Morning
Mangwanana.
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mortar
duni.
Suggest a correctionmosquitoes
nyunyu.
Suggest a correctionmost
bunji.
Suggest a correctionmother
1. mme (gen.). 2. Mme (as in Mrs. or gen. a grown woman).
Suggest a correctionmother-in-law
mmezwale.
Suggest a correctionmotor car
koloyi; mota (coloq.) (see also vehicle).
Suggest a correctionmotorbike
sikuta (Nya.); ikuta (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmould mud
sinyanga.
Suggest a correctionmouldy
vuva.
Suggest a correctionmount
taswa.
Suggest a correctionmount each other
tanhana (Nya.); tathana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmountain
dombo.
Suggest a correctionmountains
matombo.
Suggest a correctionmourn
lila (see also cry).
Suggest a correctionmourning
tjililo (as in by one person, or once).
Suggest a correctionmourning gathering
galidema.
Suggest a correctionmournings
zwililo (as in by multiple people, or multiple times).
Suggest a correctionmouse
1. mbeba (usu. found in households). 2. ndube (usu. found in mountains). 3. hhibebabheswu (Nya., typically large mouse). 4. zhibebabheswu (see also rat).
Suggest a correctionmouth
nlomo (see also lips).
Suggest a correctionmove
1. yenda (see also leave). 2. tsheduka (as in shift). 3. tshedula (as in move something).
Suggest a correctionmove around
tendeleka.
Suggest a correctionmove aside
sedza; sedzesa.
Suggest a correctionmove house
fuluka (as in moving from one's place of residence).
Suggest a correctionmove something
sedzesa.
Suggest a correctionmove up and down repeatedly
tubatuba.
Suggest a correctionmovie
bhayisikopo; filumu.
Suggest a correctionMrs.
Mme (see also mother and woman).
Suggest a correctionmuch
kwazwo; alt. kwazwo kwazwo; -homa (Nya.); -shoma (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionmucus
mamila.
Suggest a correctionmud
1. dope (gen). 2. matope (with ref. to splatterings of mud). 3. ludaka (esp. when thick).
Suggest a correctionmud ball
siina.
Suggest a correctionmuddy
lutope; alt. kapa.
Suggest a correctionmuddy water
dope.
Suggest a correctionmug
1. maga (small cup). 2. bhikiri (large mug).
Suggest a correctionmule
mbizikakambe; mowulo (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionmulti-coloured
mabalabala.
Suggest a correctionmultiply
wanda.
Suggest a correctionmumps
mabhutanlamu.
Suggest a correctionmurder
bulaya.
Suggest a correctionmurderer
mbulayi.
Suggest a correctionmushroom
whatjulu (Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)); gowa.
Suggest a correctionmushrooms
makowa (usu. small mushrooms; scientifically Termitomyces microcarpus).
Suggest a correctionmusic
njimbo (see also song: lumbo, sing.).
Suggest a correctionmusical instrument
tjilidzo.
Suggest a correctionmusical instruments
zwilidzo.
Suggest a correctionmusical notes
manoto.
Suggest a correctionmust
-fanila (e.g. kwaka- fanila: it must; waka- fanila: you must).
Suggest a correctionmustering
tulamila.
Suggest a correctionmutual agreement
tjibvumilwano (Nya.); tjidumano/tjidumilano (Lil., Tal.).
Suggest a correctionmutual friendship
whanano.
Suggest a correctionmysterious happening
mahula (Nya.); mashula (Lil.); bushudzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionnaartjie
naraki.
Suggest a correctionnaartjie (a fruit, like an orange)
natjisi.
Suggest a correctionnail
whomba; pikiri (Nya.); ipikiri (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionnail in
kowhomela.
Suggest a correctionnail to
kowhomela; bethela (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionnails
1. zwipikiri. 2. whomba (for big figures). 3. alt. whombana (for small fingers).
Suggest a correctionnaked
mbudlo (Nya.); mbujo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionname
zina.
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.