smear (as in plastering)
buwa.
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smell
nuwha; alt. nhuwa.
Suggest a correctionsmell, usu. unpleasant
nnuwho.
Suggest a correctionsmile
nyenya.
Suggest a correctionsmoke
busi; pfuta (Nya.); thuta (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsmoking
pfuta fodlo (Nya.); thuta fojo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsmoking pipe
nnghidi (Nya.); peyipi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsmooth thatch
tafuula.
Suggest a correctionsmoothen
bulula.
Suggest a correctionsnail
mannyongovi.
Suggest a correctionsnails
bomannyongovi.
Suggest a correctionsnake
nyoka.
Suggest a correctionsnakes
dzinyoka.
Suggest a correctionsnap (as of something stretched
out) thapula.
Suggest a correctionsnap at
thubulila.
Suggest a correctionsnap off
vuna.
Suggest a correctionsnarl (as of an angry dog)
bomba.
Suggest a correctionsnatch
dzamula; alt. whapula.
Suggest a correctionsneer
nxapha; dzondola.
Suggest a correctionsneeze
tshimuta.
Suggest a correctionsniff
nuwhidza; alt. nhuwidza.
Suggest a correctionsnore
gwiriri (Nya.); khwiriri (Lil.); loba gwiriri (Nya); khwiriridza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsnot-apple tree
ntobgwe (Nya.); ntogwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsnow
makaa; kapuku (see also ice).
Suggest a correctionsnuff box or horn
tjibhako.
Suggest a correctionso-and-so
nomhwe (Nya.); nokhwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionso that
kuti.
Suggest a correctionsoap
sepa (Nya.); isipa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsoccer field
lubala (Nya.); libala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsocial media
lubahhe gwendebelesano (Nya.); lubazhe gwendebelesano (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsock
swokisi.
Suggest a correctionsocks
maswokisi.
Suggest a correctionsofa
sofa.
Suggest a correctionsofas
masofa.
Suggest a correctionsoftness
bunyolonyolo.
Suggest a correctionsoil
vuu (esp. clay soil used for hut construction).
Suggest a correctionsoldier
swole.
Suggest a correctionsoldiers
maswole.
Suggest a correctionsomebody
umwe (Nya.); nng’we (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsomeone
umwe (Nya.); nng’we (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsomething
tjimwe (Nya.); tjing’we (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionson-in-law
nkwaha (Nya.); nkwasha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionson of
nkololo.
Suggest a correctionsong
lumbo.
Suggest a correctionsongs
njimbo.
Suggest a correctionsons of
bakololo.
Suggest a correctionsoon
tjinyolotjo; nekulibilidza.
Suggest a correctionsoot
masitu.
Suggest a correctionsore
londa.
Suggest a correctionsores
malonda.
Suggest a correctionsorghum
1. pfunde (Nya. sing.). 2. thunde (Lil.). 3. mapfunde (Nya. plur.). 4. mathunde (Lil. plur.).
Suggest a correctionsorghum or sweet reed head
baya; also zimba.
Suggest a correctionsorghum or sweet reed heads
mabaya.
Suggest a correctionsorrow
gwadzamoyo.
Suggest a correctionsoup
swopo.
Suggest a correctionsour
butyarara; hababa (Nya.); shababa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsour milk
mahwe; alt. marila.
Suggest a correctionsour plum
swanja.
Suggest a correctionsour plum (tree)
nswanja.
Suggest a correctionsour plums (tree)
miswanja.
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.