baobab tree
mbuyu.
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barber
nkeri.
Suggest a correctionbark
v. 1. bukula (of a dog). 2. gwati (of a tree).
Suggest a correctionbark string
lundzi (Nya.); lutshi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbarrel
swaki.
Suggest a correctionbarren animal
mhanje (Nya.); phanje (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbask (as in the sun or by the fire)
tjingamila.
Suggest a correctionbasket
1. tundu (large basket). 2. seme (small basket). 3. bhasiketi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbasket plant
nlala.
Suggest a correctionbat
manlembe.
Suggest a correctionbath tub
bhavu.
Suggest a correctionbathe
1. ngula (to take a bath). 2. ngudza (as in to bathe a child).
Suggest a correctionbathe (oneself)
ngula.
Suggest a correctionbathe (someone, as a child)
ngudza.
Suggest a correctionbathroom
bungulilo.
Suggest a correctionbats
bomanlembe.
Suggest a correctionbatten (roofing lath)
lubalilo.
Suggest a correctionbattens (roofing laths)
mbalilo.
Suggest a correctionbattering
pkhwanya; pkhwapkhwata.
Suggest a correctionbattery
bhathiri.
Suggest a correctionbattle
n. nngwa.
Suggest a correctionbe (to)
-be (kube, to be).
Suggest a correctionbe admitted (as in a school)
bvumigwa (Nya.); dumiligwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe alert
milidza zebe.
Suggest a correctionbe angry
hhalilana (Nya.); zhalilana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe anxious
pelamoyo.
Suggest a correctionbe beaten
lobgwa (Nya.); logwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe beautiful
naka.
Suggest a correctionbe blunt
puma.
Suggest a correctionbe broken
vunika.
Suggest a correctionbe conceited
zwitjengedza.
Suggest a correctionbe cracked
phatuka.
Suggest a correctionbe crowded
mandana; manikana.
Suggest a correctionbe cupped
lumika (as in have blood drawn by cupping).
Suggest a correctionbe defeated
kundiwa.
Suggest a correctionbe desired
yemugwa.
Suggest a correctionbe dimpled
pobedzeka.
Suggest a correctionbe disabled
lemala.
Suggest a correctionbe discarded
lahika (Nya.); lashika (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe discouraged
nyala meya.
Suggest a correctionbe exposed
mbudlo (Nya.); mbujo (Lil.); papamala.
Suggest a correctionbe fit
zwilizanila.
Suggest a correctionbe full
guta.
Suggest a correctionbe healed
lapkwha; pola.
Suggest a correctionbe hit
lobgwa (Nya.); logwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe hospitalized
1. ladzika (as in to admit someone). 2. ladzikiwa (as in to be admitted).
Suggest a correctionbe hurt
gwadzamoyo.
Suggest a correctionbe known
zibgwa (Nya.); zigwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe opposite
lingisana.
Suggest a correctionbe overturned
pitugwa.
Suggest a correctionbe paid
lipkhwa; alt. lipiwa.
Suggest a correctionbe pinched
hunyiwa (Nya.); shunyiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe plentiful
nyoza (Nya.); nyotsha (Lil.) (as in fruits being plentiful in a tree).
Suggest a correctionbe poor
dziyila; buhayi.
Suggest a correctionbe pregnant
1. methu (of animals). 2. rusa (of an animal). 3. zwisenga.
Suggest a correctionbe proposed
hakiwa (Nya.); shakiwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbe rejected
lambiwa.
Suggest a correctionbe rewarded
lipkhwa.
Suggest a correctionbe satisfied
1. gutshikana (gen.). 2. guta (spec. with ref. to being full of food).
Suggest a correctionbe seated
-gele (e.g. u- gele: she is seated; ba- gele: they are seated).
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.