Introduction to the Ndebele language

Written by Mr L. Mthunzi

Lecture 7

Ngi ( I ) can also be mina ( me ) . E.g. ngimphile . I gave him/her

Presence of ‘a’ , ‘ba’ , ‘li’ , ‘ngi’ , ‘le’

Present tense

Ngile . I have

Ule . you have / he or she has

Lile . you ( plural ) have

Bale . they have

Negative present

Angila . I don’t have

Awula . you don’t have

Kala . he/she does’nt have

Asila . we don’t have

Alila . you ( plural ) don’t have

Abala . they don’t have

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