| Ngonyaka |
year (unyaka: nga + unyaka = ngonyaka) |
| Odlule |
last |
| Saya |
we went (remote past s(i)a + ya = saya) |
| Sahlala |
we stayed |
| eSkukuza |
at Skukuza (one of the camps in the Park) |
| Endlwana |
in a rondavel (round hut) |
| Kwakhona |
there were |
| Nabanye |
also other |
| Abantu |
people |
| Abaningi |
many |
| Bonke |
they all |
| Bathanda |
liked |
| Ukubheka |
to watch |
| Izilwane |
the animals |
| Nezinyoni |
and birds |
| Epaki |
in the park |
| Sahamba |
we went |
| Ngemoto |
by car |
| Kababa |
of dad (dad’s car) |
| i4x4 |
a 4x4 |
| wonke |
every |
| amalanga |
days |
| savuka |
we got up |
| ngo-6 |
at 6 o’ clock |
| sabona |
we saw |
| ingulule |
a cheetah |
| emithini |
in the tree |
| uma |
when |
| saphuma |
we came out |
| esangweni |
at the gate |
| yadla |
he (cheetah) ate |
| inyamazane |
an antilope |
| encane |
small (small antilope) |
| emini |
during the day |
| umhlambi |
a herd |
| wezindlovu |
of elephants |
| kwakukhona |
there was |
| nenkonyane |
also a calf |
| encane |
small |
| kakhulu |
very (encane kakhulu = very small) |
| samangala |
we were astonished / surprised |
| le nkonyane |
this calf |
| izindlovu |
the elephants |
| zazithela |
were pouring (splashing) themself |
| ngamanzi |
with water |
| ngemboko |
with trunks (imboko) |
| sajabula |
we were happy |
| nebhubhesi |
also a lion (ibhubhesi) |
| elithamela |
which basked |
| ilanga |
(in) the sun |
| ntambama |
in the evening |
| sayosa |
we grilled (sa – y(i)-osa – (yi = object concord for class 9)) |
| inyama |
meat |
| utshwala |
beer |
| newayini |
and wine |
| elibomvu |
red |
| sakuthanda |
we liked it |
| kakhulu |
a lot |
| epaki |
in the park |
| izolo |
yesterday |
| abangane |
friends |
| bethu |
our |
| bafike |
came |
| ukubona |
to see |
| izithombe |
photos |
| upheke |
she cooked |
| ukudla |
food |
| okumnandi |
nice (food) |
| sihleke |
we laughed |
| kakhulu |
a lot |
| ngesikhathi |
when |
| sibone |
we saw |
| izimfene |
monkeys |
| zigibela |
(they) climbing |
| emotweni |
on to the car |
| kababa |
of dad |
| sonke |
we all |
| sifuna |
we want |
| ukubuyela |
to return |
| epaki |
to the park |
| ngonyaka |
the year |
| ozayo |
next (coming or following) |
| sizothanda |
we will like |
| ukubona |
to see |
| izilwane |
the animals |
| kanye |
again |
| futhi |
also |