Zulu Vocabulary
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age /eɪdʒ/ = NOUN: ubudala, iminyaka; VERB: guga; USER: age, ubudala, yobudala, guga, iminyaka,

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and /ænd/ = CONJUNCTION: na-, kanye na-; USER: futhi, and, kanye, bese, no,

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be /biː/ = VERB: ba; USER: kube, ba, abe, babe, ibe,

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birthday /ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ = NOUN: usuku lokuzalwa; USER: usuku lokuzalwa, lokuzalwa, birthday, lwekutalwa, ngosuku lokuzalwa,

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celebrate /ˈsel.ɪ.breɪt/ = VERB: gubha; USER: ukugubha, sigubhe, ukugidinga, gubha, bagubha,

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day /deɪ/ = NOUN: usuku; USER: usuku, ngosuku, suku, osukwini, ilanga,

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don /dɒn/ = USER: don, uDon, misha, Izithombe don, don omar,

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for /fɔːr/ = USER: ngoba, for, ukuze, ngokuba, ngenxa,

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got /ɡɒt/ = USER: got, efika, wavuka, walithola, wayithi,

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happy /ˈhæp.i/ = ADJECTIVE: -eneme, -esasile, -jabulayo, -thokozile; USER: happy, ujabule, bajabule, ajabule, bejabule,

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hip /hɪp/ = NOUN: incele, inqulu; USER: hip, incele, inqulu, inyonga,

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hold /həʊld/ = VERB: bamba, phatha; USER: ubambe, ubamba, phatha, ukubamba, sibambelele,

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hooray /hʊˈreɪ/ = USER: Halala, Hooray,

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horses /hɔːs/ = USER: amahhashi, namahhashi, ngamahhashi, amabhiza, kwamahhashi,

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is /ɪz/ = USER: kuba, iyi, iwukuba, iyona, yilona,

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laugh /lɑːf/ = NOUN: uhleko, insini; VERB: hleka, gigitheka; USER: laugh, insini, gigitheka, uhleko, hleka,

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many /ˈmen.i/ = ADJECTIVE: -ningi, -ngaki, -ngakanani; USER: eziningi, abaningi, amaningi, eminingi, abanengi,

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more /mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: ngokweqileyo, -ningi ngokwedlulele; USER: okuningi, ngaphezulu, more, xaxa, ezingaphezu,

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not /nɒt/ = ADVERB: a-, -I, -anga; USER: hhayi, yini, ngeke, cha, akuyona,

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now /naʊ/ = ADVERB: manje; USER: manje, nyalo, khathesi, kwamanje, njengamanje,

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of /əv/ = PREPOSITION: sa, wa-, iwa-; USER: of, ka, we, ye,

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one /wʌn/ = NOUN: kunye, okukodwa; USER: one, omunye, eyodwa, elilodwa, munye,

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promise /ˈprɒm.ɪs/ = NOUN: isethembiso; VERB: thembisa; USER: isithembiso, sithembiso, esithembisweni, ngesithembiso, nesithembiso,

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returns /rɪˈtɜːn/ = USER: ubuyele, uyabuya, entela, nezinzuzo, izimbuyiselo,

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shy /ʃaɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: -namahloni, -esabayo, -xwayile; USER: shy, enamahloni, onamahloni, enamahloni ingakholelwa, ngokuvamile onamahloni,

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so /səʊ/ = ADVERB: ngokulingene; USER: kanjalo, ukuze, ngokulingene, kangaka, kunjalo,

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stand /stænd/ = VERB: ima, misa; USER: ukuma, ame, ume, ima, bame,

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t /tiː/ = USER: t, UT, r, IINHLOKO, z,

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tell /tel/ = VERB: tshela, landisa, bekela; USER: tshela, bekela, landisa, ngithi, ukutshela,

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this /ðɪs/ = ADJECTIVE: lokhu, leli, lesi, kulo-; PRONOUN: lona, lo; USER: lokhu, le, lo, lesi, lolu,

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time /taɪm/ = NOUN: isikhathi; USER: isikhathi, sikhathi, ngesikhathi, kwesikhathi, nesikhathi,

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up /ʌp/ = ADVERB: ngaphezulu, enhla; PREPOSITION: phezulu; USER: up, kuze, ngaphezulu, phezulu, naphezulu,

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us /ʌs/ = PRONOUN: thina; USER: nathi, us, kithi, kwethu, thina,

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ve /-v/ = USER: ve, eziphila, ve hersoqovina, Sengike, uke,

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we /wiː/ = PRONOUN: thina; USER: thina, nathi, senza, sibe, siye,

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you /juː/ = PRONOUN: nina, wena, mhlonishwa, wena wasenhla; USER: wena, kuwe, nawe, kini, kwakho,

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your /jɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: -enu, -akho, -kho, -nu; USER: yakho, wakho, lakho, zakho, sakho,

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