naartjie
naraki.
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naartjie (a fruit, like an orange)
natjisi.
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whomba; pikiri (Nya.); ipikiri (Lil.).
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kowhomela.
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kowhomela; bethela (coloq.).
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1. zwipikiri. 2. whomba (for big figures). 3. alt. whombana (for small fingers).
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mbudlo (Nya.); mbujo (Lil.).
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zina.
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n. zina.
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tiko (Nya.); itiko (Lil.).
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nkobana; alt. nkodzwana or nkojwana.
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tjaba (Nya.); itjaba (Lil.).
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lumbo gwehango (Nya.); lumbo gweshango (Lil.).
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zwitjaba.
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mmili.
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gang'wa (Nya.); gakhwa (Lil.).
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buyigwa ne moyo.
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buyisa moyo.
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buya moyo.
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kombo (Nya.); ikombo (Lil.).
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zwikombo.
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Bhothoko (also just Ndebele or Ntebele).
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pedlo (Nya.); pejo (Lil.); pawhunde.
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hanyuka (Nya.); shanyuka (Lil.).
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pawhunde.
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bunyambi.
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ntshibha.
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nswungo; thayi (coloq.).
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ndalama.
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fanila.
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nariti.
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nyanyayidza.
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mbakidzani; makhelwane (coloq.).
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nzekulu.
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haka (Nya.); shaka (Lil.).
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n. njanga; mabhule (coloq.).
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mbabahulo (Nya.); mbabashulo (Lil.).
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koga.
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tshwa; alt. dzwa; ndzwa.
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gombo.
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makombo.
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ndebo; ndebo alt. khani.
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lukwalo gwe ndebo.
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labila.
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lulwama.
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bunyolo.
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zwibuyanana.
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Busiku.
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zewula.
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gabi.
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Kuhhanalume (Nya.); Kuzhanakazi (Lil.).
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Gumi lina kuhhanalume (Nya.); Gumi lina kuzhanalume (Lil.).
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nnyatsho.
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1. aa. 2. akugathame. 3. akungate (it can't work). 4. anditohaka (I don't want).
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nungo.
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hhoba (Nya.); zhoba (Lil.).
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silinga (see also interruption).
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ntaya.
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maladzwa.
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Kubunandzwa.
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