peacock
phikoko.
Suggest a correctionBMIT Online Library
English-Kalanga Quick Reference Dictionary
Search English headwords and Kalanga equivalents from the draft bilingual dictionary.
P entries
339 entries
peanut
nongo.
Suggest a correctionpeanut butter
dobi.
Suggest a correctionpeanut flour
bukhwilo.
Suggest a correctionpeanut relish
dobi.
Suggest a correctionpeanuts
manongo (see also groundnuts).
Suggest a correctionpear
phiye; alt. phee.
Suggest a correctionpebbles
mahale (Nya.); mashali (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpedal
tibili (Nya.); itibili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpedal (as in a bike)
1. tjova (v.). 2. tibili (n.).
Suggest a correctionpeel
menya; ganda.
Suggest a correctionpeel off
menya.
Suggest a correctionpeel skin (esp. human skin)
swubula.
Suggest a correctionpeelable
menyeka.
Suggest a correctionpeep (make)
hhohhedza (Nya.); shozhedza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpeep through
hohhela (Nya.); shozhela (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpeer
nkwinya; alt. nkwhinya.
Suggest a correctionpeers
buthaka.
Suggest a correctionpeg
lubambo; khwankwane (e.g. piece of wood or metal for pitching a tent or setting out a house foundation. See also pin and stake); phegsi.
Suggest a correctionpegs
maphegsi (as in for hanging clothes on a washing line. Almost always referred to in the); mbambo.
Suggest a correctionpellet dung (e.g. of goats)
nhokonhoko (Nya.); thokothoko (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpelting
nungila.
Suggest a correctionpen
pheni.
Suggest a correctionpencil
penseli.
Suggest a correctionpenicillin
phenisilini; alt. pheneselini.
Suggest a correctionpenis
thondo; alt. mbolo; alt. nnyo (see penis); fodlo (usu. deemed more respectful, esp. when adults speak to children).
Suggest a correctionpennies
mapeni.
Suggest a correctionpenniless (be, without money)
tjona (jomba, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpenny
peni.
Suggest a correctionpension
tandabala; alt. phensheni (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpeople
1. banhu (plur. Nya.). 2. bathu (plur. Lil.) (see also human). 3. nthu (Lil.) (see also human being).
Suggest a correctionpercolation
nyelela.
Suggest a correctionperhaps
pamwe.
Suggest a correctionperiod (class or subject)
lubaka gwezwidiyo.
Suggest a correctionpermission
ndetjedzelo.
Suggest a correctionpermit
1. letjedzela (v.). 2. ndetjedzelo (n.). 3. also bvumila (Nya.). 4. dumila (Lil.) (as in to allow).
Suggest a correctionperplexed
kaabala.
Suggest a correctionpersistent enquiry
bhuzwisisa.
Suggest a correctionperson
nhu (Nya.).
Suggest a correctionperspiration
tukutila.
Suggest a correctionpessimist
ntobooki.
Suggest a correctionpestle
nsi.
Suggest a correctionpestles
misi.
Suggest a correctionpetrol
phethiroli.
Suggest a correctionpetticoats
pitikoti (Nya.); pitikawutu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpetty talk
haaya (Nya.); shaaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpharmacist
ng'anga ye miti.
Suggest a correctionpharmacy
tolo tje miti.
Suggest a correctionphlegm
tjilambgwa.
Suggest a correctionphotocopier
mtjina uno fotokhopa.
Suggest a correctionphotograph
1. tjifaniswo (n.). 2. tola tjifaniswo (v.). 3. tjinepe (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionphotographs
1. zwifaniswo (n.). 2. tola zwifaniswo (v.). 3. zwinepe (coloq.) (see picture).
Suggest a correctionphysical likeness
tjifano (Nya.); ifano (Lil.); alt. fanana.
Suggest a correctionpiano
piyano; khibhodi.
Suggest a correctionpick
1. nunga (v. as in to pick up something). 2. piki (as in a digging tool).
Suggest a correctionpick up
nunga.
Suggest a correctionpicture
tjifaniswo (n.); tjinepe (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpictures
zwifaniswo (n.); zwinepe (coloq.) (see photograph).
Suggest a correctionpie
bhanzi lina nyama; phayi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpiebald
buphatshwa.
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.