essential verbs

African Studies Zulu110 with Sanneh at Yale University

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-(i)ma

stand, stop

-(i)za

come

-(i)zwa

hear, understand

-anga

hug, kiss

-azi

know

-bala

count

-balela

clear up (sky)

-bamba

catch

-baneka

flash as lightning

-bhala

write

-bona

see

-buka

look at, watch

-bulala

kill

-buya

return

-cabanga

think, consider, suppose

-cela

request

-cula

sing

-cwaninga

examine in detail, research

-dabuka

get upset, torn, damaged

-daka

intoxicate

-dansa

dance

-dayisa

sell, trade

-dideka

get confused

-dinga

need

-dla

eat

-dlala

play

-duma

thunder

-dweba

draw

-enza

do, make

-ethemba

trust, hope

-fa

die, be destroyed

-faka

put in/on/around

-fisa

wish for, desire

-fudumala

get warm (weather)

-funa

want

-funda

read, study

-fundisa

teach

-gcagca

marry (traditional)

-geza

wash

-gijima

run

-godola

feel cold

-gqoka

get dressed

-guga

grow old

-gula

be ill

-gwinya

swallow

-hamba

go, travel, walk

-hlangana na-

assemble, meet

-hleka

laugh

-hlonipha

respect

-jabula

be happy

-kama

comb

-khala

complain, cry

-khanya

shine

-khathazeka

get worried

-khetha

choose, elect

-khipha

take out

-khithika

fall lightly (snow, rain)

-khokha

pay

-khululeka

get free

-khuluma

speak

-khumbula

remember

-khumbuza

remind

-khwehlela

cough

-lalela

listen

-landa

fetch

-letha

bring

-limala

get hurt

-lind(el)a

wait for

-luma

bite

-lwa

fight

-na

rain

-ngena

enter

-nika

give

-nqoba

defeat, beat

-nuka

smell (tr. & intr.)

-oma

get dry, thirsty

-osa

roast

-pha

give as gift

-phatha

hold, handle, control

-phefumula

breathe

-pheka

cook

-phela

come to an end

-phinda

repeat

-phola

get cool

-phuma

come/go out

-phupha

dream

-phuza

drink

-qabula

kiss

-qeqesha

train

-qhubeka

continue (intr.)

-qoma

choose a lover (of girl)

-qonda

head for, understand

-sa

dawn

-sha

burn (int.)

-shaya

strike, set in motion

-shayela

drive

-shela

court, woo

-shesha

make haste

-shisa

burn (tr.)

-shiya

leave

-sho

say, mean

-shona

set, die, sink

-siza

help

-suka

go away, leave

-swela

lack

-thanda

like, love

-thandaza

pray

-thatha

take

-thenga

buy

-thengisa

sell

-thi

say

-thola

find, get

-thula

be silent

-thuma

send

-thutha

move house

-tshela

tell

-vala

-valelisa

bid good bye

-vula

open

-vuma

agree

-wa

fall

-xolela

forgive

-xoxa

converse

-xubha

clean (teeth)

-ya

go to

-yeka

stop, cease (tr.)

-zama

try

-zonda

dislike