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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!
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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
Amagama amqondofana angamagama anikeza umqondo ofanayo, noma anencazelo efanayo, asho into eyodwa.
| amanzi ∼ amadambi |
| casuka ∼ dinwa |
| hlomula ∼ zuza |
| igceke ∼ ibala |
| igwala ∼ ivaka |
| ikhala ∼ impumulo |
| indlela ∼ inyathuko |
| indlu ∼ inkatheko |
| indoda ∼ injeza |
| inja ∼ ingcanga |
| isibhamu ∼ umkhono wekati / izulu lezandla |
| iso ∼ iqaphelo |
| isu ∼ icebo |
| liyana ∼ kuyanetha |
| phuza ∼ natha |
| ubhozo ∼ uqukula |
| ukudla ∼ ukumaya |
| ukuhlangana ∼ ukunqwamana |
| umbani ∼ umphazimo |
| umfana ∼ umkhapheyana |
| vimba ∼ nqanda |
| uvalo ∼ itwetwe / ingebhe |
Princess Kasune Zulu (Legal/Social Justice)
Zambian HIV/AIDS activist and author included in “Notable African American & Black Heritage” biographical profiles. Advocate for social justice and public health awareness.
Ntandoyesizwe Zulu-Tembe (Royalty)
Daughter of the late amaZulu King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu and Queen Mantfombi Dlamini. Married to businessman Moses Tembe. Represents continuity of Zulu royal heritage.
Zulu I kaMalandela (c. 1627-1709)
Founder of the Zulu clan, son of Malandela. When Malandela died, he divided the kingdom into two clans, the Qwabe and the Zulu. Zulu I established the royal lineage that would eventually unite numerous clans into the powerful Zulu nation.
King Shaka kaSenzangakhona (c. 1787-1828)
Founder of the Zulu Kingdom and one of the most influential monarchs in African history. Through military innovation and strategic conquests, he transformed a small chiefdom into a powerful empire that dominated much of present-day KwaZulu-Natal. His policies and military reforms created the foundations of Zulu identity and power.
King Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798-1872)
Half-brother of Shaka who reigned from 1840 to 1872. He had at least 28 children by different wives, many of whom have living descendants. His reign saw the Zulu kingdom maintain its independence while navigating complex relationships with Boer settlers and British colonial forces.
King Cetshwayo kaMpande (1834-1884)
Son of Mpande who led the Zulu nation during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. His forces achieved a famous victory at the Battle of Isandlwana but were ultimately defeated. He was later restored as king before his death in 1884.
King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu (1948-2021)
Longest-reigning Zulu monarch, ruling for nearly 50 years from 1971 to 2021. He had six wives and 28 children. He revived cultural practices including the annual Reed Dance ceremony to promote pride in Zulu traditions and HIV awareness. He was a direct descendant of King Cetshwayo, who led the Zulu nation during the 1879 war against the British army.
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini (b. 1974)
Current reigning monarch of the Zulu nation, installed in 2021 following the death of his father. His mother was Queen Mantfombi Dlamini, daughter of King Sobhuza II of Eswatini. As the son of the “Great Wife” whose lobola was paid by the nation, he is the rightful heir according to Zulu tradition. His reign has faced legal challenges from other branches of the royal family but continues with the support of millions of Zulu people.
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