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Sekwaba yinsakavulela umchilo wesidwaba ukuthi abantu abampisholo ubezwe bevitiza ngesilungu noma kuhlangene amaZulu wodwa. Ngikhuluma nje kweminye imizi ulimu lukaMageba selwafana nomzondo, kuthi noma abazukulu bevakashele oninakhulu kuhambe isilungu phambili wena owabona umchamo wasekuseni, zivele ziyime emthumeni ke kwintombi endala kube sengathi icala ukuthi ayisazi isilungu. Okungimangazayo ukuthi nalaba engangifunda nabo le emakhaya kwelakithi elingafelwa nkonyane namhlanje abasakwazi ngisho nokubhala amanye amagama esiZulu ngoba bekubona kuyichilo ukuba wumZulu ophelele nozigqajayo. Kanti ukube ngangingemZulu ngangiyoba yini?

Nina bakaNogwaza Eguqile Okwethole LikaNdaba!

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Ake sikusukumele ukuqhakambisa ulimu lwethu ngoba uma sizithela ngabandayo amanye amagama anothisa lolulimu ayogcina eshabalele. Lolulimu salunikwa okhokho, olubalwa kubo uNodumehlezi kaMenzi owaba neqhaza nokuqamba amagama alinganiselwa ezinkulungwaneni ezilushumi nesishiyagalolunye (19000), washoda nje ngamagama alinganiswa ezinkulungwaneni ezimbili (2000) ukuze inani lawakhe lilingane nalawo aqanjwa umbhali uWilliam Shakespeare kwamahlophe abelungu.

Namhlanje ake sibheke amagama amqondo fanana, noma achaza into eyodwa. Amanye alamagama asabaluleke  kakhulu kwaZulu ngenxa yokuthi ayeyindlela yokuhlonipha.

isibonelo: uma igama likababezala kamakoti kuwuManzi, wayengeke alisebenzise kodwa uma ekhuluma ngamanzi wayezothi amandambi noma amacubane.

Angingabe ngisaphlisa maseko, angihlale amagqozo kulawa engiwakhumbulayo ngezansi;

1 Indlela / Inyathuko = path

2 Gibela / Khwela = to hop on

3 Umiyane / umndozolwane = mosquito

4 Uvalo / ingebhe / itwetwe / ukungenwa amanzi emadolweni = fear

5 Umangobe / ikati = cat

6 Inja / Ingcanga = dog

7 Inkukhu / impandane / isiphandamazala = chicken

8 Unyoko / umama waloyo okukhuluma naye / mother of the person you are talking to

9 Unina / umama wakhe = his/her mother

10 Impakama / ilanga / intshida = sun

11 Ukukhophoza / ukubheka phansi ngokushaywa amahloni = to stir on the ground shyly

12 Amabhodwe / izimbiza / amakhanzi = pots

13 Umhluzi / isobho = gravy / soup

14 Ingonyuluka / iqiniso elimsulwa = honest truth

15 Isihluthulelo / isikhiye = key / lock

16 Iseqamgwaqo / undondindwa / umuntu wesifazane ongaziphethe kahle = a promiscuous woman

17 Isipatsha / isipawupete / intombi enhle kakhulu = a beautiful young woman

18 Umalokazana / umakoti = dauther-in-law

19 Ingodosi (ingoduso) / umuntu wesifazane oselotsholwe / wife-to-be / fiancée

20 Indle / itshe lentaba = a polite word for “shit”

21 Umbungu = featus

22 Inani / intengo = price

23 Ikhala / impumulo = nose

24 Amehlo / amaqaphelo = eyes

25 Imali / inkece / uphacane = money

26 Amafutha / amathambiso / amagcobo = oil

27 Amaqanda / amachoboka = eggs

28 Umfana / umkhapheyana = boy

29 Utshwala / amanzi amponjwana = alcohol

30 igwala / ivaka = coward

31 Umthondo / ipipi / iphobane = penis

32 Ukuzigqaja / ukuziqhenya = to be proud

33 Ugqozi / ufuqufuku / ilukuluku / umqhanagu = enthusiasm  / oomph / having great energy

34 Ikhehla / ixhegu = a very old man

35 Iziqabeko = sanitary pads

36 Indoda / injeza = man

37 Inkinga / ingwadla = problem

38 Indlu / inkathelo = house

39 Phuza / natha = drink

40 Isinkwa / isiphoco = bread

41 Ukweshela / ukuqomisa / ukukhuzela (shouting of love vocatives) = to woo a girl/woman

42 inyama / incoso = meat

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