heavy fall (sound of)
hhibikiti (Nya.); zhibikiti (Lil.).
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hedge
lukuta (Nya.); likuta (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhedgehog
honi (Nya.); shoni (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionheel
tjitshitshino (Nya.); itshitshino (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionheifer
gondolo; alt. nruba.
Suggest a correctionheight
bulefu.
Suggest a correctionheirloom
lukata.
Suggest a correctionhelicopter
hhelikhoputa.
Suggest a correctionhelp
bhatsha (Nya.); thusa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhelp
v. bhatsha.
Suggest a correctionhelp carry
sengesa.
Suggest a correctionhelp to load
khiga.
Suggest a correctionhelp weed
hakulisa (Nya.); shakulisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhem
peta; mpeto.
Suggest a correctionherd
lisa.
Suggest a correctionherd (as of cattle)
ngubi; mhlambi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionherdboy
nlisi.
Suggest a correctionherdboys
balisi.
Suggest a correctionherdsman
1. ndzibi (as in one who directs livestock). 2. nlisi (as in one who watches over the livestock).
Suggest a correctionhere
ipapa.
Suggest a correctionheredity
ludzi.
Suggest a correctionhers
kukwe.
Suggest a correctionhesitate
zeyeza.
Suggest a correctionhesitation
zeyeza.
Suggest a correctionhey
yeela.
Suggest a correctionhey there
yeela.
Suggest a correctionhiccup
nhiki (Nya.); theko (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhide
1. bgwata (as in hide oneself). 2. swumbika (as in hide something).
Suggest a correctionhide mat
nhobo (Nya.); thobo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhide oneself
bgwata (Nya.); gwata (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhigh up
pehhugwi (Nya.); pezhugwi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhill
tombgwana.
Suggest a correctionhills
zwitombgwana.
Suggest a correctionhippopotamus
mvubu.
Suggest a correctionhis
kukwe.
Suggest a correctionhis/her mother
mmeyabe.
Suggest a correctionhistory
lungano gwe mabvilo (Nya.); lungano gwe madwilo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhit
loba.
Suggest a correctionhit another
kadula; alt. kwadula.
Suggest a correctionhit each other
pulana.
Suggest a correctionhit hard
pula.
Suggest a correctionhobble about
hudza (Nya.); shudza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhobble cow
kaya.
Suggest a correctionhoe
bhadza (see plough, also bhadza).
Suggest a correctionhoe weeds
hakula (Nya.); shakula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhoeing (as of weeds)
kula (not to be confused with kuula: grow).
Suggest a correctionhold
bhata.
Suggest a correctionhold (to)
bhata.
Suggest a correctionhold onto
zwibhatilila.
Suggest a correctionhold tight
gumbatila.
Suggest a correctionhole
1. huli or buli (as in through a steel pipe). 2. mwina (as in hole through the ground dug by an animal). 3. godi (as in dug out, e.g. for construction). 4. gomba.
Suggest a correctionholes
makoma.
Suggest a correctionholiday
lubaka gwe nyaluluka.
Suggest a correctionhollow honey
mantokwe.
Suggest a correctionHoly
yengemala.
Suggest a correctionhome
nzi; kanyi.
Suggest a correctionhonest
lulwama.
Suggest a correctionhoney
butji (generic, but usu. from bees); also monga; mhasi (Nya.); phasi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhoney bees
nyutji.
Suggest a correctionhoney comb
tjiphe.
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.