The English term "wake up" matches the Zulu term "ukuvuka"
| other english words that include "up" : | zulu : | 
|---|---|
| check up on | ukuhlola | 
| cup | inkomishi | 
| end up | ukufika, ukugcina | 
| fill up | ukugcwalisa | 
| get up | ukusukuma | 
| grown-up | umuntu osekhulile | 
| pick up | ukuthatha | 
| put up with | ukuhlupheka | 
| soup | isobho | 
| stand up | ukusukuma | 
| supermarket | ilisupamakethe, isupamakethe | 
| supervise | ukuhlola | 
| supply | ukudiliva | 
| supporter | lilunga, ilunga | 
| upon | phezu kwa | 
