DLLC2023

TREA WACHI R215105J HBMI

PATIENCE VAMBE R215139W HBMI
NATASHA BVINGWE R215099X HBMI
COURAGE MTIZIRA R214668R HSCM
TAKUDZWA MATSIKA R217477F HCM
 UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE
2023 April Examinations

Faculty: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Paper code and Title: LAICMHND102 – LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION AND INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION FOR ARTS: NDEBELE
INTERMEDIATE

Duration: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

Examiner: MS L. NDEBELE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer ALL questions on the spaces provided on the question paper.

2. Fill in your Registration Number and Programme Code on the
spaces provided.
3. This question paper comprises 6 printed pages.

Registration Number :..

Programme Code:……………………………………………………..

NB: DO NOT TURN OVER THE QUESTION PAPER OR COMMENCE

WRITING UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

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 1. Construct any five Ndebele sentences on each of the following word categories
[30 marks]

i. Adverb of place
i. Umangoye usephezulu kwesihlahla
ii. uThemba ungaphansi kwemota
iii. uNosipho ungene Phakathi endlini
iv. uThemba ungemva kwendlu
v. usihle ume eceleleni lesitolo

ii. Adverb of time

i. Utshone kogogo ilanga lonke
ii. uSihle kumthemthe amahola amabili ukuthi afike esikolo
iii. uvuke ngovivi ukuze abambe ibhasi
iv. umama uthi uyafika maduze
v. uThemba wenza idili ngelanga lakhe lokuzalwa yonke iminyaka
iii. Adverb of manner
i. Ngihambe ngebhasi
ii. Umnatanami ungangawe
iii. Ngifuna ukuba njengawe
iv. Ngihambe laye ngomvulo
v. Izolo ngihambe ngenyawo

iv. Adjectives
i. uNosipho uthembekile
ii. isikolo sikaMoyo sihle
iii. ngihlala endlini enkulu
iv. ingubo omama inhle
v. ikhekhe lakhe limnandi

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 v. Nouns
i. Isihlahla lesi sikhulu……………………………………….
ii. Ngithanda ukudla isinkwa…………………………………………………………….
iii. Kazange abale ibhuku elisendlini………………..
iv. Ilanga liyatshisa…………………………………………………………
v. Umfana omncinyane ogijimayo ucakile……………………………………………..

vi. Pronouns

i. Mina ngithanda ukubala………………………………………………………….

ii. Wena uthanda ukudlala……………………………….
iii. Bahambile bonke wasala yedwa…………………………………….
iv. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
v. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Write a short story entitled “Mina” in 8-10 Ndebele sentences. [15 marks]
Ibizo lami nginguTrea Wachi. Ngazalwa koKadoma. Ngileminyaka engamatshumi
amabili lambili. Ngihlala labazali , ngifunda esikolo esiseHarare. Lami ngiyathanda
ukubona ilanga. Mina ngithanda inyama yenkukhu. Emulini yangakithi sibahlanu.
Ugogo wami uhlala ekaya.
………………………………………………

3. Provide a list of 2 nouns belonging to each of the noun classes provided below
[10 marks]
i. Class 7. isi- isinkwa, isikolo……………………………………………………………………
ii. Class 1. umu- umuntu, umuzi…………………………………………………………….
iii. Class 2a. o- obaba, ogogo………………………………………………………….
iv. Class 5. ili- ilitshe, ilizwe……………………………………………………………….
v. Class 9. iN- inja, injabulo………………………………………………………………….

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4. Fill in the gaps using the correct tenses provided in the brackets: [10 marks]
i. Thatha amanzi lawa unathe khathesi. (unathe, wanatha)
ii. Izolo……sibhale…………. umhloliso. (sibhale, sizabhala, sabhala)
iii. Umama … wapheka…isitshwala kuviki ephelileyo (wapheka, upheke)
iv. Udokotela…uzabuya……kusasa. (wabuya, uzabuya, ubuye)
v. Umbalisi …wasifundisa…… kumnyaka ophelileyo. (wasifundisa, uzasifundisa)

5. Translate the following sentences into English. [20 marks]

i. Mina ngithanda inyama yenkukhu.

I love chicken……………………………………
ii. Emulini yangakithi sibahlanu.

We are five in my family…………………………………………………………

iii. Udadewethu uleminyaka engamatshumi amane wokuzalwa.

My sister is forty years old……………………………………………………………

iv. Umbalisi uthe sibuye esikolo kusasa.

The teacher asked us to come to school

tomorrow…………………………………………………………
v. Ngifuna ukuthenga itshukela.

I want to buy sugar…………………………………………………

6. Translate the following dialogue into English [15 marks]

Dokotela: Ibizo lakho ungubani? Doctor: what is your name....

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Isigulane: Ibizo lami nginguSipho patient: my name is Sipho……….
Dokotela: Ulethwa yini lapha Sipho?
Doctor:what brings you here Sipho……………………
Isigulane: Ngibulawa ngumvimbano, ikhanda lami libuhlungu
Patient: I have flu and a headache……………………
Dokotela: Uqale nini ukugula?
When did you start getting sick………………………
Isigulane: Ngiqale ngoMvulo.
Patient: I started on monday………………………
Dokotela: Kukhona yini okunye okubuhlungu
Do you feel any pain elsewhere……………….
Isigulane: Hatshi dokotela.
Patient: no Ddoctor…………………………….
Dokotela: Ngizakubhalela imithi okufanele uyithenge.
I will write you down the medicine you need…………………………

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