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catch

(Shona) ani

fall

(Shona) -fara

other

father

cave

born, be

(Shona) ti

hold

(Shona) gwati

mucus

(Shona) nekuti

boiled

name

save

(Shona) -pfira

day after tomorrow

tortoise

elbow

(Shona) -pisa

want

(Shona) -geza

noun black (colour)

wind

ankle

(Shona) -tamba

sing

(Shona) -funga

go to sleep

(Shona) mhuka

breathe

(Shona) ino

sit down

(Shona) -nhuwidza

vagina

year

nineteen

fifteen

throats

noun dog

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

louse, head

leopard

kiss

(Shona) bvupa

hard

where

burned

baskets

paternal aunts

maternal aunt

crabs

eagles

armpits

(Shona) -zvimba

ladder

north

heads

(Shona) -ora (rot)

money

noun seed

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

dust

spears

thighs

necks

(Shona) zita

brooms

enemy

verb fly

(Shona) bhururuka

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

priest

diarrhea

(Shona) moto

awake

grandchild

net

noun tree (not log)

(Shona) muti

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

smell

noun tail

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

hunter

noun moon

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

moons

some

hearts

(Shona) -asviba

gold

girls

why

verb today

noun horn (of bull etc.)

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

ocean, sea

quiet, be

(Shona) musana

buffaloes

elephants

squeeze

(Shona) -rova, -bhura

throw away

(Shona) -garira

maternal grandfather

wash hands

(Shona) -sunda, -sandidzira

bad

all

itch

(Shona) -totesa

raise

(Shona) zamu

sew

(Shona) -nzwa

dark

play

(Shona) tsoka

wet

adjective cold (of weather)

wipe

(Shona) -taura, -ti

gather

(Shona) mudzimai

rainbow

poor, be

(Shona) gumbo

four

daughters-in-law

urine

verb clean

sweat

every day

swell

(Shona) -kwenya, -kwara

chins

(Shona) denga

waists