This is a part of a bigger set of pages about amabizomuntu namabizonto.
| verb (isiqu in bold) | ibizomuntu | ibizonto |
| ukuma > stand, stand up erect > stand still, be stationary > stop, halt > stand firm, be settled > stand in the way, act as an obstacle | ummeleli advocate ummeli representative, advocate, lawyer, counsel, mediator godparent | isimelana a relative (grammatical) ummelelo stagnation isimelo an obligation isimiselo ordinance, rule, order condition, terms ummiselo sustenance isimiso that which causes to stand or endure a cause of stoppage, an obstruction a law, statute, ordinance ummiso the cause of a stop, halt or stand resistance umumo feature, characteristic, state average aggregate ubumo continuation average number isimo form, shape, nature, character situation |
| ukumba > dig, dig a hole, excavate, root up > mine | umumbi digger grave-digger | isimbelambela something firmly planted ummbelo trench planted pole, stone or fence |
| ukumbatha > put on a covering | alikho | isimbatho clothing, covering for body |
| ukumboza > cover over | alikho | imbozisa heavy rain that falls annually around the time of harvest isimbozo lid, covering |
| ukumema > summon, call, invite, announce | ummemi one who summons author of a proclamation | isimemo an invitation a summons ummemo a tribute called for by the king an echo or resonance isimenywa a guest, an invited person isimema a concerted shout, as of a war-cry isimemela > subject of a conference > matter upon which people are summoned together |
| ukumemeza > call out, shout > talk loudly | ummemezeli > herald, proclaimer | isimemezelo > proclamation, decree, notice |
| ukumila > germinate, sprout, grow; take root; be alive as a plant > grow upon, spread over something like moss on a stone | alikho | isimila a growth an outcrop a tumour isimilamongo an old, treasured object isimilela growth outgrowth or outcrop tumour isimilimongo a serious affair of an unpleasant nature incessant trouble or worry a large, unhealing sore imilo nature isimilo nature, characteristic good character |
| ukuminya > press, press against > confine, crowd > choke > drink completely, drain to the dregs > feel sure, be certain, have the mind made up | alikho | isiminya compact mass, crush truth, fact |
| ukuminza > swallow voraciously, gulp down, bolt > eat gluttonously, be greedy > be capacious or roomy > hold a large quantity > drown, get drowned | isiminzi glutton, gourmand | isiminzelo hlonipha term for a stomach umminzo oesophagus gullet, throat |
| ukumpompa > talk incessantly > talk nonsense > talk in one’s sleep > be delirious | isimpompi a person who talks incessantly or who talks nonsense | alikho |
| ukumuka > depart, go away > desert, break allegiance > be carried away by water, animal or warfare > be absorbed or lured away mentally | isimukanandwendwe an easily-influenced person | ummukela a going away for a protracted period amamuko departure for good |
| ukumukela > hold out hands to receive > accept, admit | isimukeliso portion, ration isimukelo reception isimukezo distribution, rationing | |
| ukumumatha > hold in the mouth, with the mouth closed > contain > investigate slowly and gradually > be slow in discussing something > be outstanding or of special importance in a discussion | alikho | isimumatha anything closed up, hidden or unexplored imumatho a mouthful |
| ukumunca > suck a fluid > emaciate, make something or someone thin | alikho | umunca suction isimunce a mouth-piece a filter |
| ukumunya > suck > steal | isimunya a thief | umunya suction imunyamunyane small snack of food taken for a meal in time of famine imunyane tasteless, mashed food |
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