ood morning).
Hambani gathly or Solaguthly, Good bye.
Uya pina? Where are you going?
On vel api? Where have you come from!
Uku nika, to give.
Uku hamba, to go.
Uku yenza, to do.
Uku zapa, to come.
Uku biza, to call.
Uku poza, to drink.
Uku zisa, to bring.
Uku ejla, to eat.
Uku funa, to want.
Uku bona, to see.
Uku eswa, to hear.
Uku tanda, to like.
Uku sika, to cut.
Uku hlanza, to clean.
Uku landela, to follow.
Uku tenga, to buy.
Uku zingela, to hunt.
Uku sebenza, to work.
Uku kuluma, to talk.
Uku quela, to ride.
Indoda, a man.
Umfazi, a woman.
Injlu, a house.
Amanzi, water.
Umlilo, fire.
Muti, a tree, or medicine.
Injlovu, an elephant.
Imvubu, a hippopotamus.
Inyati or Inthumba, a buffalo.
Impophu, an eland.
Umsiki, a reitbok.
Impenzi, a duiker.
Ihashi, a horse.
Inja, a dog.
Imfena, a baboon.
Inkau, a monkey.
Ingwenie, an alligator.
Inklanzi, a fish.
Inyoni, a bird.
Inyamazan, small game or bucks.
Lenjlela, a road or path.
Namhla, to-day.
Izolo, yesterday.
Goomso, to-morrow.
Goomso futi, to-morrow again, the day after to-morrow.
Futi, again.
Izolo futi, the day before yesterday.
Umlungo, a white man.
Isibum, a gun.
Umcizi, powder.
Inyozi, honey.
N'wela, a waggon.
Umculu, great.
N'cani, little.
Cachema, fast.
Gathly, slow.
Ubisi, sweet milk.
Amasi, sour milk.
Bulala, to wound or shoot.
Ipe, where.
Kona, there.
Pezulu, up or above.
Imazi, a cow.
Pantsi, below or down.
Inyoka, a snake.
E'am, mine.
Incwade, a written letter or note.
E'arko, yours.
M'nyama, black.
Egwi, snuff.
M'lope, white.
Ilanga, the sun.
Ebomvu, red.
Inyanga, the moon, a month.
Inkomo, cattle.
Immali, money.
By joining some of these words together may be formed many useful
sentences; thus:--
Yenza umlilo, Make a fire.
Ziza amanzi nami, Bring water to me.
Dia funa ihashi am, I want my horse.
Dia funa uku zingela ama injlovu, I want to hunt elephants.
Mauzapa nami goomso uku sebenza, Come to me to-morrow to work.
Dia funa uku tenga zinkomo, I want to buy cattle.
Mongapi? How many?
Ishumi, Ten.
Ubanina? What is the name of?
Ubanina amasondo le? What is the name of these footmarks?
Engazi, I don't know.
Chela mena, Tell me.
E-zapa wena, Come here you.
Hamba kona, Go there.
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