gad-fly
buwe.
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gait(s)
mitshambo.
Suggest a correctiongalago (bush baby)
manjhilila.
Suggest a correctiongalagos (bush baby)
bomanjhilila.
Suggest a correctiongall
ndulo.
Suggest a correctiongallon
galoni.
Suggest a correctiongame
nzano; gemu (coloq. esp. soccer or computer game).
Suggest a correctiongames
magemu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiongang
geng'a.
Suggest a correctionganging up (on someone)
kombela.
Suggest a correctiongangs
mageng'a.
Suggest a correctiongangstership
bugebeng’a.
Suggest a correctiongap
nkoba.
Suggest a correctiongap tooth
bende.
Suggest a correctiongarage
garaji (for both car repair garage and fuel station).
Suggest a correctiongarage sale
ntengo upasi; seyili (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiongarbage
malala.
Suggest a correctiongarden
mindana; nghadi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiongarnish
khabisa.
Suggest a correctiongas
gasi (Nya.); hasi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiongasp
tshinda; tshunda.
Suggest a correctiongate
1. nkoba (particularly entrance). 2. gede (coloq. usu. the closing material).
Suggest a correctiongateway
nkoba.
Suggest a correctiongather
kubunganya.
Suggest a correctiongather into
wolela.
Suggest a correctiongather thatch
ng’waya.
Suggest a correctiongather together (n)
kubungana.
Suggest a correctiongather together (v)
kubunganya.
Suggest a correctiongathering
mbunga (as in crowd of people; see also gathering and congregation).
Suggest a correctiongaze at
lingilila.
Suggest a correctiongear
giya (Nya.); giyara (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiongear
n. giya (as in mechanical gear).
Suggest a correctiongecko
temamhulu (Nya.); temaphulu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiongemsbok
nghugama (Nya.); kukama (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiongender
bulili.
Suggest a correctiongene(s)
lopa.
Suggest a correctiongenets
simba.
Suggest a correctiongenital organs
mbeli (gen. deemed respectful. See penis; vagina).
Suggest a correctiongentleman
1. nlumetate (usu. middle-aged man). 2. n'hhuhha (Nya.). 3. nzhuzha (Lil.). 4. tate (fully-grown man, usually more respect: see also Mr. and Sir).
Suggest a correctiongerm
gonye.
Suggest a correctiongerminate
mela.
Suggest a correctiongerms
makonye.
Suggest a correctionget
tola.
Suggest a correctionget along
whanana.
Suggest a correctionget exhausted
nyala.
Suggest a correctionget finished
pela; alt. pelela.
Suggest a correctionget fresh air
zwilobesa mhepo (Nya.); zwilobesa phepo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionget fright
paluka moyo.
Suggest a correctionget hurt
kubala.
Suggest a correctionget impatient
pelamoyo.
Suggest a correctionget lost
dzimila.
Suggest a correctionget ready
zwibaakanya.
Suggest a correctionget spoiled
lemala.
Suggest a correctionget stuck
manila.
Suggest a correctionget torn
paluka.
Suggest a correctionget up
milika.
Suggest a correctionget used
wolobela.
Suggest a correctionget used up
peledzela; alt. peleledzela.
Suggest a correctionghost
puku (Nya.); ipuku (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiongift
tjipo.
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.