Fanakalo Dictionary

English to Fanakalo Dictionary

Compiled and digitised by ERG Industrial for our friends in the mining industry.

With due credit to the original sources:

• Chamber of Mines, South Africa. 1978. Miners’ dictionary: English/Fanakalo. Chamber of Mines, 1978.

• Chamber of Mines, South Africa. 1990. Miners’ dictionary: English-Fanakalo & Woordeboek vir Mynwerkers: Afrikaans-Fanakalo. Chamber of Mines, 1990.

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English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
abandon	yeka	yeh-kah
abdomen (stomach)	sisu	see-soo
able	azi	ah-zee
ablute	geza zonke	geh-zah zawn-keh
above (on, on top of, upon)	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
abscess (swelling)	tumba	toom-bah
absent	aziko	ah-zee-koo
absentee	lova	law-vah
abuse	mosha	maw-sheh
accident	ngozi / smesh	ngaw-zee / smesh
accident sequence	lo steppies ka lo ngozi	law steh-pees kah law ngaw-zee
accede	vuma	voo-mah
accelerate	bamba lo speed	bahm-bah law speed
acceptable	vumiwilwe	voo-meh-wee-leh-wee
acclimatization centre	ndawo ka lo jwayelisa lo mzimba / ndawo ka lo ntsimbi	ndah-o kah law jwah-yeh-lee-sah law mzeem-bah / ndah-o kah law ntseem-bee
acclimatize	jwayelisa	jwah-yeh-lee-sah
accommodate	nika lo nrawo	nee-kah loh in-row-oh
accompany (go with)	hamba na	hahm-bah nah
accumulate	kulisa	koo-leh-sah
accuse	mangala	mahng-gah-lah
acetylene	setalin / asetalin	set-ah-leen / ah-set-ah-leen
ache (pain) n.	buhlungu	boo-shloong-goo
acid	asid	ah-seed
action	manyatelo	man-nyah-teh-law
adaptor	adapta	ah-dahp-tah
add	hlanganisa	shlahng-gah-nee-sah
adequate (enough, sufficient)	lungile	loong-gee-leh
admit	vuma	voo-mah
advance (move forward)	hamba pambili	hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee
advance track cutting	pikinin tonel	pee-kee-neen taw-nahl
adversely	mubi ndlela	moo-bee ndleh-lah
advise	hlakanipisa	shlah-kah-nee-pee-sah
aeroplane safety device	flymatshin sparag	fly-mtsheen spah-rahg
affect	thinta	theen-tah
afraid	saba	sah-bah
after	muva	moo-vah
afternoon	ntambama	ntahm-bah-mah
afterwards	muva ka lo skat / mbay-mbay	moo-vah kah law skaht / mby-mby
again	futi	foo-tee
agenda	agenda	agenda
aggravate	mosha	maw-shah
agree	vuma	voo-mah
agreement (contract)	joyin / wumelana	join / voo-mee-lah-nah
ahead (before, in front)	pambili	pahm-bee-lee
aide	masisan	mah-see-saan
aim (goal)	lo ku cabanga / njongo / kutemba	loh koo qah-bahng-gah / njong-goh / koo-tem-bah
air	moya	moy-ah
air chamber	hawus ka lo moya	house kah law moy-ah
air compartment	ndawo ka lo moya lapa tshaf / ndlela ka lo moya lapa tshaf	ndah-o kah law moy-ah lah-pah tshah-f / ndleh-lah kah law moy-ah lah-pah tshah-f
air door (ventilation door)	sivalo ka lo moya / sivalo ka lo ventileyishin	see-vah-law kah law moy-ah / see-vah-law kah law ventilation
air duct	tonel ka lo moya / tonel ka lo ventileyishin	taw-nehl kah law moy-ah / taw-nehl kah law ventilation
air hose	ntambo ka lo smok	ntahm-baw kah law smaw-k
air leg	nyawo ka lo mashovan / nyawo ka lo mtshin	nyah-o kah law mah-shaw-vahn / nyah-o kah law mtsheen
air-let extension	nyawo ka lo lad / nyawo ka lo mashovan	nyah-o kah law lahd / nyah-o kah law mah-shaw-vahn
air-leg machine	nltshin ka lo mashovan	mtsheen kah law mah-shaw-vahn
airway	tonel ka lo moya / tonel ka lo ventileyishin	taw-nehl kah law moy-ah / taw-nehl kah law ventilation
air whistle	kIok / klok ka lo smok	clock / clock kah law smaw-k
alarm	klok ka lo smesh	clock kah law smesh
alcohol	tshwala	tshwah-lah
alert (awake) adj.	vukile	voo-kee-leh
alike (similar)	fanana	fah-nah-nah
Alimak	Alimak	Ah-lee-mahk
alive	pila kahle	pee-lah gah-shleh
all	zonke	zawn-keh
allege	kuluma	koo-loo-mah
all of them (they all)	yena zonke	yhe-nah zawn-keh
all of you (you all)	wena zonke	wheh-nah zawn-keh
allow (let, permit) v.	vumela	voo-meh-lah
almost	ampur	ahm-pur
alone	kupela	koo-peh-lah
also (too)	futi	foo-tee
although	noko	naw-koh
always	zonke skat	zawn-keh skaht
am	kona	kaw-nah
amalgam	mali	mah-lee
amplifier	gumba-gumba	goom-bah goom-bah
and	na	nah
anemometer	mtshin ka lo moya	mtsheen kah law moy-ah
anfex loader	mtshin	mtsheen
angry (annoyed, cross) adj.	kwatile	kwah-tee-leh
animal	nyamazan	nyah-mah-zahn
ankle	qakala	qah-kah-lah
announce	tshela	tshel-lah
annoy (worry) v.	kataza / kwatisa	kah-tah-zah / kwah-tee-sah
annoyed (angry, cross) adj.	kwatile	kwah-tee-leh
another	munye	moon-yeh
answer (reply) n.	mpendulo	mpen-doo-law
answer (reply) v.	pendula	pen-doo-lah
Answer!	Pendula!	Pen-doo-lah!
anybody	noko ubani	naw-kaw oo-bah-nee
any place (anywhere)	noko upi ndawo	naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o
anything	noko ini	naw-kaw ee-nee
anywhere (any place)	noko upi ndawo	naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o
apart	hlukanile	shloo-kah-nee-leh
apology	qolisa	qaw-lee-sah
apply	enza	en-zah
appoint	kukhetha	koo-khe-thah
appreciate	bonga	bong-gah
approach	sondela	sawn-deh-leh
approve	vuma	voo-mah
aptitude test	mlabalab	mlah-bah-lab
arrange	kulungiselela	koo-loon-gee-she-leh-lah
are	kona	kaw-nah
aren’t any (isn’t any)	aziko	ah-zee-koo
argue (clash, quarrel)	pikisana / xabana	pee-kee-sah-nah / xah-bah-nah
arm (lever arm)	handel	hahn-dehl
arm (part of body)	ngalo	ngah-law
armlet (number, wristlet number)	namba / nombor	nahm-bah / nawm-bawr
armpit	kwapu	kwah-poo
around	jikela	jee-keh-lah
arrest	bamba	bahm-bah
arrive	buya / fika	boo-yah / fee-kah
artery	mtambo	mtahm-baw
ash	mlota	mlaw-tah
aside	caleni	qah-leh-nee
ask	buza	boo-zah
Ask!	Buza!	Boo-zah!
asleep	lala	lah-lah
assault v.	tshaya	tshy-ah
assay office	aseyi ofis	assay aw-fees
assist (help) v.	siza	see-zah
assure	qinisa	qee-nee-sah
at	lapa	lah-pah
athletics	mdlalo ka lo baleka	mdlah-law kaw law bah-leh-kah
atomizer	spreyi	spray
attach	faka	fah-kah
attempt (try) v.	trayisha	try-ee-shah
attendant	mpasopi	mpah-saw-pee
attention	mamela	mah-meh-lah
at the back (behind)	muva	moo-vah
audible	izwakala	eez-wah-kah-lah
auger	lo bor	loh bor
August	Agas	Ah-gahs
authority	kona mandla	kaw-nah man-dlah
auxiliary pipe	rnlova payip	mlaw-vah pipe
available	kona	kaw-nah
awake (alert) adj.	vukile	voo-kee-leh
awake (wake up) v.	vuka	voo-kah
award	lo sipho	loh see-foo
awkward	nzima	nzee-mah
axe	tshap / zembe	tshahp / zehm-beh
axle	asi / tshaf	ah-se / tshahf

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
baby	mntwana	mtwah-nah
back (part of body)	mhlana	mshlah-nah
backbone (spine)	mqolo	mqaw-law
backplate (scraper)	skar ka lo mahovan	skahr kah law mah-haw-vahn
bad	mubi	moo-bee
badge	bej	bedge
bag	saka	sah-kah
bale (water) v.	kipa	kee-pah
Bale! (water)	Kipa!	Kee-pah!
baling wire	bom waya	bom why-ah
ball	bol	ball
ball (bearing)	bol-ka lo behring	bol-kah law behring
ballast v.	levela	leh-veh-lah
bandage (dressing)	bendij	behn-dish
bandsaw	band saga	bahnd sacha (ch as in loch)
Bang! (Boom!) Sound of explosion	Dubula!	Doo-boo-lah!
bangle	bandka lo ngalo	bahn-d kah law ngah-law
bank (money, shaft)	benk	behnk
banksman	mlungu ka lo benk	mloong-goo kah law behnk
bar (iron) n.	mgqala	ngah-lah
bar down	gqala	gah-lah
Bar down!	Gqala!	Gah-lah!
barrel	faji	fah-jee
barricade	barikeyid / geyit	bah-ree-cade / gate
basic	lapa yena qala	lah-pah yhe-nah qah-lah
basic causes	lo into muva ka lo into lo yena enzikile	loh een-too loh moo-vah kah law een-too loh yhe-nah en-zee-kee-leh
basin	lo kom	loh kohm
battery	betri	beh-tree
battle (with something)	sokkel / hlupeka	sok-kel / shlu-peh-kah
bayonet sprag	pamban sparag	pahm-bahn spah-rahg
bean	bontsh	bawn-tsh
beard	madevu	mah-deh-voo
beat	tshaya	tshy-ah
Beat!	Tshaya!	Tshy-ah!
beater pick	bita pik	bee-tah pick
Be careful! (Beware!, Look out!, Mind!)	Pas op!	Pahs-awp!
because	ndaba	ndah-bah
become angry	kwata	kwah-tah
bed	mbed	mbed
beer	tshwala	tshwah-lah
before (ahead, in front)	pambili	pahm-bee-lee
begin (commence, start)	qala	qah-lah
Begin! (Commence!, Start!)	Qala!	Qah-lah!
behind (at the back)	muva	moo-vah
bell	klok	clock
bell wire	bel waya / ntambo ka lo klok	bel why-ah / ntahm-baw kah law clock
below (beneath, under, underneath)	pantsi	pahnt-see
belt	band	bahnd
bench	stul	stool
bend n.	bend	behn-d
bend v.	benda	behn-dah
beneath (below, under, underneath)	pantsi	pahnt-see
bent (crooked)	bendekile	behn-deh-kee-leh
Be quiet! (Quiet!)	Tula!	Too-lah!
Be seated! (Sit down!)	Hlala pantsi!	Shlah-lah pahnt-see!
best	muhle pambile ka lo zonke	moo-shleh pahm-bee-lee kah law zawn-keh
better adj.	beter	beh-tehr
between	pakati	pah-kah-tee
Beware! (Be careful!, Look out!, Mind!)	Pas op!	Pahs-awp!
beyond	pambili	pahm-bee-lee
bicycle	bayisikel	bicycle
big (great, large)	makulu	mah-coo-loo
big rock	makulu litshe	mah-coo-loo leet-she
big thing	makulu into	mah-coo-loo into
bin	bokis	baw-kees
bioscope (cinema)	bayiskop	bioscope
bird	nyoni	nyaw-nee
bit (drill)	skop ka lo bor	skop kah law bor
bite	luma / ngonge	loo-mah / ngong-geh
Bite!	Luma!	Loo-mah!
bituseal plastic	mnyama sheet	mnyah-mah sheet
black	mnyama	mnyah-mah
blacksmith	bas ka lo bleksmit / bleksmit	bahs kah law black-smeet / black-smeet
blade	bleyit	blade
blame n.	ndaba ka yena	ndah-bah kah yhe-nah
blanket	blanket / ngubo	blanket / ngoo-baw
blank flange	spukupuk flenj	spoo-koo-pook flenge
blast v.	tshisa	cheesa
blasting box	switsh ka lo tshisa	switch kah law cheesa
blasting cable	ntambo ka lo tshisa / tshisa waya	ntahm-baw kah law cheesa / cheesa wire
blasting time	skati ka lo tshisa	skaht-ee kah law cheesa
blasting wire	tshisa waya	cheesa why-ah
bleed	opa	aw-pah
blind (cannot see)	ayikona buka	eye-kaw-nah boo-kah
block n.	blok	blawk
block and chain tackle	tsheyin blok	chain blawk
block and tackle	tekel	teckle
blood	gazi	gah-zee
blow v.	vuta (wind) / vutela (fire)	voo-tah / voo-teh-lah
Blow!	Vutela! (fire)	Voo-teh-lah!
blowpipe	spayipan	spy-ee-pahn
Blow the whistle! (Sound the whistle!)	Kalisa lo mpempe! / Tshaya lo mpempe!	Kah-lee-sah law mpehm- peh! / Tshy-ah law mpehm-peh!
blue	blu / luhlaza	blue / loo-shlah-zah
blunt	ayikona bukali	eye-kaw-nah boo-kah-lee
body	mzimba	mzeem-bah
boil (swelling) n.	tumba	toom-bah
boil (water) v.	bila	bee-lah
boiler	boyila	boy-ee-lah
boilermaker	bas ka lo boyila	bahs kah law boy-ee-lah
bolt	bawut	baut
bone	tambo	tahm-baw
bonnet (safety lamp)	bonet	bonnet
bonus	bonas	baw-nahs
book	buk	book
Boom! (Bang!) (sound of explosion)	Dubula!	Doo-boo-lah!
boom rig	makulu mtshin ka lo tonel	mah-coo-loo mtsheen kah law tonel
boot	skatula	skah-too-lah
bootlace (shoe-lace)	ntambo kalo skatula	ntahm-baw kah law skah-too-lah
borax	boraks	baw-rahks
bore (drill) v.	bora / tshaya lo hol	baw-rah / tshy-ah law hawl
borrow	boleka	baw-leh-kah
boss	bas	bah-s
both	mabili	mah-bee-lee
bottle	bodlel	bawd-lehl
bottom	pantsi	pahnt-see
boulder	makulu litshe	mah-coo-loo leet-she
bowl	komitsh	kaw-meetsh
box n.	bokis	baw-kees
boxing	mdlalo ka lo sibakel	mdlah-law kah law see-bah-kehl
boy (youngster)	mfan	mfahn
brain	bucopo	boo-qaw-paw
brake n.	brik	bree-k
brake band	brik band	bree-k bahnd
brandy	blandi	blahn-dee
brass (metal)	braas	brass
brattice	seil ka lo moya	sale kah law moy-ah
brattice cloth	saka	sah-kah
brave	ayikona saba	eye-kaw-nah sah-bah
bread	mbunyan	mboon-yahn
break v.	bulala	boo-lah-lah
breaker line	stik ka lo mahawan	stick kah law maa-haw-wan
breaking (in the process of breaking)	puka	poo-kah
Break!	Bulala!	Boo-lah-lah!
breakdown	smesh	smesh
break up (crush, grind)	gaya	gy-ah
breathe	pefumula	peh-foo-moo-lah
bribery	ntshontsha	ntshwant-tsah
brick	stin	steen
bridle (cage)	lo brydl	loh bridle
bring	fikisa	fee-kee-sah
Bring!	Fikisa!	Fee-kee-sah!
bring together (gather)	hlanganisa	shlahng-gah-nee-sah
broken	pukile	poo-kee-leh
broken rock	sitof	see-tawf
broom	mtshanyelo	mtshahn-yeh-law
brother	blul	blool
brow (hanging wall)	kepis ka lo taful / skop ka lo taful	keh-pees kah law tah-ful / skawp kah law tah-ful
Brown tank	Mbrawun	Mbrown
brush n.	brash	brahsh
bucket	baket	bah-keht
build v.	aka	ah-kah
bulb (globe)	layit ka lo ges	light kah law ges
bundle	bondel	bawn-dehl
burn n.	silonda ka lo mlilo	see-lawn-dah kah law mlee-law
burn v.	tshisa	cheesa
burn cut	lo kot ka lo 5/9 hol	loh kot kah loh 5/9 hol
burner (lamp)	boner	baw-nehr
burning	yitsha	yhee-tshah
burst (crack) v.	dabuka	dah-boo-kah
bury	fihla	fee-shlah
bushing	bering	beh-ring
busy	maningi msebenzi	mah-neeng-gee mseh-behn-zee
but (however)	kodwa	kawd-wah
buttock	mpundu	mpoon-doo
buy v.	tenga	tehng-gah

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
cabin (banksman)	hawus ka lo mlungu ka lo bank	house kah law mloong-goo kaw law bank
cable (electric cable)	kebul ka lo ges / ntambo ka lo ges	keh-bul kah law ges / ntahm-baw kaw law ges
cable gland	klam ka lo kebul	klahm kah law keh-bul
cage	kej	kehj
cage attendant	gayi-gayi	gayi-gayi
cage compartment (shaft)	ndlela ka lo kej	ndleh-lah kah law kehj
calciner tray	ndish ka lo mali	ndish kah law mah-lee
call v.	biza	bee-zah
Call!	Biza!	Bee-zah!
call bell	klok	clock
call out (parade) v.	pareyid	pah-rade
can v.	azi	ah-zee
canary	nyoni ka lo smok	nyaw-nee kah law smawk
candle	kandlel	kahnd-lehl
cannot hear (deaf)	ayikona izwa	eye-kaw-nah eez-wah
cannot see (blind)	ayikona buka	eye-kaw-nah boo-kah
canvas tubing (ventubing)	seyil ka lo moya / seyil ka lo ventileyishin	sail kah law moy-ah / sail kah law ventilation
camp lamp	lamp ka lo ges	lahmp kah law ges
capsize (turn over)	pendula	pen-doo-lah
car (truck, tub)	ngolovan	ngaw-law-vahn
car (material)	skotshkar	scotch-car
car lifter (jack)	jek	jeck
carpenter	bas ka lo kapenta / kapenta	bahs kah law carpenter / carpenter
carpenter’s shop	kapenta tshap / tshap ka lo kapenta	carpenter tshah-p / tshah-p kah law carpenter
carry	twala	twah-lah
car sprag (cocopan sprag)	sparag ka lo ngolovan	spah-ragh kaw law ngaw-law-vahn
car-sprag cubicle	ndawo ka lo sparag	ndah-o kah law spah-rahg
carve	juba	joo-bah
catch	bamba	bahm-bah
Catch!	Bamba!	Bahm-bah!
category	lo stepis	loh steh-pees
cattle	nkomo	nkaw-maw
cave	iwiza	ee-wee-zah
caved ground	mhlabati yena iwile	mshlah-bah-tee yhe-nah ee-wee-leh
cement	sement	cement
cementation	tshotsholoza	tshaw-tshaw-law-zah
cementation pump	mpompi ka lo tshotsholoza	mpawm-pee kah law tshaw-tshaw-law-zah
cent (currency)	sent	cent
certain (definite, sure)	nyanis	nyah-nees
certificate	stifìkeyid	stee-fee-kate
chain	tsheyin	chain
chain tongs	tsheyin tong	chain tong
chair	stul	stool
chair lift	mahamba stul / kwela ntambo stul	mah-hahm-bah stool / kweh-lah ntahm-baw stool
chairman	chairman	chairman
chair plate (tracks, shaft timbering)	tsher pleyit	chair plate
chalk	tshok	chalk
chalk mark	mak ka lo tshok	mark kah law chalk
chamber (room)	indlu	eend-loo
change v.	tshintsha	tsheen-tshah
Change!	Tshintsha!	Tsheen-tshah!
change house	tshintsh hawus	tsheentsh house
channel	msel	msehl
charge (charge up explosives) v.	cobela	qaw-beh-lah
charge up (charge explosives) v.	cobela	qaw-beh-lah
charging stick	cobela stik	qaw-beh-lah stick
chase away	gqosha	gqaw-shah
check v.	tsheka	check-kah
check rail	fokis spor	faw-kees spawr
cheesa stick	tshisa stik	cheesa stick
chemícal latríne tanker	spopopo	spaw-paw-paw
chest (part of body)	sifuba	see-foo-bah
chief n.	nkosi	nkaw-see
child	mtwana / pikinin	mtwah-nah / pee-kee-neen
chin	silevu	see-leh-voo
chisel	tshizel	chisel
chock (timber)	wan-wan / stop blok	one-one / stop block
choke (throttle) v.	kama	kah-mah
cholera	kolera sik	cholera sick
choose (select, elect)	keta	keh-tah
Christmas	Krismus	Krees-moos
chuck n.	tshok	tshawk
church	sonto	sawn-taw
chute	mtshokotsh	mtshaw-kawtsh
cigarette	sigiret	see-gee-ret
cinema (bioscope)	bayiskop	bioscope
circle n.	rawund	round
circular adj.	rawund	round
clamp n.	klam	klahm
clash (argue, quarrel)	pikisana / xabana	pee-kee-sah-nah / xah-bah-nah
clay	daga	dah-gah
clean v.	sula	soo-lah
Clean!	Sula!	Soo-lah!
clear away	susa	soo-sah
Clear away!	Susa!	Soo-sah!
clear off (go away)	suka	soo-kah
Clear off! (Go away!)	Suka!	Soo-kah!
clerk	mabalan	mah-bah-lahn
clever (intelligent)	hlakanipile	shlah-kah-nee-pee-leh
climb	kwela	kweh-lah
Climb!	Kwela!	Kweh-lah!
cling	bamba	bahm-bah
clock	watsh	watch
clock card	klok kaart	klok kaart
close (shut) v.	vala	vah-lah
Close! (Shut!)	Vala!	Vah-lah!
close to	duze	doo-zeh
cloth	lapi	lah-pee
clothes	mpahla	mpah-shlah
cloud	mafu	mah-foo
clutch n.	klash	klah-sh
clutch band	klatsh band	klah-sh bahnd
coal	malahla	mah-lah-shlah
coal (low ash)	muhle malahla	moo-shleh mah-lah-shlah
coal mine	mayin ka lo malahla	mine kah law mah-lah-shlah
coal cutter	mhofu / mitshin ka lo juba lo malahla	mhaw-foo / mtsheen kah law joo-bah law mah-lah-shlah
coat (clothing) n.	bantsh	bahntsh
cocoa	koko	kaw-kaw
coconut matting	saka	sah-kah
cocopan	ngolovan	ngaw-law-vahn
cocopan sprag (car sprag)	sparag ka lo ngolovan	spah-ragh kah law ngaw-law-vahn
coffee	kofi	kaw-fee
cold	banda / makaza	balm-da / mah-kah-zah
cold set	kol tshizel	call chisel
collar (shaft collar)	kola ka lo tshaf	kaw-lah kah law tshahf
collar-bone	nqosha	nqaw-shah
collaring rubber shield (jumper guard)	gaskit ka lo jornpor	gahs-keet kah law jawm-pawr
collect	hlanganisa	shlahng-gah-nee-sah
collector	mhlanganisa	mshlahng-gah-nee-sah
colour	mhlobo	mshlaw-baw
combine	hlanganisa	shlahng-gah-nee-sah
come	buya / fika	boo-yah / fee-kah
Come!	Buya! / Fika!	Boo-yah! / Fee-kah!
come back (return)	buya / fika	boo-yah / fee-kah
Come back!	Buya! / Fika!	Boo-yah! / Fee-kah!
come out	puma	poo-mah
Come out!	Puma!	Poo-mah!
commence (begin, start)	qala	qah-lah
Commence! (Begin!, Start!)	Qala!	Qah-lah!
companion	ndlela ka lo trekker	ndleh-lah kah law trekker
complain	kala	kah-lah
complainant	lo yena mangala	loh yhe-nah mahn-gah-lah
complaint	skalo	skah-law
complement	komplement	complement
complete (finish) v.	pelisa / qeda	peh-lee-sah / qeh-dah
Complete! (Finish!)	Pelisa! / Qeda!	Peh-lee-sah! / Qeh-dah!
compound	nkompon	nkawm-pawn
compressed air	smok	smawk
compressor	kompresa	compreh-sah
conceal (hide) v.	fihla	fee-shlah
Conceal! (Hide!)	Fihla!	Fee-shlah!
concrete	konkrit	concrete
cone (slot)	klem	klem
confidence (trust) n.	temba	tehm-bah
confirmation	siqiniso	see-qee-nee-soh
congratulate	halalelisa	haa-laa-lee-lee-sah
connecting link	tshekel	tsheh-kehl
consult	buza	boo-zah
continue	ayikona yeka / qubeka	eye-kaw-nah yeh-kah / qu-beh-kah
Continue!	Ayikona yeka!	Eye-kaw-nah yeh-kah!
continuous miner	marietta	marietta
contract	joyin	join
control	lawula / kontrola	lah-woo-lah / kont-trol-lah
controls	ma-liva	mah-lee-vah
convene	biza	bee-zah
conveyor belt	konveya band	convey-ah bahnd
conveyor road	ndlela ka lo band	ndleh-lah kah law bahnd
conveyor stand	nyawo ka lo band	nyah-o kah law bahnd
convict (judge) v.	gweba	gweh-bah
cook n.	kuka	coo-cah
cook v.	peka	peh-kah
cool	banda / makaza	bahn-da / mah-kah-zah
cool off	pola	paw-lah
copy v.	fanisa	fah-nee-sah
Copy!	Fanisa!	Fah-nee-sah!
cord	ntambo	ntahm-baw
cordex (explosives)	kortex	kortex
corpse	sidumbu	see-doom-buh
correct (right) adj.	lungile	loong-gee-leh
correct (fix up, mend, repair) v.	lungisa	loong-gee-sah
cost n.	malini	mah-lee-nee
cotton wool	boya / koton wul	boy-ah / cotton wool
cough	kohlela	kaw-shleh-lah
Cough!	Kohlela!	Kaw-shleh-lah!
count	bala	bah-lah
Count!	Bala!	Bah-lah!
country (land)	lizwe	leez-weh
coupling (pipe)	kaplin	kahp-leen
coupling hook	kaplin huk	kahp-leen hook
coupling rod	huk spayik	hook spike
court house	nkantolo / kot	nkahn-taw-law / court
cover n.	kava	kah-vah
cover v.	vala	vah-lah
Cover!	Vala!	Vah-lah!
cover bandage	kava bendij	kah-vah behn-dish
cowboy (in films)	jek	jeck
crack (burst) v.	dabuka	dah-boo-kah
crane	kreyin	crane
crank	winda	wine-dah
crawl v.	kasa	kah-sah
Crawl!	Kasa!	Kah-sah!
cricket (game	krikit	cricket
critical parts	makulu zinto	mah-coo-loo zeen-too
crooked (bent)	bendekile	behn-deh-kee-leh
Crosby clamp	krosbi klam	crosby klahm
cross (angry, annoyed) adj.	kwatile	kwah-tee-leh
cross n.	spambano	spahm-bah-naw
cross v.	dlula / wela	dloo-lah / weh-lah
Cross!	Dlula!	Dloo-lah!
cross cut	kronstat	krawn-staht
crossed tapes	kros teyip	cross tape
crossing	ndawo ka lo dlula lo spor	ndah-o kah law dloo-lah law spawr
cross points	spambano ka lo spor	spahm-bah-naw kah law spawr
crowbar	mgqala	mgah-lah
crush (gang office) n.	krash	krahsh
crush (grind, break up) v.	gaya	gy-ah
crusher	mtshin ka lo gaya / ngwenya	mtsheen kah law gy-ah / ngwen-yah
crushing station (reduction works)	ngwenyen	ngwen-yen
cry (weep)	kala	kah-lah
cup	komitsh	kaw-meetsh
cure (heal) v.	pilisa	pee-lee-sah
current (electricity)	ges	ges
curse (swear) v.	tuka	too-kah
curve n.	bend	bend
cut v.	juba	joo-bah
Cut!	Juba!	Joo-bah!
cut-out switch (tracks)	vula-vala switch	voo-lah-vah-lah-switch
cyanide	sayinet	sah-ee-net

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
dagga	ntsangu	ntsahng-goo
dagger	mes / nayif	mehs / knife
dam	dam	dahm
damage v.	bulala	boo-lah-lah
damaged adj.	moshekile	maw-sheh-kee-leh
dance (tribal dance) n.	mtshongol	rntshawng-gawl
danger	ngozi	ngaw-zee
danger sign	notis ka lo ngozi	naw-tees kah law ngaw-zee
dark	mnyama	mnyah-mah
daughter	ntombazana	ntom-bah-zah-nah
day (daytime)	langa	lahng-gah
daytime (day)	langa	lahng-gah
dead	file	fee-leh
deaf (cannot hear)	ayikona izwa	eye-kaw-nah eez-wah
death	kufa	koo-fah
deceive (trick)	kohlisa / swaya	kaw-shlee-sah / swy-ah
deduct	juba / kipa	joo-bah / kee-pah
deep	pantsi sterek	pahnt-see steh-rehk
definite (certain, sure)	nyanis	nyah-nees
defunct	lo yena file	loh yhe-nah fee-leh
delay fuse	mnyama fiyoz	mnyah-mah fee-awz
demand	funa	foo-nah
demonstrate	komba	kawm-bah
deposit v.	valela mali	vah-leh-lah mah-lee
depth	situba	see-too-bah
descend (go down)	hamba pantsi	hahm-bah pahnt-see
destroy v.	bulala	boo-lah-lah
Destroy!	Bulala!	Boo-lah-lah!
detective	fokis	faw-kees
detonator	dopi	daw-pee
developer	bas ka lo tonel / mhlungu ka lo tonel	bahs kah law taw-nehl / mloong-goo kah law taw-nel
diagram (sketch)	mfanekiso	mfah-nee-kee-saw
diamond	dayiman	dy-ee-mahn
diamond drill	dayiman mtshin	dy-ee-mahn mtsheen
diarrhoea	guda	goo-dah
die v.	ifa	ee-fah
diesel locomotive	makalanyan ka lo smok	mah-kah-lahn-yahn kah law smawk
difference	hlokanile	shloh-kah-nee-leh
different	munye mhlobo	moon-yeh mshlaw-baw
difficult	nzima	nzee-mah
dig	imba	eem-bah
Dig!	Imba!	Eem-bah!
dim adj.	ayikona kanya	eye-kaw-nah kan-yah
dip (disinfectant) n.	dip	deep
direct v.	kombisa	kawm-bee-sah
directions	ndlela	ndleh-lah
direction line	layin	line
dirt	doti	daw-tee
disaster	makulu smesh	mah-coo-loo smash
discharge (dismiss, fire) v.	gqosha	gqaw-shah
discover	tola	taw-lah
discussion	nqokola	nqaw-kaw-lah
dish	ndish	ndish
disinfectant	muti ka lo bosh	moo-tee kah law bosch
dislike	ayikona tanda	aye-kaw-nah tahn-dah
dislocated	kunxekile	koon-nxeh-kee-leh
dislocation	kunxekile	koon-nxeh-kee-leh
dismiss (discharge, fire) v.	gqosha	gqaw-shah
dissatisfaction	jikalo	jee-kah-loh
dissolve	ncibilika	nqcee-bee-lee-kah
distance	situba	see-too-bah
distribute	hambisa	hahm-bee-sah
district	lizwe	leez-weh
divide	hlukanisa	shloo-kah-nee-sah
Divide!	Hlukanisa!	Shloo-kah-nee-sah!
divided	hlukanile	shloo-kah-nee-leh
do	enza	en-zah
Do!	Enza!	En-zah!
doctor n.	dokotel	daw-kaw-tehl
document	ncwadi	ncwa-dee
dog	inja	een-jah
dog bar (rail-spike extractor)	salamabij	sah-lah-mah-bitsh
dog spike (rail spike)	dokis	daw-kees
donkey	mbongol	mbawng-gawl
don’t	ayikona	eye-kaw-nah
Don’t be afraid!	Ayikona saba!	Eye-kaw-nah sah-bah!
Don’t let go!	Ayikona yeka!	Eye-kaw-nah yeh-kah!
Don’t look!	Ayikona buka!	Eye-kaw-nah boo-kah!
don’t move	ayikona shukuma	eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah
Don’t move!	Ayikona shukuma!	Eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah!
don’t want	ayikona funa	eye-kaw-nah foo-nah
door	sivalo	see-vah-law
doorway	mnyango	mnyahng-gaw
down	pantsi	pahnt-see
drag v.	dontsa	dawnt-sah
Drag!	Dontsa!	Dawnt-sah!
drag bar	msila	msee-lah
drain n.	msel	msehl
draw (wages)	hola	haw-lah
drawing	mfanekiso	mfah-nee-kee-saw
dress v.	gqoka	gqaw-kah
Dress!	Gqoka!	Gqaw-kah!
dressing (bandage)	bendij	behn-dish
drill (bore) v.	bora / tshaya lo hol	baw-rah / tshy-ah law hawl
Drill!	Bora! / Tshaya lo hol!	Baw-rah! / Tshy-ah law hawl!
drill carriage	skotshkar ka lo mtshin	scotch-car kah law mtsheen
driller (machine operator)	muntu ka lo mtshin	moon-to ka law mtsheen
drill jumper (jumper)	jompor	jawm-pawr
drink v.	puza	poo-zah
Drink!	Puza!	Poo-zah!
drinking water	puza-manzi	poo-zah mahn-zee
drive n.	tonel	taw-nehl
drive v.	drayiva	dry-ee-vah
Drive!	Drayiva!	Dry-ee-vah!
driver	drayiva	dry-ee-vah
drop v.	iwisa	ee-wee-sah
drop rail	geyit spor / vula-vala spor	gate spawr / voo-lah-vah-lah spawr
drown	tshona ka lo manzi	tshaw-nah kah law mahn-zee
drum (machinery cable)	drom	drawm
drum (container)	mgqom	mgqawm
drum (musical)	sigupu	see-goo-poo
drunk	dakiwe	dah-kee-weh
dry adj.	omile	aw-mee-leh
dry v.	omisa	aw-mee-sah
dry cleaning	dri kleen	dry cleaning
duckboard	dakbod	duckboard
ducting	payip ka lo moya	pipe kah law moy-ah
dump n.	ndundum	ndoon-doom
dump truck	tipa	tee-pah
duration	skati	skaa-tee
dust n.	tuli	too-lee
dyke (geological)	dayik	dyke
dynamite n.	jelatin	jeh-lah-teen
dynamo	mota ka lo ges	maw-tah kah law ges

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
ear	ndlebe	ndleh-beh
ear muff	ndlebe	ndleh-beh
ear plug	blok / plak ka lo ndlebe	block / plug kah law ndleh-beh
earliest	kuqala	koo-qah-lah
early	kuseni	koo-seh-nee
early morning	kuseni	koo-seh-nee
early shift	vuka tshif	voo-kah tsheef
earth n.	mhlaba	mshlah-bah
earth wire	fokis waya	faw-kees why-ah
easer (development)	iza	ee-zah
easy	lula	loo-lah
eat	idla	eed-lah
Eat!	Idla!	Eed-lah!
egg	maqanda	mah-qan-dah
elastic rail-spike	spring dokis	spring daw-kees
elbow (part of body)	ngqiniba	ngqee-nee-bah
elbow bend	bend ka lo ngqiniba	behnd kah law ngqee-nee-bah
elect (choose, select)	keta	keh-tah
electric cable	kebul ka lo ges / ntambo ka lo ges	keh-bul kah law ges / ntahm-baw kah law ges
electric drill	sishihan	see-she-hahn
electrician	bas ka lo ges / magesan	bahs kah law ges / mah-ges-san
electricity	ges	ges
electric loader	busman ka lo ges	boas-mahn kah law ges
electric locomotive	makalanyan ka lo ges	mah-kah-lahn-yahn kah law ges
electric motor	mota ka lo ges	maw-tah kah law ges
elsewhere	munye ndawo	moon-yeh ndah-o
emery cloth	sant pepa	sant peh-pah
emery wheel	mlola	mlaw-lah
employ (engage)	qasha	qah-shah
employee	msebenzi	mseh-behn-zee
employer	mqashi	mqash-hee
empty car (empty truck)	panga	pahng-gah
empty cocopan	panga	pahng-gah
empty container	panga	pahng-gah
empty truck (empty car)	panga	pahng-gah
enable	vumela	voo-meh-lah
encourage	kuthaza	koo-tha-zah
endorse	vuma	voo-mah
end-tipping car (stope car)	dongan	dong-gahn
enemy	skebenga	skeh-behng-gah
enforce	qinisa	qee-nee-sah
engage (employ)	qasha	qah-shah
engine	enjin	engine
engineer	enjiner	engi-nehr
engine room	hawus ka lo enjin	house kah law engine
English	Singis	Seeng-gees
enough (adequate, sufficient)	lungile	loong-gee-leh
enquire	buza	boo-zah
entangled	bopanile	baw-pah-nee-leh
enter	ngena	ngeh-nah
Enter! (Go in!)	Ngena!	Ngeh-nahl!
enthusiasm	tshiseka	tshee-seh-kah
entrance	geyit	gate
environment	ndawo	ndah-o
epileptic fit	stutwan	stoot-one
equipment	mpahla	mpah-shlah
erect v.	aka	ah-kah
error (mistake)	masteyik	mahs-take
establishment	ndawo ka lo sebenza	ndah-o kah law seh-ben-zah
evening	tshona langa	tshaw-nah lahng-gah
eventually	mbay-mbay	mby-mby
everybody (everyone)	zonke	zawn-keh
everyone (everybody)	zonke	zawn-keh
everywhere	zonke ndawo	zawn-keh ndah-o
examine (investigate)	setsha	seht-shah
excavation (hole)	mgodi	mgaw-dee
except	pandle	pahnd-leh
excessive	dlulisa	dloo-lee-sah
exchange v.	tshintsha	tsheen-tshah
Exchange!	Tshintsha!	Tsheen-tshah!
exhaust n.	ekzos	ek-zaws
exhausted	katalile	kah-tah-lee-leh
exhaust fan	ekzos fen	ek-zaws fehn
exhaust pipe	ekzos	ek-zaws
exit (outlet)	ndawo ka lo puma	ndah-o kah law poo-mah
expand	dlulisa	dloo-lee-sah
expensive	dul	doo-l
experienced (man)	fundile	foon-dee-leh
expired	pelile	peh-lee-leh
explain	qhaza	qah-zah
exploder	mtshin ka lo tshisa	mtsheen kah law cheesa
explosion	mdubula	mdoo-boo-lah
explosive n.	jelatin	jeh-lah-teen
extend	dlulisa	dloo-lee-sah
extension rail (jump set)	jim set	jim set
extension rods	maroga	mah-roh-gah
extinguish	cima	qee-mah
extinguish (put out candle)	cima	qee-mah
extract	kipa	kee-pah
Extract!	Kipa!	Kee-pah!
eye n.	mehlo	meh-shlaw
eye bolt	ayi bawut	eye-baut
eye-bolt extractor	spanel ka lo kipa lo ayi bawut	spah-nehl kah law kee-pah law eye-baut
eye drops	muti ka lo mehlo	moo-tee kah law meh-shlaw
eyes	mehlo	meh-shlaw
F		undefined

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
face (part of body) n.	buso	boo-saw
face (mine) n.	skwel	skwehl
face rig	rig ka lo skwel	rig kah law skwehl
face winch	wintsh ka lo skwel	wintsh kah law skwehl
fail	hluleka / pazama	shloo-leh-kah / pah-zah-mah
faint (unconscious)	aziko nqondo	ah-zee-koo nqawn-daw
faith	temba	tehm-bah
fall	iwa	ee-wah
fan	fen	fehn
fan belt	fen band	fehn bahnd
fan drift	tonel ka lo fen	taw-nehl kah law fehn
fang bolt	feng bawut	fehng baut
far	kude	koo-deh
fast	baleka	bah-leh-kah
fasten	bopa / fasa	baw-pah / fah-sah
Fasten!	Bopa! / Fasa!	Baw-pah! / Fah-sah!
fat	mafuta	mah-foo-tah
father	baba	bah-bah
fear n.	saba	sah-bah
feeder	fida	fee-dah
feel	izwa	eez-wah
feet (measuring unit)	fit	feet
fell v.	iwile	ee-wee-leh
female (woman) n.	mfazi	mfah-zee
fence	drata	drah-ta
ferro-silicone (additive)	thabantzimbe	tha-ba-ntseem-bee
ferrule (hose mender)	spayipan	spy-ee-pahn
fetch	landa	lahn-dah
few	mbíjan	mbee-tshan
fight v.	ilwa	eel-wah
file	fayil	file
fill	gcwalisa	gcwah-lee-sah
Fill!	Gcwalisa!	Gcwah-lee-sah!
film	filim	fee-leem
filter cloth	seyil	sail
find	tola	taw-lah
Find! (Look for!)	Funa!	Foo-nah!
finger	munwe	moon-weh
finger-nail	zipo	zee-paw
fingers	munwe	moon-weh
finish (complete) v.	pelisa / qeda	peh-lee-sah / qeh-dah
Finish! (Complete!)	Pelisa! / Qeda!	Peh-lee-sah! / Qeh-dah!
finished	pelile	peh-lee-leh
fire n.	mlilo	mlee-law
fire (discharge, dismiss) v.	qgosha	gqaw-shah
fire (explosive charge) v.	tshisa lo hol	cheesa law hawl
Fire!	Tshisa lo hol!	Cheesa law hawl!
firearm	sibam	see-bahm
fire control	vimbela mlilo	veem-beh-lah mlee-law
fire extinguisher	tenk ka lo cima mlilo / stima mlilo	tehnk kah law qee-rnah mlee-law / stee-mah mlee-law
fire patrol	fire patrol	fire patrol
firewood	nkuni	nkoo-nee
firm adj.	qinile	qee-nee-leh
first	kuqala	koo-qah-lah
first-aid	fest-eyid	fist aid
fish plate	fish pleyit	fish plate
fish-plate bolt	bawut ka lo fish pleyit	baut kah law fish plate
fish-plate reducer	ridyus ka lo fish pleyit	reduce kah law fish plate
fist	sibakel	see-bah-kehl
fit in	lingana	leeng-gah-nah
fit on	lingana	leeng-gah-nah
fitter	bas ka lo fitas	bahs kah law fee-tahs
fitting shop	tshap ka lo fitas	tshahp kah law fee-tahs
fit well	linganisa kahle	leeng-gah-nee-sah gah-shleh
fix up (correct, mend, repair)	lungisa	loong-gee-sah
Fix up!	Lungisa!	Loong-gee-sah!
flame	mlilo	mlee-law
flange	fìenj	flenge
flat adj.	level	leh-vehl
flat car	skotshkar	scotch-car
flat trolley	skotshkar	scotch-car
flight chain	tsjeyn	chain
floor	flo	flaw
flow	gikuma	gee-kuh-mah
foam (drilling)	nguebo	nguee-boh
follow	landela	lahn-deh-lah
follow-up	landela	lahn-deh-lah
follow-up training	lo fundisa ka lo landela	loh foon-dee-sah kah law lan-deh-lah
food	skaf	skahf
fool n.	spukupuk / mampara	spoo-koo-pook / mahm-pah-rah
foot	nyawo	nyah-o
football (soccer)	fut bol	football
footwall	taful pantsi	tah-ful pahnt-see
forearm	ngalo	ngah-law
foreman	foloman	faw-law-mahn
forest (trees)	hlati	shlah-tee
forget	kohlwa	kawshl-wah
forgive	sori / xolela	saw-ry / xah-leh-lah
forgotten	kohliwe	kaw-shlee-weh
fork	firoko	fee-ro-koh
fork lift	mpakamisa	mpah-kah-mee-sah
for nothing	mahala	ma-hah-lah
forward	pambili	pahm-bee-lee
fowl	nkukhu	ncoo-coo
fracture	pukile	poo-kee-lah
frame	freyim	frame
freely	ayikona saba	eye-kaw-nah sah-bah
friction prop (hydraulic prop)	jek pak / jek prop	jeck pahk / jeck prop
friend (mate) n.	mata	mah-tah
frighten	sabisa	sah-bee-sah
frog (track)	switsh-pontsh	switch-pawntsh
front-end loader	stim foshol	steam faw-shawl
full	gcwalile	gcwah-lee-leh
fumes	smok ka lo jelatin	smawk kah law jeh-lah-teen
funkey slide	tshayinaman	chinaman
furnace	mbawula	mbau-lah
fuse n.	fiyoz	fee-awz

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
gang (team)	geng / span / tim	geng / spahn / team
gang book (gang card)	geng buk	geng book
gang card (gang book)	geng buk	geng book
ganger (miner)	bas	bahs
gaol (jail, prison)	jeyil / stokis	jail / staw-kees
garage	karaj	garage
gas	smok ka lo jelatin	smawk kah law jeh-lah-teen
gasket	gaskit	gahs-keet
gassed (drunk as a result of gas)	dakiwe	dah-kee-weh
gate	geyit	gate
gate valve	valv	vahlv
gather (bring together)	hlanganisa	shlahng-gah-nee-sah
gathering-arm loader	malaysha	mah-lie-ee-shah
gathering arms	sandhla	sahnd-lah
gauge (instrument) n.	geyij	gauge
gauge (track width)	situba ka lo spor	see-too-bah kah law spawr
gauze (safety lamp)	gauss	gauze
gear	ger	gehr
gearbox	gerbokis	gehr-baw-kees
general manager	lo general	loh general
generator	generator ka lo ges	generator kah law ges
gently	kahle	gah-shleh
Gently!	Kahle!	Gah-shleh!
get in	kwela	kweh-lah
Get in!	Kwela!	Kweh-lah!
get on	kwela	kweh-lah
Get on!	Kwela!	Kweh-lah!
get up (stand up)	pakama	pah-kah-mah
Get up! (Stand up!)	Pakama!	Pah-kah-mah!
gift (present) n.	basela	bah-seh-lah
girl	ntombazana	ntom-bah-zah-nah
give	nika	nee-kah
Give!	Nika!	Nee-kah!
glad (happy, pleased)	jabula	jah-boo-lah
glass	glas	glass
glasses	mafestel ka lo mehlo	mah-fehs-tel kah law meh-shlaw
globe (bulb)	layit ka lo ges	light kah law ges
glove	sandla	sahnd-lah
glowing	yitsha	yhee-tshah
go	hamba	hahm-bah
Go!	Hamba!	Hahm-bah!
goaf	mahawan	mah-haw-wan
go away (clear off)	suka	soo-kah
Go away! (Clear off!)	Suka!	Soo-kah!
go back (turn back)	penduka	pen-doo-kah
Go back! (Turn back!)	Penduka!	Pen-doo-kah!
God	Nkulukul	N-coo-loo-cool
go down (descend)	hamba pantsi	hahm-bah pahnt-see
Go down!	Hamba pantsi!	Hahrn-bah pahnt-see!
goggles (glass)	mafestel ka lo mehlo	mah-fehs-tel kah law meh-shlaw
goggles (gauze)	sefmehlo	sehf-meh-shlaw
Go in! (Enter!)	Ngena!	Ngeh-nah!
gold	golid / mali	gaw-leed / mah-lee
gold concentrate	golid	gaw-leed
gold bar	stin ka lo mali / stin ka lo golid	steen kah law mah-lee / steen kah law gaw-leed
gong	ngongong	ngong-ngong
good	muhle	moo-shleh
Good afternoon!	Molo!	Maw-law!
Goodbye! (to someone going)	Hamba kahle!	Hahm-bah gah-shlehl!
Goodbye! (to someone staying)	Sala kahle!	Sah-lah gah-shlehl!
Good day!	Molo!	Maw-law!
Good evening!	Molo!	Maw-law!
Good morning!	Molo!	Maw-law!
goose neck	tipa spor	tee-pah spawr
go out	puma	poo-mah
Go out!	Puma!	Poo-mah!
government	gavment	gahv-ment
go with (accompany)	hamba na	hahm-bah nah
Go with!	Hamba na!	Hahm-bah nah!
grab (shaft sinking) n.	mhofu	mhaw-foo
grasp	bamba	bahm-bah
grass	tshani	tshah-nee
gratitude	bonga	bong-gah
grease n.	mafuta	mah-foo-tah
grease v.	faka lo mafuta	fah-kah law mah-foo-tah
Grease!	Faka lo mafuta!	Fah-kah law mah-foo-tahl!
grease cup	komitsh ka lo mafuta	kaw-meetsh kah law mah-foo-tah
great (big, large)	makulu	mah-coo-loo
green (colour)	luhlaza	loo-shlah-zah
greet	molisa	maw-lee-sah
grief	buhlungu	boo-shloong-goo
grind (crush, break up)	gaya	gy-ah
grip	bamba	bahm-bah
grizzley bar	spor ka lo tip	spawr kah law teep
groin (part of body)	nyonga	nyawng-gah
groove	msel	msehl
ground (soil)	mhlabati	mshlah-bah-tee
group	span	spahn
group meeting	lo hlangano ka lo span / lo meeting ka lo span	loh hlang-gah-noh kah law spahn / loh meeting kah law spahn
grout n.	sement	cement
grow	kula	koo-lah
guard n.	gad	gahd
guard rail	fokis spor	faw-kees spawr
guide n.	spor ka lo tshaf	spawr kah law tshahf
guide line	layin	line
guilty	kona tshala	kaw-nah tshah-lah
gully	gali	gah-lee
gully box (electricity)	gali bokis	gah-lee baw-kees
gun (rifle)	sibam	see-bahm

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
habit	jwayela	jway-el-lah
hacksaw	hekso	hack-saw
hair	nwele	nwheh-leh
half	haf	half
halt	ima	ee-mah
hammer n.	hamel	hah-mehl
hand	sandla	sahnd-lah
hand (up)	hakha pezulu	hak-hah peh-zoo-loo
handle n.	handel	hahn-dehl
hand points	switsh pontsh	switch-pawntsh
hang (something)	jingisa	jing-gee-sah
hanging (hanging wall – mine)	taful pezulu	tah-ful peh-zoo-loo
hanging wall (hanging)	taful pezulu	tah-ful peh-zoo-loo
hang up (something)	jingisa	jing-gee-sah
happy (glad, pleased)	jabula	jah-boo-lah
hard	qinile	qee-nee-leh
hard hat (helmet, safety hat)	makalap / sigqoko	mah-kah-lahp / see-goh-koh
has (possess)	kona	kaw-nah
hat	sigqoko	see-gqaw-kaw
haul v.	dontsa	dawnt-sah
Haul!	Dontsa!	Dawnt-sah!
haulage	holij	haw-litsh
haulage-engine driver	drayiva ka lo holij	dry-ee-vah kah law haw-litsh
have (possess)	kona	kaw-nah
hazard	thadenka	thaa-den-kah
he	yena	yhe-nah
head n.	skop	skawp
headgear	skop ka lo tshaf	skawp kah law tshahf
heal (cure) v.	pilisa	pee-lee-sah
health	pila	pee-lah
healthy (well)	pila kahle	pee-lah gah-shleh
hear	izwa	eez-wah
heart	nhliziyo	nshlee-zee-o
heat (warmth)	tshisa	cheesa
heater	hita	hee-tah
heat exhaustion	katala ka lo tshisa	kah-tah-lah kah law cheesa
heat stroke	gula ka lo tshisa	goo-lah kah law cheesa
heavy weight	nzima	nzee-mah
heel (part of body) n.	sitend	see-tehnd
height	situba	see-too-bah

helmet (hard hat, safety hat)	makalap	mah-kah-lahp
help (assist) v.	siza	see-zah
Help!	Siza!	See-zah!
helper	masiza	mah-see-zah
hemp	ropiyan	rope-yahn
hemp cord	ropiyan	rope-yahn
hen	nkuku	ncoo-coo
her	yena	yhe-nah
here	lapa	lah-pah
hers	ka yena	kah yhe-nah
hessian	saka	sah-kah
hide (conceal something) v.	fihla	fee-shlah
Hide! (Conceal!)	Fihla!	Fee-shlah!
high	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
him	yena	yhe-nah
hinder	vimbela	veem-beh-lah
hip	mahleza	mah-shleh-zah
his	ka yena	kah yhe-nah
hit (strike) v.	tshaya	tshy-ah
Hit!	Tshaya!	Tshy-ah!
hoe v.	hlakula	shlah-koo-lah
Hoe!	Hlakula!	Shlah-koo-lah!
hoist n.	enjin	engine
hole (blasting)	hol	hawl
hole (opening in any material)	mbobo	mbaw-baw
hole (excavation)	mgodi	mgaw-dee
hole director	komba skwel	kawm-bah skwehl
hole through	boboza	boh-boz-zah
holiday-maker	mvakasha	mvah-kah-shah
holing	sboboz	sboh-boz
home (house)	hawus / kaya	house / ky-ah
honest	tembakala	tem-bah-kah-lah
hook	huk	hook
hooter	klok	clock
hope n.	temba	tehm-bah
hopper	hopor	haw-pawr
horse	hash	hahsh
hose	ntambo	ntahm-baw
hose mender (ferrule)	spayipan	spy-ee-pahn
hospital	sibedlel	see-bed-lehl
hostel	hostel	haw-stehl
hot (warm) adj.	tshisa	cheesa
hour	awal	aw-wahl
house (home)	hawus / kaya	house / ky-ah
how	kanjani	kahn-jah-nee
however (but)	kodwa	kawd-wah
how many	mangaki	mahng-gah-kee
how much	mangaki	mahng-gah-kee
hungry	lambile	lahm-bee-leh.
Hurry!	Tshetsha!	Tsheh-tshah!
hurt (injure)	limaza	lee-mah-zah
hydraulic cylinder	silinda	cylinder
hydraulic prop (friction prop)	jek pak / jek prop	jeck pahk / jeck prop
hygrometer	vur-vur	voor-voor

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
I	mina	mee-nah
idea	kukombisana	koo-kom-bee-sah-nah
idler	rol	rawl
if	skat	skaht
ignite	tshisa	cheesa
igniter cord	baleka fìyoz	bah-leh-kah fee-awz
ill (sick)	gula	goo-lah
illiterate	mampara	mahm-pah-rah
immediate cause	indaba yena enzeka	een-dah-bah yhe-nah en-zek-kah
immediately (now)	kona manje / manje-manje / tshetsha	kaw-nah mahn-jeh / mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh / tsheh-tshah
important	balulekile	ba-loo-lie-kee-leh
important matter	makulu into	mah-coo-loo een-too
improve	enza muhle	en-zah moo-shleh
in	pakati	pah-kah-tee
incidents (no damage, injury)	duze enzeka ngozi	doo-zeh en-zeh-kah ngaw-zee
incline haulage	tshaf holij	tshahf haw-litsh
incline shaft	inklayin tshaf	incline tshahf
increase	pakamisa mali	pah-kah-mee-sah mah-lee
in conclusion	kugcina	koo-gcee-nah
indicate	komba	kawm-bah
inform	tshela	tsheh-lah
informal inspection	lo setsha ka lo zonke malanga	loh seht-shah kah law zawn-keh mah-lahng-gah
information	ku azi / lwazi	koo ah-zee / lwah-zee
in front (ahead, before)	pambili	pahm-bee-lee
inject	hlaba	shlah-bah
injection	jekshin	jeck-shin
injure (hurt)	limaza	lee-mah-zah
injured by electricity	ngozi ka lo ges	ngaw-zee kah law ges
injury	ngozi	ngaw-zee
input	lo stim ka lo jop	loh steam kah law job
inquire	buza	boo-zah
insert (put in)	faka	fah-kah
Insert! (Put in!)	Paka!	Fah-kahl!
inside	pakati	pah-kah-tee
insolent	nkani / tshiki	nkah-nee / cheeky
inspect	setsha	seht-shah
inspector	spektar	spehk-tar
install	faka	fah-kah
instruct (teach, train) v.	fundisa	foon-dee-sah
instructor	instrakta	instrahk-tah
insulation tape	teyip ka lo ges	tape kah law ges
insult	tuka	too-kah
intelligent (clever)	hlakanipile	shlah-kah-nee-pee-leh
interest	zimizela ngqondo	zee-mee-zel-ah nqawn-daw
interpreter	tolik	taw-leek
intersection	tonel ka lo stik-sayid	taw-nehl kah law stick-side
into	pakati	pah-kah-tee
intoxicated	dakiwe	dah-kee-weh
investigate (examine)	setsha	seht-shah
investigation	setsha indaba / tola indaba	seht-shah een-dah-bah / tol-lah een-dah-bah
invite	mema	meh-mah
iodine	ayidin	eye-deen
iron n.	ntsimbi	ntseem-bee
is	kona	kaw-nah
isn’t any (aren’t any)	aziko	ah-zee-koo
issue	nika	nee-kah
it	yena	yhe-nah
its	kayena	kah yhe-nah

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
jack (car lifter)	jek	jeck
jack-bar (rock drill)	bar jek	bar jeck
jacket	bantsh	bahntsh
jackhammer	madumelan / mtshin	mah-doo-meh-lahn / mtsheen
jail (gaol, prison)	jeyil / stokis	jail / staw-kees
jaw	mhlati	mshlah-tee
jerk	dontsa	dawnt-sah
Jerk!	Dontsa!	Dawnt-sah!
jersey	jezi	jeh-see
jet	spreyi	spray
jib (coalcutter)	jib	jib
jim-crow	jim krow	jim crow
job (task)	msebenzi	mseh-behn-zee
job evalutation	sayiza lo jop	sie-ee-zah loh jop
jockey	joki	jockey
Johannesburg	Janasbek / N’goli	Jah-nahs-behk / Ngaw-lee
join v.	dibanisa	dee-bah-nee-sah
joint (rail)	joyin	join
judge (convict) v.	gweba	gweh-bah
jump	tshiba	tshee-bah
jumper (drill jumper)	jompor	jawm-pawr
jumper guard (collaring rubber shield)	gaskit ka lo jompor	gahs-keet kah law jawm-pawr
jumper trolley	skotshkar ka lo majompor	scotch-car kah law mah-jawm-pawr
jump set (extension rail)	jim set	jim set
junction	lapa yena dibana	lah-pah yeh-nah dee-bah-nah
just now	mbay-mbay	mby-mby

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
keen	fisa	fee-sah
keep (retain)	gcina	gcee-nah
keep still	ayikona shukuma	eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah
Keep still!	Ayikona shukuma!	Eye-kaw-nah shoo-koo-mah!
kettle	ketel	kettle
key (lock)	kiya	kee-yah
key (machinery)	pin	peen
kibble	baket ka lo tshaf	bah-keht kah law tshahf
kick v.	kaba	kah-bah
Kick!	Kaba!	Kah-bah!
kill	bulala	boo-lah-lah
Kill!	Bulala!	Boo-lah-lah!
kimberlite	blu	blue
kind	kulunga	koo-loong-gah
kitchen	kishin	kee-sheen
knee n.	dolo	daw-law
knee guards	madolo	mah-daw-law
kneel	guqa	goo-qah
Kneel!	Guqa!	Goo-qah!
knife	mes / nayif	mehs / knife
knob	handela	hand-leh-lah
knock v.	gqongqosa	gqawng-gqaw-sah
Knock!	Gqongqosa!	Gqawng-gqaw-sah!
knocking-off time	skat ka lo tshayile	skaht kah law tshy-ee-leh
knot n.	qina	qee-nah
know	azi	ah-zee
knowledge	ukwazi	oo-kwah-zee

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
labour	basebenzi	bah-seh-behn-zee
lace v.	bopa / fasa	baw-pah / fah-sah
Lace!	Bopa! / Fasa!	Baw-pah! / Fah-sah!
lacerate	dubuka	doo-buhk-kah
lack of control	ayiziko lo baphati	ayi-zee-koo loh bah-pah-tee
ladder	lad / stepis	lahd / steh-pees
ladder rung	nyatelo ka lo lad / stepis ka lo lad	nyah-teh-law kah law lahd / steh-pees kah law lahd
ladder step	nyatelo ka lo lad / stepis ka lo lad	nyah-teh-law kah law lahd / steh-pees kah law lahd
ladderway	ndlela ka lo stepis	ndleh-lah kah law steh-pees
ladderway compartment	ndawo ka lo stepis	ndah-o kah law steh-pees
lagging	laken	lah-kin
lame	qwalela	qwah-leh-lah
lamp	lamp	lahmp
lamp room	lamp hawus	lahmp house
land (country)	lizwe	leez-weh
landing place (mine)	stish	stish
language	limi / limu	lee-mee / lee-moo
large (big, great)	makulu	mah-coo-loo
lash (load) v.	layisha	lie-ee-shah
Lash! (Load!)	Layisha!	Lie-ee-shah!
lash back	hova	haw-vah
Lash back!	Hova!	Haw-vah!
lasher	malayisha	mah-lie-ee-shah
lashing shoe	faka nyawo	fah-kah nyah-o
last (in row) adj.	yena last / muva	yhe-nah last / moo-vah
late	leyit	late
later	mbay-mbay	mby-mby
latrine (lavatory)	bosh	bosh
latrine bucket	baket ka lo bosh	bah-keht kah law bosh
laugh	hleka	shleh-kah
lavatory (latrine)	bosh	bosh
law	mteto	mteh-too
lay (pipes) v.	lalisa	lah-lee-sah
lazy	lova	law-vah
lead (metal)	mtofu	mtaw-foo
lead v.	kokela	kaw-keh-lah
leader	mkokeli	mkaw-keh-lee
leak (water)	vuza	voo-zah
learn	funda	foon-dah
Learn!	Funda!	Foon-dah!
learned (man) adj.	fundile	foon-dee-leh
learner	mfundi	mfoon-dee
learning n.	ukwazi	oo-kwah-zee
learnt	fundile	foon-dee-leh
leave n.	liv	leev
leave (go away) v.	hamba	hahm-bah
leave (let go) v.	yeka	yeh-kah
leave behind	shiya	she-yah
left (direction)	kohlo	kaw-shlaw
leg	mlenze	mlen-zeh
legal	ka lo mteto	kah law mteh-too
leg guard	madolo	mah-daw-law
lend	boleka	baw-leh-kah
length	situba	see-too-bah
lenient	kuzwela	kuh-zweh-leh
lesson	mfundo	mfoon-daw
let (allow, permit) v.	vumela	voo-meh-lah
let go	yeka	yeh-kah
Let go!	Yeka!	Yeh-kah!
letter	ncwadi	nqcwah-dee
level adj.	level	leh-vehl
level crossing	dlula spor	dloo-lah spawr
level off	levela	leh-veh-lah
Level off!	Levela!	Leh-veh-lah!
lever n.	handel	hahn-dehl
lever arm	handel	hahn-dehl
lice	ntwala	ntwah-lah
licence	laisens	licence
lid	sivalo	see-vah-law
lie (person) v.	lala	lah-lah
lie (tell untruth) v.	manga	mahng-gah
Lie down!	Lala pantsi!	Lah-lah pahnt-see!
lifebelt (safety belt)	fokis band	faw-kees bahnd
lifeline (safety rope, safety sling)	fokis sling	faw-kees sling
lift (raise) v.	pakamisa	pah-kah-mee-sah
Lift!	Pakamisa!	Pah-kah-mee-sah!
lifter hole (development)	lifta	leef-tah
light (weight) adj.	lula	loo-lah
light v.	layita / kanyisa	lie-ee-tah / kan-yee-sah
Light!	Layita!	Lie-ee-tah!
like v.	tanda	tahn-dah
lime	kalik	kah-leek
line n.	layin	line
lion	ngonyama	ngawn-yah-mah
Liquor	tshwala	tshwah-lah
listen	mamela	mah-meh-lah
Listen!	Mamela!	Mah-meh-lah!
literacy class	skul ka lo makulu muntu	school kah law mah-coo-loo moon-to
little (not much)	mbijan	mbee-tshahn
live v.	pila	pee-lah
load n.	mtwalo	mtwah-law
load (lash) v.	layisha	lie-ee-shah
Load! (Lash!)	Layisha!	Lie-ee-shah!
loader (mechanical or electric)	busman / malaysha	boos-mahn / mah-lie-ee-shah
load haul dumper	mitshikan	mit-shee-kan
loaf v.	lova	law-vah
loafer	lova	law-yah
lock n.	kiya	kee-yah
lock v.	kiya	kee-yah
Lock!	Kiya!	Kee-yah!
locker	loka	lok-kar
lock out system	kiya	kee-yah
locomotive	makalanyan	mah-kah-lahn-yahn
long adj.	langwan	lahng-one
long v.	funa	foo-nah
look v.	buka / skiyan	boo-kah / skee-yan
Look!	Buka!	Boo-kah!
look for	funa	foo-nah
Look for! (Find!)	Funa!	Foo-nah!
Look out! (Be careful!, Beware!, Mind!)	Pas op!	Pahs-awp!
loop	switsh pontsh	switch-pawntsh
loose	lusekile	loo-seh-kee-leh
loosen	lusa	loo-sah
lose	lahla	lah-shlah
loss	lo lahleka	loh la-shlek-kah
loss control	vimbela lo lahleka	veem-beh-lah lo la-shlek-kah
loss control management	baphati vimbela lahleka	bah-pah-tee veem-beh-lah la-shlek-kah
low	pantsi	pahnt-see
lower v.	hambisa pantsi	hahm-bee-sah pahnt-see
Lower!	Hambisa pantsi!	Hahm-bee-sah pahnt-see!
loyal	tembakalo	tem-bah-kah-law
lubricate	faka lo mafuta	fah-kah law mah-foo-tah
Lubricate!	Faka lo mafuta!	Fah-kah law mah-foo-tah!
lubricator	sigodongo	see-gaw-dawng-gaw
lucky	laki	lah-kee
lung	papu	pah-poo

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
machine bars	mabar	ma-bar
machine operator	muntu ka lo mtshin / mtsjin operator	moon-to kah law mtsheen / mtsheen operator
magazine (explosives)	hawus ka lo jelatin	house kah law jeh-lah-teen
magnet	mbambo	mbahm-baw
mahewu (a drink)	mahewu	mah-hew-o
main (tunnel)	meyin	main
main	makulu	mah-coo-loo
make	enza	en-zah
male (man) n.	ndoda	ndaw-dah
man (male) n.	ndoda	ndaw-dah
management	baphati	bah-pah-tee
management control	lo kontrola ka lo baphati	loh kon-trol-lah kah law bah-pah-tee
manager	menejer	mana-jehr
manager’s policy	makulu mteto ka lo menejer	mah-coo-loo mteh-too kah law menejer
manifold	manifol	mani-fall
many	maningi	mah-neeng-gee
mark n.	mak	mark
mark v.	komba	kawm-bah
Mark!	Komba!	Kawm-bah!
marlin spike	spayik	spike
marry	tshata	tshah-tah
Mary-Ann (single-deck cage)	merriyen	mary-ann
mason’s line	ntambo kalIo meselan	ntahm-baw kah law meh-see-lahn
matches	metshis	met-shees
mate (friend) n.	mata	mah-tah
material	mpahla	mpah-shlah
material trolley	skotshkar	scotch-car
matpack	pak	pahk
mattress	matras	mah-tra-ss
maximum	lapa yena pela	lah-pah yhe-nah peh-lah
me	mina	mee-nah
mealie meal	mpupu	mpoo-poo
measure v.	sayiza	sie-ee-zah
Measure!	Sayiza!	Sie-ee-zah!
meat	nyama	nyah-mah
medical station superintendent	mlungu ka lo fest eyid	mloong-goo kah law first aid
medicine	muti	moo-tee
meditate	cabanga	qah-bahng-gah
medium	phakathi	phah-kaa-tee
meet	dibana / hlangana	dee-bah-nah / shlahng-gah-nah
meeting	hlangano	hlang-gah-noh
melt	ncibilika	nqcee-bee-lee-kah
members	bandla	ban-dlah
memory	mkumbula	mkoom-boo-lah
mend (correct, fix up, repair)	lungisa	loong-gee-sah
mend (clothing)	tunga	toong-gah
mess (muddle) v.	mosha	maw-shah
message	myalezo	myah-leh-zaw
messenger	mesenja	messen-yah
metal	ntsimbi	ntseem-bee
methane gas	mbawul	mbaul
method	ndlela	ndleh-lah
metre	mita	meeter
middle	pakati	pah-kah-tee
milk n.	melek	meh-lehk
mill n.	ngwenya	ngwen-yah
mill v.	gaya	gy-ah
mind n.	nqondo	nqawn-daw
Mind! (Be careful!, Beware! Look out!)	Pas op!	Pahws-awp!
mine n.	mayin	mine
mine pron.	ka mina	kah mee-nah
mine overseer	mayin kap	mine-kahp
miner (ganger)	bas / mhlungu ka lo sayid	bahs / mloong-goo kah law side
miner’s assistant	mqubeli / macobelan	rnkoo-beh-lee / mah-qaw-beh-lan
mine security	fokis	faw-kees
mine security officer	mtshingilan / fokis	mtsheeng-gee-lahn / faw-kees
mining area	goli / sayid	gaw-lee / side
minor injury	pikinin ngozi	pee-kee-neen ngaw-zee
minute	minit	mee-neet
minutes	maminets	mah-minutes
mirror	sibuko	see-bukh-koh
misfire n.	skelem	skeh-lehm
misfired hole	skelem	skeh-lehm
mislead	kohlisa / swaya	kaw-shlee-sah / swy-ah
mistake (error)	masteyik	mahs-take
misunderstanding	ayikona izwana	eye-kaw-nah eez-wah-nah
mix	hlanganisa	shlahng-gah-nee-sah
model	mfanekiso	mfah-nee-kee-saw
money	mali	mah-lee
monkey (safety device)	manki	mahng-kee
monorail	wan-wan spor	one-one spawr
mono winch	sketwintsh / penduka wintsh / tok-tok	sket-winch / pen-doo-kah winch / tok-tok
month	nyanga	nyahng-gah
moon	nyanga	nyahng-gah
more	futi	foo-tee
morning	kuseni	koo-seh-nee
mortuary	motshuwari	maw-tshoo-wah-ree
mother	mama	mah-mah
motor	mota	maw-tah
mould (casting) n.	fom	form
mouth	mlom	mlawm
move away	susa	soo-sah
Move away!	Susa!	Soo-sah!
move forward (advance)	hamba pambili	hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee
Move forward!	Hamba pambili!	Hahm-bah pahm-bee-lee!
mow	juba	joo-bah
much	maningi	mah-neeng-gee
mud	motol / daga	maw-tawl / dah-gah
mud-rush	smesh ka lo motol	smesh kah law maw-tawl
mug	bikil	bee-keel
mule	mbongol	rnbawng-gawl
my	ka mina	kah mee-nah

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
nail n.	spikil	spee-keel
nail (of finger)	zipo	zee-paw
nail extractor	salamabij	sah-lah-mah-bitsh
naked	kuululile	coo-loo-lee-lah
name	gama	gah-mah
nap	lala mbitjana	lah-lah mbee-tshahna
narrow	duze sondela	doo-zeh sohn-dell-lah
nationality	mhlobo	mshlaw-baw
near	duze	doo-zeh
near miss (accident)	duze enzeka ngozi	doo-zeh en-zek-kah ngaw-zee
neck	ntamo	ntah-maw
need v.	funa	foo-nah
needle	nalit	nah-leet
nerve	mtaubo	mth-hauh-boh
never	noko wan skat	naw-kaw one skaht
new	nyuwan	new-waan
next (in row)	landela	lahn-deh-lah
next to	duze	doo-zeh
nice	mnandi / muhle	mnahn-dee / moo-shleh
night	busuku	boo-soo-koo
night shift	tshif ka lo busuku	tsheef kah law boo-soo-koo
nil (no)	aziko	ah-zee-koo
nipple	nepul	neh-pul
no (reply)	ayi	eye
no (nil)	aziko	ah-zee-koo
noise	msindo	mseen-daw
non-return valve	stan valve	stahn vahlv
nonsense	mahala	ma-hah-lah
nose	mpumlo	mpoom-law
not	ayikona	eye-kaw-nah
note (letter) n.	ncwadi	nqcwah-dee
nothing	aziko / nikis	ah-zie-koo / nee-kees
notice n.	notis	naw-tees
notice board	notis bod	naw-tees board
not much (little)	mbijan	mbee-tshahn
novice	nuwan	new-waan
now	manje	mahn-jeh
now (immediately)	kona manje / manje-manje / tshetsha	kaw-nah mahn-jeh / mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh / tsheh-tshah
nowhere	aziko ndawo	ah-zee-koo ndah-o
number (armlet, wristlet number)	namba / nombor	nahm-bah / nawm-bawr
nut	noti	naw-tee

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
obey	lalela	lah-leh-lah
objections	nqaba	nqah-bah
objective	kutemba / simiselo	coo-tem-bah / see-mee-sel-oh
obtain	tola	taw-lah
off	pumile	poo-mee-leh
offence	tjala	tjah-lah
offer	nika	nee-kah
office	ofis	aw-fees
off-the-job-safety	sindile ayi lapa msebenzi	seen-dee-leh eye lah-pah mseh-behn-zee
often	maningi skat	mah-neeng-gee skaht
oil n.	oyil	oil
oil v.	faka lo mafuta	fah-kah law mah-foo-tah
Oil!	Faka lo mafuta!	Fah-kah law mah-foo-tah!
oil seal	gaskit ka lo oyil (mafuta)	gahs-keet kah law oil (mah-foo-tah)
oil skins	skwehle	skweh-shleh
old	madala	mah-dah-lah
on (above, on top of, upon)	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
once	wan skat	one skaht
onsetter	mlungu ka lo kej	mloong-goo kah law cage
on top of (above, on, upon)	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
open adj.	vuliwe	voo-lee-weh
open v.	vula	voo-lah
Open!	Vula!	Voo-lah!
opening (hole)	mbobo	mbaw-baw
opportunity	lo skat	lah skaht
oppose	phikisa	phee-kee-sah
or (whether)	noko	naw-kaw
ore	sitof	see-tawf
orepass	opas	aw-pahs
organise	beka nalo ndlela / planisa	beh-kah nah-law ndleh-lah / plah-nee-sah
organisation	kuphata	coo-phah-tah
other	munye	moon-yeh
ours	ka tina	kah tee-nah
out	pumile	poo-mee-leh
outfit	maahla	maah-shlah
outlet (exit)	ndawo ka lo puma	ndah-o kah law poo-mah
outside	pandle	pahnd-leh
overall n.	ovarol	ovah-rawl
overtime	ova	aw-vah
ox	nkabi	nkah-bee
oxygen	oxsijin	oxygen

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
pack v.	paka	pah-kah
packet	paket	pah-keht
padlock	kiya	kee-yah
pain (ache) n.	buhlungu	boo-shloong-goo
painful	buhlungu	boo-shloong-goo
paint n.	peyint	paint
paint v.	peyinta	pain-tah
Paint!	Peyinta!	Pain-tah!
pair	mabili	mah-bee-lee
pan	pan	pahn
paper	pepa	peh-pah
parade (call out) v.	pareyid	pah-rade
paraffin	parafin	pah-rah-feen
parcel	paket	pah-keht
parents	bazali	baa-zaa-lee
part (piece)	pis	piece
part v.	hlukanisa	shloo-kah-nee-sah
parted	hlukanile	shloo-kah-nee-leh
pass (permit) n.	pas / pemet	pahs / peh-meht
pass v.	dlula / wela	dloo-lah / weh-lah
pass (examination) v.	pasa	pah-sah
Pass!	Dlula!	Dloo-lah!
patch	petsh	petch
path (roadway)	ndlela	ndleh-lah
patient n.	sigulan	see-goo-lahn
pay n.	batala	bah-tah-lah
pay-day	langa ka lo hola	lahng-gah kah law haw-lah
peg (survey peg)	skonkwan	skawnk-one
pelvis	mahleza	mah-shleh-zah
pencil	pensel	pencil
penetrate	hlaba	shlah-bah
pentolite booster	pentolite	pentolite
people	bantu / basebenzi	bahn-to / bah-seh-ben-zee
perhaps	mhlauba skati / munye skati	ma-shlaub-bah skhati / moon-yeh skhati
permit (pass) n.	pas / pemet	pahs / peh-meht
permit (let, allow) v.	vumela	voo-meh-lah
person	muntu	moon-to
personal	kamina	kah-mee-nah
personal communication	kuluma	coo-loo-mah
personnel officer	masiza	mah-see-zah
perspiration (sweat) n.	mjuluko	mjoo-loo-coo
perspire (sweat) v.	juluka / tamba	joo-loo-kah / tahm-bah
petrol	pitrol	peet-rol
photograph n.	sitombe	see-tom-beh
piano wire	waya	why-ah
pick n.	pik	peek
pickaxe	pik zembe	peek zehm-beh
picker (sorter)	mketi	mkeh-tee
pick up	pakamisa	pah-kah-mee-sah
Pick up!	Pakamisa!	Pah-kah-mee-sah!
picture	sitombe	see-tom-beh
picturise	mfanekiso nalo madoda	mfan-nee-kee-saw nah-law mah-daw-dah
piece (part)	pis	piece
pierce	hlaba	shlah-bah
pigsty (support)	mtangala	mtahng-gah-lah
pill	pilis	pee-lees
pillar	stik sayid	stick side
pin n.	pin	peen
pinch bar	mgqala	mgah-lah
pinch-bar guard	gaskit ka lo mgqala	gahs-keet kah law rngah-lah
pipe (tobacco)	nqawu	nqah-woo
pipe	payip	pipe
pipe cutter	katanis	kah-tahn-ees
pipe stick	stikpayip	stickpipe
piston	pistin	pees-tin
place (position) n.	ndawo	ndah-o
place v.	beka	beh-kah
plane (carpenter’s tool) n.	skafu	skah-foo
plank	plank	plahnk
planned inspection	lo setsha lo yena cabangile	loh seht-shah loh yhe-nah qah-bahng-gee-leh
planned job observation	lo setsha ka lo jop lo yena cabangile	loh seht-shah kah law job loh yhe-nah qah-bahng-gee-leh
planning	ntlangano / cabanga lo msebenzi	ntlangh-gaa-noh / qah-bahng-gah loh mseh-behn-zee
plastic enwrapped stick	plastiek stik	plastic stick
plate	ndish / pleyit	ndish / plate
plate (steel)	pleyit	plate
platform	platform	plat-fawm
play v.	dlala	dlah-lah
please v.	jabulisa	jah-boo-lee-sah
pleased (glad, happy)	jabula	jah-boo-lah
plenty	maningi	mah-neeng-gee
plough n.	kuba	koo-bah
plough v.	lima	lee-mah
plug n.	blok	blawk
points (switch track) n.	switsh pontsh	switch-pawntsh
poison n.	poyizin	poi-zeen
pole	prop / stik	prop / stick
policeman	polisa	paw-lee-sah
police officer	polisa	paw-lee-sah
policy	mteto	mteh-too
polish n.	polish	polish
polish v.	polisha	polish-ah
Polish!	Polisha!	Polish-ah!
pollution	kulisa	coo-lee-sah
porridge	palish	pah-leesh
position (place) n.	ndawo	ndah-o
possess (has)	kona	kaw-nah
possess (have)	kona	kaw-nah
post-contact	muva ka lo dibana	moo-vah kah law dee-bah-nah
poster	sitombe	see-tom-beh
post office	pos ofisi	post office
pot	mbiza / pot	mbee-zah / pot
potato	mazamban	mah-zahm-bahn
potential	munye skati	moon-yeh skahti
pour	tela	teh-lah
power (steam)	stim	steam
power winch	wintsh	wintsh
practised	fundile	foon-dee-leh
preacher	mfundis	mfoon-dees
prefer	tanda	tahn-dah
prepare	kulungisa	coo-loong-gee-sah
present adj.	kona	kaw-nah
present (gift) n.	basela	bah-seh-lah
present v.	nika	nee-kah
press v.	nyatela	nyah-teh-lah
Press!	Nyatela!	Nyah-teh-lah!
prevent	vimbela	veem-beh-lah
previous	dlulile	dloo-loo-lee-leh
price	malini	mah-lee-nee
primer pricker	spayik ka lo jelatin	spike kah law jeh-lah-teen
principle	mteto	mteh-too
prison (gaol, jail)	jeyil / stokis	jail / staw-kees
procedure	ndlela	ndleh-lah
process	lapa ka lo ndlela	la-pah kah loh ndleh-lah
programme	programmi	program-mee
promise v.	tembisa	tem-bee-sah
prop	stik / prop	stick / prop
properly	muhle	moo-shleh
proper task instruction	lo muhle ndlela ka lo fundisa	loh moo-shleh ndleh-la kah law foon-dee-sah
property damage	mpahla mosheka	mpah-shlah maw-she-ka
prop extension piece	nyawo ka lo prop	nyah-o kah law prop
protect (shield) v.	vimbela	veem-beh-lah
public prosecutor	mtshutshis	mtshoot-shees
pull v.	dontsa	dawnt-sah
Pull!	Dontsa!	Dawnt-sah!
pulley	puli	pulley
pulley block	smetshblok	smehtsh-blawk
pulse n.	tshaya ka lo nhliziyo	tshy-ah kah law nshlee-zee-o
pump n.	mpompi	mpawm-pee
pump v.	pompa	pawm-pah
Pump!	Pompa!	Pawm-pah!
punch(tool) n.	pontsh	pawntsh
punish	tshaya	tshy-ah
push v.	tshova	tshaw-vah
Push!	Tshova!	Tshaw-vah!
put down	beka	beh-kah
Put down!	beka!	beh-kah!
put in (insert)	faka	fah-kah
Put in! (Insert!)	Faka!	Fah-kah!
put on	faka	fah-kah
Put on!	Faka!	Fah-kah!
put out (extinguish candle)	cima	qee-mah
Put out! (extinguish candle)	Cima!	Qee-mah!

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
qualify	pasa	pah-sah
quarrel (clash, argue)	pikisana / xabana	pee-kee-sah-nah / xah-bah-nah
question n.	mbuzo	mboo-zaw
questions	mbuzo	mboo-zaw
queue n.	dres	dress
queue (queue up) v.	dresa	dreh-sah
queue up (queue) v.	dresa	dreh-sah
Queue up!	Dresa!	Dreh-sah!
quickly	kona manje / manje-manje / tshetsha	kaw-nah mahn-jeh / mahn-jeh-mahn-jeh / tsheh-tshah
Quiet! (be quiet!)	Tula!	Too-lah!

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
race (person) n.	mhlobo	mshlaw-baw
rack (shelf)	rak	rahk
radiator	mbandisa	mbahn-dee-sah
radio (wireless)	wayales	why-ah-les
rag	lapi	lah-pee
rail	spor	spawr
rail rig	riga spor	ree-gah spawr
rail spike (dog spike)	dokis	daw-kees
rail-spike extractor (dog bar)	salamabij	sah-lah-mah-bitsh
rain	kam-kam	kahm-kahm
raise n.	reyiz tonel	raise taw-nehl
raise (lift) v.	pakamisa	pah-kah-mee-sah
raise borer machine	reyizboor mtshin	raise borer mtsheen
rand (currency)	rant	rant
ratchet spanner	penduka spanel / kirie-kirie	pen-doo-kah spah-nehl / kee-ree kee-ree
read	funda	foon-dah
Read!	Funda!	Foon-dah!
ready	lungile	loong-gee-leh
real problems	lo into muva ka lo into lo yena enzikile	loh een-too mmo-vah kah law een-too loh yhe-nah en-zee-kee-leh
reason	sizatu	see-zah-too
receive	tola	taw-lah
recruit	qasha	qash-hah
red	bomvu·	bawm-voo
reduce	juba	joo-bah
Reduce!	Juba!	Joo-bah!
reducer	ridyus	reduce
reduction works (crushing station)	ngwenyen	ngwen-yen
reef	mali	mah-lee
reflector	sketeket	skeh-teh-keht
refrigeration plant	kompresa ka lo makaza	kom-preh-sah kah law mah-kah-zah
refuse v.	nqaba	nqah-bah
regulation	mteto	mteh-too
remember	kumbula	koom-boo-lah
remit money	tumela mali	too-mel-ah mah-lee
remnant	stik sayid	stick side
remove	kipa	kee-pah
Remove!	Kipa!	Kee-pah!
repair (correct, fix up, mend)	lungisa	loong-gee-sah
repeat	pinda	peen-dah
Repeat!	Pinda!	Peen-dah!
replace	tshintsha	tsheen-tshah
reply (answer) n.	mpendulo	mpen-doo-law
reply (answer) v.	pendula	pen-doo-lah
report n.	ripot	repawt
report (somebody) v.	mangala / ripota	mahn-gah-lah / repaw-tah
Report!	Ripota!	Repaw-tah!
representative	mthetheli	mtheth-hel-lee
request v.	buza / cela	boo-zah / qweh-lah
require	funa	foo-nah
respect	hlonipa	shlaw-nee-pah
respirator	mpumlo	mpoom-loh
responsible	lo kuzi pendulela	loh koo-zaa pen-doo-leh-lah
responsibility	malungelo	maa-lung-gel-loh
rest v.	pumula	poo-moo-lah
Rest!	Pumula!	Poo-moo-lah!
retain (keep)	gcina	gcee-nah
return (come back)	buya / fika	boo-yah / fee-kah
returning bonus	lo bonas ka lo tshetsha	loh baw-nahs kah law tshesh-tshah boo-yah
reward v.	batala	bah-tah-lah
rib (part of body)	mbambo	mbahm-baw
ribs	mbambo	rnbahm-baw
rifle (gun)	sibam	see-bahm
rig (scraper winch) n.	rig	rig
rig v.	bopa / fasa	baw-pah / fah-sah
rigger	riga	ree-gah
right (correct) adj.	lungile	loong-gee-leh
right (direction)	nene	neh-neh
rim rock	rock	rock
rim tunnel	streyit	straight
ring n.	ring	ring
Ring the bell!	Tshaya lo klok!	Tshy-ah law clock!
risk	lo risk	loh risk
river	mfula	mfoo-lah
road	ndlela	ndleh-lah
robot	stop layit	stop light
rock n.	litshe	leet-she
rock burst	mdubula	mdoo-boo-lah
rock drill	madumelan / mtshin	mah-doo-meh-lahn / mtsheen
rocks	matshe	maht-she
roll n.	rol	rawl
roll v.	rola	raw-lah
Roll!	Rola!	Raw-lah!
roller	rol	rawl
roll up	rola	raw-lah
Roll up!	Rola!	Raw-lah!
roof	ruf	roof
roof (mine)	taful pezulu	tah-ful peh-zoo-loo
roof bolt	ruf bawut	roof baut
room (chamber)	indlu	eend-loo
rope n.	ntambo	ntahm-baw
rope yarn	ropiyan	rope-yahn
rotten	boliIe	baw-lee-leh
round adj.	rawund	round
rubber mat barricade	thisa barikeyid ka lo gaskit	cheesa bah-ree-cade kah law gahs-keet
rubbish	doti	daw-tee
rugby	rakbi	rahk-bee
ruin (wreck) v.	mosha	maw-shah
rule n.	mteto	mteh-too
rule (ruler) n.	rul	rule
ruler (rule) n.	rul	rule
rumour	lo indaba lo yena kona	loh een-dah-bah loh yhe-nah kohn-nah
run	baleka	bah-leh-kah
Run!	Baleka!	Bah-Ieh-kah!
rung (ladder rung)	nyatelo ka lo lad / stepis ka lo lad	nyah-teh-law kah law lahd / steh-pees kah law lahd
rush	jaga	jah-chah (ch as in loch)
Rush!	Jaga!	Jah-chah! (ch as in loch)
rust	rus	roo-s
rusty	rusile	roo-see-leh

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
sack n.	saka	sah-kah
safe adj.	ayikona limalile / sindile	eye-kaw-nah lee-mah-lee-leh / seen-dee-lee
safe place	muhle ndawo	moo-shleh ndah-o
safety	vimbela ngozi / seyifti	veem-beh-lah ngaw-zee / safety
safety belt (lifebelt)	fokis band / seyifti band	faw-kees bahnd / safety bahnd
safety chain	fokis tsheyin / seyifti tsheyin	faw-kees chain / safety chain
safety device	fokis	faw-kees
safety goggles	sefmehlo	sehf-meh-shlaw
safety hat (hard hat, helmet)	makalap	mah-kah-lahp
safety lamp	lamp ka lo mbawul / sketeket	lahmp kah law mbaul / skeh-teh-keht
safety poster	sitombe ka lo ngozi	see-tom-beh kah law ngaw-zee
safety rail (inclined shaft)	fokis spor	faw-kees spawr
safety rope (safety sling, lifeline)	rup waya / fokis sling	rope why-ah / faw-kees sling
safety rules	lo mteto	loh mteh-too
safety sling (safety rope, lifeline)	seyifti sling / fokis sling	safety sling / faw-kee sling
salt	sawut	saut
sample n.	sampul	sahm-pool
sampling stick	sampling stik	sampling stick
sand	sant	sahnt
sand dump	ndundum ka lo sant	ndoon-doom kah law sahnt
sandpaper	sant pepa	sant peh-pah
sanitation	sompungan	sawm-poong-gahn
sanitation tank	tenk ka lo sompungan	tehnk kah law sawm-poong-gahn
satisfied	jabula	jah-boo-lah
save (money)	gcina	gcee-nah
save (someone)	sindisa	seen-dee-sah
Savlon (disinfectant)	Savlon	sahv-lawn
saw n. and v.	saga	sah-cha (ch as in loch)
Saw!	Saga!	Sah-cha!
say	kuluma	coo-loo-mah
scale	skal	skahl
scandal	nyaka-nyaka	nyah-kah nyah-kah
scatterpile	skata payil	skah-tah pile
scheme	ndlela	ndleh-lah
school	skul	school
scoop tram	scoop	scoop
scissors	sker	skehr
scoundrel	tsotsi	tsaw-tsee
scraper (scraper scoop)	mahovan	mah-haw-vahn
scraper blade	skar ka lo mahovan	skahr kah law mah-haw-vahn
scraper path	layin ka lo mahovan	line kah law mah-haw-vahn
scraper rope (working face)	ntambo ka lo skwel	ntahm-haw kah law skwehl
scraper runner	nyawo ka lo mahovan	nyah-o kah law mah-haw-vahn
scraper scoop (scraper)	mahovan	mah-haw-vahn
scraper whistle	klok ka lo mahovan	clock kah law mah-haw-vahn
scratch (injury) n.	pikinin ngozi	pee-kee-neen ngaw-zee
screen (sieve) n.	sef	sehf
screw n.	skruf	skroof
screw driver	skruf drayva	skroof driver
seam n.	mtungo	mtoong-gaw
search (a person) v.	setsha	seht-shah
Search!	Setsha!	Seht-shah!
seat n.	stul	stool
seat protector	skwehle	skweh-shleh
secoma drill rig	secoma	secoma
section	sekshin	section
secure (a bolt) adj.	qinile	qee-nee-leh
secure v.	bopa / fasa	baw-pah / fah-sah
Secure!	Bopa! / Fasa!	Baw-pah! / Fah-sah!
see	buka	boo-kah
select (choose, elect)	keta	keh-tah
sell	tengisa	tehng-gee-sah
send	tuma	too-mah
sentence v.	gweba	gweh-bah
separate v.	hlukanisa	shloo-kah-nee-sah
Separate!	Hlukanisa!	Shloo-kah-nee-sah!
separator	mhlukanisa	mshloo-kah-nee-sah
septic	bolile	baw-lee-leh
sequence	stepies	steh-pis
serious injury	makulu ngozi	mah-coo-loo ngaw-zee
set n.	set	set
settle (a matter)	pelisa / qeda	peh-lee-sah / qeh-dah
settling dam	dam ka lo motol	dahm kah law maw-tawl
sew	tunga	toong-gah
shackle	tshekel	tsheh-kehl
shaft (machinery)	asi / tshaf	ah-see / tshahf
shaft (mine)	tshaf	tshaf
shaft bottom	pantsi ka lo tshaf	pahnt-see kah law tshahf
shaft box	bokis ka lo tshaf	baw-kees kah law tshahf
shaft collar (collar)	kola ka lo tshaf	kaw-lah kah law tshahf
shaft head	skop ka lo tshaf	skawp kah law tshahf
shaft timberman	bas ka lo tshaf / mlungu ka lo tshaf	bahs kah law tshahf / mloong-goo kah law tshaf
shake	shukumisa	shoo-koo-mee-sah
Shake!	Shukumisa!	Shoo-koo-mee-sah!
shaker	mtshokotsh	mtshaw-kawtsh
shall	azi	ah-zee
shall not do	ayikona azi enza	eye-kaw-nah ah-zee en-zah
shank	shenk	shank
shape v.	enza	en-zah
sharp	bukali	boo-kah-lee
sharpen	lola	law-lah
she	yena	yhe-nah
shearing machine	sher mtshin	shear mtsheen
sheave wheel	shif wil	sheef wheel
sheep	gusha	goo-shah
sheet iron	zink	zink
shelf (rack)	rak	rahk
shield (trophy) n.	kaka	kah-kah
shield (protect) v.	vimbela	veem-beh-lah
shift n.	tshif	tsheef
shift boss	tshif bas	tsheef-bahs
shift (closer together)	sondela	sawn-deh-lah
shifting spanner	tshifting	shifting
shine (light)	kanya	kahn-yah
shine (a floor)	kanyisa	kahn-yhee-sah
shirt	hemp	hemp
shocked by electricity	bambile ka lo ges	bahm-bee-leh kah law ges
shoe	skatula	skah-too-lah
shoe-lace (bootlace)	ntambo ka lo skatula	ntahm-baw kah law skah-too-lah
shop (store) n.	stor / tshap	store / tshahp
shop (carpenter’s) n.	tshap	tshahp
short (pipe) adj.	shotwan	shot-one
shot exploder	mtshin ka lo tshisa	mtsheen kah law cheesa
shoulder	xalaba	xah-lah-bah
shoulder-blade	spanga	spahng-gah
shout v.	memeza	meh-meh-zah
Shout!	Memeza!	Meh-meh-zah!
shovel n.	foshol	faw-shawl
shovel scraper	skrap foshol	skrahp faw-shawl
show v.	komba	kawm-bah
shut (close) v.	vala	vah-lah
Shut! (Close!)	Vala!	Vah-lah!
shuttle car	shattel kar	shuttle car
sick (ill)	gula	goo-lah
sick person	sigulan	see-goo-lahn
side n.	caleni	qah-leh-nee
sieve (screen) n.	sef	sehf
sieve (sift) v.	sefa	seh-fah
Sieve! (Sift!)	Sefa!	Seh-fah!
sift (sieve) v.	sefa	seh-fah
Sift! (Sieve!)	Sefa!	Seh-fah!
sight v.	phopola	pho-pol-lah
sign	masayin	mah-sine
sign n.	notis	naw-tees
sign v.	Sayina	sie-ee-nah
Sign!	Sayina!	Sie-ee-nah!
signal bell	klok	clock
similar (alike)	fanana	fah-nah-nah
sinex	sineks	sinex
sing	hlabela	shlah-beh-lah
Sing!	Hlabela!	Shlah-beh-lah!
single-blade switch	dongan switsh	dawng-gahn switch
sink (shaft) v.	imba	eem-bah
sinking shaft	nyuwan tshaf	new-one tshahf
sir	nkosi	nkaw-see
sit	hlala	shlah-lah
sit comfortably	hlala kahle	shlah-lah gah-shleh
sit down	hlala pantsi	shlah-lah pahnt-see
Sit down! (Be seated!)	Hlala pantsi!	Shlah-lah pahnt-see!
size	sayiz	Size
sketch (diagram)	mfanekiso	mfah-nee-kee-saw
sketch (idea)	mzekelo / mfanekiso	mzi-kehl-loh / mfan-nee-kee-saw
skid sprag	gundwan sparag	goond-one spah-rahg
skills	talente	ta-len-the
skin n.	skumba	skoorn-bah
skip n.	skep / skip	skehp / skip
skip compartment (shaft)	ndlela ka lo skip	ndleh-lah kah law skip
skipman	bas ka lo skip	bahs kah law skip / bahs kah law skehp
sky	sibhaka	see-bah-kah
slab (mud blast)	slab	slab
slack adj.	slek	sleck
sleep	lala	lah-lah
sleeper (track)	slipis	slee-pees
sleepy	funa lala	foo-nah lah-lah
slide v.	tshelela	tsheh-leh-lah
Slide!	Tshelela!	Tsheh-leh-lah!
sliding rails	malalan spor	mah-lah-lahn spawr
slimes	motol	maw-tawl
sling	sling	sling
slip	nyamkwat	nyam-kwat
slip v.	tshibilika	tshee-bee-lee-kah
slow	ayikona tshetsha	eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah
slow (be careful)	kahle	gah-shleh
slowly	ayikona tshetsha	eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah
slowly (be careful)	kahle	gah-shleh
Slowly!	Ayikona tshetsha! / Kahle!	Eye-kaw-nah tsheh-tshah! / Gah-shleh!
small	pikinin	pee-kee-neen
smell v.	nuka	noo-kah
Smell!	Nuka!	Noo-kah!
smelting house	ha wus ka lo mali	house kah law mah-lee
smile v.	hleka	shleh-kah
Smile!	Hleka!	Shleh-kah!
smoke n.	smok	smawk
smoke (tobacco) v.	bhema	bheh-mah
snake	nyoka	nyaw-kah
snatch block	smetshblok	smehtsh-block
snuff	gwayi	gwhy-ee
soap	sepu	seh-poo
soccer (football)	fut bal	football
socket (blasting)	madala hol	mah-dah-lah hawl
soft	tambile	tahm-bee-leh
soften	tambisa	tahm-bee-sah
soil (ground)	mhlabati	mshlah-bah-tee
solution	siqibo	see-kwee-boo
solve	enza rayit	en-zah right
some	munye	moon-yeh
something	into	een-too
somewhere	noko upi ndawo	naw-kaw oo-pee ndah-o
song	ngoma	ngaw-mah
sore n.	silonda	see-lawn-dah
sorry	sori / xolela	saw-ry / xaw-leh-lah
Sorry!	Sori!	Saw-ry!
sort v.	keta	keh-tah
Sort!	Keta!	Keh-tah!
sorter (picker)	mketi	mkeh-tee
sorting belt	mketa band	mkeh-tah bahnd
sound n.	msindo	mseen-daw
Sound the whistle! (Blow the whistle!)	Kalisa lo mpempel! / Tshaya lo mpempe!	Kah-lee-sah law mpehm-peh! / Tshy-ah law mpehm-peh!
sour porridge	ndengan	ndeng-gahn
spade	foshol	faw-shawl
spade loader	foshol ka lo maylaysha	faw-shawl kah law ma-lie-ee-shah
spanner	spanel	spah-nehl
spare part	sper	spare
spark n.	mlilo	mlee-law
spark plug	plak	plahk
speak	kuluma	coo-loo-mah
Speak!	Kuluma!	Coo-loo-mah!
speaking tube and whistle	mtsjin	mtsheen
special	speshele	special
spigot	spikit	spigot
spike	spayik	spike
spill	mosha	maw-shah
spine (backbone)	mqolo	mqaw-law
spirits (methylated)	spirit	spee-reet
spit v.	kafula	kah-foo-lah
Spit!	Kafula!	Kah-foo-lah!
splice v.	tunga	toong-gah
Splice!	Tunga!	Toong-gah!
splint	plank	plahnk
split	dabula / swaai	dah-boo-lah / swaai
spoil	mosha	maw-shah
spoon	spun	spoon
spray v.	tela	teh-lah
spring n.	spring	spring
spud	spot	spot
squeak	kala	kah-lah
squeeze	kama	kah-mah
Squeeze!	Kama!	Kah-mah!
stab	hlaba	shlah-bah
stable	hlala muhle	shlah-lah moo-shleh
stage (shaft)	steyij	stage
stairs	stepis	steps
stamp n.	stamp	stahmp

stand v.	ima	ee-mah
Stand!	Ima!	Ee-mah!
standard method	ndlela ka lo mteto	ndleh-lah kah law mteh-too
stand up (get up)	pakama	pah-kah-mah
Stand up! (Get up!)	Pakama!	Pah-kah-mah!
start (commence, begin)	qala	qah-lah
Start! (Commence!, Begin!)	Qala!	Qah-lah!
starter (jumper)	sqobolo	sqaw-baw-law
starter (mechanical)	stata	stah-tah
Start up!	Stata!	Stah-tah!
statement	stetmen	stetmehn
station	stish	stish
stay	hlala	shlah-lah
Stay!	Hlala!	Shlah-lah!
stay-a-light (delay fuse)	stejalayit	stay-a-light
steal	ntshontsha	ntshawnt-tshah
steam	stim	steam
steel	ntsimbi	ntseem-bee
step n.	stepis	steh-pees
step-ladder	lad /stepis	lahd / steh-pees
stick n.	stik / prop	stick / prop
stick on	faka	fah-kah
Stick on!	Faka!	Fah-kah!
Stillson wrench	bobojan spanela	baw-baw-jahn spah-neh-lah
stir	bonda	bawn-dah
Stir!	Bonda!	Bawn-dah!
stoker	muntu ka lo basa mlilo	moon-to kah law bah-sah mlee-law
stolen	ntshontshiwile	ntshawn-tshe-wee-leh
stomach (abdomen)	sisu	see-soo
stone	litshe	leet-she
stone dust	mloti	em-law-tee
stone wall	stonwol	stawn-wall
stool	stul	stool
stop	imisa	ee-mee-sah
Stop!	Imisa!	Ee-mee-sah!
stop block	stop blok	stop block
stop button	vala switsh	vah-lah switch
stop light	stop layit	stop light
stope n.	sayid	side
stope car (end-tipping car)	dongan	dong-gahn
stope drive	tonel ka lo sayid	taw-nehlkah law side
stope face	skwel	skwehl
stope machine	mtshin ka lo sayid	mtsheen kah law side
stopping (wall)	matanghan	maa-tangh-gaan
store n.	stor	store
store (shop) n.	stor / tshap	store / tshahp
straight	streyit	straight
straighten	xondisa	xon-dee-sah
strand (single strand of steel rope)	wan-wan	one-one
strap	band	bahnd
strength	mandla	mahnd-lah
stretcher	stretsha	stret-shah
strike n.	sitrayika	see-trike-ah
strike (hit) v.	tshaya	tshy-ah
string (rope)	ntambo / layin	ntahm-baw / line
strong	maningi stim	mah-neeng-gee steam
stuck	fasile	fah-see-leh
stull (safety device)	barikeyid	bah-ree-cade
stumble	kubeka	coo-beh-kah
stupid	spukupuk	spoo-koo-pook
stupid person	valenti	vah-len-tee
sub-incline cage	jeraf	giraffe
subject	sifundo	see-foon-doo
submerge	tshona	tshaw-nah
subsequent	lo yena landela	loh yhe-nah lan-deh-lah
sub-shaft	pikinin tshaf	pee-kee-neen tshaf
sudden	zumayo	zoo-my-oh
sufficient (adequate, enough)	lungile	loong-gee-leh
sugar	shukel	shoo-kehl
sump	samp	sahmp
sun	langa	lahng-gah
supervisor	mpasopi / mpati	mpah-saw-pee / mpah-tee
support n.	sapot	sah-pawt
sure (certain, definite)	nyanis	nyah-nees
surveyor	savey	sah-vey
survey peg	skonkwan	skawnk-one
suspension roller	spring wil	spring wheel
swallow v.	ginya	geen-yah
Swallow!	Ginya!	Geen-yah!
swear (curse) v.	tuka	too-kah
sweat (perspire) v.	juluka / tamba	joo-loo-kah / tahm-ba
sweat (perspiration) n.	mjuluko	mjoo-loo-coo
sweep v.	tshanyela	tshahn-yeh-lah
Sweep!	Tshanyela!	Tshahn-yeh-lah!
sweeper	matshanyela	mah-tshahn-yeh-lah
swell v.	dumba	doom-bah
swing v.	jinga	jeeng-gah
switch (electricity) n.	switsh	switch
switch (points, track) n.	switsh pontsh	switch-pawntsh
switch off	cima	qee-mah
Switch off!	Cima!	Qee-mah!
switch on (light)	layita	lie-ee-tah
Switch on!	Layita!	Lie-ee-tah!
syringe	sirinj	Syringe

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
table	taful	tah-ful
tablet	pilis	pee-lees
tackle (block and tackle) n.	tekel	teckle
tag	stikitan	stee-kee-tahn
tail	msila	msee-lah
tailings dump	ndundum ka lo sant	ndoon-doom kah law sahnt
tail rope	ntambo ka lo mapanga	ntahm-baw kah law mah-pahng-gah
take	bamba	bahm-bah
take (somewhere)	hambisa	hahm-bee-sah
Take! (somewhere)	Hambisa!	Hahm-bee-sah!
take hold of	bamba	bahm-bah
take off	kipa	kee-pah
Take off!	Kipa!	Kee-pah!
take out	kipa	kee-pah
Take out!	Kipa!	Kee-pah!
tale	bali	bah-lee
talk n.	nqokola	nqaw-kaw-lah
talk v.	kuluma	coo-loo-mah
tall	langwan	lahng-one
tally board	sleyit ka lo teli	slate kah law telly
tamping (clay)	daga	dah-gah
tank	tenk	tehnk
tap n.	tap	tahp
tape n.	teyip	tape
tar n.	ta	tar
task (job)	msebenzi	mseh-behn-zee
tea	ti	tea
teach (instruct, train) v.	fundisa	foon-dee-sah
teacher	tisha / mfundis	tee-sha / mfoon-dees
team (gang)	geng / span / tim	geng / spahn / team
team (sports)	tim	team
team leader	tim lida	team lee-dah
tear v.	dabula	dah-boo-lah
telephone n.	telefon	tele-fawn
tell	tshela	tsheh-lah
Tell!	Tshela!	Tsheh-lah!
tell and show	bukisile	boo-kee-see-lee
tennis	tenes	tennis
tension v.	tayita	tie-tah
test v.	testa	test-tah
Test!	Testa!	Test-tah!
tester	testa	test-tah
thank	bonga	bawng-gah
Thank you! (Thanks!)	Bonga!	Bawng-gah!
that	lo	law
the	lo	law
theirs	ka yena	kah yhe-nah
them	yena	yhe-nah
there	lapa	lah-pah
thermometer (acclimatisation)	ntsimbi	ntseem-bee
they	yena	yhe-nah
they all (all of them)	yena zonke	yhe-na zawn-keh
thick	makulu	mah-coo-loo
thief	skelem	skeh-lehm
thigh	tanga	tahng-gah
thin	pikinin	pee-kee-neen
thing	into	een-too
think	cabanga	qah-bahng-gah
Think!	Cabanga!	Qah-bahng-gah!
thirsty	nxaniwe	nxah-nee-weh
this	lo	law
thoughts	nqondo	nqawn-daw
thrash	kushaya	koo-tshy-ah
thread (bolt) n.	dayis	dice
threaten	sabisa	saa-bee-sah
throttle (choke) v.	kama	kah-mah
throw (toss)	posa	paw-sah
Throw! (Toss!)	Posa!	Paw-sah!
throw away	lahla	lah-shlah
Throw away!	Lahla!	Lah-shlah!
thumb	stupa	stoo-pah
thunder	duma	doo-mah
ticket (work) n.	tikit	ticket
tie v.	bopa / fasa	baw-pah / fah-sah
Tie!	Bopa! / Fasa!	Baw-pah! / Fah-sah!
tight	qinile	qee-nee-leh
tiles	matile	ma-tile
till	tot	tot
tilt	tipa	tee-pah
timber	timba	team-bah
time	skat	skaht
tin	tin	teen
tip n.	tip	teep
tip v.	tipa	tee-pah
Tip!	Tipa!	Tee-pah!
tipper bucket	baket	bahket
tippler	pendula	pen-doo-lah
tired	katalile	kah-tah-lee-leh
tirefond	skruf dokis	skroof daw-kees
to (towards)	lapa	lah-pah
to there, to and with	tot lapa	tot lah-pah
tobacco	gwayi	gwhy-ee
toe	zwane	zwah-neh
toilet	bosh	bosh
token	token	token
tomorrow	kusasa	koo-sah-sah
tongs (rail)	tongs ka lo spor	tongs kah law spawr
tongue	limi	lee-mee
tonight	namhla-busuku	nahm-shlah boo-soo-koo
too (also)	futi	foo-tee
tool-bag	saka ka lo mpahla	sah-kah kah law mpah-shlah
tool-box	bokis ka lo mpahla	baw-kees kah law mpah-shlah
tools	mpahla	mpah-shlah
too much money	maningi mali	mah-neeng-gee mah-lee
too much work	maningi msebenzi	mah-neeng-gee mseh-behn-zee
tooth	zinyo	zeen-yaw
top of cut	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
top of cut (coal mining)	khotama	kawt-tah-mah
toss (throw)	posa	paw-sah
Toss! (Throw!)	Posa!	Paw-sah!
tot measure	skal ka lo tshwala	skahl kah law tshwah-lah
towards (to)	lapa	lah-pah
towel	tawul	towel
town	dorop / tawun	daw-rawp / town
T-piece	Ti pis	Tea-piece
track n.	spor	spawr
track gauge (instrument)	geyij ka lo spor	gauge kah law spawr
tracks (loader)	skatula	skah-too-lah
tractor	treker	trekker
trailer	skotshkar	skotsh-kar
train n.	stimel	stee-mehl
train (teach, instruct) v.	fundisa	foon-dee-sah
trainee	lo yena funda / mafundana	loh yhe-nah foon-dah / mah-foon-dah-nah
tram v.	kipa sitof	kee-pah see-tawf
Tram the ore!	Kipa sitof!	Kee-pah see-tawf!
transfer v.	tshintsha	tsheen-tshah
transport	transport	transport
travelling way	ndlela	ndleh-lah
traverse track	switsh pontsh	switch-pawntsh
tread v.	nyatela	nyah-teh-lah
Tread!	Nyatela!	Nyah-teh-lah!
tree	muti / sehlahla	moo-tee / see-shlah-shlah
trench	msel	msehl
trestle (drill)	mahash	maa-hash
tribal custom	mteto ka lo sintu	mteh-too kah law seen-to
tribal dance (dance) n.	mtshongol	mtshawng-gawl
tribal representative	mhlobo ka lo poyisa	mshlaw-baw kah law paw-ee-sah
trick (deceive)	kohlisa / swaya	kaw-shlee-sah / swy-ah
trip v.	kubeka	coo-beh-kah
trolley	skotshkar	scotch-car
trolley wire	ten waya	ten why-ah
trouble n.	nkatazo / nyaka-nyaka / nyka-nyka	nkah-tah-zaw / nyah-kah-nyah-kah / nyah-kah-nyah-kah
trousers	bluk	blook
truck (tub, car)	ngolovan	ngaw-law-vahn
TRUE	nyanis	nyah-nees
trust (confidence) n.	temba	tehm-bah
truth	nyaniso	nyah-nee-saw
try (attempt) v.	trayisha	try-ee-shah
Try!	Trayisha!	Try-ee-shah!
tub (truck, car)	ngolovan	ngaw-law-vahn
tube (wheel)	tshub	tube
tube mill	mpenduka	mpen-doo-kah
tunic	mgwaja	mgwah-jah
tunnel	tonel	taw-nehl
turn (round a corner) v.	jika	jee-kah
Tum!	Jika!	Jee-kah!
turn back (go back)	penduka	pen-doo-kah
Turn back! (Go back!)	Penduka!	Pen-doo-kah!
turn over (capsize)	pendula	pen-doo-lah
Turn over!	Pendula!	Pen-doo-lah!
turn-table (railway)	penduka pontsh / drayi pontsh	pen-doo-kah pawntsh / dry pawntsh
twine	ntambo	ntahm-baw
two (you two)	mabili	mah-bee-lee
type n.	mhlobo	mshlaw-baw

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
ugly	mubi	moo-bee
unafraid	ayikona saba	eye-kaw-nah sah-bah
uncle	malume	mah-loo-meh
unconscious (faint)	aziko nqondo	ah-zee-koo nqawn-daw
under (below, beneath, underneath)	pantsi	pahnt-see
underground (mine)	mgodin	mgaw-deen
underneath (below, beneath, under)	pantsi	pahnt-see
understand	qonda	qawn-dah
undo (untie)	lusa	loo-sah
unfair	ayikona muhle	eye-kaw-nah moo-shleh
unhurt	ayikona limalile / sindile	eye-kaw-nah lee-mah-lee-leh / seen-dee-leh
union	yunyon	yun-yon
unload	kipa	kee-pah
Unload!	Kipa!	Kee-pah!
unsuccessful	hlulekile	shlu-lee-kee-leh
untie (undo)	lusa	loo-sah
Untie!	Lusa!	Loo-sah!
until	tot lo skat	tot loh skaht
up (upwards)	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
upon (above, on, on top of)	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
upwards (up)	pezulu	peh-zoo-loo
urinal	mochambo	moh-cham-boh
urinate	cama	qah-mah
Urinate!	Cama!	Qah-mah!
us	tina	tee-nah
use v.	sebenzisa	seh-behn-zee-sah
Ussher clamp	asha klam	ah-shah klahm

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
vacancy	situba	see-too-bah
valid	lungile	loon-gee-leh
value	silinganiso	see-ling-gah-nee-soh
valve	valv	vahlv
vat	faji	fah-jee
vein	mtambo	mtahm-baw
veld	hlatin	shlah-teen
ventilation	ventileyishin	ventilation
ventilation gasket	gaskit ka lo ventileyishin	gahs-keet kah law ventilation
ventilation door (air door)	sivalo ka lo moya / sivalo ka lo ventileyishin	see-vah-law kah law moy-ah / see-vah law kah law ventilation
ventilation shaft	tshaf ka lo moya / tshaf ka lo ventileyishin	tshahf kah law moy-ah / tshahf kah law ventilation
ventilation stopping	mtanghan	maa-tang-gaan
ventubing (canvas tubing)	seyil ka lo moya / seyil ka lo ventileyishin	sail kah la w moy-ah / sail kah law ventilation
very insolent	maningi tshik	mah-neeng-gee cheek
Victaulic clamp	Viktoriya klam	Victoria klahm
victimise	nyatela	nya-tel-ah
visit v.	vakasha	vah-kah-shah
voice	lizwi	leez-we
volunteer n.	skomder	skawm-dehr
vomit v.	hlanza	shlahn-zah

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
wage	mali	mah-lee
wage rate	mali	mah-lee
wagon	nqwelo	nqweh-law
wait	linda	leen-dah
waiting place	weyitin pleyis / ndawo yoko linda	waiting place / ndah-o yoh-koh leen-dah
waist	isingqe	ee-seen-kwe
wake (someone)	vusa	voo-sah
Wake!	Vusa!	Voo-sah!
wake up (awake) v.	vuka	voo-kah
Wake up!	Vuka!	Voo-kah!
walk	hamba	hahm-bah
Walk!	Hamba!	Hahm-bah!
wall	donga / wol / mtanghan	dawng-gah / wall / maa-tang-gaan
want	funa	foo-nah
warm (hot) adj.	tshisa	cheesa
warmth (heat)	tshisa	cheesa
warn	pasopisa / yala	pahs-aw-pee-sah / yah-lah
was	kona	kaw-nah
wash	washa	wash-ab
Wash!	Washa!	Wash-ah!
washer	washis	wash-is
waste v.	mosha	maw-shah
waste rock	mampara	mahm-pah-rah
watch n.	watsh	watch
watchman	mtshingilan / fokis	mtsheeng-gee-lahn / faw-kees
water n.	manzi	mahn-zee
water blast	wota blas	water blast
water spray	spererie	spray
way	ndlela	ndleh-lah
we	tina	tee-nah
weak	aziko stim / butisa	ah-zee-koo steam / boo-tee-sah
wear (clothes) v.	gqoka	gqaw-kah
weary	diniwe	dee-nee-weh
wedge n.	wej	wedge
week	wik	week
weep (cry)	kala	kah-lah
welcome	yamdela / amkela	yahm-deh-lah / ahm-kel-lah
welding rod	welda waya	wel-dah why-ah
welfare	welfe	welfare
well (healthy) adj.	pila kahle	pee-lah gah-shleh
were	kona	kaw-nah
west	ntshona langa	ent-tshona lan-gah
wet adj.	tambile	tahm-bee-leh
wet v.	tambisa	tahm-bee-sah
Wet!	Tambisa!	Tabm-bee-sah!
what	ini	ee-nee
wheel	wil	wheel
Wheelbarrow	wil bar	wheel bahr
when	skat	skaht
when (question)	upi skat	oo-pee skaht
where	upi	oo-pee
where to	upi	oo-pee
whether (or)	noko	naw-kaw
which	ubani	oo-bah-nee
whisky	wiski	whisky
whisper	sebenza hleba	see-behn-zah hleh-bah
whistle n.	mpempe	mpehm-peh
whistle v.	tshaya mpempe	tshy-ah mpehm-peh
white (colour)	mhlope	mshlaw-peh
White (person)	Mlungu	Mloong-goo
white metal	mtofu	mtaw-foo
who	ubani	oo-bah-nee
whole	zonke	zawn-keh
whose	kabani	kah-bah-nee
why	ini ndaba	ee-nee ndah-bah
wick (safety lamp)	mawik	ma-wick
widow	mhlolokazi	mhlo-loh-kaa-zee
wife	mfazi	mfah-zee
will	azi	ah-zee
will not do	ayikona azi enza	eye-kaw-nah ah-zee en-zah
winch	wintsh	wintsh
wind n.	moya	moy-ah
window	festel	fehs-tehl
wine	wayin	wine
wing	piko	pee-kaw
winze	wintsh tonel	wintsh taw-nehl
wipe	sula	soo-lah
Wipe!	Sula!	Soo-lah!
wire n.	waya	why-ah
wire brush	brash ka lo waya	brahsh kah law why-ah
wireless (radio)	wayales	why-ah-les
wire netting	sef drat	sehf draht
wire scraper	skrap waya	skrahp why-ah
wisdom	hlakanipa	shlah-kah-nee-pah
wise	hlakanipile	shlah-kah-nee-pee-leh
wish	kufisa umnqweno	koo-fee-sah um-nqen-oh
with	na	nah
withdraw	kipa	kee-pah
witness v.	fakaz	fah-kahz
Witwatersrand	Goli	Gaw-lee
wizard	umthakathi	um-taa-kaa-tee
woman	mfazi	mfah-zee
wood (forest)	hlati	shlah-tee
word	gama	gah-mah
work n.	msebenzi	mseh-behn-zee
work v.	sebenza	seh-behn-zah
Work!	Sebenza!	Seh-behn-zah!
workers (workmen)	basebenzi	bah-seh-behn-zee
working face	skwel	skwehl
working place	ndawo ka lo msebenzi	ndah-o kah law mseh-behn-zee
workings	ndawo ka lo msebenzi	ndah-o kah law mseh-behn-zee
workmen (workers)	basebenzi	bah-seh-behn-zee
workshop	tshap	tshahp
worry (annoy) v.	kataza / kwatisa	kah-tah-zah / kwah-tee-sah
wound n.	nxeba	nxeh-bah
wreck (ruin) v.	mosha	maw-shah
wrench	bobojaan spannel	bob-bo-jaan spha-nel
wrist	sehlahla	see-shlah-shlah
wristlet number (number, armlet)	namba / nombor	nahm-bah / nawm-bawr
write	bhala	bah-lah
Write!	Bhala!	Bah-lah!

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
yes	ya	yah
yesterday	izolo	ee-zaw-law
you	wena	wheh-nah
you all (all of you)	wena zonke	wheh-nah zawn-keh
young	mfan	mfahn
youngster (boy)	mfan	mfahn
yours	ka wena	ka wheh-nah
yourself	Wena	wheh-nah

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
zinc dust	poyizin	poi-zeen

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
one	wan
two	tu
three	tri	tree
four	fo
five	fayif
six	sikis
seven	seven
eight	eyit
nine	nayin
ten	ten
eleven	leven	leven
twelve	twalof	twah-lawf
thirteen	tertin	tehr-teen
fourteen	fotin
fifteen	fiftin
sixteen	sikistin
seventeen	seventin
eighteen	eyitin
nineteen	nayintin
twenty	twenti
twenty-one	twenti wan
twenty-two	twenti tu
twenty-three	twenti tri	twenty-tree
twenty-four	twenti fo
twenty-five	twenti fayif
twenty-six	twenti sikis
twenty-seven	twenti seven
twenty-eight	twenti eyit
twenty-nine	twenti nayin
thirty	terti	tehr-tee
forty	foti
fifty	fifti
sixty	sikisti
seventy	seventi
eighty	eyiti
ninety	nayinti
one hundred	wan handred	one hahn-dred
two hundred	tu handred	two hahn-dred
one thousand	wan tawusen	one tow-s’n

English	Fanakalo	Pronunciation
today	namhla	nahm-shlah
tomorrow	kusasa	koo-sah-sah
yesterday	izolo	ee-zaw-law
early	kuseni	koo-seh-nee
late	leyit	late
afternoon	ntambama	ntahm-bah-mah
night time	busuku	boo-soo-koo
tonight	namhla busuku	nahm-shlah boo-soo-koo
Monday	Mvulo	Mvuh-lo
Tuesday	Sibini	See-bee-nee
Wednesday	Sitatu	See-tah-too
Thursday	Sine	See-neh
Friday	Sihlanu	See-shlah-noo
Saturday	Mqibelo	Mqee-beh-low
Sunday	Sonta	Sawn-tah
week	wik	week
this week	lo wik	law week
next week	lo wik yena fika	law week yhe-nah fee-kah
last week	lo wik yena dlulile / lo wik yena pelile	law week yhe-nah dloo-lee-leh / law week yhe-nah peh-lee-leh
month	nyanga	nyahng-gah
this month	lo nyanga	law nyahng-gah
next month	lo nyanga yena fika
last month	lo nyanga yena dlulile / lo nyanga yena pelile

Note: In Fanakalo the names of the months are pronounced practically the same as in English, although there is a difference in spelling.

January	Januari	Jah-noo-wah-ree
February	Februari	Feb-roo-wah-ree
March	Matsh
April	April
May	Meyi
June	Jun
July	Julay
August	Agas	Ah-gahs
September	Septemba
October	Oktoba
November	Novemba
December	Disemba
year	nyaka	nyah-kah
this year	lo hyaka
next year	lo nyaka yena fika
last year	lo nyaka yena dlulile / lo nyaka yena pelile	undefined

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