isiZulu proverb about the HAIRY GOATisiZulu is one of the country's 12 official languages, but did you know about the proverb that compares someone to a hairy goat?
by Alex Coyne
09-11-2023 14:31
in Culture
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isiZulu is one of the country's 12 official languages, which includes English and SA Sign Language. But many South Africans don't speak Zulu at all, or they might be learning their way through the language's proverbs and paragraphs.
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ALSO READ: 100 years: South Africa's first history book in isiZulu by Magema Fuze
Did YOU know that there's a Zulu proverb comparing someone's vanity to a hairy goat?
Here's one important isiZulu sentence that you can add to your vocabulary, and use whenever you think it's appropriate to say it.
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iziZulu proverb: the hairy goat According to Motivation.Africa, there's a well-known isiZulu proverb that compares someone to a long-haired goat.
ALSO READ: isiZulu SpongeBob SquarePants has SA abuzz [Watch]
Long-haired goat species like the Pygora, Bilberry, and Bagot are known for their longer locks.
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In Zulu, this comparison exists to tell someone that they are being vain or that they like being looked at too much.
If someone spends too much time on Instagram or TikTok looking at themselves, this is one expression or saying that you could use.
isiZulu: Uthanda ukubukwa njegesiyayephu The full isiZulu sentence is:
Uthanda ukubukwa njegesiyephu.
This means that someone [he] likes to be looked at like he's a long-haired goat.
Is someone in the house using too much spray, or spending hours looking at themselves in the mirror lately?
ALSO READ: Bible in iziZulu: Read it here in YOUR language
This could be what you say to them in isiZulu!
A similar English expression would be to say that, Pride comes before the fall,'
Learn more about isiZulu isiZulu is one of South Africa's official languages, and it has more than 27 million speakers according to Omniglot.
Can you say anything in Zulu?
ALSO READ: Amy Winehouse once insulted' Zulu King Zwelithini
It's not just about basic greetings and goodbyes, but also about interesting sayings like these.
The good news is that free courses like Zulu with Thando (watch below) can teach you more: just type Zulu lessons
or sayings into Youtube, and have fun with what you learn next!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCItccl2467atXjy_A7xBFZA
Tell us YOUR favourite saying Do you have any sayings that you love to say in your mother language, but other people might not know about yet? Send us your favourite expression or idiom at the email address or WhatsApp below!
Let us know at info@thesouthafrican.com; alternatively you can send us a WhatsApp message on +27 60 011 0211
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isiZulu proverb about the HAIRY GOATisiZulu is one of the country's 12 official languages, but did you know about the proverb that compares someone to a hairy goat?
