knock
kokodza.
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knock in
kowhomela; bethela (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionknock off (as in from work)
tjayisa.
Suggest a correctionknock something (as with a car)
thula.
Suggest a correctionknot (in a string)
bhundu.
Suggest a correctionknow
ziba.
Suggest a correctionknowledge
luzibo.
Suggest a correctionknowledgeable person
nzibi.
Suggest a correctionkraal
1. danga (of cattle). 2. nzi (small village, usually under a chief or headman).
Suggest a correctionkraal worm
gonyedanga.
Suggest a correctionkraal worms
mangonyedanga alt. makonyedanga.
Suggest a correctionkudu
zilawa.
Suggest a correctionlabia (gen.)
mbiyo.
Suggest a correctionlabour
n. n'hingo (Nya.); nshingo (Lil.); tshibama (v. as in giving birth).
Suggest a correctionlabourer
n'hingi (Nya.); nshingi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionladder
lele.
Suggest a correctionladle
lugo.
Suggest a correctionladles
njigo.
Suggest a correctionlady
1. nkadzi (gen.). 2. nkadzimayi (middle aged woman).
Suggest a correctionlake
gungwa.
Suggest a correctionlamb
mhwizi (Nya.); pkhwizi (Lil.); mhwizana (Nya.); khwizana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlamp
luvone.
Suggest a correctionland
hango (Nya.); shango (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionland
n. 1. hango (Nya., gen.). 2. shango (Lil., gen.). 3. minda (as in farm land). 4. tshitsha (as in housing land).
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lulimi.
Suggest a correctionlantern
luvone; lambi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionlaptop
leputhopu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionlarge antheap
tjulu (Nya.); tjiwulu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlarge anthill
tjulu (Nya.); datha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlarge beetles
dundila-bazwele.
Suggest a correctionlarge scorpion
gungubudza.
Suggest a correctionlarge sour monkey plum
(strychnos spinosa) damba; ntamba (the tree).
Suggest a correctionlarge sour monkey plums
(strychnos spinosa) matamba.
Suggest a correctionlargeness
bukulukulu.
Suggest a correctionlash
swabhula; loba nehamu (Nya.); loba neshamu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlash back
khwathisa.
Suggest a correctionlast-born
kologwe.
Suggest a correctionlast year
makenyi.
Suggest a correctionlate
nonoka.
Suggest a correctionlate afternoon
Latewuka.
Suggest a correctionlaugh
seka.
Suggest a correctionlaugh
v. seka.
Suggest a correctionlaugh together
sekelana.
Suggest a correctionlaughter
tjiseko (Nya.); iseko (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlaw
nlayo (Nya.); nlawo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlawyer
nlebelekeli; mmilili.
Suggest a correctionlawyers
balebelekelii; bammilili.
Suggest a correctionlay
1. bigila (as in of a hen laying eggs). 2. biga (as in place something down gently).
Suggest a correctionlay-away (lay-by)
bigilidza.
Suggest a correctionlay down
1. ladzika (v). 2. lala (n.).
Suggest a correctionlay rules
laya.
Suggest a correctionlayered (be)
tanhikana (Nya.); tathikana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlaziness
busimbe.
Suggest a correctionlazy person
simbe.
Suggest a correctionlead
tungamila.
Suggest a correctionlead around
poteledza.
Suggest a correctionlead voice (in music)
n'hobi (Nya.); nshobi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionleader
ntungamili.
Suggest a correctionleading rope
khole.
Suggest a correctionleaf
hhani (Nya.); zhani (Lil.); mahhani (Nya.).
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.