| English Words | Amagama esiXhosa |
| 1st born/ | indla-lifa |
| a fly | impukane |
| air plane | ibalona |
| an ant | imbovane |
| army | impi |
| baby animal (chicken, piglet) | intshontsho |
| baby goat/sheep/deer | itakane |
| bean/s | imbotyi/ii– |
| beg/ask (depends on situation) | -cela |
| beginning | isiqalo |
| bird | intaka |
| blood | igazi |
| book | incwadi |
| boy | inkwenkwe |
| breasts | amabele |
| bring about peace | xolisa |
| bus | uduladula |
| car | inqwelo-mafutha |
| champion | intshatsheli |
| cheek | isidlele |
| child/baby | umntwana/usana |
| circumcision | ulwaluko |
| clan name | isiduko |
| cliff | iliwa |
| close by | kufutshane |
| conspiracy | iyelenqe |
| country | ilizwe |
| danger | ingozi |
| day/date | usuku |
| dirty person (dwellings and personal) | ixelegu |
| doctor | ugqirha |
| dog | inja |
| ears | indlebe |
| earth | umhlaba |
| East | eMpuma |
| eel | umlenga |
| elephant | indlovu |
| eyes | amehlo |
| fable/tale | intsomi |
| face | ubuso |
| far | kude |
| farm | intsimi |
| Father | Tata |
| feet | inyawo |
| feminine gender | imazi |
| fight | umlo |
| fingers | iminwe |
| fish | intlanzi |
| Food | ukutya |
| forehead | ibunzi |
| forgiveness/peel | uxolo/ixolo |
| frog | ixoxo |
| gift/talent | isipho |
| God | uThixo/uQamata |
| government minister | umphathiswa |
| grand-child | umzukulwane |
| greet/to greet | -bulisa/ukubulisa |
| group/organization | umbutho |
| gum/laughter | intsini |
| hair | inwele |
| hand | isandla |
| hard worker/busy bee | ikhuthala |
| head/ | intloko |
| health | impilo |
| Hello | Molo (s) Molweni (pl) |
| help | uncedo |
| hero | igokra |
| hill | ummango |
| him/her | yena |
| house | umzi |
| How are you/How are things? | Kunjani |
| humanity/he is humane/ | ubuntu/unobuntu |
| in laws (parent) | umkhwe/…kazi |
| inheritance | ilifa |
| insult | isithuko |
| it | kona |
| kindness/generosity | ububele |
| knee | idolo |
| kraal | ubuhlanti |
| laughing stock | intlekisa |
| lazy person | inqenerha |
| lesson | isifundo |
| liar | ixoki |
| look/search | khangela |
| Love | -thanda |
| mad/dumb person | isidenge |
| madness | impambano |
| man | indoda |
| marriage/common law marriage | ukutshata/ukwenda |
| married woman | umfazi |
| masculine gender | induna |
| me | mna |
| meat | inyama |
| meeting | imbizo |
| mielies/corn | umbona |
| milk | ubisi |
| mine | Lam |
| mountain | intaba |
| mouth | umlomo |
| music | umculo |
| my brother | mfowethu |
| my sister | dadewethu |
| mystery | intsumantsumane |
| nail | uzipho |
| name | igama |
| neck | intamo |
| neighbour | ummelwane |
| North | uMntla |
| nose | impumlo |
| old man/old woman | ixhego/ixhegwazana |
| opportunity | inxaxheba |
| outside | phandle |
| parent | umzali |
| person | umntu |
| pig | ihagu |
| pillar/headman/ to stir | isibonda/uSibonda/ukubonda |
| place | indawo |
| question | Umbuzo |
| radio | unomathotholo |
| reason | isizathu |
| reporter | intatheli |
| respect | intlonipho |
| respond to a call | sabela |
| reward/salary | umvuzo |
| road/way (direction/law){constitution} | indlela (umgaqo){umgaqo-sisekelo} |
| rope | intambo |
| rope/phoneline | umnxeba |
| sack | ingxowa |
| sea | ulwandle |
| shadow/shade | isithunzi/umthunzi |
| sheep | igusha |
| short person/San | umthwa |
| shoulders/ | amagxa |
| show | -veza |
| sin | isono |
| site | isiza |
| situation/circumstance | ubume/isimo |
| snake | inyoka |
| son-in-law | umkhwenyana |
| sour milk | amasi |
| tail | umsila |
| talent/career/call (as in becoming a priest) | ubizo |
| tallness | ubude |
| teacher/priest | umfundisi |
| television/binoculars | umabona-kude |
| the answer | impendulo |
| the end | isiphelo |
| the one | eyona |
| the South | uMzantsi |
| theirs | Yabo |
| them | bona |
| them | bona |
| thigh/pumkin | ithanga |
| time | ixesha |
| to be pregnant | ukukhulelwa |
| to bury/hide | ukufihla |
| to cause a fight while not fighting | thelekisa |
| to clean | ukucoca |
| to close | ukuvala |
| to cook | ukupheka |
| to cry | ukulila |
| to die | ukufa |
| to fall | ukuwa |
| to get mad/angry | ukucaphuka |
| to give birth | ukuzala |
| to kill | ukubulala |
| to laugh | ukuhleka |
| to open | ukuvula |
| to play | ukudlala |
| to rape | ukudlwengula |
| to show/reveal | ukuveza |
| to swim/duck | ukudada/idada |
| to write | ukubhala |
| tongue/language/gossip | ulwimi |
| tornado | inkanyamba |
| train | uloliwe |
| tree | umthi |
| unmarried woman/girl | intombi/intombazane |
| ups and downs | amahlandenyuka |
| visitor | undwendwe |
| voice | ilizwi |
| wake/to wake | vusa/ukuvusa |
| wall | udonga |
| water | amanzi |
| We are fine/We are here | Sikhona |
| West | eNtshona |
| whistle | umlozi |
| white meat | umkhwepha |
| white person | umlungu |
| wing | iphiko |
| wish | umnqweno |
| witch/witchcraft | igqwirha/ubugqwirha |
| wood | inkuni |
| wound | inxeba |
| xhin | isilevu |
| you | wena |
| yours | Yakho |
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