charm
pheku.
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chase
tatamila.
Suggest a correctionchase (cause to)
tatamidza.
Suggest a correctionchase away
tata; tatila.
Suggest a correctionchased (be)
takhwa.
Suggest a correctionchat
zwuwa.
Suggest a correctionchatter
lebanya.
Suggest a correctioncheap
tjipa.
Suggest a correctioncheap blanket
donkana.
Suggest a correctioncheap blankets
bodonkana.
Suggest a correctioncheat
dzudzu.
Suggest a correctioncheat (deceive by promising and
not performing) tjengela.
Suggest a correctioncheck
tjeki.
Suggest a correctioncheck on
hoola (Nya.); shoola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchecks
matjeki.
Suggest a correctioncheek
daama.
Suggest a correctioncheekbone
luhaaya (Nya.); lushaaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncheekbones
haaya (Nya.); shaaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncheeks
mataama.
Suggest a correctioncheese
mahwe; tjizi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncheetah
dindingwe.
Suggest a correctioncherry
nhungulu (Nya.); thungulu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchest
fuba (Nya.); ifuba (Lil.) (see also cough).
Suggest a correctionchew
tafuna.
Suggest a correctionchew hard
panda.
Suggest a correctionchick
hukwana.
Suggest a correctionchicken
whuku; hukwana.
Suggest a correctionchicken leg
gumbo; alt. dozo.
Suggest a correctionchicken lice
butata.
Suggest a correctionchide
tjemela.
Suggest a correctionchide, berate
budzulula.
Suggest a correctionchief
Hee.
Suggest a correctionchieftainship
buhe (Nya.); bushe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchild
mwana (Nya.); ng’wana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchild (my)
mwanangu (Nya.); ng’w anangu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchildren
bana.
Suggest a correctionchildren group
zwanana.
Suggest a correctionchimney
tjimni.
Suggest a correctionchin
tjilebvu (Nya.); tjiledu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchip off
kwemula.
Suggest a correctionchips or splinters
zwikuni.
Suggest a correctionchirp loudly
ndzerema.
Suggest a correctionchocolate
tjokolethi.
Suggest a correctionchoir
gubungano lino mba; khwaya (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionchoke
khaama; kapita.
Suggest a correctionchoose
halula (Nya.); shalula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchop
1. tema (as in just one cut). 2. temelela (cut multiple times into pieces).
Suggest a correctionchop firewood
phapha.
Suggest a correctionchopper
ntemi.
Suggest a correctionchoppers
batemi.
Suggest a correctionChrist
Khristu (Nya.); Khirisiti (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionChristian
1. nnghalimoyo. 2. nkhristu (Nya. coloq.). 3. nkhirisiti (Lil. coloq.).
Suggest a correctionChristmas
khisimusi (Nya.); khirisimisi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionchurch
1. gubungano le Ndzimu. 2. tjetji, tshipi, sonto (Nya. coloq.). 3. kereke (Lil. coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncigarette
1. fodlo (Nya.). 2. fojo (Lil.). 3. tjitompi tje fodlo (Nya. esp. if already used). 4. itompi (already used).
Suggest a correctioncircle
n. ntendeleko; sekili (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioncircus
dziserekisi.
Suggest a correctioncity
nzi; doropo (Nya. coloq.); toropo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionclan
ludzi.
Suggest a correctionclap
1. butjila (as in when greeting an elder, or when receiving something by hand). 2. loba maboko (as in praising).
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.