beeswax
mazhana; mhola (Nya.); phola (Lil.).
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beetle
kukubugwani.
Suggest a correctionbefore
kutanga (Nya.); takhwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbeg
kumbila.
Suggest a correctionbeggar
nkumbili.
Suggest a correctionbegin
-tanga (watanga, batanga, of people, e.g. he/she has started, they have started; kwatanga, tjatanga, of things, e.g it has started).
Suggest a correctionbeginning
kubutangiso (at the beginning).
Suggest a correctionbehind
hule (Nya.); shule (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelch
bhodla; dzwa.
Suggest a correctionbelief
lutendo (Nya.); dumilo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelieve
tenda (Nya.); dumila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelieve in
galabgwe.
Suggest a correctionbeliever (a Christian)
nnghalimoyo (Nya.); nndumili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelittle
nyatsa.
Suggest a correctionbelittle oneself
zwilingila pasi.
Suggest a correctionbell
kiloko; alt. tiloko; alt. toloko; ngwenge.
Suggest a correctionbelladonna fruit
thuthugwa.
Suggest a correctionbellow (as of a bull)
bhong'a.
Suggest a correctionbelly
ntumbu; ntumbudabe (excessively big belly).
Suggest a correctionbelly button
koombo (Nya.); ikoombo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbelly buttons
zwikoombo.
Suggest a correctionbeloved
nndiwa.
Suggest a correctionbeloved one
ndiwa.
Suggest a correctionbeloveds
badiwa.
Suggest a correctionbelow
1. kusi kwe- (below an item). 2. pasi kwe- (below something). 3. kusi.
Suggest a correctionbelt
bhanti; lubanti (Nya.); libante (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbench
tulo (bhentji, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbend
1. gobesa (to bend something). 2. gobo (as in a curve).
Suggest a correctionbend forward
kotama; alt. hunama.
Suggest a correctionbend indecently
puna.
Suggest a correctionbeneath
1. pasi kwe- (beneath an item). 2. pasi kwa- (beneath a person in rank).
Suggest a correctionbereaved people
bafigwa (n.).
Suggest a correctionbereaved person
1. figwa (being bereaved). 2. mfigwa (n.). 3. tjinyikigwa (lose loved one to death).
Suggest a correctionbesides
muwhunde.
Suggest a correctionbest man
nlunyana.
Suggest a correctionbetray
wonga.
Suggest a correctionbetrayal
buwongi.
Suggest a correctionbetrayed
wongiwa.
Suggest a correctionbetter
1. -hine (ku-hine, of item or situation, uhine, of person). 2. -butuka (ku-butuka, of item or situation, ubutuka, of person).
Suggest a correctionbeverage
tjing'wiwa.
Suggest a correctionbeverages
zwing'wiwa.
Suggest a correctionbewitch
lowa.
Suggest a correctionBible
Bhayibhili.
Suggest a correctionbicycle
bhayisikili.
Suggest a correctionbicycle path
zidlana (Nya.); zijana (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbid farewell
woneka.
Suggest a correctionbig
1. -kulu (of items: kukulu, tjikulu - the big item or thing). 2. -whulu (iwhulu - it is big). 3. -kulu (e.g. ku-kulu: it is big). 4. -njinji (e.g. u-njinji seni: he is so big (fat)). 5. bukulu (gen.). 6. nkulukulu (of persons). 7. kukulukulu (of objects).
Suggest a correctionbig beetle
mantjese.
Suggest a correctionbig calf
gondolo.
Suggest a correctionbig calves
makondolo.
Suggest a correctionbig headed
hologulu (Nya.); nshologulu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbig knife
bhangatjeke (Nya.); jeketjeke (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbig stick
lukombo.
Suggest a correctionbig sticks
whombo.
Suggest a correctionbig toe
1. hhinyala (Nya.). 2. zhinyala (Lil.). 3. mahhinyala (Nya. plur.). 4. mazhinyala (Lil. plur.).
Suggest a correctionbig worm
gonye.
Suggest a correctionbig worms
makonye.
Suggest a correctionbile
ndugwi; alt. ndulo; alt. nnyong'o (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbill
n. 1. ntengo (e.g. restaurant bill). 2. nlayo utja bumbiwa (e.g. parliamentary bill).
Suggest a correctionbilly goat
phoko.
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.