provision
mbuba (as in food provision for a journey); mphako (coloq.).
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provoke
sendedzela; swudza; thumula.
Suggest a correctionprovoked
thumugwa.
Suggest a correctionpubic area
tjinena.
Suggest a correctionpubic hair
makuse.
Suggest a correctionpuff adder
mbvumbi (Nya.); thumbi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpuffing
funda.
Suggest a correctionpull
1. kweba (as in pull toward oneself). 2. kakata (in the sense of dragging something).
Suggest a correctionpull down
thulunula.
Suggest a correctionpull off
namutshuka.
Suggest a correctionpull out
homola (Nya.); shomola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpull up
kwilidzila (e.g. pull up a pair of trousers); alt. kulidzila.
Suggest a correctionpummeling
1. lakaha (Nya.). 2. lakasha (Lil.). 3. tibula (v.). 4. dibulatibula (n).
Suggest a correctionpump
pompi.
Suggest a correctionpump
n. 1. pompi (gen). 2. tjiphamuphamu (usu. diesel/electric water pump).
Suggest a correctionpumpkin
hhudzi (Nya.); ditima (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpumpkin leaves
bhobola.
Suggest a correctionpunished (be)
swudzika.
Suggest a correctionpupa
tjigogoro.
Suggest a correctionpupas
zwigogoro.
Suggest a correctionpupil
nndiyiwa (see also student).
Suggest a correctionpuppies
zwibgwanana.
Suggest a correctionpuppy
tjibgwanana or mbgwanana.
Suggest a correctionpurchase
ntengo (Nya.); thengo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpurchase price
ntengo (Nya.); thengo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpurse
kwama (Nya.); ikwama (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpursue (with intention of
catching up with someone) tihhilila (Nya.); tizhilila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpus
bugwa.
Suggest a correctionpush
swunda.
Suggest a correctionpush along
swunda.
Suggest a correctionpush away
swunda.
Suggest a correctionput (as in insert something)
longa (Nya.); dila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionput (as in store something)
biga.
Suggest a correctionput into
longa.
Suggest a correctionput leaning
sendeka.
Suggest a correctionput to sleep
yezedza; alt. yizedza; ladzika (esp. put a baby to sleep).
Suggest a correctionputrefy
nhuwa bola.
Suggest a correctionpyjamas
phijama.
Suggest a correctionpython
hato (Nya.); shato (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.