pole
1. bhango (usu. if made of wood). 2. phowulu (usu. when made of steel).
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police
tjipholisa; alt. tjiphorisa.
Suggest a correctionpolice camp
n. kampa.
Suggest a correctionpoliceman
pholisa; phorisa (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpolitician
mpolotiki.
Suggest a correctionpolony
poloni.
Suggest a correctionponder
kumbula.
Suggest a correctionpoor person
1. n'hayi (Nya.). 2. nshayi (Lil.). 3. bahayi (Nya. plur.). 4. bashayi (Lil. plur.). 5. ndziyili. 6. tjidziyili.
Suggest a correctionpopcorn
maputi.
Suggest a correctionporch
tjitubhu (Nya.); tjirepuli (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionporcupine
nungu.
Suggest a correctionporridge
lambazi; alt. hambazi; phoriji (coloq.) (see also: mbila, mputo, and tjathiyane).
Suggest a correctionportend
hula (Nya.); shula (Lil).
Suggest a correctionportent
mahula (Nya.); mashula (Lil.); bushudzi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpossessions
thundu.
Suggest a correctionpot
1. haali (gen. usu. big pot). 2. kadlana (small clay pot). 3. mphika (steel pot). 4. mphikana (small steel pot). 5. hali.
Suggest a correctionpot crust
bukoko; ngholoyi (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpot scraper
tjikhweru; alt. tjikukulo (Nya.); ikukulo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpotato
gwili.
Suggest a correctionpotatoes
magwili.
Suggest a correctionpotsherd
tjiyenga.
Suggest a correctionpouch
whomwana (Nya.); hong’wana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpound
khwa.
Suggest a correctionpound (as in grain)
khwaa.
Suggest a correctionpound (meat, groundnuts, etc)
dowona (as in grind in a wooden grinding mortar mill: duni).
Suggest a correctionpound(ing)
phudunganya.
Suggest a correctionpound for
khwila.
Suggest a correctionpound grain
hobola (Nya.); shobola (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpounding sound
njaka (sound made with fingers when pounding corn).
Suggest a correctionpour
dila.
Suggest a correctionpour drop
donhedza (Nya.); dothedza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpout (lips)
bendzwa.
Suggest a correctionpoverty
buhayi (Nya.); bushayi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpowder
1. bgwisa (Nya.; usu. fine dust). 2. gwisa (Lil.). 3. whuluba (esp. dust particles).
Suggest a correctionpowder
n. bgwisa; phawuda (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpower
1. simba (gen.). 2. ndawulo (with specific ref. to political power).
Suggest a correctionpraise
lumbidza.
Suggest a correctionpraise oneself
zwiboka.
Suggest a correctionpraises
ndumbidzo.
Suggest a correctionpray
tembezela.
Suggest a correctionprayer
ntembezelo.
Suggest a correctionprayer sessions
mitembezelo.
Suggest a correctionprayers
mitembezelo.
Suggest a correctionpraying mantis
mampkhwanyahali (Nya.); mankhwanyahali (Lil.); gogomagera (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionpre-harvest season
hhihha (Nya.); zhizha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionpreach
swumikila; diya; also swumikila (see also judge: swumikilisa).
Suggest a correctionprecede
tungamila.
Suggest a correctionpredict
lebesambeli (see also prophesy).
Suggest a correctionprediction
bulebesambeli.
Suggest a correctionpreface
1. mbiko unotula lukwalo (n.). 2. tula lukwalo (v.).
Suggest a correctionpregnancy
mimba; ntumbu; kuzwisenga (usu. deemed more respectful).
Suggest a correctionpreparation
mbaakanyo.
Suggest a correctionprepare
lulwamisa; baakanyila.
Suggest a correctionprepare bedding
wala.
Suggest a correctionprepare oneself
zwibaakanya.
Suggest a correctionpresent
1. tjipo (as in a gift). 2. tula (as in present something). 3. yapo.
Suggest a correctionpresent time
ngwenu; alt. ngwenuwali.
Suggest a correctionpresident
ntungamili we hango.
Suggest a correctionpress
1. pobedza (as in to dent). 2. tobedza (as in press a button).
Suggest a correctionpress down
tshambilidza; alt. tshambidzila.
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.