Elaka miilonga: oondjila, okushanga, omafo nomukalo
Domini ndjika otayi likola omilandu dhelaka lyOshindonga: okukwatakanitha omapata gomafo, okushanga nawa, okulandulula omafo, nokuhogolola omukalo gwokupopya. Elaka lyOshindonga otali longithwa miilonga yokushanga nokupopya; omulandi e na okumona omilandu ndhoka tayi yeleka omukanda.
Oondjila dhomathelemwomo
Oshindonga oshi na omapata gomafo (noun classes). Oshinima shimwe otashi ti oshi- (oshinima), iinima oyindji otayi ti ii- (iinima). Omuntu omule; aantu aale. Oshinima shika oshiwanawa; iinima mbika iiwanawa. Omukwatakanithi (concord) otagu landula epata lyomafo, hasho omadhiladhilo goye. Omapata o ga yeleka okukwatakanitha adjective, demonstrative, nomupopi.
Okushanga
Long vowels i na okushangwa: aantu, oondjila, iinima, oomeme. Digraphs: sh, th, dh, ng, ny. Ino shanga 'antu' nenge 'oshindonga' sho 'Oshindonga'. Oshindonga otashi longitha 'sh' moshitya 'oshinima', 'th' moshitya 'thika', 'dh' moshitya 'dhoka'.
Omafo nomukalo
Hogolola omafo ga yela: 'okupopya' hasho 'okupopya nawa'. Register: omukanda gwomukuluntu ino gweta mo omafo gopamumwene. Omafo ga pumbiwa: 'omukanda', 'omulandi', 'omukandjo', 'omayamukulo'.
Oshiholelwa
Omukanda: 'Oshinima shika oshiwanawa.' Epulo: omolwashike 'oshi-'? Eyamo: 'oshinima' oshi li m epata 7; concord 'shi-'; adjective 'oshiwanawa'. Ngele 'iinima', otu ti 'iinima mbika iiwanawa': epata 8, concord 'ii-'. Omukalo gwokudhiladhila: concord otayi landula epata lyomafo, hasho omukalo gwomuntu.
Omagano
- Okukwatakanitha noun class na concord.
- Okushanga long vowels ni digraphs.
- Okuhogolola omafo ga yela.
- Okukala omukalo gwokupopya gwi thike pamukanda.