agricultural officer
nlimisi.
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agricultural officers
balimi.
Suggest a correctionagriculture
ndimo.
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mbeli.
Suggest a correctionaid
lubhatsho.
Suggest a correctionairplane
frematjina.
Suggest a correctionairport
lubala gwe frematjina.
Suggest a correctionalarm
mima.
Suggest a correctionalbino
swabiya.
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buswukwa.
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nlaladzi; tjidakwa.
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1. deluka (as in from a bus, train or aircraft). 2. tshwa or pfuta (on fire). 3. khanya (shining brightly).
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1. tjila (being alive). 2. mpenyu (a human being being healthy). 3. mhenyu/phenyu (animal or item being alive or useful).
Suggest a correctionall
1. -kose (of objects). 2. -bose (of humans). 3. ose (of objects). 4. lose (of objects). 5. -gose (objects).
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adj. -se (kose - all of it, bose/mose -all of them [people], dzose - all them [e.g. objects], lose [all of it [usu. big], tjose [all of it [something small], wose, zwose).
Suggest a correctionallow
bvumila (Nya.); dumilila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionalmond tree
nkunhu (Nya.); nkuthu (Lil.).
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1. yega (by himself/herself). 2. woga (by yourself). 3. loga, tjoga, (by itself).
Suggest a correctionalone (we)
toga.
Suggest a correctionalongside
muwhunde.
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alifabhethi.
Suggest a correctionalphabetical letters
haanga (Nya.); shaanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionalready
kale.
Suggest a correctionalternate
leyana.
Suggest a correctionalthough
nekene; nenguba.
Suggest a correctionamaze
tjenamisa.
Suggest a correctionamazed
tjenamisiwa.
Suggest a correctionamazement
jenamiso.
Suggest a correctionambulance
koloyi ye bayengi.
Suggest a correctionambush
lalila.
Suggest a correctionAmen
ameni.
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1. kaale (Nya.). 2. ikaale (Lil.) (with ref. to quantities). 3. bungana (with specific ref. to money).
Suggest a correctionamulet
pheku.
Suggest a correctionamuse
sekesa; alt. khata.
Suggest a correctionancestral burn
lindabadzimu.
Suggest a correctionancestral illness
midzimwana (Nya.); midzing’wana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionancestral spirits
badzimu.
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1. na- (people). 2. ne- (items or animals).
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ntumwa weNdzimu; or ntumwa we kuDzimu.
Suggest a correctionanger
n. buhongola (Nya.), bushongola (Lil., Tal.).
Suggest a correctionanger someone
t’ina.
Suggest a correctionangry
hema; be ne buhongola.
Suggest a correctionanguish
zwogwadza.
Suggest a correctionanimal
mhuka (Nya.), phuka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionanimal burrow
dzete.
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bukuse.
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n'hana (Nya.); nshana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionankle
tjingoringori.
Suggest a correctionankle bells
mitshwayo.
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tjingoringori.
Suggest a correctionankles
zwingoringori.
Suggest a correctionannounce
1. zibisa (to notify). 2. tula mbiko (to deliver a message).
Suggest a correctionannouncement
tjizibiso.
Suggest a correctionannoy
silinga.
Suggest a correctionanoint
hhodza (Nya.); zhodza (Lil.).
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kumwe (Nya.); kung’we (Lil.); tjimwe.
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adj. -mwe (umwe, of person, sing.; bamwe, of people, plur.; tjimwe, of items, sing.; zwimwe, of items, plur.; limwe, usu. of something big).
Suggest a correctionanswer
handula (Nya.); shandula (Lil.); n'handulo (Nya.); shandulo (Lil.).
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n. 1. n'handulo (answer to a question). 2. dabilo (reply or response).
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v. 1. handula (to answer). 2. dabilo (to reply or respond).
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.