ugliness
bubi; mbipo.
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ugly
-yipa (waka yipa, of people; kwaka- yaka- tjaka- gwaka- yipa, of items or animals).
Suggest a correctionululate
pululudza.
Suggest a correctionululation
mpululu.
Suggest a correctionumbrella
ntuzi (Nya.); ntutshi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionunbend
kotamuka.
Suggest a correctionunboiled beer
n'hlama.
Suggest a correctionuncap
zwununula.
Suggest a correctionuncastrated donkey
phiki.
Suggest a correctionuncleanliness
butjapa; busada.
Suggest a correctionuncork
zwununula.
Suggest a correctionuncover
fumula.
Suggest a correctionunder, underneath
kusi.
Suggest a correctionundercroft
njhela (space underneath the granary and usu. fowls sleep there).
Suggest a correctionunderneath
kusi.
Suggest a correctionundersized
maana.
Suggest a correctionunderstand
whisisa.
Suggest a correctionundress
thubula.
Suggest a correctionundress oneself
zwimbula (Nya.); zwiambula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionundress upper body
thubula.
Suggest a correctionunearth
tshindinula.
Suggest a correctionunfold
petenula; petunula.
Suggest a correctionuniform
zwiambalo zwekwele.
Suggest a correctionunload
delusa.
Suggest a correctionunload head
tula.
Suggest a correctionunmarried lady
phokohha (Nya.); phokozha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionunplait
thathanula.
Suggest a correctionunplug
zwununula.
Suggest a correctionunripe
t’ala.
Suggest a correctionunripe fruit
bhahhambgwa (Nya.); bhazhambgwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionunripe watermelon
mhanje (Nya.); phanje (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionunroll
petenula; petunula.
Suggest a correctionunseam
petenula; petunula.
Suggest a correctionunsheath (as in a dagger or
knife) homola (Nya.); shomola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionunstitch
thathanula.
Suggest a correctionunstove (as in take (pot) off fire)
bhula.
Suggest a correctionuntalented person
tjitshururu (Nya.); itshururu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionuntie
swungunula; alt. swunungula.
Suggest a correctionuntied
swungunuka; alt. swununguka.
Suggest a correctionuntil
kudza; alt. kudzina.
Suggest a correctionuntwist
pombonola.
Suggest a correctionunveil
zwimbunula.
Suggest a correctionunwalled hut
nhabi (Nya.); thabi (Lil.); alt. bhangwa.
Suggest a correctionunwind
pombonola.
Suggest a correctionunwrap
phuthunula; swungunula; alt. swunungula.
Suggest a correctionunyoked
khulugwa.
Suggest a correctionupright (be)
tambunuka.
Suggest a correctionuproot
simula.
Suggest a correctionuproot something
dzikunula.
Suggest a correctionuprooted (become)
dzikunuka.
Suggest a correctionupturn
tshibika.
Suggest a correctionupturn quickly
tewuka.
Suggest a correctionurinate
tunda.
Suggest a correctionurinate (cause to)
tundisa (Nya.); tutsha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionurinate onto
tundila.
Suggest a correctionurine
ntundo.
Suggest a correctionus
iswi.
Suggest a correctionuse pillow
sazamila.
Suggest a correctionuse sauce
seba.
Suggest a correctionuseless person
kuba (Nya.); ikuba (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.