take an oath - funga

Word information

Part of speech	verb
Infinitive	ukufunga
Inchoative	no
Transitivity	either
Note	Do not confuse with "swear - thuka". Note that if you "swear by" something, the thing that you swear by is used just as an object following the verb and the word "by" is not translated.

Example sentences

• English

  He swears by his ancestors.

  IsiXhosa

  Ufunga izinyanya.

Linked words

Link type	Other word
Confusable	swear - thuka (⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨⁩⁨verb⁩)