biltong
m'hwabha (Nya.); ixwabha (Lil.).
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biltong worm
sole.
Suggest a correctionbin
bhimu.
Suggest a correctionbind
swunga.
Suggest a correctionbird
tjinyunywana; tjinywana (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbird scarer
nlindi.
Suggest a correctionbird scarers
balindi.
Suggest a correctionbirds
nyunywana; nyunyi (plur.); zwinywana (plur., coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbird’s nest
haaka (Nya.); shaaka (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbirthday
hhuba le zwagwa.
Suggest a correctionbiscuit
bhisikiti.
Suggest a correctionBishop
ntungamili we gubungano (mbhishopu, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbitch
fukula (see also prostitute; harlot).
Suggest a correctionbite
1. luma (to cut with teeth). 2. dlila (of fish taking a bite).
Suggest a correctionbitter (be)
baba; hababa (Nya.); shababa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbitter (being)
hungu (Nya.); shungu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbitter melon
gate.
Suggest a correctionblack
li-dema; i-nhema; ku-tema.
Suggest a correctionblack ant
sweswa.
Suggest a correctionblack ants
masweswa; lumenyu (Nya.); limenyo (Lil.); bunyonyo.
Suggest a correctionblack cow
tshunyana.
Suggest a correctionblack crow
thengu; alt. gungubo; alt. whabayi.
Suggest a correctionblack earth
tjiloko.
Suggest a correctionblack ox
tshu.
Suggest a correctionBlack people
Batema.
Suggest a correctionBlack person
Ntema.
Suggest a correctionblack quarter
tjarotsane (Nya.); tjirotswani (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionblack vulture
gola.
Suggest a correctionblack vultures
makola.
Suggest a correctionblackbird
whudzululu.
Suggest a correctionblackish goat
ng’olwana.
Suggest a correctionblame
swola.
Suggest a correctionblanket
ngubo.
Suggest a correctionblankets
dzingubo.
Suggest a correctionblaze
pfuta.
Suggest a correctionblend
puhikila (Nya.); pushikila (Lil.); alt. puhuka (Nya.); pukusha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbless (to)
yitila mhahhambuya.
Suggest a correctionblind
1. bhofu (unable to see). 2. mbalilo (curtain blinds).
Suggest a correctionblind eye
nghopo.
Suggest a correctionblind people
mapofu.
Suggest a correctionblind person
bhofu.
Suggest a correctionblindness
bupofu.
Suggest a correctionblink
bonya.
Suggest a correctionblink (as of an eye)
bonya.
Suggest a correctionblister beetles
dundila-bazwele.
Suggest a correctionblisters
matungutungu.
Suggest a correctionblock view
sitila.
Suggest a correctionblood
1. malopa (red body fluid). 2. lopa (genes).
Suggest a correctionblood-cupper
tjilumiki.
Suggest a correctionblood drop
lopa (see also blood and gene).
Suggest a correctionblood relative
lutshinga.
Suggest a correctionblouse
bhulawuzi.
Suggest a correctionblow fire
pfutidza (Nya.); thutidza (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionblow nose
femha (Nya.); fepha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionblow off
fuula (not to be confused with fula: graze).
Suggest a correctionblue
-lubuwa (kulubuwa, ilubuwa, tjilubuwa; gulubuwa).
Suggest a correctionblue bush
n'hangule (Nya.); nshangule (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionblue-headed agama
gulumbgwe (Nya.); bhulubgwe (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionblurt out
padzamuka.
Suggest a correctionblush
habapala (Nya.); shabapala (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.