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Zulu — Proficiency Vocabulary

186 words

Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

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

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