The African languages of South Africa are divided into four main groups, namely:

• Nguni, Xitsonga, Sepedi and Tshivenda.

• Nguni, Sesotho, Xitsonga and isiXhosa.

• Nguni, Sotho, Xitsonga and Tshivenda.

The Sotho group of languages includes:

• Sekgatla, Sesotho and Setswana.

• isiZulu, isiXhosa and Siswati.

• Sesotho, Xitsonga and Tshivenḓa.

• Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana

Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana

• greet a single person

• introduce a person.

• greet more than one person.

• say good-bye to a person.

You would use the expression Ke têng when you…

• want to show respect to a person.

• You would use the expression Ke têng when you…

• address a person who departs

• wish to indicate that you are well.

When introducing yourself you would use the expression:

• .         Wêna o…

• Nna ke...

• Rona re...

• Ene ke...

Instead of Dumela we can also use the word … (Hello) to greet someone

•            Rra.

•               Mmê.

•         Nnyaya.

• Ahêê.

When greeting someone in Setswana who is supposed to greet first?

•           The person arriving.

•    The youngest persons.

• The person going.

• The senior persons.

   

The most appropriate translation for “Go jang?” is:

• Am I sorry?

• How is it?

• May I go?

• Can he go?

When greeting people, it is more polite to use the plural form of Dumela? as an indication of…

• arrogance and pride.

• honour and attentiveness

• rudeness and disrespect.

• courtesy and respect.

   

A question in Setswana can be generated by…

• changing the word order of an answer to that of a question.

• changing the intonation of a statement to that of a question.

• changing the tone of the words in a phrase to that of a question.

• changing the inflection of a reply to that of a question.