sawubona

Zulu

Zulu phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on usefulness, simplicity and commonness.

For other Zulu entries on this topic, see Greetings.

Etymology

Contraction of siyawubona (“we see you”). The use of wu- as an object concord is rare outside this phrase; ku- is the usual second person object concord.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sawuˈɓona/, [sawuˈɓɔːna]

Interjection

sawubona (to one person, to multiple people sanibonani)

hello
good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening)

Usage notes

The singular form sawubona is used to greet a single person of similar age that you know well. For multiple people, or to respectfully greet a single person, sanibonani is used.

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