well
tshime.
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well-formed or well-shaped
bumbika.
Suggest a correctionwell-off person
1. tjili (just well-off). 2. mfumi (rich).
Suggest a correctionwell-thatched
pfulilika (Nya.); thulilika (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwellbeing
mamuko.
Suggest a correctionwench
panele (Nya.); ipaneri (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwenches
zwipanele (Nya.); zwipaneri (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionWest
Kumabilila; Kunohwa hhuba.
Suggest a correctionwet cow dung (in the kraal)
ludaka.
Suggest a correctionwet something
nyaya.
Suggest a correctionwetness
bunyolo.
Suggest a correctionwhat
ini.
Suggest a correctionwheel (large)
gumbo; viri (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionwheel (small)
gumbgwana (Nya.); gungwana (Lil.); viri (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionwheels (large)
makumbo; maviri.
Suggest a correctionwheels (small)
maviri.
Suggest a correctionwhen
ha- (e.g. ha- angabe eswika: when she arrives).
Suggest a correctionwhere
poni (Nya.); ngayi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwhether
pamwe (Nya.); pang’we (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwhey
ntubi (Nya.); thowa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwhich
ipi; tjipi, kupi, upi (gen. depends on subject of discussion).
Suggest a correctionwhip
hamu (Nya.); shamu (Lil.); alt. rwabha (esp. if made of rubber).
Suggest a correctionwhiplash
kubala n'holo (Nya.); kubala nsholo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwhirling toy
tebetebe.
Suggest a correctionwhirling toys
botebetebe.
Suggest a correctionwhirlwind
1. dutu (if large, usu. during rainy season). 2. tjampupuludze (gen.).
Suggest a correctionwhirlwinds
matutu.
Suggest a correctionwhisper
nyebezela.
Suggest a correctionwhisperer
nnyebezeli.
Suggest a correctionwhistle
nlidzo; ndeba; mpembe (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionwhite
-tjena (kutjena, itjena, tjitjena, gutjena); -njena (coloq. injena).
Suggest a correctionwhite-billed stork (bird)
gololwani.
Suggest a correctionwhite-billed storks (bird)
makololwani.
Suggest a correctionWhite people
Batjena (of White people).
Suggest a correctionwhite person
Ntjena (of White person); Khuwa.
Suggest a correctionwhitewash
kalaga (Nya.); kalaka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwide
-pabi (bupabi, kupabi, tjipabi -it is wide).
Suggest a correctionwide road
mwahha (Nya.); ng'wazha (Lil.); pat’a (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwiden
gabula; palalanya (e.g. opening legs during exercise).
Suggest a correctionwidth
bupabi.
Suggest a correctionwife
1. nkadzi (gen.). 2. mfumakadzi. 3. nkadzikulu (the latter two deemed more respectful).
Suggest a correctionwife's in-laws
bakalabgwa (Nya., Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwife's parent-in-law
nkalabgwa (Nya.); nkalagwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwig
whigi (Nya.); whiki (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwild animal
mhuka (Nya.); phuka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwild beast (usu. carnivorous)
tjibandana.
Suggest a correctionwild bird
gwerenkwere.
Suggest a correctionwild birds
makwerenkwere.
Suggest a correctionwild boar
ngulube ye hango (Nya.); ngulube ye shango (Lil.) (see also pig and wild boar).
Suggest a correctionwild bulb
ndere.
Suggest a correctionwild fruit
hakaladzwa (Nya.); shakaladzwa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwild mint
mvavani.
Suggest a correctionwild onion
tjinyame.
Suggest a correctionwild person
bharampara.
Suggest a correctionwild plant
njujuru.
Suggest a correctionwild raisins
mhuzwu (Nya.); phuzwu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwild spinach
nyovi (Nya.); nyevi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwild tea
mvavani.
Suggest a correctionwildcat
nhilili (Nya.); thilili (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionwilddog
hambo (Nya.); shambo (Lil.).
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.