Tag: greeting

khona

Most people who speak even a little bit of isiZulu know that one of the responses in the greeting, usually to “unjani?” or “ninjani?” can be “ngikhona” or “sikhona”. And you may also have an idea that it means the equivalent of “I’m fine” or “we’re fine”. But that’s not all that khona means. Not […]

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Linguistics / ubuLimi

ukuBingelela nokuValelisa – saying hello and goodbye

Post author By White Zulu
Post date July 26, 2012
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What monoglots, especially English monoglots, fail to realise is just how limited their world is. Their perception of the universe is coloured by the fact that they can only interact with people who speak their language, and they judge people based on how well or badly they speak it. They can only think about the […]

Tags English, grammar, greeting, hamba kahle, isiZulu, monoglot, sala kahle, sanibona, sawubona, ukuhlonipha