Continuing from the previous post.....
isizulu.net provides:
to be happy: verb
-enama, -esasa, -ethaba, -jabula, -sasa, -thokoza
translated back into English, the dictionary elaborates the meaning of each of these as
be delighted, be glad, be happy, be pleased, rejoice, be cheerful
to make happy:
-enamisa, -esasisa, -ethabisa, -jabulisa, -sasisa, -thokozisa
The isiZulu Oxford Living Dictionary focuses on -jabula (yesterday's post)
and -thokoza
"Thokoza", used as a greeting within and for a group of sangomas lineages. Greeting, calling attention, affirming.
"Thokoza, Gogo!"
I like the others too, the shorter words which I've not heard before (as an ignorant learner).
-enama, ethaba, - esasa, -sasa
nor are they in the Oxford online dictionary.
Are they old fashioned, or less commonly used?
What is the connection between -sasa and
kusasa
tomorrow?
-sa it turns out, is the verb: to dawn.
Ukusa (n)
dawn, daybreak, dawning.
In this way, two special Aunties of mine called Joy and Dawn, have the same name.
ungijabulisa
ngiyenama
- I am delighted
Oh wow! I only just discovered your blog and I am delighted!! Hehe ngisanda ngifika eBlog yakho, futhi ngiyenama :D :D :D
ReplyDeleteNgiyafunda isiZulu... ngifisa ukuthi uqhubeke!
Ngiyabonga.
Ngiyabonga kakhulu! Ngizoqhubeka....
ReplyDelete(and you are well ahead of me, thanks for expanding my vocabulary too)