Zulu Midterm

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Sanibona! Yebo!

Greetings! Greetings! (in response) / Yes

Ngingu ___ Wakwa ___

First name ___ Last name ___

Ngiphuma

From

Ngihlala ku 41st noSpruce

I live at 41st and Spruce

Ngifunda

I study

Ngifundisa

I teach

isiZulu, isinglish, isiFrench

Languages are normal but have isi- prefix

iPsychology, iEngineering

Subjects studied/taught, normal but have i- prefix

Ngiyakhuluma isiZulu

I speak Zulu

Kodwa

But

Manje

Now

Kodwamanje

But now

a + a

a

a + i

e

a + o

o

a + u

o

Iculo: Khanda, mahlombe, sifuba, sisu, madolo, zinyawo

Song(Body Parts): Head, shoulders, chest, belly, knees, feet

Yini le? < Yizini lezi?

What is it? < What are those?

i(li)- < ?

i(li)- < ama-

isi- < ?

isi- < izi-

u(lu)- < ?

u(lu)- < izin-

in- < ?

in- < izin-

um(u)- < ? (Nonhuman)

um(u)- < imi- (Nonhuman)

um(u)- < ? (Human)

um(u)- < aba- (Human)

ubu- < ?

ubu- < ubu- (doesn’t change)

uku- < ?

uku- < uku- (doesn’t change)

Ukudla

food / to eat

Ukufunda

to learn

Kufundisa

to teach

1st: Ngi- < ?

1st: Ngi- < si-

2nd: U- < ?

2nd: U- < ni-

3rd: U- < ?

3rd: U- < ba-

-phi (suffix)

where — Ex: uphumaphi → where are you from?

Wena?

And you?

Uhlalaphi?

Where do you live?

Ninjani? Siyaphila

How are you? We are fine/

Mina

I/me

Nina

you (plural)

Wena / Wena?

you (singular) / and you?

Ngiyaxolisa

I apologize (it’s my fault)

Thina

we/us

-zo-

future tense

Ngifuna

I want

ngeFall, ngeSpring, ngeSummer, ngeWinter

Seasons, Nga = time marker, i- = prefix for foreign words, a + i = e, ngeFall

With Caitlin

noCaitlin

ngedwa

by myself / alone

Esikoleni

School

Ekhaya

Home

Esitolo

Store

ePenn

Penn

kwa-

prefix for specific businesses/residences — kwaWawa, kwaCaitlin(—> place of Caitlin)

emsebenzini

work

Ngiya

I’m going

Question words: -phi?, -ni?, -njani?, -ubani?, -obani?

Questions words: where, what, how, who(singular), who(plural)

Ngikhulume

I spoke with

-e

suffix indicating past tense

Cha, yebo

No, yes

Uthanda

you like/love

Ukudla

food

isinkwa < amasinkwa

bread < breads

itiye < amatiye

tea < teas

ikhofi < amakhofi

coffee < coffees

ibhotela < amabhotela

butter < butters

ubisi

milk

izambane < amazambane

potato < potatoes

izinthelo

fruit

amanzi

water

uswidi < oswidi

candy < candies

inyama < izinyama

meat < meats

iBreakfast, iLunch, iDinner

breakfast, lunch, dinner

kwi-

kwicomputer, kwi-iphone

-a (suffix)

present tense

a——-i

Negative (present tense) — Ex: Angifundi eDrexel → I don’t study at Drexel

a——-

Negative (future tense) — Ex: Asizofunda → We won’t study

Kodwa

But

Ngoba

Because

Noma

or

Na

And

ngo1:00

1:00 → nga- + u1:00 = ngo1:00

Sizobonana

see you later

Phendula

answer / flip over

ukuya

to go

ukwenza

to do

uMsombuluku

Monday

uLwesibili

Tuesday

uLwesithathu

Wednesday

uLwesine

Thursday

uLwesihlanu

Friday

uMgqibelo

Saturday

Sonto

Sunday

Izulu (i(li)-)

(high) weather (comes from up there)

Liyana

Rain

Liyabanda

Cold

Liyakhithika

Snow

Liyashisa

Hot

Liyaduma

Thunder

Liyabaneka

Lightning

Ngicela

Request (please?)

Ukulala

Sleep