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tafuli.
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tail
1. mwise (for an ox). 2. bhende (of a sheep or horse). 3. peswu (of a goat). 4. bheswu (of a squirrel).
Suggest a correctiontailor
mpfumi (Nya.); nthumi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiontails
mimwise.
Suggest a correctiontake
tola.
Suggest a correctiontake (from)
tolela.
Suggest a correctiontake care
thokomela; tjengeta.
Suggest a correctiontake credit
kolota.
Suggest a correctiontake down
tulula.
Suggest a correctiontake half-way
pelekedza.
Suggest a correctiontake handful
nokola.
Suggest a correctiontake heed
tjengeta.
Suggest a correctiontake oath
tuna.
Suggest a correctiontake or let down
delusa.
Suggest a correctiontake out
dusa.
Suggest a correctiontake responsibility
zwimisidzila.
Suggest a correctiontake to
isa.
Suggest a correctiontake turns
labana; leyana.
Suggest a correctiontaken (be)
togwa.
Suggest a correctiontalented person
nyambi; alt. tswiriri (Nya.); itswiriri (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiontalk
leba.
Suggest a correctiontalk to oneself
zwidwa.
Suggest a correctiontall
1. -lefu (e.g. ku-lefu, tji- lefu: it is tall). 2. -nlefu (un-lefu: he is tall) (see also long and height).
Suggest a correctiontank
tanka.
Suggest a correctiontantalise
nyemudza; alt. nyemudzila.
Suggest a correctiontar
thara; alt. tjikontiri (Nya.); ikontiri (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiontaste
whika; alti. zipa.
Suggest a correctiontaste food
labila.
Suggest a correctiontasteless food
mahapkhwa (Nya.); mashapkhwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiontattered garment
gandana.
Suggest a correctiontattered garments
makandana.
Suggest a correctiontax
lukhetho.
Suggest a correctiontax collector
nkhethisi.
Suggest a correctiontaxation
njendiso lukhetho.
Suggest a correctiontaxpayer
nkhethi.
Suggest a correctionteabag
hhani (Nya.); zhani (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionteach(ing)
diya.
Suggest a correctionteacher
nndiyi (see also pastor, priest, trainer).
Suggest a correctiontear
1. n'hodzi (Nya. n). 2. nshodzi (Lil. n.). 3. palula (v.).
Suggest a correctiontear something
palula.
Suggest a correctionteeth
meno.
Suggest a correctiontelephone
n'hala; fowuni, foni (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiontelevision
tjiboni; televizhini (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiontell folktale
tawula.
Suggest a correctiontell truth
lebesa.
Suggest a correctionten
Gumi.
Suggest a correctiontender gourd
gavu.
Suggest a correctiontense marker
tongo.
Suggest a correctiontermite-eaten
munya; alt. munyiwa.
Suggest a correctiontest (learning)
keleko fupi; ndingo fupi.
Suggest a correctiontesticle
swinya; jende; ngoswo (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiontesticles
bhutu; maswinya; matjende; mangoswo (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiontestimony
butendeki; alt. buswupi.
Suggest a correctionthank
boka; alt. tenda.
Suggest a correctionthank you (as in we thank you)
toboka (see also lose hope: tobooka).
Suggest a correctionthanksgiving
dendo.
Suggest a correctionthat one
iyeya (Nya.); iyeje (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthatch
pfulila (Nya.); thulila (Lil.); tafula (if it includes smoothening the thatch grass on the roof).
Suggest a correctionthatch bundles
thikili.
Suggest a correctionthatch evenly
tafuula.
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.