make faint
tindibadza.
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make first
tangisa.
Suggest a correctionmake fist
fumbatila.
Suggest a correctionmake fly
wulusa.
Suggest a correctionmake grow
kuudza (not to be confused with kudza: until).
Suggest a correctionmake jump
padzamula.
Suggest a correctionmake late
nonokesa; riya.
Suggest a correctionmake laugh
sekesa; alt. khata.
Suggest a correctionmake leader
tungamidza.
Suggest a correctionmake marry
lobodza.
Suggest a correctionmake noise
longa hhoba (Nya.); longa zhoba (Lil.); swuma.
Suggest a correctionmake overturn
pitula.
Suggest a correctionmake pay
lipisa.
Suggest a correctionmake progress
yendila mbeli (Nya.); dwilila-mbeli (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmake quarrel
gwisanya.
Suggest a correctionmake recall
kumbudza; alt. kumbuludza.
Suggest a correctionmake remain
salisa.
Suggest a correctionmake sign
sayinisa.
Suggest a correctionmake sing
mbisa.
Suggest a correctionmake sleepy
tshumwayidza (Nya.); tshungw’ayidza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmake slip
swodzolokesa.
Suggest a correctionmake speak
lebesa.
Suggest a correctionmake sprain
lewula.
Suggest a correctionmake spread
talanganya.
Suggest a correctionmake straddle
panyaladza.
Suggest a correctionmake suffer
dziyidza.
Suggest a correctionmake swell
zwimbisa.
Suggest a correctionmake taste
whidza (as in making tea taste by adding sugar or relish by adding salt).
Suggest a correctionmake uncomfortable
manikanya.
Suggest a correctionmake walk
yendisa.
Suggest a correctionmalaria
luhhahhamo (Nya.); luzhazhamo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmale
1. nlume (usu. with ref. to people). 2. ndume (usu. with ref. to animals and other non-human species).
Suggest a correctionmale genital
swinya; jende; ngoswo (coloq.); mbolo alt. nnyo (see penis).
Suggest a correctionmale genital (spec. testicle)
swinya.
Suggest a correctionmale genitalia
maswinya; matjende; mangoswo (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionmale genitals
thele (trip of skin, or cloth worn by a boy to cover nakedness; euphemism for male genitals).
Suggest a correctionmale genitals (spec. testicles)
maswinya.
Suggest a correctionmale person
nhu wetjilume (Nya.); nthutjilume (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmaleness
1. ndume (usu. animals). 2. nlume (of humans).
Suggest a correctionmalt
njela.
Suggest a correctionmamba
hhimidzambila (Nya.); zhimidzambila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionman
1. nlumetate (usu. middle-aged man). 2. tate (fully-grown man, usually more respect: see also Mr.).
Suggest a correctionman-eater
dlabanhu (Nya.); jabathu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmanage
khona.
Suggest a correctionmanager
mbhati; maneja (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionmancala (counting game of
stones) dziketo.
Suggest a correctionmanly
tjilume.
Suggest a correctionmanner
mazwibhato.
Suggest a correctionmanners
mazwibhato.
Suggest a correctionmanure
mpfudze (Nya.); nthudzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmany
-njinji (e.g. ku- njinji: it's a lot; ba-njinji: they (people) are many; zwi-njini: they (items or objects) are many).
Suggest a correctionmany foods
madlo (Nya.); majo (Lil.); (see also food: zwodliwa; alt. zwojiwa).
Suggest a correctionmap
n. ndayela; mepu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionmargarine
majarini.
Suggest a correctionmarijuana drug
mbanje.
Suggest a correctionmark
lutjayo; alt. lutjwayo (Nya.); lutshwayo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmarket
n. 1. matengeselo. 2. makete (coloq. esp cattle sales pen). 3. maketi (coloq. esp. where general consumer goods are sold).
Suggest a correctionmarksman
mposi.
Suggest a correctionmarriage
ndobolo; mihaa (Nya.); mishaa (Lil.) (the latter usu. with ref. to women being at their married place or in-laws).
Suggest a correctionmarried (be married, of woman)
togwa.
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.