Discover 9 Time-related Expressions for “Year” in Various Xitsonga Dialects

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What is a “year” in Xitsonga?

  • Year = lembe, muaka, munyaka, mwaga, nguva, nyaka, n’waka, xirimo etc.
  • Years = malembe, minyaka, myaga, tinguva, minyaka, min’waka, swilimo etc.
  • This year = lembe leri (reri), makono, nan’waka (nyan’waka), ngweno etc.
  • Next year = haxawa (haxawo, haxawu), mwakane (mwakani) etc.
  • The year after next = haxawa-ndziyani, mwakani waseyo etc.
  • Year before last = lembe lero (rero), nyamwyaka waseyo etc.
  • Last year = n’waxemu (n’wexemu), nyamwyaka etc.
  • New Year = ku luma nguva, lembe rintshwa etc.
  • Years ago, = makwangala etc.

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

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