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Bhaca language
Bhaca, or IsiBhaca (Baca) is a Bantu language of South Africa. Traditionally considered a dialect of Swati, it is closer to Xhosa, Phuthi and Zulu. It is spoken southeast of Lesotho, where Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu meet, mainly around Mount Frere, Mzimkhulu, and to a lesser extent in Mount Ayliff, Matatiele, Harding, Bulwer, Underberg, Highflats, Umzinto, Umzumbe and Ixopo.
Months in IsiBhaca:
Example: Bendicela undithsengele amahlokomiso nentusi na ukhamba.
Translation [Xhosa/Zulu/English]: Bendicela undithengele amaqanda nobisi xa uhamba: Bengicela ungithengela amaqanda nobisi ma uhamba: "Please buy me eggs and milk when you go out".
COMPARISON OF ISIXHOSA AND ISIBHACA words
IsiBhaca employs 4 distinct features that separate it from isiXhosa and isiZulu which are: ukuthsefula; ukuyeyeta; ukutekela and ukujhijhita.
For (1) ukuthsefula, there is a sibilant used, e.g. th in standard Zunda Nguni becomes ths in isiBhaca and t becomes tf. (2) Ukuyeyeta employs the use of 'y' heavily, e.g. amanzi (water) in standard Nguni becomes amayiwa, ukusela/ukuphuza (to drink) becomes ukun'yathsa. (3) Ukutekela transforms the standard Nguni z into t and lastly; (4) ukujhijhita uses a voiced postalveolar, e.g. hojhwace (at sunset), ijhwabi (a foreskin), ukujhaca (to lose weight), etc. These are the structural and phonetic differences that isiBhaca has.
Sources 1. Jordan, A C (1942) SOME FEATURES OF THE PHONETIC AND GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE OF BACA. Masters Thesis, Cape Town : University of Cape Town. 2. Msimang, C T (1989) SOME PHONOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE TEKELA-NGUNI DIALECTS. South Africa. Doctoral Dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa 3. Nomlomo, V. S. (1993). LANGUAGE VARIATION THE TRANSKEIAN XHOSA SPEECH COMMUNITY AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. Master's dissertation, Cape Town: University of Cape Town,
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Bhaca language
Bhaca, or IsiBhaca (Baca) is a Bantu language of South Africa. Traditionally considered a dialect of Swati, it is closer to Xhosa, Phuthi and Zulu. It is spoken southeast of Lesotho, where Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu meet, mainly around Mount Frere, Mzimkhulu, and to a lesser extent in Mount Ayliff, Matatiele, Harding, Bulwer, Underberg, Highflats, Umzinto, Umzumbe and Ixopo.
Months in IsiBhaca:
Example: Bendicela undithsengele amahlokomiso nentusi na ukhamba.
Translation [Xhosa/Zulu/English]: Bendicela undithengele amaqanda nobisi xa uhamba: Bengicela ungithengela amaqanda nobisi ma uhamba: "Please buy me eggs and milk when you go out".
COMPARISON OF ISIXHOSA AND ISIBHACA words
IsiBhaca employs 4 distinct features that separate it from isiXhosa and isiZulu which are: ukuthsefula; ukuyeyeta; ukutekela and ukujhijhita.
For (1) ukuthsefula, there is a sibilant used, e.g. th in standard Zunda Nguni becomes ths in isiBhaca and t becomes tf. (2) Ukuyeyeta employs the use of 'y' heavily, e.g. amanzi (water) in standard Nguni becomes amayiwa, ukusela/ukuphuza (to drink) becomes ukun'yathsa. (3) Ukutekela transforms the standard Nguni z into t and lastly; (4) ukujhijhita uses a voiced postalveolar, e.g. hojhwace (at sunset), ijhwabi (a foreskin), ukujhaca (to lose weight), etc. These are the structural and phonetic differences that isiBhaca has.
Sources 1. Jordan, A C (1942) SOME FEATURES OF THE PHONETIC AND GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE OF BACA. Masters Thesis, Cape Town : University of Cape Town. 2. Msimang, C T (1989) SOME PHONOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE TEKELA-NGUNI DIALECTS. South Africa. Doctoral Dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa 3. Nomlomo, V. S. (1993). LANGUAGE VARIATION THE TRANSKEIAN XHOSA SPEECH COMMUNITY AND ITS IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. Master's dissertation, Cape Town: University of Cape Town,