Bhaca language

Bhaca
Bhaca
Isibhaca
Native to	South Africa
Ethnicity	Bhaca people
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Southern Bantu Nguni Tekela Bhaca; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	bhac1238
Guthrie code	S.402

Bhaca, or IsiBhaca (Baca) is a Bantu language of South Africa.^[1] Traditionally considered a dialect of Swati, it is closer to Xhosa, Phuthi and Zulu.^[2]^[3] It is spoken southeast of Lesotho, where Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu meet, mainly around Mount Frere, Mzimkhulu, and to a lesser extent in Mount Ayliff, Matatiele, Harding, Bulwer, Underberg, Highflats, Umzinto, Umzumbe and Ixopo.

Vocabulary

Months in IsiBhaca:

English	Bhaca
January	Ntlolanja
February	Ndzata
March	Mbasa
April	Mgudlulwa
May	Ntlangula
June	Ntulikati
July	Ncwaba
August	Mphandula
September	Mfumfu
October	Nzibandlela
November	Lweti
December	Ntsinga

Example: Bendicela undithsengele amaqandza nentusi na ukhamba.

Translation [Xhosa/Zulu/English]: Bendicela undithengele amaqanda nobisi xa uhamba: Bengicela ungithengela amaqanda nobisi ma uhamba: "Please buy me eggs and milk when you go out".

English	Bhaca
I will beat you	Nditak’shik’tsha
Please pass me another spoon, mine fell under the table	Bendicela undidlulisele olunye ukhezo, olwam luwele edasi kwetafile

References

1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
↑ Jordan, Archibald C. (1942). "Some features of the phonetic and grammatical structure of Baca". Masters Dissertation. University of Cape Town.
↑ Swazi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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[Guthrie-1] 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[2] Jordan, Archibald C. (1942). "Some features of the phonetic and grammatical structure of Baca". Masters Dissertation. University of Cape Town.

[3] Swazi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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