impala

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ímpalá class 9 (plural ízímpâlá class 10)

ímpalá (canonical class-9)
ízímpâlá (class-10 plural)


intaba

íntaba class 9 (plural ízíntâba class 10)

íntaba (canonical class-9)
ízíntâba (class-10 plural)


igazi

ígazí (canonical class-5)
ámágazí (class-6 plural)


ulimi

úlîmi class 11 (plural ízíndîmi class 10)

úlîmi (canonical class-11)
ízíndîmi (class-10 plural)


umuntu

úmúntu (canonical class-1)
ábántu (class-2 plural)


inja

înjá (canonical class-9)
ízinjá (class-10 plural)


idolo

ídolo (canonical class-5)
ámádolo (class-6 plural)


ukhozi

úkhôzi class 11 (plural ízínkôzi class 10)

úkhôzi (canonical class-11)
ízínkôzi (class-10 plural)


indlovu

índlovu class 9 (plural ízíndlovu class 10)

índlovu (canonical class-9)
ízíndlovu (class-10 plural)


indlu

índlu (canonical class-9)
ízíndlu (class-10 plural)


inyanga

ínyangá class 9 (plural ízínyângá class 10)

ínyangá (canonical class-9)
ízínyângá (class-10 plural)


ingwe

íngwe (canonical class-9)
ízíngwe (class-10 plural)


isikhova

isikhova class 7 (plural izikhova class 8)


induna

induna class 9 (plural izinduna class 10)


impande

ímpânde class 9 (plural ízímpânde class 10)

ímpânde (canonical class-9)
ízímpânde (class-10 plural)


inyosi

ínyôsi class 9 (plural ízínyôsi class 10)

ínyôsi (canonical class-9)
ízínyôsi (class-10 plural)


umfana

úḿfána (canonical class-1)
ábáfána (class-2 plural)


umfazi

úḿfâzi (canonical class-1)
ábáfâzi (class-2 plural)


umntwana

úḿntwana class 1 (plural ábántwana class 2)

úḿntwana (canonical class-1)
ábántwana (class-2 plural)


umyeni

úḿyeni (canonical class-1)
ábáyeni (class-2 plural)


indoda

índoda (canonical class-9)
ámádoda (class-6 plural)


umama

úmáma (canonical class-1a)
ómáma (class-2a plural)


ubaba

úbabá (canonical class-1a)
óbabá (class-2a plural)


isilwane

isilwane class 7 (plural izilwane class 8)


inhlanzi

ínhlanzi class 9 (plural ízínhlânzi class 10)

ínhlanzi (canonical class-9)
ízínhlânzi (class-10 plural)


inyoni

ínyoni class 9 (plural ízínyôni class 10)

ínyoni (canonical class-9)
ízínyôni (class-10 plural)


intwala

íntwála class 9 (plural ízíntwála class 10)

íntwála (canonical class-9)
ízíntwála (class-10 plural)


inyoka

ínyôka class 9 (plural ízínyôka class 10)

ínyôka (canonical class-9)
ízínyôka (class-10 plural)


isibungu

isibungu class 7 (plural izibungu class 8)


isihlahla

ísíhlahla class 7 (plural ízíhlâhla class 8)

ísíhlahla (canonical class-7)
ízíhlâhla (class-8 plural)


isithelo

ísíthelo class 7 (plural ízíthêlo class 8)

ísíthelo (canonical class-7)
ízíthêlo (class-8 plural)


ikhasi

ikhasi class 5 (plural amakhasi class 6)


utshani

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jánì, derived from Proto-Bantu *ìjánì.


intambo

íntambo class 9 (plural ízíntâmbo class 10)

íntambo (canonical class-9)
ízíntâmbo (class-10 plural)


isikhumba

ísíkhumba class 7 (plural ízíkhûmba class 8)

ísíkhumba (canonical class-7)
ízíkhûmba (class-8 plural)


inyama

ínyama class 9 (plural ízínyâma class 10)

ínyama (canonical class-9)
ízínyâma (class-10 plural)


ithambo

íthâmbo class 5 (plural ámáthâmbo class 6)

íthâmbo (canonical class-5)
ámáthâmbo (class-6 plural)


iqanda

íqandá class 5 (plural ámáqandá class 6)

íqandá (canonical class-5)
ámáqandá (class-6 plural)


uphondo

úphondo class 11 (plural ízímpôndo class 10)

úphondo (canonical class-11)
ízímpôndo (class-10 plural)


umsila

úḿsîla (canonical class-3)
ímísîla (class-4 plural)


ikhanda

íkhânda class 5 (plural ámákhânda class 6)

íkhânda (canonical class-5)
ámákhânda (class-6 plural)


indlebe

índlebé class 9 (plural ízíndlebé class 10)

índlebé (canonical class-9)
ízíndlebé (class-10 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *njèbé, a variant of Proto-Bantu *ndèbé, derived from Proto-Bantu *-dèba (“be slack, be hanging”).


ikhala

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íkhala class 5 (plural ámákhala class 6)

íkhala (canonical class-5)
ámákhala (class-6 plural)


isikhala

ísíkhala class 7 (plural ízíkhâla class 8)

ísíkhala (canonical class-7)
ízíkhâla (class-8 plural)


umlomo

úḿlomo (canonical class-3)
ímílomo (class-4 plural)


izinyo

ízînyo class 5 (plural ámázînyo class 6)

ízînyo (canonical class-5)
ámázînyo (class-6 plural)


isandla

ísándla class 7 (plural ízándla class 8)

ísándla (canonical class-7)
ízándla (class-8 plural)


isisu

ísísu (canonical class-7)
ízísu (class-8 plural)


intamo

íntamo class 9 (plural ízíntâmo class 10)

íntamo (canonical class-9)
ízíntâmo (class-10 plural)


ibele

íbéle (canonical class-5)
ámábéle (class-6 plural)


inhliziyo

ínhlízíyo class 9 (plural ízínhlízíyo class 10)

ínhlízíyo (canonical class-9)
ízínhlízíyo (class-10 plural)

Possibly from a non-Bantu source. Compare Sandawe dzigída (“heart”).


isibindi

ísíbíndi class 7 (plural ízíbíndi class 8)

ísíbíndi (canonical class-7)
ízíbíndi (class-8 plural)

Cognate with Sotho sebete, Tsonga xivindzi, Venda tshivhindi, and Chichewa chiŵindi.


ibizo

íbîzo (canonical class-5)
ámábîzo (class-6 plural)

From Proto-Nguni [Term?]. Equivalent to i- + -biza + -o.


ilanga

ílanga class 5 (plural ámálanga class 6)

ílanga (canonical class-5)
ámálanga (class-6 plural)


inkanyezi

inkanyezi class 9 (plural izinkanyezi class 10)


umfula

úḿfula (canonical class-3)
ímífula (class-4 plural)


ichibi

íchibí class 5 (plural ámáchibí class 6)

íchibí (canonical class-5)
ámáchibí (class-6 plural)


ulwandle

úlwândle class 11 (plural ízílwândle class 10)

úlwândle (canonical class-11)
ízílwândle (class-10 plural)


uthuli

úthuli class 11 (plural ízíntûli class 10)

úthuli (canonical class-11)
ízíntûli (class-10 plural)


umoya

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjà, a variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jòjò (“life, spirit”).


intuthu

íntuthú class 9 (plural ízíntûthú class 10)

íntuthú (canonical class-9)
ízíntûthú (class-10 plural)


umlilo

úḿlilo (canonical class-3)
ímílilo (class-4 plural)


ubusuku

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀cúkʊ̀, a variant of Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀tíkʊ̀.


imvubu

ímvubú class 9 (plural ízímvubú class 10)

ímvubú (canonical class-9)
ízímvubú (class-10 plural)


indlela

índlela class 9 (plural ízíndlela class 10)

índlela (canonical class-9)
ízíndlela (class-10 plural)


impukane

ímpukáne class 9 (plural ízímpukáne class 10)

ímpukáne (canonical class-9)
ízímpukáne (class-10 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mpʊ̀ká, with diminutive suffix -ane.


incwadi

íncwadí class 9 (plural ízíncwâdí class 10)

íncwadí (canonical class-9)
ízíncwâdí (class-10 plural)


ixoxo

íxoxo (canonical class-5)
ámáxoxo (class-6 plural)


inwele

inwele class 9 (plural izinwele class 10)


iqhude

íqhúde class 5 (plural ámáqhúde class 6)

íqhúde (canonical class-5)
ámáqhúde (class-6 plural)


udaka

údaka class 11 (plural izindaka class 10)

údaka (canonical class-11)
izindaka (class-10 plural)


indodana

índódana class 9 (plural ámádódana class 6)

índódana (canonical class-9)
ámádódana (class-6 plural)


umkhonto

úḿkhónto class 3 (plural ímíkhónto class 4)

úḿkhónto (canonical class-3)
ímíkhónto (class-4 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó. Cognate to Chichewa mkondo.


ingubo

íngubo class 9 (plural ízíngubo class 10)

íngubo (canonical class-9)
ízíngubo (class-10 plural)


inkomo

ínkomó class 9 (plural ízínkômó class 10)

ínkomó (canonical class-9)
ízínkômó (class-10 plural)

From Limpopo Khoekhoe, an extinct branch of the Khoe languages. Compare Khoekhoe gomab/gomas (“head of cattle”).


umzukulu

úḿzúkûlu class 1 (plural ábázúkûlu class 2)

úḿzúkûlu (canonical class-1)
ábázúkûlu (class-2 plural)

inh

*mʊ̀jíjʊ̀kʊ̀dʊ̀


ingwenya

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íngwenya class 9 (plural ízíngwenya class 10)

íngwenya (canonical class-9)
ízíngwenya (class-10 plural)


ingulube

íngúlûbe class 9 (plural ízíngúlûbe class 10)

íngúlûbe (canonical class-9)
ízíngúlûbe (class-10 plural)


inyathi

ínyâthi class 9 (plural ízínyâthi class 10)

ínyâthi (canonical class-9)
ízínyâthi (class-10 plural)


ucingo

ucingo class 11 (plural izingcingo class 10)


umngane

úḿngane class 1 (plural ábángane class 2)

úḿngane (canonical class-1)
ábángane (class-2 plural)


isikhwama

ísíkhwáma class 7 (plural ízíkhwáma class 8)

ísíkhwáma (canonical class-7)
ízíkhwáma (class-8 plural)


inkunzi

ínkûnzi class 9 (plural ízínkûnzi class 10)

ínkûnzi (canonical class-9)
ízínkûnzi (class-10 plural)


isigubhu

ísígúbhu class 7 (plural ízígúbhu class 8)

ísígúbhu (canonical class-7)
ízígúbhu (class-8 plural)


umfundisi

úḿfúndisi class 1 (plural ábáfúndisi class 2)

úḿfúndisi (canonical class-1)
ábáfúndisi (class-2 plural)


imali

ímalí (canonical class-9)
izimali (class-10 plural)

From Swahili mali, ultimately from Arabic مال (māl). Compare Rwanda-Rundi imari and Shona mari.


umzingeli

úḿzingéli class 1 (plural ábázingéli class 2)

úḿzingéli (canonical class-1)
ábázingéli (class-2 plural)


ugogo

úgógo (canonical class-1a)
ógógo (class-2a plural)


isinkwa

ísínkwa class 7 (plural ízínkwa class 8)

ísínkwa (canonical class-7)
ízínkwa (class-8 plural)

Cognate with Xhosa isonka, Chichewa chingwa, and Shona chingwa.


indodakazi

índódákâzi class 9 (plural ámádódákâzi class 6)

índódákâzi (canonical class-9)
ámádódákâzi (class-6 plural)


umfelokazi

umfelokazi class 1 (plural abafelokazi class 2)


umlobokazi

umlobokazi class 1 (plural abalobokazi class 2)


inxele

ínxêle class 5 (plural ámánxêle class 6)

ínxêle (canonical class-5)
ámánxêle (class-6 plural)


intshe

întshé class 9 (plural ízintshé class 10)

întshé (canonical class-9)
ízintshé (class-10 plural)


ibhokisi

íbhókisi class 5 (plural ámábhókisi class 6)

íbhókisi (canonical class-5)
ámábhókisi (class-6 plural)


ingoma

íngoma class 9 (plural ízíngoma class 10)

íngoma (canonical class-9)
ízíngoma (class-10 plural)


igundwane

ígúndwane class 5 (plural ámágúndwane class 6)

ígúndwane (canonical class-5)
ámágúndwane (class-6 plural)


impisi

ímpîsi class 9 (plural ízímpîsi class 10)

ímpîsi (canonical class-9)
ízímpîsi (class-10 plural)


inkawu

ínkâwu class 9 (plural ízínkâwu class 10)

ínkâwu (canonical class-9)
ízínkâwu (class-10 plural)


ubhejane

úbhéjane class 1a (plural óbhéjane class 2a)

úbhéjane (canonical class-1a)
óbhéjane (class-2a plural)


idube

ídúbe (canonical class-5)
ámádúbe (class-6 plural)


idada

ídada (canonical class-5)
ámádada (class-6 plural)


umlimi

úḿlimi (canonical class-1)
ábálimi (class-2 plural)


ilizwe

ílízwe (canonical class-5)
ámázwe (class-6 plural)


isela

íséla (canonical class-5)
ámáséla (class-6 plural)


ingqondo

íngqondo class 9 (plural ízíngqondo class 10)

íngqondo (canonical class-9)
ízíngqondo (class-10 plural)


uluthi

úluthí class 11 (plural ízintí class 10)

úluthí (canonical class-11)
ízintí (class-10 plural)


isivande

isivande class 7 (plural izivande class 8)


indwangu

indwangu class 9 (plural izindwangu class 10)


isidleke

ísídleké class 7 (plural ízídleké class 8)

ísídleké (canonical class-7)
ízídleké (class-8 plural)


indingilizi

indingilizi class 9 (plural izindingilizi class 10)


inkuni

ínkûni class 9 (plural ízínkûni class 10)

ínkûni (canonical class-9)
ízínkûni (class-10 plural)


umalume

úmálûme class 1a (plural ómálûme class 2a)

úmálûme (canonical class-1a)
ómálûme (class-2a plural)

From Proto-Bantu *máádʊ́mè (“maternal uncle”).


indebe

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indebe class 9 (plural izindebe class 10)


iphuphu

iphuphu class 5 (plural amaphuphu class 6)


umculi

úḿculi (canonical class-1)
ábáculi (class-2 plural)


ibhanana

ibhanana class 5 (plural amabhanana class 6)


iphupho

íphupho class 5 (plural ámáphupho class 6)

íphupho (canonical class-5)
ámáphupho (class-6 plural)


ipulazi

ipulazi class 5 (plural amapulazi class 6)


umnyango

úḿnyango class 3 (plural ímínyango class 4)

úḿnyango (canonical class-3)
ímínyango (class-4 plural)


ihlosi

ihlosi class 5 (plural amahlosi class 6)


impunzi

impunzi class 9 (plural izimpunzi class 10)


inyongo

ínyóngo class 9 (plural ízínyóngo class 10)

ínyóngo (canonical class-9)
ízínyóngo (class-10 plural)


umkhwenyana

úḿkhwényana class 1 (plural ábákhwényana class 2)

úḿkhwényana (canonical class-1)
ábákhwényana (class-2 plural)


inqina

inqina class 5 (plural amanqina class 6)


inhlathu

inhlathu class 9 (plural izinhlathu class 10)


itseketse

itseketse class 5 (plural amatseketse class 6)


iwemusi

iwemusi class 5 (plural amawemusi class 6)


inyamazana

inyamazana class 9 (plural izinyamazana class 10)


uphiko

uphiko class 11 (plural izimpiko class 10)


udadewethu

udadewethu class 1a (plural odadewethu class 2a)


isitha

ísithá (canonical class-7)
ízithá (class-8 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).


ibhasikithi

ibhasikithi class 5 (plural amabhasikithi class 6)


inyawo

inyawo class 9 (plural izinyawo class 10)


umfowethu

umfowethu class 1 (plural abafowethu class 2)


umthanyelo

umthanyelo class 3 (plural imithanyelo class 4)


ihlamvu

ihlamvu class 5 (plural amahlamvu class 6)


iphahla

íphahla class 5 (plural ámáphahla class 6)

íphahla (canonical class-5)
ámáphahla (class-6 plural)


umankala

umankala class 1a (plural omankala class 2a)


ibholoho

ibholoho class 5 (plural amabholoho class 6)


ilitshe

ilitshe class 5 (plural amatshe class 6)


iliva

ílíva (canonical class-5)
áméva (class-6 plural)


ikhanka

ikhanka class 5 (plural amakhanka class 6)


ululwane

ululwane class 1a (plural olulwane class 2a)


umpankwa

umpankwa class 11 (plural imipankwa class 10)


isidumbu

isidumbu class 7 (plural izidumbu class 8)


iganga

iganga class 5 (plural amaganga class 6)


iziko

ízîko (canonical class-5)
ámázîko (class-6 plural)


impophoma

ímpóphoma class 9 (plural ízímpóphoma class 10)

ímpóphoma (canonical class-9)
ízímpóphoma (class-10 plural)


umambule

umambule class 1a (plural omambule class 2a)


ubhalu

ubhalu class 11 (plural izimbalu class 10)


umnewethu

umnewethu class 1 (plural abanewethu class 2)


inhlanyelo

ínhlányélo class 9 (plural ízínhlányélo class 10)

ínhlányélo (canonical class-9)
ízínhlányélo (class-10 plural)


ilihlo

ílihló (canonical class-5)
ámêhlo (class-6 plural)


inkukhu

ínkúkhu class 9 (plural ízínkúkhu class 10)

ínkúkhu (canonical class-9)
ízínkúkhu (class-10 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.


ingqamu

ingqamu class 9 (plural izingqamu class 10)


uluju

úlúju (canonical class-11)
ízínju (class-10 plural)


ithendele

ithendele class 5 (plural amathendele class 6)


udwayi

udwayi class 1a (plural odwayi class 2a)


iwabayi

iwabayi class 5 (plural amawabayi class 6)


ubabazala

ubabazala class 1a (plural obabazala class 2a)


ithuna

ithuna class 5 (plural amathuna class 6)


ukhulu

ukhulu class 1a (plural okhulu class 2a)


umamazala

umamazala class 1a (plural omamazala class 2a)


isibhakabhaka

isibhakabhaka class 7 (plural izibhakabhaka class 8)


intundla

intundla class 9 (plural izintundla class 10)


umalukazana

umalukazana class 1a (plural omalukazana class 2a)


ichibana

íchibána class 5 (plural ámáchibána class 6)

íchibána (canonical class-5)
ámáchibána (class-6 plural)


ihloka

ihloka class 5 (plural amahloka class 6)


umkhwenyethu

umkhwenyethu class 1 (plural abakhwenyethu class 2)


inhlabathi

inhlabathi class 9 (plural izinhlabathi class 10)


idwala

ídwalá class 5 (plural ámádwalá class 6)

ídwalá (canonical class-5)
ámádwalá (class-6 plural)


ingaja

ingaja class 9 (plural izingaja class 10)


isivunguzane

isivunguzane class 7 (plural izivunguzane class 8)


isipoko

isipoko class 7 (plural izipoko class 8)

Borrowed from Afrikaans spook, from Dutch spook.


isikepe

ísíképe class 7 (plural ízíképe class 8)

ísíképe (canonical class-7)
ízíképe (class-8 plural)


umkami

umkami class 1a (plural omkami class 2a)


ubunyonyo

ubunyonyo class 14 (plural amanyonyo class 6)


ivevane

ivevane class 5 (plural amavevane class 6)


usane

usane class 11 (plural izinsane class 10)


imiyane

imiyane class 9 (plural izimiyane class 10)


ufudu

úfûdu (canonical class-1a)
ófûdu (class-2a plural)

From Proto-Bantu *nkúdù, with a change of noun class.


iphaphu

íphaphú class 5 (plural ámáphaphú class 6)

íphaphú (canonical class-5)
ámáphaphú (class-6 plural)


ubabakazi

ubabakazi class 1a (plural obabakazi class 2a)


inswempe

inswempe class 9 (plural izinswempe class 10)


indlegu

indlegu class 9 (plural izindlegu class 10)


inhloni

inhloni class 9 (plural izinhloni class 10)