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Oct 20, 2026
Vusi ShongweGUEST
I still believed that.
Vusi ShongweGUEST
But what, what changed my mind is when this driver, who is Zulu-speaking, this one is kind of Tsonga-speaking and Zulu-mixing-
Sizwe Mpofu-WalshHOST
Mm
Vusi ShongweGUEST
...
Janeli KotzeGUEST
So for me, that's the first step.
Aubrey MasangoHOST
There's a saying in isiZulu that says, "Likoti alisese manzi." Um-
Janeli KotzeGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Aubrey MasangoHOST
It basically means that in order to get a piece of wood to be shaped in a particular way, you've got to bend it while it's still young.
Paul LeworthyHOST
So my question is really whether these word choices are conscious and intentional, and if such spatialized language is present in your source texts, or is this an almost unavoidable addition emerging in the process of talking about this in English?
Ruramisai CharumbiraGUEST
Well, it's actually in the language because say, you know, I sort of keep using part of, you know, I use Tshishona and also when I went to school, I actually went to school and learned Isindebele, Isizulu actually.
Ruramisai CharumbiraGUEST
It was originally Isizulu and then it became Isindebele much later on.
Ruramisai CharumbiraGUEST
So it's like, you know, in terms of learning, I, you know, sort of borrow from that as well.
Ruramisai CharumbiraGUEST
But the word for country, for example, or even in country and land are kind of sometimes interchangeable.
Carol OforiHOST
So good luck to the Matrix.
Carol OforiHOST
I do believe that today they're currently writing Isi Zulu.
Carol OforiHOST
That's right.
Carol OforiHOST
And later on, it's Agricultural Science Paper 1.
Joe TaylorHOST
My guest today grew up on a farm in Moi River in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.
Joe TaylorHOST
IsiZulu was the first language that he spoke and English came later.
Joe TaylorHOST
And that early immersion in language and culture has shaped the way that he listens to people ever since.
Joe TaylorHOST
He matriculated at Hilton College, then studied town and regional planning at the University of Pretoria, where he got involved in student politics and eventually became the president of the Student Representative Council.
MacGHOST
Mm.
Ngiwze MchunuHOST
And then [speaking isiZulu] uh, you belong to a music [speaking isiZulu].
Ngiwze MchunuHOST
And, uh, you are a music criticer and you are a music analyst.
MacGHOST
Mm.
Ngiwze MchunuHOST
... that, uh, someone can write because music in most cases is very emotional.
MacGHOST
Mm.
Ngiwze MchunuHOST
And [speaking isiZulu] feelings, emotionally and [speaking isiZulu] experience.
MacGHOST
Mm.
Masoja MsizaGUEST
Yeah.
Relebogile MabotjaHOST
Because now you're speaking pure isiZulu.
Relebogile MabotjaHOST
[laughs]
Masoja MsizaGUEST
Pure isiZulu.
Masoja MsizaGUEST
See, [laughs] yeah.
Masoja MsizaGUEST
Pure isiZulu to such an extent that people, people are shocked to discover that Nkuli is Ndebele.
Relebogile MabotjaHOST
Yes.
Masoja MsizaGUEST
My mother was Matlangu.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
So it's a real feast for, uh, allergies and hay fever.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
And I always prepare, or I try to prepare in advance with antihistamines and the like, but then I came across the Solenco 204 air purifier, and it's nicknamed the Kusasa, which is tomorrow in isiZulu.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
And that draws air through filters that trap airborne particles, including dust and pollen, and then returns filtered air, uh, to the room.
Arthur GoldstuckGUEST
And in an office it, uh, works well.
Kelvin WattGUEST
We actually see it's strongest at the sort of 34 to 49 age group in terms of test cricket.
Kelvin WattGUEST
And interestingly enough, From a language perspective, household languages that are watching it is led by Afrikaans, then Isi Zulu, then Isi Xhosa, and only then English.
Kelvin WattGUEST
So there's really been a transformation of test cricket and who's watching it.
Kelvin WattGUEST
And I think most people would be very surprised that Zulu viewers now make up, or Zulu households now make up more viewership than the Isi
Ayanda McoyiGUEST
Isn't that amazing?
Aubrey MasangoHOST
And Pikebo, of course, in, in, in isiZulu means?
Ayanda McoyiGUEST
Plan.
Aubrey MasangoHOST
A plan.
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