Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Department of African Languages at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2012. / Umhlaba uwonke unezindawo ezinamagama ezaziwa ngazo, kanjalo nezigodi zinamagama umphakathi waqamba unganakile ukuthi usebesebenzisa ubuhlakani. La magama ezigodi aqanjwe elandela ubuchule obabungafundelwe phansi. Lobu buchule besekwa nawumlando wamagama uqobo. Lobu buchule ekuqanjweni kwamagama kwalo mphakathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi yibona ovikela ukushabalala komlando, ukudidaniswa kwamagama ezigodi zawo, imibango nokuphikisana ngala magama okungahamba kuvele. Isahluko sokuqala siqukethe konke umcwaningi ahlose ukukwenza ocwaningweni lwakhe olumayelana nokuqanjwa kwamagama ezigodi zakwaMpungose endaweni yaseMlalazi. Umcwaningi kulesi sahluko ubeke kabanzi ngomlando wozalo lwakwaMpungose, izinhloso zokwenziwa kocwaningo, ukubaluleka kokwenziwa kocwaningo, imibono yababhali nenjulalwazi mayelana nokuqanjwa kwamagama ezindawo kanye nentshisekelo yokuqalwa kwalolu cwaningo. Ubuye waphawula ngalabo abayohlomula ngobukhona balolu cwaningo.