dry up
pkhwa.
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dry veld
gula; alt. gwakwa.
Suggest a correctiondry velds
makwakwa.
Suggest a correctionduck
dada.
Suggest a correctionducks
madada (see also brag: dada).
Suggest a correctionduiker
mhembgwe (Nya.); phembgwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondumb
tjimumu.
Suggest a correctiondumb person
tjimumu.
Suggest a correctiondung cake
tjilobe.
Suggest a correctiondung cakes
zwilobe.
Suggest a correctiondung patterns (on the floor)
lukhapo.
Suggest a correctiondunking
toswa.
Suggest a correctiondust
whuluba.
Suggest a correctiondust
n. whuluba.
Suggest a correctiondust off
hahamula (Nya.); shashamula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiondust storm
tjampupuludze.
Suggest a correctiondust storms
zwampupuludze.
Suggest a correctionduty
nlandu.
Suggest a correctiondwell
gala.
Suggest a correctiondweller
nghali.
Suggest a correctiondwelling place
nzi.
Suggest a correctiondynamite
majaratini.
Suggest a correctioneagle
dzu.
Suggest a correctionear
zebe.
Suggest a correctionear-ring
ng’ina.
Suggest a correctionearly corn
zwidlo zwekutanga.
Suggest a correctionearly morning
mangwanana.
Suggest a correctionearly mornings
mangwanana.
Suggest a correctionearly rains
mphayilo.
Suggest a correctionearn
wamutjila; hola (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionearring
ng'ina.
Suggest a correctionears
zebe.
Suggest a correctionearth
hango (Nya.); shango (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionearth
n. hango (Nya.); shango (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionearthen pot
tjilongo.
Suggest a correctionearthen pots
zwilong.
Suggest a correctionEast
Kubhehhuba (Nya.); Bhezhuba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionEaster
Phasika.
Suggest a correctioneasy
kulelu, kulelulelu; ndelundelu.
Suggest a correctioneat
dla (Nya.); ja (Lil.).
Suggest a correctioneat firstfruits
luma.
Suggest a correctioneat greedily
phang’a; alt. hwaba.
Suggest a correctioneat off bone
kukuna.
Suggest a correctioneat plain (food without relish)
menyengela.
Suggest a correctioneat remnants (of food)
kokota.
Suggest a correctionecho
nsindo.
Suggest a correctioneclipse
bola kwe hhuba (Nya.); bola kwe zhuba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionedge
mphetho.
Suggest a correctionedible grub
nyeza.
Suggest a correctionedible wasp
mampanyamanya; alt. mabusi.
Suggest a correctioneditor
mbaakanyi.
Suggest a correctioneducate
diya.
Suggest a correctioneducate for/at
diyila.
Suggest a correctioneducated (be)
diyika; waka funda (coloq.).
Suggest a correctioneducation
zwidiyo.
Suggest a correctioneducation unit
tjidiyo.
Suggest a correctionegg
bumbulu.
Suggest a correctioneggs
mabumbulu.
Suggest a correctionEight
Kuhhanakadzi (Nya.); Kuzhanakadzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionEighteen
Gumi lina kuhhanakadzi (Nya.); Gumi lina kuzhanakadzi (Lil.).
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.