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Speak your first Ikalanga phrases in 5 minutes.
No account needed. A few real Ikalanga phrases, then a tiny conversation.
Dumilani
doo-mee-LAH-nee
🗣 Then say it yourself
Hello / greetings (also good morning)
Mamuka tjini?
mah-moo-kah TJEE-nee
🗣 Then say it yourself
How are you? (lit. how did you wake?)
Tamuka totibathu
tah-MOO-kah toh-tee-BAH-too
🗣 Then say it yourself
I'm fine / we are well, thank you
Kutjani?
koo-TJAH-nee
🗣 Then say it yourself
How are you? / what's up? (informal)
Put it together
Tjamuka
Dumilani. Mamuka tjini?
Hello. How are you?
Naka
Tamuka totibathu. Iwe, kutjani?
I'm well, thank you. And you, how are you?
Tjamuka
Tamuka totibathu. Zina lilo ndiani?
I'm well, thank you. What is your name?
Naka
Ndi Naka. Ndodwa ku Francistown.
I am Naka. I come from Francistown.
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