Zulu distinguishes between commands to a single person and to more than one person
Thula! Be quiet! Thulani!
Sala! Stay! Salani!
Kudla! Eat Kudlani!
Zwela! Listen!
NB: single syllable verbs take yi and vowel verbs take y - omit initial vowels for person nouns
Yima lapha mama! Stand here mother! Yimani lapho Jospeh! Stand over there Jospeh!
Yehlukene manje! Part now! Yeqani Cross the road!
Yiza lapha! Come here! Yizani madoda! Come here, men!
NB: Woza! Come! Wozani!
Sifunda isiZulu!
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6 August 2002