This is a part of a bigger set of pages about amabizomuntu namabizonto.
| verb (isiqu in bold) | ibizomuntu | ibizonto |
| ukugaba > rely on someone or something > take advantage of someone of something > mark out a boundary or pattern > plant in holes > overflow, go beyond | alikho | i(li)gaba small branch of a tree ingaba large branch of a tree u(lu)gaba top section of a maize stalk isigaba a section a troop, division a paragraph a barracks a noun class |
| ukugada > guard, patrol, be on sentry, act as a bodyguard or escourt | unogada a security guard | alikho |
| ukugaya > grind, crush | umgayi grinder ugayummbila a leopard (lit. a mealie-grinder) | isigayelo pain in the wrist from too much grinding isifanekiso sample, example, specimen statue, image i(li)gayo a wheel (hlonipha term for isondo) |
| ukugcina > come to an end, terminate > keep, preserve, take care of something > make something stick firmly | umgcini a finisher umgcinankundleni caretaker, superintendent, or anyone with final oversight or authority umgcinashoba person at the end of the line umgcinimnyango a door-keeper umgcinisihlalo a chairperson umgcinisikhwama a treasurer | isigcino an end ingcina / ingcino a securing termination amagcino the last the end finality isigcinasifuba breast-plate ugcinazithuthe an ultimatum |
| ukugcizelela > repear, complete > insist, emphasize | alikho | isigcizelelo emphasis insistence repetition |
| ukugibela > ride > mount | umgibeli a rider a passenger ingibeli an expert rider | isigibelo a bicycle |
| ukugijima > run > flow rapidly > master something | umgijimi runner ingijimi expert runner isigijimi messenger fast runner | umgijimo a race a marathon |
| ukugoba > bend, bend over, be bent or stooped > bend something > tame, control, break something in | alikho | ugob[al]uphondo somersault ingobe hooked stick, shepherd’s crook a folding knife u(lu)gobe a conspiracy, a plot i(li)gobela an archway ingobela a hooked stick |
| ukugoma > doctor, administer medicine > swear or take an oath, speak emphatically | alikho | ingomela assertion, determination, asseveration umgomo essence, true fact, real truth standard, limit, custom goal, purpose, main object |
| ukugqiba > fill up a hole > finish something > bribe | alikho | umgqibelo Saturday i(li)gqibo anything overwhelmin, outshining, outdoing anything else umgqibo end of a matter, a conclusion |
| ukugqoka > be covered over > wear clothes > dress in European fashion | i(li)gqoka a person wearing European clothes | isigqoko a hat or cap i(li)gqokwe a shield or object of defence protection |
| ukugula > be sick, be ill > skim off, scrape together > slant, lean over > butt, ram | isiguli patient sick person | i(li)gula a milk-vessel u(lu)gule something slanted or lop-sided |
| ukugweba > round up > rip at something > pass judgement, decide > scrape clean | umgwebi a judge or magistrate | isigwebo decision, judgement |
| ukugxeka > cause to quarrel > speak ill of someone, criticize, slander someone | umgxeki a slanderer, a critic | isigxeko contemptuous or slanderous remark |
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