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Lamhla, we will talk about the word for "home" in isiNdebele.
indlu - house,
izindlu - houses,
phakathi kwendlu - in the house,
endlini - inside the house,
umninundlu - the head of the house,
owendlu - a member of the household,
ikhaya - home,
iseko - hearthstone,
umama - mother,
ubaba - father,
umfazi - my wife,
umkhami (indoda) - my husband.
For example, ekhaya means to be at home.
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