Traveling with Kids

1. Vito ra wena i mani?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Asks a child for their name

   Grammar Note

   "vito" is class 5, so the linker is "ra". "i mani" asks who it is

2. U sasekile swinene

   You are very beautiful

   Usage

   Praises how a child or a woman looks

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words (composed). "saseka" is used in the sources for a woman's beauty

3. U tlanga yini?

   What are you playing?

   Usage

   Talks to a child who is playing

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words (composed). "tlanga" means to play in FLORES

4. Fambani kahle, dyondzani kahle

   Go well, study well

   Usage

   Sends a child off to school

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words (composed). "-ni" makes a plural or polite imperative; "dyondzani" appears in the Bible

5. Vana va ya exikolweni

   The children are going to school

   Usage

   States that the children are going to school

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words (composed). "vana" is the plural of "n'wana"; "xikolo" takes "e-…-ini" for place

6. Vana va tsakile

   The children are happy

   Usage

   Says the children are glad or happy

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words (composed). "tsakile" is the perfect of "tsaka" (to rejoice)

7. Vana va rhandza ku tlanga

   Children love to play

   Usage

   Says that children like to play

   Grammar Note

   Composed from verified words (composed). "ku" marks the infinitive

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