Zulu Culture Flashcards by Kerry Wiens

Q

Zulu hut

A

iqhuwane/ amaqhuwane

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bend and enter

A

goba ungene

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witch or wizard/s

A

umthakathi/ abathakati

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diviner

A

isangoma/ izangoma

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ancestor/ s

A

idlozi/amadlozi

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basket/s

A

imbenge/izimbenge

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Q

traditional beer

A

umqombothi (no plural)

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Q

clay pot

A

uKhamba/izinKhamba

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Q

beer pot cover

A

mbenge

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chief/ king

A

inkosi/ amakhosi

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Q

stone heap

A

isivivane/ isivivane

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Q

healer/s

A

inyanga/ izinyanga

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Q

greeting the home

A

siyakuleka ikhaya

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village

A

umuzi/ imizi

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Q

bride price

A

ilobolo/amalobolo

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Q

to pay ilobolo

A

lobola

Q

female spirit that makes maize grow

A

inkosanana

Q

greatest of all great God

A

uNkulunkulu

Q

small shield

A

ihawu/amahawu

Q

large shield

A

isihlangu/izihlangu

Q

headman, overseer, pimple

A

induna/izinduna

Q

fighting stick/s

A

umshiza/imishiza

Q

medicine, tree

A

umuthi/imithi

Q

small demon

A

utokoloshe/otokoloshe

Q

there are ways to show respect

A

kukhona izindlela zakukhombisa ukuhlonipha noma inhlonipho

Q

respect

A

inhlonipho

Q

to respect

A

hlonipha

Q

culture

A

amasiko

Q

boiled bread

A

ujeqe lu

Q

oral poet/s

A

imbongi/izimbongi

Q

male traditional dance

A

gida/giya

Q

female traditional dance

A

sina

Q

Zulu traditional maize and wheat bread

A

amaqebelengwana

Q

Other type of Zulu bread

A

idobholo

Q

Castle Milk

Stout

A

intombi emnyama