Wiktionary:Requested entries (Zulu)

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vukani [1] [2] (vuka)

b, B

• bandla

e, E

• ePitoli - Wikipedia says this is the Zulu name for Pretoria

i, I

• ihlamvu - a plant[3]
• indibilishi - a penny, from English or Afrikaans dubbeltje[4], see [5] for use with translation
• inkalane - a species of aloe grown as an ornamental[6]
• inqonqoli - Quoting African ethnoastronomy: Spica is a lone bright star in the modern constellation Virgo. ... In Zulu custom, it is known as iNqonqoli, “The Wildebeest Star”, and its seasonal visibility coincides with the calving season of the wildebeest.
• intebe - a plant in the Araceae[7]
• intshola - Quoting African ethnoastronomy: The Zulu call [Capella] iNtshola, “The Cattle Thief”.
• isakabuli - the bird Euplectes progne; the English word sakabula is borrowed from Zulu
• isandulela - Quoting African ethnoastronomy: The Zulu knew Canopus as isAndulela, a messenger appearing at the end of Autumn, the harvest time, and also as inKhwenkwezi, “The Brilliant Star”.
• ixobho - marsh, swamp (see Ixopo)

l, L

• loziphungwane - possibly several plants in the olive family

u, U

• umbababa -- Gomphocarpus physocarpus, a plant in the milkweed family[8]
• umhlabana - synonym of inkalane[9]
• umnwele - a legume[10]
• umsinsi - a species of coral tree[11] (same as in Swahili?)
• umvoti - according to the web site for the municipality named after the river of the same name[12], also (originally) means "The one who flows quietly"
• umvuna - a plant in the soapberry family[13]
• ushayabhici - SANBI says same as ihlamvu[14]
• ushwaga - a bluebell flower[15]