pit
godi; gomba.
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pitch black
tematema.
Suggest a correctionpits
makoma.
Suggest a correctionplace
n. 1. bugalo (n.). 2. biga (v. as in to place something on the table).
Suggest a correctionplait
luka.
Suggest a correctionplait pattern
nluko.
Suggest a correctionplait patterns
miluko.
Suggest a correctionplan
ndangano; alt. mano.
Suggest a correctionplan (to)
langana; alt. luka mano.
Suggest a correctionplans
ndangano; alt. mano (ideas).
Suggest a correctionplant
1. dzwala (v.; to sow). 2. ntii (n.; tree; see also medicine). 3. femu (as in industrial plant). 4. tjidzwalo (tree being planted).
Suggest a correctionplant stalk
luhanga (Nya.); lushanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplant stalk bore (brown)
1. mbungu (as in turned reddish brown because of a stalk borer). 2. bunguka (as in turned reddish because of a stalk borer).
Suggest a correctionplant stalks
mahanga (Nya.); mashanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplaster
pharela; alt. dzulula.
Suggest a correctionplaster wall
dzulula.
Suggest a correctionplastering (a wall)
dzulula.
Suggest a correctionplate
ndilo; tjidla (Nya.); tjija (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplatform
budelukilo.
Suggest a correctionplay
1. zana (v.). 2. nzano (n.).
Suggest a correctionplay instrument
lidza.
Suggest a correctionplay stones
keta.
Suggest a correctionplay with baby
lezwa.
Suggest a correctionplayer
nzani.
Suggest a correctionplayers
bazani.
Suggest a correctionplayground
nhanga (Nya.); thanga (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionplead
amba.
Suggest a correctionplead innocent
zwilandula.
Suggest a correctionpleat (as in a piece of clothing)
bundo.
Suggest a correctionpliers
pintjisi (see also peach).
Suggest a correctionplop down
pharama (as in to sit or fall down on ones bottom abruptly).
Suggest a correctionplots
ndima.
Suggest a correctionplough
v. 1. lima (v.). 2. bhadza (as in the cultivation tool).
Suggest a correctionplough (plow)
bhadza.
Suggest a correctionplough fallow
limunula.
Suggest a correctionploughing season
ndimo.
Suggest a correctionploughman
nlimi.
Suggest a correctionploughmen
balimi.
Suggest a correctionploughshare
nlomo; alt. ikara.
Suggest a correctionpluck
khetha (Nya.); ketha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpluck off
menha (Nya.); metha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpluck off (as of a fruit or greens)
tjela.
Suggest a correctionpluck off (as of harvesting
greens) tjeka.
Suggest a correctionplunge
nyungwi.
Suggest a correctionpneumonic pain
tjibhayo.
Suggest a correctionsamba (Nya.); pat’a (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionn. kwama; alt. samba.
Suggest a correctionpoem
nhetembo.
Suggest a correctionpoems
nhetembo.
Suggest a correctionpoetry
nhetembo.
Suggest a correctionpoint at
tendeka.
Suggest a correctionpoint out
lakidza; tendeka.
Suggest a correctionpointed (be)
teswa.
Suggest a correctionpoison
ntii; tjefu/shevu (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpoisonous centipede
swukeswuke.
Suggest a correctionpoke
tjomhola.
Suggest a correctionpoke (or pierce)
bhaya.
Suggest a correctionpoke at
hwaya (Nya.); shwaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpoke each other
tjomholana.
Suggest a correctionpoked (be)
hwayiwa (Nya.); shwayiwa (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.