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Zulu and Venda are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Both Zulu and Venda belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Zulu follows verb-subject-object (VSO) order while Venda 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. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.
Zulu: Approximately 13 million speakers, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in South Africa. Venda: Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
Everyday phrases translated from Zulu to Venda — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Sawubona | Lotsha |
| Sawubona | Ndi matsheloni |
| Sawubona | Ndi masiari avhudi |
| Sawubona | Ndi madekwana |
| Ulale kahle | Vhusiku havhudi |
| Usale kahle | Ni sale zwavhudi |
| Sobonana kamuva | Ri do vhonana nga murahu |
| Sobonana kusasa | Ri do vhonana matshelo |
| Siyakwamukela | Ro tanganedzwa |
| Unjani? | Vho vuwa hani? |
| Ngiyaphila, ngiyabonga | Ndi khwine, ndo livhuwa |
| Ube nosuku oluhle | Duvha lavhudi |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ngiyacela | Ndi khou humbela |
| Ngiyabonga | Ndo livhuwa |
| Ngiyabonga kakhulu | Ndo livhuwa nga maanda . |
| Wamukelekile | Vho tanganedzwa . |
| Yebo | Ee |
| Cha | Hai |
| Uxolo | Vha mpfarele |
| Ngiyaxolisa | Ndi khou humbela pfarelo . |
| Akunankinga | Ahuna thaidzo . |
| Yebo kunjalo | Ngoho |
| Siyakuhalalisela | Ri a vha fhululedza |
| Inhlanhla | Mashudu mavhuya |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ungubani igama lakho? | Dzina lawe ndi nnyi? |
| Ngiyajabula ukukwazi | Ndo takala u ni divha |
| Uvelaphi? | Ni bva ngafhi? |
| Uneminyaka emingaka? | Ni na miṅwaha mingana? |
| Ngingumfundi | Ndi mutshudeni |
| Ngilapha ngeholide | Ndi hafha nga holodei . |
| Ngilapha ngomsebenzi | Ndi hafha nga mushumo . |
| Umngane wami lo | Hoyu ndi khonani yanga . |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Eyodwa | Muthihi |
| Okubili | Zwivhili |
| Ezintathu | Vhuraru |
| Ezine | Nṋa |
| Ezinhlanu | Vhuṱanu |
| Eziyisithupha | Rathi |
| Eziyisikhombisa | Sumbe |
| Isishiyagalombili | Malo |
| Ayisishiyagalolunye | Fusumbe |
| Ishumi | Fumi |
| Ikhulu | Ḓana . |
| Inkulungwane eyodwa | Tshigidi tshithihi |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Namuhla | Namusi |
| Kusasa | Matshelo |
| Izolo | Mulovha |
| Manje | Zwino |
| Kamuva | Nga murahu |
| Isikhathi sini? | Ndi tshifhingade? |
| Ekuseni | Nga matsheloni . |
| Kusihlwa | Nga madekwana . |
| UMsombuluko | Musumbuluwo |
| NgoLwesihlanu | Lavhutanu |
| Ngesonto elizayo | Vhege idaho |
| Ihora elilodwa | Awara nthihi |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ikuphi indlu yokugezela? | Lufhera lwa u ṱambela lu ngafhi? |
| Sikuphi isiteshi sesitimela? | Tshiṱitshi tsha tshidimela tshi ngafhi? |
| Sikuphi isikhumulo sezindiza? | Vhuimazwikepe vhu ngafhi? |
| Ngifika kanjani lapho? | Ndi swika hani henefho? |
| Jikela kwesokunxele | Kha vha rembuluwe kha tsha monde |
| Jikela kwesokudla | Kha vha rembuluwe kha tshauḽa |
| Hamba uqonde phambili | Iyani phanḓa no livha . |
| Iseduze | Ndi tsini na . |
| Kukude | Ndi kule . |
| Ngilahlekile | Ndo xela . |
| Ngidinga itekisi | Ndi khou toda thekhisi . |
| Ngingalithenga kuphi ithikithi? | Ndi nga renga ngafhi thikhithi? |
| Malini ithikithi? | Thikhithi ndi vhugai? |
| Ingabe kuphephile ukuhamba? | Zwo tsireledzea u tshimbila? |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ngilambile | Ndi na ndala . |
| Ngomile | Ndi na ḓora . |
| Ngicela, amanzi | Maḓi, ndi khou humbela |
| Ngicela, itafula lababili | Ṱafula ya vhavhili, ndi khou humbela |
| Ngicela, imenyu | Menyu, ndi khou humbela |
| Yini oyincomayo? | Ni themendela mini? |
| Ngingathanda lokhu | Ndi nga takalela hezwi |
| Kumnandi | Zwi a ḓifha . |
| Ngicela, ibhili | Mulayotibe, ndi khou humbela |
| Angiyidli inyama | A thi ḽi ṋama . |
| Nginokungezwani nokudla | Ndi na allergy ya zwiliwa |
| Ikhofi | Gofhi |
| Itiye | Tie |
| Isinkwa | Vhurotho |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Kubiza malini lokhu? | Hezwi zwi ḓura vhugai? |
| Kubiza kakhulu | I khou dura vhukuma . |
| Uyawamukela amakhadi esikweletu? | Naa ni ṱanganedza garaṱa dza tshikolodo? |
| Ngibheka nje | Ndi khou tou sedza . |
| Ngizoyithatha | Ndi do i dzhia . |
| Vula | Vula |
| Kuvaliwe | Zwo valwa |
| Ukungena | Muṋango |
| Phuma | U bva |
| Ikuphi imakethe? | Makete u ngafhi? |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Usizo | Thuso |
| Shayela udokotela | Kha vha founele dokotela |
| Shayela amaphoyisa | Kha vha founele mapholisa . |
| Ngidinga usizo | Ndi khou toda thuso . |
| Ngiyagula | Ndi khou lwala . |
| Sikuphi isibhedlela? | Vhuongelo vhu ngafhi? |
| Likuphi ikhemisi? | Khemisi i ngafhi? |
| Kubuhlungu lapha | Zwi khou vhavha hafha . |
| Ngidinga udokotela | Ndi khou toda dokotela . |
| Ingabe sikhona isibhedlela eduze? | Huna vhuongelo tsini? |
| Zulu | Venda |
|---|---|
| Ingabe uyasikhuluma isingisi? | Ni a amba Luisimane? |
| Angiqondi | A thi khou pfesesa . |
| Ngiyaqonda | Ndi khou pfesesa . |
| Ngicela ukhulume kancane | Ndi khou humbela u amba nga u ongolowa . |
| Sicela uphinde lokho | Ndi khou humbela uri ni dovholole zwenezwo . |
| Ngicela uyibhale phansi | Ndi khou humbela uri ni zwi nwale fhasi . |
| Kusho ukuthini lokhu? | Zwenezwi zwi amba mini? |
| Ukusho kanjani lokhu? | Ni zwi amba hani zwenezwi? |
| Ngiyafunda | Ndi khou guda . |
| Ngikhuluma kancane | Ndi amba nyana . |
| Ungangisiza? | Ni nga nthusa? |
| Angazi | A thi ḓivhi |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in South Africa, especially in the Limpopo Province, and in some areas of Zimbabwe.
Uses the Latin script, with additional characters such as ḓ, ṅ, ṋ, ṱ, and ḽ to represent specific Venda phonemes.
Venda includes implosive and aspirated consonants, prenasalized stops, and vowel length distinctions. It features tonal patterns that affect meaning.
Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. Uses noun class systems typical of Bantu languages, with extensive concordial agreement and derivational morphology.
Includes vocabulary from Afrikaans, English, and other South African Bantu languages due to contact and multilingual environments.
Niger-Congo language family, Bantu branch, Southern Bantu subgroup.
Latin script with extended orthographic characters.
Orthography developed during the colonial and missionary period, standardized in the 20th century. Used in schools, media, and official contexts.
Approximately 1.2 million native speakers, mainly in South Africa.
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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