Ndau English

catch

(Shona) ani

high

paternal uncles

cave

born, be

(Shona) ti

hold

(Shona) gwati

brown

rock

ant hill

thousand

drunk, be

(Shona) china

drunk, get

(Shona) shanu

adjective full

smell

(Shona) -tya

noun cloud (not fog)

nineteen

bark

strong

pronoun this

kidney(s)

(Shona) -tsiura, -ruramisa

noun sand (opposite to following)

stick

throw

(Shona) -zorora

undress

(Shona) -bata, -pfunda

feed

(Shona) -rema

verb (infinitive) see

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

frogs

noun night

giraffes

noun grease (fat, organic substance)

rats

forty

eighty

verb tomorrow

caves

knives

days

mother-in-law

thieves

animals

nets

backs

(Shona) mvura

tears

necks

(Shona) zita

enemies

in

noun root (botanics)

noun man (adult male human)

cough

(Shona) mhepo

thorn

lip

(Shona) -kure

noun boy

back

(Shona) jenaguru

hippopotamuses

some

snore

(Shona) -fa

gold

I will give you the money

I know

winter

buffaloes

snake

snakes

hungry, be

(Shona) uswa

ears

(Shona) dota

elephant

squeeze

(Shona) -rova, -bhura

wing

be blind

begin

(Shona) ndi, ini

verb say

tired

run

(Shona) -ruma

remain

(Shona) chitaka

father-in-law

forest

monkey

monkeys

few

raise

(Shona) zamu

sew

(Shona) -nzwa

rope

tear

(Shona) -mbururuka

frighten

(Shona) munhu

take

(Shona) -chera, -tukumbam

veins

eyelash

(Shona) -yero

noun foot (not leg)

insects

verb come

singers

sons

nine

boys

three

phrase he made only a partial marriage payment

(Shona) akabhadhara kusvika padanga chete

Speaker: Emmanuel Sithole

adjective name

every

ghosts

boats