clarify (for someone)
tjenesela.
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clasp
fumbatila.
Suggest a correctionclass
kilasi.
Suggest a correctionclassroom
ng'umba yezwidiyo; kilasi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionclaustrophobic
manikana.
Suggest a correctionclay
ntapkhwe.
Suggest a correctionclay lump
vinga.
Suggest a correctionclay pot
tjilongo.
Suggest a correctionclay pots
zwilong.
Suggest a correctionclean (to make)
tjenesa.
Suggest a correctionclean break
phodola.
Suggest a correctionclean oneself
zwitshula.
Suggest a correctionclear trash
wola.
Suggest a correctionclearing (land)
demegwa.
Suggest a correctionclearing (like building site)
lubala (Nya.); libala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionclerk
nkwalili.
Suggest a correctionclever
tjenjela.
Suggest a correctionclever person
ntjenjevu (Nya.); ntjenjedu (Lil.); alt. jenjedu.
Suggest a correctioncleverness
butjenjevu (Nya.); butjenjedu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionclimb
tanha (Nya.); tatha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionclimb (help)
tanhisa (Nya); tathisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionclimb for
tanhilila (Nya.); tathilila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionclimber
ntanhi (Nya.); ntathi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncling to
namatila.
Suggest a correctionclinic
buwongelo; kiliniki (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionclitoris
kongo (Nya.); ikongo (Nya.).
Suggest a correctionclock
watji.
Suggest a correctionclose
hhalila (Nya.); zhalila (Lil.); pedlo (Nya.); pejo (Lil.) (the latter ref. to close as in close by, near).
Suggest a correctionclose eyes
vululwata; alt. vululata.
Suggest a correctionclose lid
zwina.
Suggest a correctioncloth
jila.
Suggest a correctioncloth (a piece of)
jila.
Suggest a correctionclothe or help put on clothing
1. ambadza or mbadza (clothe someone, e.g. a child). 2. ambala or mbala (clothe oneself).
Suggest a correctionclothes
zwiambalo.
Suggest a correctionclothing
tjiambalo.
Suggest a correctioncloths
matjila.
Suggest a correctioncloud
gole.
Suggest a correctionclouds
makole.
Suggest a correctionclub
swimbo.
Suggest a correctionclubs
dziswimbo.
Suggest a correctionclumsiness
butjapa; busada.
Suggest a correctioncoach
nlayidzi or nlakidzi.
Suggest a correctioncoal
masimbe.
Suggest a correctioncoat
bhatji; alt. jazi or jasi.
Suggest a correctioncoating
bhomela (as in painting a pole to prevent corrosion).
Suggest a correctioncobbler
mbaakanyi we hangu (Nya.); mbaakayi we shangu (Lil.); alt. mpfumi we hangu (Nya.); nthumi we shangu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncobra snake
pakupaku (Nya.); ipakupaku (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncock
gukurume; alt. gukulume.
Suggest a correctioncockroach
bhete.
Suggest a correctioncockroaches
mapete.
Suggest a correctioncockscomb
mowa.
Suggest a correctioncocoa
khokho.
Suggest a correctioncoconut
khokhonathi.
Suggest a correctioncoffee
khofi.
Suggest a correctioncoffin
bhokisi; bhokisi le mfi.
Suggest a correctioncoiled
kat'ana.
Suggest a correctioncoin
n. khoyini; alt. heleni.
Suggest a correctioncold
mbaba; tonhola (Nya.); tothola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncoldness
butonholo (Nya.); butotho (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioncollapse
kolomoka.
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.