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ndima.
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plough
v. 1. lima (v.). 2. bhadza (as in the cultivation tool).
Suggest a correctionplough (plow)
bhadza.
Suggest a correctionplough fallow
limunula.
Suggest a correctionploughing season
ndimo.
Suggest a correctionploughman
nlimi.
Suggest a correctionploughmen
balimi.
Suggest a correctionploughshare
nlomo; alt. ikara.
Suggest a correctionpluck
khetha (Nya.); ketha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpluck off
menha (Nya.); metha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpluck off (as of a fruit or greens)
tjela.
Suggest a correctionpluck off (as of harvesting
greens) tjeka.
Suggest a correctionplunge
nyungwi.
Suggest a correctionpneumonic pain
tjibhayo.
Suggest a correctionsamba (Nya.); pat’a (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionn. kwama; alt. samba.
Suggest a correctionpoem
nhetembo.
Suggest a correctionpoems
nhetembo.
Suggest a correctionpoetry
nhetembo.
Suggest a correctionpoint at
tendeka.
Suggest a correctionpoint out
lakidza; tendeka.
Suggest a correctionpointed (be)
teswa.
Suggest a correctionpoison
ntii; tjefu/shevu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpoisonous centipede
swukeswuke.
Suggest a correctionpoke
tjomhola.
Suggest a correctionpoke (or pierce)
bhaya.
Suggest a correctionpoke at
hwaya (Nya.); shwaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpoke each other
tjomholana.
Suggest a correctionpoked (be)
hwayiwa (Nya.); shwayiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpole
1. bhango (usu. if made of wood). 2. phowulu (usu. when made of steel).
Suggest a correctionpolice
tjipholisa; alt. tjiphorisa.
Suggest a correctionpolice camp
n. kampa.
Suggest a correctionpoliceman
pholisa; phorisa (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpolitician
mpolotiki.
Suggest a correctionpolony
poloni.
Suggest a correctionponder
kumbula.
Suggest a correctionpoor person
1. n'hayi (Nya.). 2. nshayi (Lil.). 3. bahayi (Nya. plur.). 4. bashayi (Lil. plur.). 5. ndziyili. 6. tjidziyili.
Suggest a correctionpopcorn
maputi.
Suggest a correctionporch
tjitubhu (Nya.); tjirepuli (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionporcupine
nungu.
Suggest a correctionporridge
lambazi; alt. hambazi; phoriji (coloq.) (see also: mbila, mputo, and tjathiyane).
Suggest a correctionportend
hula (Nya.); shula (Lil).
Suggest a correctionportent
mahula (Nya.); mashula (Lil.); bushudzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpossessions
thundu.
Suggest a correctionpot
1. haali (gen. usu. big pot). 2. kadlana (small clay pot). 3. mphika (steel pot). 4. mphikana (small steel pot). 5. hali.
Suggest a correctionpot crust
bukoko; ngholoyi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpot scraper
tjikhweru; alt. tjikukulo (Nya.); ikukulo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpotato
gwili.
Suggest a correctionpotatoes
magwili.
Suggest a correctionpotsherd
tjiyenga.
Suggest a correctionpouch
whomwana (Nya.); hong’wana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpound
khwa.
Suggest a correctionpound (as in grain)
khwaa.
Suggest a correctionpound (meat, groundnuts, etc)
dowona (as in grind in a wooden grinding mortar mill: duni).
Suggest a correctionpound(ing)
phudunganya.
Suggest a correctionpound for
khwila.
Suggest a correctionpound grain
hobola (Nya.); shobola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpounding sound
njaka (sound made with fingers when pounding corn).
Suggest a correctionpour
dila.
Suggest a correctionpour drop
donhedza (Nya.); dothedza (Lil.).
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.