mpša e lle lodi moutlo o maragong
Tlhalošo:  go tšhabela molato ga motho, go ka se mo hole le gatee, mafelelong kotlo e tlo mo fihlela, ka ge molao o swanetše go phethega
Tšhomišo:  go be go šetše go fetile mengwaga ye lesome Nkotsane a tšhabile ka tšhelete ya banna ba setlamo, ka gore mpša e lle lodi moutlo o maragong, o bone fela ge banna bao ba tsena ka ga gagwe
Lehlalošetšagotee:  **polawa ke mong ga e na lebelo
*   nama ga e ote, go ota nose

TSHIVENḒA
Phetolelo:  mmbwa yo ḽa thambo tshithivho tshi marahuni
Seema: naho wa sema thavha u seli, u ḓo vhuya wa swika

XITSONGA
Phetolelo:  mbyana yi dyile ntambhu xipfalo xi le marhakwini
Seema: hambi wo famba enkoveni lundza ri ta vonaka

ENGLISH
Phetolelo:  a dog ate a twine and it made it constipated
Seema: a horse may run quickly but it cannot escape its tail