Sunday, May 7, 2017

Imhlope

Imhlophe
- it is white

Another 'igama losuku', word of the day from the Oxford Living Dictionary.

Beautiful example:

Wayilanda inyamazane leyo. Yayinone imphlophe qwa.
He went to fetch that antelope. It was fat and bright white.

Imithi imphlophe, 'white medicines', are a category of muthis associated with blessings and luck. Wonderful stuff. 

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