Xhosa Vocabulary
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all /ɔːl/ = USER: zonke, bonke, yonke, onke, konke,

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

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anything /ˈen.i.θɪŋ/ = USER: nantoni na, nantoni, into, nto, enye into,

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baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ = USER: usana, baby, elusaneni, iintsana, abantwana,

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because /bɪˈkəz/ = USER: kuba, ngenxa, ekubeni, Kaloku,

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bed /bed/ = USER: ibhedi, bhedini, ebhedi, ebhedini, bhedi,

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bite /baɪt/ = USER: niyagrenyana, ibalume, zikutye, yaluma, alunywe,

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bodies /ˈbɒd.i/ = USER: imizimba, amaqumrhu, emele, emizimbeni, amabhunga,

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body /ˈbɒd.i/ = USER: umzimba, e mzimbeni, elilawulayo, emzimbeni, bomzimba,

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broke /brəʊk/ = USER: waqhekeza, waziqhekeza, yasiqhekeza, wayaphula, bayiqhekeza,

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by /baɪ/ = USER: ngokuthi, yi, nge, ngu, ngo,

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care /keər/ = USER: inkathalo, unonophelo, ukhathalelo, kukhathalelo, ngenkathalo,

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cause /kɔːz/ = USER: unobangela, bangela, bangele, ebangela, abangele,

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clouds /klaʊd/ = USER: amafu, emafini, namafu, ngamafu, kwamafu,

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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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down /daʊn/ = USER: phantsi, a, besihla, de,

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drunk /drʌŋk/ = USER: banxila, ukunxila, kunxila, unxilile, enxilile,

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dry /draɪ/ = USER: omile, elingumqwebedu, esomileyo, eyome, awomileyo,

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every /ˈev.ri/ = USER: yonke, zonke, wonke, onke, bonke,

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feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ = USER: uvelwano, ukuva, bevakalelwa, azive, esivakalelwa,

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fights /faɪt/ = USER: imilo, kwimilo, ukulwa, e ngxabano, bangela imilo,

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fingertips /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.tɪp/ = USER: zeminwe, zomnwe, Ekhatywayo lusezintupheni, encamu zeminwe,

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

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from /frɒm/ = USER: ku, abavela, avela, bevela, abasuka,

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fuck /fʌk/ = USER: Mka, fuck, nyisa, porno, abonqeni,

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fun /fʌn/ = USER: ukonwaba, bahlekisa, bezonwabisa, elektroniki, ba hlekisa,

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give /ɡɪv/ = USER: nika, amnike, anikele, banika, a,

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go /ɡəʊ/ = USER: ukuya, aye, kuhamba, ndiye, uye,

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gone /ɡɒn/ = USER: phelile, ngasekho, uye, simkile, ziphume,

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

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head /hed/ = USER: intloko, elikomkhulu, entlokweni, e ntlokweni,

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here /hɪər/ = USER: Apha, apha e, apha u, alapha,

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how /haʊ/ = USER: Njani, hayi indlela, indlela a, indlela e, hayi,

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i /aɪ/ = USER: mna, a ndi, be ndi, e nda,

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if /ɪf/ = USER: ukuba, xa, enoba, ke,

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in /ɪn/ = USER: e, e ku, a, apha,

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into /ˈɪn.tuː/ = USER: kungena, zibe, ibe, ukuya, kuyo,

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

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it /ɪt/ = USER: kuyo, oko, ngayo, nto, loo nto,

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jakob = USER: Jakob, linguJakob, naye uJakob,

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just /dʒʌst/ = USER: nje, kanye, kuphela, kuphela nje, kanye nje,

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keep /kiːp/ = USER: gcina, ahlale, bagcine, bahlale, agcine,

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kiss /kɪs/ = USER: ukwanga, amange, kiss, ku seloko, Akundanganga,

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let /let/ = USER: makhe, ke, ke ma, a, avumele,

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life /laɪf/ = USER: ubomi, bakho ubomi, bomi, bomini, bakhe ubomi,

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lips /lɪp/ = USER: imilebe, Umlomo, yomlomo, ngemilebe, komlomo,

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little /ˈlɪt.l̩/ = USER: kancinane, encinane, omncinane, elincinane, kangako,

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locked /lɒk/ = USER: itshixiwe, etshixiweyo, zivaliwe, baxabe, etshixiwe,

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long /lɒŋ/ = USER: elide, ixesha elide, ixesha, ubude, ende,

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love /lʌv/ = USER: uthando, abathanda, athande, bamthandayo, abamthandayo,

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lovin = USER: yithanda, ya yithanda,

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lyrics /ˈlɪr.ɪk/ = USER: lyrics, womculo, amazwi womculo, amazwi eengoma, e engoma,

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m = USER: m, e emitha, emitha, ilham, a ndi,

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making /ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ = USER: kwezigqibo, ukwenziwa, yokwenza, ekwenziweni, izigqibo,

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me /miː/ = USER: mna, ke, kum, bam,

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

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my /maɪ/ = USER: yam, bam, i zam, kum, am,

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night /naɪt/ = USER: busuku, ubusuku, bubusuku, busuku a, bobusuku,

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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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on /ɒn/ = USER: phezu, e, e zi, i, apha,

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

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our /aʊər/ = USER: yethu, ethu, i zethu, kuthi, bethu,

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perfect /ˈpɜː.fekt/ = USER: ogqibeleleyo, obufezekileyo, egqibeleleyo, ofezekileyo, efezekileyo,

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piece /piːs/ = USER: iqhekeza, i qhekeza, icandelo, iceba, drarhima,

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put /pʊt/ = USER: beka, abeke, babeka, babeke, a,

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queen /kwiːn/ = USER: ukumkanikazi, benkosikazi, ezibhijabhija ukumkanikazi, ikumkanikazi,

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re /riː/ = USER: kwakhona, ngokutsha, eliphinde, baphinda, kuhlenga,

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read /riːd/ = USER: funda, fundayo, bafunda, afunde, bafunde,

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right /raɪt/ = USER: kunene, ekunene, banelungelo, efanelekileyo, amalungelo,

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s = USER: s, abantu, ba kaThixo, bu, a,

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skin /skɪn/ = USER: ulusu, isikhumba, esikhumbeni, eluswini, feleni,

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smoke /sməʊk/ = USER: umsi, abatshayayo, beqhumisa, bomsi,

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

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stay /steɪ/ = USER: ukuhlala, hlala, bahlala, ahlale e, bahlale,

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summer /ˈsʌm.ər/ = USER: ihlobo, e hlotyeni, hlobo, behlobo,

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swear /sweər/ = USER: afunge, bafunga, wafunga, bafunge, ndiyafunga,

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

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take /teɪk/ = USER: thabatha, thatha, ba, athabathe, bathabathe,

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talking /ˈtɔː.kɪŋ.tuː/ = USER: bethetha, ukuthetha, sithetha, ethetha, uthetha,

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taste /teɪst/ = USER: incasa, isongo, ukungcamla, ekhuhlangubeni, bangcamle,

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tears /teər/ = USER: iinyembezi, neenyembezi, ngeenyembezi, elila, alile,

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them /ðem/ = USER: bona, zona, babe, abo, babo,

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til /tɪl/ = USER: til, andre, de kube se-, de kufike,

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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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use /juːz/ = USER: ukusebenzisa, sebenzisa, benzisa, basebenzisa, benzisa i,

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wanna /ˈwɒn.ə/ = USER: wanna, ukujonga, banawe, afuna, ndifuna,

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want /wɒnt/ = USER: nqwenela, afuna, akafuni, bafuna, abafuna,

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

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what /wɒt/ = USER: Intoni, into, izinto, izinto e, eyona,

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while /waɪl/ = USER: lo gama, elithile, elixa,

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won /wʌn/ = USER: won, waphumelela, uwine, ephumelele, phu,

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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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