rivulet
lukoba; alt. lukobana (the smallest size).
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road
1. zila (gen.). 2. mwahha (Nya.). 3. ng'wazha (Lil.) (wide open road, a highway or dirt, gravel road). 4. ndibilidza (specifically a freeway without stops).
Suggest a correctionroads
zila.
Suggest a correctionroar
kuma; alt. bomba (e.g. of a lion roaring); bhong'a (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionRoar (as of a lion)
bomba.
Suggest a correctionroast
1. gotja (if directly on fire). 2. kanga (if using a pan).
Suggest a correctionrobot
robothi alt. robthoti (sing.); marobothi alt. marobhothi (usu. used for a traffic control light as well as an electromechanical industrial or other AI robot).
Suggest a correctionrock
bgwe.
Suggest a correctionrock lizard
gululu.
Suggest a correctionrock lizards
makululu.
Suggest a correctionrock monitor lizard
mbulugwizi.
Suggest a correctionrock rabbits
mbila (see also porridge).
Suggest a correctionrocks
mabgwe.
Suggest a correctionroll (to)
bumbuluka.
Suggest a correctionroll along
kunguludza.
Suggest a correctionroll down
kunguludza; kunguluka.
Suggest a correctionroll over
pituka.
Suggest a correctionroll up
kanya (as the legs of a pair of trousers or of shirt sleeves).
Suggest a correctionrolling (on the ground)
bumbuluka.
Suggest a correctionrondavel
1. rondaveli (Nya. coloq.). 2. rantafuli (Lil. coloq.).
Suggest a correctionroof
1. denga (n.; overhead covering of a house). 2. pfulila (n. as in to install a roof).
Suggest a correctionroof (v.)
pfulila (Nya.); thulila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionroof poles
mhanda (Nya.); phanda (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionroofer
mpfulili (Nya.); nthulili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionroofs
matenga (n.).
Suggest a correctionroom
ng'umba.
Suggest a correctionrooms
dzing'umba.
Suggest a correctionroot
1. ndzii. 2. ndzi (n.). 3. dzikila (v.).
Suggest a correctionroots
midzi (n.).
Suggest a correctionrope
ntjili; nswungo; ntambo (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionropes
miswungo.
Suggest a correctionrot
1. bola. 2. kwaka bola (is rotten). 3. bodzeka (to cause rot).
Suggest a correctionrotten egg
tjimimila.
Suggest a correctionrough sketching
bhonyongedza.
Suggest a correctionrough surface
makwapa (as the body of a reptile).
Suggest a correctionroundnuts
nyimo.
Suggest a correctionrow
kodzonga (as in row a rowboat).
Suggest a correctionrub eye
swokosa.
Suggest a correctionrub hard
toba; alt. thoba; alt. sirila.
Suggest a correctionrub off
swubula.
Suggest a correctionrub soles (of feet with a stone to
get rid of the cracks) kukudza; alt. hwaya.
Suggest a correctionrubbish dumps
tjihhalalota (Nya.); tjizhalanlota (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrug blanket
jali.
Suggest a correctionruin
1. dongo (sing. abandoned dwellings). 2. tjinyidzila (to ruin or spoil for someone else). 3. matongo (abandoned dwellings).
Suggest a correctionruined hut
bhangwa; alt. jatja.
Suggest a correctionruins
matongo.
Suggest a correctionrule
1. busa (usu. of government). 2. lawula (usu. of control).
Suggest a correctionruler
nlawuli; alt. nlawuri.
Suggest a correctionrumble (as of lightning or as of
an earthquake) titima (Nya.); didima (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrumour monger
mbalabali.
Suggest a correctionrumours
makwayi.
Suggest a correctionrun
1. labuka (e.g. to job or participate in athletics). 2. tihha (as in to run away from something).
Suggest a correctionrun across (to meet someone)
tjingamidza.
Suggest a correctionrun for
labukila.
Suggest a correctionrun out (of ideas)
pelegwa.
Suggest a correctionrun, running
labuka.
Suggest a correctionrun to welcome
tihhilila (Nya.); tizhilila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionrun wild
pembela.
Suggest a correctionrust
rusi.
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.