List of English words of Zulu origin

This is a list of words of Zulu origin attested in use by speakers of South African English.

abatagati: (from abathakathi, a word also used in Xhosa; cf. synonymous umtagati, a borrowing into South African English from other Nguni languages) witches, warlocks, or other practitioners of magic for evil purposes^[1]
aikona: (from hhayi khona "not here") no; certainly not; not at all^[1]
baba: (from baba "father," a respectful form of address toward an older man) sir, mister^[1]
Fanagalo: (from the phrase fana ga lo "like this") a Zulu-based pidgin spoken primarily by South African miners^[1]
madumbi: (from amadumbe "taro tubers") taro tuber^[1]
umfundisi: a teacher, priest, or missionary^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2010.
^ "umfundisi". Oxford living dictionaries. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018.