head band
tukwi.
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head-carrying
dengezela (as in to carry something on the head without holding it).
Suggest a correctionhead dress
tukwi.
Suggest a correctionhead-hold goat
mutha.
Suggest a correctionhead scarf
tukwi.
Suggest a correctionhead teacher
n'diyinkulu.
Suggest a correctionheadbutt
gumula; kudula.
Suggest a correctionheadmaster
mbhati wekwele.
Suggest a correctionheadmistress
mbhati wekwele.
Suggest a correctionheadpad
haate.
Suggest a correctionheadpad (porter's knot)
haate.
Suggest a correctionheal
pola.
Suggest a correctionhealer
nlapi; alt. ng'anga.
Suggest a correctionhealer's marks
1. nyola (v.). 2. nyoola (n.).
Suggest a correctionhealth
bupenyu.
Suggest a correctionheap
bundo.
Suggest a correctionheap up
tunhumadza (Nya.); tuthumadza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhear
1. wha (just to hear). 2. whisisa (understand).
Suggest a correctionhear about
wha.
Suggest a correctionhear of
wha.
Suggest a correctionhear oneself
zwiwha.
Suggest a correctionheard
whika.
Suggest a correctionhearsay
makwayi.
Suggest a correctionheart
moyo.
Suggest a correctionheartbeat awareness
paluka moyo.
Suggest a correctionhearth
tjibeswo.
Suggest a correctionheat
moto.
Suggest a correctionheaven
1. kuDzimu (as in the Heaven of God). 2. hhuhhugwi (Nya., the heavens, as in cosmos). 3. zhuzhugwi (Lil.). 4. kudzimu.
Suggest a correctionheavy
lema.
Suggest a correctionheavy drinker
tjing’wi.
Suggest a correctionheavy drinkers
zwing'wi.
Suggest a correctionheavy fall (sound of)
hhibikiti (Nya.); zhibikiti (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhedge
lukuta (Nya.); likuta (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhedgehog
honi (Nya.); shoni (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionheel
tjitshitshino (Nya.); itshitshino (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionheifer
gondolo; alt. nruba.
Suggest a correctionheight
bulefu.
Suggest a correctionheirloom
lukata.
Suggest a correctionhelicopter
hhelikhoputa.
Suggest a correctionhelp
bhatsha (Nya.); thusa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhelp
v. bhatsha.
Suggest a correctionhelp carry
sengesa.
Suggest a correctionhelp to load
khiga.
Suggest a correctionhelp weed
hakulisa (Nya.); shakulisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhem
peta; mpeto.
Suggest a correctionherd
lisa.
Suggest a correctionherd (as of cattle)
ngubi; mhlambi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionherdboy
nlisi.
Suggest a correctionherdboys
balisi.
Suggest a correctionherdsman
1. ndzibi (as in one who directs livestock). 2. nlisi (as in one who watches over the livestock).
Suggest a correctionhere
ipapa.
Suggest a correctionheredity
ludzi.
Suggest a correctionhers
kukwe.
Suggest a correctionhesitate
zeyeza.
Suggest a correctionhesitation
zeyeza.
Suggest a correctionhey
yeela.
Suggest a correctionhey there
yeela.
Suggest a correctionhiccup
nhiki (Nya.); theko (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhide
1. bgwata (as in hide oneself). 2. swumbika (as in hide something).
Suggest a correctionhide mat
nhobo (Nya.); thobo (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.