Ndau English

arrive

high

defecate (shit)

(Shona) imwe

I will not give you the money

there

old people

verb sleep

You did not see me

yesterday you did not see me

hold

(Shona) gwati

salivate

(Shona) -sveta

day after tomorrow

fist

(Shona) -zara

hat

chin

(Shona) mhute

sharpening tool

baboon

help

(Shona) muchero

warthog

wind

ankle

(Shona) -tamba

ankles

(Shona) -papama

verb lie (on side, recline)

go

(Shona) baba

garden

wash hair

(Shona) -zvuva, -dhonza

vagina

bark

verb walk

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

verb swim

(Shona) sambira

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

sniff

(Shona) -rarama

fish(es)

chicken

chickens

noun dog

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

kidney(s)

(Shona) -tsiura, -ruramisa

ill, become

(Shona) ganda

frog

fast

banana

feed

(Shona) -rema

hidden, be

(Shona) mhodzi, mbeu

where

holes

east

warthogs

zebras

mothers

maternal grandfathers

mother

armpits

(Shona) -zvimba

chief

cockroaches

butterflies

pipes

branches

breasts

(Shona) ibwe

dust

raw

verb fly

(Shona) bhururuka

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

noun person (individual human)

female

right

daughter-in-law

husband

daughter

snore

(Shona) -fa

prepare

(Shona) ruoko

Yesterday I saw you

stomachs

song

winter

slow

verb drink

lake

lakes

noun star

snake

noun ear

(Shona) nzeve

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

thin

rotten

blind

sharpen

(Shona) -ziva

pythons

birds

monkeys

wool

trap

(Shona) -sumuka, -simuka, -mira

Goodbye

rainbow

verb come

men

boys

week

urine

name (family)

day before yesterday

You’re Welcome

swell

(Shona) -kwenya, -kwara

possible