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Zulu — Proficiency Vocabulary

186 words

Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

#	Word	Type	IPA	Definition
1	-i	Umshwana		Forms agent nouns from verbs.
2	-ke	Umshwana		very well.
3	-ni	Isabizwana, Umshwana	/ní/	Equivalent to 'What': what (a/an) (intensifier, followed by a noun).
4	-wa	Umshwana		Forms passive verbs.
5	A	Ibizo
6	a-	Umshwana		he, she, it; class 1 subject concord, used in the subjunctive and potential mood.
7	a/languages M to Z	Ibizo
8	aba	Isenzo		to divide, to apportion, to distribute.
9	ala	Isenzo		to deny, refuse, decline.
10	amakhwezikhwezi	Ibizo	/ámakʰwezikʰwêːzi/	colourful object, multicolored object.
11	azi	Isenzo		to know how to, to be able to.
12	b	Ibizo
13	ba	Isenzo		to become.
14	ba-	Umshwana		of; class 14 possessive concord.
15	bayede	Isibabazo		Hail your Majesty!.
16	be	Isenzo		forms continuous tenses.
17	be-	Umshwana		Class 2 simple noun prefix, used with nouns whose full prefix is abe-.
18	bi	Isiphawulo
19	bo	Isabizwana		Combining stem of bona.
20	bo-	Umshwana		Class 2a simple noun prefix.
21	bu-	Umshwana		it; class 14 subject concord.
22	ɓ	Ibizo		Obsolete letter formerly used to represent the phoneme /ɓ/. Replaced by b.
23	c	Ibizo	/ǀ/
24	cha	Isibabazo	/ǀʰá/	Equivalent to 'no': A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval.
25	d	Ibizo
26	de	Isenzo, Isiphawulo		tall, high.
27	dla	Isenzo		to corrode, to cause to rust.
28	dwa	Isandiso		alone, just, only, solely.
29	e	Ibizo
30	e-	Umshwana		at, on, in; locative prefix.
31	eba	Isenzo
32	em-	Umshwana		Class 9 adjective concord; form of en- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
33	en-	Umshwana		Class 9 adjective concord.
34	eqa	Isenzo		to jump over, to leap across, to skip.
35	eya	Isenzo		to be dissatisfied with, to look down on.
36	f	Ibizo
37	fa	Isenzo
38	g	Ibizo
39	h	Ibizo
40	hla	Isenzo		Abbreviation of human leukocyte antigen.
41	hle	Isiphawulo		pretty, handsome, good-looking.
42	i	Ibizo
43	i-	Umshwana		Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with l, m or n.
44	ifa	Ibizo	/îːfá/	inheritance, estate.
45	ifu	Ibizo	/íːfu/	Equivalent to 'cloud': A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
46	im-	Umshwana		Class 9 noun prefix; form of in- used before stems beginning with a labial consonant.
47	iMpumalanga-Kapa	Ibizo		Eastern Cape (a province of South Africa).
48	in-	Umshwana		Class 9 noun prefix.
49	ingqalasizinda	Ibizo		infrastructure.
50	injingwenikazi	Ibizo	/iɲdʒinɡweníɠaːzi/	favourite wife.
51	iNtshonalanga-Kapa	Ibizo		Western Cape (a province of South Africa).
52	inu	Isabizwana		Combining stem of nina used with possessive concords.
53	iNyakatho-Kapa	Ibizo		Northern Cape (a province of South Africa).
54	iNyakatho-Ntshonalanga	Ibizo		North West (a province of South Africa).
55	isi	Ibizo	/íːsi/	A lump of hard, curdled milk.
56	isiqhebezakude	Ibizo		remote, remote control (device).
57	isishiyagalolunye	Ibizo		Equivalent to 'nine': To the highest degree: dressed to the nines.
58	isishiyagalombili	Ibizo		Equivalent to 'eight': Alternative spelling of ait (island in a river).
59	isithathabantwana	Ibizo
60	isithwalambiza	Ibizo	/ísitʰwálambiːzá/	Equivalent to 'Mantis': Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals wit…
61	iso	Ibizo	/îːsó/	Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref…
62	isu	Ibizo	/íːsu/	plan of action, scheme, strategy.
63	iva	Ibizo	/íːva/
64	iwa	Ibizo	/îːwá/
65	izu	Ibizo	/îːzûː/
66	j	Ibizo
67	k	Ibizo
68	ka-	Umshwana		he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
69	kahleni	Isibabazo	/ɠaɬéːni/	(Interjection).
70	ke	Isenzo, Isihlanganiso	/ɠé/	sometimes, occasionally.
71	kha	Isenzo		to pick (fruits).
72	khe	Isabizwana		Combining stem of yena used with possessive concords.
73	kho	Isabizwana		Combining stem of wena used with possessive concords.
74	ku-	Umshwana		you; second-person singular object concord.
75	l	Ibizo
76	la	Isabizwana	/ˈlá/	these; class 6 proximal demonstrative.
77	la-	Umshwana		of; class 5 possessive concord.
78	labaya	Isabizwana		those over there, yonder; class 2 remote demonstrative.
79	lawaya	Isabizwana		those over there, yonder; class 6 remote demonstrative.
80	le	Isabizwana	/ˈlé/	these; class 4 proximal demonstrative.
81	leliya	Isabizwana		that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative.
82	lesiya	Isabizwana		that over there, yonder; class 7 remote demonstrative.
83	leyaya	Isabizwana		those over there, yonder; class 4 remote demonstrative.
84	leziya	Isabizwana		those over there, yonder; class 10 remote demonstrative.
85	li-	Umshwana		he, she, it; class 5 subject concord.
86	lo	Isabizwana	/ˈló/	this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
87	lobuya	Isabizwana		that over there, yonder; class 14 remote demonstrative.
88	lokhuya	Isabizwana		that over there, yonder; class 15 remote demonstrative.
89	loluya	Isabizwana		that over there, yonder; class 11 remote demonstrative.
90	lowaya	Isabizwana		that over there, yonder; class 1 remote demonstrative.
91	lu-	Umshwana		he, she, it; class 11 subject concord.
92	lwa	Isenzo		to fight, to struggle.
93	m	Ibizo
94	m-	Umshwana		him, her, it; class 1 object concord; form of mu- used before stems of more than one syllable.
95	ma	Isenzo		to stop, to come to a standstill, to halt.
96	ma-	Umshwana		let, may; gives a verb a hortative force.
97	mba	Isenzo		to dig up, unearth, excavate.
98	mi	Isenzo, Isabizwana		Combining stem of mina.
99	mi-	Umshwana		Class 4 simple noun prefix.
100	mu-	Umshwana		him, her, it; class 1 object concord.
101	musani	Isibabazo		Equivalent to 'don't': Chiefly in dos and don'ts: something that must or should not be done.
102	n	Ibizo
103	n-	Umshwana		Class 9 simple noun prefix.
104	na	Isenzo, Isandiso	/ná/	Interrogative particle; indicates a yes-no question. Placed at the end of the sentence.
105	na-	Isihlanganiso sendawo, Isihlanganiso	/nʱa/	Equivalent to 'have': Use to form compound tenses in pronominal verbs.
106	nci	Isiphawulo
107	ne	Isiphawulo		Equivalent to 'four': The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
108	ngikhona	Isibabazo		I'm fine (in response to a greeting); "I am here.".
109	ngiyabonga	Isibabazo		Equivalent to 'thanks': An expression of appreciation or gratitude.
110	ngiyaphila	Isibabazo		Equivalent to 'I'm fine': Conventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well.
111	ni	Isiphawulo, Isabizwana		Equivalent to 'What': what (a/an) (intensifier, followed by a noun).
112	ni-	Umshwana		you, you all; second-person plural subject concord.
113	nje	Isandiso, Isihlanganiso		like this, such as this.
114	nke	Isinqumi		all; every; together; jointly.
115	nxa	Isihlanganiso		contraction of inxa.
116	nxephepha	Isibabazo		never mind, what a pity, excuse me, pardon me, sorry.
117	nya	Isenzo		to defecate.
118	nye	Isiphawulo		Equivalent to 'one': Honorific alternative letter-case form of one, sometimes used when referring to God or another impo…
119	o	Ibizo
120	o-	Umshwana
121	o-ayisikhilimu	Ibizo
122	oda	Isenzo	/ʔoːda/
123	okujwayelekile	Isiphawulo
124	om-	Umshwana
125	oma	Isenzo		to become thirsty.
126	ona	Isenzo		to ruin, to spoil.
127	osa	Isenzo		to roast, to grill, to admonish.
128	p	Ibizo
129	pha	Isenzo		to give, to hand over, to present.
130	phephisa	Isibabazo		I am sorry!.
131	phi	Isiphawulo
132	q	Ibizo
133	qha	Ibizo
134	r	Ibizo
135	s	Ibizo
136	sa	Isenzo		to convey, to send, to transfer.
137	sa-	Umshwana		of; class 7 possessive concord.
138	sanibona	Isibabazo		(Interjection).
139	sanibonani	Isibabazo		good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening).
140	sawubona	Isibabazo		good day (good morning, good afternoon, good evening).
141	se-	Umshwana		Form of sa- used in copulative constructions.
142	sha	Isenzo, Isiphawulo		to burn, to be on fire.
143	sho	Isenzo
144	si-	Umshwana		we; first-person plural subject concord.
145	so	Isabizwana		Combining stem of sona.
146	t	Ibizo
147	tha	Isenzo		to funnel, to inject (an enema).
148	thi	Isenzo, Isabizwana		to think, to imagine, to consider, to believe, to suppose.
149	u	Ibizo
150	u-	Umshwana		you, thou; second-person singular subject concord.
151	u-ayisikhilimu	Ibizo		ice cream.
152	ub-	Umshwana		Class 14 full noun prefix; form of ubu- used before stems beginning with o.
153	ubukhuphekhuphe	Ibizo	/uɓukʰupʰékʰuːpʰe/
154	ubungqolokosho	Ibizo	/uɓuᵑǃʱolóɠoːʃo/
155	ufu	Ibizo	/úːfu/	despised, worthless person.
156	ugu	Ibizo	/úːɡu/	water edge, waterside.
157	uju	Ibizo	/úːdʒu/
158	um-	Umshwana		Class 1 noun prefix; form of umu- used before stems of more than one syllable.
159	uma	Isihlanganiso
160	umakhalekhukhwini	Ibizo		Equivalent to 'mobile phone': A portable telephone that connects with the telephone network by means of radio transmissi…
161	umkhumbimkhathi	Ibizo	/úm̩kʰumbiḿ̩kʰaːtʰí/	space ship.
162	unozungezilanga	Ibizo
163	unxasishiyagalombili	Ibizo
164	uve	Ibizo	/ûːvé/	African paradise-flycatcher.
165	v	Ibizo
166	w	Ibizo
167	wa	Isenzo		to fall, to drop.
168	wa-	Umshwana		they; class 6 subject concord; form of a- used when another prefix precedes.
169	we	Isabizwana		Combining stem of wena.
170	wo	Isabizwana		Combining stem of wona.
171	wololo	Isibabazo
172	wu-	Umshwana		you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
173	X	Ibizo
174	y	Ibizo
175	ya	Isenzo		to go to, towards.
176	ya-	Umshwana		of; class 4 possessive concord.
177	ye	Isabizwana		Combining stem of yena.
178	yi-	Umshwana		he, she, it; class 9 subject concord; form of i- used when another prefix precedes.
179	yo	Isabizwana		Combining stem of yona.
180	z	Ibizo
181	za	Isenzo
182	za-	Umshwana		of; class 10 possessive concord.
183	ze	Isenzo, Isihlanganiso		used in exclamations.
184	zi-	Umshwana		Class 10 simple noun prefix, used when preceding a consonant n, m, or l.
185	zo	Isabizwana		Combining stem of zona.
186	zwa	Isenzo		to understand, to be able to make out (what someone says).

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