grocery (store)
tolo (coloq.).
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grope (search blindly )
ambaamba.
Suggest a correctiongrope (to fondle someone)
ambaamba.
Suggest a correctionground
pasi.
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nyimo.
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ngayiso.
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monga.
Suggest a correctionground honeys
dzimonga.
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nongo.
Suggest a correctiongroundnuts
manongo.
Suggest a correctiongroup
1. gubungano (n.). 2. kubunganya (v.).
Suggest a correctiongrow
kuula (not to be confused with kula: hoeing).
Suggest a correctiongrow old
kwegula.
Suggest a correctiongrow-up
kula.
Suggest a correctiongrown child
gondolo.
Suggest a correctiongrown man
nlumetate.
Suggest a correctiongrown-up
buwhola.
Suggest a correctiongruel
mbila.
Suggest a correctiongrumble
ng’ong’ola.
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n. 1. nlindi (n.). 2. linda (v.).
Suggest a correctionguest
mwezi.
Suggest a correctionguesthouse
ng'umba ye bezi.
Suggest a correctionguests
bezi.
Suggest a correctionguide
layila.
Suggest a correctionguinea fowl
hanga.
Suggest a correctionguitar
1. bhanjo (gen.). 2. katara (usu. electric).
Suggest a correctiongulp
puputula.
Suggest a correctiongums
mbgwimbgwi (Nya.); ngwingwi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiongun
thobolo.
Suggest a correctionhabituate
lema.
Suggest a correctionhail
tjivulamabgwe (Nya.); tjivulamagwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhailstorm
tjivulamabgwe (Nya.); tjivulamagwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhair
vudzi.
Suggest a correctionhair strand
vudzi.
Suggest a correctionhairs
mavudzi.
Suggest a correctionhairy caterpillar
babani.
Suggest a correctionhalf
gaswa; hhafu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionhalf-done
hanyuka (Nya.); shanyuka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhalf-done (eat)
hanyula (Nya.); shanyula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhall
hholu (Nya.); hholo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhammer
hamuli.
Suggest a correctionhand
luboko.
Suggest a correctionhand
n. luboko.
Suggest a correctionhand blisters
mhoni (Nya.); phoni (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhand-me-downs (as in clothes)
hakadzila (Nya.); shakadzila (Lil.); alt. kwegudzila.
Suggest a correctionhand palm
tjiahha (Nya.); tjiazha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhandbag
kwama.
Suggest a correctionhandclap
mhande (Nya.); phande (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhandkerchief
jila; hangatjefu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionhandle
nlipo.
Suggest a correctionhandle
n. nlipo.
Suggest a correctionhandles
milipo.
Suggest a correctionhandsome(ness)
bubuya.
Suggest a correctionhang above
tilika.
Suggest a correctionhang down
lembeledza.
Suggest a correctionhang on
payika.
Suggest a correctionhang oneself
zwiswungilila.
Suggest a correctionhang over
tambika.
Suggest a correctionhanger
hheng'a (Nya.); hheng’ara (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhappiness
hanha (Nya.); shatha (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.