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Zulu and Ndau are both written in the Latin script, so the translated output will use characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ between the two languages.
Zulu follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Ndau follows subject-verb-object (SVO). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Longer sentences are more likely to shift meaning — splitting them up improves accuracy.
Zulu: Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa. Ndau: Approximately 1.4 million speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Ndau — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Kwazuwai |
| Sawubona | Mangwanani akanaka . |
| Sawubona | Masikati akanaka |
| Sawubona | Madekoni akanaka . |
| Ulale kahle | Usiku hwakanaka . |
| Usale kahle | Kuenda zvakanaka . |
| Sobonana kamuva | Tichaonana pamberi |
| Sobonana kusasa | Tichaonana mangwani . |
| Siyakwamukela | Tinoashirika |
| Unjani? | Mwakaita sei? |
| Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga | Ndiripo zvakanaka, ndinotenda |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Muve nezuwa rakanaka . |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Ngiyacela | Ndapota . |
| Ngiyabonga | Tinobonga maningi |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Tinotenda zvikuru kwazvo . |
| Wamukelekile | Munoashirika zvakanaka . |
| Yebo | Eya |
| Cha | Haiwa . |
| Uxolo | Rusesawo |
| Ngiyaxolisa | Ndinokumbira ruregerero . |
| Akunankinga | Hapana chinetso . |
| Yebo kunjalo | Ehe saizvozvo . |
| Siyakuhalalisela | Makorokoto |
| Inhlanhla | Rombo rakanaka . |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Zina rako ndiyani? |
| Ngiyajabula ukukwazi | Ndadakara kukuziya |
| Uvelaphi? | Iwewe unobva ngekupi? |
| Uneminyaka emingaka? | Una makore mangana? |
| Ngingumfundi | Ndiri mudzidzi . |
| Ngilapha ngeholide | Ndiri pano pazororo . |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Ndave pano nekuda kwebasa . |
| Umngane wami lo | Ndiye shamwari yangu uyu . |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Eyodwa | Umwe . |
| Okubili | Zviiri . |
| Ezintathu | Vatatu . |
| Ezine | Zvirongomuna |
| Ezinhlanu | Zvishanu |
| Eziyisithupha | Zvitanhatu |
| Eziyisikhombisa | Zvinomwe . |
| Isishiyagalombili | Vasere . |
| Ayisishiyagalolunye | Mapfumbamwe |
| Ishumi | Gumi . |
| Ikhulu | Zana rimwe . |
| Inkulungwane eyodwa | Chiuru chimwe . |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Nhasi . |
| Kusasa | Mangwana . |
| Izolo | Zuro . |
| Manje | Zvino . |
| Kamuva | Gare gare . |
| Isikhathi sini? | Nguwa dziripi? |
| Ekuseni | Mangwanani . |
| Kusihlwa | Muusiku . |
| UMsombuluko | Muvhuro . |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Chishanu . |
| Ngesonto elizayo | Vhiki rinoteera . |
| Ihora elilodwa | Awa imwe chete . |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Ikuphi indlu yokugezela? | Chimbuzi chiri kupi? |
| Sikuphi isiteshi sesitimela? | Chiteshi chechitima chiri kupi? |
| Sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza? | Nhandare ye ndege iri pari? |
| Ngifika kanjani lapho? | Ndinozogumayo ngenjira ino? |
| Jikela kwesokunxele | Tendeuka kuruboshwe |
| Jikela kwesokudla | Tendeuka kurudyi |
| Hamba uqonde phambili | Enda zvakananga mberi . |
| Iseduze | Rinenge riri pedyo . |
| Kukude | Ndiro kure . |
| Ngilahlekile | Ndakarashika . |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Ndinoda tekisi . |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Ndingatengera kupi tiketi? |
| Malini ithikithi? | Tikiti rinodhura zvakadini? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba? | Zvakachengeteka ere kuhamba? |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Ndine nzara . |
| Ngomile | Ndine nyota . |
| Ngicela, amanzi | Mvura, ndapota |
| Ngicela, itafula lababili | Tafura yevaviri, ndapota |
| Ngicela, imenyu | Menyu, ndapota |
| Yini oyincomayo? | Iwewe unokurudzira chiinyi? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Ndinoda izvi . |
| Kumnandi | Inonaka yaamho . |
| Ngicela, ibhili | Bhiri, ndapota |
| Angiyidli inyama | Andidye nyama . |
| Nginokungezwani nokudla | Ndine chirwere chekudya . |
| Ikhofi | Kofi |
| Itiye | Tea |
| Isinkwa | Chingwa . |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Izvi zvinodhura zvakadini? |
| Kubiza kakhulu | Inodhura maningi . |
| Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu? | Munoashira makadhi o mare here? |
| Ngibheka nje | Ndirikungotarisa . |
| Ngizoyithatha | Ndinozozvitora . |
| Vula | Vhura |
| Kuvaliwe | Yakavharwa |
| Ukungena | Kupinda . |
| Phuma | Buda |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Musika uri kupi? |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Usizo | Dzidza |
| Shayela udokotela | Fonera chiremba . |
| Shayela amaphoyisa | Fonera mapurisa . |
| Ngidinga usizo | Ndinoda rubatsiro |
| Ngiyagula | Ndiri kurwara . |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Chipatara chiri kupi? |
| Likuphi ikhemisi? | Mushonga uri kupi? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Zvinorwadza apa . |
| Ngidinga udokotela | Ndinoda chiremba . |
| Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Pane chipatara chiri pedyo here? |
| Zulu | Ndau |
|---|---|
| Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi? | Unobhuya chirungu ere? |
| Angiqondi | Handizvinzwisisi . |
| Ngiyaqonda | Ndinozwisisa . |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Ndapota reketa zvishomani . |
| Sicela uphinde lokho | Ndapota dzokororai kuti . |
| Ngicela uyibhale phansi | Ndapota zvinyore pasi . |
| Kusho ukuthini lokhu? | Izvi zvinorevenyi? |
| Ukusho kanjani lokhu? | Munozvironza kudini izvi? |
| Ngiyafunda | Ndiri kudzidza . |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Ndinobhuya mbichana . |
| Ungangisiza? | Unokona kundidetsera ere? |
| Angazi | Andizvizivi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Spoken in southeastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique.
Uses the Latin script.
Non-tonal; features a range of consonant sounds including some clicks.
Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; employs a noun-class system characteristic of Bantu languages.
Includes borrowings from Portuguese and neighboring Bantu languages.
Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch, Shona group.
Latin script.
Standardized in the 20th century alongside other Shona dialects.
Approximately 1.4 million speakers.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is also spoken in parts of Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, and Mozambique.
Uses the Latin alphabet with additional letters: c, q, x, and click sounds (c, x, and q are used to represent these click sounds).
Features a unique set of click sounds, including the lateral click (x), alveolar click (c), and palatal click (q).
Verb-subject-object (VSO) order is typical, with a highly agglutinative structure, using prefixes and suffixes to modify verbs and nouns for tense, aspect, mood, and person.
Includes many words from Afrikaans and English due to colonial and modern influences.
Part of the Nguni subgroup of the Bantu languages, which also includes Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used the Zulu script, which was a variant of the Mandombe script.
Adopted the Latin script during the 19th century with the work of missionaries who developed a written form of the language.
Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa.
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