| mina | pronom | I | Mina sengilungele nyalo. I am ready now. |
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| wena | pronom | you | Wena unebubele kakhulu. You are very kind. |
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| yena | pronom | he | Yena usekhaya. He is at home. |
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| yena | pronom | she | Yena uyafundza ngaphandle. She is reading outside. |
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| tsine | pronom | we | Tsine sisebenta onkhe emalanga. We work every day. |
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| bona | pronom | they | Bona bayeta kusasa. They are coming tomorrow. |
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| yini | pronom | what | Yini lena? What is this thing? |
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| kuphi | adverbe | where | Likuphi likhaya lakho? Where is your house? |
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| nini | adverbe | when | Utoyeta nini? When will you come? |
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| ngubani | pronom | who | Ngubani losemnyango? Who is at the door? |
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| kungani | adverbe | why | Kungani udzabukile? Why are you sad? |
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| kanjani | adverbe | how | Wati kanjani? How do you know? |
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| kuba | verbe | to be | Ngifuna kuba nemandla. I want to be strong. |
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| kwenta | verbe | to do | Senta umsebenti wetfu. We do our work. |
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| kuya | verbe | to go | Baya esikolweni. They go to school. |
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| keta | verbe | to come | Uyacelwa, wota lapha nyalo. Please come here now. |
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| bona | verbe | to see | Ngibona inyanga. I see the moon. |
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| wati | verbe | to know | Ngiyati leyondzaba. I know that story. |
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| cabanga | verbe | to think | Sicabanga ngemphilo. We think about life. |
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| funa | verbe | to want | Ngifuna emanti. I want some water. |
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| dzinga | verbe | to need | Sidzinga sikhatsi lesinyenti. We need more time. |
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| enta | verbe | to make | Benta sinkhwa lesimnandzi. They make good bread. |
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| tsatsa | verbe | to take | Tsatsa incwadzi uye nayo ekhaya. Take the book home. |
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| nika | verbe | to give | Nginike inkomishi. Give me the cup. |
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| sho | verbe | to say | Uyacelwa, sho ligama lakho. Please say your name. |
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| buza | verbe | to ask | Buza thishela nyalo. Ask the teacher now. |
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| tfola | verbe | to find | Ngitfole incwadzi yami. I found my book. |
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| buka | verbe | to look | Buka lizulu. Look at the sky. |
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| sebentisa | verbe | to use | Sisebentisa leli tafula. We use this table. |
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| sebenta | verbe | to work | Basebenta onkhe emaviki. They work every week. |
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| dla | verbe | to eat | Bantfwana badla irayisi lapha. Children eat rice here. |
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| natsa | verbe | to drink | Natsa emanti lahlobile onkhe emalanga. Drink clean water daily. |
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| lala | verbe | to sleep | Tinswane tilala ebusuku. Babies sleep at night. |
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| hamba | verbe | to walk | Sihamba siye esikolweni. We walk to school. |
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| gijima | verbe | to run | Bafana bagijima kakhulu. Boys run very fast. |
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| fundza | verbe | to read | Yena ufundza le ncwadzi. She reads this book. |
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| bhala | verbe | to write | Bhala ligama lakho lapha. Write your name here. |
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| khuluma | verbe | to speak | Bakhuluma kancane namuhla. They speak slowly today. |
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| lalela | verbe | to listen | Lalela umculo. Listen to the music. |
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| va | verbe | to hear | Ngiva umoya. I hear the wind. |
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| tsenga | verbe | to buy | Sitsenga titselo letisasha. We buy fresh fruit. |
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| tsengisa | verbe | to sell | Batsengisa litiye lapha. They sell tea here. |
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| khokha | verbe | to pay | Ngikhokha imali. I pay the money. |
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| sita | verbe | to help | Uyacelwa, sita lo mntfwana. Please help this child. |
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| tsandza | verbe | to love | Siyalutsandza umndeni wetfu. We love our family. |
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| fa | verbe | to die | Tihlahla letidzala tingafa. Old trees can die. |
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| fundza | verbe | to learn | Bantfwana bafundza esikolweni. Children learn at school. |
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| fundzisa | verbe | to teach | Bafundzisa bantfwana. They teach the children. |
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| vula | verbe | to open | Vula umnyango nyalo. Open the door now. |
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| vala | verbe | to close | Vala lifasitelo uyacelwa. Close the window please. |
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| umuntfu | nom | person | Wonkhe umuntfu udzinga emanti. Every person needs water. |
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| indvodza | nom | man | Lendvodza yindze. The man is tall. |
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| umfati | nom | woman | Lomfati uyajabula. The woman is happy. |
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| umntfwana | nom | child | Umntfwana ulele. The child is sleeping. |
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| umfana | nom | boy | Umfana ugijima ngesivinini. The boy runs fast. |
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| intfombatana | nom | girl | Intfombatana ifundza kahle. The girl reads well. |
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| umndeni | nom | family | Umndeni wami mkhulu. My family is big. |
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| make | nom | mother | Make wami ulapha. My mother is here. |
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| babe | nom | father | Babe wami usebenta kamatima. My father works hard. |
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| umngani | nom | friend | Ungumngani wami. She is my friend. |
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| indlu | nom | house | Indlu yabo yintsha. Their house is new. |
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| likhaya | nom | home | Siya ekhaya. We are going home. |
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| sikolo | nom | school | Sikolo sisedvute. The school is nearby. |
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| lidolobha | nom | city | Leli dolobha limatasa. This city is busy. |
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| umgwaco | nom | street | Umgwaco umudze. The street is long. |
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| ligumbi | nom | room | Leli gumbi lincane. This room is small. |
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| sikhatsi | nom | time | Sinesikhatsi lesincane. We have little time. |
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| lilanga | nom | day | Namuhla lilanga lelihle. Today is a good day. |
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| busuku | nom | night | Busuku buyabandza. The night is cold. |
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| ekuseni | nom | morning | Ngisebenta njalo ekuseni. I work every morning. |
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| ntsambama | nom | evening | Sinatsa litiye ntsambama. We drink tea this evening. |
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| liviki | nom | week | Leli viki limatasa. This week is busy. |
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| inyanga | nom | month | Lenyanga yindze. This month is long. |
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| umnyaka | nom | year | Lomnyaka ubalulekile. This year is important. |
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| namuhla | adverbe | today | Ngiyajabula namuhla. I am happy today. |
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| kusasa | adverbe | tomorrow | Sitawuta kusasa. We will come tomorrow. |
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| itolo | adverbe | yesterday | Ufike itolo ekuseni. He came yesterday morning. |
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| nyalo | adverbe | now | Wota lapha nyalo uyacelwa. Come here now please. |
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| lilanga | nom | sun | Lilanga liyashisa. The sun is hot. |
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| inyanga | nom | moon | Inyanga iyakhanya. The moon is bright. |
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| inkhanyeti | nom | star | Leyo nkhanyeti iyakhanya. That star is bright. |
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| lizulu | nom | sky | Lizulu liluhlata sasibhakabhaka. The sky is blue. |
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| umlilo | nom | fire | Umlilo uyashisa. The fire is hot. |
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| emanti | nom | water | Emanti abaluleke kakhulu. Water is very important. |
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| imvula | nom | rain | Imvula iyeta. The rain is coming. |
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| umoya | nom | wind | Umoya unemandla. The wind is strong. |
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| sihlahla | nom | tree | Sihlahla sidze. The tree is tall. |
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| imbali | nom | flower | Lembali yinhle. This flower is beautiful. |
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| intsaba | nom | mountain | Leyo ntsaba iphakeme. That mountain is high. |
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| umfula | nom | river | Umfula umudze. The river is long. |
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| lwandle | nom | sea | Lwandle luluhlata sasibhakabhaka. The sea is blue. |
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| kudla | nom | food | Kudla sekulungile. The food is ready. |
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| sinkhwa | nom | bread | Ngidla sinkhwa onkhe emalanga. I eat bread daily. |
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| irayisi | nom | rice | Irayisi iyashisa. The rice is hot. |
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| inyama | nom | meat | Sipheka inyama. We are cooking meat. |
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| inhlanti | nom | fish | Inhlanti isasha. The fish is fresh. |
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| licandza | nom | egg | Licandza lephukile. The egg is broken. |
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| lubisi | nom | milk | Lubisi lufutfumele. The milk is warm. |
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| sitselo | nom | fruit | Lesitselo simnandzi. This fruit is sweet. |
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| litiye | nom | tea | Litiye liyashisa. The tea is hot. |
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| likhofi | nom | coffee | Likhofi licinile. The coffee is strong. |
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| inhloko | nom | head | Inhloko yami ibuhlungu namuhla. My head hurts today. |
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| lihlo | nom | eye | Lihlo lakhe libovu. Her eye is red. |
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| indlebe | nom | ear | Indlebe yami iyayeva. My ear can hear. |
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| umlomo | nom | mouth | Vula umlomo wakho kakhulu. Open your mouth wide. |
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| likhala | nom | nose | Likhala lami liyabandza. My nose is cold. |
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| sandla | nom | hand | Geza sandla sakho nyalo. Wash your hand now. |
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| lunyawo | nom | foot | Lunyawo lwami lubuhlungu. My foot is sore. |
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| inhlitiyo | nom | heart | Inhlitiyo yami icinile. My heart is strong. |
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| ligama | nom | name | Ligama lakho lihle. Your name is beautiful. |
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| incwadzi | nom | book | Lencwadzi yintsha. This book is new. |
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| ligama | nom | word | Leligama libalulekile. This word is important. |
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| lulwimi | nom | language | Lolulwimi luhle. This language is beautiful. |
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| imali | nom | money | Ngidzinga imali lenyenti. I need more money. |
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| umsebenti | nom | work | Umsebenti ulukhuni. The work is hard. |
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| lutsandvo | nom | love | Lutsandvo lubaluleke kakhulu. Love is very important. |
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| umculo | nom | music | Umculo muhle. The music is beautiful. |
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| indaba | nom | story | Leyo ndzaba iliciniso. That story is true. |
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| indlela | nom | way | Lendlela ilula. This way is easy. |
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| intfo | nom | thing | Lentfo yintsha. This thing is new. |
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| imphilo | nom | life | Imphilo yinhle namuhla. Life is beautiful today. |
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| umnyango | nom | door | Umnyango uvulekile. The door is open. |
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| litafula | nom | table | Litafula likhulu. The table is big. |
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| situlo | nom | chair | Situlo siphukile. The chair is broken. |
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| imoto | nom | car | Imoto iyashesha. The car is fast. |
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| kuhle | adjectif | good | Lokudla kuhle. This food is good. |
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| kubi | adjectif | bad | Umgwaco mubi. The road is bad. |
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| khulu | adjectif | big | Indlu inkhulu. The house is big. |
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| ncane | adjectif | small | Ligumbi lami lincane. My room is small. |
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| nsha | adjectif | new | Nginencwadzi lensha. I have a new book. |
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| dzala | adjectif | old | Lendlu indzala. This house is old. |
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| dze | adjectif | long | Umfula umudze. The river is long. |
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| fisha | adjectif | short | Lutsi lufisha. The stick is short. |
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| phakeme | adjectif | high | Intsaba iphakeme. The mountain is high. |
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| phansi | adjectif | low | Lubondza luphansi. The wall is low. |
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| shisa | adjectif | hot | Litiye liyashisa. The tea is hot. |
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| bandza | adjectif | cold | Emanti ayabandza. The water is cold. |
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| jabula | adjectif | happy | Umntfwana uyajabula. The child is happy. |
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| dzabukile | adjectif | sad | Yena udzabukile namuhla. She is sad today. |
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| muhle | adjectif | beautiful | Imbali yinhle. The flower is beautiful. |
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| lula | adjectif | easy | Lomsebenti ulula. This work is easy. |
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| lukhuni | adjectif | hard | Lombuto ulukhuni. This question is hard. |
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| shesha | adjectif | fast | Leyo moto iyashesha. That car is fast. |
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| hamba kancane | adjectif | slow | Lendvodza lendzala ihamba kancane. The old man is slow. |
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| lungile | adjectif | right | Imphendvulo yakho ilungile. Your answer is right. |
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| ngakalungi | adjectif | wrong | Leyo mphendvulo ayikalungi. That answer is wrong. |
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| balulekile | adjectif | important | Lencwadzi ibalulekile. This book is important. |
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| liciniso | adjectif | true | Lendzaba iliciniso. This story is true. |
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| gcwele | adjectif | full | Inkomishi igcwele. The cup is full. |
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| te | adjectif | empty | Ligumbi lite. The room is empty. |
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| ncane | adjectif | young | Umntfwana usemncane. The child is young. |
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| cinile | adjectif | strong | Lendvodza icinile. This man is strong. |
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| butsakatsaka | adjectif | weak | Umntfwana ubutsakatsaka. The child is weak. |
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| bovu | adjectif | red | Imbali ibovu. The flower is red. |
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| luhlata sasibhakabhaka | adjectif | blue | Lizulu luluhlata sasibhakabhaka. The sky is blue. |
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| luhlata | adjectif | green | Sihlahla siluhlata. The tree is green. |
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| mnyama | adjectif | black | Imoto imnyama. The car is black. |
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| mhlophe | adjectif | white | Lubisi lumhlophe. The milk is white. |
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| yebo | interjection | yes | Yebo, sengilungele. Yes, I am ready. |
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| cha | interjection | no | Cha, angati. No, I do not know. |
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| na | conjonction | and | Litiye nesinkhwa sekulungile. Tea and bread are ready. |
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| noma | conjonction | or | Litiye noma likhofi kulungile. Tea or coffee is fine. |
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| kodvwa | conjonction | but | Ngikhatsele kodvwa ngiyajabula. I am tired but happy. |
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| uma | conjonction | if | Uma lina, hlala ekhaya. If it rains, stay home. |
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| ngoba | conjonction | because | Ngiyajabula ngoba ufikile. I am happy because you came. |
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| na | préposition | with | Ngina umngani wami. I am with my friend. |
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| ngaphandle kwe | préposition | without | Uhambe ngaphandle kwemali. He left without money. |
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| kwentela | préposition | for | Lesipho sikwentela wena. This gift is for you. |
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| kusuka | préposition | from | Uvela kusuka edolobheni. She comes from town. |
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| ku | préposition | to | Siye esikolweni. We went to school. |
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