CEFR Level
A1
Sesotho — Beginner Vocabulary
590 words
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aha | Verb | ||
| 2 | ahlola | Verb | ||
| 3 | alosa | Verb | ||
| 4 | amoha | Verb | to take away from. | |
| 5 | amohela | Verb | to receive. | |
| 6 | apara | Verb | to wear (clothing). | |
| 7 | araba | Verb | to answer. | |
| 8 | arola | Verb | to divide. | |
| 9 | ata | Verb | to increase, to multiply. | |
| 10 | atamela | Verb | to come near, to approach. | |
| 11 | bala | Verb | Equivalent to 'read': A reading or an act of reading, especially of an actor's part of a play or a piece of stored data. | |
| 12 | baleha | Verb | to run away, to flee. | |
| 13 | bapala | Verb | ||
| 14 | bata | Verb | to be cold. | |
| 15 | batho | Noun | ||
| 16 | batla | Verb | to search for, to look for. | |
| 17 | batlisisa | Verb | to investigate. | |
| 18 | bela | Verb | to boil (something). | |
| 19 | besa | Verb | ||
| 20 | bina | Verb | Equivalent to 'Sing': A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation]. | |
| 21 | bipa | Verb | ||
| 22 | bitsa | Verb | ||
| 23 | bjarana | Verb | to break apart. | |
| 24 | bobe | Noun | ||
| 25 | bodutu | Noun | loneliness. | |
| 26 | bohale | Noun | ||
| 27 | bohlale | Noun | intelligence. | |
| 28 | bohloko | Noun | ||
| 29 | bohobe | Noun | ||
| 30 | boikarabelo | Noun | responsibility. | |
| 31 | bolaya | Verb | Equivalent to 'assassinate': To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especiall… | |
| 32 | bolela | Verb | to say something. | |
| 33 | bona | Verb | ||
| 34 | bongata | Noun | ||
| 35 | bontsha | Verb | ||
| 36 | bopa | Verb | ||
| 37 | boroko | Noun | ||
| 38 | borwa | Noun | ||
| 39 | bosiu | Noun | ||
| 40 | bothata | Noun | difficulty. | |
| 41 | botho | Noun | Equivalent to 'humanity': Humankind; human beings as a group. | |
| 42 | botle | Noun | ||
| 43 | botsa | Verb | ||
| 44 | botswa | Verb | to be lazy. | |
| 45 | boya | Verb | to return. | |
| 46 | bua | Verb | Equivalent to 'speak': Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group. | |
| 47 | buka | Noun | Equivalent to 'book': A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written… | |
| 48 | bukantswe | Noun | dictionary. | |
| 49 | bula | Verb | ||
| 50 | busa | Verb | to govern. | |
| 51 | dihlong | Noun | ||
| 52 | dijo | Noun | Equivalent to 'food': Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to su… | |
| 53 | dikahare | Noun | ||
| 54 | dimpho | Noun | plural of mpho. | |
| 55 | dinaledi | Noun | plural of naledi. | |
| 56 | dipompong | Noun | Equivalent to 'Sweets': A term of endearment; sweetheart. | |
| 57 | dula | Verb | ||
| 58 | ela | Verb | ||
| 59 | elellwa | Verb | to realise. | |
| 60 | ella | Verb | to move towards. | |
| 61 | ema | Verb | Equivalent to 'stand': A container which stands upright, such as a barrel or cask. | |
| 62 | epa | Verb | ||
| 63 | eta | Verb | ||
| 64 | etsa | Verb | to do, to make. | |
| 65 | etsolla | Verb | ||
| 66 | fa | Verb | ||
| 67 | falla | Verb | to emigrate. | |
| 68 | fatshe | Noun | ||
| 69 | fefola | Verb | ||
| 70 | fepa | Verb | ||
| 71 | festere | Noun | ||
| 72 | fetola | Verb | Equivalent to 'translate': In Euclidean spaces: a set of points obtained by adding a given fixed vector to each point of… | |
| 73 | fihla | Verb | to arrive. | |
| 74 | fofa | Verb | ||
| 75 | fofonela | Verb | ||
| 76 | fumana | Verb | ||
| 77 | fupara | Verb | to clench the hand. | |
| 78 | hahola | Verb | ||
| 79 | halefa | Verb | to become angry. | |
| 80 | hama | Verb | Equivalent to 'milk': A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. | |
| 81 | hapa | Verb | ||
| 82 | harola | Verb | to tear to pieces. | |
| 83 | hata | Verb | to step on. | |
| 84 | hatella | Verb | to oppress, to coerce. | |
| 85 | hebe | Noun | Signifies silence. | |
| 86 | hempe | Noun | ||
| 87 | hlaba | Verb | ||
| 88 | hlafuna | Verb | ||
| 89 | hlaha | Verb | to emerge. | |
| 90 | hlahloba | Verb | to examine, to assess. | |
| 91 | hlakola | Verb | Equivalent to 'February': The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian cale… | |
| 92 | hlalefa | Verb | to be intelligent. | |
| 93 | hlapa | Verb | ||
| 94 | hlapi | Noun | ||
| 95 | hlatsa | Verb | ||
| 96 | hlatswa | Verb | ||
| 97 | hlephola | Verb | to break in to pieces. | |
| 98 | hloho | Noun | ||
| 99 | hlola | Verb | ||
| 100 | hlompha | Verb | to respect. | |
| 101 | hlompho | Noun | ||
| 102 | hlwaya | Verb | to select, to indicate. | |
| 103 | hlwela | Verb | Equivalent to 'Spy': A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and ga… | |
| 104 | hoa | Verb | ||
| 105 | hodimo | Noun | above, at the top. | |
| 106 | hoeletsa | Verb | to call out, to scream. | |
| 107 | hoka | Verb | to attach, to hook. | |
| 108 | hola | Verb | ||
| 109 | hole | Noun | ||
| 110 | hopola | Verb | to remember. | |
| 111 | hosane | Noun | ||
| 112 | hwama | Verb | to congeal (of fat). | |
| 113 | inama | Verb | to bow, to stoop, to bend. | |
| 114 | isao | Noun | next year. | |
| 115 | ja | Verb | Equivalent to 'eat': Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item. | |
| 116 | jala | Verb | to plant, to sow. | |
| 117 | jwala | Noun | beer, booze, alcohol. | |
| 118 | jwang | Noun | Equivalent to 'grass': Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and le… | |
| 119 | jwetsa | Verb | ||
| 120 | kahlolo | Noun | judgement. | |
| 121 | kaka | Verb | to excrete, to defecate. | |
| 122 | kamola | Verb | ||
| 123 | karabo | Noun | ||
| 124 | karolo | Noun | part, portion. | |
| 125 | kelello | Noun | ||
| 126 | kena | Verb | ||
| 127 | kereke | Noun | Equivalent to 'church': A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. | |
| 128 | kgalema | Verb | to reprimand. | |
| 129 | kgampepe | Noun | Signifies running. | |
| 130 | kganna | Verb | ||
| 131 | kgasa | Verb | ||
| 132 | kgeloha | Verb | to turn aside. | |
| 133 | kgephola | Verb | to break off (a piece). | |
| 134 | kgetha | Verb | to set apart. | |
| 135 | kgetholoha | Verb | to be distinct. | |
| 136 | kgetsa | Verb | to choose. | |
| 137 | kgoho | Noun | ||
| 138 | kgolwa | Verb | to believe. | |
| 139 | kgomo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Cattle': Domesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed… | |
| 140 | kgorometsa | Verb | ||
| 141 | kgosi | Noun | chief, chieftain; king. | |
| 142 | kgosihadi | Noun | ||
| 143 | kgoto | Noun | ||
| 144 | kgudu | Noun | ||
| 145 | kgurumetsa | Verb | to cover up. | |
| 146 | kgurumolla | Verb | to uncover. | |
| 147 | kgutla | Verb | to return. | |
| 148 | kgwedi | Noun | Equivalent to 'moon': The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology… | |
| 149 | kgwiti | Noun | mole (burrowing animal). | |
| 150 | koba | Verb | ||
| 151 | kobo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Blanket': A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or res… | |
| 152 | kobolla | Verb | to unbend. | |
| 153 | kolobe | Noun | ||
| 154 | koloi | Noun | Equivalent to 'car': A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steer… | |
| 155 | kopa | Verb | ||
| 156 | kopana | Verb | ||
| 157 | kopanya | Verb | ||
| 158 | kotsi | Noun | danger, hazard. | |
| 159 | kubu | Noun | Equivalent to 'Hippopotamus': A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. | |
| 160 | kula | Verb | to be sick/ill. | |
| 161 | kwaholla | Verb | to uncover. | |
| 162 | kwala | Verb | ||
| 163 | kwena | Noun | crocodile. | |
| 164 | kwenya | Verb | to swallow. | |
| 165 | lahla | Verb | Equivalent to 'Dump': A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a dispo… | |
| 166 | laola | Verb | to divine. | |
| 167 | lapa | Verb | to be hungry. | |
| 168 | lata | Verb | ||
| 169 | latswa | Verb | ||
| 170 | lebala | Verb | to forget. | |
| 171 | lebella | Verb | to expect. | |
| 172 | lebese | Noun | ||
| 173 | lebitso | Noun | Equivalent to 'name': Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. | |
| 174 | leboha | Verb | to be grateful. | |
| 175 | ledimo | Noun | ||
| 176 | lefa | Verb | ||
| 177 | lefahla | Noun | ||
| 178 | lefatshe | Noun | ||
| 179 | lefiritshwana | Noun | ||
| 180 | lefuba | Noun | tuberculosis. | |
| 181 | lefufuru | Noun | cartilage. | |
| 182 | lehafi | Noun | ||
| 183 | lehe | Noun | Equivalent to 'egg': An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other anim… | |
| 184 | lehlabathe | Noun | ||
| 185 | lehlabula | Noun | ||
| 186 | lehlaka | Noun | ||
| 187 | lehlaku | Noun | ||
| 188 | lehlanya | Noun | lunatic, madman. | |
| 189 | lehlwa | Noun | ||
| 190 | lehodimo | Noun | ||
| 191 | leihlo | Noun | Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref… | |
| 192 | leikutlo | Noun | ||
| 193 | leino | Noun | ||
| 194 | lejwe | Noun | ||
| 195 | leka | Verb | to attempt. | |
| 196 | lekana | Verb | to be equal. | |
| 197 | lekgala | Noun | Equivalent to 'crab': A unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the intensity of the… | |
| 198 | lekola | Verb | to investigate. | |
| 199 | lekwala | Noun | ||
| 200 | leleme | Noun | ||
| 201 | lema | Verb | to farm, to cultivate. | |
| 202 | lenaka | Noun | ||
| 203 | lenala | Noun | ||
| 204 | lenaneo | Noun | programme. | |
| 205 | lengau | Noun | ||
| 206 | lengole | Noun | ||
| 207 | lengolo | Noun | Equivalent to 'letter': A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note. | |
| 208 | lenong | Noun | ||
| 209 | lentswe | Noun | ||
| 210 | lenyalo | Noun | Equivalent to 'marriage': A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religiou… | |
| 211 | leoto | Noun | ||
| 212 | lepheo | Noun | wing (for flying). | |
| 213 | lepolesa | Noun | Equivalent to 'police officer': A peace officer who is a member of a police force. | |
| 214 | leqaqailane | Noun | ||
| 215 | leqheku | Noun | elderly person. | |
| 216 | leqhwa | Noun | ||
| 217 | lerao | Noun | ||
| 218 | lerato | Noun | ||
| 219 | lero | Noun | ||
| 220 | lerole | Noun | ||
| 221 | leru | Noun | ||
| 222 | leruarua | Noun | Equivalent to 'whale': Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea t… | |
| 223 | lesaka | Noun | ||
| 224 | lesapo | Noun | ||
| 225 | lesea | Noun | ||
| 226 | lesedi | Noun | light (electromagnetic wave). | |
| 227 | leshodu | Noun | ||
| 228 | lesiba | Noun | ||
| 229 | letlaila | Noun | simpleton. | |
| 230 | letlalo | Noun | skin, hide (of a human or animal). | |
| 231 | letlotlo | Noun | ||
| 232 | letokomane | Noun | Equivalent to 'Peanut': A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. | |
| 233 | letsatsi | Noun | Equivalent to 'sun': The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented… | |
| 234 | letsetse | Noun | ||
| 235 | letsha | Noun | ||
| 236 | letso | Noun | derivation. | |
| 237 | letsoho | Noun | Equivalent to 'hand': The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many… | |
| 238 | letsolo | Noun | lightning. | |
| 239 | letswai | Noun | Equivalent to 'salt': Acronym of state and local tax(es) [deduction], a tax deduction whereby some portion of the money… | |
| 240 | letswele | Noun | ||
| 241 | lewatle | Noun | ||
| 242 | lla | Verb | Equivalent to 'weep': A lapwing; wipe, especially, a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). | |
| 243 | loka | Verb | to be right. | |
| 244 | lokolla | Verb | ||
| 245 | loma | Verb | ||
| 246 | madi | Noun | Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and… | |
| 247 | mafura | Noun | fat, oil, grease. | |
| 248 | makala | Verb | to wonder. | |
| 249 | malome | Noun | maternal uncle. | |
| 250 | mamaretsa | Verb | ||
| 251 | mamola | Verb | to tear violently. | |
| 252 | maneha | Verb | ||
| 253 | manganga | Noun | stubbornness. | |
| 254 | mantaha | Noun | Equivalent to 'Monday': The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in system… | |
| 255 | mantsibuya | Noun | afternoon. | |
| 256 | manyalo | Noun | plural of lenyalo. | |
| 257 | mariha | Noun | Equivalent to 'winter': Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period b… | |
| 258 | masepa | Noun | ||
| 259 | matha | Verb | Equivalent to 'run': Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. | |
| 260 | mathe | Noun | ||
| 261 | matla | Noun | strength, power. | |
| 262 | matlafala | Verb | to become strong. | |
| 263 | matokomane | Noun | plural of letokomane. | |
| 264 | mena | Verb | ||
| 265 | menolla | Verb | to unroll. | |
| 266 | metsi | Noun | ||
| 267 | mmadi | Noun | ||
| 268 | mmala | Noun | ||
| 269 | mme | Noun | Equivalent to 'Mrs': Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high… | |
| 270 | mmele | Noun | ||
| 271 | mmetso | Noun | ||
| 272 | mmino | Noun | Equivalent to 'music': A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhyt… | |
| 273 | mmuo | Noun | ||
| 274 | mmuso | Noun | government. | |
| 275 | mmutla | Noun | hare, rabbit. | |
| 276 | moahisane | Noun | neighbour. | |
| 277 | moahlodi | Noun | Equivalent to 'judge': A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and… | |
| 278 | modimo | Noun | ||
| 279 | modula | Noun | ||
| 280 | modumo | Noun | ||
| 281 | moedi | Noun | ||
| 282 | moela | Noun | ||
| 283 | mohala | Noun | ||
| 284 | mohatla | Noun | ||
| 285 | mohatsa | Noun | husband, wife. | |
| 286 | mohau | Noun | ||
| 287 | mohetene | Noun | ||
| 288 | mohlanka | Noun | ||
| 289 | mohlolohadi | Noun | ||
| 290 | mohlwa | Noun | ||
| 291 | mohodi | Noun | fog, mist. | |
| 292 | mohwe | Noun | father-in-law of a male. | |
| 293 | mohwete | Noun | body hair. | |
| 294 | mokganni | Noun | ||
| 295 | mokokotlo | Noun | ||
| 296 | mokopu | Noun | Equivalent to 'pumpkin': A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, an… | |
| 297 | mokoro | Noun | canoe, boat. | |
| 298 | mokorotlo | Noun | Sotho woven hat. | |
| 299 | mokoti | Noun | ||
| 300 | mokotla | Noun | sack, bag. | |
| 301 | mokudi | Noun | Equivalent to 'patient': A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health pract… | |
| 302 | molala | Noun | ||
| 303 | molata | Noun | foreigner. | |
| 304 | molekodi | Noun | investigator. | |
| 305 | molemi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Farmer': A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm. | |
| 306 | mollo | Noun | ||
| 307 | molomo | Noun | Equivalent to 'mouth': The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. | |
| 308 | monna | Noun | man (human male). | |
| 309 | monwana | Noun | Equivalent to 'finger': A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb. | |
| 310 | monya | Verb | ||
| 311 | monyako | Noun | Equivalent to 'door': A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable… | |
| 312 | mooki | Noun | ||
| 313 | moomo | Noun | ||
| 314 | moqoqo | Noun | conversation. | |
| 315 | moraho | Noun | ||
| 316 | morao | Noun | ||
| 317 | morena | Noun | lord, chief, master, king. | |
| 318 | moriri | Noun | Equivalent to 'hair': A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammal… | |
| 319 | moru | Noun | ||
| 320 | morui | Noun | rich person. | |
| 321 | moruo | Noun | ||
| 322 | morutwana | Noun | ||
| 323 | morwetsana | Noun | ||
| 324 | mosadi | Noun | ||
| 325 | mose | Noun | Equivalent to 'skirt': A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and co… | |
| 326 | mosebetsi | Noun | Equivalent to 'work': Of, relating to, designed for, or engaged in work. | |
| 327 | mosela | Noun | ||
| 328 | mosha | Noun | Equivalent to 'meerkat': Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert… | |
| 329 | mosi | Noun | Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material. | |
| 330 | mosidi | Noun | ||
| 331 | mothapo | Noun | root (of plant). | |
| 332 | motho | Noun | Equivalent to 'human': A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, wit… | |
| 333 | motsamai | Noun | traveller. | |
| 334 | motse | Noun | ||
| 335 | motsu | Noun | Equivalent to 'arrow': A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a… | |
| 336 | motswadi | Noun | ||
| 337 | motswala | Noun | cross-cousin. | |
| 338 | motswalle | Noun | Equivalent to 'friend': A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoy… | |
| 339 | moya | Noun | Equivalent to 'wind': Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air p… | |
| 340 | mpa | Noun | Equivalent to 'abdomen': The fat surrounding the belly. | |
| 341 | mpefala | Verb | to become ugly. | |
| 342 | mpho | Noun | Equivalent to 'gift': Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. | |
| 343 | mpjhe | Noun | ||
| 344 | naha | Noun | land, country. | |
| 345 | nahana | Verb | ||
| 346 | naledi | Noun | star (astronomical object). | |
| 347 | naleli | Noun | Lesotho standard spelling of naledi. | |
| 348 | nama | Noun | Equivalent to 'meat': The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and… | |
| 349 | nare | Noun | ||
| 350 | nawa | Noun | ||
| 351 | neha | Verb | ||
| 352 | ngaka | Noun | traditional healer, witch doctor. | |
| 353 | ngola | Verb | Equivalent to 'write': To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes: an op… | |
| 354 | ngoma | Verb | to clasp, to buckle. | |
| 355 | ngomolla | Verb | to unclasp, to unbuckle. | |
| 356 | ngwaha | Noun | ||
| 357 | ngwana | Noun | Equivalent to 'child': Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another importa… | |
| 358 | ngwapa | Verb | to scratch. | |
| 359 | ngwetsi | Noun | daughter-in-law. | |
| 360 | nka | Verb | ||
| 361 | nkgono | Noun | Equivalent to 'Grandma': An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly woman whose name is unknown. | |
| 362 | nko | Noun | Equivalent to 'nose': nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell). | |
| 363 | nku | Noun | ||
| 364 | nkwe | Noun | ||
| 365 | nnete | Noun | ||
| 366 | noha | Noun | Equivalent to 'snake': The sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chine… | |
| 367 | noka | Noun | Equivalent to 'river': A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas… | |
| 368 | nonyana | Noun | ||
| 369 | notshi | Noun | ||
| 370 | nqosa | Verb | to accuse. | |
| 371 | nta | Noun | ||
| 372 | ntate | Noun | Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f… | |
| 373 | ntho | Noun | ||
| 374 | ntja | Noun | ||
| 375 | ntjhafala | Verb | to become renewed. | |
| 376 | ntjhafatsa | Verb | ||
| 377 | ntlafala | Verb | to become beautiful. | |
| 378 | ntlo | Noun | ||
| 379 | ntshi | Noun | Equivalent to 'Eyelash': One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids. | |
| 380 | ntshofala | Verb | to become black. | |
| 381 | ntsu | Noun | ||
| 382 | ntwa | Noun | war, fight. | |
| 383 | nwa | Verb | ||
| 384 | nwabolla | Verb | to pull and stretch. | |
| 385 | nya | Verb | to excrete, to defecate. | |
| 386 | nyala | Verb | ||
| 387 | nyoloha | Verb | to ascend. | |
| 388 | oma | Verb | to be dry. | |
| 389 | oroha | Verb | to return home. | |
| 390 | otla | Verb | to strike, to punish. | |
| 391 | otlolla | Verb | to stretch out. | |
| 392 | palesa | Noun | Equivalent to 'flower': A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting… | |
| 393 | paqama | Verb | to lie (on the stomach). | |
| 394 | peke | Noun | ||
| 395 | pela | Noun | ||
| 396 | pelo | Noun | Equivalent to 'heart': A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of emoti… | |
| 397 | peo | Noun | Equivalent to 'seed': Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers… | |
| 398 | pere | Noun | Equivalent to 'horse': A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one var… | |
| 399 | petsana | Noun | ||
| 400 | phahama | Verb | to stand up. | |
| 401 | phala | Noun | ||
| 402 | phate | Noun | skin spread on ground as bed. | |
| 403 | pheha | Verb | Equivalent to 'Cook': An English surname originating as an occupation for a cook or seller of cooked food. | |
| 404 | phekgoha | Verb | ||
| 405 | phela | Verb | Equivalent to 'live': To overcome or reduce the shame of (a misdeed, for example) over a period of time. | |
| 406 | phetha | Verb | to accomplish. | |
| 407 | phethesela | Verb | to go to and fro. | |
| 408 | phethola | Verb | to turn over. | |
| 409 | phio | Noun | ||
| 410 | phofo | Noun | ||
| 411 | phoka | Noun | ||
| 412 | phomella | Verb | to succeed. | |
| 413 | phomola | Verb | ||
| 414 | phoofolo | Noun | ||
| 415 | photjhola | Verb | to loosen. | |
| 416 | phula | Noun | ||
| 417 | phuphu | Noun | ||
| 418 | phuputso | Noun | Equivalent to 'investigation': The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especi… | |
| 419 | phutha | Verb | to gather. | |
| 420 | phutholla | Verb | to unfold. | |
| 421 | pikitla | Verb | ||
| 422 | pina | Noun | Equivalent to 'song': A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beg… | |
| 423 | pitsa | Noun | cooking pot. | |
| 424 | pitsi | Noun | ||
| 425 | pitso | Noun | ||
| 426 | pjatla | Verb | to cook well. | |
| 427 | pjemola | Verb | to loosen. | |
| 428 | podi | Noun | Equivalent to 'goat': Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”). | |
| 429 | pontsho | Noun | ||
| 430 | potso | Noun | ||
| 431 | pula | Noun | Equivalent to 'rain': Condensed water falling from a cloud. | |
| 432 | puo | Noun | Equivalent to 'language': A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a comm… | |
| 433 | qeta | Verb | to finish. | |
| 434 | qhala | Verb | to disperse. | |
| 435 | qhashola | Verb | to burst open. | |
| 436 | qhetsola | Verb | to break off (a piece). | |
| 437 | qhoma | Verb | ||
| 438 | qhomaka | Verb | to prance about. | |
| 439 | qhwaela | Verb | ||
| 440 | qoqa | Verb | Equivalent to 'chat': Acronym of cultural-historical activity theory. | |
| 441 | qoqotho | Noun | ||
| 442 | qwela | Verb | ||
| 443 | raha | Verb | ||
| 444 | rala | Verb | to design. | |
| 445 | rara | Verb | to be entwined. | |
| 446 | rarolla | Verb | ||
| 447 | raroloha | Verb | to be loose. | |
| 448 | rata | Verb | ||
| 449 | re | Verb | ||
| 450 | reka | Verb | ||
| 451 | retla | Verb | to dismantle. | |
| 452 | robala | Verb | Equivalent to 'sleep': The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. | |
| 453 | roka | Verb | ||
| 454 | rola | Verb | to forge metal. | |
| 455 | roma | Verb | ||
| 456 | rua | Verb | to be rich. | |
| 457 | ruruha | Verb | ||
| 458 | ruta | Verb | ||
| 459 | rwala | Verb | to carry (on the head). | |
| 460 | sarolla | Verb | to stretch. | |
| 461 | sasamala | Verb | to go straight forward. | |
| 462 | seatla | Noun | ||
| 463 | sebedisa | Verb | ||
| 464 | sebete | Noun | Equivalent to 'liver': A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bil… | |
| 465 | sebetsa | Verb | ||
| 466 | seboko | Noun | Equivalent to 'Totem': Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the re… | |
| 467 | sediba | Noun | well, spring. | |
| 468 | sefahleho | Noun | Equivalent to 'face': The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and th… | |
| 469 | sefate | Noun | Equivalent to 'tree': A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance f… | |
| 470 | sefofu | Noun | blind person. | |
| 471 | sefuba | Noun | Equivalent to 'chest': University of Chester, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a grad… | |
| 472 | seha | Verb | ||
| 473 | sehahabi | Noun | ||
| 474 | sehla | Noun | ||
| 475 | seipone | Noun | Equivalent to 'mirror': A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that… | |
| 476 | sekgo | Noun | ||
| 477 | sekgwa | Noun | forest, thicket. | |
| 478 | sekolo | Noun | Equivalent to 'school': A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. | |
| 479 | sekotlolo | Noun | ||
| 480 | seledu | Noun | Equivalent to 'chin': The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. | |
| 481 | selemo | Noun | ||
| 482 | selepe | Noun | ||
| 483 | seliba | Noun | Lesotho standard spelling of sediba. | |
| 484 | seno | Noun | ||
| 485 | senqanqane | Noun | ||
| 486 | senya | Noun, Verb | to destroy. | |
| 487 | sephiri | Noun | ||
| 488 | sephooko | Noun | ||
| 489 | seqhenqha | Noun | ||
| 490 | sera | Noun | ||
| 491 | serurubele | Noun | Equivalent to 'butterfly': A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity… | |
| 492 | sesa | Verb | ||
| 493 | sesepa | Noun | Equivalent to 'soap': Acronym of Simple Object Access Protocol, a standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured i… | |
| 494 | sethuthuthu | Noun | motorcycle, motorbike. | |
| 495 | setjhaba | Noun | ||
| 496 | setsetse | Noun | ||
| 497 | setshwantsho | Noun | ||
| 498 | setswalle | Noun | friendship. | |
| 499 | sewa | Noun | Equivalent to 'epidemic': A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population. | |
| 500 | sheba | Verb | to look for. | |
| 501 | shwa | Verb | ||
| 502 | sia | Verb | ||
| 503 | siba | Verb | to stop a hole. | |
| 504 | spikara | Noun | loudspeaker. | |
| 505 | tabola | Verb | ||
| 506 | tafole | Noun | Equivalent to 'table': Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. | |
| 507 | tamolla | Verb | to tear to pieces. | |
| 508 | tankisa | Verb | ||
| 509 | tapule | Noun | ||
| 510 | tatso | Noun | ||
| 511 | tau | Noun | ||
| 512 | tebello | Noun | expectation. | |
| 513 | teboho | Noun | gratitude. | |
| 514 | temo | Noun | Equivalent to 'agriculture': The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops… | |
| 515 | thaba | Noun | ||
| 516 | thapelo | Noun | Equivalent to 'prayer': A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. | |
| 517 | tharollo | Noun | ||
| 518 | thato | Noun | ||
| 519 | thebe | Noun | ||
| 520 | theka | Noun | waist, hip. | |
| 521 | theoha | Verb | to descend. | |
| 522 | thiba | Verb | ||
| 523 | thipa | Noun | Equivalent to 'knife': A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually st… | |
| 524 | thola | Verb | to be quiet. | |
| 525 | tholo | Noun | greater kudu. | |
| 526 | thouha | Verb | to travel down. | |
| 527 | thuhlo | Noun | Equivalent to 'Giraffe': A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated n… | |
| 528 | thupa | Noun | ||
| 529 | thusa | Verb | ||
| 530 | titjhere | Noun | Equivalent to 'teacher': A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor. | |
| 531 | tjeo | Noun | ||
| 532 | tjha | Verb | ||
| 533 | tjhelete | Noun | ||
| 534 | tjhisa | Verb | to become hot. | |
| 535 | tjho | Verb | to say so. | |
| 536 | tla | Verb | ||
| 537 | tlala | Noun | ||
| 538 | tlatsa | Verb | ||
| 539 | tlhaho | Noun | ||
| 540 | tlhako | Noun | ||
| 541 | tlhapi | Noun | ||
| 542 | tlhotla | Verb | to squeeze. | |
| 543 | tlhutlhura | Verb | to shake out. | |
| 544 | tlhware | Noun | ||
| 545 | tloha | Verb | ||
| 546 | tlou | Noun | Equivalent to 'elephant': A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native… | |
| 547 | tlwaela | Verb | to be accustomed to. | |
| 548 | tokelo | Noun | right, privilege. | |
| 549 | toropo | Noun | ||
| 550 | tosolla | Verb | to stretch. | |
| 551 | tsamao | Noun | ||
| 552 | tsamaya | Verb | ||
| 553 | tseba | Verb | ||
| 554 | tsebe | Noun | ||
| 555 | tsela | Noun | Equivalent to 'road': A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and… | |
| 556 | tshasa | Verb | ||
| 557 | tsheha | Verb | ||
| 558 | tshela | Verb | to pass over. | |
| 559 | tshepe | Noun | ||
| 560 | tshira | Verb | to obscure, to screen. | |
| 561 | tshireletsa | Verb | to protect. | |
| 562 | tshoha | Verb | to become frightened. | |
| 563 | tshohanyetso | Noun | suddenness. | |
| 564 | tshumo | Noun | folktale, fairytale. | |
| 565 | tshwara | Verb | to catch, to take. | |
| 566 | tshwarela | Verb | to forgive. | |
| 567 | tshwasa | Verb | to capture prey. | |
| 568 | tshwela | Verb | ||
| 569 | tshwele | Noun | ||
| 570 | tshwene | Noun | Equivalent to 'Baboon': An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek po… | |
| 571 | tsie | Noun | ||
| 572 | tsitsinya | Verb | to move slightly. | |
| 573 | tsofala | Verb | to grow old. | |
| 574 | tsoha | Verb | to wake up. | |
| 575 | tsokotsa | Verb | ||
| 576 | tsoma | Verb | ||
| 577 | tsorama | Verb | ||
| 578 | tsua | Verb | ||
| 579 | tswa | Verb | to emerge. | |
| 580 | tswala | Verb | ||
| 581 | tswekere | Noun | Equivalent to 'sugar': Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten… | |
| 582 | tswella | Verb | to succeed. | |
| 583 | tuka | Verb | ||
| 584 | tumelo | Noun | ||
| 585 | tweba | Noun | Equivalent to 'mouse': A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail. | |
| 586 | utlwa | Verb | to hear, to listen. | |
| 587 | utlwisisa | Verb | to understand. | |
| 588 | utswa | Verb | Equivalent to 'lift': The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip. | |
| 589 | wa | Verb | Equivalent to 'fall': The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and… | |
| 590 | ya | Verb |
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