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tjipeyiti (Nya.); ipeyiti (Lil.).
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enemy
swiina; tjita (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionengaged (to marry)
bigilidza.
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enjini; alt. injini.
Suggest a correctionengineer
mhihha (Nya.); phizha (Lil.); alt. enjiniya, manjinela (coloq.).
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TjiKhuwa (Nya.); Ikhuwa (Lil.).
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ikhuwa.
Suggest a correctionenjoy
zipigwa.
Suggest a correctionenlarged navel
gombo.
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tjeneso.
Suggest a correctionentangled (be)
hangahangana (Nya.); shangashangana (Lil.).
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ngina.
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yedzisa; yedzisisa.
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n'yedzisisi.
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mayedziswo.
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nkoba.
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mbali.
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mvilopho; emvelopu alt. imvilopu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionenvy
tjiba.
Suggest a correctionepilepsy
zwifafa.
Suggest a correctionepileptic fits
zwifafa.
Suggest a correctionepistaxis
nkota; alt. bhuda mhuka (Nya.); bhuda phuka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionequal
1. lizana (the feature of being of the same size). 2. lizanani (exhortation to equality).
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ndizano.
Suggest a correctionerase
dzima.
Suggest a correctionerode
kukulahango (Nya.); kulukashango (Lil.); alt. palahango (Nya.); palashango (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioneroded (of Earth, to be)
kukulika kwe hango (Nya.); kukulika kwe shango (Lil.); alt. palika kwe hango (Nya.); palika kwe shango (Lil.).
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gukulahango (Nya.); gukulashango (Lil.); alt. mpalahango (Nya.); mpalashango (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionerrand
gwendo.
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njendo (usu. a short trip).
Suggest a correctionerror
phoswo.
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dziphoswo.
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tihha (Nya.); tizha (Lil.); pudzumuka (as in of any animal escaping jaws of another); phunyuka (coloq.); halula; alt. shaba.
Suggest a correctionescape grip
phunyuka.
Suggest a correctionescort
swikidza; mpelekedzi.
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pelekedza.
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bapelekedzi.
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Ntjena.
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Batjena.
Suggest a correctionevaporate
nyelela.
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nanguba; nenguba.
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Madekwana.
Suggest a correctionevening games
mayedziswo.
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mayedziswo.
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tjilayiilo.
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yedzisa.
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tjiinga.
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malebeswa; (alt. coloq. bufakazi (Nya.); busupi (Lil.)).
Suggest a correctionevil
mbipo.
Suggest a correctionevil-heartedness
moyo mbi.
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n. ndingo.
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keleko ndefu; ndingo ndefu.
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mbuzwo we ndingo (Nya.); bhuzwo ye ndingo (Lil.); mibuzwo ye ndingo (plur.).
Suggest a correctionexamine
keleka; linga.
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lakidzo; ndakidzo (see also illustration); alt. ikayi.
Suggest a correctionexamples
ndakidzo.
Suggest a correctionexcel
khayisa.
Suggest a correctionexchange
tjintja (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionexhume
tshindinula.
Suggest a correctionexpect
lingilila.
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