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shaba— red (colour)
lipa— pay
umpyaijo— broom
izhizha— summer
buchi— honey
ibanana— banana
china— fourth
unkajindobolwa— daughter-in-law
Ihalwa— crab
ingoma— drum
kunguluja— push
igukulume— cock
unsholo— head (anatomic)
chizhumbo— cage
tezwale— father-in-law
kuna— at
nche— Please
chibili— second
vuba— fish
untumbu— corpse
anditoziba— I don't know
bwelele— green (colour)
ani— who?
imfumbo— fan
milija— raise
kwenda— walk
tatebakulwana— paternal uncle
igajishaba— red ant
impompi— pipe
loba— hit
she— chief
mafho— vomit
machinzebe— deaf
undomo— mouth
zhilolya— day before yesterday
unkwala— trail
muka— awake; another
bambanya— prepared, be
bisi— raw
mwanaunhulunyana— son
longela— prepare
ilabwi— rope
lota— dream
mate— salivate
zhilo ndakakubona— Yesterday I saw you
makumimana— forty
isu— we
ishanhu— axe
unchenje— white ant (termite)
andikubweni— I don't see you
labuka— run
nhuwa— smell
Gumigulu— December
ingano— story
imbava— thief
lulimi— tongue (anatomical); language
musalezubuya— goodbye
inhoto— vagina
makumimashanunabili— seventy
imhalapala— sable antelope
lala— lie (on side, recline); sleep; pass the night; go to sleep
inda— louse, head
untobeso— foot (not leg)
idope— mud
idoko— excrement
tema— black (colour); cut
nsunye— lizard
imhou— ostrich
ba-penyu— live
ngana— how many
mwana— child
ihope— eyelash
makumimashanunamwe— sixty
bimba— have hope
yeya— recognize
chila— give birth
umfumbo— bow
ibheme— cockroach
ihuluba— dust
ta— make; do
amegulu— maternal/paternal grandmother
tatu— three
injiba— turtle
unshana— back; waist
imhepo— winter; cold (of weather)
vailopa— bleed
inchilikaji— widow
bhodo— beautiful
lutabi— branch
mangwana— tomorrow
loja— sharpen
idendelejwa— round
isusu— hair (on head of humans)
manikija— constrict
pa— give
ibhepe— shell
chikunyana— stick
ibhele— hyena
ijinga— rainbow
shanunabili— seven
konda— thin
kola— fat
atoba— not
mwoyo— heart
bhudisa
zhilo wakandibona— yesterday you saw me
bhika— cook
imhofu— eland
nasi— today
igwambu— scratch
nyalala— silent
inhwizha— giraffe
idambo— play
iloto; lota— dream
mwise— tail
igungwa— ocean, sea
madada— geese; ducks
yiva— ripe
na— with; four
unkwasha— son-in-law
busamwali— friendship
chipapata— hide
boka— thank
kwijingika— smoothen
ibhasi— bus
zhuzhuka— float
londota— conserve
demuka— weak
ihaba— jackal
undoboli— groom
ishangu— shoe
undamu— brother-in-law; sister-in-law
tizha— escape
ibili— twin
bupuzu— type of wild fruit
bukusha— wipe; rub
lulamisa— correct
ba nabana— have children
lulama— straight
undowi— witch
mazanamashanu— five hundred
pa— give
chinyeulilo— information
ihapwa— armpit(s)
bangija— kindle a fire, set a fire
kanga— fry
kolwa— drunk, get; drunk, be
chibabi— piece
lini— when
cha— dig
bulwaji— disease
chisiye— eyebrow
bhancha— help
untupo— name (family)
ba nemimba— pregnant, be
shala— choose
pisa— hot (of weather); heat; be hot
kale— some
inyala— claw
buchilo— health
kasindi— squirrel
zhilo andijakakubona— Yesterday I didn't see you
igosholo— cough
amachibula— daughter in law, newly married
tategulu— paternal grandfather; maternal grandfather
mesho— eyes
mwananhukajana— daughter
kutya— scared
ibumbulu— chicken egg; egg
papalaza— flat
iganda— skin (person's)
mangwanolya— day after tomorrow
luboko— arm; hard; hand
gumbatila— embrace
bila— boil
mishana— backs; waists
ifupa— bone
bwongo— brain
mfhuma— yellow (colour)
tategaji— paternal aunt
njinji— many
indulwe— malaria
mangwana ndokubona— Tomorrow I will see you
sheta— poor, be
biga
faindi— fist
izhani— leaf (botanics)
unti— tree (not log)
pya— burned; new; burn
unchibha— neck (not nape)
lupenyo— lightning
inyanga— tusk
kanyala— fingernail
igwiyo— grinding stone
nyepa— lie (tell untruth)
kono— male
eya— yes
tikana— possible
tengisa— sell
unkwaina— friend

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