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yard
bhakasa; jarada (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionyawn
hama nyayi.
Suggest a correctionyear
gole.
Suggest a correctionyear-before-last (last of last
year) makenyiwudla (Nya.); makenyuja (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyearling ox
gondolo; alt. khong’wana.
Suggest a correctionyears
makole.
Suggest a correctionyeast
mbidzo.
Suggest a correctionyellow
-hhudzi (kuhhudzi, ihhudzi, tjihhudzi, guhhudzi).
Suggest a correctionyellow melon
bhudzi.
Suggest a correctionyellow melons
mapudzi (not to be confused with the red watermelon, known as bisi).
Suggest a correctionyes
ee.
Suggest a correctionYesterday
hhulo (Nya.); zhulo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyoke
khulula; jokwe (Nya.); joki (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyoke-pin
keyi (Nya.); ikeyi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyoke thong
tirobho (Nya.); itoropo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyonder
ikweno; alt. yeno.
Suggest a correctionyou (pl)
imwi (Nya.); ing’wi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyoung brother-in-law
nlunyana.
Suggest a correctionyoung calf
mbotana.
Suggest a correctionyoung calves
dzimbotana.
Suggest a correctionyoung man
n'hhuhha (Nya.); nzhuzha (Lil.); (see also gentlemen).
Suggest a correctionyoung one
ntjetjana.
Suggest a correctionyoung sibling
nnung’una.
Suggest a correctionyoung women
mhandala (Nya.); phandala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionyour mother
mmeyabo.
Suggest a correctionyours (pl)
wenyu.
Suggest a correctionyouth
butjetjana (n); ntjetjana; ntshwa; alt. utjakula.
Suggest a correctionyouths
batjetjana; batshwa; batjakula.
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.