Word List for Xhosa

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Entry	English Gloss	Nama Orthography	Xhosa Orthography	Notes
1	plan, scheme	ǀʼawe	----	contrast of clicks in Xhosa words with clicks in Nama cognates
2	plan, scheme	----	úkucêba	(from Clicks as Loans in Xhosa by J.A. Louw; see image file)
3	be ill	ǀʼaesen	----
4	fever	----	ícésina
5	throat	ǃʼarab	----
6	throat	----	úḿqala
7	second wife	ǃʼaris	----
8	wife supporting great house	----	îqâdi
9	stoop	ǃʼona	----
10	stoop under painful pressure	----	úkúqona
11	time	ǁʼaeb	----
12	time	----	ílixá
13	old tree bark	ǁʼūb	----
14	peel off bark	----	úkúxóbula
15	prepare, make ready	ǁʼā - ǁʼā	----
16	repair, mend	----	úkúxaxa
17	leave off doing	ǀʼû	----
18	unwise, imprudent	----	ámáncúncuncu
19	cliff	ǂhâb	----
20	height defended like a stronghold	----	ínqâba
21	irrigation	ǀʼâǀʼâs	----
22	irrigate	----	únkunkcenkcéshela
23	wipe away	ǀʼôa	----
24	wiping away	----	ukuthi ngcwa	/ng̤cwa̤/
25	split off	ǀkhan	----
26	cleave, split	----	úkucânda
27	bad	ǂkhawa	----
28	heathen	----	íqabá
29	beat to death	ǃkhū	----
30	hit, strike against	----	úkúquba
31	save	ǃkhao	----
32	be sparing; save time	----	úkuqoqósha
33	white river sand	ǁkhaeb	----
34	Keiskamma River	----	íXesí
35	pierce	ǃkhā	----
36	pierce	----	úkúqhama
37	cut meat in strips	ǀhā	----
38	make incisions	----	úkúchaza
39	threaten with finger	ǂhuni	----
40	provoke, annoy	----	úkuchunúba
41	till	ǃhoa	----
42	abuse	----	úkúqhwálisa
43	bode	ǃhoa	----
44	lame, crippled person	----	ísíqhwalá
45	mock	ǃho	----
46	tease	----	úkúqhula
47	chop	ǁhā	----
48	chop	----	úkúxahaxha
49	be of same age	ǁhā	----
50	person of same age	----	úgxa
51	convert	ǃhowasen	----	spoken by Jan Snyman
52	convert	----	úkúgqóbhoka
53	tie cow's legs	ǃhâu	----
54	lend a cow for the use of its milk	----	úkúnqoma
55	flee	ǁhâ	----
56	be in a hurry	----	úkúngxama	[ukung̤xa̤ma̤]
57	grave	ǀhowas	----
58	bury (give a Christian funeral)	----	úkúngcwaba
59	soft	ǁhuwu	----
60	decomposed wood, tinder	----	íngxúbuwa
61	sack	ǀhaos	----
62	rough sacking blanket	----	íngcawa
63	elbow	ǃʼunib	----
64	elbow	----	ingqwiniba / ingqiniba
65	he bent the knees and the elbow	----	úguqê ámádolo néndolólwané
66	come together	ǀhao	----
67	church, the building, Sunday, church service and meeting	----	ícáwa
68	congregation	ǀhao hâb	----
69	curse	ǀgoe	----
70	curse	----	úkúgcweka
71	girdle	ǃgaes	----
72	girdle	----	ígqesha
73	burst	ǃgā	----
74	bursting	----	gqabhu
75	pull	ǂgae	----
76	pull at nipple	----	úkúgqila
77	unable to speak from excitement	ǁgare	----
78	go astray in walking and speaking	----	úkúgxáleka
79	shoulder blade	ǁgarab	----
80	shoulder blade	----	ígxalába
81	fall on enemy	ǁgā	----
82	stepping up smartly	----	gxaa
83	close an eye	ǂgami	----
84	closing eyes for a moment	----	cimí
85	hire	ǃgae	----
86	hire	----	úkuqésha
87	tree trunk	ǃgaos	----
88	thick piece of wood	----	ísiqôsho
89	bull frog	ǁgôab	----
90	bull frog	----	íxoxo
91	grass	ǀgâb	----
92	grass	----	íngcá
93	love	ǀnam	----
94	being intimate	----	ncam
95	sticky	ǂnao	----
96	being sticky	----	nca
97	cut even	ǂnai	----
98	pare, cut away carefully	----	úkúnqetha
99	kidney	ǃnaib	----
100	kidney	----	ílinqé
101	cut up an animal	ǃnoe	----
102	cut, chop up	----	úkúnqwema
103	accompany	ǁnū	----
104	go side by side	----	úkúnxula
105	drive animals slowly along with young	ǀnon - ǀnon	----
106	run a little trot	----	úkúnkcunkca
107	sit	ǂnôa	----
108	sit together like children	----	úkúngcwala
109	sit down	ǂnû	----
110	sitting on one's haunches, hunker	----	ngcú
111	hinder, plague someone	ǁnora	----
112	quarrel, make a noise	----	úkungxôla
113	stratum	----	ûcâmba
114	strata	----	íingcâmba
115	ask	----	úkucêla
116	request	----	íngcêlo
117	hit the mark	----	úkuchâna
118	marksman	----	ínkcâni
119	destroy	----	úkúchitha
120	waste	----	ínkcitho
121	entrap	----	úkugcayíselo
122	process of entrapping	----	íngcayíselo
123	be merry	----	úkugcóba
124	joy	----	íngcóbo
125	begin	----	úkuqâla
126	commencement	----	íngqâlo
127	break in, train	----	úkuqéqésha
128	discipline	----	íngqeqésho
129	bareness	----	úqhayí
130	bald head	----	ínkqáyi
131	a cripple	----	isíqhwalá
132	person with affected mannerisms	----	ínkqwalá
133	trample	----	úkúgqusha
134	well trodden place	----	íngqushú
135	end	----	úkúgqiba
136	end	----	íngqibo
137	say	----	úkúxela
138	statement	----	íngxelo
139	chop	----	úkúxábela
140	axe	----	íngxábela
141	peck at	----	úkúxhola
142	chisel	----	ínkxolá
143	suffer loss	----	úkúxhẃaleka
144	accident	----	ínkxwáleko
145	drive away	----	úkugxôtha
146	one expert in driving away	----	íngxôthi
147	be clear	----	úkúcaca
148	crown of head	----	úchochóyi
149	crowns	----	íincochóyi
150	perch on	----	úkúchopha
151	high point of pinnacle	----	íncophó
152	top of mountain	ǂʼaob	----
153	cut round	----	úkúxoza
154	cutter	----	ínxozi
155	point with finger	ǂhuni	----
156	annoy	----	úkúchúnuba
157	(click in isolation)	----	ncʼ
158	(click in isolation)	----	nqʼ
159	(click in isolation)	----	nxʼ
160	(click in isolation)	----	nch
161	(click in isolation)	----	ngq
162	(click in isolation)	----	nxh
163	something soft	----	íngcofo
164	many	----	íngcawa
165	request	----	íngcêlo
166	be dirty	----	úkúngcola
167	statement	----	íngxelo
168	bag	----	íngxowa
169	medley	----	íngxubé
170	ugly good-for-nothing	----	íngxathú
171	commencement	----	íngqâlo
172	heavy breathing	----	ísingqala
173	hire	----	íngqésho
174	stamp	----	úkungqúsha
175	something soft	----	íngcofo
176	many	----	íngcawa
177	crown of head	----	úchochóyi
178	(no gloss)	----	ukung̤cwa̤l̤a̤
179	fat man	----	íngxéba
180	wound	----	ínxeba
181	man	----	índ̤o̤da̤
182	men	----	ámádo̤da̤
183	sack	ǀhaos	----
184	sack	----	íng̤ca̤wa̤
185	sit	ǂnôa	----
186	sit together	----	úkúngcwala
187	grass	ǀgâb	----
188	grass	----	íngcá
189	hurry	ǁhâ	----
190	be in a hurry	----	úkúngxama
191	wipe away	ǀʼôa	----
192	wiping away	----	ngcwa
193	cliff	ǂhâb	----
194	height defended as a stronghold	----	ínqâba
195	being flat	----	tyaba / caba
196	be wealthy	----	úkutyêba / úkúceba
197	salt	----	ítyuwa
198	salt	ǂʼōb	----	spoken by Jan Snyman
199	brackish	ǀʼū	----	spoken by Jan Snyman
200	matter	----	ind̤a̤ba