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Correct Tsonga Kinship terminology (Vuxaka hi Xitsonga)

Tsalwa leri, ri xaxameta no kombisa mavito lama kombaka vuxaka hi Xitsonga; hi ku kombisa lama tirhisiwaka hi ntolovelo, kambe na ku ri mavito mo lombiwa. Rito ro sungula, i ra Xitsonga, leri nga ndzeni ka swisirhelelo (X) i ro hlamusela. La ku nga na vito ro hundza rin’we hi Xitsonga, ku ta xaxametiwa hinkwawo. Swi ta va tano na le ka mavito mo lombiwa.

Vuxaka hi Xitsonga:

Tatana/Rharhi (Mutswari wa xinuna)

  • B’ava/Vava i rito ro lombiwa ka Xingoni, “uBaba”.
  • Papa/Papayi i rito ro lombiwa ka Portuguese na Afrikaans, “Papa”

Kokwana (Mutswari wa xisati, wa mutswari)

  • Gogo i rito ro lombiwa ka Xingoni, “uGogo”.

Hosi (Makwenu wa wena wa xinuna, lonkulu)

  • Boti/Buti i ro lombiwa ka Afrikaans, “Boet”.

Tati (Makwenu wa wena wa xisati)

  • Sesi/Sisi i rito ro lombiwa ka English, “Sis”, ku nga nkomiso wa “Sister”.

Mukon’wana (Loko wena u ri wa Xinuna; i nuna wa Tati kumbe nuna wa Hahani)

  • Sivara i rito ro lombiwa ka Afrikaans, “Swaer”.

Namu (Loko wena u ri wa Xisati; i nuna wa Tati kumbe nuna wa Hahani)

  • Sivar i rito ro lombiwa ka Afrikaas, “Swaer”.

Mhani-ntsongo (Nkata makwenu wa wena, loko wena u ri wa Xinuna)

  • Sikoni i rito ro lombiwa ka Afrikaans, “Skoon”, ku nga nkomiso wa “Skoonsuster”.

Mhani-ntsongo (Nkata makwenu wa wena, loko wena u ri wa Xisati)

  • Muhariva ri lombiwa ka Tshivenda, “Muhalivha”

Mhani-ntsongo (N’wana wa xisati wa Malume)

  • Khazi i rito ro lombiwa ka English, “Cousin”.

Kokwana (Nkata Malume)

  • Malumekazi i rito lombiwa ka Xingoni, “uMalumekazi”.
  • Maja-malume i rito ro lombiwa ka Sesotho, “Mokgatša malome”

Hahani (Makwavo wa xisati wa Tatana)

  • Anti i rito ro lombiwa ka English, “Aunt”.

Malume (Makwavo wa xinuna wa Mhani)

  • Ankeli i rito ro lombiwa ka English, “Uncle”.

Ntukulu (N’wana Hahani)

  • Khazi/Khazini i rito ro lombiwa ka English, “Cousin”.
  • Muzaya i rito ro lombiwa ka Xingoni, “uMzala”

Malume (N’wana wa xinuna wa Malume)

  • Khazi/Khazini i rito ro lombiwa ka English, “Cousin”.

Mhani (Mutswari wa Nuna, kumbe mutswari wa Nsati)

  • Mamazala/Matswale i marito mo lombiwa ka Xingoni na Sesotho, “uMamezala” na “Mmatswale”.

N’wingi (Nsati wa n’wana, kumbe Nsati wa ndzisani)

  • Makoti i rito ro lombiwa ka Xingoni, “uMakoti”.
 
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