hamba kahle
Xhosa
Interjection
- goodbye (literally, "go well")
Zulu
Zulu phrasebook
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /hámba ɠaːɬé/
Interjection
hamba kahle (to one person, to multiple people hambani kahle)
- goodbye (Used when the addressee is leaving. Literally, "go well".)
- Synonym: uhambe kahle
Related terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “hamba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hamba”