南索托語

南索托語

南索托語(英語:Southern Sotho / 南索托語:seSotho)是班圖語系的語言之一,全世界大約有500萬人說南索托語,主要分布在南非、賴索托、波札那、納米比亞、尚比亞等地區。在南非,南索托語是11種官方語言之一。

基本介紹

  • 中文名:南索托語
  • 外文名:Southern Sotho
南索托語的發展,南索托語日常用語,

南索托語的發展

該語言的第一套拼寫系統是由Thomas Arbousset,、Eugene Casalis 、Constant Gosselin這三位法國傳教士發明的,他們於1833年來到賴索托。1841年,第一本南索托語的語法書正式出版。

南索托語日常用語

英語
南索托語
Kena ka kgotso! (sg) Kenang ka kgotso! (pl)
Hello (General greeting)
Lumela
Dumela (sg)
Dumelang (pl)
Helele
O kae? (Where are you?)
O phela joang? (How are you living?)
Reply to 'How are you?'
Ke teng, wena o kae? (I'm here, where are you?)
Ke phela hantle, wena o phela jwang? (I'm living fine, how are you living?)
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Lebitso la hao ke mang?
My name is ...
Lebitso laka ke ...
Where are you from?
O tswa kae?
I'm from ...
Ke tswa ...
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(Morning greeting)
Mmoro (sg) Mmorong (pl)
(Afternoon greeting)
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(Evening greeting)
Fonane (sg) Fonaneng (pl)
Fonane (sg) Fonaneng (pl)
(Parting phrases)
Sala hantle (to person staying)
Tsamaya hantle (to person leaving)
Good luck!
Ke u lakaletsa lehlohonolo
Cheers! Good Health!
(Toasts used when drinking)
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Bon appetit /
Have a nice meal
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Bon voyage /
Have a good journey
O tsamaye hantle; Tsela tsweu (white road)
Ha ke tsebe
Ha ke utlwisise
Please speak more slowly
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Please say that again
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Please write it down
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Do you speakSesotho?
O a bua Sesotho? Na o a bua Sesotho?
Yes, a little
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
Ee
Do you speak English?
O a bua Senyesemane? Na o a bua Senyesemane?
How do you say ... inSesotho?
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Ntshwarele; Ntsoarele
How much is this?
Ke bokae?
Ntshwarele
Ke a leboha
Ke a leboha haholo
Reply to thank you
O amohetswe
Where's the toilet?
Ntloana e kae? Batekamore e kae?
This gentleman will pay for everything
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This lady will pay for everything
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Would you like to dance with me?
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Ke a o rata
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Leave me alone!
Ntohelle kele notsi!
Ke kopa thuso!
Thusa!
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Ema!
Call the police!
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Christmas and New Year greetings
Keresemese e monate le mahlohonolo a selemo se setjha
Easter greetings
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Birthday greetings
Letsatsi le monate la tswalo
One language is never enough
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My hovercraft is full of eels
Why this phrase?
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