PART I.ENGLISH-SECWANA Abase, to. Kgbalatsa; katisa. To abase or humble oneself, ikobobetsa. Abate. To decrease, ntlahala; to subside, nobla. Abdomen, an. Mpa. Abhor, to. Ila. Abide. To continue to be, nna; to build, aga; I will abide there for the winter, ke tla nnla mariga gna. Ability. Nonoh. Able. To be or become able, nonoha; to cause to be able, nonotsha; to be able for, nono- hla; he is able, o nonohile. Abode, an. Bonn. A house, ntlo. Abolish, to. Nyeletsa. Abominable. Makgapha; ilga. Abominate, to. Ila. Abomination, an. Bomashw. Something repugnant to; moi- la, pi. meila, seila ; something very bad, makgapha. Abort. To abort before foetus is formed (of a woman), pho- tsa; (of an animal), chologa. To abort after foetus is formed (of a woman), hetlwa; (of an animal), liolotsa. The woman is about to abort, mosadi oa hetlwa; she has aborted, o lietecwe. Abortion, an. (Human), phe- tl; (animal), pholodish. Abound, to. Kktlgcla. To be rich, huma; to become abundant, tlotlahala; to in- crease, tota. About. Concerning, ga, kaga; about him, kaga gagw. All the people were about three, batho botlhe e ka ne e le bararo; they were about twelve, di ka ne di le 12; they were about twenty men, ba ka ne e le e le banna ba le 20; to be about to do, batla; he was about to die, o la a letse loa go shwa; when he was about to arrive, e rile ha o tla tloga a grga; when he was about to kill, e rile ka a tla bolaea ; he spoke about where he should be, o la a bua kaga kwa o tla nnaii gna; it is as though God were about to do so, go chwana yaka Modimo o tla diha yalo; to go about, or round, dikologa; to be about, or sur- round, dika. Above. Godimo; godimo ga. He is above all, o godimo ga botlhe; above his head, kwa godimo ga tlhg ea gagw; above or on the house, mo godimo ga ntlo ^ above all things, or greatm* than all things, bogolo go dil cotlhe ; far above all things, kwa godi- modimo ga dil cotlhe, kwa kgakala godimo ga dil cotlhe. Abreast. To be side by side, bapa; to be abreast of him, go ba pa na; to keep oneself abreast of him, go ipapisa na. Abridge, to. Khutsahatsa. Abroad. To be noised abroad, tuma. Abrog ate To abrogate a treaty, golaganolola; to abrogate in law, laolola. Abruptly. Ka choganeco. Abscess, an. Tlhagala; ntb. See Swelling. To open an ab-