jack
jeki.
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jackal
mhungubgwe (Nya.); phungubgwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjail
swunga (v.); alt. hhalilila (Nya.); zhalilila (Lil.); ng'umba ye buswungwa; jele (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionjailed
swungwa; alt. hhaliligwa (Nya.); zhaliligwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjam
jemu; jamu.
Suggest a correctionjaw
luhaaya (Nya.); lushaaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjealous
fupa; tjiba.
Suggest a correctionjealousy
fupa.
Suggest a correctionjeer (boo)
kuwelela.
Suggest a correctionjelly
jeli.
Suggest a correctionjersey
jesi.
Suggest a correctionjerseys
majesi.
Suggest a correctionjive
zana; jayiva (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionjob
n'hingo (Nya.); nshingo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjog
labuka.
Suggest a correctionjoin
bhatshanya; alt. hanganya (Nya.); hanganyisa (Nya.); shanganya (Lil.); shanganyisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjoin together
bhatana.
Suggest a correctionjoint
longanilo.
Suggest a correctionjoint ownership
hangayila (Nya.); shanganyila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjoints
mahanganilo (Nya.); mashanganilo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjoke
n. miswaswo.
Suggest a correctionjourney
ngwendo; gwendo; nsipili.
Suggest a correctionjourneyman
masipile.
Suggest a correctionjourneys
njendo.
Suggest a correctionjoy
hanha (Nya.); shatha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjudge
1. swumikilisa (v.). 2. nswumikilisi (n.). 3. alt. ntongi. 4. jaji (n. coloq.).
Suggest a correctionjudgement
swumikiliswo; sengeswo; swumikiloswo; alt. ntongo.
Suggest a correctionjug
jagi.
Suggest a correctionjumbled (be)
hangahangana (Nya.); shangashangana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjump
v. tjuluka.
Suggest a correctionjump down
deluka; alt. dzata; alt. jita.
Suggest a correctionjump onto
tjulukila.
Suggest a correctionjump queue
nginilila.
Suggest a correctionjump up or cross over
1. tjuluka (to jump by oneself). 2. tjuludza (help another jump or cross over, like helping to cross a flooded river).
Suggest a correctionjumper
v. ntjuluki (like in high jump sports).
Suggest a correctionjumping (US English)
kombela.
Suggest a correctionjunction
n'hangano (Nya.); nshangano (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjungles
makuswi; zwikhwa.
Suggest a correctionjunior aunt
manini.
Suggest a correctionjunior aunts
bomanini.
Suggest a correctionjust
lulwama.
Suggest a correctionjustice
ndulamo.
Suggest a correctionjustness
ndulamo.
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.