Abongwaqa

Abongwaqa ngamanye amatjhada asetjenziswa khulu esiNdebeleni. Amatjhada la, abongwaqa, asetjenziswa nabokamisa ukuze kube matjhada la azwakalako. Abongwaqa bamihlobo ehlukeneko. Imihlobo le ibizwa bona; Abodumuza/Abodubula, ububula, abomavuthelwa, abomavuthelwagandelela, uliliza, urephula, abosingakamisa, abomakghadlana, abongwaqabathwa, abongwaqabathwa ababozinyo, abongwaqabathwa abosininirhwalabha  nabongwaqabatha abahlangothi. Esigatjeni esilandelako sizokukhuluma ngemihlobo yabongwaqa. 

 Abodumuza/Abodubula. 
Abodumuza nanyana abodubula matjhada lawo othi nawuwaphimisako, umoya uphume ngebelo nawuya ngaphandle bese kube khona ukudumuza komoya. 

Isibonelo: 

 p[p’]: udumuza oputjukako ongundebembili (ipisi [ip’isi])
 d[d]: udumuza onelizwi ongusinini.Utholakala kuhlanganiselamakghadlana (indaba [indaƃa])

 Ububula. 
Litjhada elingundebembili lelo eliphimiswa ngokububula.

Isibonelo:

 b[ƃ]: ububula ongundebembili.basa [ƃasa]

 Abomavuthelwa. 
Abomavuthelwa matjhada lawo othi nawuwaphimisako kuzwakale ukuvuthelwa.

Isibonelo: 

 f[f]: umavuthelwa onganalizwi ongundebezinyo (fafatha [fafatha]).

 Abomavuthelwagandelela. 
Abomavuthelwagandelela matjhada lawo othi nawuwaphimisako ilimi lakho lirhwathe ilwangeni bese kuvimbeke umoya. Umoya lo bese uphume sele ugandelelekile.

Isibonelo: 

 ts[ts’]: umavuthelwagandelela oputjukako ongusinini (itsetse [its’ɛts’ɛ).
 dz[dz]: umavuthelwagandelela onelizwi ongusinini (idzila [idzila).

 Uliliza 
Uliliza litjhada lelo elinelwi begodu nawuliphimisako ilimi likghwatha iinsini bese umoya uphome ngemahlangothini. 

Isibonelo: 

 l[l]: uliliza onelizwi ongusininihlangothi (lila [lila]).

 Urephula 
Urephula litjhada olingusinini eliphinyiswa ngokuthi kuzwakale ukurhephula.

Isibonelo:

 r[r]: urephula ongusinini onelizwi (rara [rara]).

 Abosingakamisa 
Abosingakamisa matjhada obolwangeni nanyana aborhwalabha.

Isibonelo: 

 y[j]: usingakamisa ongurhwalabha (ongulwangeni) [yeyezela [jɛjɛzɛla]

 Abomakghadlana 
Abomakghadlana matjhada lawo aphinyiswa ngeendebe zomlomo nanyana ngokuthi ilimi likghwathe ilwangeni.

Isibonelo: 

 m[m]: umakghadlana ongundebembili (mina [mina]).
 n[n]: umakghadlana ongusinini (inani [inani]).

 Abongwaqabathwa Ababozinyo 
Abongwaqabathwa matjhada lawo asuselwa kubaThwa. Ubongwaqabathwa laba bafaka abongwaqabathwa ababozinyo, aababosininirhwalabha nabohlangothi. 

Isibonelo:

1. Abongwaqabathwa Ababozinyo

c[/]: ungwaqabathwa onganalizwi onguzinyo (coca [/ɔ/a]).

2. Abongwaqabathwa Ababosininirhwalabha (-lwangeni)

q[!]: ungwaqabathwa onganalizwi ongusininirhwalabha (qina)

3. Abongwaqabathwa Abahlangothi

nx[ŋ//]: ungwaqabathwa okghadlazisweko ohlangothi (nxifa [ŋ//ifa]).

 Isiphetho 

Abongwaqa matjhada lawo abaqakathekileko bonyana bafundwe begodu bazwisise ngombala bakulayela ngamatjhada asetjenziswa esiNdebeleni kanye nangendlela atlolwa ngayo.