It is a term to identify wording to follow, e.g. the proword figures is used to distinguish figures from words similarly pronounced, two – figure two, too word too.
Ligama elibonisa isigama emasilandelwe, umz. Igama lokuqala lisetyenziselwa ukwahlula amanani kumagama abaizwa ngokufana nawo, two â figure two, too word too.