Day after tomorrow
mangwanawudla (Nya.); mangwanawuja (Lil.).
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Day before yesterday
hhulolidla (Nya.); zhulolija (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionday-before-yesterday
hhulo (Nya.); zhulo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionday-dream
wolota.
Suggest a correctiondaytime
masikati.
Suggest a correctiondazzle
kopodza.
Suggest a correctiondeacon
1. nndikoni (Nya.). 2. ntayikoni alt. ntiyakoni (Lil.). 3. badikoni (Nya. plur.). 4. batayikoni (Lil. plur.).
Suggest a correctiondead people
bafi.
Suggest a correctiondead person
nfi.
Suggest a correctiondeaf
bhubulazebe; nhu usingawhe (more respectful).
Suggest a correctiondeaf person
bhubuzebe.
Suggest a correctiondeath
lufu.
Suggest a correctiondeaths
njifu.
Suggest a correctiondebate
n. nyanyayidzana.
Suggest a correctiondebt
kwelete (Nya.); ikwelete (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondecant
pimhila (Nya.); piphila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondecay
bola.
Suggest a correctiondeceitfulness
tjenjelela-ntome.
Suggest a correctiondeceive
tjengedza.
Suggest a correctiondeceive oneself
zwitjengedza.
Suggest a correctionDecember
Zwita.
Suggest a correctiondecompose
bola; bodza (v).
Suggest a correctiondecorate
khabisa.
Suggest a correctiondecorate floor
khapa.
Suggest a correctiondecoration
nkhabiso.
Suggest a correctiondecrease
teledza.
Suggest a correctiondeep freezer
furiji; alt. firiji.
Suggest a correctiondeep pool
dziiba.
Suggest a correctiondefamation of character
tjinya zina.
Suggest a correctiondefeat
kunda.
Suggest a correctiondefecate
nya; bhotja (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiondefecate in (something)
nyila; bhotjela (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiondefence counsel
nmilili.
Suggest a correctiondefend
dzibilila.
Suggest a correctiondefend oneself
zwilebelekela.
Suggest a correctiondeformed (be)
limala.
Suggest a correctiondegree
digirii.
Suggest a correctiondejected (sit)
thunama.
Suggest a correctiondelay
nonokesa; nonoka; riya.
Suggest a correctiondelegation
kobana mihingo.
Suggest a correctiondelete
dzima.
Suggest a correctiondelicate
litsatsana (as of a piece of cloth).
Suggest a correctiondeliver
1. isa. 2. yendisa (deliver to). 3. hhisa (bring to).
Suggest a correctiondemolish
kolomola.
Suggest a correctiondemon
dimoni.
Suggest a correctiondemonstration
ndakidzilo.
Suggest a correctiondentist
ng'anga ye meno.
Suggest a correctiondeny
landula, also lamba.
Suggest a correctiondeny (to point of other party
losing hope) toboosa.
Suggest a correctiondeny fault
landula; zwilandula.
Suggest a correctiondepart
milika; fuluka; also yenda, siya.
Suggest a correctiondeposit
biga mali/mari (v. as in deposit money in a bank); diphozitha (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiondescend
1. deluka (as in come down from a height). 2. zwangwa (as in descended from, lineage).
Suggest a correctiondescendant
mwana.
Suggest a correctiondescendants
bana.
Suggest a correctiondescents
ludzi.
Suggest a correctiondescribe
kaya.
Suggest a correctiondescriber
nkayi.
Suggest a correctiondesert
tjilambanyika; alt. ikaka.
Suggest a correctiondeserted house
dongo.
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.