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