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    The Ingwavuma dialect of isiZulu with special reference to Kwanyawo, Kwamngomezulu and Kwamathenjwa areas
    (2005) Gumbi, Nompumelelo Zamile; Khumalo, L.Z.M.
    This work discusses the dialect of the people Jiving in a tiny village called Ingwavuma situated on the Lebombo mountains .It is surrounded by rolling hills, natural forests, countless rivers, fertile valleys and streams. This work focuses on the dialect of the people living at KwaNyawo, KwaMngomezulu and KwaMathenjwa areas. These areas are peacefull places where customs, dialects and behavior have not changed for thousands of years. The people of these three areas speak different dialects. The KwaNyawo people speak two different dialects. Those living at Mthonjeni and Kwaliweni speak the dialect that is influenced by siSwati language. Those living at Ophonweni area speak the language that is influenced by Thonga language. They call that language "Isigonde". There are those people who live at Lundini and KwaLindizwe who speak siSwati but most of them do not Tekela like Swazis when they speak. The other siSwati speaking area is Manyiseni at KwaMathenjwa area. The people of this area are siSwati speakers and they are proud of being Swazis. The aim of looking into this dialect is to compare it with isiZulu language and to look into its morphology, phonetics, phono logy and semantics as compared to that of isiZulu and siSwati languages. This work will be of great importance to other scholars because they will learn more about the dialect of these above mentioned areas. They will also know how to differentiate between Thonga language and the dialect of Inewavuma.
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