walk slowly
kweba makumbo; nanayila.
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walk softly or stealthily
babaila.
Suggest a correctionwalking pace
nsipili.
Suggest a correctionwalking stick
ludozo.
Suggest a correctionwall
guma.
Suggest a correctionwalls
makuma.
Suggest a correctionwander
dzimila.
Suggest a correctionwanderer
tjitendeleki alt. ntendeleki (Nya.); itendeleki (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwant
yemula; haka (Nya.); shaka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwar
ngwa.
Suggest a correctionward off
vika.
Suggest a correctionwarm food
nyawusa.
Suggest a correctionwarm oneself
dziya (as in by a fire or heater).
Suggest a correctionwarm up
1. dziyisa (as in warm up food). 2. zwinanabula (as in warm up for a race or exercise).
Suggest a correctionwars
dzingwa.
Suggest a correctionwarthog
ngulube ye hango (Nya.); ngulube ye shango (Lil.) (see also pig and wild boar).
Suggest a correctionwarts
mhopo (Nya.); phopo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwasp
go.
Suggest a correctionwasps
mago.
Suggest a correctionwaste heap
tjihhalalota (Nya.); tjizhalanlota (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwatch
lingilila; wachi; watji.
Suggest a correctionwatchman
1. ndzibi (as in one who watches over a herd of sheep). 2. nlindi (as in a security guard).
Suggest a correctionwater
vula (see also rain); dilidzila (as to water a garden).
Suggest a correctionwater bottle
tjigubhu (Nya.); ikuyu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwater container
tjigubhu (Nya.); ikupu (Lil.); ikuyu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwater gourd
nkombe.
Suggest a correctionwater pits
nghodi (Nya.); pitsi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwater pot
tjilongo.
Suggest a correctionwater pots
zwilong.
Suggest a correctionwater scum
fuulo.
Suggest a correctionwater sediment
madzongwe.
Suggest a correctionwater tap
pompi.
Suggest a correctionwatering
mwisidzila (Nya.); ng’wisidzila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwatermelon
bisi.
Suggest a correctionwatermelon plant
lubisi (Nya.); libisi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwatermelons
mabisi.
Suggest a correctionwatery melon
mukutjukutju.
Suggest a correctionwax-seal
tota.
Suggest a correctionwe
iswi.
Suggest a correctionwe all
tose.
Suggest a correctionweakling
tjikowa (Nya.); ikowa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwear
mbala (not to be confused with mbaala: colour).
Suggest a correctionwear (something new for the
first time) kangula.
Suggest a correctionwear inside-out
handukila (Nya.); shandukila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwear off
swubuka.
Suggest a correctionwear out
hakadza (Nya.); shakadza (Lil.); hakla (Nya.); shakala (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionweariness
manyalo.
Suggest a correctionweave
luka.
Suggest a correctionweaver
nluki.
Suggest a correctionweavers
baluko.
Suggest a correctionweaving pattern
nluko.
Suggest a correctionweaving patterns
miluko.
Suggest a correctionwedding
ndobolo.
Suggest a correctionwedding ceremony
nzano webukwe (Nya.); itapa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwedding feast
nleta.
Suggest a correctionWednesday
Butatu.
Suggest a correctionweed
hakula (Nya.); shakula (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionweek
tshipi.
Suggest a correctionweep
lila; alt. bhaya mima.
Suggest a correctionweigh
kala; alt. yela.
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.