lose
laha (Nya.); lasha (Lil.); lahikigwa (Nya.); lashikigwa (Lil.).
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lose hope
tobooka (see also thank you: toboka).
Suggest a correctionlose trust
tobookana.
Suggest a correctionlot more
kubikubi.
Suggest a correctionlottery
lothari.
Suggest a correctionloud scream or cry
ntjemo.
Suggest a correctionloud shout
mima.
Suggest a correctionlouse
nda.
Suggest a correctionlove
1. ludo (n). 2. daa (v.). 3. -daa (e.g. ndo kudaa: I love you; uno ndi daa: she/he loves me). 4. daana (love each other).
Suggest a correctionloved one
nndiwa.
Suggest a correctionloved ones
bawida alt. badikani.
Suggest a correctionlover
1. nndi (one who loves). 2. nndiwa (one who is loved). 3. tjamba (partner in illicit affair).
Suggest a correctionlovers
bano dana; zwamba (as in engaged in an illicit affair).
Suggest a correctionlow hill
dunhu (Nya.); duthu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlow stool
tulo; ipura (Nya.).
Suggest a correctionlowered (be)
tulugwa.
Suggest a correctionluck
mhahha (Nya.); phazha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionluggage
thundu; alt. zwidla (Nya.); zwija (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlunatic
mpengo.
Suggest a correctionlunatics
bapengo.
Suggest a correctionlunch
zwodlowa we masika (Nya.); zwojiwa zwe masika (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionlunch hour
lubaka gwezwodliwa zwemasikati.
Suggest a correctionlung
bhapu.
Suggest a correctionmachine
mtjina.
Suggest a correctionmad (be)
penga.
Suggest a correctionmad at each other
leyana.
Suggest a correctionmad person
mpengo.
Suggest a correctionmadness
bupengo.
Suggest a correctionmagazine
magazini.
Suggest a correctionmaggot
gonyana.
Suggest a correctionmaggots
whonyana.
Suggest a correctionmagistrate
1. ntongi. 2. majistreti (Nya. coloq.). 3. makasitirata or mahasitirata (Lil. coloq.).
Suggest a correctionmaid
mbhatshi; nsikana uno hinga (coloq., esp. when young).
Suggest a correctiontumila.
Suggest a correctionmaimed animal
tjilema.
Suggest a correctionmain road
mwahha (Nya.); ng'wazha (Lil.); pat’a (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmaize
tjimanga.
Suggest a correctionmaize cob
tjimanga; swubvu (Nya.); swudu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmajor labia
mbiyo dzakuhhe (Nya.); mbiyo dzakuzhe (Lil).
Suggest a correctionmake
1. thama (gen.). 2. bumba (as in create).
Suggest a correctionmake abscond
nyelusa.
Suggest a correctionmake alternate
labanya.
Suggest a correctionmake avoid
leyisa.
Suggest a correctionmake beautiful
khabisa.
Suggest a correctionmake bed
walula.
Suggest a correctionmake blunt
pumisa.
Suggest a correctionmake carry
pakatidza.
Suggest a correctionmake cold
potesa; tonhodza (Nya.); tothodza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmake cough
kohodza (Nya.); koshodza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmake crease
hwehwanya (Nya.); shweshwanya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmake cross
leyanya.
Suggest a correctionmake crowded
manikanya.
Suggest a correctionmake cry
lidza.
Suggest a correctionmake defecate
nyisa.
Suggest a correctionmake dent
pobedza.
Suggest a correctionmake disappear
nyeledza.
Suggest a correctionmake do
thamisa.
Suggest a correctionmake eager
thaabadza.
Suggest a correctionmake equal
lizanya.
Suggest a correctionmake fail
kong'wesa; feyidza (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.