isiNdebele Home Language - Term 2 - Week 4

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'. Today, we will learn to identify nouns in our surroundings and use them in sentences.

Let’s look at some pictures of common objects. For instance, if we see a picture of a 'ibhola' (ball), we can say, 'Ibhola liyadlalwa' which means 'The ball is being played with.' Notice how the noun 'ibhola' is used in the sentence.

I will show you a series of images, and together we will sort them into two groups: people and things. For example, if I show you a picture of 'umama' (mother) and 'itolo' (table), we will place 'umama' in the people group and 'itolo' in the things group. Let’s do this together!

Now it’s your turn! I want you to choose three nouns from the list I provided. Write a simple sentence for each noun. For example, if you choose 'umntwana', you can write, 'Umntwana uyahamba' which means 'The child is walking.' Share your sentences with a partner.

• umama
• umntwana
• ibhola
• itolo

Answer: umntwana

The correct answer is 'umntwana', which means 'child' in isiNdebele.

• running
• happy
• itolo
• quickly

Answer: itolo

'Itolo' means 'table' and is a noun, while the others are not.

Answer: Ibhola liyindilinga.

The translation shows the use of the noun 'ibhola' in a complete sentence.

• abantwana
• umntwanana
• abantwan
• umntwana

Answer: abantwana

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

Answer: Umama uyasebenza.

This sentence means 'Mother is working', demonstrating the use of the noun 'umama'.

• ibhola
• itolo
• umntwana
• umama

Answer: itolo

'Itolo' is the correct word for 'table' in isiNdebele.

• udlala
• Umntwana
• U
• dlela

Answer: Umntwana

'Umntwana' is the noun in the sentence meaning 'The child plays.'

Answer: Children

'Abantwana' is the isiNdebele word for 'children', which is the plural form of 'umntwana'.