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nkonde— cactus
gobisa— bend something (verb)
tjeka— cut with knife, saw
hapkhwa— armpit
zwinhu zwose— all things
bhadza— hoe
pisa— burn (transitive)
nkwali— clerk
pila matjinyo— atonement
Mikono— January
ndhetju, ndhetjula— bargain
nungidzila— collect one by one
bala— count, read
malariya— malaria
haha— sticks or twigs woven together (for drying food), door of woven sticks
sewolobela— as usual
vima— hunt
iye ndemi toyenda— he & I are going
bhembo— cold, fever
tola— collect
lutabi ndehhani— branch & leaf
tjibhatamahhamu— bra/bodice
lobesa— beat to
gagadzahamba— crab
kula— weed (remove from a garden)
madekwana— evening
ndoonda— I will go
meho akazwimba— bulging eyes
gungubo— crow
gudo— ape
Zilawa— Kudu
piyanisa— cross (transitive) (legs), make cross
nkono wewhotji— boar
mbeli kwelubaka— before time
hhisila— bring, to
gumi— ten
pfuta— burning fire
mbako— character
zwita— December (month); enemies
takayenda— we went
bola— rot
kula— mature
nayigoguya lubaka, lini, kakale— at that time, when, also
mulubaka gwe— at the time of
pota— to make cold
gala— by the way
nlomo— mouth
nyati— buffalo, female
kuhanu— five
hapayidza— boil water
tjizibiso— announcement
pakatila— carry in arms
ntembedzelo— devotion
bheyili, nlipo— bail
Ndla— August
kose kose— all, much, many
hhuba lebutatu— third day
whumbu— back (of human body)
lelutsha— abate to
dama— cheek
bgwatisa— conceal another
mbehhwana— chisel
kafu— food
nkumbili— beggar
bamba— bitch (female dog)
bhatji— coat
wa— fall
silingi— ceiling
mbhetha wemwana— cot
bala— mark, word
namatila— cling to (stick to, grip onto, hold onto)
n'umba yesumbelume— bachelors dormitory
nyalala— be quiet
mpika— metal pot (prob. borrowing from Northern Ndebele)
kowa— be collected in handfuls in basket
kakale— and
bhitipiti— corrupt person
wakatjiwa pasi— he has fallen down
ntundo— urine
boneka— appear, new leaf
Mitjelo— Fruits
kumbilila— beg for
nkadzi— female
Mbila— Rock Rabbit
moto— fire
ngulube— domestic pig
tamhula— pick fruit or leaf from a tree, use a bowl to collect part
haya hanya— careless
mbala— color
kwelete— debt
mbili— body
tjitjengelo, tjengela— bait
bhihha malopa— bleed
lobola— marry (take a wife)
n'umba yevu— clay house
pumha— blunt arrow
ndiwa— affiance
koloto— credit
se unowamutjila— as if embracing
vunika— broken
bhapiro— wing
gadzabgwe— assure
tjihwa— bundle
nyunyi— bird
tjilopa— 1) liver; 2) bravery
kwayedza— it is dawning
muka— awaken (intransitive)
buyanana— cleanliness (state of being clean)
bakabeyenda— they were going
sumbika— conceal another
mbayo— anger
bunjinji— bulky
bunjinji— countless
lopa— blood
ndebe— lip (borrowing from Northern Ndebele)
kambayila— crawl
hule kobhika— after cooking
hhalima— darkness
tema— darkness
pupuruka— fly
tjebela— cheat
butjila— clap hands (for purposes of greeting or showing respect)
butjilo bubuya— health
Chin— Tjilevu
ntjinjika— crossroads
nkulu— an elder sibling
n'hongohongo— backbone
phoko— billy goat
tjenje wenti— ant tree
bgwevula— alum
blekibhodi— blackboard
nhu wakahha— a person came
bhabha— carry a baby, to
pubula— pierce
mangwanawudla— day after tomorrow
hha mbeli— come forward to
seka— laugh
gwadzisa— abuse (verb)
suba— vagina
n'apa— claw
iwe ndemi tatjiyenda— you & I have gone
lunyanga— horn (of bull etc.)
iba ndegwadzamoyo— become angry
tjihaka— nest
kholeji— college
komitji— cup
iwe ndemi towila pasi— you & I are falling down
kumbu— gourd, used as a musical instrument with some pebbles inside it
nyunyi— bird
mbili— body
vu— clay
pisiwa— burnt be
haba— red
tatamila umwe— chase one another
tjila— live
kunda— defeat
luboko— hand
hhuhhugwi— sky, firmament
bumbulu— egg
ditima— pumpkin; yellow / colour derived from pumpkin
musa— awaken (intransitive verb)
tjilonda— wound
tonda— we go
zebe— ear
mboli— accident
whalo yebaswika, lukwalo gwebabeliyapo— attendance register
mpuzu— berry
makole— cloud
kumakete— at the market
tshibama— birth
whotji— wild pig, warthog
kuhule— back (adv.)
luka— crouch
mimba— pregnancy
letjedzela— animal, bird etc. be free from bondage
mhiha wetshipi— blacksmith (male)
senga bhadza— carrying yoke
vudzi— hair (on head of humans)
sumbikiwa— concealed be
wamutjila— receive
tjena— white
lika— dare
nsebe nheswi, thumo— arrow
bulaya— kill
ntswayilo— broom
kanamakole— be cloudy
koloto— debt
thubula— cut
buya mbeli— come forward to
mpanga— knife
nsetje— sand
n'umba yekhontiri— concrete house
vula— water
kuhhanakadzi— eight
ladzika— bed
Gumi nekun’ompela— Eleven
bhakwa nembaba— become cold (verb)
mangwana— tomorrow
n'ha— courtyard
kunongwiwa— drink

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