Tsimikizi (Boolean)

Tsimikizi (Boolean) only has two values, zoona or bodza. It is used to represent binary values.

Syntax

tsimikizi x = zoona;
tsimikizi y = bodza;

Examples usage

mawu dzina = "Tsimikizi";
tsimikizi x = dzina == "Tsimikizi";
nga x {
  Khonso.lemba("Dzina ili zoona");
} ndi {
  Khonso.lemba("Dzina ili bodza");
}

Conversion to Tsimikizi

To explicitly convert a value to a boolean, you can use the kuTsimikizi function. The following values are converted to bodza:

  • "bodza"
  • 0, 0.0, -0.0
  • empty string "", the string "0"
  • palibe

All other values are converted to zoona.