Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Part 18

A verb receives a prefix corresponding with the first letter or syllable of its nominative; as, _Poza_, to drink; _Inja ipoza_, the dog drinks.

The adjectives and adverbs undergo the same variations, partaking of the prefixes of the substantives with which they may be conjoined; the nouns form diminutives, thus:--

Indoda, a man.

Intombi, a maid.

Indodana, a little man.

Intombazana, a little girl.

Inkozi, a chief.

Inkosana, a young chief, or a little chief.

Di, I.

Wena, you.

Yena, he.

Tina, we.

Zona, they.

Carbo _or_ Hi, no.

Er wer _or_ Tar bo, yes.

Saca bona, a salutation (Good morning).

Hambani gathly or Solaguthly, Good bye.

Uya pina? Where are you going?

On vel api? Where have you come from!

Uku nika, to give.

Uku hamba, to go.

Uku yenza, to do.

Uku zapa, to come.

Uku biza, to call.

Uku poza, to drink.

Uku zisa, to bring.

Uku ejla, to eat.

Uku funa, to want.

Uku bona, to see.

Uku eswa, to hear.

Uku tanda, to like.

Uku sika, to cut.

Uku hlanza, to clean.

Uku landela, to follow.

Uku tenga, to buy.

Uku zingela, to hunt.

Uku sebenza, to work.

Uku kuluma, to talk.

Uku quela, to ride.

Indoda, a man.

Umfazi, a woman.

Injlu, a house.

Amanzi, water.

Umlilo, fire.

Muti, a tree, or medicine.

Injlovu, an elephant.

Imvubu, a hippopotamus.

Inyati or Inthumba, a buffalo.

Impophu, an eland.

Umsiki, a reitbok.

Impenzi, a duiker.

Ihas.h.i.+, a horse.

Inja, a dog.

Imfena, a baboon.

Inkau, a monkey.

Ingwenie, an alligator.

Inklanzi, a fish.

Inyoni, a bird.

Inyamazan, small game or bucks.

Lenjlela, a road or path.

Namhla, to-day.

Izolo, yesterday.

Goomso, to-morrow.

Goomso futi, to-morrow again, the day after to-morrow.

Futi, again.

Izolo futi, the day before yesterday.

Umlungo, a white man.

Isib.u.m, a gun.

Umcizi, powder.

Inyozi, honey.

N'wela, a waggon.

Umculu, great.

N'cani, little.

Cachema, fast.

Gathly, slow.

Ubisi, sweet milk.

Amasi, sour milk.

Bulala, to wound or shoot.

Ipe, where.

Kona, there.

Pezulu, up or above.

Imazi, a cow.

Pantsi, below or down.

Inyoka, a snake.

E'am, mine.

Incwade, a written letter or note.

E'arko, yours.

M'nyama, black.

Egwi, snuff.

M'lope, white.

Ilanga, the sun.

Ebomvu, red.

Inyanga, the moon, a month.

Inkomo, cattle.

Immali, money.

By joining some of these words together may be formed many useful sentences; thus:--