Day in Xitsonga: From Tolo to Mangwana – Discover 15+ Expressions of the Passage of Time in Various Dialects

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What is a “day” in Xitsonga?

  • Day = dyambu, siku etc.
  • Days = masiku (masiko) etc.
  • Today = muhuno, namuntlha, nyansi etc.
  • Yesterday = tolo, nyanova, vbonova etc.
  • Tomorrow = mangwana, mindru, mundzuku etc.
  • Which day = siku rihi (rini) etc.
  • Another day = siku rin’wana (lin’wani) etc.
  • In days gone by = tolo ni tolweni etc.
  • Very long ago = khale ka makwangala etc.
  • Days ago, = tolweni wa masiku (masiko) etc.
  • Big day / This very day = sikunene (sikuhulu, sikunkulu) etc.
  • Long ago, = gale, khale (tolo wa khaleni, tolweni wa khale) etc.
  • Day before yesterday = tolweni, nyanova waseyo, vbanyatulo etc.
  • Everyday = masiku hinkwawo (masiku hi masiku, siku na siku) etc.
  • Day after tomorrow = libwegewo, mundla, mundlwana, vutavu etc.

Keep exploring, keep learning, and let the language guide you.

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