1-35 The Meaning of Ya

The meaning of ya [35] *** The ya serves the express purpose of lengtheningthe word. It has no meaning!! So, if another word isadded into the sentence, the ya would fall away: I learn is ndiyafunda butI learn Xhosa is ndifunda isiXhosa (no ya)you are trying - uyazamayou are trying a lot - uzama kakhuluwe are talking - siyathethawe are talking Xhosa - sithetha isiXhosathey’re going home – bayagodukathey’re going home now – bagoduka ngoku   UBuntu Bridge has been teaching Xhosa since 2006, there are various products, learning services and tools at : https://www.learnxhosaonline.com/store   #ubuntu #learnxhosa #xhosa #xhosalanguage #isiXhosa