Word List for Zulu

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Entry	Orthography	English
1	báyábhálà	they are writing
2	îbhólà	ball
3	ísìBhûnù	Afrikaans
4	bàyáhbèkà	they are looking
5	úbhìyé	beer
6	ùkúbhòngà	roar
7	îvésì	verse
8	úkùvûnà	sow
9	ísìvándè	field
10	ùkúvùmà	agree
11	ìsívàlò	door
12	ùkúrèlà	come from
13	úmámá	mother
14	ímótò	car
15	ùḿmèsé	knife
16	úmísì	Miss
17	màsíhàmbé	let us go
18	mánà	standǃ
19	wózà	come
20	úwètá	waiter
21	wúyè	it is he
22	íwódì	ward
23	ímbéngè	grass dish, plate
24	îbhîmbì	poor singer
25	ímbùyà	weed
26	ímbìlà	rock rabbit
27	ímbízò	(no gloss)
28	ìmbóngòlò	donkey
29	ímvánà	lamb
30	ímvûlà	rain (n.)
31	ímvúmò	permit
32	ímvèlò	nature
33	ímvàmìsá	generality
34	ímvùbú	hippo
35	únésì	nurse
36	ínùnú	fearful thing
37	námì	with me
38	ínàntshí	(no gloss)
39	nómà	or
40	nángù	here he is
41	léthà	bringǃ
42	líqàndá	it’s an egg
43	úlóndò	round hut
44	úlìshá	rickshaw
45	úGcùgcá	surname
46	ìsígcàwú	act, scene
47	ùkúgcìnà	preserve, end
48	ígcèké	open courtyard
49	ùkúgcábá	incisions
50	ùkúgcònà	make fun
51	ísìdúlà	fat person
52	ûdéngézì	broke piece of pot
53	úlùdálà	age
54	àmádòlò	knees
55	ìsídìngó	necessity
56	údàkà	mud
57	úkùzálà	give birth
58	ùyábàzóndà	he hates them
59	ìzítshà	plates
60	ìsízùlù	Zulu language
61	àmázòlò	dew
62	ízìthá	enemy
63	ùkúgxùmà	to jump
64	ìsígzòbò	pole
65	ùkúgxèkà	criticize
66	ìyágxìzà	ooze
67	bángcónò	they are better
68	ùkúngcòlà	to get sorted
69	íngcùbà	meat of beast that died of natural causes
70	ùkúngcwèkà	(no gloss)
71	índúnà	headman
72	índíngìlízì	circular
73	índwángù	rag
74	índàbà	matter
75	índòdà	man
76	índìmá	patch of ground
77	àkénzángà	he did not do
78	ínzóndò	hatred
79	ùkúmìnzà	drown; overeat
80	ínzùlú	depth
81	ámânzì	(no gloss)
82	íngxòxò	a chat
83	íngxì	body dirt
84	ìngxùbévàngè	mixture
85	íngxényè	section, part
86	úkùdlá	food
87	úmdlâlò	game
88	úyèdlúlà	he passes
89	ìsídlèké	nest
90	ìsìdlòkôlò	crowns of soldier
91	úkùgqúlà	knock against
92	bàyágqòmà	crack open
93	ûgqózì	inspiration
94	ìsígqìkí	stool
95	ùkúzìgqájà	pride
96	ìsígqòkò	hat
97	îjázì	coat
98	újékè	jug
99	îjókwè	yolk
100	ìsíjìngí	porridge
101	àmájùbà	doves
102	ùkújàhà	hurry
103	îyádì	yard
104	yébò	yes
105	yíthì	say it
106	yèhlá	get down
107	hìmî	it is g
108	índlù	house
109	índlàmú	dance
110	índlèbé	ear
111	índlòbhó	one-eyed
112	íngqòndò	child’s skip game
113	íngqòndò	brain
114	ùkùngqùbûzà	knock against
115	ìzángqòndò	(no gloss)
116	ízìnjá	dogs
117	ínjóngò	aim
118	kánjé	like this
119	ínjùlà	depth
120	ínjôbó	part of skin, the skin
121	îhháshì	horse
122	îhhólò	hall
123	màhhálà	for free
124	ìhhóvìsì	office
125	hhé	what?
126	úkùgîyà	dance
127	úmà bègéndà	play stone game
128	ísìgwégwè	person, bow-legged
129	ùkúgùlà	(no gloss)
130	ùyágàbhà	emetic
131	lìyágòbà	bend down
132	ùkúzà	(to) come
133	kángákà	so much
134	ùkósà	roast
135	ùkùgíjìmà	run
136	kè ngìḿbûnè njé	let me just see him
137	útíkì	a 3d bit
138	àkàthándì	he does not like
139	àbáhàmbé	let them go
140	ángázì	I do not know
141	àkézè	let him come
142	íngánè	child
143	báyàngénà	they are entering
144	ngúyè	it is he
145	íngòzì	accident
146	ùḿngànè	friend
147	úbàbá	(no gloss)
148	úbúzwè	nationhood
149	báyàbónà	(no gloss)
150	ìsíbìbà	antidote for snake
151	bùyábòhlà	subside
152	íhùbò	song
153	hhùbâbá	it’s fatter
154	hhàmázwè	it is countries
155	hhô Thòkó	it is Thoko and co
156	hhízwè lêthù	our landǃ
157	hhèlêthù	oursǃ