Words chat
| Luisimane
English |
| Hayani
Home |
| Nnḓu
House |
| Ngeḓane
Chains |
| Nkhwe
Sugarcane |
| Khothoni
Prison |
| Zwiḽiwa
Food |
| Mutshutshisi
Procecutor |
| Mufaragwama
Treasurer |
| Mudededzi
Teacher |
| Judge
Muhaṱuli |
| Nḓala
Hunger |
| Ḽifhasi
Earth |
| Lupfumo
Wealth |
| Ngowa
Mushroom |
| Maḓi
Water |
| Lufuno
Love |
| Lufu
Death |
| Tshidulo
Chair |
| Dzangano
Organisation |
| Nyambedzano
Discussion |
| Ambedzana
Discuss |
| Khanedzano
Debate |
| Khetho
Elections |
| Ṱafula
Table |
| Mafhi
Milk |
| Mulilo
Fire |
| Mulambo
River |
| Thavha
Mountain |
| Nguvho
Blanket |
| Ḓumbu
Storm |
| Gole
Cloud |
| Tshedza
Light |
| Mvula
Rain |
| Luvha
Flower |
| Muedzi
Stream |
| Masana
Sunlight |
| Mutshelo
Fruit |
| Nḓala
Hunger |
| Khaṋo
Harvest |
| Luvhondo
Wall |
| Dzuvha
Rose |
| Mavhoḓa
Calves |
| Phukha
Animal |
| Muḓi
Household |
| Mudzimu
God |
| Vhadzimu
Gods |
| Zwidzimu
Idols |
| Vhurereli
Religion |
| Vhuimo
Status |
| Maimo
Position |
| Ṅwali
Mudzimu |
| Mushonga
Medicine |
| Muhumbulo
Mind |
| Mukoma
Headman |
| Mavu
Soil |
| Lushaka
Tribe |
| Hatsi
Grass |
| Ngoma
Drum |
| Ngosha
Songs |
| Luimbo
Song |
| Nyimbo
Songs |
| Muvhala
Colour |
| Tshinamana
Calf |
| Thunzi
Fly |
| Govha
Valley |
| Muvhundu
Village |
| Nḓila
Way |
| Gondo
Road |
| Gundo
Victory |
| Vhutshilo
Life |
| Dakalo
Joy |
| Munukho
Smell |
| Mutakalo
Health |
| Laughter
Tshiseo |
| Car
Goloi |
| Mukhushwane
Flu |
| Vivho
Jealousy |
| Ngoho
Truth |
| Alamula
Yawn |
| Mazwifhi
Lies |
| Nndwa
War |
| Mirero
Proverbs |
| Maambele
Idioms |
| Maiti
Verbs |
| Mabulazwithihi
Synonym |
| Nndwa
Fight |
| Phosho
Noise |
| Khombo
Accident |
| Muaro
Operation |
| Nyofho
Fear |
| Maaṋda
Power |
| Nungo
Strength |
| Bindu
Business |
| Zwamakwevho
Commerce |
| Vhulimisi
Agriculture |
| Siaṱari
Page |
| Tshidulo
Chair |
| Nḓuhu
Peanuts |
| Xela
Lost |
| Khakhathi
Trouble |
| Naka
Beautiful |
| Lunako
Beauty |
| Vhurereli
Religion |
| Mukalaha
Old man |
| Lutendo
Faith |
| Fulufhelo
Hope |
| Khuthadzo
Comfort |
| Thetshelesa
Listen |
| Dzumba
Hide |
| Dzumba
Withhold |
| Murole
Grade |
| Khwalaṅwaha
Seasons of the year |
| Ṱanzwa
Wash |
| Kulumaga
Clean |
| Ndumeliso
Greeting(s) |
| Mulalo
Peace |
| Musidzana
Girl |
| Mutukana
Boy |
| Tshilidzi
Grace |
| Sekhwa
Duck |
| Khonani
Friend(s) |
| Murundo
Urine |
| Musadzi
Woman |
| Vhasadzi
Women |
| Phindulo
Answer |
| Maḓamu
Breats |
| Maḓabula
Potatoes |
| Mulisa
Sheperd |
| Mudzi
Root |
| Mulingo
Exam |
| Mulingo
Test |
| Mulingo
Temptation |
| Mulanga
Convenant |
| Dodo
Idiot |
| Tshiḓahela
Fool |
| Muselwa
Bride |
| Mukololo
Prince |
| Voḓa
Princes |
| Zhinda
Prince |
| Kereke
Church |
| Thendo
Praise |
| Ḓuvha
Sunlight |
| Ṅwedzi
Moon |
| Phaṱhutshedzo
Blessing |
| Vhugala
Glory |
| Thavhula
Towel |
| Mbambe
Race |
| Murafho
Race |
| Buroho
Bridge |
| Mbingano
Marriage |
| Luare
String |
| Thambo
Rope |
| Mutaladzi
Sentence |
| Khaṱulo
Judgement |
| Tshigwevho
Sentence |
| Mutholi
Employer |
| Vhasa
Boss |
| Greetings
Ndumeliso |
| Vhudzekani
Sex |
| Maduda
Mucus |
| Musidzanasi
Virgin |
| Vhusidzana
Virginity |
| Mashudu
Luck |
| Mufunzi
Pastor |
| Garaba
Migrant Worker |
| Vhutoko
Cow dung |
| Ṱhamusi
Maybe |
| Zwitshele
Gossip |
| Mugudiswa
Learner |
| Mutshudeni
Student |
| Muungo
Audio |
| Mubvumo
Sound |
| Murumba
Drum |
| Tshilombe
Musician |
| Luvhilo
speed |
| Madzina
Names |
| Dzanda
Bundle |
| Ṱhonifho
Respect |
| Muvhango
Dispute |
| Pfulufhedziso
Promise |
| Mutsho
Weather |
| Nḓala
Hunger |
| Mulaedza
Message |
| Ḽibu
Wasp |
| Tshimima
Party or celebration |
| Bepha
Festival or Bash |
| Mvulatswinga
Preface |
| Mafhungo
News |
| Mutingati
Collaboration |
| Tshiko
Source |
| Guma
Mob or Crowd |
| Voḓa
Princess |
| Nyanenge
Sweetheart |
| Mashaka
Relatives |
| Shaka
Relatives |
| Nzie
Grasshopper |
| Done
Locust |
| Mukhavha
mic
Potbelly |
| Nḓala
Hunger |
| Nḓivho
Knowledge |
| Vhuṱali
Wisdom |
| Luambo
Language |
| Mureili
Driver |
| Mushumi
Worker |
| Mushumo
Work |
| Mushumo
Job |
| Matshende
Testicles |
| Miroho
Vegetables |
| Khare
Crown |
| Phombwe
Prostitute |
| Muḓalo
Flood |
| Miḓalo
Flood |
| Mugidimi
Athelete |
| Raho
Bum |
| Muṱa
Family |
| Nungo
Strength |
| Tshitungulo
Penis |
| Makwanḓa
Chicken feets |
| Nyovha
Fuck |
| Nyovhana
Sex |
| Matshimba
Excreters |
| Dzingano
Tales |
| Muhali
Hero |
| Mufholi
Anus |
| Nyimele
Situation |
| Mutoli
Honey |
| Mbudziso
Question |
| Tshiṱanga
mic
Kitchen |
| Tshikwenda
mic
Great grandchild |
| Murunzi
Shade |
| Murunzi
Shadow |
| Muraḓo
Member |
| baba
father |
| babalasi
trembling hangover |
| baḓa
walking stick |
| bada
road |
| badzhi
coat |
| badzi
large spot, scar |
| bai
type of blanket |
| baka
open space (between things) |
| bako
cave |
| bala
rodent: Lobengula gerbille |
| bala
pole |
| balaga
beam |
| balanganda
old type muzzle loader |
| balavhukoko
thumb |
| bale
place where soil is salty |
| bali
large piece of split wood |
| balika
great drought |
| balutshela
lack of courage in adversity |
| bama
slope, incline |
| bambiri
paper |
| bambulo
half slice |
| banda
a great wild beast |
| bandakano
separateness |
| bandashaya
difference between people |
| bande
flat object (like a disc) |
| banga
big knife |
| bango
big pole, for barring gateway |
| bani
old type musket |
| bani
plain covered mostly w/ mipani trees |
| bannda
belt, wheel band |
| banza
split piece of wood; muzzleloader gun |
| banzu
large splinter; piece of split wood |
| baphathi
plank, board |
| bapu
species of wingless grasshopper |
| bara
wheelbarrow |
| barapara
foolish young fellow, showoff |
| basela
small gift given to a customer |
| basha
poles (as for a hut) |
| bavho
leftovers |
| beapea
one who staggers |
| begwa
species of hawk |
| bele
chip that cracks off a pot that is being fired |
| belea
a creeper plant |
| belekedzo
animal that accompanies wife when she returns to the husband she wrongfully deserted |
| beletshedzo
animal that accompanies wife when she returns to the husband she wrongfully deserted |
| bememe
s/t opened out flat |
| bemu
patch of hair on otherwise shaven head |
| benga
type of men's loincloth |
| bengo
idiot, lunatic |
| bepha
band of flute players and girl drummers |
| bere
horse |
| besa
bolt of cloth |
| besu
tail, coccyx (but not tailfeathers) of bird |
| bete
cockroach |
| betshelo
stone used as anvil |
| bibi
Europeanstyle tobacco pipe |
| biḓa
noisy crowd of people |
| bigiri
mug, beaker |
| bika
excitement, nervousness |
| biko
perspiration |
| bilipili
duck |
| binda
woman who is barren after having 2 or 3 children |
| bindamutshi
type of plant |
| binde
thick, coarse grass or bark rope |
| bindu
profit, gain |
| birima
soft substance (e.g., porridge); quagmire |
| biselo
place where pots are fired |
| biso
illness (of chief only) |
| bivhili
Bible |
| bodo
iron pot |
| bofhelo
layer of grass beneath thatch roof |
| bofu
blind person |
| bogisi
box |
| bokoliko
maize that's rotted on stalk |
| bokoti
big club/cudgel, thrown at birds |
| bole
overabundance of wild fruit (so that some will rot before picking) |
| bolongondo
big thick pole |
| bombora
female who has not lengthened her labia minora |
| bomboro
female who has not lengthened her labia minora |
| bomepome
scapegoating |
| bonḓelo
place where mafula are prepared for beermaking |
| bonda
club, rod |
| bonde
species of large banana |
| bongondo
big thick pole |
| bonndo
pound (currency) |
| bono
extraordinary sight |
| bonyoko
futile attempt to escape punishment |
| bonyongo
fighting mob |
| bonze
certain women's long hairstyle |
| bopa
Adenia gummifera creeper |
| bopampani
black mamba snake |
| bopano
argument, disagreement; unidentified plant |
| bopavhafu
Adenia gummifera creeper |
| bophampani
black mamba snake |
| boro
drill, gimlet |
| boroṱo
plate |
| boswo
post office; brass bugle |
| bovhe
soft, impressionable material |
| budzwa
bull |
| budzwana
(female) cow |
| bugu
book |
| buka
Aneilema aequinoctiale Kunth. plant |
| buku
belly and uterus |
| bukuṱa
Cyperus parvinux sedge |
| bulannga
revelation of s/t hidden |
| bulasi
acre |
| bulayo
the evening star |
| buli
one of the 4 divining dice; position of divining dice |
| bulo
long row of small bundles of grass tied together near root ends |
| bulu
private veranda of a chief's sleeping huts |
| bumbudzi
pitfall, game pit |
| bumbukavha
small hole |
| bumbulu
letter of the alphabet |
| bumbusela
spoon |
| bune
candle |
| baba
father |
| babalasi
trembling hangover |
| baḓa
walking stick |
| bada
road |
| badzhi
coat |
| badzi
large spot, scar |
| bai
type of blanket |
| baka
open space (between things) |
| bako
cave |
| bala
rodent: Lobengula gerbille |
| bala
pole |
| balaga
beam |
| balanganda
old type muzzle loader |
| balavhukoko
thumb |
| bale
place where soil is salty |
| bali
large piece of split wood |
| balika
great drought |
| balutshela
lack of courage in adversity |
| bama
slope, incline |
| bambiri
paper |
| bambulo
half slice |
| banda
a great wild beast |
| bandakano
separateness |
| bandashaya
difference between people |
| bande
flat object (like a disc) |
| banga
big knife |
| bango
big pole, for barring gateway |
| bani
old type musket |
| bani
plain covered mostly w/ mipani trees |
| bannda
belt, wheel band |
| banza
split piece of wood; muzzleloader gun |
| banzu
large splinter; piece of split wood |
| baphathi
plank, board |
| bapu
species of wingless grasshopper |
| bara
wheelbarrow |
| barapara
foolish young fellow, showoff |
| basela
small gift given to a customer |
| basha
poles (as for a hut) |
| bavho
leftovers |
| beapea
one who staggers |
| begwa
species of hawk |
| bele
chip that cracks off a pot that is being fired |
| belea
a creeper plant |
| belekedzo
animal that accompanies wife when she returns to the husband she wrongfully deserted |
| beletshedzo
animal that accompanies wife when she returns to the husband she wrongfully deserted |
| bememe
s/t opened out flat |
| bemu
patch of hair on otherwise shaven head |
| benga
type of men's loincloth |
| bengo
idiot, lunatic |
| bepha
band of flute players and girl drummers |
| bere
horse |
| besa
bolt of cloth |
| besu
tail, coccyx (but not tailfeathers) of bird |
| bete
cockroach |
| betshelo
stone used as anvil |
| bibi
Europeanstyle tobacco pipe |
| biḓa
noisy crowd of people |
| bigiri
mug, beaker |
| bika
excitement, nervousness |
| biko
perspiration |
| bilipili
duck |
| binda
woman who is barren after having 2 or 3 children |
| bindamutshi
type of plant |
| binde
thick, coarse grass or bark rope |
| bindu
profit, gain |
| birima
soft substance (e.g., porridge); quagmire |
| biselo
place where pots are fired |
| biso
illness (of chief only) |
| bivhili
Bible |
| bodo
iron pot |
| bofhelo
layer of grass beneath thatch roof |
| bofu
blind person |
| bogisi
box |
| bokoliko
maize that's rotted on stalk |
| bokoti
big club/cudgel, thrown at birds |
| bole
overabundance of wild fruit (so that some will rot before picking) |
| bolongondo
big thick pole |
| bombora
female who has not lengthened her labia minora |
| bomboro
female who has not lengthened her labia minora |
| bomepome
scapegoating |
| bonḓelo
place where mafula are prepared for beermaking |
| bonda
club, rod |
| bonde
species of large banana |
| bongondo
big thick pole |
| bonndo
pound (currency) |
| bono
extraordinary sight |
| bonyoko
futile attempt to escape punishment |
| bonyongo
fighting mob |
| bonze
certain women's long hairstyle |
| bopa
Adenia gummifera creeper |
| bopampani
black mamba snake |
| bopano
argument, disagreement; unidentified plant |
| bopavhafu
Adenia gummifera creeper |
| bophampani
black mamba snake |
| boro
drill, gimlet |
| boroṱo
plate |
| boswo
post office; brass bugle |
| bovhe
soft, impressionable material |
| budzwa
bull |
| budzwana
(female) cow |
| bugu
book |
| buka
Aneilema aequinoctiale Kunth. plant |
| buku
belly and uterus |
| bukuṱa
Cyperus parvinux sedge |
| bulannga
revelation of s/t hidden |
| bulasi
acre |
| bulayo
the evening star |
| buli
one of the 4 divining dice; position of divining dice |
| bulo
long row of small bundles of grass tied together near root ends |
| bulu
private veranda of a chief's sleeping huts |
| bumbudzi
pitfall, game pit |
| bumbukavha
small hole |
| bumbulu
letter of the alphabet |
| bumbusela
spoon |
| bundu
|
| bune
candle |
| bunepune
share of game shared with those on the hunt |
| bunga
type of poisonous tree |
| bunganyungu
hideandseek game |
| bungu
drug sniffed by diviner before consultation |
| buphu
any drug that neutralizes a disease or defilement |
| buphula
fourth finger |
| buse
levy, contingent |
| butelo
pacifier, appeaser |
| buto
a position of divining dice |
| butu
Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. plant |
| buvhela
the deceased soandso (female) |
| buvhi
one who gives medicines to neutralize musika |
| buvhikhomu
taste of beer (to see if it's ready) |
| bvani
an expert in s/t |
| bvevha
appeasement |
| bvokobvoko
small, pronged stick that initiates must keep between legs while hopping forward |
| bvumbo
petticoat; woman's skirt |
| bvumo
Knowltonia transvaalensis Szysz. |
| bvungwi
|
| bvunwa
Knowltonia transvaalensis Szysz. |
| bvuvho
|
| bwere
cripple |
| bwerepwere
|
| bwerere
|
| bwibwi
train station |
| bwimbwili
food cooked for boys in Murundu |
| bwindi
domestic bug |
| ḓabe
entrance |
| ḓadzwane
hiding place for s/t |
| ḓagaladzhie
bit of soft mud |
| ḓaka
fruitless search |
| ḓaleḓale
rubbish heap, ash heap |
| ḓalerwa
wild dog |
| ḓalerwathondo
banded wild dog |
| ḓambarananga
civet cat |
| ḓambatshekwa
crab |
| ḓambavhusha
place in a brook or river for vhusha rites |
| ḓambelo
washing basin |
| ḓambuwo
ford, shallows |
| ḓamu
udder, breast; node of bananas |
| ḓana
hundred |
| ḓana
brat |
| ḓanḓa
big handful |
| ḓanze
thick high grass |
| ḓavhu
mountain reedbuck |
| ḓaya
shavings, chips of metal |
| ḓegere
fool, halfwit |
| ḓembe
wondrous sight, marvel; species of vegetable plant |
| ḓemeḓu
bullfrog |
| ḓenzhe
big torch (as made from grass) |
| ḓikolomo
big head of cattle |
| ḓinga
clod |
| ḓingamelo
sheep or blanket given to one's motherinlaw |
| ḓingo
high platform for guarding crops |
| ḓinzwi
antbear hole |
| ḓiri
tar, grease |
| ḓithu
big thing, big creature, monster |
| ḓitsi
big mass of smoke |
| ḓobi
percussion cap |
| ḓombwe
Senecio polyanthemoides Sch. Bip. plant; peanuts or vegetable without salt |
| ḓomu
bridle |
| ḓongololo
millipede; muscle, contracted biceps |
| ḓora
thirst |
| ḓoro
prickly pear |
| ḓorobo
European town, village |
| ḓuhwi
type of edible caterpillar |
| ḓula
frog |
| ḓulu
granary |
| ḓumbu
storm, hurricane, gale |
| ḓumo
breast of a slaughtered animal |
| ḓuvha
sun; day |
| ḓuvhu
sloughed snake skin |
| dada
kaross of furs or skins |
| dada
bogey (used to frighten children) |
| dadasenga
species of thatching grass |
| dadatsinga
bovine disease (involves sinking spine) |
| dadatsingane
bovine disease (involves sinking spine) |
| daka
mud, slush |
| dakalo
joy |
| dala
bull, blue or white w/ black specks |
| dalana
(female) cow, blue or white w/ black specks |
| dali
fever, malaria; algae floating in stagnant water |
| damba
Commelina sp. plant |
| dambadambane
a species of plant |
| dambaḽamulamboni
#REF! |
| dambamukula
species of small plant w/ red leaves |
| dambudzo
harassment, oppression |
| dambulo
distress, adversity, woe |
| damu
water storage dam |
| danda
pole, rod, log |
| dandala
wicker coop for transport |
| dande
spider's web; cataract of eye |
| dandetande
spider's web; cataract of eye |
| danga
cattle enclosure |
| dangani
#REF! |
| daṱwa
junk, contemptuous term for s/t cast off |
| data
large grain bin or basket made of coiled grass rope |
| dathi
badly made wicker or plaitwork; loosely stretched bow |
| davha
work party held where beer is exchanged for hoeing |
| davhi
tree limb |
| davhi
tree limb |
| davhuha
kaross of furs or skins |
| dehe
rings worn below the knee by boys to signify puberty age |
| dela
weak, underfed child; a kind of vegetable plant |
| delele
Corchorus tridens L. plant |
| demba
widemouthed calabash for storing flour; xylophone resonator |
| dembe
leather skirt for women |
| dembe
type of vegetable plant |
| dembutete
swing used by children |
| deme
bush w/ thick trees, being cleared for garden |
| demelo
temporary hut, as for camping on roadside |
| dende
musical instrument of bow w/ wire and calabash |
| dendele
important person |
| denga
ancient small blue Venda bead; sky, heaven; raised ridge, band |
| dennde
tent |
| denzhe
huge, swollen leg or foot |
| denwa
straw, grass for drawing lots |
| deto
old wornout, broken basket |
| deu
rope/thong by which front oxen of team is lead |
| devhele
any mediumsized sack or satchel |
| devhu
menstrual flow |
| devhula
the north |
| devhulamufumbu
north wind |
| didedzo
feeling of warmth, as when being pummelled |
| didingwe
serval |
| didzha
bull, black w/ white speckled thighs |
| didzhana
(female) cow, black w/ white speckled thighs |
| dikitela
asthma |
| dikulo
heavy girdle of beads formerly worn by old women of rank |
| dilikinya
s/t which is too thick |
| dilu
bull, brown w/ dark stripes running across body |
| dilwana
(female) cow, brown w/ dark stripes running across body |
| dimbi
thong put around neck of a hornless animal |
| dimukulo
species of small bird |
| dindi
hole in the ground, pit |
| dini
sour porridge made from slightly fermented bran |
| dino
harassment, tormenting |
| disheleni
ten shillings |
| diso
arrangement of turns for taking care of cattle |
| divhitivhi
immature sugarcane (tasteless) |
| divhula
first offspring |
| dodo
idiot |
| doko
heap of cow dung |
| dokotela
Westernstyle doctor |
| doledza
causing an infant to take after its mother; infection w/ disease |
| domba
puberty rites mostly for girls, held at chief's kraal |
| dombo
embryo; big stone |
| domo
big mouth, maw |
| dondo
bush/grove w/ little undergrowth |
| done
species of small fly; locust |
| donga
(insulting) Tonga person |
| dongo
large shard of pottery |
| dongo
deserted kraal site |
| doni
longstanding tax defaulter |
| donngi
donkey |
| donyo
animal's penis |
| dope
mass of soft mud |
| dovhi
peanut sauce |
| dubo
side (of person) |
| duda
head cold |
| dugu
cloth |
| duhwa
wooden arrowhead |
| dukana
strong lad; big brawny fellow |
| dukhwa
heap, as of ashes, leaves, rubbish |
| dukulwi
fool, idiot, dolt |
| dula
big rafter in a hut |
| duli
mortar for pounding grain |
| dulwi
single stalk of millet plant |
| duma
cowrie shell |
| dumba
ruins of a hut, old rundown hut |
| dumbu
big carcass; corpse |
| dumbu
(disparaging) big fat belly |
| dundelo
bladder |
| dundu
large basket; Adenia digitata creeper |
| dungammbwa
canine tooth |
| dungo
node, as in stalks of grass; joint of fingers |
| dungudzi
trees/bushes overgrown w/ creepers & thick w/ undergrowth |
| dunguluvhufa
Canna indica L. plant |
| dununu
type of longsnouted mouse |
| dunzha
type of cloth |
| dunzi
great shadow; dragon fly |
| dunzwu
great shadow; dragon fly |
| duphwa
small vessel of medicine |
| duthunwa
heap of weeds, rubbish, ash |
| duthwa
dunce, fool |
| dutu
heap of s/t soft |
| dwadze
epidemic |
| dwatwa
old bleached skull |
| dyambila
black mamba snake |
| dyaṱhoho
wild grape plant |
| dyelo
craw of a fowl |
| dzadza
rag; worthless person |
| dzala
slimy diarrhea (esp. in small children) |
| dzaluma
species of vegetable plant |
| dzamanga
species of imported pumpkin |
| dzambarananga
civet cat |
| dzanda
bundle of long things |
| dzanga
anything ornamental or beautiful |
| dzanganda
rags, tatters |
| dzhavhelo
refuge, sanctuary |
| dzawelo
great resting place |
| dzedze
lice on dogs, fowl; sandfleas |
| dzefhule
a type of yellow bead |
| dzekiso
dowry for a wife which is given by s/o other than the husband |
| dzelehana
large galago |
| dzelele
drunken staggering; drunken slurring |
| dzema
habit of a person |
| dzembe
hoe; amulet of metal |
| dzenengu
species of large cricket |
| dzenga
futile person |
| dzetu
incisor tooth, as of rodent |
| dzeu
molar |
| dzhagane
African convert to Christianity |
| dzhasi
coat, overcoat |
| dzhedzhedzhe
a boys' game |
| dzhekedzheke
Cyperus latifolius sedge |
| dzheko
long twohandled Lemba saw, for cutting copper |
| dzhela
sapling |
| dzhendedzi
gobetween, intermediary |
| dzhenzheḓa
pottery shard; any useless thing |
| dzhenzhevheḓa
pottery shard; any useless thing |
| dzhere
lesser masked weaver |
| dzhesana
sedge |
| dzhesi
Cyperus latifolius sedge |
| dzhesiḽamatombo
#REF! |
| dzhesindau
Cyperus immensus sedge |
| dzhesixondo
Cyperus immensus sedge |
| dzhila
big tail |
| dzilafho
cure |
| dzhimba
big heap of human excrement |
| dzhinda
species of locusts/grasshoppers; (jocular) small children |
| dzhivhulo
first offspring of an animal |
| dzhogo
yoke |
| dzhoko
mass, stack, heap |
| dzhomela
Tongadesigned earthenware mug |
| dzhoro
small particle, grain, gravel |
| dzhuga
shrike |
| dzima
hoeing time |
| dzimba
early maize |
| dzina
name |
| dzinga
a harmless mediumsized snake |
| dzinganḓevhe
deaf person; smallest kind of winged termite |
| dzinginyandebvu
gift/fee to counsellors who heard a court case |
| dzingwa
tree whose fruit is reserved for chief's kraal |
| dzio
trap for big game made of pointed log suspended in tree w/ trigger release |
| dzivha
pool in river |
| dzivhanḓila
February |
| dzofha
large clot of blood |
| dzohwane
bovine disease involving swollen foreleg |
| dzolo
tobacco pouch made of mulolo leaf |
| dzothwa
bull, dark brown all over |
| dzothwana
(female) cow, dark brown all over |
| dzudzu
tuft of cotton wool |
| dzulo
residence in one place for a long time |
| dzumbamo
hiding place |
| dzumbululo
#REF! |
| dzumo
feast where s/t (such as first fruits) is eaten for first time |
| dzunde
labor performed for chief by subjects, w/ no pay but beer and food |
| dzungu
giddiness |
| dzungu
Venda green spotted pumpkin |
| dzuvha
flower, blossom |
| dzuvhaḽamuṱaḓa
type of bright yellow bead |
| dzuwa
thin strip of wood from thorn tree, for baskets and winnows |
| dzwatswatswa
hunting spider |
| dzwavho
inside skin or tissue of belly of animal |
| dzwee
a type of small brown bird |
| dzwingare
species of large lizard |
| dzwuguḓa
bull, black w/ speckled ears, throat, belly |
| dzwuguḓana
(female) cow, black w/ speckled ears, throat, belly |
| egere
#REF! |
| emere
bucket |
| ennge
ink |
| esela
donkey |
| faḓali
maize at stage when beard withers and dries out |
| fafhu
lung |
| fagi
barrel |
| fagoroni
halfacrown |
| fahaṱa
ringworm, herpes, circular tetter |
| fakanwe
thick milk, not yet sufficiently sour |
| falo
strong purgative; enema medicine |
| famba
shoulder blade; “gall sickness” in cattle, where shoulder swells |
| fande
basket of maize leftover after shelling, set aside for mother |
| fanyo
s/t that resembles s/t else |
| feḓa
strange smell, odor of beasts of prey |
| fedzi
day of rest when work is not permitted |
| felwa
ripe maize cob, still on stalk after beard has withered |
| fembo
medicine for smelling, as used by diviners |
| fhafha
wing |
| fhafhu
lung |
| fhanza
splinter of wood |
| fhefhe
happygolucky person |
| fhethu
place, location |
| fhiha
agitation |
| fhirima
thin gruel, thin mud |
| fhonḓo
young bird, not yet independent |
| fhoro
bar or pole for barring cattle kraal gate |
| fhulufhedzo
trust, belief, faith |
| fhulufhelo
faith in s/t, s/o |
| fhungo
tale, narrative |
| fhuri
pumpkin |
| filifindi
type of small mushroom that grows in great groups |
| fimilo
cattle nostril |
| findi
body of snake |
| fivhivhi
dense moving mass, billows |
| fobvhu
thief |
| fola
tobacco plant/leaf; snuff |
| folaḽapfeṋe
puffball mushroom |
| folamulambo
Plectranthus calycinus Benth plant |
| fonḓo
common house rat |
| foro
furrow |
| forogo
table fork; garden fork |
| foromo
brickmaking mold |
| fovha
fatal epidemic in cattle or people |
| fovhovha
crop disease, causing improper maturation, wilting |
| fovhovho
crop disease, causing improper maturation, wilting |
| fufha
jealousy, envy |
| fuhumulo
tree fungus that grows in large white layers on old trunks |
| fulo
general hunt, in which many participate |
| fulu
first milk yielded by cow at milking time |
| fulufhedzo
trust, faith, belief in |
| fulufhelo
trust, faith, belief in |
| fulwana
July |
| fulwi
June |
| fumba
agitation, nervousness |
| fumbo
hoe inserted in handle at oblique angle |
| fumbu
measles |
| fumi
ten |
| funḓwi
tambookie grass (thatch) |
| funguluvhiḓa
a species of lizard |
| funguvhu
African rook; coward |
| furalelo
refuge in time of need |
| furi
pumpkin plant and fruit |
| fuvha
epidemic |
| fuvhalo
fairsized wound |
| fuvhuvhu
species of brown lizard |
| fuyu
wild fig |
| gabelo
wave |
| gabulelo
secondhand thing |
| gaga
cow's stomach |
| gaga
green unripe fruit; fetus of pig, dog, carnivores |
| gai
lice nit |
| gake
shortage |
| gaku
clod, lump of earth or porridge |
| gala
important person; one from chief's kraal |
| galaha
old fellow |
| galakuni
turkey |
| gali
large pot; fee paid to court messenger |
| gamashi
grapple plant |
| gamba
any widemouthed pot |
| gambakamba
collar bone and cavity above it; child at stage of first steps |
| gambana
big snuff box |
| gambani
camp (esp. Native Commissioner's office at Sibasa) |
| gammbani
camp (esp. Native Commissioner's office at Sibasa) |
| gamuso
excessive secretion of milk from woman's breast |
| gaṋelo
place in maize field where reaped cobs are heaped and shelled |
| ganda
thick, big hide/skin |
| gandwa
puddle, sheet |
| ganeo
wonderful tales |
| ganndi
can, tin, drum |
| ganu
long sinew, tendon |
| ganukiso
marvel |
| ganuko
great amazement |
| ganzha
padlock, handcuffs |
| ganzhe
padlock, handcuffs |
| gapa
empty cartridge shell |
| gara
buttermilk |
| garaba
black person who has returned from work in town |
| gataṅwa
slut |
| gatho
sling |
| gathya
loin cloth hanging loose (not tucked in at back |
| gavha
young maize plants (a few feet high) |
| gavhelo
share, portion (as of inheritance) |
| gavhi
rough rope/fiber |
| gebisi
cap |
| geḓa
wood that is cut and left to dry for firewood |
| geḓane
chain |
| geḓela
kettle |
| gegana
bowl of hemppipe |
| gegereba
s/t huge |
| gegulu
old woman |
| genzu
piece, portion, large morsel |
| gerege
church |
| gerere
large swarming locust |
| gese
box, case |
| gesi
electricity |
| gethe
large, blunt, useless knife |
| gevheḓa
large earthenware pot w/ broken mouth |
| gezi
electricity |
| girivhana
wheelbarrow |
| givha
certain way of blowing reed flutes and drum accompaniment |
| gobi
good marksman |
| gobodo
stilt |
| goḓo
mockery, mocking words |
| godi
shaft, deep hole in ground |
| godobo
stilt |
| godzwa
bull, white w/ small brown specks |
| godzwana
(female) cow, white w/ small brown specks |
| gofhi
coffee |
| gogo
crowd, mob |
| gogodza
Pycnostachys urticifolia Hook plant |
| gogoriba
huge man or beast; giant |
| gogoroba
s/t huge |
| goha
hut w/ mortars where grain is stamped |
| goko
piece of perforated iron |
| goko
food burnt fast to bottom or rim of pot |
| gokombola
exceptionally large person or thing |
| gokoshomba
a creeper plant |
| gole
cloud |
| gologodo
very old weak goat or sheep |
| goloi
wagon, cart |
| gomane
war party, column, detachment |
| gomba
foot holes for climbing |
| gombambudzi
nighthawk |
| gombikombi
s/t crooked, bent |
| gombo
large umbilical hernia |
| gome
species of locust/grasshopper |
| gomo
parcel |
| goṅwe
weevil |
| gona
knee |
| gonano
close friendship |
| gonanombe
one who has power over cattle (praise name for chief) |
| gondo
broad path, track |
| gongo
large clitoris |
| goni
martial eagle |
| gono
calf just before it's full grown |
| gonobva
laziness, indifference |
| gonyongo
half a sackful |
| gonono
species of bumblebee that bores in wood |
| gonwe
weevil |
| gope
large, shelled maize cob |
| gope
unhealthy drowsiness |
| gopokopo
Combretum microphyllum tree or creeper |
| gopwa
armpit |
| goroi
corn, wheat, barley |
| gorokoro
ground bulbul; coward |
| gororo
occasional grain of red maize among white |
| gosa
pace, stride |
| gosho
food |
| goswi
coward |
| gota
headman |
| goto
coarse remaining particles after sprouted Eleusine is prepared |
| govha
slope, valley |
| govhakhanga
Asparagus falcatus L. plant |
| govho
clot, lump of gore, coagulated blood |
| govho
stick w/ hook on end to fetch down things |
| govhole
mass of fula pips used in beermaking |
| gowa
wild cat |
| goya
wild cat |
| goyokoyo
loose, wide thing (as a too large garment) |
| gubva
old and worn mortar |
| guḓa
veranda of hut |
| gudiba
boxlike monkey trap |
| gufha
tick engorged w/ blood |
| guga
boy engaged to cook for a white's servants |
| gugudza
Pycnostachys urticifolia Hook plant |
| guguṱimba
Pouzolzia parasitica L. shrub |
| guhuhu
provisionallybuilt hut |
| gukulume
big rooster |
| gula
lion's mane |
| gulokulo
larynx, adam's apple |
| gulu
bullet |
| gulu
paunch, first stomach of ruminants |
| gulungwa
butter |
| guluvha
noisy crowd of people |
| guma
cluster, bunch of bees |
| gumba
egg |
| gumbanambeu
kind of musika (magic drug for killing people) |
| gumbe
any climbing plant |
| gumbese
blanket, rug |
| gumbila
#REF! |
| gumbu
large calabash |
| gumudzho
Cucumis metuliferus E. Mey. creeper |
| gunaphele
Pachycarpus schinzianus N.E.Br. plant |
| gundamanyelo
Pavonia Burchelli Dyer plant |
| gundo
being too much for another; victory, conquest |
| gunyupea
influence of others toward trouble that one would avoid |
| gungwa
trough, canoe, dugout |
| guni
large piece of firewood |
| gunubu
button |
| gunwe
thumb |
| gunzwu
earwax |
| gupo
voluntary donation of maize to chief's kraal during time of need |
| gupulo
damages paid to husband by man who slept with his wife |
| guruḓo
earthenware dish/bowl |
| guse
roughness of fur of sick animals |
| guṱe
remaining part of chief's garden hoed by everyone together |
| guṱu
huge, ungainly animal |
| guṱu
ear of maize on stalk after chief has carefully extracted cob |
| guṱukuṱu
ear of maize on stalk after chief has carefully extracted cob |
| guvha
builtin seat on clay wall in yard |
| guvhukuvhu
waterfall w/o pool underneath |
| guyo
stone for grinding on |
| guyukuyu
oldstyle big, heavy transport wagon |
| gwaḓi
native watermelon |
| gwada
crowd of people |
| gwada
clod, lump (as of salt) |
| gwakwa
dried out, useless crops from previoius year |
| gwala
broad track/trail; part in the hair |
| gwama
big pouch, satchel |
| gwambadzi
Capparis tomentosa L., Pterolobium exosum Baker f., Toddalia aculeata Lam. shrubs |
| gwambadziḽavhuronga
Pterolobium exosum Baker f. shrub |
| gwangwangwa
empty, rickety, useless crate/box |
| gwara
stony, soilless hillock |
| gwashu
delicacy, very nice food |
| gwati
thick piece of tree bark |
| gwavhavha
species of brown lizard |
| gwea
large lukwea |
| gwede
Layard's bulbul |
| gwekwe
snare or noose for catching large animals |
| gwembwe
mange (in dogs, sheep, goats) |
| gwendo
hindleg of fowl or grasshopper |
| gwengo
obsolete doublehandled spokeshave; machete |
| gwetela
gentle scratching used as hint or warning |
| gweva
cheat, deceiver, impostor |
| gwevu
bull, white w/ small brown specks |
| gwikhwi
crop, craw of birds |
| gwikwi
crop, craw of birds |
| gwingwili
a species of bird |
| gwitha
spotted eagle owl |
| gwithathavha
Verreaux's eagle owl, giant eagle owl |
| habu
watermelon |
| hadzila
tart feeling in mouth after eating s/t unripe or sour |
| halasi
glass, windowpane |
| hali
circumcision of girls |
| halwa
beer made from maize flour |
| hamuhamu
person who talks nonsense |
| hamula
hammer |
| haṋwani
inside of the mouth |
| hana
childhood |
| harafu
spade |
| harani
sewing thread |
| hariki
rake |
| hatsi
any grass |
| hatsihatserekanya
lots of grass |
| havhiya
bewitchment brought from town |
| hemeheme
heavy, labored breathing |
| hemmbe
shirt |
| hugede
certain place, suchandsuch place |
| hunḓa
bullfrog |
| hunguvhu
African rook |
| huyu
fig, wild fig |
| hwami
#REF! |
| hwapi
big tendon behind the knee |
| kangalakadzhiwe
new moon seen for the first time |
| kangalakaziwe
new moon seen for the first time |
| kangalakedzi
new moon seen for the first time |
| katshi
chewed out sugarcane fiber |
| khaba
male sheep, ram |
| khabubu
haze |
| khaḓa
mussel; wooden sheath for knife |
| khaḓela
beestings, porridge made with beestings |
| khaḓo
land where weeds have been cut down w/ sickle in preparation for hoeing |
| khadi
jumprope |
| khadzimuṱavha
spring hare |
| khadzinge
greaves |
| khaho
wet rawhide |
| khakhanwa
stick with a fork at one end, used for holding grass |
| khakhathi
bustle, activity, ado |
| khaḽana
species of hawk |
| khaḽana
small pot |
| khaladzi
sibling of the opposite sex |
| khalalamo
great age |
| khalaru
haze in the distance |
| khali
earthenware cooking pot |
| khalula
salty/oversalted meat |
| khamba
tortoise |
| khambako
any big animal, esp. those more common in past |
| khambana
snuffbox |
| khamelo
milk pail |
| khaṋo
harvest |
| khana
chest, breast |
| khandame
technical name for certain counters in mufuvha |
| khandiso
seal, rubber stamp |
| khando
sole of foot |
| khanedzo
denial (e.g., of guilt) |
| khangala
species of venomous snake |
| khangamusimbiri
crested guinea fowl |
| khangathavha
crested guinea fowl |
| khangamutupo
child who takes a family name other than father's; adopted child |
| khanganeo
mental confusion |
| khangathavha
crested guinea fowl |
| khangwa
forgetfulness |
| khangwelo
pardon, forgiveness |
| khanzu
dress, garment, drapery |
| khare
ring, wreath, coil of grass used as pad on head for carrying things |
| khasho
core of bangles and anklets |
| khaṱha
small thin bundle (as of grass, tobacco) |
| khaṱhulo
judgment, verdict |
| khathutshelo
mercy, pity, benevolence |
| khatshi
chewed fiber of sugarcane that is spit out |
| khaulula
certain note in Venda reed flute ensemble |
| khavho
species of small round calabash w/ long tapering end; beer ladle from calabash |
| khavhu
flame |
| khenya
#REF! |
| khena
notches |
| khethekanyo
chapter |
| khobvu
juice of boiled pumpkin |
| khoḓobo
quiver of spears |
| khodobo
quiver of spears |
| khofhe
sleep |
| khofheni
face, visage |
| khoha
solitary baboon, expelled from group |
| khohamutsho
certain star, said to precede Venus in the morning |
| khoikhoi
game in which one hops on one foot while holding the other |
| khokho
peg; great one (as in army), leader |
| khokhola
knee cap |
| khokhole
fruit of mukokole |
| khokhonedzo
very fine flour |
| khokhonya
woodpecker |
| khokhonyo
species of pheasant |
| kholomo
head of cattle; certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| kholokhoṱhe
mukolokote fruit |
| kholwa
man gone to town, never to return |
| khomba
girl of marriageable age |
| khombe
unmarried man, bachelor |
| khombisi
corned beef |
| khombo
misfortune |
| khombole
labiodental whistling |
| khomo
pocket in a garment |
| khoṋo
bar on door; key |
| khonani
comrade, friend |
| khonde
bluegrass, rooigrass |
| khondo
rump (e.g., of a cow) |
| khongoḓoli
thin porridge or gruel of flour, warmed but not boiled |
| khongoni
blue wildebeest |
| khonwa
Crinum longifolium Thunb. plant |
| khopha
Aloe Marlothii Berger |
| khoro
courtyard; tribal subunit |
| khororo
hockeylike boys' game; hoopoe |
| khosana
petty chief |
| khosi
chief |
| khoṱhola
cough |
| khotho
male dog; prison (Biblical) |
| khotsi
father |
| khotsimuhulu
father's older brother; husband of mother's elder sister |
| khotsimunene
father's younger brother; husband of mother's younger sister |
| khovhe
fish |
| khovhola
hollow along one side of center rib of spear blade or arrowhead |
| khube
guessing game in which grain is hidden in one hand |
| khubudu
fruit of the mukubudu |
| khubvumedzi
September |
| khuḓa
corner; arm, bend or loop of river |
| khuḓavhavha
elbows |
| khuḓo
pouch, small bag |
| khudi
hollow, slight depression |
| khufhi
tuber, bulb |
| khuhu
fowl |
| khuhumulambo
species of waterfowl |
| khukhulimba
huge person or thing |
| khukhuma
fruit of muhukhuma |
| khukhwana
chicken |
| khuḽane
bundle of grass |
| khula
bunch of bananas; dry cob of maize |
| khula
charcoal used for iron smelting |
| khuli
great trochanter of the femur |
| khuli
fog, mist |
| khulimba
huge person or thing |
| khuliso
respect |
| khulo
peculiar guttural way of women's singing when transporting beer |
| khulukadzi
cow that's had several calves |
| khuluṋoni
throne, seat of chief |
| khumba
snail shell |
| khumbana
temple, side of head |
| khumbelotshilalelo
evening star (Venus) |
| khambelo
request, prayer |
| khumbi
#REF! |
| khumela
reversal, turning back |
| khunḓa
#REF! |
| khunḓwi
Rhoicissus rhomboideus Planch. creeper |
| khundi
winnowing baskets |
| khundu
waist |
| khunga
eel |
| khungu
small plant species |
| khungulu
spherical object |
| khungumadzi
a type of medicine |
| khungumuṱavha
driftsand left behind by river after a flood |
| khunguru
coarse grains of meal, lumps |
| khuni
firewood |
| khunwana
(female) cow, red all over |
| khunweu
bull, red all over |
| khunyeledzo
gathering attended by everyone |
| khunyeleli
meeting, assembly |
| khunzi
ringleader; impudent young fellow |
| khunzikhunzi
steep overhanging bank |
| khura
outside fence |
| khurukhuru
purplecrested lourie; fruit of mukurukuru |
| khushumusi
Christmas present |
| khuṱho
stone used for scrubbing self |
| khuṱhu
green fruit pigeon |
| khuthadzo
appeasement, pacification, consoling |
| khuvhabvu
wounded |
| khuvhangano
gathering |
| khuvhanganyo
gathering of people |
| khuvumedzi
September |
| khuwadzi
species of bird |
| khuwe
species of poisonous caterpillar |
| khuzwane
supreme deity; creator of all things |
| khwakhwa
monkey orange; dead leaves/twigs that make noise when stepped on |
| khwalakhwali
fruit of the Antidesma Venosum tree |
| khwali
leader, the one in front |
| khwali
Natal noisy francolin |
| khwamba
South African parrot |
| khwaṋama
parts of a slaughtered animal that must be sent to chief as homage |
| khwana
(female) cow, black w/ white stripe on back, throat, stomach; fruit of the muhwana |
| khwanḓa
hoof |
| khwanntha
any plait of three |
| khwara
pangolin, scaly anteater |
| khwaṱhe
a white bachelor; employee of a firm |
| khwatha
horn used as trumpet |
| khwea
sickles w/ long handles and small semicircular blades |
| khwedzhana
(female) cow, red w/ white udder |
| khwekhwe
reticulum |
| khwenga
South African parrot |
| khwera
bull, white w/ black head |
| khwerana
(female) cow, white w/ black head |
| khwiḓa
(archaic) sickles |
| khwivho
new garden, freshly cleared |
| kolo
round dot, as part of a decorative design |
| kosekose
small contribution; tribal levy |
| kuḓi
small village |
| kuḓu
small hut |
| kudambo
small river |
| kudambwana
small brook |
| kudima
small garden |
| kudindi
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| kudofha
a little blood |
| kuenda
traveller |
| kuhothi
small door |
| kukal@™ana
very small earthenware pot |
| kukali
small earthenware pot |
| kukethe
small wornout useless knife |
| kuse
small garden of tobacco |
| kuṱoho
small head of s/t |
| kuṱono
very thin person |
| kutovho
small mat |
| kuvhala
small spot |
| kuvhanga
small elevation, gradient |
| kwakwa
small plant that's reproduced itself w/o being sown |
| kwana
small child |
| kwati
tree bark |
| ḽanḓere
lantern |
| ḽara
November |
| ḽeḓere
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| ḽiakhatho
new shoot on stump of felled tree |
| ḽialo
sleeping mat of chief |
| ḽianga
vulture |
| ḽibena
type of percussion cap for muzzleloader guns |
| ḽibogisi
box |
| ḽibu
wasp |
| ḽibukhomu
species of large wasp |
| ḽibumbudzi
species of small wasp |
| liḓu
large, ungainly, clumsilybuilt hut |
| ḽidido
heat, warmth |
| liembe
wild custard apple |
| ḽifhasi
earth |
| ḽifhaṱa
twin |
| ḽifhoḓa
immature fruit of the wild medlar |
| lifhoro
pole put horizontally across a gateway |
| ḽiga
pace, step |
| ligerere
large locust that usually arrives in great swarms |
| ligubu
weak, sickly calf, runt |
| ḽigula
Indian |
| ḽigweḽiṱofu
leopard with larger spots than others (and thus fiercer) |
| lihabu
watermelon |
| lihamba
tortoise |
| ḽihamuhamu
person given to scolding and empty chat |
| ḽihangabye
a type of stone |
| ḽihangahwe
a type of stone |
| ḽihokoko
thief, cattle raider, robber |
| ḽiholi
Burchell's starling |
| ḽihuhuma
fruit of muhuhuma |
| ḽihwaihwai
slovenly, dirty person |
| ḽihwarahwara
useless, unreliable fellow |
| ḽiivha
any pigeon, dove |
| ḽiivhathavha
rock pigeon |
| ḽikethe
worn out useless knife or piece of iron |
| ḽikhavha
large hackknife |
| ḽikhethe
wornout useless knife |
| ḽikhuwa
white man |
| ḽikona
hard buttock of a baboon; evil or malicious talk |
| ḽil
colon, large intestine |
| ḽilamba
s/t that has failed |
| ḽilema
member of Malema tribe; cannibal |
| ḽilemalema
fruit bat |
| ḽilidzavhana
trumpeter hornbill |
| ḽililo
heat, warmth |
| ḽilinga
ivory armring, as formerly worn by chiefs |
| ḽiluvha
blossom, small flower |
| ḽimbolongondo
big upright block of wood, pole |
| ḽimbule
net for catching game |
| ḽimilo
hole in a bead |
| ḽiṋo
tooth |
| ḽiṋulakhovhe
heron |
| ḽinyai
soot; type of small black bead |
| ḽinyanganwaha
civet cat |
| ḽinzwiti
(archaic) certain Zulu raiders |
| ḽinaanaa
hadedah ibis |
| ḽinona
very big dry clod of earth |
| liovhelwa
stork |
| lipanda
large locust that usually arrives in great swarms |
| ḽiphashane
sandal made from a tire |
| liphuga
old, experienced warrior |
| liphuswa
weaned calf |
| ḽiphwaphwa
cob of unripe maize |
| ḽipongoro
pole used to block gateway |
| ḽiranga
small species of cultivated calabash |
| ḽire
gob of saliva |
| ḽireḓa
grasscutting termite |
| ḽiseli
diseased potato that stays hard or turns glassy when boiled |
| ḽiseṱha
silver, coin |
| ḽishandukwa
unreliable person |
| ḽisunzi
species of large ant |
| ḽiswuhana
youth |
| ḽiṱaḓulu
heaven, sky |
| ḽiṱhakhe
crown of tree |
| ḽithubwa
captive of war |
| ḽiṱo
eye |
| ḽiṱungu
gooseflesh (as when cold) |
| ḽitavha
great mountain |
| ḽithubwa
captive of war |
| ḽitotoya
immature peanut |
| ḽitzhere
lesser marked weaver |
| ḽivhadzi
scar |
| ḽivhaka
open space |
| ḽivhanda
great wild beast, beast of prey |
| ḽivhava
habitual thief |
| ḽivhele
maize plant |
| ḽivhemba
large tornoff piece of cloth |
| ḽivhengele
store, shop |
| ḽivhiḓa
grave |
| ḽivhoḓa
calf |
| ḽiyahoṱhe
one who seeks to curry favor with everyone |
| ḽizhakanḓila
pioneer |
| labi
rag, piece of cloth |
| lambamai
April |
| lamula
orange |
| lebula
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| luala
rail |
| luambiso
engagement fee |
| luambo
language |
| luanakha
Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. shrub |
| luangwa
huge, protruding belly (as of fat man or pregnant woman) |
| luanzhe
sea |
| luare
razor |
| luatsi
blade of grass |
| luaviavi
chameleon |
| lubaba
thin, flat stone, slate |
| lubaḓa
staff, walking stick |
| lubokoṱo
thin, sickly hegoat |
| lubomo
edge, brim |
| lubonda
club, cudgel |
| lubuli
small hole |
| lubumbukavha
rite by which deceased bachelor is provided with a wife in the afterlife |
| lubunyu
the Zulu language |
| lubuse
little dust |
| lubuvhi
spider's web |
| lubuvhilwambila
flat house spider |
| luḓaba
flat slab of stone |
| luḓali
cotton wool |
| luḓi
any very thin liquid |
| luḓila
small narrow path |
| luḓivhano
unseemly inappropriate familiarity |
| luḓo
stick w/ a small blade inserted at the top in imitation of a hoe |
| ludada
species of venomous small red ant |
| ludaka
mud, slime, slush |
| ludambo
brook |
| ludede
girdle |
| ludiamaivha
hawk |
| ludodo
singing of Domba songs, done all night at chief's kraal during Domba |
| ludongo
shallow earthenware dish; patch of barren land |
| ludungela
sharp taste or flavor (esp. salty) |
| ludzedze
comb of a rooster |
| ludzhiaswaṱhana
last part of twilight |
| ludzi
string, twine |
| ludzungu
pumpkin plant |
| ludzwaidzwai
species of very small bird |
| ludzwavho
inside skin or tissue of belly of animal |
| luefha
stench |
| luendaṱaḓulu
Cassytha filiformis L. creeper |
| lufaranḓadzi
Toddalia aculeata Lam. shrub |
| lufayo
mark, as of ownership |
| lufhafha
wing |
| lufhaho
flour scoop made of half a scoopedout calabash |
| lufhaladzamakole
wild asparagus |
| lufhalafhala
horn used as a trumpet |
| lufhali
scab, skin disease of people and animals |
| lufhanga
knife |
| lufhanza
splinter |
| lufhara
cleft, as between rocks |
| lufharafhara
narrow cleft |
| lufhaṱa
newly built hut, before it's occupied |
| lufhaṱu
awakening |
| lufhe
species of long grass |
| lufhera
small chamber formed between wall of hut and veranda poles |
| lufheṱo
whisk for stirring porridge |
| lufhiha
tuberculosis, asthma |
| lufhimavhaeni
twilight, dusk |
| lufhirima
thin porridge, gruel; soft mud, quagmire |
| lufhiso
shallow dish for savories of a chief only |
| lufhoro
Cape robin |
| lufhorwe
Cape robin |
| lufhufhuḓela
first rumor of an event |
| lufhuse
hot ash |
| lufo
wooden spoon |
| lufu
death |
| lufuko
light dust |
| lufuno
goodwill, love |
| lugoni
sideflap of a tsindi |
| lugube
women's musical instrument of wire/hair stretched on reed |
| lugubo
diarrhea, esp. in calves |
| lungungulo
grumbling, dissatisfaction |
| lugwadzi
insolence, assertiveness |
| lugwe
leopard |
| lugweluṱoni
leopard, small leopard |
| luhaḓa
half a wooden knife sheath; mussel, oyster |
| luhadzinga
species of small plant |
| luhambo
much scolding, nagging of others |
| luhatsi
blade of grass |
| luhome
certain bulbous plant |
| luhoṱo
seeking for more, overcharging |
| luhuṱola
cough |
| luhuhi
February |
| luhuhwi
February |
| luhumbelo
continual begging |
| luhungu
ash from a distant fire carried by wind |
| luhuni
single piece of firewood |
| luhura
outside fence |
| luhuwa
long, drawnout yell |
| luhwayahwaya
exceptionally wellmade mabundu |
| luhwiḓa
(archaic) sickle |
| luimbo
song |
| lukala
visible pulsating at back of an infant's head |
| lukalaha
(disparaging) old fellow |
| lukalanga
Karenga language |
| lukalwe
algae; an algaecolored cloth |
| lukamaḓi
cavity on the inner side of the elbow |
| lukamba
widemouthed or broken earthenware vessel |
| lukanda
(human) skin |
| lukandululo
Cissampelos torulosa E. Mey. creeper |
| lukata
small piece of the girdle of a deceased person |
| lukegulu
old hag, dame |
| lukena
notch |
| lukhaha
a type of linen |
| lukhalo
loud shouting, noisy talking |
| lukhanḓwa
very small infant |
| lukhohe
slender mongoose |
| lukhwa
cold, raw |
| lukhwekhwe
respiratory malady, coughing |
| lukoko
crust of food burnt fast to pot |
| lukole
small feathery cloud |
| lukolwe
maize that's failed through drought |
| lukombambudzi
nightwalk |
| lukombo
boundary, end (as of garden) |
| lukombodza
Ageratum Conyzoides seed |
| lukongonya
type of small caterpillar |
| lukovhori
navel string |
| lukuḓavhavha
elbow |
| lukumba
private veranda for chief's sleeping hut |
| lukumbe
any climbing plant |
| lukuna
wealth, opulence |
| lukunda
bangle, bracelet |
| lukundi
winnowing basket |
| lukwara
stony ground |
| lukwea
sickle w/ long handle |
| lukwere
thin porridge |
| luḽo
greediness |
| lula
intestine |
| lulangane
small green bird w/ white circles around eyes |
| lulango
excessive exercise of control over people |
| lulebvu
beard hair |
| lulege
billycan |
| lulelevudzi
beard of maize cob |
| lulevudzi
beard of maize cob |
| lulimi
tongue |
| luluvha
pumpkin flower, or other large flower of similar shape |
| lumaho
awl |
| lumano
tongs |
| lumbile
s/t that doesn't end (like a scandal) |
| lumeme
brim, rim |
| lumende
spleen |
| lumengu
strip of bark torn with teeth when chewing sugarcane |
| lumiḓwa
prematurely born kid, calf, child |
| lumilaḓi
watery flow from the nose due to headcold |
| lumongwe
anything imperfectly matured |
| luṅwe
name of the die that represents a small young female |
| luṋala
nail (as of finger) |
| luṋanga
horn |
| luṋola
Cordia rubifolia L. creeper |
| luṋonya
Sesamum alatum Thonn. & S. indicum L. plant |
| luṋunḓu
short pigtail on head, or s/t similar |
| lunako
beauty, niceness |
| lunama
“houndstongue” weed |
| lunani
persistent begging, asking for more |
| lunda
lands/gardens fit together so as to cover whole countryside |
| lungano
folk tale, fairy tale |
| lunono
clean, bare stalk |
| lunonya
Sesamum indicum L. & S. alatum Thonn |
| lunwenwe
bog, quagmire, hole in wet ground |
| lunyadzo
contemptuous behavior |
| lunyunyu
gnat |
| lunzhaanzhaa
hooded weaverfinch |
| lunzi
maize, trees, etc. planted too close together |
| lunzilinzili
continual quarrel picking, enduring hatred |
| lunzwiinzwii
dusk, twilight |
| lunzwinzwi
intestinal fat |
| lunwalo
written matter, pass, document |
| lunwe
name of die that represents small, young female |
| lunwenda
small piece of cloth |
| luokhole
any climbing plant |
| luola
Cordia rubifolia creeper; vaccination scar |
| luombe
precipice, cliff |
| lupaladzamakole
wild asparagus |
| lupali
piece of split wood |
| lupanda
first weeds in garden after first rain |
| lupandamatovho
lean animal or person |
| lupendelo
hem |
| lupenyo
lightning |
| lupepo
slight cold snap |
| lupeto
hem, border, pleat |
| lupfimbi
man who habitually seeks illicit intercourse |
| lupfudzo
oppression of inferiors |
| lupfumbo
wooden hoop for rim of basket/winnow |
| lupfumo
wealth, riches |
| lupfuṋavhalisa
type of thin blind snake (~15 cm long) |
| luphirima
thin soft substance |
| luphungwane
froth in the mouth of an enthusiastic speaker |
| luphwaphwa
cob of unripe maize |
| lupila
dress of a chief |
| lupondelalwambudzi
Convolvulus farinosus L. creeper |
| luponze
tuft, plume, as of reeds or sugarcane |
| lupulo
little bit of foam |
| lupute
weak, shrivelled up person/animal |
| lurala
umbrella |
| lurale
wine |
| luranga
any calabash or pumpkin plant |
| lurango
wall, as around an enclosure |
| lure
long dribble of saliva |
| lurere
new shoots/buds |
| lurofhe
mire, river slime |
| lurotho
slight cold snap |
| luruli
light dust |
| lurumbi
thigh |
| lurumbu
side (of a body) |
| lurumo
constant sending of people to and fro |
| lurunda
obstinacy, insolence |
| lurwanzhivha
hawk |
| lurwaphande
pole against which maize is stacked |
| lusando
disparaging censure |
| lusedzi
carefulness w/ one's belongings |
| luselo
shallow winnowing basket |
| lusenga
leg ring made of wire twisted around hair |
| lusese
family, clan |
| lushada
clamor, hubbub, noise of people talking |
| lushaka
one's relations, as a group |
| lushie
very small infant |
| lushika
water |
| lusiḓu
rainworm, earthworm |
| lusidzi
boldness, hardiness, courage |
| lusie
one hair |
| lusomolo
toothpick |
| lusu
snuff pouch made of cow's stomach |
| lusuḓu
earthworm |
| lusunzi
species of small ant |
| luswayo
mark, as of ownership |
| luswetho
disrespectful behavior |
| luswielo
broom |
| luswielolwavhaṱanuni
Micromeria biflora Benth. and Endostemon obtusifolius N.E.Br. plants |
| luswinga
branches used to close a gate |
| luswiswi
obscurity, dusk |
| lusworoṱi
stalk, as of wheat |
| luswu
burntdown grass |
| luṱaha
jawbone |
| luṱale
sinew for sewing with, thread; wild cotton shrub |
| luṱalo
divorce |
| luṱandala
platform |
| luṱanga
reed, bamboo; umbilical cord when still connected to mother |
| luṱangalwavhimbi
sugarcane w/ very long internodes |
| luṱanguri
side of the body |
| luṱanu
s/t only slightly hollow, flat, and shallow |
| luṱara
bunch of unripe bananas |
| luṱasana
small twig, dry twig of branch |
| luṱaṱelo
ramrod for a muzzleloader gun |
| luṱavula
autumn, period of heavy rains |
| luṱha
string of beads |
| luṱhadzi
Catha edulis Forsk tree |
| luṱhaṱhe
wand to catch birds with; trigger of a gun |
| luṱhaṱhi
birdlimesmeared wand to catch birds with; trigger of a gun |
| luṱhaṱhi
meat spit, skewer |
| luṱhoṱho
any sunbird |
| luṱhweṱhwe
any sunbird |
| luṱimba
grey waxbill |
| luṱongwa
thin stalk, as of sugarcane |
| luṱoni
shame, shyness |
| luṱoṱa
long narrow strip of unplowed ground, as between two gardens |
| luṱoṱo
beer |
| luṱumbe
ancient type of small green bead |
| lutambwe
inner private enclosure at a chief's kraal |
| lutamo
cupidity, desire, longing |
| lutanda
long stick, thin pole; strong beer |
| lutavhi
twig, small branch |
| lutavhi
twig, small branch |
| lutemamatande
shrew |
| lutemba
receptacle made of large calabash cut in half |
| lutembe
string of beads hanging down, esp. from neck |
| lutendeledzi
bicycle |
| lutendo
belief, faith |
| luteto
broken, wornout basketwork |
| lutho
tax or levy formerly paid to chief |
| luthoga
simplified mufuvha for beginners |
| lutiitii
small bird, possibly barchested bushwarbler |
| lutoga
simplified mufuvha for beginners |
| lutombo
cloudless blue sky; large flat stone on which flour is dried |
| lutshele
green water frog |
| lutshemo
screeching, yelling |
| lutshenzhe
waning moon in last quarter |
| lutshetshe
very small infant |
| lutshila
long narrow patch or piece, as of land, which tapers to a point |
| lutsinga
vein; bowstring; line of bees; current in water |
| lutswina
diarrhea in infants |
| lutswiri
Bully's seedeater |
| lutundungodzi
basket shaped like an inverted cone |
| lutundwa
Dioscorea cotinifolia Kunth. creeper |
| lutwa
unruliness |
| lutwadza
obstinacy |
| lutwadzi
obstinacy |
| lutyosane
type of small cotton blanket |
| lutzwiri
Bully's seedeater |
| luula
sorrow, trouble, tribulation |
| luunzhi
awl |
| luuvhevhe
nighthawk; clumsy thief |
| luvalo
diaphragm; conscience |
| luvenḓa
the Venda language |
| luvhaḓelo
wood parings, shavings, chips |
| luvhaḓo
skill in woodworking, carving |
| luvhadzi
scar |
| luvhala
pole, esp. for wattling of a hut |
| luvhale
treeless open country |
| luvhalelo
strip used as wattling of a hut |
| luvhambaluhura
species of wagnbietjie thorn |
| luvhambo
honeycomb; protective magic stick in threshhold |
| luvhanḓe
cleared, flat space |
| luvhanda
dry powdery substance |
| luvhando
slap |
| luvhata
threshing floor |
| luvhavhadzi
man who goes about the country too much |
| luvhavhi
section, slice (as of melon, orange) |
| luvheḓa
beast with widespreading and upturned horns |
| luvhedzhegu
slice (as of pumpkin) |
| luvhele
type of millet; small species of banana |
| luvhemba
length of cloth |
| luvhengannzi
Philyrophyllum Schinzii O. Hoffm. plant |
| luvhengo
hatred |
| luvhengo
sweat scraper |
| luvhengu
strip of bark torn off w/ teeth when chewing sugarcane |
| luvhengwammbwa
Cape trumpet flowers |
| luvhenzhelele
species of venomous red centipede |
| luvhiḓi
type of snake |
| luvhilo
speed |
| luvhimba
African lanner |
| luvhisi
fresh milk; Schizoglossum pulchellum Schltr. and S. cordifolium E. Mey. plants; diarrhea in infants |
| luvholela
bee's stinger |
| luvhomba
cream |
| luvhombo
bridge of nose; ridge or watershed on hill |
| luvhonḓo
cob of unripe maize |
| luvhondo
wall |
| luvhone
candle |
| luvhu
Hippocratea nitida Oberm. shrub |
| luvhudzi
human head hair |
| luvhudziso
questioning |
| luvhuli
fetus seen to move w/in pregnant animal; bundle of rough cotton |
| luvhumbo
graceful shape |
| luvhundi
red ochre |
| luvhungu
worms, esp. in maize |
| luvhuto
stick or stalk of grass, esp. of poking in a hole |
| luvi
single grey hair |
| luwa
precipice |
| luwi
species of bamboo |
| luxa
(diminutive) track of animal through grass |
| luzhombwe
clamor, noise, hubbub |
| luzwa
thong |
| lwala
large flat rock |
| lwala
fingernail, toenail |
| lwambo
language |
| lwanakha
Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. shrub |
| lwani
Catha edulis Forsk tree |
| lwanzhe
sea |
| lware
razor |
| lwatsi
blade of grass |
| lwayo
human footprint |
| lwefha
stench |
| lwendo
journey |
| lwenzhe
small torch, usu. of reed |
| lweṱolweṱo
general contribution by everyone |
| maakhala
Orion's belt constellation |
| maala
ostrich feather headdress worn by warriors |
| maalo
chief's sleeping mat |
| maambangavhuya
slow, deliberate speaker |
| maambele
manner of speaking |
| maambwa
any talk, gossip |
| maanḓa
strength, power |
| maanea
narrative |
| maango
litter, stretcher |
| maano
intelligence, astuteness |
| maanza
addition of s/t |
| maaravhedzo
medicine taken by inhalation |
| maaravhelo
vapor inhaled |
| mabale
arrival as first |
| mabuli
holes |
| mabundu
light, nonalcoholic beverage made from meal |
| maḓadzanḓevhe
scandal, backbiting |
| maḓaganana
dance of circumcision lodge initiates, signifying end of rite |
| maḓali
tassel of cotton, worn decoratively |
| maḓalimbo
marvel, amazing thing |
| maḓangamudzimu
millet that was not sowed by people |
| maḓangavhuya
one who arrives late |
| maḓarwa
rumbling or upset in stomach |
| maḓasi
male genitals |
| maḓautsha
dawn |
| maḓebe
clumsiness |
| maḓi
water; sap; small seagreen bead |
| maḓoma
masquerade rite of Sungazi |
| madadanye
unreliable person |
| madai
jokes, jests |
| madalo
place where one visits |
| madambi
misfortune sent to an enemy by sorcery |
| madavhudavhu
jumping about (of things); forwardness in speech |
| madebe
clumsiness |
| madekwana
evening |
| madidedzo
warm feeling |
| madithi
magic |
| madombi
ripe small fruit or berries |
| madomedome
spots, round patches of color |
| madomola
craving |
| madoni
maize that tastes mustytasting from storage |
| madovho
rewinnowed flour |
| madovhololane
flour winnowed for the fourth time |
| madovhololo
flour winnowed thrice |
| maduda
nasal mucus |
| madula
rafter |
| madzerere
variety of yellow bead |
| madzikwa
sediment |
| madzinganḓevhe
species of small flying ant |
| madzivha
water for chief |
| madzula
weeds that remain after weeding |
| maele
going away, not to return |
| mafa
inheritance |
| mafaḓali
maize whose beard has withered and dried out |
| mafama
beads and amulets worn around neck by chief |
| mafanedzaṱhoho
locust eyes |
| mafasho
branches whose leaves and twigs have been tied together |
| mafhafhaḓo
wild talk, raving |
| mafhalala
s/t spilt |
| mafhali
chips, shavings; (dial.) firewood |
| mafhande
crossroads |
| mafhanza
continual illluck |
| mafhaṱa
animal twins |
| mafhefhe
easy matter; (dial.) firewood |
| mafhi
milk |
| mafhiha
deep breathing |
| mafhumudzambulu
gift |
| mafhungo
news, words, affair, matter |
| mafhuri
pumpkin |
| mafhuru
first head of cattle that son gives to father |
| mafhuwe
song sung by women when pounding grain |
| mafulo
pasturage |
| mafumo
spears |
| mafunda
unexpected generosity |
| mafune
chief's favorite |
| magada
open spaces between maize plants |
| magagavhana
fetus seen to move w/in animal |
| magalanngwe
people of rank |
| magalatunya
baboon buttocks |
| magalatshane
deceit |
| magamagama
doubts |
| magara
lies |
| magobanya
roughly built shelter made by joining long poles; man who creates discord among people |
| magobanye
roughly built shelter made by joining long poles; man who creates discord among people |
| magobanywa
roughly built shelter made by joining long poles; man who creates discord among people |
| magoḓo
mockery, mocking words |
| magogomane
full body hangover |
| magombikombi
crooked knees |
| magome
weak knees, pain in knees |
| magugu
all entrails of a slaughtered animal |
| magugu
exaggerated ideas of one's strength/ability |
| maguvhu
Basotho |
| maguvhutswera
Basotho living among VhaVenda |
| magwa
meeting |
| magwahodimu
colostrum |
| magwala
big broad tracks/trails |
| mahaḓa
hoarfrost |
| mahaḓa
shoulders |
| mahaha
human body hair |
| mahala
ember |
| mahalwa
much beer |
| mahandana
nonsense, futility |
| mahani
hearsay, report |
| mahaṱo
hoop used in plaiting basket |
| mahaṱu
fruit of Conopharyngia elegans Stapf |
| mahe
any position or combination of divining dice |
| maheakhadzi
certain position of divining dice |
| mahemavhili
certain position of divining dice |
| maheṱa
women's beverage made of leftover coarse flour particles |
| mahevhehevhe
whisperings |
| mahodze
s/t beautiful or attractive |
| mahodzhana
skin chapped and cracked from rough weather |
| mahonḓo
common house rats |
| mahoro
courtyard |
| mahosi
chiefs |
| mahothi
doors |
| mahovhohovho
noise of rapids |
| mahumi
tens |
| mahunḓwane
toy miniature village |
| mahushule
type of small shrub |
| mahuvhula
great todo of singing |
| mahwai
scratch, scar from scratching |
| maile
taboo place |
| mainḓa
fruit season, rainy season |
| maine
specialist in an unusual task |
| maitele
manner of doing |
| maiwashe
woman of rank at chief's kraal |
| makaḓe
gobetween, agent |
| makadya
disparaging term |
| makalatenga
baboon buttocks |
| makanda
gauntlets worn when collecting prickly locusts |
| makando
poultice |
| makanyisi
greaves |
| makavhamahunguvhu
Canthium huillenis Hiern. fruit |
| makelekesha
rough, burred surface |
| makenya
long rows of small bundles of grass tied at root ends |
| makhadzi
father's sister |
| makhaha
millet |
| makhakhe
string of alternating colored beads |
| makhale
rhinoceros |
| makhatho
flour that is first winnowed out |
| makheṱhe
curdled milk |
| makhokhonelo
very fine flour |
| makhopfu
a lot of flour |
| makhulu
grandparent, wife's parents and grandparents |
| makhulukuku
great grandfather, remote ancestor |
| makhuluwakhunḓwi
Rhoicissus caperisis Planch creeper |
| makhuluwaluvhisi
Portulaca oleracea L. plant |
| makhuluwamuṱhaṱha
|
| vhanna
Conyza ivaefolia less. var. scabrida plant |
| makhuluwamuṱuḓo
Sida sp. plant |
| makhuluwavhuri
Harveya Hutloni Hiern. plant |
| makhuwa
white people, Europeans |
| makoko
burnt crust in a pot |
| makokovhi
chips or pieces of skin, such as hacked off a pumpkin |
| makole
clouds |
| makolo
pattern, ornament |
| makombikombi
crookedness, zigzag |
| makona
master craftsman, artist |
| makona
baboon buttocks; a wrong or naughty notion put in one's head by others |
| makope
large maize cob |
| makopwa
armpits |
| makovhi
deeply set eyes, protruding eyebrows |
| makovho
gore, coagulated blood |
| makovhola
vomit (of infants) |
| makukwe
plant matter washed up on riverbank after a flood |
| makula
bunches of bananas |
| makulela
certain position of divining dice |
| makumba
eggs |
| makumbukumbu
maize gone bad in storage |
| makunda
anklets, legrings |
| makuni
large pieces of firewood |
| makuse
fur; coat; pubic hair |
| makuṱu
maize w/ husk and few kernels |
| makuṱu
maize w/ husk and few kernels |
| makuvhule
glutton |
| makwakwa
plants that reproduce selves without resowing |
| makwara
stony, soilless hillocks |
| makwati
pieces of thick tree bark |
| maḽananga
quackery, false pretenses |
| maḽelo
place in field damaged by stock |
| maḽiso
liver ailment |
| maḽiwa
a lot of food |
| mala
intestines, entrails |
| malaedzwa
message |
| malaela
advice |
| malaele
instructions |
| malakati
rubbish, leaves |
| malala
Hyphaene crinita Gaertn. palm fruit |
| malalakhwali
fairsized peanut plants |
| malalo
bed, sleeping place |
| malamba
page, wages, reward for work |
| malambelo
useless odds and ends |
| malambwa
expectoration, spittle |
| malanga
matter exuded from eye |
| malege
corrugated iron |
| malele
floating water plants |
| malele
floating water plants |
| malelega
stalkeyed flies |
| malelevudzi
beard of maize cob, filament |
| malema
tribe from south, possibly BaPedi |
| malembe
hoes |
| malembwetele
slime, mucus |
| malende
songs for postdrinking dancing |
| malevudzi
beard of maize cobs |
| mali
money |
| maliba
millet |
| malila
regrets |
| malile
child who constantly cries |
| malilele
weeping, manner of weeping |
| malilimugwane
mirage, deceptive appearance |
| malimulongwane
mirage, deceptive appearance |
| malilimulongwane
mirage, deceptive appearance |
| malimi
speech defect, e.g., lisp |
| malimo
place where people have their lands |
| malinga
ivory bangles worn by chiefs and nobles in past |
| malingananga
bewitching the witchdoctor |
| malingo
medicines used by sorcerer to send misfortunes at distance |
| malira
warparty, enemy; s/t difficult |
| maliso
grazing, pasturage |
| malitshangaeṱhe
honorific for chief, esp. when enraged |
| malivhe
one who hears of events only long after they happened |
| maliwashe
woman of rank in chief's kraal |
| malofha
blood; various pains |
| malogwane
leader of matangwa (flute band) |
| malombo
spirits of dead ancestors that possess descendant |
| malonga
voracity, greed |
| maluḓa
horns hanging downward |
| malumbela
evil omen |
| malumbulela
evil omen |
| malume
mother's brother; wife's brother; wife's brother's son |
| malungu
many beads, strings of beads |
| maluvha
flowers |
| maluwa
thin strips of thorn tree wood, used for plaiting baskets |
| mambeule
mantis |
| mambo
title of ancient kings of Vhukalanga |
| mambule
nets for catching game |
| mamengu
strips of barks torn off w/ teeth when chewing sugarcane |
| mamphage
selfish person |
| mamphiswana
species of grasshopper |
| mamvele
long, curly hair |
| maṋama
lots of meat |
| maṋenzhe
small torches |
| maṋo
teeth |
| maṋolo
dross, as in bottom of furnace |
| manakanaka
s/t nice |
| mananga
unpopulated, barren country |
| manangelo
defective maize grains |
| manavhelo
direction in which one stretches legs when sleeping |
| mandithi
wonderful things, magic, sorcery |
| manditi
wonderful things, magic, sorcery |
| manembe
things that hang |
| maneto
fatigue |
| mangai
squinting eyes |
| mangalingali
maize plants which have come up badly |
| mangwili
Tshagombo bird |
| manona
fat in animals |
| manyaḓi
drizzly, misty weather |
| manyela
dross, cake of metal and cinders |
| manyeto
dross, cake of metal and cinders |
| manyengenyenge
glowing embers |
| manyenyengwa
s/t badly made |
| manzwiti
(Archaic) certain Zulu warriors |
| manelenenda
any rough surface |
| manwalo
the scriptures |
| maorapfeṋe
last rays of setting sun on mountaintops |
| mapanḓa
personality |
| mapanda
large, swarming locusts |
| mapango
big poles |
| maparapara
s/t consisting of specks or spots |
| mapasha
certain scalp disease |
| mapazha
certain scalp disease |
| mapele
leprosy; big erratic patches |
| mapememe
s/t spread out flat |
| mapengo
lunatic, idiot |
| mapeta
bow legs |
| mapfandau
food left over by chief |
| mapfura
fat, lard |
| mapfuvhi
redness in sky before sunrise; baboon buttocks |
| mapharaphara
s/t consisting of many spots |
| maphege
late maize |
| maphinde
irregular teeth, pointing in different ways |
| maphoro
small faction fight between herd boys |
| maphuga
old experienced warriors who form army reserve |
| maphwaphwa
unripe maize |
| mapiḓa
rolls of fat on person's belly |
| mapitoni
private quarters, esp. of chief |
| mapone
callousness |
| mapulo
foam, froth |
| mapundu
s/t bulbous, lump |
| mapungwi
species of hawk |
| mapwanya
loud laughter and conversation |
| mara
big band of warriors |
| maraho
buttocks |
| marama
chief |
| maramba
wild oranges |
| marambo
bones |
| maranga
species of small cultivated calabash |
| mare
saliva |
| mareḓa
grasscutting termites |
| mareḓo
women's garment |
| marelele
small pumpkins that mature later than others |
| maremamutsho
first cock crow, time just before dawn |
| marengwa
gifts given to a bride to buy her consent to do certain things |
| marevho
dressed hide or fur |
| mariha
winter |
| marimba
paws |
| marinini
gums, palate |
| marondovhe
ringworm |
| marotha
drops of liquid |
| marotho
loaves of bread |
| marothobvu
cold water added to warm water already in pot |
| marubi
ruin of a village |
| maruḓa
chicken pox |
| marukhu
trousers |
| marukuruku
rough, uneven ground; small helpless creatures |
| marukuṱu
soft spots on protruberances |
| maruli
light dust |
| marululu
platform, raised floor of sticks |
| marulwa
fruit of a certain shrub |
| marumbi
thighs |
| marumbuḓane
gooseberries |
| marumeledza
misfortune |
| marumelwa
illness, misfortune sent by magic |
| marunda
napes of the neck |
| marungammbwa
canine teeth |
| maruthu
kernels of muruthu fruit |
| masalelo
leftovers |
| masambelomavhili
certain position of divining dice |
| masase
the morning star |
| masavhase
desert country |
| mase
grade of maize flour that's coarser than vhuse |
| maseambiḓi
type of small yellow bead |
| masendelo
shavings |
| masenga
legrings of wire twisted around hair |
| maseo
laughter |
| maseṱha
money, silver coins |
| maseṱo
thorns of the museto |
| mashalane
kind of sorghum |
| mashika
dirty water, filth |
| mashithe
misdirected enthusiasm |
| mashosho
maize already cleared of outside pellicle |
| mashudu
luck, good fortune |
| mashusho
tales to frighten people |
| masiari
midday, early afternoon |
| masimu
garden, cultivated land |
| masipho
beer dregs that are chewed and spit out |
| masudzi
flatulence |
| masungo
misbehavior, violence |
| masutu
clever talk or other device by which one scapegoats another |
| maswavhusiki
a skin disease |
| maswi
sticky, milky sap of trees or plants |
| maswia
hearthstones |
| maswielelo
sweepings |
| maswime
secret grudge against s/o |
| maswinzwilo
rakedup undergrowth, weeds, rubbish |
| masworoṱo
chafed inner thighs from marching |
| maswuruṱu
chafed inner thighs from marching |
| maṱa
tassels |
| maṱafa
wet, sodden marshy ground |
| maṱakanya
leaves, rubbish, sweepings |
| maṱakatshi
leaves, rubbish, sweepings |
| maṱalala
thickly scattered large stones |
| maṱalerwa
wild dogs |
| maṱali
diverse, comprehensive knowledge |
| maṱamba
abuse, invective |
| maṱambanḓou
time just before dawn |
| maṱambi
herd of cattle |
| maṱanza
vomit |
| maṱanzo
vomit |
| maṱasana
dry twigs |
| maṱaswi
mat to sit on at chief's kraal |
| maṱaṱa
boasting, bragging |
| maṱavha
salt |
| maṱavhelo
early forenoon when sun is just warming up |
| maṱavhidzha
secret name for beer |
| maṱeswi
pointed poles in chief's kraal fence |
| maṱeṱe
crushed and pounded pumpkin seeds |
| maṱhakhe
crown of a tree |
| maṱhale
archery contest |
| maṱhupho
sorrow, affliction |
| maṱo
eyes |
| maṱodzi
tears |
| maṱuḓelo
dregs remaining in beer strainer |
| maṱula
omen, esp. evil omen |
| maṱunga
imperfectly separated maize grains |
| maṱungu
pains, sorrow, tribulation |
| maṱuwa
puerile, reprehensible talk |
| matakatshi
leaves, rubbish, sweepings |
| matambala
Colocasia antiquorum tubers; testicles |
| matanda
poles |
| matangwa
party of fluteblowers |
| matavhi
tree branches |
| matemba
big, widemouthed calabashes for flour storage |
| matendende
horns that stand wide apart, pointing in different directions |
| mathabwane
ring of wattling |
| mathaga
cattle post |
| mathalangwa
things scattered wide apart |
| mathamathama
spots (as on leopard) |
| mathangathangwe
being first, first place |
| mathatha
small barbs |
| mathede
old hairstyle, shaved around patch on top |
| mathedu
old hairstyle, shaved around patch on top |
| mathidi
old hairstyle, shaved around patch on top |
| mathomathoma
spots (as on leopard) |
| mathowa
fruit of muthowa |
| mathoza
amaXhosa people |
| mathukha
broken pieces of wood, cracked pole |
| mathukhwi
dry leaves, rubbish, refuse, sweepings |
| mathuthu
maize cleared of its outer pellicle |
| mathuthuamutshila
maize crushed in mortar w/ pellicle |
| mathuthuba
s/t that bursts, cracks, pops |
| matiitii
type of bran beer |
| matitilili
overcast sky |
| matoko
fresh cattle dung |
| matongo
deserted kraal site |
| matope
soft mud |
| matshakatshaka
odds and ends, broken bits |
| matsharatshara
s/t spotted or multicolored |
| matshetshelammbwa
cattleslaughterer |
| matshidze
one who helps a person in trouble |
| matshimba
excrement |
| matsiga,matsige
drummer for malombo dance |
| matsigaduli
drummer for malombo dance |
| matsika
drummer for malombo dance |
| matswi
dwarf mongoose |
| matulwi
millet |
| matumba
ruins of huts |
| matunde
male yellow bishop bird |
| matungo
directions |
| maudu
legs |
| maunya
forehead wrinkles |
| maveve
down, hair on the body |
| mavha
hit in the game of thulwi |
| mavhaḓwa
ancient type of hexagonal blue bead |
| mavhadzi
scars |
| mavhala
stripes, spots |
| mavhale
treeless open country |
| mavhambo
honeycomb |
| mavharivhari
reports, rumor, gossip |
| mavhele
maize grain, maize plants |
| mavhemba
pieces of cloth |
| mavhende
large gaps |
| mavhilivhili
drumming |
| mavhimba
bundles of grass haphazardly thrown onto roof of hut under construction |
| mavhinda
butterfat sediment and flour mixed together; hate, anger, bitterness |
| mavhoḓa
calves |
| mavhoho
forelegs, shoulders |
| mavhonḓo
immature maize |
| mavhoya
fur, coat (as of cats) |
| mavhudzi
human head hair |
| mavhuli
roll of brushwood |
| mavhumbuḓa
heaped up soil |
| mavhungo
Landolphia Kirkii Dyer fruit |
| mavhungu
big worm |
| mavhunu
buttocks |
| mavhuthu
masses of people |
| mavhuvhu
garden lying fallow for a few years |
| mavhuvhulela
evil omen |
| mavhuwa
open space, esp. atop hill |
| mavhuyu
baobab fruits |
| mavu
earth, soil |
| mawa
position of divining dice |
| mawi
mumps |
| maxwaxwa
nasal bone |
| mazalu
jumpiness, nervousness |
| mazhana
immature bees |
| mazhukutha
scraps, refuse |
| mazuwo
boasting, bragging |
| mazwale
husband's parent; son's wife or wife of anyone called 'ṅwana' |
| mazwifhi
lies |
| mazwimbe
deepseated, undying hatred |
| mazwimbisa
predisposition to great swelling when stung |
| mbaḓa
walking stick |
| mbaḓo
hatchet, axe |
| mbaḓwana
adze |
| mbadzhane
tick |
| mbaivhai
cheat, liar, impostor |
| mbale
fruit of the coral tree |
| mbalelo
wattling of a hut |
| mbalo
figure, number, cipher |
| mbambangoma
fruit of the muvhambangoma |
| mbambanguvho
fruit of the muvhambanguvho |
| mbambe
running race |
| mbambo
peg |
| mbandzhane
tick |
| mbanga
notch, cut; forked tree or stump w/ hole in which hut poles are straightened |
| mbango
pole or stump w/ hole in it used to straighten hut poles |
| mbangu
maize as trade for iron ore |
| mbani
stingless bee |
| mbanzhe
hemp, marijuana |
| mbara
unskilled African person |
| mbaulu
brazier |
| mbavhala
bushbuck |
| mbavhalalutoni
bushbuck w/ small spots |
| mbavhalelo
promise, covenant |
| mbebo
progeny, issue |
| mbeḓa
a type of snake |
| mbele
labia pudendi |
| mbelesa
pack ox |
| mbengo
sweat scraper |
| mberego
work for pay |
| mbetshelo
shelf, rack, place to put things |
| mbeu
seed corn |
| mbevha
mouse |
| mbevhevhe
mute person |
| mbia
pipe bowl |
| mbiana
pipe bowl |
| mbibvambambe
fruit that is only ripe on one side |
| mbiḓi
zebra |
| mbidzi
certain rite of the Venda reed flute ensemble |
| mbifho
ugliness |
| mbila
rockrabbit |
| mbila
xylophone |
| mbilaelo
dissatisfaction |
| mbilu
heart, core (as of a tree) |
| mbilubva
envy of s/o who's enjoying s/t |
| mbilukuvhinda
quick temper |
| mbilwana
quick temper, touchiness |
| mbina
inward curve |
| mbindyana
lobe of the liver |
| mbingano
wedding |
| mbini
hollow, concave back or other curvature |
| mbipo
ugliness |
| mbiri
woman of loose morals |
| mbiti
rage, fit of temper |
| mbodza
underdone food |
| mbofho
s/t to tie up with |
| mbofhololo
release, deliverance |
| mboho
bull or other male animal; certain star in East; certain counter in mufuvha; certain note in reedflute ensemble |
| mbohwana
small or young bull |
| mbokodzo
drawing of lots to determine whose turn to watch cattle |
| mbokomboko
method of drawing lots used by herd boys |
| mbokoṱo
hegoat |
| mbokoti
small stick or club |
| mbolo
penis |
| mbolokonya
idle, lazy person |
| mboma
sjambok, riding whip |
| mbombelamaulu
praise name for a bull |
| mbonadzo
sight, vision |
| mbone
#REF! |
| mbonga
favorite, sweetheart |
| mbongo
porridge made of green maize |
| mbongola
donkey |
| mbongolane
species of small fly |
| mbonzhe
cut, bruise |
| mbou
saliva dried on face during sleep |
| mbubulu
Mimusops Zeyheri Sond. fruit |
| mbubulu
Mimusops Zeyheri Sond. tree |
| mbuḓu
thrifty person |
| mbudzi
goat; ten shillings |
| mbudzikadzi
female goat |
| mbuedzedzo
return (of s/t) |
| mbuisa
barrenness in female |
| mbula
fruit of muvhula |
| mbulu
land iguana; conical hill |
| mbulumaḓi
iguana found in rivers |
| mbulungelo
s/t in which things are kept |
| mbumbo
wellmolded form or shape |
| mbumbukavha
idiot, simpleton, fool |
| mbumbunyama
certain part of pelvis between legs of beast |
| mbumbwa
lump, ball formed in hands |
| mbundudzi
slightly hairy larva that eats hair off hide |
| mbungu
worm, larva |
| mbungwa
lump, ball formed in hands |
| mbuno
club for beating |
| mburi
handsome female |
| mbusa
barrenness in female |
| mbuvha
provisions for the road |
| mbuvhela
s/t leftover from previous day |
| mbuvhudzi
groaning, grunting (as in sleep) |
| mbuwane
Rhynchelytrum repens grass |
| mbuwaneyagwara
Rhynchelytrum repens grass |
| mbuwe
baby (not yet speaking) |
| mbuyavhuhadzi
girl who comes back home after being married for a few months |
| mbuyu
pips from baobab fruit |
| mbvuko
leaves put on fluid to prevent spill in transport |
| mbvuledzi
man who is supposed to be able to cohabit w/ women in their sleep (= incubus?) |
| mbvumbamukula
species of small bird w/ red breast |
| mbvumbo
medicine for man who got disease through sex w/ a woman |
| mbvumi
piledup cumulus clouds |
| mbvumiso
praise, glorification |
| mbwanana
pup; small young plant |
| mbwane
small spherical stone used to grind tobacco |
| mene
small or hidden mark made on s/t so it'll be recognized again |
| mesiṱere
African evangelist |
| miḓai
jokes, jesting |
| midzulele
manners of a person, way of living |
| mihani
what is related, told |
| miḽo
greed, voracity |
| milora
ash |
| milosho
summons to send contributions of food and beer |
| mimidzo
esophagus, throat of cattle |
| miṅwafhu
share of game given to hunt participants |
| miṅwenze
mane, crest |
| minwaha
years |
| minwedzi
months |
| mipakato
s/t carried slung over shoulder |
| mipale
dried slices of melon or pumpkin |
| mipaluso
dry maize boiled on cob |
| mipato
bundle of maize made by packing cobs tied together between 2 sticks |
| mipengo
lunatic |
| mipeta
mediumsized tree |
| miphasi
type of hemp pipe |
| mipunḓu
kick |
| mirulwa
type of shrub |
| misho
convulsions in small infants |
| miṱhanntsho
ornamental fringes suspended from the hips, hanging to knees |
| miṱodzi
tears |
| mitakalele
state of health, wellbeing |
| mitakalo
state of health, wellbeing |
| mitsho
augury for the day |
| mitsutsu
disturbance, strife, fighting |
| mitumbu
satiety |
| mmakhadzi
father's sister |
| mmakhulu
grandparent |
| mmakhulukuku
greatgrandfather, remote ancestor |
| mmalume
mother's brother; wife's brother; wife's brother's son |
| mmane
mother's younger sister; wife of one's khostimunene or mukomana; father's wife who is junior to own mother |
| mmazwale
husband's parent; wife of one's son or other relative called 'ṅwana' |
| mmbi
army |
| mmbo
tsetse fly |
| mmbvi
grey hair |
| mmbwa
dog |
| mmbwandzwimi
hunting dog |
| mmbwe
round pebble taken from crocodile's stomach & swallowed by chief |
| mme
mother |
| mmeadomba
woman in charge of Domba proceedings |
| mmela
sorghum |
| mmemuhulu
mother's elder sister; wife of one's khotsimuhulu; wife of one's father who is senior to own mother |
| mmidzo
esophagus of cattle |
| mmpfo
wooden spoons |
| mmpfu
cases of death |
| mmphwe
sugarcane; ostrich |
| mmvi
grey hair |
| monga
stingless honeybee that nest in ground |
| mongolane
species of small fly |
| mota
slowhealing ulcer |
| mpakato
s/t carried slung over shadow |
| mpale
dried slices of pumpkin or melon |
| mpalo
confiscation of people's household utensils for failing to appear when summoned to hoe chief's fields |
| mpaluso
dry maize boiled on cob |
| mpama
box on ears, clout, smack |
| mpambo
beer made of Eleusine and poured on ancestors' graves at first fruits sacrifice |
| mpashile
species of tree |
| mpato
bundle of maize cobs packed between two sticks |
| mpengo
lunatic |
| mpeta
species of mediumsized tree |
| mphapha
type of calabash plant |
| mphasi
hemp pipe |
| mphiphi
bloody pus from an ulcer; Garcinia livingstonei T. And. shrub/tree |
| mpimbi
bloody pus from an ulcer; Garcinia livingstonei T. And. shrub/tree |
| mpindule
Cnestis natalensis Pl. & Sond shrub or woody creeper |
| mpinzhe
certain note of Venda reed flute ensemble |
| mpofu
blind person |
| mpopano
argument, disagreement; type of plant |
| mpuli
opulence; servants, bondsmen |
| mpunḓu
kick |
| mpunga
(Archaic) Johnson grass |
| mpupuṅwa
Sesbania Sesban (L.) Merr. tree; Lachnopylis floribunda (Benth.) tree/shrub |
| mpuvhugu
Leucas martinicensis R. Br. plant |
| muafhu
#REF! |
| mualafhi
helper |
| mualarumo
throat of a beast and meat cut with it around bottom |
| mualaxwa
patient, person under medical treatment |
| muambadzi
breadwinner, guardian |
| muabeleli
one who intercedes on behalf of another |
| muambi
speaker |
| muambisi
mediator at beginning of betrothal negotiations |
| muambwa
one who is talked about |
| muanḓa
type of lowveld thorn tree |
| muangammbwa
door frame |
| muano
oath |
| muapostola
apostle |
| muaṱaha
Pterocarpus sericeus Benth. tree |
| muatho
rope that suspends s/t |
| muavhi
food distributor |
| mubadali
type of thorny shrub |
| mubai
murderer |
| mubebe
one who carries child on back |
| mubebi
parent |
| muberegisi
peach tree |
| mubikeli
cook |
| mububulu
Mimusops Zeyheri Sond. tree |
| mubuḓashango
wind from SouthWest |
| mubva
lazy, idle person; Xysmalobium undulatum R. Br. plant |
| mubvamalofha
Alchhornea Schlechteri Pax shrub |
| mubvana
young married woman w/ 1 child |
| mubvevha
Kigelia pinnata DC tree |
| mubvubvu
menstrual flow |
| mubvumbi
diviner |
| mubvumbi
widespread rain |
| mubvumbvu
Celtis rhamnifolia Presl. tree; Grewia occidentalis L. shrub |
| mubvumela
type of large tree |
| mubvumelo
any rite which concludes an event; beer given to nonroyal relatives of chief at sacrifice rite |
| mubvumo
rumbling, roaring, booming, commotion |
| muḓali
cotton |
| muḓalo
abundance; feast after a victory |
| muḓana
(diminutive) kraal, village |
| muḓaphondo
heavy rain in August, September, and ensuing cold |
| muḓavhu
paramour |
| muḓelana
young pup that's beginning to leave the litter |
| muḓi
village, kraal |
| muḓifho
pleasant taste |
| muḓilangi
independent person |
| muḓimbo
wooden spoon |
| muḓinḓa
species of black bird |
| muḓinḓa
servant |
| muḓionya
one who harms self |
| muḓoḓa
vegetables served w/o peanuts |
| muḓodzwa
anointed, chosen |
| muḓonḓe
crest, flower, plumule |
| muḓoro
any cactus, prickly pear |
| muḓouma
Ekebergia Meyeri Presl. tree |
| muḓuhulu
grandchild; man's sister's child; husband's sister's husband; husband sister's child |
| muḓuhwi
Ipomoea obscura Ker. creeper |
| mudabe
one initiated into the rites of circumcision |
| mudahakhonze
Hyptis pectinata Poit. annual plant |
| mudavhi
treeless meadow or plain |
| mudedede
Heteropyxis natalensis Harv. tree; Clausena inaequalis Benth. shrub/tree |
| mudededzi
teacher |
| mudengu
(obsolete) doctor |
| mudengwane
palm wine |
| mudide
excess moisture in earth |
| mudie
bracelets/anklets/bangles made of plaited grass |
| mudile
bracelets/anklets/bangles made of plaited grass |
| mudima
tree fern |
| mudimbo
wooden spoon, worn at the end |
| mudinyane
fever, malaria |
| mudo
fatty powder used as perfume |
| mudodo
killing by stealth, as in a vendetta |
| mudodoma
type of small brown bird |
| mudodonya
flawed pot |
| mudombaṋamana
Pseudarthria Hookeri W & A plant; Eriosema squarrosum Walp. plant |
| mudovho
redoing of s/t |
| muduba
row |
| mudugo
flame |
| mudugumo
big leaping flame |
| mudulu
type of thick rush |
| mudulule
#REF! |
| mudulwane
papyrus plant |
| mudyodyo
trot |
| mudzadze
woman recently confined |
| mudzamanga
type of imported pumpkin plant |
| mudzedze
comb of the fowl |
| mudzei
one who marries, bridegroom |
| mudzhenela
one who interferes w/ other people's affairs |
| mudzi
root |
| mudzia
one who habitually does s/t |
| mudziammbi
turbulent spirit, quarrelsome fellow |
| mudzidzi
species of creeper |
| mudziili
destitute, homeless person |
| mudzimammbwa
cut or crack in cuticle of nail |
| mudzimba
hunter |
| mudzimu
spirit of ancestor; God |
| mudzinginyo
tremor |
| mudzio
kitchen utensils, esp. pottery |
| mudziru
powdered charcoal from fireplace |
| mudzivho
stone, stick placed on path where a tribal boundary is |
| mudzonga
freshly dried meat, biltong |
| mudzumbamo
#REF! |
| mudzungu
species of pumpkin plant |
| mudzwindo
a type of goat sacrifice |
| mudzwiri
leadwood (Combretum transvaalense Schinz.) |
| mudzwulu
thin, smooth, round arrow point |
| muedziso
imitation |
| muelela
flatcrown thorn tree |
| muelo
measure |
| muembe
wild custard apple tree |
| muenehadzi
married woman of rank |
| mueneene
Anthocleista zambesiaca Baker tree |
| mueni
guest |
| mufaelo
porridge paid to workers |
| mufakwa
Europeanstyle hoe |
| mufaro
fairsized, flatbottomed, lidded basket |
| mufembo
#REF! |
| mufemo
breath |
| mufhala
horns used as pipes or bellows |
| mufhalakhwali
Antidesma venosum E. Mey. tree |
| mufhanda
Lonchocarpus capassa Rolfe tree |
| mufhanga
knife |
| mufhanga
cycad; another unidentified plant |
| mufhanza
Mackaya bella Harv. shrub; Stylocoryne barbertonensis Brem. shrub; Trimeria grandifolia Hochst. shrub |
| mufhaṱa
Transvaal silver tree or shrub |
| mufhaṱavhufa
wild peach tree |
| mufhaṱelathundu
rooibos (Combretum Zeyheri Sond.) tree |
| mufhefhe
fellow who need not be taken seriously |
| mufhefhera
Aphloia myrtiflora Galp. tree |
| mufhembo
blade of grass used for fhemba |
| mufhiṋi
handle |
| mufhirifhiri
civil strife; position of divining dice w/ all four marked sides up |
| mufhiso
chief's shallow dish |
| mufhoho
kind of Eleusine |
| mufhombwe
spinachlike plant |
| mufhomi
swearer |
| mufhonḓo
horn or wood pick for fula kernels |
| mufhulu
Burkea africana Hook tree |
| mufhululu
ululation |
| mufhunga
Johnson grass |
| mufhungo
cowtail whisk used by diviner to ward off evil spirits |
| mufu
corpse |
| mufuiwa
poor fellow supported by wealthy man |
| mufula
marula tree |
| mufuli
smith |
| mufuli
fruit gatherer |
| mufulo
pasturage |
| mufulwi
Abutilon indicum Don. plant; Dombeya Bergessiae Gerr. tree |
| mufumakadzi
married woman of rank |
| mufumbu
maize bran |
| mufumi
wealthy man |
| mufunamupengu
moon on the day before new moon |
| mufuneko
Tongastyle satchel |
| mufungwi
work done for previouslydrunk beer |
| mufungwi
type of vegetable plant |
| mufunwa
favorite, protege |
| mufunzhe
parcel tied in grass |
| mufunzi
missionary, clergyman |
| mufuro
satiety |
| mufuvha
game similar to draughts |
| mufuwi
one who owns much cattle |
| mugaḓa
dancing on both sides |
| mugadi
horserider; swimmer |
| mugaula
concubine |
| mugavhi
species of large tree |
| mugayo
milled corn meal |
| mugede
what's name |
| mugero
water furrow |
| mugivhela
Saturday |
| mugo
long staff |
| mugobe
oneeyed person |
| mugobi
one who can shoot straight |
| mugobo
hoed field, ready for sowing |
| mugodi
shaft, mine, pit |
| mugogo
fatty kernel extracted from fula stone |
| mugogonono
clitoris |
| mugolo
tin for cooking when travelling |
| mugono
twoyearold calf |
| mugophi
stick/club bent like hockey stick |
| mugopi
stick/club bent like hockey stick |
| mugotwe
crowned hornbill |
| mugubu
runt calf |
| mugudanguvho
Indigofera obermeyerae Brem. tree |
| mugudelanguvho
Indigofera obermeyerae Brem. tree |
| mugudi
beginning learner |
| mugudugudu
large intestine |
| mugula
Indian |
| mugumo
end, edge, boundary |
| mugumo
flourroasted maize w/ peanuts and salt |
| muguṅwa
Sesbania Sesban (L.) Merr. (D.) tree |
| muguruḓo
earthenware pot for guruḓa |
| muguvhu
Mosotho person |
| muguwa
hubbub |
| mugwagwa
broad wagon road |
| mugwarelo
men's girdle |
| mugweḓo
land cleared for first time (to make garden) |
| mugwinei
apostate, backslider |
| mugwiti
Combretum holosericeum Sond. orC. glomeruliflorum Sond. tree |
| muhaba
imported type of acacia |
| muhadzinga
cowife |
| muhahe
immature grain |
| muhala
milkcow leash |
| muhali
courageous, stern, severe person |
| muhalivho
husband's sister |
| muhaṋa
(Abusive) dog, cur |
| muhandakaṅwe
woman who's had one child |
| muhangahwe
certain white stone |
| muhangaila
species of tree |
| muhangammbwa
door frame |
| muhangu
unfinished/unfired pot |
| muhanu
Achilles tendon |
| muhashaphande
Trimeria grandifolia (Hochst.) Warb. tree |
| muhashela
winddriven rain |
| muhaswa
anything lacking taste; weak, decrepit person |
| muhaṱu
Conopharyngia elegans Stapf shrub |
| muhaṱuli
judge, arbiter |
| muhaulo
remains of an old fence; small enclosure for calves |
| muheḓana
destitute, friendless person |
| muhiri
deadwood |
| muhobvu
paunch, first stomach of ruminant |
| muhoha
track made by beast dragging its kill |
| muhohano
kind of tugofwar |
| muhoholosalulimi
Dovyalis lucida Sim shrub/tree |
| muhombololo
furrow as border between gardens |
| muhomi
mocker |
| muhondwa
Toddalia aculeata Lam. shrub |
| muhoṱa
sickly, weak person |
| muhoṱo
rope made of thin inner bark |
| muhoyo
mockery |
| muhufhe
species of mediumsized bird |
| muhuhuma
species of tree |
| muhukhuma
species of tree |
| muhulo
part of Vhusha rites where people come together |
| muhuluri
species of tree; position of divining dice |
| muhulwane
senior, superior person |
| muhumbulo
thought |
| muhunde
girdle of twisted wire |
| muhungo
thong/rope to tie up small animal; thong for hanging ndilo |
| muhura
neighbor |
| muhuru
endless bush, forest |
| muhuvhabvu
wounded person |
| muhuvho
song of victory |
| muhuvhule
silly, crazy person |
| muhuyu
wild fig tree |
| muhuyungala
small type of fig tree |
| muhuvhoya
wild fig tree Ficus sycomorus L. |
| muhuyulukuse
wild fig tree Ficus sycomorus L. |
| muhuyuvhoya
wild fig tree Ficus sycomorus L. |
| muhuyuvhutwa
wild fig tree Ficus sycomorus L. |
| muhwaba
dry biltong |
| muhwalo
burden, load |
| muhwana
species of tree |
| muhwane
reaped field, fit for cattle |
| muhwe
sister's husband; paternal orthocousin |
| muhwedzi
one who cures ngoma |
| muhwidzi
Hibiscus shrub |
| muhwira
masked dancer |
| muila
taboo |
| muilafhi
one who cures, gives medical assistance |
| muilaxwa
(medical) patient |
| muilo
s/t taboo |
| muimavanḓa
large shade tree, usu. in courtyard; Croton sylvaticus Hochst. tree |
| muimo
stature, build (of a person) |
| muina
small round hole (like mousehole) |
| muinga
expert tracker |
| muisedzi
chief's reporter |
| muitashango
man who traveled far to work for Europeans |
| mukakate
species of tree |
| mukakatiko
long staff (used by old men) |
| mukakatiko
industrious person |
| mukake
species of plant |
| mukala
sinewy meat |
| mukalaha
old man |
| mukalakata
Peddia africana Harv. tree; Bauhinia reticulata DC tree |
| mukalanga
Karanga tribe member |
| mukale
refusal to to work because it's another's turn |
| mukamba
wild wistaria tree |
| mukaṋo
46 maize cobs tied together by their leaves |
| mukanḓo
stamping, pounding of s/t |
| mukanda
small/valueless piece of hide |
| mukando
human milk |
| mukandululo
#REF! |
| mukanga
unripe fruit |
| mukangaḓo
tenderness in claws/hoofs/toes |
| mukangala
species of Strychnos |
| mukango
vegetable used to flavor snuff |
| mukano
boundary line between gardens |
| mukanzwo
portion of food |
| mukapu
soft, thin porridge |
| mukapudziwa
muzzleloader gun |
| mukara
sour thing |
| mukaṱu
frontier, boundary |
| mukatela
collection of everything/body |
| mukatelwa
collection of everything/body |
| mukavha
cur; abusive term for person |
| mukavhala
pole for hanging ngoma drum when not in use |
| mukavhamahunguvhu
Canthium huillensis Hiern. tree; Eugenia natalitia Sond. tree |
| mukegulu
old woman |
| mukene
what'stheirname |
| mukhaha
milk |
| mukhali
species of hawk |
| mukhalu
Zizyphus mucronata Willd. tree |
| mukhatho
place cleared of brush for first time |
| mukhaya
Acacia pallens Rolfe tree |
| mukhobekwa
Pavetta canescens DC shrub |
| mukhobigwa
Pavetta canescens DC shrub |
| mukhoḓe
Sanseviera aethiopica Thunb. plant |
| mukhoṱho
something loose |
| mukhoti
door hingepin |
| mukhuḓo
abdominal hernia rupture |
| mukhusu
shaking/rolling of calabash of cream to make butter |
| mukhuvha
ways, manners, customs |
| mukhuvhulane
place where skin is grazed off |
| mukhuwa
white person |
| mukhwa
custom, (good) manners |
| mukhwaeli
man who gets 2nd shot at animal in hunt |
| mukhwalakhwali
Antidesma venosum E. Mey. tree |
| mukhwatho
knobless, tapering walking stick |
| mukhwekhwe
type of strong, expensive cloth |
| mukhweli
man who gets 2nd shot at animal in hunt |
| mukoki
dry biltong |
| mukokole
Smilax krausiana Meisn. creeper; Dioscorea sp. creeper |
| mukolokoṱe
Peddia africana Harv. tree; Bauhinia reticulata DC tree |
| mukololo
child of royal family |
| mukoma
headman |
| mukomana
elder sibling or orthocousin of same sex |
| mukombo
navel; boundary |
| mukome
abomasum stomach of ruminants |
| mukomelo
handle; penisbox |
| mukomoṱelo
levy, contingent |
| mukonde
Candelabra Euphorbia tree; type of porridge |
| mukondokondo
runoff water collected from roof |
| mukongo
clitoris |
| mukongoni
one who turns another against s/t |
| mukonwo
forearm |
| mukonyi
short stalk or stem |
| mukope
maize cob |
| mukopokopo
a creeper with red flowers |
| mukosi
long yell |
| mukota
nosebleed |
| mukoto
narrow path |
| mukovhanombe
distributor of cattle (chief's praise name) |
| mukovhe
portion, share |
| mukovheli
one who divides |
| mukovhi
one who divides |
| mukovho
division, a dividing up |
| mukovhori
umbilical cord of calf/kid |
| mukubudu
Gardenia rothmannia L.f. tree |
| mukuḓakhombe
Choristylis rhamnoides Harv. shrub |
| mukudubu
wild gardenia tree |
| mukuku
magic drug, made w/ human flesh, to help crops grow |
| mukuku
rooster |
| mukukulume
rooster |
| mukukutu
very old person |
| mukula
red stain for leather skirts |
| mukulo
throat, larynx |
| mukulungwane
Oxalis semiloba Sond. plant; Oxalis repens Thunb. plant; Chaetacantus Burchelli Nees plant |
| mukuluwatsho
#REF! |
| mukumba
hide, skin |
| mukumbakumba
magic drug to make someone else greedy and gluttonous |
| mukumbela
flood or storm water; clearing around a village |
| mukumbi
beer made from mapula |
| mukumbu
large calabash for water |
| mukumbululo
confiscation |
| mukume
vegetable ash used to flavor snuff |
| mukumuṱelo
#REF! |
| mukuna
welladorned person |
| mukundanḓou
Mundulea suberosa Benth. shrub |
| mukungelo
handle |
| mukungwa
trough |
| mukungwane
Oxalis semiloba Sond. plant; Oxalis repens Thunb. plant; Chaetacantus Burchelli Nees plant |
| mukuni
redheaded weaver |
| mukunu
calabash w/ long tapering end |
| mukurukuru
pigeon wood tree |
| mukushavhayaho
one who misses appointments |
| mukusule
cooked & dried vegetable kept for winter |
| mukutu
quiver |
| mukuvha
slightly fermented gruel |
| mukuvhibvu
type of ancient small red bead |
| mukuvhukuvhu
rapids, cataract in river |
| mukuwe
grey lourie |
| mukwakwa
monkey orange tree |
| mukwama
large pocket, satchel |
| mukwasha
husband of a woman you are related to |
| mukwiliti
vertical slot in smelting furnace |
| mukwita
narrow game path |
| muḽaifa
heir, successor |
| muḽaṋotshi
Heteromorpha trifoliata E & Z tree/shrub |
| muḽano
mutual devouring |
| muḽaṱhoho
Croton sylvaticus Hochst. tree |
| muḽaṱhonzhe
species of plant similar to wild asparagus |
| muḽavhathu
“devourer of men” |
| muḽi
eater |
| muḽiḽwe
mason wasp, parasite; Piper capense L. plant |
| muḽiwa
a tree w/ edible fruit |
| muḽo
perquisite (according to rank) when animal is slaughtered; eye of needle; greediness, voracity |
| mulaḓa
velvet stinging bean creeper |
| muladza
dayold leftover food |
| mulagalu
long pole planted in circumcision lodge |
| mulala
old person |
| mulala
Hyphaene crinita Gaertn. palm |
| mulalahari
third finger |
| mulalamaanga
a species of tree |
| mulalavhungu
Milky Way, galaxy |
| mulalelo
fire to sleep by |
| mulalo
pearl |
| mulambaṋoni
Synadenium arborescens Boiss. shrub |
| mulambatshipala
tree that doesn't shed leaves in winter |
| mulambo
river |
| mulamu
wife's brother |
| mulanda
henchman |
| mulandu
debt, fault |
| mulanga
mutual agreement |
| mulangano
arrangement between people |
| mulangi
director, ruler |
| mulashaphanga
a species of tree |
| mulauli
diviner; overseer |
| mulavhu
snare |
| mulayo
law, rule |
| muledzo
frontier |
| muleli
nurse |
| mulemalema
insectivorous bat |
| mulemba
Lemba tribe member |
| mulembethu
Karanga person living in Venda |
| mulembu
Grewia occidentalis L. shrub; Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.; stickiness, viscosity |
| muleme
a species of tree; weight |
| mulenzhe
leg |
| mulevho
declaration, dictum |
| muli
initiate into the mysteries of girls' circumcision |
| mulidzi
mourner |
| mulifho
payment of a fine |
| mulila
cattle track |
| mulilavhathu
“one who has compassion for people” (praise name) |
| mulilo
fire |
| mulilovhadzimu
Pemphigus (skin disease) |
| mulilwe
mason wasp or parasite |
| mulimbe
kick |
| mulimo
evil medicine |
| mulindedzano
mutual awaiting |
| mulindi
hole in ground |
| mulinga
expert tracker |
| mulinga
copper or brass arm ring; wheel |
| mulingo
temptation |
| mulisa
herdsman |
| mulivhadzatshiṱangu
species of tree |
| mulivhadzi
species of plant; medicine to make one forget |
| mulivho
new shoot, creeper |
| muloi
witch, sorcerer |
| mulolo
wild banana tree |
| mulomo
mouth |
| mulondo
mine shaft, pit |
| mulonga
channel in broad, flat river bed, deep pool |
| mulongo
name of a totem group |
| mulora
ash |
| muloro
dream |
| mulosho
summons for people to send food and beer to help out with unexpected guests |
| mulovhedzi
baptizer |
| mulovhedzo
baptism |
| muluḓu
Glycine javanica L. creeper; Vigna vexillata Benth. creeper |
| muludzi
whistle, whistling |
| muluki
basketmaker, plaiter |
| muluko
plaiting, s/t plaited |
| mululudza
Vernonia podocoma Sch. Bip. shrub |
| mulumaṋama
Cassia abbreviata oliv. |
| mulumo
feast/rite of first fruit |
| muluna
man |
| mulungo
salt/spice added to food |
| muluvha
one familiar w/ court etiquette, one accustomed to being w/ chief |
| muluvhe
manager |
| mulwadze
patient |
| mulwi
heap (e.g., sand) |
| mumali
bridegroom |
| mumanḓa
Lunanda speaker |
| mumbedzi
person from Vhambedzi |
| mumela
sorghum germinated for use as beer malt |
| mumvako
stick for drawing lots |
| muṋadzi
quinine tree |
| muṋambi
species of shrub/small tree |
| muṋangaledzi
willow |
| muṋango
doorway |
| muṋawa
bean stalk |
| muṋe
owner, master, father; self |
| muṋengeledzi
willow |
| muṋenze
Cryptocarya transvaalensis BurttDavy tree |
| muṋewamavu
“lord of the soil”—praise name for chief |
| muṋiya
inhabitant of Manenzhe area |
| muṋo
salt |
| muṋunzwu
minaret flower, wild marijuana |
| muṋwa
good quality fat |
| munako
beauty, loveliness |
| munama
bristly foxtail grass |
| munamba
whey & meal porridge |
| munambala
Fleurya mitis E. Mey. herb; Rubus pinnatus Willd. & perhaps other brambles |
| munambelo
wild plum tree |
| munandane
species of small shrub/plant |
| munanga
Oxyanthus Gerrardi Sond. tree |
| munani
horsefly, blindfly |
| munavho
runner, as of pumpkin plant |
| munda
mold, mildew |
| mundondo
rust in maize or wheat |
| mundzere
Bridelia micrantha Baill. tree |
| munembenembe
Cassia Petersiana Bolle. orC. delagoensis Harv. shrub |
| muneri
missionary |
| mungane
friend, comrade |
| mungazi
type of red trade bead |
| mungome
diviner |
| mungu
chaff |
| muniane
red ivorywood tree |
| munianiane
red ivorywood tree |
| munna
man; husband |
| munnamutswu
Artobotrys Monteiroae Oliv. tree |
| munnawavhaṋe
deceased soandso (male) |
| munombelo
wild plum tree |
| munuge
longtailed widow bird |
| munukhatshilongwe
Clerodendron glabrum E. Mey. var. ovale Pears shrub |
| munukhavhaloi
Clausena inaequalis Benth. tree; Heteropyxis natalensis Harv. tree; Pteroxylon obliquum Thunb. tree |
| munukho
bad smell, stench |
| munungu
species of tree |
| munwane
pinkie finger |
| munwe
finger |
| munyai
type of small black bead |
| munyaka
soapstone |
| munyake
soapstone |
| munyamalofha
Alchhornea Schlechteri Pax shrub |
| munyanya
feast, celebration |
| munyavhili
prickly heat (skin condition) |
| munyee
species of tree |
| munzelu
water/liquid clarified by standing |
| munzere
Bridelia micrantha Baill. tree |
| muna
crack, cleft |
| munadzi
hat, straw headdress |
| munene
iron neckring worn by war heroes |
| muofhi
coward, timid person |
| muombangoma
flatcrown thorn tree |
| muombi
formidable opponent |
| muombva
banana tree |
| muongi
one who nurses a patient |
| muono
net, fishtrap |
| muonze
species of aromatic tree |
| muotshanḓuhu
Indigofera sp. plant |
| mupakati
one who carries s/t over shoulder |
| mupakato
bandolier, strap worn over shoulder |
| mupalakhwali
Antidesma venosum E. Mey. tree |
| mupalo
confiscation of people's household utensils for failing to appear when summoned to hoe chief's fields |
| mupaluso
dried maize boiled on cob |
| mupama
box on ears, clout, smack |
| mupani
mopani tree, ironwood tree |
| mupapawa
pawpaw tree |
| mupato
bundle of maize cobs packed between two sticks |
| mupengo
lunatic |
| mupfa
thorn |
| mupfudze
dry cattle dung |
| mupfulaudzi
marksman |
| mupfulwi
Abutilon indicum Don. plant; Dombeya Burgessiae Gerr. tree |
| mupfumba
guest |
| mupfumi
wealthy man |
| mupfunda
fence, courtyard wall |
| mupfundeo
s/t put away to mature |
| mupfure
castor oil plant |
| muphagi
glutton w/o regard for others |
| muphani
rustic, illbred fellow |
| muphapha
types of nonpumpkin calabash |
| muphaphadzi
one who continually wanders in search of s/t |
| muphasa
Psoralea sp. shrub |
| muphidzho
long stick for catching cows to milk |
| muphigela
cough |
| muphiphi
watery pus |
| muphophamaḓi
Bosqueia phoberos Baill. tree |
| muphoso
kind of striped blanket |
| muphoswo
kind of striped blanket |
| muphulusi
Savior |
| muphuswa
weaned calf |
| mupimbi
pus mixed with blood |
| mupimi
measurer |
| mupimo
measure |
| mupindule
Cnestis natalensis Pl. and Sond. shrub/woody climber |
| mupomoki
false accuser |
| mupomokwa
one who is accused falsely |
| mupunḓu
kick |
| mupunga
(Archaic) Johnson grass |
| muputamazhana
Rinorea natalensis Engl. tree |
| murabeledzi
#REF! |
| murabeli
one who intercedes for another |
| murabvu
lean, sickly animal |
| muraḓo
limb, member |
| murafho
group of related people |
| muraga
new building site |
| muramba
wild orange |
| murambo
sweet potato; Ochna O'Connori Phill. tree |
| murambothavha
murambo tree; Eugenia natalitia Sond. tree |
| murandela
waxberry shrub; cardamom shrub/tree |
| murando
slit, cut |
| muranga
new building site; new/recent hut or village |
| murangaphanḓa
leader, one in front |
| murangi
guide, leader |
| murango
wall, ramp |
| murapfa
Grewia flava DC shrub; Grewia villosa Willd. shrub |
| murarumuhulu
a position of divining dice |
| murarwana
#REF! |
| murathamapfeṋe
wild gardenia tree |
| muratho
bridge |
| murathu
younger sibling or orthocousin of same sex |
| muravha
leather flute bag |
| murede
stripe |
| murei
fisherman; trapper |
| muremba
backbiter; slanderer |
| murembwananḓila
one who arrives just as others are talking about him/her |
| muremela
hedge, fence, piled branches |
| murena
son of chief, prince |
| murendo
praise, praise name |
| murengo
price |
| murenzhe
species of thorny shrub |
| mureo
trap |
| murero
proverb |
| mureshamaṱanzu
newlywed young wife |
| muri
tree, shrub, plant |
| muridili
type of red cloth |
| murinde
food, soup |
| muritho
stick for stirring |
| murivha
swarm of bees, birds, locusts |
| muro
soup, gravy, broth |
| muroho
vegetables |
| murohwe
green color |
| murole
agegrade |
| murondo
quinine berry shrub |
| murongwe
dampness of ground |
| murotho
cold, coolness |
| murothobvu
cold water added to fluid to cool it |
| murovhaḓembe
Peuzolzia hypoleuca Wedd. shrub |
| murovhela
firewood |
| muruba
circumcised person |
| murubi
position of divining dice |
| murudi
#REF! |
| murudzambilu
species of tree |
| murula
file of women transporting beer |
| murulwa
bitterapple tree |
| murumba
type of long drum |
| murumbuḓane
Cape gooseberry plant |
| murumbulambudzana
Rhoicissus erythrodes Planch. shrub |
| murumbulo
awl, auger, drill |
| murunda
Rhus rehmanniana Engler tree |
| murundamalofha
Alchhornea Schlechteri Pax shrub |
| murundo
urine |
| murundu
any male circumcision rites |
| murunganzie
Randia sp. shrub; Duranta Plumieri Jacq. shrub |
| murungo
seam |
| murunguḓane
Cape gooseberry shrub |
| murungulu
Carissa edulis Vahl var. tomentosa Stapf shrub; Carissa arduina Lam. shrub |
| murunzi
shadow |
| mururathokho
rectum (in goats/cattle) |
| muruthu
species of tree found in dry north country |
| murutshelo
skewer |
| murutshelelo
skewer |
| murutshwe
dragon fly |
| murwa
son |
| murwa
southwind |
| murwavhende
big neck tendon |
| musadzi
woman, wife |
| musadziwavhaṋe
#REF! |
| musala
time, period |
| musalamarubini
Withania somnifera Dun. plant; Cassia occidentalis L. shrub/tree |
| musama
Typha australis Schum. & Thonn. bulrush |
| musambalame
type of mongoose |
| musandana
Passerina montana Thod. shrub |
| musanda
chief's kraal capital |
| musando
abuse |
| musangwe
Curtisia faginea Ait. tree |
| musaunga
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz. tree |
| muse
small garden of tobacco or maize |
| museha
snuff pouch |
| muselwa
young wife |
| musemo
abuse |
| musemo
small adze or axe |
| musendo
small axe for smoothing; plane |
| musenga
Hyparrhenia hirta Stapf grass |
| musengele
bamboo |
| musenzhe
cabbage tree |
| musenzi
nonVhalemba (used by Vhalemba) |
| musese
Aeschynomene nodulosa (Bak.) Bak. f. forma. shrub; Peltophorum africanum Sond. shrub |
| museṱho
devil's thorn creeper |
| museṱo
devil's thorn plant |
| musetsho
search, investigation |
| musevhe
barbed arrowhead |
| musevhetho
female circumcision rite |
| mushai
destitute person |
| mushaka
cattle placenta |
| mushakaladza
species of tree |
| mushakatembwe
bamboo |
| mushalane
type of sorghum w/ downwardhanging ear |
| mushalashala
type of stone |
| mushambili
learner, novice |
| mushangu
girl in the shangula rite |
| mushasha
temporary shelter |
| mushato
sausage tree |
| mushavhi
trader |
| mushavhi
one who flees, fugitive |
| mushavho
barter |
| mushavho
flight |
| mushayahaya
destitute, homeless wanderer |
| mushengedzo
torture, chicanery |
| mushidzhi
blackjack weed |
| mushigidzhane
Eragrostis plana Nees. grass; Sporobolus pyramidalis Beauv. grass |
| mushinginzhane
Eragrostis plana Nees. grass; Sporobolus pyramidalis Beauv. grass |
| mushini
sewing machine; any machine |
| mushinzhi
cluster of bees |
| musho
gift from man to future inlaws |
| mushonga
medicine, drug |
| mushosho
type of small ancient bead |
| mushoti
pointed stake planted in gamepit |
| mushovho
party of people consulting w/ diviner |
| mushuana
person w/ very light brown skin |
| mushubudzhanḓuhu
Indigofera sp. shrub |
| mushumi
worker, laborer |
| mushumo
work, labor |
| mushushaphombwe
Pterocarpus sericeus Benth. tree |
| mushuvhuru
uncircumcised male |
| musi
time |
| musi
long wooden pestle |
| musidzana
girl |
| musika
drug, magic to kill people |
| musikidzi
Pseudarthria Hookeri W&A plant; Eriosema sqarrosum Walp. plant |
| musikululi
#REF! |
| musili
gun powder |
| musilisili
bustard |
| musima
center pole in a hut |
| musimana
boy |
| musimathi
“stitch” in the side (from running) |
| musimi
leader in singing |
| musinḓa
uncircumcised person |
| musingaḓi
girls' hoppingsinging game |
| musingavhadzimu
rainbow |
| musingili
one who emigrates in time of want to look for food or work |
| musingo
elephant's trunk |
| musinzhe
cluster of bees |
| musinzhi
cluster of bees |
| musiri
Eugenia natalitia Sond. tree; Olea foveolata E. Mey. tree |
| musisi
pointed end or heel of hoe; a kind of cloth |
| musisimo
seepage |
| musivha
Glycine javanica L. creeper; Vigna vexillata Benth. creeper |
| musivhiṱha
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz tree |
| musiwana
poor individual, w/o means or relations |
| muso
any shelled grain |
| musoni
winemaker; Mulemba |
| musuḓo
beer strainer; wild hibiscus plant |
| musudzungwane
wild mint shrub |
| musuka
wornout hoe |
| musuki
one who curries hides |
| musuku
copper, brass, gold |
| musuma
Ochna pulchra Hook. tree; Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. tree; Pterolobium exosum Baker f. shrub |
| musumbavhaloi
forefinger |
| musumbudzanḓuhu
Indigofera sp. shrub |
| musumbuluwo
Monday; gift of goat or money to man's prospective motherinlaw |
| musumo
anything that is reported to one's chief |
| musunda
piggyback game for girls |
| musununu
species of bamboo |
| mususu
Terminalia sericea Burch. tree |
| muswane
halfdigested grass in ruminant's paunch |
| muswanganya
species of mongoose |
| muswaswo
joke, jest |
| muswikeleli
favorite; one who introduces people and matters at the chief's court |
| muswikeli
favorite; one who introduces people and matters at the chief's court |
| muswikisi
one who introduces a guest or matter |
| muswingaphala
wild wistaria tree |
| muswiswa
Indigofera Obermeyerae Brem. tree |
| muswonḓa
giant |
| musworo
cur, dirty dog, dirty fellow |
| muswoswo
Synadenium arborescens Boiss. shrub |
| muswoṱelakhuvhabvu
Ocimum americanum L. plant |
| muswu
Acacia heteracantha Burch. tree |
| muswuru
poisonous mixture |
| muṱa
establishment; wife's courtyard |
| muṱa
species of long grass |
| muṱaḓa
a cultivated plant |
| muṱaḓamapfeṋe
species of plant |
| muṱahabvu
old, weak, sickly person |
| muṱahalelwe
allusive term for old impotent man |
| muṱaho
breach (as in fence) |
| muṱakaṱa
Epaltes alata Steetze plant; secret name for salt |
| muṱala
line, track |
| muṱaladzi
line |
| muṱali
divorce |
| muṱali
clever fellow |
| muṱalo
a divorcing |
| muṱambapfunda
Albizzia versicolor Welw. tree |
| muṱambaṱuwa
person w/ fairly light brown skin |
| muṱambiṱambi
bladder trouble; bilharzia |
| muṱamvu
species of wild fig tree |
| muṱana
back (of the body) |
| muṱanga
garden in swampy ground |
| muṱangaswa
Eriosema cajanoides Benth. herb |
| muṱangauma
Fluggea microcarpa Blume shrub |
| muṱango
Faurea saligna Harv. tree |
| muṱangule
Euclea shrub; Royena pallens Thunb. shrub |
| muṱangule
certain position of divining dice |
| muṱanuni
chief's young wife, in subordinate position & childless |
| muṱanzwa
sour plum tree |
| muṱanzwakhamelo
Ilex capensis Sond. & Harv. tree |
| muṱanzwo
broom |
| muṱasiri
various species of Rhus |
| muṱaṱe
sedge |
| muṱaululo
species of tree |
| muṱavho
sowing, planting |
| muṱawi
red milkwood tree |
| muṱeṱembudzi
species of locust |
| muṱhaḓuli
reliever |
| muṱhaga
lines of color around a dog's neck |
| muṱhakuṱhaku
Rhus transvaalensis Engl. tree |
| muṱhana
placenta |
| muṱhannga
youth |
| muṱhanzwa
Pouzlzia hypoleuca Wedd. shrub |
| muṱhaphu
complete row |
| muṱhaṱhalidzane
fabled tree |
| muṱhaṱhavhanna
Heteromorpha trifoliata E.&Z. shrub |
| muṱhauluso
first milk from cow not to coagulate |
| muṱhobi
Boscia albitrunca G&B tree |
| muṱhofhe
one who gets off scotfree, when lots are drawn |
| muṱhofhi
one who gets off scotfree, when lots are drawn |
| muṱhophe
one who gets off scotfree, when lots are drawn |
| muṱhoṱhonya
nettles |
| muṱiṱa
wet ground left after flood |
| muṱivhiru
carved wood w/ knob in middle, tapering to a point at both ends |
| muṱoḓo
backbone, spine |
| muṱodzi
tear |
| muṱohoṱoho
Cleome monophylla L. plant |
| muṱokola
grape vine |
| muṱokole
grape vine |
| muṱokota
Rhodesian or red mahogany |
| muṱolo
widow, woman of loose morals |
| muṱoma
one who is small, insignificant; child |
| muṱomeri
carved wood w/ knob in middle, tapering to a point at both ends |
| muṱonḓolo
cycad, Encephalartos sp.; Encephalartos transvenosus BurttDavy |
| muṱongola
species of large tree |
| muṱongoma
Fluggea microcarpa Blume shrub |
| muṱono
one of slender build |
| muṱophe
one who gets off scotfree, when lots are drawn |
| muṱore
whey mixed w/ beestings |
| muṱoṱombudzi
species of locust |
| muṱovhori
carved wood w/ knob in middle, tapering to a point at both ends |
| muṱovuma
Ekebergia Meyeri Presl. tree |
| muṱu
waterberry tree |
| muṱuḓo
beer strainer; wild hibiscus; Sida cordifolia L. plant |
| muṱuhu
cupping horn |
| muṱuhu
Trichilia emetica Vahl tree |
| muṱulume
Adinia Galpini Oliv. tree |
| muṱumba
s/t heaped up; crown of head |
| muṱumbane
large clay receptacle for seed |
| muṱumeri
carved wood w/ knob in middle, tapering to a point at both ends |
| muṱungu
species of climber w/ milky juice |
| muṱunguṱungu
species of creeper |
| muṱunguwane
Nidorella resedifolia DC plant |
| muṱunu
thorn pear tree |
| muṱuro
small minnow |
| muṱuruma
species of long grass |
| muṱuvha
good piece of meat |
| muṱuvhiri
carved wood w/ knob in middle, tapering to a point at both ends |
| muṱwa
termites |
| muṱwari
Croton gratissimus Burch. tree |
| mutaladzi
line |
| mutalo
line, as in sand |
| mutama
Sudanese bean tree, hyacinth bean tree; Bauhinia fassoglensis Kotsch. plant |
| mutambala
Colocasia antiquorum Schott plant |
| mutanda
dry pole, log |
| mutangiwakugala
legendary person |
| mutanya
lousing |
| mutapatila
lengthy, endless matter |
| mutavha
complete set of divining dice |
| mutei
novice |
| muteketeki
idler, lounger |
| mutekisano
alternate turntaking |
| muteledzi
water running down |
| muteledzi
one disinclined to work |
| mutendeleki
homeless wanderer |
| mutendelo
counterpresent |
| mutendi
believer (i.e. Christian) |
| mutengati
pole on which a burden is slung, carried over shoulder by 2 men |
| mutengelele
line, ridge, band around s/t |
| mutengo
barter, marketing |
| mutengu
level line |
| muteo
foundation |
| mutepe
Ehretia amoena Klotzsch. shrub |
| mutetemelo
fever, shivering |
| mutevha
trap for rats or fish |
| muthada
laudatory epithet for wellbuilt man |
| muthaḽa
Royena pallens Thunb. shrub |
| muthaladzi
line |
| muthambi
rack |
| muthatha
widemouthed basket, shaped like inverted cone |
| muthathaṋowa
Cassia occidentalis L. shrub |
| muthathannzi
Artemisia afra Jacq. shrub |
| muthathe
eating out of one pot w/ several others |
| muthenga
feather |
| muthelo
government tax (Zulu) |
| mutheo
foundation (Sotho) |
| muthetshelo
#REF! |
| mutholwa
employee |
| muthondo
powder chamber of percussion cap muzzleloader gun |
| muthotho
gravy, sauce |
| muthowa
Diplorhynchus mossambicensis Benth tree |
| muthu
person |
| muthubi
marauder, cattle thief, raider |
| muthuso
medicine/magic drug to 'thusa' an infant |
| muthuthulwa
Solanum panduriforme E. Mey. shrub |
| muthuthuvhaloi
lucky bean climber, love bean climber |
| mutibammela
Maesa rufescens DC tree |
| mutibo
lid |
| mutibwana
small lid |
| mutidzaṅwoyo
species of tree |
| mutile
pumpkin that won't cook properly; obdurate person |
| mutilili
little leftover juice after pulping mafula fruit |
| mutimbo
big spoon for slapping porridge |
| mutitilili
overcast sky |
| mutivhakhulo
whooping cough |
| mutobvu
lead |
| mutohwiyo
species of bird |
| mutoli
pure honey |
| mutomba
small maize plant, just protruding from soil |
| mutomboti
Plectronia sp. shrub; type of strong beer |
| mutondi
charitable, kindhearted person |
| mutondo
Transvaal teak tree |
| mutonga
Tonga (Tsonga) person |
| mutope
s/t that comes piecemeal (e.g., gossip) |
| mutovholi
pursuer, persecutor |
| mutovholo
persecution, pursuit |
| mutseḓu
children's game of shuffling feet through dust |
| mutsedu
children's game of shuffling feet through dust |
| mutsembana
Hibiscus cannabinus L. plant |
| mutsembyana
Hibiscus cannabinus L. plant |
| mutsenene
high, thin waterfall |
| mutserenga
imported Seninga tree |
| mutshaeli
wagon driver |
| mutshakavhili
eclipse of sun or moon |
| mutshakutshaku
Rhus transvaalensia Engl. tree |
| mutshato
wedding feast |
| mutshatshame
swarming mass or throng |
| mutshe
camelthorn |
| mutshekwa
whale |
| mutshekwe
s/t endless |
| mutsheli
wild fruit gatherer |
| mutshelo
fruit |
| mutshelukwa
leftovers from last year |
| mutshema
palm wine |
| mutshemela
infant who cries before completely born |
| mutshende
scrotum |
| mutshenzhe
termites |
| mutshezhela
#REF! |
| mutsherere
whitetailed mongoose |
| mutsheṱho
wall of stone |
| mutsheṱo
wall of stone |
| mutshetshaphansi
leg disease caused by work in gold mines |
| mutshetetshete
type of acacia tree |
| mutshevo
wild dateplum |
| mutshidzi
Savior |
| mutshikili
Cape mahogany tree |
| mutshila
tail; flywhisk, cow tail |
| mutshilindzhi
open pasturage on hilltop |
| mutshilitshili
spinal cord |
| mutshimba
excrement |
| mutshimbidzi
leader, driver, guide |
| mutshimbili
traveler |
| mutshimbili
journey |
| mutshinga
lopsidedness |
| mutshingu
exposed root in a path |
| mutshini
sewing machine, any machine |
| mutshinyali
poor, destitute person |
| mutshinyi
wrongdoer |
| mutshiso
cow milk drawn after calf has drunk for second time; unidentified plant w/ milky sap |
| mutsho
dawn, sunrise |
| mutshoi
oneeyed person |
| mutshongolo
Tonga manner of dancing |
| mutshotshonono
row of things |
| mutshule
Cluytia natalensis Bernh. tree |
| mutshutshu
inciting others to do s/t that causes discord, while staying uninvolved oneself |
| mutshutshudzi
one who incites others to cause trouble, while keeping self out of it |
| mutshutshungu
type of small shrub w/ red berries |
| mutsi
smoke |
| mutsikwa
s/t smoothed |
| mutsila
craftsperson, artisan |
| mutsilana
apprentice, one learning a craft |
| mutsinda
stranger, outsider |
| mutsindo
thudding sound |
| mutsinga
neck |
| mutswi
thief |
| mutswingo
sacrificial goat |
| mutswiriri
species of tree |
| mutuka
youth, lad |
| mutukana
boy |
| mutuku
whey |
| mutuli
mortar for grain |
| mutumba
temporary shelter |
| mutumbane
large clay bin for seed |
| mutumbu
corpse |
| mutumbukavhathu
first ancestor of all people |
| mutumbula
manioc shrub |
| mutunde
retention of urine |
| mutungwa
potlike drum |
| mutungwi
Ageratum conyzoides L. plant |
| mutupo
name of one's totemgroup |
| mutute
file of people transporting things |
| mutuzwu
Oncoba spinosa Forsk. tree |
| mutwe
crack |
| mutwilo
certain note of the Venda reedflute ensemble |
| mutwilwana
certain note of the Venda reedflute ensemble |
| mutzenene
high, thin waterfall |
| mutzema
very young duiker |
| mutzhemandaṱwa
person born prematurely |
| mutzheṱo
wall of stone |
| muudela
dry cattle dung |
| muukhuma
species of tree |
| muulu
song sung by girls at play |
| muuluso
medicine for illness |
| muumba
barren woman |
| muumo
species of parasitic fig tree |
| muunḓu
crown of the guinea fowl |
| muunda
mold, mildew |
| muunga
s/t that can be said to unga |
| muunga
any acacia tree w/ long white thorns |
| muungakovha
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz. tree |
| muungaludzi
species of acacia tree |
| muungaluselo
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz. tree |
| muunguri
Maesa rufescens DC tree |
| muvanguluvhe
bracken; Microlepia speluncae (L.) Moore fern |
| muvei
trapper |
| muvenḓa
Venda person |
| muvhaḓangoma
Albizzia gummifera (Gmel.) C.A. Smith tree |
| muvhaḓelaphanga
Rhus Legatii Schonl. tree; Bosqueia phoberos Baill. tree |
| muvhala
color |
| muvhale
coral tree |
| muvhamba
pulped ṋenze fruit preparation |
| muvhambadzi
traveling merchant |
| muvhambangoma
Albizzia versicolor Welw. tree |
| muvhambanguvho
Keiapple tree |
| muvhandameli
one who approaches |
| muvhango
dispute over possession of s/t |
| muvhazhe
Psoralea sp. shrub |
| muvhazwi
Urera tenax N. E. Br. shrub |
| muvhembana
small length of cloth |
| muvhera
young married man |
| muvheuli
one who shaves |
| muvheulwa
one who is being shaved |
| muvhibvelashaḓani
Canthium huillensis Hiern. tree; Eugenia natalitia Sond. tree |
| muvhili
body |
| muvhilivhili
rattling, rumbling |
| muvhofho
rope for tying cow's hindlegs; girdle worn postpartum |
| muvhombo
bridge of nose |
| muvhombwe
Boscia albitrunca G&B tree |
| muvhuḓa
plains hare |
| muvhuḓakhomu
large grey hare |
| muvhudu™
thrifty person |
| muvhudziso
badgering |
| muvhula
mobola plum tree |
| muvhulai
killer |
| muvhulangala
small variety of muvhula |
| muvhulavhusiku
Xylopia antunessi Engl. & Diels. tree |
| muvhulayo
species of small shrub |
| muvhuli
long, thick roll of untwisted tobacco leaves, tied w/ bark |
| muvhulo
gift of beer sent to chief's kraal |
| muvhumbi
potter |
| muvhumbu
Lannea edulis Engl. shrub |
| muvhundu
hill, hillock |
| muvhungo
twig w/ leaves, used as flywhisk; Landolphia Kirkii Dyer creeper |
| muvhuso
rule, reign |
| muvhuwane
Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) Hubbard grass |
| muvhuya
goodnatured person |
| muvhuyangadzanga
“sisterinlaw paid for with my cattle”: title for a woman |
| muvhuyano
weeds that sprout after field is cleaned |
| muvhuye
husband's sister; wife of woman's brother |
| muvhuyo
end, as of garden |
| muvhuyu
baobab tree |
| muvimi
hunter |
| muvio
slaughtering place |
| muvo
slaughtering place |
| muvuḓo
goodheartedness, meekness |
| muvuḓu
green of putrefaction |
| muvula
pollen |
| muvumberedzi
Indigofera Obermeyerae Brem. tree |
| muvumo
species of parasitic fig tree |
| muvunḓambaḓo
Acacia caffra tree; Acacia Davyi N.E.Br. tree |
| muvuvha
bellows; a species of tree |
| muvuvhu
Combretum glomeruliflorum Sond. or C. Krausii Hochst. tree |
| muvuwo
slaughtering place |
| muwisi
spiritual medium in malombo dance |
| muwiswa
spiritual medium in malombo dance |
| muxa
animal track in grass |
| muxe
black nightshade |
| muxwe
husband of sister or paternal orthocousin |
| muya
wind, breeze |
| muyaḓa
filthy, disgusting person |
| muyai
Vhanyai clan member; amaKaranga |
| muzhato
a Tonga dance |
| muzila
rectum of animals |
| muzonye
breachloader rifle |
| muzwa
ngozwi (q.v.) string; retarded placenta |
| muzwala
crosscousin |
| muzwalazwalane
child of a crosscousin |
| muzwila
cattle track/path |
| muzwilu
wild medlar |
| muzwilungala
small species of medlar |
| muzwimbe
secret jealosy or hatred |
| muzwimbelo
constipation |
| muzwimbwe
wild jasmine |
| muzwimi
hunter |
| muzwinzwa
weal |
| mvakiwa
one who draws the lot, and therefore has to work |
| mvako
drawing of lots |
| mvalo
conscience |
| mvari
poles supporting dirt that covers grain pit |
| mvuko
leaves used to mvuka (q.v.) |
| mvula
rain |
| mvulatshikole
rain with sunshine |
| mvumamulandu
acknowledgment of guilt |
| mvumbamukula
species of redbreasted small bird |
| mvumbo
medicine for man who caught disease through sex w/ woman |
| mvumo
fruit of muvumo fig tree |
| mvuo
resurrection of dead |
| mvuvhelo
large earthenware vessel |
| mvuvhelwana
small earthenware vessel |
| mvuvhu
hippopotamus |
| mvuwo
resurrection of dead |
| ṅwafhu
share of game to those who participated in hunt w/o getting a hit |
| ṅwalukambu
salempore cloth |
| ṅwambabvu
swelling of lymph glands in armpit |
| ṅwambelo
piece of land to be hoed for chief |
| ṅwana
child; doll |
| ṅwanaidyele
April |
| ṅwananyana
small girl, daughter |
| ṅwanḓa
type of tree |
| ṅwando
dew |
| ṅwatela
leg ulcer |
| ṅwavho
dog kennel |
| ṅwedzi
moon, month |
| ṅwendze
mane, crest |
| ṅwenze
mane, crest |
| ṅwiya
wind, breeze |
| ṅwonḓo
shin bone |
| ṅwongo
marrow |
| ṅwoto
fire |
| ṅwota
slowhealing ulcer |
| ṅwoyo
heart, soul, will |
| ṋadzi
fruit of the “quinine” tree |
| ṋala
bull, red w/ white belly & thighs |
| ṋalana
(female) cow, red w/ white belly & thighs |
| ṋaledzi
star |
| ṋama
meat, flesh |
| ṋamana
calf |
| n222ambi
good singer, dancer |
| ṋanḓo
ironsmelting furnace |
| ṋanga
(reed)flute; dogstar (Sirius) |
| ṋangadzanntse
species of plant |
| ṋangayaḓanga
sangoma's flute, made of vulture leg; praisename for chief |
| ṋari
Cape buffalo |
| ṋashane
mafula beer on the 2nd day of fermentation process |
| ṋawa
beans |
| ṋegota
headman |
| ṋeleṱe
needle |
| ṋematei
woman in charge of girls at domba |
| ṋemavhuvhuni
type of plant |
| ṋemefu
heifer in early pregnancy |
| ṋemeṋeme
species of edible flying ant |
| ṋemulambo
herald who announces work to be done for the chief's kraal |
| ṋemungozwa
girl in charge of girls at the domba |
| ṋenḓila
intermediary, esp. in marriage negotiations |
| ṋenze
fruit of muṋenze |
| ṋii
fruit of muṋii |
| ṋoni
gemsbok, Cape oryx |
| ṋonzhe
resin |
| ṋotshi
bee; honey, honeycomb |
| ṋotshidonga
species of large bee |
| ṋowa
snake; various body pains |
| ṋowagudu
lumbago |
| ṋowakhulu
dysentery |
| ṋowana
intestinal worm |
| ṋowayakhwali
dysmenorrhea |
| nageli
polecat |
| nambala
fruit of munambala |
| nambelo
fruit of munambelo |
| nandzwee
South African paradise flycatcher |
| ṋanga
flute; dogstar |
| nangamaḓi
whirligig (small water insect) |
| navhula
whip, flick, thwack |
| nḓadzi
lightning |
| nḓala
hunger, famine |
| nḓalo
plenty, abundance |
| nḓevhe
ear |
| nḓevheyanḓou
Inula glomerata O&H plant |
| nḓila
path, road |
| nḓivho
knowledge |
| nḓobo
men's hairstyle w/ long patch on top of head |
| nḓodzi
tears |
| nḓou
elephant; umbilical cord; secret name for fire |
| nḓoulume
bull elephant |
| nḓoumbuye
late fruit, out of season |
| nḓowelo
being accustomed to |
| nḓuhu
peanut plant and fruit |
| nḓuhumange
(archaic) peanut |
| nḓuhumvenḓa
species of ground nut |
| nḓuhuphonḓa
species of ground nut |
| ndaedzo
instruction, direction |
| ndaela
direction, injunction, advice |
| ndaelelo
instruction, direction |
| ndaelo
instruction, direction |
| ndalama
cowrie shell worn as ornament |
| ndalamo
age, great age |
| ndaledzi
person who acts silly in order to make others careless in talk |
| ndalelakuenda
evasive, disingenuous person |
| ndalelo
food (word used in the domba) |
| ndalo
prosperity, wellbeing |
| ndambi
calamity, disaster |
| ndangano
scheme, plot, plan |
| ndau
lion; secret name for fire |
| ndaunduna
male lion |
| ndauyanduna
male lion |
| ndawana
lion cub |
| ndawe
type of plant used by Tsonga for perfume |
| ndawi
type of plant used by Tsonga for perfume |
| ndayo
order, instructions |
| ndebvu
beard |
| ndede
teaching a child to walk |
| ndedede
girls' spinning game |
| ndele
one who is clearly neat, smart, and careful worker |
| ndembu
fruit of mulemba |
| ndemedzo
medicine to make one “heavy” |
| ndenzha
overly cunning person; liar |
| ndifhedzo
retaliation, retribution |
| ndiḽanannyi
roan antelope |
| ndilo
round wooden platter, dish |
| ndilwana
large ndilo |
| ndima
part of garden |
| ndindamuvhili
amulet or medicine kept round the neck |
| ndinganyo
measure |
| ndivhuho
thanks |
| ndode
girls' game with pebbles |
| ndodo
mother bird which feeds its young |
| ndolo
fruit of mulolo tree |
| ndolokodzi
cowrie shell worn as ornament |
| ndomo
last stone or counter which stands alone |
| ndonde
looking after a thing |
| ndondoloko
dawdling, slowness at work |
| ndovhe
loss of maize through excessive rain |
| ndovhedzo
baptism |
| ndovhi
giant rat |
| ndudu
small earthenware pot |
| ndula
one of 4 main stays in hut roof |
| ndulamo
magic drug to lead game to hunters |
| ndulu
species of rush |
| ndulu
gall, s/t bitter |
| ndulunombe
species of plant |
| ndulwane
species of rush |
| ndumediso
greeting |
| ndumi
vicechief |
| nduna
male of an animal |
| ndunduma
steep hill or rock |
| ndunzhendunzhe
persistent scandal and gossip |
| nduṱanyo
sowing of discord |
| nduvho
gift, token of homage |
| ndzadze
cow that's recently calved; brideprice cow |
| ndzambo
leap, jump |
| ndzedzana
moon in first 2 nights of wane |
| ndzenene
species of locust |
| ndzeo
polygamy with many wives |
| ndzere
fruit of mudzere |
| ndzhenda
overly cunning person; liar |
| ndzhenda
overly cunning person; liar |
| ndzheṱi
certain brightcolored cloth |
| ndzhinga
handsome, welldressed person |
| ndzhingi
certain note of Venda flute ensemble or xylophone |
| ndzhini
engine |
| ndzhitilimana
welldressed person |
| ndzhovho
Tsonga men's dress, made of wildcat tails |
| ndzie
locust |
| ndzima
ringworm, scab on head |
| ndzingi
porridge left over in pot for supper |
| ndzivhela
“protector of the country” |
| ndzolondzolo
surging mob, esp. fleeing in opposite directions |
| ndzula
one who lives in one place |
| ndzula
Zulu person |
| ndzulele
ingrained habit |
| ndzumbamulomo
bribe |
| ndzundzu
Loranthus Dregei E&Z plant |
| nembenembe
fruit of munembenembe |
| nengule
barthroated bushwarbler |
| ngadzwa
sangoma's pouch; cloth worn over the shoulder |
| ngadzwana
cloth worn over the shoulder |
| ngano
fairy tale |
| ngavha
riding animal, donkey |
| ngeḓane
chain |
| ngelekanyo
reflection, thought |
| ngivhe
blow w/ butt of spear given as warning to escape |
| ngole
poles suspended from top of village gateway |
| ngolo
drain trench |
| ngoma
large, potshaped wooden drum; malaria in infants |
| ngondo
old, decrepit person; ox |
| ngone
cock of gun |
| ngonwa
important man |
| ngosha
song |
| ngoṱa
doublebelled calabash, used as traveler's water bottle |
| ngovhe
hook, barb |
| ngovhela
plaited wire decoration |
| ngowa
mushroom |
| ngowe
species of small grass |
| ngozi
danger |
| ngozwi
skin in which mother carries infant on back |
| ngululu
klipspringer |
| ngulutshelwa
flour that's not quite dry |
| nguluvhe
bushpig, domestic pig |
| nguluzwana
young pig |
| ngumi
klipspringer |
| nguvho
blanket |
| nguwane
fur cap |
| ngwala
musical instrument of string stretched on rod |
| ngwana
lamb |
| ngwaniwapo
legendary person |
| ngwasa
dressed and twisted hairstyle |
| ngweḓi
iron ore |
| ngwelengwele
praise name for the roan antelope |
| ngweṋa
crocodile |
| ningo
nose |
| ninzwi
Cape antbear |
| nitsha
long thin wand or lath |
| nivho
otter |
| nnḓu
hut |
| nnda
louse |
| nndalupala
antlion larva |
| nndwa
war |
| nngu
sheep |
| nngwe
leopard |
| nngwelutoni
smaller type of leopard |
| nngwemuṱofu
largerspotted leopard |
| nnkhe
black nightshade berries |
| nnkho
large beer pot |
| nnkhu
large pouch or container |
| nnkhwe
bull, black with white stripe along back, throat, stomach |
| nnṱhu
fruit of the waterberry tree |
| nnṱhwa
flying termite |
| nnthi
hunting javelin |
| nntho
wound, bruise |
| nntsa
duiker |
| nntsamavhuvhu
duiker from old lands |
| nntswi
belching that comes some time after eating |
| nntswu
bull, black all over; train |
| nnyo
genitals |
| nnzu
type of large hawk or eagle |
| nombelo
fruit of munombelo |
| nonyana
masked person who plays a bogey in the circumcision rites of girls |
| nukunuku
simpleton, unsophisticated person |
| nundo
hammer |
| nundu
hammer |
| nungo
strength |
| nungu
single bead |
| nungu
porcupine |
| nungupfa
porcupine quill |
| nunzwu
fruit of mununzwu |
| nyabwe
reluctant person |
| nyadzwee
South African paradise flycatcher |
| nyahuṱe
species of shrub |
| nyakhwali
dysmenorrhea |
| nyamuṱumbane
species of grasshopper |
| nyala
onions |
| nyala
inyala antelope |
| nyaliho
rite of domba, where human sexual intercourse is demonstrated for initiates |
| nyalilo
rite of domba, where human sexual intercourse is demonstrated for initiates |
| nyalio
rite of domba, where human sexual intercourse is demonstrated for initiates |
| nyalufhanga
species of grasshopper locust |
| nyalumati
person w/ special duties at the domba |
| nyamafu
animal that has died of natural causes |
| nyamagoswi
crybaby |
| nyamakiri
praisename for hardworking person |
| nyamaphakha
generous foodserver |
| nyamaṱana
very diluted mabundu |
| nyamatei
woman in charge of girls at the domba |
| nyamiṱa
offical in charge of menial duties at royal house |
| nyamudade
pintailed widow bird |
| nyamuhandami
person who forgets duties; idle person |
| nyamukara
overripe fula with sour juice |
| nyamurali
finger cramp |
| nyamurevhe
species of locust |
| nyanzwee
South African paradise flycatcher |
| nyaṱhonge
one who walks in affected way |
| nyatsi
continual sneezing |
| nyavhanadzo
nasty epithet for s/o who has something one wants |
| nyavi
one who walks affectedly |
| nyela
disobedient person |
| nyeli
piece of hide sewn to woman's skirt as ornament |
| nyemulo
desire, longing, lust |
| nyendanyendane
Telosma africana N.E.Br. creeper |
| nyendavhusiku
December; Adoretus sp. beetle |
| nyeṱho
lack of quality |
| nyimulo
desire, longing, lust |
| nyofho
fear |
| nyongwe
wild medlar fruit that's almost too dry to eat |
| nyota
little beer saved for later |
| nyovhe
old Venda bead |
| nyumba
barren animal |
| nyumbamukula
species of redbreasted bird |
| nyumo
fruit of muumo |
| nyunguri
fruit of the muunguri |
| nzambo
jump, leap |
| nzanyo
gap, secret way through a fence |
| nzeke
place in tree where 2 branches scrape against e/o; yelping of dog in pursuit |
| nzere
fruit of the mundzere |
| nzhela
measure of sprouted mufhoho |
| nzhele
measure of sprouted mufhoho |
| nzhenda
overly cunning person |
| nzhinga
handsome, welldressed person |
| nzhingi
certain note of Venda flute ensemble |
| nzhingii
Venda reed flute ensemble note |
| nzhivha
pigeon, dove |
| nzhovho
Tsonga men's dress made of wildcat tails |
| nzie
locust |
| nzieluhadzinga
species of grasshopper |
| nzieluhatsi
species of grasshopper |
| nzieluvhele
species of grasshopper |
| nziemukumbi
species of grasshopper |
| nziemulambo
species of grasshopper |
| nziemupfure
species of grasshopper |
| nziemuṱanga
species of grasshopper or locust |
| nzietshikume
species of grasshopper or locust |
| nzunzu
Loranthus Dregei E&Z plant |
| Nanda
bundle |
| Nanga
diviner |
| Nangakhadzi
discolored patches of skin (esp. on legs); female diviner |
| Nangamashonzhe
herbalist whose medicines are not dangerous |
| Nombe
head of cattle |
| Nombekande
maize planted in July; nose bleed |
| Nwafhu
share of game given to those who participated in hunt but didn't make a hit |
| Nwaha
year |
| Nwalukambu
salempore cloth |
| Nwambabvu
groin; swelling of lymph nodes in armpit |
| Nwanaidyele
April |
| Nwananyana
girl |
| Nwando
dew |
| NwaNwari
man of great strength & stamina |
| Nwedzi
moon, month |
| Nwenda
cloth |
| pali
big splinter |
| palu
certain cloth worn by men only |
| pango
pole |
| papawa
pawpaw (papaya) |
| peni
pen, slate, pencil; penny |
| pesa
roll or large piece of cloth |
| pfamaḓi
beast given to man upon daughter's marriage if he had paid thakha for her mother |
| pfamo
chief's sleeping hut |
| pfanelo
what is proper |
| pfanyiso
image, replica |
| pfarelelo
s/t to hold onto |
| pfeṋe
baboon |
| pfukaluhura
species of locust |
| pfuko
molerat; tuberculosis in glands |
| pfukule
type of squirrellike rodent |
| pfukule
type of squirrellike rodent |
| pfukwi
tinder |
| pfulo
grazing, pasturage |
| pfumbavhulo
gift of beer to chief's kraal |
| pfumbo
hoop forming rim of basket |
| pfumbu
blue (and white) goat |
| pfumo
spear |
| pfuṋo
knot |
| pfundi
pumpkin whose stalk is underneath |
| pfundo
fast knot |
| pfungami
clay tube used in smelting iron |
| pfunzi
teacher, instructor |
| pfunzo
instruction |
| pfupfu
small quantity of malt |
| pfura
raw fat on animal; soft part of foot or hand; drug put into smelting furnace to hasten process |
| pfure
castor oil seed |
| pfuvha
counter |
| phaḓi
exanthema, skin disease |
| phaha
wild cat |
| phahea
beenest, cluster of bees |
| phakho
cavity (as in a tree) |
| phakhuphakhu
cobra |
| phala
rooibok, impala; certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| phaladzamaanga
“scatterthevulture”—last bit of meat divided among slaughterers |
| phaladzane
difference of opinion; Pellaea hastata (Thbg.) Prantl fern |
| phaladzi
waster |
| phaladziyalukwara
praisename for zebra |
| phalafhala
sable antelope; sable horn, used as trumpet |
| phalakhwali
fruit of mufhalakhwali |
| phalaphala
sable antelope; sable horn, used as trumpet |
| phalau
(female) cow w/ white, black, brown specks |
| phale
women's goatskin skirt |
| phali
splinter |
| phalu
bull w/ white, black, brown specks |
| phalula
certain note of the Venda reedflute ensemble; goat paid for deflowering girl |
| phalwa
hole bored or rotted into wood; gift of mafula beer sent to chief's kraal |
| phamba
magic drugs put around a kraal to ward off evil influences |
| phamba
riding whip |
| phambala
full grown female goat before having kids |
| phambano
dispute |
| phambuwo
dissension |
| phame
scorpion |
| phaṋa
pointed stick for handling meat |
| phanḓa
forehead |
| phandakali
forked wood |
| phandamashango
boundary |
| phandamulongo
one who takes another groupname |
| phande
forked wood, where only one piece branches from the straight |
| phande
forked pod |
| phando
January |
| phandu
fire |
| phanga
dry country; cycad fruit |
| phangami
leader, conductor, overseer |
| phangane
barbed arrowhead |
| phango
narrow cleft |
| phangwa
warthog; glutton |
| phanzhe
barren cow |
| phanzi
misfortune |
| phaphadzi
one who wanders about looking for s/t |
| phaphana
small calabash, used as cup |
| phaphathi
any small flat thing |
| phara
fork in a tree |
| phare
cleft; defile |
| phaswa
bull, black w/ white belly |
| phaswana
(female) cow, black w/ white belly |
| phaṱha
possessions, luggage |
| phaṱhane
Vernonia crataegifolia Hutch. plant |
| phaṱhaphaṱhane
Vernonia corymbosa Less. shrub |
| phaṱhela
spectacled weaver |
| phaṱhi
renegade |
| phaṱho
peacefulness |
| phaṱhutshedzo
blessing |
| phatha
half a slaughtered beast, after legs & ribs removed |
| phaulusi
animal from afar |
| phedza
cattle of the chief's kraal |
| phedzi
youngest child in a family |
| phele
spotted hyena; person who has assisted in burying a corpse |
| pheleha
first pup in a litter (who is believed to do unnatural things); adulterer, thief, hermit |
| pheletshedzi
traveling companion |
| pheletshedzo
gift to father and prospective husband of a girl by her seducer |
| phemba
white clay |
| phembamuṱolo
cattle dowry |
| phembeledzo
#REF! |
| phememe
s/t large, open & flat |
| phendephende
Anthericum sp. plant |
| phephe
particles of maize too soft to be soaked for stamping |
| phephenyane
#REF! |
| phephera
certain note of Venda reedflute ensemble |
| phepho
cold |
| phiḓwa
waterbuck |
| phidane
necklace of twisted strand of strung beads |
| phikho
doing onpurpose, provocation |
| phikhulelo
stick put over one shoulder and under burden on other shoulder |
| phila
survivor |
| phila
species of small plant |
| philelo
s/t used to ward off blows |
| philiphili
(river) bank |
| philiphisa
small scar burnt into skin w/ glowing dung |
| phimbi
fruit of mpimbi |
| phimo
measure |
| phinda
moon as seen in the West, before new moon |
| phindane
moon as seen in the West, before new moon |
| phindulo
answer, reply |
| phindulusamuṋango
head of cattle given for a girl by a man who gave her father the cattle to marry her mother |
| phinimini
waxbill w/ red breast & spotted black/white belly |
| phinza
strip of unhoed land between 2 gardens |
| phinzhe
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| phiringanyo
entanglement, confusion |
| phisa
skillful hunter |
| phithi
red duiker |
| phofu
eland |
| phombwe
adulterer |
| phomo
black stone, crushed & mixed w/ water to finish pots |
| phonḓa
Voandzeia subterranea Thouars ground nut |
| phonḓe
Voandzeia subterranea Thouars ground nut |
| phonḓe
young pumpkin that has just lost its flower |
| phondelo
chief's dish |
| phondi
murderer |
| phondo
great mortality |
| phopha
dripping, drip |
| phophela
a dripping down |
| phopho
wart |
| phophola
knot or knob of wood |
| phore
dirt/grease on a pestle |
| phudzi
hollowness, core |
| phukha
fairly large animal |
| phula
wax |
| phuli
one who “belongs to” another (wife, minor child, prisoner) |
| phulu
ox |
| phulule
species of plant |
| phuluso
redemption; delivery |
| phuluṱelwa
straight and clean thing |
| phuluvhulu
steenbok |
| phumbumbe
useless, vicious, talkative woman |
| phumudzo
appeasement |
| phuna
blunt arrow w/ wooden knob used to stun birds |
| phunadonga
a phuna w/ spliced knob |
| phundulu
army worm; white & blue striped bead |
| phungo
reputation, talk about a person |
| phungubwe
blackbacked jackal |
| phunguhwe
blackbacked jackal |
| phuphu
verandah pillar |
| phuphula
dunce, simpleton, halfwit |
| phuphula
dunce, simpleton, halfwit |
| phuphululo
seed(s) of wild canna; wild canna |
| phura
ability to finish work quickly; deceit, cheating |
| phurwa
small maize cob w/ few, sparse grains |
| phusuphusu
insurrection, civil strife |
| phutheho
congregation |
| phuthulathevhele
gift given to sangoma before consultation |
| phuvhe
blind fly that bites cattle |
| phwaphwa
armpit |
| phweha
coward |
| phwidzi
sheep |
| pone
callous, blister |
| punḓu
heavy log placed on path as animal trap |
| pundu
small lump |
| putu
bundle, parcel |
| raluvhimba
Creator, Supreme Being |
| ramadilo
man who lives w/ a woman w/o marriage |
| ramba
fruit of muramba |
| ramboḓa
species of plant |
| ramboḓavhadzimu
wild ramanas plant |
| rogo
#REF! |
| saḓa
shoulder |
| sadza
porridge of maize flour |
| sadzingo
large earthenware pot |
| saga
sack, bag |
| sakha
boundary, limit |
| sakha
desire, longing after |
| sala
ember |
| sale
ember |
| samba
verbal abuse, vile expression |
| sambelo
washing basin |
| sambelwana
small washing basin |
| sambi
herd of cattle |
| sando
s/t hurtful to another's feelings; Olinia usambarensis Gilg. tree/shrub |
| sannkambe
personified name of the tortoise |
| saphe
goodfornothing person |
| sase
door made of reeds; term of abuse for a man |
| saṱho
frame for drying tobacco |
| sawane
shot (of a shotgun) |
| seila
canvas, tarp |
| sekwa
muscovy duck |
| selo
drug that must be eaten by everyone to neutralize effects of magic |
| semu
incisor tooth |
| senenge
fetid odor; species of grass w/ unpleasant smell |
| senga
anklering |
| sengosengo
contribution of maize esp. from family members |
| seṱho
thorn of museṱo |
| seṱo
thorn of museṱo |
| setshela
“smiling” cowrie shell |
| shaḓa
shoulder |
| shaho
buttock |
| shaka
relative, kinsperson |
| shama
cheek |
| shamba
fruit of muramba |
| shambo
bone |
| shamboḓa
species of plant |
| shamboḓavhadzimu
wild ramanas plant |
| shanga
species of small, round calabash |
| shango
land, area belonging to tribe |
| shapho
placenta |
| shaphu
tassel |
| shasha
upper arm |
| shashe
sow thistle |
| sheḓo
women's garment |
| shenga
child who cuts upper incisors first |
| shenzhedanga
large white larva found in dung of cattle kraals |
| shere
coagulated milk which is thick, but not yet sour |
| sheshedanga
large white larva found in dung of cattle kraals |
| shevho
dressed hide, fur |
| shiashia
s/t difficult and unavoidable |
| shiashie
s/t difficult and unavoidable |
| shika
small patch/spot of dirt |
| shimba
paw |
| shindunthule
May |
| shombe
Ehretia amoena Klotzsch. shrub/tree |
| shomo
resemblance of others to self |
| shondo
smithy |
| shongo
cloth worn by malombo dancers |
| shonzha
species of edible caterpillar |
| shonzhe
species of edible caterpillar |
| shotha
drop of liquid |
| shothodzo
cold water added to water that is too hot; any calming medicine |
| shovha
s/t which is still moist inside |
| shudu
good fortune |
| shulule
berry of gowekowe |
| shulwa
species of shrub and its fruit |
| shumbi
thigh |
| shunda
nape of neck, back of shoulder |
| shunzi
shadow; dullness, inertness |
| shuthulo
rubbish heap |
| shuvuru
uncircumcised person |
| sia
direction, side |
| siabundu
species of insect |
| siaḽambau
Ipomoea Wightii Choisy creeper |
| siaṋame
species of grasshopper |
| siko
origin |
| sila
native woven cotton cloth |
| silaṱhulo
picked cotton, prepared for spinning |
| silivhindi
species of inedible grasshopper |
| simbe
ember |
| sinḓa
one not initiated into circumcision |
| sinḓambudzi
Plectranthus laxiflorus Benth. shrub |
| singo
elephant's trunk |
| sisibundu
longtailed redcollared widowbird |
| sodzi
small black annular bead; clump of trees standing by itself |
| soga
stretch of uninhabited country |
| sosa
place where beer is kept |
| suḓo
beer strainer |
| sudzungwane
Allophyllus transvaalensis BurttDavy tree |
| suku
piece of copper or gold |
| sungwi
female circumcision rites |
| sungwi
Alepidea amatymbica Oliv. plant |
| sunzi
ant |
| suṱhu
small bush or grove |
| suzwa
bundle of grass put over the crown of a hut |
| swai
Setaria sulcata Raddi grass |
| swanzwo
medicinal bath for infant |
| swili
impertinence |
| swina
enemy |
| swiswa
beast left with herd of another |
| swiswi
darkness |
| swonḓa
powerfully built, athletic fellow |
| swonḓa
small sacrificial rite in maize fields in order to ensure a good crop |
| swuhana
young man |
| ṱaha
honeycomb |
| ṱamvu
fruit of the mutamvu |
| ṱanga
maize plant after reaping |
| ṱano
s/t which is opened & gazed at |
| ṱanzu
loppedoff branch of thorn tree |
| tari
leaf |
| ṱata
bundle of stems of luṋonya |
| ṱhaḓu
whitecheeked honeyguide |
| ṱhadzi
fruit of luṱhadzi |
| ṱhadzia
bush partridge |
| thafamuhwe
March |
| ṱhafu
calf of leg |
| ṱhaha
patch of old, unburnt grass |
| ṱhahame
most species of epiphytic orchids |
| ṱhahane
gleanings of maize |
| ṱhakhe
top part of tree |
| ṱhalane
gleanings of maize |
| ṱhale
victuals borrowed for short period |
| ṱhalukanyo
intelligence, understanding |
| ṱhalutshedzo
explanation |
| ṱhama
friend |
| ṱhamaro
awl |
| ṱhamaru
awl |
| ṱhambadzivha
a divining dice position |
| ṱhambamadi
swallow |
| ṱhambelamaḓi
swallow, all species |
| ṱhambo
place, esp. at river |
| ṱhame
secretary bird |
| ṱhamu
switch, wand, stick |
| thanamaswi
species of climbing plant |
| ṱhanga
roof |
| ṱhanganwi
variety of small ancient bead |
| ṱhanganyo
connection; type of white bead |
| ṱhangasi
flooded, boggy ground |
| ṱhangasi
Lotononis Bainesii Baker plant |
| ṱhangaswa
fruit of muṱhangaswa |
| ṱhangauma
fruit of muṱhangauma |
| ṱhango
place where bees nest |
| ṱhangu
flat, oblong ivory divining die |
| ṱhangule
fruit of muṱhangule |
| ṱhangule
August |
| ṱhanyane
fat mouse |
| ṱhanzi
witness in court |
| ṱhanzwa
fruit of muṱhanzwa |
| ṱharu
python |
| ṱhasana
small twigs |
| ṱhase
spark of fire |
| ṱhasiri
fruit of muṱasiri |
| ṱhaṱha
burnt stump in clearing |
| ṱhaṱhaṋelo
beginning of sense of heat |
| ṱhaṱhe
meat roasted over fire |
| ṱhaululo
berg cypress; fruit of the muṱalulo |
| ṱhavha
bull, dark brown w/ light brown on mouth and along throat |
| ṱhavana
female cow, dark brown w/ light brown on mouth and along throat |
| ṱhavhandalila
roan antelope |
| ṱhavhanyedza
one who hastens |
| thavhela
place where water gushes out of ground |
| ṱhawi
fruit of muṱawi |
| ṱhofu
place where land narrows to a point |
| ṱhoho
head |
| ṱhoho
vervet monkey |
| ṱhohole
maize with outer pellicle pounded off |
| ṱhokhola
cluster, bunch |
| ṱhokhoṱha
fruit of muṱokoṱa |
| ṱholana
heifer |
| ṱhole
small late fruits |
| ṱholi
spy, scout |
| ṱhonḓolo
fruit of the muṱonḓolo |
| ṱhongi
person who walks in an affected way |
| ṱhongola
yellow bishop bird |
| ṱhoni
hedgehog; shame |
| ṱhonono
variety of burrowing cricket |
| ṱhononomukhuwa9
cricket that's just shed its skin |
| thonzhe
speckled mousebird |
| ṱhoṱha
thinness of hair beginning at the temples |
| thoṱho
comb |
| ṱhotshe
ripe ear of e.g. Eleusine |
| ṱhotshi
new growth of hair after it's been shaved for mourning |
| ṱhovhosa
animal slaughtered and eaten after death in family |
| ṱhovuma
fruit of the muṱovuma |
| ṱhuḓa
giraffe; constellation including Alpha & Beta Centauri & 2 nearest stars of Crux |
| ṱhuḓana
a lesser star |
| ṱhuḓwane
unidentified plant |
| ṱhuḓwaṱhuḓwane
Sida Dregei Burtt Davy plant |
| ṱhufha
small earthenware vessel for babyfood; last rotten egg of a setting |
| ṱhufhana
smaller vessel than ṱhufha |
| ṱhuhu
fruit of muṱuhu |
| ṱhulo
counter taken from opponent in mufuvha |
| ṱhulo
red hare |
| ṱhulogutshi
large species of red hare |
| ṱhumbe
plant/fruit of native pear |
| ṱhunḓu
one who's recently settled in a place |
| ṱhungu
nipple of breast |
| ṱhungulifha
stinkbeetle |
| ṱhungununu
kingfisher |
| ṱhuno
parings of a hide, cooked and eaten |
| ṱhunu
fruit of muṱunu |
| ṱhusa
late maize boiled on cob and stored |
| ṱhuvhule
mortarcrushed maize |
| ṱhwari
fruit of the mutwari |
| ṱiki
tickey, threepenny bit |
| ṱiri
tar, grease |
| ṱodzi
tear |
| ṱongo
dress worn by malombo dancers |
| tala
shelf, rack, frame |
| tambwe
inner court |
| tangu
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| tangwe
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| tanzhe
firstborn |
| tata
species of edible caterpillar |
| tavhi
branch |
| tavhi
branch |
| teo
measure |
| thabelo
prayer |
| thagalu
Cape antbear |
| thahu
bundle of beads already strung |
| thahuyakhomba
Ranunculus pubescens Thunb. plant |
| thahuyakhomba
#REF! |
| yamudavhini
|
| thahuyakhomba
#REF! |
| yathavhani
|
| thakha
possession |
| thakhulana
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| thaḽa
fruit of mutaḽa |
| thalamaḓi
whirlygig |
| thama
pod & seed of mutana |
| thamaha
bull, white w/ red patches |
| thamahana
female cow, white w/ red patches |
| thamathama
spots of color |
| thambo
rope |
| thambo
fruit pip |
| thambulo
tribulation |
| thanda
long pole |
| thandanda
wooden hoop on which hide is stretched |
| thando
selfishness, niggardliness |
| thanga
one of the same age |
| thanga
pumpkin/calabash seeds; shelled peanuts; glands, as in armpits |
| thangaphanḓa
leader |
| thango
small piece of cooked meat |
| thangwe
race winner |
| thanzi
first thing |
| thapfa
fruit of murapfa |
| thaphathapha
goodfornothing person |
| thasula
bad manners |
| thatha
flea |
| thatho
disease sent by witchcraft; undesirable person one treats dismissively |
| thavha
hill, mountain |
| thavhana
lone hillock |
| thavhi
branch |
| thavhi
branch |
| thavhulo
track along which game usually passes |
| thebvu
oily kernel of fula pip |
| theḓwa
fruit of mureḓwa |
| thedegu
round shield |
| thedu
obsolete hair style |
| thekhwana
snuff box |
| thekhwe
snuff box |
| thema
black rhinoceros; evildoer |
| thema
black |
| themamaḓane
piece of meat cut away from around esophagus of beast |
| themamuḓi
first hut built in village |
| themamuunga
disparaging term for one who doesn't go to thondo |
| thembulutshela
turning around |
| thembuluwo
change of heart |
| theme
overgrown place that must be cleared for a field |
| themo
chisel |
| thende
straight handle |
| thendele
round, spherical object; toy top; (dial) skin for carrying child on back; sassaby antelope |
| thendelele
spherical object |
| thendo
consent |
| thenga
metacarpal of baboon |
| thengo
price |
| thengu
black cuckoo shrike |
| thengululo
redemption |
| theo
snare trigger; foundation |
| thepe
fruit of the mutepe |
| thephe
fruit of the mutepe |
| thesho
salutations among people who've just met |
| thethenwa
trembling, shivers |
| thevhe
sack |
| thevhele
pouch |
| thevhula
beer sacrifice performed yearly by chief to ancestors |
| thibammela
fruit of the mutibammela |
| thiburi
honorific title for lion |
| thidza
disinclination |
| thikho
support |
| thikhwa
hiccough |
| thilili
species of mongoose |
| thilivhe
fat mouse |
| thimbwa
old woman's leather apron |
| thindi
piece of meat, without bones |
| thitshara
school teacher |
| thoga
pip used as pawn in mufuvha |
| thogwa
prepuce |
| thokhonono
goat's dung |
| thokhonovhe
goat's dung |
| thokonono
goat's dung |
| thokonovhe
goat's dung |
| thole
weak, sickly person/animal |
| tholo
kudu antelope |
| thololurango
kudu antelope |
| thomba
smallpox |
| thomu
bull, white w/ black patches |
| thondo
guardroom at chief's kraal |
| thondo
fruit of murondo tree |
| thondoluvhata
disparaging term for thondo of small chiefs |
| thondwana
hut of chief's uncle, brother, son |
| thonga
knobkerrie, club |
| thongo
castrated goat |
| thongolo
dry hard lump |
| thonwana
female cow, white w/ black patches; spotted maize |
| thophe
mud, slush |
| thophi
pumpkin porridge |
| thoro
grain |
| thotha
lack of meat |
| thotho
slowness |
| thothoma
handclapping as thanks |
| thovhedzo
bringing home guilt to s/o |
| thovhela
chief |
| thovho
mat |
| thovho
sandal |
| thovholo
desert |
| thovuma
fontanelle, when still soft |
| thovunga
fontanelle, when still soft |
| thudugwane
species of bulbous plant |
| thudzo
driving out of people |
| thukhana
disparaging term for boy |
| thukhu
sinner |
| thukhuthukhu
species of small owl |
| thula
crest, top of hill |
| thululu
ring amulet |
| thulwa
bitter apple fruit; luggage taken down from head |
| thulwi
round ball carved out of tuber of dundu used in game; game played with thulwi |
| thulwi
heap, as of earth |
| thumba
temporary hut |
| thumbu
stomach, belly |
| thumbudzi
unpleasant person |
| thumbulambudzana
fruit of murumbulambudzana |
| thumbuthumbu
side of the belly |
| thumbuyasolani
koringkriek, a species of cricket |
| thumulamudile
bangles & anklets given to young girl by betrothed |
| thumulamuṱaṱe
bangles & anklets given to young girl by betrothed |
| thunda
nape of neck |
| thundela
bilharzia |
| thundu
luggage |
| thundundu
drum of chief's kraal |
| thunga
smaller sticks pushed into framework of roof to strengthen it |
| thungamamu
girl whose breasts are beginning to bud |
| thungo
side |
| thungu
doublebellied calabash |
| thungula
drugs put around a kraal to ward off evil |
| thungululu
fruit of murungulu |
| thunguvhala
goat w/ black coat w/ small white spots |
| thunguyasolani
koringkriek, a species of cricket |
| thungwa
potlike drum |
| thungwathungwane
particles of meal not fine enough to be considered flour |
| thungwi
Ageratum conyzoides L. plant |
| thunyo
good fortune by which one is not hit by missiles |
| thunzhi
great trochanter of the femur |
| thunzi
housefly |
| thunwa
s/o who's been sent to trouble others |
| thuri
polecat |
| thushi
medicine used for an enema |
| thusula
venereal disease, syphilis |
| thutha
male sheep |
| thuthu
copper clasps twisted around string, worn on ankle; metal clasps on necklace worn by girls postcircumcision |
| thuthulwa
fruit of muthuthulwa |
| thuthuvhaloi
“lucky beans” |
| thuvhana
woman pregnant for first time |
| thuvhu
kind of thin porridge |
| thuzwu
fruit of mutuzwu |
| thwakha
tampan tick |
| thwala
gifts brought by guest; first signs of life in a newborn |
| thwalima
ivory divining die, represents old female |
| thwamba
striped field mouse |
| thwani
skin disease on earlobe; caracal |
| tivha
pool, as in river |
| tombo
stone; any large bead |
| tomboḽavunḓekanya
certain loose, brittle, reddish stone |
| tombwana
small stone, pebble, gravel |
| totoya
immature peanut |
| tovhola
stripe breasted cuckoo |
| tsadzi
female animal |
| tsalela
person who remains behind |
| tsaṅwa
lateral click |
| tsanga
battleaxe |
| tsanwa
lateral click |
| tseḓa
selfishness |
| tsedzi
care for things |
| tseha
bull, black w/ white band around body |
| tsehana
female cow, black w/ white band around body |
| tsela
tapeworm |
| tsemano
exchange of abuse |
| tsemo
inhaled or vaporized medicine |
| tsenene
species of large burrowing cricket |
| tsengo
court |
| tsenze
marrow of horn; cabbage tree fruit |
| tsenzhe
marrow of horn; cabbage tree fruit |
| tsepe
springbok; particle of food in teeth |
| tsepenyana
little bit of food stuck in teeth or mouth |
| tsephe
spring buck |
| tseṱha
yellowishbrown bull |
| tseṱhana
yellowishbrown female cow |
| tseṱhwane
devil's thorn creeper |
| tsetse
bullfrog |
| tsetsema
“shuffler” |
| tsetshela
“smiling” cowrie shell; food/snuff served to old women who come to visit mother and child |
| tsetshwa
laughter |
| tseudzi
first spring rain in October |
| tseula
first spring rain in October |
| tseuli
first spring rain in October |
| tsevhela
white deposit on rocks |
| tsevhelo
small dish used to serve savory |
| tsevhi
one who warns of danger |
| tshagombo
unidentified bird |
| tshakhutshakhu
fruit of mutshakutshaku |
| tshalauba
fine, upstanding person |
| tshalo
grave |
| tshamalibwana
s/t round, ring or disc |
| tshamaligwane
s/t round, ring or disc |
| tshamo
unpleasant feeling |
| tshamulevhu
species of large tree |
| tshamuthu
polite euphemism for human feces |
| tshanḓa
hand |
| tshanḓanguvhoni
pay first; bribe |
| tshandukani
fickle, untrustworthy |
| tshandzungulule
going around in circles (as children holding hands), producing giddiness |
| tshandzunguluwa
going around in circles (as children holding hands), producing giddiness |
| tshandzunguluwe
going around in circles (as children holding hands), producing giddiness |
| tshandzunguluwo
going around in circles (as children holding hands), producing giddiness |
| tshanga
pupil of eye |
| tsha nkhoi nkhoi
children's hopping game |
| tshato
fruit of mushato |
| tshatsho
ball of fat, esp. intestinal fat |
| tshavhumbwa
person installed in office |
| tshavhuṱungu
gall bladder |
| tshedza
light |
| tshedzi
cane rat |
| tshefu
poison |
| tshele
gossip |
| tshele
handrattle |
| tshelede
money |
| tshelevhete
species of small bird |
| tsheṋe
any weed |
| tshende
testicle |
| tshengedzo
troubling of others |
| tshengelo
dental pad in a cattle |
| tshengelo
trouble, woe |
| tshengenyi
type of waterrat |
| tshenzhedanga
large white larva found in dung of cattle kraals |
| tshenzhelavhakegulu
unmanageable young woman |
| tshenzheledzi
familiarity with, caution; one who is familiar w/ dangerous things & therefore wary |
| tsheṱi
small split piece of wood used in making bangles |
| tshetshete
seeds of mutshetshete |
| tshia
heat, perspiration |
| tshiakha
breastbone of slaughtered animal |
| tshiakhatho
shoot on stump of tree |
| tshiala
hare's tail worn on head by men |
| tshialatshamuvhuḓa
Aristida barbicollis Tr.&Rupr. grass |
| tshiambaro
clothing |
| tshiambela
impertinent answer |
| tshiambwa
any talk |
| tshiamudana
hut in which chief's cooking is done |
| tshiaṋwiwa
fruit |
| tshiando
plenty |
| tshianeo
s/t wonderful that causes talk about it |
| tshiangaḓela
dawdling |
| tshiangadzi
dog collar |
| tshiangaladzi
dog collar |
| tshiangalala
dog collar |
| tshiangatela
dawdling |
| tshiangeange
great haste, eagerness, enthusiasm |
| tshiaramo
top crossbeam over a door |
| tshiaravhi
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| tshiaravhitshandzhinge
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble |
| tshiare
razor |
| tshiashi
ladle; gobetween in marriage & negotiations |
| tshiavhelo
share, esp. of food |
| tshiawelo
resting place; place where a corpse has been rested & leaves have then been laid down |
| tshiba
brittleness, shortness of fiber |
| tshibalelwana
ring of wattling that keeps rafters of a hut together |
| tshibavhe
Gymnosporia senegalensis Loes. shrub |
| tshibe
brittleness, shortness of fiber |
| tshibikela
small, flat white pumpkin |
| tshibobobo
cotton pad put inside snuff box |
| tshibode
tortoise |
| tshiboho
certain note in Venda reedflute ensemble; certain counter in mafuvha game |
| tshibokoṱo
small hegoat |
| tshibonda
knobbed club, mallet |
| tshibotshwa
captive |
| tshibubu
repeated doing of s/t |
| tshibuḓa
dress worn at a slant |
| tshibulebule
game in which one guesses which hand s/t is hidden in |
| tshibume
stump or short piece, as of sugarcane |
| tshibwamathukhwi
girl upon emergence from circumcision school |
| tshibvobvo
bird's tail |
| tshibvumedzi
meteor whose passage is heard in air |
| tshibvumo
rumbling, uproar |
| tshibvuṱu
s/t squat, short, thickset |
| tshibwandavhukhopfu
species of locust |
| tshiḓaḓa
idiot, clown |
| tshiḓahadzhane
spirit said to reside in vhulovhedzi |
| tshiḓalatshanda
young infant, around 3 months |
| tshiḓamukula
a species of bird |
| tshiḓi
small village |
| tshiḓinḓa
talking about s/o in his presence, but so he doesn't realize it |
| tshiḓiri
Grumilea capensis Sond. shrub; G. Kirkii Hiern. shrub |
| tshiḓivhano
knowing of another |
| tshiḓobwe
sauce of water and peanut flour |
| tshiḓoḓa
vegetables served w/o pounded peanuts |
| tshiḓolo
ointment |
| tshiḓu
contemptible little hut |
| tshiḓuḓwane
malignant watersprite, in shape of human |
| tshiḓuhulu
descendant |
| tshiḓuhulwane
greatgrandchild |
| tshiḓula
small frog |
| tshiḓumbumukwe
whirlwind, cyclone |
| tshidada
bogey |
| tshidakwa
drunkard |
| tshidandu
small guilt |
| tshidani
basket shaped like inverted cone |
| tshidathavhuwa
clearing in bush |
| tshidavhi
small clearing in bush |
| tshidayo
little law, regulation not of much account |
| tshidengana
a little less than half |
| tshidikadika
uvula |
| tshidimela
train |
| tshidina
brick |
| tshidini
s/t which trembles |
| tshidino
source of annoyance |
| tshidodo
species of inedible locust |
| tshidola
lone person or animal |
| tshidomba
swelling of index finger, as a result of magic |
| tshidombamunwe
swelling of index finger, as a result of magic |
| tshidongo
small shallow earthenware dish |
| tshidonzwa
swelling of index finger, as a result of magic |
| tshidu
animal that's died of natural causes |
| tshidudu
small earthenware pot |
| tshidudwana
small pot |
| tshiduma
small species of cattle, from Rhodesia said to be very longlived and seldom seen |
| tshiduna
male animal |
| tshiduthuṅwa
small bow |
| tshidza
grave |
| tshidzatshapo
legendary personage |
| tshidzhesane
sedge |
| tshidzhodzho
small tuft of hair on top of man's head |
| tshidzholo
type of musical instrument |
| tshidzika
little fluid remaining at bottom of a vessel |
| tshidzimba
porridge of beans and maize |
| tshidzimbambule
fruit of the tshidzimbavhalisa |
| tshidzimbavhalisa
bird's brandy shrub |
| tshidzimu
gift to sangoma before a consultation |
| tshidzulo
stool, seat |
| tshidzumbe
secrecy |
| tshidzungu
species of tree |
| tshiedzisa
copying |
| tshieletshedzi
souvenir |
| tshieli
measure of capacity |
| tshienda
boot, shoe |
| tshiendahongolo
old male ape or baboon, driven out of group |
| tshiendanathovho
guest or important person who moves from one shady spot to another |
| tshiendela
s/t that goes from bad to worse |
| tshiendelele
s/t that does from bad to worse |
| tshiendeulu
burial place of chiefs |
| tshienze
part of spine that can be felt on back of neck |
| tshievhe
species of small bushtick |
| tshifafa
epilepsy |
| tshifakhole
epileptic fit; species of beetle that feigns death when touched |
| tshifanyiso
simile, metaphor |
| tshifayo
mark, esp. of ownership |
| tshifevhe
adulterer |
| tshifhafhu
uncontrollable temper |
| tshifhaha
modern small white bead |
| tshifhalo
scraper |
| tshifhambano
cross |
| tshifhande
hook |
| tshifhango
hail |
| tshifhara
twig on thicker stem |
| tshifhare
twig on thicker stem |
| tshifharo
twig on thicker stem |
| tshifhaṱavhafa
species of tree (wild peach?) |
| tshifhaṱo
construction, building |
| tshifhe
person officiating as priest in sacrificial rites for ancestors |
| tshifhefho
late autumn |
| tshifheṱi
woodborer |
| tshifhifhavhana
Gnaphalium luteoaltum L. plant |
| tshifhinga
time |
| tshifhiso
shallow dish, plate |
| tshifhiwa
gift |
| tshifho
sacred grove |
| tshifhondo
broad bangle of beadwork |
| tshifhuḓe
spoilsport |
| tshifhulo
flail |
| tshifhungu
maize receptacle; great person |
| tshifhuṱo
stick used to poke at s/t in a hole to make it come forth |
| tshifu
trap for small animals |
| tshifuko
garment |
| tshifuiwa
domesticated animal |
| tshifumbu
smallpox |
| tshifunga
girdle of beads; hematuria, bilharzia |
| tshifuwo
pet, domesticated animal |
| tshiga
mark, sign |
| tshigaku
lump of porridge |
| tshigayo
flour mill |
| tshigekhe
small portion of fresh maize |
| tshigero
scissors |
| tshigiḓane
Europeanmade hoe |
| tshigidi
thousand |
| tshigidi
gun |
| tshigili
morsel of good transparent honey |
| tshigina
brass earring or fingerring |
| tshigogonono
clitoris |
| tshigogovhale
person who grows old in one place |
| tshigogovhalo
rite of Vhusha in which initiates sit in stream |
| tshigomba
small notch cut in tree or slope to make climbing easier |
| tshigombela
dance of girls with drums in middle |
| tshigombo
Turraea nilotica Kotschy & Peyr. tree |
| tshigome
generic term for small insects |
| tshigometombo
species of grasshopper |
| tshigontiri
tar |
| tshigotswiri
blue granite |
| tshigovho
small remaining point, as of old spear |
| tshigubu
weak, sickly calf |
| tshigude
badly made girl's coiffure |
| tshigula
tuft, as on head of bird |
| tshigula
language and customs of Indians |
| tshigume
roasted flour mixed w/ other roasted ingredients for journey |
| tshiguthe
a little stump |
| tshiguvhu
Sotho language and custom |
| tshigwada
group of people |
| tshigweṋamatope
small species of crocodile |
| tshigwendo
leg of fowl |
| tshihama
piece of pig iron |
| tshihenge
pineapple (plant & fruit) |
| tshihimbi
ambush |
| tshihodzhane
species of small hawk |
| tshihohelo
pole in which iron is wedged for drawing wire through |
| tshihoho
banded mongoose |
| tshihoko
fork in tree |
| tshihole
#REF! |
| tshihoo
trumpet made of cow horn |
| tshihora
isolated bush left standing b/w gardens |
| tshihoṱo
instrument for making wire bangles & rings; spindle for cotton thread |
| tshihovhi
long stick w/ a hook |
| tshihu
small garden |
| tshihule
bundle of cut grass |
| tshihunḓe
thick tuft of grass |
| tshihunḓwane
gallsickness; 3rd stomach of ruminant |
| tshihundo
awl used to enlarge opening in basketwork |
| tshihunguhurwa
pied crow |
| tshihunguvhu
certain note in the Venda reedflute ensemble |
| tshihunguvhufa
pied crow |
| tshihunguvhurwa
pied crow |
| tshihunguvhutwa
pied crow |
| tshihuweleli
herald, announcer |
| tshihwana
musical instrument |
| tshihwenu
small, flattish species of millipede |
| tshihwilili
small bullroarer |
| tshiila
taboo |
| tshiilafuri
Venda dialect, considered mixed w/ Sotho |
| tshiimakale
person standing in same place for a long time |
| tshiimamuḓa
hut w/o verandah |
| tshiimamuṱa
woman whose husband lives away |
| tshiimangamulenzhe
small species of plant |
| tshiimbo
dance accompanied by song |
| tshiimo
stature |
| tshiingamo
vantage point |
| tshiisana
thing |
| tshiitamuṋe
s/t of one's own doing |
| tshiito
act, that which is done |
| tshiivha
pigeon; epilepsy |
| tshiivhampembe
turtledove |
| tshiivhamuronzhe
Namaqua dove |
| tshiivhankuku
species of pigeon |
| tshika
dirt |
| tshikabvu
place where the ground is moist |
| tshikadya
disparaging term for small insignificant thing |
| tshikakalembe
small species of edible plant |
| tshikalaha
derogatory term for old man |
| tshikalanga
language and customs by members of Vhakalanga |
| tshikalo
scale |
| tshikamba
small widemouth pot w/ a piece broken off of opening |
| tshikana
inflammation of lungs in small children |
| tshikanda
piece of leather or hide; rite that's preliminary to Domba |
| tshikanga
agitation |
| tshikango
ties for main roof poles; ring of wire or iron |
| tshikanukisi
s/t which causes surprise |
| tshikapa
white or light colored blanket imported by Europeans |
| tshikate
coil, roll, bundle (as of thread); magical means of influence |
| tshikavhavhe
lemon |
| tshikedzi
small sack |
| tshikegulu
disparaging term for old woman |
| tshikengevheḓa
potsherd, broken hoe |
| tshikepe
ship, boat |
| tshikesha
small calabash of beer drunk before hoeing |
| tshikethe
useless bit of scrap metal |
| tshikha
dirt |
| tshikhaba
musical instrument |
| tshikhala
distance |
| tshikhathi
time |
| tshikhathukwa
short bit of s/t |
| tshikhau
piece, broken off stub |
| tshikhaukhwa
s/t broken or cut short |
| tshikhenu
fragment of pot |
| tshikheru
fragment of pot |
| tshikhoḓamuswana
third blow to hit buck in hunt |
| tshikhokhonono
small creature |
| tshikhonwa
Crinum longifolium Thunb. plant |
| tshikhopha
Aloe microcantha Harv. |
| tshikhuḓa
nook |
| tshikhuḓo
outpost, picket |
| tshikhudo
hiding place |
| tshikhukhuliso
s/t which causes one to stumble |
| tshikhukhulo
s/t over which people stumble |
| tshikhuna
rebellious disposition |
| tshikhurumelo
covering |
| tshikhuwa
European language, customs, manners |
| tshikhwikhwi
stomach of bird |
| tshikhwitha
owl |
| tshikhwithaṅwanḓa
whitefaced owl |
| tshikili
fruit of mutshikili |
| tshiko
place at spring where water is drawn |
| tshikoko
pole w/ fork at top |
| tshikoko
malted bran mixed w/ mabundu and eaten |
| tshikole
small cloud |
| tshikole
secret term for pregnant woman |
| tshikoli
cob of green maize |
| tshikolo
school |
| tshikolokoto
stick to which fierce dog is tied |
| tshikombvokombvo
species of plant |
| tshikompfana
strongly intoxicating beverage made in towns |
| tshikona
way of blowing reedflutes to drum accompaniment |
| tshikondengala
Euphorbia Cooperi N.E.Br. tree |
| tshikondo
small of the back |
| tshikongomoti
species of small dark brown ant |
| tshikono
castrated sheep |
| tshikope
maize cob w/ grain removed |
| tshikosi
back of head |
| tshikota
s/t which hangs over |
| tshikovha
garden near river bed |
| tshikuko
stone used for grinding |
| tshikululu
Ficus ingens Miq. tree |
| tshikulumunda
wire bracelet |
| tshikulungu
s/t balllike |
| tshikuma
protruding forehead |
| tshikuma
any health complaint attributed to snake inside oneself failing to function properly |
| tshikumbi
species of large, lowbellied calabash |
| tshikume
species of small locust |
| tshikumo
trumpetcall blown every morning and evening at musanda of chiefs of very noble lineage |
| tshikundi
small luselo |
| tshikungulu
quail |
| tshikungunde
secret hinting |
| tshikungungu
one who slanders another w/ whom he pretends to be friendly with |
| tshikuni
burning brand in the fire |
| tshikunwana
small toe; daughter given in marriage to creditor |
| tshikupo
wooden bat used to flatten mud floors |
| tshikurukuru
front wheel of plow |
| tshikuswo
whetstone |
| tshikuṱu
point scored against one in game |
| tshikwaikwai
species of small locust or grasshopper; dog disease; type of strong tobacco |
| tshikwalo
Acacia ataxacantha DC tree |
| tshikwama
|
| tshikwara
stony hillock |
| tshikwati
small piece of bark; coin |
| tshikwavhavha
species of tree lizard |
| tshikwea
set square, used in carpentry |
| tshikwela
set square, used in carpentry |
| tshikwekwe
noose, snare, small animal trap |
| tshikwendanga
great, great grandchild |
| murahu
|
| tshikwitha
owl |
| tshikwithampembe
barn owl |
| tshikwithaṅwanḓa
whitefaced owl |
| tshikwithaṅwonḓo
whitefaced owl |
| tshiḽatholo
Barleria Gueinzii Sond. shrub |
| tshiḽeli
chief's waiter |
| tshiḽelo
small calabash used for feeding infants; snuffbox |
| tshiḽiso
liver ailment |
| tshilai
piece of pfungami hung round neck of smith who's broken taboos |
| tshilala
disease of children |
| tshilalaṋari
species of tree |
| tshilalandoima
certain rite of Domba |
| tshilalelo
supper, evening star; Holy Communion |
| tshilalo
nesting place |
| tshilamba
failure |
| tshilambaphele
3rd stomach of cattle |
| tshilambwa
mucus that's spit out |
| tshilanda
knife sheath |
| tshilaṱa
grave |
| tshilaulana
crested eagle |
| tshilaulane
crested eagle |
| tshilaule
crested eagle |
| tshilavhi
particle of dirt in s/t clean |
| tshilazwulo
fishing rod and line |
| tshilemba
red cloth |
| tshilemba
language and customs of Vhalemba |
| tshilembe
Vhalemba language and customs |
| tshileme
weight |
| tshilendele
anything which delays |
| tshilengo
delay |
| tshilevhelevhe
lobes or tassels |
| tshilibana
metal springtrap |
| tshilidzavhakalaha
Achilles tendon |
| tshilidzavhanna
corn |
| tshilidzi
pity |
| tshilifhedzi
punishment |
| tshiligana
long string of beads wound round a thick core |
| tshilikadzi
widow |
| tshililela
s/t strongly desired |
| tshililo
weeping, lamentation; desire |
| tshilimbwalimbwane
Loranthus Dregei E&Z plant; mistletoe |
| tshilimbwane
Loranthus Dregei E&Z plant; mistletoe |
| tshilimbyane
Loranthus Dregei E&Z plant; mistletoe |
| tshilimela
constellation of the Pleiades |
| tshilimo
hoeing season; Sirius star |
| tshilindo
watcher's hut in gardens |
| tshilinga
blue bottle fly |
| tshilingana
small wheel |
| tshilinganyo
measure |
| tshilivha
continual unintentional meeting of s/o; spring |
| tshilogo
black heavy soil |
| tshilokoloko
heartburn |
| tshilombe
medicant singer |
| tshilombo
ancestral spirit troubling a patient |
| tshilombwe
medicant singer |
| tshilonda
wound |
| tshilongo
installation of a chief |
| tshilongwane
ring of wattling |
| tshilote
bad, decayed spot |
| tshilozwi
s/t which causes the loss of things |
| tshiluḓo
hut in which Nonyana dwells |
| tshilumaṋamana
species of small green caterpillar |
| tshilumbo
oath or name by which family members swear |
| tshilume
ivory divination die; certain position of divining dice |
| tshilumea
ivory divination die; certain position of divining dice |
| tshilumi
any biting insect |
| tshilungamuṋo
species of locust |
| tshilungu
European language, manners, custom |
| tshilungwa
pointed seed of grass |
| tshilungwane
highest point of thatched roof |
| tshilungwe
pointed seed of grass |
| tshiluvhari
dikbast tree |
| tshiluvhelo
chief's lion cloth; woman's ornamented apron |
| tshiluvhi
one who regularly pays homage to his chief |
| tshimaḓane
variety of small green bead |
| tshimambe
species of small ant |
| tshimangadzo
s/t which causes surprise |
| tshimange
domestic cat |
| tshimano
small tongs |
| tshimaru
heavy tenacious soil |
| tshimbedzi
dialect spoken by Vhumbedzi |
| tshimbedzwa
altar, sacrifice place |
| tshimbevha
treachery, underhandedness |
| tshimbi
spur (of bird) |
| tshimbulungwana
s/t spherical |
| tshimbundwa
Tonga type of cake or bread |
| tshimbuwane
Eragrostis chalcantha Trin. grass; Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) Hubb. grass |
| tshimbvumbu
Triumfetta burrweeds |
| tshimbwindimbwindi
little soft fat animal |
| tshimedzi
October |
| tshimedzwa
sweet potato that is missed in picking, and later sprouts |
| tshimee
simplified mufuvha for beginners |
| tshimibi
whip |
| tshimima
gathering of people |
| tshimogo
long whip |
| tshimoro
knot in wood |
| tshimota
small ulcer |
| tshimuḓi
address invoked for ancient ancestors in sacrifice |
| tshimuma
dumb person |
| tshimumu
dumb person |
| tshiṅworo
knot in wood |
| tshiṅwota
small ulcer |
| tshiṋamana
kind of twosided blanket |
| tshiṋari
place for Thevula sacrifice |
| tshiṋaru
hurry |
| tshiṋo
tip of grain of maize |
| tshiṋoni
bird |
| tshiṋonivhalungwane
praisename for chief |
| tshinakudze
what'sitsname |
| tshinamo
patch |
| tshinamudze
what'sitsname |
| tshinana
type of small frog |
| tshinda
bundle; pollen collected by bee |
| tshindali
stunted maize plant |
| tshindolo
what spot on a goat's forehead; mark left on man's nose or forehead from drinking beer greedily from calabash |
| tshindzheledzi
cylindrical copper tinder box |
| tshindzhovhi
fish hook |
| tshindzhovho
fish hook |
| tshinena
pubic region of belly |
| tshineri
faulty Tshivenda (as spoken by missionaries) |
| tshinganwa
s/t lopsided, aslant |
| tshingo
pot in which milk is soured |
| tshingoyo
center stem of sedge; sedge plant |
| tshingwana
pot in which chief's food cooked |
| tshingwendengwende
odds and ends |
| tshininga
kind of porridge |
| tshinkwa
bread |
| tshinna
masculinity, male |
| tshinnkwa
bread |
| tshinovhe
ancient small black bead |
| tshinungo
joint, as of fingers |
| tshinwanwane
little finger |
| tshinwelo
small calabash for babies' food |
| tshinwi
clot or lump in s/t soft |
| tshinyadzo
damage |
| tshinyadzo
disrespect, insult |
| tshinyagu
Cucumis africanus wild cucumber |
| tshinyai
soot; Karanga language |
| tshinyalo
poverty |
| tshinyalo
sprain; medicine for sprains; Pellaea hastata (Thbg.) Prantl. fern |
| tshinyanyu
quick temper, touchy disposition |
| tshinyavi
s/t small that walks gingerly |
| tshinyelela
excrement (insult) |
| tshinyembana
percussion cap for muzzleloader gun |
| tshinyowedzo
souvenir |
| tshinyuke
ancient large, light blue annular bead |
| tshinzhenzhema
glittering hard stone, used as bullet |
| tshinainai
firefly |
| tshinina
brass ring (for finger or ear) |
| tshinwaunwau
desolation of a place |
| tshiole
collecting of termites or edible locusts |
| tshiolodzo
whetstone |
| tshioloolo
unidentified tree |
| tshiombo
drumstick, tongue of a bell |
| tshioneso
small gift given at departure to those who brought gifts |
| tshingolo
tongs used by wiredrawers |
| tshionzwa
unidentified plant |
| tshioro
incense; burnt/vaporized drug |
| tshiozwi
clan's ancestors' burial grounds |
| tshipala
clear sky |
| tshipalo
confiscation of belongings; shaving of head |
| tshipalulo
goat paid by man who's deflowered a girl; medicine for girl made from goat flesh |
| tshipande
type of treedwelling insect; fidgeting malady in children |
| tshipandwa
Gymnosporia buxifolia Szysz. tree/shrub; G. senegalensis Loes. shrub |
| tshipanga
small knife |
| tshipanzi
species of small grasshopper |
| tshipapana
small calabash |
| tshipapu
fiery temper |
| tshipara
leaf bud |
| tshiparamuṱanga
species of locust |
| tshiparanṱanga
species of locust |
| tshipato
torture instrument |
| tshipeladzima
end of hoeing season |
| tshipembe
south |
| tshipengo
madness; species of tree |
| tshipfumelo
s/t that helps people reconcile |
| tshipfundamuya
bad smell from a freshlyopened grain pit |
| tshipfure
species of tree |
| tshipfuṱi
borer |
| tshiphani
Eastern Venda language, manners |
| tshiphaphana
small calabash |
| tshiphaswi
late/2nd growth of leaves on pumpkin |
| tshiphidane
string of beads worn over shoulder |
| tshiphiri
secret |
| tshiphu
Cape otter; certain edible creeper |
| tshiphuga
bunch of feathers tied to stick |
| tshiphwaphwa
young green maize cob |
| tshipiḓa
piece |
| tshipimbi
obstinacy |
| tshipofu
young virginal boy |
| tshipokoṱo
young billygoat |
| tshipopola
knob; excrescence |
| tshipoṱoliyo
reedflute of herdboys |
| tshipuka
small animal |
| tshipulumbwa
round stone |
| tshipumbulu
ball, round lump |
| tshipundu
knob, knot, pimple |
| tshiputu
small bundle, parcel |
| tshipuwa
short handle |
| tshira
warparty |
| tshiraho
base, bottom |
| tshiralala
wild gardenia tree |
| tshiranzhe
first fruit of season |
| tshireḓakhuni
larva of bagworm |
| tshiregu
faggot |
| tshiremba
slander |
| tshirembo
slander, abuse |
| tshireme
piece of land recently cleared for field |
| tshireṅwareṅwane
piece of communally hoed land, from which all take seeds for good luck |
| tshirendo
praise |
| tshirero
small proverb, saying |
| tshireshi
underlilp of cattle |
| tshirethe
heel |
| tshiridza
peanut flour sauce |
| tshirindidza
soothing drug; Kalanchoe sp. succulent |
| tshiririvha
fainting fit |
| tshirivha
leather skirt worn behind woman |
| tshirole
weak, sickly calf |
| tshironga
language spoken in southeastern Venda area |
| tshirongana
brass bangle formerly worn |
| tshirovha
ritual spear |
| tshiruda
deposit of salt, where brine has evaporated |
| tshirulu
heavy rain, cloudburst |
| tshirulwane
rare ancient Venda bead |
| tshirumbi
thigh |
| tshirumbu
rotund figure/belly |
| tshirundelakhombe
species of small smelly beetle |
| tshirundu
large type of basket |
| tshirungulu
unidentified small shrub |
| tshirunzi
spirit, ghost |
| tshiruxwe
hammerhead, umber; chief's burial place |
| tshirwamukula
species of bird |
| tshisana
small pestle |
| tshise
small plot of farming land |
| tshisekhwa
species of grass |
| tshisele
Cape badger, ratel |
| tshiselo
small luselo winnow |
| tshiseluselu
boiling up, bubbling, spring |
| tshiselwana
very small luselo winnow |
| tshisenga
large grass grain bin; sitting crosslegged |
| tshisese
fine maize meal |
| tshisesesesana
fine maize meal |
| tshisesevhufa
species of thornless shrub |
| tshisevho
savoury |
| tshishasha
upperarm |
| tshishengelaphofu
Spilanthes acmella L. plant |
| tshishosho
male bushbuck |
| tshishushedzi
bogey |
| tshisi
small area given to headman to rule over |
| tshisiamelo
headrest |
| tshisibe
soap |
| tshisiḓa
old, decrepit person |
| tshisikagole
somersault, headstand |
| tshisiku
grain pit |
| tshisilo
earthenware dish for grinding snuff |
| tshisima
spring, source, fountain |
| tshisimana
inflammation of eyelid; sty |
| tshisimanatsha
Achyranthus aspera L. weed |
| maguvhuni
|
| tshisimbanngwe
smell of civet |
| tshisisi
heel or spike of hoe blade; small skirt; (Archaic) basket shaped like inverted cone |
| tshisisimo
moisture/sweat on nose |
| tshisiwana
insignificant nobody |
| tshisolo
insult, criticism |
| tshisudzi
flatulence |
| tshisungwi
a species of Seneco |
| tshisusu
butterfly |
| tshiswiṱulo
breakfast |
| tshiṱaḓavhuse
fine cornflour |
| tshiṱaha
nest |
| tshiṱahadza
carelessness w/ one's belongings |
| tshiṱahala
rag, tatter |
| tshiṱahame
most species of epiphytic orchids |
| tshiṱahe
incomplete thing |
| tshiṱaka
small bush |
| tshiṱakaḓa
unripe mbula juice |
| tshiṱakadza
unripe mbula juice |
| tshiṱalula
partiality, unfairness |
| tshiṱamba
bad reputation |
| tshiṱambatshedzi
certain creeper plant |
| tshiṱambuko
stringed beads and amulets of royal family |
| tshiṱampe
species of bird |
| tshiṱana
upper back, shoulder blades |
| tshiṱanga
cooking hut |
| tshiṱanga
reed splint for broken bone |
| tshiṱangadzime
island of reeds |
| tshiṱangu
shield; certain position of divining dice |
| tshiṱanu
five shillings |
| tshiṱanze
fee paid by initiates |
| tshiṱanzhela
quick grass |
| tshiṱanzo
nausea |
| tshiṱarafo
punishment |
| tshiṱasi
mission station |
| tshiṱaṱa
bundle (as of arrows) |
| tshiṱaṱari
rough platform w/ railing |
| tshiṱaṱelo
ramrod; bowl of hemp pipe |
| tshiṱavhamisisi
a variety of small plant |
| tshiṱavhatsindi
misleading talk |
| tshiṱefu
chin |
| tshitemmbe
postage stamp |
| tshiṱhavhelo
killed animal (as for a guest) |
| tshiṱhavhi
“stitch” in side (after running); milk yielded after calf has drunk for 3rd time |
| tshiṱhopho
heap, pile, mass |
| tshiṱhuphi
something troubling |
| tshiṱhura
yellowfooted squirrel |
| tshiṱiringo
herdboys' reed flute |
| tshiṱitshini
#REF! |
| tshiṱokola
cluster, bunch |
| tshiṱoma
small thing |
| tshiṱongopfa
Gymnosporia shrub |
| tshiṱoni
hedgehog; earth used by certain termite |
| tshiṱoṱo
bundle of long, thin things |
| tshiṱovhosakhombe
hair under lower lip |
| tshiṱu
copse of mutu trees |
| tshiṱuhu
strongmindedness |
| tshiṱulamubvumo
blueheaded tree lizard |
| tshiṱunḓo
bartering for food elsewhere in scarce times |
| tshiṱungu
gooseflesh |
| tshiṱuṱulo
whetstone |
| tshiṱuvho
yearning |
| tshitaitai
firefly |
| tshitamba
poison |
| tshitanda
stump |
| tshitango
encircling |
| tshitekeshi
voluble, plausible talker |
| tshitemahe
vicious little snake |
| tshitemaṋamana
dormouse w/ lightcolored tail |
| tshitemaphulu
dormouse w/ lightcolored tail |
| tshitemba
calabash fruit |
| tshitembe
leather medicine pouch hung from neck |
| tshitendeledzi
round thing; small bird snare |
| tshitendelele
round thing, orb |
| tshitengelele
round thing, plate |
| tshiteto
useless, worn basket |
| tshithathavhuwa
clearing, open space |
| tshithivho
cork, stopper |
| tshithu
thing, object |
| tshithunya
gun |
| tshithuvhi
beestings |
| tshitibo
lid |
| tshitiko
back of the head |
| tshitimbi
tight string of beads around neck |
| tshitimbo
small porridgebeating stick |
| tshitoko
dry cowdung; species of plant; moon at midday |
| tshitokonono
pellet of goat dung |
| tshitokonovhe
pellet of goat dung |
| tshitondo
small axe |
| tshitondovhe
stinging nettle Tragia rupestris Sond. |
| tshitonga
Tonga language |
| tshitongo
small castrated goat |
| tshitshakata
rag, tatters |
| tshitshesana
species of sedge |
| tshitshidzi
salvation |
| tshitshimbili
big ulcer |
| tshitsumbetsumbe
secret |
| tshitswu
small knife |
| tshituku
Pavetta tristis Brem., P. zoutpansbergensis Brem., Tricalysia jasminiflora Hook shrubs |
| tshitukutshaḓaka
Tricalysia Galpini Schinz. shrub |
| tshitumba
goat enclosure |
| tshitumba
goat enclosure |
| tshitumbu
corpse |
| tshitunde
rockrabbit urine (aphrodisiac) |
| tshitundo
rockrabbit urine (aphrodisiac) |
| tshitundwana
lidded, flatbottomed basket |
| tshitundwana
lidded, flatbottomed basket |
| tshitungulo
object that's valued for association w/ ancestors; penis (euphemistic) |
| tshiubalala
ancestral spirit |
| tshiukhuṱhu
knob, thicker end |
| tshiukhuvha
doorstop |
| tshiulu
anthill |
| tshiuludza
crown, top of roof |
| tshiumba
head or blade of axe/spear/knife |
| tshiunḓu
patch of hair atop shaved head |
| tshiunda
moldy thing |
| tshiunga
hard lump of salt |
| tshiungo
sudden thunderstorm |
| tshiungulela
heartburn |
| tshiunza
thin porridge cooked with medicines for infants |
| tshiuṱhwane
3rd stomach of ruminants; gall sickness |
| tshivalo
type of millet |
| tshivenḓa
Venda language and customs |
| tshivhaivhai
something that flashes |
| tshivhalo
number |
| tshivhambo
council hut |
| tshivhana
back gate to village |
| tshivhanda
beast of prey |
| tshivhanga
top of slope |
| tshivhangalalaa
midday |
| tshivhaso
fireplace, hearth |
| tshivhavhala
any fierce wild animal |
| tshivhavhi
woe, distress |
| tshivhavhula
species of caterpillar |
| tshivhedyane
Tonga white millet |
| tshivhelesana
small pack animal |
| tshivhende
tooth cavity |
| tshivhese
Brassica sp. herb |
| tshivhevhe
“pins and needles” in limb |
| tshivhibvambambe
medlar fruit ripe on one side only |
| tshivhidzo
meeting, assembly |
| tshivhili
used to indicate self |
| tshivhilivhili
heat; drumming; continual doing of s/t |
| tshivhilo
kind of stone that's pounded into powder |
| tshivhimbili
legendary man who has sex with women in their sleep |
| tshivhindi
liver; courage; type of tree fungus; Polysporus sp. seashell |
| tshivhingwi
brown hyena |
| tshivhiti
perversity |
| tshivhofho
sterility |
| tshivholela
hardened cream |
| tshivhonde
bundle of branches for fence |
| tshivhonelo
#REF! |
| tshivhoni
mirror |
| tshivhonivhoni
mirror |
| tshivhuḓu
fool, halfwit |
| tshivhulahelo
gift (eg goat) for s/o who's brought gifts |
| tshivhululu
blueheaded tree lizard |
| tshivhumbeo
form, shape, figure |
| tshivhumbwa
creature |
| tshivhundo
grave |
| tshivhundu
small hill, hillock |
| tshivhungu
maggot; piece of choice meat from animal thigh |
| tshivhunu
anus, bottom |
| tshivhura
tuft on the head |
| tshivhuyu
small baobab |
| tshivunzhe
type of shrub |
| tshivuvha
heavy stone used to hammer iron |
| tshiwaki
cheating |
| tshiwaṅwando
Hydrocotyle asiatica L. plant |
| tshiweduwedu
false friendliness |
| tshixele
only younger brother or sister |
| tshizambi
Tonga bow and string instrument |
| tshizambo
Tonga bow and string instrument |
| tshizwa
hindleg of beast |
| tshizwimbe
secret pain |
| tshizwimbo
big ulcer |
| tshizwizwi
chief's grave |
| tshomu
bull w/ white spot on forehead |
| tshotshwane
bangle w/ small metal clasps |
| tshovha
brush |
| tshowana
white type of (female) cow |
| tshubwa
type of bull w/o horns |
| tshubwana
type of (female) cow w/o horns |
| tshugulu
white rhinoceros |
| tshula
Trichopteryx simplex Hack. grass |
| tshundunthule
May |
| tshutshungu
small red berries |
| tshuula
Trichopteryx simplex Hack. grass |
| tshwana
white type of (female) cow |
| tshweu
type of white bull |
| tsie
eyelashes |
| tsika
thin straight piece of firewood |
| tsikahuvhili
spoon with scoop; blind snake |
| tsikayashango
“Creator of Earth” |
| tsikha
thin straight piece of firewood |
| tsikha
thin straight piece of firewood |
| tsikidzi
#REF! |
| tsiku
poverty, need |
| tsikuhuvhili
spoon with scoop; blind snake |
| tsilingwane
nausea |
| tsilu
fool |
| tsima
portion, as of porridge |
| tsimba
genet |
| tsimbe
wrestling, scuffle |
| tsimbi
any metal, esp. iron |
| tsimu
garden, cultivated land |
| tsinḓamavu
skirt skin given to girl by betrothed |
| tsinḓelamavu
skirt skin given to girl by betrothed |
| tsinḓo
long chisel |
| tsinde
tree trunk |
| tsindi
men's loincloth |
| tsinya
thickness; blunt thing |
| tsinyamaṱanya
last winter rain |
| tsinyuwo
rage, anger |
| tsinzi
double chin |
| tsipha
a species of rat |
| tsivha
fist; beer or food saved for later |
| tsiwana
orphan |
| tsole
small clotheating moth |
| tsolo
reproof, rebuke |
| tsombetsombe
two strands of beads twisted together |
| tsomelo
s/t stuck b/w teeth |
| tsuluvha
fertile flower |
| tsuma
fruit of musuma |
| tsumbanḓila
pupa changing to larva |
| tsumbedzo
example, sample, model |
| tsundavhusu
larva found in goat dung |
| tsunzi
species of ant |
| tsutshelo
malt |
| tsuvhela
stick with wire wound around it |
| tswana
female flying termite |
| tswaro
inner thighs |
| tswaṱhe
girls' game of “touch” |
| tswera
Hyparrhenia cymbaria Stapf. grass |
| tswia
hearthstone |
| tswina
common domestic lizard |
| tswingo
wood to be made into charcoal |
| tswinzwila
thief, goodfornothing |
| tswinzwila
weeds, rubbish, sweepings |
| tswio
kidney |
| tswiri
species of weaver |
| tswirigonde
thickbilled weaver |
| tswiṱho
hiding place |
| tswiṱo
hiding place |
| tswoṱhela
fine powder |
| tswu
lancet |
| tulwi
ear of matulwi grain |
| tuvhu
dayold mafula beer |
| vala
patch of color or stripe |
| valuvalu
guilty conscience |
| vanḓa
courtyard |
| vanga
mouthful of peanuts |
| vavhi
silly, naughty person |
| vele
corn plant |
| vemba
piece of cloth |
| vemu
murderer, robber |
| vengele
store, shop |
| vengo
hatred |
| veṱeṱe
Berkheya radula O. Hoffm. herb |
| veve
down, hair on body |
| veve
certain note of Venda reedflute ensemble |
| vhala
spot of color |
| vhamali
bridegroom's family |
| vhanga
rival |
| vhavenḓa
Venda people |
| vhazwale
one of regal blood |
| vhege
week |
| vhuaḓa
impurity |
| vhuambelo
place of intercession |
| vhuambi
oratory |
| vhuando
abundance |
| vhuango
stretcher, litter |
| vhuano
family oath |
| vhuanzwo
bait |
| vhuawelo
nesting place |
| vhubofu
blindness |
| vhubva
laziness; Xysmalobium undulatum R.Br. plant |
| vhubvaḓuvha
the East |
| vhubvelaphanḓa
progress |
| vhubvuvho
puppy food |
| vhuḓabaḓaba
foolishness |
| vhuḓana
childishness |
| vhuḓi
goodness |
| vhuḓilangi
independence |
| vhuḓinḓa
falsehood |
| vhudahelo
place where one gets snuff |
| vhudele
cleanliness |
| vhudenga
state of being halffull |
| vhudenya
thickness |
| vhududo
warpath |
| vhuduna
masculinity |
| vhudzheno
#REF! |
| vhudzimu
genitals (polite) |
| vhudzinga
initiates |
| vhudzivha
depth |
| vhudzulo
position |
| vhudzumbamo
hiding place for self |
| vhudzumbo
#REF! |
| vhueni
guests |
| vhufaro
care |
| vhufhelo
conclusion |
| vhufheṱi
calumny |
| vhufhura
cheating |
| vhufilifindi
mushroom species |
| vhufulufhedzo
inspiration of confidence |
| vhufulufhelo
trust |
| vhugala
neatness |
| vhugalatshane
deceit |
| vhugaligali
false promises |
| vhugoni
side flaps on a tsindi |
| vhugorokoro
sillyness, fearfulness |
| vhuhadzi
groom's home, to which bride moves |
| vhuhali
courage |
| vhuheḓana
poverty |
| vhuhevhehevhe
spreading of scandal |
| vhuhole
deformity, lameness |
| vhuhombe
bachelorhood |
| vhuhonḓo
s/t pertaining to a rat |
| vhuhosi
chieftainship |
| vhuhoṱa
ill health |
| vhuhulu
largeness |
| vhuhulwane
greatness |
| vhuhura
neighborliness |
| vhuhwarahwara
deceitful disposition |
| vhuhwavho
compassion |
| vhuhwe
bride's home |
| vhuimo
standing place; stature |
| vhukadzi
female genitalia |
| vhukalaha
old age (men) |
| vhukalwe
algae |
| vhukando
footprint |
| vhukata
dawdling; certain position of divining dice |
| vhukati
center |
| vhupkhopfu
flour, meal, powder |
| vhukhudo
cosy private corner |
| vhukoko
food burnt to bottom of pot |
| vhukololo
noble birth |
| vhukolwe
algae |
| vhukoma
headmanship |
| vhukomba
state of being a nubile girl |
| vhukombikombi
crookedness |
| vhukonani
friendship |
| vhukono
“being overcomeable” |
| vhukotokoto
sound of footsteps |
| vhukovhela
the West |
| vhukukutu
exaggerated solicitude for one's belongings |
| vhukule
distance |
| vhukuma
genuine |
| vhukuna
appearance of opulence |
| vhukunda
armrings |
| vhukupe
mud floor |
| vhukuse
fur |
| vhukwila
cunning |
| vhuḽaifa
birthright |
| vhuḽelo
feeding/eating place |
| vhuḽi
confiscation |
| vhula
entrails |
| vhulaḓa
pods and prickles of velvet stinging bean |
| vhulala
old age |
| vhulala
impudence |
| vhulali
rust |
| vhulalo
sleeping place |
| vhulanda
state of being subject to chief |
| vhulanga
control |
| vhulapfu
height |
| vhulege
billycan |
| vhuleha
badness |
| vhulelu
lightness |
| vhulenda
good nature |
| vhulidzhi
hair |
| vhulidzhi
pity |
| vhulimbo
birdlime |
| vhulimo
place where people have their lands |
| vhulivhadza
species of plant |
| vhulivhe
fowl lice |
| vhuloi
evil magic |
| vhulolwe
algae, rust |
| vhulolwe
algae, rust |
| vhulungu
beads |
| vhulungwane
tronkgras (plant) |
| vhuluvhi
brain |
| vhulwa
pus |
| vhulwadze
disease |
| vhumbulu
cunning |
| vhumbvumbvu
unhappiness |
| vhumonemone
prevarication |
| vhumongwe
lack of development |
| vhuṋu
wetness |
| vhunamelo
ladder |
| vhungome
divination |
| vhunwa
disinclination to do things for others |
| vhunya
refractory nature |
| vhunyela
impudence |
| vhunyeleli
prickly heat |
| vhunyewenyewe
niceness |
| vhunyunyu
swarm of gnats |
| vhunzhi
mass, great number |
| vhunanga
craft of being a sangoma |
| vhupedzi
primogeniture |
| vhupengo
craziness |
| vhupfufhi
shortness |
| vhuphara
width, breadth |
| vhuphuphula
silliness, idiocy |
| vhuphuphula
silliness, idiocy |
| vhuphwaphwa
immature corn or bananas |
| vhupofu
blindness |
| vhupombwe
adultery |
| vhupuli
slavery |
| vhupwa
skin disease of scalp |
| vhura
bow |
| vhurala
framework |
| vhuredzi
slipperiness |
| vhurena
royalty |
| vhuri
Striga elegans Benth. plant |
| vhuriha
winter |
| vhurikwa
lying, falsehood |
| vhuronwane
carefulness |
| vhurotho
bread |
| vhurukhu
trousers |
| vhurwa
the South |
| vhuse
coarse cornmeal |
| vhusedzi
care for one's things |
| vhusendeka
horizon |
| vhusha
puberty rites for girls |
| vhushai
destitution |
| vhushaka
blood relationship |
| vhushandukwa
changing of one's opinions |
| vhushavhelo
refuge place |
| vhushelo
pouring place |
| vhusiḓu
dampness |
| vhusiku
night |
| vhusimana
boyishness |
| vhusiwana
poverty |
| vhusuṱo
drizzle |
| vhuswa
corn porridge |
| vhuswina
enmity |
| vhuswuhana
youthful strength & vigor |
| vhuṱafuṱafu
nonsensical |
| vhuṱala
track, footprint |
| vhuṱali
intelligence |
| vhuṱama
comradeship |
| vhuṱamaro
astringency |
| vhuṱambo
sacrificial rites at chief's kraal |
| vhuṱandalo
framework of sticks |
| vhuṱanzi
evidence |
| vhuṱasana
twigs |
| vhuṱolo
portent, miracle |
| vhuṱoma
smallness |
| vhuṱonḓolo
adultery |
| vhuṱongi
foppish behavior |
| vhuṱoni
shame |
| vhuṱudzi
portent |
| vhuṱuku
smallness |
| vhuṱumbe
ancient kind of small bead |
| vhuṱume
addition of something |
| vhuṱungu
poison; pain, sorrow |
| vhutande
unfounded talk |
| vhutanga
handful of peanuts |
| vhutanzhe
primogeniture |
| vhutendi
Christianity |
| vhutete
fine cornflour |
| vhuthu
charity |
| vhuthu
large company of men |
| vhuthubwa
captivity |
| vhutoko
fresh cow dung |
| vhutope
#REF! |
| vhutsha
forwardness |
| vhutshi
kneaded pollen |
| vhutshilo
life |
| vutshinyi
wrongdoing |
| vhutshivha
niggardliness |
| vhutshi
smoke |
| vhutsila
craftmanship |
| vhutsilu
stupidity |
| vhutswu
blackness |
| vhutuka
boy's puberty rites |
| vhutukana
boyish prank |
| vhutulu
poison |
| vhutume
continual sending of people on errands |
| vhuukhula
very young locusts |
| vhuvheo
place |
| vhuvheyo
place |
| vhuvhi
badness |
| vhuvhimbili
#REF! |
| vhuvhonḓo
immature corn |
| vhuvhu
fallow garden |
| vhuvhuḓu
thrift |
| vhuvhuyo
place where one turns |
| vhuwaki
deceit |
| vhuyaḓa
uncleanliness |
| vhuyo
destination |
| vhuzwifhi
falsehood |
| vili
fist |
| vilili
throng |
| vilivili
commotion |
| vindi
anger |
| vingwi
rakedup rubbish |
| visa
certain way of blowing reedflute |
| vivho
jealosy |
| voḓa
calf; honorific for child from chief's kraal |
| voho
foreleg |
| vokovoko
something loosely built |
| volenga
arum lily |
| vongori
rotten wood |
| vothi
door |
| vowa
Amaranthus Thunbergi Moq. weed |
| vudzi
head hair |
| vuluvulu
puffadder |
| vumba
potter's clay |
| vumbo
mons veneris |
| vumbu
mons veneris |
| vundikanya
soft red stone w/ hard core |
| vunga
private enclosure |
| vungana
private enclosure |
| vungo
muvhungo fruit |
| vungu
large caterpillar; termite queen |
| vunu
rectum; butt (eg, of a gun) |
| vuvha
copper ingot |
| vuvhu
fallow garden |
| vuvu
deepseated hatred |
| vuvumela
noise of voices |
| vuyu
baobab fruit |
| xaxaḓi
type of vegetable plant; Teedia lucida Rud. shrub |
| xoxoyo
soft, empty, unresisting thing |
| zavhazavha
stinkblaar shrub |
| zhana
larval bee |
| zhimba
heap of excrement |
| zhinda
locust species; small children (jocular) |
| zhokozha
Jardine's babbler |
| zika
certain note in reedflute ensemble |
| zovhozovho
great todo w/ many people |
| zuza
Ndebele of Ndzandza tribe |
| zwiambo
talk |
| zwiamboambo
empty talk |
| zwidino
troubles |
| zwidodombi
twinge |
| zwifaro
things touched by chief |
| zwifhiwa
a gift |
| zwiila
taboo thing |
| zwiito
habits |
| zwiḽiwa
food |
| zwilu
wild medlar fruit |
| zwilumi
vermin |
| zwimuṋamuṋe
sweets |
| zwiṋuwo
desire to fight more than one's match |
| zwitimbi
necklace of beads |
| zwitshakatshaka
scraps, fragments |
| zwitshele
unfounded gossip |
| zwivhavhi
pain |
| zwivhi
sins, crimes |
| zwivhila
alcoholic beverages |
| zwivhuya
good, pleasant things |
| aḓamela
cover, swarm over |
| adza
spread out (mat) |
| adzamedza
cover, swarm over |
| adzamela
cover, swarm over |
| adzamisa
spread over (as grass on floor) |
| adzima
borrow, lend |
| adzulula
roll up; fold up |
| afhukana
be broken, shattered |
| afhukanya
smash; shatter |
| afhula
break a piece out of |
| afhuwa
break in half |
| akha
draw taut, stretch; throw up and catch an infant |
| akhamadza
take by surprise |
| akhamala
be taken aback |
| akhamedza
take by surprise |
| akhatha
cut off shoots on tree stumps |
| akhula
catch in air with scoop |
| ala
spread out (mat, blanket) |
| alafha
treat; medicate; heal |
| alama
brood, sit on eggs |
| alamana
follow in order of birth |
| alamedza
sit upon; bear down upon |
| alamela
hatch; sit on eggs, brood |
| alamisa
cause to brood |
| alamula
yawn; roar (lions only) |
| alusa
bring up, rear |
| alutshela
foster, bring up s/o for s/o else |
| aluwa
grow up |
| ama
milk |
| amara
be pregnant (of cows); be imminent (of rain) |
| amba
speak |
| ambadza
dress (s/o else) |
| ambara
dress oneself |
| ambea
be speakable |
| ambisa
court, woo, ask to marry |
| ambulula
divulge, betray |
| ambusa
ford across; bring washing water from cliff |
| ambuwa
ford, wade through |
| amedza
filch milk from cow |
| amukedza
cause to suck (as of calf); name by group name |
| amusa
suckle (of animals) |
| amusedza
cause to suck (as of calf); name by group name |
| amutshedza
cause to suck (as of calf); name by group name |
| aṋwa
bear fruit |
| ana
take an oath |
| anana
agree with one another always |
| anḓa
prosper, turn out well |
| anḓadza
spread out; divulge |
| anda
increase, multiply |
| andisa
cause to multiply |
| anea
swear |
| anea
put in sun to dry; bring out others' private matters for public scrutiny |
| anetshedza
hang to dry; put s/t under roof to catch rainwater |
| anetshela
applicative of anea |
| anetshela
narrate, recount |
| anga
act hastily; refuse to give milk |
| anga
plait wicker |
| angaanga
be over hastily |
| angaḓa
talk slowly |
| angaḓedza
lift or carry carefully |
| angaladza
stretch out an arm; place s/t high up |
| angalala
be too high for |
| anganya
consider |
| angaredza
carry s/t in each hand as well as on head |
| angedza
retain milk |
| angukana
help or relieve e/o by taking on burdens |
| angula
take down a burden from head of another |
| angulula
take down s/t hanging |
| anguluwa
be taken down |
| anikha
receive; accept |
| anulula
take s/t dried out of sun |
| anulusa
bring to a conclusion |
| anuluwa
be completely worked over (of a problem) |
| anza
cause to multiply; do often |
| anzwa
spread out; scatter about |
| anzwedzela
strew; scatter |
| ara
cut; scarify |
| aravha
respond w/ a call |
| aravhedza
assist in or cause to take a vapor bath |
| aravhela
inhale vapor |
| aṱama
be wide open |
| aṱha
put s/t over the shoulder |
| atsamula
sneeze |
| atsamuwa
sneeze |
| avha
dish up food; (of plants) send up several shoots |
| avhekana
divide into many pieces; dole out pieces of |
| avula
crawl |
| awedza
allow to rest or relax |
| awela
rest; repose |
| baba
evacuate, defecate (of children) |
| babamela
flutter |
| baḓakana
stick to e/o |
| badabada
seek; look everywhere for s/t |
| badela
pay |
| baka
miss menstruation due to conception |
| baka
bake |
| bala
refuse or fail to do what is required |
| bala
commence |
| balangana
scatter, disperse |
| balanganya
scatter, disperse |
| balea
burst, split |
| balekana
burst or crack into many pieces |
| balekanya
cause to burst |
| balela
be too difficult for, beyond the powers of |
| baletshela
applicative of balela |
| balisa
strike, as with stick |
| bambedza
assist to bathe |
| bambela
bathe |
| banda
lie flat on the ground |
| banya
choke, throttle |
| banyana
wrestle |
| bea
forge or hammer iron |
| beba
bear, beget, give birth to; carry child on the back |
| bebekana
sit or stand closely in a row |
| besa
beat, strike |
| betsha
bet, wager |
| betshela
hammer or forge iron |
| biḓa
be bent at an angle |
| bidiga
roll about |
| bidigama
roll or writhe in pain |
| bika
cook |
| bila
wrangle |
| bilana
wrangle |
| bilufhala
be angry |
| bima
beat or strike w/ fist |
| bina
growl at |
| binalala
make one's back hollow |
| binama
be crooked |
| bindukanya
buy and resell at a profit |
| bindula
make a profit |
| bindulisa
barter, sell |
| binya
choke, throttle |
| binyana
wrestle, struggle w/ e/o |
| binyeledza
struggle w/ an opponent and pin to ground |
| biriḓa
turn round and get entangled in yoke and trek gear |
| birima
be a light shade of a color |
| boḓa
belch |
| bodedza
dent |
| bodekanya
dent badly; batter |
| bodolola
knock out dents from inside |
| bodolowa
be knocked or dented out again |
| bodomedza
put on the lid of a European pot |
| bofula
go blind |
| boma
make a rim or edge on a basket |
| bomela
finish off a piece of basket |
| bomola
break off |
| bomosa
cause to rend or break off |
| bomowa
break off, snap off |
| bonya maṱo
close one's eyes |
| bonyedza
blink |
| bonyedzela
blink or wink at |
| bonyisa
close s/o else's eyes |
| bonyolola
open one's eyes |
| bonyolosa
open s/o else's eyes |
| bonyolowa
open one's eyes |
| boromela
sink into |
| bovhea
be easily dented |
| bovhedza
dent in |
| bovhela
be soft, easily dented |
| buba
rise early in the morning |
| bubuḓa
go to collect what is left over |
| bubudza
scratch about in the sand |
| bubuludza
glean, dig out peanuts left in ground after harvest |
| bubutshelwa
be white, ashen |
| buḓa
go straight through |
| buḓabuḓa
wander about |
| buḓekana
lie obliquely across |
| buḓekanya
take a short cut |
| buḓula
strike hard |
| buda
work fruitlessly at s/t beyond one's power |
| bukula
vomit |
| bukuṱa
thrash |
| bula
reveal |
| buledza
reveal s/t secret |
| bululedza
pierce through |
| bumula
hit with the hand |
| bumuwa
break off |
| bupha
miss a target |
| busha
tap |
| bva
go out |
| bvafha
be lazy |
| bveledza
cause to emerge |
| bvelela
go outside to relieve oneself |
| bvisa
cause to go or come out |
| bvuḓa
leak |
| bvula
take off a garment |
| bvulisa
cause or help s/o to undress |
| bvuma
thunder, roar, boom |
| bvumba
guess at what is hidden |
| bvumela
grunt, murmur |
| bvumisa
make s/t resound |
| bvuvha
soften skin with butter; mix soft foods for pups |
| bvuwa
beat porridge w/ spoon |
| bwa
dig |
| bwanda
swallow s/t dry & powdery |
| bwebwela
throw javelin at a target after s/o else has scored |
| bweḓa
weed w/ a hoe |
| bwela
dig in the ground |
| bwobwotela
bubble, boil |
| ḓa
come |
| ḓadza
fill |
| ḓala
become full |
| ḓavhula
cohabit |
| ḓifha
be sweet |
| ḓihwa
passive of divha |
| ḓisa
bring |
| ḓivha
know |
| ḓivhadza
make known to |
| ḓivhalea
be useful |
| ḓivhalekana
be useful for a certain purpose |
| ḓodza
anoint |
| ḓoga
cut/carve patterns in leather skirt |
| ḓola
anoint or grease self |
| ḓowedza
accustom to |
| ḓowela
become used to |
| ḓowelela
become too familiar |
| ḓubunya
be initiated into the rites of girl's circumcision |
| ḓuḓumela
stand on tiptoe |
| dabela
assist in the teaching of neophytes |
| dadamala
walk over s/t narrow |
| daha
smoke; use snuff |
| dakaila
breath hard, slowly, and heavily |
| dala
visit |
| dambika
send (misfortunes) to a person from a distance |
| dambikulula
neutralize magic |
| dambitshela
send (misfortunes) to a person by magic |
| davhuka
spring from |
| davhuwa
rise quickly |
| dededza
help a child to take first steps |
| dedeledza
help a child to take first steps |
| dedenga
walk halting and swaying like a sick person |
| deka
lay the table for a meal |
| dekulula
clear a table after a meal |
| dengula
skim off the surface |
| denya
thick |
| denefhadza
make thick |
| denyefhala
be thick |
| devha
crack or split open (as a peanut) |
| dia
hit, beat; cover |
| digima
dialectal for gidima |
| dilidza
beat a drum |
| dimela
get lost |
| dimula
cause heartburn |
| dina
trouble |
| dinalea
be in despair over s/t |
| divitha
beat, pound |
| doba
pick up |
| dobedza
pick up several things |
| dobedzela
pick up a number of things |
| doda
stalk, walk carefully |
| dodela
stalk, steal up on |
| dodoma
run (as some birds) |
| dodonga
feel, probe w/ one finger |
| dodonya
tap or knock against a pot |
| domba
send magical influence after a thief |
| dombela
ripen fully |
| dombelela
ripen fully |
| dombolola
neutralize the efforts of |
| domedza
make spots on |
| dona
become moldy |
| dongola
wear nothing around the neck; take out a little bit on the tip of the finger |
| dongolisa
pursue relentlessly |
| donzwa
dip the tip of one's finger into food and lick it |
| dovha
do again |
| dovholola
do over a second time |
| duba
drift or proceed in a long column |
| dubekana
follow one another |
| dubekanya
put in a row or column |
| dubisa
cause to fly up |
| dudedza
reheat (as food) |
| dudela
be warm; feel warm; be feverish |
| duga
burn with a flame |
| dugisa
cause to flame or burn brightly |
| dula
strike, club |
| dundumala
purse the lips; thrust lips out |
| dunga
be salty |
| dweka
drip or run out |
| dza
short for nyadza |
| dzama
disappear; die (of chief only) |
| dzamuluwa
suddenly appear again; come back to life |
| dzea
legally marry a woman |
| dzebula
run |
| dzedza
stay up late at night |
| dzedzefhala
be in childbed |
| dzekana
be married to |
| dzekisa
pay the dowry for the wife of s/o else |
| dzembelela
hang down, be suspended from |
| dzembula
walk or run lifting feet high |
| dzembuwa
walk or run lifting feet high |
| dzengama
stand or go at an oblique angle |
| dzeremuwa
slip, slither |
| dzeta
bite off a piece |
| dzetshela
bring home a wife for s/o else |
| dzeula
chew cud |
| dzhalingana
be out of condition |
| dzhena
enter; attack, go for |
| dzhenisa
introduce, insert, cause to enter |
| dzhia
take |
| dzhitima
fall down or land w/ a thud |
| dzhivhula
bear for the first time |
| dzhomba
pick, peck |
| dzia
be thick, stiff |
| dzia
seek in vain |
| dziḓa
groan, moan softly |
| dzidzivhala
faint |
| dziela
live in want; lack what one needs |
| dziila
suffer from want |
| dzika
calm down |
| dzikisa
cause to subside, diminish |
| dzikulusa
stir up sediment in fluid |
| dzikuluwa
become clear (of dirty water) |
| dzikusa
stir up water to make it turbid |
| dzikuwa
be disturbed |
| dzilafho
cure (illness) |
| dzima
be stingy; extinguish a flame |
| dzimula
reduce the heat of s/t |
| dzindela
mewl |
| dzindza
distract the attention of |
| dzindziḓa
try to cure a patient |
| dzindzisa
distract the attention of |
| dzinga
twist wire around a cone |
| dzinga
be deaf |
| dzinginya
shake |
| dzinginyea
shake to and fro |
| dzingulula
cause to regain hearing |
| dzinguluwa
be able to hear again |
| dzira
have an acrid feeling in mouth |
| dzivha
put medicines on a path leading to one's area |
| dzivhela
stop up gaps |
| dzivhisa
forbid |
| dzivhula
discuss a matter |
| dzivhulusa
cause another to recover |
| dzivhuluwa
come to one's senses |
| dzogoḓela
run into the ground |
| dzudza
help s/o to sit up |
| dzudzana
sit or live together |
| dzudzanya
put things in order |
| dzukulusa
stir up sediment in fluid |
| dzukuluwa
become clear |
| dzukusa
stir up sediment |
| dzukuwa
be disturbed |
| dzula
sit down |
| dzulisa
help s/o to sit up |
| dzumba
hide |
| dzumbama
conceal self |
| dzumbulula
reveal s/t hidden |
| dzumbuluwa
appear suddenly (of something formerly hidden) |
| dzunga
sway |
| dzungudza
wag, brandish (as a stick) |
| dzungula
make giddy |
| dzungulusa
revolve; cause to revolve |
| dzunguluwa
revolve |
| dzwala
bear, give birth to (of animals) |
| dzwiḓela
be fat, strong, in good condition |
| dwinda
pull the tip of one's loincloth |
| dzwindisa
cause/help s/o to put on a tsindi |
| dzwinga
pull the tip of one's tsindi between one's legs and fasten it behind |
| dzwingisa
cause/help s/o to put on a tsindi |
| dzwondzwolola
work in the stomach (as disagreeable food) |
| eḓana
be equal to |
| eḓanya
make equal to |
| eḓanyisa
measure off to the same size |
| eḓanyisedza
measure off to the same size |
| eḓedza
lull to sleep |
| eḓela
go to sleep |
| eḓza
imitate |
| eḓzela
help |
| edzisa
attempt; imitate |
| edzisela
demonstrate, show someone how to do s/t |
| ela
go for; flow, as water; measure |
| eledza
remind |
| eledzea
be such that one can be reminded |
| elekana
stand in a row or line |
| elekanya
meditate |
| elekedza
remind; place a vessel |
| elekela
remind |
| elelwa
remember |
| eletshedza
remind; place a vessel |
| eletshedzea
be open to advice |
| emula
crave, desire (esp. carnally) |
| enda
go; walk |
| endedza
assist a person in walking |
| endelela
go further, extend |
| enekedza
put out to dry; place a vessel to catch rainwater |
| enetshedza
put out to dry; place a vessel to catch rainwater |
| engedza
add to |
| engedzedza
add more to |
| enguwa
open out as clouds or mist |
| enzela
be familiar or overfamiliar w/ a person |
| enzelela
be familiar or overfamiliar w/ a person |
| esa
go too far |
| fa
die |
| faedza
compare things in one's mind |
| faela
provide food for the people |
| fafata
trickle or ooze through |
| faka
put on a garment |
| fakasha
go for a walk |
| fama
sleep (of chief only) |
| famisa
arrange everything in a chief's hut so that he can go to sleep |
| famulusa
awaken, rouse out of sleep |
| fana
resemble |
| fanela
suit, be becoming to; be under obligation |
| fanyisa
compare with; make likeness or pictures of |
| fanyisedza
compare with |
| fanywa
used w/ other Vs to indicateone should do it |
| fara
seize, grasp, hold |
| farakana
be or do s/t in common w/ another |
| farakanea
be detained by too much work |
| farakanya
put together in a partnership, pair off |
| faredza
contain |
| fareledza
seize, keep |
| farisa
help, assist |
| fasha
trap |
| fashulula
empty a trap |
| faya
put one's mark upon property |
| fema
breathe |
| femba
smell, sniff at |
| fembedza
sniff at |
| fembisa
give snuff to s/o |
| femeḓika
breathe heavily |
| femeleka
breathe hard |
| femuluwa
recover one's breath |
| feta
tear into long strips |
| fetisa
flower (of maize) |
| fha
give |
| fhaḓa
scatter |
| fhafhaḓa
rave; be delirious |
| fhafhara
cut through |
| fhafharea
be cut up |
| fhafhela
jump onto |
| fhafhula
rend, tear |
| fhaha
scoop up; bear heavily |
| fhahea
hang up |
| fhahula
take down s/t from hanging; castrate; scoop flour out of mortar w/ hand |
| fhahulula
lift off s/t that is hanging |
| fhala
scrape |
| fhaladza
spill, cause to overflow; relieve pain by rubbing |
| fhalala
spill; rush out to rescue |
| fhambana
go apart |
| fhambanya
place crosswise |
| fhambutshela
void bowels over |
| fhambuwa
defecate |
| fhanḓa
have bad diarrhea |
| fhanda
divide |
| fhandakana
divide, separate |
| fhandekana
divide, separate |
| fhandekanya
cut up and divide among people |
| fhandela
settle in a strange, new place |
| fhandukana
go to pieces; divide up between self and others |
| fhandukanya
split up |
| fhandula
split, cut open |
| fhanduwa
split, crack, break open |
| fhanza
split, cleave |
| fhanzela
put into |
| fharea
be stuck or jammed |
| fharedza
jam in between |
| fhaṱa
build |
| fhaṱha
hurt, irritate, or blind the eye |
| fhaṱisisa
make people live together |
| fhaṱusa
cause to see for the first time |
| fhaṱutshedza
cause to see; bless |
| fhaṱutshela
see or become aware of things for the first time |
| fhaṱuwa
return to consciousness |
| fhedza
complete |
| fhedzanya
finish completely |
| fhedzisa
cause something to end |
| fhefha
sharpen to a point |
| fhefheḓa
blow about in the wind |
| fhefhedza
sharpen to a point |
| fhefhera
clean maize or dirt by throwing it in winnow |
| fhela
come to an end |
| fheledza
finish upon |
| fhelekedza
accompany |
| fhelela
be about to end |
| fheletshedza
accompany |
| fhemba
entice out of seclusion or hiding place |
| fhembeledza
console, cheer |
| fhenḓa
search, inspect carefully |
| fhenya
conquer, overcome |
| fheṱa
drill, bore; twirl, spin |
| fheṱiwa
be weevily |
| fhi
#NAME? |
| fhidza
pass over what one is accustomed to |
| fhifhia
wipe oneself after a stool |
| fhihamelwa
get short of breath |
| fhila
fail to become soft and cooked through |
| fhiledza
do s/t for the last time |
| fhima
think |
| fhiṋa
knot, tie tightly |
| fhindula
answer; translate |
| fhindulusa
turn over s/t |
| finduluwa
roll over |
| fhinduwa
rise very early |
| fhinga
copulate |
| fhinganyedza
follow closely |
| fhingudza
find a person guilty of a breach of order |
| fhingula
break a rule |
| fhinina
weep |
| fhira
pass, surpass |
| fhirea
get out of joint |
| fhirisa
cause/allow to pass |
| fhiriṱana
be inextricably entangled |
| fhiriṱanya
mix up all kinds of things |
| fhisa
burn, scorch |
| fhisedzela
surround with fire |
| fhisela
burn into |
| fhodza
heal, cause to heal |
| fhodzisa
blow upon a cut |
| fhola
cool; recover from illness |
| fholodza
abort |
| fholowa
dry out |
| fhoma
smear; rub into |
| fhomekedza
accuse falsely |
| fhonḓa
pick and squeeze out the kernel of a fruit |
| fhufha
fly |
| fhufhelwa
be victim of frost or cold |
| fhufhudza
kill an animal to end its misery |
| fhufhuma
froth, boil over; bloom |
| fhufhumisa
cause to froth over; blossom abundantly |
| fhufhura
dust |
| fhufhurea
fall |
| fhufhurela
break clods, harrow |
| fhuhwa
receive a cool breeze |
| fhula
thresh, husk, shell maize |
| fhulula
strip leaves from a branch |
| fhululedza
ululate |
| fhuluṱa
wipe off |
| fhumudza
silence, quiet; console |
| fhumula
be silent |
| fhunga
sprinkle or spray with medicine |
| fhungudza
take off from |
| fhungudzea
be reduceable |
| fhungula
lessen the liquid in a vessel by pouring off some |
| fhungulela
pour liquid from one vessel to another |
| fhunzhela
beat down froth in a pot when it threatens to boil over |
| fhura
deceive |
| fhuredza
cheat |
| fhuruledza
cheat |
| fhusa
become dry |
| fhuṱa
poke at; poke with |
| fhuxwa
be blown upon by a cool breeze |
| fiha
work self into a rage |
| fihamelwa
get short of breath |
| finya
roll up; draw up |
| finyulula
roll up or back |
| fisa
cause to die |
| fogola
be in trouble |
| fola
fall in |
| foroma
mold bricks |
| fuḓa
pull out grass from thatched roof |
| fuḓekanya
jerk away from |
| fuḓula
pull out a little grass |
| fuḓulula
take down grass from thatched roof completely |
| fuka
cover oneself with |
| fukedza
cover another with |
| fukedza
fill a hole with earth |
| fukula
expose something hidden by a garment |
| fukula
uncover something that is covered by earth |
| fukuwa
be exposed |
| fukuwa
become uncovered |
| fula
pick fruit; graze |
| fula
twitch involuntarily; forge or work iron |
| fulela
thatch a roof |
| fulufhedza
trust |
| fulufhdzea
be trustworthy |
| fulufhedzisa
promise |
| fulufhelea
be reliable |
| fulufhudza
cause to despair or lose courage |
| fulufhuluwa
despair, despond |
| fuma
tear or strip off bark |
| fumba
be initiated |
| fumbisa
cause to be circumcised |
| fumula
blow one's nose |
| fumuludza
strip the inner from outer layer of bark |
| funa
desire |
| funda
be unexpectedly generous and liberal |
| funda
carry s/t on one's hand at shoulder level |
| fundekanya
carry s/t on head and have s/t in each hand |
| fundekisa
turn upside down |
| fundika
have one's head lower than the rest of the body |
| fundudza
turn inside out |
| fundula
turn up; lift up |
| funduwa
be turned up |
| funga
set alight |
| funga
mark |
| fungedza
light |
| fungelela
be eager |
| fungisa
make angry |
| fungula
be in a rut |
| funulusa
cause s/o to stop liking s/t |
| funuluwa
cease to like s/t |
| funungudza
seek s/t mislaid; persecute s/o |
| funza
teach |
| funzedza
teach by demonstration |
| funzwa
learn |
| fura
be satiated |
| fura
fan a fire w/ bellows |
| furaledza
place back to back |
| furalela
turn one's back upon |
| furedza
fan a fire w/ bellows |
| furela
fan a fire |
| fusha
satiate |
| futa
mope |
| futelela
enthuse |
| fuvhama
stand forward |
| fuwa
rear cattle |
| fuwea
fulfill the purpose of a domestic animal |
| gaba
lap, make waves |
| gabagaba
splash violently to and fro |
| gabula
give or sell s/t used |
| gada
ride; gallop; swim |
| gada
press down |
| gadedzela
press down into |
| gadeledza
press down into |
| gadza
put s/t (like a pot) on a fire |
| gadzwa
spill; be spilt |
| gagaḓela
do s/t strenuous |
| gagamisa
carry s/t very heavy w/ both hands |
| gaganya
try to identify a person from a distance |
| gagula
lift up a heavy thing |
| gaguledza
praise or treat s/o as if s/he were s/t s/he is not |
| gala
sit |
| galatsha
cheat |
| galikanya
talk plausibly but deceitfully |
| gamba
set, harden |
| ganama
lie on one's back |
| ganedza
close up |
| ganula
open out things connected at one end |
| ganulula
open out completely |
| ganya
be wealthy |
| ganya
pull up |
| gasha
tie loosely |
| gaula
live in concubinage w/ a widow |
| gauwa
have tart feeling in the mouth after eating s/t bitter |
| gavha
catch s/t in the hand |
| gavhana
throw and catch e/o |
| gaya
dance solo; mill, grind |
| gega
coagulate |
| gegeledza
throw down w/ a bump |
| gegenedza
throw/put/sit down loudly |
| gekha
strike or knock against w/ s/t; pound small amount of fresh maize roughly |
| gera
cut w/ scissors |
| gevhenga
waylay |
| giḓila
strike w/ fist |
| gida
eat until sated |
| gidima
run |
| gidimedza
make s/o run; chase |
| giginya
knock, beat, hammer |
| giginyedza
hit, strike |
| gikhinya
knock, beat |
| gikhunyedza
hit, strike |
| gimeka
place leaning against s/t |
| givha
jab or thrust at |
| giya
dance the men's dance |
| goba
hit the mark |
| gobanya
fasten together |
| gobela
plant maize by spitting grains out and covering w/ hoe |
| gobela
be deeply set, sunken |
| gobolola
dig out a sowed maize seed |
| goḓa
praise ironically |
| goḓobela
reach the highest point |
| goḓombela
reach the highest point |
| goda
pack up one's things |
| godima
descend |
| godimisa
take down |
| goga
become lean |
| gogoḓela
walk w/ aid of stick |
| gogoda
knock |
| gogomedza
force into by pressure |
| gogona
be hard |
| gogonya
thump, deal a dullsounding blow |
| gogovhadza
make small; cause to cower and shrink |
| gogovhala
remain in a place for a long time |
| gola
provoke a quarrel |
| golana
be at loggerheads w/ e/o |
| golovha
become very wet |
| golovhedza
make thoroughly wet |
| goma
move stone from hole to hole in mufuwa game |
| gomadza
blunt |
| gomala
become dull, blunt |
| gomba
peek at |
| gomedza
stamp in a nearly empty mortar |
| gomedza
cause to groan |
| gomela
groan, moan |
| gona
stint |
| gonya
ascend |
| gotsha
roast over fire |
| govha
sit down w/ intention of not moving until one has achieved one's object |
| govhela
surround; beleaguer; plait wire around |
| govhola
hollow out |
| guba
have diarrhea |
| gubula
shoot |
| guda
make first attempt to learn something |
| gududzela
push against the udder; swarm out |
| gudula
push forcefully |
| guga
carry in both hands; grow old |
| guguda
cultivate land early in spring in preparation for further cultivation and sowing later |
| gugula
tear |
| gugumelwa
become moldy |
| guguvhadza
make small |
| guguvhala
sit huddled up |
| gula
cheat |
| guma
swallow a floury powdery substance |
| guma
come to an end |
| gumula
become bitter |
| gumula
pull up or out |
| gumulisa
allow (e.g., flour) to acquire unpleasant taste |
| gumuwa
become bitter |
| gungula
grumble |
| gunubedza
button up |
| guruḓa
stir or rub soaked maize to pieces in a disk |
| guvha
recoil from |
| guvhula
wrench away |
| guvhuwa
come off |
| gwada
keep away the calf when a cow is being milked |
| gwadama
kneel |
| gwadela
keep away the calf when a cow is being milked |
| gwadisa
help s/o to keep away a calf when the cow is being milked |
| gwagwela
throw one's javelin at the target after s/o else has scored a hit |
| gwamba
strike w/ a stick or fingertips |
| gwarela
tie the girdle of one's tsindi |
| gwashuwa
enjoy a delicacy |
| gweḓa
clear away weeds in a field |
| gwineha
go back on what one has said |
| haḓa
cut |
| hadzha
strike violently |
| hadzinga
roast in a pot without using fat |
| hahavha
crawl |
| halahala
clamor |
| halala
express disgust at the smallness of a gift |
| halifha
be sharp; be brave, fierce |
| halifhisa
make angry |
| halula
be acrid |
| halulusa
bleach |
| haluluwa
become bleached |
| hama
milk |
| hamba
address a person harshly |
| hambekanya
scold or reprimand severely |
| hambela
fume/reek/stink suffocatingly |
| hamula
wring out |
| hamulana
squeeze |
| haṋa
bind or tie tightly |
| haṋedza
tie or bind fast |
| hana
refuse to do s/t |
| handa
sprinkle |
| handama
put down a number of stones, one into each consecutive hole |
| handulula
sprinkle over |
| handyamedza
bang |
| hanedza
deny |
| hanedzana
argue |
| hanedzea
be deniable |
| hanela
narrate, relate |
| hanelela
relate, narrate |
| hanga
be misleading, difficult to distinguish |
| hanganea
be at a loss what to do |
| hangula
inaugurate |
| hangwa
forget |
| hangwela
forgive |
| hangwisa
cause to forget |
| hanya
hire |
| hanyisa
save; assist a woman in labor; give snuff to |
| haridzha
tear, rend off |
| harika
rake |
| harula
pull or tear up |
| hasha
splash or throw out over |
| haṱa
be astringent; coagulate; bend inwards |
| haṱula
judge a person; cause to coagulate |
| haṱuwa
coagulate |
| haula
put a stop to |
| havha
extract juice from mufula pips |
| havhedza
dance in a dignified, stately way |
| havhelela
try to reach one's destination |
| hemeḓeka
breathe heavily |
| hevhedza
whisper |
| hobalala
draw in one's stomach |
| hoha
pull, draw |
| hola
receive wages |
| holedza
jeer |
| holefhadza
cripple |
| holefhala
be crippled |
| homa
mock or jeer in a hidden fashion |
| homba
cut a furrow with a hoe |
| hombolola
cut a boundary furrow afresh |
| homela
mock or jeer in a hidden fashion |
| hoṋa
bar, as a door |
| hona
snore |
| honḓa
cry |
| honda
be troubled, disgusted |
| hondela
have a hard time of it |
| hononwa
be dissatisfied |
| honza
kindle a fire |
| honzedza
rebuild a fire from embers |
| hora
make a furrow w/ a hoe for garden boundary |
| horea
be able to be marked out |
| hoṱa
demand more than a purchaser is willing to pay |
| hoṱa
twist on one's thigh |
| hoṱefhala
become an invalid |
| hoṱola
cough |
| hoṱomela
fall in |
| hovha
reach down; take s/t down with a stick |
| hovhela
reach out after |
| hovhelela
exert self to get to destination |
| hoya
mock or jeer at in a hidden fashion |
| huda
have diarrhea |
| huduluwa
act as if one considers self better than others |
| hudza
make larger |
| hudzedza
make bigger |
| hufha
gather together |
| huhumuwa
be gatherable |
| hula
grow |
| huledza
lift up a child that one's carrying on the back |
| hulisa
show respect; make much of |
| hulunga
plaster |
| huluwa
have a hernia |
| huma
be full of; be covered with |
| huma
turn back |
| humba
drink in gulps |
| humbedza
weed |
| humbela
beg, request, ask for |
| humbudza
remind |
| humbula
recollect |
| humisa
bring or take back |
| hunda
make a basket rim by passing a strip around, over, and through the basket work |
| hunga
tie up |
| hungulula
untie |
| hura
live as a neighbor to s/o |
| hurana
live next door to e/o |
| huredza
jeer at |
| huruma
wither, droop; go about w/o a definite object |
| husha
go away |
| hushuwa
fall down |
| huṱa
rub, wash self w/ stone |
| huṱumela
sink away (as into a bog) |
| huvha
sing a war song |
| huvhadza
injure |
| huvhala
be injured |
| huvhelwa
be hurt, bitter |
| huvhula
walk energetically |
| huwelela
call, shout |
| hwahwadza
scratch |
| hwala
carry |
| hwalana
go together |
| hwasa
be rough |
| hwaya
scratch |
| hwayamedza
gulp, drink |
| hwedza
lift on top of |
| hweka
fail to reach |
| hwela
mount; copulate |
| hwelela
go to lay a complaint against |
| hwenga
scratch |
| hwenga
walk briskly |
| hwesa
lift on |
| hwetekana
shrink together |
| hwetekanya
cause to shrink together |
| hwiḓa
snatch |
| hwiḓula
snatch/jerk/tear away |
| hwivha
cut grass with sickle |
| ila
be taboo |
| ilafha
treat medically |
| ilafhisa
cause to have medical treatment |
| ilisa
impose a taboo upon |
| iliwa
be taboo to others |
| ilulula
remove a taboo |
| ima
get up, stand up |
| imba
sing; go to circumcision |
| imbisa
cause/teach to sing; send to circumcision |
| imela
pay a visit of condolence |
| imeledza
stand guard over |
| imelela
stand up for; pay a visit of condolence to the bereaved |
| imisa
cause to stand; commence |
| imula
desire |
| inga
cook beer; pass blood in stool; place on top of |
| ingama
stand on s/t high |
| ingamedza
lift up to allow to look over |
| ingamela
look down upon or into s/t |
| ingekana
be placed one atop the other |
| ingekanya
stack things inside and on top of one another |
| ira
name, designate |
| isa
cause to go |
| ita
do |
| itea
be feasible, possible |
| ka
draw water |
| kabwanya
slog or splash through mud or slush |
| kaḓabedza
be overeager |
| kaḓambedza
be overeager |
| kadzinga
roast, toast |
| kaha
draw wet rawhide over s/t |
| kaidza
reprove |
| kaidzanya
rebuke strongly |
| kaka
coagulate; cease bleeding |
| kakamadza
pour almost full |
| kakamala
be threequarters or almost |
| kakamela
stutter |
| kakarika
hurry to and fro |
| kakata
take everything, leaving nothing |
| kakatika
hurry to and fro |
| kala
pass on to s/o else the work that one has been assigned |
| kalaha
age, grow old |
| kalakata
cause a tart/bitter/burning feeling in mouth |
| kalala
express disgust at the smallness of s/t |
| kalana
quarrel w/ others about whose turn it is |
| kaledza
disagree, have a falling out |
| kaledzana
argue about who will do certain work |
| kalula
overdo |
| kama
soak |
| kamba
intoxicate |
| kambaila
walk or crawl on all fours |
| kambisa
get s/o else drunk |
| kambulusa
rouse from intoxication |
| kambuluwa
recover from intoxication |
| kambva
stab into, jab |
| kambvekanya
stab or prick repeatedly |
| kamisa
soak; make young girls sit in stream |
| kaṋa
reap, harvest; talk about trivialities |
| kanakana
be in doubt or hesitate before a choice |
| kanḓa
beat, hammer |
| kanḓekanya
pound into pieces |
| kanḓela
castrate |
| kanda
step upon; put on a poultice |
| kandea
fall ill because one's wife was visited in illness by a (formerly) adulterous man |
| kandekanya
trample under foot |
| kandeledza
press down |
| kandisa
|
| kandulula
reverse or neutralize the magic effects of |
| kanga
roast over open fire; confuse |
| kangaḓa
have skin disease on the toes |
| kangadedza
do superficially, temporarily |
| kanganea
be at a momentary loss for what to do |
| kanganyedza
lead astray |
| kanganyedzea
be easily led astray |
| kanganyisa
mislead |
| kanuka
wonder |
| kanukisa
surprise |
| kanzwa
distribute food |
| kapa
scoop out |
| kapea
hang or sling s/t |
| kapedza
throw or put s/t |
| kapudza
feed s/o w/ a spoon or finger |
| kapula
eat thick porridge w/ a spoon |
| karusa
wake |
| karuwa
awaken |
| kasa
crawl on the knees |
| kaswa
lap up |
| kaṱa
make a miss |
| kata
coil; prevent s/o from doing s/t by magic |
| katana
become entangled |
| katekana
be coiled up |
| katekanya
wind around completely |
| katulula
uncoil |
| kavha
settle; descend upon |
| kavhanga
think |
| kavhula
go past |
| kavhuwa
rise up; fly away from a place where one has alighted |
| kegula
age, grow old (of women) |
| kekea
cackle |
| kelekesha
cackle |
| kema
bite off a piece |
| kenza
bite off a piece |
| kena
bite off, cut a notch in |
| kesha
graze or chip off a little piece |
| kezha
graze or chip off a little piece |
| khabarudzha
tear away violently |
| khaḓa
jerk off |
| khaḓana
shake hands |
| khaḓula
trip |
| khada
drive cattle |
| khadeledza
press down; overpower |
| khakha
err |
| khakhamala
be taken by surprise so as to halt w/ a jerk |
| khakhamedza
take aback |
| khakhamudzha
tear or jerk away |
| khakhamudzhea
be scratched or rent |
| khakhamula
undo or tear open a seam |
| khakhamuwa
come undone |
| khakahanya
guess, surmise |
| khakhariba
wrestle |
| khakharudzha
scratch off a little skin |
| khakhedza
corner so there is no escape |
| khakhela
miss by falling too short |
| khakhisa
mislead |
| khala
speak loudly |
| khalimula
shout at in a rude or insulting manner |
| khana
prance about |
| khanikha
touch s/o on a sensitive spot |
| khanikhala
become or be sensitive, painful |
| khanya
shine |
| khanyisa
polish, burnish |
| kharamedza
push or propel violently |
| kharula
tear, rend |
| kharuwa
rend, tear |
| khasa
walk agitatedly, so as to get out of breath |
| khaṱhamedza
eat s/t quickly |
| khatha
clear land of undergrowth and weeds to make a garden; begin pounding maize the second day |
| khathala
wear off |
| khathukana
break or pull to pieces in many places |
| khathukanya
break or pull to pieces in many places |
| khathula
break |
| khathuwa
break, pull apart (as a string) |
| khaukana
break to pieces |
| khaukanya
break to pieces |
| khaukwa
cease |
| khaula
break off |
| khauledza
cut short |
| khavhela
cut up |
| khebuwa
burst open |
| khekherudzha
scratch off a little skin |
| kheluwa
deviate from a path |
| khephula
guzzle; eat audibly |
| khephuwa
burst open |
| kherukana
rend |
| kherukanya
rend |
| kherula
rend |
| kheruwa
rend |
| kheṱha
coagulate |
| khetha
dissociate; eliminate |
| khethekana
become separated from e/o spontaneously |
| khethekanya
separate a lot of things by pitching them out one by one |
| khethwa
be separated and distinct from everything else |
| khina
kneehalter a horse |
| khoḓa
praise |
| khoḓedzela
praise extravagantly |
| khokha
pile up |
| khokhekanya
pile up |
| khokhomedza
knock in (e.g., a nail) |
| khopha
break off |
| khoshombela
pound soaked, crushed maize for the third time, to remove the bran |
| khoṱha
hang down loosely |
| khotha
curtsey |
| khotha
bend around |
| khotholola
unbend s/t; release from imprisonment |
| khotholowa
unbend |
| khuba
hold fluid in mouth |
| khuda
be in a sheltered spot |
| khukhula
cause to stumble; have an abortion |
| khukhulisa
cause to stumble |
| khukhulwa
cause to stumble |
| khukhumula
peel or scratch |
| khukhumuwa
peel off |
| khukhuna
walk while crouching |
| khunyeledza
collect, gather everything and everybody |
| khunyelela
collect |
| khupha
gather together |
| khuphula
scrape off sweat w/ a luvhengo |
| khura
summon people together (esp. warriors); level out ground for a hut |
| khurea
be summoned together |
| khurudzha
remove maize grains from cob by rubbing on stone |
| khuruma
tremble, as in fear |
| khurumedza
propel forcibly, push away or aside; cover up or over completely |
| khurumela
pull (e.g., blanket) over one's head |
| khurumula
uncover s/t that was completely covered |
| khurumuwa
become uncovered |
| khusa
shake up and down |
| khuṱheledza
urge on (to work) |
| khutha
pound hard dried bran in a mortar |
| khuthadza
speak gently/tactfully to s/o who is in unpleasant mood, in order to improve their mood |
| khuvha
recoil from; fail to penetrate |
| khuvhukana
be badly knocked or grazed off (skin) |
| khuvhukanya
knock off the skin of s/o badly |
| khuvhula
knock off skin, bark |
| khuvhuwa
have one's skin/bark knocked off |
| khwaela
get in the second blow at a hunted animal |
| khwaṱha
be strong, powerful, stout, wellbuilt |
| khwaṱhisa
tighten, draw tight; make hard, strong |
| khwatha
strip off leaves/twigs from branch or tree |
| khwathea
fall |
| khwiḓukanya
jerk or pull to and fro forcibly |
| khwiḓula
snatch away |
| khwikhwidza
drag out w/ difficulty, tug, haul |
| khwitha
plait a basket by sewing a coil around and around |
| kinzha
come back w/ great abundance from an enterprise |
| kiwa
pass |
| koba
drink everything there is |
| koḓa
pound carefully not forcefully (as peanuts) |
| kodola
stand bent forward w/ buttocks protruding |
| kodolola
cause another to straighten their back |
| kodolowa
right oneself |
| koha
strike hard, hurt or knock against w/ s/t |
| kokodza
pull, draw, haul |
| kokomedza
force into (a space too small) |
| kokomola
strain or exert the abdominal muscles |
| kokota
scrape out the last bit of food |
| kokotedza
scrape the very last bit of food out of a pot |
| kokotola
scratch or smear off/out |
| kokovha
crawl, drag oneself forward |
| kola
weep or worry annoyingly |
| kolongonya
clean (esp. w/ a feather or twig) |
| komba mbudzi
milk into one's mouth from a goat's teat |
| kombama
be crooked, warped |
| kombamisa
make crooked; wander from the point; twist a matter; make a mistake |
| kombetshedza
force, compel |
| kombodza
hurt or irritate in the eye |
| kombodzala
get s/t in the eye |
| kombolodza
milk at cow's dry teat |
| kombvokanya
pick little bits out of |
| kombvola
pick or chip out; lift w/ the fingertip |
| komela
wear a penis box |
| komoṱela
commandeer; call up men to render free labor |
| kona
be able (to do s/t) |
| konadzea
be such that s/t can be made w/ it |
| konala
be possible, doable, makable |
| konana
be on friendly terms w/, associate w/ |
| konanya
bring together |
| konḓa
be difficult |
| konḓelela
persevere, hold out, endure |
| konea
be possible, doable, makable |
| kongomedza
draw one's mouth to one side of the face |
| kongona
turn s/o's heart against s/t |
| kongonyadza
make crooked; bend at a right angle |
| kongonyala
be curved, crooked |
| konyalala
climb up w/ difficulty and exertion |
| konyokanya
break into pieces |
| konyonyedza
stomp or pound to pulp, puree |
| konyola
break off a piece |
| konyolola
be disobedient, impudent |
| konyowa
break off, break through the middle |
| konaila
climb; walk w/ difficulty |
| kopola
have a copious flow of saliva; disgorge mucus from the stomach |
| kora
drill, cut, or chisel a hole through |
| kororedza
finish all of the food or drink |
| kosa
shake snuff out of snuff box |
| kosha
offer the last of the beer to the host |
| kotama
bend forward |
| kovha
divide, apportion, allot |
| kovhana
divide and share w/ others |
| kovhedza
allow the sun to set (i.e., work til sunset); cast down one's eyes, look down in shame |
| kovhekana
divide up s/t amongst self & others |
| kovhekanya
divide up s/t amongst people |
| kovhela
set (of the sun) |
| kovhola
injure by a stone throw to the head; vomit; pound and knead fruit to get rid of pips |
| kubvumedza
be agreeably warm |
| kuḓa
bump oneself against s/t |
| kuḓala
bump against |
| kuḓanya
push or knock together |
| kuḓanyedza
tap/knock from all sides |
| kuḓea
bump against |
| kuḓedza
push burning brands further into fire |
| kuḓekana
knock against one another |
| kuḓekanya
knock against one another; shake to and fro |
| kudza
throw away, cast out |
| kudzela
lay eggs |
| kuka
grind, pulverize |
| kukumusa
cause to swell or rise up |
| kukumuwa
swell up |
| kukuna
gnaw, nibble |
| kula
pull out, draw out |
| kulea
be loose |
| kulekana
be loose and rattling |
| kulekanya
undo or make loose all over |
| kulukusha
rinse one's mouth; sprout |
| kulula
pick off everything, pick a tree clean |
| kulumedza
urge on, as people at work |
| kulunga
make butter by stirring cream w/ a stick |
| kulungudza
turn around and around |
| kuluta
polish, rub, wipe |
| kulutedza
smoothe by rubbing |
| kuma
become worse through |
| kuma
make a rumbling sound, roar |
| kumala
lose quality; lose stickiness |
| kumba
gather together with the hands |
| kumbuludza
glean peanuts after the harvest |
| kumbulula
confiscate, take everything |
| kumbvulea
be pierced or broken into |
| kumedza
drop off to sleep, doze; hand over completely |
| kumela
signify one's approval, as in court case |
| kumukana
be knocked together |
| kumukanya
knock together repeatedly |
| kumula
knock or strike against; hurt by knocking against |
| kumulula
restore stickiness |
| kuna
look shiny, wellgreased; look opulent |
| kunama
stand aslant |
| kunda
overcome, conquer |
| kundisa
make to difficult or impossible for |
| kunga
entice, decoy, lure |
| kungela
tie loosely around s/t |
| kungulusa
roll, cause s/t to roll about |
| kungulutshela
roll, cause s/t to roll about |
| kunguluwa
roll about/forward; fall off (of baby's umbilicus) |
| kunguwedza
assemble at chief's kraal for important ceremony |
| kunula
knock off, break off short |
| kununda
grouse, grumble |
| kunuwa
snap off, be broken off |
| kunya
wheedle things out of a person |
| kunzwa
look after |
| kunzwisa
lead one's young about; guard, look after |
| kupa
prepare a mudfloor by beating it down hard w/ a flatheaded club |
| kupula
scrape off (esp. perspiration) |
| kusha
rinse one's mouth; fail to appear at rendezvous |
| kusula
preserve by cooking slightly |
| kuswa
whet, grind |
| kuta
bend up the sides of |
| kutea
draw together |
| kuvha
wash |
| kuvhangana
collect, gather, assemble |
| kuvhanganya
collect, assemble, bring together |
| kuvhatedza
cover over altogether, as a hen does its chicks |
| kuvhisa muri
pick all the fruit off a tree |
| kuvhula
shell maize, remove the grains from the cob |
| kuvumedza
be agreeably warm, hot (weather) |
| kuwa
call loudly; shout |
| kuya
grind maize; pulverize tobacco to make snuff |
| kuzha
bite off, as maize from a cob |
| kuzwula
graze or knock off the skin |
| kuzwuwa
be knocked off (skin or bark) |
| kwakwana
stand close together |
| kwakwanya
press or plant close against one another |
| kwama
touch lightly, slightly |
| kwamalela
cling to (as to a wall) |
| kwambatela
cling to, clasp |
| kwamelela
cling to, clasp |
| kwangwadza
cause to cease to care about s/t |
| kwangwala
become used to punishment |
| kwatukana
come off, chip off |
| kwatukanya
peel off, chip off many chips |
| kwatula
pull or lift of s/t firmly fixed |
| kwatuwa
come off, become detached |
| kwea
fix an instrument in its handle at a right angle |
| kwengweledza
persuade, prevail upon |
| kweta
scratch |
| kwetedza
nudge, pluck at s/o |
| kwevha
lengthen the labia minora by pulling |
| ḽa
eat |
| ḽea
be edible |
| ḽeledza
weedle s/t out of a person w/ nice words |
| ḽerisa
teach; break an oxen |
| ḽesa
overeat |
| ḽisa
feed, cause to eat |
| ladza
put to bed, as a child or patient |
| laedza
instruct, direct |
| laela
direct, arrange, give instructions |
| laisa
load (esp. wagon) |
| laisilula
unload |
| lala
lie, recline; be quiet |
| lalama
grow old, age |
| lalela
lie in wait for, watch for; have supper |
| lamba
decline, refuse, deny |
| lamukana
come apart, fall to pieces |
| lamukanya
cause to fall apart, break up completely |
| lamula
separate people who are fighting |
| lamulela
take the part of s/o who is in a fight with others |
| landula
refuse |
| landulusa
cause s/o to give up hope |
| landuluwa
be absolved of a charge, declared not guilty |
| langa
have control over |
| langalela
hasten on |
| langana
decide, resolve (in consultation) |
| lapfa
be long, tall, high |
| laṱa
throw away |
| laṱedza
desert, leave in a lurch |
| laṱekanya
throw away |
| laṱisa
cause one to cease a bad habit; punish |
| laudza
consult a diviner |
| laula
direct, control |
| lavhela
look at, observe |
| lavhelela
look at, observe |
| lavhelesa
look at, observe |
| lavhudza
cause to recoil |
| lavhula
cause to recoil; unspring a trap |
| lavhuwa
run away and return quickly |
| laya
advise, impart wisdom to |
| lazwula
catch fish with hook; hook forcibly |
| leḓa
be soft, pliable |
| lela
mind or rear a child |
| leluwa
be light |
| lema
spoil, pamper |
| lemadza
pamper, spoil, make unaccustomed to hardship |
| lemala
be spoilt |
| lembuwa
be viscous, slimy |
| lemedza
burden, overburden |
| lemedzisa
burden, overburden |
| lemela
be heavy, weigh down upon |
| lenga
delay, be long in doing s/t |
| lengisa
delay, detain |
| levha
be mischevous, vicious |
| levhudza
swing (as on a string) |
| lidza
cause to sound or resound |
| lidzisa
cause/help to play a musical instrument |
| lifha
pay a debt/fine |
| lifhedza
repay evil w/ evil |
| lifhisa
make one pay up what he owes; inflict a fine |
| likita
beat forcibly; run, walk very fast |
| lila
weep, cry |
| liladza
lift up, as a thing for people to see |
| lilala
look upwards, lift up the head |
| lilisa
console |
| lima
hoe |
| limbukana
shatter, smash |
| limbula
cause to snap off |
| limbuwa
shatter, break into many pieces |
| limuwa
spring arrives |
| linda
guard, protect, watch over |
| lindela
detain, delay |
| linga
attempt, endeavor |
| lingana
be equal, equivalent |
| linganya
compare things w/ e/o as to their sizes |
| linganyea
compare the size or capacity of things |
| linganyisa
compare the size or capacity of things |
| linganyisea
be able to be made equal w/ s/t else |
| linginda
walk dramatically, by thudding |
| lingidea
walk dramatically, by thudding |
| lingula
go to inspect one's garden or cattle |
| lingulula
go to inspect one's garden or cattle |
| lisa
herd, graze |
| litsha
leave, leave alone |
| litshedza
foresake, abandon, leave in a lurch |
| litshisa
cause to leave; chase away |
| livha
go up to |
| livhadza
cause to forget |
| livhala
forget |
| livhalivha
look around |
| livhana
be opposite to, face |
| livhanya
put opposite/facing e/o |
| livhuha
thank |
| lomba
borrow |
| londa
take care of; track, follow a spoor |
| londola
keep, store, take care of |
| londota
keep, store, take care of |
| longa
put into, insert, introduce |
| longa
pack up one's things and prepare for departure |
| lora
dream |
| losha
greet humbly by clapping hands |
| lova
amaze |
| lovha
loaf, do nothing |
| lovhanya
perish, die |
| lovhea
put into water to soak |
| lovhedza
plunge, dip into water; baptise |
| lovhela
put into water to soak |
| loya
practice sorcery |
| lozwa
cause to get lost or perish |
| lozwanya
cause to perish utterly |
| luga
be in order, good |
| lugisa
put in order |
| luka
plait, braid |
| lukanya
intertwine, interweave |
| lukekana
be entangled |
| lula
fit together the main rafters of a roof |
| lulama
be straight |
| luludza
lull to sleep |
| luludzela
lull to sleep |
| luluedza
lull to sleep |
| lulupa
be still hungry |
| luma
bite |
| lumbedza
give message to; instruct |
| lumea
cup, draw blood w/ cupping horn |
| lumekedza
give to drink |
| lumela
cup, draw blood |
| lumelisa
greet |
| lumetshedza
give to drink |
| lumisa
give/cause to eat for ritual purposes |
| lumula
wean |
| lumulula
pluck s/t from a patient's body |
| lunda
be well made |
| lundisa dzina
change another's name |
| lunga
salt |
| lungulula
dislocate; put first malt in gruel to make beer |
| lunguluwa
become dislocated |
| lunguma
boil over |
| lunzhedza
thread onto a string |
| lunzhulula
unthread |
| lusa
exert oneself |
| luṱana
be at loggerheads w/ s/o |
| luṱanya
create discord among people |
| luvha
do homage |
| luvhedza
kill; castrate |
| luvhelela
be very humble to |
| lwa
fight |
| lwadza
make ill |
| lwala
be ill |
| lwedzana
quarrel about |
| mala
marry |
| malisa
pay dowry cattle on behalf of |
| mama
suck |
| mametshedza
glue or stick into |
| mamisa
suckle |
| mana
pinch |
| manea
be clampable |
| mangadza
amaze |
| mangala
be amazed; lay a charge |
| mapha
strike, as w/ club |
| maphedza
strike, throw against |
| maphekanya
strike all over |
| mara
keep s/t in the mouth |
| mbokodza
point out |
| mbulumbusa
roll s/t to and fro |
| mbulumbuwa
roll about |
| mbvaka
decide who is to do s/t |
| mbvuka
place leaves on fluid in transport |
| mbvumbvusa
cheer up s/o |
| mbwandamedza
submerge, immerse |
| mbwandamela
submerge, sink away |
| medza
cause to sprout or grow |
| mela
grow |
| miḓa
litter, bear (of pigs, dogs, cats) |
| midza
swallow |
| mila
swallow |
| miṋa
decant |
| mira
be cloudy |
| mogola
lash |
| momekedza
glue or stick onto |
| momela
adhere to |
| momelela
cling/stick to tenaciously |
| mometshedza
glue/stick onto |
| moṋa
rub or pulverize in the palm of the hand |
| moṋela
pinch a little skin between fingers |
| mona
turn around |
| monamona
go around and around |
| muma
close the mouth |
| muṋa
suck (e.g., a sweet) |
| mvaka
decide who is to do s/t |
| mveka
spread out one's arms and remain motionless |
| mvuka
place leaves on a fluid in transit to prevent spilling |
| ṅweka
go further |
| ṋaḓa
be soft, easily breakable; weep |
| ṋalaṋalwa
overeat |
| ṋaṋa
increase, extend |
| ṋaṋela
increase, get worse for |
| ṋanga
dip into water slightly |
| ṋangavhedza
walk carefully |
| ṋanzwa
lock |
| ṋarula
peel off s/t that sticks |
| ṋaruwa
peel off |
| ṋauwa
dissolve; become soft |
| ṋea
give |
| ṋekedza
offer to, hand over to |
| ṋeṋengedza
walk carefully |
| ṋeṋula
skim off (as cream); mock |
| ṋenga
slink off |
| ṋengeledza
stalk, walk stealthily |
| ṋenya
walk putting down feet carefully |
| ṋetshedza
hand to |
| ṋetshela
hand to |
| ṋoka
melt; faint |
| ṋuḓa
thrash w/ a stick |
| ṋukadza
make wet |
| ṋukala
be/become damp |
| ṋula
take out of water |
| ṋupela
dive under water; disappear under the surface |
| ṋurula
hurt, pinch |
| ṋuruwa
peel off |
| ṋuvhedza
immerse |
| ṋuvhela
dive down into |
| ṋuwa
believe self capable of s/t beyond one's strength |
| ṋwa
become faint |
| ṋwelela
sink in, be absorbed |
| ṋwisa
melt |
| na
fall, rain |
| naka
be beautiful |
| nakudzea
substitute for forgotten verb: whatchamacalllit |
| nakula
take out; pick up |
| nakusea
substitute for forgotten verb: whatchamacalllit |
| nakutea
substitute for forgotten verb: whatchamacalllit |
| nama
put in; press in |
| nambatedza
stick onto |
| nambatela
stick into |
| namedza
cause/assist to mount |
| namela
mount; climb |
| namudzea
substitute for forgotten verb: whatchamacalllit |
| namula
tear off s/t that adheres |
| namuwa
come off |
| nanavhadza
place s/t by which one can ascend so that it's steep or erect |
| nanavhala
be steep |
| nanela
grumble |
| nanga
choose |
| nanganya
pick out |
| napudza
whip, flick |
| napula
whip, flick |
| naṱha
walk carefully, gingerly |
| naṱhamedza
walk on tiptoe |
| naṱhavhedza
walk on tiptoe |
| natha
separate fine flour from coarse in winnow |
| nathulula
winnow already dried flour for last time |
| navha
stretch legs while sitting |
| navhula
whip |
| nḓonyola
break off s/t inside s/t else |
| nḓonyolisa
break off s/t inside s/t else |
| nḓonyowa
break off s/t inside s/t else |
| ndondomela
sink into |
| ndondovhedza
press slowly, forcefully in a pointed object |
| ndundumala
purse the lips |
| ndzhalingana
be very lean |
| ndzhemuwa
open out |
| ndzhena
enter |
| ndzhendzhema
shine, glitter |
| ndzirimedza
stab into; plant forcefully; ram into |
| ndzundzumula
rend, tear slowly and forcefully |
| ndzwindzwimala
be or look indisposed |
| nembelela
hang down |
| nenga
hit |
| nengisa
cause nausea, disgust |
| nengwa
have nausea, be disgusted |
| nengwiwa
be disgusting |
| neta
weary |
| netulusa
refresh, revive |
| netuluwa
regain one's strength after being fatigued |
| nga
resemble |
| ngalangadza
throw away carelessly |
| ninga
hit, strike s/t fixed |
| nininedza
give a sudden jab |
| nisa
cause rain to fall |
| nntsha
remove |
| nona
become fat, fleshy |
| nongola
extract |
| nonisa
feed, fatten |
| nothisa
give notice to quit |
| nukha
smell, stink |
| nukhedza
sniff |
| nukhela
be evilsmelling to |
| nusa
feed |
| nwa
drink |
| nwisa
give drink to |
| nya
defecate |
| nyabwa
be disinclined |
| nyadza
despise |
| nyadzea
be counted for little |
| nyaga
seek |
| nyala
ignore s/o rudely |
| nyamalala
disappear |
| nyambudza
strike |
| nyandusa
scare, frighten |
| nyanduwa
feel danger about |
| nyanyavhala
have pains |
| nyanyula
make excited |
| nyanyuwa
be suddenly taken w/ enthusiasm to do s/t |
| nyauwa
have the creeps |
| nyawela
feel sudden desire |
| nyava
walk gingerly |
| nyavila
walk gingerly |
| nyeka
begin to burn, continue to burn |
| nyekanyeka
tremble, be agitated; glitter |
| nyelisa
cause another to void bowels |
| nyenga
glow (e.g., embers) |
| nyengelela
glow to finish |
| nyepa
lie, tell falsehoods |
| nyeṱha
yield, be soft |
| nyima
take out too much |
| nyodola
twist off |
| nyodowa
become twisted off |
| nyonga
stir, mix |
| nyongana
be wound up tightly |
| nyongekana
be thoroughly mixed |
| nyongekanya
mix thoroughly |
| nyongela
stir, mix |
| nyovha
cohabit |
| nyovhana
cohabit together |
| nyovhela
copulate |
| nyowedza
tickle; remind |
| nyowelwa
be reminded of s/t by seeing s/t else |
| nyumba
put down drugs to keep birds from crops |
| nzaramedza
spit forcibly through the teeth |
| nzhalingana
be very lean |
| nzhena
enter |
| nzhenzhema
shine, glitter |
| nzhwanzhwamedza
tie or turn on tightly |
| nzirimedza
stab into, ram into |
| nzunzumula
rend slowly and forcefully |
| Nala
sulk |
| Naledza
bear a grudge |
| Namaila
walk w/ legs wide apart |
| Namula
lever apart |
| NaNa
argue, dispute a fact vigorously |
| NaNana
dispute heatedly |
| NaNisana
dispute heatedly |
| NaNula
pull apart or off (things stuck together) |
| NaNuwa
crack open; run hard |
| Nena
cut a notch, hack |
| Nenza
take a bit out of |
| Nombvola
pick out (as an eye) |
| NoNa
hum |
| NuNa
buzz |
| NuNuna
growl, grumble |
| Nwala
write |
| Nwata
take/break a piece from a mass |
| Nwatea
be of a breakable consistency |
| Nwatekana
crumble to pieces |
| Nwatekanya
break into many bits |
| Nwaya
scratch |
| Nweka
go further |
| oḓa
bring cud into the mouth |
| ofha
fear |
| ofhisa
frighten |
| oka
fetch fire from another fireplace |
| okhola
slither, go on the knees |
| ola
collect things |
| ola makolo
ornament w/ lines and figures |
| olela
gather up |
| olodza
whet |
| oma
dry up; be obstinate |
| omba
beat (as a drum); hold firmly |
| ombaomba
knock (as at a door) |
| ombedza
rap at; emphasize what one has to say |
| ombedzela
emphasize |
| ombela
knock in |
| ombolola
take out or disengage s/t which is pegged |
| omelela
oppose strongly, resist |
| onda
become lean |
| ondza
make lean |
| onesa
take one's leave |
| onesana
exchange parting salutation |
| onga
nurse a sick person |
| ongolela
howl, yelp, bellow |
| ongolola
entice, lure away |
| ongolosa
prolong |
| ongolowa
do slowly |
| onya
spoil |
| onyana
shrivel up |
| onyolosa
straighten out |
| onyolowa
stretch |
| ora
bask in the sun/fire |
| orosa
drive home cattle in the evening |
| orowa
return in the evening (of cattle) |
| otsha
roast meat on open fire |
| ovha
get into trouble |
| ovhedza
tell one has guilt |
| ovhola
peel sugarcane w/ teeth |
| pabvula
smack |
| paḓa
exceed in number |
| paḓukana
break up |
| paḓukanya
cut into pieces |
| paḓula
tear down; pull at |
| paḓuwa
break, tear off |
| padza
remove superficially |
| pafula
walk about the countryside w/o visible purpose |
| pakashela
walk along heavily laden |
| pakata
carry s/t at the side; bear fruit |
| pakatedza
take under one's arm |
| pakatisa
help another to lift burden over the shoulder |
| pala
take away counters from opponent in mufuvha |
| pala
scratch |
| palapadza
scratch superficially |
| palula
shave s/o's head; slaugher goat paid by man who has deflowered a girl |
| palusa
cause to burst |
| paluwa
crack, split |
| pamba
borrow; outwit, defeat |
| pambula
take away part of s/t |
| pambusa
lead off a path |
| pambuwa
deviate |
| pamudza
slap |
| pamula
slap |
| pana
yoke |
| panda
pound a second time; enter or do for the first time |
| pandaila
walk w/ legs wide apart |
| pandamedza
pursue |
| pandela
chase away |
| panga
pack/ram into |
| pangama
watch out |
| panulula
unyoke |
| panyula
run, walk very fast |
| panzhefhala
be sterile |
| papalala
float motionlessly |
| papamala
float |
| paparika
flutter |
| para
gallop |
| paṱa
be vicious; leave tribal religion |
| paṱakana
club together |
| paṱakanya
put in partnership |
| paṱamedza
allow to drop or spatter over |
| pata
seize; press between two things |
| patulula
take out of a pinch |
| patuluwa
become freed, disentangled |
| paula
lift a leg |
| paulula
draw together the legs |
| pea
winnow bran from flour |
| peama
be lopsided |
| peamisa
place aslant |
| peapea
stagger |
| peḓukana
break up |
| peḓuwa
have a piece broken out |
| peleṱa
spell |
| pembedza
cause to dance for joy |
| pembela
dance excitedly; dance (by chief) at ceremony that installs him as true chief |
| pembisa
paint |
| pendela
hem |
| penga
be mad |
| pengula
turn up |
| penguwa
turn up, fly up (e.g., skirt in wind) |
| pennda
paint (English) |
| penya
shine, glitter |
| penyisa
polish |
| pepeleka
stagger |
| pesula
cause s/t to fly up |
| pesuwa
fly up |
| peta
fold up |
| petekana
be completely folded |
| petekanya
fold |
| pfa
hear, taste, smell, understand, feel; spit |
| pfadza
be such as to cause understanding |
| pfala
be audible, tastable, understandable |
| pfalwi
be called suchandsuch |
| pfalwo
be called suchandsuch |
| pfana
agree w/ e/o, harmonize |
| pfapfama
sizzle |
| pfela
hear for, feel for |
| pfeledza
have quite enough of |
| pfesa
hear well |
| pfuḓelwa
get s/t into one's nose |
| pfufha
give, please w/ a present |
| pfufhiha
be short |
| pfufhifhala
be short |
| pfuka
jump over |
| pfukha
jump over |
| pfukuṱa
spoil by boring (e.g., wood, corn) |
| pfula
shoot; (for rain to) stop |
| pfulusa
cause to migrate, drive away |
| pfuluwa
migrate |
| pfuma
become wealthy |
| pfumba
become acceptable |
| pfumbisa
make acceptable |
| pfumdzana
reconcile w/ e/o |
| pfumedzanya
reconcile two parties |
| pfumela
intercede on behalf of another who's done wrong and does not dare come forward |
| pfumuludza
strip inner from outer layer of bark |
| pfumulula
give a gift and later take it back |
| pfuṋa
knot; sit crosslegged |
| pfuṋekanya
truss up |
| pfuṋuluwa
become unknotted |
| pfunda
mature in storage |
| pfundea
be put away to mature in storage |
| pfundulula
take out of storage when mature |
| pfunya
buck, kick backwards |
| pfupfuma
boil over |
| pfupfuthwa
be bored, weary of |
| pfura
burn, flame |
| pfuredza
blow a fire |
| pfuṱa
be hollowed out inside |
| pfuṱwa
be hollowed out inside |
| pfuvha
fail to turn out well |
| phaḓalala
scatter, disperse |
| phaḓula
pull, tear down |
| phaḓuwa
break, rend, tear off |
| phadzha
kill, bite |
| phaga
take greedily |
| phakha
give generously |
| phakhamedza
throw over |
| phakhamisa
raise |
| phalala
rush out to help |
| phamasa
box on the ear |
| phamula
break a piece out |
| phamuwa
break out |
| phanga
travel/proceed w/ much trouble and privations |
| phanyula
run |
| phapha
split, cleave; throw against |
| phaphala
wander about seeking s/t |
| phaphama
arise |
| phaphata
pat |
| phaphedza
throw against |
| pharama
lie asprawl |
| pharukana
crack, split into many pieces |
| pharukanya
split into many pieces |
| pharula
rend, pull apart |
| pharuwa
split |
| phasa
squirt |
| phasela
perform the rite of phasa for s/o |
| phasha
blind, get into the eye |
| phashama
fall flat on the face |
| phashamedza
throw away w/ a splash |
| phepha
avoid, elude |
| phidzha
catch a cow by its halter w/ a stick |
| phigulusa
roll over |
| phiguluwa
roll, overturn |
| phila
live, recover |
| phima
extinguish |
| phiṋa
tie tightly |
| phiṋa
enjoy oneself |
| phinyea
disappear from sight |
| phinyela
disappear from sight |
| phipha
miss the mark |
| phiphitwa
have stomach pains |
| phirima
dive under the surface |
| phirimea
sag |
| phopha
drop, drip down |
| phophisa
allow to drip |
| phovhea
be springy, elastic |
| phuḓukanya
pierce right through |
| phuḓula
pierce, go through |
| phuga
sip (esp. s/t hot) |
| phula
pierce, perforate |
| phulekana
be pierced through |
| phulekanya
pierce through |
| phuleledza
pierce through |
| phululedza
pierce through |
| phulusa
refresh; deliver from a precarious position |
| phuluṱela
rub, wipe |
| phumula
wipe off, dry off |
| phumuwa
peel off |
| phunya
break down |
| phupha
sprinkle powders over s/t |
| phuphudza
mislead |
| phuphudzika
search fruitlessly |
| phuphula
fail to produce fruit; talk nonsense |
| phuphuledza
feel all over |
| phuphutha
salute |
| phurulula
unroll, unfold |
| phuruluwa
become disentangled |
| phusa
lease (a cow) to give milk |
| phusukanya
scatter or scratch in all directions |
| phusula
raise dirt, blow away |
| phuṱhula
pierce w/ a projectile |
| phuvhula
strike |
| phuza
drink |
| phwama
dry up |
| phweha
be timid |
| pia
put a leg between another's legs |
| piḓa
make crooked |
| piḓea
become bent |
| piḓimula
break down |
| piḓimuwa
crumble down, break loose |
| pika
rely on |
| pikelela
persist |
| pikisa
provoke an argument |
| pikisana
provoke w/o into an argument |
| pikula
lever up s/t heavy |
| pikulela
support s/t that is carried over shoulder on stick |
| pila
ward off |
| piledza
shield (e.g., a person from attack) |
| pilela
shield, ward off from |
| pileledza
shield |
| pilimuwa
fall down |
| pima
measure |
| pimbila
be deaf to scolding |
| pina
growl at, behave menacingly |
| pindukisa
turn around |
| pindula
turn around |
| pinduwa
turn around |
| pinga
drive cattle |
| pinga
place across |
| pingeledza
drive together |
| pinika
turn, twist, and pull tight; cross the fingers |
| pinza
line (e.g., grain pit walls w/ grass) |
| pipa
take away from s/t that s/o is not entitled to |
| piringana
entangle |
| piringanya
entangle |
| piringedza
become entangled |
| poḓomola
break off roughly |
| pofula
go blind |
| polovha
talk loudly |
| pomba
wind around |
| pombedza
tie tightly around |
| pombolola
unwind |
| pombolowa
be unwound |
| pometshedza
accuse s/o falsely |
| pomoka
accuse falsely |
| pomokedza
accuse s/o falsely |
| ponda
kill, devour |
| ponyoka
escape unhurt |
| popana
argue |
| pora
throw stones |
| posa
throw, cast |
| poṱiela
look at closely |
| poṱoliya
blow a reedflute |
| pu
fall down, be naked |
| puḓukanya
kick violently |
| pukuma
swarm |
| pula
heap up |
| pumudza
slap |
| pumula
slap |
| punḓa
run over |
| punḓukanya
kick violently |
| punḓula
kick |
| punda
get lumps, knobs |
| pundula
have lumps |
| punedza
contract anal muscles |
| punga
be driven out to graze before dew has dried |
| pungaila
be troubled |
| puta
clench the fist; wither |
| puteledza
keep/hide in a clenched fist |
| putelela
wrap into s/t tightly |
| putisa
allow to wither |
| putulula
unwrap |
| pwanya
press down |
| pwanyedza
press down |
| pwanyedledza
constrain, press against one another |
| pwasha
break |
| pwashea
be shattered |
| pwashekana
smash |
| pwashekanya
smash |
| pwaṱukana
be crushed or ground down |
| pwaṱukanya
crush, grind down |
| pwaṱula
squeeze out |
| pwaṱuledza
press against |
| pwaṱuwa
be squeezed (out) |
| pwera
have the bowel move in terror |
| ra
play Venda draughts; name |
| rabela
pray |
| rabeledza
pacify |
| rafha
take out |
| rafhuwa
become half dry |
| raha
kick; reach the top of a hill |
| rahela
be pregnant (of a cow) |
| raḽa
do in that way |
| rala
the sky is clear; hunt, search for animal track; become lean |
| ralala
walk round and round |
| rali
do thus |
| ralo
do thus |
| rama
become weak |
| ramba
call together |
| rambaladza
lay flat |
| rambalala
go/lie parallel with |
| randa
make a long straight cut |
| randala
be straight |
| ranga
do first |
| rano
do thus |
| raramuwa
stretch |
| raredza
lie strewn all over |
| rasa
speak loudly |
| ratha
step over |
| rathela
step over onto |
| ravhula
walk loudly |
| rea
set a trap |
| reḓa
collect firewood |
| redza
cause to slip; dodge an issue |
| redza
name |
| redzemuwa
slip, slide |
| rema
cut down |
| remba
slander |
| rembea
be slandered; be loosely tied |
| rembeḓa
be loosely tied |
| rembeḓisa
tie loosely |
| rembulusa
turn over |
| rembuluwa
turn around |
| remekanya
chop up into pieces |
| renda
beg |
| rendedzela
continually beg s/o to do s/t |
| rendelela
continually beg s/o to do s/t |
| renga
buy |
| renganya
barter |
| renganyisa
barter |
| rengisa
sell |
| rengulula
redeem |
| rera
speak ceremoniously; plan |
| rerela
pray |
| rerelela
pray (as at ancestors' graves) |
| reremela
contract, shrivel, wilt |
| resha
greet |
| retshulula
empty a trap |
| ri
say, think, do |
| riba
cut off, tear |
| rida
rub hard |
| ridela
rub in thoroughly |
| rikimala
sit or squat down front |
| rina
name |
| rinda
cook thin porridge |
| rindela
prepare soft food, as for infants |
| rindidza
soothe |
| rindila
coagulate; lessen; be thickskinned |
| ritha
be somewhat dark |
| rithelela
mix |
| rivha
be somewhat dark |
| rivhula
bend outwards all around |
| rogodzha
(of a calf) drink milk, draw milk |
| rola
take; resemble relatives |
| roledza
cause to take after its mother |
| roma
resemble a relation |
| rondolosa
pick or push out an eye |
| rondolowa
bulge, protrude |
| rongomelwa
oversleep |
| roredza
pour |
| roromela
crash down into |
| rotha
drip |
| rothedza
drop onto |
| rothodza
make cool |
| rothola
be cold |
| rovha
break |
| rovharovha
be in the first few months of pregnancy |
| rovhedza
prove guilt of s/o |
| ruba
go to circumcision |
| rubisa
cause to be circumcised |
| ruḓa maṱo
make the eyes protude |
| rudza
appease, pacify |
| rula
take down a load from the head |
| ruma
send, dispatch |
| rumbukana
be perforated |
| rumbukanya
perforate |
| rumbula
pierce |
| rumbuwa
be pierced; run to seed |
| rumea
be sendable |
| rumedzela
send s/o to do another evil |
| rumeledza
send s/o to do another evil |
| runda
urinate |
| runduledza
measure or pour from one thing into another |
| runduvhedza
measure or pour from one thing into another |
| runduwedza
measure or pour from one thing into another |
| rundzhulula
unthread |
| rundzhuluwa
pierce through; become unthreaded |
| runga
pierce (as w/ awl); put down a stone and take one of the opponent |
| rungekanya
stab into repeatedly |
| rungunya
get knobs |
| runya
walk about naked |
| runyaila
walk about naked |
| runyarunya
walk about naked |
| runzhela
string (as beads) |
| runzhulula
unthread |
| runzhuluwa
be threaded through; become unthreaded |
| rura
heap up |
| ruredza
bring together into one place |
| rutha
strike |
| ruthula
swim and plunge about |
| ruthutha
strike hard w/ stick |
| rutshela
thread (as beads) |
| rutshelela
skewer |
| rwa
hit, beat |
| rwela
harrow |
| rwelela
harrow |
| sala
remain behind |
| salisa
leave behind |
| sanda
hurts one's feelings |
| sandea
be despicable |
| sandisea
be despicable |
| sasa
hurt one's feelings |
| sasaladza
criticize |
| sea
laugh |
| sedza
observe or look at carefully |
| sedzesa
inspect |
| sekena
be thin |
| sela
winnow pounded grain |
| sela
seek the consent of girl's parents for marriage |
| selea
be fine enough to pass through a winnow |
| selea
put s/t over the shoulder like a bandolier; be reasonable toward prospective soninlaw |
| seluwa
boil up |
| sema
chop or hack off pumpkin rind |
| sema
abuse, curse |
| semana
abuse e/o |
| semula
take out |
| senda
smoothe |
| sendama
stand at a slant |
| sendedza
cause to approach |
| sendeka
place leaning against s/t; slander |
| sendela
approach |
| senga
discuss a case in court |
| sengedza
amass |
| sengedzana
increase |
| sengela
take a matter to court for another |
| sengenedza
tickle |
| sengeneṱa
tickle |
| sengenyedza
tickle |
| sengisa
decide a case, give judgment |
| sengula
give a little bit of food to a passing stranger |
| sephula
scoop out |
| sephuwa
splash over |
| sera
creep underneath |
| serekana
lie crisscross |
| serula
rip |
| sesula
scoop or skim off |
| sesuwa
come off in chips |
| seṱa
rub |
| seṱea
wear through |
| seṱela
rub |
| setsha
search |
| setshela
smile |
| seula
rain for the first time |
| sevha
eat s/t savory |
| sevha
tell secretly |
| sevhetha
sing the songs of sungwi |
| shaea
be lacking |
| shakamula
smack |
| shakasha
talk loudly |
| shakata
talk continually |
| shakula
chase, pursue |
| shakuwa
be chased away |
| shambila
do some work for the first time |
| shamula
tie tightly |
| shana
cook well |
| shanavhiḓa
writhe, wriggle |
| shanda
turn inside out |
| shandea
be turned inside out |
| shanduka
change one's mind |
| shandukisa
change around |
| shandula
distort, twist, turn over |
| shandulula
turn something rightside out |
| shanduwa
change one's mind |
| shanga
go out of sight |
| shangasha
lack |
| shangashedza
dress or ornament lavishly |
| shangula
do s/t preliminarily |
| shasha
sprinkle |
| shata
swear |
| shavha
run away |
| shavhisa
be terrible |
| shaya
lack, need |
| shela
pour |
| sheledza
irrigate |
| shenga
chew |
| shenganya
grate the teeth |
| shengedza
torment |
| shengekanya
bite, maul all over |
| shengela
be in trouble, in need |
| shia
be shy, timid |
| shibukana
part, be severed |
| shibukanya
cut off forcibly |
| shibula
cut off |
| shidzha
slit throat of a slaughtered animal before it's dead |
| shigidzhela
have one's face covered with food |
| shikishedza
rub into |
| shinda
be in deaththroes |
| shindeledza
give last blow to a dying animal |
| shingaila
overeat to discomfort |
| shiruwa
be half full |
| shishimedza
strangle, throttle |
| shishimisa
be nauseous |
| shishiṅwa
be disgusted by |
| shishinika
be very busy |
| shithedza
do s/t w/ misdirected enthusiasm |
| shithela
do s/t w/ misdirected enthusiasm |
| shivhuwa
recede, turn back |
| shokosha
be hard; tell, relate news |
| shona
be ashamed; be empty |
| shonedza
call jeeringly at |
| shongowa
be open, less dense |
| shomisa
be embarrassing |
| shonolola
free oneself from shame |
| shoshovhala
be shy, reserved |
| shovha
summon a person to a chief's kraal |
| shovha
dress |
| shudufhadza
make lucky |
| shudufhala
be lucky |
| shula
smear a floor w/ dung |
| shulula
pour out |
| shuluwa
be poured out |
| shuma
work; eat |
| shumisana
assist e/o in work |
| shusha
frighten away |
| shushedza
terrify |
| shushuvhala
be reserved, shy |
| shuvha
grasp, seize |
| shuvhama
lie on one's stomach |
| shuwa
be startled |
| sia
leave behind |
| siama
be in a rut |
| siamedza
lean against |
| siamela
lay or rest one's head upon |
| siela
leave over for another |
| sielana
leave over for w/o |
| sika
create |
| sikama
bend over far |
| sikela
bewitch a thief with drugs |
| sikiṱa
be purulent |
| sikula
take or uproot completely; be later in the afternoon |
| sikulula
use drugs to neutralize sikela drugs |
| sikuwa
become disengaged, loosened |
| silinga
do s/t apparently futile; have nausea |
| silingisa
cause nausea |
| sima
plant; intone a song; take care to do well |
| simeka
treat a woman for barrenness w/ drugs |
| simesa
do s/t intensively |
| simetshedza
treat a woman for barrenness |
| simula
uproot, pull up |
| simuluwa
come to life again after a long time |
| simusa
cause to sprout |
| simuwa
sprout |
| sina
rot, decay |
| sinḓa
crush |
| singa
smear the teats of a cow to wean a calf |
| singelela
add to the capacity of a basket by placing sticks upright along the inside rim |
| singila
go seeking food |
| singulula
(of a calf) rub away the drug smeared on its mother's teats in order to wean it |
| sinya
wink |
| sinyaladza khofheni
put angry expression on the face; exasperate |
| sinyalala
look at s/o in silent hostility |
| sinyedza
wink at |
| sinyuisa
enrage |
| sinyukana
be hastytempered |
| sinyusa
enrage |
| sinyutshela
be angry w/ s/o |
| sinyuwa
become angry |
| sisima
ooze, seep through |
| siṱa
suppurate; weep |
| sitika
suppurate; weep |
| sokoma
be scratchy; stick between the teeth |
| sokotedza
force s/t into a narrow opening |
| sokotola
take s/t out of a narrow place |
| sola
express disapproval |
| somba
wring |
| sombolola
untwist, unscrew |
| somela
get b/w the teeth |
| somola
remove s/t from the teeth |
| sona
draw or work w/ wire |
| songa
twist |
| songasonga
wrap or twist around |
| songolola
unwind |
| sudzulusa
remove |
| sudzuluwa
go away from sitting place to save another place |
| sudzunga
throw about in confusion |
| suka
knead |
| sukalea
be spoilt |
| sukekanya
knead thoroughly |
| sukuludza
rinse out |
| sukuma
fall over |
| sukumedza
propel |
| sukutedza
egg on |
| sula
break wind |
| sululea
persist in begging for s/t from s/o |
| suma
inform superior of s/t |
| sumba
point at |
| sumbedza
show, demonstrate |
| sumelela
report matters to the chief in distorted version |
| sunda
warm s/o to go away |
| sundedza
cause to move on |
| sunga
pack or press into hastily |
| sungusedza
pull up all around |
| sunguvhedza
cause to vanish into |
| sunguvhela
disappear into |
| susumedza
carefully push or thrust into |
| susumela
enter of own accord |
| suṱa
rain a little |
| sutshela
add malt |
| sutuka
graze one's skin off |
| sutula
skin, pull off skin |
| suvha
be smooth |
| suvhela
disappear |
| suvhuluwa
be tough |
| swa
burn; receive; end |
| swaledza
add one more thread/string to |
| swara
twist |
| swarula
twist or tear off |
| swaswa
jest |
| swaswara
be astringent; speak a language incorrectly |
| swaṱha
play a certain girls' game |
| swavha
be wrinkled |
| swaya
put one's mark upon |
| swelela
burn fast into |
| swetha
behave disrespectfully toward a senior |
| swiela
sweep |
| swifhadza
mark dark |
| swifhala
be dark |
| swika
arrive |
| swikisa
bring s/o to his destination |
| swikisedza
add to s/t |
| swiledza
add one more thread/string to |
| swima
be impertinent, grumpy |
| swinga
close up (as eyes that swell) |
| swingisa
blind, cause the eye to close up |
| swinula
beat |
| swinzwila
rake up after weeding |
| swiswa
leave one's cattle w/ s/o else who lives far away |
| swiswina
chew, suck out juice |
| swiswulula
fetch back cattle that one has left w/ another |
| swiṱa
hide, bury |
| swiṱula
have one's first meal |
| swoga
drive cattle |
| swokonyola
break off, twist off |
| swokonyowa
crash down |
| swonzwolola
rumble in the stomach, digest |
| sworoṱa
chafe skin between legs |
| swoswota
lick out |
| swoswotola
eat, drink |
| swoṱa
rub |
| swotola
peel (off) |
| swotowa
peel off (as skin) |
| swura
sip |
| ṱadzia
pour water into empty pot |
| ṱafuna
chew |
| ṱaha
break out/through |
| ṱahala
age, grow old |
| ṱahaledzela
give handmedowns |
| ṱahedza
cause to be short of |
| ṱahekanya
break through or cut violently |
| ṱahela
lack s/t one should have, be short of s/t |
| ṱahela
run away secretly to a young man |
| ṱahisa
abduct, cause to elope |
| ṱahula
weed w/ a hoe |
| ṱala
desert; glean |
| ṱalifha
be cunning |
| ṱalukana
know the difference between self and others |
| ṱalukanya
know the difference between things |
| ṱalukanyea
be comprehensible |
| ṱalula
favor |
| ṱalusa
explain the difference between |
| ṱalutshedza
explain the difference between |
| ṱaluwa
know self to be different from others |
| ṱama
dress, beautify |
| ṱamara
be astringent |
| ṱamba
wash oneself |
| ṱambedza
bring washing water to another |
| ṱambela
have first menstruation after childbirth |
| ṱambuludza
spread out; slander |
| ṱambuluwa
urinate |
| ṱambuwa
urinate |
| ṱamulula
take down or remove ornaments |
| ṱamulusa
take down or remove ornaments |
| ṱana
open and look at |
| ṱanama
lie on one's back |
| ṱanangedza
accept |
| ṱanḓekana
be piled or stacked up |
| ṱanḓekanya
pile or stack up |
| ṱandavha
be troublesome |
| ṱanea
spread out |
| ṱanela
spread out |
| ṱanela ḓuvha
lie in the sun |
| ṱanga
dance in stately fashion |
| ṱangana
meet |
| ṱanganedza
accept |
| ṱanganya
bring together |
| ṱangisa
dance in stately fashion |
| ṱangula
plunder |
| ṱanula
make open |
| ṱanutshela
reach summit; change one's attitudes toward |
| ṱanuwa
be open; reach the summit |
| ṱanza
vomit; litter |
| ṱanziela
testify |
| ṱanzwa
wash s/t |
| ṱarafa
punish |
| ṱaṱa khani
argue about a point |
| ṱaṱekana
be piled up |
| ṱaṱekanya
pile up |
| ṱaṱela
fill, press into |
| ṱaṱisa
irritate |
| ṱavanya
prick or stab into s/t repeatedly |
| ṱavha
plant; rise (of the sun) |
| ṱavhanya
hurry |
| ṱavhanyedza
go or do faster |
| ṱavhulula
uproot s/t planted |
| ṱereka
iron clothes |
| ṱhaḓula
relieve |
| ṱhafha
feel out of sorts |
| ṱhakha
hit s/t w/ a stick to bring it down |
| ṱhakhamedza
throw s/t so that it remains lying over |
| ṱhakhamela
remain hanging over |
| ṱhaphudza
bring to an abrupt end |
| ṱhaphula
bring to an abrupt end |
| ṱhaphuwa
come to an abrupt end |
| ṱhara
break half through |
| ṱharamudza
stretch out |
| ṱharamuwa
go apart |
| ṱharuwa
uncoil |
| ṱhaṱha
roast on open fire |
| ṱhaṱhaisa
drag s/o by the leg |
| ṱhaṱhakana
be piled up |
| ṱhaṱhamula
take down, take into pieces |
| ṱhaṱhamuwa
go to pieces |
| ṱhaṱhekana
be piled up |
| ṱhaṱhekanya
pile up |
| ṱhaulusa
become usable |
| ṱhauluwa
become usable |
| ṱhavha
pierce, stab |
| ṱhavhisa
cause to slaughter |
| ṱhekha
pluck feathers |
| ṱhoela
shut in small enclosure |
| ṱhopha
heap up |
| ṱhoṱhona
itch |
| ṱhovhelela
shout loudly |
| ṱhowa
be overcooked |
| ṱhukhukana
break, snap off |
| ṱhukhukanya
break or jerk to pieces |
| ṱhukhula
break |
| ṱhukhuwa
break |
| ṱhupha
worry |
| ṱhuphea
be tortured |
| ṱhuvha
pluck feathers |
| ṱhuvhea
be able to be pulled or plucked out |
| ṱhuvhuwa
come or fall out of own accord |
| ṱhwaela
shut up in small enclosure |
| ṱhwahela
shut up in small enclosure |
| ṱiṱa
go down |
| ṱoḓa
seek |
| ṱodzimela
look over edge of s/t |
| ṱohola
pound maize to remove outer pellicle |
| ṱoka
ram in |
| ṱola
visit |
| ṱoma
prick into |
| ṱomba
add warm water to maize gruel when making beer |
| ṱomekanya
stick into all over |
| ṱomelela
place sticks upright in basket to increase its capacity |
| ṱomola
extract |
| ṱomowa
be extracted |
| ṱonḓola
fornicate |
| ṱonḓowa
be underdone |
| ṱonga
act, walk in affected manner |
| ṱongela
behave so as to attract attention |
| ṱongodza
clean grass for thatching w/ sickle |
| ṱongola
strip or clean grass for thatching |
| ṱora
throw stones onto bush to drive out whatever hides in it |
| ṱoredza
fill up the spaces between |
| ṱotshedza
press s/t pointed into |
| ṱovhowa
give up for lost |
| ṱuḓa
strain, filter (as beer) |
| ṱudza
limp |
| ṱuka mafhungo
make a plan with |
| wa munwe
|
| ṱukana mafhungo
make a plan |
| ṱukisa
wash, cleanse |
| ṱukufhadza
make small |
| ṱukufhala
become small |
| ṱula
be over |
| ṱulukedza
pour water for washing over s/o's hands |
| ṱulutshedza
pour water for washing over s/o's hands |
| ṱulutshela
long for, yearn for |
| tulutshelwa
long for, yearn for |
| ṱuma
add to, affix |
| ṱumbula
take a little part away or off |
| ṱumekana
be in a row |
| ṱumekanya
put in a row |
| ṱumetshedza
add to, make longer by adding |
| ṱunḓa
buy provisions |
| ṱunga
provoke |
| ṱungedza
threaten |
| ṱungufhadza
grieve |
| ṱungufhala
feel pain, sorrow |
| ṱungula
winnow bran, bringing coarser particles to top |
| ṱunguna
be steep |
| ṱunya
cut or wrench off hair by seizing it between thumb and razor edge |
| ṱunyea
lose one's hair |
| ṱura
cover, put a lid on |
| ṱusa
take a little out of |
| ṱuṱula
whet, grind |
| ṱuṱulea
grindable |
| ṱuṱurusa
scare, put on guard |
| ṱuṱuwedza
urge on, egg on |
| ṱutshela
go away from |
| ṱuvha
long after, crave |
| ṱuwa
go away |
| ṱuwisa
cause to defeat |
| ṱwa
spend a whole day |
| ṱwela
spend a whole day (esp. for certain purpose) |
| ṱa
choose a name for |
| takadza
please, delight |
| takala
rejoice |
| takanyea
squirm |
| takanyela
squirm, writhe |
| takula
lift up |
| takusa
raise, lift up |
| takutshedza
get up again, resume activity that was happening before sitting |
| takutshela
arise against |
| takuwa
arise, get up |
| tala
draw a line |
| tama
desire, crave |
| tamba
play, amuse oneself |
| tambatamba
play about |
| tambisa
play with |
| tambudza
trouble, harass |
| tambula
suffer pain |
| tamisa
display or brag about a possession |
| tanda
wind around |
| tandavhadza
place or pull apart |
| tandavhala
stand w/ legs wide apart |
| tandedza
wind around |
| tandekanya
wind completely around |
| tandula
go to inspect |
| tandulukana
roll apart, become unrolled |
| tandulula
unwind |
| tanduluwa
become unrolled |
| tanga
surround |
| tangedza
surround |
| tanya
squash |
| tapa
lift up s/t at a distance w/ a stick |
| tapedzela
lift up s/t disgusting at the end of a stick |
| tapula
lift off |
| tata
be sensitive to pain |
| tatamula
stretch |
| tatamuwa
be stretchable |
| tea
mark out circumference of hut |
| teka
walk or go about; come up, rise up |
| tekesha
speak at length, volubly |
| teketela
curse, abuse |
| tekisana
cause e/o to go around or about |
| tekula
put slantwise |
| tekuwa
be or stand aslant |
| teledza
be disinclined |
| tema
bite off a small piece |
| temba
stand in a row |
| tembisa
place in a line |
| temela
take a little of the first milk of a cow after calving and spit it out |
| tenda
agree to |
| tendelelka
wander about |
| tendevhudza
cut around |
| tendevhula
cut around |
| tenengedza
carry s/t on the head while holding it |
| tenga
come to the surface |
| tenga
go or work around |
| tengama
float on top |
| tengula
scoop or skim off from top |
| tenyama
sit high, making self thin, so as to take up little space |
| tepa
be shaky |
| tepula
scoop up a little bit |
| teteleka
wander about |
| tetelela
pray |
| tetemela
shiver, tremble |
| tevhedza
send s/t after a person; avenge |
| tevhekana
follow or proceed in single file |
| tevhekanya
put in a row |
| tevhela
follow |
| tevhukana
be spilt all over the place |
| tevhukanya
spill/pour all over the place |
| tevhula
pour out |
| tevhutshela
go out to work in the afternoon |
| tha
play game; watch the flight of bees to their nest |
| thaba
be damp, wet |
| thaidza
propound a riddle |
| thakha
give a present to |
| thalanga
stand a certain distance apart from e/o |
| thamukana
caper about |
| thamuwa
hop, leap |
| thanya
be clever |
| thanyela
outwit |
| thanyesa
be too clever |
| thanyisa
instruct |
| thasula
lift up and away w/ a stick |
| thatha
remove the leaves from a stick; chase away |
| thathaba
crackle |
| thathabisa
cause to burst |
| thathamu
tear open or undo a seam |
| thathamuwa
burst open |
| thathedza
surround, fall upon |
| thathulula
pick off carefully |
| thela
pay government tax |
| thena
castrate |
| thenula
upset |
| thenuwa
be upset |
| thepha
scoop out |
| thesa
trim hair all around head; speak |
| thesela
shave away a little hair around head |
| thesula
slit open, undo stitching |
| thethenya
break/tap w/ a short knock |
| thetshela
taste |
| thetshelesa
listen to |
| thia
trap fish |
| thitha
cause pain |
| thithisa
cause to do s/t wrong |
| thivhula
uncork |
| thivhulula
uncork |
| thola
hire |
| thoma
begin |
| thotha
dip into |
| thothedzela
dip food in gravy for another |
| thothonya
brood eggs |
| thuba
capture |
| thubulula
recapture |
| thudza
thrust aside |
| thukunya
move jerkily |
| thukhunyea
move or jerk up |
| thukhutha
take away |
| thuntsha
shoot |
| thunya
break or take down; spurt jerkily |
| thupha
put down in a heap |
| thupuluwa
stretch oneself |
| thusa
immunise a newborn; help |
| thutha
destroy, pull down |
| thuthea
fall to ruin |
| thuthekanya
raze utterly, erase |
| tia
lie in wait for |
| tiba
put a lid on |
| tibedza
cover up s/t |
| tibeledza
put or hold down a lid fast |
| tibukana
open |
| tibukanya
take the lids off a number of vessels |
| tibukula
take the lid off |
| tibula
take the lid off |
| tika
support |
| tikedza
place s/t in support of |
| tikekanya
upset or throw over repeatedly |
| tikimela
depart |
| tikisa
assist s/o in supporting s/t |
| tikukanya
upset or throw over repeatedly |
| tikula
place a support under |
| tikulula
remove a support from under s/t |
| tikuwa
be removed |
| tila
be hard |
| tilidza
tilt |
| tilidza
beat (as a drum) |
| timatima
doubt |
| timba
hit |
| timbanya
mix (as medicines) |
| timbwanya
mix (as medicines) |
| tinya
avoid |
| tipa
pay heavily for |
| tipela
pay heavily for |
| titiedza
put a child to bed |
| titila
lull a child to sleep |
| titilidza
exagerrate |
| tivha
fell (a tree); sing in guttural way |
| tokomela
be tame, quiet |
| tolelela
seek everywhere |
| tolola
relate, repeat |
| tololela
relate, repeat |
| tona
smear ash under people's eyes so they can see inherited property |
| tonda
help, assist |
| toolola
seek everywhere carefully |
| tota
pinch |
| totola
be unsuccessful in finding s/t lost |
| tovhedza
cause to follow; avenge |
| tovhela
follow |
| tovhola
pursue |
| tsa
descend |
| tseka
be shaky |
| tseremuwa
slip, slide |
| tsetsema
shuffle |
| tsevha
pound the inside of mortar w/ obliquelyheld pestle |
| tsha
break (dawn) |
| tshabvanya
slog, splash |
| tshaela
whip |
| tshata
have a wedding feast |
| tshatshama
swarm |
| tshatshanya
strike |
| tshea
cut |
| tshedza
light |
| tshela
seek and pick fruit; search for food as fowl do |
| tshelukisa
put away in storage for a year |
| tshelukwa
remain in storage for a year |
| tshelukwisa
put in storage for a year |
| tshema
cry, weep |
| tshena
be white |
| tshenisa
make white |
| tshenukana
start repeatedly, be in a nervous states |
| tshenukanya
cause to start, frighten continually |
| tshenuluwa
lighten in color |
| tshenusa
startle |
| tshenuwa
start in fright |
| tshenzhedza
make continuous |
| tshenzhela
become wary |
| tshesa
stay up late at night |
| tsheṱa
cut off; pick up stones |
| tsheṱha
cut off; pick up stones |
| tshetshekana
be cut into many small pieces |
| tshetshekanya
cut up in many small pieces |
| tsheudza
stint w/ porridge or beer |
| tsheula
cut off infant's umbilical cord |
| tshidza
save |
| tshidzisa
cause/help to live |
| tshila
live |
| tshimbidza
herd, drive, cause to go |
| tshimbila
walk, journey |
| tshimbilelana
visit e/o |
| tshina
dance |
| tshinduwa
become the ripe color |
| tshinga
look at/study from a distance; be impudent |
| tshingama
stand aslant |
| tshinyadza
damage |
| tshinyala
become spoilt |
| tshinyalelwa
miscarry (a fetus) |
| tshinyanya
spoil altogether |
| tshinyekanya
spoil utterly |
| tshipa
be cheap; be exempted from government |
| tshipeledza
strangle |
| tshisa
have milk in the udder |
| tshitshita
trouble |
| tshivha
envy |
| tshivhafha
envy |
| tshongola
dance in Tonga fashion |
| tshopedza
blink the eyes |
| tshoṱha
break through a fence |
| tshotsha nḓila
throw thorn trees down to close (a path) |
| tshotshedza
block a path w/ thorny branches |
| tshotshoma
rush or march through bushes |
| tshova
push |
| tshutsha
go about seeking food |
| tshutshudza
intimidate |
| tsika
press down |
| tsikana
be crowded as people in a confined space |
| tsikeledza
press or bear down |
| tsilufhala
be stupid |
| tsimba
press down |
| tsimbeledza
press down |
| tsinya
give s/o the smaller portion; wink |
| tsira
stand between s/o and a light source |
| tsireledza
keep light away from s/o |
| tsirusa
take s/t out of the sunlight |
| tsiruwa
go away out of s/o's light |
| tsisa
lift down |
| tsisulula
lift off |
| tsitsa
take down |
| tsitsimula
scrape and rub off embers and charcoal off end of branch from fire |
| tsitsinya
pummel all over |
| tsitsinyedza
ram down into a hole; say to s/o all the unpleasant things one intends for s/o else |
| tsitsivhula
be more argumentative than necessary |
| tsivha
begin to sprout |
| tsivha
hit w/ fist; ram down into |
| tsivhula
strike w/ the fist |
| tsivhulula
stir germinating muphuto |
| tsumbudza
press down |
| tswa
steal |
| tswima
sizzle |
| tswimila
sizzle |
| tswingulula
undo one's tsindi behind |
| tswinzwila
rake/sweep together |
| tswitswima
hiss, swizzle |
| tswoba
take or finish all |
| tswonzwa
lick out |
| tswonzwea
be thin |
| tswonzwolola
such or pull away hard |
| tswuka
become red; become soiled |
| tswukisa
make red, dirty |
| tswula
spin cotton into a thread; polish |
| tukumala
come up, rise |
| tumba
squat |
| tumbusha
roast on coals |
| tumukana
divide amongst one another |
| tumukanya
cut up into many small pieces |
| tumula
cut off short |
| tumuwa
break off |
| tunga
sprout, bud |
| tungudza
consult a diviner |
| tungula
consult a means of divination |
| tunzwula
press, squeeze out |
| tupukana
be pulled up |
| tupukanya
pull up |
| tupula
uproot |
| tupulula
uproot thoroughly |
| tupuwa
become uprooted |
| tuta
heap up; go away |
| tutuwa
appear |
| tuvhusha
roast on coals |
| twanga
scratch |
| twedza
pour gently |
| tyetyenea
laugh loudly |
| tzheṱa
cut off |
| tzhipa
strangle |
| tzhipana
wrestle w/ e/o |
| tzhipisa tshivhindi
strangle a person w/ a cord or girdle |
| tzhopeda
blink the eyes |
| tzwipidza
flick |
| tzwiṱula
switch, flick |
| ukhutha
shake out |
| ukhuthea
be shaken out |
| ukhuthedza
shake down/out into |
| uludza
howl in a melancholy fashion |
| uluwa
fall down |
| umba
put down medicine to keep away birds from a field |
| umbula nḓuhu
dry out peanuts |
| umbvudza
treat with violence |
| unda
become moldy |
| undudza
treat w/ violence |
| undula
snatch up or away |
| unga
entice |
| unga
#NAME? |
| ungeledza
induce to stay by giving presents |
| ungelela
induce to stay by giving presents |
| ungula
skim off |
| ungulusa
shake a winnowing basket w/ circular movement |
| uunga
roar, thunder |
| va
be plentiful |
| vakasha
go for a walk |
| vala
close (as a door) |
| vanga
be different from one's companion |
| vangana
get mixed up |
| vanganya
mix |
| vangula
extract a thorn |
| vaya
prick |
| vea
spread out leaves over a gamepit |
| veka
float silently |
| veludza
comb hair |
| veta
scratch |
| vetekana
become scratched all over |
| vetekanya
scratch all over |
| vetema
resound; float w/o making a movement |
| vha
be, become |
| vhabvula
thrash w/ a big stick |
| vhaḓa
carve wood |
| vhaisa
hurt, torture |
| vhaisala
be in pain |
| vhaisisa
cause s/o to go and hurt |
| vhala
count |
| vhalea
countable |
| vhamba
stretch out by pegging down all around |
| vhambaza
offer for sale, barter |
| vhambala
be for sale |
| vhambedza
place next |
| vhambela
be in position next to |
| vhambelana
be parallel to e/o |
| vhambula
stretch out |
| vhambulula
unstretch |
| vhanḓa
feel |
| vhanda
smack |
| vhandakana
#NAME? |
| vhandaladza
place against |
| vhandalala
flatten self against s/t |
| vhandamedza
bring nearer |
| vhandamela
approach |
| vhandanya
clap one's hands together |
| vhandekana
stand/go close to |
| vhandekanya
place close or next to one another |
| vhandudza
beat down hard |
| vhanga
dispute; chop |
| vhangisa
raise a dispute, quarrel |
| vhangisana
quarrel |
| vhasa
kindle a fire |
| vhasedza
add fuel to a fire |
| vhavha
be bitter; burn |
| vhavhalela
be solicitous about |
| vhavhedza
feel all over w/ fingers |
| vhavhedza
burn out |
| vhavhedzela
burn carefully |
| vhavhela
burn away a strip of grass |
| vhea
put, place |
| vheakana
be placed, put in various places |
| vheakanya
place in various places |
| vhekana
be placed/stand in order |
| vhekanya
put down in order, all over the place |
| vhekekana
be placed tidily |
| vhekekanya
#NAME? |
| vhelesa
put harness on |
| vhenga
hate |
| vhenga
cut meat into strips |
| vherega
do work for Europeans |
| vhetshea
be able to be put down |
| vhetshedza
put down for |
| vhetshelea
be able to have things put on |
| vheula
shave off |
| vhevheṱedza
bleat |
| vhevheṱela
bleat |
| vhia
make a fence by piling thorn branches |
| vhibva
ripen |
| vhidza
call; foment an ulcer or boil |
| vhidzelela
call to |
| vhiela
put a hedge |
| vhifha
be ugly |
| vhifhelwa
be angry |
| vhiga
#NAME? |
| vhika
announce a matter or lay a complaint at the chief's kraal |
| vhila
boil |
| vhila
try to collect a debt, demand repayment |
| vhilaedza
pester |
| vhilaela
be dissatisfied |
| vhilela
demand or collect a debt |
| vhilimedza
chase/drive on foot |
| vhilimela
crash into a hole |
| vhilingana
get mixed up |
| vhilisa
cause to boil |
| vhilula
hurry, hasten |
| vhilulula
hurry, hasten |
| vhimba
pile up; form high towering cloud |
| vhiṋa
make an end |
| vhina
make an end |
| vhinda mbilu
be disgusted |
| vhindidza
cause sorrow |
| vhindisa mbilu
give a sated feeling |
| vhinga
marry |
| vhingana
marry e/o |
| vhinganyedza
keep doing repeatedly |
| vhinula
turn upside down |
| vhinulula
turn s/t rightside up again |
| vhinuluwa
become turned rightside up again |
| vhinuwa
be turned over |
| vhiulula
take down |
| vhivha
be hateful to |
| vhivhana
try to oust e/o |
| vhivhela
be unpleasant to |
| vhivhinga
rake together |
| vhofha
tie, bind |
| vhofhekana
become tied |
| vhofhekanya
tie in several places |
| vhofolola
untie |
| vhofolowa
unfasten, come undone |
| vhomba
growl, roar |
| vhona
see |
| vhonadza
be clear |
| vhonala
be visible |
| vhonda
plaster a wall |
| vhondolola
look at hard |
| vhonea
be visible |
| vhonea
illuminate, show a light |
| vhonela
see the private parts of |
| vhonela
#NAME? |
| vhonetshela
show a light to |
| vhonisa
cause to see; go to a diviner for consultation |
| vhonolola
spy on |
| vhudza
tell |
| vhudzedza
blow a fire |
| vhudzisa
ask, inquire |
| vhudzula
blow upon/at |
| vhuedza
cause to return |
| vhuedzedza
put s/t back in its place |
| vhuela
return |
| vhuisa
send back |
| vhulaya
kill |
| vhuludzha
beat unmercifully |
| vhulunga
store, save, bury |
| vhumba
mold |
| vhumbana
become interlocked |
| vhumbanya
huddle together |
| vhumbuluka
roll |
| vhumbulusa
roll |
| vhuna
wither |
| vhunga
whisk away flies |
| vhura
wither, shrivel |
| vhura
bow |
| vhurelwa
be constipated |
| vhuruma
descend |
| vhusa
reign |
| vhuta
probe/poke into |
| vhutha
bring together |
| vhutheledza
gather a lot of things in one place |
| vhuvha
crouch or lay flat on ground |
| vhuvhula
groan plaintively |
| vhuya
return |
| vhuyedza
replace, return |
| vhuyedzedza
return to its proper place |
| vhuyela
#NAME? |
| via
skin (dead animal) |
| vilingana
be mixed up |
| vilinganya
mix up |
| vilingedza
cause confusion in order to conceal |
| vima
#NAME? |
| visa
fill up |
| vozha
break through |
| vuḓa
be goodnatured |
| vukuluka
start or spring up suddenly |
| vula
open |
| vulea
open |
| vuledza
bring to an end |
| vulekana
be opened |
| vulekanya
open everything |
| vulela
open for; end |
| vumbela
wash w/ medicines to dispel evil influences |
| vumula
snatch away |
| vuṋea
break, be broken |
| vunḓa
break |
| vunḓea
break, be broken |
| vunḓekana
be completely broken into bits |
| vunḓekanya
break into many pieces |
| vundzhea
acquire a bad taste |
| vusa
rouse, wake; greet |
| vusedza
revive, restart |
| vusuludza
repeat; revive |
| vutshela
revolt against |
| vuva
begin to putrefy (meat) |
| vuwa
wake up |
| vuzha
break through/out |
| wa
fall |
| wakawaka
lie, tell falsehoods |
| wana
find |
| wanala
be found |
| wedza
help to cross a river; cause to be circumcised |
| wedzawedza
cause to fall |
| wela
fall into; cross (a river) |
| wisa
drop, let fall |
| xa
evaporate; lose all counters in mufuvha game |
| xaxara
simmer; talk emptily |
| xedza
lose s/t |
| xela
get lost |
| xelaxela
wander about lost |
| xisa
cause to run dry; beat opponents in mufuvha game |
| xuxa
receive a cool breeze |
| ya
go |
| zazamela
have an itching/burning feeling |
| zazamisa
cause to itch/burn |
| zhaka
tread down |
| zhakekanya
trample down everywhere |
| zhalingana
#NAME? |
| zhamba
shout, scream |
| zhambula
strike, whip |
| zhanda
do superficially; eat quickly |
| zhavhula
snatch away |
| zholoma
resound |
| zhongondedza
seize |
| zhota
chew |
| zhuvhula
snatch away |
| ziamedza
press/force down |
| zonya
force in/into |
| zonyedza
cram/ram in |
| zuela
#NAME? |
| zuwa
boast, brag about |
| zwala
saw by hand |
| zwifha
lie |
| zwikukanya
be dislodged |
| zwikula
be dislodged |
| zwikuwa
become dislodged |
| zwima
hunt |
| zwimba
swell up |
| zwimbela
constipate |
| zwimbuluwa
go down, reduce |
| zwisa
cause belching |
| zwondolola
glare at (angrily) |
| a
poss. pref. 6 |
| a
women's greeting response |
| aÆaÆ
no |
| afha
here |
| afho
there |
| ahee
thanks or assent exclamation |
| ai
surprise exclamation |
| aiwa
disapproval exclamation |
| aiwaa
approval exclamation |
| arali
if |
| asi
pres indic neg copula |
| asu
pres indic neg copula |
| aṱali
after all |
| athiko
but |
| athina
yet |
| athu
not yet (aspect prefix) |
| atsina
yet |
| avha
as for |
| avuwa
reply to 'avuwani' |
| avuwani
greeting |
| bamu bamu
splash about |
| bande
lying flat |
| barara
lying spreadeagled |
| bea
sitting w/ legs apart |
| bebu
used by mother to indicate she wants infant on back |
| bi
fall down w/ thud; be finished |
| bongondo
crashing, thudding |
| bororo
sinking into |
| bu
striking w/ a thud |
| buḓu
thumping |
| bvu
kick; dive into water |
| ḓasi
further down, below |
| ḓe
what kind of? |
| ḓi
reflexive pronoun (preverbal) |
| ḓinwi
you there! |
| ḓiwe
you there! |
| ḓo
future tense prefix |
| daka
mud |
| dali
passing or going quickly |
| dekenya
fall on back, sprawling |
| dobo
pick up |
| dono
staring |
| du
being quiet |
| dude
being warm, tepid; warming up |
| dugudugu
burning brightly |
| dzegedzege
standing bolt upright |
| dzembu
walk or run lifting legs high |
| dzengenee
standing with stout appearance |
| dzerere
slipping |
| dzetu
bite off a piece |
| dzhiti
fall down or land with a thud |
| dzi
standing perfectly upright |
| dzigidzigi
delaying, dawdling |
| e
doing like this |
| e
dependent cop NC1,6 |
| ea
yes? really? |
| ebo
by no means (used by women) |
| ekhani
thanks |
| eshi
excl. of disgust (used by women) |
| evho
by no means (used by women) |
| fhano
here |
| fhasi
below |
| fhedzi
only; naked, poor |
| fhedzi
but yet |
| fhee
blowing a whistle |
| fho
question particle (Sinitial, SE dialect) |
| fivhivhi
reject unsatisfactory things |
| fuki
cover up another |
| fundinkodo
stand almost on one's head |
| ge
sit down easily/comfortably |
| gegenene
sit down with a bump |
| gi
sitting down nicely, comfortably |
| gidi
running |
| gidigidi
running |
| gikhi
knock, beat, hammer, tap |
| gudzhu
swarming out |
| gudzwu
swarming out |
| gwagwagwa
meeting, coming together |
| hafha
here |
| hafhaḽaa
yonder |
| hafhano
here |
| hafho
there |
| hafhu
again; not so? |
| hai
no! |
| haṋu
at your home |
| hanga
at my home |
| hangei
there, yonder |
| hangeno
here |
| hani
how? |
| hari
suddenly quiet |
| hashu
at our home |
| havho
at their home |
| havho
demonstrative NC2 |
| helele
standing up roughly |
| henefha
here |
| henefhaḽa
there |
| henefhano
here |
| henefho
there |
| henehafha
here |
| henehafhaḽaa
there |
| henehafhano
here |
| henehafho
there |
| henehangei
there, yonder |
| henehangeno
right here |
| henehangeo
yonder |
| henengei
there |
| henengeno
here |
| henenwi
emphatic demonstrative you (pl.) |
| henewe
emphatic demonstrative you (sg.) |
| heru
chew |
| hogo
expression used to decide who stays at home |
| holiholi
sleeping soundly |
| hone
but, but then |
| hone
pron, NC14,15 |
| hose
everywhere |
| hosho
thrown down with a crash |
| hoṱhe
everywhere |
| hoṱo
fall, drop into an opening |
| hufha
seeing that; in view of |
| hulwane
big, large |
| humbu
drink in gulps |
| humi
turn around suddenly and go back |
| hunwi
all of you |
| hunzhi
often |
| hunwe
elsewhere |
| huree
shame! |
| huru
crashing down of a tree |
| hushu
fall over |
| huvho
all of them |
| huvhu
dash off (esp. a buck) |
| hwetete
shrink together |
| hwi
silent |
| i
added to monosyllabic verbs for imperative |
| idzi
NC10 demonstrative |
| idzo
NC10 demonstrative |
| ih
yes |
| iina
yes |
| iḽa
NC9 demonstrative |
| iḽi
NC5 demonstrative |
| iḽo
NC5 demonstrative |
| ina
yes |
| inwi
you (pl.) absolutive |
| ishaho
next year |
| iṱali
after all |
| itshi
NC7 demonstrative |
| itsho
NC7 demonstrative |
| iwe
you (sg.) absolutive |
| iyi
NC4,9 demonstrative |
| iyo
NC4,9 demonstrative |
| izwi
NC8 demonstrative |
| izwo
NC8 demonstrative |
| ka
adjectival prefix |
| kabwa kabwa
lap, as in water in a pot when carried |
| kadzi
female, feminine |
| kakatu
everything there is; leaving nothing |
| kale
long ago |
| kana
or, whether |
| kanzhi
often |
| kaNwe
once, once upon a time |
| kanya
verbal prefix, emphatic |
| kapakapa
shaking the ears (esp. dog) |
| kape
throw over (esp. cloth over head) |
| kathihi
once |
| katya
swallowing |
| keleNende
spotlessly clean |
| kha
on, to, at |
| khabarudzhu
tear away violently |
| khadabulu
opening suddenly |
| khaedu
challenging term used by boys |
| khagala
outside; in the open |
| khamusi
perhaps |
| khathu
break |
| khavhe
if, if only |
| khe
surprised query |
| khea
NC6 cop. demonstrative |
| kheaḽaa
NC6 cop. demonstrative |
| kheano
NC6 cop. demonstrative |
| khedebu
jerking open suddenly |
| khedebu
praise name for a chief |
| khedzi
NC10 cop. demonstrative |
| khedziḽaa
NC10 cop. demonstrative |
| khedzino
NC10 cop. demonstrative |
| khedzo
NC10 cop. demonstrative |
| khefha
this is the place |
| khefhaḽaa
that is the place |
| khefhano
this is the place |
| khefho
that is the place |
| khege
squatting, as a baboon |
| khei
NC4,9 cop. demonstrative |
| kheiḽaa
NC4,9 cop. demonstrative |
| kheino
NC4,9 cop. demonstrative |
| kheḽi
NC5 cop. demonstrative |
| kheḽiḽaa
NC5 cop. demonstrative |
| kheḽino
NC5 cop. demonstrative |
| kheḽo
NC5 cop. demonstrative |
| kheo
NC6 cop. demonstrative |
| khephu
guzzling |
| khetshi
NC7 cop. demonstrative |
| khetshiḽaa
NC7 cop. demonstrative |
| khetshino
NC7 cop. demonstrative |
| khetsho
NC7 cop. demonstrative |
| khevha
NC2 cop. demonstrative |
| khevhaḽaa
NC2 cop. demonstrative |
| khevhano
NC2 cop. demonstrative |
| khevho
NC2 cop. demonstrative |
| kheyo
NC4,9 cop. demonstrative |
| khezwi
annoyed/surprised query |
| khezwiḽaa
NC8 cop. demonstrative |
| khezwino
NC8 cop. demonstrative |
| khezwo
NC8 cop. demonstrative |
| khithi
being nice, pleasant; entering |
| khoho
NC15 cop. demonstrative |
| khohu
NC15 cop. demonstrative |
| khohuḽaa
NC15 cop. demonstrative |
| khohuno
NC15 cop. demonstrative |
| khoi
hopping on one foot (esp if other hurts) |
| khokhokho
knocking at door |
| khoko
NC20 cop. demonstrative |
| khoku
NC20 cop. demonstrative |
| khokuḽaa
NC20 cop. demonstrative |
| khokuno
NC20 cop. demonstrative |
| kholu
NC11 cop. demonstrative |
| kholuḽaa
NC11 cop. demonstrative |
| kholuno
NC11 cop. demonstrative |
| kholwo
NC11 cop. demonstrative |
| khosho
thud |
| khou
present progressive marker |
| khouḽaa
NC11,13 cop. demonstrative |
| khouno
NC11,13 cop. demonstrative |
| khovho
NC14 cop. demonstrative |
| khovhu
NC14 cop. demonstrative |
| khovhuḽaa
NC14 cop. demonstrative |
| khovhuno
NC14 cop. demonstrative |
| khoyo
NC13 cop. demonstrative |
| khoyu
NC13 cop. demonstrative |
| khubu
be hot |
| khufha
seeing that |
| khunyelele
collect, assemble |
| khuṱhee
emitting a bad smell |
| khuvhevhe
sloping backward |
| khuvu
be hot |
| khuwa
shouting, hubbub |
| khwine
better |
| khwivhilu
red |
| kikinini
lumped up |
| kokololo
sitting and waiting a long time |
| kongongo
very dark, obscure |
| kopo
disgorge |
| koṱo
satisfaction at mishap befalling another |
| ku
sharp blow; kick |
| kubvu
be agreeably warm |
| kukununu
lumped up |
| kule
far |
| kumbvu
plunge into water |
| kuvu
be hot; strike w/ missile |
| kwa
pressed close together |
| kwanyame
climbing |
| kwaṱa
suddenly darting out of hiding |
| kwata
closed |
| kwati
closed |
| kwatzhakwatzha
rustling |
| kwilikiti
audible swallowing |
| kwinya
sleeping without covers |
| kwiti
swallowing |
| kwo
v prefx NC20 |
| kwo
poss NC20 |
| kwone
absol pron NC20 |
| kwonohoku
demon NC20 |
| kwonohokuḽaa
demon NC20 |
| kwonohokuno
demon NC20 |
| kwonohokwo
demon NC20 |
| kwonoku
demon NC20 |
| kwonokuḽa
demon NC20 |
| kwonokuno
demon NC20 |
| kwonokwo
demon NC20 |
| kwoṱhe
alone |
| ḽa
v prefx NC5 |
| ḽa
poss NC5 |
| ḽe
rel pron NC5 |
| ḽeneheḽi
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneheḽiḽaa
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneheḽino
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneheḽo
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneḽi
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneḽiḽa
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneḽino
demon NC5 |
| ḽeneḽo
demon NC5 |
| ḽi
vb prefix NC5 |
| ḽine
rel pron NC5 |
| ḽino
demon NC5 |
| ḽo
v prefx NC5 |
| ḽo
poss NC5 |
| ḽone
absol pron NC5 |
| ḽoṱhe
all (NC5) |
| lafu
long, tall |
| lala
old, aged |
| lapfu
long, tall, high |
| lapwata
lying stretched to full length |
| lembwetete
slimy |
| lenende
be clean, clear |
| liḓe
sleeping soundly; laughing heartily |
| lini
when? |
| linzwe
overwhelmed |
| lu
forms adv from adj |
| lunzhi
often |
| lwe
rel pron NC11 |
| lwo
v prefix NC11 |
| lwo
poss NC11 |
| lwone
absol pron NC11 |
| lwonoholu
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonoholuḽaa
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonoholuno
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonoholwo
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonolu
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonoluḽa
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonoluno
demon pron NC11 |
| lwonolwo
demon pron NC11 |
| lwoṱhe
all (NC11) |
| maa
done! finished! |
| maalaḓadzha
call to summon warriors |
| maberere
be squat, thickset |
| madekwe
last evening |
| mafhee
oath used by circumcised men |
| mafhefho
oath used by circumcised men |
| mahuke
secret call used among young girls |
| maisanee
men's surprise exclamation |
| male
used by women to disparage e/o's work |
| malewa
challenge issued by man threatening to throw s/t at s/o |
| matevheanga
lays second claim on s/t that has been claimed once |
| mathande
perhaps, possibly |
| mathina
but, whereas |
| matovhe
I'm next! |
| matshelo
tomorrow |
| matsheloni
in the morning |
| matsheloni
very early in the morning |
| tsheloni
|
| matsiko
but, whereas |
| matsina
but, whereas |
| mazha
rhythmic thudding sound |
| mbaiḓaho
day after tomorrow |
| mbaishaho
year after next |
| mbala
clear, becoming clear |
| mbamatshelo
day after tomorrow |
| mbamphanḓa
day after tomorrow |
| mbamphanḓa
three days hence |
| iḓaho
|
| mbamulovha
day before yesterday |
| mbanwohoḽa
two years ago |
| mbanwakani
year after next |
| mbarara
lie flat, be flat |
| mbe
white |
| mboloma
laudatory epithet for chief |
| mboo
white; appearing suddenly |
| mbwanda
dipping, as the sun below horizon |
| mbwete
sitting broadly |
| milikiti
swallowing, gulping down |
| mini
what? |
| misi
when |
| mmphwa
honorific used by women, prefixed to group name |
| mmphya
honorific used by women, prefixed to group name |
| modo
put lid on |
| monde
left (side) |
| muga
verily |
| mugado
swimming dogstroke |
| mulovha
yesterday |
| murahu
behind |
| musha
scornful epithet for young man (Sotho) |
| mvake
said to the loser in drawing straws |
| mvee
women's answering call |
| mveṱe
sitting down with a bump |
| ṅwakani
next year |
| ṅwe
other |
| ṋa
four |
| ṋa
call of angry or pained surprise |
| ṋaasi
today |
| ṋamusi
today |
| ṋanwaha
this year |
| ṋu
yours |
| ṋu
wet, moist |
| na
interrogative, before or after S |
| na
and, with |
| naasi
today |
| naho
although |
| nakudze
what's name |
| nakuse
what's name |
| nakute
what's name |
| namudze
what's name |
| namune
what's name |
| namusi
even though |
| nandi
used to attract attention |
| nangoho
really, indeed |
| nangwe
even if |
| napu
whip, flick |
| nata
fall or hurl down violently |
| nḓarieni
come on! |
| nḓavhanḓavha
waddling |
| nḓere
bring here! |
| ndaa
yes; a salutation |
| nde
put down smartly |
| ndelee
clang, resound |
| ndi
v prefx “I” |
| ndi
absol copula “it is” |
| ndiwe
insulting address term, “you there” |
| ndwa
fast; tightly |
| ndwendwe
praise name for a chief |
| ndzhilindzhili
tie fast; vibrate (like a bow string) |
| ndzilindzili
tie fast; vibrate (like a bow string) |
| ndziri
stab into |
| nembe
dangling |
| nene
small |
| nga
with; by means of |
| nga
v prefx, potential/future neg |
| nga
mine |
| nga
with, by means of |
| ngafha
so big, so much |
| ngafhani
how big? |
| ngafhi
where? |
| ngafho
so much; so big |
| ngalangala
totally gone |
| ngana
how many? |
| ngani
why? |
| ngau
because |
| ngauraḽa
in that way over there |
| ngaurali
in this way |
| ngauralo
in that way |
| ngaurano
in this way here |
| ngauri
because, since |
| ngauvha
because, since |
| ngavhe
if, if only |
| ngavhuya
later on; gently |
| nge
if, if only |
| ngea
cop demon NC6 |
| ngeaḽaa
cop demon NC6 |
| ngeano
cop demon NC6 |
| ngedzi
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngedziḽaa
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngedzino
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngedzo
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngei
there |
| ngei
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngeiḽaa
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngeino
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngeḽi
cop demon NC5 |
| ngeḽiḽaa
cop demon NC5 |
| ngeḽino
cop demon NC5 |
| ngeḽo
cop demon NC5 |
| ngeno
here; whereas |
| ngeo
there, yonder |
| ngeo
cop demon NC6 |
| ngetshi
cop demon NC7 |
| ngetshiḽaa
cop demon NC7 |
| ngetshino
cop demon NC7 |
| ngetsho
cop demon NC7 |
| ngevha
cop demon NC2 |
| ngevhaḽaa
cop demon NC2 |
| ngevhano
cop demon NC2 |
| ngevho
cop demon NC2 |
| ngeyo
cop demon NC4,9 |
| ngezwi
this is the place |
| ngezwi
cop demon NC8 |
| ngezwiḽaa
cop demon NC8 |
| ngezwino
cop demon NC8 |
| ngezwo
cop demon NC8 |
| ngindi
drumming; report of a gun |
| ngo
neg past v prefix |
| ngo
please (with 'dzou') |
| ngoho
cop demon NC15 |
| ngohu
cop demon NC15 |
| ngohuḽaa
cop demon NC15 |
| ngohuno
cop demon NC15 |
| ngoko
cop demon NC20 |
| ngoku
cop demon NC20 |
| ngokuḽaa
cop demon NC20 |
| ngokuno
cop demon NC20 |
| ngolu
cop demon NC11 |
| ngoluḽaa
cop demon NC11 |
| ngoluno
cop demon NC11 |
| ngolwo
cop demon NC11 |
| ngomu
in, inside |
| ngouḽaa
cop demon NC1,3 |
| ngouno
cop demon NC1,3 |
| ngovho
cop demon NC14 |
| ngovhu
cop demon NC14 |
| ngovhuḽaa
cop demon NC14 |
| ngovhuno
cop demon NC14 |
| ngoyo
cop demon NC1,3 |
| ngoyu
cop demon NC1,3 |
| ngwende
falling down or out |
| ngwenyama
humble, polite address term |
| ni
2nd person (pl) v prefix |
| ni
what? what kind of? |
| nini
sudden, painful stabbing/jabbing |
| nṋe
absol pron “I” |
| nnḓa
outside; without |
| nnṱha
above, on top, over |
| nnyi
who? |
| noṱhe
you all |
| nya
n prefx: mistress of, lady of |
| nyambu
switch, strike |
| nyena
baring one's teeth |
| nyengenyenge
glow, as embers |
| nzaḽa
of such a nature |
| nzali
like this here |
| nzalo
like that yonder |
| nzani
what sort of? |
| nzano
of this sort |
| nzhamba
hubbub of voices |
| nzhamba
hubbub of voices |
| nzhi
much, many |
| nzilinzili
talking at; bothering |
| nzuru
suddenly running off |
| nzwii
quite black, dark |
| Na
seize |
| Nai
glittering shining |
| Nenzu
take a bit out of |
| NiniNini
stab, pick, jab suddenly |
| No
quiet |
| Nwahoḽa
last year |
| Nwakani
next year |
| Nwatu
take off a piece from |
| Nwau
desolate |
| Nwe
other |
| o
poss NC6 |
| o
v prefx NC1,6 |
| onohouḽaa
demon NC1 |
| onohouno
demon NC1 |
| onohoyo
demon NC1 |
| onohoyu
demon NC1 |
| onouḽa
demon NC1 |
| onouno
demon NC1 |
| onoyo
demon NC1 |
| onoyu
demon NC1 |
| ose
all |
| oṱhe
all |
| pesu
cause s/t to fly up |
| pfufhi
short |
| pha
quite full |
| phanḓa
before, in front |
| phashaa
fall asprawl |
| phashalala
very full |
| phoṱo
fall down and break |
| phu
strike; beat |
| phuḓu
pierce, go through |
| phumu
chip off |
| phusee
settle, like a bird |
| phusu
stir up; blow up |
| pilivhili
be red |
| pipiti
start or spring up suddenly |
| pu
fall down; be naked |
| pupununu
be right out in the open; lie down w/o covers |
| pupuru
chewing audibly |
| pwaṱa
be soft; fall down into |
| raru
three |
| redelele
turn round |
| rema
black |
| riki
squat down flat |
| riṋe
absol pron “we” |
| ro
v prefix “we” |
| ro
aspect prefix: often, very much |
| ruthu
fall down w/ thud; strike forcibly |
| sa
as, like |
| sa
neg of dependent v form |
| seke
fall to pieces easily |
| sekene
slender, thin |
| seli
on the other side |
| sephu
scoop out |
| seṱha
yellow |
| shaku
be all there; full, numerous |
| shate
closed well |
| shithe
come and leave immediately; jump into |
| shonee
for shame! |
| shu
bitter, astringent |
| shuu
exclamation of annoyed surprise |
| shwaana
white (Sotho) |
| siṱe
cause sudden pain |
| soko
v prefix: without reason, just |
| sokou
v prefix: without reason, just |
| soni
answer call (used by Lemba women) |
| swa
new |
| swa
disappear |
| swaṱha
vanish, be hardly discernible |
| swata
vanish; submerge |
| swinu
beat, wallop |
| swoto
peel (off) |
| ṱaḓulu
above, higher up |
| ṱana
seeing that even... |
| ṱanu
five |
| ṱhurrr
used in mufutha game |
| ṱhuru
clean; having nothing |
| ṱhururu
fall in! |
| ṱiki
sit, squat |
| ṱikinini
sit, squat broadly |
| ṱodzi
peek over edge of s/t |
| ṱuku
small, young |
| tai
look, see |
| taku
arise, get up |
| tandetande
wind round |
| tatanana
lie stretched to full length or naked |
| te
break, snap; stick fast; be hard |
| teletele
amazed, surprised |
| tembe
in a circle |
| tenda
as long as |
| tenya
sitting high, so as to be thin |
| tepu
scoop up a little |
| tete
soft, tender |
| tetenene
fall down, crash down |
| tevha
weak, sickly |
| tha
clean, clear |
| thamu
jump up; leap |
| thasu
loosen; cut open a little |
| thesu
move away |
| thihi
one |
| thithithi
come to abrupt stop |
| thongo
neg past “I” |
| thu
burst, explode |
| thudzu
thrust aside |
| thukhe
strike w/ stick or missile |
| thusu
strike, beat |
| thwee
cold |
| tikitiki
upset, imbalance |
| tindi
resound (as a drum) |
| titi
said to child being put to bed |
| titilii
numerous, dense, thick |
| titilili
at a loss for what to do |
| titilili
numerous, dense, thick |
| tono
stare, glare |
| totolo
seek vainly |
| tou
aspect prefix: intensive |
| tse tse
walk carefully |
| tsedu
walk w/ dragging feet; step aside |
| tserere
slide, skid, slip |
| tseretsere
slip continually |
| tsetse
praise name for chief |
| tshaka
be lean; hang down |
| tshakatshaka
be smashed to fragments |
| tshakwe
surprise exclamation |
| tsheke
throw down w/ thud |
| tshena
white, light |
| tshete
quiet, silent |
| tshibebe
pressed close together, holding e/o tightly |
| tshidele
properly, decently |
| tshifha
just as if |
| tshihosi
as if one were chief |
| tshilondo
call for Dombu dancers to come to dance |
| tshitshetsho
a long time since |
| tshokoto
be utterly decrepit, as a starving person |
| tshokotshoko
walking through dead leaves |
| tshoṱhe
completely, totally |
| tshotshe
use thorny branches to block a path |
| tshukhwi
exclamation of pain |
| tshunguru
very dry and crisp |
| tshuu
exclamation of surprise, disgust |
| tsike
put down |
| tsini
near, close |
| tswapu
flick, whip |
| tswavhelele
tall, smooth, without projection |
| tswe
put down |
| tswi
straight |
| tswipu
flick, whip |
| tswititi
long and perfectly straight |
| tswoo
finish, take everything |
| tswotswotolo
finish completely |
| tswuku
red |
| tunzwu
slip out under pressure |
| tzhau
very glad, rejoicing |
| tzheṱu
cut off, sever |
| tzunguru
very dry and crisp |
| tzwititi
long and perfectly straight |
| tzwo
finish, clean out |
| tzwoo
finish, clean out |
| tzwotzwotolo
finish completely |
| tswu
black |
| tswuku
red |
| u
v prefix: “you” (sg) |
| u
poss “yours” (sg) |
| uho
demon NC14,15 |
| uhu
demon NC14,15 |
| ukhani
thanks! |
| uku
demon NC20 |
| ukwo
demon NC20 |
| uḽa
demon NC1,3 |
| ulu
demon NC11 |
| ulwo
demon NC11 |
| une
rel pron NC3 |
| unga
as, like |
| uno
demon NC1,3 |
| uri
that |
| uvho
demon NC14 |
| uvhu
demon NC14 |
| uyo
demon NC1,3 |
| uyu
demon NC1,3 |
| vhaa
crash, fall down |
| vhadali
greeting to one who's returned from a visit |
| vhai
lighten |
| vhane
rel pron NC2 |
| vhashumi
greeting to working people |
| vhasinḓi
greeting to people pounding grain |
| vhenehavha
demon NC2 |
| vhenehavhaḽaa
demon NC2 |
| vhenehavhano
demon NC2 |
| vhenehavho
demon NC2 |
| vhenevha
demon NC2 |
| vhenevhaḽaa
demon NC2 |
| vhenevhano
demon NC2 |
| vhenevho
demon NC2 |
| vhengevhenge
stand alone in open place; glitter |
| vhere
wither |
| vhi
bad |
| vhili
two |
| vhilivhili
crash into; make a sound |
| vhilivhili
be hot, as the sun |
| vhimbili
roll over and fall down |
| vhisi
raw, unripe |
| vhoṱhe
they all |
| vhudzu
go off w/ a bang |
| vhunga
as like |
| vhuu
fall, crash |
| vhuya
good |
| vozho
break through (like cattle through fence) |
| we
rel pron NC1,3 |
| wone
absol pron NC8 |
| wonohouḽaa
demon NC3 |
| wonohouno
demon NC3 |
| wonohoyo
demon NC3 |
| wonohoyu
demon NC3 |
| wonouḽa
demon NC3 |
| wonouno
demon NC3 |
| wonoyo
demon NC3 |
| woṱhe
demon NC3 |
| xu
rest, repose |
| ya
v prefix NC4,9 |
| ya
poss NC4,9 |
| yawee
exclamation of pain, surprise |
| ye
rel pron NC4,9 |
| yenehei
demon NC4,9 |
| yeneheiḽaa
demon NC4,9 |
| yeneheino
demon NC4,9 |
| yeneheyo
demon NC4,9 |
| yenei
demon NC4,9 |
| yeneiḽa
demon NC4,9 |
| yeneeino
demon NC4,9 |
| yeneyo
demon NC4,9 |
| yo
poss NC4,9 |
| yo
v prefix NC4,9 |
| yone
absol pron NC4,9 |
| yoṱhe
all, each |
| yowee
exclamation of pain, surprise |
| zhambu
strike, whip, flick |
| zhuvhu
snatch away, tear away |
| zwa
v prefix NC8 |
| zwa
poss NC8 |
| zwaa
lie about in great numbers |
| zwe
rel pron NC8 |
| zwenehezwi
demon NC8 |
| zwenehezwiḽaa
demon NC8 |
| zwenehezwino
demon NC8 |
| zwenehezwo
demon NC8 |
| zwenezwi
demon NC8 |
| zwenezwiḽa
demon NC8 |
| zwenezwino
demon NC8; just now |
| zwenezwo
demon NC8 |
| zwi
v prefix NC8 |
| zwiku
dislodge, disengage |
| zwiḽa
demon NC8 |
| zwiḽa
when |
| zwine
rel pron NC8 |
| zwino
demon NC8; now |
| zwo
poss NC8 |
| zwo
v prefix NC8 |
| zwone
absol pron NC8; the right thing |