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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"

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uhlu lwezincasiselo zamazwi
glossary

isimemo : an invitation
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isimemo esikhulu: loosely translates to "a great invitation"
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ukuhlonipha isimemo: to honour an invitation
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imithemelezo yokuphila nokuphilisana: meditations on living and relational care
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isipheko: an offering ; gift of food for umcimbi/ceremony/feast 
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inhlangano: a gathering
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ukubika: ukukhuluma nabaphansi kunomkhosi (ceremony/festival) othile; informing the elders/ancestors that there will be a ceremony/festival of some sort
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emachibini obungani: by the waters of our friendship
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i-albhamu: an album ; snapshots of izimini zethu
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kuwena letters: a love letter to you
 

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