Ndau English

fall

(Shona) -fara

I don’t see you

lie (down)

(Shona) muswe

paternal uncle

cave

cockroach

basket

verb stone

ghost

finger

(Shona) zuva

rhinoceros

well

ant hill

dead body

help

(Shona) muchero

drunk, get

(Shona) shanu

near

adjective small

young

deep

noun hot (of weather)

giraffe

wash hair

(Shona) -zvuva, -dhonza

eagle

adverb not

pigs

sneeze

(Shona) -rara

throat

noun dog

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

dogs

he

insect

comb

kiss

(Shona) bvupa

chiefs

eyes

(Shona) -dema

noun grease (fat, organic substance)

verb gardens

graves

maternal aunt

ladders

horns

north

pains

chests

(Shona) fuva

Dialect: Manyika loanwoard

breasts

(Shona) ibwe

mice

mouse

bucks

ostriches

house

huts

spears

smells

noun nose

in

singer

noun bull

friend

younger brother

noun fire

(Shona) moto

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

old (person)

old person

thigh

noun water

and

make

(Shona) musoro

prepare

(Shona) ruoko

flies

verb today

lie (tell untruth)

(Shona) vhudzi

dried

rotten

verb pipe

lung

(Shona) ne

noun burn

(Shona) pisa

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

numeral one

run

(Shona) -ruma

nest

maternal grandfather

forest

grass

bad

noun bird

word

itch

(Shona) -totesa

itches

(Shona) -omesa, -oma

tie

(Shona) -gara

rope

vein

eyelash

(Shona) -yero

feet

(Shona) husiku

honey

verb know (facts)

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

You’re Welcome

fingers

(Shona) -tonhora

toenails

little fingers

(Shona) ku, kuna, pa, pana

how many

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