Zulu Vocabulary
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all /ɔːl/ = ADJECTIVE: -nke, -nkana; USER: konke, wonke, bonke, yonke, nke,

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

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at /ət/ = PREPOSITION: e-; USER: at, ngesikhathi, ngaleso, ngaso, nganoma,

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bells /bel/ = USER: bells, izinsimbi, nezikhencezo, izikhencezo, ezikhencezweni,

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bright /braɪt/ = ADJECTIVE: -gqamile; USER: bright, elikhanyayo, egqamile, eliqhakazile, ekhanyayo,

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christmas /ˈkrɪs.məs/ = USER: christmas, kaKhisimusi, the christmas, ngoKhisimusi, sikaKhisimusi,

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dashing /ˈdæʃ.ɪŋ/ = USER: eligadulayo,

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everybody /ˈev.riˌbɒd.i/ = PRONOUN: wonke umuntu; USER: everybody, wonke umuntu, kwawo wonke umuntu, nawo wonke umuntu, bonke behlala,

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fields /fiːld/ = USER: emasimini, emikhakheni, namasimu, izinkambu, emadlelweni,

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from /frɒm/ = USER: kusuka, kusukela, ezivela, evela, ovela,

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fun /fʌn/ = NOUN: ukudlala; USER: fun, kumnandi, ukudlala, mnandi, ukuzijabulisa,

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go /ɡəʊ/ = VERB: hamba ngezinyawo, hamba ngemoto; USER: hamba, uhambe, uye, ukuya, ahambe,

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

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here /hɪər/ = ADVERB: lapha, la; USER: lapha, la, here, lana,

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hey /heɪ/ = USER: hey, Sawubona, Hheyi, Heyi, Hheyi wena,

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horse /hɔːs/ = NOUN: ihhashi, injomane; USER: horse, ihhashi, nehhashi, wamahhashi, wehhashi,

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in /ɪn/ = PREPOSITION: ku-, phakathi kwa-; USER: e, in, ku, ngo,

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

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it /ɪt/ = PRONOUN: yona, sona wona, khona; USER: it, sona wona, khona, yona, kube,

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jangle

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jingle

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laughing /laf/ = USER: laughing, behleka, wahleka, hleka, noma sihleka,

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making /ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ = USER: making, ekwenziweni, kwezinqumo, kunokumelwa, ekuthatheni iinqunto ezimanqophana nokuphatha,

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merry /ˈmer.i/ = ADJECTIVE: -namile, -jabulile; USER: merry, sokwenama, ithokoze, sokwenama ngenxa, ethokozayo,

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new /njuː/ = ADJECTIVE: -sha, -kwanamuhla; USER: new, entsha, ezintsha, omusha, elisha,

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

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oh /əʊ/ = USER: oh, o, hhe,

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on /ɒn/ = ADVERB: phezulu; PREPOSITION: phezu kwa-; USER: on, phezulu, phezu, kwi,

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

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open /ˈəʊ.pən/ = VERB: vula; ADJECTIVE: -vuliwe, -vulekile; USER: evulekile, ovulekile, ivulekile, avulekele, avulekile,

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over /ˈəʊ.vər/ = ADVERB: seleyo, eqela; PREPOSITION: ngaphezulu; USER: phezu, kuka, engaphezu, angaphezu kuka, abangaphezu kuka,

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ride /raɪd/ = NOUN: ukugibela, ukuhamba ngemoto, ukukhwela, ukukhwela ihashi; VERB: gibala ibhayisikili, gibela, khwela ihashi; USER: ride, ukugibela, khwela ihashi, gibala ibhayisikili, gibela,

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ring /rɪŋ/ = NOUN: indandatho, into eyidilinga enebombo ngaphakathi; VERB: ncenceza, nkeneza, ikhola, nqenqetha; USER: ring, ikhola, ncenceza, nkeneza, nqenqetha,

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sing /sɪŋ/ = VERB: cula, hlabelela, huba, haya; USER: sing, ukucula, bacule, sicule, bahlabelele ngokujabula,

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sleigh /sleɪ/ = USER: isihlibhi, sleigh, sihamba eqhweni, bese sihamba eqhweni,

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sleighing

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snow /snəʊ/ = NOUN: iqhwa elikhithikile, isithwathwa esikhithikile; USER: iqhwa, snow, eqhweni, neqhwa, kweqhwa,

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song /sɒŋ/ = NOUN: iculo, ihubo; USER: song, ingoma, ihubo, iculo, ngengoma,

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spirits /ˈspɪr.ɪt/ = USER: imimoya, nemimoya, omoya, mimoya, emimoyeni,

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through /θruː/ = ADVERB: phakathi kwa-; USER: ngokusebenzisa, nge, enqamula, ngoJesu,

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tonight /təˈnaɪt/ = ADVERB: namuhla kusihlwa, ebusuku namuhla; USER: tonight, namuhla ebusuku, namuhla kusihlwa, ebusuku namuhla, kusihlwa,

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

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way /weɪ/ = NOUN: indlela; USER: indlela, ngendlela, ndlela, endleleni, nendlela,

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

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what /wɒt/ = PRONOUN: -yini -kuyini; USER: ini, lokho, yini, ngalokho, ukuthi yini,

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year /jɪər/ = NOUN: unyaka; USER: ngonyaka, unyaka, nyaka, konyaka, ngomnyaka,

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