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English:Zulu:
table ilitafula, itafula
take ukuamukela, ukuthatha
take in ukuamukela
take leave ukuvalelisa
take leave from ukuvalelisa
take off ukukhumula
take over ukuthenga
talk ukukhuluma
tank ilitanki, itanki
tardy phuzileyo
tasty mnandi
taxi ilithekisi, ithekisi
tea ilitiye, itiye
teach ukufundisa
teacher uthisha
telegram ilitelegilamu, itelegilamu
telephone ucingo, ulucingo, uthelefoni
television set umabonwakude
tell ukuthi, ukutshela
temperature ithemperetsha
ten ishumi
tender ukuazisa, ukuethula, ukuphakamisa
tent itende
terminate ukuqeda
test ukuzama
thank you ngiyabonga, siyakubonga
thanks ngiyabonga, siyakubonga
that ni, phi, ubani, kanjalo
that way kanjalo
that’s all right akunandaba
that’s okay akunandaba
the day before yesterday kuthangi
there lapho
there are kukhona
there is kukhona
these days okwamanje
thief izigebengu
thing into
thirteen ishumi nantathu
thirty amashumi amathathu
thou wena
three thathu
throat umphimbo
Thursday uLwesine
thus kanjalo
ticket ilithikithi, ithikithi
time ihora, isikhathi
tin ilithini, ithini
tip umbhanselo
tobacco ugwayi
today namhlanje
toilet ilithoyilethe, ithoyilethe
tomato utamatisi
tomorrow kusasa
tongue ulimi, ululimi
too futhi
tooth ilizinyo, izinyo
tortoise ufudu, ulufudu
town idolobha, ilidolobha
tradition ilisiko, isiko
train isitimela
transmit ukuthumela
travel ukuhamba
treatment impatho
trouble inkinga
trousers ibhulukwe, ilibhulukwe
trust ukuethemba
truth iliqiniso, iqiniso
try ukuzama
Tsonga isiTsonga, umTsonga
Tsonga language isiTsonga
Tuesday uLwesibili
turkey ikalkuni
turn off ukuvala
TV set umabonwakude
twelve yishumi nambili
twenty amashumi amabili
twice kabili
two bili
From Bantu to Zulu
Zulu is a part of the Bantu language family which falls under the Niger-Congo. The Zulu people were once part of the Bantu tribe. They are believed to have come from what is now Cameroon and Nigeria in one of the largest human migrations ever from 2000 BC-1000 AD. Once they reached their destination, the Bantu divided into Eastern and Western Groups. The Zulu broke from the Bantu and formed their own culture and language. The term Zulu can actually refer to the language or someone of native origin.
Missionaries and Zulu
Missionaries who traveled to Africa had an influence on Zulu literature. The written Zulu language is based on a Latin script brought in by the missionaries. Early examples of Zulu writings are translations of Christian texts in the 1800’s and of John Bunyan’s "Pilgrim’s Progress.”
Zulu Literature
Zulu is quite extensive because of its focus on preserving oral and cultural traditions. But it has since extended out to fiction, poetry, radio, television, and newspapers.

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