rata

Cognate with Zulu -thanda, Tsonga -rhandza.


aha

From Proto-Bantu *-jáka, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-jíbaka.


eta

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.


tau

→ Phuthi: idawû


mane

yonder, over there; remote demonstrative adverb.


raha

→ Phuthi: -raya


di-

From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.


pere

Borrowed from Afrikaans perd, from Dutch paard, from Middle Dutch pert, from Old Dutch *pered, from Late Latin paraverēdus.


pere

Borrowed from English pear or Afrikaans peer, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin pirum.


araba

→ Phuthi: -araba


morena

→ Phuthi: murena


ruta

→ Phuthi: -rûda


nka

→ Phuthi: -nka


sera

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


pitsa

From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).


fofa

→ Phuthi: -fufa


le-

From Proto-Bantu *dɪ́-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *ì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.


holo

→ Phuthi: -kgulu


epa

→ Phuthi: -yebha


thusa

→ Phuthi: -thûsa


noka

From Proto-Bantu *ndòngà, a class 9 variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dòngà (“river, valley, channel”).


mpho

→ Phuthi: impho


nku

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe gū-i. Cognate with Ndonga onzi and Zulu imvu.


tsebe

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


kgomo

From a Khoe language; compare Zulu inkomo.


serurubele

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serurubele class 7/8 (plural dirurubele)

→ Phuthi: sirûrûbëlë


tshepe

Cognate with Luganda ensimbi, Shona simbi, Zulu insimbi, and Venda tsimbi.


madi

→ Phuthi: emalî


moya

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


peke

→ Phuthi: ipëkë


letokomane

letokomane class 5/6 (plural matokomane)


matha

→ Phuthi: -matha


morao

From mo- + -rao. Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ìtákò.


naledi

Translingual: Homo naledi


sediba

Translingual: Australopithecus sediba


fatshe

From Proto-Bantu *ncɪ́, with class 16 prefix.


theka

→ Phuthi: lithega


hlafuna

From Proto-Bantu *-cákuna, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-tákuna.


tshwarela

→ Phuthi: -tshwarela


tlhutlhura

→ Phuthi: -tlhutlhura


ngola

→ Phuthi: -ngola


mokorotlo

→ Phuthi: mukorotlo


lejwe

→ Phuthi: lijwe


ngwaha

ngwaha class 3 (plural [please provide])


jwang

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


manganga

→ Phuthi: emanganga


phate

→ Phuthi: iphade


qoqotho

→ Phuthi: iqoqotho


tshwele

→ Phuthi: itshwele


tlwaela

→ Phuthi: -tlwayela


tshohanyetso

tshohanyetso class 9/10 (plural ditshohanyetso)

→ Phuthi: itshuhanyetsu


kgoto

→ Phuthi: ikgodo


morutwana

→ Phuthi: murûdwana


tshumo

→ Phuthi: itshumo


motswalle

→ Phuthi: mutswalle


setshwantsho

setshwantsho class 7/8 (plural ditshwantsho)

→ Phuthi: sitshwantsho


jwetsa

→ Phuthi: -jeta

From *-bʊɪdia, causative of *-bʊɪda, an applicative derivation of Common Bantu *-bʊʊda (“to tell”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi -bwira and Zulu -tshela.


ngwapa

→ Phuthi: -ngwabha


ntate

→ Phuthi: ntatë


letsetse

→ Phuthi: litsëtsë


selepe

→ Phuthi: silepe


tjho

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ò, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).


malome

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


leqheku

→ Phuthi: liqhekû


robala

→ Phuthi: -röbala


phahama

From Proto-Bantu *-pákama, positional form of Proto-Bantu *-páka.


lenaka

→ Phuthi: linaga


nonyana

→ Phuthi: inonyana


bolaya

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́daga, repetitive form of Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́da.


mohwete

→ Phuthi: mukgwede


mothapo

→ Phuthi: muthapo


letlalo

→ Phuthi: lidlalo


sefofu

→ Phuthi: sifofû


mohlanka

→ Phuthi: muhlanka


-hadi

Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people.


kgosihadi

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kgosihadi class 9/10 (plural dikgosihadi)


leleme

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


senqanqane

senqanqane class 7/8 (plural dinqanqane)


bitsa

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́dia, causative form of *-bɪ́da.


lebese

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


ntwa

→ Phuthi: intwa


leqhwa

From a Khoe language. Compare Khoekhoe !khoab (“ice”).


letsha

From a Khoe language. Compare Khwe càá (“water”).


bukantswe

bukantswe class 9/10 (plural dibukantswe)


sethuthuthu

sethuthuthu class 7/8 (plural dithuthuthu)


sefahleho

→ Phuthi: sifahleho


mantsibuya

→ Phuthi: emantsîbuya


sekotlolo

→ Phuthi: sikotlolo


sekgwa

From a Kx'a language. Compare Juǀ'hoan ǃòʼá (“thicket”). Also cognate with Northern Sotho sethokgwa and Makhuwa etakhwa.


lefiritshwana

lefiritshwana class 5/6 (plural mafiritshwana)


lengau

From a Khoe language; compare Gcwi ǃkáo.


kgoho

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


leqaqailane

leqaqailane class 5/6 (plural maqaqailane)


tswekere

Borrowed from Afrikaans suiker, from Dutch suiker, from Middle Dutch suicker, suker, a borrowing from Old French çucre (circa 13th cent), from Old Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).


thouha

→ Phuthi: -thowuka


morwetsana

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morwetsana class 1/2 (plural barwetsana)


mohlolohadi

mohlolohadi class 1/2 (plural bahlolohadi)


mohau

→ Phuthi: mukgawu


mmetso

→ Phuthi: mumito


amohela

Cognate with Zulu -amukela, Xhosa -amkela.


seipone

seipone class 7 (plural (South Africa) diipone class 8 or (Lesotho) liipone class 8)

diipone (South-Africa class-8 plural)
liipone (Lesotho class-8 plural)