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Xhosa — Intermediate Vocabulary

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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 -ana Phrase Noun diminutive suffix, creates a noun meaning something smaller or younger, or a small amount.
2 -andisa Noun
3 -balisa Noun
4 -bilisa Noun
5 -bonisa Noun
6 -eka Phrase Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".
7 -ela Phrase Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
8 -fanisa Noun
9 -funeka Noun
10 -isa Phrase Forms causative verbs.
11 -isisa Phrase Forms verbs indicating an intense or quick action.
12 -kazi Phrase Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
13 -tyisa Noun
14 aba- Phrase Class 2 adjective concord.
15 abafana Noun
16 abafazi Noun
17 abantu Noun
18 abaya Pronoun those over there, yonder; class 2 remote demonstrative.
19 abayeni Noun
20 abe- Phrase Class 2 noun prefix, used by some nouns.
21 agwenxa Verb to be illegal.
22 ahluka Verb to separate.
23 ahlula Verb to separate, to divide.
24 akha Verb
25 akhama Verb
26 alamana Verb to be related.
27 alatha Verb to point out.
28 alela Verb to prohibit.
29 aluka Verb to be circumcised.
30 alusa Verb to circumcise.
31 ama- Phrase Class 6 adjective concord.
32 amacebo Noun
33 amadoda Noun
34 amadolo Noun
35 amafu Noun
36 amagaba Noun
37 amagama Noun
38 amagazi Noun
39 amandla Noun /[ámáːⁿd̥ɮa̤]/ Equivalent to 'strength': The quality or degree of being strong.
40 amanzi Noun /[ámâːⁿd̥zi̤]/
41 amathe Noun /[ámaːtʰé]/
42 ambatha Verb to put on a blanket.
43 amehlo Noun
44 amendu Noun /[ámeːⁿd̥ṳ̌]/
45 amkela Verb /[am̩keːla]/ to receive.
46 anda Verb to increase.
47 andisa Verb to increase.
48 andlala Verb to make a bed.
49 aneka Verb to hang in the sun.
50 anela Verb to suffice.
51 apha Adverb /[áːpʰa]/ here; proximal demonstrative adverb.
52 apho Adverb /[áːpʰo]/ there; distal demonstrative adverb.
53 aphuka Verb to break, to become broken.
54 aphula Verb to break, to fracture.
55 azisa Verb to announce.
56 babaza Noun, Verb to exaggerate.
57 bafana Noun simple plural of umfana.
58 bala Verb
59 baleka Verb to run away, to flee.
60 balisa Verb to make/help to count.
61 balula Verb to select.
62 bamba Verb Equivalent to 'hold': The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
63 banda Verb to be cold.
64 banga Verb
65 banzi Conjunction
66 basa Verb to light, to kindle.
67 baxa Verb to exaggerate.
68 beka Verb to put, place.
69 beleka Verb
70 betha Verb to hit, to strike.
71 bhabha Verb
72 bhadla Verb
73 bhadula Verb to wander.
74 bhaka Verb
75 bhala Verb
76 bhaqa Verb to discover.
77 bhatala Verb
78 bheda Verb to not be serious.
79 bheja Verb
80 bheka Verb to look at.
81 bhetele Conjunction
82 bhida Verb
83 bhinqa Verb to wear clothing around the waist.
84 bhitya Verb to be lean.
85 bhiyoza Verb
86 bhoda Verb
87 bhodla Verb
88 bhola Verb
89 bhotisa Verb
90 bhoxa Verb
91 bhubha Verb
92 bhuca Verb
93 bhuda Verb
94 bhudla Verb
95 bhukuqa Verb
96 bhula Verb to smother.
97 bhutyubhutyu Conjunction
98 bika Verb to report.
99 bila Verb
100 bilisa Verb to boil, to make boil.
101 bini Adjective Equivalent to 'two': The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
102 biza Verb
103 blowu Conjunction
104 bola Verb to rot, to decay.
105 boleka Verb
106 bomama Noun simple plural of umama.
107 bomvu Conjunction Equivalent to 'red': The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest v…
108 bona Verb, Pronoun /[ɓoːná]/ they, them; class 2 absolute pronoun.
109 bonda Verb
110 bonga Verb to praise.
111 bongoza Verb
112 bonisa Verb to make see, to show.
113 bopha Verb to fasten.
114 bothoza Verb
115 buhlungu Conjunction sore, aching, painful.
116 buka Verb to admire.
117 bukeka Verb to be pretty.
118 bukela Verb
119 bukhali Conjunction sharp, pointy.
120 bula Verb to confess.
121 bulala Verb
122 bulela Verb
123 bulisa Verb
124 bumba Verb
125 bumini Conjunction
126 buna Verb to wither.
127 busisa Verb
128 butha Verb to collect up.
129 buthuntu Conjunction
130 buya Verb to return.
131 buyela Verb to return to.
132 buyisa Verb to return, to give back.
133 buza Verb to interrogate, to question.
134 caca Verb /[kǀaːkǀa]/ to be clear.
135 cacela Verb to have interest.
136 cacisa Verb to clarify.
137 calula Verb discriminate.
138 camanga Verb
139 canda Verb
140 caphuka Verb to be annoyed.
141 caphula Verb
142 ceba Verb
143 cebisa Verb to suggest.
144 cela Verb to request.
145 cenga Verb
146 chacha Verb to recover.
147 chama Verb to urinate.
148 chana Verb to hit the mark.
149 chasa Verb to oppose.
150 chaza Verb to explain.
151 cheba Verb /ᵏǀʰe.ɓa/
152 chitha Verb to waste, to spill.
153 chiza Verb
154 chokoza Verb
155 chola Verb to pick up.
156 chonga Verb
157 chopha Verb
158 chuba Noun, Verb A long sheepskin coat made of thick wool, worn by Tibetans.
159 chuma Verb
160 chunuba Verb /[kǀʰúnúːɓa]/ to annoy, to provoke.
161 chwela Verb to do carpentry.
162 cika Verb
163 cima Verb to extinguish.
164 cinga Verb
165 coca Verb to become clean.
166 cofa Verb
167 cola Verb
168 cotha Verb to walk slowly.
169 cothisa Verb to be slow.
170 cula Verb Equivalent to 'Sing': A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].
171 cuphula Verb to advance.
172 cwaka Noun /[kǀʷaːka]/ Signifies silence.
173 dada Verb
174 dakumba Verb to be sad.
175 dala Verb, Adjective to create, form.
176 damba Verb to go down.
177 dambisa Verb to alleviate.
178 dana Verb to disappoint.
179 danisa Verb to dance (European-style).
180 dela Verb to despise.
181 denda Verb to eliminate.
182 dibana Verb
183 dikidiki Conjunction
184 dilika Verb to crumble, to collapse.
185 diliza Verb to break down, to demolish.
186 dingeka Verb to be necessary.
187 dinisa Verb
188 dinwa Verb to be tired.
189 dlala Verb
190 dlalisa Verb
191 dlamka Verb to be energetic.
192 dloba Verb to frolic.
193 dlokova Verb to push through.
194 dlula Verb
195 dontsa Verb
196 dubula Verb to flower.
197 duda Verb to dance (tribal).
198 dudula Verb
199 duduma Verb to thunder.
200 dumba Verb
201 dumisa Verb to praise.
202 dumzela Verb to murmur.
203 duru Conjunction expensive.
204 dwelisa Verb to make a list.
205 dyarha Verb to race (horses).
206 dyibha Verb to rub one's eyes.
207 dyobha Verb to spatter, to soil.
208 eBhayi Noun a township in Gqeberha, South Africa.
209 eGoli Noun /ɛˈɡɔːli/ Johannesburg (the capital of Gauteng, South Africa).
210 eli- Phrase Class 5 adjective concord.
211 eliya Pronoun that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative.
212 elusa Verb to circumcise.
213 emi- Phrase Class 4 adjective concord.
214 emva Adverb locative singular of umva.
215 enda Verb to be married.
216 endi- Phrase
217 endim- Phrase
218 eni- Phrase
219 eniba- Phrase
220 enza Verb
221 enzeka Verb
222 esi- Phrase
223 esiba- Phrase
224 esiya Pronoun that over there, yonder; class 7 remote demonstrative.
225 ezi- Phrase Class 10 relative concord.
226 ezim- Phrase Class 8 and 10 adjective concord; form of ezin- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
227 ezin- Phrase Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
228 eziya Pronoun those over there, yonder; class 10 remote demonstrative.
229 faka Verb to put in.
230 fana Verb to be like.
231 fanela Verb
232 fanisa Verb to compare.
233 fefa Verb to sprinkle.
234 feketha Verb to trifle at work.
235 feza Verb to accomplish.
236 fihla Noun, Verb to hide, to conceal.
237 fika Verb to come to.
238 finyeza Verb to abridge, to abbreviate.
239 fota Verb photograph, take a photo.
240 fothofotho Conjunction
241 fowuna Verb
242 fuduka Verb to emigrate.
243 fukama Verb
244 fumana Verb to get, to obtain.
245 fumba Verb accumulate.
246 funa Verb /[fûːna]/ to want, to desire.
247 funda Verb
248 fundela Verb
249 fundisa Verb to teach, to instruct.
250 funeka Verb to be needed.
251 funga Verb
252 funquka Verb
253 funqula Verb
254 funxa Verb to absorb.
255 futha Verb to hiss (of a snake).
256 fuya Verb /[fúːja]/ to breed (animals).
257 gabha Verb
258 galela Verb
259 gaqa Verb
260 gawula Verb to fell, to chop down.
261 gcada Verb to roast, to fry.
262 gcagca Verb
263 gcina Verb
264 gcoba Verb /[ɡ̊ǀǒ̤ːɓa]/ to be happy.
265 gculela Verb
266 gcuma Verb
267 gcwala Verb to be full.
268 gcweka Verb /[ɡ̊ǀʷe̤ːka]/
269 gebhula Verb to cut down.
270 geza Verb to be mad, to be crazy.
271 gibisa Noun, Verb
272 gila Verb knock down.
273 ginya Verb to swallow.
274 giya Verb to rejoice.
275 goba Verb
276 godola Verb to feel cold.
277 goduka Verb to go home.
278 godusa Verb to take someone home.
279 gonya Verb
280 goso Conjunction
281 goxa Verb to draw back.
282 gqatsa Verb to radiate.
283 gqiba Verb /[ɡ̊ǃi̤ːɓa]/ to complete.
284 gqibela Verb to finish off, to conclude.
285 gqitha Verb, Adverb /[ɡ̊ǃǐ̤ːtʰá]/ to do in excess, to surpass.
286 gqogqa Verb to lay siege to.
287 gqugula Verb to conspire.
288 gquma Verb to cover over.
289 gqusha Verb /[ɡ̊ǃṳːʃa]/ to raise dust, to rave.
290 gqwesa Verb to outshine.
291 gqwetha Verb to invert.
292 graya Noun, Verb Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de grayer.
293 grenya Verb
294 grumba Verb to dig up.
295 gruzuka Verb to be bruised.
296 gudla Verb to rub against.
297 guga Verb to be old.
298 gula Verb to be sick/ill.
299 guqa Verb
300 guquka Verb
301 guqula Verb to translate.
302 gusha Verb to conceal.
303 gutyula Verb to flush out.
304 gwaza Verb
305 gweba Verb to sentence.
306 gwinta Verb
307 gxabana Verb to quarrel.
308 gxaleka Verb /[ɡ̊ǁǎ̤leːka]/ to go astray (in walking and speaking).
309 gxeka Verb to decry, to mock, to deride.
310 gxobha Verb to muddle.
311 gxotha Verb /[ɡ̊ǁo̤ːtʰa]/ to chase away.
312 gxuma Noun, Verb
313 hamba Verb to go, to walk, to move.
314 hambela Verb
315 hayi Interjection /[ɦǎ̤ːji]/ Equivalent to 'no': A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
316 henda Verb
317 hlaba Verb
318 hlafuna Verb
319 hlakula Verb
320 hlala Verb
321 hlamba Verb
322 hlanu Adjective Equivalent to 'five': A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
323 hlanza Noun, Verb /[ɬáːⁿd̥za̤]/
324 hlasela Verb to attack.
325 hlawula Verb
326 hlaza Verb to disgrace.
327 hlazeka Verb to be humiliated.
328 hlaziya Verb to refresh.
329 hleba Verb to gossip.
330 hlehla Verb to step backwards.
331 hleka Verb /[ɬeːka]/ Equivalent to 'laugh': An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
332 hlekisa Verb to be funny.
333 hlela Verb
334 hleze Conjunction /[ɬéːz̥e̤]/
335 hlinza Verb to skin, to flay.
336 hlisa Verb to bring down.
337 hlomla Verb to comment.
338 hlonela Noun, Verb to respect.
339 hluba Noun, Verb
340 hluma Verb
341 hlupha Noun, Verb to bother.
342 hlutha Verb to be full.
343 hluza Verb
344 homba Verb
345 hoya Verb to pay attention to.
346 i-apile Noun /[íʔápiːle]/
347 i-emele Noun /[íʔémeːle]/
348 i-esile Noun /[íʔésiːle]/ donkey, ass.
349 i-inki Noun /[íʔíːᵑki]/
350 ibakala Noun
351 ibala Noun /[íɓâːla]/ open space, yard.
352 ibali Noun
353 ibamba Noun
354 ibandla Noun /[íɓâːⁿd̥ɮa̤]/ congregation.
355 ibanga Noun
356 ibango Noun
357 ibele Noun /[íɓéːle]/ Equivalent to 'breast': Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary gland…
358 ibhadi Noun springbuck.
359 ibhafu Noun
360 ibhanki Noun
361 ibhanti Noun
362 ibhari Noun /[íb̥ǎ̤ːri]/ bar (an establishment where alcohol is served).
363 ibhasi Noun /[íb̥ǎ̤ːsi]/
364 ibhatyi Noun /[íb̥ǎ̤ːci]/
365 ibhavu Noun
366 iBhayi Noun Gqeberha (a city and port in the Eastern Cape, South Africa).
367 ibhedi Noun
368 ibhere Noun
369 ibhinqa Noun /[íb̥ǐ̤ːŋǃá]/ married woman.
370 ibhoda Noun
371 ibhola Noun /[íb̥ǒ̤ːla]/
372 ibhongo Noun
373 ibhoron Noun
374 ibhotwe Noun
375 ibhunga Noun
376 ibhuti Noun
377 ibomvu Noun /[íɓoːᶬb̪̊vṳ̌]/ red ochre.
378 ibubu Noun
379 ibululu Noun large puff adder.
380 ibunzi Noun
381 ibuzi Noun Equivalent to 'rat': Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snou…
382 icala Noun /[íkǀâːla]/
383 iCawa Noun /[íkǀáːwa]/
384 iCawe Noun Equivalent to 'Sunday': The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in syste…
385 icebo Noun /[íkǀêːɓo]/
386 icephe Noun /[íkǀeːpʰé]/ Equivalent to 'spoon': An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast…
387 icesina Noun /[íkǀésiːna]/
388 ichibi Noun /[íkǀʰiːɓí]/ lake, pond, pool.
389 ichiza Noun
390 icici Noun /[íkǀíːkǀí]/
391 icuba Noun Equivalent to 'tobacco': Two rivers in Michigan, United States.
392 iculo Noun /[íkǀuːlo]/
393 icwecwe Noun CD, tablet.
394 idabi Noun
395 idada Noun /[íd̥a̤ːd̥a̤]/ Equivalent to 'duck': To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
396 idade Noun
397 idamu Noun
398 idayisi Noun
399 idesika Noun
400 idilesi Noun
401 idiliya Noun
402 idinala Noun /[íd̥ǐ̤nâːla]/
403 idinga Noun appointment.
404 idini Noun sacrifice.
405 idlavu Noun
406 idlelo Noun
407 idlozi Noun
408 idobo Noun a type of grass.
409 idolo Noun /[íd̥o̤ːlo]/ Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
410 idosha Noun
411 idyasi Noun /[íɟa̤ːsi]/
412 idzedze Noun /[íd̥zě̤ːd̥ze̤]/
413 ifama Noun /[ífáːma]/
414 ifani Noun Equivalent to 'name': Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
415 ifeksi Noun
416 ifema Noun
417 ifiva Noun
418 ifiziki Noun
419 iflegi Noun Equivalent to 'flag': Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
420 ifolo Noun
421 ifomu Noun
422 ifoni Noun telephone.
423 ifowuni Noun phone, telephone.
424 igaba Noun /[íɡ̊a̤᷈ːɓa]/
425 igada Noun
426 igadi Noun /[íɡ̊ǎ̤ːd̥i̤]/
427 igaga Noun breastbone.
428 igalelo Noun contribution.
429 igama Noun /[íɡ̊a̤᷈ːma]/
430 igangxa Noun bad driver.
431 igaqa Noun round object.
432 igaraji Noun /[íɡ̊a̤ráːd̥ʒi̤]/
433 igatha Noun
434 igazi Noun /[íɡ̊a̤ːz̥ǐ̤]/ Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and…
435 igcisa Noun /[íɡ̊ǀǐ̤ːsá]/ artist, craftsman.
436 igeza Noun /[íɡ̊e̤ːz̥a̤]/ lunatic, madman.
437 igogogo Noun /[íɡ̊o̤ɡ̊ǒ̤ːɡ̊o̤]/ empty tin.
438 igokra Noun
439 igolide Noun /[íɡ̊o̤líːd̥e̤]/ Equivalent to 'gold': A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
440 igophe Noun
441 igorha Noun /[íɡ̊ǒ̤ːxa]/ hero, brave person.
442 igosa Noun
443 igqabi Noun /[íɡ̊ǃa̤ːɓi]/ Equivalent to 'leaf': The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative pla…
444 igqirha Noun /[íɡ̊ǃi̤ːxa]/ Equivalent to 'witch doctor': A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powe…
445 igqudu Noun knobkierie.
446 igramza Noun onionlike plant.
447 igubu Noun /[íɡ̊ṳːɓú]/
448 igumbi Noun /[íɡ̊ṳːᵐb̥ǐ̤]/
449 igunya Noun /[íɡ̊ṳ᷈ːɲa]/ authority.
450 igusha Noun /[íɡ̊ṳːʃa]/
451 igwala Noun /[íɡ̊ʷa̤ːlá]/
452 igwebu Noun /[íɡ̊ʷe̤ːɓu]/ foam, froth.
453 igwiba Noun
454 igwinya Noun /[íɡ̊ʷi̤ːɲá]/
455 igxagxa Noun
456 ihagu Noun
457 ihashe Noun /[íɦǎ̤ːʃe]/ Equivalent to 'horse': A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one var…
458 iheji Noun
459 ihelium Noun
460 ihempe Noun /[íɦě̤ːᵐpe]/
461 ihlahla Noun
462 ihlathi Noun /[íɬâːtʰi]/
463 ihlazo Noun
464 ihlebo Noun
465 ihlelo Noun noun class.
466 ihleza Noun
467 ihlobo Noun /[íɬoːɓo]/ Equivalent to 'summer': One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days…
468 ihlosi Noun
469 ihluze Noun weeping schotia.
470 ihobe Noun /[íɦo̤ːɓé]/
471 iholide Noun
472 ihotele Noun /[íɦo̤têːle]/
473 iim- Phrase Class 10 full noun prefix; form of izin- used before stems of more than one syllable beginning with a labial consonant.
474 iimbewu Noun
475 iin- Phrase Class 10 noun prefix; form of izin- used before stems of more than one syllable.
476 iindaba Noun
477 iingoma Noun
478 iinkozi Noun
479 iinyama Noun
480 ijaji Noun
481 ijam Noun /[íd̥ʒǎ̤ːm̩]/
482 ijelo Noun
483 ijezi Noun /[íd̥ʒe̤ːz̥ǐ̤]/ jersey, jumper, pullover.
484 ijogo Noun /[íd̥ʒǒ̤ːɡ̊o̤]/
485 ijoni Noun
486 ikampu Noun /[íkáːᵐpu]/
487 iKapa Noun /[íkáːpa]/ Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa).
488 ikati Noun /[íkáːti]/
489 ikawusi Noun /[íkáwúːsi]/
490 ikeki Noun /[íkéːki]/
491 iketile Noun
492 ikeyiki Noun
493 ikhadi Noun credit card.
494 ikhala Noun Equivalent to 'Aloe': The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn.
495 ikhasi Noun
496 ikhaya Noun /[íkʰâːja]/ Equivalent to 'home': A dwelling.
497 ikhefi Noun
498 ikhefu Noun
499 ikhephu Noun /[íkʰéːpʰu]/
500 ikhowa Noun Equivalent to 'Fungus': Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no…
501 ikhuba Noun /[íkʰuːɓa]/
502 ikhukhu Noun grass mat.
503 ikhulu Noun /[íkʰûːlu]/
504 ikhuphu Noun
505 ikofu Noun /[íkóːfu]/ Equivalent to 'coffee': A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
506 ikogina Noun lead (metal).
507 ikoma Noun
508 ikomiti Noun committee.
509 ikona Noun
510 ikopolo Noun
511 ikrele Noun /[íkxêːle]/
512 ikriwi Noun
513 ikroba Noun
514 ikrokro Noun
515 ikroti Noun /[íkxóːtí]/
516 ikrwala Noun An initiate. One who has done the ikrwala.
517 ikunzi Noun
518 ilahle Noun untrustworthy guy.
519 ilali Noun
520 ilamuni Noun
521 ilanga Noun /[ílaːᵑɡ̊a̤]/ Equivalent to 'sun': The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented…
522 ilaphu Noun
523 ilawu Noun Hottentot.
524 ilekese Noun /[ílékeːse]/
525 ileko Noun
526 ili- Phrase Class 5 noun prefix.
527 ilifa Noun inheritance.
528 ilifu Noun /[ílíːfu]/ Equivalent to 'mouse': A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
529 iligxa Noun /[ílíːɡ̊ǁa̤]/
530 ilima Noun collective.
531 ilinqe Noun /[íliːŋǃé]/
532 ilishwa Noun /[ílíːʃʷa]/ misfortune.
533 iliso Noun /[íliːsó]/ Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref…
534 ilitha Noun
535 ilitye Noun /[ílíːce]/
536 iliwa Noun /[íliːwá]/
537 ilixa Noun /[íliːkǁá]/ time period.
538 iliza Noun /[ílíːz̥a̤]/ Equivalent to 'roan antelope': A savanna antelope, Hippotragus equinus, found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern…
539 ilizo Noun
540 ilizwe Noun /[ílíːz̥ʷe̤]/
541 ilizwi Noun /[íliːz̥ʷǐ̤]/
542 ilobola Noun
543 ilokhwe Noun /[ílóːkʰʷe]/
544 ilolo Noun
545 ilori Noun /[íloːrí]/
546 ilothe Noun
547 ilovane Noun chameleon.
548 ilunda Noun
549 imali Noun /[ímaːlí]/
550 imamba Noun /[ímâːᵐb̥a̤]/
551 imazi Noun /[ímâːz̥i̤]/ cow (female).
552 imbali Noun
553 imbambo Noun
554 imbangi Noun
555 imbeko Noun
556 imbewu Noun /[íᵐb̥e̤᷈ːwu]/
557 imbila Noun /[íᵐb̥i̤᷈ːla]/ rock hyrax.
558 imbiza Noun /[íᵐb̥i̤ːz̥ǎ̤]/ cooking pot.
559 imbizo Noun /[íᵐb̥i̤᷈ːz̥o̤]/
560 imbola Noun /[íᵐb̥o̤ːla]/ red ochre.
561 imbombo Noun
562 imbongi Noun /[íᵐb̥o̤ːᵑɡ̊i̤]/ praise singer.
563 imbotyi Noun
564 imbuzi Noun /[íᵐb̥ṳːz̥ǐ̤]/ goat, ram.
565 imela Noun /[íméːla]/ Equivalent to 'knife': A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually st…
566 iMelika Noun /[íméliːka]/ America (a country in North America).
567 imfazwe Noun /[íᶬp̪fáːz̥ʷe̤]/
568 imfene Noun /[íᶬp̪feːne]/
569 imfihlo Noun /[íᶬp̪fîːɬo]/
570 imfundo Noun /[íᶬp̪fúːⁿd̥o̤]/ education.
571 imfuyo Noun /[íᶬp̪fúːjo]/ domestic animal.
572 imhemhe Noun /[íme̤ːmě̤]/
573 imi- Phrase Class 4 noun prefix.
574 imiboko Noun
575 imifula Noun
576 imililo Noun
577 imilomo Noun
578 imini Noun /[ímíːni]/
579 iminwe Noun
580 imithi Noun
581 imoto Noun /[ímoːtó]/ Equivalent to 'car': A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steer…
582 imozulu Noun
583 impahla Noun /[íᵐpaːɬa]/ Equivalent to 'Clothing': Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some…
584 impala Noun /[íᵐpaːlá]/
585 impatho Noun treatment.
586 impawu Noun
587 impempe Noun /[íᵐpéːᵐpe]/
588 impepho Noun light breeze, fresh air.
589 impi Noun /[íːᵐpí]/ army, regiment.
590 impilo Noun /[íᵐpiːlo]/
591 impisi Noun /[íᵐpîːsi]/
592 impofu Noun /[íᵐpôːfu]/ Equivalent to 'eland': A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
593 impompi Noun
594 impuku Noun /[íᵐpûːku]/
595 impumlo Noun /[íᵐpúm̩ːlo]/
596 impunzi Noun /[íᵐpuːⁿd̥zi̤]/
597 imvu Noun /[íːᶬb̪̊vṳ̌]/
598 imvubu Noun /[íᶬb̪̊vṳːɓú]/ Equivalent to 'Hippopotamus': A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
599 imvula Noun /[íᶬb̪̊vṳ᷈ːla]/ Equivalent to 'rain': Condensed water falling from a cloud.
600 imvume Noun /[íᶬb̪̊vṳ̌ːme]/
601 imvumi Noun
602 incam Noun
603 incanca Noun baby bottle.
604 incanda Noun porcupine.
605 incasa Noun
606 inceba Noun
607 incinda Noun
608 incoko Noun /[íŋǀóːko]/ conversation.
609 incopho Noun /[íŋǀoːpʰó]/ summit, pinnacle.
610 incwadi Noun /[íŋǀʷaːd̥ǐ̤]/ Equivalent to 'book': A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written…
611 indaba Noun /[íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa]/ Equivalent to 'indaba': A tribal conference held by Nguni leaders.
612 indalo Noun /[íⁿd̥a̤ːlo]/
613 indawo Noun /[íⁿd̥a̤᷈ːwo]/
614 indebe Noun
615 indlala Noun /[íⁿd̥ɮa̤ːla]/
616 indle Noun /[íːⁿd̥ɮě̤]/ open country.
617 indlebe Noun /[íⁿd̥ɮe̤ːɓé]/
618 indleko Noun
619 indlela Noun /[íⁿd̥ɮe̤ːla]/ road, path.
620 indlovu Noun /[íⁿd̥ɮo̤ːvṳ]/ Equivalent to 'elephant': A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native…
621 indlu Noun /[íːⁿd̥ɮṳ]/
622 indoda Noun /[íⁿd̥o̤ːd̥a̤]/ man (male).
623 indonga Noun riverbank.
624 induku Noun /[íⁿd̥ṳːku]/ stick, staff.
625 induli Noun /[íⁿd̥ṳ᷈ːli]/
626 induna Noun
627 indwe Noun blue crane.
628 indyebo Noun /[íᶮɟ̥e̤ːɓo]/ abundance.
629 inene Noun /[ínêːne]/
630 ingada Noun /[íᵑɡ̊a̤ːd̥ǎ̤]/
631 ingalo Noun /[íᵑɡ̊a̤ːlo]/
632 ingca Noun /[íːŋǀǎ̤]/
633 ingcali Noun
634 ingceke Noun white powder.
635 ingcelo Noun /[íŋǀe̤᷈ːlo]/
636 ingcobo Noun /[íŋǀǒ̤ːɓo]/
637 ingcuka Noun
638 ingoma Noun /[íᵑɡ̊o̤ːma]/ Equivalent to 'song': A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beg…
639 ingozi Noun /[íᵑɡ̊o̤ːz̥i̤]/ Equivalent to 'danger': Exposure to likely harm; peril.
640 ingqalo Noun /[íŋǃa̤᷈ːlo]/ commencement.
641 ingqele Noun /[íŋǃe̤ːle]/ influenza, flu.
642 ingqibo Noun /[íŋǃi̤ːɓo]/
643 ingqina Noun
644 ingqiqo Noun Equivalent to 'Prudence': The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to…
645 ingqula Noun
646 ingubo Noun /[íᵑɡ̊ṳːɓo]/
647 ingwane Noun /[íᵑɡ̊ʷa̤ːne]/
648 ingwe Noun /[íːᵑɡ̊ʷe̤]/
649 ingwevu Noun /[íᵑɡ̊ʷe̤ːv̥ṳ]/ gray-headed man.
650 ingxaki Noun /[íŋǁa̤᷈ːki]/
651 ingxelo Noun /[íŋǁe̤ːlo]/ report, statement.
652 ingxolo Noun /[íŋǁo̤᷈ːlo]/
653 ingxowa Noun /[íŋǁo̤ːwa]/ bag, sack.
654 ingxoxo Noun /[íŋǁo̤ːkǁo]/ discussion.
655 ingxube Noun /[íŋǁṳːɓé]/
656 inja Noun /[íːⁿd̥ʒǎ̤]/ A person behaving like a dog.
657 injoli Noun /[íᶮd̥ʒo̤ːli]/ divider of food shares.
658 injongo Noun /[íᶮd̥ʒo̤ːᵑɡ̊o̤]/ intention.
659 inkaba Noun
660 inkabi Noun /[íᵑkâːɓi]/
661 inkani Noun stubbornness.
662 inkawu Noun /[íᵑkâːwu]/
663 inkcani Noun /[íŋǀˀâːni]/
664 inkcaso Noun /[íŋǀˀáːso]/ opposition.
665 inkcazo Noun /[íŋǀˀaːz̥o̤]/ explanation.
666 inkewu Noun
667 inkitha Noun collection.
668 inkolo Noun
669 inkomfa Noun conference.
670 inkomo Noun /[íᵑkoːmó]/
671 inkonzo Noun
672 inkophe Noun
673 inkosi Noun /[íᵑkôːsi]/ Equivalent to 'king': An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone w…
674 inkqayi Noun /[íŋǃˀáːyi]/ bald head.
675 inkqubo Noun /[íŋǃˀuːɓo]/ procedure.
676 inkukho Noun
677 inkukhu Noun
678 inkuku Noun /[íᵑkûːku]/
679 inkulu Noun first-born son.
680 inkungu Noun /[íᵑkûːᵑɡ̊ṳ]/ fog, mist.
681 inkuni Noun /[íᵑkûːni]/
682 inkunzi Noun /[íᵑkûːⁿd̥zi̤]/ animal (male).
683 inkxaso Noun /[íŋǁˀáːso]/
684 inkxola Noun
685 inqaba Noun rare and precious thing.
686 inqaku Noun newspaper article.
687 inqatha Noun
688 inqawa Noun /[íŋǃáːwa]/
689 inqina Noun /[íŋǃína]/
690 inqindi Noun
691 inqoba Noun
692 inqoza Noun
693 inqu Noun
694 inqwela Noun
695 inqwelo Noun /[íŋǃʷéːlo]/
696 intaba Noun /[íⁿtaːɓa]/ mountains.
697 intaka Noun /[íⁿtaːka]/
698 intambo Noun /[íⁿtaːᵐb̥o̤]/ rope, cord.
699 intente Noun /[íⁿtéːⁿte]/
700 intethe Noun
701 intetho Noun /[íⁿtêːtʰo]/
702 intili Noun
703 intla Noun /[íːⁿtɬá]/
704 intlalo Noun /[íⁿtɬaːlo]/ condition, state.
705 intlama Noun
706 intloko Noun /[íⁿtɬóːko]/ head (part of the body).
707 intlola Noun
708 intloni Noun /[íⁿtɬôːni]/
709 into Noun /[íːⁿtó]/
710 intombi Noun /[íⁿtoːᵐb̥ǐ̤]/
711 intonga Noun /[íⁿtôːᵑɡ̊a̤]/
712 intsasa Noun /[íⁿtsáːsá]/
713 intsika Noun
714 intsimi Noun /[íⁿtsîːmi]/
715 intso Noun /[íːⁿt͡só]/
716 intsomi Noun /[íⁿtsôːmi]/
717 intuku Noun /[íⁿtuːkú]/ mole (burrowing animal).
718 intwala Noun /[íⁿtʷáːla]/ Equivalent to 'Louse': A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
719 intyafo Noun /[íᶮcaːfo]/
720 inwele Noun
721 inxagu Noun
722 inxala Noun
723 inxeba Noun /[íŋǁeːɓa]/ cut, wound.
724 inxele Noun /[íŋǁêːle]/ lefthanded person, lefty.
725 inxila Noun
726 inyama Noun /[íɲaːma]/ meat, flesh.
727 inyanga Noun /[íɲaːᵑɡ̊ǎ̤]/ Equivalent to 'moon': The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology…
728 inyangi Noun traditional healer.
729 inyani Noun
730 inyathi Noun /[íɲâːtʰi]/
731 inyoka Noun /[íɲôːka]/
732 inyonga Noun /[íɲôːᵑɡ̊a̤]/
733 inyongo Noun /[íɲóːᵑɡ̊o̤]/
734 inyoni Noun /[íɲoːni]/
735 inyosi Noun /[íɲôːsi]/
736 inyushu Noun tree snake.
737 inzala Noun /[íⁿd̥zǎ̤ːla]/
738 inzame Noun
739 inzolo Noun peace & quiet.
740 inzondo Noun
741 inzuzo Noun advantage.
742 ipaki Noun
743 ipala Noun
744 ipalana Noun
745 ipapa Noun /[ípáːpa]/ Equivalent to 'Porridge': A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically e…
746 ipasi Noun /[ípáːsi]/
747 ipati Noun
748 ipayina Noun pineapple.
749 ipeki Noun /[ípéːki]/
750 ipere Noun
751 ipesika Noun /[ípésiːka]/
752 iphaphu Noun Equivalent to 'Lung': A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
753 iphela Noun cockroach.
754 iphepha Noun /[ípʰeːpʰa]/ Equivalent to 'paper': A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container)…
755 iphika Noun dyspnea (shortness of breath).
756 iphiko Noun /[ípʰiːko]/ wing (for flying).
757 iphondo Noun
758 iphupho Noun /[ípʰuːpʰo]/
759 iphuthi Noun blue buck.
760 ipilisi Noun
761 ipolisa Noun /[ípolíːsa]/ policeman.
762 iposi Noun post office.
763 ipotyi Noun /[ípoːcí]/ small pot.
764 ipulazi Noun
765 iqaba Noun /[íkǃaːɓá]/
766 iqabane Noun
767 iqanda Noun /[íkǃaːⁿd̥ǎ̤]/
768 iqaqa Noun /[íkǃáːkǃá]/ skunk, polecat.
769 iqatha Noun
770 iqela Noun /[íkǃéːla]/
771 iqhagi Noun
772 iqhalo Noun
773 iqhawe Noun
774 iqhina Noun /[íkǃʰîːna]/ knot, necktie.
775 iqhinga Noun
776 iqhiya Noun handkerchief.
777 iqhosha Noun /[íkǃʰoːʃa]/
778 iqhude Noun Equivalent to 'kudu': A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphu…
779 iqili Noun
780 iqondo Noun
781 iqonga Noun
782 iqula Noun
783 iqunube Noun /[íkǃunúːɓe]/ wild berry, especially those in the genus Rubus.
784 irandi Noun /[íráːⁿd̥i̤]/ rand (currency).
785 irayisi Noun Equivalent to 'rice': Acronym of rest, ice, compression, elevation (“a treatment method for soft-tissue injuries”).
786 ireki Noun
787 irestyu Noun restaurant.
788 irhafu Noun /[íxáːfu]/
789 irhali Noun /[íxáːli]/
790 irhamba Noun /[íxaːᵐb̥a̤]/ puff adder.
791 irhasi Noun /[íxáːsi]/ Equivalent to 'Barley': A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and o…
792 irhorho Noun /[íxoːxó]/
793 irozi Noun
794 isafobe Noun
795 isandla Noun /[ísáːⁿd̥ɮa̤]/ Equivalent to 'hand': The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many…
796 isandle Noun
797 isando Noun /[ísáːⁿd̥o̤]/
798 isango Noun
799 isangqa Noun
800 isantya Noun
801 isanuse Noun /[ísanúːse]/
802 isarha Noun /[ísáːxa]/
803 isazi Noun
804 isazisi Noun
805 isaziso Noun /[ísáz̥ǐ̤ːso]/ announcement.
806 isebe Noun department.
807 isela Noun /[íséːla]/
808 isele Noun /[ísêːle]/
809 iseli Noun
810 isenzi Noun
811 isenzo Noun /[íséːⁿd̥zo̤]/
812 isepha Noun /[íséːpʰa]/
813 ishumi Noun /[íʃûːmi]/ Equivalent to 'ten': Initialism of toxic epidermal necrolysis.
814 isi- Phrase Class 7 noun prefix.
815 isibalo Noun
816 isibane Noun /[ísíɓaːne]/ Equivalent to 'light': Honorific alternative letter-case form of light, sometimes used when referring to God or another…
817 isibaya Noun /[ísiɓâːja]/ fold, kraal.
818 isibini Noun the second one.
819 isibizo Noun
820 isibunu Noun /[ísíɓûːnu]/
821 isicaka Noun /[ísíkǀâːka]/
822 isicelo Noun
823 isiciko Noun /[ísíkǀiːko]/
824 isicoci Noun detergent.
825 isidima Noun
826 isidlo Noun
827 isidudu Noun /[ísíd̥ṳːd̥ṳ]/
828 isiduko Noun /[ísíd̥ṳːko]/ clan name.
829 isiduli Noun
830 isifo Noun /[ísiːfó]/ sickness, disease.
831 isifuba Noun /[ísífûːɓa]/ chest (of the body).
832 isigaba Noun paragraph.
833 isigama Noun vocabulary.
834 isigidi Noun /[ísíɡ̊i̤ːd̥i̤]/
835 isigulo Noun
836 isihobe Noun
837 isihogo Noun
838 isikali Noun
839 isikere Noun /[ísíkéːre]/
840 isiko Noun /[ísîːko]/
841 isikolo Noun /[ísíkóːlo]/
842 isilayi Noun
843 isilevu Noun /[ísíleːv̥ṳ]/ Equivalent to 'chin': The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
844 isileyi Noun /[ísíléːji]/
845 isililo Noun lamentation.
846 isilima Noun /[ísílîːma]/
847 isilimo Noun /[ísíliːmo]/
848 isilo Noun /[ísíːlo]/ Equivalent to 'animal': Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cel…
849 isimemo Noun /[ísímêːmo]/ invitation.
850 isimilo Noun character.
851 isimo Noun /[ísîːmo]/ state, condition, status.
852 isini Noun
853 isinqa Noun
854 isinqe Noun /[ísiːŋǃé]/
855 isintu Noun tradition.
856 isinyi Noun
857 isipaji Noun
858 isipho Noun /[ísiːpʰó]/ Equivalent to 'gift': Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
859 isipili Noun /[ísípíːli]/ Equivalent to 'mirror': A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that…
860 isiqalo Noun /[ísíkǃâːlo]/ beginning, start.
861 isiqu Noun
862 isisa Noun /[ísíːsa]/ kindheartedness.
863 isiseko Noun generosity.
864 isisu Noun /[ísíːsu]/ Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
865 isitali Noun Equivalent to 'steel': An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figurat…
866 isitena Noun
867 isiteps Noun
868 isitiya Noun /[ísítíːja]/
869 isitora Noun storeroom.
870 isitovu Noun
871 isitulo Noun /[ísítúːlo]/
872 isitya Noun /[ísíːca]/
873 isiva Noun
874 isivuno Noun
875 isixa Noun
876 isixeko Noun /[ísíkǁeːko]/
877 isiyezi Noun drowsiness.
878 isiza Noun /[ísíːz̥a̤]/ building site.
879 isiziba Noun /[ísíz̥i̤ːɓa]/ pool, pond.
880 isiZulu Noun /[ísíz̥ṳːlu]/ Zulu language.
881 isizwe Noun /[ísíːz̥ʷe̤]/
882 isofa Noun /[ísoːfá]/
883 isonka Noun /[ísóːᵑka]/
884 isono Noun /[ísôːno]/
885 isosala Noun /[ísósaːla]/
886 isuphu Noun
887 itafile Noun /[ítáfiːle]/
888 itakane Noun /[ítakáːne]/
889 itapile Noun /[ítápiːle]/ Equivalent to 'potato': A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
890 itarhu Noun pity, shame.
891 itawuli Noun /[ítáwuːli]/ Equivalent to 'towel': A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a ba…
892 itayala Noun
893 iteksi Noun
894 ithafa Noun
895 ithambo Noun /[ítʰâːᵐb̥o̤]/
896 ithanga Noun /[ítʰaːᵑɡ̊ǎ̤]/ Equivalent to 'Thigh': The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
897 ithango Noun
898 itheko Noun /[ítʰéːko]/
899 iTheku Noun Durban (a city in South Africa).
900 ithemba Noun
901 ithole Noun /[ítʰoːle]/
902 ithu Pronoun Combining stem of thina used with possessive concords.
903 ithuba Noun /[ítʰuːɓa]/ occasion, opportunity.
904 ithumbu Noun /[ítʰuːᵐb̥ṳ]/ hose, tube, pipe.
905 ithunga Noun /[ítʰûːᵑɡ̊a̤]/
906 itipoti Noun /[ítípóːti]/
907 itoliki Noun interpreter.
908 itoti Noun
909 itshati Noun
910 itsheki Noun
911 itshizi Noun Equivalent to 'cheese': The exploitation, or opportunity for exploitation, of an unintentional video game mechanic.
912 itswele Noun
913 itumato Noun
914 ityala Noun
915 ityeba Noun rich person.
916 ityhefu Noun /[ícʰéːfu]/
917 ityholo Noun /[ícʰôːlo]/ bush, thicket.
918 ityuwa Noun /[ícuːwa]/
919 ivatala Noun watermelon.
920 iveki Noun /[ív̥ě̤ːki]/
921 ivila Noun /[ív̥i̤ːla]/ lazy person.
922 ivili Noun /[ív̥ǐ̤ːli]/
923 ivumba Noun /[ív̥ṳːᵐb̥a̤]/
924 iwayini Noun /[íwájiːni]/
925 iwotshi Noun Equivalent to 'clock': A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
926 iwulu Noun
927 ixabiso Noun /[íkǁáɓíːso]/ price, value.
928 ixesha Noun /[íkǁéːʃa]/
929 ixetsha Noun /[íkǁéːtʃʰa]/ Mpondomise form of ixesha.
930 ixhego Noun /[íkǁʰeːɡ̊o̤]/
931 ixoxo Noun /[íkǁoːkǁo]/ Equivalent to 'frog': A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulde…
932 iyeza Noun /[íjeːz̥a̤]/
933 iyure Noun
934 izafobe Noun
935 izandla Noun
936 izandle Noun
937 izando Noun
938 izangqa Noun
939 izantya Noun
940 izanuse Noun
941 izazi Noun
942 izazisi Noun
943 izaziso Noun
944 izembe Noun /[íz̥e̤ːᵐb̥e̤]/ Equivalent to 'Axe': A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc.
945 izenzi Noun
946 izenzo Noun
947 izi- Phrase Class 8 noun prefix.
948 izibalo Noun Equivalent to 'Arithmetic': The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) un…
949 izibane Noun
950 izibaya Noun
951 izibini Noun
952 izibizo Noun
953 izibunu Noun
954 izicaka Noun
955 izicelo Noun
956 iziciko Noun
957 izicoci Noun
958 izidlo Noun
959 izidudu Noun
960 iziduko Noun
961 iziduli Noun
962 izifo Noun
963 izifuba Noun
964 izigaba Noun
965 izigama Noun
966 izigidi Noun
967 izigulo Noun
968 izihobe Noun
969 izihogo Noun
970 izikali Noun
971 izikere Noun
972 iziko Noun /[íz̥i̤᷈ːko]/ fireplace.
973 izikolo Noun
974 izilevu Noun
975 izileyi Noun
976 izililo Noun Equivalent to 'Lamentations': a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
977 izilima Noun
978 izilimo Noun
979 izilo Noun
980 izim Noun /[íz̥i̤᷈ːm̩]/ man-eater, cannibal.
981 izim- Phrase Class 10 noun prefix; form of izin- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
982 izimemo Noun
983 izimilo Noun
984 izimo Noun
985 izimpi Noun
986 izin- Phrase Class 10 noun prefix.
987 izindlu Noun
988 izingwe Noun
989 izini Noun
990 izinja Noun
991 izinqa Noun
992 izinqe Noun
993 izinti Noun
994 izintu Noun
995 izinyi Noun
996 izinyo Noun /[íz̥i̤᷈ːɲo]/ Equivalent to 'tooth': A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for…
997 izipaji Noun
998 izipho Noun
999 izipili Noun
1000 iziqalo Noun
1001 izisu Noun
1002 izolo Noun /[íz̥o̤ːlo]/ Equivalent to 'yesterday': The day immediately before today; one day ago.
1003 izonka Noun
1004 izono Noun
1005 izulu Noun /[íz̥ṳːlu]/ sky, heaven.
1006 jaja Verb to be naked.
1007 jala Verb to be grumpy.
1008 jayiva Verb
1009 jija Verb
1010 jika Verb
1011 jikela Verb to go round.
1012 jinga Verb
1013 jiwula Verb to swing, to throw.
1014 jiya Verb to thicken.
1015 joja Noun, Verb to smell, to stink.
1016 jolisa Verb
1017 jonga Verb to look at.
1018 jongana Verb to look after.
1019 jongeka Verb
1020 jongisa Verb
1021 jula Verb
1022 kakhulu Adverb /[kakʰûːlu]/ a lot, very much.
1023 kaloku Conjunction /[kalóːku]/
1024 kama Verb to brush hair.
1025 kanye Adverb /[kaːɲe]/
1026 katsa Verb
1027 kekela Verb
1028 kela Verb
1029 khaba Verb
1030 khala Verb to ring (of a phone).
1031 khalaza Verb to complain.
1032 khanda Verb to forge, to hammer.
1033 khanuka Verb
1034 khanya Verb to reflect.
1035 khapha Verb to accompany.
1036 khasa Verb
1037 khawula Verb
1038 khetha Verb to prefer, to choose.
1039 khohlwa Verb to be puzzled.
1040 khokela Verb
1041 khola Verb to have faith.
1042 kholisa Verb to please.
1043 kholwa Verb to believe.
1044 khomba Verb
1045 khombonqa Conjunction
1046 khonya Verb
1047 khonza Verb
1048 khotha Verb
1049 khuba Verb
1050 khubeka Verb to stumble.
1051 khuhla Verb
1052 khula Verb to grow, to increase.
1053 khulisa Verb
1054 khulu Adjective /[kʰûːlu]/ Equivalent to 'big': A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of con…
1055 khulula Verb to unbind.
1056 khumsha Verb to speak English or Afrikaans.
1057 khupha Verb to take out.
1058 khusela Verb to defend.
1059 khuza Verb to exclaim.
1060 khwaza Verb
1061 khwela Verb
1062 khwenca Verb criticize.
1063 kodwa Noun
1064 kona Pronoun it; class 15 absolute pronoun.
1065 korobha Verb
1066 krakra Conjunction
1067 krala Verb to be inflamed.
1068 kramkram Conjunction crisp, fresh.
1069 krancukrancu Conjunction thin, transparent.
1070 kranyukranyu Conjunction threadbare, worn.
1071 krazuka Verb
1072 krazula Verb
1073 krelekrele Conjunction smart, intelligent.
1074 kroba Verb
1075 krokra Verb to complain.
1076 kroza Verb
1077 kruna Verb to dislocate.
1078 kruneka Verb to be bruised.
1079 kruquka Verb to be angry.
1080 krwada Conjunction raw, unripe.
1081 krwala Conjunction ripening, nearly ripe.
1082 krwe Noun /[kxʷe]/ Signifies redness.
1083 krwela Verb
1084 krwempa Verb to scratch.
1085 kwa- Phrase of; class 15 possessive concord.
1086 lafulafu Conjunction
1087 lahla Verb to throw away, to discard.
1088 lahleka Verb to get lost.
1089 lala Verb /[láːla]/ to rest (by lying down).
1090 lalisa Verb to put to sleep.
1091 lamba Verb to become hungry.
1092 landa Verb
1093 landela Verb to follow.
1094 langaza Verb /[laᵑɡ̊a̤ːz̥a̤]/ to wish, to desire.
1095 lawa Pronoun those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.
1096 lawo Pronoun these; class 6 distal demonstrative.
1097 lawula Verb
1098 layisha Verb
1099 layita Verb
1100 lenga Verb /[leːᵑɡ̊a̤]/
1101 leqa Verb to chase, to pursue.
1102 letha Verb Equivalent to 'bring': To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
1103 lethisa Verb to make/help bring.
1104 leya Pronoun /[léjâː]/ those over there, yonder; class 4 remote demonstrative.
1105 leyo Pronoun /[léːjo]/ those; class 4 distal demonstrative.
1106 libala Verb to forget.
1107 lila Verb to cry, to weep.
1108 lima Verb to farm, cultivate.
1109 linda Verb to wait for, await.
1110 lindela Verb
1111 linga Verb to try, to attempt.
1112 lingana Verb to be equal.
1113 lishumi Conjunction
1114 lithoba Conjunction Equivalent to 'nine': To the highest degree: dressed to the nines.
1115 loba Verb
1116 lola Verb
1117 lona Pronoun he, she, him, her, it; class 11 absolute pronoun.
1118 lowa Pronoun that over there, yonder; class 1 remote demonstrative.
1119 lowo Pronoun that; class 1 distal demonstrative.
1120 lubhelu Noun, Conjunction
1121 lucinya Conjunction
1122 ludwayi Conjunction destitute, impoverished.
1123 luhlaza Conjunction /[luɬaːz̥a̤]/ green, blue.
1124 lujiko Conjunction bent, twisted.
1125 lukhuni Conjunction tough, stiff.
1126 lula Conjunction light (weighing little).
1127 luleka Verb to correct.
1128 luma Verb /[luːma]/
1129 lumka Verb to take care.
1130 lumkisa Verb
1131 lumla Verb
1132 lunga Verb to be right.
1133 lungisa Verb to fix, to repair.
1134 luphala Verb /[lupʰaːla]/ to be old.
1135 luqhiza Noun, Conjunction
1136 luqotho Conjunction
1137 lusa Verb
1138 lusali Conjunction
1139 lushica Conjunction tough, firm, tenacious.
1140 luthuzula Conjunction
1141 luza Noun, Verb
1142 luzizi Conjunction hazy, faint.
1143 lwa- Phrase of; class 11 possessive concord.
1144 lwasulwasu Conjunction light (weighing little).
1145 maconini Conjunction impeccable.
1146 mafehlefehle Conjunction
1147 magazana Conjunction
1148 magidiva Conjunction stout and heavy.
1149 magqagala Conjunction rough, stony.
1150 magqagqa Conjunction
1151 magwashu Conjunction wide and flapping.
1152 magxwala Conjunction
1153 majajana Conjunction
1154 majikojiko Conjunction
1155 makhindilili Conjunction rheumatic, in pain.
1156 makhwezikhwezi Conjunction bright, sparkling.
1157 malwangu Conjunction
1158 mamela Verb /[mameːla]/ to listen.
1159 mandla Conjunction outstanding.
1160 mandundu Conjunction worsening.
1161 mangala Verb to be surprised.
1162 mangxangxa Conjunction desperate.
1163 manqumnqezi Conjunction uncertain.
1164 mantshiyane Conjunction
1165 manya Verb
1166 manyonywana Conjunction
1167 manyukunyuku Conjunction
1168 manyumnyezi Conjunction horrible, revolting.
1169 manzi Conjunction
1170 maphikana Conjunction
1171 maqali Conjunction
1172 maqaqawuli Conjunction
1173 maqhinga Conjunction cunning, crafty.
1174 maqhonga Conjunction
1175 maqhubu Conjunction lumpy, timorous.
1176 mashiyi Conjunction person with shaggy eyebrows.
1177 masikizi Conjunction loathsome.
1178 matye Conjunction
1179 maxhonti Conjunction
1180 mbalwa Conjunction
1181 mbhoshonqa Conjunction long and thick.
1182 mboshololo Conjunction thick, string.
1183 mbuba Conjunction
1184 mbumbulu Conjunction
1185 mbuna Conjunction
1186 mcangalabe Conjunction wide, flat (plains).
1187 mdaka Conjunction
1188 mela Verb to stand for.
1189 mema Verb /[meːma]/ to invite.
1190 mfaca Conjunction
1191 mfakamfaka Conjunction
1192 mfakaxa Conjunction soft and fresh.
1193 mfaxa Noun, Conjunction
1194 mfebhemfebhe Conjunction famished, hungry.
1195 mfetyemfetye Conjunction
1196 mfingimfingi Conjunction sulky, glum, moody.
1197 mfumanga Conjunction
1198 mfungumfungu Conjunction light, loose.
1199 mfusa Conjunction
1200 mfuxumfuxu Conjunction dirty, filthy.
1201 mgama Conjunction
1202 mgobongqo Conjunction
1203 mgqubagqubane Conjunction
1204 mgwaxube Conjunction
1205 mhlophe Conjunction Equivalent to 'white': The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths…
1206 mhomha Verb to drink out of a calabash or a bottle.
1207 mila Verb
1208 milambo Noun simple plural of umlambo.
1209 misa Verb
1210 mitha Verb to be pregnant.
1211 mkhuma Conjunction
1212 mnandi Conjunction Equivalent to 'sweet': sweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar).
1213 mncinane Conjunction
1214 mngcumevu Conjunction dark, dimly lit.
1215 mnyama Conjunction
1216 molo Interjection /[mǒ̤ːlo]/ hello, a greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone's arrival or presence, also a welcome…
1217 monela Verb
1218 mosha Verb to bother.
1219 mpakumpaku Conjunction
1220 mpatshampatsha Conjunction
1221 mpofu Conjunction Equivalent to 'Tawny': A light brown to brownish orange colour.
1222 mpuluswa Conjunction beautiful.
1223 mpumpu Conjunction
1224 mqengqelezi Conjunction
1225 mqhathu Conjunction
1226 mqhumqhum Conjunction plump, fat.
1227 msombo Noun, Conjunction
1228 msulwa Conjunction innocent, pure.
1229 mthubi Conjunction
1230 mthuzula Conjunction
1231 mtsetse Conjunction straight, honest.
1232 mtyibilizi Conjunction
1233 munca Verb
1234 muncu Conjunction
1235 musa Interjection
1236 mvila Conjunction not quite dry.
1237 mvungumvungu Conjunction soft and loose.
1238 mxinwa Conjunction
1239 myoli Conjunction
1240 naba Verb to stretch out.
1241 nabisa Verb to express.
1242 naka Verb to accuse falsely.
1243 nambuza Verb
1244 natha Verb
1245 ncam Adverb /[ŋǀaːm̩]/
1246 ncama Verb to be in despair.
1247 ncamisa Verb
1248 ncanca Verb
1249 ncangathi Conjunction
1250 nceda Verb
1251 ncedisa Verb to assist.
1252 ncinci Adjective
1253 ncini Conjunction
1254 ncokola Verb
1255 ncoma Verb to praise, to admire.
1256 ncuma Verb
1257 ncwina Verb
1258 ndi- Phrase I; first-person singular subject concord.
1259 ndongela Conjunction
1260 ndongondongo Conjunction
1261 ndyengelele Conjunction loose, limp.
1262 ndyubululu Conjunction thick and sticky.
1263 nga- Preposition with, by means of.
1264 ngcaca Conjunction
1265 ngcaka Conjunction long and soft.
1266 ngcamla Verb
1267 ngcathalala Conjunction
1268 ngcathu Conjunction abstemious.
1269 ngcekengceke Conjunction
1270 ngcitha Conjunction red and black.
1271 ngcola Verb to be dirty.
1272 ngcono Conjunction
1273 ngcotshololo Conjunction
1274 ngcwaba Verb
1275 ngcwala Verb /[ŋǀʷa̤ːla]/ to sit together.
1276 ngcwele Conjunction sacred, holy.
1277 ngena Verb to enter, to go into.
1278 ngenisa Verb
1279 ngoko Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊o̤᷈ːko]/
1280 ngoku Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊o̤᷈ːku]/ now, at present.
1281 ngombonca Conjunction hollowed out.
1282 ngomso Adverb /[ᵑɡ̊o̤m̩̂ːsó]/ Equivalent to 'tomorrow': The day after the present day.
1283 ngqakamba Conjunction disciplined.
1284 ngqala Verb to go straight.
1285 ngqaqasana Conjunction strong, dry.
1286 ngqeshemba Conjunction
1287 ngqiba Verb
1288 ngqindilili Conjunction
1289 ngqingqwa Conjunction
1290 ngqonga Verb to surround.
1291 ngqongqo Conjunction
1292 ngquba Verb
1293 ngqukuva Conjunction
1294 ngqusha Verb
1295 ngwabhungwabhu Conjunction loose fitting.
1296 ngwevu Conjunction
1297 ngxama Verb /[ŋǁa̤ːma]/
1298 ngxola Verb /[ŋǁo̤ːla]/ to make noise.
1299 nika Verb
1300 nikela Verb to give away.
1301 nina Pronoun you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
1302 ninzi Adjective
1303 nitha Verb
1304 njalo Adverb /[ᶮd̥ʒǎ̤ːlo]/ so, in that manner.
1305 njani Adverb /[ᶮd̥ʒa̤ːní]/ how, in what manner.
1306 nkenenkene Conjunction
1307 nkone Conjunction
1308 nkongolo Conjunction
1309 nkontyo Noun, Conjunction
1310 nkozo Noun, Conjunction
1311 nkqo Adverb, Conjunction /[ŋǃˀó]/ straight up.
1312 nkwatyunkwatyu Conjunction tall and slender.
1313 nqaba Verb to be scarce.
1314 nqakula Verb
1315 nqanda Verb to prevent.
1316 nqena Verb to be lazy.
1317 nqetha Verb /[ŋǃeːtʰa]/ to pare, to cut away carefully.
1318 nqika Verb to uncover.
1319 nqoma Verb /[ŋǃoːma]/ to lend a cow.
1320 nqula Verb to worship, to adore.
1321 nqum Conjunction wet, moist.
1322 nquma Verb to congeal, to freeze.
1323 nqumla Verb
1324 nqunqa Verb
1325 nqwala Verb
1326 nqwema Verb /[ŋǃʷeːma]/ to cut, to chop up.
1327 nqwena Verb
1328 ntama Verb to reveal.
1329 ntlonta Verb
1330 ntoni Adverb /[ⁿtóːní]/
1331 ntsafuntsafu Conjunction threadbare, worn.
1332 ntshatha Conjunction bright white.
1333 ntshingintshingi Conjunction cross, moody, sulky.
1334 ntshunquntshunqu Conjunction weak, obscure.
1335 ntshwaxa Conjunction withered, shrunk.
1336 ntsundu Conjunction /[ⁿtsûːⁿd̥ṳ]/
1337 ntswempu Conjunction
1338 ntubuntubu Conjunction
1339 ntumntum Conjunction soft and tender.
1340 ntywila Verb
1341 nuka Verb to smell, to stink.
1342 nwenwa Verb to spread.
1343 nxakama Verb to moo (of a cow).
1344 nxanwa Verb to be thirsty.
1345 nxiba Verb to be dressed.
1346 nxila Verb to be drunk.
1347 nxula Verb /[ŋǁuːla]/ to go side-by-side.
1348 nxwemnxwem Conjunction timid, shy.
1349 nyameka Verb to be patient.
1350 nyamfunyamfu Conjunction sodden, soggy.
1351 nyanga Verb
1352 nyanisa Verb to be truthful.
1353 nyanya Verb
1354 nyela Verb to moisten.
1355 nyhibhilili Conjunction dirty, filthy.
1356 nyhukunyhuku Conjunction dirty, filthy.
1357 nyoshololo Conjunction conscience-stricken.
1358 nyuka Verb
1359 nyula Verb to choose.
1360 nyulu Conjunction
1361 nyusa Verb
1362 nyusela Verb to promote.
1363 nzima Conjunction difficult.
1364 nzinzilili Conjunction thick, strong.
1365 nzulu Conjunction
1366 obu- Phrase Class 14 adjective concord.
1367 obuya Pronoun that over there, yonder; class 14 remote demonstrative.
1368 ohlwaya Verb to punish.
1369 oku- Phrase Class 15 adjective concord.
1370 okuya Pronoun that over there, yonder; class 15 remote demonstrative.
1371 olu- Phrase Class 11 adjective concord.
1372 olula Verb to stretch.
1373 oluya Pronoun that over there, yonder; class 11 remote demonstrative.
1374 omelela Verb to become dry.
1375 omeleza Verb to make strong.
1376 onaka Verb
1377 ondla Verb
1378 onela Verb to be satisfied.
1379 onga Verb
1380 ongeza Verb to increase, to add.
1381 onqena Verb to be lazy.
1382 onwaba Verb to be happy.
1383 oomama Noun
1384 opha Verb
1385 ophula Verb
1386 orenji Conjunction
1387 otha Verb to bask in.
1388 othuka Verb to get a fright.
1389 othusa Verb
1390 oyika Verb to be afraid.
1391 oyisa Verb to overcome.
1392 ozela Verb /[óz̥e̤ːla]/ to be sleepy.
1393 pakisha Verb
1394 phakama Verb to stand up.
1395 phala Verb to gallop.
1396 phalala Verb to spill over, to flow.
1397 phalaza Verb to cough up.
1398 phanda Verb to investigate.
1399 phandle Adverb /[pʰáːⁿd̥ɮě̤]/
1400 phanga Verb
1401 phantsi Adverb /[pʰáːⁿtsí]/ below, beneath.
1402 phapha Verb to escape.
1403 phatha Verb Equivalent to 'hold': The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
1404 phawula Verb
1405 phaya Adverb /[pʰájâː]/ yonder, over there; remote demonstrative adverb.
1406 phazama Verb to make a mistake.
1407 pheka Verb
1408 phela Verb to end, to terminate, to finish, to come to an end.
1409 pheleka Verb
1410 phelela Verb to use up.
1411 phemba Verb to kindle, to start a fire.
1412 phepha Verb to dodge, to avoid.
1413 phetha Verb to conclude.
1414 phezolo Adverb /[pʰéz̥o̤ːlo]/ last night.
1415 phezu Adverb /[pʰéːz̥ṳ]/
1416 phezulu Adverb /[pʰéz̥ṳːlu]/ Equivalent to 'high': A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky…
1417 phikisa Verb to contradict.
1418 phila Verb to be well, to be healthy.
1419 phinda Verb to repeat.
1420 phola Verb to be cool.
1421 pholisa Verb
1422 phosa Noun, Verb
1423 phosisa Verb to err, to make a mistake.
1424 phucuka Verb to be civilized.
1425 phucula Verb to improve.
1426 phuma Verb to come out, to exit.
1427 phumeza Verb to approve.
1428 phumla Verb
1429 phunga Verb
1430 phupha Verb
1431 phuza Verb to drink (beer).
1432 pinki Conjunction Equivalent to 'pink': A small hole or puncture made by a sharp, slender instrument such as a rapier, poniard or dagger…
1433 posa Verb
1434 pula Verb
1435 pulusha Noun, Verb
1436 qaba Verb to smear, to paint.
1437 qabula Verb Equivalent to 'Quench': The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
1438 qaja Noun, Verb
1439 qala Verb /[kǃâːla]/ to begin, to start.
1440 qamba Verb to create.
1441 qaphela Verb to be careful.
1442 qaqamba Verb
1443 qasha Verb
1444 qengqa Verb
1445 qeqesha Verb
1446 qesha Verb to employ.
1447 qhakaza Verb to shine brightly.
1448 qhala Verb to spread out.
1449 qhama Verb to bear fruit.
1450 qhamuka Noun, Verb
1451 qhaqha Verb to dissect, to cut open.
1452 qhatha Verb
1453 qhawuka Verb
1454 qhawula Verb to break off.
1455 qhayisa Verb
1456 qhekeka Verb to be cracked.
1457 qhekeza Verb to break in.
1458 qhela Verb to be accustomed to.
1459 qheleka Verb to be normal.
1460 qhina Verb to be clogged.
1461 qhomfa Verb
1462 qhosha Verb to button.
1463 qhotsa Verb
1464 qhuba Verb
1465 qhubeka Verb to continue.
1466 qhula Verb
1467 qhuma Verb to emit smoke.
1468 qhuqha Verb
1469 qhwa Noun Signifies whiteness.
1470 qhwitha Verb to strike a match.
1471 qina Verb to become firm, to become hard.
1472 qinisa Verb to tighten.
1473 qonda Verb to understand.
1474 qondisa Verb
1475 qoqosha Verb /[kǃokǃoːʃa]/ to economize.
1476 quba Verb /[kǃuːɓa]/ to strike.
1477 qubuda Verb to turn upside-down.
1478 qubula Verb
1479 quka Verb to include.
1480 qumba Verb to be angry.
1481 qwela Verb to confiscate.
1482 qwenga Verb to tear into pieces.
1483 rhabaxa Conjunction
1484 rhabula Verb to be conscientious.
1485 rhala Verb to be greedy.
1486 rhaphilili Conjunction dirty, filthy.
1487 rhaqalala Conjunction dirty, filthy.
1488 rhogola Verb to cough incessantly.
1489 rhola Verb
1490 rhona Verb
1491 rhoqo Adverb /[xoːkǃo]/ frequently, often.
1492 rhoxisa Verb
1493 rhweba Verb to barter, to trade.
1494 ripotha Verb to report.
1495 sabela Verb to answer.
1496 sala Verb
1497 sarha Verb
1498 sasaza Verb to scatter.
1499 sayina Verb
1500 saza Verb
1501 sebenza Verb /[seɓeːⁿd̥za̤]/
1502 seka Verb to establish.
1503 sela Verb
1504 senga Verb
1505 seza Verb
1506 shenxa Verb to get out of the way.
1507 shiya Verb
1508 shukuma Verb to move, to stir.
1509 shukuxa Verb to address.
1510 shushu Conjunction /[ʃuːʃú]/
1511 shwaqa Verb to break something hard.
1512 sibhozo Conjunction Equivalent to 'eight': Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river).
1513 sika Verb
1514 sila Verb
1515 simahla Conjunction free of charge.
1516 sina Verb to escape.
1517 sinda Verb to smear the floor.
1518 sindisa Verb to rescue.
1519 singa Verb to head for.
1520 sixhenxe Conjunction Equivalent to 'seven': A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Rosedale to join the Rye.
1521 sokola Noun chocolate.
1522 sola Verb
1523 sona Pronoun he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.
1524 sondela Verb to approach, to come closer.
1525 songa Verb to roll up.
1526 suka Verb to be lost.
1527 sukela Verb
1528 sula Verb
1529 sulela Verb to infect.
1530 sungula Verb to choose.
1531 susa Verb to remove.
1532 suza Verb to fart, to break wind.
1533 swela Verb
1534 sweleka Verb to pass away.
1535 thamba Verb to soften.
1536 thanda Verb to love, to like.
1537 thatha Verb
1538 thathu Adjective /[tʰâːtʰu]/ Equivalent to 'three': A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune…
1539 themba Verb to hope, to trust.
1540 thenga Verb to buy, to purchase.
1541 thetha Verb /[tʰêːtʰa]/
1542 theza Verb to gather firewood.
1543 thimba Verb to confiscate.
1544 thimla Verb to sneeze.
1545 thina Pronoun /[tʰiːná]/ we, us; first-person plural absolute pronoun.
1546 thiya Verb to loathe, to hate.
1547 thoba Verb to reduce.
1548 thobeka Verb to be humble.
1549 thobela Verb
1550 thotha Verb to draw back.
1551 thsh Noun /tʃʰ/ A tetragraph in Xhosa orthography.
1552 thsu Noun Signifies complete darkness.
1553 thuka Verb to insult.
1554 thula Verb to be quiet.
1555 thuma Verb
1556 thumela Verb to send to.
1557 thunga Verb
1558 thusa Verb to frighten.
1559 thutha Verb
1560 thwala Verb
1561 thwasa Verb to appear gradually.
1562 thwesa Verb
1563 tofa Verb to inoculate.
1564 tolika Verb to interpret.
1565 tsala Verb
1566 tsha Verb, Adjective to catch fire, to burn.
1567 tshata Verb
1568 tshaya Verb
1569 tshica Verb
1570 tshiphu Conjunction
1571 tshisa Verb /[tʃʰíːsa]/ to be hot.
1572 tshixa Verb /[tʃiːkǁa]/
1573 tshiza Verb
1574 tsho Verb
1575 tshona Verb
1576 tshweza Verb
1577 tsiba Verb /[tsîːɓa]/
1578 tsolo Conjunction sharp, pointed.
1579 tswina Verb to squeak.
1580 twezeka Verb to expand.
1581 tyabula Verb to constrict.
1582 tyala Verb
1583 tyanda Verb to cut open.
1584 tyeba Verb to be rich.
1585 tyekeza Verb
1586 tyela Verb
1587 tyelela Verb
1588 tyesha Verb to be lazy.
1589 tyhafa Verb to weaken, to be weary.
1590 tyhala Verb
1591 tyheli Conjunction
1592 tyhila Verb to uncover.
1593 tyhola Verb to accuse.
1594 tyhutha Verb to traverse.
1595 tyisa Verb /[cíːsa]/ to poison.
1596 tyumba Verb to nominate.
1597 tyumza Verb
1598 tywa Noun /[cʷâː]/ Signifies lying flat, face-down.
1599 tywina Verb
1600 ubalo Noun
1601 ubambo Noun /[úɓaːᵐb̥o̤]/
1602 ubangwa Noun
1603 ubani Noun /[úɓáːní]/ who is (it)?.
1604 ubawo Noun /[úɓaːwó]/ Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f…
1605 ubhatom Noun blister beetle.
1606 ubhuti Noun /[úb̥ṳːtí]/ Equivalent to 'brother': Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
1607 ubisi Noun /[úɓîːsi]/
1608 ubizo Noun
1609 uboya Noun /[úɓoːjá]/ animal hair, fur.
1610 ubu- Phrase Class 14 noun prefix.
1611 ububele Noun
1612 ububi Noun /[úɓuːɓí]/ badness, evil.
1613 ububovu Noun
1614 ubudala Noun oldness, (old) age.
1615 ubude Noun
1616 ubudoda Noun manhood, mankind.
1617 ubugeza Noun
1618 ubuhle Noun /[úɓuːɬé]/
1619 ubukho Noun
1620 ubulali Noun gentleness.
1621 ubulawu Noun African dream root.
1622 ubulo Noun confession.
1623 ubume Noun
1624 ubumi Noun citizenship.
1625 ubuntu Noun /[úɓúːⁿtu]/ humaneness, solidarity.
1626 ubusi Noun /[úɓûːsi]/
1627 ubusika Noun /[úɓúsîːka]/ Equivalent to 'winter': Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period b…
1628 ubuso Noun /[úɓuːsó]/
1629 ubusuku Noun /[úɓúsûːku]/
1630 ubuxoki Noun
1631 ubuzwe Noun /[úɓúːz̥ʷe̤]/ nationhood, nationality.
1632 ucamba Noun /[úkǀâːᵐb̥a̤]/
1633 ucango Noun /[úkǀaːᵑɡ̊o̤]/
1634 ucingo Noun
1635 ucuntsu Noun something small.
1636 ucwambu Noun /[úkǀʷâːᵐb̥ṳ]/
1637 ucwethe Noun
1638 udade Noun
1639 udaka Noun /[úd̥a̤ːka]/
1640 udidi Noun
1641 udino Noun
1642 udonga Noun /[úd̥o̤ːᵑɡ̊ǎ̤]/
1643 udongwe Noun
1644 udumo Noun
1645 udushe Noun
1646 ufele Noun /[úfêːle]/
1647 ufuba Noun hypochondria.
1648 ufudo Noun /[úfûːd̥o̤]/
1649 ugonyo Noun vaccination.
1650 ugqaphu Noun jump rope.
1651 ugqirha Noun /[úɡ̊ǃi̤ːxa]/
1652 ugxa Noun /[úːɡ̊ǁa̤]/ colleague.
1653 uhambo Noun /[úɦǎ̤ᵐb̥o̤]/
1654 uhlanga Noun Equivalent to 'race': A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or cha…
1655 uhlanti Noun
1656 uhlobo Noun
1657 uhlohlo Noun string of beads.
1658 ukhokho Noun
1659 ukhoko Noun
1660 ukholo Noun faith, belief.
1661 ukhophe Noun /[úkʰôːpʰe]/
1662 ukhozi Noun
1663 ukhozo Noun
1664 ukhuko Noun /[úkʰûːko]/ sleeping mat.
1665 ukhula Noun /[úkʰuːla]/
1666 ukoluka Noun The Xhosa rites of passage from boyhood to manhood.
1667 ukrebe Noun /[úkxêːɓe]/
1668 uku- Phrase Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
1669 ukucula Noun /[úkúkǀuːla]/ infinitive of -cula.
1670 ukudada Noun /[úkúd̥a̤ːd̥a̤]/ infinitive of -dada.
1671 ukufa Noun /[úkuːfá]/ infinitive of -fa.
1672 ukulima Noun /[úkúliːma]/ infinitive of -lima.
1673 ukulwa Noun /[úkúːlʷa]/ infinitive of -lwa.
1674 ukunene Noun /[úkúnêːne]/ right side.
1675 ukuqala Noun /[úkúkǃâːla]/ infinitive of -qala.
1676 ukutya Noun /[úkuːcá]/ infinitive of -tya.
1677 ukw- Phrase Class 15 full noun prefix; form of uku- used before stems beginning with a vowel.
1678 ulawulo Noun management.
1679 ulimo Noun agriculture.
1680 uloliwe Noun /[úlóliːwé]/
1681 uloyiko Noun
1682 ulu- Phrase Class 11 noun prefix.
1683 uludwe Noun
1684 uluhlu Noun /[úlúːɬu]/
1685 ulundi Noun
1686 uluntu Noun
1687 ulusu Noun /[úluːsú]/ intestine.
1688 uluthi Noun /[úluːtʰí]/
1689 ulutsha Noun
1690 uluvo Noun /[úlúːv̥o̤]/
1691 ulwazi Noun /[úlʷâːz̥i̤]/ knowledge.
1692 ulwimi Noun /[úlʷîːmi]/ Equivalent to 'language': A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a comm…
1693 umakhi Noun /[úmâːkʰi]/
1694 umalume Noun /[úmálûːme]/ maternal uncle.
1695 umama Noun /[úmaːmá]/ mom, mother.
1696 umba Noun
1697 umbala Noun /[úḿ̩ɓâːla]/
1698 umbane Noun /[úḿ̩ɓaːne]/ Equivalent to 'electricity': Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract light…
1699 umbhali Noun /[úḿ̩b̥a̤᷈ːli]/ author, writer.
1700 umbhono Noun belly button.
1701 umbhoxo Noun
1702 umboko Noun /[úḿ̩ɓôːko]/ proboscis.
1703 umbona Noun /[úᵐb̥ǒ̤ːna]/
1704 umbono Noun /[úḿ̩ɓôːno]/
1705 umbulo Noun
1706 umbumbi Noun
1707 umbutho Noun
1708 umbuzo Noun
1709 umcimbi Noun /[úḿ̩kǀîːᵐb̥i̤]/
1710 umculi Noun /[úḿ̩kǀuːli]/
1711 umculo Noun /[úḿ̩kǀuːlo]/
1712 umda Noun /[úm̩ːd̥ǎ̤]/ line, border.
1713 umdali Noun
1714 umdlali Noun
1715 umdlalo Noun /[úḿ̩ɮ̥a̤᷈ːlo]/
1716 umdudo Noun tribal dance.
1717 umfana Noun /[úḿ̩fáːna]/ young man.
1718 umfazi Noun /[úḿ̩fâːz̥i̤]/
1719 umfi Noun /[úm̩ːfí]/ dead person.
1720 umfiyo Noun
1721 umfo Noun /[úm̩ːfó]/
1722 umfoti Noun photographer.
1723 umfula Noun /[úḿ̩fuːla]/ river, stream.
1724 umfundi Noun /[úḿ̩fúːⁿd̥i̤]/ Equivalent to 'pupil': The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the re…
1725 umfuno Noun /[úḿ̩fûːno]/ Equivalent to 'vegetable': A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but e…
1726 umfuyi Noun /[úḿ̩fúːji]/
1727 umgama Noun
1728 umgani Noun
1729 umgaqo Noun rule (guideline).
1730 umgca Noun /[úḿ̩ːɡ̊ǀa̤]/ line, queue, row.
1731 umgcobo Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ǀo̤᷈ːɓo]/ festival, celebration.
1732 umgodi Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊o̤ːd̥ǐ̤]/
1733 umgqomo Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ǃo̤ːmó]/ bin, drum.
1734 umgqumo Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ǃṳːmo]/
1735 umgubo Noun /[úḿ̩ɡ̊ṳ᷈ːɓo]/
1736 umgxina Noun assegai tree.
1737 umhambi Noun /[úḿ̩ɦǎ̤ːᵐb̥i̤]/ traveller.
1738 umhendi Noun
1739 umhla Noun /[úm̩̂ːɬa]/
1740 umhlaba Noun /[úḿ̩ɬâːɓa]/ earth, ground, world.
1741 umhlali Noun /[úḿ̩ɬaːli]/ inhabitant.
1742 umhlana Noun /[úḿ̩ɬaːná]/
1743 umhlaza Noun
1744 umhleli Noun /[úḿ̩ɬeːli]/
1745 umhlobo Noun /[úḿ̩ɬoːɓo]/ Equivalent to 'friend': A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoy…
1746 umhlodi Noun inspector.
1747 umhlolo Noun
1748 umhluzi Noun /[úḿ̩ɬuːz̥ǐ̤]/
1749 umhlwa Noun
1750 umhobe Noun
1751 umkhaba Noun
1752 umkhoba Noun yellowwood.
1753 umkhosi Noun /[úḿ̩kʰôːsi]/
1754 umkhozi Noun
1755 umkhwe Noun /[úm̩ːkʰʷé]/ brother-in-law of a male.
1756 umkro Noun black-headed oriole.
1757 umlambi Noun hungry person.
1758 umlambo Noun Equivalent to 'river': A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas…
1759 umlanya Noun wife's brother.
1760 umlebe Noun
1761 umlenga Noun
1762 umlenze Noun /[úḿ̩leːⁿd̥ze̤]/
1763 umlilo Noun /[úḿ̩liːlo]/ Equivalent to 'fire': Acronym of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (formerly Foundation for Individual Rig…
1764 umlimi Noun /[úḿ̩liːmi]/
1765 umlo Noun /[úḿ̩ːlo]/
1766 umlobi Noun /[úḿ̩lôːɓi]/ fisherman.
1767 umlomo Noun /[úḿ̩loːmo]/ Equivalent to 'mouth': The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
1768 umlonji Noun
1769 umlozi Noun /[úḿ̩lôːz̥i̤]/ whistling.
1770 umlungu Noun /[úḿ̩luːᵑɡṳ]/ white person.
1771 umlusi Noun /[úḿ̩lúːsi]/
1772 ummango Noun
1773 ummeli Noun representative.
1774 ummi Noun /[úm̩̂ːmi]/ inhabitant.
1775 umnakwe Noun
1776 umnandi Noun something nice.
1777 umnatha Noun
1778 umncili Noun excitement.
1779 umndeni Noun /[úḿ̩ⁿd̥e̤ːni]/ Equivalent to 'family': A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin…
1780 umnenga Noun
1781 umnga Noun /[úḿ̩ːᵑɡ̊a̤]/ Equivalent to 'Acacia': A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality.
1782 umnini Noun owner, master.
1783 umnqa Noun
1784 umntase Noun
1785 umntru Noun /[úḿ̩ːⁿtʳu]/ Mpondo form of umntu.
1786 umntu Noun /[úḿ̩ːⁿtu]/ person, human.
1787 umnwe Noun /[úḿ̩ːnʷe]/ Equivalent to 'finger': A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
1788 umnweba Noun /[úḿ̩nʷéːɓa]/
1789 umnxeba Noun telephone.
1790 umnyaka Noun /[úḿ̩ɲâːka]/
1791 umnyama Noun Equivalent to 'rainbow': A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of r…
1792 umnyazi Noun /[úḿ̩ɲâːz̥i̤]/
1793 umoji Noun /[úmóːd̥ʒi̤]/
1794 umoya Noun /[úmôːja]/ Equivalent to 'wind': Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air p…
1795 umpha Noun /[úḿ̩ːpʰa]/ mealie-cob without grains.
1796 umpheki Noun /[úḿ̩pʰeːki]/
1797 umpu Noun /[úm̩ːpú]/ Equivalent to 'Gun': A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firear…
1798 umqadi Noun
1799 umqala Noun /[úḿ̩kǃaːla]/
1800 umqalo Noun
1801 umqeshi Noun /[úḿ̩kǃéːʃi]/
1802 umqhagi Noun /[úḿ̩kǃʰáːɡ̊i̤]/
1803 umqhubi Noun /[úḿ̩kǃʰuːɓi]/
1804 umqolo Noun /[úḿ̩kǃôːlo]/ back, spine.
1805 umqulu Noun
1806 umququ Noun /[úm̩kǃúːkǃú]/
1807 umrhudo Noun
1808 umrhumo Noun
1809 umsa Noun /[úm̩ːsá]/
1810 umsebe Noun Equivalent to 'Eyelash': One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
1811 umsele Noun
1812 umsheko Noun
1813 umsi Noun /[úm̩ːsí]/ Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
1814 umsila Noun /[úḿ̩sîːla]/ tail (of an animal).
1815 umsindo Noun /[úḿ̩sîːⁿd̥o̤]/ wrath, anger.
1816 umso Noun /[úm̩ːsó]/
1817 umsonto Noun /[úḿ̩soːⁿto]/
1818 umSuthu Noun /[úḿ̩sûːtʰu]/ Sotho person.
1819 umsuzo Noun
1820 umtha Noun /[úḿ̩ːtʰa]/
1821 umthamo Noun /[úḿ̩tʰáːmo]/ content(s).
1822 umthana Noun
1823 umthi Noun /[úm̩ːtʰí]/ Equivalent to 'tree': A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance f…
1824 umThwa Noun /[úm̩ːtʰʷá]/ Equivalent to 'bushman': A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in…
1825 umtya Noun /[úm̩ːcá]/
1826 umtyebi Noun fat person.
1827 umvalo Noun
1828 umviwo Noun
1829 umvoti Noun
1830 uMvulo Noun /[úḿ̩v̥ṳːlo]/ Equivalent to 'Monday': The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in system…
1831 umvuzo Noun /[úḿ̩v̥ṳːz̥o̤]/
1832 umxhadi Noun
1833 umXhosa Noun /úḿ̩ˈkǁʰoːsa/ Xhosa person.
1834 umxoki Noun
1835 umyeni Noun /[úḿ̩jeːni]/
1836 umyezo Noun
1837 umzala Noun /[úḿ̩z̥ǎ̤ːla]/ cross-cousin.
1838 umzali Noun /[úḿ̩z̥ǎ̤ːli]/
1839 umzamo Noun
1840 umzi Noun /[úḿ̩ːz̥i̤]/ homestead.
1841 umzimba Noun /[úḿ̩z̥i̤᷈ːᵐb̥a̤]/
1842 umzobo Noun
1843 umZulu Noun /[úḿ̩z̥ṳːlu]/ Zulu person.
1844 umzuzu Noun
1845 unama Noun
1846 uncedo Noun /[úŋǀeːd̥o̤]/
1847 uncumo Noun /[úŋǀûːmo]/
1848 uncuthu Noun
1849 undize Noun hide and seek.
1850 unina Noun /[úniːna]/ his/her mother.
1851 unkabi Noun person full of oneself.
1852 unomeva Noun
1853 unopopi Noun
1854 unoposi Noun /[únópóːsi]/
1855 unothi Noun
1856 untsho Noun black eagle.
1857 unwele Noun /[únʷéːle]/
1858 unxano Noun /[úŋǁâːno]/ Equivalent to 'thirst': A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivat…
1859 unxweme Noun /[úŋǁʷeːmé]/
1860 unyana Noun /[úɲâːna]/
1861 unyawo Noun /[úɲaːwo]/
1862 unyoko Noun /[úɲoːko]/ your mother.
1863 unyulo Noun
1864 uphando Noun
1865 uphawu Noun
1866 uphondo Noun /[úpʰoːⁿd̥o̤]/
1867 uqaqaqa Noun /[úkǃákǃaːkǃa]/ quick grass.
1868 uqhaqho Noun
1869 uqhayi Noun /[úkǃʰaːjí]/
1870 uqobo Noun
1871 urhatya Noun /[úxaːca]/
1872 urhwebo Noun /[úxʷeːɓo]/
1873 usana Noun /[úsáːna]/
1874 usapho Noun /[úsâːpʰo]/
1875 usekela Noun
1876 usiba Noun /[úsîːɓa]/ plume, long feather.
1877 usibali Noun brother-in-law.
1878 usisi Noun /[úsiːsí]/
1879 usizi Noun /[úsiːz̥i̤]/
1880 usuku Noun /[úsûːku]/ day (period of time).
1881 usulelo Noun infection.
1882 uswazi Noun /[úsʷaːz̥i̤]/
1883 uswidi Noun
1884 utata Noun Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f…
1885 uthambo Noun
1886 uthando Noun /[útʰâːⁿd̥o̤]/
1887 uthango Noun /[útʰâːᵑɡ̊o̤]/
1888 uthimlo Noun
1889 uThixo Noun /[útʰíːkǁó]/
1890 uthotho Noun multitude.
1891 uthuli Noun /[útʰuːli]/
1892 uthuthu Noun
1893 utolo Noun Equivalent to 'arrow': A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a…
1894 utshaba Noun /[útʃʰaːɓa]/
1895 utsotsi Noun /[útsoːtsí]/
1896 utyuthu Noun /[úcúːpʰu]/ wild spinach.
1897 utyw- Phrase Class 14 full noun prefix; form of ubu- used before stems beginning with a.
1898 utywala Noun /[úcʷaːlá]/
1899 uvimba Noun storeroom.
1900 uvuyo Noun /[úv̥ṳ᷈ːjo]/
1901 uxam Noun /[úkǁâːm̩]/
1902 uxande Noun /[úkǁaːⁿd̥ě̤]/ rectangular European styled house.
1903 uxhamlo Noun consumption.
1904 uxolo Noun /[úkǁoːlo]/
1905 uxwebhu Noun
1906 uYesu Noun
1907 uyihlo Noun /[újiːɬó]/ your father.
1908 uyilo Noun
1909 uyise Noun /[újiːsé]/ Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f…
1910 uzipho Noun /[úz̥i̤ːpʰo]/ nail (fingernail, toenail).
1911 uzwane Noun /[úz̥ʷaːne]/
1912 vakala Verb to be heard.
1913 vala Verb to close, to shut.
1914 valela Verb to close in.
1915 vavanya Verb to examine.
1916 vela Verb to come, to originate.
1917 velisa Verb to produce.
1918 veza Verb
1919 vika Verb
1920 vimba Verb to close up.
1921 vingca Verb to stop up, to close up.
1922 visisa Verb
1923 vitha Verb to break in to small pieces.
1924 viva Verb to cut up.
1925 vota Verb
1926 votela Verb to vote for.
1927 vuka Verb to wake up.
1928 vula Noun, Verb
1929 vuma Verb
1930 vumela Verb
1931 vuna Verb to pick, to reap, to harvest.
1932 vunda Verb
1933 vusa Verb to wake up.
1934 vutha Verb to be ablaze, to flare up.
1935 vuthuza Verb
1936 vuthwa Verb to be ripe.
1937 vuya Verb to be glad.
1938 vuza Verb to repay, to reward.
1939 wahla Verb to jingle.
1940 wakuwaku Conjunction loose fitting.
1941 wela Verb
1942 wena Pronoun /[weːná]/ you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
1943 wina Verb
1944 wisa Verb
1945 wola Verb
1946 wona Pronoun he, she, him, her, it; class 3 absolute pronoun.
1947 wulula Verb to unravel.
1948 xabana Verb to be valuable.
1949 xabela Verb /[kǁáɓeːla]/
1950 xabisa Verb
1951 xaka Verb to puzzle.
1952 xakeka Verb to be puzzled.
1953 xaxa Verb /[kǁaːkǁa]/ to repair, to mend.
1954 xela Noun, Verb /[kǁeːla]/ to confess.
1955 xelela Verb
1956 xhabha Verb to simmer.
1957 xhala Verb to be anxious.
1958 xhamla Verb to overwork.
1959 xhapha Verb to lap up.
1960 xhasa Noun, Verb to support.
1961 xhela Verb to slaughter.
1962 xhentsa Verb to dance (Xhosa-style).
1963 xhola Verb to peck at.
1964 xhoma Verb
1965 xhuma Verb
1966 xhutha Verb to take away.
1967 xhuzula Verb to convulse.
1968 xhwila Verb to snatch.
1969 xhwitha Verb
1970 xilonga Verb to examine (as a doctor).
1971 xinga Verb
1972 xobula Verb /[kǁóɓuːla]/ to peel off the bark.
1973 xoka Verb
1974 xola Verb to forgive.
1975 xova Verb
1976 xoxa Verb to chat, to discuss.
1977 xoza Verb /[kǁoːz̥a̤]/ to cut round.
1978 xuba Verb
1979 xubha Verb
1980 xukuxa Verb to brush one's teeth.
1981 xwaya Verb to put on.
1982 yacuyacu Conjunction thin, flimsy, transparent.
1983 yala Verb to warn, to admonish.
1984 yalela Verb to enjoin, to command.
1985 yaleza Verb
1986 yeka Verb
1987 yelenqa Noun, Verb to conspire.
1988 yena Pronoun he, she, him, her, it; class 1 absolute pronoun.
1989 yola Verb to be pleasant.
1990 yolisa Verb to delight.
1991 yombane Noun
1992 yona Pronoun he, she, him, her, it; class 9 absolute pronoun.
1993 zala Verb /[z̥a̤ːla]/
1994 zama Verb Equivalent to 'try': ISO 639-3 language code for Turung.
1995 zamisa Verb
1996 zamla Verb
1997 zela Verb to represent.
1998 zingela Verb
1999 zinza Verb to settle down.
2000 zisa Verb
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