piece
lubaza.
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piece together
mumakanya.
Suggest a correctionpierce through
pubula.
Suggest a correctionpig
ngulube (gen. usu. domestic); ngulube ye hango (Nya.); ngulube ye shango (Lil.) (see also wild boar; wild pig; warthog).
Suggest a correctionpile up
tanhikanya (Nya.); tathikanya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpiled up (be)
tanhikana (Nya.); tathikana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpilfer
kwiba; alt. khwiba.
Suggest a correctionpilgrimage
gwendo (usu. for religious purposes).
Suggest a correctionpilgrimages
njendo.
Suggest a correctionpill
philisi.
Suggest a correctionpillow
nsazamilo.
Suggest a correctionpillow case
tjilopo.
Suggest a correctionpillow cases
zwilopo.
Suggest a correctionpilot
n. n'yendisi we frematjina (see also aviator).
Suggest a correctionpin
n. 1. phini (gen. coloq.). 2. kopelo (as in safety pin). 3. khwankwane (e.g. piece of wood or metal for pitching a tent, see also peg).
Suggest a correctionpin
v. 1. tshambilidza (as in to pin to the ground). 2. kopela (as in to insert a safety pin in a piece of clothing).
Suggest a correctionpin down
tshambilidza; alt. tshambidzila.
Suggest a correctionpinafore
khiba.
Suggest a correctionpincer
tang’a.
Suggest a correctionpinch
hunya (Nya.); shunya (Lil.); topola.
Suggest a correctionpinch hard
zwomola.
Suggest a correctionpineapple
tjihhenge; phayini epuli (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpinnacle
tjilungwani; tjilungwane (Nya.); ithuwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpinnacles
zwilungwani; zwilungwane.
Suggest a correctionpioneer
mndambeli; alt. mundambeli.
Suggest a correctionpip (attractive person or thing)
mbuno.
Suggest a correctionpip (seed)
mbuno.
Suggest a correctionpipe
phayiphi.
Suggest a correctionpipe
n. phayipi.
Suggest a correctionpit
godi; gomba.
Suggest a correctionpitch black
tematema.
Suggest a correctionpits
makoma.
Suggest a correctionplace
n. 1. bugalo (n.). 2. biga (v. as in to place something on the table).
Suggest a correctionplait
luka.
Suggest a correctionplait pattern
nluko.
Suggest a correctionplait patterns
miluko.
Suggest a correctionplan
ndangano; alt. mano.
Suggest a correctionplan (to)
langana; alt. luka mano.
Suggest a correctionplans
ndangano; alt. mano (ideas).
Suggest a correctionplant
1. dzwala (v.; to sow). 2. ntii (n.; tree; see also medicine). 3. femu (as in industrial plant). 4. tjidzwalo (tree being planted).
Suggest a correctionplant stalk
luhanga (Nya.); lushanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplant stalk bore (brown)
1. mbungu (as in turned reddish brown because of a stalk borer). 2. bunguka (as in turned reddish because of a stalk borer).
Suggest a correctionplant stalks
mahanga (Nya.); mashanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplaster
pharela; alt. dzulula.
Suggest a correctionplaster wall
dzulula.
Suggest a correctionplastering (a wall)
dzulula.
Suggest a correctionplate
ndilo; tjidla (Nya.); tjija (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplatform
budelukilo.
Suggest a correctionplay
1. zana (v.). 2. nzano (n.).
Suggest a correctionplay instrument
lidza.
Suggest a correctionplay stones
keta.
Suggest a correctionplay with baby
lezwa.
Suggest a correctionplayer
nzani.
Suggest a correctionplayers
bazani.
Suggest a correctionplayground
nhanga (Nya.); thanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplead
amba.
Suggest a correctionplead innocent
zwilandula.
Suggest a correctionpleat (as in a piece of clothing)
bundo.
Suggest a correctionpliers
pintjisi (see also peach).
Suggest a correctionplop down
pharama (as in to sit or fall down on ones bottom abruptly).
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.