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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anything
/ˈen.i.θɪŋ/ = PRONOUN: noma yini, utho;
USER: utho, lutho, yini, noma yini, anything,
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baby
/ˈbeɪ.bi/ = NOUN: ingane, umntwana;
USER: baby, ingane, umntwana, usana, nengane,
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because
/bɪˈkəz/ = CONJUNCTION: ngoba, ngokuba, ngalokho;
USER: ngoba, ngenxa, ngalokho, ngokuba, ngenxa yokuthi,
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bed
/bed/ = NOUN: umbhede, isikhundla sokulala;
USER: umbhede, embhedeni, kombhede, isikhundla sokulala, embhedzeni,
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bite
/baɪt/ = NOUN: ukuluma;
VERB: luma;
USER: bakulume, ziyoniluma, luma, ukuluma, bite,
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bodies
/ˈbɒd.i/ = USER: imizimba, izidumbu, emizimbeni, nemizimba, imitimba,
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body
/ˈbɒd.i/ = NOUN: umzimba
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broke
/brəʊk/ = ADJECTIVE: -valekile, -ngenamali, -phukile;
USER: aphula, waphula, wasihlephula, ephula, wazihlephula,
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by
/baɪ/ = PREPOSITION: ngase-, duze-;
USER: by, ngu, nge, ngo,
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care
/keər/ = NOUN: isihe;
USER: ukunakekelwa, ukunakekela, zokunakekela, nokunakekela, ekunakekelweni,
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cause
/kɔːz/ = NOUN: imbangela, isisusa, isiqaliso, okudala;
VERB: enza, dala, banga, susa;
USER: imbangela, okudala, isisusa, susa, dala,
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clouds
/klaʊd/ = USER: amafu, emafwini, namafu, ngamafu, lwamafu,
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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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down
/daʊn/ = ADVERB: phansi, ngaphansi, ezansi, ngezansi;
USER: phansi, ngezansi, ngaphansi, phasi, ezansi,
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drunk
/drʌŋk/ = ADJECTIVE: -dakiwe;
USER: udakiwe, udakwe, ephuzile, bedakiwe, wayedakiwe,
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dry
/draɪ/ = VERB: omisa, hangula;
ADJECTIVE: -omile, -the nkwe;
USER: dry, eyomile, omile, omisa, elomile,
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every
/ˈev.ri/ = ADJECTIVE: -njalo, -nke;
USER: zonke, njalo, yonke, wonke, yilowo,
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feeling
/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ = NOUN: umuzwa, ukuzwakala, ukuzwa, uzwelo, umhawu, uzwela;
USER: muzwa, umuzwa, nomuzwa, umhawu, ukuzwa,
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fights
/faɪt/ = NOUN: ukulwa, impi, umhlangabezo, uqakuzana;
VERB: lwa, hlangabezana, tholana, hlabana, shayana, gandana;
USER: kulwelwa, kuvelaphi ukulwa, nokulwisana, ukulwa nezinye izingane, bangazigaxi ezimpini,
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fingertips
/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.tɪp/ = USER: kalula, kutholakale kalula, ezandleni, unakho, asesandleni,
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for
/fɔːr/ = USER: ngoba, for, ukuze, ngokuba, ngenxa,
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from
/frɒm/ = USER: kusuka, kusukela, ezivela, evela, ovela,
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fuck
/fʌk/ = USER: fuck, porno,
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fun
/fʌn/ = NOUN: ukudlala;
USER: fun, kumnandi, ukudlala, mnandi, ukuzijabulisa,
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give
/ɡɪv/ = VERB: nika, pha, amukelisa, khangeza, nyomulisa;
USER: nika, ukunikeza, pha, anikeze, unike,
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go
/ɡəʊ/ = VERB: hamba ngezinyawo, hamba ngemoto;
USER: hamba, uhambe, uye, ukuya, ahambe,
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gone
/ɡɒn/ = USER: gone, yamuka, esehambile, Sezadlula, kudala,
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got
/ɡɒt/ = USER: got, efika, wavuka, walithola, wayithi,
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head
/hed/ = NOUN: inhloko, ikhanda;
USER: ikhanda, ekhanda, inhloko, kwekhanda, yinhloko,
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here
/hɪər/ = ADVERB: lapha, la;
USER: lapha, la, here, lana,
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how
/haʊ/ = ADVERB: kanjani;
USER: kanjani, indlela, njani, kangakanani, nendlela,
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i
/aɪ/ = USER: i, lingo, + i, isitokwe,
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if
/ɪf/ = CONJUNCTION: uma, nxa, ukuba;
USER: uma, ukuba, nxa, nangabe,
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in
/ɪn/ = PREPOSITION: ku-, phakathi kwa-;
USER: e, in, ku, ngo,
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into
/ˈɪn.tuː/ = PREPOSITION: phakathi, ku-;
USER: phakathi, zibe, ibe, singene, wangena,
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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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jakob
= USER: Jakob, uJakob, Jakob kuyigama, ngoJakob, noJakob,
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just
/dʒʌst/ = ADVERB: neqiniso, fanelekile, lunge nqo;
ADJECTIVE: -lungile, -fanele, -qotho;
USER: nje, neqiniso, fanelekile, lunge nqo, nje kuphela,
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keep
/kiːp/ = VERB: gcina, londa, khweza;
USER: gcina, ugcine, ukugcina, khweza, londa,
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kiss
/kɪs/ = NOUN: ukwanga, ukuqabula;
VERB: anga, qabula;
USER: kiss, ngokwanga, ukuqabula, qabula, anga,
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let
/let/ = VERB: vumela;
USER: ake, ukuvumela, akuvumele, uvumele, vumela,
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life
/laɪf/ = NOUN: ukuphila, impilo, ukuzwa;
USER: ukuphila, yokuphila, impilo, zokuphila, nokuphila,
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lips
/lɪp/ = USER: izindebe, ezindebeni, ngezindebe, nezindebe, kwezindebe,
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little
/ˈlɪt.l̩/ = ADJECTIVE: -ncane, -nci, -yincosana;
USER: kancane, little, omncane, okuncane, encane,
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locked
/lɒk/ = USER: ikhiyiwe, PUK, kukhiyiwe, ekhiyiwe, ilokhiwe,
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long
/lɒŋ/ = ADJECTIVE: -langazelela, -labatheka, -de, -banzi, -nendawo ende;
USER: long, eside, isikhathi eside, olude, ezinde,
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love
/lʌv/ = NOUN: uthando, ukuthanda;
VERB: thanda, fisa, cecezelela
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lovin
= USER: Lovin, Your Lovin,
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ludvig
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lyrics
/ˈlɪr.ɪk/ = USER: lyrics, isosha esihlatshelelwayo, esihlatshelelwayo, ishosha esihlatshelelwayo, amazwi womculo,
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= USER: m, min Qty, ukuphakama, m u, ubude,
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making
/ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ/ = USER: making, ekwenziweni, kwezinqumo, kunokumelwa, ekuthatheni iinqunto ezimanqophana nokuphatha,
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me
/miː/ = PRONOUN: mina, ngi-;
USER: me, kimi, kwami, nami, mina,
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more
/mɔːr/ = ADJECTIVE: ngokweqileyo, -ningi ngokwedlulele;
USER: okuningi, ngaphezulu, more, xaxa, ezingaphezu,
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my
/maɪ/ = ADJECTIVE: -okwami;
USER: yami, my, wami, lami, zami,
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night
/naɪt/ = NOUN: ubusuku;
USER: ebusuku, ubusuku, busuku, nobusuku, ngobusuku,
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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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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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our
/aʊər/ = ADJECTIVE: -kwethu, -bethu, -thu;
USER: yethu, lwethu, wethu, zethu, kwethu,
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perfect
/ˈpɜː.fekt/ = VERB: gweda, phelelisa, qeda nya;
ADJECTIVE: -phelele du, -kuhle hle;
USER: ephelele, ophelele, phelelisa, esiphelele, okuphelele,
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piece
/piːs/ = NOUN: isihlephu, isiqephu, ingxenyana;
USER: piece, ucezu, isiqeshana, ingxenyana, isihlephu,
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put
/pʊt/ = VERB: beka, faka;
USER: abeke, wafaka, beka, faka, ukubeka,
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queen
/kwiːn/ = NOUN: indlovukazi, inkosikazi yenkosi yohlanga, ukhwini;
USER: queen, indlovukazi, nendlovukazi, yindlovukazi, ndlovukazi,
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re
/riː/ = USER: re, kabusha, ukuphinde, kabusha ku, kuphinde,
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read
/riːd/ = VERB: funda;
USER: funda, ukufunda, wafunda, afunde, lifunde,
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right
/raɪt/ = ADJECTIVE: kulungile, ngakwesokudla;
USER: kwesokudla, ilungelo, sokunene, ngakwesokudla, efanele,
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= USER: s, ama, BakaJehova, kaJehova, sika,
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skin
/skɪn/ = NOUN: isikhumba;
USER: isikhumba, kwesikhumba, esikhumbeni, zesikhumba, esikhunjeni,
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smoke
/sməʊk/ = NOUN: umusi, intuthu, usisi;
VERB: fusa, shunqisa, thunyisa;
USER: intuthu, fusa, usisi, nomusi, Umusi,
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so
/səʊ/ = ADVERB: ngokulingene;
USER: kanjalo, ukuze, ngokulingene, kangaka, kunjalo,
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stay
/steɪ/ = NOUN: ukuhlala, insika;
VERB: hlala, hlehlisa, bamba;
USER: hlala, uhlale, ukuhlala, insika, bamba,
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summer
/ˈsʌm.ər/ = NOUN: ihlobo;
USER: ehlobo, summer, ihlobo, zasehlobo, kwehlobo,
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swear
/sweər/ = VERB: funga, thuka;
USER: afunge, funga, bafunge, ngiyafunga, ukufunga,
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t
/tiː/ = USER: t, UT, r, IINHLOKO, z,
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take
/teɪk/ = VERB: amukela, bamba, phatha, thatha, gwinya, idla, hlalela, thola;
USER: thatha, ukuthatha, amukela, bamba, uthathe,
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talking
/ˈtɔː.kɪŋ.tuː/ = USER: ukukhuluma, ukhuluma, ekhuluma, bekhuluma, ukuxoxa,
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taste
/teɪst/ = NOUN: ukunambitha, ukunambitheka, ukuzwa emlonyeni;
USER: ukunambitheka, ukuzwa emlonyeni, ukunambitha, zizwakale, zokunambitha,
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tears
/teər/ = USER: izinyembezi, ngezinyembezi, nezinyembezi, wezinyembezi, zinyembezi,
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them
/ðem/ = PRONOUN: zona, yona, -bona;
USER: kubo, yona, zona, nabo, kwabo,
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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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use
/juːz/ = NOUN: ukusebenzisa, umsebenzi, usizo;
VERB: sebenzisa;
USER: ukusetshenziswa, ukusebenzisa, umsebenzi, usizo, nokusetshenziswa,
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wanna
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want
/wɒnt/ = NOUN: ukungabikho, ukuntuleka, ukuntula, ukufuna, ukudinga;
VERB: fisa, funa, dinga, swela;
USER: bafuna, ufuna, ofuna, ukufuna, dinga,
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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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while
/waɪl/ = CONJUNCTION: ngesikhathi, lapho, uma;
NOUN: isikhathi, umzuzu, isikhashana;
USER: ngenkathi, ngesikhathi, kuyilapho, isikhathi, lapho,
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won
/wʌn/ = USER: Won, Uwinile,
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yeah
/jeə/ = USER: yeah, yebo, Wo, Usiphikile,
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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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