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Showing posts with label Xitsonga. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

New Reverse-Engineered Xitsonga Dictionary (1 Letter)


Result:
['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

Definitions:
a = and then s/he; at
e = at; hey, listen
i = it is; here it is
o = e.g. o ta swi pfuketana; o za a ku...; o ndzi tswale hi ndlela; etc.
u = you (do)

Correct outcomes:
['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

False positives:
[]

Applicable rules:
1. All Xitsonga words end in a vowel

Explanations:
1. If we only have one letter, it can only end in a vowel, thus being one itself as there's no other.

Success rate:
100%


Monday, June 30, 2014

Tinyenyana ta tilo - Birds










Xitsonga English
Gama

Eagle
Gumba

White stork
N'hwari

Partridge
Rikhozana (Rikhozi)

Falcon, Hawk
Vukuvuku (ukuuku)

Cape raven
Xikunguva

Black crow

Sources:
- Tiyisela Mpuzana (Xitsonga)
- Tsonga-English Dictionary (English)

Images: Internet