dowry
lobolo.
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dozen
dazeni.
Suggest a correctiondrag
kakata.
Suggest a correctiondrag feet
kweba makumbo.
Suggest a correctiondrain
nyelela.
Suggest a correctiondrainage
nyeledzi.
Suggest a correctiondraughts game
murabaraba.
Suggest a correctiondraw
kweba.
Suggest a correctiondraw forcibly
pkwhita.
Suggest a correctiondraw or fetch (water or any
other liquid) tjela.
Suggest a correctiondraw out
homola (Nya.); shomola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondraw water (for someone)
tjelelela.
Suggest a correctiondraw water (into a container)
tjelelela.
Suggest a correctiondream
wolota.
Suggest a correctiondream
v. wolota.
Suggest a correctiondreamer
n'woloti.
Suggest a correctiondregs
manye.
Suggest a correctiondress
nhako (Nya.); thako (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondress
n. nhako (Nya.); thako (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondress oneself
zwimbadza (Nya.); zwiambadza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondress smartly
khaba.
Suggest a correctiondress-up
mbala.
Suggest a correctiondried fruits
luswabi (Nya.); liswabi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondried meat
m'hwabha (Nya.); ixwabha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondried orange
whakwa.
Suggest a correctiondried reeds
luswabi (Nya.); liswabi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondrink
n. tjing'wiwa.
Suggest a correctiondrink
v. ng'wa.
Suggest a correctiondrinking glass
1. gilasi (Nya.). 2. halasi (Lil.). 3. magilasi (Nya. plur.). 4. dzihalasi (Lil. plur.).
Suggest a correctiondrinking vessel
tjing’wilo.
Suggest a correctiondrinking vessels
zwing'wilo.
Suggest a correctiondrinks
n. zwing'wiwa.
Suggest a correctiondrip
donha (Nya.); dotha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondrive
yendisa; dirayiva (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiondrive away
tatamila.
Suggest a correctiondrive cattle
takula.
Suggest a correctiondriver
n'yendisi; dirayiva (coloq.); alt. nkhweetsi (borrowed from Sotho-Tswana).
Suggest a correctiondriving chicks
kuzwa (as in leading the chicks to go some place).
Suggest a correctiondrizzle
donha (Nya.); dotha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondrizzle (of gentle rain, showers)
1. bvumbi (Nya.). 2. ndumbi (Lil.) (if showered only once). 3. mibvumbi (Nya.). 4. midumbi (Lil.) (repeated showers that stop and start).
Suggest a correctiondrop
n. dong'we (as in drop of water or liquid).
Suggest a correctiondrop
v. wwa.
Suggest a correctiondrop into
ligila.
Suggest a correctiondrop something
liga.
Suggest a correctiondrops
n. madong'we.
Suggest a correctiondrought
kwankhwa.
Suggest a correctiondrown
ng’wila; alt. nyula.
Suggest a correctiondrugs
1. miti (pharmaceutical drugs). 2. zwitindibadzi (psychedelic drugs).
Suggest a correctiondrum
dumba; nghung'u (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiondrum
n. dumba; ngung'u (coloq.).
Suggest a correctiondrum dance
nkomoto.
Suggest a correctiondrums
matumba.
Suggest a correctiondrums
n. matumba.
Suggest a correctiondrunk
laladza (v.); dakwa.
Suggest a correctiondry
woma.
Suggest a correctiondry (be)
woma.
Suggest a correctiondry dung
mpfudze (Nya.); nthudzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondry oneself
zwitshula.
Suggest a correctiondry-plough
pandila.
Suggest a correctiondry slightly
swaba.
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.