Xhosa sayings with translations

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Post 1 by kgs4674forever (Zone BBS is my Life) on Thursday, 27-Oct-2005 21:19:30

some of you might like this, some of these are insults, but some are really cool.
Ukuba yinyoka
Be untrustworthy
Ukuba lilulwane
He cannot be trustred; takes all sides and is deceitful
Ukuba yinkuku
To go to bed early
Ukuba yingwenya
Good, powerful, famous person, of many virtues
Ukuba liphela
To be very greedy
Ukuba yincukuthu
To live off other people
Ukuba yingonyama
To be brave and strong
Ukuba sisikhova
To be lonely or to like to go out at night(Commonly used for people doing night duties)
Ukuba lilitye
To be a very hard nut to crack or to be very slow at understanding
Ukuba yigusha
To be humble
Ukuba luhlaza/krwada
To be rude
Ukuba bomvu
To be illeterate
Ukuba lukhuni
To be dull (intellectually)
Ukuba nzima
To be pregnant
Ukulumka okwenyoko
To be as wise as a serpant
Ukusinda okwengxowa yetyuwa
To be as heavy as a bag of salt
Ukuba nenzondo okwemfene
To bear grudge like a baboon
Ukuba nentaka
To be scared
Ukuba nesandla
To be artistic/very good with hand work
Ukungabi nasifuba
To be unable to keep a secret
Ukuba nomlomo
To be talkative
Ukuba neminwe emide
To be a thief
Ukungabi nantloko
To be inconsiderate
Ukubetha emlonyeni
To take the words out of somebody's mouth while talking or to interrupt
Ukukhala ngaphantsi
To fail/lose
Ukucela izandla
To ask to be given a hand/help
Ukucela amehlo
To show off
Ukucela iindlebe
To ask for attention
Ukuxhentsa uzombelela
To have no assistance from anyone
Ukukhotha uxathula
To praise and criticise in the same breath
Ukukhula uxhuma
To have a hard time
Ukukhatywa yinkawu
To be hungry
Ukuhlekwa naziintaka
To be a laughingstock
Umthi kanomyayi
To be lucky(in escaping danger)
Urhatya lwemivundla
early evening
Ukutya kweendlebe
Good news or music
Inkani yesele
Too stubborn
Inyoka nesele
Enemies
Umtya nethunga
Very close friends

Post 2 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Friday, 28-Oct-2005 10:57:04

Brilliant I loved that..