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Akesicabangeni ezinye izinto ezeza labelungu abadala basebezipha amagama.I-beer ngesiNdebele kuthiwa yisidlamangisi kumbe inyembezi zikaqueen.

tea/coffee - itiye, uhwithwayo, uhololo
handcuffs - izankosi
jewellery - amadikhauzi, ubucwebe
horse - ibhiza, injimane
thong as in g-string - isthrobo sezibunu
lemonade - namnede
belts as in leather dress of old - amabetshu (note similarity with amabelts)
scotchcart - isikhotshikari
your son - usane

Lizangixolela, I could not resist some humour.
I am not too certain or good so this is my contribution to what I know is a rich language.Lina elaziyo nanso inqobe phela.

Bengibona kusengathi igama elithi isikhotshi leli kaliqondanga, igama elingabe liqondile ngelokuthi inqola, ukukuxolela sizazama sibili kodwa ungakuphindi kwelizayo hk hk hk lol.

Angizange ngithi aliqondanga leli elesikhotshi yikuthi ulimi solwa xubana lezinye indimi sokulabo ri ri ri esikhathini esinengi o ri ri kabangeni esiNdebeleni

Ngiyabonga ngokucaca langokuxola Msupatsila.

igodi - pit/ from igold (note relation with mining just as all below)
laitsha - load/ from lash (shovel ore)
mampara - ore without mineral/useless...hence insult to person.
thumbu - hose pipe (very original and shows resourcefulness of speakers)

mampara :- Ibhare / isithithithi .

Bakwethu,

Pho angabe ekhona owaziyo ukuthi "udlawu" kuyini?

Ngiyabonga.

ngibona sengathi enye ingcazelo yodlawu it's tongs;npl an instrument consisting of two arms that are hinged, used for grasping or lifting. oluncane lwakhona luyasetshenziswa ukubamba amalahle atshisayo or ukukhupa insimbi ezitshisayo emvuthweni.

igama elithi udlawu lande ukusetshenziswa liyisitsho/metaphor e.g nxa umuntu esebenzise omunye ukuhlola into kumbe umumo othile ole-potential of yielding unpleasant results.

may be zikhona ezinye ingcazelo or ngitshaye eceleni.

in English is Pliers

icaco yini zihlobo