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Glossary entry

NdebeleSouth term or phrase:

tshaya

English translation:

hit

Jun 20, 2003 10:26
21 yrs ago
NdebeleSouth term

Basop! Zabutshaya wena!

Non-PRO NdebeleSouth to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Ndebele, Zimbabwe, Zulu,
Proposed translations (English)
3 watch out
Change log

Apr 16, 2006 03:01: Fabio Descalzi changed "Language pair" from "zzz Other zzz to English" to "NdebeleSouth to English" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Proposed translations

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watch out

Basop means watch out. It is derived from Afrikaans (Pas op!). According to my source (below), it is used as far as Zambia.

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Note added at 2003-06-20 12:40:21 (GMT)
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wena is \"you\" in Zulu: http://www.wordgumbo.com/nk/zul/erengzul.htm
Reference:

http://www.chrysalis.co.zm/1999/jan/zanglish3.html

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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. I have since found out the translation: "Watch out! Or I'm going to hit you!" The language is Ndebele which is closely related to Zulu, although native to Zimbabwe not South Africa."
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