subside
tundubala.
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subtract
tapudza.
Suggest a correctionsubtraction
tapudzo.
Suggest a correctionsuccessive children (siblings)
nhobedzano (Nya.); thobedzano (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsuch-and-such
nomhwe (Nya.); nokhwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsuck
swiswina.
Suggest a correctionsuck in
swipa.
Suggest a correctionsucked dry
swomhedzela (Nya.); swophedzela (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsuckling (a calf)
mwisidzila (Nya.); ng’wisidzila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsuffer
dziyila.
Suggest a correctionsufferer
ndziyili.
Suggest a correctionsugar
tjukela (Nya.); swikiri (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsugar ant
mathandatjukela.
Suggest a correctionsugar ants
bomathandatjukela.
Suggest a correctionsugarcane
pkhwe ye tjukela.
Suggest a correctionsuicide (commit)
zwibulaya.
Suggest a correctionsuit
swutu.
Suggest a correctionsuit (someone)
fanila; alt. lizana (as in correct size).
Suggest a correctionsulk
lamwa (Nya.); lang’wa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionSummer
Hhihha (Nya.); Zhizha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsummer season
tjilimo.
Suggest a correctionsun
hhuba (Nya.); zhuba (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsun hat
kapi.
Suggest a correctionsunbird
tswiyi.
Suggest a correctionSunday
Tshipi.
Suggest a correctionSunrise
Libhuda.
Suggest a correctionsunset
Lahwa; mila (as in hhuba lamila).
Suggest a correctionsupport
wahha.
Suggest a correctionsupport oneself
zwidlisa (Nya.); zwijisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionsurely
lebeswa (Nya.); dumbu (Lil.) (usu. in speech to emphasize a point).
Suggest a correctionsurname
ntumpo.
Suggest a correctionsurnames
mitupo.
Suggest a correctionsurpass
khayisa.
Suggest a correctionsurprise
jenamiswo.
Suggest a correctionsurround
poteleka.
Suggest a correctionsurround something
koomba (not to be confused with congeal: komba).
Suggest a correctionsurvive
tjila; halula.
Suggest a correctionsuspend
lembeledza.
Suggest a correctionswallow
midza.
Suggest a correctionswallows
nyenganyenga.
Suggest a correctionsway waist
sokonyola.
Suggest a correctionsweat
dukuta.
Suggest a correctionsweat (a lot of)
matukuta.
Suggest a correctionsweat (cause to)
tukutidza.
Suggest a correctionsweater
jesi.
Suggest a correctionsweaters
majesi.
Suggest a correctionsweep
tshwayila.
Suggest a correctionsweet
zipa.
Suggest a correctionsweet beer
tjimelamela.
Suggest a correctionsweet bulb
gangari.
Suggest a correctionsweet bulbs
ndzunge.
Suggest a correctionsweet reed
pkhwe.
Suggest a correctionsweeten
zipisa.
Suggest a correctionsweetness
nzipo.
Suggest a correctionsweets
zwiwidzi (Nya.); nekere (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionswell
kukumuka; alt. zwimba (esp. of a part of the body).
Suggest a correctionswell easily
tjizwimbila.
Suggest a correctionswelling (of body)
bhundu.
Suggest a correctionswim (to)
bhukutja (loba bhambu, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionswing
nswungo; alt. khubu; mjingo (coloq.); khubula; jinga (coloq.).
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.