The result set contains one paragraph for each dictionary entry (keyword) that matches your query. If the same keyword appears as different parts of speech, every part of speech will be listed separately.

Each paragraph begins with the keyword followed by its part of speech. Zulu entries additionally show the noun classes, the stem in parantheses and the (optional) phonetic transcriptions.

Stems are denoted by a leading dash (-). Nouns appear as "singular/plural" if both forms exist, otherwise only one form will be shown. The English plural is only shown if it is irregular. For Zulu verbs the verb stem is given.

English adjectives may translate to Zulu adjectives (very few), relatives or verbs each of which have their own sets of concords. Adjectives are marked "[adj.]" after the translation, relatives are marked "[rel.]" and verbs are marked "[v.]".

Search results are divided into two sections:

Direct matches

These are search terms that exist in the dictionary as you typed them. Additionally, the dictionary engine will try to stip off prefixes and suffixes to account for derived words.

Compounds and phrases

If you lookup a compound word or phrase like "big dog", "inja enkulu" or "asimbonanga", the dictionary engine will try to translate it. Note that these are literal translations that might be unsensical. It is up to you to choose a suitable translation.