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  1. kuunganidza— gather
  2. gwa— grave
  3. gomo— mountain (not hill)
  4. moto— fire
  5. kudhakwa— drunk, get
  6. unonzi ani?— what is your name? (informal)
  7. kugadzira— make, prepare
  8. ani— who?
  9. -bvarura— tear
  10. dzinyu— lizard
  11. tatu— three
  12. zvese— all (of a number)
  13. itsva— new
  14. chitanda— stick
  15. -ipa— bad
  16. mukomana— boy
  17. ndapota— Please
  18. ina— four
  19. madziva— ponds
  20. pasi— ground
  21. itsvo— kidney(s)
  22. zhizha— summer (rainy season)
  23. kamu— comb
  24. makonzo— rats
  25. barika— spark or burst
  26. mapazi— branches
  27. tsamwa— sad
  28. kuvata— to lie down to sleep
  29. -zvarwa— born, be
  30. kubuda ropa— bleed
  31. -neta— tired
  32. kugara pasi— sit down
  33. nomwe— seven
  34. dhadha— duck
  35. -fara— happy
  36. rwizi— river, rivers
  37. ivhu— earth (soil)
  38. -vhura— open
  39. kuedza— try
  40. shiri— bird
  41. mapako— caves
  42. nzeve— ear
  43. chitaka— liver
  44. matsi— deaf
  45. dongo— abandoned home
  46. motsi— one
  47. sei— why
  48. -rwa— fight
  49. Dema— black (colour)
  50. -shambira— swim
  51. ruoko— hand
  52. oga— alone
  53. musha— village
  54. bvi— knee
  55. kuva nenzara— hungry, be
  56. zvose zvakanaka— everything is fine
  57. kudhonza— pull
  58. kwete— not
  59. kurodza— sharpen
  60. mutauro— language
  61. zamu— breasts (female)
  62. babamukuru— uncle
  63. marariya— malaria
  64. nyuchi— bees
  65. kufembedza— sniff
  66. maswera sei?— How have you spent your day?
  67. bambo— father
  68. tsoka— foot (not leg)
  69. ngoma— drum
  70. hutsi— smoke (of fire)
  71. masikati— (good) afternoon
  72. mudzi— root (botanics)
  73. madhadha— ducks
  74. kubvavura— tear
  75. mapere— hyenas
  76. kamba— tortoise
  77. jenaguru— full moon
  78. Derere
  79. yero— yellow (colour)
  80. zvitanda— sticks
  81. mafuta— grease (fat, organic substance)
  82. shoko— monkey, monkeys
  83. Huku
  84. demo— axe
  85. kutanga— begin
  86. kusimuka— leave
  87. kutora— take
  88. mazai— chicken eggs
  89. svondo— week
  90. dhamu razara— the dam is full
  91. kwete— not
  92. -chengetedza— save
  93. Huni
  94. nhunzi— fly
  95. rinhi— when
  96. nhenga— feather (large, not down)
  97. tsvuku— red (colour)
  98. kukama— comb
  99. mbavha— thief
  100. apo— there
  101. dumbu— belly (lower part of body, abdomen), stomach
  102. Mukombe
  103. sauti— salt
  104. uri kuenda kupi?— where are you going?
  105. makunguwo— crows
  106. -funga— think
  107. -tsvoda— kiss
  108. gava— jackal
  109. Mhango
  110. kushambira— swim
  111. iyo— that
  112. kuchena— be white (colour)
  113. matombo— stones
  114. kutengesa— sell
  115. -fidha— feed
  116. kusona— sew
  117. -tora— take
  118. maodzanyemba— north
  119. -sona— sew
  120. -viga— bury
  121. Tumbare
  122. rufu— death
  123. hanzavadzi— brother or sister (of the opposite sex)
  124. chena— white (colour)
  125. mwenga— bride
  126. kurasa— throw away
  127. kudonha— fall
  128. unonz' ani?— what is your name? (informal, fast speech)
  129. -bata— hold
  130. marwadzo— pain
  131. chipembere— rhinoceros
  132. kutsvoda— kiss
  133. rudyi— right
  134. kunzwa— hear
  135. mbeu— seeds
  136. bhuku idzva— new book
  137. duku— true (not false)
  138. mate— saliva
  139. mukuru— old person
  140. kuvhima— hunt
  141. kutsauka— turn
  142. hutsi— smoke (of fire)
  143. masvosve— ants
  144. kuvhara— close
  145. kunorara— go to sleep
  146. maruva— flowers
  147. shumba— lion, lions
  148. kutaura— talk, speak, say
  149. gonzo— rat
  150. vhudzi— hair (on head of humans)
  151. mupata— valley
  152. kubata— catch, hold
  153. diki— small
  154. ziso regumbo— ankle
  155. zino— tooth (front, rather than molar)
  156. majuru— ant hills
  157. zino— tooth (front, rather than molar)
  158. kuva murombo— poor, be
  159. munofara here?— How are you? (literal: Are you happy?)
  160. kugadzirira— prepare for
  161. kurota— dream
  162. edina— name
  163. mhandu— enemy
  164. gudo— baboon
  165. reba— long (not 'wide')
  166. mwana— child
  167. chihwitsi— sweet
  168. Mangwana ndinhasi— Tomorrow is today
  169. dota— ash(es)
  170. nonoka— slow
  171. -tsenga— chew
  172. heti— hat
  173. michero— full moon
  174. kubvira— burn
  175. -tiza— escape
  176. inda— louse
  177. -kwazisa— give greetings
  178. munin'ina— younger brother
  179. manera— ladder
  180. tambo— rope
  181. kukwenya— scratch
  182. mapapu— lungs
  183. zvino— now
  184. Chibhorani
  185. -fema— breathe
  186. -tyisa— frighten
  187. kuruma— bite
  188. zamu— breasts (female)
  189. mapete— cockroaches
  190. minzwa— thorns
  191. mwanasikana— daughter
  192. huchi— honey
  193. zino— tooth (front, rather than molar)
  194. kudikitira— perspire
  195. nyeredzi— star
  196. pfumbawe— nine
  197. mutsipa— neck (not nape)
  198. mhepo— wind, air
  199. kugeza nhumbi— wash clothes
  200. muswe— tail
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