be alert
milidza zebe.
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be angry
hhalilana (Nya.); zhalilana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe anxious
pelamoyo.
Suggest a correctionbe beaten
lobgwa (Nya.); logwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe beautiful
naka.
Suggest a correctionbe blunt
puma.
Suggest a correctionbe broken
vunika.
Suggest a correctionbe conceited
zwitjengedza.
Suggest a correctionbe cracked
phatuka.
Suggest a correctionbe crowded
mandana; manikana.
Suggest a correctionbe cupped
lumika (as in have blood drawn by cupping).
Suggest a correctionbe defeated
kundiwa.
Suggest a correctionbe desired
yemugwa.
Suggest a correctionbe dimpled
pobedzeka.
Suggest a correctionbe disabled
lemala.
Suggest a correctionbe discarded
lahika (Nya.); lashika (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe discouraged
nyala meya.
Suggest a correctionbe exposed
mbudlo (Nya.); mbujo (Lil.); papamala.
Suggest a correctionbe fit
zwilizanila.
Suggest a correctionbe full
guta.
Suggest a correctionbe healed
lapkwha; pola.
Suggest a correctionbe hit
lobgwa (Nya.); logwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe hospitalized
1. ladzika (as in to admit someone). 2. ladzikiwa (as in to be admitted).
Suggest a correctionbe hurt
gwadzamoyo.
Suggest a correctionbe known
zibgwa (Nya.); zigwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe opposite
lingisana.
Suggest a correctionbe overturned
pitugwa.
Suggest a correctionbe paid
lipkhwa; alt. lipiwa.
Suggest a correctionbe pinched
hunyiwa (Nya.); shunyiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe plentiful
nyoza (Nya.); nyotsha (Lil.) (as in fruits being plentiful in a tree).
Suggest a correctionbe poor
dziyila; buhayi.
Suggest a correctionbe pregnant
1. methu (of animals). 2. rusa (of an animal). 3. zwisenga.
Suggest a correctionbe proposed
hakiwa (Nya.); shakiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe rejected
lambiwa.
Suggest a correctionbe rewarded
lipkhwa.
Suggest a correctionbe satisfied
1. gutshikana (gen.). 2. guta (spec. with ref. to being full of food).
Suggest a correctionbe seated
-gele (e.g. u- gele: she is seated; ba- gele: they are seated).
Suggest a correctionbe self-supporting
zwimbadza (Nya.); zwiambadza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe slippery
swodzolokesa.
Suggest a correctionbe smart
zwida.
Suggest a correctionbe sought
hakiwa (Nya.); shakiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe spanked
lobgwa (Nya.); logwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe sprained
lewuka.
Suggest a correctionbe standing
mile.
Suggest a correctionbe tearful
ng’ang’aba.
Suggest a correctionbe tight-lipped
muma.
Suggest a correctionbe troubled
hhalilana (Nya.); zhalilana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe visible
papamala; zwumbunuka.
Suggest a correctionbe warm
dziya.
Suggest a correctionbe watchful
milidza zebe; hhula meho (Nya.); zhulo mesho (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe well off
zwibhatilila.
Suggest a correctionbe widened
gabuka.
Suggest a correctionbeads
ndalama.
Suggest a correctionbeak
nlomo (of a bird).
Suggest a correctionbeaks
milomo (see also mouth).
Suggest a correctionbean leaves
tjinyongwani.
Suggest a correctionbean plant
lunyemba (Nya.); linyemba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeans
nyemba.
Suggest a correctionbear
1. senga ntolo (to carry the weight of something). 2. zwala (to give birth). 3. hhiwhombela bukuse (Caniformia mammal).
Suggest a correctionbear down (pushing during
childbirth) zwilika.
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.