journeys
njendo.
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joy
hanha (Nya.); shatha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjudge
1. swumikilisa (v.). 2. nswumikilisi (n.). 3. alt. ntongi. 4. jaji (n. coloq.).
Suggest a correctionjudgement
swumikiliswo; sengeswo; swumikiloswo; alt. ntongo.
Suggest a correctionjug
jagi.
Suggest a correctionjumbled (be)
hangahangana (Nya.); shangashangana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjump
v. tjuluka.
Suggest a correctionjump down
deluka; alt. dzata; alt. jita.
Suggest a correctionjump onto
tjulukila.
Suggest a correctionjump queue
nginilila.
Suggest a correctionjump up or cross over
1. tjuluka (to jump by oneself). 2. tjuludza (help another jump or cross over, like helping to cross a flooded river).
Suggest a correctionjumper
v. ntjuluki (like in high jump sports).
Suggest a correctionjumping (US English)
kombela.
Suggest a correctionjunction
n'hangano (Nya.); nshangano (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionjungles
makuswi; zwikhwa.
Suggest a correctionjunior aunt
manini.
Suggest a correctionjunior aunts
bomanini.
Suggest a correctionjust
lulwama.
Suggest a correctionjustice
ndulamo.
Suggest a correctionjustness
ndulamo.
Suggest a correctionkaross (leather blanket)
debgwe.
Suggest a correctionkeep
tjengeta.
Suggest a correctionkeep quiet
nyalala.
Suggest a correctionkettle
gedlela (Nya.); kitili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionkey
khiye; khiyi; khii.
Suggest a correctionkhaki-coloured clothes
makhakhi.
Suggest a correctionkick
pfula (Nya.); thula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionkick (as in a ball)
pfula(Nya.); thula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionkid
mwana (Nya.); ng'wana (Lil.); tjibudzana (specifically of a goat).
Suggest a correctionkid goat
tjibudzana.
Suggest a correctionkidney
swo.
Suggest a correctionkidneys
dziswo.
Suggest a correctionkill
bulaya.
Suggest a correctionkill oneself
zwibulaya.
Suggest a correctionkiller
mbulayi.
Suggest a correctionkind
-bunhu (Nya., e.g. una- bunhu seni: she is kind); buthu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionkind (as in way of doing things)
nthamo.
Suggest a correctionkind-hearted
moyo mbuya.
Suggest a correctionkindle fire through friction
sika.
Suggest a correctionkindling firewood
phapha whuni alt. phaphula whuni.
Suggest a correctionking
Mambo.
Suggest a correctionkiss
puta.
Suggest a correctionkitchen
jarada.
Suggest a correctionknead
vanga.
Suggest a correctionknee
tjibvi (Nya.); tjidwi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionknee-halter
khina.
Suggest a correctionknee-hold goat
piya.
Suggest a correctionkneel
pfigama (Nya); thigama (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionknife
1. mpanga (small knife). 2. bhangatjeke (large knife).
Suggest a correctionknit
luka.
Suggest a correctionknitter
nluki.
Suggest a correctionknitters
baluko.
Suggest a correctionknitting needle
lunji.
Suggest a correctionknitting pattern
nluko.
Suggest a correctionknitting patterns
miluko.
Suggest a correctionknob-thorn or knob-thorn acacia
nkoho (Nya.); nkosho (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionknobbed stick
swimbo.
Suggest a correctionknobbed sticks
dziswimbo.
Suggest a correctionknobkerrie
swimbo.
Suggest a correctionknobkerries
dziswimbo.
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.