thatch string
thikili.
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thatched house
1. rondaveli (Nya. coloq.). 2. rantafuli (Lil. coloq.).
Suggest a correctionthatcher
mpfulili (Nya.); nthulili (Lil.); ntafuli (if it includes smoothening the thatch grass on the roof).
Suggest a correctionthatching grass
sina.
Suggest a correctionthaw
nyawuka.
Suggest a correctionthe place yonder
apayee (Nya.); apajee (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthe press
babikindebo; alt. babiki bendebo.
Suggest a correctiontheft
bubava.
Suggest a correctiontheirs
zwabo.
Suggest a correctionthere
ikweno.
Suggest a correctionthick smoke
bhulubusi.
Suggest a correctionthick-sowing
lunye.
Suggest a correctionthief
mbava.
Suggest a correctionthieving
bubava.
Suggest a correctionthigh
tjidzwa.
Suggest a correctionthin
tehlanana (Nya.); tetjanana (Lil.); wonda.
Suggest a correctionthin (cause to be)
woza (Nya.); wotsha.
Suggest a correctionthin porridge
ntsina.
Suggest a correctionthing
tjinhu (Nya.); tjithu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthings
zwinhu (Nya.); zwithu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthink
kumbula; alakana (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionthink (to)
alakana.
Suggest a correctionthirst
nyota.
Suggest a correctionThirteen
Gumi lina kutatu.
Suggest a correctionthis one
iyeyi; itjetji; ikoku; iwhoyu (gen. depends on subject of discussion).
Suggest a correctionthis year
golelino.
Suggest a correctionthorn
mhiwa.
Suggest a correctionthorns
mimhiwa.
Suggest a correctionthorny creeper
nhama; ntamba mhowu (Nya.); itambaphou (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthorough beating
nyisa; alt. pudunganya; alt. lakaha (Nya.); lakasha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthose
1. abaye (of people, Nya.). 2. abajee (of people, Lil.). 3. awaye, awajee, idzedziya, izwezwiya ... (of things or animals).
Suggest a correctionthought
nkumbulo; ndangano; njalakang’wa.
Suggest a correctionthoughts
mikumbulo.
Suggest a correctionthrash
swaswabula.
Suggest a correctionthrash/drub
gongobola.
Suggest a correctionthread
lonjelela; thali.
Suggest a correctionthread reel or reel of thread
kungululu (Nya.); ikungululu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionThree
Kutatu.
Suggest a correctionthresh corn
pula.
Suggest a correctionthreshing barn
1. tjidandale (usu. enclosed with a fence). 2. tjirara (usu. made of wooden logs). 3. dala.
Suggest a correctionthreshing barns
zwirara; matala.
Suggest a correctionthreshing floor
lutombo; lubuwa.
Suggest a correctionthreshing load
dolo (e.g. of millet placed on the threshing floor).
Suggest a correctionthreshing stick
lukombo.
Suggest a correctionthreshing sticks
whombo.
Suggest a correctionthroat
mmidzo.
Suggest a correctionthrong
kulumuka.
Suggest a correctionthrottle
khaama.
Suggest a correctionthrow
posa.
Suggest a correctionthrow away
laha (Nya.); lasha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthrow into
lahila (Nya.); lashila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthrow out
tebula.
Suggest a correctionthrow to
lahila (Nya.); lashila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionthumb
1. hhinyala (Nya.). 2. zhinyala (Lil.). 3. mahhinyala (Nya. plur.). 4. mazhinyala (Lil. plur.).
Suggest a correctionThursday
Bunna.
Suggest a correctiontick
kupa.
Suggest a correctionticket
tikiti.
Suggest a correctiontickets
matikiti.
Suggest a correctiontickle
tekedza.
Suggest a correctiontickle ribs
tekedza.
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