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Provide two words from isiZulu which have been borrowed from another language and show how the spelling of the borrowed words has been changed in the borrowing language.
Provide two words from isiZulu which have been borrowed from another language and show how the spelling of the borrowed words has been changed in the borrowing language.
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1. "Isikweletu" - borrowed from the English word "sweater" 2. "Ikhofi" - borrowed from the English word "coffee"
In both cases, the spelling of the borrowed words has been adapted to fit the phonetic rules of isiZulu, resulting in the words "isikweletu" and "ikhofi".