Shada -  

• Ukushada (noun)
• (verb)
• To wed.
• To get married. 
• To marry.

Shaka -  

• • (noun)
  • The name of the king of the Zulu kingdom. 

 

Shaya -  

• (verb) 
• To beat.
• To flog.
• To whip.

Shayi ndesheni -  

• (phrase) (noun) 
• To salute. 

   

Shebeen -  

• • (noun)
  • A place where people gather to buy and drink alcohol. 

 

Shela -  

• (verb) 
• To court a woman.

Shiya -  

• • (verb)
  • Leave behind. 

 

Shukela -  

• (noun)
• Sugar.
• Diabetes. ­

Shunqisa -  

• Ukushunqisa (noun)
• (verb)
• To fumigate with smoke.
• A cleansing and purifying technique. 
• Ukushunqisa is fumigating with smoke.

Shweleza -  

• • Ukushweleza (noun)
  • (verb)
  • To plead for the mercy of the ancestors.
  • To appease the ancestors.

 

Siyavuma -  

• • (noun)
  • An expression that means we agree (or we consent). It is used when consulting a sangoma.