Isindebele

aba v.t. — share; share out.

abela v.t. — share; allot to; share among.

ahluka v.i. — differ; become different.

ahlukana v.i. — 1; differ from; get divided or parted from.

ahlukanisa v.t. — 1; separate; divâde; detach. 2; adjudge a ca

ahlukanisela v.t. — separate for; consecrate; dedicate; sanctify

ahlula v.t. — beat; overcome; conquer.

ahluleka v.i. — be overcome; fail; be unable.

ahlulela v.t. — judge.

akhela v.t. — build at; build for.

akhelana v.t. — 1; build for one another. 2; build near one

ala v.t. & v.i. — deny; refuse (alana: refuse one anoth

alela v.t. — forbid; refuse.

aluka v.i.; v.t — 1;v.i. go out to graze. 2; v.t.; plait; weave; k

ambula v.t. — 1; uncover; reveal. 2; strip off.

amuka v.t. — deprive; take away.

amukela v.t. — accept; receive; welcome.

amukezelana v.t. — pass or hand to one another; pass round.

anda v.i. — 1; grow; increase; multiply; spread. 2; bec

andisa v.t. — spread; increase; expand; multiply.

anela v.i — 1; v.i.; become enough; become sufficient for. 2;

anelisa v.t. — satisfy.

anga v.t. — kiss.

anyisa v.i. — suckle.

aphuka v.i. — get broken; get broken off; get fractured.

aphula v.t. — break; snap off; break law etc.; fracture.

azana v.i. — 1; know one another; 2; like and respect one a

azisa v.t. — acquaint make known v introduce; advertise i

ba v.i. — be become.

baba v.i. — be acrid; be bitter.

babala v.t. — be intent upon.

babaza v.t. — 1; admire; praise; 2; be surprised at; 3; do

babela v.t. — burn off grass.

bala v.t. — 1; read 2; count; reckon.

balaza v.i. — leave marks behind.

baleka v.i. — run away; flee.

balela v.t. — count for; reckon against. v.i.: shine with

balisana v.i. — reckon with one another settle with (accounts;etc)

bamba v.t. — 1; catch; grip; grasp; hold; sieze; 2; arres

bambeka v.i. — 1; be held; be in the grip of 2; be busy; be w

bambela v.t. — 1; hold or grasp for 2; bambela inhliziyo=ha

bambelela v.t. — 1; cleave to; cling to; hold fast to; persev

bambisa v.t. — 1; pledge; 2; help.

banda v.t. — chop wood.

bandakanya v.t. — pin against; couple with.

bandezela v.t. — crowd; press against.

bandlulula v.t. — disown or reject (from the family or tribe); discriminate.

banga v.t. — 1; cause something un-pleasant; stir up some

bangisana v.i. & v.t. — rival; contend with one another.

bangula v.t. — extract thorn.

basa v.t. — kindle a fire.

baza v.t. — carve wood; do carpentry.

bejela v.i. — be determined to (in perf. e.g.; ubhejele uk

beka v.t. — 1; place; put; 2; appoint to office; 3; belu

bekela v.t. — 1; put in; put for; put by; store; 2; bekela

bekelela v.t. — 1; heap up one on another; 2; store up for;

bekezela v.i. — endure; have patience; be longsuffering.

beletha v.t. — 1; give birth to a child; 2; carry child on

belethisa v.t. — assist at a birth.

benga v.t. — cut meat in strips.

benyezela v.i. — flash; glint; reflect.

betha v.t. — 1; beat; hit; strike (betha ikhwelo=whistle)

bethana v i. — clash; collide.

bethela v.t. — 1; hammer in; 2; crucify.

bhaca v.i. — hide.

bhacaza v.t. — squelch in mud.

bhaceka v.i. — begin to bear (of mealies).

bhada v.t. — 1; plaster (walls); 2; plate with metal.

bhadala v.t. — pay wages; pay money.

bhadalaza v.t. — improvise.

bhadazela v.i. — flounder (in speech or in action).

bhadlaza v.t. — say something blantly.

bhaha v.i. — spread; become plentiful (of destructive insects; etc.)

bhajwa v.pass. — get stuck (as of vehicle in river etc.).

bhala v.t. — write.

bhansula v.t. — strike gently; pat.

bhaphathiza v.t. — baptise.

bhaqa v.t. — pierce the rolling target in the game called

bhavuma v.i — growl.

bhaxula v.t. — strike with a flexible object; whip.

bhazalala v.i. — lie down flat; sprawl out .

bhazuka v.i. — break away from (as one separating from a group)

bhebha v.i. — blaze; flaine; burn up.

bhebheza v.t. — fan up flames.

bheda v.i. — talk nonsense; talk wildly.

bheja v.i; v.t. — bet.

bhema v.t. & v.i. — 1; smoke tobacco; 2; take snuff.

bhemisa v.t. — 1; give snuff; 2; give a whiff of the pipe b

bhensa v.i. — bend inwards (of the back as due to load; et

bhewuka v.i. — overturn.

bhibhidla v.i. — suppurate; fester.

bhidlika v.i. — fall down; subside; become demolished (of wa

bhidliza v.t. — demolish; throw down smash.

bhija v.t. — drink to the dregs.

bhilikica v.t. — touch or hold with dirty hands.

bhinqika v.i. — wriggle; writhe; squirm.

bhoboka v.i. — 1; break up (of clouds); 2; get pierced or p

bhoboza v.t. — 1; break through; 2; pierce; puncture.

bhoda v.i.;v.t. — go round.

bhodabhoda v.i.;v.t. — wind about.

bhodla v.i.;v.t. — belch up wind; break wind.

bhola v.t. — drill a hole.

bhonga v.i. — grunt; roar.

bhonsa v.i. — low (of cattle).

bhonxula v.t. — wrench of; break off at a joint (as maize co

bhotsha v.i.;v.t. — excrete.

bhubha v.i. — perish; die.

bhubhisa v.t. — destroy (pass. bhujiswa).

bhubhudla v.i. — foam; throw up foam (as sea); froth.

bhuda v.i. — talk rashly.

bhudluza v.t. — break into small pieces; crumble.

bhudula v.t. — search minutely.

bhukuda v.t. — stab.

bhukutsha v.i. — play in water.

bhula v.t. — 1; thresh; stamp corn; 2; divine. enclose.

bhumbuthela v.t. — put too much; be wasteful with (as salt; wat

bhuqa v.t — 1; destroy completely; devastate; 2; harrow.

bhuquza v.t. — kick up dust.

bihla v.i. — shed tears silently.

bika v.t. — announce; report.

bikezela v.i.;v.t. — foretale 1; . prophesy.

bila v.i. — boil. bubble.

bilisa v.t. — boil.

binda v.t. — throw (in wrestling).

bindana v.i. — wrestle.

bingelela v.t. — greet.

binya v.i. — writhe.

binyizela v.i. — wriggle about.

bipha v.i. — look annoyed or downcast.

biya v.t. — fence; mmon; 2; name; give a name to; 3 biza

biza v.t. — 1; call; suisi-bhulo (isi›’izi): threshing s

bobotheka v.i. — smile.

bohla v.i. — subside.

bola v.i. — decay; rot.

boleka v.t. — l; borrow (with loc.); 2; lend.

bona v.t. — l; see; 2; perceive; understand.

bonakala v.i. — 1; appear; be visible; 2; be clear; be evide

bonakalisa v.t. — demonstrate; show; reveal; disclose.

bonda v.t. — stir; stir up; mix; mash.

bonela v.t. — 1; take care of; 2; take greetings to; 3; co

bonelela v.t. — treat leniently.

bonga v.t. — 1; appreciate; thank; give thanks; 2; praise

bonisa v.t. — 1; cause to see; show; 2; oversee; administe

bopha v.t. — 1; bind; fasten; tie 2; arrest.

bophela v.t. — 1; hang (by neck); 2; harnessl inspan.

botoka v.i. — be soft when felt with fingers.

botoza v.t. — feel gently with fingers; palpate.

bovula v.i. — bellow excitedly

bubula v.i. — groan; moan; sigh.

buka v t. — admire; look at with admiration; gaze at.

bukeka v.i. — be attractive; be admirable be niì to look a

bukela v.t. — watch (something happening)

bukeza v.t. — 1; refine grain ready for making beer; 2; do

bulala v.t. — 1; murder; kill; 2; break to pieìs; 3; destr

bulunga v.t. — shape round (as knob on stick).

bumba v.t. — mould; make with clay

buna v.i. — fade; droop.

bungaza v.i. — gather around.

busa v.t. & v.i. — 1; rule; reign; 2; be well off and co

busisa v.t. — bless.

butha v.t. — collect; gather.

buthana v.i. — assemble; gather together.

buyela v.i. — go back to; return to.

buyisa v.t. — 1; bring back (here); send back (here); retu

buyisana v.i. — be reconciled wiäh.

buyisela v.t. — 1; take back (there); send back (there); ret

buza v.t. — ask a question; question.

buzisisa v.t. — enquire carefully.

caba v.t. — 1; clear trees; etc. (to build); set up one’

cabanga v.t. — think.

caca v.i. — become clear; obvious. bcacada; v.t.: shell

cacada v.t. — shell nuts.

caka v.i. — bccome thin; become emaciated.

cambalala v.i. — lie down (stretched out). ocanda; v.r.: cut

canda v.t. — cut up into portions.

candula v.t — 1; recondition iron instrument; 2; refresh.

canduleka v.i. — 1; become renewed or rejuvenated; 2; get rec

caphuka v.i. — get angry; get annoyed.

caphula v.t. — offend a person; annoy. Zcaphuna; v.t.: scoo

casuka v.i. — become nauseated.

casula v.t. — nauseate.

cathama v.i. — crouch down to hide.

cathamela v.i. — crouch down in hiding and wait for; ambush.

cathula v.i. — toddle (as a child).

catsha v.i. — hide.

ceba v.t. — 1; give away; accuse; inform against; 2; plo

cebisana v.i — plot or conspire together.

ceca v.i. — be adorned; wear ornaments.

cecisa v.t. — adorn; beautify; decorate.

cela v.t. — ask for; request.

cenga v.t. — strain; purify liquid.

cengeka v.i. — become clear or pure (of liquid).

centa v.t. — clear away (grass; scrub; etc.).

cethula v.i. — get clear (sky).

ceza v.t. — 1; go round; bypass; skirt; 2; go on a

cezuka v.i. — get chipped off; get split (of hard substanc

cezula v.t. — chip off; split (of hard suS stance); break

chachamba v.i. — 1; make noise of crackling crackle 2; burst

chama v.i; v.t. — urinate.

chamisela v.t. — hatch.

chamusela v.t. — hatch.

chapha v.t. — cross over; ford

chaphakela v.i. — splash on to.

chaphazela v.t. — splash on to.

chasisa v.t. — explain; clarify.

chasisela v.t. — explain for; interpret.

chathaza v.t. — serve or pour out in small amounts.

chatheka v.t. — pour out; serve out.

chaya v.t. — 1; spread out to dry; 2; spread cut in open;

chaza v.t. — explain.

chela v.t. — sprinkle.

chelesa v.i. — be comfortable; be happy; live at ease.

chinsa v.t. — 1; . eat of first fruits (done ceremonially

chitha v.t. — 1; abolish; ann;ihilate; destroy; 2; scatter

chitheka v.i. — 1; get scattered; 2; spill overflow; 3; beco

choboza v.t. — crush. chola; v.t.: grind finely.

chophelela v.i. — persevere; persist.

chothoza v.t. — critioise; backbite.

chuma v.i — become civil; become mild; become polite; bec

chwaya v.t. — sound out; test.

ciba v.t. — hurl sharp weapon; hurl sharp weapon at.

cibikeza v.t. — squash.

cibiza v.t. — squash.

cimeza v.t. — close eyes tightly.

cina v.i.;v.t. — end; terminate; stop.

cindezela v.t. — 1; press; press against; 2; compel; force; o

cinga v.t. — 1; look for 2; examine.

cocobisa v.i. — remain quiet; restrained.

cola v.t. — give feast in honour of.

coleka v.i. — become fine; pure.

comba v.t. — mark with a spot.

cotsha v.i.;v.t. — pick up with beak; peck at.

cuba v.i. — starve to death (of animals).

cuba v.t. — mix with water and knead with hands.

cubuka v.i. — get squashed.

cubungula v.t. — pick out carefully (as some seeds from other

cubuza v.t. — squash.

cuca v.t. — deprive another (by continually borrowing or

cunuka v.i. — get disgusted.

cunula v.t. — disgust; nauseate.

cupha v.t. — take out (a fefiv from many).

cutha v.t. — pluck feathers.

cuya v.t. — cut ofl small pieces (as flesh).

cwayiza v.t. — blink; wink.

cwazima v.i. — flash. swazimuia; v.i.: shine brightly; glis

cwazimula v.i. — shine brightly; glisten; glitter.

cweba v.i. — become clear or pure (of water).

cwenga v.t. — strain.

cwethula v.i. — get clear (of sky). swila; v.i.: sink into;

cwila v.i. — sink into; dive into.

cwilisa v.t. — dip; sirik; p!unge.

dabuka v.i. — 1; get torn; get split; get craciced; 2; bec

dabukisa v.t. — grieve.

dabula v.t. — 1; tear. split; crack; 2; saw through 3; crc

dabulela v.t. — 1; break up a crowd; send people away; dismi

dakisa v.t. — make drunk.

dakwa v.i. — be drunk.

dala v.t. — create.

dalula v.t. — expose.

damba v.i. — 1; subside; go down; 2; be calmed.

dambisa v.t. — 1; cause to go down; 2; calm; soothe.

damuka v.i. — break up; disperse (of clouds).

dana v.i. — become disappointed; become sad; become deje

dandalaza v.i. — come into view; come into the open.

dangala v.i. — become dejected; become depressed in spirit.

dangalaza v.i. — be astride; sit astride stand astride.

danisa v.t. — sadden; disappoint; depress; discourage.

daxazela v.i. — make squelching noise.

daya v.t. — roll along.

dayizela v.i. — stagger (as a drunkard).

daza v.t. — split down; cut in strips.

dazuka v.i. — get split down.

dazula v.t. — split down.

dazuluka v.i. — cry or shriek with pain.

deda v.i. — 1; die down (of flames or fire) 2; get out o

dedesa v.i. — cry often (with no apparent reason).

dela v.i. — 1; become satisfied 2; abandon; give up; los

delela v.t. — despise; scorn.

deleleka v.i. — become contemptible.

dembesela v.i. — act in a careless or lazy way.

depha v.i. — become deep; grow tall or long.

dibana v.i. — get mixed.

dibanisa v.t. — mix.

dida v.t. — confuse; baffle; mislead.

dideka v.i. — become confused; become bafflcd.

didizela v.i. — bustle about.

dikiza v.i. — palpitate (of heart); twitch.

dilika v.i. — fall down (of building; wall).

dilingana v.i. — 1. become full or round (as of moon); 2; imbi

diliza v.t. — destroy; pull down.

dinda v.t. — 1; beat soundly; belabour; 2; stamp (as with

dindiliza v.i. — lie stretched out.

dinga v.t. — l; lookfor; seek; 2; miss; need.

dingeka v.i. — be missing; be needful; be necessary.

dinisa v.t. — tire.

dinsila v.t. — throw down heavily (as a load).

dinwa v.i. — get tired

ditshizela v.i. — walk heavily. u-diwo (ulu/ izin): small clay

dlala v.i. & v.t. — play; play about.

dlalisa v.t. — amuse; cause to play; play with (a ball; etc).

dlavuza v.t. — make tatters; tear to tatters.

dlelana v.i. — bc friendly.

dlelezela v.t. — cheat; defraud.

dlephula v.t. — scratch; tear (with nails; claws; etc.).

dlephuna v.t. — scratch; tear (with nails; claws; etc.).

dlisa v.t. — l; poison; 2; cause to eat.

dlova v.t. — attack roughly.

dlubulunda. v.i. — break free of control.

dlukuza v.t. — jerk violently; jolt.

dlula v.t. — 1; pass by; pass; 2; exceed; surpass; 3; pas

dlulisa v.t. — send past.

dlulisela v.t. — send forward; appeal to.

dlwengula v.t. — rape; ravish.

dobha v.t. — pick up.

donda v.i. — delay; be slow (on purpose); dawdle.

dondobala v.i. — grow weak (due to age; sickness).

dondolozela v.i. — go along with aid of staff.

donsa v.t. — 1; draw; drag; pull; haul; 2; attract; 3; le

duba v.t. — afflict; annoy; trouble; worry.

dubeka v.i. — become troubled

duda v.t. — rouse or excite passion.

dudaza v.t. — comfort; console.

dudula v.t. — push back; repel.

duha v.i — go astray; stray.

duhisa v.t. — kad astray.

dukluza v.t. — 1; hit hard on something; 2; Jab.

dula v.i. — be expensive.

duma v.i. — 1; thunder; rumble; 2; become famous.

dumala v.i. — become dejected; become depressed.

dumaza v.t. — 1; dishonour; 2; disapponit.

dumela v.t. — attack; rush at; kap at.

dumisa v.t. — 1; adore; praise; worship honour; glorify; 2

dundubala v.i. — arrive at the summit; come to the top

dunga v.t. — agitate liquid; stir up mud (from the bottom

dungulula v.t. — disturb.

dutshuza v.t. — hit hard; hit with fist

dweba v.t. — draw; draw lines

eba v.t. — steal.

eboleka v.t. — 1; borrow (with loe); 2; lend.

ebuka v.i. — get stripped off; get peeled off.

ebula v.t. — peel off (bark; fibre; vegetables; ete.).

ehla v.i;v.t. — come down; go down desìnd.

ehlela v.t. & v.i. — 1; come down to; go down to; alight u

ehlelwa v.i. — experienee (N.B.: ehlelwa liphupho=fall into

ehlika v.i. — come down off; dismount disembark.

ehlisa v.t. — 1; abase; bring down; put down; lower; 2; gi

ejwayela v.t. — get aecustomed to; get used to; do habituall

ejwayeleka v.i. — become customary.

ejwayeza v.t. — accustom; familiarise. da; v.t.: winnow.

ela v.t. — winnow.

elama v.t. — follow in order of birth or rank.

elapha v.t. — treat medieally; cure.

eleka v.t — 1; add on to; add more; 2; suppo -elekelela;

elula v.t. — stretch out hand; arm or leg.

eluleka v.t. — advise; put right.

emula v.i. — begin to (as: begin to get pregnant; begin t

enaba v.i. — lie on the back with legs out.

enama v.i — be happy; be content.

enana v.i. — retaliate.

enanisa v.t. — pay back; pay in exchange.

enda v.i. — marry; take a husband.

endisa v.t. — marry off; give a girl in marriage.

endlaleka v.i — be spread out.

endlula v.t. — roll up (mat; bedding; ete.).

eneka v.t. — air clothes; etc; ; air a grievance.

engama v.t. — 1; hang over; lean over; 2; overawe.

engeza v.t. — add on to; increase.

engezelela v.t. — add on to.

engula v.t. — remove scum; skim off.

enwaya v.t. — scratch irritating place.

enyanya v.t. — dislike very much.

enyanyeka v.i. — be disgusting.

enyela v.i. — 1; be dislocated; be sprained; 2; be diseont

enyisa v.t. — suckle (of animals).

enyuka v.i. — ascend.

enyula v.t. — pick object out of water.

enza v.t. — aceomplish; act; do; make.

enzakala v.i. — get done; happen.

enzeka v.i. — get done; happen (N.B.: kungenzeka=it can be

enzela v.t. — do for another.

enzisisa v.t. — do earnestly.

ephula v.t. — remove pot from fire.

eqa v.t. & v.i. — 1; jump; jump over; leap; bounce; hop

eqisa v.t. & v.i. — 1; ; cause to jump; bounce; etc.; 2;

esaba v.i. & v.t. — be afraid; fear.

esabeka v.i. — be fearful; be terrible; be fierce.

esula v.t. — wipe; wipe off; wipe out.

etha. v.t. — pour milk through a funnel.

ethekela v.t. — visit.

ethuka v.i. — be frightened; be startled.

ethula v.t. — offload; unload; take off.

ethusa v.t. — frighten; startle.

ethwesa v.t. — burden; load on to.

etsh’a v.i. — go down; subside.

etsh’ata v.t. — carry on shoulder.

etsh’isa v.t. — ruminate; chew the cud.

eya v.t. — look down upon; despise.

eyama v.i. — lean on.

eyamisa v.t. — lean on.

eyisa v.t. — despise.

fa v.i. — die; come to an end.

fafaza v.t. — spray; sprinkle (water).

faka v.t. — put in; put on.

fakaza v.i. & v.t. — testify; witness; bear witness to.

famanga v.i. — be fragile; break easily.

fana v.i. — be like; resemble.

fanana v.i. — be like; resemble.

fananisa v.t. — liken to; compare with

fanela v.i. — 1; become necessary (e.g. kufanele=it is necessary)

fanisa v.t. — liken to; compare with.

faza v.t. — spray; spurt.

feba v.i. — commit adultery

feceka v.i. — get bent over and broken.

feceza v.i. — talk scandal.

feceza v.t. — bend over and break; turn over (as edge of k

fehlezela v.i. — walk with swagger.

feketha v.i. — become speckled or spotted.

fela v.t. — 1; die for; die at; 2; fela umona = be envio

felwa v.i. — be bereaved of; lose through death.

feza v.t. — accomplish. [foot; u-fezela (u/o): scorpion.

fica v.t. — 1; come upon; catch up with; find 2; wink th

fihla v.t. — hide (zifihla=hide oneself).

fihlakala v i. — get hidden.

fihliza v.t. — crush.

fika v.i. — come; arrive; reach.

fikela v.t. — befall.

filisa v.t. — frustrate; confound

finya v.t. — wipe or blow the nose.

finyela v.i. — become short.

finyelela v.t. — attain; reach; reach up to.

finyeza v.t. — shorten.

fiphala v.i. — cloud over; get cloudy; become dark or dim;

fiphaza v.t. — darken; obscure.

fisa v.t. — 1; wish; wish for; 2; cause to die.

fithizela v.t. — press down (with hand; etc.).

fohla v.t. — break through (fence; hedge; etc.); break do

fohlakala v.i. — get smashed; get broken into.

fola v.i.;v.t. — 1; drill; line up; 2; sniff; sniffup.

foma v.i. — begin to bud; begin to put forth.

fuba v.i. — 1; be half done; be half cooked; 2; be not f

fubisa v.t. — interrupt another (before he has completed s

fudumala v.i. — become warm; become sultry.

fudumeza v.t. — warm up.

fuga v.t. — push a cart; etc.

fuka v.t. — earth up (as potatoes).

fukama v.i. — 1; be broody; sit on eggs; 2; incubate.

fukamela v.t. — 1; sit on eggs 2; shelter.

fukula v.t. — lift heavy object.

fukuzela v.i. — walk with clothes swinging about; walk with

fula v.t. — gather green crops from field (for immediate

fulathela v.t. — disregard; turn the back upon.

fulela v.t. — cover up (wilh grass); thatch.

fumana v.t. — find.

fumanisa v.t. — find.

fumba v.t. — throw down in a heap.

fumbatha v.t. — clench the hand; hold in closed hand.

fumfusa v.i. — begin to bud (as trees).

funa v.t. — 1; desire; want; 2; seek. funa; conj.: lest.

funda v.t. — 1; learn; 2; read.

fundisa v.t. — teach; educate.

funeka v.i. — be desirable.

funga v.t. — swear by; take an oath; vow.

funza v.t. — feed a child (with spoon; etc.)

fusa v.t. — heat up (to faalitate removal of bark; mcali

futha v.t. — 1; v.t.; suffocate; smother; pelt with many stones

futheka v.i. — be keen; feel strong emotion (anger; etc.).

futhelana v.i. — suffocate; become smothered.

fuya v.t. — 1; own stock; rear animals; breed; 2; inheri

fuywa v.i. — 1; be addicted to; 2; be domesticated.

fuza v.t. — 1; be like; resemble (esp. of family likenes

gabaza v.i. — talk thoughtlessly.

gabisa v.t. — show conceit over.

gadla v.t. — strike a hard blow.

gagasa v.i. — stammer; stutter.

galula v.i. — drown.

gama v.t. — 1; catch; 2; interrupt speaker.

gamula v.t. — chop down (earth; stones).

gana v.i. — become betrothed; fall in love.

ganda v.t. — pound; stamp.

gandela v.t. — press down (earth; stones).

ganga v.i. — act fooolishly; be mischievous.

gaqa v.i. — crawl.

gaxa v.t. — hang around the neck; place across the body

gaya v.t. — grind corn.

gayeka v.i. — be coarse (as unsifted corn).

gcama v.t. — sew thatch.

gcika v.t. — put leaves in a vessel (to prevent water spi

gcina v.t. — keep; observe; preserve.

gcizelela v.i. — repeat with emphasis.

gcoba v.t. — 1; annoint oil; smear on (face or body); 2;

gcona v.t. — 1; accuse wrongly; 2; ridicule; dishonour; s

gcwala v.i.;v.t. — become full; fill up.

gcwalelwa v.pass. — be prevented from crossing ( by a full river).

gcwalisa v.t. — 1; fill; 2; fulfill.

gcwaliseka v.i. — become fulfilled.

gcwiliza v.i. — 1; bubble; 2; bob up and down; 3; splash.

gebenga v.i.;v.t. — act lawlessly.

gebha v.t — dig.

geca v.t. — cut; cut at with a knife; knife.

gedezela v.i — shake; tremble.

gedla v.i. — grind or gnash teeth; make a grating noise.

gedleza v.i. — rattle ( of wheel; etc.).

gela v.t. — cut hair.

geleza v.i. — flow freely.

genqeza v.i. — clatter; rattle (as vessels; pots; wheels; e

-genquka v.i. — get overturned.

genqula v.t. — overturn invert.

geqa v.t. — clean out calabash with pebbles and water.

geza v.t. — wash (oneself); wash part of oneself.

gezisa v.t. — wash.

gida v.i.;v.t. — dance.

gidiza v.i. — make noise with many feet.

giga v.t. — stamp or pound corn.

gijima v.i.;v.t. — run.

gijima v.i.;v.t. — run.

gila v.t. — do something unfavourable; act umpleeasantly.

ginqa v.i. — perspire; sweat.

ginya v.t. — absorb; swallow

giqa v.t. — roll along.

giqika v.i. — roll.

giya v.i. — do war dance.

goba v.i.;v.t. — bend; become bent.

gobeka v.i. — become bent.

gobhoza v.i. — spring; bubble up; flow.

gobisa v.t. — bend.

godla v.t. — 1; carry under the arm; 2; withhold; hold ba

godola v.i. — cold; .feel the cold.

goduka v.i. — 1; depart; go home; 2; die of old age being

gogeka v.i. — become bent or rippled.

gola v.t. — catch fish; insects; etc.

golomba v.t. — 1; .provoke; 2; coax.

gombolozela v.t. — encircle; surround.

gomela v.i. — 1; swear; insist; 2; be near to death.

gomfa v.i. — be bent.

gomonqa v.i. — 1; hang upside down; 2; somersault.

gomonqisa v.t. — hang pside down.

gona v.t. — cuddle; hug; embrace

gongoda v.t. — hammer; it repeatedly with stick or mallet;

gonyuluka v.i. — retch.

goqa v.t. — coil up; roll up; old over.

goqana v.i. — become coiled; become coiled up; get folded

goqela v.t. — roll up in; wrap up in.

goqoza v.i. — rattle; clatter (as horns; as article in a t

goqoza v.t. — stir to dissolve).

govula v.i. — be gluttonous

gozobala v.i. — sit restfully.

gqabhazela v.i.;v.t — banter.

gqagqela v.t. — surround.

gqansula v.t. — break apart; break off; break in two.

gqekeza v.t. — break into (e g.; a house).

gqiba v.t. — 1; fill in a hole; bury; cover with soil 2;

gqibela v.t. — fill in; ram in (soil in a hole); cover in w

gqigila v.t. — butt (with head).

gqigqizela v.i. — bustle about.

gqinsika v.i. — fall down heavily.

gqinsila v.t. — throw down heavily.

gqiza v.t. — wear annlets; wear round he neck; wear ankle

gqokisa v.t. — lothe another; put on another.

gubha v.t. — 1; ask about; extract iþformation from; 2; c

gubuda v.t. — turn upside down; turn over.

gubuzela v.t. — cover up (in order to bide or protect).

gudla v.t. — 1; rub against; 2; rub smooth; file..

gudluka v.i. — move aside.

gudlula v.t. — move to one side; move away.

gudula v.t. — plaster walls

guga v.i. — wear out; get worn- age.

gugisa v.t. — wear out.

guguba v.i. — lurk; hide secretly.

gula v.i;v.t. — be ill; be sick; be unwell.

gunda v.t. — clip hair; shear.

gungubala v.i. — become bent; become curved.

guqa v.i. — kneel; bend the knee.

guqula v.t. — change; alter.

guxuza v.t. — rub hard; wash hard.

gwala v.t. — 1; write 2; fence with strong poles.

gwaqaza v.i. — rattle; clatter (of horns when beasts are playing

gwaqela v.t. — mix corn with water (first stage in beef mak

gwaza v.t. — spear; stab.

gweba v.t. — 1; judge law case; give Judgment; convict; 2

gwedla v.t. — 1; paddle; row; 2; v.i.; move along in sitti

gwedluka v.i. — move aside.

gwedlula v.t. — move aside; move. egwa; v.t.: hook; catch on

gwegwa v.t. — hook; catch on a hook.

gwenxa v.t. — cause person to trip over his own legs.

gxagxaza v.i. — leak a lot.

gxamuza v.t. — immerse.

gxanguza v.t. — do something incorrectly (as dance wrongly;

gxila v.i. — be firmly planted; stand firm.

gxoba. v.t. — crush; trample on.

gxoza v.t. — dribble (of saliva).

gxuma v.i. — leap; hop (as a frog).

gxumeka v.t. — plant; plant out.

gxumukela v.i. — go plop into water.

haba v.t. — 1; do haphazardly; 2; confuse (with many que

habula v.t. — sip; v.i.: catch a disease.

hahaba v.i. — creep (as snake; etc.).

halada v.i. — speak harshly (of parent to child).

halalisa v.t. — spread to cover an area (as manure).

haluzela v.i. — walk quickly.

hamba v.i. — 1; go; go away; move; walk travel; flow (of

hambahamba v.t — go about; wander.

hambaze v.i. — go naked; be naked.

hambela v.t. — 1; visit; 2; go to; go towards; 3; zihambela =

hambelana v.i. — agree; be of one mind accord with; go togeth

hambisa v.t. — cause to go; send away.

hanguka v.i. — get scorched; get dried up by heat; dry up.

hangula v.t. — dry up; scorch.

hanqa v.t. — encircle; surround.

haqaza v.i.;v.t. — 1; itch; irritate (caused by hairs of certai

haqazela v.t. — scorch.

hasa v.t. — raid.

hatshaza v.i. — rustle.

hawukela v.t. — 1; have mercy on; take pity on; 2; be jealou

hawula v.i. — be moved with pity.

haya v.t. — 1; compose a song; sing; 2; sing ill of anot

hayiza v.i. — be a little bitter.

haza v.i. — 1; murmur (of voices; engine etc.); 2; make

haza v.t. — scatter seed.

hehezela v.i. — pant.

helelwa v.i. — be in labour; have labour pains.

heleza v.i. — blow gently (of wind).

helisa v.t. — arrange in order.

hibilizela v.t. — eat soft foods; eat hurriedly. -hilela: 1; v

hitsha v.i. — stick in the throat.

hitshela v.i.; v.t. — 1; v.i.; get entangled; 2; v.t.; put loop over; la

hlaba v.t. — 1; pierce; prick; puncture; gore; 2; slaught

hlabela v.t. & v.i. — 1; sing; 2; sacrifice to/for.

hlabelela v t. & v .i. — sing.

hlabusa v.i. — be nice to taste; to hear; etc.

hlafuna v.t. — chew; masticate.

hlahla v.t. — 1; chop or cut up meat; bones; etc.; 2; cut

hlahluba v.t. — divine.

hlakanipha v.i. — become clever; become wise.

hlakaza v.t. — 1; knock about; 2; scatter disarrange; 3; re

hlakazeka v.i. — get scattered; get revealed.

hlakula v.t. — hoe; cultivate with a hoe; scoffle.

hlala v.i. — 1; remain; stay; wait; abide; dwell; ive 2;

hlalela v.t. — wait for.

hlalisana v.i. — live together peacefully.

hlaluka v.i. — appear clearly; come into sight.

hlamba v.i. — swim.

hlambaza v.t. — abuse; blaspheme; revile.

hlambuluka v.i. — become pure; become clean.

hlambulula v.t. — clean; purify.

hlamuka v.i. — desert; run away from; run amok; rebel.

hlanekela v.t. — turn back-to-front; invert.

hlanekezeka v.i. — 1; become inverted; 2; become misrepresented

hlanekezela v.t. — 1; invert; turn inside out; 2; misrepresent.

hlanezeka v.i. — become misrepresented.

hlanezela v.t. — misrepresent.

hlangabeza v.t. — go to meet.

hlangana v.i. — 1; assemble; meet; 2; meet with; 3; join; un

hlanganisa v.t. — 1; add together; join; unite; 2; assemble.

hlanganyela v.t. — 1; act or do together in unison; 2; take par

hlangula v.t. — assist; help; remove danger from.

hlanhlatha v.i. — take a short cut; use an unbeaten track.

hlanya v.i. — be mad.

hlanyela v.t. — sow.

hlanza v.t. — 1; clean; cleanse; wash; 2; vomit.

hlanzeka v.i. — become clean.

hlasela v.t. — go to war; invade; attack.

hlasimula v.i. — twitch.

hlawula v.t. — pay a fine; compensate.

hlawulisa v.t. — fine.

hlayaza v.t. — joke; jest.

hlaza v.t. — dishonour; disgrace.

hlazuluka v.i. — get separated; get divided.

hlazulula v.t. — separate.

hleba v.t. — talk evil about; slander.

hlehla v.i. — withdraw; retreat.

hleka v.i.; v.t. — 1; v.i.; laugh; 2; v.t.; laugh at; mock.

hlekisa v.t. — 1; amuse; cause to augh; 2; laugh at; mock.

hlela v.t. — array (as army); set an order; make imposing

hlelemba v.t. — level; smooth.

hlenga v.t. — 1; separate; 2; redeem; help 3; sift.

hlephuka v.t. — get broken off.

hlephula v.t. — break off a piece.

hlephuna v.t. — break off a piece.

hlifiza v.t. — crush.

hlihla v.i. — froth over.

hlikihla v.t. — rub; ub in.

hlikiza v.t. — 1; ravage; scatter; 2; pull to pieces.

hlinza v.t. — 1; cut open; operate; 2; flay; skin.

hloba v.i. — 1; become curdled; go sour 2; adorn oneself.

hlobonga v.i. — have sexual intercourse.

hlohla v.t. — 1; ram in; pack in (as grain n a sack); 2; l

hlokoma v.i. — make rumbling noise.

hlokoza v.t. — poke.

hlola v.t. — 1; examine; inspect; test; 2; ; search a per

hloma v.i; v.t. — 1; v.i; arm for war; gather together of clouds fer

hlomela v.i. — prepare or arm for war.

hlomula v.t. — finish off wounded animal.

hlonipha v.t. — be courteous to; respect.

hlosa v.t. — aim

hlubuka v.i. — 1; v.i.; get stripped off; get uncovered 2; v.t.;

hlubula v.t. — strip off; undress; uncover.

hlukuluza v.t. — annoy; jolt; intimidate.

hlukuza v.t. — 1; shake (to mix); 2; convulse.

hlulukelwa v.i. — be sad.

hluma v.i. — sprout

hlumelela v.t. — give new life.

hlunga v.t. — bewitch.

hlungula v.t. — sift; winnow.

hlupha v.t. — afflict; annoy; torment; trouble; worry; ers

hlupheka v.i. — be afflicted; be roubled be anxious; be dist

hluthuka v.i. — get plucked out.

hluthula v.t. — 1; snatch; 2; pluck out.

hluthuna v.t. — 1; snatch; 2; pluck out.

hluza v.t. — 1; squash fruit; squeeze out juice; 2; strai

hluzuka v.i. — get grazed; wounded.

hluzula v.t. — graze; wound.

hlwa v.i. — become dark (at evening) (sekuhlwile=it is e

hola v.t. — 1; drag; haul; 2; lead; 3; draw pay; earn.

holisa v.t. — pay wages.

holoba v.i. — rumble; babble.

honqa v.t. — make a screen or shelter (with bushes; etc.)

hoqa v.i. — snore; purr.

hotsha v.t. — pull out; draw out.

hotshuka v.i. — come out; get pulled out

hotshula v.t. — pull out; thin out.

hoza v.t. — jeer at.

huba v.i. — 1; move on stomach (as snake); 2; make noise

huba v.i. & v.t. — sing; chant.

hubula v.t. — suck up liquid (with the mouth).

huda v.i.;v.t. — have diarrhoea (huda igazi= pass blood).

hudisa v.t. — give laxative.

hudula v.t. — drag; drag along.

huga v.t. — allure; entice.

hulula v.t. — shell ealies.

huma v.t. — do a thing much; do for a long ime. bumutsba

humutsha v.t. — allure; entice; seduce.

hungaza v.i. — spread rumours; divulge news before it is ma

huqa v.t. — grease.

huquluza v.t. — take or appropriate everything.

huquzela v.i. — creep (as snake; insect; tc.).

hutshuka v.i. — – slip off (as beads off a tring).

hwabha v.i. — 1; hiss; 2; speak gruffly; snarl.

hwalala v.i. — become dark (at evening).

hwama v.i — be half dry.

hwaqa v.i. — frown.

hwatsha v.t. — draw out (of scabbard)

hwaya v.t. — scrape.

hweba v.t. — trade.

hweda v.i. — walk pompously; walk arrogantly.person.

hwitha v.t. — snatch; snatch away.

jabula v.i. — rejoice; be happy.

jaha v.i.;v.t. — go quickly; race.

jama v.i. — look fiercely; stand at bay.

jamela v.t. — frown fiercely at.

janqula v.i. — run about gaily.

jezisa v.t. — punish.

jibuluka v.i. — spring ack; rebound.

jibuqa v.i. — jump down rom.

jika v.i.;v.t. — 1; go round; take a corner; 2; swing.

jikijela v.t. — throw; hurl at; hurl.

jikisa v.t. — swing; cause to swing umjiko (um): 1; a swin

jila v.i. — be obstinate; be stubborn.

jinga v.t. — do frequently; do continuously.

jiya v.i. — get thick.

jiyela v.i. — be frustrated; be hampered.

jiyeza v.t. — frustrate; hamper.

joloza v.i. — gaze.

jolozela v.t. — gaze intently at.

jonga v.t. — aim

juja v.t. — goad; prick.

jujumezela v.t. — monopolise (in iscus-slon; etc.).

jula v.i. — 1; go deep; be deep; 2; be profound.

juluka v.i. — perspire; sweat.

juma v.t. — 1; attack a person off his guard; take by su

juqa v.t. — kill outright; fell with one blow.

juquka v.i. — get broken off; get severed.

juqula v.t. — break off; sever.

jwabula v.t. — tear meat from a hide.

kama v.t. — comb

kekela v.i. — sing (esp. of women).

kha v.t. — 1; draw water; 2; pick fruit flowers.

khaba v.t. — kick.

khafula v.t. — spit; spit out.

khahlameza v.t. — bully; treat roughly shout at.

khakhamezela v.t. — rush upon; charge at.

khala v.i.v.t. — 1; make noise or sound (of any creature); 2; make

khalakathela v.i. — fall headlong into.

khalala v.t. — spurn; reject.

khalaza v.t. — beg; ask for; complain.

khalela v.t. — 1; cry for; mourn for; sympathise; 2; lead i

khalimela v.t. — admonish; reprove; scold.

khalipha v.i. — 1; be bold; 2; be sharp (of edge); 3; be sma

khalisa v.t. — 1; make noise or sound (of musical instrument

khama v.t. — choke; squeeze (the throat; a wound; etc.);wring.

khanda v.t. — 1; beat metal; forge; 2; pelt hit with missi

khandana v.i. — 1; knock up against one another; meet unexpe

khanga v.t. — attract admiration; attract respect; attract

khangela v.t. — look at; behold.

khangeleka v.i. — look as; look like (e.g. look silly; look att

khangeza v.t. — hold out both hands to receive.

khangula v.t. — 1; arouse a desire for; 2; . use new vessel.

khankasa v.i. — move in a semi-circle (when stalking).

khanuka v.t. — desire strongly; lust after.

khanula v.i. — strain oneself.

khanya v.i. — 1; shine; belight; glow; 2; be dear; be dist

khanyisa v.t. — brighten; cause to shine flash; enlighten; e

khanzinga v.t. — roast (esp. in a pot).

khaphaza v.t. & v.i. — splash in a big way spill.

khasa v.i. — crawl.

khathala v.i. — 1; become troubled; become weary; 2; have re

khathalela v.t. — 1; become troubled about; 2; are much about

khathaza v.t. — afflict; annoy; trouble; worry; tire; weary.

khawulela v.t. — reach as far as; reach up to

khawuleza v.i. — hurry.

khazimula v.i. — be bright; shine; sparkle.

khefuzela v.i. — pant.

khehla v.t. — wear manÍs headring.

khehlezela v.i. — rattle.

khenceza v.i. — jingle; tinkle.

khephuza v.t. — cut out a portion or part.

khesa v.t. — belittle; disparage.

khetha v.t. — 1; choose; prefer; select; elect; 2; vote; 3

khewuka/-khewula v.i. & v.t. — break off.

khihlika v.i. — foam.

khihliza v.t. — make foam or froth; foam at the mouth (khihliza am

khilikithela v.i. — fall headlong into.

khina v.t. — tie legs of animal.

khithika v.i. — fall (as leaves fruit; etc.).

khithiza v.t. — cause to fall (ieaves; etc.)

khiya v.t. — lock.

khiza v.i. — drizzle; rain slightly.

khoca v.t. — drain; drink to dregs.

khohlakala v.i. — 1; get forgotten; 2; get corrupted.

khohlisa v.t. — deceive; cheat.

khohlwa v.t. — forget.

khokha v.t. — 1; draw out (knife; word) 2; pull out one from oth

khokhela v.t. — 1; lead; 2; pay wages.

khokhoba v.i. — walk with a stoop; stoop (as ld person).

kholwa v.t. — 1; believe; believe in; trust have faith; 2;

khombisa v.t. — court a girl.

khongozela v.t. — 1; hold out both hands to receive; 2; place

khonkotha v.i.;v.t — bark.

khonona v.i. — 1; be discontented; complain; grumble; 2; ha

khonya v.i. — bellow.

khotha v.t. — lick.

khothama v.i. — bow; bow down; stoop.

khothamela v.t. — bow down to; reverence; give allegiance to.

khothamisa v.t. — bow; bow down.

khuba v.t. — offend; cause to stumble.

khubeka v.i. — stumble.

khubekisa v.t. — 1; cause to stumble; trip up 2; scandalise.

khubula v.t. — cultivate in a part; or parts; of a field.

khucula v.t. — sweep up (water); scrape up; rake ogether.

khudumala v.i. — become warm; become humid.

khudumeza v.t. — warm up.

khuhla v.t. — rub hard (as with a stone). tan hides.

khuhluza v.t. — 1; rub off (as the skin); 2; shake (to clean

khukhula v.t. — sweep away or carry away (esp. by water)

khukhumala v.i. — 1; swell up-become puffed up; ;ise up (as do

khukhumeza v.t. — 1; make a person swell (with pride); 2; zikh

khukhuza v.t. — pick clean (as a bone); scrape lean.

khula v.i. — grow; grow up; grow big; mature.

khuleka v.i; v.t. — 1; v.i.; pray; request; 2; v.t.; bind; tie up to;

khulela v.t. — be too much for.

khulelwa v.i. — become pregnant.

khulisa v.t. — 1; cause to grow; enlarge; magnify; exaggera

khulula v.t. — deliver ; set free; unloose.

khululeka v.i. — become free; become delivered of child). uku

khuluma v.i.;v.t. — talk; speak; discuss.

khulumela v.t. — speak for; plead for another.

khulumisana v.i. — discuss together; talk with one nother.

khuluphala v.i. — become fat and sleek.

khuma v.t. — eat crumbly; dry food.

khumbula v.i. — 1; remember; 2; think; think of.

khumbuza v.t. — remind.

khumuka v.i. — come off (as axe head); come out (as a tooth

khumula v.t. — 1; extract something firm (as nail; tooth; etc)

khunga v.t. — 1; give a gift (at wedding; at age of pubert

khunta v.i. — go mouldy.

khupha v.t. — 1; take out; take off (clothes); give out; e

khuphuka v.i. — 1; ascend; 2; be promoted 3; depart.

khuphukisa v.t. — 1; cause to go up; send up; take up from; 2;

khuphula v.t. — 1; bring up; raise up from; hoist; 2; promot

khuphulula v.t. — 1; lift; lift up; raise; 2; bring to light; discov

khusela v.t. — 1; support; encourage; 2; shelter.

khutha v.t. — miss the mark.

khuthala v.i. — be busy; be industrious; be diligent; be ste

khuthalela v.i.;v.t. — be steadfast in; be diligent in.

khuthaza v.t. — enthuse; encourage.

khuthazela v.i. — persevere.

khuthuza v.t. — steal from; rob a person.

khuza v.i; v.t. — 1; v.i.; cry out; shout aloud; 2; v.t.; rebuke sco

khwabitha v.t. — desire ardently.

khwaza v.i. — make heavy rumbling noise.

khwehlela v.i.;v.t — cough.

khwela v.t. — 1; ascend; climb; mount; 2; mount; ride; 3 mate

khweleza v.i. — be sexually jealous.

khwelezela v.i. — hitch up.

khwelisa v.t. — 1; go pstream; 2; cause to go up.

khwenyeza v.i. — hop on one leg.

khwexula v.t. — break (as maize cob off the stalk); break with a w

khweza v.t. — raise.

khwezela v.t. — stoke the fire.

khwica v.t. — gird; put round the waist.

khwifa v.t. — squirt from mouth.

khwitshizela v.i. — bustle about; be in a commotion.

khwixila v.t. — jerk on the reins; hit; hip.

kikizela v.i. — cry out joyfully (as women at a dance).

kiliza v.i.;v.t. — speak imperfectly (as not knowing the language

klabalala v.i. — shout loudly; cry loudly; shriek.

klawuza v.t. — chew crispy food (as sweet reed; etc.).

klaya v.t. — cut into slices or strips; score ith a knife

klaza v.i. — sing (esp. of bridal party).

klebha v.t. — rip open; tear (with sharp point.

klebhuka v.i. — get torn or ripped.

klebhula v.t. — rip open (with sharp point; nail; etc.).

klekla v.t. — pierce hole in the ear.

kleza v.i. — drink straight from a cow.

klinya v.t. — sieze tightly; strangle.

kloloda v.t. — deride; mock; jeer at.

klwebuza v.t. — crack a whip.

kopela v.t. — button.

kopola v.t. — peck at.

kopuluka v.i. — come unbuttoned; come undone.

kopulula v.t. — unbutton; undo.

kotsh’oza v.t. — pump up and down.

kulufela v.t. — screw; screw up.

kwejisa v.i. — pass the time with idle chatter (esp. in evening

lagisa v.t. — send cattle to grazing place.

lahla v.t. — 1; throw away; 2; lose; 3; bury; 4; condemn;

lahleka v.i. — get lost. N.B.: lahlekelwa = lose.)

lala v.i. — 1; lie down 2; go to sleep; be asieep in per

lalela v.t. — 1; attend to; listen; 2; obey; 3; waylay.

lalisa v.t. — 1; cause to sleep; cause to lie down; 2; lalisa ng

lamba v.i. — hunger; get hungry.

lamula v.t. — make peace between; mediate; separate fighters

lamulela v.t. — go to the assistance of.

landa v.t. — 1; narrate; ; landa icala= prosecute; 3; fetch

landela v.t. — follow; pursue

landelisa v.t. — send after.

landisa v.t. — give account of to; relate to.

landula v.i.;v.t. — deny; say no

landulela v.t. — 1; deny on behalf of 2; zilandulela=excuse

langatha v.t. — long for.

lawula v.t. — 1; cock a gun 2; command soldiers 3; chatter

laya v.t. — 1; command; order; 2; warn; reprove; reprima

layela v.i. — be at the point of death (of animal).

layeza v.t. — instruct.

layezela v.t. — give instructions about give instructions for

lekuza v.t. — nod head up and down.

lembuluka v.i. — get stretched out; come uncoiled.

lembulula v.t. — stretch out; uncoil

lenga v.i — dangle; hang; suspend

lengisa v.t. — dangle; hang; suspend.

letha v.t. — bring; fetch.

libala v.i. — dawdle; loiter.

libazisa v.t. — hinder; delay.

libha v.t. — 1; cast lots; 2; tell riddles (for guessing)

lila v.i. — weep; mourn; lament.

lilela v.t. — mourn for; sympathise.

lilisa v.t. — 1; cause to mourn; 2; sing a dirge.

lima v.t. — 1; hoe; plough; 2; cultivate; farm.

limala v.i. — get hurt; .get wounded.

limaza v.t. — hurt; injure; wound.

limuka v.i. — beware; be careful.

linda v.t. — 1; guard; 2; drive away birds.

lindela v.t. — wait for; expect.

linga v.t. — tempt; test.

lingana v.i.;v.t. — 1; become equal with match; 2; weigh; 3; measure 4

linganisa v.t. — 1; equalise; match; 2; balance; weigh; 3; me

lingisa v.t. — imitate.

lobola v.t. — give lobolo (money or cattle given to bride)

lokotha v.t. — 1; dream of doing; 2; dare.

lola v.t. — sharpen or grind an edge.

lolonga v.t. — smooth; finish off plaster.

lolozela v.t. — lull; rock to sleep.

londoloza v.t. — take care of; look after; keep.

loya v.t. — bewitch; cast a spell.

lulama v.i. — 1; rise up (from sitting lying; etc.) 2; recover f

lulamisa v.t. — lift or raise up a person (from Vying; sitti

lulaza v.t. — depreciate; lower.

luleka v.t. — advise put straight.

lumatha v.i. — burst into flame.

lumba v.t. — do wonders; perform magic

lunga v.i. — 1; become in good order; become fit; become

lungela v.t. — get ready.

lungisa v.t. — 1; adjust; arrange; tidy; put in order; 2; co

lungiselela v.t. — prepare for.

lungisisa v.t. — justify.

lunguza v.i. — peep.

luphala v.i. — age; grow old.

lwa v.t. — fight; contend.

lwela v.t. — contend for; fight for.

ma v.i. — stand; stand still (ma isibindi= be

makala v.t. — slap; strike with the hand.

mangala v.i. — 1; be astonished; be surprised; marvel; wonder

mangalela v.t. — accuse; charge ;with crime; sue.

mangalisa v.t. — astonish; surprise.

matha v.i. — gallop.

mba v.t. — dig; dig up.

mbambatha v.t. — pat.

mbela v.t. — 1; bury; 2; plant out; transplant.

mbokotha v.t. — cover a pot (with a plate; etc.); turn a pot

mbomboza v.t. — cover head; cover face.

mekeza v.i. — dance at a wedding (a dance of olden times).

mela v.t. — 1; defend; stand for; stand against; represent

melana v.t. — oppose; withstand.

melela v.t. — wait for.

mema v.t. — invite; call.

memetheka v.i. — blaze up; spread (as fire; disease; etc.).

memeza v.t. & v.i. — call aloud; shout; call out to.

memezela v.t. — announce publicly; proclaim.

menezela v.i. — talk or behave in an unreliable manner. be f

mila. v.i. — sprout; germinate.

mimiliza v.t. — swallow down whole.

mincika v.i. — become slimy; become slippery.

minya v.t. — press against; crowd.

minyana v.i — become crowded; become narrow.

minyanisa v.t — crowd; hem in.

minyeza v.t. — crowd; hem in. -minza: 1; v.i.; drown; be gr

misa v.t. — 1; erect; set up; 2; appoint; 3; establish-

misela v.t. — 1; gain position for 2; zimiselac decide; be

mitha v.i. — become pregnant (esp. of animals).

mithisa v.t. — make pregnant.

momotha v.i. — have acute pain.

momotheka v.i. — 1; sufler pain; 2; mile.

monyuka v.i. — slip out; slip away.

monyula v.t. — pull out.

mpampa v.i. — be agitated.

mpempeza v.i. — whistle; trumpet.

mpolompa v.t. — take snuff in mouth.

mpompa v.t. — pump.

mpompoloza v.i. — talk loudly or boisterously.

mpompoza v.i. — gush; stream out.

muka v.i. — go away; desert.

mukeleka v.i. — grow worse (of wound; rent; hole; etc.).

mukisa v.t. — send away.

mukula v.t. — slap; strike with the open hand.

mumatha v.t. — hold something in the mouth.

mumelela v.t. — shut the mouth.

mumuza v.t. — munch; suck (food; sweets; etc.).

muncana v.i. — shrink up.

munya v.t. — suck at the breast or teat (munya umungula =

munyisa v.t. — suckle a child.

na v.i. — rain

naba v.i. — stretch out (legs).

nabalala v.i. — lie out sprawling.

nabuluka v.i. — get stretched out.

nabulula v.t. — stretch out (as elastic; a coiled object; etc).

nafuzeka v.i. — be sticky; be putty-like.

nakana v.i.;v.t. — consider; think over.

namathela v.i. — be sticky.

namathela v.t. — adhere; stick to; cleave to.

nambitha v.i.; v.t. — taste; smack the lips.

nambitheka v.i. — be tasty; be palatable.

nameka v.t. — close or seal up a hole; plaster up a hole.

nampuka v.i. — be sticky; be putty-like.

nampula v.t. — touch something sticky or putty-like.

nampuzeka v.i. — be ticky; be putty-like.

nanabuka v.i. — get stretched out.

nanabula v.t. — stretch out.

nanza v.t. — care about; take care about be careful about

nanzelela v.t. — care about; take care about; take notice of.

natha v.t. & v.i. — drink.

nathisa v.t. — give to drink; water.

ncama v.t. — eat (in he morning).

nceda v.t. — aid; help. (also ncedisa).

ncencetha v.i. & v.t. — jingle; inkle.

ncenga v.t. — appeal to; beg; bcseech; entreat persuade.

ncibilika v.i. — 1; dissolve; melt; 2; begin to convalesce.

ncibilikisa v.t. — dissolve; melt.

ncifa v.i. — make a sound that expresses annoyance or contempt.

ncinda v.t. — suck fingers (to taste food).

ncinta v.i. — excel.

ncintanisana v.i. — compete.

ncipha v.i. — diminish; grow less.

nciphisa v.t. — abbreviate; make less diminish.

ncitsha v t. — stint; act stingily (zincitsha = exercise se

ncitshana v.i. — be stingy.

ncoma v.t. — 1; speak well of; 2; zincoma = boast.

ncwada v.t. — put on a prepuce cover.

ncweba v.t. — nip; pinch.

ndenda v.i. — drift; float along.

ndiza v.i. — fly.

nemba v.t. — hit on the mark.

nembelula v.t. — 1; stretch out; 2; work differently (as a we

nembuluka v.i — get stretched out.

nenga v.t. — offend; nauseate; disgust.

nengeka v.i. — be offensive; be disgusting; be oathsome.

nesa v.t. — nurse.

netha v.i. — 1; let in rain; 2; (pass. form; -nethwa); ge

nethisa v.t. — make wet (by rain).

ngcina v.t. — close a hole with wax.

ngcola v.i. — become dirty; become polbird.

ngcolisa v.t. — make dirty; defile; pollute.

ngcomuka v.i. — come out; slip out.

ngcomula v.t. — pull out.

ngcothuka -v.i. — get plucked or pulled out.

ngcothula v.t. — pluck; pull out.

ngcwaba v.t. — bury.

ngena v.i.;v.t. — 1; enter; go in; come in; 2; take widow of e

ngenwa v.pass. — be possessed by.

ngqathuza v.t. — snap with teeth.

ngunguna v.i. — mutter.

ngxama v.i. — 1; be very angry; 2; be serious.

ngxamela v.i. — 1; be very angry with; 2; be serious about;

nika v.t. — give; hand over; offer.

nikela v.t. — give up; betray; offer up surrender.

nikeza v.t. — hand over to.

nikina v.t. — shake the head.

nina v.t. — prevent; turn away (indicating refusal with

ninda v.t. — daub; smear on.

nisa v.t. — cause to rain.

nkenteza v.i. — echo; resoundi

nklamuza v.t. — eat crunchy food.

nklinkliza v.i. — choke; be strangled.

nompola v.t. — take semi-liquid or semi-solid by dipping finger in it.

nona v.i. — become fat (of animals).

notha v.i. — become rich; prosper.

nothisa v.t. — make rich; enrich.

nqabela v.t. — forbid.

nqanda v.t. — check; hold steady.

nqinda v.t. — punch

nqineka v.i. — be worried; be apprehensive.

nqoba v.t. — conquer; defeat.

nqolonga v.t. — call loudly.

nqumisa v.t. — place across.

nqunda v.t. — blunt; discourage.

nqunula v.i. — be naked.

nqwetha v.i. — avoid (by passing around; by going anolher w

ntantalaza v.i. — move fast; patter along (of small creatures)

ntsh’antshaza v.i. — spurt out (of liquid); run out in a stream.

ntsh’aza v.i.;v.t. — spurt out; run out in a stream.

ntsh’eza v.i. — swim.

ntsh’intsh’a v.t. — change.

ntsh’intsh’anisa v.t. — chop and change about; rotate of crops.

ntsh’ontsh’a v.t. — pilfer; steal.

ntsh’ulubeza v.i. — run through; dart through (a crowd; bushes;

ntula v.i. — go this way and that (when lost) .

ntuntuza v.i. — gush out.

nuka v.i. & v.t. — smell; give out a smell.

numuzeka v.i. — become fat (due to good iving).

nunkula v.i. — begin to sprout; begin to ud.

nxambela v.i. — get detained; become busy.

nxanela v.t. — desire ardently.

nxapha v.i. — make the click noise (x) xpressing annoyanc

nxiba v.t. — bar with cross-Bar.

nxibana v.i. — 1; become crossed (of two hings); 2; become

nxusa v.t. — invite to help; supplicate.

nxwanela v.t. — desire ardently.

nya v.t. — excrete.

nyakama v.i. — 1; become overcast; 2; become damp.

nyakamisa v.t. — dampen; make wet.

nyakaza v.i. — move; bestir; move bout.

nyakazisa v.t. — confuse; disturb.

nyakuza v.i. — go stealthily ama-nyala (ama): ilth.

nyamalala v.i. — disappear.

nyathela v.t. — tread on; run over (with heels).

nyathezela v.t. — press down (with the foot).

nyaza v.i. — show ingratitude by grumbling.

nyelela v.i. — slink away; sneak away.

nyeleza v.t. — produce a litter.

nyemukula v.i. — look behind (when gomg along).

nyenya v.i. — move stealthily; creep off.

nyenyeza v.i. — whisper.

nyewuzela v.i. — smile; grin.

nyeya v.t. — slander; backbite.

nyikinya v.t. & v.i. — move; shake about shrug (shoulders).

nyikinyeka v.i. — move; shake; get shaken.

nyikinyekisa v.t. — move; shake.

nyoba v.t. — rub off dirt.

nyobuluka v.i. — come uncoiled

nyobulula v.t. — uncoil.

nyombuluka v.i. — come uncoiled.

nyombulula v.t. — uncoil.

nyomuka v.i. — slip (as of knot); get pulled out.

nyomula v.t. — pull out; slip (as a knot).

nyonkoloza v.t. & v.i. — scowl; glower at; glower.

nyonyoba v.t. — stalk.

nyoza v.i. — ooze out (of the juice of ripe fruit of the

nyukumala v.i. — look gloomy; become gloomy; become overcast

nyunda v.t. — backbite; slander.

nyunyuma v.i. — be greasy.

obula v.t. — strip off bark; etc.

okha v.t. — move fire (to another place). okubi oku-bi):

oma v.i. — 1; dry; dry up; 2; become thirsty 3; oma ha=

omisa v.t. — dry; dry up.

omula v.i. — begin to (begin pregnancy; begin to take food

onakala v.i. — 1; become corrupted; be¬come efiled; get dam

onakalisa v.t. — corrupt.

ondla v.t. — 1; nourish; rear; foster; 2; support (with m

onga v.t. — nurse the sick.

ongamela v.t. — preside over.

opha v.i. — bleed; menstruate.

ophula v.t. — 1; rescue from danger; 2; ‘ take a pot off t

osa v.t. — fry; roast (esp.in the fire).

otha v.i.;v.t. — warm oneself (by fire; in the sun).

othamela v.i. — bask in the sun.

ozela v.i. — doze; be drowsy

patsh’aza v.t. — break open violently; burst.

patula v.t. — slap lightly.

penda v.t. — paint.

peneda v.t. — hold together with satety pin.

pentsh’a v.i.;v.t. — break wind (at anus).

pesuka v.i. — jig; be frisky.

petuka v.t. — be turn over; be partly turned inside out (as dry seed).

petula v.t. — turn ver to search.

pha v.t. — give; present.

phahla v.t — encircle; surround.

phahlaza v.t. — smash. phakade; adv.: 1; long ago; 2; for ev

phakama v.i. — 1; be raised; become high; stand up ; become

phakamisa v.t. — 1; lift up; raise; 2; promote; 3; ziphakamisa=boast

phakazela v.i. — get excited.

phakela v.t. — dish up; serve out.

phakulula v.t. — dish up food.

phala v.t. — scrape skin or hide.

phalala v.i. — rush out (as to answer call for help); overf

phalaza v.t. — clear stomach by vomiting (after aking an em

phamba v.t. — play trick on.

phambana v.i. — 1; cross one another cross over; ass another

phambanisa v.t. — 1; cause to cross over cross; 2; confuse; co

phambeka v.i. — err; make a mistake.

phambuka v.i. — 1; turn aside; branch off; 2; go astray.

phambukisa v.t. — 1; cause to turn aside; divert; 2; lead asir

phana v.i. — be generous; give each other.

phanda v t. — 1; scratch up (as fowl); 2; phanda Icala =

phandla v.t. — blind temporarily; dazzle (by sun; by dust;

phanga v.t. — 1; plunder 2; hurry on.

phangisa v.i. — hurry.

phangiseka v.i. — become urgent.

phanyeka v.t. — hang up.

phanza v.i. — beg for food

phapha v.i. — fly; flap the wings; buzz (of Insects).

phaphalaza v.i. — do hastily; badly; super¬fiaally.

phaphama v.i. — come to one’s senses wake up.

phaphamela v.t. — suddenly show interest in.

phaphatheka v.i. — 1; get excited; 2; stampede.

phaphazela v.i. — be agitated; be ‘in a flap; be nervous.

phaphula v.t. — 1; remove bark; 2; whittle a pole or stick.

phaqaza v.t. — snap.

phasa v.t. — pass an examination.

phasaza v.t. — confuse; disturb.

phatha v.t. — 1; carry in hand or arms handle; hold; 2; ad

phatha v.t. — hold etc.

phathisa v.t. — 1; give a helping hand; 2; give in charge of

phathwa v.pass. — 1; be attacked by; be stricken by; suffer

phawuka v.i. — be marked or branded.

phawula v.t. — brand; mark; indicate.

phazama v.i. — 1; be disturbed; be interrupted; 2; make a m

phazamisa v.t. — 1; disturb; interrupt; 2; cause a person to

phazima v.i. — blink; wink; flash.

pheca v.t. — bend; fold.

pheceka v.i — become bent.

pheceza v.i. — be plausible yet evasive.

phefumula v.i.;v.t. — breathe.

phefuzela v.i. — panft.

phehla v.t. — 1; bore a hole 2; churn; 3; cloud overiof cl

pheka v.t. — cook; brew.

phela v.i. — l; finish; conclude; end; 2; die 3; phela am

phelekezela v.t. — accompany.

phelela v.i. — become complete; become

phelelisa v.t. — make complete; make whole; make perfect.

phelelwa v.pass. — come to an end; get short of; lose all.

phemba v.t. — kindle a fire.

phembela v.i. — smell (as an animal); sniff the air.

phendla v.t. — 1; expose (by parting skin; hair; grass; etc

phenduka v.i. — 1; get turned round; turn round; 2; alter; c

phendula v.t — 1; defend (in court) (zi¬phendulela=defend on

phendula v.t. — 1; turn; turn round; turn over; 2; alter; ch

phengula v.t. — divine (by throwing bones).

phenya v.t. — turn over or turn up (to examine).

phepha v.i. — escape.

phephela v.i. — take refuge in; escape to.

phephetha v.i. & v.t. — blow; blow at; blow (of wind).

phephezela v.i — fly or flap in wind (as flag; etc.).

phephisa v.t. — rescue; help to escape.

phephuka v.i. — 1; be blown away; 2; be unsteady.

phephula v.t. — blow away.

phephuluka v.i. — be blown away.

phephuluza v.t. — 1; blow away; blow out; 2; laughter a beast

pheqa v.t. — fold back; fold over; close a knife.

pheqeka v.i — get bent back; get folded back.

pheqeza v.t. — bend back; fold back; fold over.

phetha v.t. — 1; hem; 2; decide; complete.

phethela v.i. — reach as far as; border on.

phethuza v.i. — gush; well up.

phica v.t. — outwit; trick (in speech) .

phicika v.i. — get squashed; get squeezed. phiciza; v.t.: s

phihlika v.i. — 1; break down (of motions); 2; break out in

phihliza v.t. — smash.

phika v.i.;v.t. — 1; argue; dispute; 2; deny; contradict.

phikazela v.i. — pant.

phikelela v.i. — persevere; persist.

phikisa v.t. — argue; dispute about.

phikisana v.i. — argue with one another; dispute with one nothe

phila v.i.;v.t — 1; live; be well.

phinca v.t. — tuck up skirts.

phindisa v.t. — retaliate.

phindisela v.t. — avenge; pay back; take revenge upon; hit back

phinga v.i. — 1; mate (of dogs); 2; fornicate.

phiphiliza v.t. — eat ravenousty.

phiqika v.i. — come out; get squeezed out.

phiqila v.t. — squeeze out

phisekela v.i. — be anxious about

phisela v.t. — fit handle to.

phithikeza v.t. — mix.

phithizela v.i. — move confusedly; warm.

phithizisa v.t. — confuse; disturb.

phitsheka v.i. — be concerned about; be etermined; be set on.

phohloka v.i. — get broken; get smashed.

phohloza v.t. — smash in; break.

phola v.i. — 1; heal; 2; be cool (of a person).

pholisa v.t. — 1; heal; 2; ool down (a person).

phongela v.i. — act roughly; act as a hully.

phophotha v.i. — talk too much.

phophoza v.i. — gush out.

phoqoka v.i. — snap in two.

phoqoza v.t. — 1; snap in two; 2; vomit of a baby).

phosisa v.i. — err; do wrong.

photha v.t. — plait; spin out thread.

phothana v.i. — get interwoven.

phothuka v.i. — get round.

phothula v.t. — grind mealies.

photshoza v.i. — talk too much.

phoxa v.t. — ruffle; embarrass.

phozisa v.t. — cool; calm.

phuca v.t. — 1; take away completely; de¬prive; 2; shave;

phucuka v.i. — 1; become chafed become ubbed off 2; become

phucula v.t. — 1; chafe; rub; 2; civilize.

phuhla v.i. — -grow out (as breast of young girl).

phukuzeka v.i. — become fooled.

phukuzela v.i. — be foolish.

phuluka v.i. — 1; slip through easily; 2; get ree; escape 3

phulula v.t. — 1; remove (by pulling through he hand; as se

phuma v.i.; v.t. — 1; v.i.; come out; go out; resign; 2; v.t.; give o

phumelela v.i. — 1; come out into the open; 2; succeed; flour

phumisa v.t. — 1; cause to come or go out turn out; 2; pium

phumisela v.i.;v.t. — speak out; speak clearly.

phumputha v.t. — feel and grope in the dark.

phumputheka v.i. — become blind.

phumputhekisa v.t. — blind; make another blind.

phumula v.i. — rest; retire from work.

phumulela v.i. — rest on; rest in.

phumuza v.t. — cause to rest; relieve.

phundla v.t. — strip (leaves from a branch).

phunga v.t. — 1; brush or drive away flies; etc.; 2; sip.

phunguka v.i. — become less; diminish; get ighlened.

phungula v.t. — lessen; diminish; lighten.

phunyuka v.i.;v.t. — slip out; slip free; escape.

phunyula v.t. — let slip; let something or someone escape; s

phunza v.i. — abort (of animals).

phupha v.t. & v.i. — dream.

phuphuma v.i. — 1; boil over; overflow 2; be excited; boil

phusa v.i. — dry up (of milk of a cow); beome weaned.

phutha v.i. — be absent- fail.

phuthaza v.t. — feel with hands and fingers; grope.

phuthelwa v.pass. — be unable to sleep (e.g. waphuthelwa yibu

phuthisa v.t. — frustrate; ake ineffective.

phuthuma v.t. — 1; hurry on; rush; 2; embrace; grab hold of

phutsha v.i. & v.t. — 1; go right through rotrude; stick ou

phuza v.i. — become ate; delay.

pikla v.t. — smear too much fat on body or face.

popotha v.i. — talk too much.

profetha v.t. & v.i. — prophesy.

qabanga v.t. — resow in order to fill up gaps in line of pl

qabuka v.t. — chance upon; see suddenly; see for the first time.

qabuza v.t. — kiss (a baby). qaga; v.t.: catch something

qaga v.t. — catch something thrown.

qakama v.i. — sit in seat of honour.

qakatheka v.i. — become important; be¬come special.

qakeza v.t. — clap (at a dance); clap in rhythm.

qala v.t. — 1; begin; start; 2; assault; attack; 3; prov

qaleka v.i. — faint have a fit.

qalisa v.i.;v.t. — begin; make a start; begin with.

qamba v.t. — 1; devise; invent; 2; qamba amanga=tell ies.

qambela v.t. — tell lies about; slander.

qambula v.t. — turn aside; turn astray.

qamekela v.t. — waylay.

qamela v.t. — rest head on.

qamuka v.i. — 1; get broken (of bonds; rope; etc.); 2; be

qamula v.t. — 1; break (bonds; etc.); 2; Judge.

qanda v.i.; v.t. — 1; v.i.; be cold (of weather); 2; v.t.; bleed a ve

qandelela v.t. — break through a fence.

qandisa v.t. — cool.

qansa v.i. — rise of land; be steep.

qaphela v.i — -qaphelisa; beware; watch out for; be careful

qaqabuka v.i. — wake up; revive.

qaqabula v.t. — wake up to; revive.

qaqamba v.i. — throb with pain.

qathanisa v.t. — puzzle; perplex.

qatsha v.t. — hire; employ.

qatshisa v.t. — hire out.

qaza v.t. — 1; cut across (cloth or skin) cut a lit in 2 examine.

qeda v.t. — accomplish; finish; complete.

qedisisa v.t. — understand.

qegula v.t. — separate from; detach from.

qephuka v.i. — get broken off; get broken apart.

qephula v.t. — break off; break apart.

qethuka v.i. — fall over backwards; capsize.

qhamuka v.i. — appear unexpectedly.

qhaqha v.t — rip open. -qhaqhabula;

qhaqhazela v.i. — tremble or shake (esp. with fear).

qhatha v.t. — 1; break up new soil; plough virgin soil; 2;

qhatsha v.i. — move convulsively; kick (of dying creature);

qhekeza v.t. — cleave open.

qhekezeka v.i. — burst open.

qhela v.i. — expand; get bigger; spread.

qhenya v.i. — strut; swagger; show off (ziqhenya=be proud)

qhinela v.t. — obstruct.

qhinqa v.i.;v.t. — cry; shout loudly.

qhoba v.t. — crunch.

qhola v.t. — -qholisa; perfume; sprinkle perfume.

qhoqhoza v.i. — walk with heavy steps.

qhuba v.t. — 1; v.t.; advance; drive along animals; people); fu

qhubeka v.i. — advance; make progress; proceed; continue.

qhubeza v.t. — urge on; push forward.

qhubezela v.t. — stimulate; urge forward.

qhugela v.i. — limp.

qhula v.i. — be lame; limp.

qhuma v.i. — burst out crying.

qhunga v.t. — show whites of eyes (when weak; etc.).

qhuqha v.i. — shiver (with cold; fever).

qhuqhumba v.i. — make sound of bursting pods; pop; make sound

qhwaya v.t. — scratch as a fowl.

qhweba v.t. — beckon (with and); signal (with hand).

qhwitha v.t. — poke out carefully; poke lightly.

qhwitsha v.t. — scratch (as a owl).

qila v.i. — cheat; act slyly.

qilibezela v.t. — cheat; defraud.

qina v.i. — become firm; become strong. become stiff.

qinisa v.t. — 1; make firm; strengthen toughen; secure; 2;

qinisela v.i. — endure.

qobola v.t. — cuff gently on the head.

qogelela v.t. — collect; accumulate.

qokelela v.t. — pile up; store; save up.

qolotsha v.i. — frisk; skip about.

qoma v.t. — choose (a lover; a course of action; etc.).

qomana v. — compete; vie with one another.

qomfa v.i. — have a stoop; be bent.

qonda v.i. & v.t. — 1; become accurate become traight; be

qondakala v.i. — become comprehensible.

qondana v.i. — concern; apply to.

qondela v.t. — embroider (with beads).

qondisa v.t — 1; set straight; correct; 2; direct; guide.

qonga v.i. — 1; go high; soar up 2; raise voice high (in

qonqosela v.t. — emphasise.

qonula v.i. — run about; run here and there (of animals).

qopha v.t. — 1; cut slits; cut notches 2; bear a rudge ag

qoqa v.t. — collect; gather.

qoqoda v.t. — knock.

qoqomela v.i. — stand on tiptoe.

qothuka v.i — wear smooth; get rubbed off; come out (of ha

qothula v.t. — 1; rub smooth; rub off; 2; destroy ompletely

qotshama v.i. — sit on the haunches squat

qububula v.t — 1; drive off flies; etc.; drive away oxen; et

qubuka v.i. — 1; break out in sores 2; swell up; erupt.

qukula v.t. — lift a heavy object.

quma v.t. — 1; cut; cut through; 2; decide.

qumba v.i. — 1; be constipated; 2; swell out; distend; 3;

qumbaqumba v.t. — tickle.

qumbisa v.t. — cause to swell out; distend.

qunga v.t. — 1; mix milk and whey (make umqungo); 2; toug

qunta v.t. — break off (as leaves; etc.).

qupheza v.i. — dance; kick up dust.

quphula v.t. — dig out; uproot.

ququbala v.i. — sit huddled up; cower.

qutha v.i. — squat.

qwaqwaza v.t. — click (sound of stick on stick); fence with sticks

qwayiza v.t. — blink; wink.

sa v.i.; v.t. — 1; v.i.; dawn; become light; 2; v.t.; take; send;

sabalala v.i — be scattered; be spread about.

sabeka v.i. — be fearful; be terrible; be fierce.

sabela v.i.;v.t. — answer to a call.

sadalala v.i. — pull hard.

sakaza v.t. — 1; smash; 2; scatter; throw down.

sala v.i. — remain; stay.

sanganisa v.t. — puzzle; confuse.

sanganiseka v.i. — get puzzled; get confused.

satha v.t. — have sexual intercourse.

sayina v.t. — sign; put one’s signature.

sebenza v.t. & v.i. — work; work at; labour.

sebenzela v.t. — work for; serve.

sebenzisa v.t. — cause to wor

sekela v.t. — 1; support; brace; prop up; 2; support; seco

sela v.t. — pluck fruit.

selwa v.i. — 1; wane (of moon): 2; be late.

senga v.t. — milk.

sesetha v.t. — sift; winnow.

setsha v.t. — search with a warrant.

sewula v.i. — fall of first rains.

sibathela v.i. — run away fast.

sibekela v.t. — cover (with a lid; etc).

sibukula v.t. — remove a lid.

sika v.t. — cut across; amputate; saw off.

sikinya v.t. — move.

sikinyeka v.i. — move.

sikiza v.t. — make a feint or pretense of hitting.

sila v.i. — 1; live: 2; be well.

silela v.t. — be deficient in; lack.

silisa v.t. — 1; heal; cure; 2; save.

sina v.i. — dance

sinama v.i. — be angry; be cross; be surly.

sinda v.t. — 1; be heavy; weigh heavy; 2; escape.

sinda v.t. — smear a floor.

sindisa v.t. — 1; overload 2; save.

singa v.t. — shave.

singatha v.t. — cuddle; hug.

siphula v.t. — pull out weeds; grass; etc.

sitha v.t. — hide; screen.

sitheka v.i. — become hidden; become screened.

siza v.t. — aid; help.

sizakala v.i. — be helped.

sizila v.t. — iron out; press flat

sobela v.i. — disappear for a time.

soka v.t. — circumcise.

soleka v.i. — become blameworthy; be¬come faulty.

soma v.i. — joke; sport.

sombuluka v.i — come unrolled; come unfolded.

sombulula v.t. — unfold; unroll

sondela v.i. — approach; draw near; go near; come near.

sondeza v.t. — bring near; bring close to; cause to get nea

songa v.t. — 1; coil; coil up; roll up; 2; threaten: 3. c

songana v.i. — get coiled.

songela v.t. — threaten.

songeleka v.i. — 1; become constipated 2; become threatened.

subela v.t. — put on loin cloth.

subuka v.i. — rub off; get grazed. subula; v.t.: rub off hair; g

subula v.t. — rub off hair; graze.

suduka v.i — move out of the way; move out of he light.

sudula v.t. — move out of the way.

suka v.i. — 1; go away; depart; set out; 2; begin (kusuk

sukela v.t. — 1; spring at; attack; 2; depart frorn; begin

sukuma v.i. — arise; rise up; stand.

sunduza v.t. — push; shift.

sungula v.t. — begin; initiate (as a discus¬sion; etc.).

susa v.t. — clear away; remove; take away.

sutha v.i. — become satisfied.

suthisa v.t. — satisfy.

suza v.t. — break wind (at anus).

swaba v.i. — fade; wither.

swela v.t. — lack; need; necessary.

sweleka v.i. — be missing; be wanted; be

tatalika v.i. — lurch; stagger.

tatazela v.i. — be agitated; be nervous; be flurried.

tema v.t. — cheer; greet; etc.using per¬son’s ‘isitemo)

temeleza v.i. — praise extravagantly.

thaba v.i. — delight in; be glad; be happy.

thaka v.t. — make up medicine; etc.

thakatha v.i. & v.t. — bewitch; practise witchcraft.

thakazela v.t. — be genial to; welcome.

thaklazela v.t. — throw down (heavily or carelessly).

thalaza v.i.;v.t. — look around.

thama v.t. — begin (as a discussion; etc.).

thamba v.i. — become soft; become supple; become tame.

thambama v.i. — become afternoon; begin to ecline (of sun).

thambeka v.i. & v.t. — slope; lean to one side.

thambisa v.t. — 1; make wet; soften; make pliable; 2; tame.

thanda v.t. — like; love; prefer.

thandabuza v.i. — doubt.

thandela v.i. & v.t. — bind round; wind round; climb round.

thanduluka v.i. — come unwound.

thandulula v.t. — unwind.

thanya v.i. — spring back (as a trap).

thanyela v.t. — brush; sweep.

thapha v.t. — take out (honey from a nest; clay rom a pit).

thaphuluka v.i. — get stretched out.

thaphulula v.t. — stretch out.

thatha v.t. — I; take; 2; take a wife; marry; 3; thatha si

thathazela v.i. — speak off the point; peak out of turn.

thatheka v.i. — be carried way emotion¬aily; be easily infiu

thekeleza v.t. — tie round; tie a knot.

thela v.t. — pour; pour out; 2; sprinkle (as manure) 3

theleka v.i. — come to; arrive; attack.

thelela v.t. — 1; pour on to; water (the garden; etc.); spr

thelisa v.t — collect tax; tax.

themba v.i. & v.t. — trust; trust in; rely on; confide in h

thembeka v.i. — become honest; become trustworthy.

thembisa v.t. — promise.

thembuza v.i. — go from wife to wife.

thena v.t. — 1; castrate; 2; prune.

thenga v.t. — buy.

thengisa v.t. — sell.

thengiselana v.i — trade; sell among one another.

thetha v.t. — 1; try a law case; 2; scold; chide.

thethela v.t. — sacrifice; sacrifice to; pray to ancestors.

thethelela v.t. — forgive (sins; etc.).

thethisa v.t. — swear at; scold

theza v.t. — collect firewood.

thi v.i — 1; say; 2; think; mean; 3; used with ideophon

thikameza v.t. — disturb; interrupt.

thikaza v.i. — 1; be disturbed; start back abruptly; 2; hes

thikazisa v.t. — disturb.

thimula v.i — sneeze; snort. absolute pron. (1st per. pl.):

thinta v.t. — 1; touch; 2; check and turn back; or turn away ani

thintitha v.t. — shake; shake out (as a blanket); beat (to ge

thithibala v.i. — become perplexed; be¬come speechless.

thiya v.t. — 1; trap;2; propup.

thoba v.i.; v.t. — 1; v.i become humble; humble oneself; bow 2′ v.t

thobeka v.i. — become humble.

thobela v.t. — appease; conciliate.

thobisa v.t. — humiliate.

thokoza v.i — be glad; be happy; be de¬lighted; rejoice.

thokozela v.i — delight in; be delighted about.

thokozisa v.t. — gladden; make happy; Please; comfort.

thola v.t. — 1; find; discover; 2; get; obtain.

tholakala v.i — be obtainable.

thomana v.t. — follow on heels of; dog a person.

thomba v.i — 1; mature; grow up; reach age of puberty 2; r

thonisa v.t. — judge (a case).

thonisisa v.t. — judge (a person).

thonta v.i. — drip.

thontela v.i. — drip on to.

thotha v.i. — run along on the ground (as birds).

thuba v.i. — be overcast; change colour.

thubela v.i. — go away for a time.

thuka v.t. & v.i. — abuse; curse; insult; use bad languag

thukuluka v.i. — come untied

thukulula v.t. — untie; unravei; undo.

thukuthela v.i. — become angry.

thukuthelisa v.t. — make angry; anger; enrage.

thukuza v.t. — hide.

thula v.i — be quiet; be silent; be peaceful.

thulisa v.t. — appease; calm; quieten.

thulula v.t. — empty; pour out.

thuma v.t. — send.

thumba v.t. — enslave; captivate; carry off; capture; pill

thumbela v.t. — refuse to let a calf suck (of a cow).

thumela v.t. — send; send to.

thumeza v.t. — cause to send; send

thunaza v.t. — ill-treat.

thunda v.i. — urinate.

thundubala v.i. — become blunt.

thunga v.t. — 1; sew; darn; 2; pour out; serve (esp. beer)

thungamela v.t — guide; lead

thungatha v.t. — follow a scent.

thungela v.t. — set fire to.

thungulula v.t. — open eyes for the first time (as a kitten).

thunqa v.i — smoke; rise of smoke

thunuka v.t. — 1; hurt fedings of; 2; hurt OD a sore place.

thunukala v.i. — 1; get upset; get upset easily; 2; get hurt

thusa v.t. — 1; help; 2; treat a calf with certain medici

thutha v.t. — move home; move from one place to another

thuthaza v.t. — make a fool of.

thuthuka v.i. — 1; grow; progress; 2; move; go away.

thuthumela v.i. — shiver; quake.

thuthuza v.t. — puff out (as smoke); discharge (as matter f

thutsha v.i. — appear suddenly.

thuza v.t. — strike or attack (esp. with a stick).

thwahlaza v.t. — hit with a missile.

thwala v.t. — 1. bear or carry on head or on shoulder; 2.b

thwalelana v.t. — ignore others; refuse to greet others.

thwasa v.i. — 1; appear or come out for the first lime (as

thwayizela v.i. — bob up and down when moving along (as does an ostrich)

thwetsh’ula v.t. — tear right off (as skin of an animal).

tolika v.t. — interpret; translate.

topola v.t. — prick with beak.

tota v.i. — sink down in wet or muddy place.

totoba v.i. — walk feebly (as old person).

totoza v.t. — pet; pamper; spoil

tsahaza v.t. — scatter; strew.

tsaka v.t. — squirt out of mouth (between the teeth).

tsha v.i — 1; burn; become burnt: 2; dry up.

tshabalala v.i. — disappear for ever; come to nothing.

tshada v.t. — marry; perfom marriage ceremony.

tshadisa v.t. — marry; perform marriage ceremony.

tsh’akala v.i. — run about (as a run away horse).

tshakaza v.i. — come into flower ( of corn plant).

tshaphaza v.i. — be slovenly; be lazy.

tshaphuluka v.i. — 1; be revived; 2; be straight (of stiff limb

tshaqa v.i. — be acrid; be bitter.

tshaqeka v.i. — be appalled; be amazed.

tshatshama v.i. — be plentiful.

tshaya v.t. — 1; beat; hit; strike; 2; punish 3; play a ba

tshayana v. — strike one another; collide.

tshayela v.t. — drive a vehicle

tshaza v.t. — blast with cold; blacken with frost.

tshazwa v.i. — be frosted; be frost-bitten.

tsheba v.t. — 1; eat or take relish; 2; flavour; add flavo

tsheda v.i. — move backwards; move sideways.

tsh’eka v.i — 1; lean; incline; 2; have diarrhoea.

tsh’ekela v.i. — lean on; incline towards.

tsh’ekisa v.t. — 1; lean; prop; 2; give a iaxative to.

tsh’ela v.t. — tell; inform.

tshelela v.i. — slip; slide; be slippery.

tshena v.i. — cut teeth.

tsh’engisa v.t. — show; point out.

tshetsha v.i. — move quickly; hurry

tshetshezela v.i. — trot; shufffle aloog quickly.

tshibilika v.i. — turn right round.

tshikatshika v.i. — toil; toil at.

tshikitsha v.i. — dance.

tsh’ikiza v.t. & v.i. — wag (the tail); vibrate; quiver.

tshila v.t. & v.i. — twist; twistwound.

tshinga v.i. — be unruly

tshinikeza v.i. — sulk; show unwillingness by look or action.

tshipha v.i — 1; be cheap (in perf. only: kutshiphile„it i

tshipheka v.i. — get fed up with; get disgusted with.

tshiphela v.t. — cause one to have aversion from; cause one t

tshisa v.t. — 1; burn; burn up; scorch; 2; dry; dry up; v.

tshiseka v.i. — be very keen to do; be zealous.

tshitsha v.i. — walk quickly.

tshitshiliza v.i.;vt. — 1; glance off; 2; skid; slide.

tshitshimba v.i. — dance (a dance of olden times).

tshiya v.t. — abandon; leave behind; omit; neglect.

tshiyoza v.i. — cheep.

tsho v.t. & v.i. — 1; assert; say; 2; think; mean.

tshobola v.t. — prick with beak.

tsh’oka v.t. — shoot an arrow; squirt water.

tsholobela v.i. — disappear eventually.

tshombuluka v.i. — come uncoiled.

tshombulula v.t. — uncoil.

tshona v.i. — 1; go down sink; sag; be deep; 2; set (cf su

tshono v. — imperative form of verb -tsho.

tsh’opoka v.i. — spring.

tshotsha v.i. — 1; wander off (of animals) move ahead quickl

tshotshobala v.i. — cringe; cower (as with fear).

tshova v.t. — 1; pedal (a bicycle) 2; push.

tshudula v.i.;v.t. — shuffle.

tshuka v.t. — rub together in hands; soften a skin; curry.

tshukuma v.i. — toss about (restlessly).

tshumayela v.t. — preach; declare.

tshumayeza v.t. — preach to; address.

tsh’ungubala v.i. — squeeze through’ a narrow place.

tshutshisa v.t. — prosecute.

tshutshuma v.i. — have excess of fat.

tshwabhana v.i. — shrink up; shrivel up; become withered.

tshwakaza v.i. — rustle (of something in undergrowth); make s

tshwama v.t. — toughen up (esp. warriors by witchcraft pro

tshwapha v.i. — become thin; become emaciated.

tshwaphuluka v.i. — be revived.

tshwaphulula v.t. — revive.

tshwaqa v.i. — 1; be nervous; 2; shrink (of a ound).

tshwaqisa v.t. — unnerve; make he hair stand on end.

tshwathika v.t. — hide away; slip in under (to conceal).

tshwatshwaza v.i. — 1; make hissing noise (as oasting food); 2;

tshw’aya v.t. — sprinkle salt.

vakatsha v.i. — visit.

vala v.t. — close; shut; lock the way.

valela v.t. — 1; shut in; 2; shut out; exclude; shut again

valelisa v.t. — take leave of; say goodbye to.

vama v.i. — abound; become plentiful.

vamvuza v.t. — sprinkle (powder; etc.).

vathuza v.t. — knock or shake off (as fruit from a tree).

vela v.i. — 1; come forth; appear; 2; come from; 3; happ

velela v.t. — happen to; befall.

vetheza v.i. — gossip.

veza v.t. — 1; bring forth; show; produce; 2; expose; 3;

vika v.t. — 1; avoid; dodge; duck; 2; ward

vikela v.t. — 1; defend; 2; ward off; take preventive meas

vikeleka v.i. — become safe.

vikiza v.t. — cut or chop up small.

vilapha v.i. — be idle; be lazy.

vimba v.t. — block up; stuff up.

vimbana v.i. — become stuffy.

vimbanisa v.t. — 1; make a lot of noise 2; make stuffy.

vimbela v.t. — prevent; close the way to; block the way gai

vimbezela v.t. — shut in; besiege.

vitsha v.t. — pack tight (of hedge).

viyoca v.i — move down; go down.

vodloza v.t. — smash.

votshozela v.i. — make heavy trudging sound.

vuba v.t. — mix together; stir up.

vubela v.t. — mix with yeast.

vuka v.i. — 1; awake; wake up; 2; rise; revive to life;

vukela v.t. — rise up against; rebel against.

vula v.t. — open.

vuleka v.i — be open; come open.

vulela v.t. — open to; allow in.

vumbuluka v.i. — come uncovered; come unearthed; become revea

vumbulula v.t. — uncover; unearth; reveal.

vumela v.t. — allow; approve; consent permit (N.B.: vunyel

vumelana v. — agree with one another; be of the same mind.

vumisa v.t. — 1; cause to agree; 2; divine.

vuna v.t. — 1; harvest; reap; 2; side with.

vunda v.i. — 1; become rich or fertile (of soil); 2; go b

vundisa v.t. — make the soil rich.

vungama v.i. — growl murmur; grumble.

vungula v.t. — pick the teeth.

vunguza v.i. — blow hard (of wind).

vunula v.i. — adorn oneself in finery; w ar fine clothes.

vunyelwa v.pass. — be lawful; be permitted.

vusa v.t. — arouse; wake up; rouse the feelings (vusa in

vuselela v.t. — revive.

vutha v.i. — blaze; burn up (of fire; angers etc.).

vuthela v.t. — 1; cause to blaze (of fire; anger; etc.); 2;

vuthuka v.i. — fall off; get shaken off; fall about.

vuthwa v.pass. — become ripe; become cooked; become curdle

vuvuka v.i — swell up (as a wound).

vuvuzela v.t. — sprinkle (powder; mealie meal; etc.).

vuza v.t. — 1; award; reward; 2; v.i.; leak.

wa v.i. — fall; drop down.

wahlaza v.t. — slap the face.

wakala v.t. — slap the face.

walazela v.i. — do hastily and carelessly.

watsha v.t. — wash clothes.

wela v.i.;v.t. — fall on to; fall into.

wela v.t. — cross over (a river; etc.).

welela v.t. — cross over to.

weza v.t. — take across.

wisa v.t. — cause to fall; drop; knock down ush down (zi

wohloka v.i. — shower down; fall down.

wohloza v.t. — shake down; shower down.

wola v.t. — gather up rubbish.

wumana v.i — be delirious.

xaba v.t. — roast (on a frame); roast (of the sun).

xabana v.i. — quarrel.

xabanisa v.t. — cause others to quarrel.

xaka v.t. — 1; feed forcibly; 2; place in difficulties.

xakazela v.i. — bustle about.

xakela v.i.;v.t. — have-difficulty in giving birth (of animals)

xakulula v.t. — straighten out (something entangled).

xamalaza v.i — stand with legs apart.

xathuka v.i. — come off in layers or cakes.

xathula v.t. — peel off in layers or cakes.

xebuka v.i — get stripped off.

xebula v.t.- — strip off; peel off.

xega v.i. — become loose; become unsteady; work loose

xegisa v.t. — loosen.

xeka v.i. — give way; get away.

xexebuka v.i. — come off; peel off.

xexebula v.t. — take off; peel off (as scab).

xhakela v.i. — germinate of itself; sprout.

xhanxatha v.t. — gnaw; bite gently.

xhapha v.t. — lap up.

xhaphazela v.i. — 1; splutter (of water); 2; splutter (of peop

xhawula v.t. — shake hands.

xhokoza v.t. — 1; jab; poke; 2; annoy.

xhoma v.t. — 1; hang up; 2; impale.

xhopha v.t. — hurt the eye.

xhophosa v.t. — prick.

xhoxhoza v.t. — sound the depth; feel the depth.

xhuma v.t. — 1; drink a little; 2; graft; splice.

xhumelela v.t. — graft on to; splice on to.

xhwala v.i. — rebel (against authority).

xhwatha v.i. — bubble and seethe.

xokozela v.i. — talk loudly; make a tumult.

xolela v.t. — excuse a person; pardon.

xolisa v.t. — apologise; express regret; beg pardon.

xotsha v.t. — banish; drive off; drive away; chase.

xova v.t. — mix by treading; knead.

xoxa v.i. — chat.

xoxela v.i. — chat about; chat with.

xoxomela v.i. — stand on tiptoe.

xoza v.t. — peel off rind; cut off rind.

xuba v.t. — mix.

xubana v.i — mix; be mixed.

xubha v.t. — rinse or wash the mouth; clean teeth.

xukuxa v.t. — work a tight thing loose.

xwaya v.i.;v.t. — be on the alert; beware; avoid.

xwayisa v.t. — admonish; caution; warn.

ya v.i. — go to.

yakaza v.t. — rinse out; swill out.

yalaza v.i. — be agitated; move in confusion.

yaluzisa v.t. — agitate; confuse.

yanga v.t. — to shame; cause to feel shame.

yangeka v.i. — be shamed.

yangisa v.t. — deride. mock; shame.

yekela v.t. — 1; cease; stop; 2; forgive; 3; let go; leave

yeketha v.i. — hang loosely; be slack (of rope; tc.).

yekethisa v.t. — cause to hang loosely; tie loosely.

yenda v.i — -yendezela;1; stagger; be unsteady 2; sway t

yenga v.t. — allure; seduce; entice.

yocuka v.i. — get taken off (of skin).

yocula v.t. — take a skin off forcibly (by tearing; by bur

zaca v.i. — become thin.

zala v.t. — give birth.

zalana v.i. — be related by blood.

zama v.t. — attempt; try.

zamazama v.i. — shake violently; quake. ku-zanbzama (uku): a

zamazamisa v.t. — shake violently.

zamelela v.i. — press on; press towards; go all out for.

zamula v.i. — yawn.

zeka v.t. — 1; mount: 2; mate (of animals).

zekelisa v.t. — tell riddles.

zenga v.i. — loiter.

zibula v.i. — give birth to firstbom child.

zika v.i. — settle down to the bottom; sink right own.

zila v.t. — 1; abstain from; fast 2; mourn.

zilazila v.i. — move restlessly (as when nervous; etc.).

zimuka v.i — become fat (of people).

zingela v.t. — 1; hunt; 2; persecute.

zingeleza v.t. — go round.

zingelezela v.t. — encircle; surround.

zinza v.i — 1; be comfortable and happy; 2; settle down.

zomba v.i — wind about.

zompola v.t. — snatch.

zonda v.t. — hate; dislike; get cross.

zondeka v.i. — be hateful.

zongolozela v.t. — wind round; wind up.

zophana v.i — take turns with.

zophisana v.i — alternate do in turns.

zula v.i — 1; go about; wander 2; hover.

zungeleza v.t. — encircle.

zunguza v.t. — sway; wave.

zunguzeka. v.i. — sway.

zuza v.t. — attain; obtain; gain.

zwa v.t. — 1; hear; understand; 2; feel; 3; taste.

zwakala v.i. — 1; be heard; 2; be known; 3; taste.

zwana v. — 1; be friendly; 2; hear one another.

zwisa v.t. — cause to feel.

zwisisa v.t. — understand fully.

English Ndebele
Good evening. litshonile
Good morning. livukile
Good afternoon. litshonile
How are you? unjani/linjani
How are you today? unjani namhlanje/linjani namhlanje
I am fine. ngiyaphila
Have a good day. ubelosukoluhle
I am doing great. ngiyaphila
Hi/Hello. sawubona/salibonani
Nice to meet you. kuhle ukulibona
See you soon. ngizakubona maduze
See you later. ngizakubona maduze
Ndebele Love Words and Phrases
English Ndebele
I love you. ngiyakuthanda
I miss you. ngiyakukhumbula
Love you so much ngiyakuthanda kakhulu
I want to see you. ngifuna ukukubona
I love you with all my heart. ngikuthanda ngenhliziyo yami yonke
I love you too. lami ngiyakuthanda
I want to see you. ngifuna ukukubona
I like you. ngiyakuthanda
You are beautiful. umuhle
My love. sithandwa sami
You look beautiful. ubukeka umuhle
My beautiful wife. nkosikazi wami omuhle
I miss you so much, darling. ngiyakukhumbula kakhulu, sthandwa
I need you. ngiyakufuna
You will miss me. uzangikhumbula
Goodbye, my love. salakahle, sthandwa
See you tomorrow. ngizakubona kusasa
I will marry you. ngizatshada nawe
I want some space. ngifuna ukubangedwa
I need your love. ngifuna uthando lwakho
You are mine. ungowami
Directions in Ndebele
English Ndebele
Where are you? ungaphi
Where did you go? uyengaphi
Where do you live? uhlala ngaphi
Where are you going? uhamba ngaphi
Where were you? kade ungaphi
Common Questions in Conversations in Ndebele
English Ndebele
How much? malini
How are you feeling? uzizwa njani
How have you been? unjani
What is your name? unjani
What are you doing? uyenza njani
What are you cooking/eating? uphekani/udlani
Are you okay, dear? ukahle
When are you coming? ubuya nini
How was your night/day? kade bunjani ubusuku bakho/kade linjani ilanga lakho
How are you doing? unjani
How is your family? injani imuli yakho
How was your day? belinjani ilanga lakho
What is wrong? yini inkinga
What do you mean? uthini/utshoni
How’s the weather over there? unjani umkhathi ngapho
Have you gone to church? uhambile enkozweni
What is this? yini lokhu
What’s going on? kwenzakalani
Are you listening? ulalele
Have you heard? uzwile
Can I go home? ngingahamba ekhaya
Can I ask something? ngingabuza okuthile
How is everything? kunjani konke
What’s your phone number? inombolo zakho zocingo zithini
Everyday Conversations in Ndebele
English Ndebele
Happy birthday ilanga lokuzalwa elihle
Thank you ngiyabonga
I am sorry ngiyaxolisa
You are welcome. siyakwamukela
Me too! lami
God bless you. inkosi ikubusise
May god protect you. inkosi ikugcine
She is happy. ujabulile
Please help me. ngicela ungingcede
I don’t know. angazi
I will come tomorrow. ngibuya kusasa
Come here! woza ngapha
Feel at home. uzizwe usekhaya
Be blessed. ubusiseke
I am coming soon. ngiyabuya manje
Excuse me. uxolo
Leave me alone. hlukana lami
It is okay. kulungile
I am going home. ngihamba ekhaya
I don’t want. angifuni
Love is a beautiful thing. uthando yinto enhle
Let me try. ngifuna ukuzama
Welcome home. siyakwamukela ekhaya
I reached home safely. ngifike kuhle ekhaya
God is good. unkulunkulu muhle
I don’t understand. angizwisisi
We are happy to see you. siyajabula ukukubona
I have it. ngilakho/ngilayo
Rest in peace. ulale ngokuthula
I don’t have money. angila mali
I am done. ngiqedile
I am going to the shop. ngiya ezitolo
Happy new year. umnyaka omutsha omuhle
Bad manners. imikhuba emibi
Stop using your phone. hlukana locingo
I need a favour, please. ungicela ungcedo
Haven’t seen you for ages. ngileskhathi ngingakuboni
Great to see you again. ngiyajabula ukukubona
I really appreciate it. ngiyabonga
You made my day. wenzile ilanga lami
No problem. akulankinga

Conversation: Learn with people
Ikulumiswano: Funda nabantu
Hello! (person) Lotjha! (umuntu munye)
Hello! (group) Lotjhani! (isiqhema)
How are you? Nivukile?
I’m fine, thanks. Sivukile
I could be better. Siyancenga.
And you? Wena?
I am well. Ngivukile.
Goodbye (person staying) Ukhambe kuhle (umuntu osalako)
Goodbye (group staying) Nikhambe kuhle (isiqhema esisalako)
Goodbye (person leaving) Sala kuhle (umuntu okhambako)
Goodbye (group leaving) Nisale kuhle (isiqhema esikhambako)

Anatomy: Learn with your body
Itjhesi: Funda ngomkhumbulwakho
Head Ihloko
Eye, Eyes Ilihlo, Amehlo
Ear, Ears Indlebe, Iindlebe
Nose Ipumulo
Mouth Umlomo
Tongue Ilimu
Hand, Hands Isandla, Izandla
Arm, Arms Umkhono, Imikhono
Leg, Legs Umlenze, Imilenze
Foot, Feet Inyawo, Iinyawo

Chess: Learn with your mind
IShesi: Funda ngomqondo wakho
Chess Piece(s) Isiquntu (Iinquntu) se(ze)Tjhesi
King Ikosi
Queen Indlovukazi
Rook (Castle) Iruki (Ikhasela)
Bishop Ibhitjhobhu
Knight (Horse) Inayithi (Ipera)
Pawn (Soldier) Iphoni (Ijoni)
Board Ibhodi
Square Isikwere
Black Okunzima
White Okumhlophe
Chess Move(s) Umsikinyeko (Imisikinyeko) we (ye)Tjhesi)
Check! From Persian Shah (King) Yelela!
Checkmate! From Persian Shah (King) + Māt (Dead) Yelela, bha ngikuhlulile!
I take your piece. Ngidla ikomakho.
Good move! Umnyakazo omuhle!
I resign! Ngiyalisa!
Good luck for the game! Ngikufisela itjhudu emdlalweni!
Thank you for the game! Ngiyathokoza ngokudlala nawe!

Dating: Learn with your heart
Zokukhuphana: Funda ngehliziywakho
What’s your name? Ungubani ibizo lakho?
Can I get your number? Ngibawa inomborwakho?
Would you like to get coffee? Ungakuthabela ukusela ikofi?
Would you like to go to dinner? Ungakuthabela bona ngikukhuphe siyokudla ukudla kwentambama?
Would you like to go for a drink? Ungathanda ukuthola okuselwako?
Yes, I would. Iye, ngingathanda.
No, but thank you. Awa, ngiyathokoza.
You look beautiful. Umuhle.
May I kiss you? Ngibawa ukukumanga?
I miss you. Ngiyakukhumbula.
I miss you too. Nami ngiyakukhumbula.
I love you. Ngiyakuthanda.
I love you so much. Ngikuthanda khulu.

Top 10 Interview Questions: Learn for success
Imibuzo eli-10 ephuma phambili yokuHlungwa: Fundela ukuphumelela

Tell us about yourself? Sicocele kabanzi ngawe mayelana nomsebenzi lo?
What are your main strengths? Ngikuphi okuqakathekileko okghona ukukwenza kuhle?
What are your weaknesses? Ngikuphi onobudisi ngakho?
Why should we choose you for this job? Kubayini kufanele sikhethe wena kilomsebenzi?
What is your salary expectation? Ulindele bona umrholwakho ube malini?
What are your hobbies outside of work? Ngimiphi imisebenzakho yokuzilibazisa ngaphandle kwendaweni yomsebenzi?
Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? Uzibona ukuphi esikhathini seminyaka emihlanu?
Why are you leaving your current job? Kubayini ulisa umsebenzakho wagadesi?
Why do you want to work here? Kubayini ufuna ukusebenza lapha?
Is there anything that you would like to ask me? Ingabe kukhona ofuna ukungibuza khona?

Formal Business Letter Ndebele
Date: Idadamu:
Dear… Othandekako…
Yours Sincerely, Ozithobako,

Directions
North Tlhagwini
South Sewula
East Pumalanga
West Tjingalanga

Days of the Week
Sunday Sonto
Monday Mvulo
Tuesday Lesibili
Wednesday Lesithathu
Thursday Lesine
Friday Lesihlanu
Saturday Mgqibelo