Full Name: Antoinette Jolene

Surname: Khomo

Title of the assignment:

Language and Communication Skills;

Acquisition in an African Language 1

Semester: 2

Assignment number: 02/21

Module code: AFL1503

Unique Assignment number: 796849

ISIZULU 21

Due date: 2 September 2016

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The language I have chosen is isiZulu.
Umbuzo 1/ Question 1

a. 2
b. 3
c. 3
d. 2
e. 4
f. 1
g. 3
h. 4
i. 2
j. 1

Umbuzo 2/Question 2
(i). Form questions based on the passage by means of the following question words:

1. - phi?
Akazange uNkk Ndluvo ufuna kuphi ukuya ?

2. - kanjani?
Kwenzeka kanjani uNkk Ndlovu ukuya esitolo ?

3. - nini?
Akukho ushukela nini? Or Akukho ushukela kusukela nini?

4. - ubani?
Ngubani ukhuluma amaRice Crispies ?

5. - ni? 1
Wayesho uNkk Ndlovu wenze ekhishini ?

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(ii) Write the underlined verbs in the passage above into the negative.
1. Uvula : akavuli
2. uyambuza : akayambuzi
3. luphelile : aluphelili
4. ikhona : ayakhoni
5. kukhala : akukhali

Umbuzo 3/Question 3
Answer the following question by following the given example, also fill in the missing subject
concord.

1. Ubisi –khona na? (itafula)

Yebo lukhona, lesutafuleni.

2. Abafundi –khona na? (iyunivesithi)

Yebo bakhona, baseyunivesithini.

3. Izingubo zakho –khona na? (ikamelo)

Yebo zikhona, zisekamelweni.

4. Imali –khona na? (ibhange)

Yebo ikhona, isebhange.

5. Isiguli –khona na? (isibhedela)

Yebo sikhona, sisesibhedlela.

Umbuzo 4/Question 4

(i) Fill in the correct possessive concord:

1. Izicathulo -ithu ziyabiza.
Izicathulo zethu ziyabiza.

2. Udinga iyuniformu -isikole.

Idinga iyunifomu yesikole.
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3. Ngubani isibongo –kho ntombi?
Ungubani isibongo sakho ntombi.

4. Abantu badinga izingubo –umbsebenzi.

Abantu badinga izingubo zomsebenzi

5. Behlise ngo-5 cent inani -ubisi.

Behlise ngo-5 cent inani lobisi.

(ii) Correct the words in brackets

1. Umama ugqoke isgqoko (-mnyama).
Umama ugqoke isigqoko emnyama.

2. Kukhona abafundi (-ningi) e-Unisa.

Kukhona abafundi abaningi e-Unisa.

3. Ekliniki kukhona ingane (-gula)

Ekliniki kukhona ingane engula.

4. Upiti unesikhwama (-nsundu) sesikole.

Upiti unesikhwama omnsudu sesikole.

5. Amadoda athenga ukudla (-mnadi) ekhefi.

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Amadoda athenga ukudla omnandi ekhefi.

Umbuzo 5/Question 5

Replace the underlined nouns with their corresponding absolute pronouns:

1. Uthoko ufuna isinkwa.

Uthoko ufuna sona.

2. Abantu bafuna izinkomo

Abantu bafuna zona.
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3. Intombi ipenda itafula
Intombi ipenda lona.

4. Ikhehla lithenga ukudla esitolo.

Ikhehla lithenga khona esitolo.

5. Imimese iyabiza.
Yona iyabiza.

6. Uduni ubiza abafundi.

Uduni ubiza bona.

7. Amanzi aphelile.
Wona amanzi.

8. Ngancela isiNgisi.
Ngancela sona.

9. Omama baphuza itiye.

Omama baphuza lona.

10. Usunto ukhipa imali.

Usunto ukhipa yona.

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 RESULTS
Total = 39 / 50 (78%)
 COMMENTS
1 Take of the verbs.
2 Study the possessive concords.