Directions

7 phrases · Xitsonga with romanization, English and audio

Evokweni ra xinene
On the right
Usage
Points to the right side when giving directions
Grammar Note
Literally "at the right hand"; "voko" is hand/arm, with "e-" and "-ni" marking place
Evokweni ra ximatsi
On the left
Usage
Points to the left side when giving directions
Grammar Note
Literally "at the left hand"
N'walungu
North
Usage
One-word direction
Grammar Note
The apostrophe is part of the spelling; "en'walungwini" means "in the north"
Dzonga
South
Usage
One-word direction
Grammar Note
The word also appears in the country name "Afrika-Dzonga" (South Africa)
Vuxa
East
Usage
One-word direction
Grammar Note
"vuxeni" means "in the east"
Vupela-dyambu
West
Usage
One-word direction
Grammar Note
Spelled both with and without a hyphen; here "vupela-dyambu"
Yima!
Stop
Usage
A short command to make someone stop
Grammar Note
A singular command; for several people or politely use "Yimani"

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