Word List for Zulu

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Entry	Orthography	Transcription	English
1	lima	lìːmá	cultivate
2	lunduzela	lùndùzɛ́ːlà	act stupidly
3	lala	láːlà	sleep
4	asisefi	àsíséːfì	we do not sift
5	sefa	sɛ̀ːfá	siftǃ
6	emini	émíːnì	during the day
7	mema	mɛ́ːmà	inviteǃ
8	umloli	úmlòːlì	one who sharpens
9	lola	lɔ̀ːlá	sharpenǃ
10	ifosi	ífóːsì	end of a whip
11	isolo	ísɔ̀ːlò	blame
12	popola	p’ɔ́p’ɔ́ːlà	examine
13	phupha	pʰùːpʰá	dream
14	ibhasi	íb̤ásì	a bus
15	baba	ɓàːɓá	father
16	imbuzi	ímbùːzì	goat
17	bala	ɓàːḷá	countǃ
18	imbali	ímbàːlì	flower
19	totisa	t’ót’íːsà	make sweet
20	thaba	tʰàːɓá	be satisfied
21	dida	dìːdá	confuse
22	kekela	k’ɛ́k’ɛ́ːlà	cackle (like a hen)
23	khakha	kʰàːkʰà	sharp, bitter
24	galagala	gàlágàːlà	rudeness
25	wamamula	wámámùːlà	he broke his fast
26	inani	ínàːnì	price
27	inyoni	íɲòːnì	bird
28	ingozi	íŋgòːzì	severe wound
29	amafalafala	àmáfàláfàːlà	talkative person
30	vavanya	váváːɲà	try
31	amasasa	àmásàːsà	breakfast
32	siza	síːzà	Helpǃ
33	shiya	ʃíːjà	abandon
34	umhaha	úmhàːhà	greed
35	hhula	ɦúːlà	slap
36	i(li)halahala	hàláhàːlà	energetic person
37	umhhololo	ùm̤ɦɔ́lɔ́ːlò	cry baby
38	womba	wòmːɓá	entice
39	isiyotho	ísíjɔ̀ːtʰò	sleep-looking person
40	lala	láːlà	sleep
41	hlahlamela	ɬáɬámɛ́ːlà	come upon unexpectedly
42	Dlala	ɮáːlà	Playǃ
43	imilalelo	ímílálɛ́ːlò	an ambush
44	amehlo	ámɛ́ːɬò	eyes
45	ukudla	úk’ùːɮá	food
46	imfuyo	ímpf’úːjò	livestock
47	imvu	íɱ̀bvù	a sheep
48	imfene	ímpf’ɛ́ːnè	a baboon
49	mvimvitha	ɱ̀bvíɱbvíːtʰà	be energetic
50	itswayi	íts’wâːjí	salt
51	insipho	ínts’íːpʰò	soap
52	tsaka	ts’àːk’á	squirt thru one's teeth
53	Donsa	dɔ̀ːnts’á	Pullǃ
54	amanzi	ámâːndzì	water
55	utshani	útʃ’áːnì	grass
56	izintshakani	ízíɲtʃ’ák’àːnì	young persons
57	utshwala	útʃ’wàːlà	beer
58	ukuntshontsha	úkúɲtʃ’ɔ̀ːɲtʃ’à	to steal
59	jaja	dʒàːdʒá	rejoice
60	njalo	ǹdʒáːlò	always
61	indlala	índɮàːlà	hunger
62	nhla	ǹːtɬ’á	catch a glimpse of
63	amandla	ámáːndɬà	power
64	inhlanhla	íntɬ’àntɬ’à	luck
65	nklinya	ŋkɬ’íːɲá	grasp tightly
66	klina	kl’îːná	be naughty
67	caca	ʇàːʇá	climb
68	isixaxa	ísíʖàːʖà	old basket
69	qaqamba	ʗáʗámːbà	start
70	cece	ʇɛ̀ːʇè	wedding
71	xaxuluka	ʖáʖúlúːk’à	come apart
72	qala	ʗáːlà	start
73	chichima	ʇʰíʇʰíːmà	overflow
74	xhaxha	ʖʰàːʖʰá	ready for action
75	qhaqhawezi	ʗʰáʗʰáwéːzì	hardy person
76	chacha	ʇʰàːʇʰá	be evident
77	ubuxhaxhaxha	úbúʖʰáʖʰàːʖʰà	leaking
78	qhaqhazela	ʗʰáʗʰázɛ́ːlà	shiver
79	gcaka	g͡ʇàːk’á	become thin
80	gxada	g͡ʖàːdá	take long steps
81	gqagqa	g͡ʗàːg͡ʗá	scatter
82	isigcoyi	ísíg͡ʇòːwí	a portion
83	gxugxuma	g͡ʖúg͡ʖúːmà	move about impatiently
84	isigqoko	ísíg͡ʗɔ̀kò	a hat
85	nconca	ŋ͡ʇàŋ͡ʇá	pick unripe crops
86	nxada	ŋ͡ʖàːdá	bind together
87	inqama	íŋ͡ʗàːmà	a sheep ram
88	ncinciza	ŋ͡ʇíŋ͡ʇíːzà	make a mild complaint
89	nxenxa	ŋ͡ʖɛ̀ːŋ͡ʖá	coax
90	isinqeni	ísíŋ͡ʗéːnì	a lazy person
91	ngcangcaza	ŋ̤̀͡ʇàŋ̤͡ʇáːzà	act in a spirited manner
92	ngxangxasha	ŋ̤͡ʖáŋ̤͡ʖáːʃà	hop about
93	ingqangqa	íŋ̤͡ʗàːŋ̤͡ʗá	an irritable person
94	ngcingciza	ŋ̤͡ʇíŋ̤͡ʇíːzà	be happy
95	ingxi	îːŋ̤͡ʖí	dirt
96	ingqengqetshe	iŋ̤͡ʗɛ́ŋ̤͡ʗɛ̀tʃ’é	a smart person
97	hlanza	ɬànːzá	wash
98	hlanza	ɬánːzà	vomit
99	khehle	kʰɛ́ːɬè	collapsing
100	khehle	kʰɛ́ːɬé	jingling
101	labalaba	làɓàláːɓà	desire
102	labalaba	láɓálàːɓà	a traditional African game
103	kanti	kànːtí	why not?
104	kanti	kánːtì	whereas