honey combs
zwiphe.
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honey-combs
mape.
Suggest a correctionhoof
nhozwo (Nya.); thozo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhook
whuka; alt. tjihoke.
Suggest a correctionhook out
hwaya (Nya.); shwaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhooter
lunyanga; hutara (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionhop about
tjulukana; tjuluka-tjuluka; tamba (or a calf or donkey).
Suggest a correctionhope
galabgwe.
Suggest a correctionhorn
lunyanga.
Suggest a correctionhornbill bird
whoto.
Suggest a correctionhornets
mago.
Suggest a correctionhornless ox
gumu.
Suggest a correctionhorse
mbizi nzi; bhiza (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionhorsehair ornament
mhende (Nya.); phende (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhospital
buwongelo (see also clinic).
Suggest a correctionhostel
hhostela.
Suggest a correctionhot (be)
pisa.
Suggest a correctionhot pepper
bilebile.
Suggest a correctionhotel
ng'umba ye bayendi; whetela (coloq.); ng'umba ye bezi; alt. hotela (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionhour
awara.
Suggest a correctionhouse
ng’umba (sing.); dzing'umba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhouse
n. 1. ng'umba (n.). 2. pa buyizelo (v., as in provide accommodation for someone overnight). 3. pa ng'umba ye bugalo (v. as in government housing citizens).
Suggest a correctionhousehold utensils
zwidla (Nya.); zwija (Lil.) (see also spoons: njigwana).
Suggest a correctionhow
tjini.
Suggest a correctionhowever
koga.
Suggest a correctionhowl (as of an animal)
bobola.
Suggest a correctionhuge
1. bukulukulu. 2. nkulukulu (of persons). 3. kukulukulu (of objects).
Suggest a correctionhuge shadow
dutshi.
Suggest a correctionhuman and people's rights
fanilo dze banhu (Nya.); fanilo dze bathu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhuman being
nhu (Nya.); nthu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhuman beings
banhu (Nya.); bathu (Lil.) (see also people).
Suggest a correctionhuman milk
gwamu.
Suggest a correctionhuman rights
fanilo dze banhu (Nya.); fanilo dze bathu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhumanity (humane)
bunhu (Nya.); buthu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhumble oneself
zwiyisa pasi.
Suggest a correctionhumility
wila zwilopa.
Suggest a correctionhump
nyunda.
Suggest a correctionhunchback
whumbu.
Suggest a correctionhunger
hhala (Nya.); zhala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhunt
1. vima (gen.). 2. tenhela (as in when a group of men and boys go out on a hunt on a designated day).
Suggest a correctionhunter
mvimi.
Suggest a correctionhurry
libilidza.
Suggest a correctionhurt
kubadza.
Suggest a correctionhurt emotionally
gwadza.
Suggest a correctionhurt physically
gwadza.
Suggest a correctionhurt someone
t’ina.
Suggest a correctionhurt sore
kubadza.
Suggest a correctionhusband
1. nlume (gen.). 2. mdala wangu or mdala wa- [name] (usu. deemed more respectful).
Suggest a correctionhusband's in-laws
bukwaha (Nya.); bukwasha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhut
ng’umba (sing.); dzing'umba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhut embankment
tjitubhu (Nya.); tjirepuli (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhut top
tjilungwane (Nya.); ithuwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhyena
mhele (Nya.); phele (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhymn book
lukwalo gwe njimbo (Nya.); alt. kopelo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionhyperactive
tshotshoma.
Suggest a correctionhyperventilating
femeleka.
Suggest a correctionhyperventilation
femeleka.
Suggest a correctionhypoxia
dzungu. I imi.
Suggest a correctionice
makaha; ayisi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionice cream
ayizikhirimu (coloq.).
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.