isihlonipho in zulu kulapho uhloniphisa khona amagama athile uwabiza ngamagama athile isibonelo, inkomo ibizwa ngokuthi imeshe

Yintoni isihlonipho?

Isihlonipho both in zulu and isixhosa it means a language of respect. This is when you dont call certain words as their are. Instead you use alternative words that shows a respect. We will explain isihlonipho more below.

Isihlonipho kulapho uhlonipha khona amagama athile uwabiza ngamagama ahloniphayo isibonelo: Amankwebevu asho utshwala. Izihlonipho zamagama athile. Isihlonipho siyasetshenziswa enkulumweni lapho uchaza isimo kodwa usebenzisa inhlonipho isibonelo: esikhundleni sokuthi umuntu ushonile, uzothi umuthi usishiyile. Esikhundleni sokuthi umuntu uyagcwatshwa, uzothi uzofihlwa.

Udakiwe = uqhuba imbuzi

Umfana = umkhapheyana

Amanzi = amandambi

Inyama = incoso

Abantu = abenzi, isothamlilo

Ilanga = impakamo

Izinkomo = izimeshe

Isanusi = isangoma