| Xhosa | English | français |
| iHlabathi | World, Earth | le Monde, la Terre |
| iNyanga | moon | la lune |
| inKwenkwezi / iinKwenkwezi | star(s) | étoile(s) |
| inKwenkwezi entshotsholozi | shooting/falling star | l'étoile filante |
| iLanga | sun | le soleil |
| ukuKhanya kweLanga | sunshine, light | la lumière |
| isiThunzi / iziThunzi | shadow / shades | ombre(s) |
| isiBhakabhaka, (iZulu) | sky, (heaven) | le ciel |
| iLifu / amaLifu | cloud(s) | nuage(s) |
| iNkungu | mist, fog | la brume, le brouillard |
| uMoya / (imiMoya) | air, wind | l'air, le vent |
| isiPhango / iziPhango | storm(s) | tempête(s) |
| isaQhwithi / izaQhwithi | hurricane(s) | ouragan(s) |
| inDudumo | thunder | le tonnerre |
| umBane | lightning, flash | l'éclair |
| umNyama | rainbow, (darkness) | l'arc-en-ciel, (l'obscurité) |
| imVula | rain, rainfall | la pluie |
| iSambrela | umbrella | le parapluie |
| iKhephu | snow | la neige |
| iQabaka, inGqele | frost | le gel |
| isiChotho, isiCotho | hail | la grêle |
| umKhenkce | ice | la glace |
| Xhosa | English | français |
| isiKhukhula, isiKhukula, / izikhukhula, izikhukula |
flood | inondation(s) |
| imBalela | drought | la sécheresse |
| Kushushu | It's warm/hot | Il fait chaud |
| Kuyabanda | It's cold | Il fait froid |
| -omile(yo) | dry | sec |
| -nqum, -fumile(yo) | humid, moist | humide |