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Original text - Afrikaans - Hukm boetYes boeta hu ganit? Ag mar ...

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Hukm boetYes boeta hu ganit? Ag mar ...
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Submitted by Ariadne.
Source language: Afrikaans

Hukm boet
Yes boeta hu ganit? Ag mar net babalas en miss vi sy!
Lui di klokie
14 June 2010 15:24





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15 June 2010 12:27

Lein
Number of messages: 3389
I'm not sure if all of this is Afrikaans. Does it need editing?

CC: gbernsdorff evisser008

15 June 2010 18:00

Ariadne.
Number of messages: 3
I dont think so, maybe its very colloquial isnt it?
Thanks anyway

19 June 2010 00:37

gbernsdorff
Number of messages: 240
Goedenavond Lein,
Re 'Hukm boet' - Afrikaans it is, with some mistakes and English and Zulu loan words.
Corrected: Hoekom boet? Yes boeta hoe gaan dit? Ag, maar net babalas** en mis vir sy*!
Lui die klokkie.

* ‘Sy’ doesn’t make sense, as it is the nominative case of a personal pronoun. Should be an accusative (haar).
Or it could be a possessive pronoun with the noun missing like in ‘mis vir sy ma’ (missing his mom). Or the author could have written ‘sy’ by mistake instead of ‘jou’ (you).
**Babalas is a loan word from Zulu, meaning ‘een kater’/’a hangover”. Quite common in colloquial Afrikaans.

Suggested translation: Why brother? Yes brother, how are things? Oh, just a hangover and I’m missing her(?)/ you(?)
I hope this helps,
Guido

20 June 2010 19:16

Ariadne.
Number of messages: 3
oh thanks!!!