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Zulu Tongue Twisters

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters
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1

Zaka zulu buka baju nampak bulu.

2

Amaxoxo ayaxokozela exoxa ngoxamu exhibeni.

3

Ingqeqebulane yaqaqela uqhoqhoqho, uqhoqhoqho waqaqela iqaqa, iqaqa laqalaza.

4

UShabalala washabalala neshumi losheleni emshinini kashukela eshashalazini laseShowe.

5

UCele ucambalele ocansini ucabanga ngecebo lokuciba ucilo ngomcibisholo.

Rough Translations

  1. up The guy opens the shirt (so that you) can see hair.
  2. up The frogs are talking loudly about the monitor lizard.
  3. up The expert talker loosened up for the trachea, the trachea loosened up for the polecat, and the zorilla (polecat) looked around in amazement.
  4. up Mr. Shabalala disappeared with one Rand at the sugar factory in the valley of eShowe.
  5. up Mr Cele is lying on a (grass) mat thinking about a plan to hurl a spear at a lark.

Siyabonga

Muziwandile Hadebe, Vanekem Haik, M. Sebba, Zweli-banzi Sibiya

Links

Ethnologue, Languages of the World: Zulu

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