cling to
namatila.
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clinic
buwongelo; kiliniki (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionclitoris
kongo (Nya.); ikongo (Nya.).
Suggest a correctionclock
watji.
Suggest a correctionclose
hhalila (Nya.); zhalila (Lil.); pedlo (Nya.); pejo (Lil.) (the latter ref. to close as in close by, near).
Suggest a correctionclose eyes
vululwata; alt. vululata.
Suggest a correctionclose lid
zwina.
Suggest a correctioncloth
jila.
Suggest a correctioncloth (a piece of)
jila.
Suggest a correctionclothe or help put on clothing
1. ambadza or mbadza (clothe someone, e.g. a child). 2. ambala or mbala (clothe oneself).
Suggest a correctionclothes
zwiambalo.
Suggest a correctionclothing
tjiambalo.
Suggest a correctioncloths
matjila.
Suggest a correctioncloud
gole.
Suggest a correctionclouds
makole.
Suggest a correctionclub
swimbo.
Suggest a correctionclubs
dziswimbo.
Suggest a correctionclumsiness
butjapa; busada.
Suggest a correctioncoach
nlayidzi or nlakidzi.
Suggest a correctioncoal
masimbe.
Suggest a correctioncoat
bhatji; alt. jazi or jasi.
Suggest a correctioncoating
bhomela (as in painting a pole to prevent corrosion).
Suggest a correctioncobbler
mbaakanyi we hangu (Nya.); mbaakayi we shangu (Lil.); alt. mpfumi we hangu (Nya.); nthumi we shangu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncobra snake
pakupaku (Nya.); ipakupaku (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncock
gukurume; alt. gukulume.
Suggest a correctioncockroach
bhete.
Suggest a correctioncockroaches
mapete.
Suggest a correctioncockscomb
mowa.
Suggest a correctioncocoa
khokho.
Suggest a correctioncoconut
khokhonathi.
Suggest a correctioncoffee
khofi.
Suggest a correctioncoffin
bhokisi; bhokisi le mfi.
Suggest a correctioncoiled
kat'ana.
Suggest a correctioncoin
n. khoyini; alt. heleni.
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mbaba; tonhola (Nya.); tothola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncoldness
butonholo (Nya.); butotho (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncollapse
kolomoka.
Suggest a correctioncollar
khola (Nya.); kheyipi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncollect
kubunganya.
Suggest a correctioncollege
kwele tje zwidiyo zwapehhugwi (Nya.); kwele tje zwidiyo zwapezhugwi (Lil.); kholeji (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncollide
1. thulana (as of cars or particular). 2. timbana (as of soft bodies like human or animal).
Suggest a correctioncollide (make)
thulanya.
Suggest a correctioncolor
mbaala.
Suggest a correctioncoloring pencil
ntako.
Suggest a correctioncolostrum
mvoo (as in milk of a cow or goat that recently gave birth).
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mbala.
Suggest a correctioncolour in
taka.
Suggest a correctioncomb
kaama; kaamu.
Suggest a correctioncomb
n. 1. kama (n.). 2. kaama (v.).
Suggest a correctioncomb hair
kaama.
Suggest a correctioncombine
bhatshanya; alt. hanganya (Nya.); hanganyisa (Nya.); shanganya (Lil.); shanganyisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncome
buya; hha.
Suggest a correctioncome back
buya; handuka (Nya.); shanduka (Lil.); bgwilila (go back).
Suggest a correctioncome closer
sedzela.
Suggest a correctioncome from
bva (Nya.); dwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncome in
ngina.
Suggest a correctioncome loose
namutshuka.
Suggest a correctioncome off
tshindinuka.
Suggest a correctioncome out (to)
bhuda.
Suggest a correctioncome short
tayila (Nya.); thayela (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.