Chikunda English

born, be

(Shona) ti

leave

(Shona) nyanga

verb die

open

(Shona) muromo, mukanwa

verb sleep

fall

(Shona) -fara

push

(Shona) mutsipa

give greetings

(Shona) amai

pay

(Shona) rurimi

vomit

(Shona) -kwiza

wet

send

(Shona) -fema

bark (dog)

begin

(Shona) ndi, ini

sing

(Shona) -funga

widows

tortoises

baboons

grooms

farmers

elder brother

men

virgins

fathers

lizard

true (not false)

first

shell

old

dead body

chest

(Shona) gore

raw

frog

Excuse Me

yesterday you did not see me

noun sun

valley

have cold

(Shona) inda

you (pl)

turtle

rat

armpit

(Shona) -gwamba, -tonhodza

fishnet

at

split

(Shona) -vhima

lie (in ambush)

(Shona) nhenga

have diarrhea

(Shona) nyoka

salivate

(Shona) -sveta

lie (down)

(Shona) muswe

rich

recognize

(Shona) moyo

straight

defecate (shit)

(Shona) imwe

squeeze

(Shona) -rova, -bhura

dirty

rub

(Shona) kudya, -dya

sweet

heat

(Shona) rutanda

weak

when

shells

names (family)

verb gardens

west

graves

younger brother

feathers

magic

horns

thorn

three

hippopotamus

noun moon

noun sand (opposite to following)

cow

puddles

female

guinea fowl

(fire)wood

snore

(Shona) -fa

language

fleas

lice, head

every day

verb kind

roof

lakes

song

snakes

bees

here

nine

numeral two

bowstrings

noun breast (female)

(Shona) zamu

Speaker: Robert Chimbiti

chins

(Shona) denga

sticks

there

You did not see me

brains

(Shona) munyu