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utenda— sickness
ntsabola— onion
ng'ombe— cows
-kuphika masaza— cooking rice porridge with peanut butter
chita wana— have children
usindi— hand drum
mbidzi— zebra
-wona— see
-kudya— eat, to
adziche— widows
mutsago— pillow
manduwi— peanuts
ana mimba— pregnant
tayima— we stopped
-poza— to heal
nee— no
mphala— impalas
-bisala— hide
-kuyamwa— suck
mtendele— peace
-kupsa— burned
-tetemela— shiver
phunziso— lesson
-kugona— lie (down)
zimola— blind
dzina— name
chapewu— hat
minga— thorns
manembo— scriptures
misana— backs
bawala— buck
mano— brother, male cousin
mwana wachitsikana— daughter
bvembe— watermelon
nkhalamba— old (person)
mithayi— branches
sankhulo— choice
wuma— hard
ndaphata minyendo— Please
nkhani— story
makumi masele— eighty
dzulo ulibe kundiwona— yesterday you did not see me
abunyu— lizards
-kubva mphepo— have fever
nee— no
-phata— hold
thanga lambuzi— goat shelter
minyoka— worms
wamphamvu— powerful
miyi— villages
machibese— in morning
chena— white (colour)
-sona— sew
nayi— four
-mwachosa— you removed
-fungula— open
azimayi— mothers
-kwala— scratch
-menya— kick
munthu mukulu— old person
nsolo— head (anatomic)
nkhwazi— eagle
khwapa— armpit
mpheni— lightning
-ng'amba— tear
nunkha— smell
mandimu— lemons
ana mphamvu— he/she is powerful
ndakupasa kobili— I gave you the money
-pwetekeka— to be injured
lelo— today
nyankunguluzha
n'chewele— millet
muntsi— pounding stick
bzizinji— many
mwana wachilumbwana— son
dzulo ndilibe kukuwona— Yesterday I didn't see you
nyoka— snake
shamwali— friends
iye— he
utati— bow
utsi— smoke (of fire)
-chila— live
kudziwana— know each other
alumbwana— boys
nsana— back
azikunyando— sisters-in-law
amano— elder brother
uzandiwone— You see me
yinde— yes
n'dzulu— high
-kubzina— to dance
nzou— elephant
apembele— rhinoceroses
njili— warthog
nkhuma— forehead
zimola— be blind
nzilawa— kudu
athandawude— spiders
mazayi— chicken eggs
chikalango— clay pot
mayinza— summer
tatenda— Thank You
kuthuma— heat
tali— long
-kondwa— happy
sanduka— change
-kunama— lie (tell untruth)
-kusenzeka— to play
towela— trap
-luma— bite
-lasa— stab
-kazinga— fry
mundimu— lemon tree (<i>Citrus limon</i>)
ukonde— net
khumi nashanu— fifteen
-wuwa— bark (dog)
minda— farms
mishowo— languages
-bva— hear
madipa— spears
winango— someone
ng'ono-ng'ono— few
ntsomba zakufilitali— fried fish (video part 1: preparing for frying)
mwakonkhobza— you took care of
-mwa— drink
mulamba— catfish
kagone— go to sleep
-kufa— die
ntse— every
-sanza— vomit
pafupi— near
-thukula— develop
mawutati— bows
nkhanga— guinea fowl
muloola— bride
-kuphika ntsomba zakupfelusa namunyemba (video part 1)— boiling fish with lentil leaves (video part 1)
-taphophoma— we closed our eyes
wene yavu— paternal grandmothers
makumi manomwe — seventy
mpheyo— grinding stone
nshowo— tribe
mbwaya— dog
-phseyama— lie (on side, recline)
-ndaphophoma— I closed my eyes
mutedwe wamubolosa— cell phone
nkhanga— guinea fowls
-ledzela— drunk, be
aziloola— daughters-in-law
-gwinya— push
kolo— baboon
misewe— arrows
-tsuka— clean
mipsapsayila— trails
wasanduka— he/she has changed
pili— two
-seka— laugh
-kukonza mpelela— preparing mpelela
-pasa— give
bemphemwa— butterfly
-kuzila nyumba— plastering the house
ng'ango— geese
lilime— tongue (anatomical)
-pfelusiwa— to be boiled
dasentsa— Excuse Me
-kukonza mafuta yantsatsi— preparing castor oil
-thukuka— developed
nchala— fingernails
anyakhokho— crocodiles
-kukumbukila— recognize
mbalami— bird
-sala— remain
nyimbo— song
-kuchoka kaluma— perspire
ng'ono— young
figu— banana
dimba— garden
muyi— village
golidhe— gold
-tyola— break
-gopsa— frighten
kulimba— strong
mphilipili— hot pepper
mbabvu— ribs
-psaga— find
nzou— elephants
kuphuphudza— pass the night
ntsodzi— roofs
-pweteka— injure
-chosa— remove
-famba— walk
-kufula— wash clothes
-kuwumba— to mould
-kutsudzuka— free
madokelo— west
pompi— pipe
-kufemba— sniff
mutsong'ontho wachibele— maize cob
-gopa— fear
ng'ono— little

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