Nina beLembe eleqa amanye amalembe ngokukhalipha!
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!
Nina BakaHlamvana Bhul’umlilo Endulinde!
Nina BakaLanga Lisehlule Sesingamavikithi
Nina BeNkayishana KaMenzi Eyaphuz’umlaza Ngameva
Nina BakaBhejane Phum’esiqiwini
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
Ngiyethemba nawe unawo awakho ongasicobelela ngawo kumaComments;
Nime njalo! Nina Besilo!
Soka Mthembu
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