Shona vs Tsonga vs English

Shona	Tsonga	English
Kuchata	Ku cata/chada/chata	To marry
Kuchema	Ku cema	To wail
Kuchera	Ku cela	To dig
Kucheka	Ku xeka	To cut
Kudherera	Ku delela	To be insubordinate
Kudya	Ku dya	To eat
Kuenda	Ku endza	To go on a trip
Kufa	Ku fa	To die
Kufanana	Ku fana/ ku fanana	To be alike
Kufamba	Ku famba	To walk
Kugocha	Ku oxa	To roast
Kugera	Ku kera	To cut hair
Kuimba	Ku yimbelela	To sing
Kukara	Ku kala	To be scarce
Kukotama	Ku korhama	To bend
Kukura	Ku kula	To grow in age
Kunanaira	Ku nanayila	To be slow
Kunyanya	Ku nyana	To overdo
Kuoma	Ku oma	To be dry
Kuonda	Ku ondza	To be slim
Kupenga	Ku penga	To be MAD
Kupfuma	Ku fuma	To be rich
Kururama	Ku lulama	To be upright
Kurima	Ku rima	To plough
Kureva	Ku leva	To be provocative
Kuringana	Ku ringana	Be equal/fitting
Kuroya	Ku loya	To bewitch
Kuruma	Ku luma	To bite
Kurwa	Ku lwa	To fight
Kusara	Ku sala	To stay
Kusunga	Ku sunga	To tie
Kushuva	Ku xuva	To miss someone
Kutakura	Ku tlakula	To carry/pick
Kutumbuka	Ku rhumbuka	To blossom
Kuva	Ku va	To be
Kuvenga	Ku venga	To hate
Kuwa	Ku wa	To fall
Kuwisa	Ku wisa	To drop
Kuwuya	Ku vuya	To come back

- Teleti Khosa
28 April 2014

Chopi vs Tsonga vs Hlengwe vs Shona vs Venda

Xicopi	Xitsonga	Xihlengwe	Cishona	Tshivenda
nyasi	namuntlha	nyamutla	nhasi	nahasi, namusi
mangwana	mundzuku	mundzuko	mangwana	matshelo
lihando	rirhandzu	lirhandzo	rudo	lufuno
hansi ka	hansi ka	hasi ke	pasi pe	fhasi ha
cani	yini	yini	chii	mini
nkoma	hosi	hosi	mambo	khosi
kupinda	ku hundza	kuhinda	kupinda	u fhira
kulasa	ku lahla	kulahla	kurasa	u lata
kuseka	ku hleka	kuhleka	kuseka	u sea
kulwala	ku vabya	kuvabwa	kurwara	u lwala
kulava	ku lava	kulava	kuda	u funa
nyanova	tolo	tolo	zuro	mulovha
navona	ni vona	nivona	ndinowona	ndi kho vhona
nitivona	ni vonile	nivonile	ndawona	ndo vhona
hinavona	hi ta vona	hitavona	tichaona	ri do vhona
hingavona	a hi vonangi	ahivonangi	hatina kuwona	a ri ngo vhona
noyi	noyi	noyi	muroyi	muloi
mundu	munhu	munhu	munhu	muthu
vandu	vanhu	vanhu	vanhu	vhathu
nzila	ndlela	ndlela	nzira	ndila
nzofu	ndlopfu	ndlopfu	nzou	ndou

Hi Hlase Baloyi, Venda added by M.K. Baloyi
22 April 2013

Swikoxo swa Matirhelo yo Hatlisa no Olova (Swa Lavo Titsandzeka)

Hi twile hi matirhelo lamantshwa mo tsala software hi ku hakela vatirhi vo ka va nga ri va hina no hlaya matsalwa ya ka Gartner. Mintirho leyi yi endle leswaku hi tekela enhlokweni: 

1. Vanhu na ku tirha swin'we ku tlula maendlelo na switirhisiwa nakona hi na maendlelo yo boha na switirhi ku fambisa tindlela leti vanhu (hi va vula 'vatirhi') lava va tirhisanaka. 
2. Software leyi tirhaka hi mfanelo ku tlula matsalwa yo vulavula hi software leyi ntsena loko software leyi hi hlamuseriwa hi vuenti.
3. Ku nghenelela ka vaxavi ku tlula ku burisana loku nga heriki hi matirhelo mayelana na ndlela yo burisana hi ta ntirho lowa ha taka, na ku tsala hansi ka xin'wana na xin'wana lexi cincaka.
4. Ku cinca loko swilo swi cinca ku tlula ku ombelela nongonoko ntsena loko ku ri na kungu leri nga na vuxokoxoko byo enta leswaku hi ta tiva ku amukela ku cinca hi ku landzelerisa kungu.

- Kerry Buckley (@kerryb)

- Muhundzuluxi wa Xitsonga: M.K. Baloyi

Source: http://www.halfarsedagilemanifesto.org/

Xirhami xi vuyisa na n'wana evukatini

Literal: Chillness causes a daughter to come back to her parents' house from her husband's house.

Figurative: It is very cold.

Mhuti yi biwa ya ha ri na mahika

Literal: An antelope is hit while it sighs.

Figurative: Act swiftly.

Xihlovo xa le mahlweni madlayisa torha

Literal: The well in the distance will make you suffer from thirst.

Figurative: You never know what the future holds.

U nga sahi nsinya hi vuxika, u ta tshwa hi mumu hi malanga

Literal: Do not cut the tree in winter, you will burn by sun in summer.

Figurative: Do not mess up things when you do not need them, you will suffer when you need them.

Xihlovo a xi dungiwi loko u heta ku nwa mati

Literal: Do not stir the well after drinking from it.

Figurative: Do not mess up things after using them, you might need them tomorrow.

Tinhlanga ta le ndzhaku ti tiviwa hi mutlhaveri wa tona

Literal: The tattooing marks made on the back are known by the tattooer (not by the tattooed).

Figurative: You do not know what may happen when you have turned your back.

U nga hlawuli nkuku wa mhangele

Literal: One must not choose the male of the guinea-fowl (similar to "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched").

Figurative: This proverb is said to a young husband who might be tempted to prepare something for their babies before their birth, since you do not know if the baby is a male or female.

Ku banana hi rhanga ro hisa

Literal: To hit each other with a hot 'pumpkin'

Figurative: To accuse each other.

Ku banana hi rhambu ra mfenhe

Literal: To hit each other with a baboon's bone.

Figurative: To exchange gifts with relatives only or to only help your immediate family.

Ku ba ndlopfu hi xibakele

Literal: To punch an elephant.

Figurative: To make a very slight impression or an insignificant act.

Loko u tsundzuka mhelembe khandziya murhi/nsinya

Literal: When a rhino occurs to you, climb a tree.

Figurative: When you foresee danger, act instantly.

Mutlhontlhi wa tinyarhi ti vuya hi yena

Literal: He who pokes buffaloes invites them onto him.

Figurative: He who provokes other people, will face the consequences.

Ximita ntsengele xi tshemba nkolo

Literal: He who swallows a large stone has confidence in the size of his throat

Figurative: When you start something you must have power (courage) to complete it.

N'wana u tseme mubya

Figurative: A disobedient child.

Ku tshwa nomo

Literal: To have a burnt mouth.

Figurative: Referring to someone who constantly lies.

A ndzi ku hi laha ku nga na mpfula ku sala ndzhongo

Literal: I thought it is where the rain has poured and left fertile soil.

Figurative: I thought it was good things.

Vuhosi a byi peli nambu

Literal: Chiefdom does not cross the river.

Figurative: Chiefdom stays in the same family, cannot be passed to other families.