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ngwenuwale; saku.
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number
mbalo.
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tjibebe.
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1. n'yengi (professional nurse). 2. yenga (to nurse a sick person).
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kwele tje bana; khiretji (coloq.).
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bayengi.
Suggest a correctionnursing (a calf)
mwisidzila (Nya.); ng’wisidzila (Lil.).
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mmuru.
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mimmuru.
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zanga.
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tjituno; tuna (v., as in take an oath).
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otsi; alt. outsi.
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whilila.
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nlandu.
Suggest a correctionobliterate
kowhobedza.
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wana.
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tiko (Nya.); itiko (Lil.).
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gwahhe (see also lake and sea).
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mmidzo.
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gwadzisa moyo.
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gwadziwa moyo.
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pa (as in give).
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lobodza.
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n. oyili.
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tjihholo (Nya.); tjizholo (Lil.).
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1. delele (if neat). 2. matelele (usu. if spilled all over, not neatly looking).
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1. nkulukugwi (of person). 2. kukulukugwi (of objects).
Suggest a correctionold (be)
kwegula.
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nhuntana (Nya.); nthuntana (Lil.).
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banhuntana (Nya.); bathutantana (Lil.).
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nkulu.
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tshulo.
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kamwaza (Nya.); kang’waza (Lil.).
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pehhugwi (Nya.); pezhugwi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctiononce
kang'ompela.
Suggest a correctiononce more
kakale.
Suggest a correctionone
Kun’ompela; kung'ompela.
Suggest a correctionOne Billion
Bhiliyoni.
Suggest a correctionOne Hundred
Gumi gulu.
Suggest a correctionOne Million
Miliyoni.
Suggest a correctionone-string violin (a fiddle)
tjibanjoro.
Suggest a correctionOne Thousand
Tjiwulu.
Suggest a correctiononion
onyoni; anyanisi; hanyanisi.
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koga.
Suggest a correctionopen
hhuula (Nya.); hhula (Nya.); zhula (Lil.) (not to be confused with frog: hhuula (Nya.); zhuula (Lil.)).
Suggest a correctionopen (become)
hhuka (Nya.); zhuka (Lil.).
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vululwatunuka; alt vululatunuka.
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nlomo (esp. in objects).
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buviilo.
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nyanyayidza.
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seli.
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tshambilidza; alt. tshambidzila.
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kene.
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tjidliswo (Nya.); tjijiswo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionorange (fruit)
namuni.
Suggest a correctionoranges (fruit)
dzinamuni.
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tjilebeleki.
Suggest a correctionorators
zwilebeleki.
Suggest a correctionorganize
baakanya.
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bvilo (Nya.); dwilo (Lil.); mabvilo (Nya.); budwilo (Lil.).
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.