Sepedi (Popopolelo)

Renkie Nyeleti Mkhize


Sepedi Language Notes


Author: Renkie Nyeleti Mkhize
Organisation: TEAM Extra Classes

Contents
Mehuta ya Maina (Types of Nouns)........................................................................................................ 3
Mehuta ya Madiri (Types of verbs) ......................................................................................................... 4
Mehuta ya Mašala (Types of Pronouns) ................................................................................................. 4
Mahlaodi (Adjectives) ............................................................................................................................. 5
Mahlathi (Adverbs) ................................................................................................................................. 5
Mabaka (Tenses) ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Nyenyefatšo (Dimunitives)...................................................................................................................... 6
Polelotirišo le Polelotirišwa (Active and Passive Voice).......................................................................... 6
Mahlalošetšagotee (Synonyms) .............................................................................................................. 6
Malatodi (Antonyms) .............................................................................................................................. 6
Akronimi (Acronyms) .............................................................................................................................. 6
Kopanafatšo/Dikhutsofatšo (Abbreviations) .......................................................................................... 7
Makopanyi (Conjunctions) ...................................................................................................................... 7
Polelotebanyi le Polelotharedi (Direct and Indirect speech) .................................................................. 7
Maamanyi ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Lefeledi .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Lefetedi ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Mathuši (Auxiliary verbs) ........................................................................................................................ 8
Maswaodikga (Punctuation) ................................................................................................................... 8
Maadingwa ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Maekiši (Onomatopoeia) ........................................................................................................................ 9
Malahlelwa(Interjections) ....................................................................................................................... 9
Mabotšiši............................................................................................................................................... 10
Mehuta ya Medirišo .............................................................................................................................. 10
Mehuta ye mengwe ya maina............................................................................................................... 11
Mehuta ya mafoko (Types of sentences) .............................................................................................. 11
Sebopego sa lentšu ............................................................................................................................... 12
Tumelo le Kganetšo............................................................................................................................... 12


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, Renkie Nyeleti Mkhize


Magoro a Maina .................................................................................................................................... 13
Makgokedi............................................................................................................................................. 13
Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 15




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