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Zulu Vocabulary - Sports

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➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce some useful vocabulary related to "Sports" in Zulu.

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Words

English	Zulu
athlete(s)	umBaleki / abaBaleki
ball(s)	iBhola / amaBhola
basketball	iBhasikethibhola
boxing	isiBhakela / (iziBhakela)
card(s)	iKhadi / amaKhadi
chess	iShesi
dance	umdanso
diver(s)	umCwili / abaCwili
diving	uKucwila
doll(s)	uDoli / oDoli
fisher(s)	umDobi / abaDobi
golf	iGalofu
handball	iBhola leSandla
horse rider(s)	umGibeli / abaGibeli
horse riding	-gibela, -khwela
hunter(s)	umZingeli / abaZingeli
hunting	ukuZingela
jig-saw puzzle	inDida, inKinga
rugby	iRagbhi
soccer	iBhola
swimmer(s)	inHlambi / izinHlambi
swimming pool	iChibi lokuBhukuda
tennis	iThenisi
to dance	-dansa
to fish	-doba
to hunt	-zingela
to swim	-bhukuda
traditional dance	umgido

Culture - Zulu Wrestling

Zulu wrestling (Zulu Impi, or Zulu cane) is an ancient South African combat sport practiced with sticks. The sport is no longer as common as it was during the heyday of the Zulu Empire, and its followers struggle to validate its existence in these days of political turmoil, acculturation and modernization.

Nevertheless, the Zulu Impi seems to help sustain the traditional social system by perpetuating socially accepted modes of masculine behaviors and ideals. The cultural tradition of the Zulu Impi therefore continues to fulfill its traditional didactic function in certain Zulu communities.