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Zulu — 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 -ane Phrase Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane).
3 -angana Noun
4 -angeka Noun
5 -angela Noun
6 -angisa Noun
7 -angiwa Noun
8 -azi Phrase Feminine suffix, used with a few nouns ending in -o.
9 -bomvu Noun
10 -buyisa Noun
11 -dinisa Noun
12 -dinwa Noun
13 -eka Phrase Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing".
14 -ela Phrase Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something for, for the purpose of, on behalf of.
15 -elela Phrase Forms verbs indicating a perfective action.
16 -eyana Noun
17 -eyeka Noun
18 -eyela Noun
19 -eyisa Noun
20 -eyiwa Noun
21 -fela Noun Equivalent to 'Spit': The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of…
22 -fisa Noun
23 -fuphi Noun
24 -isa Phrase Forms causative verbs.
25 -isisa Phrase Forms verbs indicating an intense or quick action.
26 -kazi Phrase Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.
27 -nje Adverb somewhat, not perfectly.
28 -nsundu Noun
29 -nzima Noun
30 -ophela Noun
31 -ophisa Noun
32 -ophiwa Noun
33 -othana Noun
34 -otheka Noun
35 -othela Noun
36 -othisa Noun
37 -othiwa Noun
38 -pha Phrase Forms verbs from nouns.
39 -phi Adverb /pʰí/ where (suffixed to verb).
40 -ulula Phrase Forms verbs indicating a reversive action.
41 -vuleka Noun
42 -vulwa Noun
43 aba- Phrase Class 2 adjective concord.
44 abafana Noun
45 abafazi Noun
46 abalisa Noun
47 abantu Noun /aɓáːntu/ Equivalent to 'people': Set of people, in particular if they belong to the common village, to a specific group or to a d…
48 abaThwa Noun /áɓaːtʰwá/
49 abayeni Noun
50 abe- Phrase Class 2 noun prefix, used by some nouns.
51 abela Verb to apportion to, to distribute among.
52 abenzi Noun
53 ahlula Verb to overcome, to overpower, to beat.
54 akha Verb to produce, to manufacture.
55 akhiwa Verb to be produced, manufactured.
56 ama- Phrase Class 6 adjective concord.
57 amabele Noun /amáɓeːlé/
58 amabizo Noun
59 amacebo Noun
60 amadoda Noun Equivalent to 'Manhood': The state or condition of being a human being.
61 amadolo Noun
62 amafu Noun Equivalent to 'sky': The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the plac…
63 amagama Noun
64 amagazi Noun
65 amagola Noun
66 amakati Noun
67 amakha Noun /ámaːkʰá/ fragrance, scent, perfume.
68 amala Noun /amáːla/ hollowness in the stomach due to hunger.
69 amandla Noun /amáːnɮa/ Equivalent to 'strength': The quality or degree of being strong.
70 amanga Noun /amáːnɡa/ lies, falsehood.
71 amanzi Noun /ámáːnzi/
72 amaqabi Noun
73 amaqhwa Noun
74 amasi Noun sour milk.
75 amasu Noun
76 amatata Noun /amátaːtá/ flurry, impetuousness, nervous haste.
77 amathe Noun
78 amatshe Noun
79 amaxolo Noun
80 amaZulu Noun Noun. [B1].
81 amba Verb to be sarcastic.
82 ambatha Verb
83 amehlo Noun
84 amuka Verb
85 amukela Verb to hold out the hands to receive.
86 anda Verb to spread (of rumours, a disease).
87 andisa Verb to cause to spread, to propagate.
88 andula Verb to start cultivating.
89 anela Verb to be sufficient for, to be enough for.
90 anelisa Verb to convince.
91 anga Verb
92 angazi Phrase I don't know.
93 aphuka Verb to break, to become broken.
94 aphula Verb to break, to fracture.
95 ayina Verb
96 azisa Verb to announce, to advertise, to proclaim, to promote, to make known.
97 baba Noun, Verb to taste hot, spicy.
98 bala Verb Equivalent to 'complexion': The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
99 baleka Verb to run away, to flee.
100 balela Verb to be sunny, to be clear (of the sky), to be dry (not raining).
101 balisa Verb to make/help to count.
102 bamba Verb to adhere, to be sticky, to make stick.
103 bana Adjective somewhat evil.
104 banda Verb to be cold.
105 banga Verb to cause, to make, to produce, to bring about.
106 banyana Adjective ugly but dear.
107 banzi Conjunction wide, broad.
108 basa Verb to stir up, to enflame (trouble).
109 baThwa Noun simple plural of úmuThwá.
110 baza Verb
111 beka Verb to put, place.
112 bekela Verb to bewitch, to enchant, to cast a spell on.
113 beletha Verb to carry on one's back, to carry piggyback.
114 betha Verb to play (a musical instrument).
115 bhabha Verb to catch, to trap.
116 bhaka Verb
117 bhakela Verb to box, to punch.
118 bhala Verb
119 bhalela Verb to write to/for.
120 bhalisa Verb to subscribe to.
121 bheca Verb to daub on, to smear over, to rub on.
122 bheda Verb to talk nonsense.
123 bheja Verb to swear, to vow, to take an oath.
124 bheka Verb to face, to be confronted by.
125 bhekana Verb to be faced, confronted.
126 bhekela Verb to look at for.
127 bhema Verb to smoke (tobacco).
128 bhenywa Verb to be smoked (of tobacco).
129 bhodla Verb to bellow, to roar.
130 bhonga Verb
131 bhosha Noun, Verb to defecate.
132 bhubha Verb to die, to perish, to be destroyed/annihilated.
133 bhukha Verb
134 bhukuda Verb
135 bhula Verb to extinguish, to beat out (a fire).
136 bhuqa Verb to devastate, to destroy, to wipe out.
137 bika Verb to announce, to report.
138 bila Verb to boil, to be boiling.
139 bili Adjective Equivalent to 'two': The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
140 bilisa Verb to (make) ferment.
141 biza Verb to call for (something), to order (place an order for).
142 bobaba Noun simple plural of ubaba.
143 bohla Verb to subside.
144 bola Verb to rot, to decay.
145 boleka Verb to borrow.
146 bomvu Conjunction
147 bona Verb, Pronoun /ɓoːná/ they, them; class 2 absolute pronoun.
148 bonana Verb to see, to meet, to visit.
149 bonela Verb to see for/on behalf of.
150 bonga Verb to recognise, to show appreciation for.
151 bonisa Verb to make see, to show.
152 bonwa Verb to be seen.
153 bopha Verb to arrest, to capture.
154 buhlungu Conjunction sore, aching, painful.
155 buka Verb to look at, to watch.
156 bukeka Verb to be admirable, attractive, beautiful.
157 bukela Verb to watch, to look on.
158 bukeza Verb to revise.
159 bukhali Conjunction sharp, pointy.
160 bulala Verb to kill, to murder.
161 bulisa Verb
162 bumba Verb to mould, to fashion (from clay).
163 buna Verb to wilt, to wither, to shrivel.
164 busisa Verb
165 buthuntu Conjunction
166 buya Verb to return, to come/go back.
167 buyela Verb to return for.
168 buyisa Verb to return, to bring/send back.
169 buza Verb to interrogate, to question.
170 cabanga Verb to consider, to think about.
171 canda Verb to chop up.
172 cathula Verb to shuffle, to toddle, to walk slowly.
173 ceba Verb to devise, to contrive, to invent.
174 cela Verb to ask for, to request.
175 chama Verb to urinate.
176 chaza Verb to explain.
177 chela Verb to spray, to sprinkle.
178 chelela Verb
179 chicha Verb to ooze out.
180 chitha Verb to destroy, to defeat.
181 cika Verb to cover with leaves.
182 cikeka Verb to become annoyed, to become bored, to become fed up.
183 cima Verb to extinguish (fire), to put out (light), to quench.
184 cinga Verb to look into, to examine.
185 cisha Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'Quench': The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
186 cishe Conjunction almost, nearly.
187 cula Verb Equivalent to 'Sing': A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].
188 cunula Verb to annoy, to harass, to irk, to pester, to upset, to vex.
189 cupha Verb to find a place to park/put down/seat something.
190 cwala Verb to dress the hair.
191 cwecwa Verb
192 cwila Verb
193 cwilisa Verb
194 dabuka Noun, Verb to become sad, to become grieved, to become heartbroken.
195 dabula Verb to split, to cleave.
196 dadlana Adjective somewhat old.
197 daka Verb to intoxicate, to make drunk.
198 dakwa Verb to get drunk, to become intoxicated.
199 dala Verb, Adjective to create, make.
200 dalisa Verb to auction, to sell by auction.
201 dana Verb, Adjective
202 dansa Verb to dance (European-style).
203 danyana Adjective somewhat long, tallish.
204 dayisa Verb to auction.
205 dazuka Verb
206 dazula Verb
207 dedela Verb to make room for, to make way for, to get out of the way of.
208 deka Verb to lay (a table).
209 dela Verb to abandon, to give up, to sacrifice.
210 delela Verb to despise, to disregard, to be rude to.
211 delisa Verb to satisfy, to content, to cause to have enough.
212 dibana Verb to be mixed together.
213 diliza Verb to demolish, to break down, to pull down, to tear down.
214 dina Verb to tire, to sicken, to be irksome to.
215 dinga Verb to be homeless, to roam, to wander.
216 dinisa Verb to tire, to irk.
217 dinwa Verb to be tired, to be made tired.
218 dlala Verb /ɮâːla/
219 dlela Verb to eat for.
220 dlisa Verb to help to eat, to eat alongside.
221 dlula Verb to pass, to blow over (of season, disease, etc).
222 doba Verb
223 doda Verb to be a man, to act like a man.
224 donsa Verb
225 dovoza Verb to bore, to drill.
226 duba Verb to give up, to throw up.
227 dubula Verb to fire, to discharge.
228 duda Verb to excite, to arouse (anger or sexual).
229 dudula Verb to repel, to repulse, to beat back, to drive back.
230 dula Verb to be expensive.
231 duma Verb, Conjunction tasteless, flavourless.
232 dumala Verb to become disappointed.
233 dumaza Verb to disappoint.
234 dumisa Noun, Verb to praise.
235 duna Verb to hijack, to kidnap.
236 duva Verb to strike (engage in work stoppage against).
237 dweba Verb to draw (line, picture, etc.), to illustrate, to paint.
238 ebuka Verb to peel, to moult, to shed.
239 ebula Verb to peel, to remove bark.
240 ebuza Verb to molt skin.
241 edlula Verb
242 eduka Verb
243 eGoli Noun /ɛˈɡɔːli/ Gauteng (a province of South Africa; capital: Johannesburg).
244 ehla Verb to slope downwards, to be inclined.
245 ehlisa Verb to go down along, to go down by, to follow a course downwards.
246 ehluka Verb to deviate from, to differ from, to part from.
247 eli- Phrase Class 5 adjective concord.
248 eluka Verb to go out to forage.
249 elusa Verb
250 embatha Verb to don, to put on (clothes).
251 emi- Phrase Class 4 adjective concord.
252 emuka Verb to depart, to leave, to go away.
253 emuva Adverb locative singular of umuva.
254 enaba Verb to live at ease, be comfortable, feel at home.
255 enda Verb to travel far, to go on a long journey.
256 endlala Verb to lay a mat out, to make a bed.
257 engeza Verb
258 engi- Phrase
259 engim- Phrase
260 engimu- Phrase
261 eni- Phrase
262 eniba- Phrase
263 enza Verb to perform, to carry out.
264 enzeka Verb to happen, to occur, to befall, to come, to come to pass.
265 ephuka Verb to break, to fracture, to get broken.
266 esaba Verb to fear, to be afraid/scared of.
267 eshwama Verb to perform the first-fruits ceremony.
268 esi- Phrase
269 esiba- Phrase
270 ethemba Verb to have faith, to be confident.
271 ethuka Verb to startle, to get a start, to get a fright.
272 ethwasa Verb to emerge anew (of a season, new moon, or personal state).
273 ezi- Phrase Class 10 relative concord.
274 ezim- Phrase Class 8 and 10 adjective concord; form of ezin- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
275 ezin- Phrase Class 8 and 10 adjective concord.
276 faka Verb to put on, to wear.
277 fana Verb to be the same, alike.
278 fanela Verb to be appropriate, to be proper, to be suitable.
279 fanisa Verb to make like, to cause to resemble.
280 feketha Verb to be speckled, spotted.
281 fela Verb to long for, to yearn for.
282 feza Verb to complete, to finish, to bring to an end.
283 fihla Verb to hide, to conceal.
284 fika Verb to arrive, to reach.
285 finyela Verb to contract, to draw together.
286 finyeza Verb to abridge, to abbreviate, to shorten.
287 fisa Verb to kill, to cause to die.
288 fisha Adjective synonym of -fuphi.
289 fishane Adjective synonym of -fuphi.
290 foloza Verb to zigzag.
291 fowuna Verb to phone, to use a phone.
292 fulela Verb to thatch.
293 fumana Verb to discover, to find, to come across.
294 funa Noun, Verb Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe funer.
295 funda Verb to swallow (food).
296 fundisa Verb to teach, to instruct.
297 funeka Verb to be desirable.
298 fuphi Adjective brief, concise.
299 fushane Adjective synonym of -fuphi.
300 futha Verb to inflate, to pump up, to blow up.
301 futhi Noun, Adverb, Conjunction /fúːtʰi/ additionally, furthermore.
302 fuya Verb to breed, to rear (animals).
303 gabha Verb
304 gada Verb to escort.
305 gana Verb to marry, to choose a husband.
306 ganga Verb to be impudent, to be mischievous, to be naughty.
307 gawula Verb to fell, to chop down.
308 gaxa Verb to place across, to put astride, to throw over.
309 gaya Verb
310 gcaba Verb to incise.
311 gcina Verb to end, to terminate, to be completed.
312 gcinile Verb to be last, to be at the end.
313 gcoba Verb to daub on, to rub on, to smear over, to spread.
314 gcona Verb to make fun of.
315 gcwala Verb to be full.
316 geja Verb to miss, to fail to reach.
317 geza Noun, Verb Variante de Géza.
318 giba Verb to take out, to defeat.
319 gibela Verb to take out for, to defeat for.
320 gida Verb
321 gijima Verb
322 giya Verb
323 goba Verb to bow, to stoop.
324 gobhoza Verb
325 godola Verb to feel cold.
326 goduka Verb to do thoroughly.
327 gomonqa Verb to turn a somersault.
328 goqa Verb to roll up, to coil up, to wrap up.
329 govoza Verb to lie open.
330 gqagqa Noun, Verb to scatter.
331 gqaja Verb to be conceited, to be uppity.
332 gqama Verb to be famous, to be notorious, to be renowned.
333 gqamisa Verb to make stand out, to emphasize.
334 gqamuka Verb to blaze up, to flame up, to flare up.
335 gqekeza Verb to burgle, to break into.
336 gqiba Verb to fill (a hole), to cover over.
337 gqilaza Verb to bash, to pummel, to thump.
338 gqinsi Conjunction
339 gqoka Verb to dress, to get dressed.
340 gqola Verb to be steep, to slope steeply.
341 gqoma Verb to crack open.
342 gqula Verb /ᶢǃʱûːla/ to prod, to poke, to thrust, to jab.
343 gqwala Verb to bleach, to fade, to lose colour.
344 gubha Verb to celebrate, to solemnise.
345 guga Verb to wear, to wear away, to wear out.
346 gula Verb to skim/scrape together.
347 gulisa Verb to make ill, to make sick.
348 gunda Verb to cut (hair).
349 guquka Verb to change, to alter.
350 guqula Verb to turn around, to turn over.
351 gwansa Verb to be full of milk (of an udder).
352 gwavuma Verb to complain.
353 gwaza Verb to slaughter.
354 gweba Verb to pass judgement, to decide.
355 gwedla Verb to oar, to paddle, to row, to scull.
356 gwema Verb
357 gwinqa Noun, Verb to swallow.
358 gwinya Verb to swallow.
359 gxeka Verb to criticize.
360 gxila Verb to stand firm, to stand fast.
361 gxiviza Verb to stamp (a document).
362 gxiza Verb
363 gxuma Verb
364 hamba Verb to go on, to keep going, to proceed.
365 hambela Verb to function for, to operate for, to perform for.
366 hawu Interjection oh my!, eish!, wow!, good heavens!.
367 hlaba Verb to pierce, to stick, to stab, to prick.
368 hlafuna Verb Equivalent to 'Chew': The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
369 hlakula Verb
370 hlala Verb to live, to reside, to dwell.
371 hlalisa Verb to cause to dwell, to cause to live, to cause to reside, to cause to stay.
372 hlamba Noun, Verb to wash (parts of the body).
373 hlana Adjective fairly handsome, fairly good-looking, fairly pretty.
374 hlanu Adjective Equivalent to 'five': A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
375 hlanya Verb to go crazy, to go mad.
376 hlanza Verb to excuse, to exculpate.
377 hlasela Verb to attack.
378 hlaza Verb to abash, to disgrace, to dishonour, to shame.
379 hlaziya Verb to analyse, to examine in detail, to inquire into minutely.
380 hleba Verb to backbite, to calumniate, to defame, to libel, to slander, to traduce.
381 hlehla Verb to recede, to retire, to withdraw.
382 hleka Verb Equivalent to 'laugh': An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
383 hlekisa Verb to be absurd, to be laughable, to be ridiculous.
384 hlela Verb to adjust, to arrange, to organize, to put in order.
385 hlenga Verb to escort, to accompany.
386 hleze Conjunction
387 hlinza Verb to cut open, to operate.
388 hloba Verb to dress up.
389 hlobisa Verb to cause to dress up, to help to dress up.
390 hlofa Verb to be fearless.
391 hlohla Verb to push, to ram, to drive in.
392 hlola Noun, Verb to be unsupervised, free, at ease.
393 hloma Verb
394 hlomisa Verb
395 hlosa Verb to aim at, to intend.
396 hluba Verb to clear up, to become clear.
397 hlukuza Verb
398 hlupha Verb to afflict, to bother, to disturb, to grieve, to torment, to trouble, to worry.
399 hlwa Verb to become dark.
400 hlwaya Verb to explore, to investigate.
401 hola Verb to drag, to draw, to pull.
402 huba Verb
403 humusha Verb to allure, to entice, to lure away.
404 huzula Verb to abrade, to graze.
405 hweba Verb to trade, to barter.
406 ibala Noun /îːɓâːla/ open space, area of land, yard.
407 ibandla Noun /íɓâːnɮa/ congregation.
408 ibanga Noun class, form, grade (at school).
409 ibele Noun /îːɓéːle/ Equivalent to 'breast': Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary gland…
410 ibha Noun bar (place to get drinks).
411 ibhaka Noun
412 ibhala Noun /îːbáːla/ Equivalent to 'Wheelbarrow': A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting…
413 ibhasi Noun /îːbáːsi/ Equivalent to 'bus': A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
414 iBhayi Noun Gqeberha (a city and port in the Eastern Cape, South Africa).
415 ibhaza Noun /îːbazâː/ bazaar (marketplace).
416 ibhimbi Noun /îːbîːmbi/ poor singer.
417 ibhishi Noun
418 ibhithi Noun beat (rhythm).
419 ibhodi Noun /îːbôːdi/
420 ibhodlo Noun /íːboːɮo/ bellow, roar.
421 ibhodwe Noun /íːboːdwé/
422 ibhola Noun /îːbóːla/ Equivalent to 'football': A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by th…
423 ibhomu Noun /îːbôːmu/
424 ibhudla Noun /îːbûːɮa/
425 ibhuku Noun /îːbûːɠu/ Equivalent to 'book': A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written…
426 iBhunu Noun /îːbûːnu/ Equivalent to 'Afrikaner': A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Af…
427 ibibi Noun heap of rubbish, pile of rubbish.
428 ibizo Noun Equivalent to 'name': Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
429 ibomvu Noun /íːɓoːmvú/ red ochre.
430 ibululu Noun /îːɓúluːlú/ puff adder.
431 ibumba Noun /îːɓûːmba/ pottery clay.
432 ibunzi Noun /îːɓúːnzi/
433 icala Noun /íːǀaːlá/ a legal proceeding, lawsuit.
434 icebo Noun /îːǀéːɓo/ plan of action, scheme, strategy.
435 icele Noun side, edge.
436 ichibi Noun /íːǀʰiːɓí/ Equivalent to 'pool': A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring i…
437 ichopho Noun pole (of the Earth, a magnet).
438 ichwane Noun /îːǀʰwáːne/ young beast, Baby of an animal.
439 icici Noun /îːǀíːǀi/ earring, eardrop.
440 icukazi Noun /îːǀúɠaːzi/
441 iculo Noun /íːǀuːlo/ Equivalent to 'song': A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the beg…
442 idada Noun /íːdaːda/ Equivalent to 'duck': To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
443 idesiki Noun /iːdesîːɠi/
444 idikazi Noun /iːdiɠâːzi/ young widow eligible for remarrying.
445 idimoni Noun /iːdimôːni/
446 idlaka Noun loincloth.
447 idlozi Noun ancestor, ancestral spirit.
448 idolo Noun /íːdoːlo/ Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
449 idube Noun /îːdúːɓe/ Equivalent to 'Zebra': Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all wit…
450 iduku Noun headscarf, kerchief, doek.
451 idwala Noun
452 idweshu Noun long strip of ploughed land.
453 ifamu Noun
454 ifilimu Noun
455 ifotho Noun /îːfóːtʰo/ photograph, photo.
456 igagasi Noun /iːɡáɡaːsi/
457 igalaji Noun /iːɡalâːdʒi/
458 igalofu Noun /iːɡalôːfu/ Equivalent to 'Golf': A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ba…
459 igama Noun /îːɡâːma/ Equivalent to 'name': Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
460 iganu Noun /íːɡaːnú/ Equivalent to 'marula': A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa…
461 igazi Noun /íːɡaːzí/ Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and…
462 igceke Noun /íːᶢǀʱeːɠe/ yard, courtyard, kraal yard.
463 igeja Noun /íːɡeːdʒa/
464 igeza Noun handsome person.
465 igilavu Noun /îːɡilâːvu/ Equivalent to 'Glove': An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independe…
466 igola Noun /îːɡóːla/
467 iGoli Noun /îːɡóːli/ Johannesburg (a city in South Africa).
468 igolide Noun /îːɡolíːde/ Equivalent to 'gold': A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
469 igoqo Noun /îːɡóːǃo/ animal with horns that are curled backwards.
470 igqubu Noun
471 igquma Noun
472 igremu Noun gram (unit).
473 igugu Noun /íːɡuːɡu/ something valuable, something precious, treasure.
474 igula Noun /îːɡúːla/ calabash (vessel).
475 igumbi Noun /îːɡúːmbi/ room (of a house).
476 igwala Noun
477 igwebu Noun scum (dirty substance).
478 igwenya Noun
479 igwinya Noun /íːɡwiːɲá/
480 igxolo Noun /îːᶢǁʱôːlo/ Equivalent to 'Bark': A small sailing vessel, e.g.
481 ihansi Noun Equivalent to 'goose': Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and…
482 ihawa Noun /îːháːwa/
483 ihembe Noun /îːhéːmbe/
484 ihhala Noun /îːɦáːla/ harrow, rake.
485 ihhashi Noun /îːɦáːʃi/ Equivalent to 'horse': A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one var…
486 ihhofu Noun /îːɦóːfu/ wharf, quay.
487 ihhoko Noun /íːɦoːɠo/ a shelter for domesticated fowl, especially chicken.
488 ihholo Noun /îːɦóːlo/
489 ihlahla Noun branch (of a tree).
490 ihlathi Noun /îːɬâːtʰi/ Equivalent to 'wood': The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree.
491 ihlaya Noun
492 ihlelo Noun
493 ihlezi Noun
494 ihlo Noun /îːɬo/ Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref…
495 ihlobo Noun /íːɬoːɓo/ Equivalent to 'summer': One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days…
496 ihlombe Noun /îːɬôːmbe/
497 iholide Noun /iːhóliːde/
498 ihora Noun /îːhóːra/
499 ihubo Noun /íːhuːɓo/
500 ijaji Noun /îːdʒáːdʒi/
501 ijazi Noun /îːdʒáːzi/
502 ijele Noun /îːdʒêːle/
503 ijezi Noun /íːdʒeːzí/ jersey, jumper, pullover.
504 ijokwe Noun /îːdʒóːɠwe/
505 ijuba Noun /íːdʒuːɓa/ dove, pigeon.
506 ijubane Noun
507 ikamela Noun /iːkámeːla/
508 ikati Noun /îːkáːti/ cat (domestic).
509 ikesi Noun /îːkéːsi/ case, box.
510 ikewu Noun /îːkéːwu/ Equivalent to 'Muscovy duck': A large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America.
511 ikhabe Noun /îːkʰáːɓe/ watermelon.
512 ikhala Noun /íːkʰaːla/ Equivalent to 'Nostril': Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage fo…
513 ikhanda Noun /îːkʰâːnda/ head (top part of the body).
514 ikhanzi Noun /îːkʰáːnzi/ cooking pot.
515 ikhasi Noun /íːkʰaːsi/ Equivalent to 'Peel': A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removin…
516 ikhaya Noun /îːkʰâːja/ Equivalent to 'home': A dwelling.
517 ikhefu Noun leave of absence.
518 ikhehla Noun /íːkʰeːɬá/ man going grey (from old age).
519 ikheji Noun /îːkʰéːdʒi/
520 ikhekhe Noun /îːkʰéːkʰe/
521 ikheli Noun /îːkʰéːli/ address (place).
522 ikhishi Noun /íːkʰiːʃi/
523 ikhona Noun corner kick.
524 ikhukhu Noun /íːkʰuːkʰu/ Equivalent to 'pocket': A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
525 ikhulu Noun /îːkʰûːlu/ Equivalent to 'hundred': A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g.
526 ikhwaya Noun
527 ikhweza Noun preservative.
528 ikhwezi Noun morning star, Venus.
529 ikilasi Noun /îːkiláːsi/ class (in a school).
530 ikilogo Noun /îːkilóːɡo/ Equivalent to 'clock': A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
531 iklwa Noun /îːkxwá/ large-bladed assegai for stabbing.
532 ilahle Noun /îːlâːɬe/ cinder, ember, piece of coal, piece of charcoal.
533 ilanga Noun /íːlaːnɡa/ Equivalent to 'sun': The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented…
534 ilayisi Noun /iːlájiːsi/
535 ilembe Noun /íːleːmbé/
536 ili- Phrase archaic form of i- (literally “class 5 full noun prefix”).
537 ilisho Noun Equivalent to 'Rickshaw': A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
538 ilitha Noun litre/liter.
539 ilobolo Noun /îːloɓóːlo/ Equivalent to 'Dowry': Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the…
540 ilokwe Noun
541 iloli Noun /íːloːlí/ lorry, truck.
542 imali Noun /ímaːlí/ Equivalent to 'Mali': A member of a caste in South Asia whose traditional occupation is gardening; hence, any South Asia…
543 imamba Noun /ímâːmba/ Equivalent to 'mamba': Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
544 imayela Noun /iːmájeːla/
545 imbala Noun /ímbâːla/ assertion.
546 imbali Noun /ímbaːli/ Equivalent to 'flower': A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting…
547 imbambe Noun climbing plant.
548 imbasa Noun /ímbaːsa/
549 imbazo Noun Equivalent to 'Axe': A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc.
550 imbenge Noun /ímbéːnɡe/
551 imbewu Noun /ímbêːwu/ Equivalent to 'seed': Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers…
552 imbila Noun rock hyrax.
553 imbiza Noun /ímbiːzá/ cooking pot.
554 imbizo Noun Equivalent to 'Assembly': The lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States.
555 imbobo Noun hole (in material).
556 imbodla Noun African wildcat, desert cat.
557 imbombo Noun
558 imbongi Noun /ímboːnɡi/ A praise singer, a traditional bard in Zulu culture.
559 imboni Noun factory, plant.
560 imbube Noun /ímbuːɓé/
561 imbuya Noun /ímbuːja/
562 imbuzi Noun /ímbûːzi/ Equivalent to 'goat': Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“greatest of all time”).
563 iMelika Noun /iːméliːɠa/ America (a country in North America).
564 imenzi Noun
565 imfene Noun /ímfeːne/ Equivalent to 'Baboon': An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek po…
566 imfihlo Noun /ímfîːɬo/
567 imfundo Noun /ímfúːndo/ education.
568 imfuyo Noun /ímfúːjo/ livestock.
569 imi- Phrase Class 4 noun prefix.
570 imifula Noun
571 imihla Noun
572 imililo Noun
573 imilomo Noun
574 imimba Noun
575 imini Noun /ímíːni/ Equivalent to 'noon': The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.
576 imisila Noun
577 imisuka Noun
578 imitha Noun metre/meter (unit).
579 imithi Noun
580 imoto Noun /ímóːto/ Equivalent to 'car': A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steer…
581 impahla Noun equipment, stock, supplies.
582 impala Noun /ímpaːla/
583 impande Noun /ímpâːnde/ Equivalent to 'root': The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and…
584 impela Noun
585 impempe Noun
586 impi Noun /îːmpí/ Equivalent to 'battle': A habitational surname from Middle English from places in England that have been sites of a batt…
587 impilo Noun /ímpiːlo/ way of life, livelihood.
588 impisi Noun /ímpîːsi/ ugly, vicious-looking person.
589 impofu Noun /ímpôːfu/ Equivalent to 'eland': A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
590 impohlo Noun
591 impondo Noun handlebar.
592 impongo Noun /ímpóːnɡo/ male goat.
593 impoqo Noun /ímpoːǃo/ compulsion, force.
594 impuco Noun /ímpuːǀo/ razor, shaver.
595 impunzi Noun /ímpûːnzi/
596 impuphu Noun /ímpuːpʰu/
597 imvama Noun /ímvaːmá/ the majority.
598 imvana Noun /ímváːna/
599 imvelo Noun /ímveːlo/
600 imvu Noun /îːmvú/
601 imvubu Noun /ímvuːɓú/ Equivalent to 'Hippopotamus': A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
602 imvula Noun /ímvûːla/ forerunner, precursor, foreshadowing.
603 imvume Noun /ímvúːme/ authorization, permission, permit.
604 imvumo Noun /ímvúːmo/
605 incazo Noun /íᵑǀaːzo/ explanation.
606 inceku Noun attendant, butler, servant, steward.
607 incingo Noun affair, issue, matter.
608 incombo Noun /íᵑǀoːmbó/ species of small termite.
609 incuncu Noun honeyeater, honeysucker.
610 incwadi Noun /íᵑǀwaːdí/ a bead pattern used to convey a message to a lover.
611 indaba Noun /índaːɓa/ matter, issue, affair.
612 indawo Noun /índâːwo/ role, part (in acting).
613 indebe Noun /índeːɓé/ cup (competition or prize).
614 indela Noun bachelor, spinster.
615 indima Noun /índiːmá/ patch of ground.
616 indishi Noun /índíːʃi/ basin for washing dishes.
617 iNdiya Noun India (a country in Asia).
618 indlala Noun /íⁿɮʱaːla/ famine, hunger.
619 indlamu Noun /ínɮaːmú/ traditional Zulu dance.
620 indlazi Noun mousebird.
621 indle Noun /îːnɮé/ Equivalent to 'Wilderness': Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vege…
622 indlebe Noun /ínɮeːɓé/
623 indleko Noun
624 indlela Noun /ínɮeːla/ manner, way of behaving, behaviour.
625 indlovu Noun /íⁿɮʱoːvu/ Equivalent to 'elephant': A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native…
626 indlozi Noun /ínɮôːzi/ Equivalent to 'serval': A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
627 indlu Noun /íːnɮu/
628 indoda Noun /índoːda/ Equivalent to 'husband': A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
629 induku Noun /índuːɠu/ Equivalent to 'stick': The customary length (according to the material used) of a piece or roll of textile fabrics impor…
630 induna Noun /índúːna/ Equivalent to 'induna': A South African tribal councillor or headman (under the king); someone in authority, a boss.
631 inenevu Noun /inéneːvu/ shrivelled part of the body (from old age or burning).
632 ingadi Noun /ínɡáːdi/
633 ingalo Noun /ínɡaːlo/
634 ingane Noun /ínɡáːne/ infant, baby, small child.
635 ingcebo Noun possessions, means, riches, wealth.
636 ingcosa Noun skin (of a human).
637 ingebe Noun
638 ingede Noun honeyguide, indicator bird.
639 iNgisi Noun /îːnɡíːsi/ Englishman, Englishwoman.
640 ingobe Noun /îːnɡóːɓe/ cat (domestic).
641 ingoma Noun /ínɡoːma/ dance song performed at a festival.
642 ingozi Noun /ínɡoːzi/ Equivalent to 'danger': Exposure to likely harm; peril.
643 ingqofa Noun ferocious person, ferocious animal.
644 ingquza Noun anus, rectum.
645 ingubo Noun /ínɡuːɓo/
646 ingwane Noun /ínɡwaːne/ Equivalent to 'Octopus': Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective…
647 ingwe Noun /íːnɡwe/
648 ingxi Noun /íːᵑǁʱi/
649 ingxoxo Noun /íᵑǁʱoːǁo/ conversation, discussion, chat.
650 inhlaba Noun /ínɬâːɓa/ small species of aloe.
651 inhlaka Noun gum (of plants), resin.
652 inhlalo Noun /ínɬaːlo/ lifestyle, way of life.
653 inhlelo Noun arrangement, order, system.
654 inhlobo Noun category, class, kind, sort, variety.
655 inhloko Noun /ínɬóːɠo/ head, leader, person in charge.
656 inhloli Noun /ínɬôːli/
657 inhloso Noun aim, goal, objective.
658 iningi Noun /îːnîːnɡi/ the majority, the greatest part, the most.
659 inja Noun /îːɲdʒá/
660 injobo Noun /íɲdʒôːɓo/
661 injongo Noun /íɲdʒóːnɡo/ aim, goal, objective.
662 injula Noun /íɲdʒuːla/
663 inkaba Noun heart (centre or core).
664 inkabi Noun /ínkâːɓi/
665 inkala Noun Equivalent to 'crab': A unit for measuring the intensity of astrophysical X-ray sources, defined as the intensity of the…
666 inkambo Noun custom, habit.
667 inkathi Noun /ínkaːtʰí/ age, era, period, epoch.
668 inkawu Noun /ínkâːwu/ Equivalent to 'Ape': A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them…
669 inkehlo Noun
670 inkinga Noun puzzle, mystery, riddle.
671 inkomba Noun forefinger, index finger.
672 inkomo Noun
673 inkosi Noun /ínkôːsi/ Equivalent to 'king': An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone w…
674 inkotha Noun forefinger, index finger.
675 inkuba Noun Equivalent to 'dung beetle': Any of the beetle of the family Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles), especially of the subfamilie…
676 inkukhu Noun
677 inkungu Noun /ínkuːnɡú/ Equivalent to 'fog': A new growth of grass appearing on a field that has been mowed or grazed.
678 inkunzi Noun /ínkûːnzi/
679 inkwali Noun /ínkwaːlí/ partridge, pheasant.
680 inkwazi Noun Equivalent to 'eagle': Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a po…
681 inqaba Noun difficulty, difficult thing.
682 inqama Noun ram, male sheep.
683 inqe Noun /îːᵑǃé/
684 inqina Noun hunt, shoot, hunting party.
685 inqindi Noun /íᵑǃiːndi/ outcome, result, upshot.
686 inqola Noun /íᵑǃóːla/ Equivalent to 'Doge': Alternative letter-case form of doge (“ruler of Venice or Genoa”).
687 inqomfi Noun yellow-throated longclaw.
688 inqulu Noun
689 inqumba Noun cast-out buffalo.
690 inqwaba Noun accumulation.
691 insangu Noun /ínsaːnɡú/ Equivalent to 'marijuana': The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
692 insele Noun /ínseːle/ Equivalent to 'honey badger': Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the India…
693 insephe Noun /ínseːpʰé/ Equivalent to 'springbok': A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
694 insimba Noun /ínsîːmba/
695 insimbi Noun /ínsîːmbi/ Equivalent to 'iron': A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, a…
696 insimu Noun /ínsîːmu/ field, cultivated land.
697 insini Noun
698 insipho Noun /ínsiːpʰo/
699 insizwa Noun /ínsíːzwa/ young man, almost adult.
700 inso Noun /îːnsó/
701 insundu Noun /ínsûːndu/ dark-brown beast.
702 inswelo Noun /ínswéːlo/ lack, necessity, need, requirement, requisite.
703 intaba Noun /íntaːɓa/ mountain, hill.
704 intaka Noun /íntaːɠa/ female finch.
705 intambo Noun /íntaːmbo/ Equivalent to 'rope': Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted toge…
706 intamo Noun /íntaːmo/ Equivalent to 'neck': The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
707 intando Noun will, wish.
708 intela Noun /ínteːla/
709 intengo Noun /íntéːnɡo/
710 intethe Noun /ínteːtʰe/ grasshopper, locust.
711 intini Noun /íntiːní/
712 into Noun /îːntó/
713 intombi Noun /íntoːmbí/ girlfriend, fiancée.
714 intonga Noun /íntoːnɡa/ Equivalent to 'stick': The customary length (according to the material used) of a piece or roll of textile fabrics impor…
715 intsha Noun /îːɲtʃá/ young people, youths.
716 intshe Noun /îːɲtʃé/
717 intulo Noun /íntúːlo/ Equivalent to 'Gecko': Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.
718 intuthu Noun /íntuːtʰú/ Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
719 intwala Noun /íntwáːla/ Equivalent to 'Louse': A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
720 inungu Noun /ínûːnɡú/ porcupine.
721 inxa Conjunction
722 inxaso Noun /íᵑǁáːso/
723 inxeba Noun
724 inxele Noun /îːᵑǁêːle/ lefthanded person, lefty.
725 inyala Noun
726 inyama Noun /íɲaːma/ Equivalent to 'meat': The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and…
727 inyanga Noun /íɲaːnɡá/ traditional doctor or healer.
728 inyanya Noun
729 inyathi Noun /íɲâːtʰi/
730 inyoka Noun /íɲôːɠa/ Equivalent to 'snake': The sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chine…
731 inyonga Noun thigh bone, femur.
732 inyongo Noun A form of mucoid plaque that is said to be treated by ukuphalaza or by ukuchatha or by laxatives; it is said to be cause…
733 inyoni Noun /íɲoːni/
734 inyosi Noun /íɲôːsi/
735 inyumba Noun barren woman, barren female animal.
736 inzima Noun /ínziːma/ black ox or bull.
737 inzondo Noun /ínzóːndo/
738 inzulu Noun /ínzuːlú/
739 iphahla Noun
740 iphango Noun /íːpʰaːnɡo/ famine, hunger.
741 iphaphu Noun Equivalent to 'Lung': A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
742 iphara Noun
743 iphela Noun cockroach.
744 iphepha Noun
745 iphiko Noun /íːpʰiːɠo/ wing (for flying).
746 iphupho Noun Equivalent to 'dream': Acronym of development, relief, and education for alien minors.
747 iphutha Noun error, fault, mistake.
748 iphuzu Noun point, matter, subject.
749 ipipi Noun /îːpíːpi/
750 ipiyano Noun /îːpijáːno/ Equivalent to 'piano': A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and blac…
751 ipulazi Noun /îːpuláːzi/
752 iqabi Noun /íːǃaːɓí/ Equivalent to 'leaf': The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative pla…
753 iqadi Noun right-hand wife.
754 iqakala Noun /iːǃáɠaːla/
755 iqanda Noun /íːǃaːndá/ Equivalent to 'egg': An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other anim…
756 iqaqa Noun /íːǃaːǃá/
757 iqatha Noun /îːǃâːtʰa/ chunk of meat.
758 iqembu Noun group (of people).
759 iqeqeba Noun
760 iqhawe Noun /îːǃʰáːwe/ warrior, hero.
761 iqhezu Noun bit, fragment.
762 iqhina Noun /íːǃʰiːna/ Equivalent to 'steenbok': A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris.
763 iqhinga Noun strategy, plan, scheme.
764 iqhude Noun /îːǃʰúːde/
765 iqhwa Noun /íːǃʰwa/ Equivalent to 'ice': Acronym of internal combustion engine.
766 iqhwana Noun /íːǃʰwaːna/ hailstone.
767 iqili Noun clever person, crafty person, smart person.
768 iqiniso Noun /îːǃinîːso/
769 iqola Noun southern fiscal, butcher bird.
770 iqoqo Noun assemblage, collection, group.
771 isabelo Noun /isáɓeːlo/ portion, share.
772 isala Noun /ísaːla/ bunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head.
773 isanda Noun /isáːnda/ layer of reeds to store grain on.
774 isandla Noun /isáːnɮa/ Equivalent to 'hand': The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many…
775 isando Noun /isáːndo/ Equivalent to 'hammer': someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
776 isandu Noun /ísaːndú/ palm species.
777 isapha Noun /îːsáːpʰa/
778 isebi Noun /ísêːɓi/
779 isele Noun /íːseːle/
780 iselula Noun cellphone.
781 isende Noun
782 isenzo Noun /iséːnzo/ Equivalent to 'Verb': A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
783 ishaka Noun /íːʃaːɠa/ illegitimate pregnancy.
784 ishampu Noun
785 ishawa Noun shower (device for spraying water).
786 ishinga Noun Equivalent to 'Rogue': A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
787 ishiya Noun
788 ishumi Noun /îːʃûːmi/ Equivalent to 'ten': Initialism of toxic epidermal necrolysis.
789 ishungu Noun /îːʃúːnɡu/
790 ishwa Noun misfortune.
791 isi- Phrase Class 7 noun prefix.
792 isibali Noun calculator.
793 isibaya Noun /ísiɓâːja/ fold, kraal.
794 isibi Noun /ísiːɓí/ piece of rubbish, garbage.
795 isibiba Noun /isíɓiːɓa/ antidote for snake.
796 isibili Noun /isíɓiːlí/ the real self, one's personality, character.
797 isibunu Noun /ísiɓúːnu/
798 isicebi Noun /isíǀeːɓi/ rich person.
799 isichwe Noun /ísiːǀʰwé/ short person, dwarf, pigmy.
800 isici Noun /ísiːǀí/ defect, flaw, blemish.
801 isidla Noun /ísiːɮá/ right hand.
802 isidlo Noun /ísiːɮó/ meal, dish.
803 isidula Noun /ísidúːla/ fat person.
804 isifo Noun /ísiːfó/ disease, sickness.
805 isifuba Noun /ísifûːɓa/ chest (of the body).
806 isiga Noun /ísiːɡá/ nickname that highlights a particular quality or other noteworthy attribute.
807 isigege Noun loincloth (worn by girls).
808 isigidi Noun /isíɡiːdi/
809 isigodi Noun
810 isigqi Noun /isíːᶢǃʱi/ sound of footsteps, footfall.
811 isihla Noun /ísiːɬá/ bunch, cluster.
812 isijula Noun short throwing spear.
813 isiko Noun /îːsíːɠo/ custom, habit, tradition.
814 isikole Noun /ísikóːle/
815 isikova Noun obsolete spelling of isikhova.
816 isileti Noun /isíleːti/ slate (board to write on).
817 isilevu Noun /isíleːvu/ Equivalent to 'chin': The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
818 isilima Noun /ísilîːma/ fool, idiot, stupid person.
819 isilisa Noun /ísilíːsa/ male people, menfolk.
820 isiliva Noun /îːsilíːva/
821 isilo Noun /isíːlo/ wild animal, especially a leopard or lion.
822 isilwi Noun /isíːlwi/
823 isimame Noun /isímʱaːmʱé/ womenfolk.
824 isimba Noun feces, shit.
825 isimemo Noun /ísimêːmo/ invitation.
826 isimo Noun /ísiːmó/ state, condition, status.
827 isinci Noun /isíːᵑǀi/ Equivalent to 'aardwolf': A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related…
828 isine Noun /isíːne/ the fourth one.
829 isingci Noun /isíːᵑǀʱi/
830 isinkwa Noun /isíːnkwa/
831 isinkwe Noun /ísiːnkwé/
832 isinqe Noun /ísiːᵑǃé/ buttocks, rump.
833 isintu Noun /isíːntu/ the human race, mankind.
834 isinye Noun /ísiːɲé/
835 isipho Noun /ísiːpʰó/ Equivalent to 'gift': Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
836 isipunu Noun /ísipúːnu/ Equivalent to 'spoon': An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast…
837 isiqalo Noun /ísiǃâːlo/ beginning, start.
838 isiqimu Noun /ísiǃíːmu/ bubonic plague.
839 isiqoqo Noun
840 isiquba Noun pied kingfisher.
841 isisu Noun /isíːsu/ Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
842 isitha Noun /íːsiːtʰa/ enemy, opponent, adversary.
843 isitini Noun /ísitíːni/ Equivalent to 'Brick': A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
844 isitofu Noun /ísitóːfu/ Equivalent to 'Stove': A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.
845 isitolo Noun /ísitôːlo/ store, shop.
846 isitsha Noun /isíːtʃa/ Equivalent to 'plate': Silver or gold, in the form of a coin, or less often silver or gold utensils or dishes.
847 isitulo Noun /ísitúːlo/ stool, chair.
848 isivalo Noun /isívaːlo/
849 isixaxa Noun
850 isixuku Noun cluster, crowd, group.
851 isixula Noun pied kingfisher, blue kingfisher, half-collared kingfisher.
852 isiziba Noun /isíziːɓa/ Equivalent to 'pool': A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring i…
853 isiZulu Noun /isízuːlu/ Equivalent to 'Zulu': A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South A…
854 isizwe Noun /isíːzwe/ people, tribe, clan.
855 isoka Noun a young man who has passed through the circumcision ritual.
856 isondo Noun /îːsôːndo/ hoofprint.
857 isono Noun /ísôːno/ sin, bad deed.
858 iSonto Noun /íːsoːnto/ Equivalent to 'Sunday': The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in syste…
859 isosa Noun /îːsóːsa/
860 isundu Noun date palm.
861 iSwazi Noun /íːswaːzi/ Equivalent to 'Swazi': A Bantu language primarily spoken in Swaziland/Eswatini and the South African regions adjacent to…
862 itafula Noun Equivalent to 'table': Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
863 iTaliya Noun Italy (a country in Europe).
864 itende Noun cover hood.
865 ithambo Noun /îːtʰâːmbo/
866 ithanga Noun Equivalent to 'Thigh': The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
867 iTheku Noun /îːtʰêːɠu/ Durban (a city in South Africa).
868 ithemba Noun Equivalent to 'faith': A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior emp…
869 ithu Pronoun Combining stem of thina used with possessive concords.
870 ithuba Noun chance, opportunity.
871 ithumbu Noun /íːtʰuːmbu/ bowel, gut, (in the plural) intestines.
872 ithunga Noun lunch box, lunch pail.
873 ithusi Noun /îːtʰúːsi/
874 ithwasa Noun a traditional healer during apprenticeship.
875 itiye Noun /îːtíːje/
876 itshe Noun /íːtʃe/ Equivalent to 'stone': An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a s…
877 itsheri Noun girlfriend.
878 itswayi Noun /íːtswaːjí/ Equivalent to 'salt': Acronym of state and local tax(es) [deduction], a tax deduction whereby some portion of the money…
879 ivaka Noun /îːvâːɠa/ slovenly person.
880 ivesi Noun /îːvéːsi/
881 ivila Noun lazy person.
882 ivoti Noun
883 ivukusi Noun /íːvuɠuːsí/
884 ivukuzi Noun /íːvuɠuːzí/ Equivalent to 'Mole': In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substanc…
885 iwashi Noun Equivalent to 'clock': A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
886 iwayini Noun /iːwájiːni/
887 iwodi Noun /îːwóːdi/
888 ixhegu Noun /íːǁʰeːɡu/
889 ixhiba Noun makeshift hut, temporary hut.
890 ixolo Noun /îːǁôːlo/ Equivalent to 'Bark': A small sailing vessel, e.g.
891 ixoxo Noun /íːǁoːǁo/ conversation, talk.
892 ixuku Noun cluster, crowd, group.
893 iyadi Noun /îːjáːdi/
894 iyezi Noun /íːjeːzí/ cloudiness, haziness.
895 izaba Noun /ízaːɓá/ last-ditch effort.
896 izabulo Noun /ízaɓúːlo/ private matters of the family.
897 izala Noun /íːzaːla/ pile of rubbish.
898 izandla Noun /izáːnɮa/
899 izando Noun /izáːndo/
900 izembe Noun axe, hatchet.
901 izenzo Noun /izéːnzo/
902 izi- Phrase Class 10 noun prefix, used when preceding a consonant n, m, or l.
903 izibaya Noun /íziɓâːja/
904 izibunu Noun /íziɓúːnu/
905 izidlo Noun /íziːɮó/
906 izifo Noun /íziːfó/
907 izifuba Noun /ízifûːɓa/
908 izigidi Noun /izíɡiːdi/
909 iziko Noun fireplace, hearth.
910 izikova Noun
911 izilevu Noun /izilêːvu/
912 izilima Noun /ízilîːma/
913 izilimi Noun
914 izilo Noun /izíːlo/
915 izim- Phrase Class 10 noun prefix; form of izin- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
916 izimemo Noun /ízimêːmo/
917 izimini Noun
918 izimo Noun /íziːmó/
919 izimpi Noun
920 izimu Noun /îːzîːmu/
921 izin- Phrase Class 10 noun prefix.
922 izindlu Noun
923 izinga Noun /íːziːnɡa/ quality, standard.
924 izingwe Noun
925 izinja Noun
926 izinqe Noun /íziːᵑǃé/
927 izinti Noun
928 izinyo Noun /îːzîːɲo/ Equivalent to 'tooth': A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for…
929 izipho Noun /íːziːpʰo/ Equivalent to 'Claw': A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
930 iziqalo Noun /íziǃâːlo/
931 izisu Noun
932 izitha Noun /íːziːtʰá/ Equivalent to 'enemy': Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to s…
933 izolo Noun /íːzoːlo/ Equivalent to 'yesterday': The day immediately before today; one day ago.
934 izono Noun /ízôːno/
935 izulu Noun /íːzuːlu/ Equivalent to 'weather': The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature…
936 izwe Noun /íːzwe/ nation, country.
937 izwi Noun /îːzwí/ word, statement.
938 jabha Verb to become disappointed.
939 jabhisa Verb to disappoint.
940 jabula Verb to rejoice, to be joyful.
941 jaha Verb
942 jana Adjective rather long.
943 jika Verb to hang, to be suspended.
944 jikaza Verb to dangle, to swing.
945 jikela Verb to turn to, to turn into.
946 jola Verb to go steady.
947 jova Verb to innoculate, to vaccinate, to inject.
948 joyina Verb to join, to become a member (of), to engage (in).
949 jula Verb to dive deep, to sink deep down.
950 juluka Verb to sweat (emit from pores).
951 jwayela Verb
952 kade Verb, Adverb, Conjunction only just has/have been.
953 kahle Noun, Adverb, Interjection /ɠaːɬé/
954 kakhulu Adverb /ɠakʰûːlu/ a lot, very much, greatly.
955 kala Verb
956 kambe Adverb Interrogative particle; indicates a sarcastic statement. Placed at the end of the sentence.
957 kanjani Adverb in what manner.
958 kanti Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection after all, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding.
959 kanye Adverb /ɠaːɲe/ the same, in the same way.
960 khaba Verb
961 khala Verb to cry, to weep, to wail.
962 khama Verb to be agape, to have the mouth open.
963 khamisa Verb
964 khanda Verb to beat, to pound, to hammer, to forge.
965 khanuka Verb to crave, to long, to lust, to yearn, to have a strong desire.
966 khanya Verb /kʰaːɲa/ to gleam, to be shiny.
967 khela Verb to address, to direct (a letter etc.).
968 khetha Verb to choose, to select, to pick.
969 khinga Verb to complicate, to make complicated, to tangle.
970 khipha Verb to take out, to extract, to retrieve.
971 khiqiza Verb to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate.
972 khiya Verb
973 khiza Verb to drizzle.
974 khohlwa Verb to overlook.
975 khokha Verb
976 kholwa Verb to have confidence in, to trust in.
977 khomba Verb to point at/to.
978 khona Adverb, Pronoun, Conjunction /kʰoːná/ it; class 15 absolute pronoun.
979 khonza Verb to admire, to be fond of, to like very much.
980 khotha Verb
981 khula Verb to mature, to reach puberty.
982 khuleka Verb to salute.
983 khulela Verb to grow up in.
984 khulisa Verb to raise, to foster, to nurture, to bring up.
985 khulu Adjective /kʰûːlu/ main, most important.
986 khulula Verb to loosen, to unfix, to unloose, to untie.
987 khuluma Verb to speak, to talk.
988 khumuka Verb to come off, to come out.
989 khumula Verb to loosen, to unfix, to unloose, to untie.
990 khuza Verb to admonish, to rebuke, to reprimand, to reprove, to scold.
991 khwela Verb to annoy, to harass, to irk, to pester, to vex, to upset.
992 khweza Verb to cause to mount, to cause to get onto, to cause to ride.
993 kleza Verb to straighten out (hair, cloth, etc.).
994 klwebha Verb to scratch, to cut open the skin of (by scratching).
995 kobaba Noun locative plural of ubaba.
996 konje Conjunction by the way, incidentally.
997 kubaba Noun locative singular of ubaba.
998 kude Adverb /ɠúːde/ far, a long way, a great distance.
999 kuna- Phrase than, compared to.
1000 kusasa Adverb Equivalent to 'tomorrow': The day after the present day.
1001 kwa- Phrase /ɠwa/ of; class 15 possessive concord.
1002 kweleta Verb
1003 laba Pronoun /ˈláɓa/ these; class 2 proximal demonstrative.
1004 labo Pronoun /láːɓo/ those; class 2 distal demonstrative.
1005 lahla Verb to throw away, to discard.
1006 lahleka Verb to get lost, to go astray.
1007 lala Verb to rest (by lying down).
1008 lalela Verb to rest/sleep for.
1009 lalisa Verb to cause to sleep, to put to sleep.
1010 lalwa Verb to be slept.
1011 lamba Verb to become hungry.
1012 landa Verb to narrate, to tell, to give an account of.
1013 landela Verb to obey, to observe, to honor.
1014 lapha Adverb /láːpʰa/ here; proximal demonstrative adverb.
1015 laphaya Adverb over there, yonder; remote demonstrative adverb.
1016 lapho Adverb /láːpʰo/ there; distal demonstrative adverb.
1017 lawo Pronoun /láːwo/ those; class 6 distal demonstrative.
1018 layela Verb to direct, to instruct, to show the way.
1019 lele Verb to be asleep.
1020 leli Pronoun /ˈléli/ this; class 5 proximal demonstrative.
1021 lelo Pronoun /léːlo/ that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
1022 lenga Verb to dangle, to hang.
1023 lesi Pronoun /ˈlési/ this; class 7 proximal demonstrative.
1024 leso Pronoun /léːso/ that; class 7 distal demonstrative.
1025 letha Verb Equivalent to 'bring': To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
1026 lethela Verb to bring for/to.
1027 lethisa Verb to make/help bring.
1028 leyo Pronoun /léːjo/ those; class 4 distal demonstrative.
1029 lezi Pronoun /ˈlézi/ these; class 10 proximal demonstrative.
1030 lezo Pronoun /léːzo/ those; class 10 distal demonstrative.
1031 libala Verb to delay, to loiter, to take a long time.
1032 lila Verb to lament, to mourn.
1033 lima Verb to farm, cultivate.
1034 limaza Verb to damage, to disable, to harm, to hurt, to injure.
1035 limisa Verb to make/help plough.
1036 linda Verb to guard, watch over.
1037 linga Verb to try, to attempt.
1038 lingana Verb to be balanced, level, even.
1039 lingisa Noun, Verb to imitate, to mimic, to copy.
1040 liphuzi Conjunction
1041 loba Verb /lóːɓa/ to cut ornamental incisions, tattoo, draw ornamental figures, carve patterns.
1042 lobela Verb to write to, to correspond with.
1043 lobo Pronoun /lóːɓo/ that; class 14 distal demonstrative.
1044 lobola Verb to pay the bride price.
1045 lobu Pronoun /ˈlóɓu/ this; class 14 proximal demonstrative.
1046 lokho Pronoun /lóːkʰo/ that; class 15 distal demonstrative.
1047 lokhu Pronoun /ˈlókʰu/ this; class 15 proximal demonstrative.
1048 lolo Pronoun /lóːlo/ that; class 11 distal demonstrative.
1049 lolu Pronoun /ˈlólu/ this; class 11 proximal demonstrative.
1050 lona Pronoun /loːná/ he, she, him, her, it; class 11 absolute pronoun.
1051 londa Verb to preserve, to save, to keep, to keep safe.
1052 lotha Verb to die down (of a fire), to smoulder.
1053 lowo Pronoun /lóːwo/ that; class 1 distal demonstrative.
1054 luhlaza Conjunction /luɬâːza/ uncultured, uneducated.
1055 luka Verb
1056 lukhuni Conjunction difficult, complicated.
1057 lula Conjunction light (weighing little).
1058 luma Verb
1059 lunama Conjunction sticky, tenacious.
1060 lunga Verb to get prepared, to get ready.
1061 lungela Verb to prepare for, to get ready for.
1062 lungisa Verb to fix, to correct, to mend, to put in order, to rectify, to repair.
1063 luthuthuva Conjunction
1064 lwa- Phrase /lʷa/ of; class 11 possessive concord.
1065 mahhala Adverb /maɦáːla/ free, gratis.
1066 mahosha Noun
1067 makhaza Conjunction
1068 mangala Verb to be amazed, to be astonished, to be surprised.
1069 manje Adverb /ˈmaːːnd͡ʒe/ now, at present.
1070 manzi Conjunction
1071 maye Interjection beware!, look out!, oh my!.
1072 mbalwa Conjunction few, several.
1073 mboza Verb to become cloudy, to become overcast.
1074 mbumbulu Conjunction artificial, counterfeit, fake.
1075 mdaka Conjunction
1076 mema Verb to summon, to invite.
1077 mhla Adverb, Conjunction on the day that, at the time when.
1078 mhlawumbe Conjunction maybe, perhaps.
1079 mhlophe Conjunction pure, innocent.
1080 mhloshana Conjunction pale, whitish.
1081 mina Pronoun /miːná/ I, me; first-person singular absolute pronoun.
1082 minza Verb
1083 mnandi Conjunction Equivalent to 'sweet': sweet (having a pleasant taste, especially induced by sugar).
1084 mnene Conjunction kind, gentle, good-natured.
1085 mnyama Conjunction
1086 mosha Verb
1087 mphisholo Conjunction black, dark.
1088 mpofu Conjunction dun, tan, tawny, greyish-brown, yellowish-brown.
1089 mpunga Conjunction
1090 msulwa Conjunction chaste, innocent, pure, virginal.
1091 msweswana Conjunction
1092 mthubi Conjunction cream-coloured.
1093 mtoti Conjunction pleasant, sweet.
1094 muka Verb Prepared fibre of harakeke, used in traditional Maori weaving.
1095 munca Verb to suck up, to absorb.
1096 muntu Noun /ˈmùːntù/ simple singular of umuntu, a person.
1097 munya Verb
1098 musa Interjection /mʱúːsa/ Equivalent to 'don't': Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.
1099 muThwa Noun simple singular of úmuThwá.
1100 naba Verb
1101 naka Verb to notice, to take care of.
1102 namatha Verb to stick/adhere to.
1103 ncama Verb to satisfy.
1104 ncane Adjective minor, insignificant.
1105 nceda Verb to help, to aid, to assist.
1106 ncedisa Verb to cause to help, to cause to aid, to cause to assist.
1107 ncela Noun, Verb
1108 ncelisa Verb to breastfeed, to nurse, to suckle.
1109 ncenga Verb Equivalent to 'ask': The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.
1110 ncika Verb to depend on, to rely on (+loc.).
1111 ncipha Verb to decrease, to diminish, to dwindle, to lessen, to shorten, to shrink, to wane, to become less, to become smaller.
1112 ncokola Verb to jest, to joke, to make fun.
1113 ncoma Verb to admire, to commend, to praise.
1114 ncombo Conjunction
1115 ncomeka Verb to be commendable, to be creditable.
1116 ndiza Verb
1117 netha Verb to be wet.
1118 nga- Preposition, Phrase at, in, on (a time, moment, day etc).
1119 ngaki Adjective how many, how much.
1120 ngcola Verb to become contaminated, to become polluted.
1121 ngcono Conjunction better (after being sick).
1122 ngcwaba Verb
1123 ngcwele Conjunction sacred, holy.
1124 ngeke Verb
1125 ngena Verb to begin (of a season).
1126 ngenisa Verb to admit, to permit to enter.
1127 ngenxa Conjunction because of, on behalf of.
1128 ngeshwa Adverb /nɡéːʃwa/ unfortunately.
1129 ngi- Phrase I; first-person singular subject concord.
1130 ngoba Conjunction as, because, since.
1131 ngobaba Noun copulative plural of ubaba.
1132 ngokuba Conjunction (Conjunction).
1133 ngomuso Adverb /nɡomûːsó/
1134 ngqofa Verb to attack furiously.
1135 ngubaba Noun copulative singular of ubaba.
1136 ngwevu Noun, Conjunction
1137 nika Verb to hand, to hand over.
1138 nina Pronoun /niːná/ you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.
1139 ningi Adjective many, much.
1140 ninjani Phrase how are you?.
1141 njalo Adverb, Conjunction always, all the time, continually, continuously, constantly.
1142 njani Conjunction what kind of.
1143 njengoba Conjunction as if, as though.
1144 noma Conjunction although, even though, even if.
1145 nqaba Verb to disallow, to refuse, to forbid, to prohibit, to decline, to reject.
1146 nqabela Verb to disallow for, to refuse for, to forbid for, to prohibit for, to decline for, to reject for.
1147 nqaka Verb to catch (something in motion).
1148 nqamuka Verb to cease, to end, to stop.
1149 nqamula Verb to cut, to cut off, to cut through, to amputate.
1150 nqanda Verb to become curved, to grow twisted.
1151 nqekuza Verb to nod, to bob the head.
1152 nqikaza Verb to hesitate.
1153 nqoba Verb to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to overpower.
1154 nquma Verb to cut off, to sever, to amputate.
1155 nqunu Conjunction Equivalent to 'naked': naakte بصورةٍ عاريَه неподправено nuamente naze nackt nøgent γυμνά al descubierto alasti آشکارا a…
1156 nsomi Conjunction
1157 nsundu Conjunction black (skin colour).
1158 ntaza Verb
1159 ntweza Verb to glide, to surf.
1160 nuka Verb to smell (have a particular odour).
1161 nxiba Verb to beg, to entreat.
1162 nxusa Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'ask': The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.
1163 nyakaza Verb to move about, to bestir oneself.
1164 nyala Verb
1165 nyumba Verb to become barren, to become sterile.
1166 nzima Conjunction strong, awe-inspiring.
1167 obaba Noun
1168 obani Noun
1169 obu- Phrase Class 14 adjective concord.
1170 ofishi Noun
1171 oku- Phrase Class 15 adjective concord.
1172 olu- Phrase Class 11 adjective concord.
1173 omama Noun
1174 omame Noun
1175 omdala Noun
1176 omka Noun
1177 omu- Phrase
1178 onda Verb to become embarrassed or depressed.
1179 ondla Verb to watch, to keep an eye on.
1180 onga Verb to be sparing, frugal, to economise.
1181 onina Noun
1182 onyoko Noun
1183 opha Verb
1184 otha Verb to warm oneself at, to bask in.
1185 oyihlo Noun
1186 oyise Noun
1187 paka Verb
1188 pela Verb
1189 penda Verb to paint, color.
1190 phahla Verb to store away, to pack together.
1191 phaka Verb /pʰaːɠa/ to serve food, dish up, ladle out.
1192 phakama Verb to rise, to become elevated.
1193 phalaza Verb to vomit after taking an emetic.
1194 phandle Adverb
1195 phansi Adverb down, on the ground.
1196 phapha Verb to flap the wings, to fly.
1197 phasa Verb to pass, to succeed in.
1198 phatha Verb carry, hold (in the hand).
1199 phawula Verb to brand, to mark.
1200 pheka Verb to cook, to boil.
1201 phekela Verb to cook for.
1202 phela Verb, Adverb to end, to terminate, to finish, to come to an end.
1203 phelela Verb to be complete, to be entire, to be all present, to be whole.
1204 phemba Verb to kindle, to start a fire.
1205 phepha Verb to be safe.
1206 phetha Verb to complete, to conclude, to finish.
1207 phezolo Adverb /pʰézoːlo/ early in the evening.
1208 phezu Adverb on top of.
1209 phezulu Adverb Equivalent to 'high': A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky…
1210 phika Verb to contradict, to deny, to disclaim, to gainsay.
1211 phikisa Verb to contradict, to deny, to disclaim, to gainsay.
1212 phila Verb to be well, to be healthy.
1213 philisa Verb to be healthy, to cause good health.
1214 phimisa Verb to pronounce, to utter.
1215 phinda Verb to repeat, to do again.
1216 phinde Verb, Conjunction never again.
1217 phisa Verb to begin, to commence, to start.
1218 phola Verb to heal up, get well.
1219 phonsa Noun, Verb
1220 phoqa Verb to compel, to force.
1221 phoqoka Verb
1222 phoqoza Verb
1223 phosa Verb to bewitch, to hypnotise.
1224 phoxa Verb to embarrass.
1225 phoxeka Verb to become embarrassed.
1226 phuca Verb
1227 phucula Verb to rub smooth.
1228 phucuza Verb to polish.
1229 phuka Verb
1230 phula Verb to break, to fracture.
1231 phulula Verb to stroke.
1232 phuma Verb to emit, to secrete, to discharge.
1233 phumela Verb to come out to/in, to go out to/in, to exit to/in.
1234 phumula Verb
1235 phupha Verb
1236 phutha Verb to be missing, to lack.
1237 phuza Verb to be slow, to take long.
1238 popola Verb to examine (medically).
1239 qabuka Verb to see for the first time, to experience for the first time.
1240 qabula Verb to enliven, to quicken, to evaporate.
1241 qagela Verb to guess (by conjecture/chance/intuition).
1242 qala Verb to begin, to start, to initiate, to set off.
1243 qalaza Verb to look about, to look around.
1244 qaleka Verb to be ready to begin, start.
1245 qalisa Verb to begin, to start, to initiate, to set off.
1246 qamba Verb to invent, to compose, to make up.
1247 qamela Verb /ǃaméːla/ to rest the head.
1248 qanda Verb to be freezing cold.
1249 qaphela Verb to be alert, to be cautious, to be careful, to be safe, to be watchful.
1250 qaqa Noun, Verb African skunk, African polecat, Striped polecat.
1251 qaqamba Verb to ache, to throb.
1252 qasha Verb to hire, to rent.
1253 qatha Conjunction sincere, good, sound.
1254 qathaka Verb to drop, to fall.
1255 qeda Verb to complete, to end, to finish, to quit, to terminate, to bring to an end.
1256 qede Adverb as soon as.
1257 qeqesha Verb to coach, to drill, to train, to instruct.
1258 qethuka Verb to fall over.
1259 qhakaza Verb to bloom, to blossom.
1260 qhamu Noun Signifies sudden appearance or suddenly coming into view.
1261 qhamuka Verb to appear unexpectedly, to come suddenly into sight.
1262 qhaqha Noun, Verb to strip, to unsew, to rip open, to rip up, to untie.
1263 qhasha Verb to chip, to flake off, to fly away (sparks etc.).
1264 qhatha Verb to set somebody on to fight, to stir somebody up against, to cause conflict between.
1265 qhebeza Verb to chatter, to gossip, to jabber, to talk much.
1266 qhela Verb to get out of the way, to move out of the way.
1267 qhelisa Verb to move aside, to move away, to move over.
1268 qhesha Verb
1269 qhina Verb to plait the hair.
1270 qhiyama Verb to sit upright, to stand upright.
1271 qhuba Verb to drive, to urge on.
1272 qhubeka Verb to advance, to proceed, to progress, to go on.
1273 qhuma Verb to burst, to explode, to pop.
1274 qhumisa Verb to burst, to explode, to pop.
1275 qhutha Verb to pluck (hair, feathers).
1276 qhwaga Verb to rob, to seize, to take by force.
1277 qhwaya Verb to scrabble about, to scratch about.
1278 qhweba Verb to beckon to.
1279 qimba Verb to go topless.
1280 qina Verb to be headstrong, to be obdurate, to be obstinate, to be pigheaded, to be stubborn.
1281 qinisa Verb to assert, to attest, to confirm, to prove, to ratify, to validate.
1282 qoba Verb to be bore, to be weary, to tire out.
1283 qoka Verb to choose, to pick out, to select.
1284 qoma Verb to choose, to pick out, to select.
1285 qomisa Verb to cause to prefer.
1286 qonda Verb to decide, to make up one's mind, to be determined to.
1287 qondisa Verb to explain, to describe, to define.
1288 qopha Verb to mark, to mark off, to indicate.
1289 qoqa Verb to collect, to gather, to gather together.
1290 qotha Verb to pulverise, to grind into powder.
1291 qotho Conjunction reliable, strong, good quality.
1292 quba Verb to lie down in hiding, to sleep in the open.
1293 quleka Verb to faint, to swoon.
1294 qumba Verb to bloat, to swell.
1295 qwasha Verb to lie awake.
1296 saba Verb to stand scattered around while feeding.
1297 sala Verb to remain, stay behind, be left over.
1298 sayina Verb to sign, to subscribe.
1299 sebenza Verb to function, to operate.
1300 senga Verb
1301 shada Verb
1302 shanela Verb
1303 shaqa Noun, Verb of contracting, shrinking together.
1304 shaqeka Verb to be amazed, astonished, shocked.
1305 shaya Verb to play (a percussion instrument).
1306 shayela Verb to drive (a car).
1307 shayisa Verb to cause to beat, to cause to hit, to cause to knock, to cause to strike.
1308 shaywa Verb to be played (a percussion instrument).
1309 shela Verb to have a passion for.
1310 shesha Verb to be fast, to be quick, to be rapid, to be speedy.
1311 shisa Verb to ignite, to set on fire, to kindle.
1312 shiya Verb to omit, to skip, to leave out, to miss out.
1313 shona Verb to become ruined, to go bankrupt.
1314 shukuma Verb to move, to stir.
1315 shunqa Verb to tower, to rise up (in a column).
1316 sidlo Noun simple singular of isidlo.
1317 sigubhu Noun simple singular of ísigúbhu.
1318 sika Verb to imitate, to mimic.
1319 silevu Noun simple singular of isílevu.
1320 silima Noun simple singular of ísilîma.
1321 silo Noun simple singular of isílo.
1322 silonda Noun simple singular of isílonda.
1323 silwane Noun simple singular of isílwane.
1324 simemo Noun simple singular of ísimêmo.
1325 simo Noun simple singular of ísimó.
1326 sina Verb to dance (traditional).
1327 sinda Verb to recover (from a disease).
1328 singa Verb to shave (cut off hair).
1329 sinqe Noun simple singular of ísinqé.
1330 sintu Noun simple singular of isíntu.
1331 sipho Noun simple singular of ísiphó.
1332 siqalo Noun simple singular of ísiqâlo.
1333 siqholo Noun simple singular of isiqholo.
1334 siza Verb to benefit, to be useful to.
1335 soka Verb to circumcise.
1336 sola Verb to suspect, to blame, to criticize.
1337 sombu Noun Signifies unrolling, loosening, or unraveling.
1338 sona Pronoun /soːná/ he, she, him, her, it; class 7 absolute pronoun.
1339 sondela Verb to approach, to come closer.
1340 sono Noun simple singular of ísôno.
1341 suka Verb to leave, to depart, to set off.
1342 sukela Verb to attack, to jump at, to spring at.
1343 sukuma Verb to stand up, to get up, to rise.
1344 sula Verb to dust, to polish, to erase.
1345 sunduza Noun, Verb
1346 sutha Verb to become sated, to become satisfied.
1347 suza Verb to fart, to break wind.
1348 swaca Verb
1349 swakama Verb to become damp, to become moist.
1350 swela Verb to need, to require.
1351 tapa Verb to extract, to take out.
1352 teleka Verb to strike (stop work).
1353 tenga Verb to rock, to sway, to move back and forth.
1354 tetema Verb
1355 thanda Verb to carve, to plait, to wind around.
1356 thatha Verb to take, receive, lay hold of.
1357 thathu Adjective Equivalent to 'three': A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune…
1358 thela Verb to blossom, to bloom.
1359 themba Verb Equivalent to 'hope': A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircl…
1360 thenga Verb to shop, to go shopping.
1361 thetha Verb to offer to the spirits (praise, prayer, sacrifice etc.).
1362 thina Pronoun /tʰiːná/ we, us; first-person plural absolute pronoun.
1363 thinta Verb to click (as with computer mouse).
1364 thokoza Verb to be delighted, to be glad, to be happy, to be pleased, to rejoice.
1365 thola Verb to find, come upon, pick up.
1366 thomba Verb Get a film; get a layer of dust.
1367 thosa Verb to fry, to roast, to thost.
1368 thuka Verb
1369 thula Verb to be quiet, to be peaceful, to be still.
1370 thulisa Verb to allay, to alleviate, to assuage, to calm, to ease, to soothe.
1371 thuma Verb
1372 thumela Verb to send, to send to.
1373 thunga Verb
1374 thusa Verb to frighten, to scare, to shock.
1375 thutha Verb to move (change one's residence).
1376 thwala Verb /tʰʷáːla/ to wear (on the head or shoulders).
1377 thwasa Verb clipping of -ethwasa.
1378 tsh- Phrase Class 14 simple noun prefix; form of bu- used before stems beginning with a.
1379 tshala Verb to plant, to sow.
1380 tshela Verb to tell, to inform, to notify.
1381 tshw- Phrase Class 14 simple noun prefix; form of bu- used before stems beginning with a.
1382 twikiza Verb
1383 ubaba Noun /úɓaːɓá/ my father.
1384 ubala Noun /ûːɓâːla/ outdoors, open country.
1385 ubambo Noun /úːɓaːmbo/
1386 ubani Noun /úɓaːní/ who is (it)?.
1387 ubasi Noun
1388 ubhadi Noun /úbaːdí/
1389 ubhaka Noun /úbáːɠa/ haversack.
1390 ubhavu Noun /úbáːvu/
1391 ubhiya Noun beer (European style).
1392 ubhiye Noun /úbiːjé/
1393 ubhoko Noun parrying stick.
1394 ubhova Noun bulldog, mastiff.
1395 ubhozo Noun /úboːzo/
1396 ubhusha Noun /úbuːʃá/ bush knife.
1397 ubhuti Noun
1398 ubisi Noun /ûːɓîːsi/
1399 ubolo Noun
1400 ubombo Noun mountain ridge.
1401 ubomvu Noun /úːɓoːmvú/
1402 ubonda Noun
1403 uboya Noun /úɓoːjá/ Equivalent to 'hair': A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammal…
1404 ubu- Phrase Class 14 noun prefix.
1405 ububi Noun /úɓuːɓí/ badness, evil.
1406 ubuciko Noun
1407 ubudala Noun /úɓudáːla/ oldness, (old) age.
1408 ubude Noun /uɓúːde/ Equivalent to 'depth': the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep.
1409 ubudoda Noun /uɓúdoːda/ manhood, manliness, masculinity.
1410 ubufazi Noun
1411 ubuhle Noun /úɓuːɬé/ goodness, good quality.
1412 ubumpi Noun /úɓuːmpí/ enmity, hostility.
1413 ubungqa Noun /uɓúːᵑǃʱa/
1414 ubungqo Noun /uɓúːᵑǃʱo/
1415 ubuntu Noun /uɓúːntu/ humanity, the human race.
1416 ubunye Noun /uɓúːɲe/
1417 ubusha Noun /úɓuːʃá/ adolescence.
1418 ubusika Noun
1419 ubuso Noun /úɓuːsó/ Equivalent to 'face': The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and th…
1420 ubusuku Noun /úɓusûːɠu/ Equivalent to 'night': The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
1421 ubutha Noun hostility, enmity, rivalry.
1422 ubuthi Noun /úɓuːtʰí/ poison (from a bush or tree).
1423 ubuvaka Noun /úɓuvâːɠa/ cowardice, cowardliness.
1424 ubuvila Noun Equivalent to 'Sloth': Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
1425 ubuzimu Noun /úɓuzîːmu/ cannibalism.
1426 ubuzwe Noun /uɓúːzwe/ nationhood.
1427 ucingo Noun /úːǀiːnɡó/ wire fence.
1428 ucwecwe Noun flake, paring, shaving.
1429 udaba Noun /úːdaːɓa/ important matter, serious issue.
1430 udaka Noun mortar; mixture of cement, sand, and water.
1431 udlame Noun
1432 udlawu Noun pincers, pliers, tweezers.
1433 udobo Noun
1434 udoli Noun
1435 udonga Noun /úːdoːnɡá/ washed-out ravine or gully, deep waterway.
1436 udoti Noun /údóːti/ rubbish, garbage, refuse.
1437 udwi Noun /údwîː/ dash, hyphen (punctuation).
1438 ufezela Noun /úfezéːla/
1439 ufishi Noun
1440 ufudu Noun
1441 ugadi Noun /úɡáːdi/ guard (person).
1442 ugalo Noun /úːɡaːlo/ dexterity, skill.
1443 ugazi Noun attractiveness, handsomeness.
1444 ugesi Noun /úɡéːsi/ Equivalent to 'electricity': Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract light…
1445 ugigi Noun grey-backed cisticola, red-headed cisticola.
1446 ugogo Noun /úɡóːɡo/ grandmother.
1447 ugologo Noun /úɡolóːɡo/ spirits, strong liquor.
1448 ugqozi Noun /ûːᶢǃʱôːzi/ inspiration.
1449 ugwava Noun guava (fruit).
1450 ugwayi Noun cigarette.
1451 ugxa Noun /úːᶢǁʱa/ digging stick, used by a traditional doctor to dig up roots.
1452 uhabhu Noun /ûːháːbu/
1453 uhambo Noun
1454 uhele Noun /ûːhêːle/
1455 uhhafu Noun /úɦáːfu/
1456 uhla Noun /úːɬa/ table (grid of data).
1457 uhlaka Noun framework, system.
1458 uhlamvu Noun /ûːɬâːmvu/ uttering, single saying (syllable, word, phrase etc.).
1459 uhlanya Noun madman, lunatic.
1460 uhlaza Noun /ûːɬâːza/ greenness, freshness.
1461 uhleko Noun /úːɬeːɠo/
1462 uhlelo Noun arrangement, order, system.
1463 uhlobo Noun form, kind, nature, sort, species, type, variety.
1464 uhlu Noun /úːɬu/ coil (of a snake or rope).
1465 ujamu Noun /údʒáːmu/ jam, preserve.
1466 uJehova Noun /údʒehóːva/ Equivalent to 'Jehovah': A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
1467 ujeke Noun /údʒéːɠe/
1468 ujele Noun jailer, prison guard.
1469 uJesu Noun /údʒéːsu/
1470 ujinja Noun /údʒíːɲdʒa/
1471 uJulayi Noun
1472 uJuni Noun
1473 ujusi Noun /údʒúːsi/ juice (of a fruit).
1474 ukhali Noun /úkʰaːlí/
1475 ukhamba Noun /úːkʰaːmba/
1476 ukhetho Noun
1477 ukhokho Noun /úkʰóːkʰo/
1478 ukholo Noun Equivalent to 'belief': Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
1479 ukhophe Noun
1480 ukhozi Noun /ûːkʰôːzi/
1481 ukhuni Noun /ûːkʰûːni/ Equivalent to 'firewood': Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
1482 ukoko Noun /úkóːko/ great-grandparent.
1483 ukotha Noun infinitive of -ôtha.
1484 ukotini Noun /ukótiːni/ Equivalent to 'cotton': A soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance arou…
1485 uku- Phrase Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs.
1486 ukuba Noun infinitive of -ba.
1487 ukubala Noun infinitive of -bala.
1488 ukubona Noun infinitive of -bona.
1489 ukudla Noun /úɠuːɮʱá/ infinitive of -dla.
1490 ukudoba Noun infinitive of -doba.
1491 ukufa Noun /úɠuːfá/ infinitive of -fa.
1492 ukufela Noun infinitive of -fela.
1493 ukugeza Noun infinitive of -geza.
1494 ukugula Noun infinitive of -gula.
1495 ukuhlwa Noun /uɠúːɬwa/ infinitive of -hlwa.
1496 ukulwa Noun /uɠúːlwa/ infinitive of -lwa.
1497 ukuma Noun /úɠuːmá/ infinitive of -ma.
1498 ukuna Noun /uɠúːna/ infinitive of -na.
1499 ukunene Noun /úɠunêːne/ right-hand side.
1500 ukunto Noun /úɠuːntó/ plaything, pet.
1501 ukupela Noun /úɠupéːla/ infinitive of -pela.
1502 ukuqala Noun infinitive of -qala.
1503 ukuqoma Noun choice, selection (i.e. the act of choosing/selecting).
1504 ukusa Noun /úɠuːsá/ infinitive of -sa.
1505 ukuwa Noun infinitive of -wa.
1506 ukuya Noun infinitive of -ya.
1507 ukuze Conjunction so that, in order that.
1508 ukw- Phrase Class 15 full noun prefix; form of uku- used before stems beginning with a vowel.
1509 ukwi Noun /ûːkwí/ very early morning.
1510 uletisi Noun /úlétiːsi/
1511 ulimi Noun /ûːlîːmi/
1512 ulu- Phrase archaic form of u- (literally “class 11 full noun prefix”).
1513 ulwazi Noun /úːlwaːzí/ knowledge, understanding.
1514 uLwezi Noun /úlweːzí/ the fourth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in October.
1515 uma- Phrase Forms compound nouns from a verb and an adverb (which may be a locative noun).
1516 umabelo Noun /umáɓeːlo/ share in a wedding gift or estate.
1517 umabi Noun /umáːɓi/ executor (of a will).
1518 umabo Noun /umáːɓo/ distribution of wedding gifts from the bride to the bridegroom's people.
1519 umakhi Noun /úmâːkʰi/ builder, constructor, erector.
1520 umalume Noun maternal uncle.
1521 umama Noun /úmʱáːma/ my mother.
1522 umame Noun
1523 uMaquba Noun /úmaǃúːɓa/ the thirteenth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in June.
1524 uMashi Noun
1525 umata Noun /úmáːta/
1526 umbala Noun /úm̩ɓâːla/ speck, spot, stain.
1527 umbane Noun /uḿ̩ɓaːne/ Cloud to ground lightning; as opposed to unyazi, which is cloud to cloud or intra-cloud lightning.
1528 uMbaso Noun the ninth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon around the end of February or the beginning of M…
1529 umbhali Noun /úm̩bâːli/ writer, author.
1530 umbhalo Noun /úm̩bâːlo/ text, writing, inscription, entry, note.
1531 umbhede Noun /úm̩béːde/
1532 umbiko Noun /úm̩ɓíːɠo/ report, account.
1533 umboko Noun proboscis (of insect).
1534 umbombo Noun ridge of the nose.
1535 umbono Noun /úm̩ɓôːno/ opinion, point of view.
1536 umcebo Noun possessions, means, riches, wealth.
1537 umculi Noun /uḿ̩ǀuːli/
1538 umculo Noun /uḿ̩ǀuːlo/
1539 umcwali Noun coiffeur, hairdresser.
1540 umcwebo Noun
1541 umdabu Noun /uḿ̩daːɓu/ Equivalent to 'origin': the State of Origin series (an annual best-of-three rugby league series between New South Wales…
1542 umdanso Noun /uḿ̩daːnso/
1543 umdidi Noun anus, rectum.
1544 umdlali Noun
1545 umdlalo Noun /úm̩ɮâːlo/
1546 umduzu Noun /uḿ̩duːzu/ Equivalent to 'Rhinoceros': Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae…
1547 umdwebo Noun drawing, illustration.
1548 umebo Noun /úmêːɓo/
1549 umelusi Noun herdsman, shepherd.
1550 umendo Noun wedlock, married life.
1551 umenzi Noun /uméːnzi/ doer, someone who does or acts.
1552 umese Noun
1553 uMeyi Noun
1554 umfana Noun /úm̩fáːna/ Equivalent to 'boy': ISO 639-3 language code for Bodo (Central Africa).
1555 umfazi Noun /úm̩fâːzi/
1556 umfino Noun /úm̩fíːno/ vegetable.
1557 umfula Noun /uḿ̩fuːla/ Equivalent to 'river': A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas…
1558 uMfumfu Noun /úmfuːmfú/ the third month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in September.
1559 umfundi Noun student, learner, pupil, scholar.
1560 umfuyi Noun /úm̩fúːji/
1561 umganu Noun /uḿ̩ɡaːnú/ Equivalent to 'marula': A medium-sized dioecious tree, Sclerocarya birrea, indigenous to Southern Africa and West Africa…
1562 umgede Noun
1563 umgodi Noun hole (in the ground).
1564 umgqomo Noun bin, barrel, butt, cask, drum, tub, vat.
1565 umgqulo Noun /úm̩ᶢǃʱûːlo/ stitch (pain in the side).
1566 umgwaqo Noun /uḿ̩ɡwaːǃo/ Equivalent to 'road': A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and…
1567 umgwebi Noun
1568 umgxala Noun muscular person.
1569 umhlaba Noun /úm̩ɬâːɓa/ Aloe marlothii, a species of aloe.
1570 umhlane Noun /uḿ̩ɬaːné/ back (part of the body).
1571 umhlaza Noun cancer (disease).
1572 umhleli Noun
1573 umhlobo Noun nationality, citizenship, race, tribe.
1574 umhloli Noun /úm̩ɬóːli/ examiner, explorer, inspector, investigator.
1575 umhluzi Noun /uḿ̩ɬuːzí/ broth, meat juice.
1576 umhwebi Noun Equivalent to 'trader': One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
1577 umhwebo Noun trade, barter.
1578 umisi Noun /úmíːsi/
1579 umjaho Noun /uḿ̩dʒaːho/
1580 umjovo Noun /uḿ̩dʒoːvo/ innoculation.
1581 umka Noun
1582 umkhabo Noun /uḿ̩kʰaːɓo/
1583 umkhaya Noun /úm̩kʰâːja/ family members.
1584 umkhomo Noun /uḿ̩kʰoːmó/
1585 umkhono Noun /úm̩kʰôːno/ foreleg (of an animal).
1586 umkhovu Noun /úm̩kʰóːvu/ goblin, leprechaun.
1587 umkhuba Noun custom, habit, manner, way.
1588 umkhulu Noun /úm̩kʰûːlu/ grandparent.
1589 umlambo Noun /uḿ̩laːmbo/
1590 umlamu Noun /úm̩lâːmu/ brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
1591 umlenze Noun /uḿ̩leːnze/ hind leg (of an animal).
1592 umlilo Noun /uḿ̩liːlo/ Equivalent to 'fire': Acronym of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (formerly Foundation for Individual Rig…
1593 umlimi Noun /uḿ̩liːmi/
1594 umlisa Noun /úm̩líːsa/ Equivalent to 'male': Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associate…
1595 umlobi Noun /úm̩lóːɓi/ writer, author, scribe, scrivener.
1596 umlomo Noun /uḿ̩loːmo/ mouthpiece, spokesman.
1597 umlotha Noun /uḿ̩loːtʰa/ Equivalent to 'Ash': A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus.
1598 umlungu Noun /uḿ̩luːnɡu/ a fellow black person, especially one who is richer or more famous.
1599 ummbila Noun /úm̩mbíːla/ maize, mealies.
1600 ummese Noun /uḿ̩meːsé/ Equivalent to 'knife': A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually st…
1601 umncele Noun border, boundary.
1602 umndeni Noun /uḿ̩ndeːni/ Equivalent to 'family': A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin…
1603 umnenke Noun /uḿ̩neːnke/ Equivalent to 'snail': Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, h…
1604 umngane Noun /uḿ̩nɡaːne/ friend, buddy, comrade.
1605 umNguni Noun /uḿ̩nɡuːní/ Nguni person.
1606 umnqobi Noun conqueror.
1607 umnqumo Noun wild olive.
1608 umnyama Noun /úm̩ɲáːma/ Equivalent to 'seal': A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
1609 umoba Noun sugarcane.
1610 umona Noun envy, jealousy.
1611 umonya Noun /úːmoːɲá/ A python.
1612 umopha Noun
1613 umopho Noun
1614 umoya Noun /úmôːja/ Equivalent to 'soul': The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, of…
1615 umpetha Noun expert, master, specialist.
1616 umphako Noun /úm̩pʰâːɠo/ provisions, food for the journey.
1617 umpheki Noun /uḿ̩pʰeːɠi/
1618 umqala Noun
1619 umqali Noun beginner, greenhorn, newbie, rookie.
1620 umqhele Noun headband (worn by men).
1621 umqolo Noun framework.
1622 umqondo Noun mind, opinion, view.
1623 umqophi Noun artist, sculptor.
1624 umqotho Noun /uḿ̩ǃoːtʰo/
1625 umqothu Noun
1626 umquba Noun blood relative, tribal relative.
1627 umqwebu Noun
1628 umrawu Noun /úm̩râːwu/
1629 umshado Noun /uḿ̩ʃaːdo/ Equivalent to 'marriage': A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religiou…
1630 umshana Noun nephew, niece.
1631 umshini Noun
1632 umshiya Noun
1633 umsila Noun /úm̩sîːla/ Equivalent to 'tail': A Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the…
1634 umsindo Noun /úm̩síːndo/ Equivalent to 'sound': A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting tw…
1635 umsini Noun
1636 umsino Noun
1637 umsolwa Noun /uḿ̩soːlwa/ The person who is to blame.
1638 umsuka Noun /uḿ̩suːɠá/ Equivalent to 'root': The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and…
1639 umsundu Noun /úm̩sûːndu/ Equivalent to 'Earthworm': A worm that lives in the ground.
1640 umSuthu Noun /úm̩sûːtʰu/ Equivalent to 'Mosotho': A member of the Basotho ethnic group.
1641 umtata Noun /uḿ̩taːtá/ saltwater marsh.
1642 umthamo Noun /úm̩tʰáːmo/ Equivalent to 'Mouthful': The amount that will fit in a mouth.
1643 umthofu Noun /uḿ̩tʰoːfu/ Equivalent to 'lead': A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; bo…
1644 umthuqu Noun /uḿ̩tʰuːǃu/ cataract (of the eye).
1645 umtoti Noun /úm̩tôːti/ sweetness.
1646 umtube Noun /úm̩túːɓe/
1647 umu- Phrase Class 1 noun prefix.
1648 umudwa Noun /úmuːdwá/ line, streak.
1649 umufi Noun /úmuːfí/ dead person.
1650 umufo Noun /úmuːfó/ enemy, opponent.
1651 umuga Noun /úmuːɡá/ long gash or scratch.
1652 umugqa Noun /umúːᶢǃʱa/
1653 umuhla Noun /úmûːɬa/ day (period of time).
1654 umuhlwa Noun /úmuːɬwá/
1655 umukhwa Noun /úmuːkʰwá/ native knife.
1656 umukhwe Noun /úmuːkʰwé/ one's wife's father, father-in-law of a male.
1657 umumba Noun /úmuːmbá/ dowry animal.
1658 umumbi Noun /umúːmbi/ digger (one who digs).
1659 umumo Noun /úmuːmó/ feature, characteristic.
1660 umunca Noun /úːmuːᵑǀa/ Equivalent to 'Suction': A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second…
1661 umunqa Noun /umúːᵑǃa/ line, track.
1662 umunswi Noun /úmuːnswí/ Equivalent to 'Thrush': Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrus…
1663 umuntu Noun /umúːntu/ Equivalent to 'you': Honorific alternative letter-case form of you, sometimes used when referring to God or another impo…
1664 umunwe Noun /umúːnwe/ Equivalent to 'finger': A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
1665 umunyu Noun /umúːɲu/ sympathy, pity, compassion.
1666 umusa Noun /úmuːsá/ kindness, tenderness.
1667 umusho Noun /umúːʃo/
1668 umusi Noun Equivalent to 'smoke': The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
1669 umuso Noun /úmuːsó/ tomorrow, the coming day.
1670 umuthi Noun /úmuːtʰí/ Equivalent to 'wood': The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree.
1671 umuThwa Noun /úmuːtʰwá/ a Bushman, San, Basarwa.
1672 umuva Noun /úmuːvá/ last-born of twins, weakling.
1673 umuvi Noun /umúːvi/ wasp, hornet.
1674 umuwa Noun /úmuːwá/ fallen fruit, loose grains.
1675 umuzi Noun /umúːzi/ homestead, village.
1676 umuzwa Noun /úmuːzwá/ midnerve, midrib, midvein.
1677 umvimba Noun
1678 umvithi Noun /uḿ̩viːtʰi/ Equivalent to 'motlopi': The shepherd tree or shepherd's tree (Boscia albitrunca), an evergreen tree native to southern…
1679 umvoti Noun
1680 umvubu Noun /uḿ̩vuːɓú/ swamp fig, hippo fig.
1681 umvuno Noun /úm̩vûːno/
1682 umvuzi Noun /uḿ̩vuːzi/ marsh mongoose, water mongoose, swamp mongoose (Atilax psuldinosus).
1683 umvuzo Noun /uḿ̩vuːzo/
1684 umxhasi Noun
1685 umXhosa Noun /uḿ̩ǁʰoːsa/ Xhosa person.
1686 umyeni Noun /uḿ̩jeːni/ Equivalent to 'husband': A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
1687 umzala Noun /úm̩záːla/ cross-cousin.
1688 umzali Noun /úm̩záːli/
1689 umzamo Noun /uḿ̩zaːmo/ effort, strain, struggle.
1690 umzimba Noun /úm̩zîːmba/
1691 umZulu Noun /uḿ̩zuːlu/ Zulu person.
1692 umzuzu Noun /uḿ̩zuːzú/ moment, short period of time.
1693 uncedo Noun help, aid, assistance.
1694 uNcwaba Noun /úᵑǀwáːɓa/ the first month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in July.
1695 uNdasa Noun /úndaːsá/ the eighth month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in February.
1696 unesi Noun /únéːsi/
1697 ungcede Noun
1698 ungqi Noun /ǔːᵑǃʱi/ full stop, period (punctuation).
1699 ungqo Noun /ǔːᵑǃʱo/ policeman.
1700 ungwaqa Noun consonant.
1701 uNhlaba Noun /únɬâːɓa/ the eleventh month of the Zulu lunar calendar, beginning with the new moon in late April or early May.
1702 unina Noun /úniːna/ his or her mother.
1703 unjani Phrase how are you?.
1704 unohha Noun /unʱóːɦa/
1705 unqangi Noun first-born twin.
1706 unwabu Noun /ûːnwâːɓu/ chameleon.
1707 unwele Noun /ûːnwéːle/
1708 unxande Noun rectangle.
1709 unya Noun /úːɲa/ cruelty, harshness.
1710 unyaka Noun /úɲâːɠa/ Equivalent to 'year': A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
1711 unyawo Noun /úːɲaːwo/ footprint.
1712 unyazi Noun /úːɲaːzi/ Cloud to cloud or intra-cloud lightning, different from umbane which is cloud to ground lightning.
1713 unyezi Noun moonlight, moonshine.
1714 unyoko Noun /úɲoːɠo/ your mother.
1715 unzo Noun /únzôː/ full stop, period (punctuation).
1716 upende Noun /úpéːnde/ paint; color.
1717 uphahla Noun /úːpʰaːɬa/ Equivalent to 'roof': A Chinese constellation located near Aquarius and Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part o…
1718 uphaphe Noun /úːpʰaːpʰé/
1719 uphepha Noun
1720 uphondo Noun /úːpʰoːndo/ horn (of an animal).
1721 uqhaqho Noun operation (medical).
1722 uqhezu Noun /úːǃʰeːzú/ bit, fragment.
1723 uqobo Noun fact, reality, truth.
1724 usana Noun /ûːsáːna/
1725 usapho Noun /úːsaːpʰo/ people scattered around.
1726 usawoti Noun /usáwoːti/ Equivalent to 'salt': Acronym of state and local tax(es) [deduction], a tax deduction whereby some portion of the money…
1727 uShaka Noun /úʃaːɠa/ the Zulu king who expanded the Zulu kingdom.
1728 ushizi Noun /úʃiːzi/
1729 usiba Noun /ûːsíːɓa/ plume, long feather.
1730 usuku Noun /ûːsûːɠu/ day (period of time).
1731 uswidi Noun sweet (pleasant taste).
1732 uthando Noun /ûːtʰâːndo/
1733 uthango Noun /ûːtʰâːnɡo/
1734 uthi Noun /ûːtʰí/ goal post.
1735 uthuli Noun /úːtʰuːli/
1736 utsh- Phrase Class 14 full noun prefix; form of ubu- used before stems beginning with a.
1737 utshana Noun first-born.
1738 utshani Noun /útʃâːni/ Equivalent to 'grass': Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and le…
1739 utshw- Phrase Class 14 full noun prefix; form of ubu- used before stems beginning with a.
1740 uvalo Noun /úːvaːlo/ the cartilage at the bottom of the sternum.
1741 uvolo Noun Equivalent to 'wool': A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486)…
1742 uweta Noun /úweːtá/
1743 uxamu Noun iguana, monitor lizard.
1744 uxolo Noun /úːǁoːlo/ Equivalent to 'peace': A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony.
1745 uyihlo Noun /újiːɬó/ your father.
1746 uyise Noun /újiːsé/ his or her father.
1747 uzipho Noun /úːziːpʰo/ nail (fingernail, toenail).
1748 uZulu Noun /úzuːlu/
1749 uzwane Noun /úːzwaːne/ Equivalent to 'toe': Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.
1750 vakasha Verb
1751 vala Verb to close, to shut.
1752 vama Verb to be accustomed to, to commonly do, to normally do, to usually do.
1753 vamisa Verb to standardize.
1754 vela Verb to appear, to come into view.
1755 veza Verb to bring into view, bring forth, show, exhibit.
1756 vikela Verb to parry for, to ward off for.
1757 vilapha Verb to be inert.
1758 vimba Verb to close, to shut.
1759 vimbela Verb to close for, to shut for.
1760 viyoza Verb to whistle.
1761 vota Verb
1762 vuka Verb to rise from the dead, to be resurrected.
1763 vula Noun, Verb
1764 vuleka Verb
1765 vuliwe Verb to have been opened, to be open.
1766 vulwa Verb to be opened.
1767 vuma Verb
1768 vumela Verb to agree to, to approve, to approve of, to assent to.
1769 vuna Verb to side with (in a dispute), to be partial towards.
1770 vunguza Verb
1771 vusa Verb to rebuild, to renew, to renovate, to repair.
1772 vutha Verb to blaze, to burn, to be afire, to be aflame.
1773 vuthwa Verb to mature, to ripen, to mellow.
1774 vuvuka Verb to swell, to swell up.
1775 vuya Verb to speak, to talk.
1776 vuza Verb to repay, to reward, to requite.
1777 wena Pronoun /weːná/ you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
1778 wisa Verb
1779 wona Pronoun /woːná/ he, she, him, her, it; class 3 absolute pronoun.
1780 xabana Verb to argue, to quarrel, to wrangle.
1781 xega Verb to be rickety, to be shaky, to be unstable, to be unsteady.
1782 xegisa Verb to relax (make less strict).
1783 xhapha Verb to lap, to lick up.
1784 xhasa Verb to support, to sponsor.
1785 xhegula Verb to age, to grow old (of men).
1786 xhosha Verb to chase away.
1787 xhuga Verb
1788 xhuma Verb to connect, to join, to link, to splice.
1789 xhumana Verb to come together, to get in touch, to link.
1790 xola Verb to be peaceful, quiet, calm, at peace.
1791 xolela Verb to forgive.
1792 xolisa Verb to be sorry, to beg pardon, to apologise.
1793 xoxa Verb /ǁoːǁa/ to chat, to converse, to talk.
1794 xoxela Verb to tell someone.
1795 xuba Verb to blend, to compound, to fuse, to mix, to mingle.
1796 xubana Verb to get blended, to get mixed together, to become compounded.
1797 xubha Verb to clean (the teeth).
1798 xwaya Verb to be alert, to be cautious, to be careful, to be safe, to be watchful.
1799 xwayisa Verb to warn, to caution.
1800 yala Verb
1801 yalela Verb to direct, to instruct.
1802 yebo Adverb /jʱéːɓo/
1803 yeka Verb to leave alone.
1804 yena Pronoun /jeːná/ he, she, him, her, it; class 1 absolute pronoun.
1805 yini Pronoun copulative of -ni.
1806 yona Pronoun /joːná/ he, she, him, her, it; class 9 absolute pronoun.
1807 zala Verb to bear, to give birth to.
1808 zama Verb to try, to attempt, to strive.
1809 zigubhu Noun simple plural of ísigúbhu.
1810 zila Verb to avoid, to refrain from.
1811 zilevu Noun simple plural of isílevu.
1812 zilima Noun simple plural of ísilîma.
1813 zilo Noun simple plural of isílo.
1814 zilonda Noun simple plural of isílonda.
1815 zilwane Noun simple plural of isílwane.
1816 zim- Phrase Class 10 simple noun prefix; form of zin- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
1817 zimemo Noun simple plural of ísimêmo.
1818 zimo Noun simple plural of ísimó.
1819 zin- Phrase Class 10 simple noun prefix.
1820 zinga Verb Equivalent to 'mystery': Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
1821 zingela Verb to roam towards.
1822 zinqe Noun simple plural of ísinqé.
1823 zinza Verb to sit down, to squat down.
1824 zipho Noun simple plural of ísiphó.
1825 ziqalo Noun simple plural of ísiqâlo.
1826 ziqholo Noun simple plural of isiqholo.
1827 zisa Verb
1828 zona Pronoun /zoːná/ they, them; class 10 absolute pronoun.
1829 zonda Verb
1830 zono Noun simple plural of ísôno.
1831 zungeza Verb to enclose, to surround.
1832 zwakala Verb to be comprehensible, to be intelligible, to be understandable.
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