ZULU LESSON

1. Uma onkamisa abaphezulu [i, u] belandela
uhlamvu olunonkamisa [e, o], laba onkamisa
abaphansi bayenyuka babizeke phezulu
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2.  Uma unkamisa /i/ elandela u-/o/ no-/a/ kulezi zindawo:
- Esijobelelweni sikandaweni:
inkonzo > enkonzwéni; emfula > emfuléni
- Empambosini yokwenzisa:
thetha > théthisa, bona > bónisa
- Esiqwini esiphelele esinesijobelelo /-ile/:
bona> bónile; hlala > hlálile
- Kumabizomuntu asuselwe ezenzweni: thenga > umthéngi;
ondla > umóndli
- Unkamisa wokugcina ezabizwaneni zokukhomba eduze:
léli; lési; lólu; lézi; lókhu; lóbu
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3.  Ukungwaqazisa kwenzeka uma onkamisa
belandelana egameni:
uku+akha > ukwakha;
uku+azi > ukwazi;
i+aphula > ihhabhula;
esango+ini > esangweni,
enkonzo+ini > enkonzweni
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4.  La magama kuthiwa angophimbohluka ngoba
kwehluka iphimbo lapho siwaphimisa.
 Incazelo yala magama iyehlukana ngenxa
yokwehluka kwephimbo
Umfundisi: úḿfúndìsì (umholi wezenkolo)
úḿfúndísì – uthisha
úgógó – umama kamama
úgògò – umuntu omude
úthì – uma umuntu esho
úthí – lokuvungula
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5.  Sithe ukwehlukana kwephimbo emagameni
kuletha incazelo engafani. Lokhu kusitshela
ukuthi uma sikhuluma ngesifundo sezincazelo
namagama angophimbohluka
singawasebenzisa. Ngamanye amazwi
ophimbohluka basikhombisa ukuxhumana
phakathi kweFonoloji kanye neSemanthiksi.
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