vaccination
nkento.
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vagina
1. swuba (deemed vulgar). 2. phumbu alt. mbutu alt. mbunu (deemed respectful). 3. tjibumbu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionvalley
nkuku.
Suggest a correctionvandalise
tjinya.
Suggest a correctionvandalism
tjinya.
Suggest a correctionvangueria fruit
zwigwa.
Suggest a correctionvangueria tree
nzwigwa.
Suggest a correctionvariety
nthamo.
Suggest a correctionvarnish
nyamela; alt. nyamalala.
Suggest a correctionvehicle
tjiyendisi (usu. with specific ref. to any type of vehicle); alt. koloyi (usu. with specific ref to a car).
Suggest a correctionvein
lutshinga.
Suggest a correctionveins
tshinga.
Suggest a correctionveld
tjilambanyika; tjikhwa; makuswi.
Suggest a correctionvelum
tjiling’wana.
Suggest a correctionverandah
gutukutu.
Suggest a correctionverdict
swumikiloswo; alt. ntongo.
Suggest a correctionvertigo
dzungu.
Suggest a correctionvery long
lefulefu.
Suggest a correctionvery near
pedlopedlo (Nya.); pejopejo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionvery short
fupifupi.
Suggest a correctionvery well
zwibuyanana.
Suggest a correctionvessel
tjidla (Nya); tjija (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionvictor
nkundi.
Suggest a correctionviolate (as in law, or someone)
tjinya.
Suggest a correctionviolated (as in feel sexually
violated) tjinyiwa.
Suggest a correctionvirgin girl
mwanadi (Nya.) or ng'wanadi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionvisit
kumba.
Suggest a correctionvisit sick
lekula.
Suggest a correctionvisitor
mwezi (Nya.); ng’wezi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionvisitors
bezi.
Suggest a correctionvoice
whi.
Suggest a correctionvoices
mawhi.
Suggest a correctionvomit
1. pfaa (of adult). 2. kobola (of baby or infant).
Suggest a correctionvulture
gola.
Suggest a correctionvultures
makola.
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.