bear plentifully
kwanga.
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bear stillborn
haya (Nya.); shaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeard
ndebvu (Nya.); ndedu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeat
loba; swaswabula.
Suggest a correctionbeat hard
mbumula.
Suggest a correctionbeautiful
-naka (wakanaka, of people, e.g. she is beautiful; kwakwanka, of things or situations, e.g. it is beautiful).
Suggest a correctionbeautify
nakisa; natsha.
Suggest a correctionbeauty
lunako; bubuya; naka.
Suggest a correctionbecause
nekuti (Nya.) ngekuti (Lil.); ndekuti (Tal.).
Suggest a correctionbecome accustomed
wolobela.
Suggest a correctionbecome blind
pofupala.
Suggest a correctionbecome discolored
panguka.
Suggest a correctionbecome disheartened
nyala meya.
Suggest a correctionbecome dwarfed (not growing or
ripening) fuba.
Suggest a correctionbecome impressed
pobedzeka.
Suggest a correctionbecome many
wanda.
Suggest a correctionbecome poor
haya (Nya.); shaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbecome red
habapala (Nya.); shabapala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbecome silent
nyalala.
Suggest a correctionbecome slack
repa.
Suggest a correctionbecome stretched
ng’amuka.
Suggest a correctionbecome tame
thamba; alt. kat'a.
Suggest a correctionbecome tired
nyala.
Suggest a correctionbecome untwisted
pombonoka.
Suggest a correctionbecome wet
nyoloka.
Suggest a correctionbed
bulalo (mbheta, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbed bug
sikidzi.
Suggest a correctionbedroom
ng'umba ye buyizelo.
Suggest a correctionbee
nyutji.
Suggest a correctionbee or wasp sting
lubolela.
Suggest a correctionbeef
nyama ye ng'ombe.
Suggest a correctionbeef steak
nyama ye ng'ombe.
Suggest a correctionbeer
buswukwa.
Suggest a correctionbeer dregs
magada.
Suggest a correctionbeer filter
tjiswino (Nya.); iswino (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeer hall
bhawa (Nya.); bhara (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbees
nyutji.
Suggest a correctionbeeswax
mazhana; mhola (Nya.); phola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeetle
kukubugwani.
Suggest a correctionbefore
kutanga (Nya.); takhwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeg
kumbila.
Suggest a correctionbeggar
nkumbili.
Suggest a correctionbegin
-tanga (watanga, batanga, of people, e.g. he/she has started, they have started; kwatanga, tjatanga, of things, e.g it has started).
Suggest a correctionbeginning
kubutangiso (at the beginning).
Suggest a correctionbehind
hule (Nya.); shule (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelch
bhodla; dzwa.
Suggest a correctionbelief
lutendo (Nya.); dumilo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelieve
tenda (Nya.); dumila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelieve in
galabgwe.
Suggest a correctionbeliever (a Christian)
nnghalimoyo (Nya.); nndumili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelittle
nyatsa.
Suggest a correctionbelittle oneself
zwilingila pasi.
Suggest a correctionbell
kiloko; alt. tiloko; alt. toloko; ngwenge.
Suggest a correctionbelladonna fruit
thuthugwa.
Suggest a correctionbellow (as of a bull)
bhong'a.
Suggest a correctionbelly
ntumbu; ntumbudabe (excessively big belly).
Suggest a correctionbelly button
koombo (Nya.); ikoombo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelly buttons
zwikoombo.
Suggest a correctionbeloved
nndiwa.
Suggest a correctionbeloved one
ndiwa.
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.