Ndau English

copulate (have sex with)

(Shona) ese

cry

(Shona) amwe

chew

(Shona) chii

paternal uncles

mothers-in-law

paternal aunt

knife

give birth

(Shona) murume

born, be

(Shona) ti

bridge

left

ask

boat

chin

(Shona) mhute

noun smoke (of fire)

ankles

(Shona) -papama

noun hot (of weather)

sing

(Shona) -funga

flow

(Shona) mukadzi

verb fat

giraffe

crab

eagle

guinea fowl

pigs

noun fish

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

chicken

arrow

lie (in ambush)

(Shona) nhenga

pronoun this

comb

shoulder

verb (infinitive) rain

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

maternal grandfathers

sisters

years

eighty

twin

nests

verb words

chicken eggs

owls

seeds

mice

animals

penises

enemy

fruit

noun root (botanics)

priest

milk

(Shona) dai, nana, kana

net

noun tree (not log)

younger sister

noun water

daughter

months

cow

gold

blunt (knife)

kudu

daughters

snakes

thirsty, be

(Shona) -uya

bees

hungry, be

(Shona) uswa

turn

(Shona) -wa, -donha

wing

begin

(Shona) ndi, ini

heavy

tired

flower

nest

beautiful

python

monkeys

free

sell

(Shona) -furidza

eyelashes

(Shona) -chena

bow

priests

brothers-in-law

children

hunters

verb clean

obey

(Shona) mhuno

noun yellow (colour)

noun breasts (female)

sweat

yesterday

every day

how much

fingers

(Shona) -tonhora

toenails

little fingers

(Shona) ku, kuna, pa, pana

swell

(Shona) -kwenya, -kwara

sticks

rhinoceroses

how many

toes