Xhosa Vocabulary
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age /eɪdʒ/ = USER: ubudala, abakubudala, age, budala, abadala,

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and /ænd/ = USER: kwaye, kunye, yaye, na, ne,

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be /biː/ = USER: kuba, abe, babe, funeka, a,

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birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ = USER: usuku lokuzalwa, umhla wokuzalwa, azalwa ngayo, emihla yokuzalwa, ibiyimini,

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celebrate /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ = USER: ukubhiyozela, kubhiyozela, babhiyozele, sibhiyozela, abhiyozele,

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day /deɪ/ = USER: usuku, emini, imihla, imini, bemini,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: don, abayixeli, andaz, ba yixeli,

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for /fɔːr/ = USER: kuba, ngenxa, ukuze, ngokuba, ukulungiselela,

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got /ɡɒt/ = USER: wavuka, ndafumana, wafumana, wangena, wasukuma,

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happy /ˈhæp.i/ = USER: onwabile, banoyolo, bonwabile, eyonwabileyo, abonwabileyo,

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hip /hɪp/ = USER: inyonga, efakelwa unyonga, esinqeni, fakelwa unyonga, akamngquli,

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hold /həʊld/ = USER: bamba, abambelele, ayeke, ba, abambe,

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hooray /hʊˈreɪ/ = USER: Halala, Huntshu, Nya kaomTsha Halala, SukuloNyakaomTsha, kaomTsha Halala,

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horses /hɔːs/ = USER: amahashe, namahashe, ngamahashe, zamahashe,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: na, yi, nto, ke, into,

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laugh /lɑːf/ = USER: hleka, Bahleka, behleka, bemhleka, ahleke,

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many /ˈmen.i/ = USER: ezininzi, abaninzi, emininzi, amaninzi, baninzi,

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more /mɔːr/ = USER: Kaninzi, ngakumbi, abangakumbi, abaninzi, amaninzi,

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not /nɒt/ = USER: hayi, a ka, a yi, abayi, a,

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now /naʊ/ = USER: ngoku, Kaloku, kalokunje, Ke,

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of /əv/ = USER: ye, kwe, of, le, ngayo,

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one /wʌn/ = USER: Nye, inye, bani, emnye, enye,

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promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ = USER: isithembiso, besithembiso, edingeni, idinga, bedinga,

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returns /rɪˈtɜːn/ = USER: returns, ubuyisela, imbuyekezo, buyele, buyela,

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shy /ʃaɪ/ = USER: uneentloni, oneentloni, baneentloni, ndandineentloni, ntloni,

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so /səʊ/ = USER: ukuze, ngoko, ngoko ke, njalo, oko,

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stand /stænd/ = USER: yima, bame, bema, beme, ame,

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t /tiː/ = USER: t, B h, bakulungele, eetoni, a t,

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tell /tel/ = USER: xelela, athi, ba xelela, ba xelele, a xelele,

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this /ðɪs/ = USER: le, lo, eli, ezi, ke,

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time /taɪm/ = USER: ixesha, bexesha, ithuba, amaxesha, elide,

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up /ʌp/ = USER: phezulu, benyuka, e, enyuka, a,

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us /ʌs/ = USER: thina, bethu, ku si, kusenza, a si,

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ve /-v/ = USER: ve, ezintlanu, e mihlanu, be, e zintlanu,

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we /wiː/ = USER: thina, e si, esiye, esiza, a si,

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you /juː/ = USER: nina, kokuba, kuni, ke,

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your /jɔːr/ = USER: akho, enu, bakho, i yakho, benu,

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