owe money - kweleta

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukukweleta
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either
Informal or slang?	yes
Note	Used for OWE in Zulu but has been adopted by Xhosa-speakers

Example sentences

• English

  People owe money, but they don't have jobs.

  IsiXhosa

  Abantu bayakweleta kodwa abanayo imisebenzi.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Related meaning	owe - tyala (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨transitive⁩ ⁨verb⁩)