Chikunda English

born, be

(Shona) ti

return

(Shona) -nwa

noun red (colour)

adjective cold (of weather)

fry

(Shona) mwana

prepare

(Shona) ruoko

kick

(Shona) nyama

verb fat

hot, be

(Shona) ruva

choose

(Shona) kupi

run

(Shona) -ruma

wet, become

(Shona) -verenga, -rava

begin

(Shona) ndi, ini

do

(Shona) piri

cockroaches

fishnets

elderly

mother

paternal grandmother

father-in-law

maternal grandfather

adverb not

younger sisters

brothers-in-law

coughs

(Shona) sino

Dialect: English loanword

dead body

Excuse Me

noun egg

owl

yesterday you did not see me

valley

you (pl)

pronoun 1.sg I

bat

comb

have fever

(Shona) gonye

hungry

lie (down)

(Shona) muswe

heavy

separated, be

(Shona) -seka

pregnant, be

(Shona) ibvi

wipe

(Shona) -taura, -ti

wash self

(Shona) -kanda

wash hands

(Shona) -sunda, -sandidzira

sharp

wash clothes

(Shona) -pukuta

rotten

save

(Shona) -pfira

ankles

(Shona) -papama

boats

noun water

verb words

noun grease (fat, organic substance)

years

rats

seventy

buttocks

(Shona) jecha

cheeks

(Shona) ivhu, pasi

excrement

(Shona) gomo

chiefs

birds

thieves

tribes

spear

in

salt

virgin

and

younger sister

noun claw

beard

(Shona) kunaya

cows

young

I don’t know

noun woman

orphan

eagles

python

verb kind

animal

buffaloes

noun star

hut

huts

wing

verb pipe

numeral one

six

thin

rope

hyena

trap

(Shona) -sumuka, -simuka, -mira

noun hair (on head of humans)

You did not see me

brains

(Shona) munyu

noun smoke (of fire)

children

babies

have children

(Shona) imbwa

hive