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COP-1: Introduction to Copulatives

Bafundi abahle: nansi incwadi ezonisiza ngokufundisa ngezibanjalo. kunesivivinyo ekugcineni. Dear learners: here’s a document that will help y’all by teaching about copulatives. there’s a test at the end.

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NC-1: Intro to Noun Classes

Bafundi abahle: nansi ncwadi ezonisiza ngokufundisa ngezigaba zamabizo. Kunesivivinyo ekugcineni. Dear readers: here’s a document which will help y’all by teaching about the noun classes. There’s a test at the end.

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curriculum

You know something. Chances are, if you’ve made it to the point where you’re reading this, you know a few things. Kodwa uyakwazi nokwazi na? Do you really really know it? The best way to see how well uyazi is to fundisa. Give it a go. Help someone else learn the thing you know so […]

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KS Lesson 19 Nov 2022

Voice on the left, with a loooooong excursus into isiZulu’s preference for the passive. Archaic transitive/intransitive switches in isiZulu, combined with more recent izimpambosi structures.

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Doke and Vilakazi Screenshots

One of my many jobs at the moment is the revision of the Doke and Vilakazi Bilingual isiZulu-English Dictionary. It’s a massive task. So I amuse myself by taking screenshots of the entries that interest me. And then I’ll post them here! There are many reasons to like these particular entries. So ask away, or […]