bring
1. hhisa (to bring something). 2. leti, lezi (bring something to me). 3. bhatila (to bring something from some place).
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bring back
buza (as in brick back to me); hhisa (Nya.); zhisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbring cattle home
kotosa (as in bringing cattle for marriage).
Suggest a correctionbring oneself
zwihhisa (Nya.); zwizhisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbroad
-hama (Nya.); -shama (Lil.) (mwahha waka hama - road is broad).
Suggest a correctionbroadcast
1. hasa (transmit as in radio and television programmes). 2. zibisa (public announcements). 3. waya (e.g. scatter seeds).
Suggest a correctionbroadcaster
n'hasi.
Suggest a correctionbroadness
bupabi.
Suggest a correctionbrood
lalila.
Suggest a correctionbrooding
buzwele.
Suggest a correctionbrother
1. nkulu (big brother). 2. nung'una (young brother). 3. hazwadzi (sibling of the opposite gender).
Suggest a correctionbrown
-bvumbi/mvumi (kubvumbi, imbvumbi, tjimbvumbi, gubvumbi).
Suggest a correctionbruises
mang’oni.
Suggest a correctionbrush
n. bhurashi.
Suggest a correctionbucket
gabha; emeri (usu. steel bucket).
Suggest a correctionbucking (as in cut wood from
trees) tema whuni.
Suggest a correctionbudding breasts
zwigalila migoti.
Suggest a correctionbuffalo
nyati; nyathi.
Suggest a correctionbuild
1. baka (e.g. bricklaying, building a house, building an organization). 2. bumba (e.g. build a hut; bumba is also create).
Suggest a correctionbuilder
1. mbaki (from baka). 2. mbubi (from bumba).
Suggest a correctionbuilding
ng'umba; mbako.
Suggest a correctionbuilding fund
lubako.
Suggest a correctionbull
nkono.
Suggest a correctionbull frog
dzetshe (Nya.); tshetshe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbull's penis
nzwonyo.
Suggest a correctionbullet
khulu.
Suggest a correctionbulls
mikono.
Suggest a correctionbun
bhanzi.
Suggest a correctionbundle
mphutho.
Suggest a correctionbundle sticks
walila.
Suggest a correctionbuoyancy
angamadzo.
Suggest a correctionbuoyant
angama.
Suggest a correctionburden
bulemo; nlandu; ntoolo (see also long ago: ntolo).
Suggest a correctionburied
biganyiwa.
Suggest a correctionburn
pisa.
Suggest a correctionburn marks (e.g. on hands)
sika.
Suggest a correctionburn onto
tshwila.
Suggest a correctionburnt food
matshigwa.
Suggest a correctionburrow
pala (not to be confused with paala: scrape); mwina (Nya.); ng’wina (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionburrows
mimwina (Nya.); ming'wina (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionburst
phutuka.
Suggest a correctionbury
biganya.
Suggest a correctionbus
bhasi.
Suggest a correctionbush
hango (Nya.); shango (Lil.); tjilambanyika; tjikhwa; makuswi.
Suggest a correctionbush lice
whupa.
Suggest a correctionBushman
N'Tjwawo; Nkhwa (coloq. deemed disrespectful).
Suggest a correctionBushman dance
bhoro.
Suggest a correctionbusiness
bambadzo (bhizinesi, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbut
koga, ngono.
Suggest a correctionbutchery
bhutja (Nya.); bhutjara (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbutter
bhatha.
Suggest a correctionbutterfly
whungubele.
Suggest a correctionbuttock
bhato.
Suggest a correctionbuttocks
mapato.
Suggest a correctionbutton
khinipo; alt. khunupo.
Suggest a correctionbutton
n. 1. khunupo, khinipo (for clothes). 2. nhobezi (Nya.). 3. thobedzi (Lil.) (e.g. radio button).
Suggest a correctionbuy
tenga.
Suggest a correctionbuy for each other
tengelana.
Suggest a correctionbuyer
ntengi.
Suggest a correctionbuyers
batengi.
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.