NOTE: In Fanakalo the numerals are pronounced in practically the same way as in English.

There is a slight difference in the spelling however.

NUMERALS English
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three

Fanakalo
wan tu tri fo fayif sikis seven eyit nayin ten leven twalof tertin fotin fiftin sikstin seventin eyitin nayintin twenti twenti wan twenti tu twenti tri

Pronunciation

tree

leven twah-Iawf tehr-teen

twenty-tree

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 1000

twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred one thousand

twenti fo twenti fayif twenti silds twenti seven twenti eyit twenti nayin terti foti fifti sikisti seventi eyiti nayinti wan handred tu handred wan tawusen

tehr-tee

one hahn-dred two hahn-dred one tow-s'n

CALENDAR
today tomorrow yesterday early late afternoon night time tonight Monday namhla kusasa izolo kuseni leyit ntambama busuku namhla busuku Mvulo nahm-shlah koo-sah-sah ee-zaw-Iaw koo-seh-nee late ntahm-bah-mah boo-soo-koo nahm-shlah boo-soo-koo Mvuh-Io

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday week this week: next weelk last week:

Sibini Sitatu Sine Sihlanu Mqibelo Sonta wik lo wik lo wik yena fika lo wik yena dlulile; lo wik yena pelile nyanga lo nyanga lo uyanga yena fika lo nyanga yena dlulile; lo nyanga yena pelile

month this month next month last month

See-bee-nee See-tah-too See-neh See-shlah-noo Mqee-beh-Iow Sawn-tah week law week law week yhe-nah fee-kah law week yhe-nah dIoolee-Ieh; law week yhe-nah peh-Iee-Ieh nyahng-gah law nyahng-gah

NOTE: In Fanakalo the names of the months are pronounced practically the same as in English. There is a slight difference in the spelling.

English
January February March April May June

Fanakalo
Januari Februari Matsh April Meyi Jun

Pronunciation
lah-noo-wah-ree Feb-roo-wah-ree

July August September October November December year this year next year last year

Julay Agas Septemba Oktoba Novemba Disemba nyaka lo nyaka lo nyaka yena fika lo nyaka yena dlulile; lo nyaka yena pelile

Ah-gahs

nyah-kah

Fanakalo adapta Agas aka aka hlanganisa Alimak ampur aptitude test aseyi otis asha klam asi, tshaf asi, tshaf (machinery)

English A adaptor August erect v. build v. gather (bring together) AIimak almost mlabalab assay office usher clamp axle shaft

pronunciation ah-dahp-tah Ah-gahs ah-kah ah-kah shlahng-gah-nee-sah Ah-lee-maIk ahm-pur mlah-bah-Iab assay aw-fees ah-shah klahm ah-see, tshahf ah-see, tshahf

asid atofu atombazana awal ayi (reply) ayi bawut ayidin ayikona ayikona ayikona azi enza ayikona azi enza ayikona buka ayikona buka Ayikona buka! ayikona bukali ayikona izwa ayikona izwa ayikona kanya ayikona limalile ayikona limalile ayikona saba ayikona saba Ayikona saba! ayikona shukuma ayikona shukuma Ayikona shukuma! Ayikona shukuma! ayikona tshetsha

acid lead (metal) n girl hour no eye bolt iodine don't not will not do shall not do blind (cannot see) cannot see (blind) Don't look! blunt cannot hear (deaf) deaf (cannot hear) dim adj. unhurt safe adj. brave unafraid Don't be afraid! don't move keep still Don't move! Keep still! slow

ah-seed ntaw-foo ntom-bah-zah-nah au-wahl eye eye-baut eye-deen eye-kaw-nah eye-kaw-nah eye-kaw-nah ah-zee en-zah eye-kaw-nah ah-zee en-zah eye-kaw-nah boo-kah eye-kaw-nah boo-kah Eye-kaw-nah boo-kahl eye-kaw-nah boo-kah-lee eye-kaw-nah eez-wah eye-kaw-nah eez-wah eye-kaw-nah kan-yah eye-kaw-nah lee-mah- lee-Ieh eye-kaw-nah lee-mah-lee- leh eye-kaw-nah sah-bah eye-kaw-nah sah-bah Eye-kaw-nah sah-bah! eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah Eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah! Eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah! eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah,

ayikona tshetsha Ayikona tshetsha! Ayikona yeka! aykona funa azi azi azi azi azi aziko aziko aziko aziko aziko aziko ndawo aziko nqondo aziko nqondo aziko stim aziko, nikis

slowly Slowly! Don't let go! don't want able can v. know shall will absent aren't any (isn't any) isn't any (aren't any) nil (no) no (nil) nowhere faint (unconscious) unconscious (faint) weak nothing

eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah, Eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah! Eye-kaw-nah yen-kahl eye-kaw-nah foo-nah ah-zee ah-zee ah-zee ah-zee ah-zee ah-zee-koo ah-zee-koo ah-zee-koo ah-zee-koo ah-zee-koo ah-zee-koo ndah-o ah-zee-koo nqawn-daw ah-zee-koo nqawn-daw ah-zee-koo steam, ah-zie-koo, nee-kees

B
baba baket ka lo tshaf baket baket ka lo bosh bala! baleka father kibble bucket latrine bucket Count! run bah-bah bah-keht kah law tshahf bah-keht tiah-keht kah la w bosh bah-Iah! bah-leh-kah

baleka fyoz baleka! bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba bamba buya, tika bamba! bambile ka lo ges band band band ka lo ngalo band saga banda, makaza banda, makaza dibanisa bantsh bantsh (clothing) bantu bar jek (rock drill) barikeyid barikeyid (safety device) bas bas bas bas ka Io tonel

igniter cord run! take catch cling grasp grip take hold of arrest. arrIve Catch! shocked by electricity belt strap bangle bandsaw cool cold join v. jacket coat n. people jack-bar barricade stull boss ganger (miner) miner (ganger) developer

bah-leh-kah fee-awz bah-Ieh-kah! balun-bah bahm-bah bahm-bah bahm-bah bahm-bah balun-bah bahm-bah boo-yah, fee-kah bahm-bah! bahm-bee-Ieh kah law ges bahnd bahnd bahn-d kah law ngah-Iaw bahnd sacha (ch as in loch) ahn-da, mah-kah-zah balm-da, mah-kah-zah dee-bah-nee-sah bahntsh bahntsh bahn-to barjeck bah-ree-cade bah-ree-cade bah-s bahs hahs bahs kah law taw-nehl

bas ka lo bleksmit bas ka lo boyila bas ka lo fitas bas ka lo ges bas ka lo kapenta, Kapenta bas ka lo kej, gayi-gayi bas ka lo skip, bas ka lo tshaf basebenzi basebenzi basela basela batala batala bawut bawut ka lo fishpleyit bayisikel bayiskop bayiskop mbay-mbay beak beak bej beka! bel waya bend bend ka lo ngqiniba benda

blacksmith boilermaker fitter electrician carpenter cage attendant skpman shaft timberman workers (workmen) workmen (workers) gift (present n.) present n. (gift) pay n. reward v. bolt fish-plate bolt bicycle bioscope (cinema) cinema (bioscope) just now m place v. put down badge put down! bell wire bend n. elbow bend bend v.

bahs kah law black-smeet bahs kah law boy-ee-lah . bahs kah law fee-tahs bahs kah Iaw ges bahs kah law carpenter, carpenter bahs kah law kehj, gy-gy bahs kah law skip, bahs kah law skehp, bahs kah la w tshahf bah-seh-behn-zee bah-seh-behn-zee bah-seh-lah bah-seh-lah bah-tah-lah bah-tah-lah baut baut kah law fishplate bicycle bioscope bioscope mby-mby beh-kah beh-kah bedge beh-kah! bel why-ah behn-d behnd kah law ngqee-nee- bah behn-dah

bendekile bendekile bendij bendij benk (e.g. money, shaft) bering beter betri bhala bhala! bhema (tobacco) bikil bila (water) bita pik bita pik biza biza! blandi blanket, ngubo bleksmit bleyit blok blok blu! bluk hlukanisa bobojan spanela bodlel

bent (crooked) crooked (bent) bandage (dressing) dressing(bandage) bank bushing better adj. battery write write! smoke v. mug boil v. beater pick be careful! (beware!) call v. Call! brandy blanket blacksmith blade block n. plug n. brother trousers divide stillson wrench bottle

behn-deh-kee-leh behn-deh-kee-Ieh behn-dish helm-dish behnk beh-ring beh-tehr beh-tree bah-lah bah-lah! bheh-mah bee-keel bee-lah bee-tah pick bee-tah pick bee-zah bee-zah! blahn-dee blanket, ngoo-baw black-smeet blade blawk blawk blool blook shloo-kah-nee-sah baw-baw-jahn spah-neh-lah bawd-lehl

bokis bokis bokis ka lo mpahla bokis ka lo tshaf bol boleka boleka boliIe bolile bonas bonda bonda! bondel boner (lamp) bonga bonga! bontsh bopa !, Fasa! bopa!, Fasa! bopa!, Fasa! bopa!, Fasa! bopa, fasa bopa, fasa bopa, fasa bopa, fasa bopanile bora!, tshaya lo hol! bora,

bin box n. tool-box shaft box ball borrow lend rotten septic bonus stir stir! bundle burner thank thank you! (thanks!) bean secure! Fasten! Lace! tie! fasten lace v. secure v, tie v. entangled Drill! drill v.

baw-kees baw-kees baw-kees kah law mpah-shlah baw-kees kah law tshahf ball baw-Ieh-kah baw-leh-kah baw-lee-leh baw-lee-leh baw-nahs bawn-dah bawn-dah! bawn-dehl baw-nehr bawng-gah bawng-gah! bawn-tsh baw-pah!, Fah-sah! baw-pah!, Fah-sah! baw-pah l, Fah-sah ! baw-pah!, Fah-sah! baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah-nee-leh baw-rahl, tshy-ah law hawl! baw-rah,

bora, tshaya lo hol boraks bomvu bosh bosh boyila brash brash ka lo waya brik brik band bucopo buhlungu buhlungu buhlungu buhlungu buk buka! bukali bulala bulala bulala bulala bulala! bulala! bulala! busman (mechanical or electric) busman ka lo ges buso (part of body)

bore v. (drill v) borax red latrine (lavatory) lavatory (latrine) boiler brush n. wire brush brake n. brake band brain ache n. (pain) grief pain (ache n.) painful book Look! sharp break v. damage v. destroy v. kill break! Destroy! Kill! Loader electric loader face n.

baw-rah, tshy-ah law hawl baw-rahks bawm-voo tiosh tiosh boy-ee-Iah brahsh brahsh kah law why-ah bree-k bree-k bahnd boo-qaw-paw boo-shloong-goo boo-shloong-goo boo-shloong-goo boo-shloong-goo book boo-kahl boo-kah-lee boo-lah-lah boo-lah-lah boo-lah-lah boo-lah-lah boo-lah-lah l boo-Iah-Iah! boo-lah-lah! boos-mahn boas-mahn kah law ges boo-saw

busuku butisa buya!, pika! buya!, pika! buya, fika buya, fika buya,fika buza buza buza!

night weak Come! Come back! come come back (return) return (come back) ask request v. Ask!

boo-soo-koo boo-tee-sah boo-yah l.Fee-kah ! boo-yahl, Fee-kahl boo-yah, fee-kah boo-yah, fee-kah boo-yah, fee-kah boo-zah boo-zah boo-zah!

C
cabanga cabanga Cabanga! caleni caleni cama Cama! cima cima (e.g. candle) cima! Cima! (e.g. candle) cobela (explosives) cobela (explosives) cobela stik cuk spayik Meditate think think! aside side n. urinate urinate! switch off put out (extinguish 2) switch off! put out! charge Y. (charge up) charge up (charge v.) charging stick coupling rod h qah-bahng-gah qah-bahng-gah qah-bahng-gah! qah-leh-nee qah-leh-nee qah-mah qah-mah! qee-mah qee-mah qee-mah! qee-mah! qaw-beh-Iah qaw-beh-lah qaw-beh-Iah stick hook spike

cuka

cook n.

koo-cah

D
dabuka dabuka dabula dabula daga daga (clay) dakiwe dakiwe (drunk as a result of gas) dakiwe dam dam ka lo motol dawo ka lo puma dayik (geological) dayiman mtshin dayis (e.g. bolt) dibana, hlangana dip (disinfectant) dlala dlula, wela dlula lo spor dlula spor Dlula! Dlula! dlula, wela burst v. (crack v.) crack v. (burst v.) split tear v. clay tamping drunk gassed intoxicated dam settling dam exit (outlet) n dyke diamond drill thread n. meet dip n. play v. pass v. crossing level crossing Cross! pass! cross v. dah-boo-kah dah-boo-kah dah-boo-lah dah-boo-lah dah-gah dah-gah dah-kee-weh dah-kee-weh dah-kee-weh dahm dahm kah law maw-tawl ndah-o kah law poo-mah dyke dy-ee-mahn mtsheen dice dee-bah-nah, shlahng-gah-nah deep dlah-lah dloo-lah, weh-Iah dloo-Iah law spawr dIoo-lah spawr Dloo-lah! Dloo-Iah! dloo-lah, weh-lah

dlumba dokis dokis dokotel dolo d donga, wol dongan dongan dongan switsh dontsa dontsa dontsa dontsa Dontsa! Dontsa! Dontsa! dopi dorop, tawun doti doti drayi pontsh (railway) drayiva drayiva drayiva ka lo holij Drayiva! dres dresa dresa

swell v. dog spike(rail spike) rail spike (dog spike) doctor n. knee n. wall (stope car) stope car(end-tipping car) single-blade switch pub v. drag v. haul v. jerk Drag! Haul! pull! detonator town dirt rubbish turn-table drive v. driver haulage-engine driver Drive! queue n, queue v. (queue up) queue up (queue v.)

doom-bah daw-kees daw-kees daw-kaw-tehl aw-law dawng-gah, wall dong-gahn dong-gahn dawng-gahn switch dawnt-sah dawnt-sah dawnt-sah dawnt-sah Dawnt-sah! Dawnt-sah! Dawnt-sah! daw-pee daw-rawp, town daw-tee daw-tee dry pawntsh dry-ee-vah dry-ee-vah dry-ee-vah kah law haw-litsh Dry-ee-vah! dress dreh-sah dreh-sah

Dresa! drom (e.g. machinery cable) Dubula! (sound of Explosion) Dubula! (sound of explosion) duma duze duze duze peka jelatin

queue up! drum bang! (boom!) boom! (bang!) thunder close to near next to cook v, explosive n.

Dreh-sah! drawm Doo-boo-lah! Doo-boo-lah! doo-mah doo-zeh doo-zeh doo-zeh peh-kah jeh-Iah-teen

E
enjin enjiner enjm enza enza enza Enza! etsha eyit engine engineer hoist n. do shape v. make Do! examine (investigate) s entrance engine engi-nehr engme en-zah en-zah en-zah En-zah! eht-shah gate

F
faji faji barrel vat fah-jee fah-jee

faka faka faka faka faka faka faka lo mafuta faka lo mafuta faka lo mafuta Faka lo mafuta! Faka lo mafuta! Faka lo mafuta! faka nyawo Faka! Faka! fakaz fanakalo fanakalo fanana fanana fanisa Fanisa ! fasile fayil fen fen band feng bawut fest eyid

attach insert (put in) Install put in (insert) put on stick on grease v. oil v. lubricate grease! Oil! Lubricate! lashing shoe put in! (Insertl) put on! witness v. English English alike (similar) similar (alike) copy v. Copy! stuck file fan fan belt fang boIt superintendent

fah-kah fah-kah fah-kah fah-kah fah-kah fah-kah fah-kah law mah-foo-tah fah-kah law mah-foo-tah fah-kah law mah-foo-tah Fah-kah law mah-foo-tahl Fah-kah law mah-foo-tahl Fah-kah law mah-foo-tah! fah-kah nyah-o Fah-kahl Fah-kah! fah-kahz ronunciation pronunciation fah-nah-nah fah-nah-nah ah-nee-sah ah-nee-sah! fah-see-Ieh file fehn fehn bahnd fehng baut fist aid

festel fest-eyid fida fenj fihla fihla (something) fihla l (something) Fihla! fikisa Fikisa! file filim fish pleyit fit (measuring unit) fiymatshin sparag fiyoz flo fokis fokis fokis fokis fokis band fokis band fokis band fokis sling fokis sling fokis sling fokis sling

window first-aid feeder flange conceal (hide v.) hide v. (conceal) Hide! (Conceal!) Conceal! (Hide!) bring bring! dead film fish plate feet aeroplane safety device fuse n. floor detective mine security watchman safety device iifebelt 1 (safety belt) lifebelt2 safety belt (lifebelt 1) lifeline 1 (safety rope, safety sling) lifeline 2 safety rope (safety sling, lifeline 1) safety sling (safety rope, lifeline 1)

fehs-tehl fist aid fee-dah flenge fee-shlah fee-shlah Fee-swah! Fee-shlah! fee-kee-sah Fec-kce-sah! fee-leh fee-Ieem fish plate feet fiy-mtsheen spahurahg fee-awz flaw faw-kees faw-kees faw-kees faw-kees faw-kees bahnd faw-kees bahnd faw-kees bahnd faw-kees sling faw-kees sling faw-kees sling faw-kees sling

fokis spor (e.g. inclined shaft) fokis tsheyin fokis waya foloman fom (e,g. casting) foshol foshol freyim funa funa funa funa funa Funa! Funa! funda funda funda! funda! fundile fundile (e.g. man) fundile fundile (e.g. man) fundisa fundisa fundisa fundo fut bal

safety rail safety chain earth wire foreman mould n. shovel n. spade frame long v. need v. require want look for Find! (Look for!) Look for! (Find!) learn read read! Learn! practised experienced learnt learned adj. instruct (teach, train v.) teach (nstruct, train v.) train v. (teach, instruct) lesson soccer (football)

faw-kees spawr faw-kees chain faw-kees why-ah faw-law-mahn form faw-shawl faw-shawl frame foo-nab foo-nah foo-nah foo-nah foo-nah Foo-nah! foo-nah! foon-dah foon-dah Foon-dah! foon-dah! foon-dee-leh oon-dee-Ieh foon-dee-leh f oon-dee-leh foon-dee-sah foon-dee-sah foon-dee-sah mfoon-daw football

fut bol futi futi futi futi

football (soccer) again also (too) more too (also)

football foo-tee foo-tee foo-tee foo-tee

G
gad gaIi bokis (electricity) gali gama gama gaskit gaskit ka lo jompor gaskit ka lo jornpor gaskit ka lo mgqala gaskit ka lo ventileyishin gavment gaya gaya gaya gaya gayi-gayi gazi gcina (e.g. money) gcma gcwalile guard n. gully box gully name n. word gasket jumper guard(collaring rubber shield) collaring rubber shield(jumper guard) pinch-bar guard. ventilation gasket government break up (crush, grind) crush v. (grind, break up) grind (crush, break up) mill v. gaiga blood save retain (keep) full gahd gah-Iee baw-kees gah-Iee gah-mah gah-mah gahs-keet gahs-keet kah law jawm-pawr gahs-keet kah law jawm- pawr gahs-keet kah law rngah-lah gahs-keet kah law ventilation gahv-ment gy-ah gy-ah gy-ah gy-ah gy-gy gah-zee Igcee-nah gcee-nah gcwah-Iee-Ieh

gcwalisa Gcwalisa ! geina geng buk geng buk geng geng, span, tim ger gerbokis ges ges (electricity) geyij (instrument) geyij ka lo spor(instrument) geyit geyit spor Ginya ! Ginya! glas goli goli golid golid, Mali gqala Gqala! gqoka gqoka (clothes) Gqoka! gqongqosa

fill Fill! keep (retain) gang book (gang card) gang card (gang book) team 1 (gang) gang (team 1) gear gearbox electricity current gauge n. track gauge gate drop rail swallow v. swallow! glass mining area witwatersrand gold concentrate gold bar down bar down! dress v. wear v. Dress! knock v.

gcwah-lee-sah gcwah-lee-sah! gcee-nah geng book geng book geng geng, spahn, team gehr gehr-baw-kees ges ges gauge gauge kah law spawr gate gate spawr geen-yah geen-yah! glass. gaw-lee gaw-Iee gaw-leed gaw-Ieed, mah-lee gah-Iah gah-Iah! gqaw-kah gqaw-kah gqaw-kah! gqawng-gqaw-sah

Gqongqosa! gqosha gqosha gqosha guda gula gula gula ka lo tshisa gundwan sparag guqa guqa! gusha gwayi gwayi gweba

Knock! chase away discharge (dismiss, fire v. 1) dismiss(discharge, fire v. 1) diarrhoea ill (sick) sick (ill) beat stroke skid sprag kneel Kneel! sheep snuff tobacco sentence v.

gqawng-gqaw-sah! gqaw-shah gqaw-shah gqaw-shah goo-dah goo-Iah goo-lah goo-lah kah law cheesa goond-one spah-rahg goo-qah goo-qah! goo-shah gwhy-ee gwhy-ee gweh-bah

H
ha wus ka lo mali haf hamba hamba hamba (go away) hamba kahle! (to someone going) hamba na hamba na Hamba na! hamba pambili smelting house balf go walk leave v. goodbye! accompany (go with) go with (accompany) go with! advance(move forward) house kah law mah-lee half hahm-bah hahm-bah hahm-bah Hahm-bah gah-shlehl hahm-bah nah hahm-bah nah Hahm-bah nah! hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee

hamba pambili Hamba pambili! hamba pantsi hamba pantsi Hamba pantsi! Hamba! Hamba! Hambisa pantsi Hambisa pantsi! hambisa! (somewhere) hambisa. (somewhere) hamel handel handel handel handel hash hawus ka lo enjin hawus ka lo moya hawus, kaya Hawus, kaya ! hekso hemp hIeka hileka hita hlaba hlaba

move forward (advance) Move forward! descend (go down) go down (descend) ! go down! go! walk! lower v. Lower! take! take hammer n. arm 1 (lever ann) handle n. lever arm (arm) lever n, horse engine room air chamber house (home) home (house) hacksaw shirt smile v. laugh heater inject penetrate

hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee Hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee! hahrn-bah pahnt-see hahm-bah pahnt-see Hahrn-bah pahnt-see l Hahm-bah! Hahm-bah! hahm-bee-sah pahnt-see hahm-bee-sah pahnt-see! Hahm-bee-sah! hahm-bee-sah hah-mehl hahn-dehl hahn-dehl hahn-dehl hahn-dehl hahsh house kah law engine house kah law moy-ah house, ky-ah house, ky-ah' hack-saw hemp shleh-kah shleh-kah hee-tah shlah-bah shlah-bah

hlaba hlaba hlabela Hlabela! hlakanipa hlakanipile hlakanipile hlakanipile hlakanipisa hlakula hlala hlala hlala kahle hlala pantsi Hlala pantsi! Hlala pantsi! hlala! hlanganisa hlanganisa hlanganisa hlanganisa hlanganisa hlanza hlati hlati hlatin hleka! hlonipa

pierce stab sing sing! wisdom clever (intelligent) intelligent (elever) wise advise hoe v. sit stay sit comfortably sit down be seated! (sit down!) sit down! (be seated!) stay! add bring together (gather) collect combine mix vomit v. forest (trees) wood (forest) veld smile! respect

shlah-bah shlah-bah shlah-beh-lah shlah-beh-lah! shlah-kah-nee-pah shlah-kah-nee-pee-Ieh shlah-kah-nee-pee-Ieh shlah-kah-nee-pee-leh shlah-kah-nee-pee-sah shlah-koo-lah shlah-lah shlah-lah shlah-lah gah-shleh shlah-Iah pahnt-see shlah-Iah pahnt-see! shlah-Iah pahnt-see! shlah-lah swahng-gah-nee-sah shlahng-gah-nee-sah shlahng-gah-nee-sah shlahng-gah-nee-sah shlahng-gah-nee-sah shlahn-zah shlah-tee shlah-tee shlah-teen shIeh-kah! shlaw-nee-pah

hlukanile hlukanile hlukanile hlukanisa hlukanisa Hlukanisa! Hlukanisa! hluleka, pazama hole (blasting) hola (wages) holij hopa, fasa hopor hostel Hova! hoya huk huka huka

apart divided parted part v. separate v. Divide! separate! fail hole draw haulage rig v. hopper hostel Lash back! lash back hook look v. see

shloo-kah-nee-leh shloo-kah-nee-leh shloo-kah-nee-leh shloo-kah-nee-sah shloo-kah-nee-sah shloo-kah-nee-sah! shloo-kah-nee-sah! shloo-leh-kah, pah-zah-mah hawl haw-lah haw-litsh baw-pah, fah-sah haw-pawl' haw-stehl Haw-vah! haw-vah hook boo-kah boo-kah

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Idla! idla levelal ifa I-ilakula! ilwa mahewu m Eat! eat Level off! die v. Hoe! mah-heh-o Eed-Iah! eed-Iah leh-veh-Iah! ee-fah shlah-koo-Iah!

ima ima ima (e.g. candle) Ima! imba imba (e.g. shaft) Imba! imbela ngozi v imisa Imisa ! inakulu litshe indlu indlu inhlana (part of body) ini ndaba inja inklayin tshaf inl instrakta into into inuva ka lo skat, ipa iteyit iwa iwile iwisa iza (development)

fight v. extinguish 1 c stand v. extinguish 2 (put out) c stand! dig sink v. Dig! safety v stop stop! big rock chamber (room) room (chamber) back why dog incline shaft what instructor something thing afterwards extract k late fall fell v. drop v.

eel-wah qee-mah ee-mah qee-mah Ee-mah! eem-bah eern-bah Eem-bah l eem-beh-Iah ngaw-zee ee-mee-sah Ee-mee-sah! mah-coo-Ioo leet-she eend-Ioo eend-Ioo ltIshlah-nah ee-nee ndah-bah een-jah incline tshahf ee-nee instrahk-tah een-too een-too moo-yah kah law skaht, kee-pah liate ee-wah ee-wee-leh ee-wee-sah

izolo izwa izwa izwakala izwe l

easer yesterday feel hear audible country (land) l

ee-zah ee-zaw-law eez-wah eez-wah eez-wah-kah-Iah eez-weh

jabula jabula jabula jabula jabulisa jaga jaga! janasbek, ja jek jek (in films) jek jek pak, jek pak, jek prop jek prop jekshin jelatin jeraf jeyil, stokis jeyil, stokis jeyil, stokis

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glad (happy, pleased) happy (glad, pleased) pleased (glad, happy) satisfied please v. rush rush! Johannesburg car lifter (iack) cowboy jack (car lifter) hydraulic prop friction prop(hydraulic prop) (friction prop) injection dynamite n. sub-incline cage gaol gail, prison) jail (gaol, prison) iah-boo-lah jah-boo-lah jah-boo-lah jah-boo-lah jah-boo-Iee-sah jah-chah (eh as in loch) Jah-chah! (eh as in loch). h-nahs-behk, jeck jeck jeck jeck pahk, jeck pahk, jeck prop jeck prop jeck-shin jeh-lah-teen giraffe jail, staw-kees jail, staw-kees

jika (e.g. round a corner) jika! (e.g. round a corner) jikela jim krow jim set jim set jinga jingisa (something) jingisa (something) joyin joki jompor joyin (contract) juba juba juba juba lo malahla Juba! Juba! juluka juluka, tamba jwayelisa

prison (gaol, jail) turn v. tum! around jim-crow extension rail (jump set) jump set(extension rail) swing v. hang hang up contract jockey drill jumper (jumper) agreement carve cut v. reduce Cut! reduce! sweat v. (perspire) perspire (sweat v.) acclimatize

jail, staw-kees jee-kah Jee-kah! jee-keh-Iah jim crow jim set jim set Jeeng-gah jing-gee-sah j ing-gee-sah join jockey jawm-pawr join joo-bah joo-bah joo-bah joo-bah law mah-lah shlah Joo-bah! Joo-bah! joo-loo-kah joo-Ioo-kah, tahm-bah jwah-yeh-Iee-sah

kwela kipa ka mina get on remove!

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kweh-Iah Kee-pah!

ka mina ka tina ka wena ka yena ka yena ka yena kaba Kaba! kabani kafula Kafula! kahle kahle (be careful) kahle (be careful) Kahle! kahle! (be careful) kaka (trophy) ; kal kala kala kala kala kalik kalisa lo mpempe!, kalisa lo mpempel, kama kama kama

mine prono my ours yours hers bis theirs kick v. Kick! whose spit v. spit! gently slowly slow gently! shield n. scale s complain cry (weep) squeak weep (cry) Lime blow the whistle! sound the whistle! choke v. (throttle v.) squeeze

kah mee-nah kah mee-nah kah tee-nah ka wheh-nah kah yhe-nah kah yhe-nah kah yhe-nah kah-bah Kah-bah! kah-bah-nee kah-foo-Iah Kah-foo-lah! gah-shleh gah-shleh gah-shleh gah-shlehl 2 gah-shIeh! kah-kah skahl kah-Iah kah-lah kah-lah kah-Iah kah-Ieek Kah-lee-sah law mpehm- peh!, Kah-Iee-sah law mpehm-peh !, kah-mah kah-mah

kama! kam-kam kana kandlel kanjani kantolo, kot kanya (e.g. light) kanyisa (e.g. a /loor) kapenta tshap, kaplin (pipe) kaplin huk kasa Kasa! katala ka lo tshisa katalile katalile katanis kataza, kataza, kwatisa kava kava bendij kayena kebul ka lo ges, kebul ka lo ges, kej kepis ka lo taful, keta keta

throttle v. (choke v.) squeeze! rain possess 1 (bas) candle how court house n shine shine carpenter's shop coupling coupling hook crawl v. Crawl! heat exhaustion exhausted tired pipe cutter annoy worry v. (annoy) cover n. cover bandage k its cable(electric cable) electric cable cage brow choose (select, elect)

kah-mah Kah-mah! kahm-kahm kaw-nah kahnd-lehl kahn-jah-nee nkahn-taw-law, court kahn-yah kahn-yhee-sah carpenter tshah-p, kahp-leen kahp-leen hook kah-sah Kah-sah! kah-tah-lah kah law cheesa kah-tah-Iee-leh kah-tah-lee-leh kah-tahn-ees kah-tah-zah, kah-tah-zah, kwah-tee-sah ah-vah kah-vah behn-dish kah yhe-nah keh-bul kah law ges, keh-bul kah law ges, kehj keh-pees kah law tah-ful, keh-tah

keta keta keta! ketel khotama (coal mining) kiok kiok ka lo smok kIok, kipa kipa kipa kipa kipa (water) kipa sitof kipa sitof Kipa sitof! Kipa sitof! Kipa! Kipa! kipa! Kipa! Kipa! (water) kishin kiya kiya kiya kiya (e.g. lock) Kiya!

elect (choose, select) select (choose, elect) sort v. sort! kettle top of cut bell air whistle remove take off take out unload bale v. remove ore tram v. remove the ore! tram the ore! Extract! take off! take out! unload! bale! kitchen lock n. lock v, padlock key

keh-tah keh-tah keh-tah Keh-tah! kettle kawt-tah-mah clock clock kah law smaw-k clock, kee-pah kee-pah kee-pah kee-pah kee-pah kee-pah see-tawf kee-pah see-tawf Kee-pah see-tawf! Kee-pah see-tawf! Kee-pah! Kee-pah! Kee-pah! Kee-pah! Kee-pah! kee-sheen kee-yah kee-yah kee-yah kee-yah

klam klam ka lo kebul klash klok klok klok klok ka lo mahovan klok ka lo smesh kodwa kodwa kofi Kohlela! kohlisa, kohlisa, swaya kohlisa, swaya kohliwe kohlo (direction) kohlwa kokela koko kol tshizel kola ka lo tshaf kola ka lo tshaf komba komba komba komba komba skwel

Lock! clamp n. cable gland clutch n. call bell signal bell hooter scraper whistle alarm but (however) however (but) coffee Cough! trick (deceive) deceive (trick) mislead forgotten left forget lead v. cocoa cold set collar (shaft collar) shaft collar (collar) demonstrate indicate show v. mark v.

Kee-yah! klahm klahm kah law keh-bul klah-sh clock clock clock clock kah law mah-haw-vahn clock kah law smesh kawd-wah kawd-wah kaw-fee Kaw-shleh-lah! kaw-shlee-sah, kaw-shlee-sah, swy-ah kaw-shlee-sah, swy-ah kaw-shlee-weh kaw-shlaw kawshl-wah mkaw-keh-lah kaw-kaw call chisel kaw-lah kah law tshahf kaw-lah kah law tshahf kawm-bah kawm-bah kawrn-bah kawm-bah

Komba! kombisa komitsh komitsh komitsh ka lo mafuta kompresa kompresa ka lo makaza kona kona kona kona kona kona kona kona kona kona manje, kona manje, kona manje, kona tshala konkrit krash (gang office) krismus kronstat kros teyip krosbi klam kuba kubeka

boje director Mark! direct v. bowl cup grease cup compressor refrigeration plant am are has (possess 1) have (possess 2) is possess 2 (have) present ad}. was were immediately (now 2) now 2 (immediately) quickly guilty concrete crush n. Christmas cross cut crossed tapes Crosby clamp plough n.

kawrn-bah skwehl kawm-bah! kawm-bee-sah kaw-meetsh kaw-meetsh kaw-meetsh kah law mah-foo-tah compreb-sah kom-preh-sah kah la w mah-kah-zah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah kaw-nah mahn-jeh, kaw-nah mahn-jeh, kaw-nah mahn-jeh, kaw-nah tshah-Iah concrete krahsh Krees-moos krawn-staht cross tape crosby klahm koo-bah

kubeka kude kufa kula kuluma kuluma kuluma Kuluma! kumbula kunxekile kunxekile kupela kuqala kuqala kusasa kuseni kuseni kuseni kwapu kwata kwatile kwatile kwatisa kwela kwela Kwela! Kwela! Kwela!

trip v. stumble far death grow say speak talk v. speak! remember dislocated dislocation alone earliest first tomorrow early early morning morning armpit become angry angry(annoyed, cross adj.) cross adj. (angry, annoyed) (worry v.) climb get in Climb! get in!

coo-beh-kah coo-beh-kah koo-deh koo-fah koo-lah coo-loo-mah coo-Ioo-mah coo-Ioo-mah Coo-loo-rnah l koom-boo-Iah koon-nxeh-kee-Ieh koon-nxeh-kee-leh koo-peh-Iah koo-qah-lah koo-qah-lah koo-sah-sah koo-seh-nee koo-seh-nee koo-seh-nee kwah-poo kwah-tah kwah-tee -leh kwah-tee-leh kwah-tee-sah kweh-lah kweh-Iah Kweh-lah! Kweh-Iah!

kzos kzos kzos fen

get on! l exhaust n. e exhaust pipe exhaust fan

Kweh-Iah! ek-zaws ek-zaws ek-zaws fehn

lad lad,stepis lahla lahla lahlal laken laki lala lala lala (e.g. person) lalapantsi! lalela lalisa (e.g. pipes) lambile lamp lamp hawus lamp ka lo ges lamp ka lo mbawul landa landela landela (in row) langa ladder step-ladder throwaway lose throwaway! lagging lucky asleep sleep lie v. Lie down! obey lay v. . hungry lamp lamp room cap lamp safety lamp fetch follow next

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lahd, lahd, steh-pees lah-shlah lah-shlah Lah-shlah! lah-kin lah-kee lah-Iah lah-lah lah-lah Lah-lah pahnt-see! lah-leh-lah lah-lee-sah lahm-bee-Ieh. lahmp lahmp house lahmp kah law ges lahmp kah law mbaul lahn-dah lahn-deh-lah lahn-deh-lah

langa langa langa ka lo hola langwan langwan lapa lapa lapa lapa lapa lapi lapi layin layin layin layin ka lo mahovan . layisha layisha . Layisha! layshal layit ka lo ges layit ka lo ges layita layita (light) Layita! layita! (light) le tsheyin blok level

day (daytime) daytime (day) sun pay-day long adj. tall at here there to (towards) towards (to) cloth rag direction line guide line line n. scraper path lash (load v.) load v. (lash) Load! (Lash!) Lash! (Load!) bulb (globe) globe (bulb) light v. switch on Light! switch on! block and chain tack

lahng-gah lahng-gah lahng-gah lahng-gah kah law haw-lah lahng-one lahng-one lah-pah lah-pah lah-pah lah-pah lah-pah lah-pee lah-pee line line line line kah law mah-haw-vahn lie-ee-shah lie-ee-shah Lie-ee-shah! Lie-ee-shah! light kah law ges light kah law ges lie-ee-tah Iie-ee-tah Lie-ee-tab! Le-ee-tah! chain blawk

level levela levela lifta (development) lima limaza limaza limi limi linda lingana lingana linganisa kahle litshe litshe liv lizwe lizwe lizwi lo lo lo lola lova lova lova lova lstirnel

flat adj. level adj. ballast v. level off lifter hole plough v. hurt (injure) injure (hurt) language tongue wait fit in fit on fit well rock n. stone leave n. district land (country) voice that the this sharpen absentee lazy loaf v. Loafer

leh-vehl leh-vehl leh-veh-Iah leh-veh-lah leef-tah lee-mah lee-mah-zah lee-mah-zah lee-mee lee-mee ' leen-dah leeng-gah-nah leeng-gah-nah leeng-gah-nee-sah gah-shleh leet-she leet-she leev leez-weh leez-weh leez-we law law law law-lah law-yah law-vah law-yah law-yah

luhlaza (colour) lula lula (weight) lulisa lulisa luma Luma! lungile lungile lungile lungile lungile lungisa lungisa lungisa lungisa Lungisa ! lusa lusa lusa lusa! lusekile

train n. green easy light adj. expand d extend d bite bite! adequate(enough, sufficient) enough(adequate, sufficient) ready right l (correct adj.) sufficient(adequate, enough) correct v. (fix up, mend 1, repair) fix up(correct, mend 1, repair) mend 1 (correct, fix up, repair) repair (correct, fix up, mend 1) Fix up! undo (une) untie (undo) loosen untie! loose

stee-mehl loo-shlah-zah loo-lah loo-lah dloo-lee-sah dloo-lee-sah loo-mah Loo-mah! loong-gee-leh loong-gee-leh loong-gee-leh loong-gee-leh loong-gee-leh oong-gee-sah - loong-gee-sah loong-gee-sah loong-gee-sah Loong-gee-sah! loo-sah loo-sah loo-sah Loo-sah! loo-seh-kee-leh

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mabalan mabili clerk both mah-bah-Iahn mah-bee-lee

mabili (e.g. you two) madala madala hol (blasting) madevu madolo madolo madumelan, madumelan, mafestel ka lo mehlo mafestel ka lo mehlo(glass) mafu mafuta mafuta mahewu (a drink) mahala mahleza mahleza mahovan mahovan mak mak ka lo tshok makalanyan makalanyan ka lo ges makalanyan ka lo smok makalap makalap makalap makulu

pair two old socket beard knee guards leg guards n jackhammer rock drill glasses goggles cloud fat nail n. grease n. for nothing bip pelvis scraper (scraper scoop) scraper scoop (scraper) mark n. chalk mark Locomotive electric locomotive diesel locomotive hard hat(helmet, safety hat) helmet(hard hat, safety hat) safety bat(hard hat, helmet)

mah-bee-lee mah-bee-lee mah-dah-lah mah-dah-lah hawl nIah-deh-voo mah-daw-law mah-daw-Iaw mah-doo-meh-lahn, mah-doo-meh-lahn, mah-fehs-tel kah law meh-shlaw mah-fehs-tel kah law meh-shlaw mah-foo mah-foo-tah spee-keel mah-foo-tah ma-hah-lah mah-shleh-zah mah-shleh-zah mah-haw-vahn mah-haw-vahn mark mark kah law chalk mah-kab-lahn-yahn mah-kah-lahn-yahn kah law ges mah-kah-lahn-yahn kah law smawk mah-kah-lahp mah-kah-Iahp mah-kah-lahp

makulu makulu makulu makulu makulu into makulu into makulu litshe malahla malalan spor malayisha mali mali mali mali malini malini malurne mama mame mamela Mamela! mampara mampara mandla manga (tell untruth) mangaki mangaki mangala

big (great, large) great (big, large) large (big, great) thick main big thing important matter boulder coal sliding rails lasher money reef wage wage rate cost n. price uncle mother now Listen Listen! fool n. waste rock strength lie v. 2 how many how much

mah-coo-Ioo mah-coo-loo mah-coo-loo mah-coo-loo mah-coo-Ioo . mah-coo-Ioo into mah-coo-loo een-too mah-coo-loo leet-she mah-lah-shlah mah-lah-lahn spawr mah-lie-ee-shah mah-Iee mah-lee mah-Iee mah-Iee mah-lee-nee mah-Iee-nee mah-Ioo-meh mah-mah mahn-jeh mah-meh-lah Mah-meh-lah! mahm-pah-rah mahm-pah-rah mahnd-lah mahng-gah mahng-gah-kee mahng-gah-kee

mangala (somebody) manifol maningi maningi maningi maningi mali maningi msebenzi maningi msebenzi maningi skat maningi stim maning tshik manje-manje, manje-manje, manje-manje, manki (safety device) manzi masiza masiza masteyik masteyik mata mata matshanyela I matshe mayin mayin kap mazamban mbambo

accuse report v. manifold much plenty many too much money busy too much work often strong very insolent immediately (now 2) now 2 (immediately) quickly monkey water n. helper personnel officer error (mistake) mistake (error) friend (mate n.) mate n. (friend) sweeper rocks mine n. mine overseer potato

mahng-gah-Iah 1 mahn-gah-lah lam-fall mah-neeng-gee mah-neeng-gee mah-neeng-gee mah-neeng-gee mah-lee mah-neeng-geeesh-behn-zee mah-neeng-gee mseh-behn-zee mah-neeng-gee skaht mah-neeng-gee steam mah-neeng-gee cheek mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh, mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh, mahng-kee mahn-zee mah-see-zah mah-see-zah mahs-take mahs-take mah-tah mah-tah mah-tshahn-yeh-lah maht-she mine mine-kahp mah-zahm-bahn

mbambo mbambo (part of body) mbandisa mbawul mbawula mbay-mbay mbay-mbay mbed mbijan mbijan mbjan mbiza, pot mbobo mbobo (in any mater) mbongol mbongol mbrawun mbunyan mbuzo mdlalo ka io sibakel mdlalo ka lo baleka mdubula mdubula mehlo mehlo melek memeza Memeza!

ribs magnet rib radiator methane gas furnace eventually bed little (not much) not much llittl) few pot opening (hole 2) hole 2 (opening) donkey mule brown tank bread question n. boxing athletics . explosion rock burst eye n. eyes milk n. shout v.

rnbahm-baw mbahm-baw mbahm-baw mbahn-dee-sah mbaul mbau-lah mby-mby mby-mby robed mbee-tshahn mbee-tshahn mbee-tshan mbee-zah, pot mbaw-baw mbaw-baw mbawng-gawl rnbawng-gawl mbrown mboon-yahn mboo-zaw mdlah-law kah law see-bah-kehl mdlah-Iaw kaw law bah-leh-kah mdoo-boo-lah mdoo-boo-lah meh-shlaw meh-shlaw meh-lehk meh-meh-zah

menejer merriyen (single-deck_cage) mes, nayif mes, nayif mesenja metshis mfan mfan mfan mfanekiso mfanekiso mfanekiso mfanekiso mfazi mfazi mfazi mfundi mfundis mfundis mgodi mgodi mgodin (mine) mgqala mgqala mgqala (iron) mgqom (container) mhlaba mhlabati

shout! manager Mary-Ann dagger knife messenger matches boy (youngster) young youngster (boy) diagram (sketch) drawing model sketch (diagram) female (woman n.) wife woman learner n preacher teacher excavation (hole 3) hole 3 (excavation) underground crowbar pinch bar bar n. drum earth n.

Meh-meh-zah! mani-jehr mary-ann mehs, knife mehs, knife messen-yah met-shees mfahn mfahn mfahn mfah-nee-kee-saw mfah-nee-kee-saw mfah-nee-kee-saw mfah-nee-kee-saw mfah-zee mfah-zee mfah-zee mfoon-dee mfoon-dees mfoon-dees mgaw-dee mgaw-dee mgaw-deen mgah-Iah mgah-Iah rogah-Iah mgqawm mshlah-bah

mhlabati mhlabati yena iwile mhlanganisa mhlati mhlobo mhlobo mhlobo mhlobo (person) mhlope (colour) mhlukanisa mhofu mhofu (shaft sinking) mina mina minit mita mjuluko mjuluko mketa band mketi mketi mkokeli Il mkumbula mlenze mlilo mlilo mllo mlola

ground (soil) soil (ground) caved ground collector jaw colour nationality type n. race n. white separator coal cutter grab n. . me minute n. metre perspiration (sweat n.) sweat n. (perspiration) sorting belt picker (sorter) sorter (picker) leader memory leg fire n. spark n. flame

mshlah-bah-tee mshlah-bah-tee mshlah-bah-tee yhe-nah ee-wee-Ieh mshlang-gah-nee-sah mshlah-tee mshlaw-baw mshlaw-baw mshlaw-baw mshlaw-baw mshlaw-peh mshloo-kah-nee-sah mhaw-foo, mhaw-foo mee-nah mee-nah mee-neet meeter mjoo-loo-coo mjoo-Ioo-coo mkeh-tah bahnd mkeh-tee mkeh-tee nkaw-keh-lee mkoom-boo-Iah mlen-zeh rnlee-law mlee-la w mlee-law

mlom mlota mlungu (person) mlungu ka lo mlungu ka lo benk mnandi, rouble mnyama mnyama mnyama fiyoz mnyango molisa Molo! Molo! Molo! Molo! mosha mosha mosha mosha mosha mosha mosha moshekile mota mota ka lo ges mota ka lo ges motol motol

emery wheel mouth ash white medical station banksman nice black dark delay fuse doorway greet good afternoon! good day! good evening! good morning! mess v, (muddle v.) muddle v. (mess v.) ruin v. (wreck v). spill spoil waste v. wreck v. (ruin v.) damaged adj. motor dynamo electric motor mud

mlaw-Iah mlawm mlaw-tah Mloong-goo mloong-goo kah law mloong-goo kah law behnk mnahn-dee, rnoo-shleh mnyah-mah mnyah-mah mnyah-mah fee-awz mnyahng-gaw maw-lee-sah Maw-law! Maw-law! Maw-law! Maw-law! maw-shah maw-shah maw-shah maw-shah maw-shah maw-shah maw-shah maw-sheh-kee-leh maw-tab maw-tah kah law ges maw-tah kah law ges maw-tawl

motshuwari moya moya mpahla mpahla mpahla mpahla mpakamisa mpasopi mpasopl mpempe mpenduka mpendulo mpendulo mpompi mpompi ka lo tshotsholoza mpor ja mpumlo mpundu mpupu mqolo mqolo mqubeli msebenzi msebenzi msel msel msel

slimes mortuary air wind n. clothes equipment . material tools fork lift supervisor attendant whistle n. tube mill answer n. (reply) reply n.(answer) pump n. cementation pump jumper (drill jumper) jo nose buttock mealie meal backbone (spine) spine (backbone) miner's assistant task (job) work n. channel drain n.

maw-tawl maw-tshoo-wah-ree moy-ah moy-ah mpah-shlah mpah-shlah mpah-shlah mpah-shlah mpah-kah-mee-sah mpah-saw-pee mpah-saw-pee mpehm-peh mpen-doo-kah mpen-doo-Iaw mpen-doo-law mpawm-pee mpawm-pee kah law tshaw-tshaw-law-zah wm-pawr mpoom-Iaw mpoon-doo mpoo-poo mqaw-law mqaw-law rnkoo-beh-lee mseh-behn-zee mseh-behn-zee msehI msehl

msel msila msila msindo msindo mtambo mtambo mtangala (support) mteto mteto mteto mtofu mtshanyelo mtshill ka lo moya mtshin mtshin mtshin ka lo mtshin ka lo gaya, ngwen-yah mtshin ka lo sayid mtshin ka lo tshisa mtshingilan, mtshingilan, fokis mtshokotsh mtshokotsh mtshongol mtshongol mtshutshis mtungo

groove trench drag bar tail noise sound n. artery vein pigsty law regulation rule n. white metal broom anemometer jackhammer rock drill coal cutter crusher stope machine exploder watchman mine security officer chute shaker dance n. (tribal dance) tribal dance (dance n.) public prosecutor

msehl msehl msee-lah msee-Iah mseen-daw mseen-daw mtahm-baw mtahm-ba w mtahng-gah-Iah mteh-too mteh-too mteh-too mtaw-foo mtshahn-yeh-law mtsheen kah law moy-ah mtsheen mtsheen mtsheen kah law mtsheen kah law gy-ah, ngwenya mtsheen kah law side mtsheen kah law cheesa mtsheeng-gee-lahn, mtsheeng-gee-lahn, faw-kees mtshaw-kawtsh mtshaw-kawtsh rntshawng-gawl mtshawng-gawl mtshoot-shees

mtwalo mtwana, mubi mubi muble muhle muhle pambile ka lo muntu muntu ka lo basa mlilo muntu ka lo mtshin muntu ka lo mtshin munwe munwe munye munye munye munye mhlobo munye nda wo muti muti ka Io mehlo muti, muva muva muva muva (in row) mvakasha myalezo mzimba

seam n. load n. child bad ugly properly good best person stoker driller (machine operator) machine operator finger fingers another other some different elsewhere medicine eye drops tree after at the back (behind) behind (at the back) last adj. holiday-maker message

mtoong-gaw mtwah-Iaw mtwah-nah, moo-bee moo-bee moo-shleh moo-shleh moo-shIeh pahm-bee-lee moon-to moon-to kah law bah-sah mlee-Iaw moon-ta ka law mtsheen moon-to kah law mtsheen moon-weh moon-weh oon-yeh moon ..yeh moon-yeh moon-yeh mshlaw-ba w moon-yeh ndah-o moo-tee moo-tee kah law meh-shlaw moo-tee moo-yah moo-vah moo-yah nnoo-vah mvah-kah-shah myah-leh-zaw

mali

body amalgam

mzeem-bah mah-Iee

N
na nalit namba, namba, nombor namba, nombor namhla-busuku nbay-mbay n ncibilika ncibilika ncwadi ncwadi (letter) ndaba ndaba ka yefl:a ndawo ndawo ndawo ka lo ndawo ka lo jwayelisalo mzimba; ndawo ka lo moya lapa tshaf ndawo ka lo msebenzi ndawo ka lo msebenzi ndawo ka lo ntsimbi ndawo ka lo puma ndawo ka lo sparag and with needle armlet Number (armlet, wristlet number) wristlet number(number, armlet) tonight later n dissolve melt letter note n. because blame n, place n. (position) position n.(place) crossing acclimatization centre air compartment working place workings acclimatization centre outlet (exit) nah nah nah-leet nahm-bah, nahm-bah, .nawm-bawr nahm-bah nawm-bawr, nahm-shlah boo-soo-koo nby-mby nqcee-bee-lee-kah nqcee-bee-lee-kah nqcwah-dee nqcwah-dee ndah-bah ndah-bah kah yhe-nah ndah-o ndah-o ndah-o kah law ndah-o kah law jwah-yeh-lee-sah law mzeem-bah, ndah-o kah law nloy-ah lah-pah tshah-f ndah-o kah law mseh- behn-zee ndah-o kah law mseh-behn-zee ndah-o kah law ntseem-bee ndah-o kah law poo-mah

ndawo ka lo stepis ndengan ndish ndish ka lo mali ndish, pleyit ndlela ndlebe ndlela ndlela ndlela ka lo kej (shaft) ndlela ka lo nloya lapa tshaf ndlela ka lo skip (shaft) ndlela ka lo stepis ndoda ndoda n ndundum ndundum ka lo sant ndundum ka lo sant nene (direction) nepul nga ngalo ngalo (part 0/ body) ngena Ngena ! ngena! ngolovan ngolovan

car-sprag cubicle ladderway compartment sour porridge dish calciner tray plate 1 path (roadway) ear directions travelling way cage compartment air compartment skip compartment ladderway male n. (man) man (male n.) dump n. sand dump n tailings dump right 2 nipple rigger forearm arm 2 enter go in! (Enter!) Enter! (go in!) car 1 (truck, tub)

ndah-o kah law spah-rahg ndah-o kah law steh-pees ndeng-gahn ndish ndish kah law mah-lee ndish, plate ndleh-lah ndleh-beh ndIeh-lah ndleh-lah ndleh-lah kah law kehj ndleh-Iah kah law moy-ah lah-pah tshahf ndleh-Iah kah law skip ndleh-lah kah law steh-pees ndaw-dah daw-dah ndoon-doom ndoon-doom kah la w sahnt ndoon-doom kah law sahnt neh-neh neh-pul ree-gah ngah-Iaw ngah-law ngeh-nah Ngeh-nah! Ngeh-nahl ngaw-law-vahn

ngolovan ngolovan ngolovan ngoma ngongong ngonyama ngozi ngozi ngozi ka lo ges ngozr ngqiniba (part of body ngwenya ngwenyen ngwenyen nhliziyo nika nika nika! nkabi nkani, tshiki nkatazo, nkomo nkompon nkosi nkosi nkulukul nkuni nltshin ka lo mashovan

cocopan (car sprag) truck (tub, car 1) tub (truck, car 1) song gong Lion accident danger injured by electricity injury elbow mill n. crushing station(reduction works) reduction works(crushing station) beart give l present v. give! ox insolent trouble n. cattle compound chief n. sir god firewood

ngaw-law-vahn ngaw-law-vahn ngaw-Iaw-vahn ngaw-law-vahn ngaw-mah ngong-ngong ngawn-yah-mah ngaw-zee ngaw-zee ngaw-zee kah law ges ngaw-zee ngqee-nee-bah ngwen-yah ngwen-yen ngwen-yen nshlee-zee-o nee-kah nee-kah Nee-kahl nkah-bee nkah-nee, cheeky nkah-tah-zaw, nkaw-maw nkawm-pawn nkaw-see nkaw-see N-coo-Ioo-cool nkoo-nee -

noko noko ini noko ubani noko upi ndawo noko upi ndawo noko upi ndawo noko wan skat nombor nook noti notis notis notis bod notis ka lo ngozi nqaba nqawu (tobacco) nqokola nqokola nqondo nqondo nqosha nqwelo ntambama ntambo ntambo ntambo ka Io meselan n ntambo ka lo ges ntambo ka lo ges

air-leg machine whether (or) anything anybody any place (anywhere) anywhere (any place) somewhere never (number, wristlet number) or (whether) nut notice n. sign n. notce board danger sign refuse v. pipe discussion talkn. mind n. thoughts collar-bone wagon afternoon hose rope n. mason's line cable(electric cable)

mtsheen kah law mah-shaw-vahn naw-kaw naw-kawee-nee naw-kaw oo-bah-nee naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o naw-kaw one skaht nawm-bawr naw-kaw naw-tee naw-tees naw-tees naw-tees board naw-tees kah law ngaw-zee nqah-bah nqah-woo nqaw-kaw-lah nqaw-kaw-lah nqawn-daw nqawn-daw nqaw-shah nqweh-Iaw ntahm-bah-mah ntahm-baw ntahm-baw ntahm-baw kah law meh-see-lahn ntahm-baw kah law ges

ntambo ka lo kIok ntambo ka lo mapanga ntambo ka lo skatula ntambo ka lo skwel(at working face) ntambo ka lo smok ntambo ka lo tshisa ntambo kalo skatul ntambo, layin ntamo ntombazana ntsangu ntsbontshiwile ntshontsha ntsimbi ntsimbi ntsimbi (acclimatization) ntwala nuka Nuka! nwele nxamwe nxeba nyaka-nyaka nyama nyamazan nyams nyanga nyanga

electric cable bell wire tail rope shoe-lace (bootlace) scraper rope air hose blasting cable bootlace (shoe-lace) string (rope) neck daughter dagga stolen steal iron n. steel thermometer lice smell v. smell! hair thirsty wound n. , trouble n. meat animal TRUE month

ntahm-baw kah law ges ntahm-baw kah Jaw clock ntahm-baw kah law mah-pahng-gah ntahm-baw kah law skah-too-Iah ntahm-haw kah law skwehl ntahm-baw kah law smaw-k ntahm-baw kah law cheesa a ntahm-baw kah law skah-too-Iah ntahm-baw, line ntah-maw ntom-bah-zah-nah ntsahng-goo ntshawn-tshe-wee-leh ntshawnt-tshah ntseem-bee ntseem-bee ntseem-bee ntwah-Iah noo-kah Noo-kah! nwheh-Ieh nxah-nee-weh nxeh-bah nyah-kah-nyah-kah nyah-mah nyah-mah-zahn nyah-nees nyahng-gah

nyanis nyanis nyanis nyaruso nyatela nyatela Nyatela! nyatela! nyatelo ka lo lad, nyatelo ka lo lad, nyatelo ka lo lad, Nyawo nyawo ka lo mahovan nyawo ka lo mashovan, nyawo ka lo mtshin nyawo ka lo prop nyoka nyonga (part of body) nyoni ka lo smok nyoni ka lo smok nyuwan nyuwan tshaf nzima nzima nzima n 'geli n

moon certain (definite, sure) definite (certain, sure) sure(certain, definite) truth press v. tread v. press! Tread! ladder rung (rung) ladder step rung (ladder rung) foot scraper runner air leg prop extension piece snake groin canary bird new sinking shaft difficult beavy weight awkward Johannesburg

nyahng-gah nyah-nees nyah-nees nyah-nees nyah-nee-saw nyah-teh-Iah nyah-teh-lah Nyah-teh-lah! Nyah-teh-lah l nyah-teh-law kah law lahd, nyah-teh-law kah law lahd, nyah-the-law kah law lahd, nyah-o nyah-o kah law mah-haw-vahn nyah-o kah law mah-shaw- vahn, nyah-o kah law mtsheen nyah-o kah law prop nyaw-kah nyawng-gah nyaw-nee kah law smawk nyaw-nee new-one new-one tshahf nzee-mah nzee-mah nzee-lnah gaw-lee

O
ofis kohlela omisa, omile ontsa! conveya band opa opas ova ovarol oya, koton wul b oyil office cough v. k dry adj. dry v. Jerk! conveyor belt k bleed orepass overtime overall n. cotton wool b oil n. aw-fees kaw-shleh-lah aw-mee-leh aw-mee-sah awnt-sah! onvey-ah bahnd aw-pah aw-pahs aw-vah ovah-rawl oy-ah, cotton wool oil

P
paka Paka! Paka! pakama Pakama! pakama pakamal pakamisa pakamisa pakamisa matpack pack v. Insert! (put in!) stick on! get up (stand up) get up! (stand up!) stand up (get up) stand up! (get up!) lift v. (raise v.) pick up pahk pah-kah Fah-kahl Fah-kah! pah-kah-mah pah-kah-mah! pah-kah-mah pah-kah-mahl pah-kah-mee-sah pah-kah-mee-sah

Pakamisa! Pakamisa! pakati pakati pakati pakati pakati paket paket palish pamban sparag pambili pambili pambili pambili pan panda pandie pandle panga panga panga panga panlbili pantsi pantsi pantsi pantsi

raise v. (tift v.) Lift! pick up! between in inside into middle packet parcel porridge bayonet sprag Ahead (before, in front) beyond forward in front (ahead, before) pan repeat outside except empty car (empty truck empty cocopan empty container empty truck (empty car end-tipping car) before (ahead, in front) below (beneath, under, underneath) beneath (below, under, underneath)

pah-kah-mee-sah pah-kah-mee-sah l pah-kah-mee-sah! pah-kah-tee pah-kah-tee pah-kah-tee pah-kah-tee pah-kah-tee pah-keht pah-keht pah-leesh pahm-bahn spah-rahg pahm-bee-lee pahm-bee-lee pahm-bee-Iee pahm-bee-lee pahn peen-dah pahnd-leh pahnd-Ieh pahng-gah pahng-gah pahng-gah pahng-gah pahnl-bee-lee pahnt-see pahnt-see pahnt-see

pantsi pantsi pantsi pantsi pantsi ka lo tshaf pantsi sterek papu paraffin pareyid pareyid Pas op! Pas op! Pas op! Pas op! Pas op! Pas op!: pas, pemet pas, pemet pasa pasa (e.g. examinatioin) pasopisa, payip pefumula pelile Pelisa !, qeda! Pelisa!, qeda! pelisa, qeda pelisa, qeda

bottom down under (below, beneath, underneath) underneath (below, beneath, under) low shaft bottom deep lung paraffin call out (parade v.) parade v. (call out) Look out!, Mind!) beware! (be careful!, Look out!, Mind!) Mind! (be carefull, beware!, Look out!) Look out! (be careful!, beware!, Mind!) pass n. (permit) permit n. (pass n.) qualify pass v. warn pipe breathe finished Finish! (Complete!) Complete! (Fnishl) complete v. (finish)

pahnt-see pahnt-see pahnt-see pahnt-see pahnt-see pahnt-see kah law tshahf pahnt-see steh-rehk pah-poo pah-rah-feen pah-rade pah-rade pahs-awp! pahs-awp! pahs-awp! pahs-awp! pahs-awp! pahs, peh-meht pahs, peh-meht pah-sah pah-sah pahs-aw-pee-sah, pipe peh-foo-moo-Iah peh-lee-leh peh-Iee-sah!, qeh-dah! peh-lee-sahl, qeh-dah! peh-lee-sah, qeh-dah

pelisa, qeda (a matter) penduka penduka penduka pontsh, Penduka spanel Penduka! Penduka! pendula pendula pendula pendula pendula Pendula! Pendula! pepa petsh peyint peyinta Peyinta! pezulu pezulu pezulu pezulu pezulu pezulu pezulu pik pik zembe

finish v. (complete v.) settle go back (turn back) turn back (go back) turn-table ratchet spanner go back! (tum backt) turn back! (go backl) answer v. (reply v.) capsize (tum over) reply v. (answer v.) tippler turn over (capsize) Answer! turn over! paper patch paint n. paint v. paint! above (on, on top of, upon) high on (above, on top of, upon) on top of (above, on, upon) up (upwards) upon (above, on, on top of) upwards (up) pick n.

peh-lee-sah, qeh-dah peh-lee-sah, qeh-dah pen-doo-kah pen-doo-kah pen-doo-kah pawntsh, pen-doo-kah spah-nehl pen-doo-kah l pen-doo-kahl pen-doo-Iah pen-doo-lah pen-doo-lah pen-doo-lah pen-doo-lah pen-doo-Iah! pen-doo-lah! peh-pah petch paint pain-tah pain-tah! peh-zoo-Ioo peh-zoo-loo peh-zoo-Ioo peh-zoo-loo peh-zoo-loo peh-zoo-Ioo peh-zoo-loo peek

pikinin pikinin pikinin pikinin ngozi (injury) pikinin tonel pikisana, pikisana, pikisana, xabana piko pila pila pila kahle pila kahle pila kahle pilis pilis pilisa pilisa pin (machinery) pinda! pis pistin pitrol plak plank plank platform pleyit (e.g. steel)

pickaxe child small thin scratch n. advance track cutting argue clash quarrel (clash, argue) wing health live v. alive healthy (well) well adj. (healthy) pill tablet cure v. (heal) heal (cure v.) key repeat! part (piece) piston petrol spark plug plank splint platform

peek zehm-beh pee-kee-neen pee-kee-neen pee-kee-neen ngaw-zee pee-kee-neen taw-new pee-kee-sah-nah, pee-kee-sah-nah, pee-kee-sah-nah, xah-bah-nah pee-kaw pee-lah pee-Iah pee-lah gah-shIeh pee-lah gah-shIeh pee-Iah gah-shleh pee-lees pee-lees pee-lee-sah pee-lee-sah peen peen-dahl piece pees-tin peet-rol plahk plahnk plahnk plat-fawm

pm polisa polisa polish pola polisha Polisha! pompa pompa! pontsh (tool) posa posa Posa! Posa! poyzin poyizm prop, stik pis puka (in the process of breaking) pukile pul puma puma Puma! Puma! pumile pumile pumula

plate pin n. policeman police officer polish n. cool off polish v. polish! pump v. pump! punch n. throw (toss) toss (throw) throw! (tossl) toss! (throw!) poison n. zinc dust pole piece (part) breaking broken pulley come out go out Come out! go out! off out

plate peen paw-lee-sah paw-Iee-sah polish paw-lah polish-ah polish-ah! pawm-pah pawm-pah! pawntsh paw-sah paw-sah paw-sah! paw-sah! poi-zeen poi-zeen prop, stick piece poo-kah poo-kee-leh pulley poo-mah poo-mah poo-mah! poo-mah! poo-mee-leh poo-mee-leh

Pumula! puza Puza! puza-manzi

rest v. rest! drink v. Drink! drinking water

poo-moo-lah poo-moo-lah! poo-zah poo-zah! poo-zah mahn-zee

Q
qakala qala qala Qala! Qala! Qala! Qala! qasha qasha qgosha qina qinile qinile qinile qinile (e.g. bolt) qonda qwalela ankle begin (commence, start) commence(begin, start) start (commence, begin) begin! (Commence!, start!) Commence! (begin!, start!) start! (Commeneel, begnl) employ (engage) engage (employ) fire v. 1(discharge, dismiss) knot n. firm adj. hard tight secure adj. understand lame qah-kah-Iah qah-]ah qah-lah qah-Iah qah-lah! qah-lah! qah-lah! qah-Iah! qah-shah qah-shah gqaw-shah qee-nah qee-nee-Ieh qee-nee-Ieh qee-nee-Ieh qee-nee-leh qawn-dah qwah-leh-Iah

R
rak rakbi rant (currency) rawund rawund rawund spreyi kreyin reyiz tonel ridyus ridyus ka lofish pleyit rig (scraper winch) rig ka lo skwel riga spor krikit (game) ripot ripota ripota! ring rnlova payip roahala rol rol rol rola rola Rola! rack (shelf) shelf (rack) n rugby rand circle n. circular adj. round adj. jet crane raise n. reducer fish-plate reducer ring face rig rail rig cricket report n. report v. report! ring n. auxiliary pipe nonsense idler roll n. roller roll v. roll up rahk rahk rahk-bee rant round round round spray crane raise taw-nehl reduce reduce kah law fish plate ring rig kah law skwehl ree-gah spawr cricket repawt repaw-tah repaw-tah! ring mlaw-vah pipe ma-hah-lah rawl rawl rawl raw-lah raw-lah

Rola! ropiyan ropiyan ropiyan ruf ruf bawut rul rul runa lala rus rusile

roll! roll up! hemp hemp cord rope yarn roof roof bolt rule n. (ruler) ruler (rule n. ) sleepy rust rusty

raw-lah! raw-lah! rope-yahn rope-yahn rope-yahn roof roof baut rule rule foo-nah lah-lah roo-s roo-see-leh

S
saba sabisa Saga! saba saka saka saka saka saka ' saka ka lo mpahla sala kahle! to someone staying) salamabij salamabij afraid saw n. and v. frighten saw! fear n. bag brattice cloth coconut matting hessian sack n. tool-bag goodbye! dog bar(rail-spike extractor) sah-bah sah-cha (ch as in loch) sah-bee-sah sah-cha! (eh as in loch) sah-bah sah-kah sah-kah sah-kah sah-kah sah-kah sah-kah kah law mpah- shlah sah-lah gah-shlehl sah-lah-mah-bitsh

salamabj samp sampul sandal sandIa sant sant pepa sant pepa santo sapot savey savlon (disinfectant) sawut sayid Sayina! sayinet sayiz sayiza Sayiza! sayma sebenza sebenza! msebenzi sebenzisa sef sef sef drat sefa

rail-spike extractor(dog bar) nail extractor sump sample n. glove hand sand emery cloth sandpaper church support n. surveyor savlon salt stope n. sign! cyanide size measure v. Measure! sign v. work v. work! job (task) use v. screen n. (sieve n.) sieve n. (screen n.) wire netting

sah-lah-mah-bitsh sah-lah-mah-bitsh sahmp sahm-pool sahnd-lah sahnd-lah sahnt sant peh-pah sant peh-pah sawn-taw sah-pawt sah-vey sahv-lawn saut side sie-ee-nah! sah-ee-net sIze sie-ee-zah sie-ee-zah ! sie-ee-nah seh-behn-zah seh-behn-zah! mseh-behn-zee seh-behn-zee-sah sehf sehf sehf draht

sefa sefa! sefa! sefmehlo sefrnehlo (gauze) sehlahla sehlahla sekshin sement sent (currency) sepu set setsha setsha setsha (a person) setsha! (a person) seyil seyil ka lo moya, seyil ka lo moya, seyil ka lo ventileyishin seyil ka lo ventileyishin sher mtshin shif wil shintsha Shintsha! shiseka shya shona langa

sieve v. (sift) sift (sieve v.) sieve! (sift!) sift! (sieve!) safety goggles goggles tree wrist section cement cent soap set n. inspect investigate (examine) search v. search! filter cloth canvas tubing ventubing (canvas tubing) (ventubing) ventubing (canvas tubing) shearing machine sheave wheel exchange v. Exchange! enthusiasm leave behind

seh-fah seh-fah seh-fah! seh-fah! sehf-meh-shlaw sehf-meh-shlaw see-shlah-shlah see-shlah-shlah section cernent cent seh-poo set seht-shah seht-shah seht-shah seht-shah ' sail sail kah law moy-ah, sail kah la w moy-ah, sail kah law ventilation sail kah la w ventilation shear mtsheen sheef wheel sheen-tshah tsheen-tshah! shee-seh-kah she-yah

shotwan (e.g. pipe) shukel shukumisa Shukumisa! sibakel sibam sibam sibam sibedlel sifuba (part of body) sigiret sigodongo se sigqoko sigulan sigulan sigupu (musical) silevu silonda silonda ka lo mlilo(sore) sindile sindile sindisa (someone) singis sirinj sishihan sIsu sisu sitend (part of body)

evening short adj. sugar shake shake! fist firearm gun (rifte) rie (gun) hospital chest cigarette lubricator bat patient n. sick person drum chin sore n. burn n. safe adj. unhurt save English syringe electric drill abdomen (stomach) stomach (abdomen)

shaw-nah lahng-gah shot-one shoo-kehl shoo-koo-mee-sah shoo-koo-mee-sah! see-bah-kehl see-bahm see-bahm see-bahm see-bed-Iehl see-foo-bah see-gee-ret see-gaw-dawng-gaw see-gqaw-kaw see-goo-Iahn see-goo-lahn see-goo-poo see-leh-voo see-lawn-dah see-lawn-dah kah law mlee-law seen-dee-leh seen-dee-leh seen-dee-sah seeng-gees syringe see-she-hahn see-soo see-soo

sitof sitof sitombe sitombe sitombe sitombe ka lo ngozi situba situba situba situba situba ka lo spor (track width) sivalo sivalo sivalo ka lo moya, sivalo ka lo moya, sivalo ka lo ventileyishin sivalo ka lo ventileyishin siza Siza! skaf skafu (carpenter's tool) skaI ka lo tshwala skalo skar ka lo mahovan skar ka lo mahovan skat skat skat

heel n. broken rock ore photograph n. picture poster safety poster depth distance height length gauge n. door lid air door ventilation door(air door) (ventilation door) ventilation door(air door) help v. (assist) Help! food plane n. tot measure complaint backplate scraper blade if time

see-tehnd see-tawf see-tawf see-tom-beh see-tom-beh see-tom-beh see-tom-beh kah law ngaw-zee see-too-bah see-too-bah see-too-bah see-too-bah see-too-bah kah law spawr see-vah-law see-yah-law see-yah-law kah law moy-ah, see-vah-law kah law moy-ah, see-yah-law kah law ventilation see-yah-law kah law ventilation see-zah see-zahl skahf skah-foo skahl kah law tshwah-Iah skah-Iaw skahr kah law skahr kah law mah-haw-vahn skaht skaht

skat ka lo tshayile skata payil skatula skatula skebenga skelem skelem skelem skep, skip sker sketeket skomder skonkwan skonkwan skop skop ka lo taful(hanging wall) skop ka lo tshaf skop ka lo tshaf skotshkar skotshkar skotshkar skotshkar skotshkar (material) skotshkar ka lo majompor skotshkar ka lo mtshin skrap foshol skrap waya skruf

when knocking-off time scatterpile boot shoe enemy misfire n misfired hole thief skip n. scissors reflector volunteer n. peg (survey peg) survey peg (peg) head n. brow headgear shaft head flat car flat trolley material trolley trolley car jumper trolley drill carriage shovel scraper wire scraper

skaht skaht kah law tshy-ee-leh skah-tah pile skah-too-Iah skah-too-lah skeh-behng-gah skeh-Iehm skeh-Iehm skeh-lehm skehp, skip skehr skeh-teh-keht skawm-dehr skawnk-one skawnk-one skawp skawpkah law tah-ful ska wp kah la w tshahf skawp kah law tshahf scotch-car scotch-car scotch-car scotch-car scotch-car scotch-car kah law mah-jawm-pawr scotch-car kah law mtsheen skrahp faw-shawl skrahp why-ah

skruf dokis spikil skul skumba skwehle skwehle skwel skwel skwel (mine) sleek sleyit ka lo teli sling slipis (track) slza smesh smesh smetshblok smetshblok smok smok smok ka lo jelatin smok ka lo jelatin sompungan sori! sori, xolela sori, xolela spambano spambano ka lo spor

screw n. tirefond school skin n. oil skins seat protector stope face working face face n. slack adj. tally board sling sleeper assist (help v.) accident breakdown pulley block snatch block compressed air smoke n. fumes gas sanitation sorry! forgive sorry cross n. cross points

skroof skroof daw-kees school skoorn-bah skweh-shleh skweh-shleh skwehl skwehl skwehl sleek slate kah.law telly sling slee-pees see-zah smesh smesh smehtsh-blawk smehtsh-block smawk smawk smawk kah law jeh-Iah-teen smawk kah law jeh-lah-teen sawm-poong-gahn saw-ry! saw-ry, xah-leh-lah saw-ry, xaw-leh-lah spahm-bah-naw spahm-hah-naw kah law spawr

span, spanel spanel ka lo kip a lo ayi bawut spanga sparag ka lo sparag ka lo ngolovan spayik spayik spayik ka lo jelatin spayipan spayipan spayipan spektar sper spirit (e.g. methylated) spopopo spor spor spor ka lo tip spor ka lo tshaf spot spreyi spring spring dokis spring wl spukupuk spukupuk fienj spukupuk,

team (gang) spanner eye-bolt extractor shoulder-blade cocopan sprag car sprag (cocopan sprag) spike marlin spike primer pricker blowpipe ferrule (bose mender) hose mender (ferrule) inspector spare part spirits chemcal latrne tanker rail track n. grizzley bar guide n. spud atomizer spring n. elastic rail-spike suspension roller stupid blank flange fool n.

spahn, spah-nehl spah-nehl kah law kee-pah law eye-baut spahng-gah spah-ragh kah law spah-ragh kaw law ngaw- law-vahn spike spike spike kah law jeh-lah-teen spy-ee-pahn spy-ee-pahn spy-ee-pahn spehk-tar spare spee-reet spaw-paw-paw spawr spawr spawr kah law teep spa wr kah law tshahf spot spray spring spring daw-kees spring wheel spoo-koo-pook spoo-koo-pook flenge spoo-koo-pook,

spun sqobolo (jumper) stamp stan valve star stata (mechanical) stata! stepis stepis stepis ka lo lad stepis ka lo lad stepis ka lo lad stetmen steyij (shaft) stifkeyid stik sayid stik sayid stik, prop stik, prop stikitan stin stin ka lo golid stin ka lo mali, stirn stirn (steam) stish stish (mine) stonwol

spoon starter stamp n. non-return valve store n. starter start up! ladder step n. ladder rung (rung) ladder step rung (ladder rung) statement stage certificate pillar remnant prop stick n. tag brick gold bar gold bar steam power station landing place stone wall

spoon sqaw-baw-law stahmp stahn vahlv store stah-tah stah-tah! steh-pees steh-pees steh-pees kah la w lahd steh-pees kah law lahd steh-pees kah law lahd stetmehn stage stee-fee-kate stick side stick side stick, prop stick, prop stee-kee-tahn steen steen kah law gaw-leed steen kah law mah-lee, steam steam stish stish stawn-wall

stop blok stop layit stop layit stor, tshap stor, tshap stretsha s' streyit stul stul stul stul stupa suka suka Suka! suka! sula sula Sula ! Sula! susa susa Susa! Susa! swaya switsh (electricity) switsh ka lo tshisa switsh pontsh

stop block robot stop light shop n. (store n. ) store n. (shop n. ) stretcher straight bench chair seat n. stool thumb clear off (go away) go away (clear off) Clear off! (go away!) go away! (Clear off!) clean v. wipe Clean! wipe! clear away move away Clear away! Move away! trick (deceive) switch n. blasting box hand points

stop block stop light stop light store, tshahp store, tshahp stret-shah straight stool stool stool stool stoo-pah soo-kah soo-kah soo-kah! soo-kah! soo-lah soo-lah soo-lah! soo-lah! soo-sah soo-sah soo-sah! soo-sah! swy-ah switch switch kah law cheesa switch-pawntsh

switsh pontsh switsh pontsh switsh pontsh (track) switsh pontsh (track) switsh-pontsh (track)

traverse track loop points (switch n. ) switch n. (points) frog

switch-pawntsh switch-pawntsh switch-pawntsb switch-pawntsh switch-pawntsh

T
ta taful pantsi taful pezulu taful pezulu (mine) taful pezulu (mine) tamba tambile tambile tambisa tambisa Tambisa! tambo tambo n tanda tanda tanga tap tarul tawul tekel tar n. footwall hanging wall (hanging) hanging (hanging wall) roof sweat v. (perspire) soft wet adj. soften wet v. wet! bone cord n like v. prefer thigh tap n. table towel block and tackle tar tah-ful pahnt-see tah-ful peh-zoo-Ioo tah-ful peh-zoo-loo tah-ful peh-zoo-Ioo tahm-bah tahm-bee-leh tahm-bee-leh tahm-bee-sah tahm-bee-sah tabm-bee-sah ! tahm-baw tahm-baw tahn-dah tahn-dah tahng-gah tahp tah-ful towel teckle

tekel tela tela telefon temba temba temba temba tembisa ten way a tenes tenga tengisa tenk tenk ka lo cima mlilo tenk ka lo sompungan testa testa Testa! teyip teyip ka lo ges ti ti-pis tikit (work ticket) tim tim (sports) tim lida timba

tackle n. (block and tackle) pour spray v. telephone n. confidence (trust n.) faith hope n. trust n. (confidence) promise v. trolley wire tennis buy v. sell tank fire extinguisher sanitation tank test v. tester test! tape n. insulation tape tea t-piece ticket n, team 1 (gang) team team leader timber

teckle teh-lah teh-lah tele-fa.wn tehm-bah tellin-bah tehm-bah tehm-bah tem-bee-sah ten why-ah tennis tehng-gah tehng-gee-sah tehnk tehnk kah law qee-rnah mlee-Iaw tehnk kah law sawm- poong-gahn test-tah test-tah test-tah! tape tape kah law ges tea tea-piece ticket team team team lee-dah team-bah

tin tina tina tip tipa tipa tipa spor tipa! tisha, tola tola tola tola tolik tonel tonel tonel ka lo moya, tonel ka lo sayid tonel ka lo ventileyishin tonel ka: lo fen trayisha trayisha trayisha! tshaf (mine) tshaf holij tshaf ka lo moya, tshaf ka lo ventileyishin tshanyela

tin us we tip n. tilt tip v, goose neck tip! teacher discover find obtain receive interpreter drive n. tunnel air duct stope drive air duct fan drift attempt v. (try) try (attempt v.) try! shaft incline haulage ventilation shaft ventilation shaft sweep v.

teen tee-nah tee-nah teep tee-pah tee-pah tee-pah spawr tee-pah! tee-sha, taw-lah taw-lah taw-lah taw-lah taw-leek taw-nehl taw-nehl taw-nehl kah law moy-ah, taw-nehlkah law side taw-nehl kah law ventilation taw-nehl kah law fehn try-ee-shah try-ee-shah try-ee-shah ! tshaf tshahf haw-litsh tshahf kah law moy-ah, tshahf kah law ventilation tshahn-yeh-lah

Tshanyela ! tshap tshap (e.g. carpenter's) tshap ka lo fit as tshap ka lo kapenta tshap, zembe tshata tshaya tshaya tshaya tshaya tshaya tshaya ka lo nhliziyo tshaya lo hoI tshaya lo klok! tshaya lo mpempe! tshaya lo mpempe! tshaya lo mpempe! (scraper) Tshaya! Tshaya! tshayinaman tshekel tshekel tshela tshela tshela! tshelela Tshelela!

sweep! workshop shop n. fitting shop fitting carpenter axe marry assault v. beat hit (strike v.) punish strike v. (hit) pulse n. (bore v.) ring the bell! (sound the whistle (blow the whistle!) backplate beat! Hit! funkey slide connecting link shackle inform tell tell! slide v. slide!

tshahn-yeh-Iah! tshahp tshahp tshahp kah law fee-tahs tshahpkah law carpenter tshahp, zehm-beh tshah-tah tshy-ah tshy-ah tshy-ah tshy-ah tshy-ah tshy-ah kah law nshlee-zee-o tshy-ah law hawl tshy-ah law clock! tshy-ah law mpehm-peh! tshy-ah law mpehm-peh! tsah-haw-vahn tshy-ah! tshy-ah! chinaman tsheh-kehl tsheh-kehl tsheh-lah tsheh-lah tsheh-lah! tsheh-leh-lah tsheh-leh-Iah!

tsher pleyit (tracks, shaft timbering) tshetsha tshetsha tshetsha Tshetsha! tsheyin tsheyin tong tshibilika tshif tshf bas tshintsh hawus tshintsha tshintsha tshintsha Tshintsha! tshisa tshisa tshisa tshisa tshisa tshisa Tshisa lo hol! tshisa lo hol(explosive charge) tshisa stik tshizel tshok tshok tshona

chair plate immediately (now 2) now 2 (immediately) quickly Hurry! cbain chain tongs slip v. shift n. shift boss change house change . replace transfer v. Change! blast v. burn v. heat (warmth) hot (warm adj.) warm adj. (hot) warmth (heat) Fire! fire v. 2 cheesa stick chisel chalk chuck n. submerge

chair plate tsheh-tshah tsheh-tshah tsheh-tshah tsheh-tshah! chain chain tong tshee-bee-lee-kah tsheef tsheef-bahs tsheentsh house tsheen-tshah tsheen-tshah tsheen-tshah tsheen-tshah cheesa cheesa cheesa cheesa cbeesa cheesa Cheesa law hawl! cheesa law hawl cheesa stick chisel chalk tshawk tshaw-nah

tshona ka lo manzi tshotsholoza tshova Tshova! tshub (wheel) tshwala tshwala tshwala tsotsi tuka tuka Tula! Tula! tuli tumba (swelling) tumba (swelling) tunga tunga tunga (clothing) Tunga! turna tutwan twala

drown cementation push v. push! tube alcohol beer Liquor scoundrel curse v. (swear) swear (curse v.) be quiet! (quiet!) quiet! (be quiet!) dust n. Abscess boil n. splice v. sew mend 2 splice! send epileptic fit carry

tshaw-nah kah law mahn-zee tshaw-tshaw-Iaw-zah tshaw-vah tshaw-vah! tube tshwah-lah tshwah-Iah tshwah-Iah tsaw-tsee too-kah too-kah too-Iah! too-Iah! too-lee toom-bah toom-bah toong-gah toong-gah toong-gah toong-gah! too-mah toot-one twah-lah

U
ubani ubani which who oo-bah-nee oo-bah-nee

uhle ndawo duI ukwazi ukwazi lungile up UpI upiskat (question)

safe place m expensive d knowledge learning n. correct adj. (right) where where to where time

moo-shleh ndah-o doo-l oo-kwah-zee oo-kwah-zee loong-gee-leh oo-pee oo-pee oo-pee skaht

V
vakasha vala Vala! vala vala Vala! Vala! valela mali valv valy ventileyishin viktoriya klam vimbela vimbela vimbela vimbela . vitsha visit v. cover v. Cover! close v. (shut v.) shut v. (close v.) Close! (shut!) shut! (Close!) deposit v. valve gate valve , ventilation victaulic clamp hinder prevent shield v. (protect) protect (shield v.) glowing vah-kah-shah ah-lah vah-Iah! vah-Iah vah-lah vah-Iah! vah-Iah! vah-leh-lah mah-lee vahlv vahlv ventilation victoria klahm veem-beh-lah veem-beh-lah veem-beh-lah veem-beh-lah yhee-tshah

vuka vuka vuka tshif Vuka! vukile vukile vula Vula! vula-vala spor vula-vala switsh (tracks) vuliwe vuma vuma vumela vumela vumela vur-vur vusa (someone!) vusa! (someone) vuta (wind) vutela (fire) vutela! (fire) vuza (e.g. water)

awake v. (wake up) wake up (awake v.) early shift wake up! alert adj. (awake adj.) awake adj. (alert adj.) open v. Open! drop rail cut-out switch open adj. admit agree allow (let, permit v.) permit v, (let, allow) let (allow, permit v.) hygrometer wake wake! blow v. blow v. blow! leak

voo-kah voo-kah voo-kah tsheef voo-kah! voo-kee-Ieh voo-kee-Ieh voo ..lah voo-Iah! voo-Iah-vah-lah spawr voo-Iah-vah-lah-switch voo ..lee-weh voo-mah voo-mah voo-meh-Iah voo-meh-lah voo-meh-Iah voor-voor voo-sah voo-sah! voo-tah voo-the-Iah voo-the-lah! v'oo-zah

W
wan skat wan-wan (single strand o of steel rope) once strand one skaht one-one

wan-wan (timber) wan-wan spor washa Washa! washis watsh watsh waya waya wayales wayales wayin wej gweba gweba welda waya welfe wena wena wena zonke wena zonke weyitin pleyis wik wil wil bar wintsh wintsh wintsh ka lo skwel

chock monorail wash wash! washer clock watch n. piano wire wire n. radio (wireless) wireless (radio) wine wedge n. convict v. (judge v.) g judge v. (convict v.) g welding rod welfare you yourself All, all of you (you all) you all (all of you) waiting place week wheel wheelbarrow power winch winch face winch

one-one one-one spawr wash-ab wash-ah! wash-is watch watch why-ah why-ah why-ah-les why-ah-les wine wedge weh-bah weh-bah wel-dah why-ah welfare wheh-nah wheh-nah wheh-nah zawn-keh wheh-nah zawn-keh waiting place week wheel wheel bahr wintsh wintsh wintsh kah law skwehl

wintsh tonel wiski wota blas

winze whisky water blast

wintsh taw-nehl whisky water blast

X
xabana xabana xalaba (clash, quarrel) (argue, quarrel) shoulder xah-bah-nah xah-bah-nah xah-lah-bah

Y
ya yala yeka Yeka ! yeka (let go) yena Yena yena Yena yena yena yena yena last yena zonke yena zonke yes warn let go Let go! leave v. her he him it she them they last adj. all of them (they all) they all (all of them) yah yah-lah yeh-kah yeh-kah! yeh-kah yhe-nah yhe-nah yhe-nah yhe-nah yhe-nah yhe-nah yhe-nah y'he-nah last, yhe-nah zawn-keh yhe-na zawn-keh

yikona yeka e yikona yeka! E yin (e.g. rail) jo Yitsha Yuma yunyon

continue a continue! A joint jo burning approve union

ye-kaw-nah yeh-kah ye-kaw-nah yeh-kah! in yhee-tshah voo-mah yun-yon

Z
zi je zink zinyo zipo zipo (e.g. finger) zonke zonke zonke ndawo zonke zonke zonke skat zwane jersey sheet iron tooth finger-nail : nail n. everybody (everyone) everyone (everybody) everywhere all best always toe jeh-see zink zeen-yaw , zee-paw zee-paw zawn-keh zawn-keh zawn-keh ndah-o zawn-keh kah law zawn-keh zawn-keh skaht zwah-neh

AND

English
abdomen(stomach) able pezulu Abscess absent absentee accident

Fanakalo A
sisu azi Above (on, on top of, upon) tumba (swelling) aziko lova ngozi smesh ndawo ka lo jwayelisalo mzimba, ndawo ka lo ntsimbi jwayelisa hamba na mangala buhlungu asid adapta hlanganisa lungile vuma hamba pambili pikinin tonel hlakanipisa fiymatshin sparag saba

Pronunciation
see-soo ah-zee peh-zoo-Ioo toom-bah ah-zee-koo law-yah 1 ngaw-zee 2 smesh ndah-o kah law jwah-yeh-lee-sah law mzeem-bah, ndah-o kah law ntseem-bee jwah-yeh-Iee-sah hahm-bah nah mahng-gah-Iah boo-shloong-goo ah-seed ah-dahp-tah swahng-gah-nee-sah loong-gee-leh voo-mah hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee pee-kee-neen taw-new shlah-kah-nee-pee-sah fiy-mtsheen spahurahg sah-bah

acclimatization centre acclimatize accompany (go with) accuse ache n. (pain) acid adaptor add adequate(enough, sufficient) admit advance(move forward) advance track cutting advise aeroplane safety device afraid

after afternoon afterwards again agree agreement Ahead (before, in front) air air chamber air compartment air door (ventilation door) air duct air hose air leg air-leg machine air whistle alarm alcohol alert adj. (awake adj.) alike (similar) AIimak

muva ntambama Inuva ka lo skat, mbay-mbay futi vuma joyin (contract) pambili Moya hawus ka lo moya ndawo ka lo moya lapa tshaf ndlela ka lo nloya lapa Tshaf sivalo ka lo moya, sivalo ka lo ventileyishin tonel ka lo moya, tonel ka lo ventileyishin ntambo ka lo smok nyawo ka lo mashovan, nyawo ka lo mtshin nltshin ka lo mashovan kIok, kiok ka lo smok klok ka lo smesh Tshwala Vukile Fanana Alimak

moo-yah ntahm-bah-mah moo-yah kah law skaht, mby-mby foo-tee voo-mah join pahm-bee-lee moy-ah house kah law moy-ah ndah-o kah law nloy-ah lah-pah tshah-f ndleh-Iah kah law moy-ah lah-pah tshah-f see-yah-law kah law moy-ah, see-yah-law kah law ventilation taw-nehl kah law moy-ah, taw-nehl kah law ventilation ntahm-baw kah law smaw-k nyah-o kah law mah-shaw- vahn, nyah-o kah law mtsheen mtsheen kah law mah-shaw-vahn clock, clock kah law smaw-k clock kah law smesh tshwah-lah voo-kee-Ieh fah-nah-nah Ah-lee-mal1k

alive all all of them (they all) aU of you (you all) allow (let, permit v.) almost alone also (too) always am amalgam and anemometer angry(annoyed, cross adj.) animal ankle annoy (worry v.) another answer n. (reply) answer v. (reply v.) Answer! anybody any place (anywhere) anything anywhere (any place) apart approve

pila kahle Zonke yena zonke wena zonkc Vumela Alnpur Kupela Futi zonke skat Kona n1ali Na mtshill ka lo moya Kwatile nyan1azan Qakala kataza, Kwatisa Munye mpendulo Pendula Pendula! noko ubani noko upi ndawo noko ini noko upi ndawo Hlukanile Yuma

pee-lah gah-shIeh zawn-keh yhe-nah zawn-keh wheh-nah zawn-keh voo-meh-Iah ahm-pur koo-peh-Iah foo-tee zawn-keh skaht kaw-nah mah-Iee nah mtsheen kah law moy-ah kwah-tee -leh nyah-mah-zahn qah-kah-Iah kah-tah-zah, kwah-tee-sah anoht-yeh mpen-doo-Iaw pen-doo-Iah Pen-doo-Iah! naw-kaw oo-bah-nee naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o naw-kawee-nee naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o shloo-kah-nee-leh voo-mah

aptitude test are aren't any (isn't any) argue (clash, quarrel) arm 1 (lever ann) arm 2 armlet (number, wristlet number) armpit around arrest. arrIve artery ash aside ask Ask! asleep assault v. assay office assist (help v.) at athletics atomizer attach attempt v. (try) attendant at the back (behind)

mlabalab Kona Aziko Pikisana, Xabana Handel ngalo (part 0/ body) namba, Nombor Kwapu Jikela bamba buya, tika mtan1bo Mlota Caleni buza buza! Lala Tshaya aseyi otis Slza Lapa mdlalo ka lo baleka spreYl Faka Trayisha mpasopl Muva

mlah-bah-Iab kaw-nah ah-zee-koo pee-kee-sah-nah, xah-bah-nah hahn-dehl ngah-law nahm-bah, nawm-bawr kwah-poo jee-keh-Iah bahm-bah boo-yah, fee-kah mtahm-baw mlaw-tah qah-leh-nee boo-zah boo-zah! lah-Iah tshy-ah assay aw-fees see-zah lah-pah mdlah-Iaw kaw law bah-leh-kah spray fah-kah try-ee-shah mpah-saw-pee moo-vah

audible August auxiliary pipe awake adj. (alert adj.) awake v. (wake up) awkward axe axle

Izwakala Agas rnlova payip vukile Vuka nZlma tshap, zembe asi, tshaf

eez-wah-kah-Iah Ah-gahs mlaw-vah pipe voo-kee-Ieh voo-kah nzee-lnah tshahp, zehm-beh ah-see, tshahf

B
back backbone (spine) backplate bad badge bag bale v. Bale! ball ballast v. bandage (dressing) bandsaw bang! (boom!) bangle bank banksman Inhlana (part of body) Mqolo skar ka lo mahovan (scraper) Mubi bej Saka kipa (water) Kipa! (water) bol Levela bendij band saga Dubula! (sound of Explosion) band ka lo ngalo benk (e.g. money, shaft) mlungu ka lo benk shlah-nah mqaw-law skahr kah law ll1ah-haw-vahn moo-bee bedge sah-kah kee-pah Kee-pah! ball leh-veh-Iah behn-dish bahnd sacha (ch as in loch) Doo-boo-lah! bahn-d kah law ngah-Iaw behnk mloong-goo kah law behnk

bar n. bar down bar down! barrel barricade battery bayonet sprag bean beard beat Beat! beater pick Be careful! (beware!) Look out!, Mind!) because become angry bed beer before (ahead, in front) begin (commence, start) begin! (Commence!, Start!) behind (at the back) bell bell wire below (beneath, under, underneath) belt

mgqala (iron) Gqala Gqala! Faji barikeyid betri Pamban sparag bontsh Madevu Tshaya Tshaya! bita pik Pas op! Ndaba Kwata Mbed Tshwala Panlbili Qala Qala! Muva Kiok bel waya, ntambo ka lo kIok Pantsi band

rogah-Iah gah-Iah Gah-Iah! fah-jee bah-ree-cade beh-tree pahm-bahn spah-rahg bawn-tsh nIah-deh-voo tshy-ah Tshy-ah! bee-tah pick Pahs-awp! ndah-bah kwah-tah robed tshwah-Iah pahnl-bee-lee qah-]ah Qah-lah! moo-yah clock bel why-ah, ntahm-baw kah Jaw clock pahnt-see bahnd

bench bend n. bend v. beneath (below, under, underneath) bent (crooked) be quiet! (Quiet!) be seated! (Sit down!) best better adj. between beware! (be careful!, Look out!, Mind!) beyond bicycle big (great, large) big rock big thing bin bioscope (cinema) bird bite bite! black blacksmith blade

stu1 bend benda Pantsi bendekile Tula! Hlala pantsi! muhle pambile ka lo Zonke beter Pakati Pas op! Pambili bayisikel Makulu Inakulu litshe makulu into bokis bayiskop Nyonl Luma Luma! Mnyama bas ka lo bleksmit, bleksmit bleyit

stool behn-d behn-dah pahnt-see behn-deh-kee-leh Too-Iah! Shlah-Iah pahnt-see! moo-shIeh pahm-bee-lee kah law zawn-keh beh-tehr pah-kah-tee Pahs-awp! pahm-bee-lee bicycle mah-coo-Ioo mah-coo-Ioo leet-she mah-coo-Ioo into baw-kees bioscope nyaw-nee loo-mah Loo-mah! mnyah-mah bahs kah law black-smeet, black-smeet blade

blame n, blanket blank flange blast v. blasting box blasting cable bleed blind (cannot see) block n. block and chain tack block and tackle blood blow v. Blow! blowpipe blow the whistle! (Sound the whistle blunt body boil n. boil v. boiler boilermaker bolt bone bonus book

ndaba ka yefl:a blanket, ngubo spukupuk fienj Tshisa switsh ka lo tshisa ntambo ka lo tshisa Opa ayikona buka blok le tsheyin blok Tekel Gazi 1 vuta (wind) 2 vutela (fire) Vutela! (fire) spayipan Kalisa lo mpempe!, !) Tshaya lo mpempe! ayikona bukali Mzimba tumba (swelling) bila (water) boyila bas ka lo boyila bawut Tambo bonas buk

ndah-bah kah yhe-nah blanket, ngoo-baw spoo-koo-pook flenge cheesa switch kah law cheesa ntahm-baw kah law cheesa aw-pah eye-kaw-nah boo-kah blawk chain blawk teckle gah-zee l voo-tah 2 voo-the-Iah Voo-the-lah! spy-ee-pahn Kah-lee-sah law mpehm- peh!, Tshy-ah law mpehm-peh! eye-kaw-nah boo-kah-lee mzeem-bah toom-bah bee-lah boy-ee-Iah bahs kah law boy-ee-lah . baut tahm-baw baw-nahs book

Boom! (bang!) boot bootlace (shoe-lace) borax bore v. (drill v) borrow boss both bottle bottom boulder bowl box n. boxing boy (youngster) brain brake n. brake band brandy brattice cloth brave bread break v. breaking break! breakdown break up (crush, grind) breathe

Dubula! (sound of explosion) Skatula ntambo kalo skatul boraks bora, tshaya lo hol boleka bas Mabili bodlel Pantsi makulu litshe Komitsh bokis mdlalo ka io sibakel Mfan bucopo brik brik band blandi Saka ayikona saba mbunyan bulala puka (in the process of breaking) bulala! Smesh Gaya pefumula

Doo-boo-lah! skah-too-Iah a ntahm-baw kah law skah-too-Iah baw-rahks baw-rah, tshy-ah law hawl baw-Ieh-kah bah-s mah-bee-lee bawd-lehl pahnt-see mah-coo-loo leet-she kaw-meetsh baw-kees mdlah-law kah law see-bah-kehl mfahn boo-qaw-paw bree-k bree-k bahnd blahn-dee sah-kah eye-kaw-nah sah-bah mboon-yahn boo-lah-lah poo-kah boo-lah-lah l smesh gy-ah peh-foo-moo-Iah

brick bring Bring! bring together (gather) broken broken rock broom brother brow brown tank brush n. bucket build v. bulb (globe) bundle burn n. burn v. burner burning burst v. (crack v.) bushing busy but (however) buttock buy v.

Stin Fikisa Fikisa! hlanganisa Pukile Sitof mtshanyelo blu! kepis ka lo taful, skop ka lo taful(hanging wall) Mbrawun brash baket Aka layit ka lo ges bondel silonda ka lo mlilo(sore) Tshisa boner (lamp) Yitsha Dabuka bering maningi msebenzi Kodwa Mpundu Tenga

steen fee-kee-sah Fec-kce-sah! shlahng-gah-nee-sah poo-kee-leh see-tawf mtshahn-yeh-law blool keh-pees kah law tah-ful, skawpkah law tah-ful mbrown brahsh bah-keht ah-kah light kah law ges bawn-dehl see-lawn-dah kah law mlee-law cheesa baw-nehr yhee-tshah dah-boo-kah beh-ring mah-neeng-geeesh-behn-zee kawd-wah mpoon-doo tehng-gah

C
cable(electric cable) cable gland cage cage attendant cage compartment calciner tray call v. Call! call bell call out (parade v.) can v. canary candle cannot hear (deaf) cannot see (blind) canvas tubing (ventubing) cap lamp capsize (tum over) car 1 (truck, tub) car 2 car lifter (iack) carpenter carpenter's shop carry kebul ka lo ges, ntambo ka lo ges klam ka lo kebul Kej bas ka lo kej, gayi-gayi ndlela ka lo kej (shaft) ndish ka lo mali biza Biza! Klok Pareyid Azi nyoni ka lo smok Kandlel ayikona izwa ayikona buka seyil ka lo moya, seyil ka 10 ventileyishin lamp ka lo ges Pendula ngolovan skotshkar (material) Jek bas ka lo kapenta, Kapenta Kapenta tshap, tshap ka lo kapenta Twala keh-bul kah law ges, ntahm-baw kah law ges klahm kah law keh-bul kehj bahs kah law kehj, gy-gy ndleh-lah kah law kehj ndish kah law mah-lee bee-zah bee-zah! clock pah-rade ah-zee nyaw-nee kah law smawk kahnd-lehl eye-kaw-nah eez-wah eye-kaw-nah boo-kah sail kah law moy-ah, sail kah law ventilation lahmp kah law ges pen-doo-lah ngaw-law-vahn scotch-car jeck bahs kah law carpenter, carpenter carpenter tshah-p, tshahpkah law carpenter twah-lah

car sprag (cocopan sprag) car-sprag cubicle carve catch Catch! cattle caved ground cement cementation cementation pump cent certain (definite, sure) certificate cbain chain tongs chair chair plate chalk chalk mark chamber (room) change Y. Change! change house channel charge Y. (charge up) charge up (charge v.) charging stick chase away

sparag ka lo ngolovan ndawo ka lo sparag Juba bamba bamba! Nkomo Mhlabati yena iwile Sement tshotsholoza Mpompi ka lo tshotsholoza sent (currency) Nyanis Stifkeyid Tsheyin tsheyin tong Stul tsher pleyit (tracks, shaft timbering) Tshok mak ka lo tshok Indlu tshintsha Tshintsha! tshintsh hawus Msel cobela (explosives) cobela (explosives) cobela stik Gqosha

spah-ragh kaw law ngaw- law-vahn ndah-o kah law spah-rahg joo-bah bahm-bah bahm-bah! nkaw-maw mshlah-bah-tee yhe-nah ee-wee-Ieh cernent tshaw-tshaw-Iaw-zah mpawm-pee kah law tshaw-tshaw-law-zah cent nyah-nees stee-fee-kate chain chain tong stool chair plate chalk mark kah law chalk eend-Ioo tsheen-tshah Tsheen-tshah tsheentsh house msehI qaw-beh-Iah qaw-beh-lah qaw-beh-Iah stick gqaw-shah

cheesa stick chemcal latrne tanker chest chief n. child chin chisel chock choke v. (throttle v.) choose (select, elect) Christmas chuck n. church chute cigarette cinema (bioscope) circle n. circular adj. clamp n. clash(argue, quarrel) clay clean v. Clean! clear away Clear away! clear off (go away)

tshisa stik Spopopo sifuba (part of body) Nkosi mtwana, Pikinin Silevu Tshizel wan-wan (timber) Kama Keta Krismus Tshok Santo mtshokotsh Sigiret bayiskop Rawund Rawund Klam Pikisana, Xabana Daga Sula Sula l Susa Susa! Suka

cheesa stick spaw-paw-paw see-foo-bah nkaw-see mtwah-nah, pee-kee-neen see-leh-voo chisel one-one kah-mah keh-tah Krees-moos tshawk sawn-taw mtshaw-kawtsh see-gee-ret bioscope round round klahm pee-kee-sah-nah, xah-bah-nah dah-gah soo-lah Soo-lah! soo-sah Soo-sah! soo-kah

Clear off! (Go away!) clerk clever (intelligent) climb Climb! cling clock close v. (shut v.) Close! (Shut!) close to cloth clothes cloud clutch n. coal coal cutter

coat n. cocoa coconut matting cocopan cocopan sprag (car sprag) coffee cold cold set collar (shaft collar)

Suka! Mabalan hlakanipile Kwela Kwela! bamba Watsh Vala Vala! Duze Lapi Mpahla Mafu Klash Malahla Mhofu mtshin ka lo juba lo malahla bantsh (clothing) Koko Saka ngolovan sparag ka lo ngolovan Kofi banda, makaza kol tshizel kola ka lo tshaf

Soo-kah! mah-bah-Iahn shlah-kah-nee-pee-Ieh kweh-lah Kweh-lah! bahm-bah watch vah-Iah Vah-Iah! doo-zeh lah-pee mpah-shlah mah-foo klah-sh mah-lah-shlah mhaw-foo, mtsheen kah law joo-bah law mah-lah shlah bahntsh kaw-kaw . sah-kah ngaw-law-vahn spah-ragh kah law ngaw-law-vahn kaw-fee balm-da, mah-kah-zah call chisel kaw-lah kah law tshahf

collar-bone collaring rubber shield(jumper guard) collect collector colour combine com.e Come! come back (return) Come back! come out Come out! commence(begin, start) Commence! (begin!, Start!) complain complaint complete v. (finish) Complete! (Fnishl) compound compressed air compressor conceal (hide v.) Conceal! (Hide!) concrete confidence (trust n.) connecting link continue continue!

Nqosha gaskit ka lo jornpor hlanganisa mhlanganisa Mhlobo hlanganisa buya, fika buya!, Pika! buya, fika buya!, Pika! Puma Puma! Qala Qala! Kala Skalo pelisa, qeda Pelisa!, Qeda! nkompon Smok kompresa Fihla Fihla! Konkrit Temba Tshekel ayikona yeka Ayikona yeka!

nqaw-shah gahs-keet kah law jawm- pawr shlahng-gah-nee-sah mshlang-gah-nee-sah mshlaw-baw shlahng-gah-nee-sah boo-yah, fee-kah boo-yah l.Fee-kah ! boo-yah, fee-kah boo-yahl, Fee-kahl poo-mah Poo-mah! qah-lah Qah-lah! kah-Iah skah-Iaw peh-lee-sah, qeh-dah Peh-lee-sahl, Qeh-dah! nkawm-pawn smawk compreb-sah fee-shlah Fee-shlah! concrete tehm-bah tsheh-kehl eye-kaw-nah yeh-kah eye-kaw-nah yeh-kah!

contract conveyor belt convict v. (judge v.) cook n. cook v, cool cool off copy v. Copy! cord correct adj. (right) correct v. (fix up, mend 1, repair) cost n. cotton wool cover n. cover v. Cover! cover bandage k cough v. Cough! count Count! country (land) coupling coupling hook coupling rod court house cowboy

joyin konveya band gweba kuka peka banda, makaza pola fanisa fanisa ! tambo lungile lungisa malini boya, koton wul kava vala vala! kava bendij kohlela Kohlela! bala bala! izwe kaplin (pipe) kaplin huk huk spayik nkantolo, kot jek (in films)

join convey-ah bahnd gweh-bah coo-cah peh-kah bahn-da, mah-kah-zah paw-lah fah-nee-sah fah-nee-sah! ntahm-baw loong-gee-leh loong-gee-sah mah-lee-nee boy-ah, cotton wool kah-vah vah-lah Vah-Iah! kah-vah behn-dish kaw-shleh-lah Kaw-shleh-lah! bah-lah bah-Iah! eez-weh kahp-leen kahp-leen hook hook spike nkahn-taw-law, court jeck

crack v. (burst v.) crane crawl v. Crawl! cricket k crooked (bent) Crosby clamp cross adj. (angry, annoyed) cross n. cross v. Cross! cross cut crossed tapes crossing cross points crowbar crush n. crush v. (grind, break up) crusher crushing station(reduction works) cry (weep) cup cure v. (heal) current curse v. (swear) cut v.

Dabuka kreyin Kasa Kasa! rikit (game) bendekile krosbi klam Kwatile spambano dlula, wela Dlula! Kronstat kros teyip ndawo ka lo dlula lo spor spambano ka lo spor Mgqala krash (gang office) Gaya mtshin ka lo gaya, ngwenya ngwenyen Kala Komitsh Pilisa ges (electricity) Tuka Juba

dah-boo-kah crane kah-sah Kah-sah! cricket behn-deh-kee-Ieh crosby klahm kwah-tee-leh spahm-bah-naw dloo-lah, weh-lah Dloo-lah! krawn-staht cross tape ndah-o kah law dloo-Iah law spawr spahm-hah-naw kah law spawr mgah-Iah krahsh gy-ah mtsheen kah law gy-ah, ngwen-yah ngwen-yen kah-lah kaw-meetsh pee-lee-sah ges too-kah joo-bah

Cut! cut-out switch cyanide

Juba! vula-vala switsh (tracks) Sayinet

Joo-bah! voo-Iah-vah-lah-switch sah-ee-net

D
dagga dagger dam damage v. damaged adj. dance n. (tribal dance) danger danger sign dark daughter day (daytime) daytime (day) dead deaf (cannot hear) death deceive (trick) deep definite (certain, sure) delay fuse demonstrate deposit v. depth Ntsangu mes, nayif Dam bulala moshekile mtshongol Ngozi notis ka lo ngozi Mnyama ntombazana Langa Langa File ayikona izwa Kufa kohlisa, swaya pantsi sterek Nyanis Mnyama fiyoz Komba valela mali Situba ntsahng-goo mehs, knife dahm boo-lah-lah maw-sheh-kee-leh rntshawng-gawl ngaw-zee naw-tees kah law ngaw-zee mnyah-mah ntom-bah-zah-nah lahng-gah lahng-gah fee-leh eye-kaw-nah eez-wah koo-fah kaw-shlee-sah, swy-ah pahnt-see steh-rehk nyah-nees mnyah-mah fee-awz kawm-bah vah-leh-lah mah-lee see-too-bah

descend (go down) destroy v. Destroy! detective detonator developer diagram (sketch) diamond drill diarrhoea die v. diesel locomotive different difficult dig Dig! dim adj. dip n. direct v. directions direction line dirt discharge (dismiss, fire v. 1) discover discussion dish dislocated dislocation dismiss(discharge, fire v. 1)

hamba pantsi bulala bulala! Fokis Dopi bas ka Io tonel mfanekiso Dayiman mtshin Guda Ifa makalanyan ka lo smok munye mhlobo Nzima Imba Imba! ayikona kanya dip (disinfectant) Kombisa Ndlela Layin Doti Gqosha Tola Nqokola Ndish kunxekile kunxekile Gqosha

hahrn-bah pahnt-see boo-lah-lah boo-Iah-Iah! faw-kees daw-pee bahs kah law taw-nehl mfah-nee-kee-saw dy-ee-mahn mtsheen goo-dah ee-fah mah-kah-lahn-yahn kah law smawk moon-yeh mshlaw-ba w nzee-mah eem-bah Eem-bah l eye-kaw-nah kan-yah deep kawm-bee-sah ndIeh-lah line daw-tee gqaw-shah taw-lah nqaw-kaw-lah ndish koon-nxeh-kee-Ieh koon-nxeh-kee-leh gqaw-shah

dissolve distance district divide Divide! divided do Do! doctor n. dog dog bar(rail-spike extractor) dog spike(rail spike) donkey don't Don't be afraid! Don't let go! Don't look! don't move Don't move! don't want door doorway down drag v. Drag! drag bar drain n. draw

Ncibilika Situba Lizwe blukanisa Hlukanisa! Hlukanile Enza Enza! Dokotel Inja salamabij Dokis mbongol Ayikona Ayikona saba! Ayikona yeka! . Ayikona buka! ayikona shukuma Ayikona shukuma! aykona.funa . Sivalo mnyango Pantsi Dontsa Dontsa! Msila Msel hola (wages)

nqcee-bee-lee-kah see-too-bah leez-weh shloo-kah-nee-sah Shloo-kah-nee-sah! shloo-kah-nee-leh en-zah En-zah! daw-kaw-tehl een-jah sah-lah-mah-bitsh daw-kees mbawng-gawl eye-kaw-nah Eye-kaw-nah sah-bah! Eye-kaw-nah yen-kahl Eye-kaw-nah boo-kahl eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah Eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah! eye-kaw-nah foo-nah see-vah-law mnyahng-gaw pahnt-see dawnt-sah Dawnt-sah! msee-lah msehl haw-lah

drawing dress v. Dress! dressing(bandage) drill v. (bore v.) Drill! drill carriage driller (machine operator) drill jumper (jumper) drink v. Drink! drinking water drive n. drive v. Drive! driver drop v. drop rail drown drum

drunk dry adj. dry v. dump n.

mfanekiso Gqoka Gqoka! bendij bora, tshaya lo hoI bora!, Tshaya lo hol! skotshkar ka lo mtshin muntu ka lo mtshin Jompor Puza Puza! puza-manzi Tonel Drayiva Drayiva! Drayiva Iwisa geyit spor, vula-vala spor tshona ka lo manzi 1 drom (e.g. machinery cable) 2 mgqom (container) 3 sigupu (musical) Dakiwe Omile Omisa ndundum

mfah-nee-kee-saw gqaw-kah Gqaw-kah! helm-dish baw-rah, tshy-ah law hawl baw-rahl, Tshy-ah law hawl! scotch-car kah law mtsheen moon-ta ka law mtsheen jawm-pawr poo-zah Poo-zah! poo-zah mahn-zee taw-nehl dry-ee-vah Dry-ee-vah! dry-ee-vah ee-wee-sah gate spawr, voo-Iah-vah-lah spawr tshaw-nah kah law mahn-zee 1 drawm 2 mgqawm 3 see-goo-poo dah-kee-weh aw-mee-leh aw-mee-sah ndoon-doom

dust n. dyke dynamite n. dynamo

Tuli dayik (geological) Jelatin mota ka 10 ges

too-lee dyke jeh-lah-teen maw-tah kah law ges

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ear earliest early early morning early shift earth n. earth wire easer easy eat Eat! elastic rail-spike elbow elbow bend elect (choose, select) electric cable electric drill electrician electricity electric loader Ndlebe Kuqala Kuseni Kuseni vuka tshif Mhlaba fokis waya iza (development) Lula Idla IdIa! spring dokis Ngqiniba (part of body bend ka lo ngqiniba Keta kebul ka lo ges, ntambo ka lo ges Sishihan bas ka lo ges Ges busman ka lo ges ndleh-beh koo-qah-lah koo-seh-nee koo-seh-nee voo-kah tsheef mshlah-bah faw-kees why-ah ee-zah loo-lah eed-Iah Eed-Iah! spring daw-kees ) ngqee-nee-bah behnd kah law ngqee-nee- bah keh-tah keh-bul kah law ges, ntahm-baw kah law ges see-she-hahn bahs kah Iaw ges ges boas-mahn kah law ges

electric locomotive electric motor elsewhere emery cloth emery wheel employ (engage) empty car (empty truck empty cocopan empty container empty truck (empty car end-tipping car (stope car) enemy engage (employ) engine engineer engine room English enough(adequate, sufficient) entangled enter Enter! (Go in!) enthusiasm entrance epileptic fit equipment . erect v. error (mistake)

makalanyan ka lo ges mota ka lo ges munye nda wo sant pepa Mlola Qasha ) panga Panga Panga ) panga Dongan skebenga Qasha Enjin Enjiner hawus ka lo enjin Singis Lungile bopanile Ngena Ngena! tshiseka geyit stutwan Mpahla aka masteyik

mah-kah-lahn-yahn kah law ges maw-tah kah law ges moon-yeh ndah-o sant peh-pah mlaw-Iah qah-shah pahng-gah pahng-gah pahng-gah pahng-gah dong-gahn skeh-behng-gah qah-shah engine engi-nehr house kah law engine Seeng-gees loong-gee-leh baw-pah-nee-leh ngeh-nah Ngeh-nahl tshee-seh-kah gate stoot-one mpah-shlah ah-kah mahs-take

evening eventually everybody (everyone) everyone (everybody) everywhere examine (investigate) excavation (hole 3) except exchange v. Exchange! exhaust n. exhausted exhaust fan exhaust pipe exit (outlet) expand d expensive experienced exploder explosion explosive n. extend extension rail (jump set) extinguish 1 extinguish 2 (put out) extract Extract! eye n.

tshona langa mbay-mbay zonke zonke zonke ndawo setsha Mgodi pandle Tshintsha Tshintsha! ekzos katalile ekzos fen ekzos ndawo ka lo puma Lulisa duI fundile (e.g. man) mtshin ka lo tshisa Mdubula jelatin dlulisa jim set cima cima (e.g. candle) kipa Kipa! Mehlo

tshaw-nah lahng-gah mby-mby zawn-keh zawn-keh zawn-keh ndah-o seht-shah mgaw-dee pahnd-Ieh Tsheen-tshah Tsheen-tshah! ek-zaws kah-tah-Iee-leh ek-zaws fehn ek-zaws ndah-o kah law poo-mah dloo-lee-sah doo-l foon-dee-Ieh mtsheen kah law cheesa mdoo-boo-lah jeh-Iah-teen dloo-lee-sah jim set qee-mah qee-mah kee-pah Kee-pah! meh-shlaw

eye bolt eye-bolt extractor eye drops eyes

ayi bawut spanel ka lo kip a lo ayi bawut muti ka Io mehlo Mehlo

eye-baut spah-nehl kah law kee-pah law eye-baut moo-tee kah law meh-shlaw meh-shlaw

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face n. face rig face winch fail faint (unconscious) faith fall fan fan belt fan drift fang boIt far fasten Fasten! fat father fear n. feeder feel feet 1 buso (part of body) 2 skwel (mine) rig ka lo skwel wintsh ka lo skwel hluleka, pazama aziko nqondo Temba Iwa Fen fen band tonel ka: lo fen feng bawut Kude bopa, fasa bopa!, Fasa! Mafuta baba Saba Fida Izwa fit (measuring unit) 1 boo-saw 2 skwehl rig kah law skwehl wintsh kah law skwehl shloo-leh-kah, pah-zah-mah ah-zee-koo nqawn-daw tellin-bah ee-wah fehn fehn bahnd taw-nehl kah law fehn fehng baut koo-deh baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah!, Fah-sah! mah-foo-tah bah-bah sah-bah fee-dah eez-wah feet

fell v. female (woman n.) ferrule (bose mender) fetch few fight v. file fill Fill! film filter cloth find Find! (Look for!) finger finger-nail : fingers finish v. (complete v.) Finish! (Complete!) finished fire n. fire v. 1(discharge, dismiss) fire v. 2 Fire! firearm fire extinguisher firewood firm adj. first

Iwile Mfazi spayipan Landa Mbjan Ilwa Fayil Gcwalisa Gcwalisa ! Filim Seyil Tola Funa! Munwe Zipo Munwe pelisa, qeda Pelisa !, Qeda! Pelile Mlilo Qgosha tshisa lo hol(explosive charge) Tshisa lo hol! Sibam tenk ka lo cima mlilo Nkuni Qinile Kuqala

ee-wee-leh mfah-zee spy-ee-pahn lahn-dah mbee-tshan eel-wah file gcwah-lee-sah Gcwah-lee-sah! fee-Ieem sail taw-lah Foo-nah! moon-weh zee-paw moon-weh peh-lee-sah, qeh-dah Peh-Iee-sah!, Qeh-dah! peh-lee-leh rnlee-law gqaw-shah cheesa law hawl Cheesa law hawl! see-bahm tehnk kah law qee-rnah mlee-Iaw nkoo-nee qee-nee-Ieh koo-qah-lah

first-aid fish plate fish-plate bolt fish-plate reducer fist fit in fit on fitter fitting shop fit well fix up(correct, mend 1, repair) Fix up! flame flange flat adj. flat car flat trolley floor follow food fool n. foot football (soccer) footwall forearm foreman forest (trees)

fest-eyid fish pleyit bawut ka lo fishpleyit ridyus ka lofish pleyit Sibakel Lingana Lingana bas ka lo fitas tshap ka lo fit as linganisa kahle Lungisa Lungisa l Mllo Fenj Level skotshkar skotshkar Flo Landela skaf . spukupuk, mampara Nyawo fut bol taful pantsi Ngalo Foloman Hlati

fist aid fish plate baut kah law fishplate reduce kah law fish plate see-bah-kehl leeng-gah-nah leeng-gah-nah bahs kah law fee-tahs tshahp kah law fee-tahs leeng-gah-nee-sah gah-shleh - loong-gee-sah Loong-gee-sah! mlee-law flenge leh-vehl scotch-car scotch-car flaw lahn-deh-lah skahf spoo-koo-pook, mahm-pah-rah nyah-o football tah-ful pahnt-see ngah-Iaw faw-law-mahn shlah-tee

forget forgive forgotten fork lift for nothing forward frame friction prop(hydraulic prop) friend (mate n.) frighten frog full fumes funkey slide furnace fuse n.

Kohlwa sori, xolela Kohliwe mpakamisa Mahala Pambili Freyim jek pak, jek prop Mata Sabisa switsh-pontsh (track) Gcwalile smok ka lo jelatin tshayinaman mbawula Fiyoz

kawshl-wah saw-ry, xah-leh-lah kaw-shlee-weh mpah-kah-mee-sah ma-hah-lah pahm-bee-Iee frame jeck pahk, jeck prop mah-tah sah-bee-sah switch-pawntsh gcwah-Iee-Ieh smawk kah law jeh-Iah-teen chinaman mbau-lah fee-awz

G
gang (team 1) gang book (gang card) gang card (gang book) ganger (miner) gaol Gail, prison) gas gasket gassed gate geng, span, tim geng buk geng buk bas jeyil, stokis smok ka lo jelatin gaskit Iakiwe (drunk as a result of gas) Geyit geng, spahn, team geng book geng book bahs jail, staw-kees smawk kah law jeh-lah-teen gahs-keet dah-kee-weh gate

gate valve , gather (bring together) ] gauge n. gear gearbox gently Gently! get in Get in! get on Get on! l get up (stand up) Get up! (Stand up!) gift (present n.) girl give l Give! glad (happy, pleased) glass glasses globe (bulb) glove glowing go Go! go away (clear off) Go away! (Clear off!)

Valy alanganisa i 1. geyij (instrument) 2. situba ka lo spor (track width) ger Gerbokis kahle Kahle! Kwela Kwela! k:wela Kwela! Pakama Pakama! basela atombazana Nika Nika! jabula Glas mafestel ka lo mehlo layit ka lo ges Sandal Vitsha Hamba Hamba! Suka Suka!

vahlv shlahng-gah-nee-sah gauge see-too-bah kah law spawr gehr gehr-baw-kees gah-shleh Gah-shlehl kweh-Iah Kweh-Iah! kweh-Iah Kweh-Iah! pah-kah-mah Pah-kah-mah! bah-seh-lah ntom-bah-zah-nah nee-kah Nee-kahl iah-boo-lah glass. mah-fehs-tel kah law meh-shlaw light kah law ges sahnd-lah yhee-tshah hahm-bah Hahm-bah! soo-kah Soo-kah!

go back (turn back) Go back! (Tum backt) God go down (descend) ! Go down! goggles Go in! (Enter!) gold gold concentrate gold bar gong good Good afternoon! Goodbye! Good day! Good evening! Good morning! goose neck go out Go out! government go with (accompany) Go with! grab n. grasp

Penduka Penduka! Nkulukul hamba pantsi Hamba pantsi! 1 mafestel ka lo mehlo(glass) 2 sefrnehlo (gauze) Ngena l golid, Mali Golid stin ka lo mali, stin ka lo golid ngongong Muhle Molo! 1 Hamba kahle! (to someone going) 2 Sala kahle! to someone staying) Molo! Molo! Molo! tipa spor Puma Puma! Gavment hamba na Hamba na! mhofu (shaft sinking) bamba

pen-doo-kah Pen-doo-kah l N-coo-Ioo-cool hahm-bah pahnt-see Hahrn-bah pahnt-see l 1 mah-fehs-tel kah law meh-shlaw 2 sehf-meh-shlaw Ngeh-nah! gaw-Ieed, mah-lee gaw-leed steen kah law mah-lee, steen kah law gaw-leed ngong-ngong moo-shleh Maw-law! l Hahm-bah gah-shlehl 2 Sah-lah gah-shlehl Maw-law! Maw-law! Maw-law! tee-pah spawr poo-mah Poo-mah! gahv-ment hahm-bah nah Hahm-bah nah! mhaw-foo bahm-bah

grease n. grease v. Grease! grease cup great (big, large) green greet grief grind (crush, break up) grip grizzley bar groin groove ground (soil) grow guard n. guide n. guide line guilty . gully gully box gun (rifte)

Mafuta faka lo mafuta Faka lo mafuta! komitsh ka lo mafuta Makulu luhlaza (colour) Molisa buhlungu Gaya bamba spor ka lo tip nyonga (part of body) Msel Mhlabati Kula Gad spor ka lo tshaf Layin kona tshala Gali gaIi bokis (electricity) Sibam

mah-foo-tah fah-kah law mah-foo-tah Fah-kah law mah-foo-tahl kaw-meetsh kah law mah-foo-tah mah-coo-loo loo-shlah-zah maw-lee-sah boo-shloong-goo gy-ah bahm-bah spawr kah law teep nyawng-gah msehl mshlah-bah-tee koo-lah gahd spa wr kah law tshahf line kaw-nah tshah-Iah gah-Iee gah-Iee baw-kees see-bahm

H
hacksaw hair balf Hekso Nwele Haf hack-saw nwheh-Ieh half

hammer n. hand handle n. hand points hang hanging (hanging wall) hanging wall (hanging) hang up happy (glad, pleased) hard hard hat(helmet, safety hat) has (possess 1) bat haul v. Haul! haulage haulage-engine driver have (possess 2) he head n. headgear heal (cure v.) health healthy (well) hear beart heat (warmth) heater

Hamel sandIa Handel switsh pontsh jingisa (something) taful pezulu (mine) taful pezulu jingisa (something) Jabula Qinile Makalap Kona Sigqoko Dontsa Dontsa! Holij drayiva ka lo holij Kona Yena Skop skop ka lo tshaf Pilisa Pila pila kahle Izwa Nhliziyo Tshisa Hita

hah-mehl sahnd-lah hahn-dehl switch-pawntsh jing-gee-sah tah-ful peh-zoo-loo tah-ful peh-zoo-Ioo j ing-gee-sah jah-boo-lah qee-nee-Ieh mah-kah-lahp kaw-nah see-gqaw-kaw dawnt-sah Dawnt-sah! haw-litsh dry-ee-vah kah law haw-litsh kaw-nah yhe-nah skawp ska wp kah la w tshahf pee-lee-sah pee-lah pee-lah gah-shIeh eez-wah nshlee-zee-o cheesa hee-tah

heat exhaustion beat stroke beavy weight heel n. height helmet(hard hat, safety hat) help v. (assist) Help! helper hemp hemp cord her here hers hessian hide v. (conceal) Hide! (Conceal!) high him hinder bip bis hit (strike v.) Hit! hoe v. Hoe! hoist n. hole l

katala ka lo tshisa gula ka lo tshisa Nzima sitend (part of body) Situba Makalap Siza Siza! Masiza Ropiyan Ropiyan yen a Lapa ka yena Saka fihla (something) Fihla l (something) Pezulu . yena Vimbela Mahleza ka yena Tshaya Tshaya! Hlakula I-Ilakula! Enjm hol (blasting)

kah-tah-lah kah law cheesa goo-lah kah law cheesa nzee-mah see-tehnd see-too-bah mah-kah-Iahp see-zah See-zahl mah-see-zah rope-yahn rope-yahn yhe-nah lah-pah kah yhe-nah . sah-kah fee-shlah Fee-sWah! peh-zoo-loo yhe-nah veem-beh-lah mah-shleh-zah kah yhe-nah tshy-ah Tshy-ah! shlah-koo-lah Shlah-koo-Iah! engme hawl

hole 2 (opening) hole 3 (excavation) boje director holiday-maker home (house) hook hooter hope n. hopper horse hose hose mender (ferrule) hospital hostel hot (warm adj.) hour house (home) how however (but) how many how much . hungry Hurry! hurt (injure) hydraulic prop (friction prop) hygrometer

mbobo (in any mater Mgodi komba skwel mvakasha l hawus, kaya I huk klok Temba hopor Hash Ntambo spayipan Sibedlel hostel Tshisa Awal hawus, kaya Kanjani Kodwa mangaki mangaki Lambile Tshetsha! Limaza jek pak, jek prop vur-vur

71) mbaw-baw mgaw-dee kawrn-bah skwehl mvah-kah-shah house, ky-ah' hook clock tehm-bah haw-pawl' hahsh ntahm-baw spy-ee-pahn see-bed-Iehl haw-stehl cheesa au-wahl house, ky-ah kahn-jah-nee kawd-wah mahng-gah-kee mahng-gah-kee lahm-bee-Ieh. Tsheh-tshah! lee-mah-zah jeck pahk, jeck prop voor-voor

I
i idler if igniter cord ill (sick) immediately (now 2) Mina Rol Skat baleka fyoz Gula kona manje, manje-manje, Tshetsha makulu into Pakati tshaf holij inklayin tshaf Komba Tshela Pambili Hlaba Jekshin Limaza ngozi ka lo ges Ngozr Faka Paka! Pakati nkani, tshiki Setsha Spektar mee-nah rawl skaht bah-leh-kah fee-awz goo-Iah kaw-nah mahn-jeh, mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh tsheh-tshah mah-coo-loo een-too pah-kah-tee tshahf haw-litsh incline tshahf kawm-bah tsheh-lah . pahm-bee-lee shlah-bah jeck-shin lee-mah-zah ngaw-zee kah law ges ngaw-zee fah-kah Fah-kahl pah-kah-tee nkah-nee, cheeky seht-shah spehk-tar

important matter in incline haulage incline shaft indicate inform in front (ahead, before) inject injection injure (hurt) injured by electricity injury insert (put in) Insert! (put in!) inside insolent inspect inspector

Install instruct (teach, train v.) instructor insulation tape intelligent (elever) interpreter into intoxicated investigate (examine) iodine iron n. is isn't any (aren't any) it its

Faka Fundisa Instrakta teyip ka 10 ges hlakanipile Tolik Pakati Dakiwe Setsha Ayidin Ntsimbi Kona Aziko Yena Kayena

fah-kah foon-dee-sah instrahk-tah tape kah law ges shlah-kah-nee-pee-Ieh taw-leek pah-kah-tee dah-kee-weh seht-shah eye-deen ntseem-bee kaw-nah ah-zee-koo yhe-nah kah yhe-nah

J
jack (car lifter) jack-bar jacket jackhammer jail (gaol, prison) jaw jerk Jerk! D jersey je Jek bar jek (rock drill) bantsh madumelan, Mtshin jeyil, stokis Mhlati Dontsa ontsa! D zi je jeck barjeck bahntsh mah-doo-meh-lahn, mtsheen jail, staw-kees mshlah-tee dawnt-sah awnt-sah! h-see

jet sp jim-crow ji job (task) m jockey jo Johannesburg join v. di joint jo judge v. (convict v.) g jumper (drill jumper) jo jumper guard(collaring rubber shield) jumper trolley jump set(extension rail) just now m

reyi sp m krow ji sebenzi m ki jo Janasbek, Ja N 'geli N banisa d yin (e.g. rail) jo weba g mpor ja gaskit ka lo jompor g skotshkar ka lo majompor jim set ji bay-mbay m

ray m crow seh-behn-zee ckey h-nahs-behk, gaw-lee ee-bah-nee-sah in weh-bah wm-pawr ahs-keet kah law jawm-pawr scotch-car kah law mah-jawm-pawr m set by-mby

K
keep (retain) keep still Keep still! kettle key kibble b kick v. Kick! kill Kill! geina g a yikona shukuma Ayikona shukuma! E ketel k 1 kiya (e.g. lock) 2 pin (machinery) aket ka lo tshaf kaba Kaba! bulala bulala! cee-nah eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah ye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah! ettle 1 kee-yah 2 peen bah-keht kah law tshahf kah-bah Kah-bah! boo-lah-lah boo-lah-lah!

kitchen knee n. knee guards kneel Kneel! knife knock v. Knock! knocking-off time knot n. know knowledge

kishin dolo d madolo Guqa Guqa! mes, nayif gqongqosa Gqongqosa! skat ka lo tshayile Qina Azi Ukwazi

kee-sheen aw-law mah-daw-law goo-qah Goo-qah! mehs, knife gqawng-gqaw-sah Gqawng-gqaw-sah! skaht kah law tshy-ee-leh qee-nah ah-zee oo-kwah-zee

L
lace v. Lace! ladder ladder rung (rung) ladder step ladderway ladderway compartment lagging lame lamp bopa, fasa bopa!, Fasa! Lad Stepis nyatelo ka lo lad, stepis ka lo lad nyatelo ka lo lad, stepis ka lo lad ndlela ka lo stepis ndawo ka lo stepis Laken Qwalela Lamp baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah l, Fah-sah ! lahd, steh-pees nyah-teh-law kah law lahd, steh-pees kah la w lahd nyah-teh-law kah law lahd, steh-pees kah law lahd ndleh-lah kah law steh-pees ndah-o kah law steh-pees lah-kin qwah-leh-Iah lahmp

lamp room land (country) landing place language large (big, great) lash (load v.) Lash! (Load!) lash back Lash back! lasher lashing shoe last adj. late later n latrine (lavatory) latrine bucket laugh lavatory (latrine) law lay v. lazy lead (metal) n lead v. leader leak learn Learn!

lamp hawus Lizwe stish (mine) Limi Makulu Layisha Layshal Hoya Hova! malayisha faka nyawo yena last, muva (in row) Iteyit nbay-mbay n bosh baket ka lo bosh hileka bosh mteto lalisa (e.g. pipes) lova atofu r kokela mkokeli Il vuza (e.g. water) funda funda!

lahmp house leez-weh stish lee-mee mah-coo-loo lie-ee-shah Lie-ee-shah! haw-vah Haw-vah! mah-lie-ee-shah fah-kah nyah-o y'he-nah last, nnoo-vah liate nby-mby tiosh tiah-keht kah la w bosh shleh-kah tiosh mteh-too lah-lee-sah law-vah ntaw-foo mkaw-keh-lah nkaw-keh-lee v'oo-zah foon-dah foon-dah!

learned adj. learner n learning n. learnt leave n. leave v. leave behind left leg leg guards n lend length lesson let (allow, permit v.) let go Let go! letter level adj. level crossing level off Level off! lever n, lever arm (arm) lice lid lie v. lie v. 2

fundile (e.g. man) mfundi ukwazi fundile liv 1 hamba (go away) 2 y'eka (let go) shya kohlo (direction) mlenze madolo boleka t situba fundo vumela , yeka Yeka ! ncwadi level dlula spor levela .I evelal handel Handel Ntwala Sivalo lala (e.g. person) manga (tell untruth)

f oon-dee-leh mfoon-dee oo-kwah-zee foon-dee-leh leev 1 hahm-bah 2) yeh-kah she-yah kaw-shlaw mlen-zeh mah-daw-Iaw baw-leh-kah see-too-bah mfoon-daw voo-meh-Iah yeh-kah yeh-kah! nqcwah-dee leh-vehl dIoo-lah spawr leh-veh-lah leh-veh-Iah! hahn-dehl hahn-dehl ntwah-Iah see-yah-law lah-lah mahng-gah

Lie down! iifebelt 1 (safety belt) lifebelt2 lifeline 1 (safety rope, safety sling) lifeline 2 lift v. (raise v.) Lift! lifter hole light adj. light v. Light! like v. Lime line n. Lion Liquor Listen Listen! little (not much) live v. load n. load v. (lash) Load! (Lash!) Loader loaf v. Loafer lock n. lock v,

Lalapantsi! fokis band fokis band fokis sling fokis sling pakamisa Pakamisa! lifta (development) lula (weight) Layita Layita! Tanda Kalik Layin ngonyama Tshwala Mamela Mamela! Mbijan Pila Mtwalo layisha . Layisha! busman (mechanical or electric) Lova Lova Kiya Kiya

Lah-lah pahnt-see! faw-kees bahnd faw-kees bahnd faw-kees sling faw-kees sling pah-kah-mee-sah Pah-kah-mee-sah l leef-tah loo-lah lie-ee-tah Lie-ee-tab! tahn-dah kah-Ieek line ngawn-yah-mah tshwah-Iah mah-meh-lah Mah-meh-lah! mbee-tshahn pee-Iah mtwah-Iaw lie-ee-shah Lie-ee-shah! boos-mahn law-yah law-yah kee-yah kee-yah

Lock! Locomotive long adj. long v. look v. Look! look for Look for! (Find!) Look out! (be careful!, beware!, Mind!) loop loose: loosen lose low lower v. Lower! lubricate Lubricate! lubricator lucky lung

Kiya! makalanyan Langwan Funa Huka buka! funa Funa! pas op!: switsh pontsh lusekile lusa lahla pantsi hambisa pantsi Hambisa pantsi! faka lo mafuta faka lo mafuta! sigodongo se laki papu

Kee-yah! mah-kab-lahn-yahn lahng-one foo-nab boo-kah boo-kahl foo-nah foo-nah! Pahs-awp! switch-pawntsh loo-seh-kee-leh loo-sah lah-shlah pahnt-see hahm-bee-sah pahnt-see hahm-bee-sah pahnt-see! fah-kah law mah-foo-tah Fah-kah law mah-foo-tah! see-gaw-dawng-gaw lah-kee pah-poo

M
machine operator magnet mahewu m main muntu ka lo mtshin mbambo iahewu (a drink) makulu moon-to kah law mtsheen mbahm-baw mah-heh-o mah-coo-Ioo .

make male n. (man) man (male n.) manager manifold many mark n. mark v. Mark! marlin spike marry Mary-Ann mason's line matches mate n. (friend) material material trolley matpack me mealie meal measure V. Measure! meat medical station superintendent medicine meditate meet

enza ndoda ndoda n menejer manifol maningi mak komba komba! spayik tshata merriyen (single-deck_cage) ntambo ka Io meselan n Metshis Mata Mpahla skotshkar Pak Mina Mpupu Sayiza Sayiza! Nyama mlungu ka lo fest eyid Muti Cabanga dibana, hlangana

en-zah ndaw-dah daw-dah mani-jehr lam-fall mah-neeng-gee mark kawm-bah kawm-bah! Spike tshah-tah mary-ann ntahm-baw kah law meh-see-lahn met-shees mah-tah mpah-shlah scotch-car pahk mee-nah mpoo-poo sie-ee-zah Sie-ee-zah ! nyah-mah mloong-goo kah law fist aid moo-tee qah-bahng-gah dee-bah-nah, shlahng-gah-nah

melt memory mend 1 (correct, fix up, repair) mend 2 mess v, (muddle v.) message messenger methane gas metre middle milk n. mill n. mill v. mind n. Mind! (be carefull, beware!, Look out!) mine n. mine prono mine overseer miner (ganger) miner's assistant mine security mine security officer mining area minute n. misfire n misfired hole mislead

Ncibilika mkumbula Lungisa tunga (clothing) Mosha Myalezo Mesenja Mbawul Mita Pakati Melek ngwenya Gaya Nqondo Pas op! Mayin ka mina mayin kap bas Mqubeli Fokis mtshingilan, fokis Goli Minit Skelem Skelem kohlisa, swaya

nqcee-bee-lee-kah mkoom-boo-Iah loong-gee-sah toong-gah maw-shah myah-leh-zaw messen-yah mbaul meeter pah-kah-tee meh-lehk ngwen-yah gy-ah nqawn-daw Pahs-awp! mine kah mee-nah mine-kahp hahs rnkoo-beh-lee faw-kees mtsheeng-gee-lahn, faw-kees gaw-lee mee-neet skeh-Iehm skeh-Iehm kaw-shlee-sah, swy-ah

mistake (error) mix model money monkey monorail month moon more morning mortuary mother motor mould n. mouth move away Move away! move forward (advance) Move forward! much mud muddle v. (mess v.) mug mule my

masteyik hlanganisa mfanekiso Mali manki (safety device) wan-wan spor Nyanga Nyanga Futi Kuseni motshuwari Mama Mota fom (e,g. casting) Mlom Susa Susa! hamba pambili Hamba pambili! Maningi Motol Mosha bikil mbongol ka mina

mahs-take shlahng-gah-nee-sah mfah-nee-kee-saw mah-Iee mahng-kee one-one spawr nyahng-gah nyahng-gah foo-tee koo-seh-nee maw-tshoo-wah-ree mah-mah maw-tab form mlawm soo-sah Soo-sah! hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee Hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee! mah-neeng-gee maw-tawl maw-shah bee-keel rnbawng-gawl kah mee-nah

nail n. nail extractor name n. nationality near neck need v. needle never new next next to nice night nil (no) nipple no no (nil) noise non-return valve nonsense nose not note n. nothing notice n. notce board

l spikil 2 zipo (e.g. finger) salamabj Gama Mhlobo Duze Ntamo Funa Nalit noko wan skat Nyuwan landela (in row) Duze mnandi, rouble busuku Aziko Nepul ayi (reply) Aziko Msindo stan valve Roahala Mpumlo Ayikona ncwadi (letter) aziko, nikis Notis notis bod

1 spee-keel 2 zee-paw sah-lah-mah-bitsh gah-mah mshlaw-baw doo-zeh ntah-maw foo-nah nah-leet naw-kaw one skaht new-one lahn-deh-lah doo-zeh mnahn-dee, rnoo-shleh boo-soo-koo ah-zee-koo neh-pul eye ah-zee-koo mseen-daw stahn vahlv ma-hah-lah mpoom-Iaw eye-kaw-nah nqcwah-dee ah-zie-koo, nee-kees naw-tees naw-tees board

not much llittl) now 1 now 2 (immediately)

nowhere Number (armlet, wristlet number) nut

Mbijan Mame kona manje, manje-manje, Tshetsha aziko ndawo namba, nombor Noti

mbee-tshahn mahn-jeh kaw-nah mahn-jeh, mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh, tsheh-tshah ah-zee-koo ndah-o nahm-bah, .nawm-bawr naw-tee

O
obey obtain off office often oil n. oil v. Oil! English oil skins old on (above, on top of, upon) once on top of (above, on, upon) open adj. open v. Open! opening (hole 2) Lalela Tola Pumile Ofis maningi skat Oyil faka lo mafuta Faka lo mafuta! Fanakalo Skwehle Madala Pezulu wan skat Pezulu Vuliwe Vula Vula! Mbobo lah-leh-lah taw-lah poo-mee-leh aw-fees mah-neeng-gee skaht oil fah-kah law mah-foo-tah Fah-kah law mah-foo-tahl Pronunciation skweh-shleh mah-dah-lah peh-zoo-Ioo one skaht peh-zoo-loo voo ..lee-weh voo ..lah Voo-Iah! mbaw-baw

or (whether) ore orepass other ours out outlet (exit) outside overall n. overtime ox

Nook Sitof Opas Munye ka tina Pumile ndawo ka lo puma Pandie Ovarol Ova Nkabi

naw-kaw see-tawf aw-pahs moon ..yeh kah tee-nah poo-mee-leh ndah-o kah law poo-mah pahnd-leh ovah-rawl aw-vah nkah-bee

P
pack v. packet padlock pain (ache n.) painful paint n. paint v. Paint! pair pan paper parade v. (call out) paraffin parcel Paka Paket Kiya buhlungu buhlungu Peyint Peyinta Peyinta! Mabili Pan Pepa Pareyid Paraffin Paket pah-kah pah-keht kee-yah boo-shloong-goo boo-shloong-goo paint pain-tah Pain-tah! mah-bee-lee pahn peh-pah pah-rade pah-rah-feen pah-keht

part (piece) part v. parted pass n. (permit) pass v. Pass! patch path (roadway) patient n. pay n. pay-day peg (survey peg) pelvis penetrate people permit n. (pass n.) permit v, (let, allow) person personnel officer perspiration (sweat n.) perspire (sweat v.) petrol photograph n. piano wire pick n. pickaxe picker (sorter)

pis hlukanisa Hlukanile pas, pemet l dlula, wela 2 pasa (e.g. examinatioin) Dlula! Petsh ndle1a Sigulan batala langa ka lo hola skonkwan Mahleza Hlaba bantu pas, pemet Vumela Muntu Masiza Mjuluko juluka, tamba Pitrol Sitombe Waya Pik pik zembe Mketi

piece shloo-kah-nee-sah shloo-kah-nee-leh pahs, peh-meht l dloo-lah, weh-Iah 2 pah-sah Dloo-Iah! petch ndleh-lah see-goo-Iahn bah-tah-lah lahng-gah kah law haw-lah skawnk-one mah-shleh-zah shlah-bah bahn-to pahs, peh-meht voo-meh-lah moon-to mah-see-zah mjoo-loo-coo joo-Ioo-kah, tahm-bah peet-rol see-tom-beh why-ah peek peek zehm-beh mkeh-tee

pick up Pick up! picture piece (part) pierce pigsty pill pillar pin n. pinch bar pinch-bar guard. pipe pipe cutter piston place n. (position) place v. plane n. plank plate 1 plate 2 platform play v. please v. pleased (glad, happy) plenty plough n. plough v.

pakamisa Pakamisa! Sitombe Pts Hlaba mtangala (support) Pilis stik sayid Pm Mgqala gaskit ka lo mgqala nqawu (tobacco) payip Katanis Pistin Ndawo beak skafu (carpenter's tool) Plank ndish, pleyit pleyit (e.g. steel) Platform Dlala Jabulisa Jabula Maningi Kuba Lima

pah-kah-mee-sah Pah-kah-mee-sah! see-tom-beh piece shlah-bah mtahng-gah-Iah pee-lees stick side peen mgah-Iah gahs-keet kah law rngah-lah 1.nqah-woo 2 pipe kah-tahn-ees pees-tin ndah-o beh-kah skah-foo plahnk ndish, plate plate plat-fawm dlah-lah jah-boo-Iee-sah jah-boo-lah mah-neeng-gee koo-bah lee-mah

plug n. points (switch n. 2) poison n. pole policeman police officer polish n. polish v. Polish! porridge position n.(place) possess 1 (bas) possess 2 (have) poster pot potato pour power power winch practised preacher prefer present ad}. present n. (gift) present v. press v. Press! prevent

blok switsh pontsh (track) Poyzin prop, stik Polisa Polisa Polish Polisha Polisha! Palish Ndawo Kana Kona Sitombe mbiza, pot mazamban Tela stirn (steam) Wintsh Fundile Mfundis Tanda Kona basela nika Nyatela Nyatela! Vimbela

blawk switch-pawntsb poi-zeen prop, stick paw-lee-sah paw-Iee-sah polish polish-ah Polish-ah! pah-leesh ndah-o kaw-nah kaw-nah see-tom-beh mbee-zah, pot mah-zahm-bahn teh-lah steam wintsh foon-dee-leh mfoon-dees tahn-dah kaw-nah bah-seh-lah nee-kah nyah-teh-Iah Nyah-teh-lah! veem-beh-lah

price primer pricker prison (gaol, jail) promise v. prop properly prop extension piece protect (shield v.) public prosecutor pub v. Pull! pulley pulley block pulse n. pump n. pump v. Pump! punch n. punish push v. Push! put down Put down! put in (insert) Put in! (Insertl) put on Put on! put out (extinguish 2)

Malini spayik ka lo jelatin jeyil, stokis Tembisa stik, prop Muble nyawo ka lo prop vimbela mtshutshis dontsa Dontsa! Pul smetshblok tshaya ka lo nhliziyo Mpompi pompa Pompa! pontsh (tool) tshaya tshova Tshova! beak beka! Faka Faka! Faka Faka! cima (e.g. candle)

mah-Iee-nee spike kah law jeh-lah-teen jail, staw-kees tem-bee-sah stick, prop moo-shleh nyah-o kah law prop veem-beh-lah mtshoot-shees dawnt-sah Dawnt-sah! pulley smehtsh-blawk tshy-ah kah law nshlee-zee-o mpawm-pee pawm-pah Pawm-pah! pawntsh tshy-ah tshaw-vah Tshaw-vah! beh-kah beh-kah! fah-kah Fah-kahl fah-kah Fah-kah! qee-mah

Put out!

Cima! (e.g. candle)

Qee-mah!

Q
qualify quarrel (clash, argue) question n. queue n, queue v. (queue up) queue up (queue v.) Queue up! quickly Pasa Pikisana, xabana Mbuzo Dres Dresa Dresa Dresa! kona manje, manje-manje, Tshetsha Tula! pah-sah pee-kee-sah-nah, xah-bah-nah mboo-zaw dress dreh-sah dreh-sah Dreh-sah! kaw-nah mahn-jeh, mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh, tsheh-tshah Too-Iah!

Quiet! (be quiet!)

R
race n. rack (shelf) radiator radio (wireless) rag rail rail rig rail spike (dog spike) rail-spike extractor(dog bar) rain raise n. mhlobo (person) Rak mbandisa Wayales Lapi Spor riga spor Dokis salamabij kam-kam reyiz tonel mshlaw-baw rahk mbahn-dee-sah why-ah-les lah-pee spawr ree-gah spawr daw-kees sah-lah-mah-bitsh kahm-kahm raise taw-nehl

raise v. (tift v.) rand ratchet spanner read Read! ready receive red reduce Reduce! reducer reduction works(crushing station) reef reflector refrigeration plant refuse v. regulation remember remnant remove Remove! repair (correct, fix up, mend 1) repeat Repeat! replace reply n.(answer) reply v. (answer v.) report n.

pakamisa rant (currency) Penduka spanel Funda Funda! Lungile Tola bornvu Juba Juba! Ridyus ngwenyen Mali Sketeket kompresa ka lo makaza Nqaba Mteto Kumbula stik sayid Kipa Kipa:, Lungisa Panda Pinda! tshintsha mpendulo Pendula Ripot

pah-kah-mee-sah rant pen-doo-kah spah-nehl foon-dah Foon-dah! loong-gee-leh taw-lah bawm-voo joo-bah Joo-bah! reduce ngwen-yen mah-lee skeh-teh-keht kom-preh-sah kah la w mah-kah-zah nqah-bah mteh-too koom-boo-Iah stick side kee-pah Kee-pah! loong-gee-sah peen-dah Peen-dahl tsheen-tshah mpen-doo-law pen-doo-lah repawt

report v. Report! request v. require respect rest v. Rest! retain (keep) return (come back) reward v. rib ribs rie (gun) rig Il. rig v. rigger right l (correct adj.) right 2 ring n. Ring the bell! robot rock n. rock burst rock drill rocks roll n.

1Mangala (somebody) 2ripota Ripota! buza Funa Hlonipa Pumula Pumula! Gcma buya,fika batala Mbambo (part of body) Mbambo Sibam rig (scraper winch) hopa, fasa Nga Lungile nene (direction) Rmg Tshaya lo klok! stop layit Litshe Mdubula madumelan, Mtshin Matshe Rol

1 mahn-gah-lah 2 repaw-tah Repaw-tah! boo-zah foo-nah shlaw-nee-pah poo-moo-lah Poo-moo-lah! gcee-nah boo-yah, fee-kah bah-tah-lah mbahm-baw rnbahm-baw see-bahm ng baw-pah, fah-sah ree-gah loong-gee-leh neh-neh rmg Tshy-ah law clock! stop light leet-she mdoo-boo-lah mah-doo-meh-lahn, mtsheen maht-she rawl

roll v. Roll! roller roll up Roll up! roof roof bolt room (chamber) rope n. rope yarn rotten round adj. rubbish rugby ruin v. (wreck v). rule n. l rule n. 2 (ruler) ruler (rule n. 2) run Run! Rung (ladder rung) rush Rush! Rust rusty

Rola Rola! Rol Rola Rola! 1ruf 2 taful pezulu (mine) ruf bawut Indlu Ntambo Ropiyan boliIe Rawund Doti Rakbi Mosha Mteto Rul Rul baleka baleka! nyatelo ka lo lad, stepis ka lo lad Jaga Jaga! Rus rusile

raw-lah Raw-lah! rawl raw-lah Raw-lah! l roof 2 tah-ful peh-zoo-Ioo roof baut eend-Ioo ntahm-baw rope-yahn baw-lee-leh round daw-tee rahk-bee maw-shah mteh-too rule rule bah-leh-kah bah-Ieh-kah! nyah-the-law kah law lahd, steh-pees kah law lahd jah-chah (eh as in loch) Jah-chah! (eh as in loch). roo-s roo-see-leh

S
sack n. safe adj. safe place m safety v safety belt (lifebelt 1) safety chain safety device safety goggles safety bat(hard hat, helmet) safety lamp safety poster safety rail safety rope (safety sling, lifeline 1) safety sling (safety rope, lifeline 1) salt sample n. sand sand dump n sandpaper sanitation sanitation tank satisfied save Savlon saka ayikona limalile, sindile uhle ndawo imbela ngozi v fokis band fokis tsheyin fokis sefmehlo makalap lamp ka lo mbawul sitombe ka lo ngozi fokis spor (e.g. inclined shaft) fokis sling fokis sling sawut sampul sant ndundum ka lo sant sant pepa sompungan tenk ka lo sompungan jabula 1 gcina (e.g. money) 2 sindisa (someone) Savlon (disinfectant) sah-kah eye-kaw-nah lee-mah-lee- leh, seen-dee-leh moo-shleh ndah-o eem-beh-Iah ngaw-zee faw-kees bahnd faw-kees chain faw-kees sehf-meh-shlaw mah-kah-lahp lahmp kah law mbaul see-tom-beh kah law ngaw-zee faw-kees spawr faw-kees sling faw-kees sling saut sahm-pool sahnt ndoon-doom kah la w sahnt sant peh-pah sawm-poong-gahn tehnk kah law sawm- poong-gahn jah-boo-lah I.gcee-nah 2.seen-dee-sah sahv-lawn

saw n. and v. Saw! say scale s scatterpile school scissors scoundrel scraper (scraper scoop) scraper blade scraper path scraper rope scraper runner scraper scoop (scraper) scraper whistle scratch n. screen n. (sieve n.) screw n. seam n. search v. Search! seat n. seat protector section secure adj. secure v, Secure! see

saga Saga! Kuluma Kal skata payil Skul Sker Tsotsi mahovan skar ka lo mahovan layin ka lo mahovan . ntambo ka lo skwel(at working face) nyawo ka lo mahovan mahovan klok ka lo mahovan pikinin ngozi (injury) Sef Skruf Mtungo setsha (a person) Setsha! (a person) Stul Skwehle Sekshin qinile (e.g. bolt) bopa, fasa bopa !, Fasa! Huka

sah-cha (ch as in loch) Sah-cha! (eh as in loch) coo-loo-mah skahl skah-tah pile school skehr tsaw-tsee mah-haw-vahn skahr kah law mah-haw-vahn line kah law mah-haw-vahn ntahm-haw kah law skwehl nyah-o kah law mah-haw-vahn mah-haw-vahn clock kah law mah-haw-vahn pee-kee-neen ngaw-zee sehf skroof mtoong-gaw seht-shah Seht-shah ' stool skweh-shleh section qee-nee-leh baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah!, Fah-sah! boo-kah

select (choose, elect) sell send sentence v. separate v. Separate! separator septic set n. settle settling dam sew shackle shaft shaft bottom shaft box shaft collar (collar) shaft head shaft timberman shake Shake! shaker shall shall not do shape v. sharp sharpen

Keta Tengisa Turna Gweba hlukanisa Hlukanisa! mhlukanisa bolile Set pelisa, qeda (a matter) dam ka lo motol tunga tshekel 1 asi, tshaf (machinery) 2 tshaf (mine) pantsi ka lo tshaf bokis ka lo tshaf kola ka lo tshaf skop ka lo tshaf bas ka lo tshaf shukumisa shukumisa! mtshokotsh azi ayikona azi enza enza bukali lola

keh-tah tehng-gee-sah too-mah gweh-bah shloo-kah-nee-sah Shloo-kah-nee-sah! mshloo-kah-nee-sah baw-lee-leh set peh-lee-sah, qeh-dah dahm kah law maw-tawl toong-gah tsheh-kehl ah-see, tshahf tshaf pahnt-see kah law tshahf baw-kees kah law tshahf kaw-lah kah law tshahf skawp kah law tshahf bahs kah la w tshahf shoo-koo-mee-sah shoo-koo-mee-sah! mtshaw-kawtsh ah-zee eye-kaw-nah ah-zee en-zah en-zah boo-kah-lee law-lah

she shearing machine sheave wheel sheep sheet iron shelf (rack) n shield n. shield v. (protect) shift n. shift boss shine shirt shocked by electricity shoe shoe-lace (bootlace) shop n. 1 (store n. 2) shop n. 2 short adj. shoulder shoulder-blade shout v. Shout! shovel n. shovel scraper show v. shut v. (close v.)

yena sher mtshin shif wil gusha zink rak kaka (trophy) l; vimbela tshif tshf bas 1kanya (e.g. light) 2 kanyisa (e.g. a /loor) hemp bambile ka lo ges skatula ntambo ka lo skatula stor, tshap tshap (e.g. carpenter's) shotwan (e.g. pipe) s xalaba spanga Memeza Memeza! Foshol skrap foshol Komba Vala

yhe-nah shear mtsheen sheef wheel goo-shah zink rahk kah-kah veem-beh-lah tsheef tsheef-bahs 1kahn-yah 2 kahn-yhee-sah hemp bahm-bee-Ieh kah law ges skah-too-lah ntahm-baw kah law skah-too-Iah store, tshahp tshahp shot-one xah-lah-bah spahng-gah meh-meh-zah Meh-meh-zah! faw-shawl skrahp faw-shawl kawrn-bah vah-lah

Shut! (Close!) sick (ill) sick person side n. sieve n. (screen n.) sieve v. (sift) Sieve! (Sift!) sift (sieve v.) Sift! (Sieve!) sign n. sign v. Sign! signal bell similar (alike) sing Sing! single-blade switch sink v. sinking shaft sir sit sit comfortably sit down Sit down! (be seated!) size sketch (diagram) skid sprag skin n.

Vala! Gula Sigulan Caleni Sef Sefa Sefa! Sefa Sefa! Notis Sayma Sayina! Klok Fanana Hlabela Hlabela! dongan switsh imba (e.g. shaft) nyuwan tshaf Nkosi Hlala hlala kahle hlala pantsi Hlala pantsi! Sayiz mfanekiso gundwan sparag Skumba

Vah-Iah! goo-lah see-goo-lahn qah-leh-nee sehf seh-fah Seh-fah! seh-fah Seh-fah! naw-tees sie-ee-nah Sie-ee-nah! clock fah-nah-nah shlah-beh-lah Shlah-beh-lah! dawng-gahn switch eern-bah new-one tshahf nkaw-see shlah-lah shlah-lah gah-shleh shlah-Iah pahnt-see Shlah-Iah pahnt-see! SIze mfah-nee-kee-saw goond-one spah-rahg skoorn-bah

skip n. skip compartment skpman slack adj. sleep sleeper sleepy slide v. Slide! sliding rails slimes sling slip v. slow slowly Slowly! small smell v. Smell! smelting house smile v. Smile! smoke n. smoke v.

skep, skip ndlela ka lo skip (shaft) bas ka lo skip, gayi-gayi Sleek Lala slipis (track) runa lala Tshelela Tshelela! malalan spor Motol Sling Tshibilika 1 ayikona tshetsha 2 kahle (be careful) 1 ayikona tshetsha 2 kahle (be careful) 1 Ayikona tshetsha! 2 Kahle! (be careful) Pikinin Nuka Nuka! ha wus ka lo mali hIeka Hleka! smok bhema (tobacco)

skehp, skip ndleh-Iah kah law skip bahs kah law skip, bahs kah law skehp, gy-gy sleek lah-lah slee-pees foo-nah lah-lah tsheh-leh-lah Tsheh-leh-Iah! mah-lah-lahn spawr maw-tawl sling tshee-bee-lee-kah 1 eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah, 2 gah-shleh l eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah, 2 gah-shleh ' 1 Eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah! 2 Gah-shIeh! pee-kee-neen noo-kah Noo-kah! house kah law mah-lee shleh-kah ShIeh-kah! smawk bheh-mah

snake snatch block snuff soap soccer (football) socket soft soften soil (ground) some something somewhere song sore n. sorry Sorry! sort v. Sort! sorter (picker) sorting belt sound n. Sound the whistle! (blow the whistle!) sour porridge spade spanner spare part spark n.

Nyoka smetshblok Gwayi Sepu fut bal madala hol (blasting) Tambile Tambisa Mhlabati Munye Into noko upi ndawo Ngoma Silonda sori, xolela Sori! Keta Keta! Mketi mketa band Msindo Kalisa lo mpempel, Tshaya lo mpempe! Ndengan Foshol Spanel Sper Mlilo

nyaw-kah smehtsh-block gwhy-ee seh-poo football mah-dah-lah hawl tahm-bee-leh tahm-bee-sah mshlah-bah-tee moon-yeh een-too naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o ngaw-mah see-lawn-dah saw-ry, xaw-leh-lah Saw-ry! keh-tah Keh-tah! mkeh-tee mkeh-tah bahnd mseen-daw Kah-Iee-sah law mpehm-peh ! Tshy-ah law mpehm-peh! ndeng-gahn faw-shawl spah-nehl spare mlee-la w

spark plug speak Speak! spike spill spine (backbone) spirits spit v. Spit! splice v. Splice! splint split spoil spoon spray v. spring n. spud squeak squeeze Squeeze! stab stage stamp n. stand v. Stand! stand up (get up) Stand up! (Get up!)

Plak Kuluma Kuluma! Spayik Mosha Mqolo spirit (e.g. methylated) Kafula Kafula! Tunga Tunga! Plank Dabula Mosha Spun Tela Spring Spot Kala Kama Kama! Hlaba steyij (shaft) Stamp Ima Ima! Pakama Pakamal

plahk coo-Ioo-mah Coo-loo-rnah l spike maw-shah mqaw-law spee-reet kah-foo-Iah Kah-foo-lah! toong-gah Toong-gah! plahnk dah-boo-lah maw-shah spoon teh-lah spring spot kah-lah kah-mah Kah-mah! shlah-bah stage stahmp ee-mah Ee-mah! pah-kah-mah Pah-kah-mahl

start (commence, begin) Start! (Commeneel, begnl) starter Start up! statement station stay Stay! steal steam steel step n. step-ladder stick n. stick on Stick on! Stillson wrench stir Stir! stoker stolen stomach (abdomen) stone stone wall stool stop Stop!

Qala Qala! l sqobolo (jumper) 2 stata (mechanical) Stata! Stetmen Stish Hlala Hlala! ntshontsha Stirn Ntsimbi Stepis lad,stepis stik, prop Faka Paka! bobojan spanela bonda bonda! muntu ka lo basa mlilo ntsbontshiwile Sisu Litshe Stonwol Stul imisa Imisa !

qah-Iah Qah-Iah! l sqaw-baw-law 2 stah-tah Stah-tah! stetmehn stish shlah-lah Shlah-lah ntshawnt-tshah steam ntseem-bee steh-pees lahd, steh-pees stick, prop fah-kah Fah-kah! baw-baw-jahn spah-neh-lah bawn-dah bawn-dah! moon-to kah law bah-sah mlee-Iaw ntshawn-tshe-wee-leh see-soo leet-she stawn-wall stool ee-mee-sah Ee-mee-sah!

stop block stop light stope n. stope car(end-tipping car) stope drive stope face stope machine store n. 2 English F store n. 2 (shop n. 1) straight strand strap strength stretcher strike v. (hit) string (rope) strong stuck stull stumble stupid sub-incline cage submerge sufficient(adequate, enough) sugar sump sun

stop blok stop layit Sayid Dongan tonel ka lo sayid skwel mtshin ka lo sayid star 'anakalo } stor, tshap streyit wan-wan (single strand o of steel rope) band mandla stretsha s' tshaya ntambo, layin maningi stim fasile . barikeyid (safety device) kubeka spukupuk jeraf tshona lungile shukel samp langa

stop block stop light side dong-gahn taw-nehlkah law side skwehl mtsheen kah law side store 'ronunciation store, tshahp straight one-one bahnd mahnd-lah stret-shah tshy-ah ntahm-baw, line mah-neeng-gee steam fah-see-Ieh bah-ree-cade coo-beh-kah spoo-koo-pook giraffe tshaw-nah loong-gee-leh shoo-kehl sahmp lahng-gah

supervisor support n. sure(certain, definite) surveyor survey peg (peg) suspension roller swallow v. Swallow! swear (curse v.) sweat v. (perspire) sweat n. (perspiration) sweep v. Swp! sweeper swell v. swing v. switch n. 1 switch n. 2 (points) switch off Switch off! switch on Switch on! syringe

mpasopi sapot nyanis savey skonkwan spring wl ginya ! Ginya! tuka juluka tamba mjuluko tshanyela Tshanyela ! matshanyela dlumba jinga switsh (electricity) switsh pontsh (track) cima Cima! layita (light) Layita! (light) sirinj

mpah-saw-pee Sah-pawt nyah-nees sah-vey skawnk-one spring wheel Geen-yah Geen-yah! too-kah joo-loo-kah tahm-bah mjoo-Ioo-coo tshahn-yeh-lah Tshahn-yeh-Iah! mah-tshahn-yeh-lah doom-bah Jeeng-gah switch switch-pawntsh qee-mah Qee-mah! Iie-ee-tah Le-ee-tah! syringe

T
table tablet tarul pilis tah-ful pee-lees

tackle n. (block and tackle) tag tail tailings dump tail rope take Take! take hold of take off Take off! take out Take out! talkn. talk v. tall tally board tamping tank tap n. tape n. tar n. task (job) tea teach (nstruct, train v.) teacher

tekel stikitan msila ndundum ka lo sant ntambo ka lo mapanga bamba hambisa. (somewhere) Hambisa! (somewhere) bamba kipa Kipa! kipa Kipa! nqokola kuluma langwan sleyit ka lo teli daga (clay) tenk tap teyip ta msebenzi ti fundisa tisha, mfundis

teckle stee-kee-tahn msee-Iah ndoon-doom kah law sahnt ntahm-baw kah law mah-pahng-gah balun-bah hahm-bee-sah Hahm-bee-sah! balun-bah kee-pah Kee-pah! kee-pah Kee-pah! nqaw-kaw-lah coo-Ioo-mah lahng-one slate kah.law telly dah-gah tehnk tahp tape tar mseh-behn-zee tea foon-dee-sah tee-sha, mfoon-dees

team (gang)

team team leader tear v. telephone n. tell Tell! tennis test v. Test! tester thank Thank you! (Thanks!) that the theirs them there thermometer they they all (all of them) thick thief thigh thin thing

geng, span, tim tim (sports) tim lida dabula telefon tshela Tshela! tenes testa Testa! testa bonga bonga! lo lo ka yena yena lapa ntsimbi (acclimatization) yena yena zonke makulu skelem tanga pikinin into

geng, spahn, team team team lee-dah dah-boo-lah tele-fa.wn tsheh-lah Tsheh-lah! tennis test-tah Test-tah! test-tah bawng-gah bawng-gah! law law kah yhe-nah yhe-nah lah-pah ntseem-bee yhe-nah yhe-na zawn-keh mah-coo-loo skeh-lehm tahng-gah pee-kee-neen een-too

think Think! thirsty this thoughts thread n. throttle v. (choke v.) throw (toss) Throw! (Tossl) throwaway Throwaway! thumb thunder ticket n. tie v. Tie! tight tilt timber time tin tip n. tip v, Tip! tippler tired tirefond to (towards)

cabanga Cabanga! nxamwe lo nqondo dayis (e.g. bolt) kama posa Posa! lahla Lahlal stupa duma tikit (work ticket) bopa, fasa bopa!, Fasa! qinile tipa timba skat tin tip tipa Tipa! pendula katalile skruf dokis lapa

qah-bahng-gah Qah-bahng-gah! nxah-nee-weh law nqawn-daw dice kah-mah paw-sah Paw-sah! lah-shlah Lah-shlah! stoo-pah doo-mah ticket baw-pah, fah-sah baw-pah!, Fah-sah! qee-nee-Ieh tee-pah team-bah skaht teen teep tee-pah Tee-pah! pen-doo-lah kah-tah-lee-leh skroof daw-kees lah-pah

tobacco toe tomorrow tongue tonight too (also) tool-bag tool-box tools too much money too much work tooth top of cut toss (throw) Toss! (Throw!) tot measure towards (to) towel town T-piece track n. track gauge train n. train v. (teach, instruct) remove ore Remove the ore! tram v. Tram the ore!

gwayi zwane kusasa limi namhla-busuku futi saka ka lo mpahla bokis ka lo mpahla mpahla maningi mali maningi msebenzi zinyo khotama (coal mining) posa Posa! skaI ka lo tshwala lapa tawul dorop, tawun Ti pis spor geyij ka lo spor(instrument) lstirnel fundisa kipa sitof Kipa sitof! kipa sitof Kipa sitof!

gwhy-ee zwah-neh koo-sah-sah lee-mee ' nahm-shlah boo-soo-koo foo-tee sah-kah kah law mpah- shlah baw-kees kah law mpah-shlah mpah-shlah mah-neeng-gee mah-lee mah-neeng-gee mseh-behn-zee zeen-yaw , kawt-tah-mah paw-sah Paw-sah! skahl kah law tshwah-Iah lah-pah Towel daw-rawp, town Tea-piece Spawr gauge kah law spawr stee-mehl foon-dee-sah kee-pah see-tawf Kee-pah see-tawf! kee-pah see-tawf Kee-pah see-tawf!

transfer v. travelling way traverse track tread v. Tread! tree trench tribal dance (dance n.) trick (deceive) trip v. trolley trolley wire trouble n. trousers truck (tub, car 1) true trust n. (confidence) truth try (attempt v.) Try! tub (truck, car 1) tube tube mill tunnel turn v.

tshintsha ndlela switsh pontsh nyatela Nyatela! muti, sehlahla msel mtshongol kohlisa, swaya kubeka skotshkar ten way a nkatazo, nyaka-nyaka bluk ngolovan nyams temba nyaruso trayisha Trayisha! ngolovan tshub (wheel) mpenduka tonel jika (e.g. round a corner)

Tsheen-tshah ndleh-lah switch-pawntsh nyah-teh-lah Nyah-teh-lah l moo-tee see-shlah-shlah Msehl mtshawng-gawl kaw-shlee-sah, swy-ah coo-beh-kah scotch-car ten why-ah nkah-tah-zaw, nyah-kah-nyah-kah blook ngaw-Iaw-vahn nyah-nees tehm-bah nyah-nee-saw try-ee-shah Try-ee-shah ! ngaw-law-vahn Tube mpen-doo-kah taw-nehl jee-kah

Tum! turn back (go back) Turn back! (Go backl) turn over (capsize) Turn over! turn-table two type n.

Jika! (e.g. round a corner) penduka Penduka! pendula Pendula! penduka pontsh, drayi pontsh (railway) mabili (e.g. you two) mhlobo

Jee-kah! pen-doo-kah Pen-doo-kahl pen-doo-lah Pen-doo-lah! pen-doo-kah pawntsh, dry pawntsh mah-bee-lee Mshlaw-baw

U
ugly unafraid uncle unconscious (faint) under (below, beneath, underneath) underground underneath (below, beneath, under) understand undo (une) unhurt union unload Unload! untie (undo) Untie! up (upwards) mubi ayikona saba malurne aziko nqondo pantsi mgodin (mine) pantsi qonda lusa ayikona limalile sindile yunyon kipa Kipa! lusa Lusa! pezulu moo-bee eye-kaw-nah sah-bah mah-Ioo-meh ah-zee-koo nqawn-daw pahnt-see mgaw-deen pahnt-see qawn-dah loo-sah eye-kaw-nah lee-mah- lee-Ieh seen-dee-leh yun-yon kee-pah Kee-pah! loo-sah Loo-sah! peh-zoo-loo

upon (above, on, on top of) upwards (up) urinate Urinate! us use v. Ussher clamp

pezulu pezulu cama Cama! tina sebenzisa asha klam

peh-zoo-Ioo peh-zoo-loo qah-mah Qah-mah! tee-nah seh-behn-zee-sah ah-shah klahm

V
valve vat vein veld ventilation ventilation gasket ventilation door(air door) ventilation shaft ventubing (canvas tubing) very insolent Victaulic clamp visit v. voice volunteer n. vomit v. valv faji mtambo hlatin ventileyishin gaskit ka lo ventileyishin sivalo ka lo moya, sivalo ka lo ventileyishin tshaf ka lo moya, tshaf ka lo ventileyishin seyil ka lo moya, seyil ka lo ventileyishin maning tshik viktoriya klam vakasha lizwi skomder hlanza Vahlv fah-jee Mtahm-ba w shlah-teen ventilation gahs-keet kah law ventilation see-vah-law kah law moy-ah, see-yah-law kah law ventilation tshahf kah law moy-ah, tshahf kah law ventilation sail kah la w moy-ah, sail kah la w ventilation mah-neeng-gee cheek Victoria klahm vah-kah-shah leez-we Skawm-dehr shlahn-zah

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wage wage rate wagon wait waiting place wake Wake! wake up (awake v.) Wake up! walk Walk! wall want warm adj. (hot) warmth (heat) warn was wash Wash! washer waste v. waste rock watch n. watchman water n. mali mali nqwelo linda weyitin pleyis vusa (someone!) Vusa! (someone) vuka Vuka! hamba Hamba! donga, wol funa tshisa tshisa pasopisa, yala kona washa Washa! washis mosha mampara watsh mtshingilan, fokis manzi mah-Iee mah-Iee nqweh-Iaw leen-dah Waiting place voo-sah Voo-sah! voo-kah Voo-kah! hahm-bah Hahm-bah! Dawng-gah, wall foo-nah Cbeesa Cheesa pahs-aw-pee-sah, yah-lah kaw-nah wash-ab Wash-ah! wash-is maw-shah mahm-pah-rah Watch mtsheeng-gee-lahn, faw-kees mahn-zee

water blast we weak wear v. wedge n. week weep (cry) welding rod welfare well adj. (healthy) were wet adj. wet v. Wet! what Wheel Wheelbarrow when Where where to whether (or) Which Whisky whistle n. White White

wota blas tina aziko stirn, butisa gqoka (clothes) we] wik kala welda waya welfe pila kahle kona tambile tambisa Tambisa! 1nl wil wil bar skat upiskat (question) UpI UpI noko ubani wiski mpempe mhlope (colour) Mlungu (person)

water blast tee-nah ah-zee-koo steam, boo-tee-sah gqaw-kah Wedge Week kah-Iah wel-dah why-ah Welfare pee-Iah gah-shleh kaw-nah tahm-bee-leh tahm-bee-sah Tabm-bee-sah ! ee-nee Wheel wheel bahr 1 skaht 2 oo-pee skaht oo-pee oo-pee naw-kaw oo-bah-nee Whisky Mpehm-peh Mshlaw-peh Mloong-goo

white metal Who Whose Why Wife Will will not do Winch wind n. Window Wine Wing Winze Wipe Wipe! wire n. wire brush wireless (radio) wire netting wire scraper Wisdom Wise With witness v. Witwatersrand Woman wood (forest) Word

mtofu ubani kabani ini ndaba mfazi azi ayikona azi enza wintsh moya festel wayin piko wintsh tonel sula Sula! waya brash ka lo waya wayales sef drat skrap waya hlakanipa hlakanipile na fakaz Goli mfazi hlati gama

mtaw-foo oo-bah-nee kah-bah-nee ee-nee ndah-bah mfah-zee ah-zee eye-kaw-nah ah-zee en-zah Wintsh moy-ah fehs-tehl Wine pee-kaw wintsh taw-nehl soo-lah Soo-lah! why-ah brahsh kah law why-ah why-ah-les sehf draht Skrahp why-ah shlah-kah-nee-pah shlah-kah-nee-pee-leh Nah fah-kahz Gaw-Iee mfah-zee shlah-tee gah-mah

work n. work v. Work! workers (workmen) working face working place workings workmen (workers) workshop worry v. (annoy) wound n. wreck v. (ruin v.) wrist wristlet number(number, armlet) write Write!

msebenzi sebenza Sebenza! basebenzi skwel ndawo ka lo msebenzi ndawo ka lo msebenzi basebenzi tshap kataza, kwatisa nxeba mosha sehlahla namba, nombor bhala bhala!

mseh-behn-zee seh-behn-zah Seh-behn-zah! bah-seh-behn-zee Skwehl ndah-o kah law mseh- behn-zee ndah-o kah law mseh-behn-zee bah-seh-behn-zee tshahp kah-tah-zah, kwah-tee-sah nxeh-bah maw-shah see-shlah-shlah nahm-bah nawm-bawr, bah-lah bah-lah!

Y
yes yesterday you you all (all of you) young youngster (boy) yours yourself ya izolo wena wena zonke mfan mfan ka wena wena yah ee-zaw-law wheh-nah wheh-nah zawn-keh Mfahn Mfahn ka wheh-nah wheh-nah

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zinc dust poyizm poi-zeen