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Amagama

Words are not arranged alphabetically — wander, or search for what you need. Every word leads back to its root.

bawo

1. Father 2. Reference to the Creator (Bawo) See: tata

u + bawoubawo

mama

Mother; A respectful form of address towards old women mha: An affectionate address to one's mother and also a respectful address to old women in general.

u + mamaumama

lobolaverb · 6 IINGUQU

1. Offer recompense to a father (the family's custodian) for loss that would be suffered by the marriage of his daughter; by which he is deprived her assistance and as such acquires just claim for compensation. 2. Provide a guarantee that his (i.e. the father's) daughter will be treated kindly and offer him comfort that you (the suitor) have the means to provide for her and the (new) family. 3. Lobola is consideration negotiated by the two families and forms the basis from which a relationship (or friendship) is built between the families.

umloboli

enzaverb · 10 IINGUQU

Do; Make; Produce In common application, this is usually prefixed by other morphemes such as in the case of "y" (you); yenza which maintains the semantic value (Do; a request or instruction directed at one person). Other examples are: senza < si (we) + enza (We do / we are doing), ndenza < ndi (me/I) + enza (I do / I am doing), nenza < ni + enza (You do / you are doing ~ pl.).

isi + enza + oisenzo

gxwayibabound lexeme · 3 IINGUQU

Chaos; Dreariness; Desolation

ubu + gxwayibaubugxwayiba

singaverb · 7 IINGUQU

Look fixedly; Advance; Go directly in a straight line Reduplicated form: ukusingasinga (To look about in every direction; To observe closely).

um + singaumsinga

gxaka

Reduplicated form: ubugxakagxaka (disorganization)

ubu + gxakaubugxaka

sebenzaverb · 15 IINGUQU

Work; Labour

um + sebenza + iumsebenzi

vulaverb (directive) · 10 IINGUQU

Open

um + vula + oumvulo

fundaverb · 14 IINGUQU

Study; Learn; Read

um + funda + iumfundi

dudaverb (directive) · 3 IINGUQU

Dance

um + duda + oumdudo

fumaverb · 4 IINGUQU

Be damp

uku + fumaukufuma

ingcambu yaseKemet — root traced to ancient Egyptian