Strictly umamezala means wife's mother however in spoken language it can also refer to the husband's mother. Umkhwekazi refers to the husband's mother and is more formal. My suggestion is that this is reflected in the translation, i.e. my wife can call my mother mamezala. She says "Imagine having to say umkhwekazi wami, it's too long"

Likewise umukhwe is considered a bit formal for spoken use and ubabezala is used for both the father of the wife and that of the husband.

And again, umalokazana is definitely old fashioned, in the spoken language umakoti is preferred. My suggestion is that the translation of umakoti is update to include the meaning of daughter-in-law

regards David

i disagree when you say that umalokazana is old fashioned,it is still being used.

Sibusiso, thank you. But do you also use umakoti? Do you think these things vary with location?

Baba D, it is true that these things vary from location to location.

akwande

I have updated the dictionary to reflect David's still fresh wedding experiences. Hope I got it all right.

Carsten.

i think isizulu is unique, kungani singasiyekeli........ umamezala kube okamalokazana, umkhwekazi kube okamkhwenyana, bese ubabezala kube okamakoti futhi umkhwe kube okamkhwenyana wakhe, kuhle nje, singayi ngesimanje, siyayona, its not about fashion, asingaloni elikamthaniya.

ngihlupheka kabi ukuchaza izinto engingazazi, bese ngijabula uma ngikwazi, ngoba abantu bomndeni wami abasikhulumi isizulu basifundiswa yimi, ngiqhosha njalo ngibazisa ukuthi isizulu sihle, asingasoni bantu bakithi.

sbosh you are after Mshengu's heart (and Sibusiso's) there was a big stink here a month ago about SLANG.........The less said the better.

Sbosh, ungayisukeli inyoka izihlalele emgodini wayo.

Uthe

. Awuphoqelekile uma wena unezingqinamba mayelana nokusikhuluma. Ungasiyeka wena wesubhuda uthathe ulwimi londlebe zikhanya ilanga uma uthanda. Kodwa abanye bethu baziqhenya kabi ngento abayiyo. Ngizothi khumu okwamanje njengoba uDlamini engazi.

Kusho mina u

Ngxabalala

hhayi bo, angilwi nami bengiphonsa itshe esivivaneni, maluju!

angisebenza amaslang, siyadabukile

Ngiyiforum libantu elihlonipheka nofundi elinserious(idikishanelishayarecordi)

ngiyimpilo eliwonderful(idikishanelishayarecordi)

Ngiyaxolisa kodwa amagama amashaya amasiposi

I now declare slang in this forum illegal, under the Zulu act commencing now. Anyone who uses slang shall never be assistated in any way. Carsten, Mbokazi, David, Dlamini, Sbosh you shall monitor this like hawks in the Afican Skies.

Ngxabalala