Nature & Outdoors

1. Tau

   Lion

   Usage

   Naming the animal on safari

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 9, plural ditau).

2. Tlou

   Elephant

   Usage

   Naming the animal

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 9, plural ditlou).

3. Kubu

   Hippopotamus

   Usage

   Naming the animal

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 9, plural dikubu).

4. Kwena

   Crocodile

   Usage

   Naming the animal; take care near rivers

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 9, plural dikwena). The verb kwena "become strong" is a separate word. The Bakwena clan name comes from this word.

5. Tshukudu

   Rhinoceros

   Usage

   Naming the animal

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 9, plural ditshukudu). The same word appears in tshukudu ya temo "tractor".

6. Thaba

   Mountain / hill

   Usage

   Naming a mountain or hill

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 9, plural dithaba).

7. Noka

   River

   Usage

   Naming a river

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword; class 9, plural dinoka. It occurs 7,678 times on tn.wikipedia.

8. Sekgwa

   Forest / woodland

   Usage

   Naming a forest

   Grammar Note

   A dictionary headword (class 7, plural dikgwa).

9. Noka e kgolo thata

   The river is very big

   Usage

   Describing a big river

   Grammar Note

   noka is class 9, so the adjective is e kgolo. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

10. Ditlou di mo nokeng

    The elephants are in the river

    Usage

    Spotting animals at the river

    Grammar Note

    ditlou is the plural of tlou, with class 10 agreement di. The locative -ng on noka gives mo nokeng "in the river". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar; native review recommended.

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