Word List for Zulu

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Entry	Orthography	Broad Transcription	Narrow Transcription	English
1	baba	baba	ɓáːɓà	to be spicy
2	beba	beba	ɓèːɓá	carry child on back
3	biba	biba	ɓìːɓá	to spread (a sore)
4	boba	boba	ɓòːɓá	talk freely about
5	buba	buba	bʰùːbʰá	to perish, die
6	bheka	beka	bʰèːgá	to look
7	ibhubesi	ibubɛsi	ìbʰùɓéːsì	lion
8	lola	lola	lòːlá	to sharpen
9	umgodi	umgɔdi	úm͡gòdì	hole
10	yola	jola	jòːlá	to taste pleasant
11	wola	wola	wòːlá	to collect
12	pasa	pasa	páːsà	to support
13	basa	basa	ɓàːsá	to kindle
14	tonsa	tonsa	tònsá	to drop
15	donsa	donsa	dònsá	to attract, to pull
16	kola	kola	kʰóːlà	to satisfy
17	gola	gola	góːlà	to catch
18	ukufa	ukufa	úgúːfà	sickness, death
19	ukuva	ukuva	úgúːvà	good-nature
20	sila	sila	sìːlá	to grind
21	zila	zila	zìːlá	to abstain from
22	tshitsha	tʃitʃa	tʃìːtʃá	to haste exceedingly
23	jija	dʒidʒa	dʒìːdʒá	to speak violently
24	tyaka	tyaka	tʃyàːgá	to spit
25	shaqa	ʃaʗa	ʃàːʗá	to be astringent
26	haya	raya	ɦàːjá	to be raspy
27	haya	haya	hàːjá	to rehearse, to imitate
28	hamba	hamba	háːm͡bà	to go
29	ihashi	iɦaʃi	íɦàːʃì	horse
30	klekleza	klekleza	kléklézà	to tear, to scratch
31	papa	papa	pàːpá	to be anxious, to be alarmed
32	phapha	papa	pʰàːpʰà	to fear, to be flighty
33	tile	tile	tìlé	pitch black
34	thile	tile	tʰíːlè	a certain one
35	bala	bala	ɓáːlà	to count
36	bhala	bala	báːlà	to write
37	kaka	kaka	káːkà	to surround a hunt
38	khakha	kaka	kʰàkʰà	to be bitter
39	impama	impama	ìm͡páːmà	a slap
40	intete	intete	ìn͡tétʼè	locust
41	inkondlo	inkondlo	ìnkʼóːndɮò	a poem
42	mi	mi	mì	take this
43	ni	ni	nì	you
44	ngi	ŋi	ŋgì	me, I
45	nyiki	ɲiki	ɲìːgì	a movement
46	umbaxa	umbaʖa	úmɓàːʖá	double-snuff spoon
47	umpaxa	umpaʖa	úmpàːʖá	double-barreled gun
48	ukuthinda	ukutinda	ùgùtʰìːn͡dà	to begin to speak
49	ukuthinta	ukutinta	ùgùtʰìːn͡tá	to fly freely, openly
51	ukuthinse	ukutinzo	ùgùtʰìːn͡sé	to set straight
52	inkani	iŋkani	ìŋgáːnì	stubborness
53	ngani	ŋani	ŋgáːnì	why?
54	asimbonanga	asim̩bonaŋga	ásímbónáːŋgà	we didn’t see him
55	caka	ʇaka	ʇáːgà	to whitewash
56	qaqa	ʗaʗa	ʗàːʗá	to undo a seam
60	xhaka	ʖaka	ʖʰáːgà	to link horses
61	gcoba	gʇoba	g͡ʇòːɓá	to grease
62	gqoba	gʗoba	g͡ʗòːɓá	to milk
63	gxoba	gʖoba	g͡ʖòːɓá	to beat, to bruise
64	isince	isinʇe	ìsìːn͡ʇé	small woman’s spear
65	isinqe	isinʗe	ìsìːn͡ʗé	rump
66	isinxele	isinʖele	ìsìn͡ʖéːlè	left-hand
67	hamba	hamba	háːm͡bà	go
68	hamba ke	hamba ke	kám͡bàː gè	go then
69	uthanda	utanda	ùtʰáːndà	you like
70	uthanda ni	utanda ni	ùtʰándàː nì	what do you like?
71	ganga	gaŋga	gàːŋgà	to be naughty
72	inganga	ingaŋga	íːgàːŋgà	a ridge
74	ithanga	itaŋga	ítʰàːŋgá	thigh
75	ithanga	itaŋga	ítʰáːŋgà	tank
76	na amandhla	na amandɬa	nàː àmáːnɮà	with power
77	namandhla	namandɬa	nàmáːnɬà	with power
78	ku umunto	ku umunto	gú ùmúːnt̪ù	to the man
79	kumunto	kumunto	gùmúːnt̪ù	to the man