These are taught and examined as though they are the same as ‘Collective Nouns’ in English, but these are really just categories of nouns. Have a look at the following table and you will see what I mean.
| ibizoqoqa | amabizo |
| izithuthi modes of transport | imoto, ibhayisikili, indiza, umkhumbi, isithuthuthu, isikebhe, isitimela, itekisi, ibhasi, inqola |
| izithelo fruits | ubhanana, ihhabhula, ikhiwane, uwolintshi, unantshi, imango, ijikijolo, amagilebhisi, idolofiya |
| izingubo clothing | ihembe, ibhulukwe, isokisi, isikhindi, ilokwe, ibhantshi, ijazi, ijezi, utayi, isigqoko, |
| imfuyo livestock | inkomo, igusha, imvu, imbongolo, imbuzi, inkukhu, idada, ikalikhuni, ingulube |
| izilwane zasendle wild animals | indlovu, ibhubesi, ingwe, inyathi, indlulamithi, ingwenya, inyoka, imvubu, ingulule, inyamazane, unkonka, ubhejane, umkhombe, inkentshane, intshe, ixoxo, iselesele, uxamu, ufudu, isambane, impaka, indlozi, impisi, isangci, impungushe, isinkwe, ingungumbane, imbila, uchakide, ububhibhi, intibane, inkawu, imfene, umgankla, inkonkoni, impofu, insele, igundane, ivondwe |
| izinyoni birds | ukhozi, isikhova, uheshe, iklebe, ilanda, inkonjane, inkankane, impangele, inkwazi, intendele, inqe, igwe, intshe, ijuba, ivukutu |
| ukuxhumana communications | ucingo, umabonakude, iselula, ifoni, ithelevishini, ikhompyutha, i-intanethi, uxhakaxholo, inethiwekhi, idata, umniningo, izinkundla zokuxhumana, iphrofayili, izithombe, amavidiyo, imibukiso, uhlelosebenza, amafilimu, amamuvi, isizindalwazi, uhlakahlisombulu, u-AI |
| izilokazane arthropoda, arachnidae & nematoda | isicabhucabhu, ifezela, ulwembu, ibhubhu, umsundu, impukane, uvemvane, isibhungu, ibhungezi, isihlava, intuthwane, inhlwa, ibhu, iphela, inkababulongwe, isihlonono,inyosi, umuvi, ishongololo, inkume |
| izifundo school subjects | isibalo, umlando, isayensi, ibalazwe, ubuciko, ezomnotho, ezeshashalazi |
| izitho zomzimba body-parts | ikhanda, amehlo, umlomo, amakhala, amazinyo, indlebe, isandla, ingalo, umlenze, idolo, unyawo, izinqe, amathanga, umunwe, uzwani, isifuba, ubambo, inhliziyo, iphaphu, ibele, isibele, umthondo, umsunu, ingquza, inkaba, ihlombe, ulimi, isisu, isibindi, amathumbu, inyongo, inyikwe, umhlane, umgogodla, inzwa, umthombo |
| imifino vegetables | ithanga, ugalikhi, ishaladi, uhanyanisi, amazambane, isipinashi, utamatisi, ubhatata, ubhontshisi, amadumbi, ummbila, amabele |
Please suggest any other groups of words in the comments.