Signs

1. Indawo yokungena

   Entrance

   Usage

   Marks the way in. South African signage is mostly English (and Afrikaans); Xhosa appears on trilingual signs

2. Indawo yokuphuma

   Exit

   Usage

   Marks the way out. South African signage is mostly English (and Afrikaans); Xhosa appears on trilingual signs

3. Indlela yokuphuma engxamisekweni

   Emergency exit

   Usage

   Marks an emergency exit route

4. Ixesha lokuvula

   Opening time

   Usage

   Shows the time a shop or office opens

5. Ixesha lokuvala

   Closing time

   Usage

   Shows the time a shop or office closes

6. Ivuliwe

   Open

   Usage

   The "open" side of a door sign

7. Ivaliwe

   Closed

   Usage

   The "closed" side of a door sign

8. Amadoda

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men side of toilets or changing rooms

9. Abafazi

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women side of toilets or changing rooms

10. Akungenwa

    No entry

    Usage

    Marks an area you may not enter

11. Akutshaywa

    No smoking

    Usage

    Marks a no-smoking area

12. Indawo yokutshaya

    Smoking area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area

13. Izitepsi

    Stairs

    Usage

    Points to the stairs

14. Tyhala

    Push

    Usage

    On a door: push to open

15. Tsala

    Pull

    Usage

    On a door: pull to open

16. Kuyakhiwa

    Under construction

    Usage

    Marks building or roadworks in progress

17. Ayisebenzi

    Out of order

    Usage

    On a lift, ATM or machine that is not working

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