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📸uHlongwa: usuku lokuzalwa lomzukulu kaMaDlamini ,oGqolweni, Emahlongwa, circa 1991
"Masihlangane emasimini ezinhliziyo zethu
Masamkele lesi memo esikhulu; masis’hloniphe
Makube iyona inhlangano yethu esibika ekuseni,isibika elangeni"
uhlu lwezincasiselo zamazwi
glossary
isimemo : an invitation
isimemo esikhulu: loosely translates to "a great invitation"
ukuhlonipha isimemo: to honour an invitation
imithemelezo yokuphila nokuphilisana: meditations on living and relational care
isipheko: an offering ; gift of food for umcimbi/ceremony/feast
inhlangano: a gathering
ukubika: ukukhuluma nabaphansi kunomkhosi (ceremony/festival) othile; informing the elders/ancestors that there will be a ceremony/festival of some sort
emachibini obungani: by the waters of our friendship
i-albhamu: an album ; snapshots of izimini zethu
kuwena letters: a love letter to you
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