boat
nghoro; kepe (coloq.) (see also ship); nnghoro.
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boats
migoro.
Suggest a correctionbody
mbili.
Suggest a correctionbody cream
mafuta.
Suggest a correctionbody lotion
tjihholo (Nya.); tjizholo (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionboil
hapayila.
Suggest a correctionboil (cause to boil)
tutumisa.
Suggest a correctionboil dry
pkhwila (Nya.); khwila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionboil long
hapayila (Nya.); shapaila (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionboil milk
nyawusa.
Suggest a correctionboil over
tutuma.
Suggest a correctionboiled malt
n'hiqo (Nya.); nshito (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbolt
mmuru.
Suggest a correctionbolts
mimmuru.
Suggest a correctionbomb
1. bhombu (n). 2. bhomba (v.).
Suggest a correctionbone
fupa.
Suggest a correctionbone marrow
mongo.
Suggest a correctionbonnet
bhonethi.
Suggest a correctionbonus
mbhasela.
Suggest a correctionbook
n. 1. lukwalo (n.). 2. bhuku (coloq.). 3. bigisa (e.g. to reserve hotel accommodation).
Suggest a correctionbooks
whalo (see also letter); mabhuku (coloq.).
Suggest a correctionboot (a shoe)
bhutshi.
Suggest a correctionboots
hangu (Nya.); shangu (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionborder
nnghanu.
Suggest a correctionbore
1. hemesa (make someone feel annoyed). 2. pubula (to make a hole or tunnel by drilling). 3. waka senga (carried, past tense of bear).
Suggest a correctionboredom
buruthu; buyendasi.
Suggest a correctionboreholes
nghodi (Nya.); pitsi (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionborn (be)
zwagwa.
Suggest a correctionborrow
adzima.
Suggest a correctionbottle
bhodlela (Nya.); butili (Lil., Sotho-Tswana); bhodela (Nya.).
Suggest a correctionbottle teat
nnyatsho.
Suggest a correctionboundary
nnghanu.
Suggest a correctionbow down
woba.
Suggest a correctionbow-legged
makhoda.
Suggest a correctionbowed
wobeka.
Suggest a correctionbox
n. bhokisi.
Suggest a correctionboy
mbisana (msana, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionboys
bayisana.
Suggest a correctionbracelet
linga; seka.
Suggest a correctionbrag
dada.
Suggest a correctionBrahman breed (of cow)
bhurema; bhurama.
Suggest a correctionbrain
bulubi.
Suggest a correctionbrake (as of a car)
bhureki (Nya); bhuriki (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbranch
lutabi (e.g. tree branch, government department).
Suggest a correctionbranch fence
lukuta (Nya.); likuta (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbranch shelter
n'haha (Nya.); nshasha (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbrand
tjaya (Nya.); tshwaya (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbrand (to)
tjaya; alt. tjwaya (Nya.); tshwayisa (Lil.).
Suggest a correctionbrave
-tjilopa (una tjilopa - he/she is brave).
Suggest a correctionbravery
tjilopa (tjibindi, coloq.); sima moyo.
Suggest a correctionbread
tjiwunga (tjinkwa, coloq.).
Suggest a correctionbread flour
fulawa.
Suggest a correctionbread plate
ndigwana.
Suggest a correctionbread plates
dzindilo.
Suggest a correctionbreak
pkwhanya.
Suggest a correctionbreak
n. lubaka gwe nyaluluka.
Suggest a correctionbreak
v. vuna.
Suggest a correctionbreak bond
thubukana.
Suggest a correctionbreak bone
vunika.
Suggest a correctionbreak in
nginilila; pfukila (Nya.); thukila (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.