punctuation oor Xhosa

punctuation

/pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ naamwoord

A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences.

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On the other hand, The New English Bible punctuates Jesus’ words this way: “I tell you this: today you shall be with me in Paradise.”
Kwelinye icala, iThe New English Bible isibeka ngolu hlobo isiphumlisi emazwini kaYesu: “Ndikuxelela oku: namhlanje uya kuba nam eParadisi.”

And which punctuation is correct?
Yaye sisiphi isiphumlisi esibekwe ngokuchanileyo?

Rob Mawby, in his book Policing Across the World, says: “Incidents of police brutality, corruption, violence, murder and abuse of power punctuated almost every decade of colonial police history.”
Kwincwadi yakhe ethi Policing Across the World, uRob Mawby uthi: “Phantse ngalo lonke ixesha lokubakho kwamapolisa kumathanga ayebaphatha ngenkohlakalo abantu, enganyanisekanga, ebadlakazelisa, ebabulala yaye elisebenzisa kakubi igunya lawo.”

IN HIS book The Present Age, Robert Nisbet speaks of “the Seventy-Five Year War that has gone on, rarely punctuated, since 1914.”
KWINCWADI yakhe ethi The Present Age, uRobert Nisbet, uthetha “ngeMfazwe eqhubeke Iminyaka Engamashumi Asixhenxe Anesihlanu, phantse engenasiqabu, ukususela ngowe-1914.”

History has been punctuated by reforms.
Luninzi utshintsho oluye lwenziwa ngabantu embalini.

Green parks are scattered liberally throughout the city, punctuating the towering landscapes of modern construction.
Iipaki ezinohlaza zimi kwiindawo ezintle kuso sonke esi sixeko, zisahlula izakhiwo ezingookrwec’ izulu ezakhiwe ngendlela yala maxesha.

That interval was punctuated by a number of difficulties and dangers, not least of which was the uproar created by Ephesian silversmiths in defense of their lucrative religious commerce. —Acts 18:19-26; 19:1, 8-41; 20:31.
Kwelo xesha lokuhlala kwabo apho bahlangabezana nobunzima neengozi, enye yazo ibangelwa ngumbhodamo oweza nabakhandi besilivere base-Efese bekhusela ishishini labo lokwenza izithixo elalisenza imali eninzi.—IZenzo 18:19-26; 19:1, 8-41; 20:31.

When Pam listens, she punctuates the speaker’s words with interjections, nods, or queries to show that she is following the speaker and cares about what he or she has to say.
Xa uThembakazi ephulaphule, umbetha emlonyeni lowo uthethayo ngezikhuzo, ngokunqwala, okanye ngemibuzo ukubonisa ukuba uyahambisana naye yaye ukukhathalele oko akuthethayo.

Punctuation Validation for KBabel
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Hence, when punctuation was introduced, Bible copyists and translators had to insert it according to their understanding of Bible truth.
Ngenxa yoko, xa kwaqaliswa ukusetyenziswa iziphumlisi, abakhupheli nabaguquleli beBhayibhile babefanele bazifakele ngokwendlela abayiqonda ngayo inyaniso yeBhayibhile.

Punctuation and diacritics are important elements of written language.
Iziphumlisi neempawu zezandi zoonobumba zibalulekile kulwimi olubhalwayo.

Not until the 9th century C.E. did such punctuation come into use.
Iziphumlisi ezinjalo zaqalisa ukusetyenziswa ngenkulungwane yesi-9 C.E.

When this option is selected, & kword; will only return search items that are surrounded by spaces, paragraph marks or punctuation. For example. Searching for: KDE
Xa olu khetho lukhethiwe, & kword; izakubuyisela kuphela imiba yokuphendla ejikelezwe zizithuba, iimpawu zomhlathi okanye uphumliso. Umzekelo. Iphendla i: KDE

Pause to Punctuate.
Nqumama Xa Kukho Iziphumlisi.

In fact, there was no punctuation in the earliest Greek manuscripts of the Bible.
Enyanisweni, kwakungekho ziphumlisi kwimibhalo-ngqangi yokuqala yamaGrike yeBhayibhile.

Artwork had to be done for each character in a language (for example, each letter in capitals and lower case, as well as diacritical marks and punctuation—all in a variety of size ranges), with separate drawings for each typeface (such as, lightface, italic, bold, and extra bold), possibly in a number of distinctive fonts, or type styles.
Kwafuneka kuzotywe unobumba ngamnye kulwimi oluthile (ngokomzekelo, kuzotywe unobumba ngamnye abe ngomkhulu aphinde azotywe engomncinane, neempawu ezibonisa isandi sonobumba neziphumlisi—bonke babhalwe ngobukhulu obahlukahlukeneyo), azotywe ngokwahlukileyo kuhlobo ngalunye abhalwe ngalo (njengokubhala ngendlela eqhelekileyo, ukubhala bukekela, ngokungqindilili nangokungqindilili ngakumbi), abhalwe nangeendlela zokubhala ezahlukeneyo eziliqela.

Observe all punctuation marks.
Jonga zonke iziphumlisi.

Rich, deep tones are punctuated by humiliating cracks and squeaks.
Ilizwi elimnandi nelinendyondyo liphazanyiswa kukurhwexa nokutswina okuthob’ isidima.

Supplemental Punctuation
Izicwangciso Ngokubanzi

Professor of history René Albrecht- Carrié described the 1930’s as “punctuated by crises, played out against a background of economic disaster.”
Unjingalwazi wezifundo zembali uRené Albrecht-Carrié wachaza iminyaka yee-1930 njengeminyaka “eyayiphawulwe apha naphaya ngamanqam, awayebangelwa yintlekele yezoqoqosho.”

Some may punctuate their words with explosive outbursts.
Abanye basenokugqibezela intetho yabo ngokudubuleka.

include spaces and punctuation
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General Punctuation
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Keep in mind, too, that the original Hebrew text had no punctuation, such as quotation marks.
Enye into, ukhumbule ukuba isiHebhere sasingenazo iziphumlisi, ezinjengeempawu zocaphulo.

Give attention to proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Qiniseka ukuba amagama uwabhale kakuhle, iziphumlisi zikwindawo efanelekileyo ibe iyafundeka.