Zulu

Introduction

The language of the Zulu people is Zulu or isiZulu, a Bantu language; more specifically, part of the Nguni subgroup. Zulu is the most widely spoken language in South Africa, with more than half of the South African population able to understand it. Many Zulu people also speak English, Portuguese, Shangaan?, Sesotho? and others from among South Africa's 11 official languages.

Verblist

aba, abela, ahlula, akha, akhiwa, ala, amba, ambatha, ambathisa, amuka, amukela, anda, andisa, andula, anela, anelisa, anga, aphuka, aphula, ayina, azi, azisa, ba, baba, bala, baleka, balela, balisa, bamba, banda, banga, basa, baza, be, beka, bekela, beletha, betha, bhabha, bhaka, bhakela, bhala, bhalela, bhalisa, bheca, bheda, bheja, bheka, bhekana, bhekela, bhema, bhenywa, bhidlika, bhidliza, bhodla, bhonga, bhongola, bhosha, bhubha, bhukha, bhukuda, bhula, bhuqa, bika, bila, bilisa, bingelela, biza, bohla, bola, boleka, bona, bonakala, bonana, bonela, bonga, bonisa, bonisisa, bonwa, bopha, buka, bukeka, bukela, bukeza, bulala, bulisa, bumba, buna, busisa, buya, buyela, buyisa, buyisana, buyisela, buza, cabanga, cambalala, canda, cathula, ceba, cela, chama, chathaza, chaza, chela, chelela, chicha, chichima, chilizela, chitha, chitheka, chokoloza, chukuluza, cika, cikeka, cima, cindezela, cinga, cisha, cubungula, cula, cunula, cupha, cwala, cwecwa, cwila, cwilisa, dabuka, dabula, daka, dakwa, dala, dalisa, dana, dansa, dayisa, dazuka, dazula, de, dedela, deka, dela, delela, delisa, dibana, dibanisa, didiyela, diliza, dina, dinga, dinisa, dinwa, dla, dlala, dlela, dlisa, dlula, dlwengula, doba, doda, donsa, dovoza, duba, dubula, duda, dudula, dula, duma, dumala, dumaza, dumisa, duna, duva, dweba, eba, ebuka, ebula, ebuza, edlula, edlulisa, eduka, ehla, ehlisa, ehluka, ehlukana, ehluleka, ehlulela, ejwayela, eluka, elusa, embatha, emuka, enaba, enda, endlala, engeza, enza, enzakala, enzakalisa, enzeka, ephuka, ephulela, eqa, esaba, eshwama, ethemba, ethuka, ethwasa, eya, fa, faka, fana, fanela, fanisa, feketha, fela, feza, fihla, fika, finyela, finyelela, finyeza, fisa, foloza, fowuna, fowunela, fudumala, fudumeza, fulela, fumana, funa, funda, fundisa, funeka, futha, fuya, gabha, gada, gana, ganga, gawula, gaxa, gaya, gcaba, gcina, gcinile, gcoba, gcona, gcwala, gcwalisa, geja, geza, giba, gibela, gida, gijima, giya, goba, gobhoza, godola, goduka, gomonqa, goqa, govoza, gqagqa, gqagqaza, gqaja, gqama, gqamisa, gqamuka, gqekeza, gqiba, gqilaza, gqoka, gqola, gqoma, gqula, gqwala, gqwalisa, gubha, guga, gula, gulisa, gunda, guquka, guqula, gwadlula, gwansa, gwavuma, gwaza, gweba, gwedla, gwema, gwinqa, gwinya, gxeka, gxila, gxiviza, gxiza, gxuma, halalisela, hamba, hambela, hla, hlaba, hlabelela, hlafuna, hlakanipha, hlakula, hlala, hlalisa, hlamba, hlangana, hlanganisa, hlanya, hlanza, hlasela, hlaza, hlaziya, hleba, hlehla, hleka, hlekisa, hlela, hlenga, hlephula, hlikihla, hlinza, hlinzeka, hloba, hlobisa, hlobonga, hlofa, hlohla, hlokoloza, hlola, hloma, hlomisa, hlonipha, hlosa, hluba, hlukumeza, hlukuza, hlupha, hlupheka, hlwa, hlwaya, hola, huba, humusha, huzula, hweba, jabha, jabhisa, jabula, jabulela, jabulisa, jaha, jika, jikaza, jikela, jikijela, jola, jova, joyina, jula, juluka, jwayela, kade, kala, ke, kha, khaba, khahlela, khala, khalipha, khama, khamisa, khanda, khangela, khangisa, khanuka, khanya, khanyisa, khathala, khathaza, khathazeka, khawuleza, khela, khetha, khethisa, khinga, khinsela, khipha, khiqiza, khithika, khiya, khiza, khohlisa, khohlwa, khokha, khokhela, kholwa, khomba, khombisa, khonkotha, khononda, khonza, khonzela, khotha, khula, khuleka, khulela, khulelwa, khulisa, khulula, khululeka, khuluma, khumbula, khumbuza, khumuka, khumula, khuphuka, khuphula, khuthala, khuthaza, khuza, khwabanisa, khwehlela, khwela, khweza, khwezela, kleza, klwebha, kweleta, lahla, lahleka, lala, lalela, lalisa, lalwa, lamba, landa, landela, layela, lele, lenga, letha, lethela, lethisa, libala, lila, lima, limaza, limisa, linda, linga, lingana, lingisa, loba, lobela, lobola, londa, lotha, luka, luma, lunga, lungela, lungisa, lwa, ma, mangala, mangalisa, mba, mboza, mema, mi, minza, mosha, mpempeza, muka, munca, munya, na, naba, naka, namatha, ncama, nceda, ncedisa, ncela, ncelisa, ncenga, ncibilika, ncika, ncintisana, ncipha, nciphisa, ncokola, ncoma, ncomeka, ndiza, netha, ngcola, ngcolisa, ngcwaba, ngcwelisa, ngeke, ngena, ngenisa, ngqofa, ngqofoza, ngqongqoza, ngqubuza, ngxolombisa, nika, nqaba, nqabela, nqaka, nqamuka, nqamula, nqanda, nqekuza, nqikaza, nqoba, nquma, nqwabela, ntaza, ntshontsha, ntweza, nuka, nxiba, nxusa, nya, nyakaza, nyakazisa, nyala, nyamalala, nyenyeza, nyumba, oda, oma, ona, onda, ondla, onga, opha, osa, otha, paka, pela, penda, pha, phahla, phaka, phakama, phakamisa, phalaza, phambuka, phapha, phasa, phatha, phawula, phazamisa, phefumula, pheka, phekela, phela, phelela, phemba, phenduka, phendula, phepha, phephela, phetha, phika, phikisa, phikisana, phila, philisa, phimisa, phinda, phinde, phisa, phithizela, phola, phonsa, phoqa, phoqelela, phoqoka, phoqoza, phosa, phothula, phoxa, phoxeka, phuca, phucula, phucuza, phuka, phula, phulula, phuma, phumela, phumelela, phumula, phupha, phutha, phuthuma, phuza, popola, qabatheka, qabuka, qabula, qagela, qala, qalaza, qaleka, qalisa, qamba, qamela, qanda, qaphela, qaqa, qaqamba, qasha, qathaka, qeda, qedakala, qeqebula, qeqesha, qeqesheka, qethuka, qhakaza, qhamuka, qhanyela, qhaqha, qhaqhazela, qhasha, qhatha, qhathanisa, qhebeza, qhela, qhelisa, qhephuka, qhephula, qhesha, qhina, qhiyama, qhuba, qhubeka, qhuma, qhumbuza, qhumisa, qhutha, qhuthula, qhwaga, qhwakela, qhwaya, qhweba, qimba, qina, qinisa, qinisekisa, qinisela, qoba, qoka, qokelela, qoma, qomisa, qonda, qondisa, qondisisa, qopha, qoqa, qotha, quba, quleka, qumba, qwasha, qwashaza, sa, saba, sala, sayina, sebenza, sebenzisa, senga, sha, shabalala, shada, shanela, shanyela, shaqa, shaqeka, shaya, shayela, shayisa, shaywa, shela, shesha, shicilela, shintsha, shisa, shiya, sho, shona, shukuma, shukumisa, shumayela, shumayeza, shunqa, shunqisa, shushisa, shwabana, sika, sina, sinda, singa, siza, soka, sola, sombuluka, sombulula, sondela, suka, sukela, sukuma, sula, sunduza, sutha, suza, swaca, swakama, swela, swelakala, tapa, tatamisa, tatazela, teleka, tenga, tetema, tha, thakatha, thanda, thandana, thandaza, thandeka, thatha, thela, themba, thembisa, thenga, thengisa, thetha, thi, thinta, thokoza, thokozela, thokozisa, thola, tholakala, thomba, thosa, thuka, thukuthela, thula, thulisa, thuma, thumela, thunga, thusa, thutha, thuthuka, thwala, thwasa, tshala, tshela, tshengisa, twikiza, vakasha, vakashela, vala, valelisa, vama, vamisa, vela, veza, vikela, vilapha, vimba, vimbela, viyoza, vota, vuka, vula, vuleka, vulekile, vuliwe, vulwa, vuma, vumela, vuna, vunguza, vusa, vutha, vuthwa, vuvuka, vuvukala, vuya, vuza, wa, wisa, xabana, xazulula, xega, xegisa, xhapha, xhasa, xhawulisana, xhegula, xhosha, xhuga, xhuma, xhumana, xhumanisa, xokozela, xola, xolela, xolisa, xoxa, xoxela, xuba, xubana, xubha, xwaya, xwayisa, ya, yala, yalela, yeka, za, zala, zama, ze, zila, zinga, zingela, zinza, zisa, zonda, zungeza, zwa, zwakala.

References

• Doke, Philip M.. Textbook of Zulu grammar. The University of the Witwatersrand. Cape Town, 1992.