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Tag: lie

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Bheda

[vb] [nd] lie

E.g. 1. UPius uduba ngokubheda. [The problem with Pius is that he lies.]

E.g. 2. Okungabantwana kwalezinsuku kuphila ngokubheda. [Kids of today are pathological liers.]

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Fonyora

[v] [sh] Lie. Confuse

E.g. 1. Unogara uchindifonyora. (You always lie to me.)

E.g. 2. Ghubhaz yamufonyora brain. (Beer has confused his mental being.)

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Vhara

[v] [sh] Lie. Defraud

E.g. 1. Ndoda kumuvhara mari yake kana akapusa. (I’ll defraud him his money if he is not carefull)

E.g. 2. Asiya andivhara kuti haasikuenda kumba. (He lied that he was not going home.)

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