This list of words does not include family-members. Words marked with a * are considered rude, prejudiced or distasteful.
Human | Simple Solids | Simple Fluids | Complex Solids |
| umuntu person | umkhovu zombie | iNdiya* an Indian person | isangoma a diviner |
| umntwana child | umjendevu* spinster | iJuda* a Jewish person | isilima* idiot |
| umZulu Zulu person | iphoyisa a police officer | isalukazi an old woman | |
| umNgisi English person | isoka a lover | isazi expert | |
| umXhosa Xhosa person | ivila a lazy person | isiphukuphuku* idiot | |
| umSuthu Sotho person | ikhehla an old man | isitha enemy | |
| umTswana Tswana person | iqili a trickster | isigebengu a criminal | |
| umAfrika African person | |||
| umfundi learner | |||
| umfundisi priest, lecturer | |||
| umsebenzi worker | |||
| umqashi employer | |||
| umphathi boss, manager | |||
| umongameli president | |||
| umngane friend | |||
| umbhali writer | |||
| ummeli lawyer | |||
| udokotela doctor | |||
| unesi nurse | |||
| unjiniyela engineer |
Seasonal | Complex Fluids  | Abstract | Actions |
| intombi girl, girlfriend | none! | none! | none! |
| indoda man, husband | |||
| inkosi king, chief, lord | |||
| induna headman, captain | |||
| insizwa bachelor | |||
| ingane child | |||
| inyanga traditional healer |
What do you notice about this list? Which noun-classes have a lot of borrowed words for this particular vocabulary-set? Listen to the recordings (coming soon!) to hear how the words sound and get a few more tips.
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