cooked beans
pule (Nya.); ipule (Lil.).
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cooked entrails
tjarobi.
Suggest a correctioncooked maize
mawuru.
Suggest a correctioncooker
mbhiki.
Suggest a correctioncooking place
tjibeswo.
Suggest a correctioncool down
tubidza; alt. dzimula.
Suggest a correctioncooperate
hingidzana (Nya.); shingidzana (Lil.) (see also cooperative: mbizi).
Suggest a correctioncooperative
mbizi (see also communal work and zebra).
Suggest a correctioncooperative
n. mbizi (usu. for work or savings).
Suggest a correctioncopper
msina; khopa (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncopy
v. kopa.
Suggest a correctioncord
ntambo.
Suggest a correctioncorn-bean dish
haanga (Nya.); shaanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncorn cricket
tutujani (Nya.); itutujani (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncorn head
tjimanga.
Suggest a correctioncorn heads
zwimanga.
Suggest a correctioncorn leaf
gwani.
Suggest a correctioncorn rust
phori.
Suggest a correctioncorn seedlings
mmela.
Suggest a correctioncorn stalk
luhanga (Nya.); lushanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncorn stalks
mahanga (Nya.); mashanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncorneal foreign body (get speck
in eyes) kopodza; tiwadziwa.
Suggest a correctioncorner
thewuko; khona (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncorpse
ntumbi; tjidumbu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncorrect
v. baakanya.
Suggest a correctioncorrection
mbaakanyo.
Suggest a correctioncorridor
mpata.
Suggest a correctioncorrugate
kokorobhana.
Suggest a correctioncorrugated iron
zeng'e (Nya.); senke (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncorruption
bukwelekwele.
Suggest a correctioncost
ntengo.
Suggest a correctioncosts
mitengo.
Suggest a correctioncotton
khothoni.
Suggest a correctioncotton blanket
lupayi (Nya.); lipayi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncotton wool
luba.
Suggest a correctioncough
fuba (Nya.); ifuba (Lil.) (see also chest); kohola (Nya.); koshola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncough
n. 1. kohola (v. Nya.). 2. koshola (v. Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncouncil
khansili; lubahhe (Nya.); lubazhe (Lil.); khuta (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncount
bala.
Suggest a correctioncount (to)
bala.
Suggest a correctioncountry
hango (Nya.); shango (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncourage
sima moyo.
Suggest a correctioncourageous
sima moyo.
Suggest a correctioncourt
n. lubahhe (Nya.); lubazhe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncourt case
ndebo alt. khani.
Suggest a correctioncourtyard
n'ha (Nya.); nsha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncover
v. 1. fukidza (as in cover with blankets). 2. fumika (as in closing a pot). 3. khava (as in cover a book).
Suggest a correctioncover up
fumika.
Suggest a correctioncow dung
1. ndobe (when wet). 2. tjilobe (when dry).
Suggest a correctioncow hobble
nkayo.
Suggest a correctioncow markings
phatshwana.
Suggest a correctioncoward
gwala.
Suggest a correctioncowardice
bugwala.
Suggest a correctioncowards
magwala.
Suggest a correctioncrab
gagadzahamba.
Suggest a correctioncrack
nkhwe.
Suggest a correctioncrack something
phatula.
Suggest a correctioncrack whip
phutula.
Suggest a correctioncrawl
kambayila.
Suggest a correctioncrayon
ntako.
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.