Ubani -
- (noun)
- Lightning.
- Who is it?
Ubhedu -
- (noun)
- Fat obtainable from the heart of an animal and eaten by the strongest boys during the stick fighting competition.
Ubikibiki -
- (noun)
- A goat given to the fiancée’s mother as part of her bride price.
Ubizo -
- (noun)
- A calling to be a sangoma.
- An ancestral calling.
- Example: in isiZulu - “Uzizipho unobizo” In English - “Zizipho has a calling”
- English synonym: a calling
Ubuchopho -
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- (noun)
- The brain matter.
Ubudoda -
- (noun)
- Manhood.
Ubulawu -
- (noun)
- Oneirogen medicine used to induce lucid and vivid dreaming and intuitive sensitivity.
- Medicine that, when ingested, can alter the state of the mind or consciousness. Herbal medicine that is typically used in liquid form made from different plants (and plant parts) and can be any colour (black, white, or red). Ubulawu is mostly made from the roots and sometimes the bark is used.
- Example: in isiZulu - “Ubulawu bezangoma” In English - “Ubulawu for traditional healers”
- English synonym: herbal medicines, oneirogen, psychoactive plants, hallucinogenic plants
Ubuntu -
- (noun)
- Humanity.
Ubuthongo -
- (noun)
- Sleep.
Ucansi -
- (noun)
- Grass mat.
- Sex.
- Coitus.
Uchibidolo -
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- (noun)
- The abundant herds.
Uchoko -
- (noun)
- A skin infection.
Ucwaningo ngendlela yekhwalithethivu -
- (phrase) (noun)
- Qualitative research method.
Udabulibhayi -
- (noun
- A strong oxidizing agent.
- An inorganic chemical compound with the chemical symbol KMnO4.
- Potassium Permanganate.
Udade bawo -
- (noun)
- The father’s sister.
Udukanezwe -
- (noun)
- Medicine to cause a person to wander off.
Ugesi -
- (noun)
- Electricity.
- Energy used to power appliances and lights in a building and home.
- Example: in isiZulu - “Cisha ugesi” In English - “Turn off electricity”
- English synonyms: electricity, energy
Ugobela -
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- (noun)
- Is an initiator.
- Is a person that’s chosen by the ancestors to guide ithwasana on their journey to become a sangoma.
- It is a spiritual teacher.
Ugonqogonqo -
- (noun)
- Hooping cough.
Uguqa -
- (noun)
- A type of rondavel.