VI. LIST OF MAKALAKA WORDS AND PHRASES, From one of Mr. F. Oates’s Note-Books, 1874–5.
Reading edition
Y-sloga, axe.
Sewonc̈ha, fold, enclosure.
Inslogo, head.
Lusa, herd.
Mutwalla, package.
Le-c̈hebe, pan (of water).
Bushlune, powder.
Mouti, tree, medicine.
A-acho, our.
A-aka, his.
Hlula, to go by.
T̈heula, to be lame.
Pesa, to leave off.
Amanga, to lie.
Ponsa, to shoot.
Hclanza, to be sick; also, to wash.
T̈hkinga, to spy out.
Londalosa, to take care of.
Incolo-ga Stoffel, Stoffel’s waggon.
Gagwasasan, early this morning.
Ea gahte, a long time ago.
Eo vouta, it’s cooking.
Ya chesa, it is hot.
Ngeswēle, I heard.
Ongeswanga, I have not heard.
Oeswēle? did you hear?
Gangbonanga, I have not seen.
Angetanga, I don’t like.
Una manga, you lie.
Gane na manga, I don’t lie.
Gang aze, I don’t know.
Asea aze, we don’t know.
Gneponsele, I shot.
Ngeza gon shia, I’ll hit you.
Wale shia lipe? where is he?
Bangape ba fana? where are the boys?
Y gu bane? whom does it belong to?
E haubele nane? when did it go?
Koulape? where are you lame?
Mouti moone? what tree is that?
Hamba tata zinto zato, go get our things.
Ouguchen gesa inglella eang Gubuleweyo, show me the road to Gubuleweyo.