isiNdebele Home Language - Term 1 - Week 2

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. In isiNdebele, nouns can be singular or plural. For example, 'umntwana' means 'child' and 'abantwana' means 'children'. Understanding nouns helps us to describe the world around us.

Let's look at some sentences in isiNdebele. For example, 'Umama uyaphuma' means 'Mom is going out'. Here, 'umama' is a noun because it names a person. Another example is 'Ibhola liyadlalwa', which means 'The ball is being played with'. In this case, 'ibhola' is a noun because it names a thing.

Now, let's work together! I will say a sentence in isiNdebele, and you will help me find the noun. For example, if I say 'UThandi uyafunda', which means 'Thandi is studying', can anyone tell me what the noun is? Yes, 'UThandi' is the noun because it is the name of a person. Let's try a few more sentences together!

For your independent practice, I want you to draw a picture of your favorite thing and write its name in isiNdebele underneath. For example, if you draw a dog, you would write 'inja'. After you finish your drawing, we will share our pictures with the class and talk about the nouns we used.

• Dad
• Mom
• Child
• Teacher

Answer: Mom

'Umama' translates to 'Mom' in isiNdebele.

• Running
• Beautiful
• Ibhola
• Quickly

Answer: Ibhola

'Ibhola' means 'ball', which is a noun.

Answer: umntwana

'Umntwana' is the isiNdebele word for 'child'.

• Abantwana
• Abantwana
• Umntwana
• Uthandi

Answer: Abantwana

'Abantwana' is the plural form of 'umntwana', meaning 'children'.

Answer: Ball

'Ibhola' translates to 'ball' in English.

• UThandi
• Uphondo
• Dlala
• Ibhola

Answer: Dlala

'Dlala' means 'to play', which is a verb, not a noun.

Answer: Umfana

'Umfana' means 'boy', which is a noun.

• Horses
• Cows
• Sheep
• Goats

Answer: Cows

'Izinkomo' translates to 'cows' in isiNdebele.