break into pieces
kwamulanya.
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break off
kwamula.
Suggest a correctionbreak out
pfuka (Nya.); thuka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbreak promise
swodzoloka.
Suggest a correctionbreak sharply
phodola.
Suggest a correctionbreakfast
zwodliwa zwe mangwanana.
Suggest a correctionbreaktime
lubaka gwezwodliwa zwemangwanana.
Suggest a correctionbreast
hhamu (Nya.); zhamu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbreastfeed
mwisa (Nya.); ng’wisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbreasts
zhamu (Lil.); mahhamu (Nya.); mazhamu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbreath
meya.
Suggest a correctionbreathe
1. fema (gen.). 2. femeleka (breathe heavily: see pant).
Suggest a correctionbrewing spoon
lugoti.
Suggest a correctionbrewing spoons
nnghoti.
Suggest a correctionbrick
tina.
Suggest a correctionbrick mould
foloma.
Suggest a correctionbricks
zwitina.
Suggest a correctionbride
nlongo.
Suggest a correctionbride price
malobolo.
Suggest a correctionbridegroom
nkwaha (Nya.); nkwasha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbridesmaid
makate.
Suggest a correctionbridge
n. hhambuko (Nya.); zhambuko (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbrighten
ngee; tjenesa.
Suggest a correctionbring
1. hhisa (to bring something). 2. leti, lezi (bring something to me). 3. bhatila (to bring something from some place).
Suggest a correctionbring back
buza (as in brick back to me); hhisa (Nya.); zhisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbring cattle home
kotosa (as in bringing cattle for marriage).
Suggest a correctionbring oneself
zwihhisa (Nya.); zwizhisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbroad
-hama (Nya.); -shama (Lil.) (mwahha waka hama - road is broad).
Suggest a correctionbroadcast
1. hasa (transmit as in radio and television programmes). 2. zibisa (public announcements). 3. waya (e.g. scatter seeds).
Suggest a correctionbroadcaster
n'hasi.
Suggest a correctionbroadness
bupabi.
Suggest a correctionbrood
lalila.
Suggest a correctionbrooding
buzwele.
Suggest a correctionbrother
1. nkulu (big brother). 2. nung'una (young brother). 3. hazwadzi (sibling of the opposite gender).
Suggest a correctionbrown
-bvumbi/mvumi (kubvumbi, imbvumbi, tjimbvumbi, gubvumbi).
Suggest a correctionbruises
mang’oni.
Suggest a correctionbrush
n. bhurashi.
Suggest a correctionbucket
gabha; emeri (usu. steel bucket).
Suggest a correctionbucking (as in cut wood from
trees) tema whuni.
Suggest a correctionbudding breasts
zwigalila migoti.
Suggest a correctionbuffalo
nyati; nyathi.
Suggest a correctionbuild
1. baka (e.g. bricklaying, building a house, building an organization). 2. bumba (e.g. build a hut; bumba is also create).
Suggest a correctionbuilder
1. mbaki (from baka). 2. mbubi (from bumba).
Suggest a correctionbuilding
ng'umba; mbako.
Suggest a correctionbuilding fund
lubako.
Suggest a correctionbull
nkono.
Suggest a correctionbull frog
dzetshe (Nya.); tshetshe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbull's penis
nzwonyo.
Suggest a correctionbullet
khulu.
Suggest a correctionbulls
mikono.
Suggest a correctionbun
bhanzi.
Suggest a correctionbundle
mphutho.
Suggest a correctionbundle sticks
walila.
Suggest a correctionbuoyancy
angamadzo.
Suggest a correctionbuoyant
angama.
Suggest a correctionburden
bulemo; nlandu; ntoolo (see also long ago: ntolo).
Suggest a correctionburied
biganyiwa.
Suggest a correctionburn
pisa.
Suggest a correctionburn marks (e.g. on hands)
sika.
Suggest a correctionburn onto
tshwila.
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.