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So many languages, such little time. I am focusing on isiZulu at the moment but, as you can see, I am interested in practicing a whole bunch more. So, if you know any of them and are interested, lets connect and chat. Naturally, I am willing to help you with anything you would like to learn. I am hoping to find long term language partners and to meet all you interesting people. ubuNtu!
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    Reading Group - Virgil, Aeneid I

    Right, so I am looking people to read through Liber I of Virgil's Aeneid.

    This could be great chance to brush off those cobwebs and get into lingua latina again (and if you are anything like me, languages must live). To those of you who are starting to doubt yourselves, desistite et venite. There will be no pressure on your starting skill.


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    If you have any suggestions for a text you would prefer - send me a message.

    July 19, 2016
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    Reading Group - Oxford ATHENAZE course

    So I am planning on reading through the ATHENAZE: an introduction Ancient Greek. I would really like to do this with a language partner or two, so let me know if you are interested.

    Over three books (so we will deal with book I to begin), the story follows an Attic farmer called Dikaeopolis and his family. It gives a lot of historical information too, so that is always a plus *nerd thumb up

    July 19, 2016
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    vero, Roberte. ubi amicos mei casae advocavi, cogito 'nemo aderit'. sed ecce! omnis amicarum adsunt. tum 'gratias ago vobis, non nemo adest' dicam aut sicut 'in ipsa curia non nemo hostis est' Cicero. quoque tu, Brianus. 'non bona non est' et 'non sumus nescii' dicas..
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    July 18, 2016
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    Ngingasho kanjani ukuthi 'My responsibility as a... is to...' ngesiZulu?
    July 18, 2016
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    uYaphi? Ngifuna uhlale ngami. Sala kahle, dade.
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    July 18, 2016
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    The verb -hamba (ukuhamba) means 'walk' or 'go', but there is another verb -ya (ukuya) which means 'go to' (I know, right! isiZulu does this a lot). You are right though, the infix -ya- that is a present tense marker is not used when an object follows the verb. However, it is isiZulu after all and there are 2 exceptions: ngiyagijima - I am running ngiyagijima manje - I am running now/soon (*still use -ya- with time related words) ngigijima ebhishini - I run on/to/at the beach ngiyafunda - I am learning ngifunda isiZulu / ngiyasifunda isiZulu - I am learning isiZulu (both are acceptable, but proper isiZulu will always link subjects and objects to the verb) *in this case, the -ya- is also present (your example phrase would simply be - ngiya ebhishini)
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    July 16, 2016
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    isiZulu is a member of the Nguni language family with isiNdebele, isiXhosa, and siSwati. Belonging to the Bantu language group, they all share a similar syntax structure and there are some common vocabulary but it takes some skill for an L2 isiZulu speaker to hear and understand them mutually. In my experience, L1 speakers can understand isiXhosa the easiest. I would offer the comparison of German and Austrian, or maybe even the Romance language family.
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    July 16, 2016
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