Zulu Vocabulary

na

/na/

and

A conjunction that joins two or more words or things.

ba-

/ɓa/

they

Subject concord for plural people, meaning “they.”

ukuthi

/uɠuˈtʰi/

Igama elixhumanisa imisho, elethula lokho okushiwoyo noma okucatshangwayo.

uku-

/uˈɠu/

Isiqalo esakha isenzo esiyisimo esiyisiqu, esibonisa isenzo ngokwaso.

lo

/lɔ/

Isabizwana esikhombisayo esikhomba into eseduze noma ekhulunywa ngayo, yesigaba sokuqala.

lapha

/ˈlaːpʰa/

Isandiso sendawo esikhomba indawo eseduze nalapho umuntu ekhona.

nga

/ᵑɡa/

by, with

A preposition indicating manner, time, or the thing used.

ngi-

/ᵑɡi/

Isivumelwano somenzi sikamuntu wokuqala obunye, okusho 'mina'.

u-

/u/

Isivumelwano somenzi sikamuntu wesibili obunye noma sesigaba soku-1, okusho 'wena' noma 'yena'.

kodwa

/ˈkↄdwa/

but

A conjunction that indicates contrast or difference between two things.