on John. When thus used it
 is the objective form of the verb,
 Ukuwa: To fall. See Ukuwa.
ama WELE, n.x. Twins.
 i WELE, 9n.X.z. One of twins.
 uku WELISA, v.t.x.z. To conduct over a
 river, or over the ocean.
uku WELWA, x.z. The passive of Ukuwela:
 To fall upon. It is used in a pecu-
 liar sense, denoting the becoming
 subjected to any malady. Uwelwe
 sisifo sofuka: He is overtaken by a
 sickness unto death. Uwelwe yi-
 ngozi: An accident hasbefallen him.
 WENA, per.pro.x. Thee; thou; thy-
 self. It is both nom. and accus.
 Wena ohambayo: Thou who walk-
 est. Ndiyakangela wena: I am
 looking at thee. It often gives
 strength and emphasis to what is
 said; as, Nditeta wena: I am
 speaking of thee.
 WENZAKALA x. Beware you are in
 danger of being hurt. See Wa, at
 No. 4 of its meanings.
 WETV, n.x.z. One of us; one belong-
 ing to us, or to our side. Used thus :
 Wetu! My good fellow Wa wetu!
 Pay attention, my good fellow !
 um WEWE, n.x. 1. A doleful place.
 2. A confused noise, as of an up-
 roar, or of doleful sounds.
uku WEZA, v.t.x.z. To assist in crossing a
 river.
 i WILIWIL, n.z. A person with hurried,
 indistinct utterance.
uku WIsA, v.t.x. To throw down ; to cast
 down.
 i WIsA, n.x.z. A.short stick, with a knob
 at the end, for felling a man. Hence
 the name, i-Wisa: Afeller; from
 Ukuwiso: To cast down. An instru-
 ment to knock down with. (Fingoe.)
 isi Wo, n.x.z. A fall. Isiwo sake sikulu :
 His fall is great.
 WoDWA, x. It alone. Referring to
 nouns of spec. 6 sing. It alone;
 nothing more. Umtunzi wodwa:
 Nothing but shade.


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