_Imfe_ (Zulu), a kind of sorghum with sweet juice (_S. sacharinum_); Nyanja _msale_. _Inswa_, ‘white ants,’ or termites. _Isigcogco_ or _isicoco_ (Zulu), head-ring worn by men when of an age and standing to be called to the chief’s council. _Kokalupsya_, the early rains which sweep away the ashes of the burnt grass and scrub (_lupsya_). _Kombe_, the strophanthus creeper; the arrow-poison made from it. _Konde_, keloids, or scars made by cutting, as tribal marks or for ornament. _Lisoka_ (Yao), the spiritual part of man; a ghost. _Lobola_, v. (Zulu), properly, to arrange a marriage ‘by agreeing to deliver a certain number of cattle’ to the girl’s father or guardian. _Lululuta_, v., or _luluta_, ‘to utter the cry called _ntungululu_ on the return of men from war or hunting, or any other exciting occasion. The sound is produced by vibrations of the tongue intermitting the cry or whistle by the lips.’ _Lundu_ (_Rundo_), paramount chief. _Lupsya_, burnt grass, etc. See _Kokalupsya_. _Mabisalila_, the witch-finder woman. See p. 89. _Maere_, a small kind of millet—_Eleusine_. _Makani_, a debate or discussion. _Malimwe_, the winter. _Mankwala_, medicine. _Mapira_, _Sorghum vulgare_. _Mapondera_, the man who pounds the poison for the _mwavi_ ordeal. _Maseche_ (plural of _tseche_), rattles made from the hard-shelled fruits of a certain tree. _Masuku_, the fruit of the _msuku_ tree—_Napaca kirkii_. _Matekenya_, plural of _tekenya_, the jigger—_Sarcopsyllus penetrans_. _Matondo_, fruit of the _mtondo_ tree. _Mbawa_, the mahogany-tree—_Khaya senegalensis_. _Mbidzi_, a zebra. _Mbulu_, the wild dog—_Lycaon pictus_. _Mchombwa_, the game of _msuo_ or _mankala_. _Mdzi_, a village. Also _mudzi_. Zulu _umuzi_. _Mdzodzo_, a kind of black ant emitting an offensive smell. _Mfiti_, a wizard. _Miiko_, plural of _mwiko_, which see. _Mlandu_, a ‘case,’ discussion or trial. _Mlungusi_, a kind of thorn-tree. _Moa_, native beer. _Momba_, a straight fish-spear. _Mono_, a basket-trap for fish. _Moto_, fire. _Mpakasa_, autumn; the beginning of the dry season. _Mpeza_, a kind of caterpillar. _Mphiyu_ (Tonga), a kind of medicine for effecting the transformation of people into animals. _Mpingo_, the ebony-tree—_Diospyrus_. _Mpini._ See _Konde_. _Mpira_, india-rubber, or a ball made of it. _Msale._ See _Imfe_. _Msampa_, a kind of trap. _Msuku_, the tree _Napaca kirkii_. _Msuo._ See _Mchombwa_. _Mtanga_, a kind of basket. _Mtumbamtumba_, a large kind of black and white, strong-smelling ants. _Mvula_, rain. Yao _ula_. _Mvunguti_, a tree (_Kigelia_) with large cucumber-shaped fruits, 1 to 2 feet long. _Mwavi_, the poison prepared from the bark of _Erythrophleum guineense_; the ordeal in which it is used.