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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt:...Rat's. Una, (wa) mauna. Holily, adv. Koyera. Holiness, n. Kuyera. Hollow, as. Not solid,-. á berewere. v. t. To holtbw out, Ku te ndeula. re. The hollow of the palm of the hand, Tshikato, dzikato. Anything hollow on the surface so as to present a regular curve, as a valley running through aflat country, Nsana, misana. Saddle-shaped hollow of hill, Nsana wa piri. Hollow-backed, a. As a horse,-.á m bina. Hollowness, re. Berewere, (la) ma berewere; mbina, zimbina. Holy, a.-Oyera. Clean,-Osisira; as exclamation, Wa mbu! v. i. To be holy, Ku yera. Holy of Holies, re. Oyera a oyera. Holy place, n. Sanctuary, Malo oyera. Spirit, n. Nzimu Woyera. Home, n. The house or place in which one resides, Komwe, plu. Komwe; ku bwanja kwaisAi. One's own country, Dziko a.tshi. v. To go home, Ku enda kwa tshi. To take home, Ku tenga kwaísA». Honey-bee, tshi. Honey-bird, asongwe. Honeycomb, n. Njutshi, zinju Songwe, (wa) Tshisa, dzisa. The cells of the honey, Maso. Honey-guide, n. Nsadzu, zinsadzu. This bird will lead a person to the nest of bees in a forest, going before him from tree to tree, and uttering its cry to call attention, until it leads him to the nest of honey; it mil then sit over the nest until the honey is taken out, and then eat what is left for it by the finder. Honour, n. Ulemu, (wa) maulemu. v. t. Ku lemekeza; ku tshita ulemu. Honour thy father and thy mother, Lemekeza atatu ako ndi amai ako. Honourable, a.-Aulemu;-olemerera;-otshuka. Honourably, ado. Kwaulemu. Hood, n. A covering for the head, Tshopimba pa mutu. v. t. To cover the head, Ku pimba. Hoof, n. Of an animal whose hoof is solid like the horse, Pondo, (la) (mbidzi, zebra) mapondo. The upper part of a cloven hoof, the hard ring or horny substance above the cloven part, Tshikabado,...