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Entry Orthography Transcription English 
1  caca ˈʇàːʇá  to make clear 
2  chaka ˈʇʰáːka  a very poor person 
3  qaqa ʗáʗá  to undo 
4  qhaqha ˈʗʰáːʗʰa  to rip open 
5  xega ˈʖèːgá  to be loose 
6  ixhegu íˈʖʰêːgù  an old man 
7  cela ˈʇɛ́ːla  ask 
8  cosha ˈʇóːʃa  pick up 
9  casha (no transcription)  hide 
10  chaza (no transcription)  explain 
11  chitha (no transcription)  to throw out (as of water) 
12  ichopho (no transcription)  of rubbing stone, brain 
13  ncela (no transcription)  suck 
14  ncenga ŋˈʇ̃èːŋgá  to beg 
15  incwadi (no transcription)  a letter 
16  ukugcwala úguˈʇʷwáːla  to be full 
17  ukugcina (no transcription)  to stop 
18  ukugcoba (no transcription)  to anoint 
19  ukungcola úgúŋˈʇ̃oːla  to be dirty 
20  ukungcinga (no transcription)  to foretell evil 
21  umngcwabo (no transcription)  a funeral 
22  xosha (no transcription)  drive 
23  xoxa (no transcription)  tell 
24  ukuxega (no transcription)  to be loose 
25  ukuxhuga (no transcription)  to limp 
26  ukuxhwala (no transcription)  to be ill constantly 
27  ixhoza (no transcription)  a Xhosa man, a Xhosa woman 
28  ukunxapha úgúŋˈʖ̃aːpʰa  to click with annoyance 
29  ukunxada (no transcription)  to bind loosely 
30  inxeba (no transcription)  a wound 
31  gxoba ˈʖoːbá  to pound 
32  gxuma (no transcription)  to leap 
33  ukugxeka (no transcription)  to criticize 
34  ngxama (no transcription)  be angry 
35  ingxoxo íŋˈʖ̃oːʖo  a conversation 
36  ingxaki (no transcription)  a difficulty 
37  qala (no transcription)  start 
38  qina (no transcription)  be firm 
39  fuga (no transcription)  push 
40  qhubeka (no transcription)  proceed 
41  ukuqhuma (no transcription)  to burst 
42  ukuqhuba (no transcription)  to drive away 
43  nquma ŋˈʗ̃úːma  to cut through 
44  nqamula (no transcription)  to break off 
45  inqola (no transcription)  a wagon 
46  gqoka ˈʗoːgá  to dress 
47  isigqili (no transcription)  oppressed person, slave 
48  isigqoko (no transcription)  a hat 
49  fingqa finˈʗ̃áː  to shorten (sleeves) 
50  gingqa (no transcription)  to roll over 
51  ingqondo (no transcription)  intellect 
52  bala ˈᵐbáːla  to count 
53  bhala ˈɓʰáːla  to write 
54  beka (no transcription)  to place 
55  bheka (no transcription)  to look 
56  chacha ˈʇʰáːʇʰá  to be clear 
57  caca ˈʇáːʇá  to make an incision 
58  kapa (no transcription)  to push along 
59  khapha (no transcription)  to chop someone with a big ax on the head 
60  phatha (no transcription) to handle 
61  qiliza ʗéˈlíːza  to act cunningly 
62  qhiliza ʗʰéˈlíːza  to push someone 
63  taka ˈtáːga  to place in a heap 
64  thaka ˈtʰáːga  to prepare a mixture 
65  sa-ntlack (no transcription)  command for a dog (attack!) 
66  sala ˈsáːla  stay 
67  vala vaˈláː  loose 
68  mama (no transcription)  mother 
69  sina ˈsíːna  dance 
70  lima ˈlíːma  plough 
71  vilapa (no transcription)  a lazy person 
72  mina (no transcription)  I 
73  funa ˈfúːna  search 
74  sula (no transcription)  wipe 
75  susa (no transcription)  remove 
76  vula vuˈláː  open 
77  sefa (no transcription)  sift 
78  fela ˈfɛ́ːla  spit 
79  mema (no transcription)  invite 
80  asisefi (no transcription)  we do not sift 
81  asifeli (no transcription)  we do not spit 
82  emini (no transcription)  noon 
83  lola ˈlóːla  sharpen 
84  insolo (no transcription)  a blame 
85  umloli (no transcription)  one who grinds 
86  ifosi iˈfóːsi  a lash 
87  asiloli (no transcription)  we do not sharpen 
88  funda ˈfúːnd̥a  learn 
89  fulana (no transcription)  a small river 
90  sangulukile (no transcription)  something that has been cleared on top 
91  sango (no transcription)  agate 
92  shosha ˈʃóːʃa  to move along on knees 
93  shudu ˈʃúːdu  ground worn by friction 
94  siza ˈsíːza  help 
95  zama ̽ˈzáːma  try 
96  vala (no transcription)  shut 
97  isivalo (no transcription)  lock (close) 
98  lala ˈláːla  sleep 
99  linga ̈lɩ́ːŋga  to attempt 
100  umame úˈmaːmé  my mother 
101  manje ˈmáːnɟǰe  now 
102  nini ˈníːní  when 
103  nakho ˈnáːkʰo  there it is 
104  yena ˈjéːna  he, she 
105  yejane (no transcription)  an idiot 
106  wena wɛ́ːna  you 
107  wawa ˈwáːwa  fall, to fell 
108  faka ˈfáːga  put in 
109  sika (no transcription)  cut  
110  ckuseni (no transcription)  in the morning 
111  bata (no transcription)  count 
112  ubaba uˈɓáːɓa  my father 
113  kabi ˈkʼáːbi  badly 
114  bhala (no transcription)  write 
115  bhema ˈb̥ʰɛ́ːma  smoke 
116  ibhola (no transcription)  a ball 
117  deka ˈd̥éːga  to prepare the table 
118  idada (no transcription)  a duck 
119  kade ˈkʼáːd̥e  long ago 
120  geza ˈg̥éːza  wash 
121  giya (no transcription)  dance 
122  ukuguga (no transcription)  to get old 
123  iposi (no transcription)  post 
124  upiti (no transcription)  Pete 
125  ipeni iˈpʰéːni  a pen 
126  impi (no transcription)  an army 
127  impama (no transcription)  the palm of a hand 
128  itiye iˈtʰíːje  tea 
129  ikati iˈkʼáːtʼi  a cat 
130  ukuntanta (no transcription)  to float 
131  into (no transcription)  a thing 
132  kama (no transcription)  to comb 
133  ikasi iˈkáːsi  a box 
134  inkomo (no transcription)  ahead of a cow 
135  inkosi (no transcription)  aching 
136  ukusatsaza (no transcription)  to squirt out water 
137  itswayi iˈtsʼwáːji  salt 
138  donsa donˈsʼáː  pull 
139  phonsa (no transcription)  throw 
140  insipho (no transcription)  soap 
141  hinza (no transcription)  skin 
142  ukukhonza (no transcription)  worhip, to respect 
143  amanzi (no transcription)  water 
144  amatshe áˈmáːtʃʼe  stones 
145  isitsha (no transcription)  a plate 
146  utshwala utʃʼˈwáːla  beer 
147  jika (no transcription)  turn 
148  jika injha (no transcription)  turn here 
149  jikijela (no transcription)  throw 
150  injelwa inˈɟǰéːlwa  a porcupine 
151  izinja (no transcription)  dogs 
152  injalo nˈɟǰáːlo  always 
153  mfim fitha (no transcription)  suck out like marrow 
154  ukum fimfa (no transcription)  to leak 
155  imfuyo (no transcription)  livestock 
156  imvu (no transcription)  sheep 
157  imvubu imˈvúːbu  hippopotamus 
158  emva (no transcription)  behind 
159  hlaba (no transcription)  stab 
160  hleka ˈɬéːga  laugh 
161  hlala ˈɬáːla  live, sit 
162  dlala ˈɮáːla  play 
163  dlula ˈɮúːla  pass 
164  bhodla (no transcription)  belch 
165  inhloko ɩŋ ˈkɬʼóːg̥o  head of cow 
166  inhlanhla (no transcription)  luck 
167  izindlu (no transcription)  houses 
168  isandla (no transcription)  a hand 
169  amandla (no transcription)  power 
170  bamba (no transcription)  catch 
171  ukuvimba (no transcription)  to prevent 
172  imbuzi ɩ́m bûːˈzi  a goat 
173  phinda (no transcription)  repeat 
174  induku ɩn ˈdúːg̥u  a stick 
175  indaba (no transcription)  an issue, an affair, a matter 
176  ngena ˈŋgéːna  enter 
177  senga (no transcription)  milk a cow 
178  ingozi ˈiŋgóːzi  danger 
179  hamba ˈháːmb̥a  go 
180  ukuhona (no transcription)  to snore 
181  uhala uˈháːla  cotton thread 
182  ihembe (no transcription)  a shirt 
183  hayi áˈjiː  no 
184  sha (no transcription)  new 
185  inkomo entsha (no transcription)  young beast 
186  shona (no transcription)  go under 
187  intshonalanga (no transcription)  the west (place of setting sun) 
188  nyathela ɲaˈtʰɛ́ːla  step on 
189  masinya (no transcription)  quickly 
190  inyoni ɩˈɲóːni  a bird 
191  inyoni ɩˈɲóːni  a bird