| Commando | A Boer military force, usually one recruited from a particular district. |
| Division (District) | The magisterial areas in Natal are usually spoken of as ‘divisions,’ in Zululand as ‘districts.’ |
| Donga | A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water; a gully; the bank of a river, etc. |
| Impi | A force,—military, hostile, etc. |
| Indaba | A story, affair, public inquiry, etc. |
| Induna | An officer. The word, however, connotes in one context, military, and in another, civil, functions. In the case of Dinuzulu it may also be taken to mean ‘political adviser.’ |
| Isibalo | Corvée or compulsory labour. |
| Ka | A preposition, signifying son or daughter of, e.g. Matshana ka Mondise. |
| Kloof | A ravine or gorge. |
| Kop | A peak. |
| Kopje | A small hill or peak. |
| Krantz | A precipice or cliff. |
| Lagers | Enclosures of various kinds erected to serve as temporary or permanent fortifications. |
| Loopers | Large shot, or irregularly-shaped pieces of metal used instead of shot. |
| Nkomondala | Name of Dinuzulu’s bodyguard; formed about 1901. |
| Nongqai | Policeman. Members of Z.N.P. Corps. The word, which really means ‘watching,’ is probably derived from uGqainyanga, a moon-gazer, i.e. night-watchman. |
| Outspan | v. To unyoke or unharness; n. Place where unyoking or harnessing occurs. |
| Spoor | A recently-formed track. |
| Supreme Chief | Title assumed by Governor in his capacity as head of the Native population. |
| Thorn country, the thorns | Country, usually low-lying, covered with stunted trees of Mimosa (thorn) species. |
| Trek | Travelling by waggon, especially when drawn by oxen. |
| Tshokobezi, properly umtshokobezi | Bushy portion of ox or cow-tail, usually white, worn about the head or neck by adherents of the Usutu faction among the Zulus; the wearer of such badge. |
| Umkumbi | The close, circular formation in which an impi is drawn up to be doctored, to receive instructions, etc. |
| Usutu | (1) Name of the tribe or faction recently presided over by Dinuzulu. (2) The war-cry used by members of Dinuzulu’s tribe, as well as by those who espoused his or Bambata’s cause. |
| Veld | Open, unenclosed country. |
| Viyo | A company of warriors, usually varying from fifty to eighty or more in number. |
| Voorlooper | A person, generally a small Native boy, who leads a span of oxen. |
| Voortrekker | A pioneer. |