origins
mabvilo (Nya.); madwilo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionBMIT Online Library
English-Kalanga Quick Reference Dictionary
Search English headwords and Kalanga equivalents from the draft bilingual dictionary.
Dictionary entries
4719 entries
orphan
siyang'wa.
Suggest a correctionostrich
mhowu (Nya.); phowu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionothers
bamwe (Nya.); bang’we (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionought
-fanila (e.g. kwaka- fanila: it ought; waka- fanila: you ought).
Suggest a correctionours
wedu.
Suggest a correctionoutdo
khayisa.
Suggest a correctionoutdo each other
khayisana.
Suggest a correctionouter bark
gwati.
Suggest a correctionouter barks
makwati.
Suggest a correctionoutlet (place where things are
sold) matengesego; alt. matengeselo.
Suggest a correctionoutside
kuhhe (Nya.); kuzhe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionoutspan
khulula.
Suggest a correctionoven
tjibeswo; oveni (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionover there
yeno; apayee (Nya.); apajee (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionover-zealousness
n'hahho (Nya.); nshazho (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionovercrowded plants
lunye.
Suggest a correctionovergrown hair
mavele.
Suggest a correctionoverlap
tjilianya.
Suggest a correctionoversleep
sagwa.
Suggest a correctionovertime
ovathayimi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionoverturn repeatedly
pitukana.
Suggest a correctionowe
kolota.
Suggest a correctionowl
whunda (Nya.); gunda (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionowner
batezi (Nya.); batetshi (Lil.); mweni (Nya.); ng’weni (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionowners
beni; alt. bo batezi (Nya.); bo tetshi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionox
ngabe; nkabi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionox markings
phatshwa.
Suggest a correctionox whip
tjimi.
Suggest a correctionox whips
zwimi.
Suggest a correctionox’s dewlap
nkupavula.
Suggest a correctionpacify infant
kukurudza; alt. kurukidza.
Suggest a correctionpacket
phakethi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpadlock
korokorwana; alt. khiye; khiyi; khii.
Suggest a correctionpage
gwaba; pheji (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpain
1. gwadziwa (being in pain). 2. gwadzisa (inflict pain). 3. magwadzo (usu. pain related to bereavement).
Suggest a correctionpainful
gwadza.
Suggest a correctionpains
mang’oni.
Suggest a correctionpaint
penda (Nya.); penta (Lil.); pente (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpaint
n. 1. peenda (v). 2. penda (n).
Suggest a correctionpair
bubili; lubili.
Suggest a correctionpalpitate
pulana.
Suggest a correctionpan
haali; pani (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpancake
bhanzi.
Suggest a correctionpant
femeleka (see breath).
Suggest a correctionpants
bhurugwi (Nya.); burukwi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpanty
phenti.
Suggest a correctionpaper
phepha.
Suggest a correctionparachute
pharatjuti.
Suggest a correctionparaffin
pharafini.
Suggest a correctionparalyze
lobesa ne gulukadzi.
Suggest a correctionparalyzed
lobgwa nge gulukadzi.
Suggest a correctionparamour (illicit lover)
tjamba.
Suggest a correctionparcel
phasela.
Suggest a correctionparent
nzwadzi; alt. nzwali.
Suggest a correctionparents
bazwadzi; alt. bazwali.
Suggest a correctionpark
n. 1. paki (n.as in a recreational park). 2. paka (v. as in park a car).
Suggest a correctionparliament
1. ng'umba ye milayo (parliament building). 2. gupo lino loba milayo (parliamentary assembly). 3. phalamenti (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionparliamentarian (member of
parliament) mmilili mu ng'umba ye milayo; mpalamente (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpart ways
palala.
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.