Hi everybody! i'm from italy & i'm writing an essay about the zimbabwean novelist yvonne vera. i also need some translations, but the point at issue is the speech: i have no idea of the correct pronunciation of the names. can anybody help me?
it would be great if you can re-write these names with the international phonetic alphabet (or find some other way for explain me the speech).

here the list:
1. Bulawayo
2. Sidojive
3. Fumbatha ("clanched fist", is correct?)
4. Umguza
5. Jukwa
6. Phephelaphi (translation needed)
7. Boyidi
8. Deliwe (translation needed)
9. ekoneni ("corner"?)
10. tshova
11. Thandabantu
12. Nyande
13. Mahlathini
14. Thenjiwe
15. mazhanje
16. Nonceba (translation needed)
17. Sibaso (translation needed)
18. Njube.

i count on you, thanks!

(ps. sorry for my english)

hi,

these could be people's names. here be the translations:

Deliwe --> the one
Thandabantu --> the one who loves people
Mahlathini --> the one who dwells in the bush/forest
Nonceba --> the one who is pitifull
Sibaso --> the flamable one
Thenjiwe --> the trusted one

ekoneni --> ekhoneni --> in the corner
fumbatha --> clenched fist, especially with something in the hand

as for the phonetic translation, carsten?

that's all for now. i shall leave the rest to the other members.

---Ciaa.

Ciaa,

Khethiwe > the one
Deliwe > had enough of you

Ngxabalala

he! he! Mshengu ufuna ukuthini manje you have had enough of Ciaa? imihlola ke le!

eish,

i was meant to continue that one and say

- the one that they have had enough of



---Ciaa.

hahaha, weMfundisi Mbokazi ake uyeke ukonakala engqondweni yakho. Phela uma usuphambuka nebandla lizophambuka. Uke uziqoqe, uzinkonkoshele wengane yakwethu

Ngxabalala

ok, this is the result... i'm not enough sure of phonetics.
can you check it, please?

1. Bulawayo - (boo-la-why-oh)
2. Sidojive- (see-doe-jee-ve)
3. Fumbatha - (foom-ba-ta)
4. Umguza - (oom-goo-za)
5. Jukwa -(djuk-one)
6. Phephelaphi - P for pin (pe-pe-la-pee)
7. Zandile - (zan-dee-le)
8. Boyidi - (boh-yee-dee)
9. Deliwe - (de-lee-well)
10. Thandabantu - T for tar (tan-da-ban-too)
11. Kwakhe - K in ink (kua-care)
12. Nyande - (knee-an-dell)
13. Umthetho - (oom-tell-toe)
14. Mahlathini - * for click sound and E = spelling (ma-*la-teen-E)
15. Thenjiwe - T for tape (ten-jee-wear)
16. Mazhanje - (mars-a-njear)
17. Nonceba - (non*-E-bar)
18. Sibaso - (see-bus-oh)
19. Sihle - (see*-lay)
20. Njube - (knew-bad)
21. Ekoneni - (echo-nell-knee)
22. Tshova - (cho-va)

grazie mille a tutti!