Fangwa

Welcome to the page on the Fangwa Language.(OchiFangwa)

OchiFangwa is a constructed Bantu Language based on a large number of these languages. The main sources are Swahili, Afrihili, Shona, Chichewa, Lingala, Tswana, Luganda, Xhosa and Zulu. This language has a lot of vocabulary from these sources, the grammmar also has a strong Bantu influence. The basic order in a sentence is SVO. Vocabulary

Vocabulary
ukogenda = to go; ukobona = to see; ukopá = to give;

ukocheka = to laugh; ukopyoma = to read; umodzukala = grandchild; esinyondzi = bird omandzi = the water; ubonto = humanity; esingeke = tilapia (a type of fish)

ukopeka = to cook; ukopenya = to love; ukosopa = to like; egiatu = the shoe;

ukotunda = to teach; umofazi = the woman; emuvoka = the pear, egimbedzi = the month

umogabo = man; ukosana = to drink ; ukosama = to find; eginyama = the meat

esingombe = the cow; esinkoko = the chicken; ukodzira = to wait; ukososoli = to understand umowana = the child; umokama = the king; ukoladi = to ask; ukokimbia = to run

ukodyá = to eat; ukolala = to sleep; ukofale = to look; egieneche = the land;

esimbudzi = the goat; esinguruve = the pig ; egimeli = the boat; ukoadza= to begin

esimpaka = the cat; umokwetu = the friend; ukobadziri = to break; egilamba= the clothing

omangawa = the rain; ukojika = to close; ukovova = to speak; ukodzua = to know

ochiFangwa = the Fangwa Language ; ukotaya = to help; ukokabe = to advise

egikeni = the glas; ukobinda = to write; ukolomu = to enter; ukogula = to buy

ukofotokodza = to explain; egibisi = the office; ukobade = to divide; ukozunda = to hate

umotsikana = the girl; omadziwa = the milk ; esindzovu = the elephant; egiumba= the room ukofahamu = to understand; esitwiga = the giraffe; egikombe = the cup; egidzina = the name

umoru = the chief; egiature = the flower ; ukokute = to obey; ukofanya = to do;

egikaramu = the pen; egiadenle = the street; egitanda = the bed; ukojá = to come

umokulima = the farmer; ukolipa = to pay; ukopyoma = to read; egintu = the thing

esiawindzi = the sheep; esiura = the frog; egintoka = the car, umorume = the man ukobyada= to bear children (to be pregnant); egidzuwo = the sun; emuintore = the eggplant

ubomotlovo = the pride; egicho = the eye; umofazi umorebyada = the pregnant woman; egiloba = the word

Personal Pronouns
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Grammar
Fangwa is basically a SVO (Subject Verb Object) Language. The verbs have five tense markers:

Example

Negation
The negation of an action can be expressed in two ways: E.g.
 * 1) First you can add the prefix ka- to the verb.
 * 2) The second way is to put te after the verb. (strong negation)
 * 3) If you use both you get a very strong negation.

Numerals
Here are the numerals of Fangwa from 1 to 10. These numerals take on the prepositions of the nouns they quantify to agree with them.

The cardinal numerals also have a short form, eg: -bili kumi = 20; -bili keme= 200; ne kalo= 4000; -kenda fuku

= 9.000.000

The numerals always follow the noun that is counted with the corresponding prefix: abantu (a)babili= the two persons; bizinja bizisambu= the seven dogs; bitabo binane= eight books, bitabo bitoba = 5 books.

For numbers higher than 10 only the first part will take the prefix:

miti mikumi na ne= 14 trees

Ordinal numerals
Ordinal numrals are formed by putting the particle 'ye' in front of the number and after the noun it refers to, for example: "umogabo ye (u)momodzi" = the first man; "umotsikana ye (u)mobili" = the second girl; "esinkoko ye (e)sikenda" = the ninth chicken;

Months of the year
Gwadze = January

Raume = February

Nyobi = March

Foraiso = April

Hambali = May

Beali = June

Jovare= July

Shobu= August

Dwaro= September

Donsau= October

Vabwa= November

Mbanze = December