uNkulunkulu God
umumnzane respected man, sir, mr abanumzane sirs
inkhosi king amakhozi kings
inkosi chief
inkosazana miss
inkosikazi Mrs, wife amakosikazi wives
umnyeni husband amanyeni husbands
indoda guy amadoda men
indodana son izindodana sons
umfa man
insizwa young man
umfazi woman abafazi women
inkosi chief amakhosi chiefs
intombi girl amatombi girls
intombazane girl amatombazane young girls
ugogo grandmother
ikhehla old man
ubaba father
baba older man, informally
umama mother
ma madam, older woman, informally
umalume uncle
u-anti aunie
dadalethu (my) sister - also dade
sisi, sis sister
umfowethu brother umfowabu his brother
bhuti, bhut bro’
ishlobo blood relation
unina their mother
umfana boy umfana
wami my boy bafana (the) boys = S
African footbal team
umntwana child umntanami my child umntanakho
your child
ingane infant
umgane friend
isizwe nation
umuntu person abantu people
umZulu Zulu (speaker)
umlungu White person (from ideogram
lungu of peeping, of peering in)
iBhuna Afrikaner
iNgisi Englishman pl. amaNgisi
umHholani Dutchman pl. abaHholandi
umXhosa Xhosa (speaker) pl. amaXhosa
umSuthu Suthu (speaker) pl. abeSuthu
ithisha teacher
isifundisi teacher
umzali parent amazali parents
isishtudeni student
umfundisi minister of religion
udokotela doctor
udokotela wamazinyo dentist
ikhemisi chemist
umamukelwa receptionist abamulekwa receptionists
gqekezi burglar
makhonya boss
umeli lawyer abameli lawyers
imeneja manager
umphathi person-in-charge, manager
unesi nurse
isistela nursing sister
unina their mother unjiniyela engineer
usayitsheni sergent
usomabhizinizi businessman
umthakathi witch doctor amathakathi
uthengisi salesman
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9 August 2002