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| sibusiso.dube |
Posted: July 23, 2009 02:17 pm
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umfana - umkhapheyana
ikhehla - ixhegu- umkhulu inkomo - imeshe ugogo - isalukazi inja - ingcanga-umgodoyi isangoma - isanusi iqhugwane - uguqa itshe - ichophelo umbhali - umlobi umdwebi - umzobi ukufa - ukwenda - ukukhothama ukugula - ukudunguzela igama - ibizo umshado- umgcagco-udwendwe-icece ukujabula-ukuthokoza-ukwesasa-ukwenama(weneme- ujabule-you are happy) iswa-ibhadi amanzi-amacubane-amandambi-amada isiko-imvelaphi umlungu-undlebezikhanyilanga inyosi-imbongi (poet) ompisholo-omnyama (caolour black) ukungqubuzana-ukushayisana imbuzi-intshitane utshwala-amambawu inyama-incoso amadlozi-izinyanya-izithutha-abaphasi ukulolonga-ukuqeqesha (to train) inyanga-ugedla impelesi-uhlaka(personal helper) ukuhlakanipha-ukukhalipha induku- umzaca Sengikhathele asiphonseni sonke nina baka Mvelinqangi |
| carsten |
Posted: August 09, 2009 02:24 pm
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Ok, thanks for that long list. Not synonyms:
ikhehla = a man who is becoming old ixhegu = a man wo is old umkhulu = a grandparent (need not be old at all).
isalukazi = old woman ugogo = grandmother (need not be old)
ukungqubuzana = to bump each other ukushayisana = cause to hit each other
inyosi = bee imbongi = praise-singer
impelesi = bridesmaid uhlaka = reed-mat
amadlozi = ancestors
izithutha = fools abaphasi = supporters 2nd opinion + translation needed: umgodoyi iqhugwane, uguqa ichophelo umzobi ukukhothama iswa, ibhadi undlebezikhanyilanga (sounds politically incorrect izinyanya amambawu -------------------- Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter!
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| sibusiso.dube |
Posted: August 11, 2009 12:52 pm
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Ok sorry for the long list; I have skipped the quotes where I also admit im not correct. I will dwell on ones you quoted as incorrect which im sure are correct.
QUOTE inyosi-imbongi inyosi = bee imbongi = praise-singer -[ "The other word used by Zulus for praise singer is Inyosi] QUOTE impelesi-uhlaka impelesi = bridesmaid - [Mostly its females but it can be anybody's madeuhlaka = reed-mat - correct or icansi or the boys that carry the kings wapons and sleeping material during battle] QUOTE amadlozi-izinyanya-izithutha-abaphasi amadlozi = ancestors izithutha = fools [ Zulu's also call them izithutha] abaphasi = supporters [Padon my spelling; "abaphansi" ] 2nd opinion + translation needed: umgodoyi [is a dog and a useless troublesome one] iqhugwane, uguqa [Thatched Zulu huts with short entrances that requires one to kneel when entering or exiting] ichophelo [hand full stone] umzobi ukukhothama [ die-hlonipha term as you stated] iswa, ibhadi [ I ment ishwa which is a misfortune ] undlebezikhanyilanga (sounds politically incorrect ) [The word used by Zulu's because if you look at all white poeple's ears you will notice that if the sun shines at the back of theire ears the raise brighten the whole ear] izinyanya [ Xhosa's also use the same word for ancestor] amambawu [ This is purely alcohol] |
| carsten |
Posted: September 18, 2009 08:15 am
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Sorry for the long delay but I was busy with other entries. I think I have them all now except for these:
Is that a stray dog or just a dog that wasn't trained properly by its owner?
Is that one single stone that fits in one hand or an amount of smaller stones that you can grab with one hand? In both cases: As there is an own word for "a handful of stone" I'm wondering what it is used for.
ukuzoba means "to curl", so how can umzobi mean the same as umdwebi? -------------------- Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter!
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| Mlando |
Posted: September 29, 2009 07:59 pm
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Useless or stray dog.
Artist who paints pictures or a plan drawer. -------------------- The true wealth of the world is not in things, but in the mind of man that knows and in the enterprise of man that goes to the effort to make something happen and to the polities of man that provide a context of law and exchange wherein these things can happen. -– Pope Benedict.
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| carsten |
Posted: October 03, 2009 06:39 am
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Yes, but how does umzobi fit in here given that ukuzoba means to curl? BTW, added umgodoyi as "stray dog" because I do not consider any dog as useless. -------------------- Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter!
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