The kids in my maths class decided to help me learn, and came up with the following phrase:
Uyakuphi?
From isizulu.net:
where
-phi, kuphi
whereto
ngaphi
Accordingly:
where are you? - uphi / ukuphi? (sg)
- niphi / nikuphi? (pl)
where are you going?
uyaphi / uyangaphi? (sg)
niyaphi / niyangaphi? (pl)
The children and the dictionary disagree on whether 'uyakuphi' means 'where are you'/'where are you going'. Any answer, or does it depend?
These words bring to mind songs:
Mowbray Kaap by Freshly Ground (isiXhosa and English)
A popular one with a refrain 'Ukuphi!?" which I now can't find - any help?
Searching on google, various other songs entitled/containing 'ukuphi' or 'Ukuphi na?' came up.
Ukuphi by Tshedi
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