Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Ndebele slang words during my days as youth





These are some of the few that came to my mind.

Emavinki - ivinkili: store/stores

Itopi/ Ithayima
- ubaba : my father

Etoni - edolobheni: town

Inyuku-
Imali: money

Inxabano- Imali: money or cash

 Itsheli / incaza -Intombazana : girl or girl friend


Zwakala - buya lapha : come here
Masalu - umama : mother
 Ugogo  - igogasi

Tshayisa or kwanshta / reya - hamba : go or leave
Ngiyakunchanywa- Ngiyakuthanda : I love you

Tshaya ulwandle- geza : take a bath

Sakubona- Usharp- greeting (Zikhupahini)  came late when I  was aready an old man

Emadeni - ekhaya : at home

Amathwathi
- okuncane - small

Igame - umdlalo webhola : soccer

Ngizibambile
- ngikhonjiwe :engaged to a girl

Uqgu
- isinkwa : bread

Vintshile- sengiqedile :done or finished

Ncuka lapha - thatha : take this

Mjida/ member- jaha : young man

Tshomi - mgane : friend

Isgidla- iskolo : school

Amabhuku- ingwalo: books

1 comment:

Jakalas said...

Ungwandu -.watsup