Ndebele Names for Domestic Animals

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There have been some questions in the emails and community questions about animals, numbers, and other topics for us to cover in the future. Thanks to those in the community who have been answering the questions, siyabonga. We have answered some in this post, like isilwane means a lion. Here are some domestic animals though, for the animal lovers:

Inkomo - a cow

Ubabhemi - a donkey

Imbuzi - a goat

Inja - a dog

Umangoye - a cat

Ingulube - a pig

Inkukhu - a chicken

Lapha kule'nkukhu na? - Are there any chickens here?

Qaphela inja - Watch out for the dog!

Kulungile, here are the numbers in isiNdebele again (1 to 10):

Kunye

Kubili

Kuthathu

Kune

Kuhlanu

Isithupha

Isikhombisa

Isitshiyangalo mbili

Isitshiyangalo lunye

Isitshumi

Did we miss any out? What is your favourite domestic animal? 

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