reporter of (someone's) death
nlanduli.
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repose (rest, as of animals)
butha.
Suggest a correctionreprove
tjemela.
Suggest a correctionrequest
kumbila.
Suggest a correctionrequirement
tjino hakika (Nya.); tjino shakika (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrescue
wangula.
Suggest a correctionresemblance
tjifano (Nya.); ifano (Lil.); alt. fanana.
Suggest a correctionresemble
todza; alt. fanana.
Suggest a correctionreserve
zwibigila.
Suggest a correctionreserved person
tjinyeledzi.
Suggest a correctionreside
galila.
Suggest a correctionresolve
zwimisa.
Suggest a correctionrespect
1. lemekedza (v.). 2. ndemekedzo (n.). 3. kuba ne mazwibhato (as in respectful).
Suggest a correctionrest
nyaluluka; phumula (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionrest from work
nyaluluka; phumula (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionrestlessness
sedzasedza.
Suggest a correctionrestrain
dzibila.
Suggest a correctionretrieve (as in from water or
liquid) bvubula (Nya.); dubula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionreturn
bgwilila (go back); buya; handuka (Nya.); shanduka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionreturn
v. handuka (Nya.); shanduka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionreturn (again, to)
1. bgwiliza (return something). 2. bgwilila (return to).
Suggest a correctionreturn livestock
dziba.
Suggest a correctionreveal
zwumbunuka.
Suggest a correctionreveal (to tell of something
private) bonyolola.
Suggest a correctionrevelation
ndakidzilo; alt. zwumbunulo.
Suggest a correctionrevenge
buzilidza.
Suggest a correctionrevise
bgwilulula (Nya.); gwililila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrevive
pfudza (Nya.); thudza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrevived (esp. of a living being)
pfudza (Nya.); thudza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionreward
mbhayilo.
Suggest a correctionrhino
nhema (Nya.); thema (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrhinoceros
nhema (Nya.); thema (Lil.); hanyaa-paladza.
Suggest a correctionrib
lubabvu (Nya.); libadu or lubadu (Lil.); mbabvu (Nya.); mbadu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionribs
mbabvu (Nya.); mbadu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrice
rayisi.
Suggest a correctionrich
fuma (see also wealthy).
Suggest a correctionrich person
mfumi.
Suggest a correctionriches
fumwa (Nya.); fung’wa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionride
tanha (Nya.); tatha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionright
fanilo.
Suggest a correctionright (correct)
-tambunuka (e.g. kwaka- tambunuka: it is correct); alt. -lulwama (e.g. kwaka-lulwama).
Suggest a correctionright direction
ludli (Nya.); luji (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionright hand
ludli (Nya.); luji (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionright here
ipapa.
Suggest a correctionright now
ngwenu; alt. ngwenuwali.
Suggest a correctionrighteousness
ndulamo.
Suggest a correctionrind
nyenyengwa.
Suggest a correctionring
lidza.
Suggest a correctionring
n. ndalama.
Suggest a correctionrings
n. dzindalama.
Suggest a correctionringworm
kulu (Nya.); ikulu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrinse
dzungudza.
Suggest a correctionrip open
gabula.
Suggest a correctionripe, ripen (or be well cooked)
yibva (Nya.); bidwa (Lil.); (cause to ripen or mature: yibvisisa (Nya. ); bidwisisa (Lil.)).
Suggest a correctionripening
hanyuka (Nya.); shanyuka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrise
kukumuka (esp. by a large crowd).
Suggest a correctionrise early
phakela; alt. mukila.
Suggest a correctionriver
1. gwizi (gen.). 2. kwizana (usu. small river: see also stream and rivulet).
Suggest a correctionriver bank
mhili (Nya.); phili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrivers
njizi.
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.