isiZulu
Kizulu
Bantu (Nguni)
Kizulu kinajulikana kwa konsonanti za kubofya zilizokopwa kutoka lugha za Khoisan. Lugha ya nyumbani inayozungumzwa zaidi Afrika Kusini.
Inakozungumzwa
Maneno 20 ya msingi katika Kizulu
Maji
amanzi
/amanzi/
Moto
umlilo
/umlilo/
Jua
ilanga
/ilaŋɡa/
Mwezi
inyanga
/iɲaŋɡa/
Mama
umama
/umama/
Baba
ubaba
/uɓaɓa/
Kula
ukudla
/ukuɮa/
Kunywa
ukuphuza
/ukupʰuza/
Upendo
uthando
/utʰando/
Moyo
inhliziyo
/inɬizijo/
Mti
isihlahla
/isiɬaɬa/
Nyumba
indlu
/indɮu/
Mbwa
inja
/indʒa/
Paka
ikati
/ikati/
Mkono
isandla
/isandɮa/
Jicho
iso
/iso/
Habari
sawubona
/sawuɓona/
Asante
ngiyabonga
/ŋɡijaɓoŋɡa/
Moja
kunye
/kuɲe/
Nzuri
kuhle
/kuɬe/
Vyanzo
Ulinganishaji wa maneno
Imelinganishwa na lugha za Bantu (Nguni) zinazohusiana
| Maana | Kizulu | Kindebele cha Kaskazini | Kiswati | Kindebele cha Kusini | Kixhosa | Kitsonga | Kirundi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maji | amanzi /amanzi/ | amanzi /amanzi/ | emanti /emanti/ | amanzi /amanzi/ | amanzi /amaːnzi/ | mati /mati/ | amazi /amaːzi/ |
| Moto | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | umlilo /umlilo/ | ndzilo /ndzilo/ | umuriro /umuɾiɾo/ |
| Jua | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ | lilanga /lilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaŋɡa/ | ilanga /ilaːŋɡa/ | dyambu /dʒambu/ | izuba /izuba/ |
| Mwezi | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaŋɡa/ | inyanga /iɲaːŋɡa/ | n'weti /ŋweti/ | ukwezi /ukwezi/ |
| Mama | umama /umama/ | umama /umama/ | make /make/ | umma /umma/ | umama /umaːma/ | manana /manana/ | mama /maːma/ |
| Baba | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ | babe /ɓaɓe/ | ubaba /uɓaɓa/ | utata /utaːta/ | tatana /tatana/ | data /data/ |
| Kula | ukudla /ukuɮa/ | ukudla /ukuɮa/ | kudla /kuɮa/ | ukudla /ukuɮa/ | ukutya /ukutʲa/ | ku dya /ku dʒa/ | kurya /kuɾja/ |
| Kunywa | ukuphuza /ukupʰuza/ | ukunatha /ukunatʰa/ | kunatsa /kunatsa/ | ukusela /ukusela/ | ukusela /ukusɛla/ | ku nwa /ku nwa/ | kunywa /kuɲwa/ |
| Upendo | uthando /utʰando/ | uthando /utʰando/ | lutsandvo /luʦandwo/ | ithando /itʰando/ | uthando /utʰando/ | rirhandzu /riɾandzu/ | urukundo /uɾukundo/ |
| Moyo | inhliziyo /inɬizijo/ | inhliziyo /inɬizijo/ | inhlitiyo /inɬitijo/ | ihliziyo /iɬizijo/ | intliziyo /intɬizijo/ | mbilu /mbilu/ | umutima /umutima/ |
| Mti | isihlahla /isiɬaɬa/ | isihlahla /isiɬaɬa/ | sihlahla /siɬaɬa/ | umuthi /umutʰi/ | umthi /umtʰi/ | nsinya /nsiɲa/ | igiti /iɡiti/ |
| Nyumba | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | indlu /indɮu/ | yindlu /jindɮu/ | inzu /inzu/ |
| Mbwa | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | inja /indʒa/ | mbyana /mbjana/ | imbwa /imbwa/ |
| Paka | ikati /ikati/ | ikati /ikati/ | likati /likati/ | ikati /ikati/ | ikati /ikati/ | mangoyi /maŋɡoji/ | akayabu /akajabu/ |
| Mkono | isandla /isandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | sandla /sandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | isandla /isandɮa/ | voko /voko/ | ukuboko /ukuboko/ |
| Jicho | iso /iso/ | ilihlo /iliɬo/ | liso /liso/ | ihlo /iɬo/ | iliso /iliso/ | tihlo /tiɬo/ | ijisho /idʒiʃo/ |
| Habari | sawubona /sawuɓona/ | salibonani /saliɓonani/ | sawubona /sawuɓona/ | lotjhani /lotʃʰani/ | molo /molo/ | avuxeni /avuʃeni/ | amahoro /amahoɾo/ |
| Asante | ngiyabonga /ŋɡijaɓoŋɡa/ | ngiyabonga /ŋijaɓoŋɡa/ | ngiyabonga /ŋijaɓoŋɡa/ | ngiyathokoza /ŋijatʰokoza/ | enkosi /ɛnkosi/ | inkomu /iŋkomu/ | murakoze /muɾakoze/ |
| Moja | kunye /kuɲe/ | nye /ɲe/ | kunye /kuɲe/ | nye /ɲe/ | inye /iɲɛ/ | rin'we /riŋwe/ | rimwe /ɾimwe/ |
| Nzuri | kuhle /kuɬe/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ | kuhle /kuɬe/ | lungile /luŋɡilɛ/ | kahle /kaɬe/ | nziza /nziza/ |
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