labia (gen.)
mbiyo.
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labour
n. n'hingo (Nya.); nshingo (Lil.); tshibama (v. as in giving birth).
Suggest a correctionlabourer
n'hingi (Nya.); nshingi (Lil.).
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lele.
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lugo.
Suggest a correctionladles
njigo.
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1. nkadzi (gen.). 2. nkadzimayi (middle aged woman).
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gungwa.
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mhwizi (Nya.); pkhwizi (Lil.); mhwizana (Nya.); khwizana (Lil.).
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luvone.
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hango (Nya.); shango (Lil.).
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n. 1. hango (Nya., gen.). 2. shango (Lil., gen.). 3. minda (as in farm land). 4. tshitsha (as in housing land).
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lulimi.
Suggest a correctionlantern
luvone; lambi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionlaptop
leputhopu (coloq.).
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tjulu (Nya.); tjiwulu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlarge anthill
tjulu (Nya.); datha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlarge beetles
dundila-bazwele.
Suggest a correctionlarge scorpion
gungubudza.
Suggest a correctionlarge sour monkey plum
(strychnos spinosa) damba; ntamba (the tree).
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(strychnos spinosa) matamba.
Suggest a correctionlargeness
bukulukulu.
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swabhula; loba nehamu (Nya.); loba neshamu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlash back
khwathisa.
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kologwe.
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makenyi.
Suggest a correctionlate
nonoka.
Suggest a correctionlate afternoon
Latewuka.
Suggest a correctionlaugh
seka.
Suggest a correctionlaugh
v. seka.
Suggest a correctionlaugh together
sekelana.
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tjiseko (Nya.); iseko (Lil.).
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nlayo (Nya.); nlawo (Lil.).
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nlebelekeli; mmilili.
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balebelekelii; bammilili.
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1. bigila (as in of a hen laying eggs). 2. biga (as in place something down gently).
Suggest a correctionlay-away (lay-by)
bigilidza.
Suggest a correctionlay down
1. ladzika (v). 2. lala (n.).
Suggest a correctionlay rules
laya.
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tanhikana (Nya.); tathikana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlaziness
busimbe.
Suggest a correctionlazy person
simbe.
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tungamila.
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poteledza.
Suggest a correctionlead voice (in music)
n'hobi (Nya.); nshobi (Lil.).
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ntungamili.
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khole.
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hhani (Nya.); zhani (Lil.); mahhani (Nya.).
Suggest a correctionleak
bhihha (Nya.); bhizha (Lil.).
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sendama.
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gando.
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dole; gando.
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1. swetuka (as in a quick leap). 2. nswetuki (the Leaper, commonly associated with the Matobo Hills where it is believed God leaped from).
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gukuta (see also skin).
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nhobo (Nya.); thobo (Lil.).
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n. lubaka gwe nyaluluko (as in taking a break from work).
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v. yenda (as in to leave a particular place).
Suggest a correctionleave (cause someone to leave)
siyisa.
Suggest a correctionleave (something for)
siyila.
Suggest a correctionleave alone
letja; letjedza.
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.