Body Parts

1. Moriri

   Hair

   Usage

   Hair, as a mass; singular form with mo-

   Grammar Note

   Example: "Go hlapa moriri wa gago" (washing your hair). The plural meriri also is attested

2. Sefahlego

   Face

   Usage

   The face; "Go hlapa sefahlego" means washing the face

   Grammar Note

   A common word

3. Pelo

   Heart

   Usage

   The heart; it also means the heart as in feelings

   Grammar Note

   It appears as a body part in "Kgobalo ya pelo le dipshio" (damage to the heart and kidneys); "Bea pelo" means "be patient"

4. Sebete

   Liver

   Usage

   The liver, as in "bolwetši bja sebete" (liver disease)

   Grammar Note

   There is also an idiom "Bontšha sebete" meaning "show courage"

5. Maswafo

   Lungs

   Usage

   The lungs, in the plural; the singular is leswafo

   Grammar Note

   Example: "maswafo a motho yo a nago le asma" (the lungs of a person with asthma)

6. Dipshio

   Kidneys

   Usage

   The kidneys, in the plural, spelt as

   Grammar Note

   Example: "Diteko tša moroto le dipshio" (urine and kidney tests)

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