This list of words includes all common words for Sports ngesiZulu.
Human | Simple Solids | Simple Fluids | Complex Solids |
| umdlali player | umdlalo game sport match | iqembu team | isicoco title |
| unompempe referee | umqhudelwano contest | iphuzu point | isikhundla position |
| umqeqeshi coach | umncintiswano competition | iphutha a foul | isicongo top of the log |
| umlandeli supporter | umboniso exhibition | idiski soccer | isigaba division |
| umgadli striker | umthetho rule | ibhola a ball soccer | |
| umphetha champion | umbango rivalry | iligi league | |
| umgijimi a runner | umkhumulajezi international match (lit. ‘take off the jersey’) | amanqamu finals | |
| umsubathi sprinter, athlete | umklomelo prize | isizini a season | |
| usozinyama powerlifter | umphumela result | amarekhodi records | |
| ukaputeni captain | umgijimo a race | ikhilikithi cricket | |
| umgwedli paddler | umjaho a race | ithikithi a ticket | |
| umgibeli rider | izembe elimination (lit. the axe) | ||
| ithalente talent | |||
| ikhono skill, talent | |||
| amakilabhu clubs |
Seasonal | Complex Fluids  | Abstract | Actions |
| inkundla field, pitch | uchungechunge series | none | ukudlala playing |
| indondo award | uphiko wing | ukuqeqesha training | |
| indebe cup, trophy | ukuqhudelana to compete | ||
| inselelo challenge | ukunqoba to win, defeat | ||
| imfanelo uniform | ukuqukula izinsimbi weightlifting | ||
| inkontileka contract | ukuhola captain a team | ||
| ukukhahlela kick | |||
| ukunqaka catch a ball in a line-out | |||
| ukubamba catch something or someone | |||
| ukugwedla canoeing |
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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