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100 MOST USEFUL SISWATI PHRASES

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  1.       Sawubona. ‘Hello.’(greet one person) 2.       Sanibonani. ‘Hello.’ (greet more than one person) 3.       Siyanivusela. ‘We greet you.’ 4.       Unjani? ‘How are you?’ 5.       Ngiyaphila. ‘I am fine.’ 6.       Ulele njani? ‘How did you sleep?’ 7.       Ngilele kahle. ‘I slept well.’ 8.       Uvuke njani? ‘How did you wake?’ 9.       Ngivuke kahle  ‘I wake up well.’ 10.   Lala kahle. ‘Sleep well.’ 11.   Hamba kahle. ‘Go well.’ 12.   Sala kahle. ‘Stay well.’ 13.   Ngitawubuye ngikubone. ‘I will see you later.’ 14.   Ubobavusela. ‘Greet them.’ 15.   Ngicela kubuta. ‘Please, may I ask.’ 16.   Ungubani libito lakho? ‘What is your name?’ 17.   Libito lami ngingu … ‘My name is …’ 18.   Wakabani sibongo? ‘What is your surname?’ 19.   Uhlalaphi? ‘Where do you stay?’ 20.   Uchamukaphi? ‘Where do you come from?’ 21.   Uwakuphi? ‘Where are you from?’ 22.   Unangakhi umunyaka? ‘Wow old are you?’ 23.   Ngubani babe wakho? ‘Who is your father?’ 24.   Ngubani bhuti wak
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KEY TAKE AWAY FROM THE MASEKO PRAISE – SINANATELO

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 MASEKO- SINANATELO African surnames are rich with historical knowledge. This is because African surnames are accompanied by praises of that surname. The culture of formulating praises for each surname over the years has enabled Africans to preserved historical information which might have been lost over the years. One of those surnames is the Maseko surname. In this paper one will take a look at the Maseko surname and the historical information one get from its praise (sinanatelo). We will begin by taking a look at one of the Maseko praise. MASEKO Maseko, Ngcamane,                                                                                                     1 Ngcamane waMafu                                                                                                      2 Khubonye waNdlovu,                                                                                               3 Ndlovu tidlekhaya,                                                           
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SISWATI - IMIHAMBO NEMASIKO : UMTSIMBA

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  KaMahlindza Umtsimba Umtsimba -  Ngelisiko lesiswati utsi umfati angalotjolwa kubese kugidvwa umtsimba. - Umtsimba singawuchaza ngekutsi lisiko lesiswati lapho bakhabo mtfommbi baletsa umtfwanabo ekhabomukhwenyana kutsi sale ayoba ngumfati ngalokuphelele.   Tigaba Temtsimba Kulungiselelwa kwemtsimba Kuphuma kwetsimba Umtsimba utsatsa emalanga lamane (4) EMALUNGISELELO EKUPHUMA KWEMTSIMBA   Emalungiselelo Ekuphuma Kwemstimba      1. Batsi bekhabo ntfombi bangahlela lilanga lekuphuma kwemtsimba bese bancusa batfutfu lokufaka ekhatsi takhamuti nome bomakhelwane kutsi bete batobalekelela kulungiselela kuphuma kwemtfwanabo.     2.  Babe wentfombi yena ubikela umndeni ngetsimba. Ubese utsengisa inkhomo ngoba tinkhomo kute atotsenga imihlambiso. Uphindze ashuke sidwaba samakoti.    3.    Make wentfombi nalabanye bafati bona baluka emacansi baphindze babumbe netindziwo, nemishanyelo. Konkhe loku kutawusetjentiswa emihlambisweni.     4.  Emajaha n
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