Here are some youtube videos of short comic videos and videos that help give you a feel of Southern Africa in different ways. The first videos have quite a lot of isiZulu and isXhosa, which are languages quite similar to isiNdebele. It is not the best for teaching you pure isiNdebele as it is a mixture of languages used in Southern Africa, but there are subtitles. Enjoy though, and listen to some pronounciation:
Here is a funny South African made short video in English mainly but at least it gives you some Southern African exposure to humor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I35S5lt1vAY. Sharp sharp Sniper!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpk5X9y2VcA
or some music such as the Ndebele Rhumba from Ndololwane Super Sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=GkslNjqC268&feature=fvwp
and this is purely for fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ml3GP_5fg&feature=related
Here is a gospel song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OcOSPIzelk
Here is some good youtube learning material: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr20gn8ah0c
Here are a couple of short comedy skits for those who are more advanced as there are no subtitles and the audio is not great:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXwCSs1Niz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzXpWQVHVu0
For this one, the music is loud, so turn it down a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Xv6JcDc7c
Also, here is some old but good songs:
by Black Umfolosi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXr_Ok645o
by Dorothy Masuku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oL8c7ZAdNU
Njalo, nxa uyafuna ukujiva (And, if you'd like to jive/dance), you can pick up some of the dance moves from these videos:
Here is a short clip about one of the kind of ants found in Matabeleland, the formidable Matabele ant which packs a sting which is not deadly but is quite sore:
https://vimeo.com/19520819
Here is a funny South African made short video in English mainly but at least it gives you some Southern African exposure to humor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I35S5lt1vAY. Sharp sharp Sniper!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpk5X9y2VcA
or some music such as the Ndebele Rhumba from Ndololwane Super Sounds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=GkslNjqC268&feature=fvwp
and this is purely for fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ml3GP_5fg&feature=related
Here is a gospel song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OcOSPIzelk
Here is some good youtube learning material: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr20gn8ah0c
Here are a couple of short comedy skits for those who are more advanced as there are no subtitles and the audio is not great:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXwCSs1Niz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzXpWQVHVu0
For this one, the music is loud, so turn it down a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Xv6JcDc7c
Also, here is some old but good songs:
by Black Umfolosi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXr_Ok645o
by Dorothy Masuku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oL8c7ZAdNU
Njalo, nxa uyafuna ukujiva (And, if you'd like to jive/dance), you can pick up some of the dance moves from these videos:
Here is a short clip about one of the kind of ants found in Matabeleland, the formidable Matabele ant which packs a sting which is not deadly but is quite sore:
https://vimeo.com/19520819
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Your post really cool and interesting. Thanks very much Short funny videos
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ReplyDeleteHawu, this is great, we appreciate you working
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