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Zulu Vocabulary - Nature
Hello everybody,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce some useful vocabulary related to "Nature" in Zulu.
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Words
| English | Zulu |
|---|---|
| English | isiZulu |
| earth, ground, soil | umHlabathi / imiHlabathi, |
| earth, ground, soil | inHlabathi / izinHlabathi |
| clay | umDongwe, uDongwe |
| mud | uDaka |
| dust(s) | uThuli / izinTuli |
| tall grass | isiKhotha / iziKhotha |
| grass | uTshani |
| hay, straw | uTshani obomile |
| plant(s) | isiTshalo / iziThsalo |
| flower(s) | iMbali / iziMbali |
| sunflower(s) | uJikanelanga / oJikanelanga |
| rose(s) | iRoza / amaRoza |
| tree(s) | isiHlahla / iziHlahla |
| pine(s) | iPhayini / amaPhayini |
| forest(s) | iHlathi / amaHlathi |
| park(s) | iPaki / amaPaki |
| wood, timber | umuThi / (imiThi) |
| firewood | uKhuni / (izinKuni) |
| firefighter(s) | uMacishumlilo / oMacishumlilo |
| fire | umLilo / imiLilo |
| smoke | inTuthu / izinTuthu, |
| uMusi | |
| ash(es) | umLotha |
| volcano(es) | inTabamlilo / izinTabamlilo |
| mountain(s) | inTaba / izinTaba |
| hill(s) | iGquma / amaGquma |
| cave(s) | umGede / imiGede, |
| umThanda / imiThanda | |
| valley(s) | isiGodi / iziGodi |
| dam(s) | iDamu / amaDamu |
| lake(s) | iChibi / amaChibi |
| pond(s) | isiZiba / iziZiba |
| swamp, marsh(es) | isiHlamba / iziHlamba, |
| swamp, marsh(es) | iXhaphozi / amaXhaphozi |
| plain(s) | iGceke / amaGceke |
| meadow, grassland | imFunda / (izimFunda), |
| umShiya / (imiShiya) | |
| pasture | iDlelo / (amaDlelo), |
| iThafa / (amaThafa) | |
| field(s) | inSimu / amaSimu |
| water well(s) | umThombo / imiThombo |
| bridge(s) | iBhuloho / amaBhuloho |
| river(s) | umFula / imiFula |
| sea, ocean | uLwandle / (iziLwandle) |
| sea wave(s) | iGagasi / amaGagasi, |
| iZa / amaZa | |
| steam, vapor | isiTimu / iziTimu, |
| uMusi | |
| island(s) | isiQhingi / iziQhingi |
| beach(es) | iBhishi / amaBhishi |
| desert(s) | uGwadule / izinGwadule |
| sand | isiHlabathi / (iziHlabathi) |
| pebble(s) | iTshe eliYimbulunga |
| pebble(s) | / amaTshe aYimbulunga |
| stone(s) | iTshe / amaTshe |
| rock(s) | iDwala / amaDwala |
| gemstone(s) | iTshana eliYigugu |
| gemstone(s) | / amaTshana aYigugu |
| diamond(s) | iDayimane / amaDayimane |
| coal | iLahle / (amaLahle) |
| oil, (petroleum) | uWoyela, i-Oyili |
| gas(es) | iGesi / amaGesi |
| iron, metal(s) | inSimbi / izinSimbi |
| tin | iThini / (amaThini) |
| lead | umThofu |
| zinc | uThayela / oThayela, |
| zinc | uZingi / oZingi |
| steel | isiTili / (iziTili) |
| aluminum | i-Aluminiyamu |
| copper | iThusi |
| iBhulonze | |
| silver | iSiliva |
| gold | iGolide |
| iYureniyamu | |
| mine(s) | umGodi / imiGodi |
| miner(s) | umSebenzi wasemGodini |
| miner(s) | / abaSebenzi basemGodini |