Insect names in Xhosa and English - Common Xhosa Vocabulary

Learn common Xhosa vocabulary with this English-to-Xhosa list of Insect names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Xhosa language skills through popular words and play Xhosa quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Xhosa language, then the 1000 most common Xhosa words will help you to learn the Xhosa language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Insect vocabulary words in Xhosa.

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List of Insect names in Xhosa with English Pronunciation

Learn Insect in Xhosa, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Xhosa vocabulary for daily conversations.

Insect names - Xhosa

Ant	Imbovane
Bee	Bee
Beetle	Uqongqothwane
Caterpillar	Umbungu
Mosquito	Ingcongconi
Wasp	Unomeva
Alderflies	Iimpukane
Archaeognatha	I-Archaeognatha
Barklice	I-Barklice
Biting lice	Iintwala ezilumayo
Booklice	Incwadana
Butterfly	Ibhabhathane
Bugs	Iimpazamo
Cockroaches	Amaphela
Crickets	Iqakamba
Dragonflies	Oohlabamanzi
Earwigs	Iindlebe
Fleas	Iintakumba

Flies	Iimpukane
Grasshoppers	Iintethe
Lacewings	Lacewings
Lice	Iintwala
Moths	Amanundu
Praying mantids	Ukuthandaza Mntakwethu
Scorpionflies	Iimpukane
Snakeflies	Iimpukane
Stick insects	Ncamathela izinambuzane
Stoneflies	Iimpukane
Sucking lice	Ukufunxa iintwala
Termites	Iintubi
Thrips	Thrips

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Top 1000 Xhosa words

Here you learn top 1000 Xhosa words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Xhosa meanings with transliteration.

Eat	yitya
All	zonke
New	entsha
Snore	rhona
Fast	ngokukhawuleza
Help	Nceda
Pain	intlungu
Rain	imvula
Pride	ukuzingca
Sense	ingqiqo
Large	enkulu
Skill	isakhono
Panic	ukuphaphazela
Thank	enkosi
Desire	umnqweno
Woman	umfazi
Hungry	ulambile

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Daily use Xhosa Sentences

Here you learn top Xhosa sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Xhosa meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Mholo
What is your name	Lithini igama lakho
What is your problem	Yintoni ingxaki yakho?
I hate you	Ndiyakonyanya
I love you	Ndiyakuthanda
Can I help you	Ndingakunceda?
I am sorry	Nditaxolusa
I want to sleep	ndifuna ukulala
This is very important	Oku kubaluleke kakhulu
Are you hungry	Ingaba ulambile?
How is your life	Bunjani ubomi bakho?
I am going to study	Ndiza kufunda