babble
lebanya.
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babbler
tjilebanyi.
Suggest a correctionbaboon
gudo; tatjilombe (coloq. usu. with reference to a large male baboon).
Suggest a correctionbaboons
makudo alt. whudo.
Suggest a correctionbaby
mwana.
Suggest a correctionbaby carrying
bhabha.
Suggest a correctionbaby-sit
linga mwana.
Suggest a correctionbaby sleeping mat
nhogwana (Nya.); thogwana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbaby sling
mbeleko.
Suggest a correctionbaby slings
dzimbeleko.
Suggest a correctionbaby’s napkin
ntsito.
Suggest a correctionbaby’s pacifier
nnyatsho.
Suggest a correctionbabywearer
mbhabhi.
Suggest a correctionbachelor
bhindamilongo; swumbolume (nsumbelume, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionback
1. whumbu (back of the body). 2. hule (behind something).
Suggest a correctionback (frame)
kaamba (Nya.); ikaamba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionback (posterior side)
whumbu.
Suggest a correctionbackbite
nyeya.
Suggest a correctionbackhanded slap
pkhwawula.
Suggest a correctionbacteria
gonye.
Suggest a correctionbad
-yipa (waka yipa, of people; kwaka- yaka- tjaka- gwaka- yipa, of items or animals).
Suggest a correctionbad (be)
yipa (kwaka yipa, of items; waka yipa, of humans).
Suggest a correctionbad food
mbodza.
Suggest a correctionbad luck/omen
mhahhambi.
Suggest a correctionbad singer
phile.
Suggest a correctionbag
kwama (coloq. bhegi); whomo.
Suggest a correctionbagworm
manhumbe (Nya.); manthumbe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbake
bheka (also bhaka).
Suggest a correctionbaked earth
tjiloko.
Suggest a correctionbaker
mbesi.
Suggest a correctionbakery
bhekha.
Suggest a correctionbald head
bhalo.
Suggest a correctionball
bhola.
Suggest a correctionball bearings
luhala.
Suggest a correctionbanana
bhanana.
Suggest a correctionbandage
n. bhanditji.
Suggest a correctionbank
n. 1. banka (as in financial institution). 2. mhili (Nya.). 3. phili (Lil.) (as in river bank).
Suggest a correctionbaobab tree
mbuyu.
Suggest a correctionbarber
nkeri.
Suggest a correctionbark
v. 1. bukula (of a dog). 2. gwati (of a tree).
Suggest a correctionbark string
lundzi (Nya.); lutshi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbarrel
swaki.
Suggest a correctionbarren animal
mhanje (Nya.); phanje (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbask (as in the sun or by the fire)
tjingamila.
Suggest a correctionbasket
1. tundu (large basket). 2. seme (small basket). 3. bhasiketi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbasket plant
nlala.
Suggest a correctionbat
manlembe.
Suggest a correctionbath tub
bhavu.
Suggest a correctionbathe
1. ngula (to take a bath). 2. ngudza (as in to bathe a child).
Suggest a correctionbathe (oneself)
ngula.
Suggest a correctionbathe (someone, as a child)
ngudza.
Suggest a correctionbathroom
bungulilo.
Suggest a correctionbats
bomanlembe.
Suggest a correctionbatten (roofing lath)
lubalilo.
Suggest a correctionbattens (roofing laths)
mbalilo.
Suggest a correctionbattering
pkhwanya; pkhwapkhwata.
Suggest a correctionbattery
bhathiri.
Suggest a correctionbattle
n. nngwa.
Suggest a correctionbe (to)
-be (kube, to be).
Suggest a correctionbe admitted (as in a school)
bvumigwa (Nya.); dumiligwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionThis is a draft edition for public comment and correction. Entry wording and dialect labels follow The Bulilima-Mangwe Institute of Technology Comprehensive Bilingual English-TjiKalanga Quick Reference Dictionary (PDF edition). © Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo 2026.