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TABLE or CONCORDS FOR THE CHINYANJA

LANGUAGE.

CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS .

ClassI.—Nou nswhich change the initial letter or syl lab le o f the

Singu lar into a to fo rm the Plu ra l —Mu n tu , a man An tu , people.

Class II.—Nou nswhich change the initial letter o r syllab le o f the

Singu lar in to mito fo rm the Plu ral z—Ntengo , a tree Mitengo , trees.

Class[IL —No u nswhich in c omposition form the Plu ra l no t b y any

change in the Singu lar , b u t b y prefixing z o r zi to the word fo ll owingNyumb e , a house Nyumb a zambiri, many houses.

ClassIV—Nou nsb eginning with tab in the Singu lar which form their

Plu ral b y changing the tab in to z —Tshin tu , a thing ; Zintu , things.—Note. Grea tness is expressed by b ringing no u ns in to this c lass

Nsomb a , a fish Tshinsomb a,a large fish.

ClassV—No u nsb eginning with tsh in the Singu l ar which fo rm their

Plur a l b y changing the tsh in to dz —Tshin tu, grain (seed) ; Dzin tu ,

grains(seeds) .ClassVI.

—Nou nswhich change the initia l letter o r syl lab le o f the

Singu lar in to ma to fo rm the Plu ra l —Dzine , a too th Mano , teeth .

ClassVIL —Nou nswhich form their Pl u ra l by prefixing ma to the

Singu l ar z—Fnpa , a b one ; Mafu pa , b ones. The n o u nso f this c lasstake

the same c on c o rd fo r a ll their Plu rals, b u t in the Singu l ar the c onc o rds

are o f three varieties(o r su b -c lasses) , represented b y the three words

Fnpa , a b one ; Mafu pa , b ones. Uta,a b ow ; Mau ta , b ows. Fumu , a

chief ; Ma fumu, chiefs.

ClassVIII.—No u nswhich form their Plu ral b y prefixing a to the

Singu lar—Garu , a dog Agaru , dogs.

ClassIX .—Iu fi nitives o f verbs, c o rresponding to the English verb a l

nou n in ing z—Ku lima , ho eing. Some o f these have Plu ralswhich are

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formed b y changing the initial ku in to ma , and the fina l a. in to 0

Kuh’

pira , a paying or paymen t Ma lipiro , payments.

ClassX .—Diminu tives. These are fo rmed b y prefixing 1 m. and ti to

the ordinary Singu lar and Plu ral of the nou n z—Garu , a dog ; Kagaru , alittle dog ; Tiagaru , little dogs

—Note 1 . Frequ en tly the tio f the Plu ral

isprefixed to the ordinary Singu lar o f the n ou n ,asTigaru ,

little dogs.

Note 2 . Asisthe c ase in most langu ages, the fo rm o f the diminu tive is

also the form o f endearmen t and respec t .

Cl assX L — Rc lative Nou ns. The initial syllab les o f Singu lar and

Plu ra l for these nou ns(o f which 0 isthe vowel ) are given in the Tab le o f

Con c ords, and in c omposition the n o u n takes the c on c ord o f the c lass

u nder which these initia l syl lab lesare fou nd . A nou n o f the fi rst c lassis

here taken asa type—Wo tshita , worker ; Otshita , wo rkers.

ClassX II— No u nswhich take their c onc o rdsasif the initia l syl lab l e

of the Sing ular were mu —Nkamwa , mou th Nkamwa,mou ths.

TABLE OF CONCORDS FOR THE CHINYANJA

LANGUAGE.

Of,assign o f Possessive c ase

Conc ord o f Numeric a l Adj .Go od

BigBad

Who le,a l l

Another , o ther

My or min eThy o r thin e

His, her , its

Ou r o r ou rs

You r or yo u rs

Their , theirs

Who , which, o r wha tThis, that , these

This, these (here)This, those (there)That, those

Which (o f two )What o r which, etc .

What ? (o f race,kind

,o r

qu a lity)How mu ch Howmany u ngati? inga ti?

Where ishe ? Where are they ? u liku ti? iriku ti?

He, himsel f, etc . woka yoka

Pron omina l Su bjec tive Prefixesof verb in a ll tenses i

Po

exc e

ipt perfec ts

for Perfec ts

Pro . Objec tive medialsInitial Syl lab leso f RelativeiNou ns

wanje‘

Q yange

CLASSES. CLASSES. CLASSES . CLASSES .

SING. I. PLU . I. SING. II. PLU . II.SING.VIII. PLU . VI. SING. VII. SING. III.

PL U . VII. 2. SING.VII.PLU . VIII. 3 .

PL U . IX .

x Ta b le of Caw ardsof tile C/zz'

nya nj a L ang u age.

Of, assign o f Possessive c aseCon c ord of Numerica l Adj .Good

Ou r or ou rsYou r or you rs

Their, theirsWho

,which, or what

This, that , these

This,these (here)

This, those (there)Tha t, those

Which (of two )What or which, etc

What ? (of rac e, kind, o r

qu a lity)How mu ch ? How many ?Where ishe Where are they ?He, himself, etc .

Pronominal Su bjec tive Prefi xesof verb in a l l tensesexc ept perfec ts

P. S . P. for Perfec ts

Pro . Objec tive media lsInitial Syllab leso f Relative

Nou ns i

CLASSES.

PL U . III.

PLU . IV.

CLASSES.

SING. IV.

SING. V.

tsha dz a

tshi-modzi dzi-wiri

tsha -bwin o dz a -bwin o

tshatshi-ku ru dzadzi-ku ru

tsho -ipa dzo -ipa

tsha tu dzatutshanu dza nu

tshao dzao

tshomwe dzomwe

tshimen e-tshi dziman e-dzi

Ta b le of Coneora’

sof tile Cl am/a nj a L a ng u ag e. xr

CLASS.

SING. IX .

kwa

ku -modzikwa -bwino

kwaku -ku ru

ko -ipa

kwatukwan u

kwao

k omwekumene-ku

CLASS.

SING. X .

ka-modzika -bwinokaku -ku ruko -ipa

katu

kanu

kao

komwekamene-ka

ti-wiri

t a-bwin o

ta ti-ku ruto -ipa

tatu

tanu

tao

tomwetimene-ti

mwatshi

Rarely used

mu liku ti?

mwa

CHINYANJA DICTIONARY.

A

A hasin Chinyanja the long sou ndo fa in f a ther and the short sou nd

o f a in f a t, the former in a c c en ted,

the latter in u nac c ented syl

lab les.

A, an , as an indefinite artic le is

expressed b y the nominal prefixes—A ma n , mu n t u ; a c up ,

tahiko .

A b andon , v. t. To aba ndon , E u

leka .

An enterp rise, Ku leka ntshito

ya tshi.

To f orsake , to deser t, Eu sia .

The goa t hasf orsaken her kid ,Mb u zi yasia mwanatshi. You

ha vef orsaken me, Wandisia .

To cast away by f orsaking inda nger or difl

’icu l ty, Ku sira .

He has a bandoned his c om

p a nions to the enemy , Wasira

anz atshikwa mariwongo .

To a bandon a p u rp ose in de

8 ir of su cc eeding, Ku lepera .

6 has a b a ndoned the sea r ch

f or hisgoa t, Walspere ku funira

mb u ziyatshi.

Ab andoned, a . Given up ,f orsaken ,-Osiidwa .

Evil , c or r up t, wicked ,-0ipa

-am u l u pu lu .

Ab an onment, n . Entire deser

tion , Kusia .

Ab andonment , n . Of qua rrel beca use of recompense, Ku lipira .

Ab ase , v. t. To humb le,Eu tshe

petsa . His chief humb led him,

Fumu yatshiinamtshepetsa .

Ab ash, v. t. Ku tshititsa manyazi,ku patsa manyazi.

Ab asmg'

, a .-0 tshepetsa .

Ab ate, v. i. To gr ow less, Kuv gwa . The am has a bated

,

Mondwe wagwa . The peop le a r e

becoming f ew,An tu asianasiana.

The swel ling has a ba ted , or isr edu c ed, Ku tupa kusianidwa .

—v. t. To lessen, to diminish,

Eu tshepetsa. He has lessenedthe vill age, Watshepetsa mu dzi.To a bate o r ca use pa in to be

less,Eu apu ze . H e a ba ted my

pain wit medicine, Wa

fiepu za

ku pwetekakwanga ndiman wala .

To subside, aswa ter in a river

af ter a fl ood , Eu tera .

Ab a tement, n . Diminu tion, de

cr ease in qu antity , Ku pu ngu la.

Mitiga tion of p ain ,a nger , or

narr ow,ku pepu z a . The aba te

ment of the p ain ,Ku pepu z a kwa

ku pweteka .

Ab a ter , n . W0pu ngu l a , opu ngu la ;wakupu ngul a , aku u n a .

Ab b rem te , v. t. o s or ten, Eu

tsh

gpetsa ku finimpitsa .

o abbr evia te a sta tement o rna rr a tive, Eu finimpitsa.

Ab b reviation , n . Ku tshepetsaku finimpitsa .

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Ab dicate , v. t. To a bandon ,Eu

leka ; ku tshoka . He a bdica ted

his chiefl ainship , Nasia nfumuwatshi.

Ab dication, n . Kusia .

Abdomen, n . Mimb a .

Abdominal , a .-Amimb a .

Abdu c e , v. t. To dr aw away, Eu

b a lu tsa .

Ab du c t, v. t. To remove c la udestineiy , Ku b e .

A limb , Ku b alu tsa .

Abdu c tion , n . Ku b al u tsa .

Ab erration , n . A ct of wa ndering,Kusotshera .

Ab et, r . t. To encou rage, Ku

ta .

o abet or enc ou r age a person

to jight or m l,Ku sonjezera.

Ab etto r,n. otangata , otangata ;

wosonj ezera , osonjezera.

Abhor,v. t. Ma terial ly, Eu nu

ng’lu dwa ndi mo ra l ly , Ku

kwiira .

Withdmw f rom, Ku nyansi

dwa ndi.

Abhorrence , n . Ku nu ng’

kidwa

ku ltwiira.

Abhorrently, ad v. Konu ng’

kidwa.

Abide, v. i. To sta y o r dwel l in a

p la ce, Ku kala.

To emit fo r , Ku linda ; ku

lindira. I am waiting their a r

ri Dilindira ku fika kwao .

continue or remain behindwith a person, Ku tzsala. Abide

(wait) with him,Tsa la ndi is.

Abide in me, a nd I in you ,Kal animwa ine, ndiinemm inn.

a . L asting .-Akukala .

Menta l poet-cr awl “ dehu ma

Allmega ?11densign? “wongo u n i-m

ma . m a, pa ;! what's.

Abjec tness. m Lo u-nests m

Abju ra tion , n . Ku kana .

Abju re , v. t. Eu kana .

Ab le, a . Having p ower , c apa b le,Ndimpamvu ;

-olimb a .

Be , v. i. Str ong, a thletic in

body , Ku li ndi mpamvu ; ku

kala ndimpamvu .

v. t. To ma ke ab le, to

str engthen, Eu limbikitsa .

Ab lation , n . Kusamb a .

Ab ly , adv. P ower/”idly, Ko limb a .

With a bility or skil l, Ko tshe

njara .

Ab negate , v. i. Ku kana .

Ab ne a tion , n . Ku kana .

elf, n . Ku dzikana .

Ab oa rd ship, adv. or p r ep . M’

tshomb o .

T o pu t, r . t. Ku ika m’

tsho

mb o .

T o g o , v. i. Eu loa .

Ab ode , n. Dwel ling, ha bita tion

Nyumb e , zin umb a ; mal e

komwe (also wa with pass.

The ho use of God ,

yumb e ya Mu lu ngu . P la ce ofa bode, Kwatshi(asa bove) .

Ab o lish, v. t. To repea l , to make

void , Ku tshotsa.

Ab o lition,n . Kn tshotsa .

Ab o litiomst, n . Wo tsho tsa, o tsho

tsa

Ab ominab le , a . Ascond uc t, pr a c

tice, or cnstom,-i a ;

-oipitsa.

or ofi nsiae thing or obj ec t, asa body u nderg oing dc comm ition ,-Onyansa.

— r . i. Ku nymsa ; ku nyansi

dwa .

Ab ominate , r . t. Ru nyausitsa .

Ab omina tion, a, Nyansa , z o

nyansa ; ku u ya usa.a . First, primitive,

-Aka li(a dziko ) -oiamba .

Ab origines, a. First inha bita nts

of a co u nt ry . Enia (hike.

Ab ort, r . i. Ru rain mwana .

r . t. To p roc u re abo rtion,Ku taiitsa 11 1mm .

Ab ortion , n. Ku taia mwana.

Chinyanja Dictiona ry.

Ab o rtive , a . Failing in pu rp ose,

f u tile, -A tshab e .

Ab ound, v. i. Eu kala -ambiri;ku tshu ruka .

Cause to , v. t. Kn tshu ru tsa .

Ab o u t,p r ep . N ea r to (inp osition ) ,Kwa and pa .

Of numb er , Kwa .

Conc er ning; Ndi._dN ea r to in qu a lity , Pafu pi

n 1 .

v. t. To tu r n ab ou t,Eu te

mb enu za . Tu r n you rself thisway , Temb enu ka tshoin tshi.

To tu r n abou t by r o lling,Ku gu b u du za .

v. i. To go r ou nd a bou t an

obj ec t or p lac e, Ku zu ngulira .

v. t. To c a use to go r ou nd ,Ku zu nguniza .

Ab ove , p r ep . a nd adv. Higherin position , Pamwamb a . A bovein the hea vens

,M

’

mwamb a .

in rank or degree,-0 pamb ana .

Ab rade , v. i. Kn tsu puka . M yha nd is a b raded , Dzanja langalitsu pukidwa .

v. t. To r u b of by r ub bingorf ric tion , E u tsu pul a . The tr ee

has a br aded my ha nd,Ntengo

watsu pul a dzanja langa .

Ab rasion, n . Ku tsu puka .

Ab reast, adv. Side by side, Ko

ndandalika .

v. i. Sta nd or be p lac ed side

by side, Eu ndanda lika .

Ab ridg e , v. t. To shor ten , Ku

fu pitsa . Shor ten , contra c t ther ope, Fu pitsa tshingwe .

To lessen,to diminish, Ku

tshepetsa .

Ab ro ad, adv. Ou t of doors, Ku nja .

F r om home, a t the ga r den ,Ku mu nda . I am going a br oad ,to a nother cou ntry , Dimuka kudziko lina .

v. i. To get abr oad , as a

sto ry, Ku n aku l a .

Ab roga te , v. t. To r epea l , to

a/nnu l , Ku bweza .

Ab ruptly, adv. Suddenly, withou twa rning , Pompolin o nsanga andmsanga kopsantu ka .

Absc ess, n . Ku tu pa ; fundo (1a )ma fu ndo .

Puso f, Mafinya .

Absc ond, v . i. Ku tawa .

To r u n away after mischief ,Ku zemb azemb a .

A bsc onder, n . Waku tawa , akutawa .

Absen c e , n Ku lib e.

Absent, v. i. Ku lib e.

v. t. Ku tsho tsa .

adv. Ku tali, ku l ib e, palib e.

Abso lu tion , n . F orgiveness, Kuku lu l ukira ; kuiwala .

Abso lve , v. t. F orgive, Ku ku lulu kha .

Ku masu l a .

v. i. F orget, Ku iwa la .

Abso rb , v. t. To dry up , Ku umitsa . The su n a bsor bs the dew,

Dzu a liumitsa mame.

v. t. To su ck u p , Ku mwa .

Abso rb ed, a .-0mwedwa .

Abso rption , n . Kumwa .

Abstain , v. i. Ku sa tenga .

To desistf r om,Ku leka ; ku

31 a .

Abstemio us, a . M oder a tion,-Osa

dietsa ; -osamwetsa .

Abstemio usly, a dv. Tempera tely ,kosadietsa ; kosamwetsa .

Abstinen c e , n . Ku leka .

Abstra c t , v. t. To r emove c landestinely , Ku b a .

To dr aw ou t, asa thorn f r om

thefl esh, Ku tsho tsa ku tu ru tsa .

Remove or ta lce away , Ku paku la .

Absu rd, a .-Oseketsa .

Absu rdity , n . An absu rdity, Ku

pusa .

Absu rdly, a dv. Kopusa .

Ab undanc e, n . Kwambiri kutshu ruka .

Ab u ndant, a . Plentifid, -Ambiri-otshu ruka . Abu nda n t wa ter ,Madziambiti.


Ab undantly , adv. Kwambiri kotshu ruka . You ha ve given usa b u nda n tly,Watipatsa kwambiri.

Ab use , v. t . To ill use,Ku tshita

nkarwe ku sakaza .

By using a b usive la ngu age, Kutukwana ; ku sakaza ku tou za .

L ea ve of a busing me thus, L ekaku tonza ine tshoin tshi.

n . Nkarwe,zinkarwe ku tu

kwana .

Ab user , n . Wankarwe,ank arwe.

Ab usive ly , adv. Kwankarwe ko

Ab yss, n . Phompo , (la ) maphompo ku ya ten te, (la ) matente .

Ac c ede , v. i. Ku lola ; kn b vo

mera .

Ac c e lerate , v. t. Ku fu lumiza .

Ac c ept, v. t. To r eceive,Ku la

ndira .

To admit, to appr ove of a n

of er , Ku b vomera .

To a cceptf a vou ra b ly a serviceof er ed, or to ac cep t the p erson

so asto r eceive into fa vo u r , Kusekeretsa (is) .

Ac c epta b le , a . Happy ,-0sekera .

to God, -Olandiridwa .

Ac c eptab lg, adv. Kolandira ko

sekera oseketsa ; kolandiridwa

Ac c eptanc e , n . F avou ra b le r eception ,

Kusekera .

Ac c epta tion . Ku l andira .

Ac c eptor, n . Wo landira,o landira

Ac c ess, n . L iber ty to app r oa chKu fika ; ku zo lowedwa .

Ac c ession , n . Incr ease by something added , Ku ong

’

khetsa .

Ac cident, n . Misfo rtu ne, Mpingu ,

mipingu .

Ba d lu ck, Tsoka . H e hasmetwith a n ac cident, Ana lindimpingu . It wasan a c cident

,Ku nali

tsoka or ku nalimpingu .

Unexpected occu r rence, escaped

f rom, Madzidzi.

Unexpec ted good f or tu ne ,Mwai.

Ac cidental ly, adv. Kwampingu .

Ac c laim, v. t. To app la ud , Ku

lemekeza ku tama .

Ac c lama tion , n . A shou t of j oy ,appla use, Kusimb a ku tama .

Ac chvity , n . Tshitu nda , dzitu

nda.

Steep p la ce, Malo atshitu nda .

Ac c ompany, v. t. Ku tsagana n a

To ac company a person p a r t ofthe way up on lea ving the house on

a j ou r ney , Ku tsagana n ai’

Ac c omplic e , n . A c a nion in

crime, Nza , anza,with pr ono un

a nd qua lifying nou n .

Hisa c complice, Nzatshi.

Ac c omplish, v. t. To fi nishtir ely , Ku ta ; ku mariza ; ku

tshita . I have a c c omp lished mywork, Damariza n tshito yan a .

The work isa c comp lished, Nts ito yata .

To master a difi c u lty , Ku

pamb ana . I ha ve a c comp lishedtha t task, Dapamb ana n tshito

imene.

To f u l l , Ku dzaza .

Ac c omplis ed, a . Finished, -0 ta ;-aku ta . An a c comp lished pieceof work, Ntshito yaku ta .

Ac c o rd, v. t. To a gr ee, to ha r

monize, Kn anjana . These things

do no t agr ee or ha rmonize withea ch other

,Zin tu zimene z oaea

njana . Their sta tementsdo no t

ha rmonize,Mau ao osaanjan a .

Of one , Ndin tima umodzi.

Ac c ordanc e , n . Of things, Ku

gwu'Izana . Agr eement, ha rmony

of mind , Ku

c c o rdinily, adv. Tshoin tshi

tshoin ts 0 . A c t a c cordinglyTshita tshointshi.

Ac c o rding to , p r ep . Kwa ; ndi.

Ac c ost, v. t. To sa lu te,Ku u tsa .

To cal l af ter , so asto engage

a ttention,Ku itana .

Ac c ount, v. i. To r eckon or c om

pu te, Ku werenga .

To a c cou nt of , to esteem,Ku

ganiza ku l emekeza ku weru za .


Ac c ount, v.i. To give an a ccou nt or

r easonf or a n a c tion , Ku wereng’

jera .

Render a ccou nt of money, Kuwereng

’

jera .

n . N a rr a tive,Mwambi, mia

mbi ku nana .

Of no a ccou nt or esteem,

-A tshab e.

Ac c ountant, n . Wowerenga, owe

renga .

Ac c o u tre , v. t. To equip f or wa r ,Kn b va lira ku ten a manta .

Ac c ou trements, n . au ta .

Ac c umu late , v. t. To heap up ,

Ku u njika .

To ga ther together , Ku u njikana .

To a c c umu late wea lth,Ku

u njika .

By tr ading, Kn pindu l a .

Ac c umu lation , n . Mu lu , min lu ,A hea p of goods,Mu lu wa tshuma .

Of p eop le, asa mu ltitude, Kutshu ruka

,an tu ambiri ku gwiri

zana .

Ac c u ra cy , n . Exa c tnessis oftenexp r essed by a ver b in the c a usa

tive or intensativef ormin etsa or

itsa ; e.g. Kn lemb etsa , to write

a c c u r a tely Ku pu n ziritsa , to

lea r n a ccu r a tely .

Ac c u rate , a . In exac t conformityto tru th, -Oona .

Ac c u rately , adv. Exa ctly, nicely,Bwino .

Tru thf u l ly , Koona .

Ac c u rse , v. t. To doom to destru c

tion,Ku tu kwan a .

Ac c u rsed, a .-Otu kwanidwa .

Ac c usation , n . Tshu lo , (la ) matshu l o ku tshu la . His ac cusa

tion , Ku tshu la kwatshi tshu lo

latshi.

Ac c use , v. t. As in a cou r t ofj ustice, Ku tshu la ku sinjirira .

To a c cuse of gr eaterwr ong tha na c tu a l ly committed ,

Ku kirizira .

To a c cuse a p erson of witchc r aft, Ku tialimfi ti.

Ac c used, n . Wotshu lidwa , otshulidwa .

Ac c user , n . Wo tshu la,otshu l a .

P laintifi ; Mb oni, zimb oni.A f a lse a c cuser , Wotshu la

wonama .

Ac c ustom,v. t. To makef amilia r

by use,Ku zo loweretsa .

v. i. To be ac customed to,

Kn zo lowera .

Ache , v. i. To be in p ain, Ku

awa ; ku mva u l u l u . I am in

p ain , Dimva u l u lu .

Asthe eyesf rom the gla re ofsand

,Ku tohwa .

n . Heada che,Ku awa mu tu .

Iha ve the heada che,Dimva mu tu .

Too thache, Ku awa dzin o .

Aching pain , n . Su ch asrheumatism

,or a ching a nd thr obbing

p ain , Ku awa (u lu lu , pain ).Acid, a .

-0 yayamira .

T o b e , v. i. Ku yayamira .

Acidity , n . Ku yayamira .

o f the stoma ch. Ku b vu nga

nyika .

Ackn ow ledg e , v. i. To admit tobe tr u e, Ku b vomera a nd ku b vo

meza . Yes, I a cknowledge tha t

astr u e, E, dib vomera .

A fau lt. Kn b vomera ; kub vumb u l a , to conf ess.

Acknow ledgment, n . Bvume,

(la ) mab vume.

Ac quaint, v. t. Ku dziwitsa . I

a cqu ain ted him with the c ase, Dinadziwitsa ie ndimrandu .

v. i. To inform f orma lly or

ofi cia lly , Ku tau lira .

Ac qu aintanc e , n . Nza,anza (com

rade) , u su a l ly with poss. p r o n.

a tta ched mwanansi, anansi.Ac quiesc e , v. i. To yield o r

su bmit to,Kn lo la ku b vomera .

Ac quiesc enc e , n . Kul o la ku b vo

mera .

Ac quire , v. t. By tr ading, Ku

pindu la .

To r eceive, to gain, Ku landira

ku peza .

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Ac quisition, n . Of p r oper ty, Kupindul a .

Ac quit, v. t. Ju dicial ly, Ku masn la

,of tener used in the passive ,

Ku masu lidwa .

Ac quitta l , n . Kumasu la .

Ac ross, p r ep . Athwa r t,-Opinga

To f old the a rmsa c r oss,Kn

pinda mikon o .

Ac t,n . Conduc t, Nkhani, zinkha

mWork, Ntshito , zin tshito

ku tshita .

v. t. To do , Ku tshita .

v. i. Asexec u tor , Ku su ridwa .

Ac ted, p a . p . D one,-Ata aku ta .

Tha t thing is al ready done,Ntshito yata ka li.

Ac tion , n . L awsuit,Mrandu , mi

randu mlandu , mirandu .

Ac tive , a . Nimb le, lively, sha rp ,

-A tshangu ;-a nsanga ;

-o tshenjera . A sha rp , a c tive person

Mu n tu wo tshenjera . A nimb leindustriousp erson ,

Mu n tu wa

tshangu .

Actively , adv. Nimb ly , briskly ,Kwatshangu ; kwansangu .

Diligen tly , Kwatshangu . Be

a c tive, be diligent, Tshita nsanga .

Activity , n . Tshangu .

Ac to r , n . Wo tshita,otshita .

Ac tua te , v. t. To p r omp t, Ku u zaku fu lumiz a .

Ac u te , a . Sha rp , keen , -Otab enjera .

Skilful , -An zeru .

Ac u te ly , ad v. Nditu ; ko limb a .

Adag e , n . Ntan ti,zinta n ti.

Adapt, v. t. To fi t one thing to

ano ther , Ku fo tokoza .

Add, v. t. To sum up ,add to ,

Kn ong’

khetsa .

Enla rge in qu a ntity , Kn ku

To add to in length, Ku

ta litsa .

Adder , n . The paj'

adder , Kapiri.

Addic t , v. t. To apply oneselfha bitu a l ly , Ku tshita kwatshi;kn ka la ndi. This is also ex

p r essed by the continu a tive f o rmof the ver b in de or b e. He

a ddic tshimself to lying, Anamab e .

Addic ted, v. i. Devo ted to byc ustoma ry pr a c tic e, Ku kala ndi

maka lidwe .

Addled, a . Corr up t, imp u r e,-Ob vu nda . Addled eggs, Ma

dzira ob vu nda .

Address, v. t. By or a l or ver ba l

app lica tion ,Ku n ena ndi.

By p u b lic spea king , Ku u za ;

ku gwira moyo . H e addr essedthe p eop le, Anan za an tu .

Addresser , n . Wo u za,o u z a ; wo

n ena,onen a.

Or a tor , Wa wira moyo .

Adept , n . One a lly skil led in a nya r t

,Wodziwitsitsa , odziwitsitsa .

Well skilled , Wamadziwira ,

amadziwira .

Adequ a cy , n . Sufi cien cy , Kwa

mb iri ku tshnru ka knkwan a .

Adequ ate , a . Sufi cient,-Ambiri;

-Otshu ruka ; -okwana . It is

a dequa te to the pu rp ose, Ku liknkwana .

Adequately, a dv. In a degr ee

equ a l to the o bj ,ec t Kokwan a .

Adhere , v. i. To stick to asglu tin

oussu bstan ces,Ku matirira .

To c lea ve to,asto a p erson , o r

to princ ip lesof a ction Ku sungana ;ku kala ndi; ku umirira .

Adherenc e , nn . Ku nmirira ;Adhesion , n . kumatirira .

Adhesive , aa .-Atikwitikwi.

Adieu , adv. F a r ewell to one r e

maining, Tsa la b wino , kala bwin oto one going, Enda b wino ; the

p lu ra ls being used if sever a l a r e

addr essed . Adieu to you , Tsa

lanib wino kalanibwin o .

Adjourn , v. t. To suspend b usi

nessf or a time, Ku lekeza .

Adjudg e , v. t. To decide j udieial ly, Ku wer uza .

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Advanc e , v. i. To move f orwa rdin f r on t, Ku enda patsogoloku pita ku andikiza .

v. t. To p r omote, to r aise to

higher r a nk,Ku pitiriza .

To f orwa rd , to a ccelera te

gr owth, Ku meretsa .

To excel,Ku pose .

n . Ku andik1 za kupitirizakumeretsa .

Advantag e , v. i. To benefi t, to

p rofit, Ku pindu l a .

To take advantag e of one,Ku

tshenjerera ku senyenga .

n . Benefi t, Tshabwinitso,

dzabwinitso .

C ain, as in a mer cantiletr ansa c tion

,Ku pindu la .

Adventu re oneself, v. i. Kndzitaia ku dziyesa .

Adversa ry , n . Liwongo , maliwongo , a nd mariwongo .

Adversity , n . P over ty, Kusauka .

Ca lamity , Mpingu .

Bad lu ck. Tsoko .

Advertise , v. t. Ku satsa .

Advertisement, n . Kusatsa .

Advic e , n . Weru z o , (la )maweru zo .

Advise , v. t. To cou nsel , Kub vomereza .

tog ether, Ku u zana .

Adviser , n . Woweru za, oweru za .

Advo c a cy ,n . Ku n enera .

Advo c ate , v. t. Ku gwira moyo ;ku n enera .

n . Nkoswe, ankoswe.

Aeria l , a .-Ampepo ; -am1engalenga .

Afar , Ku tali. We ha ve

ity , n . Ku anjana .

Afi'

ab le , a . Co ur teous, -Oan°

an a .

Affair, n . Business of a ny°

nd,

Ntshito,

zin tshito tshintu,

zin tu . Tha t af a ir is not com

p leted, Ntshito imen e yosata .

Concer n , tr a nsa c tion , qu a rr el ,Mrandu

,mirandn .

Affec t, v. t. To a c t upon so as to

p r odu c e change in f eeling or

pu rp ose, Ku tshita ndi.

Afl'

ec t,v. t. Top r etend to , to a ttemp t to

imita te in a ma nner no t n a tu r a l ,Ku dziku litsa ku nyenga .

Afl'

ec ta tion , n . F a lse app ea ranc e,Kndzi erekera .

Afl'

ec te y, adv. Hypocritical ly ,

Kon enga .

o walk af ec tedly, Ku enda

kodzitama .

To speak af ec tedly , Ku dziyerekera .

To move the eyebr ows afi'

ec t

edly , as a n exp r ession of p ride,Ku tshinyu la .

Afl'

ection , n . L ove, Ku konda

makondo .

Desir e, Ku fu na .

Afl'

ec tionately , adv. Kokonda .

Afi davit, n . Kumariza ; ku b vumb u l u tsa .

Afi nity o f b irth, n . Ub a li.

Prohibited degreeso f. Nko .

Agr eement with, r ela tion to

ea ch o ther,as of things, Ku

komana .

Amfm, v. t. Ku tero .

c onfidently . Ku tshimika ndi

or we n tc radi ku nenetss.

Affi rmation , n . Ku tero ku b vo

mera .

on o ath. Ku tshimika ndi

lumb iro .

Afi x , v. t. To u nite to the end of ,Ku manga .

To a ttach, to ca use to adher e,Ku gwiriza .

Amict , v. t. To tr ou b le, to ha rass,Ku sau tsa .

Afflic ted, a .-Osau tsidwa .

Afflic tion , n . San tso ,(ya )masau tso .

Afi u en c e, n . Wea lth, Tsholemera,

zolemera .

Afi u ent , a . Wea l thy , -Olemera .

An afl u en t person, Mu n tu wo le

mera .

Afi'

ray , a . Nden .

Afl'

right, v. t. To sud denly a la rm,

Ku opsa . D on’t af right me, my

f riend ,Usandio sa mb aliwanga .

Afi'

righted, a . Bopsedwa .

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Afl'

ront, v. t. To a buse to thef ac e,Ku u ta ; ku nyoza .

0 give ca use of of ence, tomake angry , Ku kwiitsa .

n . Ku pu ta ; ku nyo za .

Afo ot, ad v. Asopposed to riding ,Pa mapazi. They perf ormed the

j ou r ney af oot, Anaenda u l endo

pa mapazi.

Afo re , adv. In f r ont, of time or

p la ce, Ku tsogo la , geneia l term

patsogo lo , nea r p ast of time, o rnea r in f r ont of pla ce.

Afo rehand, adv. Pr evio usly, to

be beforeha nd , Ka li and kale ;

Atpa tsogo lo .

time , adv. In time p ast,Ka li ka le ; n tawiyakali.

Afraid, past p a r t. -Go .pa

A c t the c owa r d, Ku tshita

manta. I am af r aid, Diopa ;ditshita manta . I am af r aid ofno thing, Sindio a kan tu .

To make afraid , Ku opatas

ku opsa . You ma ke me af raid ,Undio sa .

T o e , v. i. Tr emb le withf ea r ,Ku n tu ntumira .

Afresh, adv. Anew, Anso . The

first letter a cha nges to the samevowel as tha t ending the p r eced

ing word in thesen tence ; Kwatso

pan o . Again , Anso .

Af ter an intermission ,again

a nd again ,Kawirikawiri.

After , adv. B ehind in p la ce or

time, Pamb uiu . Af ter dea th,

Pamb uiu imfs. Af ter their

ar r iva l,Pamb uia ku fika kwao .

Af ter or b ehind the house, Pa

mb uiu pa nyumb a .

p r ep . Af ter tha t, Pamb uiu

pomwa.

v. t. To go after or f o llow a

leader , Ku enda pamb uiu ; kutsata .

To go af ter or f ollow a lost

thing, Ku fu na ku saka .

Asaf ter a cow or a ho rse, Ku

ronda.

After-birth, pla c enta , n . Lib adzi

(la ) ma lib adzi tshib a liro .

Aftern o on , n . Madzu l o , a lsomea nseveningT his. Udznl o u no .

Afterward, adv. A t a su bsequenttime, Pamb uiu .

v. t. To do a thing af terwa rds

, or after r ef using to do it,Ku tshita pamb uiu . Af terwa r dshe r epen ted a nd wen t

,Pamb uiu

n atemb enuka,nang

’

ka .

Ag ain , adv. A sec ond time,on ce

mor e,A nso . (see Afresh. )

Again a nd a gain , Kawiri, kawiri; kawirindikawiri. Do it

again a nd again , r epea t thea c tion of ten , Tshita kawiri kawiri.

Against, p r ep . In app osition ,denoting enmity or opp osinga c tion

,Pa .

adv. Opp osite, on other side,

Pandnnji.v. t . To lea n against a p erso n

or thing, Ku seama pa . He

leaned against the tr ee , An aseama

pa n tengo . L ea n against

Seama pa in c .

L ea n against, asa stickagainsta wa ll

,Ku imika pa .

Ag ape , adv. Koyasama .

q , n . Kugon era . Old age,ka lamb a .

Age or ep och of wor ld , Ku gonera kwa dziko , magon ero a

dziko ; n tawi, zin tawi.

Same , n . K a ou era kamodzi.Ag ed person , n . agon era , ago

nera .

An aged man,Mu n tu wa

nka lamb a .

An aged woma n, Nkazi wankalamb a .

a .-Agon era .

Ag edly, adv. Af ter the ma nnerof a n aged p erson , Kogon era .

Ag enc y , nn . Delega ted a u thority ,Ku limb ikitsa ; kukwimitsau dindo (stewa rdship ).

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Ag ent, n . One who a c tsf or a n

o ther, Nkoswe, ankoswe mb a li

,

ab a li mwana,ana .

Agg rava te , v. t. To make a thingworse, Ku ipitsa ; ku tshu ru

To aggra va te a f a u l t, Kuipitsa .

Agg ravation , n . Annoyan ce, Ku

nyong’

onya ; ku pu ta .

Agg ress, v. t. To assa u lt or invadefi rst, Ku ambirira .

Aggression , n . Ku ambi

Ag e , a . Nimb le,a c tive

Agility , n . Tshangu .

Agita te , v. t. To ca use vio len t

ir regu l a r a c tion,asin a cr owd ,

by telling bad news, making the

p eople a ngry , Ku lo ngo lo za .

To agitate the f eelings, Knn tun tumira .

v. t. Kn n tu n tumiritsa .

To agitate again a ma tterwhich hasbeen some time a t r est,Kn ful u kira ; ku kumb u tsa ; kntu rntsa anso . Why do you agi

ta te tha t ma tter again 5’ Bwanja

u tu ru tsa anso mrandu umene ?To mix, Ku sang

’

kaniza .

Agita ted, a .-Ontu n tumiridwa .

A o , a dv. Kali a nd kale. He

eft a long time ago , Anatshokakali. He fi nished his worksome time ago , Anamariza n tshito

yatshikali.Ag ony, n . Kusauka .

Ag ree , v. i. To ha rmonize in

Opinion , to be of the same mindwith ano ther

,Kn anjana (this

also meansto ma ke up a qu a r rel ) .To assen t

,Ku b vomera .

To be like, c or r esp ond with,

Ku fanira .

To agr ee to a p r oposa l , Kulo la .

To come to terms, asa ba r

gain ,Ku pangana .

Ag reeab le , a . P leasan t either to

the mind or senses, -Okoma .

Ag reeab le, a . Agr eea b le to thesight,-Ab wino . An agr eea b le thing ,Tshin tu tsha bwin o . An a gr eea b le

p erson ,Mu n tu wabwin o .

Agr eea b le, su ita b le,-Cen era .

Ag reement , n . Conc or d ,ha rmony ,Ku anjan a .

B a rgain , c ontr a c t, or mu tu a l

engagement between p a r ties, E u

pangana . Tha tiso u r ba rgain or

c o ntr a c t,Kamen e ku li ku pa

ngana kwatu .

Resemb lance, simila rity, Ku faniza ; ku gwirizana Those

thingsagr ee, r esemb le ea ch o ther ,Zin tu zimane zigwirizana .

Ag ric u ltu re , nn . Ku lima .

Ag ric u ltu rist , n . Wo lima,o lima .

Ag ro u nd, adv. Pan tu nda

fla n . Malu ngo .

in terj . Deno ting su rp rise,Wa ! tsa ! ho ! kodi! (Va riesa ccor ding to lo c al ity a nd dia lec t. )

Aha ! in terj . Denoting triumph,or con temp t, or derision , Ho

Ahead, a dv. F a r ther f or wa rdthan a nother , Patsogo lo . H e is

ahead of us

,Ali patsogo lo

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v. t. To go ahea d , Kn enda

patsogolo ; ku pitirira .

Aid, v. t. To aid those who a r e

in trou b le, Kn tangata ; kn tanga

tira .

n . Ku tangata .

Aider, n . H elp er , Wo tangata ,

otangata ; waku tangata , aku ta

O

ngata .

Ail, v. t. To tr ou ble, to makeu neasy , Ku awa ; ku dwa la .

Wha t ails the chil d ? Mwanaadwala bwanja i

Ailment, n . Indisp osition , sick

ness, Ntenda , zin tenda , .ku dwa la

Aim, v. i. To aim a t, by thr owing

a missile,or byfi r ing a gu n , Kn

tanda .

v. t. To aim a t,or endeavou r

to a c complish a p u rpose, Ku yesa

and esa .

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Aim, v. t. To aim a t, or seek to obtain a thing, Ku fu na ku fu nira .

Ailt , n . The a tmospher e, Mlengae m e z1m e o .

—n

iIien a

}; pnganner? akalidwe .

Akin , a . Rela ted by b lood , al liedby na tu r e

,Ba li.

Ala crity , n . Tshau nsangu .

Alarm,v. t. To ca l to

tshenjeza . The chief cal ls his

men to a rms, Fumu itshenjeza

ana atshi.—To ca use a n al a rm, Kn tshenjereza .

n . Mbiri, zimbiri ku b uka .

Alarmist, n . Wo tshenjeza , o tshenjeza .

Alas, interj . A l ameil c lAle , n . Beer , Moa .

Alert, a . Wa tchf u l , -Otshenjera .

Vigilant, a c tive, -Atshangu .

Alertness, n . Ku tshenjera , tshangu .

Alien , n . A f or eigner , Wa dzikolina , a dziko lin a .

Alienate, v. t. Ku panga mlendo

p l

?Alando .

A fAhg'

t, v. t. s rom a horse,descend

,Ku tsika .

v. i. Asa bird f r omfl ight, Kukaka .

Alike , a . To be alike, to r esembleea ch o ther , -Ofana -Ofan afana .

Aliment, n . F ood,nou rishment

,

Ku dia , ku lera .

Alive , a .-Amoyo ; -ndi moyo .

He isstil l al ive, A lindimoyo .

All, pr on. E very one,the who le

number , Onse . All the p eop le,An tu onse .

Allay, v. t. To pa cify, to appease,Ku letse .

To a bate, to mitiga te, Kutshepetsa. ; ku pepu tsa. Themedicine al la ys the pain , Ma

u kwala apepu tsa u lu lu .

Allege , v. t. To dec la re, to asser t,Kn tero .

Alleg o riz e , v. i. Kn nena or ku

panga fanizo laliku ru .

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Alleg ory , n . Ntanti, zintan ti;n tanu , zintanu ; fanizo lalik uru ,mafaniz o aku ru .

Alleviate , v. t. To mitiga te , astoal levia te sor row or pain , Ku peu tsa .

Al igato r , n . (Rea lly cr ocodile. )Ng

’

ona, zing’ona .

Allot, v. t. Ku gawana ku sonya .

To cast lots,Ku yesa .

Allo tmen t, n . Kn wana ; malo .

Hisa llo tment, Ma 0 atshi ku gawana kwatshi.

Allow ,v. t. Ku lola . I a llow

tha t,Dilo la tshimene .

Allu de , v. i. Ku tshu la ; ku ku

mb a .

Allu re , v. t. Ku nyenga .

Allu rement, n . Tshinyengo .

Almighty , a .-Ampamvu yonse .

I am God A lmighty, Diri Mu

lu ngu Wampamvu yonse .

Almost, a dv. N ea r ly , Pafu pi.

Alms, n . Zan lere , sing . Tshau lere

tandiziro , matandiziro .

T o give , v. t. Ku tandizira .

Al oe , n . Ku zi, aku zi.Alo ft, adv. a nd p r ep . High,a bove

,Pamwamb a .

Alone , a .-Ka .

T o let, v. t. Kn leka ; kn sia .

Alo ud, adv. Kogalamu l a .

Alpha b et, n . Al fab eta .

Alread adv. Kalia nd kale ; patsogo 0 .

Also , adv. Anso the initia l vowel

changes a ccording to the fi na lvowel of the p receding word .

Alta r , n . The p la ce f or offeringsa crific es, Katshisi, aka tshisi.

Alter, v. t. To make a cha nge in ,

Ku sin ta ; ku fo toko za ; ku te

mb ennza . A lter you r wo rk, Fo

toko za ntshito yako .

v. i. To a l ter a n Opinion ,or

to a lter the c ondu c t, Kn temb enu

ka . I will al ter my condu c t,Didzatemb enu za maka lidwe anga .

Altera tion , n . Knsin ta ; ku temb en u ka ; ku fotokoza .


Alterc a tion , n . Nden ,zindeu ;

pokoso , mapokoso . Who has

ca used this al ter ca tion , Ndani

wapanga pokoso limene

Altho ugh, c onj . N otwithstandingtha t, admitting tha t

,Koma ;

ngati kapen a .

Altitu de , n . Height ab ove the su r

f a c e, Uta li.Altog ether , adv. Who lly, entirely,Konse ; konsekonse . It is a l

together bad ,Ku likoipa konso

ko use .

United a c tion,Pamodzi. Do

it a ltogether , Tshitanipamodzi.

Always, adv. Perp etua lly, f orever , Ntawi onse.

Continu ly, very f requ entlyMasiku onse ; kawiri

,kawiri

H e is a lways doing this,Ali

ku tshita tshimene kawirikawiri.

Amass, v. t. To c o llec t into a

heap ,Ku song

’kanitsa .

— To ga ther together , Ku u nj ika .

— To a c cumu la te asp r oper ty, Ku

pindu la .

is grain o r weal th, Kn ku

ng’a .

Amaz e , v. t. To astonish with

f ea r , Kn opsa.

b y something strang e , Knzizwitsa .

Amaz ed, v. i. Kn zizwitswa ; ku

Amb assado r , n . Ntenga , mitenga .

Amb assag e , n . Mitenga .

Ambition , n . Ku dzilimbika .

Amb le , v. i. Ku tiku zika ; ku

du la ntshu no .

Amb usc ade , n . Wobisalira , obi

salira .

Amend in hea lth, v. i. Kn

tshira .

To r ef orm by quitting ba d

ha bits,Ku temb enu ka ; ku leka .

Amendment, n . Ku tshira ; ku

leka ; ku temb enu ka .

Amethyst, n . Hametisto .

Amic ab ly , ad v. Bwin o ; koanjan a .

Amid, Amidst, p r ep . In the

middle, Pakati. Amidst the

p eop le, Pakatipa antu .

Amiss, a . Wr ong , f a u l ty , -i a ;-o tshimwa -aku tshimwa .

Something . Kantu katshimokoipa .

Amity , n . Ku anjana .

Ammunition , n . Tshimu n a,zi

mu na ; (ca r tridges, Mu b vi,mi

b vi) .B u l lets, Tshipo lopo lo , p l u .

Zipo lopo lo .

Gu npowder , Wonga .

Among , Amongst, p r ep . M’

mu mwa mo .

Ample , a . Sufi cient, -Mb iri.Amplitude , n . L a rgenessof bodies,Uku lu (wa ).L a rgenessof mea nso r power .

Um'

iwa mpamvu .

Amp y , adv. Kokwanira .

Ampu ta te , v. t. Ku du la .

Amuse, v. t. Ku seketsa .

Amusement, n . Tshiphwete .

An , a . See A .

An cho r , n . Nangu la , an ang ula .

T o weigh, v. t. Ku tu ku la

n angu la .

Ancient, a . An a ncien t thing ,

Ka lia nd kale.

Anciently , a dv. Ka li. An ciently ,

or of old , it wasso , Ku na litshoin tsho kali. Ancien tly they did

so , Anatshita tshoin tsho ka li.

And, conj . Ni,ndi

,ndimo ; 11 a .

-n .

Anecdote , n . Mwambi,miambi.

Tell us an a necdo te, Utiu za

mwamb i.Ang el, n . A messenger of hea ven ,

Njelo , anjelo .

Arch n . Njelo wang’

ku r u.

Ang er , n . Ku kwia . His anger

is gr ea t, Ku kwia kwatshi ku li

kwaku ku ru .

v. t. To r ouse, to excite to

a nger , Ku kwiitsa .

Ang le , n . Of a house, Gondia ,magondia .

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Ang le, v. t. To fish with a line

and hook, Ku edza nsomb a ku

manga nsomb a .

Ang ler, n . Womanga nsomb a,

omanga nsomb a. ,

Afi

ry, v. i. To be a ngry , Ku kwia .

n angry man ,Mu n tu wokwia .

Cross, Ku kalipa .

a .-Okwia ; -a nkarwe.

Ang uish, n . Nkarwe, zinkarwe

kupweteka.

Pain , Ulnl u ku pwetekwa

kwambiri.Animadversion, n . Censu r e, Ku

Animadvert, v. t. Ku su l umu la .

Animal , n . A wild anima l of theca r nivor ous species, Tshiromb o ,ziromb o . A wild a nima l of the

her bivor ousspecies, Nyama , zi

nyama .

Anima te , v. t. To give spirit or

vigour , Ku fu l umiza .

Ankle , n. Mb ogodo mfu ndo ya

pazi, zimfu ndo .

b one , n . Mfu la , mamfu la .

Annex , v. t. To u nite a t the end,Ku patikiz a.

Annihilate , v. t. Kn mwaza .

Annihilated, a .-Omwazidwa .

Annihila tion , n . Kumwaza .

Anno unc e , v. t. To pr o claim, Ku

Anno uncement, n . Pr o c lama tion ,Ku u za .

Ann oy, v. t. To tease, vex,or

mo lest, Ku pu ta ku b vu ta .

To persec u te, Ku sau tsa .

To make angry , Ku kwiitsa .

To c on tinu al ly a nnoy,-Be

assufi x to p r eceding , e. g .

Ku pu tabe.

Annoyanc e , n . Kupnta ku b vu ta ;sau tso soniand nsoni.

Annual ly , adv. Yea r by yea r ,dzaka dzonse.

Annuncia te , v. t. Kn langiza .

Ann unciation , n . Ku langl za .

Annuncia to r , n . Wo langiza , ola

ng1 za .

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Anoint, v. t. Kn dzosa .

oneself, v. i. Ku dzo la.

Anointed, a . a nd n . Wodzoledwa , p lu . o wodz o ledwa ,odzo ledwa .

T o b e , v. i. Ku dzo ledwa .

Anointer , n . Wodzosa,odz osa .

Anointing , n . Ku dzosa ku

An ointment , n . dzo la .

Another , p r on . N o t the same,

Wina,etc . Ano ther of a dif er ent

sor t, Mtu ndu wina .

Answer , v. t. To r etu rn a ca ll ,Ku yamul a ku iang

’

ka .

To a nswer a question , Kn

yang’

ka .

v. i. To agr ee with, or c orr e

spond with, Kn tsheza anso ; ku

n . Ku yang’

ka ; kwiang’ka.

Bvume, (la ) mab vume .

Afi rma tive, Bvomero , mab vomero .

Senten ce of dea th, Tshu lo .

Ant, n . B r ownish r ed ca rnivor ous

(Eo c oitenesit), Lin tumb u, (la )

ma lintumb u .

The white a nt, Tshiswe

,

ziswe .

Ha rvest a n t, one kind o f

nyerere zinyerere.

Sma l l b la ck a n t, p a r tly c a r

nivor ous,nyerere zinyerere .

Antag onism,n . Ku gwinya .

Antag oniz e , v. t. Ku gwinya .

Ante lope , n . Nyama . M anya n telopes, Nyama zambiri

Anthem,n . Nyimb o , zinyImb o .

Ant-hil l, n . Mu lu,miu l u .

Anticipate , v. t. To a c t bef or ea no ther

,to take first p ossession ,

Kn tshita patsogo lo .

Antipa thly,

n . Aversion,Kusa

fu na ; ukwia .

An us, n . Poonyera .

Anvil, n . Su liro,masul iro .

Anxiety , n . Ku fu nsafu nsa (n tima ).Anxio us, a .

-Ofu nsafu nsa .

v. i. To be anxious,Ku kala

kofu nsafunsa.

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Apart, adv. Alone, Kob alnka ; kn

tseri kopanda .

Ko zemb a .

a .-Ozemb a -ob a.lnka ; -aku

tseri; -opanda ;-alekano .

Age , n . Sma ll species, monkey ,

usi, apnsi.

L a rge species, ba boon , Nyani,anyani.

Apertu re , n . A c left, a chasm,

Phompo , (la ) ma

phom o .

A perfor a ted wle, b o la .

An opening in a wal l , Tshi

torera , dziterera .

Cleft in f ork, Mpanda , mipanda..

Apex , n . The summit, Mwamb a .

The tip or point of anything ,So ngs. or nsonga , maso nga .

Apostasy, n . Kntemb enuka .

Aposta te , n . Wo temb enuka ,o temb ennka.

Aposta tiz e , v. i. Kn temb enu ka .

Apostle , n . Mpostile, apostile .

ship . U ostile .

Apparel , n . ear n.

— v. t. To clo the oneself, Knb vala .

Taclo the another , Kn b veka .

A pan non , n . Nznkwa , mizu

Wa .

Appea l , v. i. To a higher tribu nal

or a u thority, Kn lekers. kwa .

Appear , v. i. To come ou t, asa

person f rom a house, or as the

su n in the morning, Kn tu ruka .

To be seen in the distance, Kn

onekera . There a remen appear

n. Rusonys kno

Appénse, v. i. To appease. the

passions, to gr a tify, Kn snngu la .

Appease , v. t. Kn snngnlntsn .

To appease, c a lm,make quiet ,

Kn tontoletsa .

Asto ca lm the sea , Kn gwetsa.nyanja ; kn tshita b ata . And

ther e was a grea t calm, Ndiu noku nalib a tslambiri.To appease anger , Kn teteza .

Appetite , n . A desir e f o r f ood ,

nja la .

Appla u d, v. t. Kn tamanda .

To app la ud by a c c lama tion,

Kn b vomereza.

Applau der, n . Wo tamanda,o ta

manda .

Applause , n . Ku tamanda .

Apple , n . Apole.

Applica b le, a . Fit to be app lied ,

-Oenera..Appoint, v. t. To c onstitu te

,to

o rder , Kn ika ; kn loeza. kn

nena.

To determine, to a r r ange, Kn

sonyeza. kn kazikn.

Appomted, a . To a p ost, -0ikidwa .

Appo rtion , v. t. Kn awa .

Apprehend, v. t. o c onceive,

per ceive , Kn dziwitsa . To ap

p r ehen d by themind ,Kn dziwa .

To seize, Kn gwira .

Appriz e , v. t. To inf orm, Kn

tanlira .

To inf orm ofi cia l ly and f or ma lly, Kn u za .

To app rize of da nger , Kntshenjereza .

To f or ewa rn , Kn tshenjeza .

Approa ch, v. i. Kn dz a ; kn fika

pafnpi; kn andika ; kn yandikaa nd andikila.

Appro tion, n . Kusimb aAppropriate c landestine ly, r . Kn

kn lands.

0it, p r oper , enera .

Approval , n . Kusimb a .

Approve , v. t. Kn simb a .

To be tried , Kn esedwa .

Approved, a .-0sim idwa ; -ob vo

meredwa .


Asc end, v. i. To move upwa rds,to c limb , Kn kwera . H e asc ended

the mou ntain , An akwera piri.

As a bird , Kn nlnka . The

bird ascended towa r ds hea ven,

Mb alame in au l u ka kn mwamb a .

Assmoke or steam,Kn fu ka .

Asc endency, n . Governing or

contr o lling infl u ence, Mpamvu ,

zimpamvu .

Asc ensio n , n . Ku kwera . The

ascension of the su n,Knkwera

kwa dzna .

Asc ent, n . The a c t of rising,Ku nka .

The ascent of a bir d , Knu lnka .

The way of ascent, asa hill

or eminen ce, Njira yokwera piri.Asc ertain , v. t. To make cer tain

by tria l or examina tion , Kn yesa.

yeza ; etsa ; esa . To asc er tain the

tr uth of a thing by trial , to test,Kn fnnsa .

Asharhed, a . Kn lindimanyazi.I am ashamed , Dirindimanyazi.

Ashes, n . Po lnsa , mapo lnsa .

Asho re , adv. Pagomb e.

Aside , adv. On one side (the

f a r ther ), Pa tsidia lidya .

The nea r side, asof a river ,Patsidia laknn o .

In priva te, Ko tseri, kn tseri.Ask, v. t. To seek to ob tain bywords, to r equ est, Kn fnna .

F or termsof pea ce, asa con

quer ed peop le, Kn gonja .

To r equir e or c laim, Kn zi

ndikil a . Askf or money, Kn fuusit a ndrama .

To r equ est, Kn fnnsa ; kn

pem a

0 seekinf orma tion,Kn inusa

tshob u kira .

To askp ermission ,Kn tsazika .

Aslant, adv. Kodnlisa .

Asleep, a dv.-Tu lo ndi tu l o .

They a r e asleep ,Agona tu l o .

Aslope , adv. Kotserereka .

—.a -Otse1°e1°eka

Asp, n . Mpiri, amp1 ri.

Asperse , v. t. To sla nder,Kn

nseke .

A c cuse fa lsely , Kn namiz a .

Asperser , n . Wanseke,anseke.

Aspersion , n . Knnseke knn amiza

Asp1ra te , v. t. To b r ea the ou t, tor espire, Kn nzit a .

Aspire , v. i. Kn fnna ; kn yesa ;kn dzilimbika .

Assagai, n . Ntu ngo , zin tnngo .

Assassin , n . Wokwitika,okwiti

ka ; wamb anda , amb anda .

Assassina te , v. t. Kn kwitika .

Assa u lt, v. t. To assa u lt the p erson

,Kn menya kn lowerera .

To assa u lt a p erson by words,so as to p r ovoke a qu a r r el , Kntu kwana .

Assemb le , v. t. Kn song’

kanitsa .

v. i. Kn song’

kana .

Assemb ly, n . An assembly ofp eop le, Kngwiriz ana .

Cou n cil , Gu ln , magnln gu lnla ankoswo

,magnlu a ankoswe ;

gnln la amb iri, magnln a ambiti.Assent, v. i. Kn b vomera. knlo la . I assent to yo u r p r op osa l ,Dilo la ndiman ako .

n . Knb vomera,ku l o la. b vo

mero, (la ) mab vomero . Their

assent,knb vomera kwao .

Assert, v. i. To afi rm, Kn tshu

la ; kn l o la ; kn nena ; kn tero ;kn ti nditn . I asser t it

, Dititshoin tsho u dita .

Assertion , n . S ta tement,Tshu lo

,

ma tshn lo ; ku tshu la . Tha t as

ser tion isno t tr u e, Tab u lo tshi

mene sitshiritshoona .

Assign , v. t. To show, Kn langiza .

Assimilate , v . t. To ca use to

r esemb le, Kn faniza .

Assist, v. t. To help , su c cou r , Kntangata kn tangatira kn tandi

za .

To lend aid , Kn enjeza ; kntangata .

Assistant, n. Wotanga ta , otangata .

Chinyanja

Asso ciate, v. i. Kn komanandi.

n . Nza,with p r on . an za ;

mb a li,ab ali. My assista nt, Nza

n a .

Assgo rt, v t. To sep a r a te a nd dis

trib ute into c lasses, Kn sang’

ka .

To a r r a nge or set in order , Kn

ndandalitsa .

Assuag e , v. t. To a l lay , to miti

ga te, Kn popu tsa or pepnza . Toa lla y pain , Kn pepnza u lu lu .

v. i. To a ba te or su bside,Kn

tsika .

Assu ranc e , n . Confidence, selfassu r a n ce , Kn limbitso ku limbika ; ku limbikitsa ; mvann ; kndzilimb ikitsa .

Assure , v. t. To give confi denc e,Kn mvanitsa kn limbikitsa .

Astonish, v. t. Ama ze, Kn zizwi

tswa .

Astonished, a .-Ozizwitswa .

Astray, a dv. Kosotshera . Theox isgone astr ay, Ng

’

omb e ma

so tshera .

v. i. To go astr ay, Kn sotshera .

v. t. To lead astray , Kn sotshereza .

Astride , adv. Ko tagalala and

ko tangalala .

Asunder , ad v. Separ a te, Ko lekana ; ko lekanitsa .

i. To p a r t from one

ano ther , Kn lekana .

v. t. Kn Iekanitsa .

To cu t asu nder,to saw,

Kn

tshaka ko lekanitsa .

To cu t asu nder longitu dina l ly ,Kn 11g

’

am .b a

To c ut a c r oss, Kn dnla .

To p u t asu nder , Kn masu la .

Asy lum,n Ref uge, Malo Opn ln

mnkira ; ma lo o tawira .

At, prep . N ea r to,in tha t lo ca lity ,

Pa ; kwa kn .

adv. A t least, Nditn .

A t the most, Pa ambiriopa

mb ana .

Dic tiona ry.

Athirst, a .-aIu dzn .

T o b e , v. i. Kn mva lu dzn .

Atone , v. t. Kn lipa .

fo r , Kn Iipira .

Ato nement, n . Dipo , malipo .

d

T o make , v. i. Kn pereka

1 o .

Attapch, v. t. To ca use to adher e,

Kn gwiriza .

Annex or j oin to , Kn tondo

meza kn u njika .

oneself to a c ompany . Kn

dzinnjika .

Atta c k ,v. t. To assail with

f or c e, Kn menya .

with tro ops, Kn tira nkondo

kwa .

Atltain , v. t. Kn lnu dit a ; kn hka

n .

Attainment , n . Ku l andira ; knfika .

Attempt, v. t. Kn yesa a nd sea,

a lso with z .

n . Knyesa , mayaso .

Attend , v. t. To ac compa ny , to

go with on a j ou r ney, Kn tsaganandi kn enda ndi.

To p ay a ttention , Kn mve

tsatsa ; kn yang’

anitsa .

v. i. To ser ve asan a ttenda nt,Kn imirira .

To a ttend a t c ou r t, of a head

man , Kn wat usa .

To a ttend a t cou r t, of the

people, Kn tsheza .

Attendan c e , n . Knimirira .

Attendant , n . Bandazi, ab andazi.

F emal e . Bandaziwank azi,ab andaziankazi.

Attention , n . Kumvetsetsa ; kn

yang’

anitsa .

Attest, v. t. Kn dziwitsitsa ; kn

sindikiza .

Attesta tion . n . Kndziwitsitsa

knsindikiza .

Attire onese lf, v. f. Kn b va la .

an o ther , Kn b veka .

Attrib u te , v. t. Kn Iindi; tehiri

tsha tshi.

n. Essen tial qu a lity , Ntse

merero , mitsemerero .

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a Dictiona ry.

Auda city , n . Baldness, Knlimb ika

n tima ; knzinga ntima .

Au dienc e , Hearing o f, n . Ku

mva .

Assemb ly , Gn ln , ma n

Auger, n . Instrumen t or boringho les, Tsho o lera ; oger, maoger .

Aught, n . antu .

Augment, v. t. To incr ease, Kn

tshnrnkitsa kn onjeza .

To enl a rge in size, Kn knlitsa .

Au u r, v. t . To consu l t an a ugu r ,n omb edza nla .

Aunt, n . The f a ther’

s sister,

Mlongo wa sta te , a longo a

The mo ther’

ssister , Mlongo wanmai, a longo n

Aurora , n . The ru ddy rising light

of morning, a nna kntsha

kwafira .

Au ztere, a .-Okwiakwia .

Au tho r, n . One who pr oduc es a

thug

, Wopanga, opanga .

eginner , oiamb a , oiamb a .

Ca use, Tshifnkwa , zil'

nkwa .

Authority , n . Mpamvn , zimpamvu ; wampamvu , ampamvn

tshifnmn kuworu za ; mvanu .

Dela a ted a u thority , Kn li

ndiritsnKwa fumu .

Autumn , n . Ha rvest time, MasikaAt the time of a u tumn . Pa u taw1

ya masika . He a rrived in the

a u tumn, Anaflka m’masika .

Avail, v. t. Ku limbika ; kntshita .

To co u nt, Kn werenga..To be somethin g, Kn likantu .

Aven e, v. t. Ku zimb u ln ; knmu 1 1

‘s.

o punish. Kn langa .

Avenger, n . Wozimhnln, ozimb nln .

Aver , v. t. To a rm with con

fi dence, Kn limbi a kn tshimikau dl ntc ra di.

Aversion , n . Kukwia ; kusamna .

To tu rn 017} to keep

To shun a loca lity,

Avoid, v. t . To a void f r om f ea ror shame , Kn nya la .

To keep a t a distan ce f r om ,

Kn nsa la .

To a void by moving ou t of theway, asa voiding a missile thr own ,Kn tshoka .

Avow ,v. t. To dec la r e Open ly ,

Kn b vomera .

Await, v. t. Kn Iinda kn Iindira .

Awake , v. t. To r ousef r omsleep ,

Kn dzntsa ; kn galamu tsa .

v. i. To awa ke f r om sleep ,

Kn nks kn dznks; kn galamnka .

Awa rd, v. t. To adj u dge, Kn

weru za .

n . P riz e, Sekeretso , (la ) ma

sekeretso .

Judicia l decision , KnIamnl aku tshn ls kumariza .

Aware , v. i. To be awa r e of , Kndziwsna .

Awa adv. A t a distance, Ku ta li;k ib e.

N o t pr esen t, Knlib e .

Yonder , Uko , r epea ted in a

f a lsetto voice,to indica te grea ter

dista nc e.

v. i. To go away , Kn mnka ;kn tshoks.

To r un away , a bscond , Kn

tawa .

To c ast away, Kn tais a nd

taya .

To drive awa y, Kn tshotsa .

Awe , n . Bever entia l f ea r , Kn

dzinga ; ku opa .

7 0 strikepwith f ea r , to c a use

f ea r , Kn o0 .

5et8a

To ca f or th r everenc e, Kn

dzingitsa .

Awfu l, a .-Oopsa .

Awhile, a dv. A sma l l spa ce oftime, Ntawi eing

’

ono .

Aw l . Tshob o era , dzo b o lera .

Axe, n . Nkwangwa zinkwang na .

A smal l axe

,a ha tchet, Nkwa

11g wsyeing’

ono .

Aye l interj . E !

Az u re , aa .-Aknda .


B

B hasin Chinyanja the sou nd o fb in bid .

Bab b le , v. i. To ta lk id ly , Knlon o lo la.

Ba b b er , n . Wo lanku lsdala,ola

nkn ladala.

Bab b ling , n . Ku longo lo ls, malongo lolo

Bab e , n . Kands,makanda ; ka

mwana ksmanja wokands, oka

nda .

Bab o on, n . Nyani, anyani.Bab ho od, n . Uksnda .

Ba c e lo r, n . Mamu na wamb eta ,amnna amb eta .

Ba chelo rshi n . Umb eta .

Ba ck , n . sans a nd msana,mi

sans.

o f a knife . Knpwinika kwaknpwinikwa .

v. i. To go back, Kn bwera .

v. t. To tu r n the ba ck to

a no ther, Kn bweza .

To keep ba ck, Kn bwezera .

To go or come ba ck, Kn bwers.

To look ba ck, Kn yang’anirs

knmb nin .

adv. Pamb uiu a nd kumb u iu .

Ba ckbite , v. t. Kn nseke.

Ba ckbiter, n . Sla nder er, Wanse

ke,snacks

,and amiseka .

Ba ckbiting , n . Knnseke nseke,

miseke.

Ba ckb one , n . Fn a la nsana .

Ba ckslide , v. i. n p0ponya .

Ba ckward o r Ba ckwards, v. t.

To dr aw ba ckwa rds,Kn bwereza .

adv. Kumb nin kobwerera .

Ba c on , n . Nyama ya ngu ruwe .

Bad, a . Mor a l ly bad ,-aips. A

bad person , Mu n tu woipa .

Unwho lesome,co rr up t,

-Ob vunda.

Wor thless, -Otaia ; -otaiidws.

A bad r oad,Njira oipa. Bad

c o r n,Mapira o b vnn a .

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Badg e , n . A ma rk or token of

gfitin c tion, Tshizindikil o , zizindi

0 .

Badge of ofi ce,Tshigwiriro ,

dziwiriro ; tshizindikilo,

zizindiilo .

v. t. To ma rk with a badge,Kn sindikiza .

Badly, a dv. Koipa .

Badness, n . Kwsipa knipa , ctr .

tion , Knb vu nda.

Bathe, v. t. Kn Iepera .

Baffl ed, T o b e , v. i. Kn Iepedwa .

Ba n . Tumb a , (Is) ma tumb a .

il l the bag , Dzazstumbs.

Ba ggage , n . L oads, Katu ndu ,skatu ndn .

P ossession-9, Tumb a

,matu

mb a ; tshuma .

Bail, n . A t law,Tshigwiriro , dzi

gwiriro .

Bailiff, n . Wolamnlidwa,o lamn

lidwa .

Bait, v. t. Withdogs, Kn yakwiza(to set dogson or a t game ).fo r fish, Nyamb o , zinysmb o .

fo r game , Nyamb o , zinya

mb o ; tshonyengers.

Bake , v. t. To bake meat, Ku

o tsha nyama .

To bake br ead , Kn omb ersnkate.

To bake o r b u rn b ricks or

po ttery , Kn o tsha mab rike o r

mipika .

Baker, n . Waknomb era nkate,

aku omb era nkate ; woomb eranka te, o omb era nkate .

Ba lan c e , v . t. To make equ al , to

adj ust, asby weight, Kn yesa .

By measu r e, Kn lin aniza .

n . Scal esf o r weig ing, Mnyezo ; mweso ; tshoyezera .

Ba ld, a . Withou t hair , -Adazi.A ba ld -hea ded person , Mun tu

wsdazi.

Ba ldness, n . Dazi,madazi.

Ba le o f g o ods, n . Tnmb a , mat umb a .

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Bal e, v. t. To dip ou t, aswa ter ,Kn kaps. Bale ou t the water

,

Ks a madzi.Bal 111, a . Sor rowf ul , sa d , -Asou i; ndi nsoni; -a tshisoni. I

am sorr owfu l , Dirindinsoni.Ba lk , v. t. Tof r ustr a te, Kn sakeza .

Ba ll , n . F or p laying with, Mpira ,

—1Bu llet, Tshipo lopo lo , zipo lo

po 0 .

Ballad, n . A littlesong , Kanyimb o .

Ba llet, n . A mimic da nce, Kn

yeseza .

Bahn a . Fr agr ant, -Onnng’

kira .

A fl agr a nt or balmy fl ower , L nalonnng

’

kira.

Bamb o o , n . Nsu n wi,zinsnngwi.

Bamb o oz le , v. t. o deceive, Knnyenga. ; kn usitsa .

Banana, n . eneral term, Ntoi

tshiand ntotshi,zintoitshiand

zin totshi.Smal l , Katsizi, akatsizi.Plantain , Mlanya , milanya .

Band, n . A tief or binding, Tshomangira, zomsngira tshomanga ,zomanga .

A c ord or string, Tshingwe,zin

ger.

c u nd the wa ll of a house ;the hoop of a ba r r el , Mwanga ,misngs.

Carved, of wood r ou nd a

dou b le basket, Kos, makoa .

A c ompa ny of peop le, Gu lnIa an tu , magnl n a an tu .

A comp any of a rmed men ,Gnln 1a ankhondo

,magnln a

ankhondo

o f mus1c , gu ln Ia agu le.

v. t. To associa te or u nite

together , Kn pan ans.

Bandage, n . sarn ya b ala ;nsaru ya tshironda .

Bane , n . Mischief, r uin , Kwaipa .

Banefu l, a . Hu r tf u l , destru c tive,-i a ;

-Opweteketsa .

Banish, v. t. To drive away , Kntshotsa .

Banish, v. t. To expel the cou ntry ,

Kn takotan kwa dziko lina .

Banishment, n . Kn tsho tsa .

Bank, n . A ridge of ea r th, Dongs,(la ) madonga .

o f river , Gomb e , magomb e.

v. t. To thr ow up a bank,Kn nnjika dongs.

n . A p la c e wheremoney isd c

p osited, Banks.Banker , n . Excha nger , Wosinta ,

osin ta .

Banner , n . Benders,zib endera .

Banqu et, n . Kndia kwambiri.Banter , v. t. To annoy , Kn pu ta .

To ridicu le, Kn seketsa .

Bantling , n . Mwana , ans.

Ba ob a b -tree, n . Adansonia digi

ta ta , Nl amb e and mu lamb e, milambs.

Baptism,n . Mb a atisma .

Baptisma l, a . mb apstisma .

Baptiz e , v. t. Kn b apatizs. I

bap tize you with wa ter , Diknbs

patiza ndimadzi.Baptiz er,n . Wob apatiza , ob apatizs.

Bar, v. t. To shu t ou t, Kn tseka

kn tseketss.

To ba r an entr a nce, Kn

tseketsa komo .

of a g ate or entran c e , n .

M ikizo,mipikiz o .

Bar o f arrow ,n . Sakadzi, zinsa

kadzi.

Barb arian , n . Mb arib ari, ab arib ariBarb arity , n . Ub arib ari.Barb aro us, a .

-Abarib ari.Bare , a . N aked , u n cover ed, -Ama

riseke -amarisetshe. To go

naked , Kn ends -amariseke. A

ba re piece of gr ou nd , Ntaka yatshab e.

Barel a dv. N akedly, Kwama

rise e.

Bareness, n . N akedness, Mari

seke knmariseke.

Wan t, Kussuka. ; nsau tshi

kuson.

Bargain ,n . Ku pangens.

v. t. Kn pangana.


Ba rk, T o strip treeso f their, v. t.

Kn ksnls.

v. i. Asa dog, Kn ns.

o f a tree , n . Ku ngwa , (Ia )maku ngws.

Barking , nn . Asof a dog, Ku na .

Ba rley, n . Be e .

Barm, n . L ea ven , yeast, a b a ,zifnmbs.

While on beer , Povn , (Ia)mapovn .

Barn, n . A stor e f or corn madeof basket work or wa ttles, Nkokwe, zinkokwe .

Barrel, n . A cask, Ng’

oma , zing

’

oma .

o f mea t. Ng’

oma ysnyama .

o r drum o f oil, Ng’

oma ya

mafu ta .

Barren , v. i. To be ba r r en , Knssbsla .

a . Asa tr ee, or ba r ren land,~Osab ala .

Asa cou ntry,-Olitsals.

Barren w oman , n . Tshimbwira,dzimbwira .

Barrenness, n . Want of the

p ower of p r ocr ea tion , Utshimbwi

Barric ade , n . Panda,mipsnda .

Barter , v. t. To exchange commodities, Kn gnlan a ; kn sintanamaro u da ; kn gu litsa .

n . Excha ngge, Maronda .

Base , a . L ow, mean ,-i s

Wor thless, -o tais.

Base-b o rn , a . Illegitima te in

bir th,-Odziwika

Baseness, n . Kn 1ps; ku taiika .

Bashfu l, a .-Amanyszi; -odzinga

(con tinent) .Bashfu lly , adv. Kwsmanyazi.Bashfu lness, n . Man azi.

Basin , nn . Mb ale, zim a le.

Bask in the sun , v. i. Kn o tera .

Basket, n . A sma ll sha l low

basket usedf or p or ridge or gr ain ,Nsengwa , zinsengws.

A milk or beer basket used asdrinking cup , Tshiko , ziko .

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Basket, n . A la rge deep basket

f or ca rrying corn in har vesting,Mtan a nd n tsnga ; mitanga .

ide,sha llow basket, used

f or sifting gr ain , Litshero , (Ia )malitshero .

Very la rge basket f or storingcor n

,usu a lly p laster ed with c la y ,

Nkokwa, zinkokwe.

A basket with cover,a nd

ca r ved ba ndsr ou nd the middle,

Ntu n mitu ngn.

Bastar n . Mwana Ws ntengo ,ans3. n tengo .

Bat, n . F or cricket, Ntiyspn lo ,

miti apu l o .

n animal,Nleme, mileme.

Bath, n . A p la ce f or ba thing ,Mosamb irs.

Bathe the person , v. i. Kn samb a .

v. t. To soften or soo the, asa swel ling, by the app lica tion ofwa ter , Kn samb itsa ; kn tors

madzi.Ba tter , v. t. To bea t down , as a

do or , Kn gwedu ls.

As a r oof of a house,Kn

pasn la .

Asa brick wal l , Kn mu la .

n . A mixtu r e of r a nd

wa ter,Pa ls

, (Is) mapsla.

Ba tt le , n . Knmenysna .

Baw l, v. i. Kn pfnls.

B

Tv

irling , n . Knpfn ls; ku l ongo

o a .

Bay, v. i. To ba rk as a dog,Kn na .

n . An a rm of the sea , Bondo ,(ls) msondo .

Bayonet, n . Mpeni ws mfu ti,mipeniya mf

'

u ti.

Be , su b . ver b . Kn Ii. When 1

f o llowsi, the Iinva ria b ly becomesr in thisver b . He isher e, Alian o bu t, I am her e, Diripan o .

u 11 isir regu la r and def ec tive .

The p a r tswanting a r e suppliedby kn kala , to be

, or become ,which hasmor e of the idea ofcon tinu a n ce than the simplekn Ii.


Be ,su b . ver b . To bepr esent,Kn Iipo .

To be a bsen t, Kn libs.

To be in the house, Kn Iim’

nyumb a .

Bea ch, n . Doko , (ls) madoko .

Bead, n . Gener a l term,Nkanda ,

mikanda .

Red ,withwhite eyes, carnelia n ,Tshitarsks

, dzitsrsks.

Beak o f a bird, n . Sing. Mlomo ,a ma ndib le, milomo .

Beake r, n . A tin drinking-cup ,

Tshiko , ziko .

Beam o f a ho use , 11 . Ntsnda,mitanda .

S un, Mb aliwsli, zimb aliwali.Bean , Dah l , n . Nyemba , zinye

mb a .

Underg ro und, s ma,

zi

n zams.

Smal l red, Kobwe, zikobwe .

Bea r , v. t. To bring f or th you ng,Kn b als.

To ca r ry, Kn nyamu la .

To bear with, Kn lekerezs.

v. i. To endu r e, Kn mvs;kn mvsb e.

To bea r f a lse witness to , Kn

To bea r fr uit, Kn b als tshob als

, p lu . Dzob al a .

n . Bera , (la ) mab era .

Bea rd, n . Ndevn a nd ndeb vu,

zindeb vn .

carer , n . Wonysmn la , onysmnl a .

Bearing , nn . Gestu r e, mien, be

haviou r , Msks1idwe.

By compass, Ku ndu , (la )maku ndu . Wha t isitsbea ringKu ndu IstshiIiriku til

Beast o f prey , n . Tshiromb o ,ziromb o .

Wild , her bivo rous, Nyams,zinyama.

Beastly , adv. Konysnsa .

Beat, v. t. To p u nish, Kn menya .

with‘

stripes. To flog or

scou rge, Kn kwapu l a .

To c o nqu er , to over c ome, Kn

pamb ana .

Bea t, v. i. As the hea r t or p u lse ,Kn puma kn menys.

v. t. To bea t the gr ou nd with

sticksin p erforming in c anta tionsbef or e a na tive doc tor , Kn menyakn menya pansi kn omb eza u la .

To beat or br uise a nythingby striking with a hammer , Knkoma kn komera .

To buj'

et, Kn bsfsmn ls.

Bea tify , v. t. Kn dslitsa .

Bea titude , n . Ku da la ; dalo , ma

dalo .

Bea u tifu l in person , a .-Oko

ngo la .

Bea u ty , n . Knkongo ls.

Bec ame , v. SeeBec ome .-Naka la .

Bec a use , c onj . Tshifnks; tshi

fu ka ku ti.

Ca use asr eason, Tshifnkws

zifukws.

Beck , v. i. To ma ke a sign with

the head,Kn kodo la .

Be ckon , v. i. To make a sign

to ano ther , Kn kodo la .

Be c lo ud, v. t. As the heavens,Kn da kn detsa .

Bec ome , v. i. To enter into some

sta te or c ondition , Kn ksls

kn kn la . He bec ame a bad ma n ,

Anakslsmu ntu woipa . He be

came a rich person , Anska la

mu ntu wo lemers. Tha t ma nbecame gr eat, Mu n tu amene ans

knl a .

v. t. To beg/it, to be p rop erto , Kn kalitss. It bec ometh,or , it is bec oming , or

,it is b e

fitting, Ku libwino .

Bec oming ly , adv. Kokslitss.

Bed, n . An a r tic le of f u rnitu r e tolie on, Mpasa , zimpssa .

The p la ce wher e a n a nima l or

p erson'isin the ha bit of sleeping ,

or wher e the bed is laid , Mslo ;ma lo ogons.M a ttress

,Nsanjo , misanjo .

o f plants, Tanda la , mata

ndala .

Bedash, v. t. Kn tsira .


Be lch, v. i. Kn gea .

Be lie , t. To sp eak f alsely , Knnsmiza .

Belief, n . Mvanu . Tha t ismybelief , Umene nIimvann wanga .

Be lieve , v. i. Kn mvans. Some

timeskn mvera isused .

Be liever , n . Wamvann , amvann .

elieving ly , adv. Kwsmvanu .

Bell , n . Mn lin, milin .

Bellow ,v. i. Asa n a nima l , Kn

gsmb a .

Asa ca lf , or a child in a r age,Kn gsmb s.

Bellows, n . Mvu ku to,zimvnknto

tnmbsla mvnknto .

Belly , n . Mimb a,zimimbs.

Belong , v. i. To be the p r op er tyof , Kn Iikwa .

to . As a p erso n to a tribe,Kn gswans.

Beloved, n . Wokondedwa , oko

ndedwa. Beloved (Son ), Wondi

konda .

a .-Okondedws.

Below ,a dv. a nd p r ep . In p osi

tion , Pansi; pansipa ; pansipo .

Below the ho use, Psnsipa nyu

mbs.Belt, n . A thong , L ambs, (Ia )mslsmb a . Of the loins, L ambs,(Ia ) malamb a ; mpango , mipango .

L ea ther n belt, L amb sIstshikops.

Bemo an , v. t. To bewail , Knlira .

Bend , v. t. Kn tifu la .

To f o ld , Kn pinda .

To make cr ooked , Kn tess ;kn tetss.

v. i. By wea knesso r hu nger ,Kn ko toka .

At work,Kn o lama .

or b ow the ead o r b ody .

Kn werama .

Bendab le , a . P lia b le, -Oloa .

Beneath, pr ep a nd adv. Pansi

pansi pa . Benea th the stone,Pansipa mwals.

Benedic tion , n . Kn lezsman (t)Benefa c tion , n . Ntshito ysbwino .

Benefa c to r , n . Wo tshitsb wino ,o tshitsbwino .

Bgnefi c enc e , n . Ulere, (wa ) manere .

Benefi c ent, a .-Au 1ere ; -okoms

n tima .

Benefit, n . Pindu lizo, (Ia ) mapi

ndn lizo .

Gr a ce, Knanja .

v. t. Kn pindnlitsa .

v. i. Kn pindu la .

Benevo lenc e , n . Ku koma .

Benevo lent , a . Wab wino ntima-okoma n tima . A benevolen t

person ,Mu n tu wokoma n tima .

Benight, v. i. To be benighted ,

n

gwidwa ndi ndima . We

wer e ighted on the mou ntains,Tinsgwidwa ndindima pa mspiri.

Benumb ed, v. i. As by extr emecold , Kn gwsdzsn zi.

Bequ ea th, v. t. Kn 81 1 1's.

Bereave , v. t. Kn tshotsa .

Bereaved, T o b e , v. i. Kn tsho

tsedws.

Berry , n . Ba re.

Go oseber ry , Gnsb are.

Beryl, n . Berilo .

Beseech, v. t. Kn pemps; kn

pampers; kn fnnss.

Beseem,v. t. Kn enedws.

Beset, v. t. Su rr o u nd , Kn ku tikiz a ; kn zerenga .

Beside , pr ep . Pafu pi. I stood

beside him, Dinsima psfnpindi

is. Beside the house,Pafu pindi

nyumb a .

In addition to , -Anso .

v. i. To be beside oneself,Kn misa ls.

Besides, a dv. Over a nd a b o ve,

Kopambana . I add this besideswha t I ha ve al r eady given , Diong

’

khetsa knmene ko smbsnakonse komwe dapstsa ks .

Besieg e , v. t . Kn zings (mu dzi,vil la ge. ) They a re besieged o n

every side, Azingidwa pa ma

ku ndu o nse .

Besmea r , v. t. Kn detsa .


Besom, n . A brush,usua lly of

twigsor palm lea ves, Sstshe, (Is)masatshe.

Beso t, v. t. Kn Iedzeretss.

Bespatter, v. t. Kn tsira .

Best, a .-Abwin o -opsmb ans

-onse.

Bestow , v. t. Kn patsa ; knnin

’

ks.

Bestn de , v. t. Kn tagalsla and

kn tangalsls.

Bethink, v. i. Kn kumb nkila .

Betide . v. i. Kn gwskwa .

Betray ,v. t. Kn zondp ; kn

nyenga .

Bettayer n, Nzou di, zinzondi.Betro th, v. t. Kn psIs.

Betro thed, a .-OpaIidws.

Better, a .-Abwin o -opamb ans;

-okomsissometimesused of thebetter of two thingsin sight.

Betw een , prep . Pakati pakati

pa ; m’

kstia nd mu kati.Bewail, v. t. To bemoa n , Kn lirira

To howl f or the dead , mou rn ,Kn lira .

Beware , v. t. To be cir cumspec t,Kn tshenjers.

v. i. Ha vesense or be ta ught,Kn kwannka.

l in terj . Tshenjers! tshsnjersni!

Bewilder , v. t. To p u zzle, Kn

saka tizitss.

To conf use, Kn sokanizs.

Bewitch, v. t . By witchery , so asto ca use a p erson to die

,as

applied to the ca useinj u ry , to poison , Kn rodzs a nd

Iodzs.

Bewitcher, nn . WoIodzs, o lodza .

Bewitchery, n . Ku l odzs.

Bewrayy , v. t. Kn sonyeza.

Beyond, p r ep . Kntsid1a ; kntseri;

opatsid1a .

Bias, n . P r ej u dic e, ma lice, Dsno ,(Ia ) madsn o .

Bib le, n . The wo rd of God ,Baib el ; Man a Mu lu n The

Holy Scriptu r es, Ma lem a oyers.

Bicker , v. t. To con tend a bou t

trifles, Kn pokosa .

Bid, v. t. To comma nd, Kn

To or der , or ca use to p u nish,Kn langizs.

To a f east or enter tainmen t,Kn itana.

Bier , n . Tshitanda , d zitsnda .

Big , a . L a rge, bu lky ,-Ku rn . A

big ma n , Mnntn Wsng’

knrn .

Bi ess, n . B u l k. size , Uknru .

B'

e , n . Nyongo , zinyongo .

Billow , n . A la rge wa ve, a de,

(la )ma fu nde tnmbiri, (la ) matu

mb iri.Bin , n . Nkokwa, zinkokwe.

Bind, v. t. Kn mangs.

Bird, n . Mb alame,zimb alame.

Sma l l,with r ed br east

,Mpwiti.

Bird-lime , 11 . M ade by na tives

f r om j uice of lea ves and f ru itof cer tain tr eesmixed together ,Ulimb o

, (ws) manlimb o .

Bird’s-nest, n . Tshisa

,dziss.

Birth, n . Ku b adws. The bir th

of a child,Knbsdwa kwa mwan a .

Birth-day, n . Dzu a lob adwa .

Birth-right, n . Kwa tshikwa knb adwa .

Bit, n . The ir on p a r t of a bridle,Nko lnmbidz o , mikolnmbidz o .

A morsel , a cr umb,Nye

nyeswa , zinyenyeswa .

A mou thf u l , Ntongo , zin tongo .

Bitch, n . Gsrn wankszi.

Bite , v. t. Kn Inma .

n . Knlums.

Bitter , a .-Osws.

c o ld.-Ozizirszizira .

A bitter thing, Tshin tu tshoaws.

Bitterly, adv. Intensely , Kwa

mbiri.Bitterness, n . Ku awa.

o f heart. R u psa n tima .

Bivoua c , v. i. To be on wa tch a t

night, Kn dikira .

To sleep o u tside, Kn gonaku nja .


Bla b , v. t. To tell secr ets,Kn

tsirnka .

Bla ck , a .-Oda ; -aku da . Black

ca ttle, Ng’

omb e zaknda . The

hea vens a re b la ck, Mwamb a u li

wsknda a nd Miambiiriyeiknda .

Bla c ken , v. t. Kn detsa.

Bla ckg u ard, n . Wonamizs,ons

miza wodetsetss,odetsetsa .

v. t. Kn namizs kn detsetss.

Bla ckish, a . N ot thorou ghlyb la ck, -Ossdetsa .

Bla cksmith, n . Msnlirs; wosulira . osn lirs msnzi, asn zi.

Bla dder , n . Tshikodzero , ziko

dz ero ; tshikodzezi, zikodzezi.

Blade, n . Spr ou t , Mmera ,mimera .

First smal l b lade of cer ea l,

Kwats, makwata .

L eaf , Samb a, (1a ) masamb a .

Blain , n . Sor e, Tshiron do , zirondo .

Blame , v. t. To a c cuse, Kn tshnla ;kn tshimikizs kn tshimika .

n . Ku tshu la .

Blameless, a .-0 psndstshnls.

Blanket, n . Tsho fu nds, zo

pfu nds tshOpfnn irs, zopfnndira .

Blaspheme , v. t. Kn tukwanaMu lu ngu sometimes the word

Mu lu ngu isomitted .

Blasphemer , n . Wo tu kwana ,o tnkwsna .

Blasphemo us, a .-Otnkwana .

Blasphemously , adv. Kotu kwan a .

Blast, v. t. By wind , by the su n ,

or by the a c tion qf fir e, Kn o tsha .

Blaz e , v. i. Kn pss.

lea ch, v. t. Kn yeretsa .

Bleed, v. t. By Op ening temp ora lar tery or br anch

,Kn dn ls

nsempa kn tnrntssmwazi.— By cupping, Kn Iumika mwazi; kn tu rnten mwazi and kn

dzaka (it) mwazi.Blemish, n . Spo t, Bangs, (la )mab angs, and maanga .

In qu a lity , Tshirsma , zirams.

Blend, v. t. Kn ssng’

ksnizs.

Bless, v. t. Kn dslitss.

Blessed, a .-Odsls. B lessed a r e

the meek,Oda lsaliosnjs.

Blessing , n . Ku da la ; da lo , ma

dalo .

Blight, v. t. Kn kofoka .

By the su n , Kn nyala .

Blind, a .-Aknngn .

By a n inj u ry , -Osweka maso .

n . A b lind p erson , Waknngn ,

nku ngu .

v. t. Deprive of sight, Kn

seketsa maso .

Blindly, adv. Kwaknngn .

Blin dness, n . Ku ngu .

Blink , v. i. Kn twanima.

Bliss, n . Knda litss kndslitsidws.

Blister, v. t. By medicine, Kn

tu pitsa .

By tr a velling, Kn nngs.

n . By medicine or fire, Tu z a ,(Is) matu za.

By wa lking, Fu ndo , (Ia )marundo .

Blithe , a . Joyo us, gay,-A tshi

wete.

B thesome , ad v. Kosekers.

Block , v. t. To b lock up , Kn

tseka .

o f wo od, n . Nknng’

ku,

miknng’

kn . If la rge it ismadeTshiknng

’

ku,dziknng

’

kn .

Blo ckhead, n . Wopu lnkira , opu

Inkira .

Blo od, 11 . L iquid blood , Mwszi,minzi.

n . Clo tted b lood , Mlopa .

Clo ts of b lood, Ntindirims,

zintindirims.

Blossom, n . Lna , (Ia ) malns.

v. i. Kn pu ka (malna ).Blo t , v. t. To o b litera te, Kn

fsfanizs.

To stain , Kn ipitsa .

To use b lotting p ap er , Kn

umitsa .

n . A b lo t or stain (asof ink) ,Don to , msdon to kuipitss.

Blotch, n . Kslsma , (la ) ma lams.

Blow ,v. i. As the wind , Kn

ombs, kn omb ers.

Chinya nja Dictiona ry .

Blow , v. i. To br ea the ha rd , to pant

f or br ea th, Kn pnmsnkwezs.

v. t. To b low the fi re, Knpembs.

To b low a f orge fi re, Kn

fu ku ta mo to .

To b lowgen tly with themou th,asto b low dust away ,

Kn nzita .

To blow away , Kn pepera .

Blu dgeon, n : A sho rt thick stick,Ndodo , zindodo .

larg e . Ndodo nknng’ku

,

miknng’

ku .

Blu e , a .-Akncls; -ods.

Blunder, n . Tshimo, (ls) matshi

mo .

v. i. Kn tshimws.

Blunderer , n . Wotshimwa , o tshimwa.

Blunt, a . N ot sha rp ,-Opwini

kwa ; -osatws.

v. t. To du l l the edge of a n

instr ument, Kn pwinizs.

Bluntly , a dv. Kopwinikwa .

Bluntness, n . Knpwinikwa .

Blush, v. i. Kn temb ennka nkope ;kn tshita manyazi.

Bluster, v. i. Kn b alswszs.

n . Kn balawaz a .

Boa -c onstric to r , n . Satu ,zinsstn .

Boar, n . Wa r thog , Nguruwe.

Wild boa r of the open cou ntry ,Njiri, anjiri.

Board, n . Tabws, (ls) matabwa .

Bo ast, v. i. Kn dzitams, lit. , to

p r aise oneself .

To boast of another p erson,Kn siimb a .

To a c t in a boastfu l and

ha u ghty manner , Kn tshita kodzitams.

Boastfu l, a .-Odzissmalirs -Odzi

tama .

Boa t, n . L ittle ship , Kstshomb olish

,Bote, (Ia ) mab o te.

Body , n H uman body , tupi, (Ia )matnpl .Dead body, Ntemb o , mitemb o .

o f a tree, Kogo la , (la ) makogo la .

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Bog , n . A ma rsh, plain, Damb o ,(Ia ) madamb o .

Boggy u nsou nd gr ou nd , Tshi

tengetenge, zitengetenge.

Boil, v. t. Kn wiritss.

v. i. Kn win . The wa ter

boils, madziswirs.

Cook, Kn piks.

—n . A sor e, swelling, Tnpa , ma

tnpa ; mfnndo , fun do , and

pfnndo , (la ) mapfnndo .

Boistero us, aa .-Olimb ika .

Bo ld, a .-Olimbiksn tima .

A bo ld p erson in ba ttle, mu n tu

wo limbiksn tima .

Bold to r ashness, one withou t

a ny f ea r , or du e c onsider a tion ,

-Odzedzednka .

Rude, imp uden t,-Apu n zo .

Bo ldly , a dv.

pKoIimbiksn tima .

Bo ldness, n . In ba ttle, Knlimbika

n tima .

Bo lt, v. t. Asa do or , Kn pikizs

n . Of a do or or ga te, mp1

kizo,mipikizo .

Bond, n . An ob liga tion , knpe

ngana .

A tie, Tshomanga , zomsnga

tshomsngira , zomsngira ; tshims

ngs, z imanga .

Chain , Unyolo , (wa) mannyo lo .

Bondag e, n . Sla very, Ukapo lo ;um swi.

Bon maid, n . s kazi sdzs

Bondw oman , ”K

kazi.

Bondman ,n . s ,oIo skspo lo .

Bone , n . a a,

K

(a ) mafups.

Bonnet, n . Tshisoti, dzisoti;to i

,a topi.

Bo o y, n . Tshoopsera, dz oopsera .

Bo ok , n . Buku, (Is) mab uku .

Bo on , n . Tshokwanira , zokwa

nira .

Bo o t, n . Nsapsto , zinsspato .

Bo o th, n . Msasa , misasa .

Bo o ty , nn . Zankondo .

Bopeep, n . Kwina ndikwina .

Bo rder, n . H em, Mtshen a nd

ntshen,mitshen .


Bo rder , n . Of cloth or a ga rment,Mtshen a nd n tshen

,mitshen .

Of a c ou ntry , Mrsga , miraga.

Bo re , v. t. To bor e, aswith a n

awl, Kn b o la ; kn po ls; kn

fnls.

— To bor e the ea r f or ea r rings, Knb o la a nd kn po lsku tu .

Asa beetle in wood ,Kn fu la .

Bo rn , a . Br oughtf or th, -Obsdwa .

The child is bor n,mwana wab a

dwa.

Bo rne, to b e , v. i. Kn nyamnl idwa .

Bo rrow ,v. t. Kn b wereks.

Bosom,n . The chest, Tshifna

,

The br east, Bere, (1s) mab ere.

Bo th, a dv. a nd conj . Ndi; awiri

onse .

Bo ther , v. t. Kn b vu ta ; kn sa

u tsa .

Bo ttle , n . Barasnkn ,sb arasnkn .

A sma l l cal a bash usedf or ho lding oil—hen c e a phia l , Nsu pa ,zinsnps.

v. t. To p ou r into a bo ttle,Kn tsannlira .

Bo ttom, n . Tako , (Ia) matako .

B o ttom of basket, tako In usengws.

Bo u gh, n . A gr owing br anch,

Ntambi, zin tsmbi.A br anch sever ed f r om the

tr ee, Ntambiyouma .

Bought, p .p . P u r chased , -Olgnli

dwa . The house isbought,mbsignlidws.

Bo unc e , v. t. To sp ring, to leap ,

Kn lumps.

Bo und, v. i. To leap o ver , to leapinto the air , Kn lumps.

away, asa dog , Kn tamsngs

To limit by a bou nda ry , n

lemb a Iiri,a nd p lu . ma liri.

v. t. To bou nd or hinder

p r ogr ess, Kn letsa.

p .p . of bind , -Omsngidwa .

Boundary , nn . (Liri, sing. no t

used), mi ri.

Bo undary , n . Of a ga rden towa rdsthe u nbr oken b ush

,Pepetere, p l u .

Pepetere za mnnda .

Sounds, n . L imits, Ma liri.

o unteo ns,Bo untifu l ,

a .-A nIere.

Bo untifu lly, a d v. L iber a lly , Kwa

Iere ; kotshnrnkitsa . He tha t

soweth bou ntifu l ly sha ll r eapbou ntiful ly , Iemwe sfessko tshnrnkitsssdzatems anso ko tshnrnkitsa .

Bo un ty , n. Ntn lo , mitnlo ; ku nnjs.

liber al ity , Knpstss.

Bow ,v. t. To ca use to bow or

bend,Kn pinda .

v. i. To bow the p erson , Kn

gwadama kn wersms.

To bow the head , asin assent,Kn dams.

Tb]

bow the knee , asin wo r

ship ,Kn ads.

n . or shoo tingUta , (wa ) manta .

n . Of a b oa t,Nso , minso ;

paliknrn .

Bow els, n . Tumb o , (Is) matumb o .

The vessels and orga nswithin

the a bdomen c o llec tively , Matu

mb o .

Bow l, n Mbsle,zimb ale ; mbizi,

zimbiz 1 .Box , n . Bokosi, (Is) msb okosi.

v. t. Kn b afamn la .

To strike,Kn menya .

To bufl t, br uise, Kn tu ndu

dza kn bwandnla .

Boy, n . Nyamata , snysmata ;

nzomb we, szombwe .

Boyho o d, n . Unyamats.

Bra c elet, n . Ko za, (la ) makoza .

Bra ckish, a .-Olu n dza . B r ack

ish wa ter,Madzio nu ndzs.

Brag , v. i. To boast, n dzitama

Braggart, n . Wodzitsms,odzi

tama .

Braid, v. t. Kn Inks

o f hair, n . Tsis1 l olu ka .

Brain , n . Wongo , (ws) mawongo .

Intel lec t, a ongo , manongo .


Bramb le, n . Ntu ngw1 m1 tu ngw1Bran , n . Des, (wa ) madea .

Branch, n . L a rge, Ntamb l , zi

n tambi.Smal l , Ntawi, mitswi.

Brand, v. t. To b u rn a ma rk on

ca ttle, or to sea r , Kn o tsha .

A bu r ning stick, Tshiknni

tsha mo to .

A bu ndle of gr ass on fir e,Nsongo ya moto .

Brandy , n . Ka tshssn .

Brass, u Nkns,mikns.

Br ass wir e (la rge), Nkns,mikusgener al ly used .

Br asswir e (smal l ), Nssmb o

ysnkna .

Bravado , nn . Knb a lawszs.

Brave , a .-Olimb a ; -Olimb a

n tima . A br a ve ma n , Mu n tu

w0pandsman ta mu n tu wo limb a

n tima mu n tu wopiri1 .a

v. i. To be, Kn pira .

Braw l, v. i. okoss.

n . Pokoso ,Ku

(ls) mapokoso .

Braw ler, n . Wo longolo ls, 0 10

11go lo la

Bray , v. i. Asa n ass,Kn lira .

Brea ch, n . A br eak o r gap in a

wa l l or f or tifica tion , Tshiterera ,dziterers.

Bread, n . Nka te,mikate.

Breadth, n . Bwambi, (Ia ) ma

bwambi.skKn l n ass

,m npingsso .

Insidegmeasu r ement of , Mu l ilu pi.

Break, 41 . t. To br eak in pieces,asa vessel , Kn swa .

To br eak in two , asa stick or

bone, Kn tshoka kn tsho la .

To sp lit up ,as wood , Kn

11g’

amb a .

To br eak a thong, str ap , co rd ,or piece of iron , Kn dntss.

To br eak thr ou gh, asthr ou gh

a wa l l or fen ce, as a r ob ber,

Kn b o la .

To br eak a law or c ommand

men t, Kn swa kn tsia .

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Break , v. t. To br eak up new

gr ou nd , Kn limsmu nds.

To br eak br ead,Kn swa

nkate .

To br eak loose, Kn masu la .

v. i. As a vessel,Kn sn s °

kn sweks. The p o t is br okenMpika nsweks.

Asa handle,Kn knnyoka .

To br ea k or sp lit, as a r ock,Kn b andnka .

To br eak,asa thong or cord ,

Kn duka . The c ord is br oken ,

Tshingwe tshidu ks.

To br eak ou t, asa n

on body , Kn b nks kn b nkitsa .

To br eak, as a ga theringon the body, Kn tu ru ka . Theboil has b r oken

, a ndo wa

tu ru ka .

To b r eak f or th, cry a l ou d,

Kn pfnla .

To br eak, asthe mor ning, Kntsha . The mor ning hasbr oken ,Bandskwstshs.

To b r eak or c lea r up , as thewea ther

,Kn ksng

’

gsnn tss.

To b r ea k up ,as c louds

,Kn

kang’

gsnu ks.

To b r eak in or train a horse,Kn zo l owers kn zo loweretsa .

Breakfast, n . Nsnsn lo .

T o take , Kn snsnls.

Breast, n . The chest, Tshifna ,dzifns.

M amma,Bere , (la ) mab ere.

Breast-b one , n . Tshiksngslims,dziksngslima .

Breast-pla te , n . Tsho tshinjirizo ,z o tshinjirizo .

Breath, n . Pwca , (ls) mspwes.

Breathe , v. i. Kn puma .

To p ant or be ou t of br ea th byr u nning , Kn puma nkweza . I amou t of br ea th. Dipuma nkwezs.

Breed, v. t. To p ro cr ea te, to give

bir th to,Kn b a ls.

o f anima ls, Kn swa , f r om theb r eaking of the umbilica l cord ;a lso kn swans.


Breed , v. t. To bring up , aschildr en , Kn lers.

n . Kind of , or r a ce

B

a nima ls, Mtu ndu ,mitnndn.

tec z e , n . Mpepo , zimpepo .

A gent l e b r eeze , Mpepo ya

bwino mpepo yeing’ono .

Brethren , n . Ab a li. You a nd

you r b r ethr en , Iwe ndi ab a li

ako .

Brevity , n . a u a .

Brew ,v. t. Kn nlnls; kn pika

mos.

Brib e , n Tshinjirizo , (ls) matshinjm zo .

v. t. Kn tshia'iza .

Brick , n . Brike, (1a ) ma b rike.

Bricklayer, n . Womangamab rike.

Bride , n . Tshikwsti, a tshikwsti

a nd akwati.

Brideg ro om,n . Wokwati, okwa ti.

Brid e , n . Ntan to , mitan to .

Brid e, n . Kwerekwere, makwerekwere.

v. t. Kn kola .

Brief, a .-Ofnps.

Briefly , adv. Ko fnps.

Briefness, n . Kn

Brier, n . Ntengo wa minga tshi

fu tu tsha minga .

Bri ht, a .-Owala ; (white ),

era.

Brighten , v. t. Of meta ls, Kn

walitss.

v. i. Of su n or metals, Kn wsla .

Brightly , adv. Shining, Kowsls.

Whiteness, Koyers.

Brightness, n . Of su nlight, Kn

wala .

Of whiteness, Ku yera .

Brilliant, a .-Ong

’

azimirs.Brim,

n . The rim or edge of a

vessel , Mlomo , milomo ; pembi,(1s) mapembi.

Edge of a f ou ntain wher e

wa ter overfl ows, Tente, (ls) matente.

Brimstone , n . Su lfnre . zisnl fnre.

Bring , v . t. To f etch, Kn tengs.

To b ring nea r , Kn andikitss.

Bring , v. t. To bring bac k, Knb weza kn bwezers.To bring, ca r ry , Kn nyamu la .

To b ring f or wa rd , Kn tso

go za kn t u ru tsa.

To bring up , to cherish, Kn

ku lira kn eta kn lers.

Brink, n . Asof a river, or edge,

as of a p r ecipic e, Pepete, zim epete .

Brisxk, a . Of a person , -Atshangu .

A brisk, a ctive p erson , Mu n tu

wstshangu .

riton , n . Mnngelezi, Angelezi.rittle , a . Asa vessel

,-Osa limbs.

A brittl e tree, Ntengo wosalimb a .

A brittle po t, M ika wosalimb a .

Brittleness, n . nsslimbs.

ro ad, a .-Abwambi.

Bro adly , ad v. Kwabwsmbi.Broadness, n . Bwambi a ndmb ambi

, (ls) mabwambi.Broil , v. t. To d ress on coal s

,

Kn otab a .

n . A tumu lt, an af r ay,

Pokoso , mspokoso ; nden , zinden .

Bro o ch, n . A j ewel .Bro o d, v. t Kn snknsitss. Thehen issitting , or br ooding , on theeggs, Nkuku yatsdziiriknsnknsitsa madzirs.

v. i. Kn fu ngnmira .

— n . Ofi p ring ,p r ogeny (chickens),Anspie ans.

Bro ok , n . Kan tsinje timitsinje .

Bro om,n . To sweep with, Tsatske

a nd nsatshe, (ls)masstshe.

Bro th, n . Susindib ar le .

Bro ther, n . An elder b r o ther,

Njir f ol lowed by contr a c ted

poss. p r on .

A you nger bro ther , MpwsThese wordsmay mea n br o theror sister a c cording to the sex ofthe speaker ,—b ro ther , if a ma nuses them ; sister, if a woma n isthe speaker .

My elder b r other , NJwanga .

My you nger br o ther , Mpwan


Bu rdensome, a .~Olemera a nd

-o lemerera .

Bu rglar , n . Mb a la , zimb a lankhu ngu , ankhnngu .

Bu ria l , 7 1 . Kniksm’mwanda .

Bu rn , v. t. To c onsume,Kn o tsha .

Bu r n the gr ass, Otshsmsndz n .

v. i. Asa volcano , Kn psa .

The house is b u r ning, Nyumb aipsa nyumb a iriknotsha .

Kn pss.

Asa lamp , Kn aka .

Bu rnish, v. t. Kn ng’azimiza or

ng’szimitsa kn ng

’

szimiritsa .

Bu rnished, a .-Ong

’

szimira .

Burrow ,v. t. Kn fn la .

n . Una , (wa ) manna .

Bu rst, v. t. Kn swa .

asunder . Kn sweks.

To bu rst or pier ce thro ugh,Kn b o la .

v. i. Asf r om interna l p r es

su re, asa tu be, o r as a boil or

tumou r on the b ody , Kn pu lika .

Asa gu n ,Kn ng

’

ambika .

Bury , v. t. Kn ika m’

mwanda .

To fill up a gr ave or pit,Kn kwirira .

Bush, n . A f or est, Mtengo nka

lango , zinksl ango .

A shr u b,Tshifu tn ,

zifu tu .

Ofsp rou tsf r om old tr ee stumpTu ndnlu zi, (ls) matnn dnlu zi.

Bushman, n . Mu ntu wa mtengo .

Business, n . General term,

Nsthito , zin tshito .

-

0

While engaged a t it, Mu rimo ,m1nmo .

usy, a .-A tshangu .

Busyb ody, n . Tshitserekwete, zi

tserekwete.

Bu t, c onj . Koma .

Bu tcher , v. t. To sla ughter , Ku

pa ; kn petsa .

n . Wops, ops; waku pa

nyams, sku pa nyama .

Bu tt, v. t. Asa sheep ,Kn gws

mu la .

Bu tter , n . Mafu ta s nkaks wa

ng’

omb e ; b oto lo .

Butterfly, n . Peperu , (wa ) mapeperu .

Bu tto ck, n . The u pper pa r t ofthe thigh, Tako , (ls) matako .

Bu tton, n . F la t, Bu tso , (la )mab u

Rou nd , Bu tao loznngu lira.

v. t. To b u tton up , Kn msngitsa .

Buy , v. t. Kn gu ls.

Buyer , n . Woga la , ogu ls.

By , p r ep . N ea r to , Pafupi.A longside, nea r to , Mb a li,A t, Pa and kn .

To be done by , Ndi.adv. By bir th, Ndi knbs

dwa .

By na tu re, Ndimaka lidwe .

By day, Msana .

By night , Usikn .

One by one,Modzindimodzi

kamodzikamodzi.By and b y, adv. Dzus lin a

n tswiins mkukslitss.

By path, n . Bsnde, (ls) mande .

C . Ason the west side o f L akeNyssa, Ksfi r and Chinyanjaspeakin peoplesare fou nd dwelling b esi e each other , and in theal ready written langu age of theformer , c isused to re resent theden tal c lick

, while t e Englishch in chair isrepresen ted b y tsh;it seems b etter, for the avoidan c e o f c onfusion

, aswel l asfo r

phonetic reasons, to discard theuse o f c in writin Chinyanjawords, and, asin afir , use tshfo r the c o rrespo nding so u nd.

Cag e , n . F or f owls, Tshipwere ,dzipwere.

Big , or goa thouse, Tanga , (la )matan os.

Ca lab ash, n . Tshiko , ziko .

Calamity , 71 . Bad lu ck, Tsoko .

A c cident, Mpingu , zimpingn .


Ca lcu la te , v. t. To c omp u te, Knwerenga .

Ca ldron , n . Nthal o , zinthslo .

Ca lf, n . The you ng of a cow,

Mwana ws ng’

omb e, ans a

ng’omb e.

o f the leg , Kasumb u , skasumb u .

Calic o , n . Nsaru , zinssrn american o .

Blu e . Tshinyong’

onyo dzi

nyong’

onyo .

Str ong , of thick thread , Tshimbwi, dzimbwi.

Ca ll, v. t. To ca ll to a person to

come towa rds, or into thep resenceof the p erson ca lling, to beckon

by voice, Kn itana.

To ca l l together , Ku itana.

kn song’

kan a .

To a cknowledge, Ku tshu la .

To ca ll Christ ou r L ord, Ku

tshul a Kristu Mwiniwatu .

To give a name to one , Kn

tsha .

v. i. Kn tshedws.

To invite, as to a f east or

enter tainmen t, Kn itana .

To ca ll a loud , Kn pfu la.

To ca ll to ac cou nt, Kn itsna

kn werengera .

To invite to enter , Kn loeza .

To cal l to mind , Ku ku

mb u tsa ; kn knmb nkilsTo be ca lled in qu estion , I am

cal led in qu estion , Dirimfnnso .

To ca ll in, imp er ative, L os,loani.

C n . Employment, Nshito ,zin ts

°

to .

Invita tion , Knitsna.

Ca lm, a .-Ab ats; -od.ika. The

sea isca lm, Nysnjsiriyahata .

n . Of lake, maba ta .

On la nd , no wind , Kudika .

v. i. To be ca lm, Kn diks.

There wasa gr ea t calm,Kunali

b atslaliku ru .

Calo ric , n . The princip le of hea t,Tshitnngn, dzitungn . Carb on , n . Kala, (ls) makals.

C

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Ca lumniate, v. t. Kn namizs;kn namizira and nsmisira .

Ca lumniator, n . Wakumsnizs,

aknmsniza womaniza , onamizs.Ca lumny , n . Ku namiza .

Camel, n . Gsmela.

Camp and Camping -g ro und, n .

Tsasa a nd mtssss,masses.

The p ersons f orming thecamp , the tr avel ling p a r ty ,Olendo .

Can , v. i. To be a b le to do a nything, Kn dziwa ; kn li ndi

Ntshers,mitshers;

nkaku , mikakn.

Canc el, v. t. Kn sokanizs.

Can c ellation , n . Kusokaniza.

Candle, n . Nyali, zinyali; kandele

, (ls) makandele.

Candlestick, n . Tszogwirira nyali.

Cane , S agan , n . Nsimb e, zinsimb e.

Cankered, a . Corr oded , Odibws.

Cannib al , n. Waku dis antu,

akndisantu .

Cannon , n . Mzinga , mizinga .

Can o e, n . Bwato, (wa ) mawsto .

C anter , v. i Kn taman a .

Canvas, n . Saikl oth, ssrn ya

matanga .

Cap, n . Tshapea , dzspea ; topi,atopi.

Capita l, n . Mzinda wa Fumu .

Capon , n . Tambslawo fnls; mfu lewa tsmbsls.

Capsiz e, v. t. Kn gu b u du za.Captain , n . Kazemb e

,akazemb e.

Captainship, n . Uka zemb e.

Captive , n . One taken in wa r,

Nkoli and koli, miko li; a lsoko le, mikole.


Carb onade, n . A string of mea tr oasted on the coa ls, Nzongo ,miz ongo msese,

Carcass, n . Corpse, Ntemb o,

mitemb o .

Care , n . Work,Ntshito , zintshito .

Anxious c a r e, or tr ou ble,a nxiety , Gsnizo , (la ) maganiz o .

Ea rnest ca re, Kusnnga ko

H eed or ca u tion , Kntshenjera .

Cha rge or a ttention , Ku

yang’

anirs.

v. i. To give heed to, Kn

ssm;ls.

f K0

a ca r e o r , u su nTo look af ter , Kn ysi

l

g’a

anira .

Carefu l, a .-Osu ngira.

Opp osed to wastefu l , -Osasaksza .

Sly , -0 tshen'

era .

Watchf ul , ysn’snira .

Giving heed to , samala .

Carefu lly , adv. Kosnngira ; ko

ysng’

anirs; ko tshem’

era .

Careless, a . A ca relessperson ,Mu n tu wosssamsls.

Stupid ly ca r eless,-Osasama1a .

Reckless, indo lent, dishonest,-Oleai, -a nkata (Atshewa ).

Carelessl adv. F oolishly,Kopusa.

I Wr ently, Kosassmsla

kosaysng’

snirs. You a c t ver yca r elessly, Utshits kosasamalsnditn .

Ca relessness, n . Kusssamala.

Disr espec t, Mwana .

Ca ress, v. t. To embr a ce with

afi c tion,Ku fu n ira .

Carg o , n . Katu n n,skatnndn .

Ca rna l , a .-Anyams. Bu t I am

ca r na l , Komsdiriwanyama .

Carnag'y,

adv. Kwanyama .

o lie ca rna l ly with, Ku

gonana ; kn gona pamodzi; kn

tshitsns.

Ca rnivo ro us, a .-Akndia nyama .

Ca rp, v. t. Ku nyansa .

Ca rpenter, n . Misiriwsmtengo ,am1s1r1 smtengo .

Carper , n . Wau nyansi, su nyansi.

Carriag e , n. Garete, (ls) m agareta .

Condu c t, behaviou r , Makalidwe.

Of goods, Ku nyamu ls.

Ca rrier, n . Onewho conveysgo o ds,Wonyamnla , onyamnla wak a

tu ndu,skatnndn .

Carro t, n . Karote, (la) maksr o t e .

Carry , v. t. To ca r ry a bu rd en ,

o ca rry on the head ,a s a

p ot, Kn nyamul a pa mu tu ; ku

To ca rry on the shou ld er , K u

nyumalspa pu zi.To ca r ry on the p a lm of the

ha nd, Kn nyumalsm

’

msnjsa ndpa manja .

To ca rry in the hand , K u

nyamu la m’

dzanjs.

To ca r ry a child on the ba ck,

Kn b ereks.

To ca r ry away, Kn tsho tsa .

To car ry or convey a thinga cr ossa river , Kn yamb ntss.

To ca r ry away , as by a

str eam of wa ter , Ku kwenkwen u la .

To car ry away, to sweepaway , Kn kokola .

o u t, Kn tu ru tsa .

in , Kn loetsa .

b etween two , Ku tsnda .

kwezs.

To car ry down f r om a height ,Kn tsitsa .

To ca r ry f r om one p la ce to

ano ther , Kn tu tu tsa .

Ca rt, n . Gsreta, (la ) magareta .

Ca rve , v. t. To engr ave,lemb a ku tshekstsheka .

To c a rve on wood, Kn sems.

To ca r ve a t ta ble, Kn du la .

Case , n . L awsuit, Mrandu , mirandu .

My case, Kwa ine.

Anything, Kan tu .


Cask, n . Ng’

oma , zing’

oma .

Cassava , n . Mbwani, zimbwani.Cast, v. t. To thr ow with thehand , Kn ponys.

To cast a t, with intent to

strike,Ku ponya .

To cast away asuseless, Kntsia a nd kn tsys.

To cast down to the grou nd ,Kn ponyspansi kn gwetsa and

kn gweze .

To be cast, asin a lawsuit,Ku taia .

To cast her you ng, asa c ow,

Kn tsia mwana .

the skin , as a sna ke or insec t,Kn tsns kn pfu ndnls.

the f ea thers, to mou lt,Kn

soso ls.

To cast up ,asa n entr enc h

ment or mou nd, Kn kumbs.

To c ast down, to dej ec t, Kn

patsa tshisoni.To sca tter or thr ow

, asdust,Ku tsira .

To cast o u t,to ej ec t, Kn

tu ru tsa .

To shed the teeth,Ku gn

lnls.

To c ast of ,as a line, Kn

masu la

Asin a mou ld , kn u lnngs.

To cast its lea ves, asa tree,Kn pakstiks.

To thr ow a sp ea r , Kn ponya

ntu ngu .

Castaway , n . Wotsiidws, otaiiws.

Castigate , v. t. To bea t,Kn

men a a nd ku menia .

o p u nish, Ku lanTo fl og, Kn kwapnls.

Castig ation , n . Kumenya ; kukwapn ls.

Castle , n . Nyumb a ya nkondo .

Casto r-oil b ean, n . Nsstsi, zinsstsi.

Castrate , v. t. Kn fnla.

Casua l, a .-Oiwszs.

Casual ty , n . Mpingu , mipingu .

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Ca t , n . The wild ca t, Vumb wi,svnmbwi.

The domestic c a t, Mpaka ,ampaka .

The tiger ca t,Nju zi, snju zi.

Civet, Mwiri, smwiri.Catara c t, n . Titi

,matiti.

Ca tch, v. t. To seize, or lay holdof with the hand, Kn gwira .

To catch, or over take, Kn

patika .

To ca tch a thing thr own , asa

bal l, Kn aka .

Asin a thong, or lasso , Knkoloweka .

— To ca tch a sickness,Kn g wi

dwa ndi(n tends).Up ,

o r lift up ,Kn tnknls ;

kn kwatu la .

Catechise , v. t. Kn fnnsa .

Ca techism, n . Kstekisms, (1a )mskstekisma .

Cattle , nn . Ngomb e, Zing’

omb e .

Cattle-fo ld, nn . Ko la ls11g’

omb e.

Cattle b erd, un . Mb usa , smb uss.

Cau l , n . Tshikanje , dziksnje.

Ca u lk ,v. t. To ca u lk a ca noe

,Ku

sindirsa nd kn sinds.

Cause , v. t. To make to exist,Kn

panga .

n . To be the ca use of a thingKn litshifnkwa .

mo tive, Tshifnkwa ,zifnkwa .

Ca u tion , n . Ku tshenjera .

v. t. To ca u tion one against,to wa rn

,Kn tshenjeza ; ku tsu

lira .

To ca u tion one against evil

by f ea r q u nishmen t,Kn opsa .

Cau tio us, aa .- jOtshen era .

Cave , n . Pangs, (ls) mapanga ;mb u na , zimb u na mphanda , zi

mphanda .

Cav11, v. t. Kn lanku lsdals.

Cease , v. i. To lea ve of ,Kn

leka ku reka.

Ceaseless, a .-Osal eka .

C ease lessly , adv. Kossleks.

Celib a cy, nn . Umb ets.


Celib ate, n . Fema le, Mb eta, zi

mb eta .

M a le, Mb eta wsmsmu ns.

Celestia l,a . Hea venly,-Amwamb a .

Cell, n . As of prison , Tshipinds,dzipinda .

Cement, n . Tshinsndn .

v. t. Kn lumikizs kn pati

Cemetery , n . A bu ria l p la ce,Misnds.

Censer, n . Tshogwirira tsha zo

nu ng’kirs.

Censu re , n . Kusu lnmu ls.

v. t. To r eb uke, Kn su lumu la .

To condemn ,Kn tshimika .

To convic t, Kn tshimikizs.

Centi ede, n . Dzongololo, msdz ongo 0 10 .

Centre , n . A t, Pakati.In the centr e, M

’

ksti.

Certain , a . N o t doub tfu l , -0 tshimikiza .

Su r e, -Olimb a .

Knowing tha t, Ku dziws.

A cer tain p erson , Mu ntu modzi; modzi, -amodzi wins

, ens.

Certainly , ad v. Tr uthf u l ly, Koona, kwan teradi.

Withou t qu estion , Ndit u.Certainty , n . Tr uth

, Nteradi.Confi rma tion , Ku limbitsa .

Cerumen , n . Wax f r om the ea r ,

Nkhonda , zinkhonds.Cessation , n . Kn leka .

Chafe , v. i. Ku tsnpnks.

v. t. Theskin, asby a bu rden ,

Kn tsu pu la.

Chafi'

, n . Mungu ; koko , mBr an

,Des, madea .

Chain, n . Unyo lo , (wa ) msu nyolov. t. Kn mangsndiu nyo lo .

Chair, n . Mpando , mipando .

Cha lc edony , n . Kalkedon .

Cha lk , n . Tshoko , (ls) mstshoko .

Cha lleng e , n . Umtsers n tima,

(wa ) msumtsera n tima .

v. t. To claim, Kn zindikila .

To wa r or comb at, Kn mtsera

Chameleon, n . Nsdzikamb e, an a

dzikamb e.

Champ, v. t. To chew,to masti

ca te, Kn tafu na .

Champaign , n . A fl a t c ou ntr y ,Dsmb o , (ls) madamb o .

Champion, n . Advoca te , Nkoswe,

ankoswe.

Chan c e , v. t. To happ en ,Kn

vumb u l ukira.

n . Misfor tu ne, Tsoka ; mpingo , mipingo .

Sudden u nexpec ted oc c u r r enc e ,

Kantu ku vumb u lnkira .

Chang e , v. t. To a l ter a thing ,Ku ssndnlizs.

To cha nge the condu c t, Kn

temb enu zsn tima .

To cha nge or ba rter one thing

f or another , Kn sin tan a .

To changep la ceswith a no ther ,Kn sintana .

v. i. To cha nge the mindr ep ea tedly, Ku sandu l a .

To cha nge money, Kn sintan a

ndrame .

To tr ansla te, Kn ssndu tsa .

n . Cha nge of condu c t, Ku

sinta .

The cha nge of the mo on , Kn

t emb ennka kwa mwezi.

Between mo ons, Midima .

Chang eab le, a . Fickk , -0 temb e

nuka .

Channe l, n . Cou rse of a river ,Kwawa , (ls) mskwsws.

A wa ter cou rse by which wa ter

isled ,asf or ir riga tion or f or a

mil l, Mtshera , mitshera .

Chant, v. i. Kn imb a .

n . Nyimb o , zimyimb o .

A c rack in the flesh,sti, dzinysti.

v. t. To op en , to c r a ck, Ku

nyata .

Asgr een bricksin drying, Kn

C 11

3en em

uyumb Mu]pe n . s a nu

Chapter , n . f a book, Nzere,gli

zere. Thefirst chap ter of John’

s


Gosp el , Nzere wstshimodzi waIvangeliwsYohan e.

Cha r , v. t. To bur n cha r coa l , Knotsha mskala .

Chara c ter , n . P ecu lia r qu a lity,na tu r e

, Mskalidwe. Reputa tion ,

p ecu liarity of disp osition ,Maks

lidwe ; n tima .

Cha rc oal , n . Ka la, (la ) mskala .

Charge , v. t . To a c c use,Kn

tshu ls.

To la y to the cha rge of , Kntshu la ; kn ndzu dzu ls.

To command , to enj oin , Kn

v. i. To ha ve in cha rge, to

gu a rd , Kn dikira .

v. t. To wa rn ; to threa ten ,comma nd to bewa r e, Kn lsngizs.

To cha rge or load a gu n , Knsopersmfu ti.P ayment, Ku lipirs, malipiro .

Commission, nzo , (ls) manzo .

Cost or p rice, exp ense, ntengo

(watshi) .n . A c cusa tion of guil t, Tshn lo

and mtshu lo , (ls) mstshnl o .

Cha rge of p owder in a gu n,Ntete, mitete .

Chario t, n . Tshario te.

Charita b le , a .-Amitnlo .

Charity , n . L ove, Kukonda .

Gift, Tshanlere, zanlere ntu

lo , mitnl o .

Charm,v. i. To subdu e by love,

Kn ko loweka .

Tof or tify with cha rmsagainstevil ; e.g. ,

to va c cina te , or to p u tup a lightning condu c tor , Kntsirika .

v. t. Kill by poison , KnIodzs.

n . A p r otec tion against evil,Mankwsla .

Chase , v. t. To hu nt game , Kn

To pu rsu e, Kn ronda .

To chase away, Kn tamangitsa .

n . A hunt, Kusaka .

Chasm, n . Mphompo , (ls) ma

b ompo .

C aste , aa . Undefi led , -Onu ng’ki

dwa ; -oyera .

Chastened, a .-Osu l umulidwa .

Chastening , n . Ku langa ; kusnlnmu ls.

Chastise, v. t. To p u nish, Knlanga kn menya.

To fl og , kn kwapnls.

To r ep r ove, to r ebuke, Knsu lumu la .

To chastise by infl icting a

pena l ty , Kn dz omb o la .

Chastisement, n . Kumenya ; kulanga .

Chastity , n Ku nu ng’

kidwa .

Cha t, v. i. To cha tter,Kn lankn

ls ku longo lo ls. We ha d a

cha t a bou t tha t matter , Tinslankul a nditshimene.

Cha ttels, n . Zin tu .

Chatter , v. i. Ku longolo ls; ku

C llankn la .

Ku l k latting ,n . an n a .

Cheap, v. i. To be, Kn o los.

a .-Ooloa .

Chea t, v. t. To deceive, Kn nye

nga . To def ra ud a person in a

ba rgain, Kn b a .

n . A f r a u d, Tshinyengo ;ku bs. One who chea ts

, Watshi

nyengo , atshinyengo .

Cheating , n . The a c t of chea ting ,Ku b a ; knnyenga .

Chec k, v. t. To stop ,to hinder ,

Kn letsa ; kn tshedwetss. Check,

stop tha t person , L etse mu ntuamene. Why do you hinder meUnditshedwetssbwanje ?To chide or r ebu ke, Kn su lu

mu ls.

To tu rn ba ck, Kn bweza .

n . Tha t which stops

r estr ains, Tshiletso , dziletso .

Checked, p . Stopp ed or r e

str ained , letsedws.

Cheek, nn . Tsais, (ls) mstssis.

Cheek-b one , n . Bsnwa , zimb anwa .


Cheer, v. t. To gla dden , Kn sekeretsa.

To enc ou r age, Kn sekeretsa ;kn ful umiza .

To comf or t, Kn sangalatsa .

To sa lu te with shou ts, Kn

tsszika .

n . Sekers, (1s) mssekers.

Cheerfu l, a . P leasa nt,happy ,

-Oseka ; -osekera ; -a tshimwe

mwe.

A cheerf u l p erson , Mu ntu

wstshimwemwe .

Cheerfu lly , a dv. Koseka a nd ko

sekers.

Cheerfu lness, n . Kusekera .

Cheerily, a dv. Koseka ; kosekera

ndin tima .

Cheer up, v. i. To bec onie cheer

f u l , Kn zika ku zika n tima .

Cheese , n . Tshize, (ls) mstshiz e.

Cherish, v. t. To nou rish, to

pr o tect, Kn lers.

To love, Kn konda .

To look af ter , Kn snngira.

Cheru b , n . Keru b e, (1a )makeru b e .

Chest, n . A box, Bokosi, (ls)msb okosi.Of the body, Tshifns, dzifns.

Chew ,v. t. To mastica te

,Ku

tafu na .

The you ng of the

Chick, n . hen, Mwana wa nku

Chicken , n . kn mwan apia , sna

p1s.

Chide, v. t. Kn su lumu la .

Chief, a . Highestin ofi ce or r ank,-Knrn .

n . M ost imp or ta nt, Fumu

yotshu ka , mafumu o tshnks.

Chiefdom,n . Ufumu .

Chiefl y , adv. Especial ly , Kopambsna .

Chieftainship, n . Ufumu .

Chieftess, n . a n yeikazi.

Child, n . Mwana , ans.

Childb earing , n . Ku b ala mwana .

Childb irth, n . Knbsdwsmwana .

Childhood, n . U bwans umwans

watab i.

Childish, a .

Childishly, adv. Kwsu bwans.

Childlike ,Childless, a .

-Opanda mwan a.man orwoman . Tshimbwira

dzimbwira .

Chill , v. t. Ku ziziritsa.

n . Ku zizira .

Chilly, a .-Ozizira

Chimney , n . Kafamb ira , nka famb ira .

Chin, n . Tshibwano,dzibwano .

Chink, n . Ndala, mindala .

Chip, v. t. Kn patu la .

n . Tshipsto , dzipato .

Chit . The first shoo ting or ger

mina tion of a seed or p la nt, Tshimers, vimera .

A child , or ba be, in f amilia rla ngu a ge, Ksmwsna .

— To sp r ou t, to sho o t ou t,Ku'

mera .

Choic e, n . The ac t of choosing ,Knssng

’

ks.

Choir, n . Chorister , Tsheu lo ,stsheu lo .

v. i. To sing in a choir , Kntsheu ls,

Choke , v. t. In swal lowing, Kntssmws.

By immersion ,Kn tseka. pwca .

By gr asping thr oa t, to

str a ngle, Kn kwips.

As weeds do a p la n t, Kukwinysts.

To be choked , Ku tsekedwa

pwc a .

Cho ose , v. t. Kn ssng’ka .

To choose to do a thing, Knfnns. I do so beca use I chooseto do it

,Ditshita tshointshitshi

fu ka difu ns.

Chop, v. t. To chop of ,Ku du ls.

To chap in to sma l l pieces, tominc e, Kn nyenya .

To chop down tr eesor bushes,Kn du ls.

To chop fi r ewood , Ku dnlanku ni.

To chop up firewood by sp litting, Kn ng

’ambiks.


Clap, v. t. To c lap the hands, Knombsmsnja .

In u nison , Kn tshita tshimku tu .

n . A lou d r epor t, Tu zu , (ls)mstu zn. A thu nder cl ap ,

Bingu .

Clarify, v. t. To cla rify bystr aining or p ou ring of a liquid ,

Kn

teteku ls.

Cla rion , n . Lipenga , (ls)malipengs.

Clash, v. t. To meet in opposition ,Ku gumukizs.

To a c t con tr a ry to , Kn tshita

pa .

C n . A ca tch or f astening,Ts omsn a

, dzomangirs; tsho

gwirirs, z ogwirirs.

An embr a ce,the thr owing of

the a rms a r ou nd a p erson or

thing, Ku fu ngumirs.

A grip with the a rms, Ku fumb ata .

Class, n . An or der of p ersonsorthings, Gul u , (la ) msgu ln . Tha t

c lass of persons, Gu ln limene lsan tu .

Clatter, v. i. Of pla tes, Kn werewets.

v. t. Of p la tesand of speaking, Kn werewetetsa .

To talk, Ku longo lo ls.

n . a erewets, ku longo lo ls.

Claw ,v. t. To tea r with the nails

,

Kn ksnds.

n . The tal ons of a bird or

beast, Tshikab sdo , dziksb ado .

The whole f oo t of a bird or

beast, Tshikato , dzikato .

Clay, n . P ot -c lay , pip e-c lay ,

Dote , (la ) msdo te.

Red-c lay , or p aint f or body ,Ku ndwe, aknndwe .

v. To c over with c lay , asinha/r ling, Kn tsira .

To p laster the c lay smooth,Kn mats.

Clean , a .-Otsuka ; -otsu kidwa .

A clean ga rment, Mwinjiro wotsnkidwa . A clea n hea r t, Ntimawotsnkidwa .

Clean, a . Of body , -m a

-osambidwa .

Of erson ,-Osisirs.

Cleane a .-0 tsnkidwa .

Cleanse, v. t. By wa ter , Ku

tsu ka kn ssmbitsa .

By scou ring, Ku tinla .

By r emoving impu rities, Ku

sanku la .

To c leanse gr ain by r emovingchafi ; Kn eta .

Clea r , a . ou ekere . Clea r wa ter ,Madzioonekera .

a . Shining, b u r nished ,-Ong

’

s

zimira .

To make to shine asmetal , Knng

’

azimitsa ; Ku ng’azimiritsa.

To be c lea r f r om b lame , -Oon ekera kwa tshimo .

v. i. To cl ea r up , as the skyfr om c louds and mist, Kn kang

’

gan uka .

v. t. To cl ea r away, asr u b

bish, Kn koko ls.

To clear f rom guil t, Ku

yeretsa kn deketsa .

To c lea r a liquid f r om im

p u rities, Ku ssnkn litsa .

By fil tering , Kn tsheza .

v. i. Ku teteku ls.

To clear,as the wea ther , Kn

kan’

ganu tss.

0 c lea r oneself f r om b lame,Kn dziksns.

Clearing , n . A clea r , open cou ntry ,Damb o , (ls) madamb o .

Of oneselff r om b lame, Ku dzikana .

Cleave , v. i. To stick, to ad her e,to ho ld to

,Kn patika .

To a bide by one, Kn kala ndi.

To keep or r emain by, asRu thto N aomi, Kn su ngans.

v. t. To p a r t by sp litting,Kn ng

’amb a .

Cleft, n . As of a r ock or tr ee,Panda, (la ) mapanda .

Clemency , n . Kindness, Kukoma .

M er cy, Nsisi.

Chinya nja Dictiona ry.

Clever , a . Dexter ous, -Otshenjera

keen, -Otshenjers.

-Anzern . A cl ever

child , Mwana wotshenjera .

P r uden t,-A tshisao .

Cleverness, n ; Dexterity , Ku

tshenjera msnjs.

Skill,Nzera .

Clift , n . A p recipic e, Phompo , mab ompo .

C b , v. i. To c limb a tr ee , or

c limb a hil l , Kn kwera .

To c limb,asp la nts, Ku anga .

Clin ch, v. t. To c lose the hand ,Kn fu nya .

To c lose the ha nd with a nything in it, Kn fumb ats.

Cling , v. t. To adhere to,to stick

to , Kugwira .

To a ny on to , to clea ve to,

Kn wiriza .

To gr asp by ha nd or a rms

(to hold sec u rely in hand , as

money ), Ku fumb ata .

To wind r ou nd , as a snakeembr a cing the person ,

Kn zerenga .

Clink , v. i. To make a slightlyringing sou nd , Kn wereweta .

Clip, v. t. To cu t shor t, Kn du ls

kn fu pitsa .

Aswool , to shea r , Kn senga.

Clito risfemina ,n . Nan

’ongo .

Clo ak a nd c loke , n . shopfundira., zopfnndira .

C lo ck, n . Kloko .

C lod, n . A lump Qf ear th, Bums,(la ) msnma .

Clog , v. t. To hinder in mo tion,

Kn tshedwetsa .

Close, v. t. To shu t, as a door,

Kn tseka .

To c lose or shu t the eyes, Kntseksmaso .

To cl ose the ha nd tightly , soasto gr asp a thing, Kn gwira.

n . The cl ose of a discou rse,

concl usion , Kumara ; knts.

ad v. N ear to , Pafu pi. Closeto the house

,Pafupinyumb a .

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Closehanded, a .-Onma manjs.

Very .o Oumsn tima .

Closet, n . Aside r oom, Tshipinds,dzipinda .

Clo t, n . Clotsof b lood , Tindirima

ya mwazi, tindirima zs mwazi.Clotted blood , Mwaziwo limbs.

Clo th, n . Nsaru , zinssrn. Red

cl oth, Nksnzo , zinkanzo .

C lo the , v. t. To cl othe the person,to dr ess, Kn b vals.

To cl o the the p erson with a

cloak, or an o uter ga rmen t, Kn

pfu ndira .

To clothe, by giving c lo thing,Kn ning

’

ka nsaru .

To c lothe a no ther , Ku b veka .

Clo thes, n . Gener al term,Nsaru ,

zinssrnA single ar ticle of c lothing,

a

dr ess,Mwinjiro , miinj iro ; marsia .

Clo thing ,n . Nsaru .

C lo u d, nn . Ntamb o,mitemb o .

v. i. To become o bscu r e, asthe sky , Ku pimb a .

C lo u d a .-O u dumirs.

C lo ng ,na r r ow pass be

tween mou n tains,Mpata , mipsts.

Clo u t, v. i. To bea twith the ha nd ,

Kn menya ; kn mania.

n . A cloth f or wiping with,a wor n-ou t r ag, Nsanzs, msnssnz a .

Cloy , v. t. To be sa tia ted, Ku

l

tipidws.

1t

imed,, p .p .-Otiidwa.

A long ca vy stick, with1a knob

, or a piece cu t of a tr ee

or plank, Tshiku nku dziknnku .

A shor t stick with a la rge

knob, Ndodo , zindodo .

A long stick withou t a k nob ,Nto le, zinto le.

A very la rge hea vy clu b ,Nknnku , miku nku .

Clu e, n . Tshizindikilo , zizindikilo .

C lump, nn . A c luster of treesPatsla n tengo , mapata a n tengo

A shor t thick piece of wood ,Tshiku nkn

,dziknnku .

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Cluster , v. i. To ga ther together ,asbees

,Kn man a n tenge .

it . Of bees, tenge, zin tenge.

Of f r uit, Tsango , (ls) matsango .

Of gr ain (hea d), Ngals, zi

ngsla .

Clu tch, v. t. Kn fumbsts ku aka.

Co a ch, n . Garete (la ) magareta .

Coag u late , v. i. To thicken ,as

b lood,

or p or ridge in boiling,Ku limbs.

v. t. To cu rdle, asmilk, Kulimb itsa .

Co a l, n . Maka ls (sing. r a r elyused

,Kala ) . L ive bu rning c oals,

Maka lsa mo to .

Co al esc e , v. i. To come together ,Kn song

’

ksn a .

To gr ow together , Kn mati

r 1 ra .

Coalition , n . Kuson ’kana .

Coarse, v. i To e coa rse or

b ad,Kn 11g adzs.

a . Of flo u r , mea l , or p owder ,-Ong

’

adza . Coa rse fl ou r , Ufawong

’

sdza .

Rough in ma nner , -Opu lu pudza ; -o tswsta .

Bad,-aips.

Coarseness, n . Ku pu lupndzs;knng

’sdzs.

Co ast, v. t. Kn lsmb alsls.

n . The sea coast, landingp la c e a nd inha bited , Doko , madoko . On the sea coast

, Pa dokola n yanja ysmtshere.

Uninha bited, Gomb e, (1s) ma

gomb e.

Coasts, n . B ordersof a c ou n try ,Mrsga, miraga .

Coat, n . Marsis.

Co ax ,v. t. To p ersu ade by fl a t

tery , Kn senyenga .

Co b , n . The ea r , or spike ofmaize (who le head ), Tnntu , (ls)mstu ntn .

The c entra l c or e on which the

gr ainsa r eset,Song’

onto ,dzisong’

onto tshikonyo , dzikonyo .

C o b b le , v. t. To perf o rm wo rk

coarsely , Kn sassmalsn tshito .

To pa tch, mend , Kn foto

kozs.

C o bweb , n . Ukonde wstsndau de,msu konde standande.

Co ck, n . The domestic cock, Ta

mb a la,stsmbsls.

Cock-bird, of guineaf owl , p a r tridge, etc . , Nkanga yatsmb als.

Co ck-bird , of wa terf owl and

sma ll birds, ~Amamu ns.

v. t. To r aise the doghead ofa gu n ,

Kn tshera mfu ti.To set er ect , Kn imitss.

Cook the gu n ,Tshersmfu ti.

Co cka too , n . With a cr est, Tshi

nkwe

Co ckatric e, n . Njoka .

Co ckro a ch, n . Mpemv u, zimpemvu .

Co ck’s-c omb , n . Tshitshatsho

b o lo tsha tshororo , (ls) mateb atshororo .

Co ck -spu rs, n . Tshilimbs, dzili

mbs.

o c o anu t tree , n . Ngole, mingole ;nkoko , mikoko .

(fruit ). Ngo le, mango le

koko ,akoko .

C o erc e, v. t. Kn kaksmizs.

C o ercion , n . Knkakamiz a.

C o ffee , n . Kofi .

C o ffi n , n . Of ba rk, Ku ngwa .

Of ma t, Tshirs, (la) mstshira .

Cogita te , v. i. Kn ganiza .

Cogita tion , n . Ku ganiza.

C o ere , v. i. Kn pstiksn a .

Cohesion , n . Ku pstiks; ku pati

kana .

Coil, v. i. Aswire r ou nd a spea r ,Kn serenga .

Asa r op e, Kn zings.n . Of r ope or wir e, Nkhata,

zinkhsts.

C oin , n . Ndrame , zindrsma.

Coin cide , v. i. Kn komana ; ku

pstiksna .

In opinion , Kn ganiza ko


Cold, a . N ot warm,-0 zizirs.

v. i. To f eel co ld , Kn li-ozi

To tremb le with c o ld, Kn zizidwa. Cold wa ter , Madzi ozi

zira . The wea ther isvery cold,

Mpepo iriyozizirs.

n . Ku zizirs.

Of wind , Tshitsanu .

Ca ta rrh, -Odwala tshifu a .

Co lic n . Tshiromb o tsha mimbskn lindinjoka . He hasthe colicAlinditshiromb o tsha mimbs.

Co lla se , v. i. Tof ail, Ku lepera ;kn omoka .

Co ll e, n . Companion , associa te, zs, anza , with p ron . f ollowing.

A f ellow-worker , Wotshitsnzanga , otshita snza nga .

C o llec t, v. i. To ga ther together ,Kn song

’

kana .

v. t. To co llec t weeds, asina ga rden , Kn song

’

kanitsa .

To co llec t,asmoney in a p la ce

of worship ,Kn song

’ksnitss

ndrsma .

To co llect things or p ersonstogether , to convene

,Kn song

'ka

nitsa kn komanizs.

Co llection , n . Tha t which is

given by a c ongr ega tion f or r e

ligious or cha rita b le p u rp oses,Song

’

ksnitso , (ls) masong’

ksnitso .

Of a r ticl es, Song’ksnitso

, (la )masong

’

ksnitso .

Of p eop le, a crowd, Kusong

’

kans.

Co lon,n . Tshipfu , dzipfu

C o lomz e , v. t. Kn anduks.

C o lony, 1 n Ku pan uks; koloni,makolom .

Co lo u r, v. t. Aswith p aint, Kn

psks.

n . A paint, Utoto, (wa)msu toto .

Co lt, n . Mwana wsb u rn ; mwanawsksvsl o .

Co lumn, n . Pilla r ,s ti, mizati.

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Comb , v. t. Kn pess.

n . Tshipezo , dzipezo .

Comb at, v. t. Ku menyana .

n . Kumenyans.

Come , v. i. To comewhen ca lled,Kn dza a nd za.

To a r rive, kn fika .

To come back, Kn bwera .

To come f r om, Kn dzera .

To c ome f r om o riginal ly , e.g.

one’

sna tive c ou n try , Kn fums.

To come nea r , Kn yandika

a nd andika .

To come shor t of a standa rd,

Ku erewers.

0 come ou t, Ku tu ruka .

To c ome down ,to descend , Kn

tsika .

To c ome to oneself , Ku tsitsimuka .

To c ome of a j ou rney, Knbwera kwa ul endo .

v. t. To come to na u ght, Kn

pepu tsa a nd kn pan'

dwa tshab e .

To c ome or f a ap a r t, Kn

b anduka .

v. i. To come together , to

assemb le, Kn song’

ksna .

v. t. To ca use to assemb le,Kn song

’

ksm'

tss.

v. i. To come together , as

two personssitting together , Kn

senders.

To c ome together , to c a use to

do so , Kn sendeza .

To come upon su ddenly, Kn

b ukira . I came up on a leop a rd,Dinab nkirsnisl ugwi.

To come up with, to meet,Kn komana .

To over take, Kn komana .

To come to p ass, Kn li.To come into sight, Kn one

kers.

To come to ma tu rity, Kn

pea .

Comeliness, n . Ku gongo la .

Comely , a . Handsome, gr a cef ul ,-Okongo la ;

-okonzetsa .

T o b e, Kn li-okongo la .


Comer , n . One who a r rives, Wa

ku fika,aku fika .

A new comer , Waku fiks

watsopan o , sknfiks atsopsno ;wofikswstsopano , ofiks atsops

no .

Comfo rt, v. t. To cheer or enliven ,

Kn sangslatsa kn sekeretsa .

To c onsole, Kn iwaza ; kn ss

ngslstss.

To invigor a te, to r efr eshwithf ood a nd r est

,Ku sangslatsa , kn

limbikitsa .

n . Kussngslals; knsanga latsa .

Comfo rta b le , a .-Atebwe. I am

in comf or ta b le cir c umstances, Dikal a tebwe .

T o b e , Kn ka la tebwe.

C omfo rta b ly , adv. Tebwe .

Comfo rter, n . Wossngalstss, oss

ngalatss.

Coming , n . Ku dza ; ku fiks.

Command, v. t. To govern , Kn

weru za .

To give orders, Kn u za .

To give a comma ndment or toissu e a n edic t, Kn lamnia .

To give a char ge as to the

disp osal of ej'

ec ts, Kn loeza .

Ca use to p unish, Kn lsngizs.

n . Edic t, Lsmu lo , mala

mul o .

Commandant, n . Mb iri.Commander , n . Mb iri.

Of soldiers, Kazemb e, akeze

mb e.

Commandment, n . Man . The

ten commandmen ts, Man kumi.

Order , cha rge, p r ocl ama tion ,Knnzs, manzo .

C ommemorate , v. t. Kn kumb u

kitsa , contra c ted kn kumb u tss.

Commen c e , v. t. Kn amb a , with

euphonic lettersiand y .

Commen c ement, n . Kwismb akuismb a .

Commend, v. t. Kn b vomereza .

Asg o od, Kn tamanda ; knsmiks.

Commendation , n . Knb vomerezaku amika .

Commer c e , u . In ter cha nge ofcommodities, Marou da .

Tr ade in gener al , Marou da .

Comming le , v. t. Kn ssng’

ksnitss

Of p eop le of difi ren t tribes,Ku sokanikizs.

v. i. Of p eop le of dufi tr en ttrib es, Kn sokanikila .

Commiserate , v. t . To pity, Kn

kala ndi tshisoni; kn tengern

nsoni ndi. I c ommiser a te him,

Dikalsndinsonindiis.

To comp assiona te, Kn mva

tshisonindi.Commiseration , n . Nsoni.Commission , v. t. To a u thorize

,

to empower , Kn pereks.

n . The entrusting asa cha rgeor du ty , Ku pstssknu zs.

Commit, v. t. To in trust, Kn

mvans kn patsa kn ikirirs.

To or u nto , kn ika pa ; kn

To c ommit oneself, Kn dzibwe

To do (asa f a u l t), Kn tshita .

To c ommit adu l tery, Kn tshita ts 0 10 10 .

A a u l t or err or , Kn tshimws.

To give a cha rge, to c ommission , Kn loeza n tshito ; knika knu zs. This cha rge I

commit to thee, my so n Timo thy ,Knu za ' knmene diika pa iwemwana.wanga Timote .

To commit to the ca re of , Knerekezedws, c tr . kn perekszwa .

Common , n . An op en gr ou nd ,

Buss, (la ) msb uss.

A thing common to every o ne,

Kan tu kwa onse.

Or f or bidden , p r of ane , -Nko .

Commonal ty , n . The common

peop le, An tu atshsb e.

Commotion, v. t. To pu t in commo tion , to shake u p fl uid in a

bottle, Kn tskssa .


C ommotion , n . A distu r banc e,Pokoso , (1s) mapokoso ku te

mb ennkstemb enuka .

Of a fl uid , asof boiling wa ter ,Ku takssika .

Or agita tion of mind, Kq a

ku ntentemers.

after a thef t, Ku zingalidws.

Commune, v. i. To converse,Kn

lau ku la , and kn lsnku lsns.

To commu ne inwa r dly, Knnena ndin tima .

C ommu nica te, v. t. To inf orm

To impa r t, Kn patsa ; kn ui

ng’

ks.

To decla r e to , Ku u za .

To sympa thize, Kn mvs tshisoni.

C ommunica tion , n . Ku taul ira ;ku nena knu zs.

Communion , n . F el lowship , Un za

tshi, with cha nge of p r onou n .

Par ticipa tion ,Kugswsns.

C ommunity , n . Bumb a , zimb nmbs.

Compa c t, n . An agr eement, Ku

psngsns ku gwirizsns.

v. t. Kn pangsn a ; ku gwirizana .

C om°

ou , n . Nza , anza .

n tr a vel , Mlendo -nzatshi, o lendo-anzatshi.

C ompanionshi it Compa ny,Unza , p r on . al lowing.

Company, n . A comp a ny ofp eop le, Gu lu , (1a ) magnlu .

A na tion, Kamu , (ls) mskamu . Thisword incl u desFuko ,

(la ) msfuko , a f amily or tribe.

An assemb ly, Kusong’ksna ;

v. i. To stay with, Ku kala

Compa ra tively, adv. Ko fana ndi.Compare , v. t. To c omp a r e one

thing with another , asto likeness,Ku fanizs; kn fanizirs.

With r egard to size, Kn linga

To difler f r om,Kn sians.

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Comparison , n . Ku fanizs ; ku

fanizirs knlinganizs kusians.

Compartment, n . Tshipinds, dzi

pinda .

Compass, v. t. To su r r ou nd , Knzu n lira .

o en c lose, to encir c le, Kn zu

ngnniza .

To besiege, to block up ,Kn

‘

tseka .

Compassion , n . Tshisoni nsoninsisi.

Compassiona te, v. t. Kn ka la

nd1 tshisonindi.C ompassiona tely , a dv. Kwsnsoni.

C ompatib le , a .-Osnjsns; -osa

dsns.

Compatib ly , adv. Kosnjana .

Compel, v. t. Tof or ce, to impr ess,Ku kaksmiza .

To constrain , to necessita te,Ku fu l umiza .

C ompensa te , v. t. Kn lips.

C ompensation , n . Ku lips, ku li

pirs lipiro , (ls) mslipiro .

Complain , v. i. To mu rmu r , Kundandsnla .

To lament, Kn lira .

To comp lain of , to inf ormagainst, Ku tsnlirs kn tshu ls.

C omplainer, n . Wanknnn ezs(l) .C omplaint, n . Tshul o , (ls) matab u lo ; knn dsndsu ls.

n . A sickness, Ntenda , zin tenda .

Complete , v. t. Ku tetes, ku ms

v . i. Kn ta ku mars.

C ompletely, adv. Kota komara

komariza .

C ompleteness, n . Ku ta ; kuma

C ompletion, n . ra kumariza .

Complianc e , n . Knlo la ; knb vomers.

Compliant, a .-Omvera ; -olo la

-ob vomers. A c omp lia nt personMu n tu wo lola.

Comdplic a te , v. t. To comp lica te

a iscussion so asto confuse it, tomake intrica te, Ku kotetsa .


C ompliment, n . A c t or expr essionof civility or r espec t, Knlemekeza .

John sa lu tes or greets you ,

Yohane antsa iwe .

v. t. Kn u tsa ; kn tumizsu tso .

Comply , v. i. Ku lo la ; kn b vo

mera . I c omp ly with you r

iequ est, Dil ols ndiku fu na kwa

o .

Compose , v. t. To tr anquillize,Kn ton to la kn tontoletss.

v. i. To become ca lm,Ku

kala b ats.

v. t. To make up ,Kn panga

A song, Kn pangsnyimb o .

Composed, a . Ca lm,-A tshete

-oton to ls; -olimbika .

Composedly , adv. Kolimbika .

C omposedness, n . Kulimb ika .

C omprehend, v. t. Kn dziwa ; kndziwitsa .

C omprehension , n . Ku dziws.

C ompress, v. t . Kn finya .

C ompu ta tion , n . Kuwerengs.

C ompu te , v. t. Kn wet enga.

C ompu ter, n . Wowerenga , owere

ngs wakuwerenga , akuwerengs.

Comrade , n . A comp anion , Nza,

anza,takesp r onou n .

A confida nt, Bwen zi, (1a ) msbwen zi; bsli, ab ali.

Con , v. i To r evo lve in thought,Kn gsmzsgsnizs.

Conc ave , a .-Otendeuka .

To make c onc ave, Kn te

nden ls.

Con c ea l, v. t. To keep secr et, Ku

To hidef r om sight, Ku bisa .

v. i. To hide oneself, Kubissls.

C onc ealment, n . Ku biss.

Conc ede , v. t. Kn patsa ; knning

’ks ku lol a ku b vomera .

Conc eit, n . Kndzitams; u fu lu .

Con c eited, a .-0 dzitsms; -An

ful u . A c on ceited f ellow, Mu n tu

wodzitsms.To a c t conceitedly , Ku tshita

kodzitama .

Conc eive, v. i To f orm in the

mind , Kn gemz e .

To c onc eive in the womb , Ku

b vu uka kn amb a kn b a ls.

To be with child , Kn lindi

mimbs; kn lindimwan a .

C on c entrate , v. t. To bring to

c loser u nion , Kn finya .

To mass as a n ar my f ora tta ck, Ku song

'kanitsa .

Con c ern oneself, v. i. Ku kondedwa ndi.

To r ela te to , Ku kala ndi.

n . An afi air , Tshin tu , zin tnmrandu , m

‘

irandu .

Anxiety,so licitu de, Tshifundu .

Wea ring, anxiousca re, Tshifu ndu tshumb irior tshatshiknru .

Conc erning ,p r ep . Tou ching, Ndi.Con c ession , n . Kn temb ennksknb vomers.

Con ciliate , v. t. Ku anja ; knanjana ndi; ku snjsnitss; knpemb edza .

Conciliation , n . Ku anja .

Con ciliato r, n . Waku anja, sku anjs.

C on cision , n . Ku du la.

Conc lude , v. t. Kn ts; ku mars;kn mariza .

Conc lusion, n . Ku ta knmsrakumariza .

End , Nsongs, zinsonga .

Conc o rd, n . Ku anjana .

Conc ou rse , n . An assembly, Knsong

’

ksna .

A tumu l tu ous c oncou rse ofpeop le, Pokoso , (la) mapokoso .

oncnbinag e , n . Utssnn .

oncnbine , n . Ntsann, atsann .

C onc ur, v. i. Kn ganiza modzimodzi kn kala ndin tima umodzi.

Conc u rrenc e, n .

C onc u rrency , n} Ku 1sna .

Condemn , v. t. As a c ou r t ofj ustice, Kn sntss a nd kn tau tsa .

He sha ll condemn the wicked,

Adz asu tsscipa .

Thework of one, Kn su lumu ls;kn dzu dzu ls.

Utter a sentence, Kn lamnl a .


C ong ea l , v. i. Kn zizira .

C ong ratu late , v. t. Ku sekersna or ndi.

Cong reg ate , v. i. Kn song’

ksna

C ongreg ation , nn . Knsong’

kans.

Chu r ch, Ekl esis, (la ) ms

ekl esis.

C onjecture , v. t. Kn ganiza

kn sing’

kssing’ks.

Conju re , v. t. To enj oin so lemn ly,Kn ambirirsTo pr a c tise enchantmen ts, Ku

mab isslirs.

To divine,Kn omb edzsnls.

Connec t,v. t. To j oin together ,

Kn manga .

By a dding to , o r adding a bitin the midd le, Kn lumikiza .

To c onnec t the whole way , astwo villages by a r oad

,Kn

lnnzira .

C onnivan c e , nn . Ku lekerers.

C onnive , v. i. Kn lekerers.

C onqu er , v. t. Ku pamb ana ; kn

gonj etss.

C onqu ered , T o b e . To a ckn ow

ledge asa sup erior , Kn gonja .

Conqu ero r , n . Wopsmbsns, opa

mbsns; wogonjetss.

C o nqu est, n . Kugonjetsa .

Conscien c e , n . Kndzidziwitsa,

msdzidziwitso .

Conscio us, T o b e, v. i. Kn dzi

dziws.

C onsec rate , v. t. To set ap a r t,Kn ika kn ikidws.

To make ho ly, Kn yeretss.

Things consecr a ted to the L or d,

Zin tu ziikidwskwa Mwini.C onse c ration , nn . Knyeretss.

Consent, v. i. To a c c or d in mind,

Kn b vomera .

To c onsent to a pr op osa l, Kn

lo la kn lonjezans. I consen t

to you r pr op osa l , Dilonjezansndiman sko .

n . Knlola ; knb vomers nd1

n tima umodzi.Conservation , n . Pr eser va tion

f r om loss, Knpnlumu tsa.

Conserve , v. t. To p r eser ve, Ku

pu l umu tss.

C onsider , v. i. To ponder o r

milita te on a su bj ect , Kn ganiz a

n

v. t. To think up on, by looking car ef u l ly a t

,Kn yang

’

s

m ra .

To esteem,Ku weru z a.

Conso lation , n . Comf or t, Kusangslstss; kniwazs. The son ofc onso la tion , Mwana ws knsangalstss.

Conso le , v. t. To c omf or t, Ku

sangslatsa .

Asa child when itsmo ther isdead

,Kn iwazs.

onsort, v. i. Kn patika.

ons ira cy , n Plo t,Knnje, (1a )

ms u nje ; tshiku nje, dziku nje .

The c onspir a cy wasstr ong, Kunjelinslil o limbs.

Conspirato r, n . Waku nje, skunje.

C onspire , v. i. wirizans.

They c onspir ed tha t t ey mightkill him, Ansgwirizsna mongsku tisnangomonsta b le , n Q’Vodikirs, odikirs.

C onsterna tion , n . F ea r , wonder ,Knopa ; ku zizws. I wasseizedwith c onsterna tion

, Dinsgwidwsndiku opa .

onstitnte , v. t. To app oint, to

esta b lish, Kn ika ; kn l oeza .

C onstitu tion , it . Of b ody , Makalidwe .

Constrain , v. t. Kn fu lumizs; knnmirira .

Constraint, n . Ku fu lumizs.

C onstru c t , v. t. To build u p, Kumsnga n

tganga. To con

stru c t a n

k

e ific e, Kn mangsnyumb a .

Constru c tion , n . Kumanga , maman 0 .

Cons n . M agistra te, Kazemb e,skszemb e.

Consu lt, v. t. To hea r one ano ther ,Kn mvsns.


Consu lt, v. t . To take cou nseltogether , Ku gszitssns and gasi

tssns.

To consu l t together p rivately,Kn zitsanskwskntseri.

o consu lt, or to ask advice

f r om, Kn f unsku weru zidws.

Consu ltation , n . Kngazitsana .

Consume , v. t. To destr oy , Knssksz a kn mwaza.

To waste, to ea t up ,to finish,

Ku sskszs kn mariza .

By fir e, Kn psa .

Of fir e only , Kn nyska.

entirely . Of fir e only, Knnyeketss.

v. i. To consume, or pine

away , to waste awa y, as by sick

ness, Ku onds.Consumma tion , n . Ku ta kumar1 z a .

By fir e only , Knnyeks.

Conta c t , n . Kntosa .

Conta gion , n . Uliri. A con

tagiousdisease, Ntendswanliri.The con tagion of sma llpox, Uliriwa n tomb a .

C ontagious.-Au liri.

C ontain , v. i. Kn kala ndi; kn

limo .

To r eceive, Ku landira .

To ho ld , keep ,Kn su nga.

Contaminate , v. t. Kn detsa .

Contemn ,v. t. To despise,Kn nyoza .

To a buse , Ku pu ts.

Knnyozs.

in wickedness,Tshitsiru ; u tsiru .

C ontemptib le , a . Onyozedws;-Onyansidwa .

C ontemptu ous, a . To be ha u ghtyand inso lent, -Odzitsma -obslawaz a .

person , n . Mnntn wodzitams, odzitsms.

C ontend, v. t. Ku yesa.

Withone ano ther , Knmenyana .

Emu late,Kn limb ana.

In words, Kn kangans andkn ksnganitsans.

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Contend, v. i. Ea rnestly , Kn kanganitss.

Contender , n Waknyesa , aknyess.

C ontent, v. i. To be con ten t, or

to assent to r emain , Kn sekerskn sekerers.

v. t. Ku sekeretsa ; kn ss

nysnyalitss. He was c ontent to

r emain ther e, Anasekerskn ka laapo .

To be sa tisfied with, u ncom

p la ining, Kusasoa , kusanysnysla .

n . Assent, Knsekera ; knsekerera .

TUn comp laining, Kussnyanys

a .

C ontented, a .-Osekers.

C ontention , n . Ku esa ; makani.C ontentious, a . ndeu .

Contentio usly , adv. Kwandeu .

C ontentment, n . Kusekera .

C ontest, v. t. Kn yesa .

n . Tria l , Knyess.

—C

Fight, Kumenyans.

ontinenc e ,C ou tinen cy ,

n . Ku dzmga.

Continent, a .-Odzinga .

v. i. Kn dzinga .

Continu a lly , a dv. Kwa n tawi;n tawi z onse. Yo u a r e continu

a lly crying , Uliku lirirs n tawi

zonse .

Continu an c e , n . Exp r essed by deor b e, assufi

'ix to ver b or nou n .

Continu e , v. i. Kn kslsb e. Continue wo rking u n til you ha ve

finished, Utshitsb e kwa n tawi

wsmsriza .

Continue in a p la ce, Kn kala .

Go you on bef or e, bu t I will

c ontinue her e, Pita iwe patsogo lo ,koma ine, dikala pano .

v. t. To c ontinu e an op er a

tion or p u rsuit, by r enewing it

af ter some temp or a ry interr uption ,

Kn tshita tshita a lso

f ormed by adding nso to the ver b .

Then sp ake he again u n to themNdimo nsnensnso ndi awo ; or

ndimo nanena anso ndiawo .

D


Contra ct, v. t. To ba rgain , Kn

to

grow shorter , Kn nma ; kn

fnpika .

In width, asa r oad ,river , or

la ke, Kn so ta .

n . An agreement, Knl onjezan a(mu tu a l p r omising ).

An engagement or covena nt

obligation , Ku pangana .

C ontr a c tion, n . Kuso ta.

C ontradic t, v. t. Kn sntss. and

tsu tsa kn dz udznl a .

Contr adiction, n . Tsu tso and sn

tso , (la ) masntso .

C ontraries. Opposites, Malinga .

Contrariety, n . Knl ekans. lewna

C ontrarim se , a . Of trees, Xc

dnliz a kodnlitsa.

Contrary , a . Inc onsisten t with,-OIekana ; -Okana . A contr a ry

person , Mnntn wokan a.

Of wind ,-Apatso olo .

n . Tha t whic opposes,-Okana ; -okaniza ; -apa . Things

c ontr a ry to la w, Zin tu za pa man .

v. i. Kn lingana .

Contrib u te , v. i. Kn patsa.

Contrib u tion , n . KnmCol lec tion, Song’

itso , (la )masong

’

kanitso .

Contrite , a . le

ga

l

.

“Connivanc e, n . tn, (1a ) ma

tintn.

Conn-ive , v. i. Kn tshita tinta .

Contro l, v. t. To r estr ain oneself,Kn gwira ; kn kweza ; kn dzi

weru za .

To gover n, Kn weru za..

Kn song'kanitsa .

v. i. Kn song-Abwin o

Converg e, v. i. Kn koma n a knsong

’

kana .

Conversa tion, n . Knn ena kn l anknl an a.

Conversationa l, a .-O l ankn1 an a .

Converse, v. i. To commu n e , Kn

lankn lana .

Conversion , n . Kntemb en nz akntemb ennka knpindu liza .

Convert, v. t. Kn sandn liza kntemb ennza ; kn ina

— v. i. Kn san nka ; kn pin d nlizidwa .

n . Wopindnka , opin du k awosandnka, osandnka .

Convey , v. t. To c a r ryf r om o n e

p la ce to a no ther,Kn nyamu la .

Convic t, v. t. A t c ou r t, Kn tshi

mika .

To co ndemn, Kn sn tsa .

Convic tion , n . L ega l c onvic tio n ,

Ku tshimika.

Of sin , Knlapitsika .

Convin c e , v. t. To sa tisf y b yevidence , Kn sonyeza ; kn dziwi

By a rgument, Kn sonyez a .

Convoke, v. t. To summon, Kn

ita na .

Convoy, v. t. Kn tsagana nai’

kn

perekezs.

Con n . A r ock r a bbit, Bira , zi

m ira .

Co o l, 17. t. Ku zizm tsa .

v. i. Kn zizira .

Co o lness, n . Ku zizirs..

C c -operate, v. t. Kn tshita ni.Cope , v. t. To contend

,to wr estl e

with, Kn dzedzemetsana.

Copions, a .-Amb iri.

Copiously , a dv. Kwambiri.


Copper, n . Nsamb o safu li, safnlizambiri.

Coppersmith, n . Wosnla nsamb o ,osu l a nsamb o .

C opse , nn . A wood of low growth,Mtengo .

Copu late , v. i. Of goa ts a ndca ttle, Kn memesana ; of ma le ,Kn memesa ; of f ema le, Kn memesedwa .

Of dogs, Kn kwerana ; of ma le,Kn kwera. of f ema le, Kn kweredwa .

Of birds, Kn tshetsheretsana.of ma le, Kn tshetsheretsa off ema le , Kn tshetsheretsedwa .

Of ma nkind , Kn tshindana

of mal e, Kn tshinda ; of f ema leKn tshindidwa .

C opy , v. t. Kn fanizira.

To imita te, Kn faniza ; kn

tsau za .

n . Sonyezo , (la ) masonyezo .

C opy-b o ok , n . Buku ls. masonye

Co rd, v. t. To tie with a r ope, Kn

mange. nditshingwe.

n . String or sma l l cord, Tshi

ngwe, dzingwe .

Co re , n . Of f r u it Tanga, zin ta

Co rgis, n . Korke

, (la ) makorke.

v. t. To b ottle, Kn tseka .

Co rn , n . Gener al term, Tshin tu ,dzin tn .

Whea t, Trigu .

M aize , Tshiman zimanga .

C o rner , nn . Angle of; r oom,a lso

ou tside of a building, Ngondia ,zingondia .

A r ecess, Komo , (la) ma

komo .

of c loth,Tshipe, dzipe.

n . Of str eet, Mphamb ano ,zimphamb an o .

C o rn fields, n . Mnnda , minds.A maizefi eld, Mnnda we tshi

mange .

b asket. Mtanga , mitanga .

sto re . Nkokwa, zinkokwe.

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Cornic e o f ro om,n . Nkomb ero

,

mikomb ero .

Co rps, n . Body of tr oops, Gn ln1a ankhondo .

Co rpse , n . A dead body , Ntemb o ,mitemb o .

Co rpu len c e , n . Excessivef a tness,Knpnnduka .

C o rpu lent, a .-0pnndu ka .

C o rrect , v. t. Top u nish Kn langa .

To c or rec t by rep roof , Knsu lumu la .

By instr u c tion , Kn pu nzitsa.

v. i. To corr ec t oneself a nd

amend,Kn temb enu ka .

v. t. Amend , to c orr ec t a

mistake, Kn fotokoz a. ; kn konza .

a . P r oper ,-A bwino .

Co rrec tion , n . P u nishmen t, Kn

sul nmul a .

The tam ing ba ckf r om err or,

Knl nngumitsa knfo tokoza .

C o rrec tly , adv. Kwabwin o .

Co rrecto r , nn . A r ep rover , Wolnngnnitsa, olnngnnitsa ; wosnlnmu ls., osn lnmnla .

A c or r ec tor of er ror by in

stru c tion , Mpnnzitsi, apnnzitsi.By r ep airing, Wakn fotokoza ,

aku fo tokoz a .

Co rrespond, v. i. To suit,to fi t,

Kn komana ndi.To cor resp ond with, to be like,

Kn faniza kn fanizira .

To corr esp ond by letter , Knlemb a kwa .

To a nswer , agr ee with, Kn

C o rresponden c e , n . Fitness, Kn

enedwa .

L ikeness, a aniza.

By letter , Kul emb a ; episto la ,maepisto la .

Co rrupt, v. t. To depr ave, Kn

b vnnditsa ; kn ipsa .

To ca use p u tr esc ence, Kn b vunditsa .

To adu lter a te, Kn sang’

kaniza .


Corru v. i. To become p u trid ,Kn vu nda ; kn nyansa .

Corruptib le, a .-Ob vu nda .

Corruption , n . Knb vnnda. Corr upt ma tter or pusin a sor e or

u l cer , Mafin a .

Slo u gh,ai‘shib vnnde,

nde.

C ost, n . Ntengo , mitengo .

Costliness, n. Ku tshnrnka kwa

ntengo .

Costly, a .-0 1emera n tengo wa

patali.

adv. Ko lemera .

Cottag e , n . Nyumb a, zinynmb a .

Cotton , n . F or sewing, Ntoinjitshingwe.

Raw u nma nuf a c tu r ed cotton,

Ntoinjiand tonji, (1a ) matou ji.C ou ch, n . Kama

,akama ; kama

wang’

ono .

v. i. To stoop down , Kn b n

twama .

C ough, n . Knkosamnla ; knsokamn la kn tsokomola .

v. i. Kn kosamul a ; kn tso

komola ; kn sokamnla .

Co u ld, v. Ab le or with p ower to

do , Lindimpamvu .

ver b f ormed by Kn

dziwa .

C o u ld no t, Wasnot possib le , u n

a b le to a c c omp lish, Kn sadziwa .

C ou n cil , n . Gu ln la ankoswe o r

gnln la ambiti,magnln a ankoswe,magnln a ambiti.A secr et co u n cil , Gnl n 1a anko

swe laknbisidwa .

Co uncillo r , n . Nkoswe, ankoswembiri, amb iti; mknln , akul n .

C ounsel, n . Advice, a eru za .

v. t. To advise, Kn weru za .

To instru ct, Kn pu nzitsa .

To a rgu e, Kn gazitsana .

Counsellor, n . Woweru za , owern

za mpnnzitsi, apnn zitsi.Cou nt, v. t. Kn wet enga .

Countenanc e, n . Nk0pe, zinkope .

Countless, a .-Osawereng

’

jeka ;-osadziwa kn weranga.

Country , n . Bel onging to a na tion

or p eop le, Dziko , (la ) maiko .

As distinguished f r om the

town,Mu nda , minda .

An open , u ninhabited c ou n tr y ,

Tshipnln ln , dzipnlnln .

Countryman , n . F ell ow,

Wafnko

a

Co uple , n . Two of the same kind ,

a pair , as a ma n a nd hiswifea ma le a nd f emal e of the samesp ecies, Uwiri.

v. t. To j oin , Kn kolowetsa .

v. i. Kn koloweka .

C o urage , n . Kn limbika ku li

mbika n tima ku limb a n tima .

Reckless cou r age, Kndz edz e

duka .

C ou rageous, a .-Olimb ika ; -oli

mbika n tima .

a . Reckless, f oolha rdy , -Odz a

dz ednka .

Courag eously , adv. Kolimbika

ko limbika n tima .

C o u rier, n . Mtenga , mitenga .

Co urse , v. t. Kn saka nyama ndi

agarn .

n . Way , Knpita ; njira .

Age of the wor ld , Kugonera ,magonero .

C ou rt. The r esiden ce of r oya l ty ,Bnmb a ya fumu .

House,Ku ka kwa fumu .

A law cou r t, Bwalo , pabwa l o ;mpala, zimpala .

v. t. To woo , Kn pala bwenzi.

C ou rteous, a . Ndin lemu .

Cou rtesy , n . Ulemn , (wa ) mau l emu .

Co u rtier, n . Wopa la , opala .

One r esiding a t cou r t, Mbm ,

amb iri.Cou rtship, n . Rea l ly , asking a nd

c onsenting, Kupal ana nbwenzi.

Cousin , n . Nanani, asnani.

Cove , n . Bondo , mab ondo . N .B .

b isr etained in the p lu r al when

the word hasthismeaning, bu t isthrown ou t when b ondo mea nsa knee.


Covenant, n . A mu tu a l agr ee

men t,Knpangana mapangan o

knl onjezana .

Testament, Testaments, (wa )matestamente.

v. i. To ba rgain , Kn pangana .

b reaker . Waknswa mapa

ngano .

Cover, n . F or hiding f r om view,

Tshobisira , zob isira .

F or body , Knpfnndira ; tsho

pfnndira , z opfnndira .

F or the head , so asto hide the

f ace, Tshopimb a , z opimb a .

The lea vesc over ing the sta lksof maize, Koko , (1a ) makoko .

v. t. As a dish or p ot, Ku

fnndikila and kn b vnndikila .

To cover so as to cover the

p erson, Kn fu ndira .

Conc ea l f r om view,Kn bisa.

To cover the head with a veil,Kn pinda .

Asa pit, by fi l ling up , Kn

kwirira .

Covering , n Of a dish or p ot,Tshifnndikfl a , zifnndilika tshi

b vnndikilo , dzib vu ndikilo .

Covert , n . A shel ter f r om sight

or f r om wind , Tshotsitira .

F r om the su n,Tshopimb a ,

dz 0pimb a .

A hiding-p la ce, Malo obisalagmalo opnl nkira .

Covertly , adv. Kobisa ; kotseri;kntseri(l ) .

Co vet, v. t. Kn sirira .

Covetous, a .-Osirira .

Covetousness, n . Knsirira .

C ow , n .

'

Ng’

omb e yeikazi.C oward, n . Wotshita manta ,o tshitaman ta ; waman ta , amantawaknopa , aknoIiaiCowardic e , n . an ta .

C owardly , adv. Kwamante .

Cow -hide , n . Tshikopa tsha ng

’

o

mb e, dzik0pa dza 11g omb e .

C oxc omb , n . A f op ,Mu ntu wo

dzitama , odz 1tama .

C oy, a .-Amanyazi.

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Crab , n . Nkanu , zinkann .

Cra ck, n . A sudden sou nd, asofa whip or the striking of a doghead of a rifle, Knvwinl a .

A fissu re or fl aw,dala , mi

ndala .

— v. t. To ca use a sudden sound ,

Kn omb a .

To br eak, Kn swa .

To sp lit, Kn ng’

amb a .

v. i. To sp lit, Kn ng’ambika .

From the a c tion of su n or

wind , Kn teteka .

Asstonesin a fir e, Kn teteka .

Cra ckle , v. i. Asthornsin a fi r e,Kn tntnlika .

Craft, n . Tr ade, Umisiri(wa).F r a ud , Tshinyengo , dzinye

ngo .

Cu nning, Ku tshenjera .

Craftily , adv. Kotshenjera .

Craftiness, n . Ku tshenjera .

Guile, Knsenyenga.

Craftsman , n . Walnso , eluso .

Crag , n . Phompo , (1a )maphompo .

Cram,v. t. To stufi , as a sa ck

,

Kn tsendera .

To cr am with f ood , Kn tsendera .

To fil l oneself with f ood , Knkntitsa .

Crane , n . The crested cr ane, Ga rnand aln, zingarn .

e white cr a ne,Kakoa, aka

koa .

C rash, n . A loud noise, Kuku kuma .

Crave , v. t. To askf or ea rnestly ,Kn nmirira.

To desir e ea rnestly, or with

app etite, Kn fnna .

To cr a ve gr eedily , Kn fnnitsa .

Craw ,n . The cr op of birds, Tshi

dokomiro , dzidokomiro .

Craw l, v. i. Asr ep tiles, Kn kwa

wa .

To move slowly thr ough weakness, Kn nyangama .

On the ha nds or knees, Knkivawa .


Create , v. t. To make, Kn panga .

C reation , n . Knpanga .

C rea to r, n . W0 an open a .

God asCr eagorfgipambgCrea tu re, n . Nyama , zinyama .

Asr ega rdshaving life, Wemo

yo , amoyo .

Anything made, Tsh0pangidwa

,z opangidwa.

C redenc e , n . B elief , Mvann.

C redentia ls, n . Zizindikilo .

C redito r, n. Wagongo le , agongo le.

Creed, n . Tshodziwa.

C reek, n . Mlonga , milonga.

Creep, v. i. Kn kwawa .

To cr eep a long slowly and

slyly, asa ca t, Kn wenda .

Creeper , n . A r u nning p lan t,Ntawi, mitawi.

C reeping c rea tu re, n . Tshokwe

wa,zokwawa .

Crest, n . Tsnmb a, (la )matsnmb a .

C rested, a .-A tsnmb a .

Crevic e , n . A sma ll c r a ck, Berewere , (la) mab erewere.

Crib , n . A ma nger , Ndiero , midiero .

Cricket, n . L a rge, Mb nrnzi, ab uru zi.

C rier , n . W0 fu la , 0pfnl a ; wopititiz a man a nmu .

C rime , n . F a u l t, Tshimo, (la)ma

tshimo .

Criminal , n . Watshimo, atshimo .

a .-A tshimo , -otshimwa .

C rimina lly , adv. Kwatshimo kotshimwa .

Criminate , v. t. Kn tshimika .

Crimson , a .-Ofira .

Calico , Nkenzo,

zinkanzo ;mlangali, milangali.

C ripple , v. t. Kn pnndntsa.

- n . Mnntn wopnnduka mu endo .

C ro ak , v. i. Kn b nma .

C roaking , a .-Ob uma .

n . Ku b uma .

Of a man cr oaking, Mu ntuwankamwa .

Cro c odile , n . Ng’

ona, zing’

ona .

Cro ok, n . F or han ging thingson ,

Mpanda , zim da .

v. t. To end,Kn pinda kn

peta .

Cro ok-b a ck , n . When ben t inwa rds

,Mu ntu wambina .

When bent outwa rd , hu mpba ck

, Wotshoka nsana .

Cro oked, a .-Oko takota.

C ro okedly , adv. Kokotako ta .

Cro okedness, n . Kuko tak o takwatshi.

Crop, n . Of a bird , Tshidokomir o ,dzidokomiro kasope, akasope .

The ha rvest, Masika . Themillet ha rvest, Masika a mapir a .

The maize ha r vest, Masika a dzimange .

v. t. To r eap ,Kn tema ma

pir a kn ko lo la dzima nga .

Cross, n . A straight body c r ossing a no ther , Nkhwitshi, zinkhwitshi.

v. t. To lay one thing a thwa r t another

, Kn ika kodn liz a .

By taking a long sweep or

cu rve, Kn pingasa . To cross a

river,Kn yamb uka ; kn o l oka .

To cr ossthe lake,Kn dntsa .

a . P er verse,c on tr a ry,

-Okana -okanika .

Il l-humou r ed , -Okaripa .

Of a child, Opadzuka .

Crossness, n . P er verseness, Ku

padznka ; knkanika .

Il l-humo u r,Knkaripa ku da .

C rou ch, v. i. To sit in a sto opingp osition ,

Kn b ntwama kn b eta .

Crow ,n . The c o ck

’s voice, Lin

1a tamb ala ku lira kwa tamb ala .

v. t. Asa co ck, Kn lira .

To boast,to b rag , Kn b alawa

—n . Nknngu bwe a nd knngnbwi.Crowd, n . Antu ambiri; nkamn

a lmost equal to na tion .

v. i. Kn nnjikana .

v. t. To pr essclose together ,so as to obstru c t pr ogr ess, Kntshimizana kn titimizana .


Cure , n . Of the p erson f r omsickness, Kn tshira .

Curio us, a . Str a nge, wonderf u l ,

M agica l ,-Atsenga .

Curl, v. t. The hair,Kn po ta ;

kn lu ka .

To dr essandwork up the hairinto knots and knobs, Kn teka

mu nzu , p lu r . minzu .

To p lait the hair , Kn twa .

n . Kosi ya tsisi, kosi za

tsisi.Current, n . A str eam, Knenda .

A str ong cu r rent,Nkhwenkwe.

A very str ong stream or cu rr ent,

Ntsinje wa nkhwenkwe.

A sma l l, ge ntlyfl owingstreamNtsinje wopanda nkhwenkwe.

Cu rrier , n . Wo fu fnta dzikopa,fu ta dzikopa .

Curry , v. t. To pr epa re a hide

f o rl

’ dr essing by scr aping, Kn

pa a .

To dr ess a skin f or lea ther ,Kn fnfu ta .

Cu rse, v. t. To doom, Kn lamnla .

To c a ll f ou l names, Kn tukwai

n . Knl amnla ; tnkwano, (1a )matnkwano .

Cu rt, v. i. To be, Kn tu zul e .

Cu rtain, v. t. To enc lose with a

cu r tain , Kn tshinga .

n . Nsaru yotshinjira, nsaru

zotshm31 raCu rtly, adv. Kotu zu la.

Curvet, v. i. To gr ac efu l ly bendthe body, as in dancing, or as

a horse in pr ancing, Kn takasika ;kn gwedezeka.

Custom,n . Esta b lished

Makalidwe mwambi, miambi;Ntengo , mitengo .

Tax, du ty, du es, Tsong’

ko,

(la )v

matsonn

’

ko ;, lipiro , malipu'o .

o p ay custom or u t

Kn

v

son

C ustomailk

y;ad v. Kwamakalidwe.

Cu t (c orn ), v. t. Kn senga (dzin tn .

(g rass), v. t. Kn tema.

'

To

c u t to the hea r t, Kn myuka n tima .

To sepa ra te by a n edged in

str umen t,Kn dnla .

To cu t down, Kn dnl a .

To cu t longitudinally , Kn ng’a

mb a .

— To cu t offi and ac ross, by a

single b low, Kn senga .

—

k

By a sawing mo tion , Kn tshea

To cu t thongsf r om a skin ,Kn lemb a .

To cu t or dr ess a mil lston e,

Kn anga mpero .

To c u t open , as a boil o r

tumou r , Kn tumb ul a .

To cut in two with a n axe, as

a sheep or or for mea t, Kn ng’a

mb a.

To cu t deep , to gash, Knlasa .

To cut in to smal l pieces, to

mince, Kn n ya .

Cu tic le, n . epidermis, Ku ngnlaknnja .

Sca lesof epidermis, a n za

mbiri.Cymb a l , n . Simb ale , (la ) masimb ale.

D

D hasin Chinyanja the sou nd of d

in dock.

Dab , v. t. To hit gently with the

ha nd,to do t over

,Kn don tokeza .

To spa tter , Kn tsira .

Dagger, n . Mpeni, mipeni mpem wan

’

ono wa nkondo .

Daily, v. Siku ndisikn ; ma

siku onse.

Daintily, adv. Nicely, elegantly,Konyanyata .

Dainty , a .-Abwino .

Da lly, v. i. Kn tshedwadala .


Dam, n . The mother of beasts,Amai amatshi.A str uc tu r e to obstru c t a cu r

r ent of wa ter , Dongs, (1a ) madonga .

v. t. Kn tsoka ntsinje.

Damag e , n . To the p erson , Kn

pweteketsa.

To p r oper ty, Knsakaza.

v. t. To destroy; Kn sakazakn mweza.

Damn , v. t. To doom, Kn sntss.

To p r onou nce doom, En la

mn la .

Damnation , n . Knsntsa .

Damp, v. t. To make damp , Kn

waza .

a . Asc loth, -Anyonto .

Dampness, n . Nyon to , minyon to .

Dan c e, v. i. Kn b vina .

n . Knb vina ; ng’oma , zing

’o

ma .

Dandle , v. t. As a child , Knsnsusa .

Dan er, n . Kntsetsherezwa ; kntse ereza

,matsekerezo .

P eril,Panikiz o

, (la ) mapanikiz o .

v. i. To be in, Kn sekerezwaand kn setakerezwar

Escaped f r om, hence good

lu ck or f or tu ne, Mwai; madzidzi.P rovingf ata l , hence bad lu ck

or f or tu ne, Tsoka .

Dang erous, a . Ndiku tsekerezwa-otsekerezwa .

Dare, v. t. To try, Kn yesa .

To defy , to despise, Kn mseran tima .

Daring , n . To ha ve cou ragea n u nder taking, Ku limb ikama .

D adv. Kolimb ika anda n tima .

Dark, a .-And

°

1ma ; -Aku da .

Darkened, a .-Odetsedwa .

Da rkly , adv. Kodetsa.

Darkness, n . Ndima ; knda .

Darling , n. Kankondwe.

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Dart, n . Mnb vi, mib vi.Dash ag ainst, v. i. Kn gnnda .

d

to piec es, v. t. Kn dzwadzwa

a .

down on ground. Ku kn

ng’

knniza .

estard, n. Tshiromb o .

astardliness, n . Utshiromb o .

Dastardly , adv. Kwatshiromb o .

Dau b , v. t. To smea r with sof tadhesive ma tter , Kn kwakwatiza .

P laster, Kn tsira .

Dau ghter, n. Mwana wankazi,ana ankazi

Dawdle , v. i. To waste time, Kntshedwadala .

Dawn , v. i. Kn tsha , p r obab ly to

lighten.

n . The fi rst dawn of day,Mb anda kntsha .

Red dawn, the a u r or a of the

morning, a nna kn tsha kwa

fi ra.

Day, n . Of twenty-f ou r hou rs, Siku ,

masiku . In the day, Msana .

Asdistinguished f r om night,Dzu n

, madzu n.

Days ring , n . Mb anda kntsha .

Baz z e , v. t. To overp ower with

light, Kn tohwa .

Da z z ling , a . Shining, -Owala

Dead, a .-Ofa ; -aknfa .

n . The dea d, Wakufa, aknfa,a .

-Aku pa.

-Ogonta .

n . A deaf person , Gontiagou ti.

T o b e . Kn gonta . A deafand dumb p erson , Mnn tn wogo

n ta ndiwosalanku la .

Deafness, n . Kngonta .

Dea l , v. t. To distrib u te, to ap

po r tion , Kn gawa ; kn a tsa .

°

th. Kn tshita n i.

Dea r , a . In p rice, Ndi ntengo

wapatali.Beloved , -Okondwa .

D ea r u nto oneself , Wokonde

dwa wanga.


Death, n . Cessa tion of life, Imfs,zimfa .

stroke, n . Mkakato wa

imfa .

Deb ar , v. t. To hinder appr oa ch

to, Kn tseka .

To event f rom en tering, Kn

kana ; n kaniza .

Deb ase , v. t. To lower in qua lityor va lu e, Kn tshita njiru .

To make bad , mean , o r des

picab le, Kn ipitsa .

To lower in r ank or estimation , Kn tshepetsa .

Deb a te , v. t. As in a mrandu ,kn tsu tsana .

n . Ku gasitsana a nd kngazi

tsana .

Deb ilita te , v. t. To weaken, Kn

foketsa .

To enf eeb le, Kn lemetsa kn

vepea.

Deb ilita ted, a .-Ofoketsedwa .

Deb ility , n . Knvepea : kn foka .

Deb t, n . Ngawa , seldom used in

sing. mangawa ; gong’

o le,zigo

ng’

go le a nd zingong’

go e .

Deb to r , n . Waman1gawa , amanga

wa wang’

gong’

go

Decade , n . Of yea rs, Dzaka kumi.Deca logu e , n . Man kumi a Mn

l u ngu .

Decam v. i. To r emove f r omone ac e to a nother on a j ou r ney,Kn sinta kn tshoka .

Dec apita te, v. t. Kn dn la mu tu .

Dec ay , v. i. To decline, to wasteawa y , Kn onda .

To become cor rupt, Kn b vu

nda .

To f ail , as the strength of an

aged p erson , Kn ta .

To dry up , as a leaf , Knnma .

Dec ease, n . Imfa , zimfa .

Dec eased, a .-A fa .

Dec eit, n . F r a ud , Tshinyengo ,dzinyengo .

Dec eitfu l, a .-Atshinyengo ,

-o

nyenga.

Dec eitfu lly, adv. Konyenga .

Dec eitfu ln ess, n . Knnyenga

tshinyengo .

Dec eive , v. t. Kn nyen

Dec eiver , n .

‘ Wats yeng o ,atshinyengo waknnyenga , ak u

nyenga wonyen onyenga .

Dec ency , n . Of ha viou r , Ma

nyaz1 .

Of app ea r ance, Knb valitsa.

Dec ently , adv. P r oper ly , Ko lingamra.

Dec eption , n . Knnyenga , tshinyengo .

Decide , v. t. To end , to determinethe ma tter , Kn marizs.

v. i. Kn ta ; kn ma ra .

Decision , n . Ju dicia l , Kn la

mn la .

Opinion, fina l j u dgment , Knmam a .

De ck , v. t. To ad or n the p erson ,

Kn konza kn b va lira .

To adorn a no ther,Kn ko nz e

tsa .

Decked, a . Ornamented , -Okonzetsedwa .

Dec laim,v. i. To give a f orma l

addr ess, Kn nza .

Dec laimer , n . Wo u za, onza .

Dec la ration , n . Knnza , manzo .

Dec la re , v. i. Kn u za .

De c o ra te , v. t. Kn konza .

Dec o ration , n . Kukonza .

Dec orous, a . Becoming, -Olingemra .

De c o rtica te , v. t. Ku sadz u la .

Dec omm, n . Knlinganira .

Dec oy, v. t. To lu re to evil , Kn

itanira kn nyenga .

n. Tshonyengera and tsho

nyenjera .

Dec rease , v. i. Kn nyala ; kn

tshe a .

(ff cor n and fl ou r , Kn

tera.

v. t. Of cor n and fl o u r , Knteretsa .

Kn tshepetsa .

Shaken , Kn fipitsa .

Chinyanja Dictiona ry .

Dec ree, v. t. To decidej udicia lly,Kn marizs.

To p romu lgate an edic t or law,

Kn u za.

To constitut e by, edic t or

custom, Ku lamnla.n . Judicial decision , Mariz o ,

(la ) mam'

arizo .

Esta b lished law or ru le, Manknnza , manzo .

Dedica te , v. t. To set ap a r t, Knika kn sauka .

To set apa r t f o r a pu rp ose,Kn ika kn son eza .

Dedic a tion , n . nsonyeza . Feast

of Dedica tion , Kndia kwa kusonyeza .

Deed, n . A c t, Ntshito , zin tshito .

Deep, n . Ku ya .

a .-Oya

-aku ya .

v. i. To take deep r oo t, Kn

Deepness, n . Dep th, Knya.

Deer , n . An antelope, Nyama , zin ama .

D a c e , v. t. Kn fafanikira ; kn

Defame , v. t. Kn namiza ; kn na

miziridwa .

Defeat, v. t. Asin wa r , Kn pamb ana. ; kn tamangitsa .

To over thr ow, Kn gonjetsa .

To f rustr a te, to p r event thesu c cess of , Kn sakaza ; kn ono

nga ; kn tshita kwa njiru ; knpamb ana .

Defenc e , n . Kukana .

Self-defenc e, Kndzikana .

Defend, v. t. Kn kana ; kn tontoza .

oneself, Kn dzikana .

Defer , v. t. Kn tshedwa .

Defi le , v. t. M ora lly, Kn ipitsa .

To soil , Kn nyansa ; knnyansitsa ; kn detsa .

n . A nar row pass betweenhills, Mpata , mipata.

Defi led, a .-i itsidwa ; -onyansi

dwa .

Defi lement, n . Kuipitsa ; knnyansa .

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Define, v. t. To limit, Kn tshnl akn lemb a maliri.

Defl ec t, v. i. Kn kota .

v. t. Kn pinda .

Defl ec tion , n . Kukota ; knpinda .

Defo rm, v. t. To mm or inj u re athing , asa p ot , Kn sakaza ; kn

pnaliza .

To inj u r e, so asto def orm the

person , Kn pu ndal a ; kn pnndntsa

Deforma tion , n . Of the p erson ,

Kn nnduka .

f a thing, Knpnaliza.

Defo rmed, p .p . A def ormed p erson , Mu n tu wopnnduka .

n . A def ormed thing, -Opna

liza.

A misshapen p ot, Mpika wo

t. Kn tshenjerera .

Defy , v. t. To da r e, to despise,Kn nyoza.

To da r e to confl ict, Kn msera

To look defian tly , Kn yang’

a

D

nir

fiwamsera

Etima .

egr e , v. t. n ya aza .

Deg ree . L ow, Tshgb ePyA man

of low degr ee, Mu ntu watshab e.

Deity , n . God , MUL UNGU and

MLUNGU, p l . Milu ngn .

The Godhead , Umnl nngu .

Deje c t, v. t. Thr ow down , Kn

taia ; kn nya pansi.

Cast in spirits, Kn mva

tshisoni.Dejected, a .

-Omva tshisoni.Deje ctedly , adv. Komva tshisoni.

Dejection , n . Tshisoni,dzisoni.

Sto o ls, Matnvi.

De lay , n . Kntshedwa.

Hindrance, Nkhani.v. i. Kn tshedwa .

v. t. Kn tshedwetsa .

Delec ta b le , a .-Abwin o .

Delib erate , v. t. To weigh in the

mind ,Kn

'

za kn

ndin tima kn pangana .

N ot ha stily , aswithmeasur edsteps, Kn enda kowerenga miendo .


Delib erately , adv. Ta rdily, with

ou t haste, Kotshedwa ; ko lesi.

Pu rp osely , Kokodoma .

Delib erateness, n . Ta rdiness,with pu rp ose, Kukodoma .

Delica cy , n . A dain ty, Kantukaknkonda .

Daintinessin ea ting, Knnya

nyata .

To wa lk with a delic a te,af ec ted gait, Kndziknza .

Delicio us, a .-Okometsa .

Delicio usness, n . Knkometsa .

Delight, n . Kusekera .

v. i. Kn sekers..v. t. Kn sekeretsa .

Delightfu l , a .-Osekera .

Delightfu lly , adv. Kosekera .

Delin qu ency , n . Tshimo , (1a) matshimo .

Delinqu ent, n . Wakntshimwa ,akn tshimwa.

Delirio us, a .-Amisal a ; -ogwi

dwa ndimizimn -otedwa nzern .

Delirium, n . Kntedwa nz ern .

Deliver , v. t. To f r ee, to r escu e

f rom an enemy, Kn masu la kn

pnlnmntsa .

F r om danger , Kn pn lnmntsa .

F r om bondage, by r edemp tion,Kn omb ola .

To give, or hand over , o r

tr ansf er , Kn patsa kn pereka .

To su r render , to give up ,Kn

b weza kn bwezera .

Deliveranc e , n . Knpnlnmntsa ;knmasnl a .

Saf ety, Knpnl nmnka .

De liverer , n . Waknpu lnmntsa

aku pu lnmntsa wopnl nmntsi

opnlnmntsi mpnlnmntsi wo

masnla , omasn la .

Delude , v. t. To imp ose on , to

deceive, Kn nyenga .

To lea dinto err or , Kn namiza .

Delu ded, p .p .-Onamizidwa .

Delug e , n . F lood , Tshignmnla ,dzigumnl a .

Delusion , n . Knnamizidwa tshi

namizo , dzinamizo .

Delusive , a .-Onamiza .

Demand, v. t . Kn fnnsa .

n . Ku fnnsa tunso , mafu nso .

Demo lish, v. t. To sca tter , Kn

b alalitsa .

To destroy , Kn mweza .

Demo lition , n . Knmwaza .

Demon , n . Demon,ademon n zi

mn woipa , mizimn yoipa .

Demonstra te , v. t. Kn sonyez akn sonya.

Demonstra tion , n . Knsonyezaknsonya .

Demo ra liz e , v. i. Kn b a lalika .

v. t. Kn b a lalitsa .

Demu r, v. i. Kn kana .

Den , n . A ca ver n , Nkwimb a , zinkwimb a .

A ho le, Panga , (la ) mapanga .

Denia l, n . Of a sta tement, Kn ti

ku nama ; kukana .

Of a r equ est, Kn kan ankani

,zinkani.

Dense , a .-Otitimiz ana .

Of r ain , -Ogudnmiz a .

v. i. To become, Kn titimizan a .

Dent, v. i. Kn pu alika.

v. t. Kn pnaliz a .

n . Knpnalika .

Denu de , v. t. To divest of a l l

covering, Kn tshotsa nsaru .

t. To deny a l l knowledgekana.

To deny oneself , Kn dzika

Depart, v. i. Fr om a p la ce, Kntshoka kn muka .

To depa r t one f r om a nother,

to sep a r a te, Kn b al alika .

Departu re , n . Ka tshoka ; knmuka .

Depend, v. i. To rely on withc onfidence, Kn mvane .

To dep end on , asf or suppo r t,Kn leredwa ndi.To hang, Kn patshikwa .

Dependenc e , n . Reliance, tr ust,

confiden ce, Knmvana .


Deplo re , v. i. To lament, Kn lirira .

To f eel deep ly grievedf or , Knmva tshisoni.

carriage or

Deposit, v. t. To lay up in stor e,Kn ika.

To commit to the car e of , toentrust to ano ther , Kn ikira .

n . Knikidwa .

Deprave , v. t. Kn

Depravity , n . Knipa.

Depress, v. t. To cast down in

spirit, Kn kalitsa nsoni.

Depression (Menta l ), n . Nsoni,zmsom .

De rive , v. t. To take f or cib lyr om,

Kn lands. kn tsho tsa .

To dep rive of ofi ce or position ,

Kn tshotsa ntshito .

Depth, n . Of the sea , Kn lya kn

ya and mknya .

An a byss, Phompo .

Depu te , v. t. Kn panga

disc or mnendo or nkope.

Derang e, v.

i

t. To thr owinto dis

Dera ng ement, n . Knsoksnizs.

Deride , v. t. To la ugh a t a person

in contemp t, Kn nyoza ; kn

seka .

To tur n to ridicu l e or makespor t of , Kn nyansa ; kn sinjir1 ra .

Derision , n . Scorn, Knnyoza .

Desc end, v. i. Kn tsika .

To descend or fa ll su ddenlyupon , asupon an enemy in wa r ,Kn tira.

Desc ent, n. The ac t of descending, Kntsika .

The descent of a hill , Kn

tsika kwa piri.

Bir th, lineage, Fuko , (1a )mafnko .

The descent or atta ck of an

a rmy, Kntira kugwa .

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Desc rib e , v. t. As a nar ra tive,

Kn u za ; kn nena .

To explain by words, Kn no

nyeza .

Desc ription , n . a otokoza ; knsonyeza ; knnza .

Desc ry , v. i. Kn oneka .

Desert, v. t. To deser t a f riend ,Kn tawira mb ali.To deser t a p la ce by dep a r ting

secretly, Kn mnka kntseri.To deser t one chief or peop le

and go to another , Kn tawa .

To deser t or a ba ndon its

you ng, asa sheep itslamb,Kn

me .

n . A wilder ness, Tshipnlnln ,dzipnlnln .

Desertion , n . Kntawa ; kusia .

Deserve , v. t. To merit, Kn ene

Deservedly, adv. Koeneredwa .

Design , v. t. To delineate bydrawing, Kn fanizira .

To design evil by laying a p lot,Kn pangana. ku nje.

n . A p la n or ou tline, Faniziro , (1a ) mafaniziro .

Designedly , adv. P u rp osely, Kofima.

Desirability , n . Uko .

Desirab le, a .-Ofnnidwa.

Desire , v. t. To long f or withlust or app etite, Kn fnna. ; knfnnitsa .

To desire the possession or

enj oyment of , Kn fnna .

To expressa wish or desir etha t a thing may c ome to p ass,Kn tshn la ku fu na kwatshi.

n . Will, a nna .

Desir e af ter , a u na fnno,

(1a ) mafuno.

P assiona te desir e,Ku fnnitsa .

Desiro us. -Ofnna .

Desist, v. i. To cease to annoy

in

k

interfere with a person , Kne a .

To cease to a ct or p r oceed withan under taking, Kn leka .


Desistanc e , n . Ku leka.

Deso late , v. t. To lay waste , Kn

pasnka.

a . Dep rived of inhab itants,

Desol a te a nd waste p la ces, siteof old vil lage, Dzinja, (la ) madzinJa .

Uninha bited, a wilder ness,Tshinl nl n ,

dzipnlnln .

n a deso la te r uinous condi

tion , -Ofu na kn gwa .

n . So lita ry person , withou t a

compa nion , Mu n tu waska .

One or p erson , Mpawi, ampa

Deso lation, n . Bwinja , (la ) ma

bwinja ; knpasu ka ; dzinja, (la )madzinja .

Despair , v. i. To give up al l hap e ,Kn lizin a .

n .

.

n lizin a .

Despairing ly, v. Kolizinga .

Despa tch, v. t. Kn tumiza ; kn

tuma .

Desperado , n . Wankarwe, nu

karwe .

Desperate , a . To bef u rious, r ash,Kn dz edzednka.

To bewithou t hope, Kn lizinga .

-Olizinga-odzedzeduka .

Desperately , adv. Ko lizinga .

Desperation, n . Knlizinga .

Desgic ab le , a . In a c tion , -Onyo

ze wa .

person . Mu ntu wonyozedwa .

Despica b leness, n . Knnyozedwa .

Desise , v. t. Kn nyoza. ; kn

l atila ; kn pepu tsa ; kn tennys;kn sinjirira.

Despised, a .-Onyozedwa .

Despite, v. t. To vex, Kn b vnta

kn pu ta .

n . Knb vu ta ; knpnta ; kn

nyoza .

Despoil, v. t. To ta ke f r om by

f o rce, Kn landa .

Despoiler , n . Wo landa , o landa .

Despo liation , n . Kul anda .

Despond, v. i. Kn kala nkawa.

Despo ndency, n . Nkawa ,

aawa

din 1 ad K Inespo n g y v. wan wa .

Despo t, n . iub uie and mb u ye ,

adv. Kwaknfu n aTo amoint, to in

alitate,Kn loeza .

Destitu te, a . Osanka ; -oso a .

T o b e , v. i. Kn sanka knsoa.

Destitu tion , n . Kussuka.

Destroy , v. t. To demo lish, Knmwaza .

To p u ll down , Kn sakaza ;

gwetsa .

o kill , Kn pa .

To r uin , to a nnihilate, K n

mweza .

Devou r,eat up ,

Kn ononga .

A vil la ge or cou ntry by wa r ,Kn pesu la.

Destroyed, a . Impair ed in

efi ciency , asgu npowder by wa ter ,

-Ofokedwa .

Destroyer , n . Womwaza,omwaz a .

Demo liilgi

o

o

n

n

: 73. R105", Kumwazn .

Self -destru c tio n, Knmwazika .

Destru c tive , a . Asa self-wil ledchild ,

-Osimbwa .

w u lto rily , adv. Ko lekezalekeza .

eta ch, v. t. To sep a ra te, Knlekanitsa .

To divide, Kn gawa.

To disu nite , to disentangle ,Kn Ion osola.

To isengag e, Kn leka .

Asone f r om a fl ock or herd ,Kn waniza .

ake one thingf rom ano ther ,asto take one of two basketsf r omthe hea d and set it on the gr ou nd ,Kn sakamu l a .

Detail, v. t. To rela te minu telyand pa r ticu la r ly , Kn n ena zonsekn vnmb u la zonse.

Details, n . Of work, Ntshiton tshito .

Of r epor t, Ku usna ku usna .


Digger, n . Woknmb a , oknmb awaknknmb a , aknknmb a ;wo lima

o lima ,waknlima , aku lima.

Dignif v. t. To ennob le, Kn

tshn tsa ; kn b nka .

Dig nity, n .-ies. Wopamb ana ,

Opamb ana .

Dilig enc e, n . Tshangn ; ku fu

lumira .

Dilig ent, a .-A tshangn

Dilig ently, adv. Kwatshangu .

Dim, a . N ot seeing clear ly,-Akhnngu .

detsa maso ; kn patsa khnn

Dgiiinish, v. t. To lessen , Kn

tshepetsa .

v. i. To grow or bec ome less,Kn tshepa.

Diminu tive , a .-Ng

’

on o ; kaka

ng’

on o .

Diminu tivesa r ef ormed f r om other

nou ns by p reha-ing ka f or the

sing. , a nd tif or the p lu .

Dimmish, a . Somewha t dim or

obscu re, ~Akhnngn .

Dimness, n . Khnngu , (la ) makhu ngu .

Din , nn . N oise, Pokoso , (la ) ma

pokoso .

Dine , v. t. Kn dia .

Ding le, n . A na r row val ley,Mpata , mipata ; kampata ,mpata.

Dinner , n Ku dia kwa nsana .

Dinner-tune , n . Ntawiya kndia

Dip, v. t. To immerse, to plu ngein wa ter

,Kn biza .

v. i. Kn bira .

To take up with a lad le or

sma l l vessel , Kn tnnga .

To dip a sop of bread or o ther

su bsta nce, Kn snnsa .

To dip into a fl uid, Kn b vika ;kn tnmbika .

Direct , v. To p oint towa rds, so as

to take aim,as with a gu n ,

Kn tanda.

Kn fotokoza .

To give orders, to instr u c t ,Kn u za kn pu n zitsa .

To dir ec t a person on hiswa y ,

Kn sonya kn sonyeza.

Direc tly, adv. Immedia tely , Tso

pano lino .

In a straight line, KolnnDirg e , n . Ku lira , maliro .

Dirt, n . M ud , Tope, (la ) matope .

of a ho use ,

Fil th,Matu zi; tu vi, (l a ) ma

tu vi.

Dir t or filth adhering to thebody o r clothes, Litsiro .

Dirtily, adv. Kodetsa .

Dirty , T o b e, v. i. Kn tu a .

v. t. To defile, Kn detsa .

To soil,to befou l, Kn tshita

u b ve.

a . Defi led , soiled , -Odetsedwa .

Of person ,-Otus; -a litsiro .

Disa bility , n. a nka ; ku pundnka .

isab le, v. t. To weaken, to im

pair , Kn foketsa kn pnndntsa .

Disab led, a .-Ofokedwa -0 pn

ndu tsidwa .

Disagree , v. t. To dif er inopinion , Kn kangan a .

To f a ll ou t, Kn kwiena knkwiirana kn pangana. nden .

isag reement, n . Ku lakan akusiana nden.

Disallow , v. t. Kn kana ; knkaniza.

v. i. By going o u t ofziririka.

To disapp ea r in a certain

p lace, asthe su n behind a cl ou d,

Kn loa .

To disappea r into a house,Kn loa .

suddenly . To va nish, Knkan

’

gannka and kn kangannka .

o hide, Kn b isa.

To con ceal oneself, Kn bisa la .


Disa pearanc e , n . a iririkakn ang

’

gannka .

Disappomt, v. t

pecta tion , Kn b

Disappointed, a .-Obvu tidwa .

Disappointment,Disapprova l, n . Kukana .

Disapprove, v. t. Kn kana .

Disarmnge , v. t. Kn sokaniza .

Disarrangement, n . Knsoksnizs.

Disaster, n . Unf or tu na te oc cu r

r enc e, cal amity, Tsoko .

A mishap , Mpingu , mipinguDisavow ,

v. t. Kn kaniza .

Disavowa l , n . Kukaniz a .

Disb and, v. t. To dismissa com

pany or assemb ly , Kn mnkitsa .

To sca tter or disp erse, Kn

b alalitsa .

v. i. Kn b alalika .

Disb elief, n . Knsamvana .

Disb urden, v. t. To r elieve of a

load , Kn tu la .

Disca rd, v. t. To cast off, to

r ej ec t, Kn taia kn taya .

Disc ern, v. t. Intel lec tu a l ly, Kn

dziwitsa kn werenga .

To discover , to see, Kn on a .

Disc ernment, n . Kndziwitsa , madziwitso .

Discharge, v. t. To dismiss, as

f r om ser vice, Kn tshotsa .

To dischar ge a load, Kn

tu ta .

Asa g un ,Kn omb era mfu ti.

To discha rgef r om a ccusa tion

of a crime , Kn masu la .

Asa wou nd or sore, Kn ka

mafinya .

n . Kntshotsa ; kumasnla .

D

pnnzn a ; wopnnzira, opu nzira .

D1scip1ine , n . Makalidwe kn

dziwernz a .

Disc lose , v. t. To uncover , to layopen to the view, Kn sonya .

To b ring to light, Kn sonyeza .

To tell , to u tter , Kn u za ; kn

tshnla .

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Disc losure , n . Knsonya ; sonyo ,(la ) masonyo .

Disc omfi t, v. t. To r ou t, to sca tterin fight, Kn tamangitsa .

To make disagr eea ble, Knsau tsa .

Disc omfitnre , n . Ku tawa .

Disc omfo rt , v. t. To make nu

easy , Kn pwetekesa .

n . Knsantsa .

Disc ommode , v. t. Kn londoloza .

Disc ompose, v. t. To distur b

pea ce a nd quietness, Kn sokaniza .

Disc onc ert, v. t. To def ea t a

p u rp ose, Kn tshinJl riza .

To who lly ca use to f ail, Knl eperetsa .

Disc ontented. a .-Odnngu lnla ;

ndanl a kn dnngu l u la .

inwardly, Kn non’

ona.

Disc ontinu e , v. i. Kn eka .

Disc o rd, n . Dilfer en ce of Opinion ,

Kukangana .

Contention , strif e, Nden .

As of a mu ltitude,tumul t,

Pokoso, (la) mapokoso .

Disc o u rage , v. t. Kn opsetsa andkn tnpetsa .

Disc ouraged, a .-0 psetsedwa ;

-o topetsedwa.

Disc o urse , v. i. To talk, Kn

lauku l a .

To give a set disc ou rse, asanor a tion or sermon , Kn u za .

n . Knlanknl a kunza .

Disc ou rteous, a . Rud e inmanner ,-Opnlnkira

-0panda nl emu .

Disc over, v. t. To lay Open to

view, Kn sonya .

To espy, to get the first sightof , Kn ona ; kn oneka.

To find a thing sought f or ,Kn eza kn tola .

o discl ose a ma tter to

another , Kn sonyeza Kn u za

kn tanlira .

Disc reet, a .-Otshenjera ; -anz e

m .


Disc reetly, adv. Kotshenjerakwanzern.

Disc repancy, n. Knperewezana ;kusiana.

Disc retion , n. Nzern .

Disc riminate , v. t. Kn sianitsa ;kn dziwitsa .

Disc uss, v. t. To talk a ma tterover , Kn nzana kn sing

’ka .

To deb a te, to ar gu e on , Kn

gazitsana kn sing’

kasing’

ka .

D1scussion , n . Knnz an a.

Disdain , v. t. Kn pu ta ; kn nyo

za .

n . Ku pu ta ; ku nyoza .

Disease , n . Ntenda , zin tenda .

Diseased, a . Distemper ed , sick,-Odwala .

Disemb ark , v. i. To land,Kn

tu ruka .

Disengag e , v. t. To separ a te, as

a substa nce f r om anything with

which it is in u nion—hence to

extr ac t teeth, Kn gu lu l a .

Disentang le , v. t. Kn so lo la ; kn

nyoroza .

Disesteem,v. t. Knsalemekeza .

n . Knsalemekeza .

Disfig ure , v. t. Cha nge cou ntenance,Kn temb ennza .

Kn fafaniza Kn detsa .

Disg o rg e . To ej ec t f r om the

stoma ch, Kn san za .

Disg ra c e , n . Manyazi.

Disg ra c ed, T o b e , v. Kn kala

ndimanyazi.Disguise , v. t. To hide by c ou n ter

feit app ear ance, Kn eneza ; kn

zimb aitsa .

To conceal , asby a mask, Knzimb aitsa .

To a c t decep tively, Kn nyenga .

Disg ust, v. t. Kn nyansa .

n . Knnyansa ; knkwidn la .

Disg usted, a .-Onyansidwa .

adv. Konyansidwa .

Dish, n . Mb ale, zimb a le.

v. t. To dish u p f ood, Knika kndia m

’mb ale kn pu la .

Dishearten , v. t. Kn opsetsa .

Dishonest, a .-Oomb al a .

Dishono u r , v. t. Asthe law, Knnyoza ma u .

shame, Kn pyapyaza .

- n . Knnyoza ; knsal em ekez a .

Disin c lination, n . Magwirira .

Disin c line , v. t. Kn tshita mag

Disinc lined, a . Kn tshita kwa

v. i. To sep ar a te

k

to pieces, Kn n y o ko toa .

v. t. To ca use to , Kn n y okotoza .

Disinter, v. t. Kn fnku l a .

Disjoin , v. t. Kn masnl a .

Disj oint , v. t. Kn g uln la .

Disi

hke , v. t. Kn kwia ; kn dan a

Dislo c a te , v. t. To disj oin , to

dismember , Kn gu lu la .

To p u t ou t of j oint, as bya c cident, Kn gu lu tsa .

v. i. Kn gu luka .

Dislodg e , v. t. As a c rea tu r e

a b ove in a tr ee, Kn tsakamntsa .

—Ou t of a hole, asa pig, Knvnmb u lntsa.

Disma l , a . Gloomy, of wea ther,

-Antu n

imn .

F ri tf ul , hor rib le, -Oopsa .

Dismay ,gv. t. To dep rive of cou r

age, Kn opsetsa .

To astou nd , Kn zizwitsa .

n . Ku opsetsa , knzizwitsa .

Dismiss, v. t. Pea ceab ly, Kn tu

miz a .

To dismiss in a nger , Kn

tsho tsa ndiknkwia .

Disob edien c e, n . Knsamvera .

Disob edient, a .-Osamvera .

Diso b ey , v. i. To disobey a n in

j u nc tion , Kn samvera .

— v . t. A law, Kn swa .

Diso rder, v. t. To thr owin to disor der or conf usion , as tr oopswhen the line 0 ba ttle is br oken ,Kn b alalitsa n sokan 1za .

Chinyanja Dic tiona ry .

Diso rder , v. i. To fa ll into disor der , as tr oopsbr oken in ba ttle,Kn b ala lika kn sokanikira .

n . Tumu l t,Pokoso

, (la ) mapokoso .

Conf usion ,Kusokaniza .

— N eglec t of ru le, Knlongo lo za .

Diso rderly, a .-A tshiwewe .

ad v. L awless,Kosamvera

man kwatshiwawa .

Disown , v. t. A f riend or relative, Kn kana .

To deny a sta tement,Kn ka

n a .

Disparag e , v. t. To u nder val u e,

Kn tshepetsa .

To speak disp a ragingly of a

p erson , Kn sonyetsa .

Disparag ement , n . Knsonyetsa ;knnyo zetsa .

Dispa r ingly , a dv. Ko tshepetsa .

Dispa t v. t. To perf orm quickly, Kn tshita nsanga .

To put to dea th, Kn pa .

To send a quick messenger ,Kn tnmiza n tenga .

Dispensa tion , n . a ernza.

Stewa rdship , Udindo .

Dispense , v. t. Deal ou t, Kn

patsa kn ning’

ka .

D1sperse , v. t. Sca tter o thers, Knb a lalitsa.

v. i. Of own a c cord , Kn b alalika .

Dispersion , n . Of own ac cord ,Ku b al a lika.

Byf or ce or by o thers, Ku b a lalitsa .

Displa c e , v. t. Kn su n ta .

Display, v. t. Kn sonyeza .

Displease , v. t. Kn kwiitsa .

Displeasure , n . Ku kwia ; kukwiitsa .

Difip

osition, n . N a tu r a l tendency,akalidwe.

Dispu tant, n . Wopokoso , opokosowanden

, anden ; wokangana , okangana .

Dispu ta tion , n . Knkangana , makangano .

Dispu te , n . Nden,zindeu ; kn

kangana , makangan o .

v. t. Kn teta nden ; kn teta na .

To disp u te, o r mu tua lly c on

demn, Kn tsu tsana .

To disp u te f or , or r espec tinga thing, Kn kangana .

Asin a deba te, Kn gazan a ;kn fnkana .

A c la im,Kn tshimikiz a .

Waknkangana ,Dispu tant, aknkangana ; waDispu ter, knfnkana , aku f u

kana .

Disquiet, v. t . Kn sokaniza .

n . Knsokanikira .

Disregar d, v. t. Kn sasamala .

n . Knsasama la .

Disrepu te , n . Dishonou r , Knpya

pyaza .

T o b ring into , vv. Kn pya

pyaza .

D1srespec t, n . Mwan o .

Disrob e , v. i. Kn b vnla kn b vul a

nsaru .

Dissa tisfa c tion , n .

K

Knnyanyaia .

v. r. n 11 an a aDlssa tisfy, v. t. Kn nygnysi

’

htsa .

Dissemb le , v. i. Kn name .

Dissemb lei', n . Won amiza, ona

miza ; wonyenga, onyenga ; wa

knnyenga , aknnyenga .

Dissension , nn . Ku kanirana .

Dissent, v. i. Kn kana .

n . Kukana .

Dissenter , n . Wokana , okana .

Dissever, v. t. To c u t in two , Kn

dnla .

To p a r t o r tea r asu nder,Kn

rig’

amb a .

Dissimu la tion , nn . Ku n ama .

Dissipa te , v. t. To sca tter , Kn

b alalitsa kn tshotsa .

To disapp ea r , to va nish, Kn

kan’

ganuka .

Dissointe , da .-Odzedzednka .

Disso lu tion , n . Dea th, the sepa ra

tion of sou l a nd body, Imfs.

Destru c tion , Knmwaza .

P u tr efa c tion , Knb vu nda .


Disso lve, v. t. To melt, Kn nu

ngnnn tsa .

v. i. To mel t away, Kn eu

ngu nnka.

Disso lved.-Osnngnnnkidwa .

Dissuade, v. t. Kn letse .

Dissuader, n . Wo letsa , o letsa .

Distan c e, n . In spac e, Ku ta li.Sp ace or length of time, Kn

tali; ka li.

Distl

ant, a . Remo te in spa c e, Kuta i.

Remo te in time, Kali.Dilstemper, n . Sickness, Kndwaa .

Distinc tion, n . Knsiana knl ekan a.

Distinguish, v. t. Kn sian a ; knlekana .

Disto rt, v. t. Asthe f a ce or likeness, Kn pnndnla .

Of tr u th, Kn namizira .

Distra c t, v. t. To ca use disorder ,Kn b a lalitsa .

To c onfuse, Kn sokaniza .

To madden , Kn sokosa.

Distra c tedly , adv. Withou t order ,Kosadondol oza.

With conf usion of mind, Knsokaniza.

Distra c tion , n . Want of order,

Kntedwa n zern knb alnka .

Conf usion of mind , Kusoka

F o lly , madness, Misala (yamu n tu ).

Distress, v. i. Kn sanka .

v. t. Kn san tsa kn sankitsa .

n P ain of mind , Tshisoni,zisom kn linditshisoni.Ca lamity , Mpin mipingu .

Distrib u te , v. t. n gawa kn

patsa .

D1strib u tion, n . Kugawa ; knpa

tsa , mapatso .

Distric t, n . Dziko , maiko kadzi

ko .

Distrust, v. t. Kn samvana.

n . Kusamvana .

Distrustfu lly , adv. Kosamvana.

Distu rb , v. t.

sta te of restnyong

’

onya.

To make one sta r t, Kn dzidzi

u tsa .

To agitate themind , to tr o u ble,Kn sau tsa .

p eople, to excite it so asto c a useconf usion ,

Kn pokosetsa .

Distu rb an c e , n . Of theSau tso , (la ) masau tso .

A tumul t of p eop le , Pokoso ,(1a ) mapokoso .

To ma ke a distu r b a n ce , Knteta kn teta nden .

both, Kn teteus.

Disu nite , v. t. Kn masn l a ; kn

gul u l a .

v. i. Kn luka.

Ditch, n . Nts era, mitshen ..

Dry . Tshemb a , (1a ) ma tab emb a .

v. t. Kn knmb a n tshera kn

panga ntshera.

D1ve , v. i. Kn b ira.

iversify , v. t. Kn sin ta .

Diversion , n . The a c t of tu r ningasidef r om any cou rse, Kntemb en u za .

Relaxa tion , sport , Sewers,

masewera ; sowers, masowera ;and fina l 0 .

Diversity , n . Knsiana ; mesiano .

ivet t, v. To tu rn aside, Kntemb ennza .

To amuse, to enter tain , Knseweretsa .

Divest, v. t. To deprive of , Kntshotsa .

Of c lothes, Kn b vn la .

Divide , v. t. To p a r t a thing intotwo or mor e pieces, Kn gawa .

To ca use a division of Opinion ,

Kn witss.

o divide a who le into p or tions

f or several persons, Kn gawitsa .

v. i. To sha re together , Kn

gawana .


Divination , n . Knomb edza n la

n lanla .

Divine , a .-Amul nngu .

v. t. Kn omb eza nl a and knomb edza nla .

Diviner , n . Wo omb eza nl a ,o omb eza u la.

Divinity , nn . Umu l u ngu .

Division , n . Kngawa ; kngawana

magawano ; pande , (la ) mapandeDivo rc e , v. t. Kn lekana .

n . Kn lekana , malekano .

Diz ziness, n . Tshiru ngnlira , d zi

rnng nlira .

Do , v. t. To p erform,to execu te,

Kn tshita .

To a nswer the p u rp ose, Kn li-a bwin 0 ; kn teka .

To make, Kn panAsmea t to be c oof

a

d,Kn psa .

D o so,Tshita tshointshi;

tshita tshotere .

- ~H ow do you do this Upanga

tshimen e b wanje ? ntshita tshimene b wanje ?To do right, Kn tshita bwin o

kn tshita kodeke .

To do wr ong , Kn tshita koipa°

kn tshimwa ; kn lapa.

To do as one likes, and no

ac cording to law, Kn sokaniza .

Do ck, v. t. To c u t of ,Kn dnla .

Do c to r, n . Sing’

anga , asing’

an

v. t. Kn patsa or ningmankwala .

Do c trine , nn . Kn nn zitsa .

Dodge , v. i. Kn ewa .

v. t. Kn lewetsa .

Do er , n Wotshita , o tshita .

Dog , n . Domestic , Garn , agaru .

[335n

adv. Ko limb a .

Mwana wa dote ° mwanawa nten o

Do lt, u flop?an, opnsa .

Domain , n . ziko, (la )maik0 .

Domicile , n . Nyumb a ; kukala ;

Cou n try , Dziko , maiko .

Dominion , n . Gover nment, Knweruz a ; tshifnmn ; nmwini.

69

Doom, v. t. To sentence to p u nish

men t,Kn lamnl a .

To c ondemn,Kn sntss.

Do o r, n . Tshitseko , dzitseko .

Do o rkeeper, n Wapakomo , apakomo .

Do o rpost, n . Ntsiki, zintsiki.

Do o rway , nn . Komo, (la ) mako

moDo tag e , n . Ukalamb a .

Do ting , a . Weak, -Of0ka .

Donb le , aa . Twice asmu ch, -Awiri° -opinda kawiri

° -opindidwa

kawiri.

To f o ld , asa ga rmen t, Kn pinda .

To dou ble, asin qu a ntity, Knpindu la. kawiri.

To tu rn quickly in moving, tododge, Kn lewa .

Dou b le dea ler , n . Watshinyengo ,atshinyengo .

dealing , n . Tshinyengo ,

dzinyengo .

Do u b t , v. t. Kn kaika .

To stumb le , Kn dodometsa .

n . Knganizaganiza .

go u

gtfu l,

l

a .

Con ting a v ogamzaganiz a .

Dou b tless,yaa .

-Opanda knganiza

ganiza .

Do u gh, n . Ntenda , mitanda .

Dove , n Tu r tle, Njiwa , zinj lwa .

Dowh , un . Of birds, Ubwea .

A la rge Op en p lain , Da

mb o .

adv. and p r ep . Benea th, Pa

n31 .

To p u t down , Kn ika ansi.

To humb le a ma n,

u tshs

petsa .

To f or ce or take dow n, Kn

sitsa .

To go down a river , Kn tsika .

To f al l down, Kn gwetsa a nd

gwesa .

f or another , Kn gwetsera .

To tu rn upside down , Kn te

mb ennza.

To fa ll down , Kn gwa .

7 0 Chinyanja Dic tiona ry.

Downward, adv. KWa pansi.Dowry , n . P r esent given by bride

gr oom to hisbride’

sf r iends Tshimalo dzimalo .

Do z e , v. i. To be drowsy, to nap ,

Kn sinza.

n . Knsinza.

Drag , v. t. To drag on the gr ou nd ,Kn koka .

v. i. To be drawn al ong, Kn

Drain, v. t. Tofilter Kn pnngu za .

n . A channel for wa ter ,ditch, Ntshera , mitshera .

Draw ,v. t. To p u l l a long, Kn

koka .

To draw towa rdsa p a r tic u la r

p la ce, Kn ko tshera .

To dr aw al ong on the gr ou nd ,Kn kwekweretsa .

To r ep r esent by lines, to drawa pic tu re o r p or tr ait, Kn l emb a ;kn faniza .

To dr aw a boundar y line, Knl emb a mali1°i; ku sonyeza .

To draw blood, to bleed , Knketen (mwazi) .To dr aw b lood by cupping, Kn

n u na ; kn nnna mwazi.

t uru tsa .

To draw or entice, Knnyen

'

era .

o dr aw up , Kn koka.

To dr aw or take ou t a thorn

f r om the fl esh, to extr a c t, Kntsho tsa .

To draw into trou b le or

danger , Kn sekerezetswa .

To draw together , Kn komaniza ; kn kotsherana .

To dr aw liqu or ou t of a cask,

Kn tsannla .

To dr aw in or con tr a c t, asaline , Kn kwinyata .

To draw,as cu r tains, Kn

asa r oot, Knkadzu la .

Draw , v. t. To draw wa ter , Kn

tu n She drewwater , Ana t u nga

mag .

- v. i. To p u l l or exer t

str ength, Kn koka .

To shrink, to contr ac t , Kn

tamnka .

To dr aw ba ck, asf rom a n

enemy , Kn bwera .

To dr aw nigh, Kn yandika .

To draw nigh r apidly to a n

obj ect, when in pu rsuit, or in

wa r , Kn koman a .

To draw up ,Kn tennla .

To draw awa y, or be dr awnaway, Kn kotshedwa .

Dread, n . Knopa .

v. i. Kn opa ; kn tshitamanta To p lay the c owa rd .

Dreadfu l , a .-0 0 se ; -oopsera .

person , n . aku opsa , akuopsa .

Dream, n . L oto , (1a ) maloto .

v. i. Kn Iota .

Dreamer, n . Wo lota, o lo ta.

Dregs, n . Of liqu or , Nsenga ,zinsenga, e.g. gr ou ndsof c offee.

Drench, v. t. To f or c e to drink,Kn mwetsa .

To drench with r ain , Kn

katamira .

To be drenched with r ain , Knvumb idwa kn katamiridwa.

Dress, v. t. To dr essa wou nd ,Kn mange .

To dr essbyp u tting on c lo thes,Kn bvala .

To dr essanother , Kn b veka .

To cu rry leather , Kn fnfntadzikope .

To dr essf ood, Kn kon za ; knkonzetsa .

To make oneself tidy, Knkonza .

n . Clo thes, Nsaru ; maraia ;miinjiro .

Drib b le , v. i. Assma ll rain or

waze .

D v. i. Kn kweng’

kwe


Dng , n The teat of a cow or

o ther a nima l , here , (la ) mab ere.

Du ll . To be stupid, du ll of hea ring ,Kn n lnkira.

0 be b lu nt ,“

ADoltish,

Asa knife,o f hearing , ogonts.

wang’ono .

Du llhead, n . A b lo ckhead , won

tsiru .

Du lln ess, tshitsirn .

Wa n as a knif e,Kn Winika .

Dum n . A dumb person ,~Osa ~

dziwa kn lauku l a .

Dumb ness, n . Knsadziwa. kn

lau ku la .

Dun , v. To du n fo r debt, Kn lonjerera .

-.a Colou r , -0 fira .

Dung , n . Of ca ttle, Utogo le, (wa )mantogo le.

Ref use, manu re, Zotaia .

DDunghill, g

zala ,t$19.) mai

zala .

eoa , n yum 3 ya n ma.Diis

n

lgfl in . The dusk of the evening,Madzu lo .

v. To begin to be dusk, Knkotshera .

Dust, n . Fumbi, (1a ) mafnmbi.

v. To r emo ve dust,Kn sansa.

-Afumbi.Dim?a .

-0mvera .

Komvera .

Knenera .

A p erson stu nted in

gr owth, Wamfnpi, afnpi.An anima l stu nted in growth,

-ng’ono .

Dwarfish, a .-Ng

’

ono .

Dwell , v. i. Kn kala .

Dw el ling , n . House, Nyumb a,zinynmb a ; mal o okala .

Home, Kwa tshi, komwe.

Dwindle , v. i. Of fi re, Kn zila la .

Of number of persons, to

decr ease, Kn pnnguka .

Dysentery , n . Tshiziu la, dzizinl a .

Dye, n . A colou ring ma tte r ,Ototo ; tshakndetsa.

v. t. To colou r,asa ga rmen t ,

Ku paka.

E hasin Chinyanja the long so u ndof a in ba te, the short sou n d o f e

in f en , the former in ac c en ted,

the latter 1n un ac c en ted syl la b l es.Each, a . Every one taken sep a ra tely,

-Onse.

Eag er , a . Ndin tima .

To be eager f or , Kn fu na ; kn

Eag

fi mitl

sa

K funer y , adv. o a

Eag erness, n a nnitsa.

Eag le , n . Nkwazimaroro ; tshombankanga, dz omb ankanga.

Fish eagle, Nkwazi, zinkwa zi.

Ea r , n . Organ of hea ring, Ku t u ,

(1a ) maku tu .

A dul l ea r , Ku tu logon ta

pan’ono .

sha rp ea r,Ku tu lo tsheka .

v. To give ea r to,Kn mva

kn mvera.

Ea r- nwax , Cerumen , Nkhonda

ya , zinkhonda za ku tu .

To shoo t into ca r , ascorn , Knmasnl a .

Ea rly , adv. In the morning, Ma

mawa .

Very ea r ly a t dawn , Bandakntsha .

Ea r ly in life, in you th,Komangnpa .

and la tter rain , n . Mvu la

yapatsogo lo ndi mvu l a yapamb uiu .

Earn , v. t. Kn tshita kwandr ama kapena nsaru .

Ea rnest, a .-Olimb a .

n . Sign , L onjezano , (la )ma lonjazano ; ku l o ozane .

Ea rnestly , adv. Ko b a ; kwa

Earnings, n . Ku lipira .


Ea rrings, n . Pete ya ku tu , zimpete za ku tu .

Ea rth, n . The globe inhabited byma n , dziko , (la ) maiko .

Soil or mo ul d , Ntaka , zintaka .

Ea rthiness, n . Untaka.

Ea rthM ess, n . Umdziko .

Ea rthly , a .-Adziko .

Earthqu ake , n . Tshib vomezi,dzibvomeziand zib vomezi.

Ea rth-wo rm, n . Nyongo lotsi,zin ongo lotsi.

y, a .-Antaka .

Ease , n . Kugama .

v. t. 0 give quiet, r esttr a nqu ility, Kn patsa ntenderekn panga n tendere kn pnmitsa .

To easefr om p ain , Kn pepuza .

v. i. Kn pepnka .

To ease f r om labou r , Kn

puma .

To ease one of a bu rden , Kn

pepu tsa .

Oneself, Kn nya .

Easily , adv. Kopepnka , kope

pu kwa.

East, n . (wind ). Bvuma .

Eastwa rd, adv. Knb vuma .

Easy , a . Quiet, a t r est, -A nma.

k

Easy to perform, pepua .

P leasa nt, -Osekera .

Ea t, v. t. To ea tf ood, Kn dia .

up, To waste, Ku sakaza.

To consume,Kn dietsa .

into o r spread (asa disease),Kn nyaka .

Ea ta b le , a . Tha t which may beea ten ,

-Akndia ; -Odibwa .

Eavw , n . Ndzeka , midzaka .

Eb ony , n . Pin 0 .

Ec ho , n . Name owe and namal oe .

Ec lipse , n . Of the su n , Tnmb a ladzus, matumb a a dzus.

Of the moon ,T nmb a lamwazi,

matumb a a mwezi.Edg e , n . The c u tting p a r t of a n

instrument , Knkalikwa mpenikwakntwa .

Edg e , n . Edge or border of a

ga rmen t, mtshen , mitshen .

Edge or rim of a cup or basin ,Pepetere , zimpepetere. Or the

edge of a p recipice, Pepetere,zimpepetere ; mb ali.

v. t. Tosha rp en aninstrume nt,Kn no la .

To pu t a n edge or border on

a ga rment, Kn minika mtshen .

To set the teeth on edge, Kn

yayamira .

To set up a thing on its edge,Kn lamb al aza .

Edg ewise, adv. Ko lamb a laza .

Edging , n . Muwatshiru , miwa

tsv. To pu t a n edging on c lo th,

Kn wstshira .

Edifi c a tion , n . Kumanga .

Edify, v. t. To instr u c t, Kn pun zi

tsa .

To b uild up ,to str engthen, Kn

manga ; kn man°

ra .

Edu c a te , v. t. To teach schoo l

knowledge, Kn nn zitsa .

— Tof orm the cha r a c ter , to train ,Kn kwanntsa .

Edu c a ted, T o b e , v. i. To ha ve

sense, Kn kwanuka .

Edu c a tion, n . School training ,Ku pu nzira .

F orma tion of cha r a c ter , Kn

kwanuka .

Edu c a to r, n . Mpu n zitsi, apnnzi

tsi; wopnnzitsi, opnn zitsi.Efi

'

ac e , v. t. To ob litera te, Kn

fafaniza kn sokaniza .

Efl'

ec t , n . Resu l t, Fu no , (1a ) ma

v. t. Ku'

tshita ; kn pan a fnn o .

Efl'

ec ts, n . Pr op er ty, goo s, Tshi

n tn , zintu .

Effec tua l , a .-Otera , -o tetsa .

Effeminacy , n . Knyernka .

E fl'

o rt , n . Exer tion of strength,Ntshito .

Endea vou r , Knyess.

v. i. To ma ke an efl‘

or t, Kn

yesa .

74 Chinyanj a Dictiona ry.

Efi'

u lg enc e , nn . Kuwala .

Eg ,n . Dzira , (1a ) madzira .

E 1g t, a -Sann ndi-tatu .

Eighteen , a . Kumindi-sann ndi-ta tu .

ighteenth, a . Kumindi-tshisanu ndi-tshitatu .

ig ,hth a .-Tshisanu ndi-tshitatu .

Eighty , n . Maknmi esau n ndi

Either; o r , conj . Kapen a-kapena ,with the afi rma tive conj . of ver b .

Sometimesexpressed by Nangokala .

Ejac u la te , v. i. Kn tshnl a ; kn

pfu la.

Ej ac u la tion, n . Ku tshu la,ku pfu l a .

Ejec t , v. t. F r om a house or

so ciety, Kn tu ru tsa .

To drive away, to expel, Kntshotsa ; kn tamangitsa.

Ejec tment, n . Ku tu ru tsa .

E land , n . A la rge sp ecies ofa ntelop e, Nsefu , zinsefu .

E la te , vv. t. Kn sekeretsa .

Ela ted , a .-Osekera ; -osekeredwa .

Elation , n . Knsekeretsa .

E lb ow , n . The elb owj oint, Tshigo

ngon o , dzi ongono .

A rm,kon o

,mikon o .

v. t. To push thr ough a cr owd

b using the elb ows, Kn kamu la .

El er , n . Mku ru,akurn .

Older , senior to o thers, -Ang’

knrn .

Br o ther or sister , a c cording tothe sex of sp eaker , Nj 1ra , withp r on ,

N'

jiratshi, hiselder br o thero r her elder sister .

E lderly , a Somewha t o ld,

-A

ng’

ku ru .

Elec t , v. t. To choose, to selec t

f r om o thers, Kn sang’ka.

v. i. To elec t to an ofi ce, Kn

sang’

kidwa .

-n .

E lec tion , n . Kusang’

ka ; kusang’

’kidwa .

Eleganc e ,Elegau c y ,En . Kukongola.

Elegant, a .-Okongola .

Elegantly , adv. Kokongola .

E lephant , n . Njob vu , anj o b vna nd zinjob vn .

Elevate , v. t. To raise up , Kn

tnknl a .

To exal t, to r aise to higherr a nk or sta tion ,

Kn knlitsa kn

talikitsa.

Eleven , a . Kumindi-modzi.El

gventh, a . Kumindi -tshimo

z 1 .

E li,‘

n . A wandering diminu tivespirit, Kan znkwa , timiznkwa .

Elo c u tion ,n . E legant speech, Kn

lnnjikiza.

Elope , v. t . Kn tawa ndinkuzi

kn tawa ndimamu n a .

Elopement, n . Kntawa ndinkazi;ku tawa ndimamu na.

Eloqu enc e , n . Kul nn31kiza .

E loqu ent , a . An el oqu ent person ,-Olu njikiza .

E lse , a dv. Kani nothing else ,ku lib e kan tn u nso .

Elsewhere , n . Malo ena ; kwin a

pena mwina .

Elu cidate , v. t. M ake p lain , Kn

sonyeza .

E lude , v. i To avoid by a r tificeor dexterity , Ku lewa .

Emaciate , v. t. Kn endetss.

v. i. To gr ow l ean , to b ee

fl esh, Kn li-oonda .

Ema cia ted, a .-Oonda .

Emanciate , v. t . Kn panga wan

fn l u masu l a .

Emancipation ,n . Ku panga wan

fnl u .

Emasc u late , v. t. Kn fnla .

Emb ark ,v . i. Kn 10 a m

’

tshomb o .

Emb arrass, v. t. Kn tshedwetsa .

Emb arrassed, a .-Otshedwetse

dwa .

Emb arrassment, n . Kntshedwe

tsa .

Emb ellish, v. i. The p erson , Kn

konza.

v. t. To ornament, Kn konzetsa.

7 5Chinyanja Dictiona ry.

Emb ellishment, n . Kukonza.; knkonzetsa .

Emb ers, n . Makala a moto .

Emb lem,n . Sign , Tshizindikil o ,

zizindikilo .

Emb o e , v. i. Kn goma .

Emb o den , v. t. Kn limbikitsan tima kn limbitsa .

Emb ou chu re , n . Kngoma ; omero,

(la) magomero ; tsiriro , a ) ma

tsiriro .

Emb rac e , n . a ungamira ; knfumb atira.

v. t. Kn fu ngamira ; kn fnmb atira .

Emb ro c ate, v. t. Kn awitsa .

Emb roil, v. t. Kn tetanitsa .

Emera ld, n . Smarado .

Emetic , n . Knsan zitsa ; tshosanzima.

Emmet , n . An a nt, a ccording to

kind , Nyerere (See Ant . )Emo tion , nn . Kumva .

Emphen . To say, either of assentor dissen t

,Kn dzuma .

Emptiness, n . Utshab e.

Interj ec tion connec ted with thismea ning, (

kg. nothea ring or seeing

a thing, (111 . Do you see thesteamer ? There is no thing !

Kodinona stima . Ku lindn .

Empty , a .-Atab ab o opanda

v. t. To emp ty a sack or

box of things. Kn kntnl a .

To emp ty a vessel by drinkingitscontents, Kn gngndira.

Enab le , v. t. Kn limbitsa .

Enac t , v. t. Kn tshita .

Enc amp, v. i. Ku manga masasa .

En campment, n . Tsasa, andmtsasa , niasasa .

Sep a r a te hu tsor boo ths, Nsasaa nd msasa

, misasa .

Enchant, v. t. To bewitch,Kn

tweu l a .

To kil l bywitchcr afl by givingpoison , Kn Iodzs.

Enchanter, n . Wotweu la , otweu l a ;wo lodza

,o lod za .

Encirc le , v. t. To su r rou nd a

p la ce , Kn zu nguniza .

To go r ou nd , Kn zu ngu lira .

Enc lose , v. t. Asla nd by a f en ce,Kn tshinga .

Enc losu re , n . Asa hedge, Tshinga , (la ) matshinga .

Of wicker -workin the open air ,_as a stor e f or corn ,Nkokwe ,

zinkokwe.

Enc ompass, v. t. Kn zu ngu lira .

Enc o unter , v. t. In c onflic t, Knmen ana .

n a rgument, Kn gazitsana ;kn sing

’

ka .

Enc o u rag e , v. t. To u rge on , Kn

fu lumiza ku kakamiza .

By shou ts, asin the chase, Knkwiakwiza.

Enc ou rag ement, n . a u lnmiza.

End , n . Of a line or thong, Nsonga, zinsonga .

The conc lusion or cessa tion ofa ma tter or ac tion , Ku l eka ; knmara .

Outlet of a stream,Gomero ,

(la ) ma omero .

T end or br eaking up ofa p u rp ose, Kuswa ku leka ; ku

taia .

P u rp ose, Nsonga, zinso

Cessa tion , Kul eka.

v. t To fi nish, to termina tean ac tion , Kn ta .

v. i. To cease oper a tions, Knleka .

Finish, a c comp lish, Kn marskn marizs.

Endang er , v. t. To imp eril , Kntsekereza .

To be in danger , Kn tsekerezwa .

Endear , v. t. Kn kondetsa .

Endeavo u r, v. t. To try , Kn yesa

a nd yeza ; esa and eza etsa and

yetsa .

n . Knyess.

Endless, a .-Opanda nsanga.

Indisso lu ble, -Osamariza .


Endu ranc e , n . P a tience, Knl o

n oso la ; kn lekereza .

En u re , v. i. To bear , Kn pwete

kwa kn mvab e.

To sufi er , Kn mva (lit. to

hea r ).To continu e, Ku kala ; kn

kalab e .

Endwise , adv. Kotsogoza ; kotan ta lika .

Enemy , n . Hostile a rmy, Ankhondo a maliwongo .

—An individu al enemy, Liwongo ,

E

maliwongo .

nerg etic ,Energ etic al , 2a .

-Atshangn .

Energy ,n . Tshangu .

Enerva te , v. t. Kn foketsa .

Enfo rc e , v. t. To comp el , to u rgeon , Kn fnlumiz a ; kn kakamiza.

To ca use to take ej ec t, Kn

panga .

To invigora te, Kn limbikitsa .

Engag e , v. t. To bind by c on

tr

c

c

lic t, asa servan t, Kn pangana

n 1 .

fitterp rise, Kn tshita ; kn ama

To begin to fi ght, as a rmies,Kn manyana .

Engag ement , n . Agreement or

c on tr a c t, Knpangana .

In ba ttle, Knmenyana nk ondo .

En’geender , v. t. To beget between

t difi erent sexes, Kn b ala .

To imp r egna te, of thema lesex,Kn b alitsa .

As app lied to the f emal e (toc onceive), Kn b ala kn b vu uka .

To be p r egna nt, Kn li ndi

mimb s.

To engender strife, Kn panganden kn teta nden .

Eng lish, n . Thep eop leof Engla nd,S. N

gelezi, Angelezi.elonging to Englishmen ,

An

gelezi.

he langu age of England ,Tshingelezi.

En ave , v. t. Asa figu r e, Kn

ts eka kn lemba. g r a ven

imag e, Kn lemb a .

To engr a ve words

on stone or metal , Kn lemb a .

Enigma , n . Conundrum, N tanti

Enjoin , v. t. To comma nd , to

cha rge, Kn uza .

Enjoy , v. i. Kn sekers. ; kn

kondwera .

En oy1f1ent, n . A c tive p leasu r es,usekera , masekero .

Sta te of enj oyment, Tshimwemwe.

Enla rg e , v. t. In qu antity, Kn

tshu rukitsa.

In dimensions, Kn ka litsa .

Enlighten ,

v. t. To give light, Kn

kn u nika .

To instr u c t, to give c lea r ly ,Kn pu nzitsa ; kn dziwitsa .

Enliven ,v. t. To makesp rightly ,

Ku seketsa .

To make gay or j oyous, Knsekeretsa .

Enmity ,nn . Triba l or nationa l

,

Ku kwia ; ku dana .

Individu al , Kukwia ; Kukwi

irana .

Ennob le , v. t. Kn tshukitsa kn

b nka .

Eno h, a . In qu a ntity,-A 1nb iri.

ufi cientf or the p u rp ose, -0

tshu rnka -akwana.

Of f ood Ku dia , kokwana.

Ca ttle a re enough, Ng’

omb eziriz okwan a .

T o b e . Kn kwana ; kn kwani

tsa ; ku liknkwana .

Enrich, v. t. Kn lemeza kn lemeretsa .

Enro ll , v. t. Kn lemb a (mains) , knlemb era .

Ensample , n . Sonyezo , (la) masonyezo .

Enslave , v. t. Kn panga kapo lo

kn yesa kapolo ; kn gwidwa .

Ensnare , v. t. Asa bird'

in a tr ap

(or in ta lk), Kn gwira ; kn ko la .


Entan

ile , v. t. Asstring, Kn so

kon e eza .

v. i. Kn sokonekera ; knkodwa.

To entangle, as a bird in a

string or sna re, Kn gwira , knko la.

Entang lement, n . Kusokonekera .

Enter , v. i. Kn 10a .

v. t. Kn l oeza .

Ent rise, n . An u nder taking,Nts to , zintshito .

An a ttemp t, Knyess.

Entertain ,v. t. To receive into

the ho use, Kn landira ; kn landirao lendo ; kn su nga o lendo ; knsnn

gira. ; kn kalitsa .

amuse or instru c t by disc ou rse, Kn sekeretsa. He enter

tained usmu chwith hisconversation , Anasekeretsa ife kwambirindikn lanknla kwatshi.

Entertainment, n . Kusekeretsa .

Enthusiasm,n . a u nitsitsa.

Enthusiast , n . Wofnnitsitsa , ofunitsitsa .

Entic e, v. t. To lead away , Kn

nyenga ; kn nyengera , also nye

njera .

By gifts or a rguments, Knsenyenga.

Entic ement, n . Kunyenga kusenyenga .

Entic er , n . Wonyenga, onyengawaknnyenga , aku nyenga .

Entire , aa .-Onse .

adv. Abiding , Tshikalire, adj .

-a tshikalire.

P erfec t. -Ota ; -aku ta .

Enlamb , v. t. Kn ika m’ mwa

n

Entrails, n . Matumb o .

Entranc e, nn . The a c t of enteringinto a p lace, Kn loa.

The p la ce of entr ance, a doorway, Komo , (1a ) makomo .

A ga teway, Komo , (1a) makomo .

A sma ll ga teway, Tshiterera,

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Entrap, v. t. Asgame, Kn gwira

m’

nsampa ku gwiramu nsampakn kodwetsa .

v. i. Kn kodwa .

By a r tifice, Kn nyenga .

To set a tr ap f or game, Kntshera nsampa .

To inveigle, to take advantage

of by wile or stra tagem, Kn nye

u j era .

In wo rds, Kn tapa nkamwa .

Entrea t, v. t. To supp lic a te, to ask

f or mer cy, Kn pem a .

shamef u ll y, Kn tshitamanyazi;kn iidwa .

o imp or tu ne, Kn pempe

Entry , n . Of a house or of a fi eldor ca ttle-f o ld , Komo , (1a) ma

komo .

Entwine , v. t. Kn tserenga ; kn

tserengana .

Entwinmg , n . Ku tserenga ; ku

tserengana .

Entwist , v. t. Asa gu n withfi neb r asswir e, Kn serenga , and tserenga .

Enumera te , v. t. Ku werenga .

Envio us, a .-Odana .

Enviously , ad v. Kodana .

Envio us one, n . An ill-wisher ,Tshisimo , dzisimo .

En n . Dan o , (1a ) madano ; kn

d'

idwa .

v. t. Kn dana

Epidemic , n .

Epidermis, n . Masnu la a ku ngu .

Epilepsy, n . Tshizumb azumb a ,dziznmb aznmb a mznmb azumb a .

Epileptic , n . Watshizumb azumb a ,atshizumb aznmb a .

Epistle, n . E

pisto la, (1a )maepistola .

Equa l , a . 0 be equal in size or

dimensions, -Amodzimodzimongsawa ; -o lingana .

Adequ a te to ,-Otshu rnka .

v. t. To ma ke equ a l, Kn

faniza .

n . One no tinf erior or superiorto a nother

, Wofanafana, ofana

7 8 Chinyanj a Dic tiona ry.

Equa lity , n . Umodz1

Equity , n Ku lingamz a.

Era , n . Kngon era, magonero .

E radica te, v. t. To pul l up by ther oo ts

,Kn kadzn la .

Asweedsf r om a ga rden , Kn

Asbad ha bits, Kn tshotsa .

E rase, v. t. Kn fafaniza .

E rec t , v. t. Asa building, Kn

man

ge .

0 set up ,Kn imika ; kn

imitsa .

E rec tion , n . Kumanga.

E re lo ng , a dv. T80pano apo .

E rr , v. i. To wa nder , to mistake,Kn so tshera .

To tr ansgress, to commit er r or ,Kn tshimwa .

Missthe ma rk, Kn pita kn

ponya .

Erring one , n . Wotshimwa ,o tshimwa ; wosotshera , oso tshera .

Erroneo us, a . Wr ong, no t con

f o rma b le to tru th, -Onama .

Devia ting by mistake f romthe tru th

,-Otshimwa .

E rro r , n . A tr a nsgression , Kntshimwa tshimo , (la )matshimo .

A mistake in j udgment, Knsadziwitsa .

Eru tiou , nn . On the body , a kind

eczema,Pere

,zimpere ; tshi

b nb n, zib u b u .

v. i. To br eak o u t in an er uption on the body , Kn b uka ; ku

b u kitsa .

Esc ape , v. i. F r om danger , of a

person , Kn pu lumu ka .

To flee f r om danger , Kn

tawa .

To escape or slip f r om the

gr asp of a nother , Kn pnln

muka .

n . The a c t of fl eeing f r omdanger , Ku tawa .

Esc o rt , v. t. Kn perekezs.

Especial ly , adv. Kopamb ana.

Espouse ,.

v. t. Kn kwatitsa .

Espy , v. i Kn zonda .

Esfi

sl

eu c e, n . Or essentia l o il , Ma

ta .

Or substance or hea r t of a

thing, Ntsemerero , mitsem er ero .

Esta b lish, v. t. Kn limbikitsa .

Esitate , n. Condition , M aka liwe.

Esteem,v. t. Kn lemekez a , kn

weru za kn ganikiza .

—.n Ulemn .

Eterna l, a .-Osamariza, -amago

n ero .

Eternity , nn . Ntawiyouse ; ku gou era kwa mag .onero

Eu nu ch. n . a le, mifnle.

Eupho rbia ,n . Khadzi, zinkha dzi.

Evac ua te , v. i. Kn t uruka .

v. t. Kn turu tsa .

Eva c uation , n . Ku tu ru tsa .

v. Kn tu ruka .

Evade , v. t. To a void by dexter ity ,Kn l ewa.

To elude by str a tagem, Kn

nyenga .

By going r ou nd a bou t , Knlamb alala .

Evano

elist , n .

’

Mevange1i, asva

nge mu evangeli; waevange li.Evapo ra te , v. i. Kn pwa .

— v. t. Kn pwetsa .

Evapo ra tion , n . Ku pwa ; ku

pwetsa .

Evasion , n . Kuko tetsako tetsa ;knko takota.

Evasively, ad v. Kokotakota .

Evasiveness, nn . Kukotako ta .

Even , a . L evel with, p a ra llel to ,

-Olu ngama ;-ase .

Smooth of itself, -Ofafanizika .

v. t. To make smooth, Knfafaniza .

Empha tical ly. Inde.

Even as, interj . Ngwiro .

a dv. Deno ting a like manneror degree, Indemonga . E ven asIsaid

, Inde mongsdinaneu a .

Evening , n . Dzn lo .

ad v. A t or in the evening,Madzu lo .

Thisevening, Madzu lo nn o .

80 Chinya nja Dictio na ry.

sin ta ns.

n . Maronda ; kusintana.

Exchang er, n. Woein ts, c aintaExcite, v. t . To r ouse, to caIl iu to

a ctio n,Ku itana .

opetsa .

To stimu late, to encou rage,Kn fu lumiza .

Excitement, n . Ku fn lnmira.

Exc laim, v. i. Kn tshu la ; kn

pfu la .

Exc lama tion, n . Tshu l o , (1a )matshnlo ; knpfu la .

Exc lude,

v. t. To ej ect, Kn

tu rnten.

f rom entering a ny p lace , Kn letsakn 10 a.

To excl udef rom a chu r ch, as

a r eligious orga niza tion , Kn

tseksku nja.

Excrement, n . Huma n,matu vi.

Exc u lpa te, v.

guil t, Kn lomb o la.

Exc use, v. i. Kn dzipamb annza .

v. t. To excuse, or make a nexcuse f or an other , Ku pamb anu za .

To ma ke excusef r om a n ob li

ga tion wilfu lly, Ku b vnmb uka .

n . Pamb au u zo , (1a )mapemb au nzo .

Exec rate, v. t. To curse, Kn

tukwana .

To detest, to a bhor , Kn kwiakn nyansa .

Exec ration, n . Tukwau o , (la )matukwano .

Exec u te , v. t. To p erf orm, to do ,kn tshita .

To comp lete, Kn ta kn

mariza .

To inflict capita l p u nishment,Kn pa.

Exhansg v. t. To a ha u st the

Kn ta ; kn ma riza— To a :ha ust the stm gth of a

perm a oketsa

Exhausted, a . Weakawd , as a

Exhibition , n Knsou ya .

Exhibito r , n . Waknso u ya, aku so

E v. t. To make gla d ,

Kn sekeretsa.

To ma ke mer ry, Kn seketsa .

Exhila ration , n . Kusekeretsa .

Exho rt , v. t. To wa rn, Kn

tshen'

eza ; kn tanlira.

o ad vise,Kn weru za ; k n

l u n itsa ; kn tin timika .

o entr ea t, Kn pem a.

Exho rta tion, n . Kn ta a ; tan

(la )mayernzo ; ku tinti

Exho rter , n . Waku tanlira , akn

Exil e , n . Wo tshotsedwa , otshotsedwa .

v. t. Kn tsho tsa .

Exist, v. i. To be, Kn li; betterku ka la

To live, Ku kala ndiomoyo .

Existenc e , nn . Moyo , mioyo .

Exo rcist, n . Wotnrntsa, o tu rntsa .

Expand, v. i. Kn tnpa ; knkn la .

Ex anse , n The visib le hea vens,eugalenga, milengalenga .


Expansion , n . Of iron , Kntanu ka .

Of air , Ku tupa .

Of umb rella , Ku tnmn la .

Of c loth sp r ead ou t , Ku yala .

Expec t, v. i. Ku yang’anira .

Expec ta tion , n . L ookingf o rwa rdto the event, Knyang

’anira .

Waitingf o r a n event to tran

spir e whichisexp ec ted , Knlindira .

Hop e,Knlingalira ,ma lingaliro .

Expec tora te , v. t. Kn lab vn la

mate.

Expec to ra tion , n . Tha t which isexpec tora ted , Mate .

Expedient , a . P rop er , -Abwino .

Adva ntageous,-O indu la .

Expedite , v. t. Kn ia umiritsa .

v. i. Kn fu lumira .

Expedition , n . Speed , Nsangu .

An enterp rise, Ntshito , zi

n tshito .

A j ou rney, Ulondo .

Itsmembers,Olendo .

Expel , v. t. To drive ou t, Kn

tu ru tsa.Expend, v. t. Asmoney, Kn ta ;kn mariza .

Ex ense , n. His own p rice or

c a rges, Ntengo watshi.Experienc e , v. i. To know bytria l or p r a c tic e, Kn dziwa ; kn

yesa.

n . Knowledge derived f r omtria ls, Ku dziws.

P ru denc e, Tshisao .

Experiment, n . A tria l, Knyess. .v. t. Kn y .esa

Experimentally

, ad v. Koyase .

Expert , a . nzern.

Expertly , adv. Nsau ga nditshangu .

Expia te, v. t. Atone f or , Knlipira o ; kn pet eka dipo .

Expia tion , nn . B 1po , (la ) malipoknlipira .

Expire , v. t. To br ea the ou t, Kn

pamirs.v. i. To die, Kn tsiridzika ;

kn fa.

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Exp1r1 11g , pr es. pa r t. Dying,

Explain , v. t. Kn sonya ; kn

sony eza ; kn pnn zitsa ; kn u za .

Explana tio n , n . Sonyo , (la )masonyo ; masonyezo .

Explic a te , v. t. To u nf o ld the

mea ning , Kn tan tan zira .

To r emove o bscu rity, Kn

sonyeza .

Explode , v. i. Kn tu tuma .

Explosio n , n . Kntu tnma .

Expose , v. t. To view, Kn sonya .

To disc lose, to lay Open, Knsonyeza .

To inf orm,Kn tanlira.

To u nc over , to draw f romconcea lmen t

,Kn b vumb nla .

Expose evil , Kn nyaza ; kn

nyazitsa .

Expostu la te , v. i. Kn dzu dzu ls.

Expostu la tion , n . Kndzudznla .

Expo und, v. t. Kn u za ; kn

pnn zitsa ku zizika ; Kn tan tan

z 1 ra .

Express, v. t. To squeeze ou t, Kn

pfi nya kn sinya .

Skim 0 oil in p r ep a ring it

fr om seedsor nu ts,Kn enga .

To decla re in words, Kn u za.

Expression , n . Man ; knu zs.

Expressly, adv. Poyera nditn .

Exquisite , a .-A bwinitso .

Exquisitely, ad v. Kwab winitso .

xquisiteu ess, n . Ubwinitso .

xteu d, v. t. In length, Ku tali;kn ta likitsa .

To ca use to rea ch, Kn fi tsa .

To spr ead ou t, Kn yala .

To enla rge, Kn ka litsa .

v. i. Kn knla .

Extension , n . In length, Mnlitali

(mwetshi) ; u tali ku ta li.

In br eadth, Ku pin sa .

Extent, n . In length, tali.

In bread th, Bwambi.Externa l , a . Ku nja ; panja .

Exterminate , v. t. Bysca ttering,Kn b a lalitsa.

By destroying, Kn mweza .

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82 Chinya nja Dictiona ry.

Extinc t, a . Asj re, -Onzima .

[l a cing ceased to be , -Aku ta ;

Em?“ t . t. Asfire, Kn nma .

’

o pu t a n end to , Kn ma rin .

Extil

zte, t . t. To p u l l or pl u ck

up the roots, Kn kaalz u la .

To da troy entirely , Kn mwaza.

Exto l, v. t. Kn tama .

Exto rt, r . t. Kn “ wanga ; ku b era

Exto rtion , n. Kn la u da

Extortioner , n . Wee n-anga, onwa

nga ; wo ledzera , o ledzera .

Extrac t, v. t. As a tho rn

fhefl esh, Kn tsho tsa .

Ashoney by the beef romfl owers,Kn tenga .

To take awa y , asweedsf rom a

ga rden , Kn znla .

To take ou t , asa ha ndf u l , Kn

n

in

stee th, Kn$11 13 .

Extremity ,1 1 . end , as of a

r ope , Nso nga , ziusonga.

End,Knmara.

Exude, v. i. To leak ou t , Ku tshi

ta tshime.

Exu lt, v. i. Ku sekers. To exu l t

in a no the r’

smisf or tu nes, Kn limb a n tima.

Exu lta tion, n . Kuseka ; knsekera .

Eye , 11 . The organ of vision , Disc ,(la ) maso .

Eye of a needle , etc . Diso lasingano , maso a asingano ; panda

la singano , mapanda a asingan o .

v. t. To wa tch na r rowly, Ku

yang’

anitsa.

Eyeb al l , n . Diso , (1a ) maso .

Eyeb row , n . Sidze , zinsidze .

Eyelash, n . Nkwinkwi, zinkwi

h kwi.Eyelid, n . Tshikope, dzikope .

Eye-to oth, n . Katsonje, akatso

nj e.

Eye-salve , n . Mankwala a maso .

Eye-servic e, n . Ku tshita pa maso .

Eye-wink, n . Ku twanima.

L

of , Pataogo lo pa nkope. B ef o r ehis f ace, Pa t~ogo lo pa nk o pe

yatshi. Tha twasdo ne in thef a c eof al l the peop le, Tshimeu e tshina tshitidwa pa tsogo lo pa a n tu

o nse .

v. i. To meet in f ront, K n

To oppose with fi rmness, K n

tly a t,to f a c e

by steady looking, Kn yang’

a ni

To makef a cesin derision , Knnyodo la.

To f a ce the wind , Kn loza.

To f a ce towa rds, Kn yang’

a

F ac e tof a c e, Nkope ndinko pe .

Fa ct , n . A tr ue thing, Kan tukoona ; tsho on a , zoo na.

Truth, Nteradi.

Fac tion , n . Knl ekanitsa , malekanitso gawan o , (la ) magawanolekan o

, (1a ) malekano .

Fac tions, a .-Onyansidwa ;

-aku

gawa.

Fade , v. i. As a leaf, Kn uma

kn nyala and kn sonya la ; ku fa

Ascolou rs, Kn su ka .

Fail, 11 . i. N ot p rodu cing the efi c t

designed , Kn pereweza .

Asa c rop , Kn pserera and kn

perewera.


Fail, v. i. To comeshor t, Kn l epera.

M oral ly , Kn tshimwa .

Fain ,v. i. To like, to wish to do ,

Kn fnna.

Faint, v. i. Direc ting a ttention tothe u nconsciousness, Kn komoke.

Direc ting a ttention to the r ecoveryof consciousness

,Kn tsitsimuka .

To be wea r y, Kn foka .

a .-0 komoka -otsitsimnka ;

-ofoka .

F aint-hearted, a .-on tnntnmira

n tima ; -ofoka ntima .

F air , a .-0 kongo la .

Faith, n . Mvan n ; knmvana .

F aithfu l , a .-amvann ndimvsnn.

F aithfnlly, ad v. Kwamvann .

Faithfnlness, n . Knmvana mvann .

Faithless, a .-osamvana .

Fa ll , v. i. To f a l l down on the

gr ou n d, Kn gwa .

To f a ll of ; as lea ves, Kn

gwa .

To f al l ba ck, to r ecede, Kn

bwera .

To f a l l sick, Kn dwa la ; knamb a. kn dwa la .

To f a ll ou t, or qu a r rel , Knkwinh e kn pangana. nden .

To f al l over a thing by cominginto con ta c t with it

,to stumb le,

Kn pnn twa .

To fa l l into sin , Kn kwiitsa.kn tshimwa .

To f a ll headlong, Kn gwamntu patsogol o .

To f a l l in with, to c o ncu r , Knanjana .

To f al l or r u n against an

obj ec t, so , as to impede p r ogr essand be driven ba ck, Kn letas.

To f a ll to piecesf r om interna lsep a r a tion of p a r ts, Kn nyoko toka.

To f a ll over f r om the p erp en

dicu la r , as a vehic le or a wa ll ,Kn endeka .

0 f a ll away , asin fl esh, Knonda .

To aposta tize , Kn temb enuka.

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F a l l , v. i. To fa ll of , asp laster

f r om a wal l,or ea r th f r om a

cu tting when a la ndslip occu rs, Kn

gumnka .

To f a ll ou t, to happ en , Knfika .

v. t. To thr ow or strike downto the gro und, Kn gwesa a nd kn

gwetsa .

To f a ll shor t, Kn pereweza .

n . The a c t off a l ling , Kngwa .

A steep dec livity, Kntserereka .

F alse, a .-0 nama ~onyenga .

Fa lseho od, n . Knnama ; b odza ,(la ) mab odza ; tshaknnama , za.

ku n ama .

F a lse ly , adv. Konama .

Fal aerswearer , n . WosinJu

'ira,osi

ne a .

F ame , n . Rep or t, mb iri, zimbiri.F amed, a .

-0 b nka .

Familiar , n . A c lose c omp anion ,Nza , anza.

v. i. To be well a cqu aintedwith, Kn zo lowerana .

F amily , n . Tribe, Fu ko , (la ) mafuko . H ouseho ld , Banja , (la)mab anja ntate .

F amine , n . Njal a , zinjala ; njalayeiku ru .

Famish, v i. To die of hu nger ,Kn fa. nd1 njala.

F amished, p .p .-0 0nda. kn lindi

njala .

Famo us, a . Of pr owessin killing,asa warrior o r hu nter , -o bnka .

In a r tsof p ea c e, -odziwiks.-odziwidwa .

F an ,v. t. To winnow,

kn pets.

To f an a person , Kn knpiza .

n . An instr umen tf or winnowing gr ain , Litshero , (1a ) mali

tshat o . Whose fan is in Hisha nd

,Litshero la. emwe liri

m’dzanja la tshi.F or f anning a person , Nkn

pizo , miknpizo .

Fa ncy, v. i. Imagine, gu ess a t,

Kn ganiza kn ganizada la .

n . Kndzifanizira knganiza.


F ang , n. Of serpen t, Dzino lanjoka , man o a njoka .

Ta lonsof a bird, o r of a ca r

nivor ous animal , Tshikab ado ,dzikab ado .

Fax, ad v. Dista n t, Ku tali; -akn

ta li.

F arew ell , v. i. 0 0,Pita bwin o .

Remain well,Kala bwin o ; tsa la

bwino . Fa rewell , friend , Tsa labwino , mba li.To bid f a r ewell, Kn tsazika .

n . Kntsazika.

Farm, n . Mu nda , minda . Of thechief , or one wr ou ght by o thers,Gala

, (1a ) magala.

F ashion , v. t. To f orm, Kn omb a ;kn omb ers; kn faniza ; kn fani

zira .

n . A c ustom, Ntengo ; mwamb i maka lidwe.

Fast, a . Firm ,-Olimb a ; -ogwi

dwa.. The p ost isf ast in the

gr ou nd , Panda liri lo limb a

m’ntnnda .

v. i. To a bstain f rom f ood ,Kn leka ku dia.

n . Abstinenc ef romf ood, Knleka kndia .

F asten , v. t. To tie, asa pa r cel ,Kn manga.

The eyesupon, Kn yang’

ani

tsa .

To tie up ,as a horse, Kn

man

age»

0 makef ast a nd secu re, Knlimbikitsa .

To f asten or bind with a chainor bu ckle, Kn ko loweka .

Fastness, n . A str ongho ld , Malo

Opu l nmnkira .

F a t, a . F leshy , in good condition .

-0 nenepa ; -on ona, which isno t

used of the huma n species.

f a t on , Na’

omb e yonenepa .

n . The f a t of anima l fl esh,Mafnta . The inside or ca u l f a t,TshikanJO, dzikanje . Piec eso r

lumps of ha rd f a t, Dzikanjemafnta.

F atal , a . Tha t which ta kes life,-Aknpa moyo . A f a ta l b low,

Knmenya kwapa moyo . A f a ta lwo u nd ,

Bala lapa moyo . A f a ta la ccident

,Mpingu wapa m oy o .

F ather , n . Atate : with p r o n .

f o llowing, ata tu ,andp lu . c on c o r d .

My fa ther , atatu anga .

You r f a ther , Ata tu an u .

His or her f a ther , A ta tn

atshi.

F a therho od , n . U tate ; ata te .

F a ther-in -law , n . Of a wife,Pongozi, apongo zi.

Of a husba nd , Pongo zi, a po

ngo zi atata atshi nkweni,

akweni. Thisword isa lso used

like atate, asM r . or Sir .

F a therless, n .-0 panda ata te .

F a tigu e , n . Knlema.

v. i. Kn lema ; kn topa .

v. t. Kn lemetsa .

Fa tness, n . Richnessof gr ou nd ,Zo lemera .

Knnenepa , (of ma n ) knn o n akwa mb u zi(of a goa t) .

F atted , a .-0 nenepetsedwa .

F atten , v. t. Kn n enepetsa .

v. i. Kn nen epa .

F a u lt, n . Blemish, defec t, Banga ,(1a ) mab anga a nd ma nga .

n ce, Tshimo , (la )ma

tshimo . It isyo u r f a u lt, Tahititshimo lako .

F anltless, a .-0 panda tshimo .

F avo u r, v. t. Kn anja .

n . Kwanja , manjo ; kusekera .

F avo u rab ly, ad v. Kindly, Xc

koma.

Helpf u l ly, ko tangata.

F avou red, a .-0 anjanidwa .

F avo u rite , n . Wokondedwa, oko

ndedwa .

a .-0 kondedwa .

F ear , v. i. Kn opa .

n . Kno a ; manta .

Fearfu l , a . imid,-Oops. Ter

rib le, -0 0psa ;-oopsera .

n . Waknopa, aknopa .

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Feast, n . Ku dia .

v. t. To make a feast, Knpanga ku dia .

Fea ther , n . A longf ea ther , Ntenga, zin tenge..

The downy f ea thers of birds,Ubwea .

F ee , n . Rewa rd of ser vicewr ou ghtKn lipira lipiro , (l a ) ma li

p1 ro .

F eeb le , a . Infirm,weak, -Ofoka.

Wa nting f or ce or vigou r ,-Opanda mpamvu .

F eeb leness, n . a oka .

Feed, v. t. To give f ood to,

a nother , Kn patsa kndia kn eta

a nd weta kn lera .

To f eed a child , or a bird, by

p la cing f ood in the mou th, Kndietsa .

v. i. Kn dia .

Feel , v. i. To ha ve per ception ofthingsby the tou ch, Kn tosa ; kn

kudza: Kn mva .IT

a

bl

fl’eel asin testing thickness,etc . , of c lo th, Kn tinyinda .

To f eel by examining with thehand

, to handle , to grasp ,as a

sof t su bsta nce, Ku tosa .

To sea r ch afl er a thing in the

da rk by f eeling af ter it, to gropef or , Kn amb asa kn fnfnnyira .

F eeling , n . Knmva .

Sympa thizing ,-Aknmva a nd

-amy a . A ma n symp a thizingwith the sorr owsof men , Mnn tn

amva ndinsoniza an tu .

Feet, n . Of the huma n body, Pazi,(la ) mapazi.Of a nima ls c loven , asthe oz:

a nd ca r nivora , Tshikato , dzi

Fkato .

Kex v. i. n nyen a.

F ehgex

il

ta te , v. t. Kn sgkeretsa .

F elicity , n . Tshimwemwe ; kusekera .

F ell , v. t. To bring to the ground,Kn etsa .

Tykill, Kn pa.

Fellow , n . A compa nion o r equ a l,Nza

,anza .

A p layfellow,Wosowera

nzanga (my) .A bedf el low, Nza wapampa

A c u nning, sha rp f ellow, Mn

n tn wotshenjera . Cu nningf ellow,

Mu n tu wonyenganyenga .

F ellow -heir , n . Wo l oanzao ol oa

nza o (their ).F ell

lowship, n . Uz atshi nn za

ta i.

F emale , n . In genera l , Nkazi.

A domesticf owl , a hen , Nkuku

yeitadzi.

a .-a nkazi.

F eminine , a .-Ankazi.

Fenc e , v. t. To enc lose with a

hedge, Kn tab inga.

To fi ght withswordsor sticks,Kn lewetsa .

n . Mpanda, mipanda ; tshinga , (la ) matshinga .

F erment, v. t. Kn tu pitsa .

v. i. Kn tnpa kn wira .

n . Fumb a , zimfnmb a .

Fermenta tion, n . Kntnpitsa , ku

wiritsa .

F erry, v. t. Kn o lotsa.

F ertile , v. i. Kn nen a.

a . Af er tilefi eld ,-Onona .

F ertility , n . Knkondwa .

ervency , n . Tshitnngu .

F ervent, a .-Olimb a tshitnngu

tsho limb a -atenta -o tenta

mntima ; akntentedwa ; otente

dwa .

Fervently, adv. Kwatshitnngnkolimb a .

F ervo u r, n . Ku limb a.

F etch, v. t. Kn tenga.

To draw wa ter , Kn tunga

Fetter , v. t. Kn fnngira ; kn

manga.

F etters, n . Grigadyera , (la) ma

griadyera .

F eu n . Nden , zinden .

Fever , n . Malnngo .


F ew ,a .

-Owereng’

jeka . Few

p eop le, An tu owereng’

jeka Few

cattle, Ng’

omb e zowereng’

Jeka.

Fib re , n . Kankwa ; mikwe .

Fickle , T o b e, v. i. Kn kala -ote

mb ennkstemb enu ka .

a . Changea b le, -Otemb ennka .

Fickleness, n . Kntemb ennkatemb ennka .

Fidelity, n . Mvanu .

Field, n . Cul tiva ted la nd , Mnnda,minda .

Of chief , Gala , (la) ma la .

Open fi eld or cou ntry, amb o,

(la ) madamb o .

Fierc e , a . Vio lently enraged,-Ankarwe ; -ankali.

To befier ce, to desire wa r , KnWirima n tima .

Fierc eness, n . Of ma nner or condu c t, Nkarwe ukali(wa ) .

Fifteen , a . Kumindi-sann .

Fifth, a .-Atshisann .

Fifthly , adv. Kasann .

Fiftieth, a .-Amaknmiesau n .

Fifty , a . Maknmiasann .

Fig , n . Nkhnyu , zinkhnyu .

Fight, n . Knmenyana .

Strife, Nden .

v. Kn panga nkondo .

v. t. Kn menyan a .

Fighting , n. Kumeny a ; mamenyan o .

Fig -tree , n . Nknyu , miku yu .

Fig u re , n . A statu e or image,Faniziro

, (la ) mafaniziro .

In a rithmetic , L emb a, (la )malemb a .

Of speech, Sonyezo , (la) masonyezo .

Shape, f orm, p erso n, Maka

lidwe.

Figu rehead, n . Sign , Tshizindikilo , zizindikil o .

File , n . An instrument,Tnpa ,

(wa ) atu pa .

A r ank of so ldiers, a de a ndmfnnde, mifnnde a lso fu ndi,mifnndi.Rank, Neongwe, misongwe.

Fill, v. t. Asa vessel or b o g , Kn

To fi ll up a r ent , Kn kwana.,

kn kwanira. To fi ll a ho le in thegr ou nd with ea r th

,as a g r a ve,

Kn kwirira .

v. i. Kn dzaza ; kn dza zidwa .

n . To ha ve enoughf oo d , Kn

ku ta .

Fillip, v. t. Kn gwedeza .

Filter , v. t. Kn tetekul a ; kn tsheza .

n . Tshitshezo , dzitshez otsho teteknliro , dzo teteku lir o .

Filth, n . Matu vi.

Ref use, Zotaia a nd zo taya .

Filthily , a dv. Kwamatnvi.Filthiness, n . Knnyansa .

Filthy, a . Wamatnvi; -onyansa .

Fin , n . Tshipetso , dzipetso piko ,(la) mapiko .

Fina l , a .-Aknta. Thefi na l wo r d ,

Man akn tnngo .

Fina lly, adv. Kwakntnngo .

Find, v. i. To ob tain by sea r ch ,

Kn za .

0 supp ly, to provide, Kn

kwana ; kn kwanira .

To fi nd ou t,to u nriddle

, Kn

zindikila .

To fi nd or pick up a lostthing, asapiece of money, Kn to l a .

Fine , a . N o t c oa rse,as fl o u r ,

-Opereka . F inefl ou r , Ufa wopet eka .

Fine in textu re, as c loth,

oAvernvern ;-ovevernka .

Fine wea ther , r ef er ring to thec lea rn ess of the a tmosphe re,-A r

f’

amb a .

fine cou ntry, -Abwin o .

v. t. To refine, to pu rify, tobea u tify, Kn yeretss.

To decor a te, to a dor n , Knkonzetsa .

To imp ose a fi ne f or a n

offence, Kn tapa .

v. i. To befi ne, asflou r , Knpereka.

n . A pena lty, Tape, (la) matapo .


Fixture, n . Nkalidwa mika lidwa.A disease qf langsta nding, chr onic ,Nka lidwe, mika lidwe .

Flab by , a . Sof t, ha nging loose,-Osawa .

v. i. To befi ab by, Kn sawa.

Flag , v t To ha ng loosely, Knvendama ; kn knln luka.

v. i. To lose vigou r , to becomelanguid , Kn foka .

n . Benders, zib endera.

A wa ter r ush, Nsenjere ,zinsenjere.

Fla il n . Nto l o , zin to le. The

woma n isthreshing the du r a witha fi ail , Nkazi aku lnnga mapirandinh fle .

Flame, n . Lil ume la moto , malilnme a mo to . The fi r e bu rsts ou t

into fl ames, Mo to u tu ru tsa malilnme.

v. i. Kn nka.

Fla nk, n . Of an a nimal, Mtshn

nno , dzinu o .

The wingsor sidesof an a rmy,Tshil omo , dzil omo .

Flap, n . Anything ha nging loose,asthefl apsof a waggon ,

sail,etc . ,

Tsho lendedza , dzo lendedza .

v. i. To hang loosely, Knlendedza .

— Asa sail u nfi l led , Kn knpizika.

Flash, n . Of light, a alirha.

Of lightning,.

Mpezi, zimv. i. To emit a sudden ight,

Kn walima .

Flat, n . A p lain or fla t piece ofcou ntry, Damb o , (la) mada1nb o .

Smoo th su rfa ce, Knsalala .

A fl a t thin su bsta nce, as ofstone or wood , Knsala la kopya

pyala .

A fla t dish or p la tter , Mbsle,zimb ale.

a .-Osa1ala.

Flatness, n . Knsalala .

Flatten, v. t. Kn fafaniza ; kn

To fla tten a soft, yielding substancewith the ha nd, Kn sitamiza .

Fla tter , r . t. Kn kometsera .

Fla tterer , n. Wokometsera , okometsera.

Flattery , n . Knkometsera .

Flavour , n . Nyongo , zinyo n go .

v. t. Kn kometsa .

Flaw ,n . A cr a ck, Tshilama , dzio

lama ; little, Kalama.

Flax , n . Flahese .

Flay , v. t. Kn sadznla ; kn senda .

Flea , n . Ungnimpa nti, zimpa n tiukukn . mauknkn .

Flee , v. i. To fl ee f r om a thing ,

Kn tawa .

To jic e towa rds a p l a c e f o rp ro tec tion , Kn tavn

'

ra .

Fleec e, n . Of wool , Ubwea , (wa )manbwea .

F leet, a . Swift of pac e, -AIiWiro .

F leetly, adv. Kwa liwiro .

Fleetness, n . Uliwiro , (la ) ma n

liwiro .

Flesh,n . Of the person ,

or of a n

a nima l,Nyama, zinyama.

In thesense of ma nkind , An t u .

Fleshly , a . P er taining to thefl esh,Kwanyama .

Flight. The a ct of fl eeing f romdanger , Kntawa .

The a c t of fl ying asa bird ,Knu lnka .

o f an enemy, Kntamangitsa .

Flimsy , a . Witho u t strength ofsubsta nce or str u c tu r e,

-A tab ab o .

A fl imsy textu re, asmuslin o r

ga u ze,-A veru vern .

adv. Kwatshab e.

Flinch, v. i. Kn dzidzing’

ka .

F ling , v. t. Tofling a t, Kn ponya .

To thr ow to the gr ou nd , Kn

gwetsa.

To thr ow away, Kn taya kn

taia.

F lint, n . Of a gu n ,Mwala wamiftn .

Float, v. i. Kn b elnka .

v. t. Kn b eln tsa .

Flock, n . Comp any o r c o llec tion ,of a nimals, Gnln , (la ) magnl u .

A fl ock of sheep , Gn ln la

ankosa, magu ln a ankosa.


Flo ck, v. i. To ga ther in c omanies, Kn song

’

kana .

F og , v. t. Kn menya .

By scou rging, Kn kwapnla .

F lo od, n . A freshet in a river ,Tshigumnla, zignmnla.

Flo o r , v. t. To fl oor a house withea r th bea ten ha rd , Kn panga

ta la.

n . Of a house, Tala , (la ) ma

Thr eshing fl oor , Mb u a, zi

mbna .

Flop, v. i. Kn b n twama ; kn snswama .

F lou r , n . Ufa , (wa ) man fa.

F lo u rish, v. i. To thrive, as a

hea lthy gr owing p la nt, Kn kondwa .

Flow ,v. i. Asa wide str eam, or

asa rivu let or sma l l str eam, Kn

enda.

Tofl owdown in'

a gen tlestream,

to trickle down aswa ter in a sma l lho llow, Kn ka .

To pass, Kn pita.

Into lake or sea , to embogu e,Kn goma.

Flower , n . Lna , (1a ) malna ; dna ,(la ) madna.

Thefl ower of the maize-sta lk,Nyenje, z nje.

malns.Flu en cy, n. Knlnnjikiza .

Flu ent, v. i. Kn lnnjikiza .

A fl uent person , Wo lnnjikiza,o lnniikiza .

Flu te , n . Or fife, wind instr ument,Tshiteta , dziteta ; mlnmbwi, milnmbwi.

Flu tep layer, n . Watshiteta , adziteta ; waknomb a mil umbwi.

Flu tter , v. i. Kn n ten temera.

n . Knn tentemera .

F lux , n . Of the bowels, Mimb a ;kasoma.

B loody, dysentery , Tshiziula ,dziziu la.

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Kn ronda .

F ly, v. i. Asa bird when r ising

f r om the wa ter , asa ,diver , Kn

b vuka . When fl ying in the air ,Kn u luka .

To fl y j ustice,

by a bsconding ,Kn tawa .

Tofl y f rom an enemy, or f r omda nger , Kn tawa .

n . Ntshentshe , zintshen tshe.

Ephemerides. They come inc lo uds

,and a r e ca ught a nd made

into cakes a t some p a r ts of the

L ake,Tshifnknfnkn , zifnknfu kn .

Gad-fl y , nzaza , mizaza .

Tsetsefl y, Mpetse .

A la rge species, Tshimpango .

Fo a l , n . Mwana wa kavalo , ans. 8.kaval o .

F oam, Pob vn , mapob vn .

v. i. Kn tamanga ndi

pob vu .

F oe , n . A hostile a rmy ,Mal lwongo

An individu a l f oe, Liwongo ,

Fmaliwongo .

Nku ngu , zinknngn.

v. t. To ff r ustra te, Kn sakaza .

n . Defea t, Knsakazidwa ; knpambanitsidwa.

F o ld, v. t. To f o ld up , asa c lo th,

Kn inda .

0 f o ld the hem of a ga rment,Kn binyira .

To f o ld a c loak o r ga rmenta bou t the person , Kn pinda .

To f old cattle , Kn ika m’

ko la .

n . A p en or in

c losu ref or sheep , Ko la , (la )A ca ttle-f o ld , mako la .

A c a lf -f o ld ,

F o lk, n . P eop le, An tu .

F o llow , v. i. To f o llow af terano ther , Kn tsata .

Tof o l low in p u r

suit,To f o llow on the

scent or trail ,F o llower , n . Wakntsata, aku tsata.

o llowing , aa .-Akntsata .

F o lly , Tshitsiru , dzitsirn ; ku

pusa.


Foment, v. t. To bathewithwa rmlotions, Kn fnnditsa .

Fo od , n . For a j ou r ney supp lies,Kamb a

, akamb a .

F or a lying-in woma n or child

,

Pals.

In genera l , Kndia tshaknclia,zakndia.

Foo l , n . Wapnsa , apnea ; or ifnea r a t ha nd the p lu r al isformedby Mwapnsa .

v. i. To a c t the f ool , Kn

—v. t. To make a p erson ac t

withf o lly, Kn pnsiF o o le n . Kn nsa ; pnso ,F o o lis 888, n . a ) mapnso .

F o ot, n . The huma n f oot, Pazi,(la ) mapazi, a nd mazi.

Of a n anima l , c loven , Tshikato , dzikato .

v. i. To go on f oot, Kn endandimapazi.To tread with the f oo t, Kn

ponda kn pondereza .

Fo ot-path, n . Njiru , zinjira ; b anda , amb anda .

F oo t-so ldiers, n . Wankhondo ,ankhondo .

F o o tstep, F o ot-ma rk, n. Pazi,mapaz 1 ; ponda .

Fo o tsto o l, n . Mpando wa mapazi,.mipando a mapazi.

F op, n . atshinyamata , a tshinyamata .

F o r , pr ep . On ac cou nt of, f o r thesake of , Kwa.

Beca use of, Ku ti tshifnka ;tshifnka ku ti tshifnka tsha.

Fo rasmu c h, Mwaknti.F o r so mu ch, Kwa kn tshu rnka knmene .

F or made by ver ba l terminations

,itsa nd era .

Fo rb ea r , v. i. To f or bea r to a c t,

Kn lekereza .

Fo rb ea ranc e , n . The exer cise ofpatien ce or lenity, f or bea ring toa ct, Kn lekereza .

Forb earing , a .-Olekereza .

Fo rbid, v. t. Kn dzu dzn l a ; knkaniza ; kn letsa .

Fo rbidden, p .p . Unlawf u l , Knsa li

Fo rc e , n. Mpamvn , zim mva ;ku limbika .

pa

v. t. To compel, Kn kak amiza.

To c onstrain,Kn fu l umiz a .

Forc ed , p .p . Constr ained,-0 fu l u

‘nfl zidwa .

Ford, 11 . Malo aknpwa .

v. t. To ca use to passover a

river , Kn yamb nkitsa .

Kn yamb nka.

Fo re arm, u Nkono , mikon o .

Fo reb ode, v. t. Kn lan la .

F o refa ther , n. Atatn am amka li.

Fore oing ,a .

-Aka1i -apatsog o l o .

F o re ead, n . a ia nd mpnmi,zimpnmi.

F o reign , a . A dziko lino .

F o re leg , n Shou lder, Mwen do

wa mwamb a, miondo yamwamb a .

Fo reno on, n . Ntawidz us liriknkwera .

Fo re o rdain , v. t. Kn limb itsa ka li.Fo rerunner , n. Wo tamanga pa tso

go lo ; o tamanga patsogo lo .

Fo resail , n . Tan a lapatsogo lo .

F o resight, n . O gu n , Tshen tshe

ya mfu ti; tshen tshe za mfn ti,Of thou ght, Knambirira .

F o reskin , n . Knngn la b o ro .

F o rest, n . Nkal ango , zinka1ango .

F o resta ll, v. t. Kn tshenj erera .

v. i. To be f oresta lled , Knpenakndza.

F o rewa rn , v. t. Kn tshenjeza .

F o rfeit, v. t. Kn sin ta .

F o rge , v. t. To f orm by thehammer , Kn sn la .

n . Tshipala , dziala .

F o rget, v. i. Kn 1wa a

Fo rg etfu lness, n . Tshifantima .

F o rgive , v. t. Kn ku lnlnkira ; kniwa la .

F o rgiven , p .p .-Okn lnlnkiridwa .

F o r ver , n . Waknkn ln lnkira , ak u lnlnkira .


F ox , or j ackal , n . Nkhandwo,ankhandwe.

Fra c tion , n . A sma l l pa r t of thewhole, Pande, (la ) mapande.

Frac tu re , v. t. Kn swa.

v. i. Kn sweke ; kn tsho la .

n . Kntsho la ; knswa .

Fragment, n . A p a rt b r oken of ,

Nyenyeswa , zin enyeswa .

F ra1l , a .-Osa i .mb a A f r ail

person , Mu n tu wosalimb a .

F railty , nn . Knsalimb a .

Frame , n . The ou twa rd f orm,

Maka lidwe.

The f r ame of a ho use , or ofthe roof of a house, Tshengo ,dzongo .

v. t. To pla n, to adj ust, Knpanga fanizo .

To f r ame ou r condu ct a right,Kn ka la ndimaka lidwe abwiu o .

To f r ame together , asa houseor door , Kn lnmikiza .

Frand n . Tshiny ,engo dzinyengo .

To obtain byf ra u d Kn lenditsnditshinyy .engo

Fra udu lently,adv. Kwatshinyengo .

Fray , n A comba t, a ba ttle, Knmenyana .

A br oil , a qu a r rel , Nden,zinden .

Free , v. t. To set a t liber ty, Knmasu la ; kn nga

-a nfnln ; kn

patsa nfn ln n yesa-a nfn ln .

a . Witho u t r estraint, f ree,-omasn lidwa ; -anfnln ; -amsanka ,-omasn la .

Opposed to sla ve, -Anfnl 11 .Gener ous, libera l, asin giving,

-Olere.

F reed, p p .-Omasuka.

Freedom, n . Ufu l 11 .

Freely, adv. Withou t restraint orc u lsion , liber al ly, p lentifu lly ,gr a tis, Ko lere.

Freeman , n . Wanfnln, anfn ln

mfu lu , zimfn ln .

Freew1l l n . a nna kwan fnln .

Freewoman , n . Mfu ln yeikazi,mfu ln zazikazi.

Freez e , v. Kn limbitsa n ditshi.

sann .

Freight, n . Katu ndn , aka tnn du .

Frenzy , 11 . Msala, misals.Frequ ent,F t c u ently,Fres a . Strong, -Olimb a .

Brisk,-A tshangu .

N ew,-Atsopano . F r esh

goods, Maronda atsopano .

Freshin appea r a nce,-Anko ng

’

gon o .

Freshness, n. Kwatsopan o ; kulimb a .

Fret, v. i. To be vexed, chaf ed ,or ir rita ted , Kn kwia .

Fric tion , n . Nsita, zinsita .

Friend, 11 . Rela tion ,mb ali, amb a li.

By agreement, Bwen zi, (la )mabwenzi.

F riendship, n . Tshiba lia nd u b aIi tshibwenzia nd nbwen zi.

Fright, n . Knopa ; man ta .

Frighten} v. t. Kn opsa..

Fring e , n . Of a ga rment, Mpho .

nje , zimphonje.

Frisk , v. i. To leap and j ump ,

as the you ng of a nima ls, K n

sewera ; kn lnmpa .

n . Knsewera , (kwao ) masewero .

Fritter , v. t. To cu t mea t in tosma ll pieces to be f ried , Kn ,

nyenya.

Frivo lous, a . Af rivolous, vo la tileperson , Wotsiruka , o tsirnka .

Friz z , v . t. To c u r l the hair . Kn

pota tsisi.

To raise a nap on c lo th o r

ka ther,Kn nyalnla .

Fro ck, n . Marcia .

F ro n . Tshul o,atshnle.

F ro c , n . Tshipwete.

From, p rep . Kwa. To c ome

f rom, Kn dz

one’

s na tive country, origina lly ,

Kn fuma .

To hinder f rom doing a thing ,

Kn tshedwetsa ; kn letsa . H e

Chinyanja Dictiona ry. 93

kept me from c oming, Anatsho

dwetsa in e kwa ku dza .

F rom, p r ep . F rom a cer tain time,Kwa . F r ommy bir th, Kwa n tawidinab adwa.

To ru n f r om, Kn tawa ; kn

tawira . Flee f r om evil , Tawira

mpnlnpu ln .

To go f r om, Kn muka .

To take (a p a r t) f rom, Kn

tsho tsa.

The obj ec tive f orm of the ver b

in em or ira is of ten used to

exp r ess‘

f r om .

’

Frond, Of a p a lm or f ern ,Kwata

, (la ) makwata.

F ront, 11 . Nkope, zinkope ; ku tso

o o .

F rgost, n. Tshinle, dzinle.

F ro th, n . Pob vn , (la ) mapo b vn .

v. i. Kn kala.ndi pob vn ;

kn tshita po b vn .

F roward, a .-Ankarwe.

F rown , v. i. With a nger , Kn kwia.

To f r own upon a person , Kn

tsinya .

n . Tsinya , (la ) matsinya.F ru c tify, v. t. Kn b alitsa .

Fruit , 1 1 . The p r odu ce of a tr ee,

p la n t, or r oot, Tshob ala, dzob ala.

F ruitfu l , a .-Ob a litsa .

F ruitfu lness, n . Knb alitsa .

F rustrate , v. t. Kn lotsa ; knkaniza.

F ry , v. t. Kn kazinga .

11 . Asmea t in a f rying-pa n,Nyama yokazinga.

Ful fi l , v. t. Of wordsor p r ophecy,to ac comp lish, Kn dzaza .

Of time, Kn kwana kn kwa

nira .

v. i. To bef u lfi lled, Kn dzazidwa .

Fu ll, v. i. Kn dzazidwa .

Have eno ugh f ood , Kn knta .

I amf u l l, daku ta .

-Odzaza ; -odzazidwa . The

vessel isf ul l, Tshiwira tshidzazidwa .

Fu ll-grown, a .

-a .

-Ang’

ku ru .

G

G hasin Chinyanja the hard sou ndo f g in ga te, never that of g in gin .

Ga b b le , v. i. Kn longo lo ls.

Gad, v. i. To gad a bou t, Kn endakwantserekwete.

Gadding , n . Utserekwete.

Gadding ly, adv. Kwa u tserekwete.

Gad-fly , n . Nzaza , mizaza .

Gaiety , n . Knseka .

F u ll mo on , a . Mweziwonku rn.

F u llsta tu re , a . Nsing’

kn wou ku ru .

F u lness, n . Kndzaza.

F un , 1 1 . Tshipwete ; knsewera.

F ungus, n . Boa, (wa ) mab oa .

F ums plac enta , n . Tshingwe ;kako leko le.

F u r , n . Ubwea .

F u rio us, a .-Ankarwe ; -d ukali.

Nkarwe su pposesa man’

shea r ttells him his ac tion is wrongUkali, fi er cenessof a wild beastwithou t r eason , and a ma n whenhe loseshishead in a nger . To

bef u riouswith a nger ,’

Kn lindinkarwe kn lindiukali.

v. Kn karipa .

u rionsly, a dv. Kwankarwekwankali.

F urnac e , n . F o r smel ting metals,ng

'anjo , zing

’

an'

o .

Fu rnish, v. Kn wamitaa.

Fu rnished, a . Tsha zintu .

F urrow ,11 . Wa ter f u r row, ntsho

ra , mitshera .

nrther , p rep . Patsogo lo . F u rther a nd f u r ther , Patsogo lo ndi

patsogo lo .

Beyond , Kopamb ana.To go f u r ther , Kn pitirira .

Fu ry , n . Misala ; nden ; knkwia ;knkaripa .

Fuse , Kn su n 'nnnka.

Fu tu re , 11 . tawiins.a .

-Antawiina .

Fy , interj. Expr essing disappr ova land b lame

,Tsa ! Mail Mail


Gaily , adv. Koseka.

Gain, v. t. To obtain by industry,Kn peza .

— To a cqu ir e, Kn pindu l a.

—To a ttain,Kn fiks.

— n . Something obtained , Kan tuko landiridwa .

Tha t which isa cquir ed or laidu p , Ku pindu l a.

Gainsay , v. t. Kn tsu tsa ; knkana kn n ena iai.

Gainsayer , n . Wskans, skana.

Gainsaying , n . Nseke , miseke.

Gait, n . Nka lidwe, mikalidwe.

Ga ll, n . Ndu ln , dzindu lu .

— v. i. To br eak the skin by ru b

bing , Kn tsnpnka .

M en ta l ly , Kn kalipitss.Gal l-b ladder, n . Nyongo , zinyo

n o .

Ga llop, v. i. Kn tamanga nkweza.

— v. t. To ga l lop a horse in

riding, Kn tamangitssnkweza.

Gamb o l, v. i. As a lamb , or a

f oa l , Kn sewers.

—To f r o lic , to p lay , Kn sewers.

n . Knsewera,masewero .

Game , n . A sp or t of a ny kind ,Sewers

, (la ) masewers; sowers,mssowera .

-Anima lstaken in hu ntingwhicha r e edib le, nyama , zinyama.

-v. i. To p lay a t a ny spor t or

diversion , Kn sowersa nd sewers.

To sp or t, Kn saka nyama .

Gander , n . Of the wild goose,Tsekwe wamsmnna .

Gan rene, n . Kntnknmirs.

Ga o n . Nyumb e. ya. ndima .

Ga o ler , n . Woyang’

anira nyumb a

ya ndims.

Gap, n . As in a hedge, Komo ,(ls) makomo .

Ga e , v. i. To yawn , as f r omr owsiness, Kn asamu la .

To op en the mou th and star e,Kn zizwa.

Garden , 71 . Genera l term, Mnnda,

minda . A mea lie or maize

ga rden , Mnndswa tshimanga.

Gardener, n . Wo tshita m’

mn n da,

o tshita m'mnnds.

Garden -hu t, n . E rec ted f o r the

seaso n to af ord shel ter while

wa tching the ga rden, Nea nja ,zmsan a.

Garlan n . Tshingwe tsha ma l u a,

zingwe za malns.

Garment, n . Mwinjiro , mu n jir o ,a nd minjiro .

A sma l l ga rment, Ma raiaang

’

o no .

Garner , n . Nkokwe , zinkokwe .

Garnish, v. t. To or nament, Kn

konza.

To c lo the, Kn b veka .

v. i. Kn b vala.

Garrison , n . Amnlings.

Garru lo us, v. t. Kn lsnkn lada l a .

a .-Olsnknladala .

Gash, v. t. Kn tsheks; kn tema ;kn ng

’

amb a .

n . Nlaso , milsso .

Gasp, v. i. To b r ea the with op e n

mou th, asone short of br ea th, Kn

tshita puma .

Ga te , 11 . Tshitseko , dzitsekotshista , dzipata .

Gate ar , n . Mpikizo , mipikizo .

Gateway , n . Komo , (la ) makomo .

A sma ll ga teway, Tshiterers,dziterera .

Ga ther , v. t. To ga ther a numb erof sep a r a te thingsinto one p lac e ,Kn song

’

keza a nd -ketss.

Ga ther the loa ds together ,Song

’

kotssakatnndu .

To ga ther together a n

assemb ly of peop le, v. i. Kn

song’

ks ; v. t. Kn song’

ketsa .

Ga ther themap le, Song’

ketsaan tu .

To ga ther up , so asto bringeither personsor thingswhich a r esc a tter ed into one p lace , as to

ga ther into close o rder or comp a c tthe dig

‘

er ent divisionsof a n a rmy ,or to ga ther up too lsa t the c lose

of the day, so asto lea ve of wo rk,Kn dande litss.

96 Chinyanja Dictwna ry.

Get, v. i. To get in , asinto a house,Kn loa .

To get f ree, asf rom c onfi nement , Kn masuka .

To get bef or e, to a r rive fi rst,Kn pitirira kn fika patsogo lo .

To get of; to escap e, Kn pn lnmnks; kn tawa .

To get up ,to a rise, Kn nka .

To get a t, to r ea ch, Kn nka .

To get to a pla ce, to a rrive a t,Kn fika .

To getou tof thewa y , Kn tshoka .

To get r eady , asf o r a j ou rn ey ,Kn ta .

Ghost , 1 1 . Thespiritof thedepa r ted ,Nzimu

,mizimn n znkwa

,mi

z akwa .

To give up the ghost, Kn tsiri

Gian t, n . Mu n tu wsng’

knru

tshimnntn .

Giddin ess, n . Tshiznngu lir o .

Faintness, epilepsy, Mznmb az umb a .

Giddy , a .-Atsl1iznngnliro .

Gift, n . A p r esen t, Mtn lo , mitu lotsho lere

,zo lere.

A gr a tuity , tha t which is

bestowed of me r e f a vou r , Tshaulere , zan lere .

A gift of f riendship , Tshanbwenzi, dzan bwen zi.

Gigg le , v. i. To la u gh in a sil lyma nner , Kn sekada la .

Gigg ler , n . Wosekadsla , osekadala .

Gild, v. t. Kn mystika go lide.

Gilded, a .-Omystikidwa go lide

Gill ,n . Of afish, Lskwi,(la )malskw1 .Gimb let, n . Tshob o lers, dzo b o lers.

Gin , n . A trap ,Kwekwe, (la )

makwekwe.

Ging er, 11 . Tshikasn , dzikasn .

Ging le , v. i. Kn lizs mangenj 1 .

Liza iscontra c ted f r om liriza .

n . Lin enji, msngen'

i.

Gird, v. t. o bind , aswit a.

Kn manga ; Kn mangitss.

To gird the person with a

girdle, kn msngitss.

Girdle , n . Mpan 0,mi

on en a ., Limb. f ifi m

ma lamba .

Girl , 11 . Bu tu , (1a ) mantu .

Girlhood, n . Ub u tu ; u namwa li.Unamwsli r ef ers a lso to the

ion a nd p u b e r ty .

Kwabn tn ; kwanb ntu .

Give , v. t. To bestow, to c o nf er ,Kn

patsa kn ning

’

ka .

0 give over to ano ther, Kn

pereks.

To give a p resent , Kn pa tsaor kn ning

’

ka tshsn lere .

To give up in desp air , Knleka .

To give or hand a thin g toa no ther , Kn pereks.

To give ba ck, Kn bweza .

To give in or yield , Kn gwiramiendo ya .

To g1ve ea r to , Kn mva ; Knmvera .

To give up a thing dema nd ed ,

Kn bweza .

To give plac e, Kn piss ma l okn tsa malo .

0 give way to , to yield , Ku

den

gama .

0 give j udgmen t, Kn lamn la .

To give br eakfast, Kn snsutsa .

Giver, n . Wopatss, opatsa.

Giz z a rd, n . Tshidokomiro , dzidokomito .

Glad, a .-Osekera.

Gladden , v. t. Kn sekeretsa ; knseketsa.

Gla dly , adv. Koseka ; kosekera .

Gladness. n . Kusekera ; kukondwera .

Glanc e, v. i. To lookwith a su ddenside-cast of the eye, Kn pekn la .

To ob tain a momen ta ry viewof a thing, Kn ona kwsmangwernza .

n . Mangwernza.

Glare, n . Mb a liwsli, zimha li

Gleam, wal l.


Glare, v. i. Kn wsls.Glass, n . Glass.

L ooking-glass, Ksrirole, akari

ro le.

Glassy, a . Smoo th, ca lm,-Ab ats.

G lean,v. t. Kn koko tsa .

Gleaner, n . Wokokotsa , okoko tsa .

Glee , n . Joy, merriment , Tshimwemwe.

Glen , n . Mkwawa , (la) makwawa .

G lide , v. i. Kn pits.

To slip a lo ng, ason a smoo thsu rfac e, as on slipp ery gr ou nd ,Kn terora .

Of wa ter , Knends.As a stone down a hillside,

Kn tserereka.

Glitter, v. i. Kn ng’azimirs.

G littering , a .-Ong

’

azimirs.

Gloa t, v. 1 . To look steadily a t,

Kn zu nza .

Glo om, n . Ndims.

Glo omily, adv. Kogwa , or ko

gwetsa nkope.

Glo ominess, 11 . Of cou ntena nce,Kugwa kwa nkope.

Of wea ther , U tu ngnln .

Glo rify , v. t. To praise, asin.worship , Kn pamb anitsa ; kntama .

To invest with honou rs, to

makeglorio us, to exa lt, Kn pamb anitsa.

Glo ry , n . Outwa rd sp lendou r ,Knpambana.

H ono u rs,exa lta tion , Ulemu ,

(wa ) manl emn .

v. i. To exu lt with j oy, Knpamb ana ; kn tama .

Gloss, v. t. To make smoo th a ndshining , Kn ng

’szimitsa.

n . Knng’

azimira .

Glossy, a . Shining , -Oyals; -owa1a.

Glo ttis, n . Pomum adami, Tshidokomiro , dzidokomiro mero ,mimero .

Glove , n . Tumb a la dzanja, matnmb a a manja.

Glu e, n . Gln .

v. t. Kn psks; kn pskst1za .

To go through a cou ntry, Kr

Glu t , v. i. Kn snsnkitsa .

Glutton , n . Tshinkafib omb o wosusnka.

Glu ttono us, a . Osnsnka .

Gnash, v. i. To gnash the teeth,Kn kuku ta ma no .

Gna t, n . The mosq uito species,Udzu dzn , (wa ) mandzndzn .

The ku ngu fl y , Tshifuku fnku ,zifu ku fnku .

Gnaw , v. t. Kn b eb eds.

Asa dog a t a bone, Kn ta fu na.

Asa ra t a piece of wood , Kntsherers; kn nyinda .

Grip

, n .

bA specie

}?of an telope,

yum u , 2m 11

Go , v. i. Kn n

yg

lll

l

ih kn enda.

To go away, Kn tshoka knmuka.

To go wrong, Kn sotshers.

To go home, Kn bwera kwa

tshi

To go aside, Kn lsmb alsls.

To go back, to r etu rn , Knb wera.

To go f orwa rd, Kn ends

patsogo lo kn andika .

To go one af ter ,

a no ther , to

fo llow in line, Kn tsogo zana .

To go or passby , Kn pits.

To go dow n, Kn tsika.

To go ou tof sight, to disappea r ,asa steamer in the dista nce

,Kn

ziririka .

To go in , Kn loa .

To go ou t, Kn tu ru ka .

To go nea r , to appr oa ch, Kn

yandika.

To go of asa gu n, by a c cident,Kn pu lumuka.

To go a bo u t, Kn endsends.

To go ba ckwa rds, Kn bwerskn bwerers.

Q uickly, withou t delaying, KnmangnTome , Kn enda ndimrandu .

Aboa rd , Kn loa .

Abroad ,Kn enda kn dziko line.

I

piss kn pititsa.

9s Chinyanja Dictiona ry.

Go , v. i. To go over or crossa river ,Kn yamb uks.To go up an inc line or ascent,

Kn kwera.

To go up or ascend the ba nks

of a river , Kn kwera.

To go rou nd , as r ou nd a

c orner , Kn zu ngu lira .

To go bef or e, to lead, Kn

tsogo lers.

To go af ter , tof o llow, Kn tsa ta .

To go on the tra ck, asho unds,Kn ronds.

To go f or th, Kn tu ru ka.

Goad, n . An ox-goad , Tsho fu ln

mizirs, dz ofnlnmizira .

Goa l , n . Tshigwiro , zigwiro .

Goat, n . Ge n. term, M-bnzi, zi

mb u zi; gogo , a ogo .

n . Tsh1 opstsha mb u zi.

Go b b le , v. i. Kn meza .

God, n . The Supr eme Being,Mu lu ngu a nd Mlu ngu .

The Deity, Yehova.

A f a lse god , a hea then deity,Ml u ngn milnngn .

The Cr eator , TshanjiriThe A ll-powerful , Omn 1po tent,

Mpsmb i.Godfather , n . Dzin awangs.Godhead, n . Umnl u ngn .

Godliness, n . Knpemb edzs.Godly, adv. Piously, righteously,Kopemb edza .

a .-Opembedza.

Go ld, 11 . Go lide.

Go od, a . In qu al ity ,-Abwino ;

-okon1 a . The pr efi x va rieswith

tha t of the nou n qu a lified . A

good ma n , Mnntn wabwin o . A

good woma n , Nkaziwabwino .

The gir l is good , Bu tu liri

labwino . The wa ter isgood ,Madzia liabwino . A good ho rse,Kava lo wabwino . A good ho use,Nyumb a ysbwino .

Fit, p r oper ,-Abwino .

Go odness, n . Ubwin o , (wa ) .Something necessa ry or desir

9 '1ble, Uko .

Go ods, n . Tshintu , zin tn ; tshuam

Go ose , Wild , Tsekwe, (wa ) ma tsekwe.

Go oseb erry , 11 . Cape gooseb er ry ,Gu eb ers.Go re , v. t. To sta b , Kn lass.

Asa n ox with itshor ns, Kn

gnnda .

n . Clo tted blood, Mwazi wa

n tindirima ; tshilope, dzil o pemnlops, milopa .

Go rge, v. i. To glu tin ea ting , Knsusnkitss.

v . t. To feed to sa tiety , Kn

kntitsa.

n . The gu llet, Mero , mime r o .

A na r r ow p ass between hil ls,

Mpsts, mipsts. .

Go rmandize , v. i. Kn ku titsa .

Go rmandiz er, n . Wokntitsa, o

kn titss.

Gospel , n . Ivangeli, (wa) maivangeli.

Gossip, v. i. Kn longolols.

— n . Ku longo l o la.

Go u rd , n . Mphonda , zimphond a .

Govern ,v. t. To gover n , as a

chief or king, Kn weru za .

Asan a rmy, Kn u za .

To over lo ok, to superin tend ,

Kn yang’

snirs.

Government, n . Ru le, a ern z a

maweru zo .

Govern o r , n . Wowernza , owernza ;mbiri, ambiri.

Gown,n. Mwinj l ro , m1 1nj 1ro .

G rac e , 11 . F avou r , Ku fatsa .

Goodwil l , kindness, benefi t ,Kwanjs.Grac eful , a . In ca r riage, in de

po r tmen t, -Olu ngams.

Grac efu lly , adv. Ko lu ngsms.

Gracio us, a .-Ofa tss.

Grac iously , adv. Ko fstss.

Graft , v. t. Kn komanizs.

Grain, n . Tshin tu , dzin t n.Of corn , Mpetshe, zimpetshe .

Grandchild, n . Mwana wsmwsu a ;ndzuknrn, sdznknrn .

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Grieve , v. i. Kn mva tshisoni;kn kala nditshisoni.

v. t. Kn patsa tshisoni; knmvetss. tshisoni.

Grievo us, a .-0 1emera ; -osantsa

~osantswa .

Ha rd to bea r , painf u l , -0 pwetekwa.

Grievo usly , adv. Kopwetekwa .

Grin , v. i. Kn tonza .

Knto n za .

Grind, v. t. To r edu c e to powde

by f ric tion , asin a mil l,Kn pera.

kn nyenga .

To grind very fi ne , to

p u lverize , Kn peretsa .

To grind or sha rp en , as a

knife o r edged to ol , Kn no la.

To grind the teeth, Kn ku ku ta .

Grindstone , n . Mwa la waknnora .

Gripe , v. t. To give pains in the

bowels, Kn gwira .

To seize , to gr asp ,Kn ira .

v. i. To f eel the co‘

c , Kn

pikanyika mimb s. ipikanyika .

Gripes, n . Co lic,Tshl romb o .

Gristle , n . Tsempa , mitsempa.

Grit , n . Dote , (la ) mado ts n tsho

nga, mitshenga .

Gritty , a . To be gritty ,-An tshe

n a .

Grogan , v. i. Kn b nla.

M en ta l ly , Kn b u lira .

n . Ku hnle .

Groin ,n . Ntshafn

,zin tshafn a lso

meansthigh.

Grope , v. i. Kn amb asa.

To f eel af ter , Kn fnfnnyira.

Gross, a . Coa rse, -Olimb a .

H ea vy,-Olemedws..

Rough (of fl ou r ) , -0 ng’

adza .

Grossness, n . Coa rseness ofgrinding, Knng

’

sdz a .

Gro u nd, n . The su rf a ce of la nd,Ntaka

,zintaka .

To f o u nd , Kn ziks. (intru th) ; p .p .

-o zika .

Gro undnu t, n . Ntedza, mitedza .

Gro ve , n . Tu ndn lu zi, (la ) matundnlnzi.

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—v.


Grow , v. i. Asa p la nt or tr ee ,Kn mera .

To gr ow r apidly , Kn kn la .

To gr ow in sta tu re , Kn k n la .

To gr ow u nto , asa gr af t o n a

tr ee,Kn komanizs..

To gr ow liw u ria ntl y, Kn k a l abwino or kwambiri.

Grow l , v. i. Asa lion , Kn b ums.

Asa dog , Kn na .

Grown ,a . In b u lk or sta tu r e

-0 kn litswa . The child hasgr ownMwana waku la .

As a p lant or tree ,-0 ku l a ;

-ang’

knrn.

Growth ,n . Of a child , or of

a nything you ng, Kukn la .

Of a tr ee or p la n t, Knmera .

Stat u r e, Nsing’kn .

Grub , n . Asf o u nd in f r uit o r

sweet cane , Mb o zi, zimb ozi.A ca terp il la r , gen . term, Mb e

zi, zimb o zi.v. t. To dig , Kn knmb a .

To gr u b up by digging , Kn

pnknl a .

Grudg e , v. t. To be disconten teda t ano ther

’

shappiness, Kn mans.

To give u nwil lingly , Kn patsandintima nmodzi

,in contrast with

kn

Ofa tsa ndin tima wonse , i. e .

wh ehea r ted ly .

Ill wil l,Ku kwia.

Grudging ly, adv. Ko uma.ntimakonmira.

Gru el , n . Pals, (la ) mapala .

Grumb le , v. i. Kn ndandan la.

n . Knndandau l a.

Grumb ler, n . Wondandan la .

Grunt, v. i. Kn lira .

To gr oan , Kn b n lira .

Knb nla , mab n lo .

Gu ard, v. t. To keepwa tch o ver

, Kndikira ; kn yang ana ; kn su nga .

To keep gu a rd over usby night,Kn dikira. ife nsikn .

To p r otec t, to ca r e f or , Knyang

’

anira ; kn snngira.

n . A single gu a rd , Wodikirs,odikira ; wakndikira , akndikira.

—n

—n .


Gu ard, n . A gu a rd of sever al

p ersons, as a gu a r d of soldiers,Odikira gu ln la ankhondo .

A pr otec tion , Kndikira .

Gu ardian , n . Wodikira , odikira .

Gu ess, v. i. To conj ec tu r e, Knganiza .

To j udge a thing p r oba b le, bu tu ncertain to do u b t asto resu l ts,Kn kaikiza .

To gu essby choosing, asgu ess

ing which ha nd of a p erson

contains a piec e of mo ney , Knsang

’

ka . (This game is ca lled

tshntshn ) .To r eason on and dr aw a n

inf er ence, Kn gazitsana .

Gu est, n . Woonera , o onera.

chamb er . Tshipinda tsha wanlendo

, dzipinda. dza au lendo .

Guide , v. t. To direc t a .person on

hisway , Kn sonya ; kn sonyez a .

To guide by ac comp anying a

p erson on a j ou r ney , Kn tsogo lers.nJu

'a .

To guide by c ou nsel , Kn

weru za.

n . Wo tsogolera , otso olera

The L ord ismy guide, wima liwo tsogolem wanga .

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L eader , Mtsatsogo lo , atsatsoo o .

Ggile, n . Cr af t, Tshinyengo ,dzinyengo ; knsenyengs.

Deceit, Ku nama .

Guileless, a .-Opsnda tshinyengo ;

-osanyenga .

Guilt, n . Kntshimwa .

Guiltless, a .-Opanda tshimo ;

-Osa tshimwa .

Guilty , a .-Otshimwa.. Heisguilty ,

Aliwo tshimwa .

v. i. Kn kala wo tshimwa .

Guin ea -fow l, n . Nkanga, zinkanga.

Gul f, n. An abyss, or deep pit,Phompo , (la ) maphompo .

A r avine or kloof r unningbetween two mountains, Mpata,mipsts.Of the sea , Bondo , msondo .

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Gul l , v. t. To bamboozle, Kn

nyenga .

n . Bird , Kn lea , aknlea .

G u llet, n . Mero , mimero .

Gulp, v. t. To swa llow a substa nce

withou t mastica ting it, Kn meza .

Gum, n . Of commer ce, ob tained

f r om themimosa tr ee whilemoist,or assap , Ma tn tsi.

D ried , Tshitoni, zitoni.

Of the mou th, Ntsheni,zintsheni.

Gum which exudesf r om the

eyes, Man tongo .

Gun , n . Mfu ti,zimfnti.

Gu n owder , n . Wonga., maonga .

Gus v. i. Aswa ter , Kn kwenkwenu ka .

Gu t , n . Tumb o , (la ) matumb o .

v. Kn tumb u la .

H

H hasin Chinyanja the sou nd o f

h in ha nd . Th, asin English, is

no t fou nd in Chinyanja, t b eingsou nded b y itself or in c ombina

tion with a prec eding c onsonan t ,while h ac tsasan aspira te to the

vowel b y which it isfollowed.

Ha l interj . Ha !

Habit , n . Custom,Nda

,mida .

Habita tion , n . H ome, Malo ;nyumb a , zinyumb a kwatshi.

Hab itua lly, adv. Kwamakalidwe.

Ha bitu a te , v. t. Kn z o loweretsa .

Habitua ted, p .p . To be ha bitu a ted

to , Kn z o lowera.

Ha ck ,v. t. Kn tema .

Haft , n . A handle, Mpini, mipini.Hail, v. i. Kn vumb a mata lala .

v. t. To ca l l to a p erson a t a

dista nce, Kn itana.

Tosal u teinf riendship ,Kn u tsa .

To sal u te a su perior , as a

soldier hisofi cer , Kn u tsa. kn

lemekeza .

Hailstones, n . Talala, (la ) matalala .

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Hair, n . Huma n hair, Tsisi, (la)

matsisi.The hair of a nima ls, Ubwea ,

(ws.) man bwea .

The long hair in the tailsofsome anima ls, Ubwea wa n tshira.

wa (njati) (buf a lo ) bu t of the

tail of the elepha nt or zebr a ,Ukanga , mankanga .

Hairy, a . A hairy f a ce, -Atsisi.Ha le , v. t. To seize , Kn gwira .

Ha lf, n . Of so lid , Nusu , (la )manusn (r ea lly pa r t) .Of liquids, ha lf or lesstha n

ful l, Teka , (la ) ma teka .

Ha ll , n . Cou r t, Bwalo , (1a ) mawa lo .

Ha llo o , v. i. To ca ll af ter , Knitana .

To en cou rage by shou ts, as todogs when af ter game, Kn

fu lumiza .

To a person when spea kingenco u ragingly as to wha t

.he is

engaged in doing, Kn simb a .

Hallow , v. t. To consecr a te, to

make ho ly , Kn yeretss.

To hal low to the ser vic e ofGod

’

shouse ; to set apa r t, o rdain ,Kn l oeza .

H a llow,as the Sa b ba th Day,

Kn snn a .

Ha llowe p .p .-Oyeretsedwa .

Hal o , n . Ro und the su n or moon ,

Nkokwe ya mwezi, zinkokwe za .

Ha lt, v. t. To limp , Kn tshikama .

To stand o r stop , Kn ima ; knleka .

To ha lt on a ma r ch f or thenight, to bivou ac , Kn gona ; knmange. nsasa .

a . L ame,maimed

,-Opu

ndnka -a tshipnnnmb n .

Ha lter , n . Of horse, Tondo lo , (la )ma tondo lo .

Ha lve , v. t. Kn dnla m’

kati.

Hal ves! interj . To c ry ha lves,Tigawana tonse.

Ham,nn . Mu c u do wa. ngu ruwe.

Hamlet , n. M laga , (wa ) milaga .

Hammer , n . Nyu ndo , zinyu n d o .

v. t. To strikewith a hammer ,

Kn koma kn komara .

To f orge or f orm iron or a nymeta l with a hammer , Kn su lira .

Hamstring , v. t. Kn dn la n tsempa .

n . N tsempa ws. mnen do,

mitsempa ya .

Hand, 11 . DzanJa , (la ) manja .

The right ha nd , Dzanja l aman a ; and da ms lakndia .

he left ha nd , Dzanja lama

nzere .

A left-handed p erson , Mu n tu

wamanzere.

A right-ha nded person , Mu n tn

wamanja .

v. t. To give or tr ansmit withthe hand

,Kn patsa ndidzanj a .

over . T0 give up ,Kn pereks.

Han dle, n . Of a spade axe , ho e ,Mpini, mipini.Han dle of a po t, pail , etc

Kango , (la ) makango .

o f a c up. Nkomb oti, mikomb oti.

v. t. Byf eeling a nything sof t ,asc loth, Kn tinyinda .

By taking a nything in theha nd

, Kn gwira m’

dzanja ; kntoss“

To p u t a handle to an a r e o r

hoe , Kn anga nkwangwa mn ini.Han dmai , n . Bandaziwan az i

,

ab andaziakazi.

F emal e slave , Ndzakazi, adzskazi.

Handsome , a .-Okongo la .

Handsomeness, n . When app liedto men , Kukongo la .

Hang , v. t. To ha ng up ,Kn pa

tshika .

To ha ng a cr ossthe sho ulders,

Kn kwapatira .

To p u t to dea th by ha nging ,Kn manga nkosi.

v. i. Kn kwapatiridwa .

To hang down ,Kn werama .

To ha ng down loosely , as a

cu r tain , Kn patshikidwa.


Hatchet , n . Nkwangwa , zinkwa

ngwa .

Hate , v. t. Kn dana ; kn kwia

Kn kwn ra .

Hatefu l , a .-Okwndwa .

Disgusting, Onyansidwa.

Hatred , n . Kukwia .

Ha ughtily , adv. Kodzitama ; kosimbwa .

Haughtiness, n . Kndzitamakusimbwa .

Haughty , v. i. Ku nyada .

a .-Osi1nbwa .

Scornf u l , -Onyada .

Ha ul , v. t. Kn koka .

Have , v. t. To ha ve possession ofa thing , Kn lindi kn po tshera

kn kera.

a r eceive, Kn landira .

eno ugh. Of f ood , Kn ku ta .

Haven , n . Ha r bou r , Po ts, (la )mapo ta .

Havoc , v. To make havo c , Kn

mweza.

Hawk, n . Kite, Rahawi, akab awi.Hay , n . He

, (Is) mahe.

Haymaker , n . Wokoko la , okoko la°

r ef erschiefl y to the r aking of hayHaz ard, v. t. Kn dzitaia .

Haz e, n . F og , Ku ngu , ziknngunku ngu , zinknngu .

Hazy, n . F oggy ,-Aknngu .

He, pr on . Is. In c ompositionwith a ver b the su bj ec tive p r onomina l p refix is used. H e

speaks, Anena .

Head, n . Of the body, mntn, mitu ;contr a c ted mtn a nd n tn .

Sha ved head,M ala .

o f a stic k . T e knob , Mu tu

ws. adodo .

The head or sou r ce of a river ,Gwero , (1a ) magwero .

The head ma n of a villa ge,Mku ru , sku ru mbiri, ambiri.

Heada che , n . The idiom of the

Chinya nj a requiresheadache to beexpressed thus Dimva mu tu .

L it. I ha ve a head .

Headstrong , a .-Opatuka n tima .

Hea l , v . t. A person, Kn tshit itsa .

To heal a wou nd , Kn po ls ;kn po lera .

v. i. To hea l of sickness, to

r ecover , Kn tshit a .

Hea ling ,n . Kntshira , matshiritso .

Hea lth, n . (Weal th) Tshisa o ,dzisao .

Hea lthfu l , a . Sou nd, -Olimbika .

Hea lthy , a .-Atshisao ; -o limb a ;

-odziwika .

Hea lthy appea ran c e , n . Knd zi

Heap, v. t. To throw or lay in a

heap , Kn u njika .

To lay by, to amass, Kn ikakn tshurnkitsa z o lemera .

To heap one thing upon a nother ,

Kn pamb u l a .

n . In genera l, Mu ln , min ln .

A heap or pile of fi rewo od ,

Mu lu wa nknni.

A heap of corn af ter beingthr eshed ou t , and bef ore it isp u tin to sa cks, Mu ln wa dzin tn .

An ant heap , Tshnln , dzn lu .

A heap of a ny dead su bsta nc es,asof vegeta ble refuse, or of dea dbodies

,Mu ln wa z o taia .

—A heap of stonesthr own togetherby tra vellers, Mu ln ws. mia la

,

min ln ya .

Hea r , v. i. Kn mva .

Hea ring , n . Audience, Knmva .

Hearken , v. i. Kn mva .

Heart, n . The huma n hea r t,

n tima , mitima .

Heart -b u rn , n . Tshilnngnlira , dzilnngu lira .

Hearth, n . Mkomb o liro , mikombo liro .

Hea rtily , adv. With sincerity ,Ndin tc radi ndin tima .

Hea t, n . In gener a l, Be ; b eb e ,

(la ) mab eb e b eb eb e, of fi r e.

Hea t of the su n, Kntenta .

Vehement hea t a rising f r om a

hot wind , Ku tenta .

v . t. To wa rm,to make hot,

Kn tentesa.


Hea t, v. i. To hea t one’

sself a t

fi r e, Kn ota .

To grow wa rm o r ho t, Kn

ten ts.

Hea then ,n Gentile, Mu n tu wa

mtu ndu wms, an tu a .

Heave , v. t. To thr ow,Kn ponya .

up , Kn tnkn la .

Heaven , The r egion or expa nsewhich su r ro u nds the ea r th, the

fi rmament, Mlengalenga ; mwamb a

, miamb a .

The a bode of the b lessed af terdea th, Kwa Mu lu ngu ; mwamb a,miamb a kamwamb a .

Heavenly , a . Celestial , -Amwamb a .

Heavily , ad v. Ko lemera.

Heaviness, n . Knlemera ; tsho lemera .

Heavy , a .-Olemera .

v. i.‘

Fq b e , or tir ed, Kn lemedwa .

Heb rew , .n . A descendan t ofJa c ob , Mheb eri, Aheb eri.

Hedg e , n . A f ence r ou nd a sma llen c losu r e nea r a house, Tshinga ,(la ) matshinga .

v. t. Kn tshinga .

Heed, v.i. To be ca ref u lyan

’

anira .

o bewa re of, Kn tshenjers.

To pay attention to so as tou nderstand , Kn sama la .

Heedless, a .-Osasama la .

T o b e , v. i. Kn sasama la .

Heedlessly , adv. Kosasama la.

Heedlessness, n . Knsasama la .

Heel , n . Tshitende, dzitende.

Heifer , n . A you ng heifer a bou ttwo yea rso ld , Ng

’

omb e yosaba lanso ti, miso ti.

Height, n . Of a tr ee or person ,Utali(wa ) ; mknznka (mwa ).Of a n eleva ted p la ce, Pamwa

mb a knznka .

Heir , n . Wanynmb a, anynmb a ;wo loa , o loa .

Heiress, n . Nkazi-wo loa, akazio loa .

Hell, n . Hadesi; Greens.

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Helm, n . Tsikiro , (la ) matsikir o .

Helmet, n . Tshiso ti, dziso ti.

Help, v. t. Kn tangata ; kn tangatira .

To help to work, Kn tshita nai’

To help in difi cu lty , to assist,Kn tan ata .

n . ntangata , ma tangato .

Helper , n . Wo tanga ta , o tanga ta ;wo tanga tira , o tanga tira .

Hem, v. t. Kn minika .

n . Nso no , misono ; mtshen ,

mitshen (border ).Hemp, n . Wild hemp , Tshamb a ,dzamb a .

Hen, n . The domestic hen , Nku ku

ya tadzi; tadzi, (la ) matadzi.Of birdsin gener a l, Mbalame

yatadzi, mb alame zatadzi.Hen c e, adv. F r om this ca use,Ndimo .

P la ce, Uko .

Hen c efo rth, ad v. Kwa tsopan o .

Henc o op, n . Tshipwere tsha

nkuku , dzipwere dza nknkn .

Her, pr on . Ie.

Af ter a ver b the obj ec tive case ofthep ronou nisexp r essedf o rwoma nand child by inser ting . 11 1 , mu , ormw as the p ronomina l ver ba l

media l bef or e the root of the ver b .

Herb , 11 . Wild leafy her b , Tshitsamb a , dzitsamb a .

Weeds, or you ng gr een gr ass,Mpo b vn ,

mipob vn .

Ga rden her b , Nsipu a nd

maipu , misipn .

Herd, n . A co llec tion o r dr ove ofca ttle, Gnln , (la ) magnln .

v. t. Kn b nsa ; kn eta a nd wets..

Herdsman, n . Mb uss, ab use .

Here , adv. A a .

A t or on thisp la c e, Pano .

A t or to thisp la ce, Ku no .

In thisp la c e, mu n o .

Bel ow, Pansipano .

Hereab o u ts, ad v. Pano ku no

pafnpi pafnpiku no .

Her 71 . Jim ,zinjirn .

'

visions, Magawano .

Heretic , n. Wanjiru , anjiru .

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Heretical , a . F a ctions, -Aku gawa.

Heritag e, n . Tsho lo a , zo loa .

Hero , n . Nkoswe wo limb a n tima .

Heroic , a .-Olimb a n tima.

Heroic a lly, adv. Ko limb a ntima .

Heroism, n . Kn limb a n tima~Hers, p ron .

-Atshi. Her child ,Mwana watshi

,

“

and shortened

f orm, mwana tshi. Her ca ttle,

Ng’

omb e za tshi.Herself, n . 1 0 aka . Work fo ryou rself, my son ,

Tshita kwa iweeka

, mwa nanga .

To do a thing of her own f r eewill

, or withou t helpf r om ano ther ,Kn tshita ndin tima ; kn tshita eka .

Hesita te , v.i. To be in dou b t astoa ma tter , Kn ganizaganiza .

—To hesita te in a c tion , Kn tshe

dwa . Thegame escaped beca use'

he

hesita ted in fi ring a t it, Nyama

ina tawa tshifuka natshedwa knomb era iyo .

Hesitation , n . Kntshedwa .

Hew , v. |t. To cu t down , Kn dnla .

To shape by c ut ting, Kn tema ;kn sema .

To hewou t,asa ca vein a r ock,

Kn fn la .

Hic c o ugh, v. i. Kn tshita u tabi

rntshirn .

n . Ntshirntshirn ,zintshirn

tabiru .

Hidden, p .p .-Ob isidwa .

Hide , v. t. Kn b isa .

To co ver , Kn fu ndikila .

v. i. Kn bisa la .

n . The skin of a beast, TshikOpa , dzikopa .

A dressed hide made sof t byc u r rying ,Tshikopa tsho fnfn tidwa

dzikope. dzofn fntidwa .

Hideo us, a .-Oopsetsa . A hid eo us

thing , Tshin tu tsh0 0 psetsa .

Hideo usness, n . Ku opsetsa .

Hiding , n . Ku biss.

Hiding -plac e , n . Malo obisa la

High, a . In sta tu r e, -Ta li. A hightr ee, Ntengo wonta li.

Esta te,Uku ru watshi.

Highly , adv. Kwaku tali.

High mind, n. Muwongo mu dzi

tama .

ighminded, a .-Odzitama .

i

lghway , n . A p u b lic r o ad ,kwa la la , (la )makwala la njira ,

A highwayma n , a l a wless

person , rob ber , Wo landa , o la n da .

H1la rio us, a .-Osekera ; -oseka .

To be hila rious, v. i. Kn

sekers.

Hila rity , n . Kuseka .

Hill , 1 1 . Piri la ling’

ono , mapiri.

(M ou n tain , Piri. )Ant-hil l

,Mn lu , min ln .

Hillock, n . Ntu nda , zin tu n da

tshitun da , dzitnnda .

Hilt, n . Or ha nd le of knife or ho e,Npini, miini.

Him,p ron . e . When asthetive of the ver b , thesamef o rmsa r eused as given u nder the wo r d

Her , which see.

Himself, n . The same f orms a r e

used fo r Himself asfor Herse l f,whic h see. Thisarisesf r om the

distinc tion of gender ha ving n o

gramma tic a l gover nment in Chi

nya nja ,the prefixesof the no u ns

determining the f orms used in

c onstr u c tion .

Hinder , v. t. To reta rd pr ogress,to impede, Kn tshedwa. ; k n

tshedwetsa .

To p r even t, to stop progr essbyba r riers, Kn letsa .

To hinder in the pr osecu tion

of a pu rpose by diver ting the

a ttention, Kn tshedwetsa .

To hinder or p revent the

possession of a thing, Kn latsa.

To check, Kn dz u dzu ls.

Hindran c e, n . Kntshedwa ; kn

letsa .

Hind ra nce to the possession ofa thing , L otso , (la ) ma letso .

Hint,v.i. Kn dodoma ; kn n ong’

ona .

n . Bodomo , (la ) madodomonong

’

ono , (la ) manong’

ono .


Homesick, T o b e , v. i. Kn u nguInma .

Honest , a .-Ape .

Honestly, adv. Bwino ; kwapa ;kwanlemu

Honesty , n . Upe.

Honey, n . U tshi, (wa ) mau tshi.

Honey-b ee , n . Nju tshi, zinjatshi.

Honey -bird, n . Songwe, (wa )ssongwe .

Hone c omb , n . Tshisa,dziss.

cellsof the honey, Maso .

Haney

-guide , n . Nsadzn , zinse

zn .

Thisbird wil l lead a person to

the nest of beesin a f or est, goingbef or e himf r om tree to tree, a nd

u ttering its c ry to ca ll a ttention ,

u n til it leads him to the nest ofhoney; it wil l then sit over the nest

u ntil the honey is taken ou t, and

then ea t wha t islef t for it by the

n . Ulemn , (wa ) mau lemu .

v. t. Kn lemekeza kn tshita

n lemu . Honou r thyf a ther a nd

thy mo ther , L emekeza a ta tn ako

ndiamaiako .

Hono ura b le , a .

-Anlemn -o le

met ers; -o tshnka .

Hono ura b ly, ad v. Kwan lemn .

Ho od, n . A coveringf or the head ,Tshopimb a pa mu tu .

v. t. To cover the head , Kn

pimb a .

Ho o f, n . Of a n anima l whose hoofisso lid like the horse, Pondo , (la )(mbidzi, zebr a ) mapondo .

The upper pa r t of a c loven

hoof , the ha rd ring or hornysu bsta nc e a b ove the c loven pa r t,Tshikab ado , dzikab ado .

Ho ok, n . Ngodzo , zin odzo .

A fish-hook, Mb e zimb odza .

v. t. Kn koloweka .

Kn edza. kn mange nsomb a .

Ho op, n . Nkwasa , mikwasa .

Hop, n . Ku tshikama.

v. i. To j ump on one l eg ,K11

tshikama .

Asa gr asshopper , Kn l u mpa .

Hope v. i. Kn lingalira .

ii. Ku l ingalira ; dinga lira , d .

zamb iri.Hopefu l , a .

-Olingalira .

Hopefu lly , adv. Ko linga lira .

Hopefu lness, n . Ku linga lira .

Ho rn , u11 . Of an a nima l , Ny a ngazinyan a .

Tus of el epha nt, Nyanga wanjob vu ,

minyangg .a ya

Ho rnbill , n . A bird so c a l l ed ,

Pomwomb o , mipomwomb o .

Ho rnet , n . Dab vu ,ma b vu .

Ho rrib le , a .-Oia -0 0 se .

Ho rrib ly, adv. Koips. ; oopss.

Ho rrid, a .-Oopss.

Ho rse , n . Kavalo , akava l o .

Ho rse -dung , un . Tn b vi, matu b via kava lo .

Ho rse hair, n . Tsisila kaval o .

Hospita b le , aa .-Osu ngira Olen do .

Hospita lity , n . Ku yang’

a nira

Olendo .

Given to hospital ity , Kn tsa takn yang

’anira Olendo .

Host, n . Enter tainer , Mwanansi,anansi; mwiniwa nyumb a , enianyumb a.

— A number of men, as a n

a rmy , Gnln la ankb ondo .

Hea ven ly body , Nko , miko .

Of p eop le, Antu ambiti.Hostile , a -Anden -ankarwe .

Hostility ,n . Ndeu , zindan

nkondo , zinkondo .

Hot, a .-Otenta , 7 71e sun is ho t ,

zna liril oten ta .

Ho tness, n . Tshitnngn.

Ho ur , n . Ora , (la ) maora .

Ho use , n . Nyumb a , zin mbs.

House of the chi pal a c e ,Knka , maku ka .

House to ho use, f rom, Kn

nyumb a ndinyumb a .

Ho useho ld, n . Banja , (1a ) ma

b anja and msanja.


Ho useho lder , n . Mwiniwa nyu

mb a , enia nyumb a .

Ho usewife , n . Aknka .

Hove l, n . Tshitnkn ln lu , . dzitnku lu l u .

Hover , v. i. ’As a bird , Kn

lenga .

How , adv.-Nje b wanja ? By

wha t means, or for wha t r easonKwa tshifu kwa tshianilHowma ny times, or howof ten

-NgatilH owmu ch -Otshnru ka -nje ?H ow la rge is it -Ku rn

bwanjaHow long, or how high isit ?

-Ta libwanja ?How a r e you ? UlibwanjaH ow now ? Nanga ? nanga

bwan'

e ?

How f a r is‘

it Ku talibwan

'

e ?

ow isit tha t you a c t thus?

Utshits. tshoin tshib wanjeHowever , adv. A t a ll events,never theless, M

’tshointsho .

How l, v. i. Kn b n la .

n . Kuhn la , mab u lo .

Huddle , v. i. Kn b vu nganiza .

Hug , v. t. Kn fu ngatira .

Hug e , a . L a rge,-Knru .

Hum, v. i. Asa bee,Kn b u rrs.

n . Bumo , (la ) mahumo .

Human , a .-Aan tn .

Humane , a .-Au lere . A huma ne

person , Mun tu wau lere.

Human ely , adv. Ko lere.

Humaneness, n . Ulet e.

Human-kind, n . Antu .

Human na tu re , 11 . Umnn tn ; u ntu ,u b u n tu makalidwe.

Humb le , v. t. To humb le a p erson ,

to a base or redu c e one’

srank, Kn

tshepetsa .

v. i. To humb le one’

sself, Kndzitshepetss.

a .-0 f8t88.

Humb ly , ad v. Ko fatsa .

Humb ug , v. t. To promise mu cha nd perf orm little , Kn siriza.

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Humid, a . M oist, -Onyatamira .

Damp ,Nyon to .

v. i. To be moist,damp , Kn

nya tamira .

umidity , n . Knnyatamira .

umilia tion , n . Kntshepetsaku tshepetsedwa .

Humility ,n . Knsadzitama .

Humo ro us, a .-Oseketsa.

Humo ur , n . Of the eyes, Manto

ngo .

Hump, n . The hump on the neck

of a n Af ric a n on,by which it

p u lls in thy yoke, Dzenze , (la )madz euz a .

umpb ack, n . Mu n tu wopetekamu n tu wokoeka .

Hunch. (See Hump. )undred, a . Maknmi okaoka

kumi; z an a., (la ) mazana , r ea l lya Tshigu nda word .

Hunger , n . Nja la , zinjala .

v. i. To hu nger , Kn kala ndinjala kn mva nja la .

r To hu nger af ter , Ku fu nitsa .

Hung ry, a .-Anja la .

Hunt, v. t. To chasewild anima ls,

Kn saka .

To sea r chf o r , Ku fnna .

Hunter, n . Wosaka nyama , osakanyama .

a grea t hu nter , Mpnlnl a , a .

mpnl u la.

Of sma ll game, Podzo ,apodzo . By some thisisused offishermenHu rl, v. t. Kn ponya.

Hu rric ane , n . M'

ondwe.

Hu rriedly , a dv. Kwansangunsanga .

Hu rry , v. t. Kn fnlnmiza ; knfnlumiritsa .

v. i. To a c t hastily, so as to

ma r a n enterp rise, Kn fu lumira .

n . Sudden nervoushaste, or

excitemen t,Ku zimb aitsa.

P r ecipita ncy in a c tion, Kn

fnlnmiza .

1 1 0 Chinya nja Dictiona ry.

Hu rt, v. t. To hu rt by infiic tinginj u ry , Kn potoka ; kn pwata

ka .

To hu r t the p erson bystriking ,Kn menya.

By wounding , Kn 111811 .

To hu r t a wou nd or sor ep la ce ,Kn pwetekesa b ala or tshironda ,

a . When spoken of a p erson,-Olasibwa .

Husb and, n. Mamu na, amnna ;

mwanana .

Husb andry , n . U limi.Hush ! v. t. Tshete ! tonto ls !

ka la tshete ! When addressed to

mo r e persons tha n one , Tontolani!

To quiet, to app ease, Ku

tetez a .

To c ommand silence, Kn

ton to za kn tshetamitsa .

n . Tshete , (wa ) .Husk , n . Covering of the maizec ob , or of a nu t, Koko , (la )makoko .

Hu t, n . The na tive hu tf o r dwel ling in , Nyumb a , zinyumb a .

The hu t erec ted in a ga rden or

cu ltiva ted la nd as a p la ce ofshelter f or those who wa tch o r

take ca r e of the ga rden , Nsanja ,zinsanja .

Tempo ra ry , Nsasa and msasa .

Hu tch, n . Tshiku knmb a , ziku kumb a .

Hya cin th, n . Co lo u r ed , Yeznka .

Hyena , n . Fisi, (wa ) a fisi.Hymn , n . Nyimb o , zinyimb o .

Hypo c risy, n . Knnyenga ; tshi

nyengo .

Hypo c rite , n . One who f eignsina c tion , or by f air sp eech, Wa

tshinyengo , a tshinyengo .

Hypo c ritic a lly, adv. onyen a .

v. i. To a ct hyp ocritica lly, Kn

nyenga .

Hysteria , n . Tshiznmb azumb a ,dziznmb aznmb a .

Hysteric a l, a .-A tshizumb azumb a .

I.

I hasin Chinyanja the long so u ndo f es in f eet, and the shortsou nd o f iin fi n ; the form er in

ac c ented, the la tter in u nac c en tedsyl lab les.I, p er . p ron . Ine and ini.

P ronomina l pr efix to the ver b ,Dia nd ndi. I lo ve, Dikon da .

Ic e , n . Tshisanu .

Idea , 71 . Ntintn , (la ) ma tint u .

Idio t, n . Tsedwe , (la ) matsedwe .

Idle , a .

‘ Ulezia nd u l asi.

v. i. Kn kala kwanlesi; knkala ndiu lesi.Idleness, n . Ulesi.

Idle person , n . Mlesi,a lesi.

Idle ta les, n . Miambiya tsha b e .

Idly, a dv. Kwan lesi.

Ido l , n . Fano , (la ) mafano .

Ido la ter , n . Wopsmb edza fan o ,Opemb edza fano ; antu a ma fa

n o .

Ido latry, n . Ku pemb edz a ma fa

no .

If, conj . Ngati.Ignite, v. t. To kindle a fi r e, Kn

ko laza moto .

To set fir e to anything , Kn

a tsa .

Ignition , n . Kuska .

Igno ran c e , n . Knsadziwa ; kn

pn lu kira ; n tsiro .

Ign o rant, v. i. To be, Kn pnInkira .

a . Destitu te of knowledge ofa thing,

-Osadziwa -opn lnkira .

Miser a b le , -Ozingalidwa .

n . Ign oran t o r u nl ea rned,Wopnlnkira , opu lnkira .

Ill , a . Bad or evil , -i a .

Ou t of hea lth, -Odwa la .

Ill lu ck, Tsoka .

I llegitimate , a . Unlawf u l , -Osa li-aman .

An il legitima te child , Mwanawa ntengo .

1 1 2 Chinya nja Dictiona ry.

Impo tent, u . Wo foks,o foko .

a .-Opanda mpamvu .

Impoverish, v. t. Kn sanhitasImprec a te , v. t. Kn tukwana.

To doom, Kn lamnla.

Imprec a tion , n . Tu kwsno , (ls)matnkwsno .

Impregna te , v. t. Kn b slisa .

Im ress, v. t. To print, to stamp ,11 sindikizs.

To compel , Kn kaksmiza .

To imp resson the mind,Ku

sindikizs.

Impression, n . Sindikizo , (1a)masindikizo .

Imprint, v. t. Kn sindikizs.

Imprisonment, n . Kniksm’nyu

mb a ya ndims.

Improper , a .-i s;

-osamsn .

Improve , v. t. Kn tshita kopsmbsns.

In heal th, Kn ongo tshers.Impu denc e. n . Pnnzo

, (ls)mspu nz o .

Impu dent, a .-Apnnzo .

Impu ls n . Idea, Tinta , (la )

matin tu .

Impure , a .-Ods ; -aips. Imp u r e

wa ter , madzioips.

Of a ny a nimal consider ed im

p u r e or u ncl ea n f or f ood -Nko .

Impurity , n Ku ds.

Of life, Kwsips.

Impu tations, n . Insinu a tions.

ofevil c ondu c t, Jedegu lo , (ls) maj e

Impu te, v. t. To set to the. a c c ou n t

of , Kn mvsnitsitsa ; ku werengers.

To impu te or insinua te evil

condu c t to a person ,Kn jedegu ls.

To cha rge with, to imp ute

guil t, Kn tshu la .

In , pr ep . Mn ; n 1’

; mwa ; mo p re

fix or sufi tc . In the river , M’

n tsinje.In r ega rd of , Ndi.I am in haste , Difu lnmiraYo u ha ve come in time,

Unafikspa n tawi.

In, p rep . In order tha t , M o ngaku ti ku ti. Iha ve come in o r dertha t you may go , Dinsfiksmo ngsku tiumu ke .

In tr u th,M’

ntc radi; n di

— In a hill , M’

piri; paka ti pa

In the na me of , M’dzina . In

the name of Christ, M’

dzin ala Kristu .

In tha t case, M’tshimen etshi.

In the mo r ning, M’

mamawa .

In the evening, M’

madz u l o .

In tha t yea r , M’

tshaks tshidya.

In thisyea r , M’tshsks tshi

mene.

na bility , n . Kusadziws.

Ina c c essib le , a .-Olepers

padwa.

Ina c c urate , a .-0 p0ponys

Ina c cu rately, a dv. Kopoponys.

na ctive , a . An ina c tive, listless

p erson ,-Okokos.

Ina ctivity, n. Kukokos.

na ttent wn , n . Kussmvetss.Ina ttentive, a . Osamvetss.

Ina ttentive ly , adv. Kossmvetss.

In c ense , v. t. To enkindle a ng er

in a no ther , Kn kwiitsa .

n . Tshonu ng’kirs, zo n n

ng’

kira tsho fnkizs, zo fu kizs.

To b u r n,Kn fukizs zo n u

ng’

kirs.

Inc ensed, a . Anger ed ,-Okwn tsi

dwa.

Inc essant, a . In c essantly , ad v.

M ade by r epetition of ver b .

It r ained in cessantly , Insvumbirsvnmb irs.

Inc est, n . Mpingu , mipinv. i. To c ommit , Kn sn ls.

Inch, n . Inshe, (ls) mainshe.

Inchant . (See Enchant . )Incident , n . A casu al ty, Kantukob ukirs.

ncidental , a . Casu al , -Ob u kira .

ncidenta lly , adv. Witho u t intention

,Kob ukirs.


Incision , n . Ku tama ; ku du la ;ku tsheka .

Incite, v. t. To u rge on, Kn

fu lumiza .

In c lemency , n . Of wea ther , Knips.

In c lement, a . Unmer cifu l , -Opsndsnsisi -a nksrwe.

Of weather , -i s.

Inc lemently , adv. Koips.

Inc lina tion, n . A lea ning , Kuseams.

A lea ning of the wil l , Ku fu na .

Inc line , v. t. The p erson , Ku

sesmitsa .

v. i. Kn seams.

To dr aw towa rds, Ku fu ns.

To incline towa rdsby being ou t

of thep erp endic u la r ,Ku pendsma .

v. t. Ku pendsmitss.

Inc lose , v. t. To su r r ou nd,as

with a f en ce, Kn tshings ; knz u n

gumzs.

o shu t in,Kn tseka.

To pla c e inside, asin a letter ,Ku ika m

’

.

Inc losure, n . Tshoikidws, dzoi

kidwa.

Inc ommode , v. t. To a nnoy , Knb vu ta .

Inc omprehensib le , a .-Ossdzi

wiks.

Inc ompu tab le , a .-Odsns.

Inc onsistenc y , n . Knpindu kspi

ndnka .

Inc onsistent, a .-Opindu ks

pinduka .

Inc o rruptib le , a .-Ossbvnndi

tsidwa ; -ossb vu nds.

Inc rease , v. i. In bu lk or qu a ntity,Kn kn la .

Of p r ogeny of lower anima ls,

Kn swans.

v. t. Kn ku litss; kn onjezs.

n . Of bu lk or qua ntity ,Kuku la ; knonjezs.

Of p rogeny , Kuswsns.

Of the ea r th, asf ruit or corn ,

Dzikn ls; dzipindu liks.

Inc ub ate, v. t. Kn su knsitss kn

fnngnmira .

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Inc u b ation , n . Kusu knsitss.

Inc umb er , v. t. To emba r rass,

Kn tshedwetsa .

Inc umb ran c e , n . Tsho tshedwetsa ,dzo tshedwetss.

Inc u r , v. i. To become lia b le to ,Kn tetsws.

To in c u r guilt, Kn tshimwa .

Indecision , n . In a c tion , Kn

so tsheraso tshers.

Of mind , dou bt, Kn ganiza

ganiza .

Indecisive , a .-Osotsherssotshera .

Indecisively , adv. Koso tshersso tshera .

Indelic a te , aa .-Otsiru ks.

Indent , v. t. As by a bru ise in a

metal vessel , Kn pwslizs.

Indenta tion, n . A r ecess,or dep ree

in any bor der , Mpusliz o ,

may?) mspusliz o .

pendent, a . As to a c tion,

-Ossssma ls.

Independently , adv. Kossssma ls.

Indic a te , v. t. To hint a t, Kn

zimb aitsa .

To show, to p oint o u t , Knsonya .

ndica tion , a imb aitsakusonys.

ndic t, v. t. To cha rge with a

crime, Kn tshu la .

Indic tment, n . Tshu lo, (la )

ma tshn lo .

Indifferenc e , n. Kusadziwitsa ;knksiks.

Indifferent, -Ossdziwitss-oksiks.

Ca reless, reckless, -Osasamsls.

Indifl'

erently , adv. Koksiks;kossdziwitss.

ndignant, a . Okwis.

ndignantly, a dv. Kokwia .

ndignation , n . Ku kwia ; ku lunduka .

Indiscreet, a . In speaking , Amsnensnens; -opuss.

Indiscreetly, adv. In speaking ,Kwsmsnens

, .kopuss


Indisc retion, n . In speaking ,Manenanens ; ku pnss.

Indisso lu b le , a .-Ossu 1s1'izs.

Indistin c t, a . Obsc u r e, -A ndima ;-ossonetss.

Indistin c tly, adv. Kwandimakosaonetss.

Indistin c tness, n . Of vision ,

-Ossonekers ; -ossonetss.

Individual , n . Mnntn ; mu ntumadzi.

a .-Osnjsnitsws.

Individua liz e, v. t. Kn a nja nitss.

Individu a lly , adv. Kosnjsnitsws.

Indo len c e , n . U lesi.

Indo lent , a .-A u lesi.

Indo lent ly, ad v. Kwsn lesi.

Indu lg e , v. t. Kn peketss; kn

dza za .

Indu lg enc e , n . Knpekers ; kns

nja ; ku dzaza .

Industrio us, a .-A tshsngu .

Industrio usly , adv. Kwa tshangu .

Industry, n . Ntshito , zintshito .

Ineb riate , v. t. Kn ledz eretss.

v. i. Kn ledzera .

n . Mnledzi,sledzi; wo le

dzers, o ledz ers.

Ineb ria ted, a .-Oledzers.

Ineffec tive, a .-Oleperedws.

Ineffec tive ly , adv. Ko lepers ;ko leperedws.

Inemca cious, a .-Olepers.

Inequ a lity , n . Knsa lingsns.

Inert , a . Of dr u gs, -Osslimbs.

Inertly , adv. Kosslimbs.

Inertness, n . Kusa limbs.

Inex o ra b le , a . N o t to be moved

by entrea ty ,-Osapemb edzeks.

Inexo rab leness, n . Knsapemb e

dzaka .

Inexo rab ly , adv. Kosspemb edzeks.

Infal lib le , a .-Opsnda pensar kens.

Infal libility , n . Ku psnds pensor

kens.

Infamous, a .~Apasnl o .

Infamy , n . Fasu lo , (ls) mspssnlo .

Infan cy , n . Uksnds.

Infant, n . Ksnds, (ls) makands.

Infanticide , n . Knpsksnds.

Infantil e, a .-Akanda

Infec t, v. t. Ku or kw1 smb u zs.

Infec tion , nn . Kwismb u zs.

Inferio r , n . Wang’

0 1 1 0,sng

’

.o n o

Infinite , a .-Obnl nmu n tirs.

Infirm, a .-Ofoks.

n . An infi rm ,wea k p erso n ,

Wo foks, o foks.

Infi rmity , nn . Weakness, Ku foks,

ma toko ; ku lems.

Any p a r ticul a r disease,

Ntanda , zintends.

Infi rmly , ad v. Ko foks.

Infiame , v. t. To kindle, to c a use

to bu r n , Kn a tsa .

To stir u p the fi r e so a s toraise a fl ame , Ku b vu n dn lsmo to kn n tssmoto ; kn k o laz amo to .

To p r ovoke, to ir rita te, Kn

pu ts.

Asa sor e , Kn tnkumirs.

Infl ate , v. t. Kn tumn ls.

Inflic t . v. t. To infl ic t p ain , Kn

pwetekess.

Pu nishment , Kn langa .

Info rm,v. t. To tel l to , Kn u lit a .

To inform against, Kn tan lira .

To inf orm ofi cia l ly, K u

b nkitss.

Info rmation , n . Tshob ukirs, dz ob u kira .

N ews,Mskslidwe.

Infuriate , v. t. Kn kwn tss.

Infu ria ted, a .-Okwiitsidws.

Ing enio usly , ad v.-A tin tu .

Ingenio usness, n . Tmtn (l a )Ing enuity , ma tin tu .

Utintu (wa tshi).Ing raft , v. t. Kn komanizs.

In f ess, u Knl os.

abit, v. i. Kn kala .

Inhabitant, n . Woksla , oksla.

Inherit, v. t. Kn los.

Inherita nc e, n . Tshsmssie , zamssie tsho los, zo los; kn los

knl oezs.

P r oper ty, Tshuma , zuma .

Inherito r, n . Wo los, o los.

Iniquito us, a .-Ampn lnpu ln .

1 1 6 C hinyanja Dic tiona ry.

Instantaneously , adv. Kwatsha

ngu .

Instantly , ad v. Tsopano lin o ;

pomene spa .

Instinc t , n . Tin tn , (la ) matin tn .

Instru c t, v. t. By books,to

edu ca te , Kn pu nzitsa .

By advic e, Kn weru za .

To exp lain , Kn sonya ; kn

sonyeza.

Instru c tion , n By books, edu c a

tion , Knpnnz 1 tsa .

By advic e or cou nsel , a s

Instru c to r , n . An edu ca tor o r

tea cher , Mpu nzitsi, apnnzitsi.Instrument, n . A too l wher ebywo rk isperformed

, Tshipangiz a ,dzipangiz a tshogwirira , dzogwi

A musica l instr ument, Tshakuimb a , dzaknimbs.

An instrument of wa r , Uta ,(wa ) manta .

Insu lt, v. t. Kn pu ta kn tu kwana .

Insurrec tion , n . Knpinduka

ku nka , manko .

T o make, v. i. Kn pindnka.

Intang le . (See Entangle . )Integrity , n . Nteradi

,mitemdi.

Inte ec t, n . Mind , Muwongo ,

(wa ) manwongo .

Intellec tu a lly , ad v. Kwamnwongo .

Intellig enc e , n . Nzeru,zinzern .

Intemperan c e , n . In spiritu ous

liqu ors, Knl edZera .

Intend, v. i. To p u rpose, to

determine in the mind , Kn yere

keza ; kn fnna .

Intent, n . Ntintu , (la ) ma tin tn .

P u rpose, Knyerekeza , ma

yerekez o tshifnkwa , zifnkwa .

Inter , v. t. Kn ika.m’mwanda .

Interc ede , v. t. To sp eak or p lea d

f or , Kn letsetsa kn pemb edzem

kn empa .

To pr ay for , Kn pemb edzera .

To p lea d ea r nestly f or , to seekmer cy f or , Kn gwirira moyo kn

pempa. nsisi.

Interc eder , n . Wopemb ed z era ,opemb edzera ; wogwira mo y o .

Interc e t, v. t. To seize o n itswa y ,

u letsetsa.

To obstr u c t in itsp r ogr ess, Kntshedwetsa.

Interc ession , n . In pr ayer , Kn

pemb edzera ; knpemperera .

Sp ea king or p lea ding f o r ,Knletsetsa , male tsetso .

Interc esso r , n . Wo letsetsa , o l e

tse tse .

Interchang e , v. t. To excha ngec ommodities

,Kn gnl ana kn

sin tana .

To inter change p la ces, Knsin tana malo .

n . Knsin tana.

Interc o urse , n . Conversation , Knla u ku la .

Commer ce,Kngnlaans.

Interest , n . P r emium paid f orthe use of money , gain , usu ry ,Ku pindu la .

Sp ecia l a ttention , r ega rd , Knmvetsa .

v. t. To engage the a tten tio nof , Kn mvetsa .

Interesting , a . Pleasant, -Omve

Interlay , v. t. Asmeta l or ivo r yin wood o r stone, Kn lemb a lem b a .

Intermarry , v. t. Kn kwa tana .

Interna l, a . Mkati; -Amkati.Internal ly , adv. Kwankati; kwamkati.Interpose , v. t. To step in between

p a r tiesa t va riance , Kn letsetsa ;kn lekanitsa .

To obstr u c t, to interp ose a

ba r rier to p rogr ess, Kn tshedwetsa .

Interposition , n . Kn letsetsa kntshedwetsa .

Interpret, v. t. Kn sandnl iza .

— ’

1’

o u ndersta nd, Kn dziwitsa. ;

kn ssndu tsa .

Inte reta tion , n . Knsandn lizan ziwitsa ; knsandnka ; kusa

,ndnkidwa.


Interpreter, n . Wosandnliz a , o

sandn liza ; wosandntsa , osenau

tsa .

Interrogate , v. t.

Interrogation , n . Ku fu nsa fu nsa .

Interrupt, v. t. To inter rup t con

versa tion, Kn lekeza .

To stop p r ogr ess, Kn tshe

dwetsa .

Interru ption , n . Knlekeza ; kntshedwetsa..Intersec t. v. t. To meet and c rossea ch o ther

,Kn dn liza .

Intertwine ,Intertwist,Interview , n . Knous; kntsheza .

Intestines, n . Tumb o , (la ) matumb o .

Smal l , Tumb o laling'o no .

L a rge, Tumb o laliku ru .

Kn fnnsa fu nsa .

v. t. Kn kweteza .

Intima c y, n . a o lowerana .

Intimate, a .-Ozo lowera .

Intimidate , v. t. Kn opsa .

Intimidation , n . Ku opsa .

Into , pr ep . Mn m’

mo ; mwa .

Intoxic a te, v. t. Kn ledzeretsa .

Intoxic ation , n . Ka ledzera .

Intreat, v. t. Kn fu nse kn

pem a kn fnna..

0 c al l or , Kn itana .

Intreated, 0 b e , v. i. To agree

to, Kn bvomereza.

Intrica cy, n . Entanglement, as

pa thsin a wood,Knsokanikire .

P erp lexity of mind , Ku ganizaganiza.

Intric a te, a .-Osokanikira .

Introdu c e, v. t. Kn perekeza ; knsonyeza .

Introdu ction , n . Knsonyeza .

Intrust, v. t. Kn mvana .

Innre , v. t. To a c custom to , Knzo lowereza .

Inva lid, n . Wodwala , odwala .

Invento r , n . Wa tintn , a tintn .

Invert , v. t. Kn temb ennza .

Investigate, v. Kn fnnsira .

To c a use to c onfess, settle, Knb vnmb n lntsa .

Invio lab le, a .-Osasinta .

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J

Ihasin Chinyanja the sou nd o f jin j oin .

a cka l, n . Mb u ru , mimb nrn .

a ckass, n . Bu rn , ab nrn .

a ckdaw , n . Knngnbwi, eku ngu

bwi; kwan a la, akwangwa la .

a cinth, n . akinto .

acket, n . A shor t coa t or

gar men t, Jakete, (la ) majakete .

Ja ckscrew , n . An instr umen t

used as a lever , Tsho tnkn lira ,dzo tnkn lira .

Invisib le , a .-Osaoneka .

Invita tion , n . Knita na .

Invite , v. t. To a n enter tainment

o r f east, Kn i'ana .

Inward, a .-Ambwa lo ; -amka ti.

M an, Umzimn .

Inwardly , adv. Paka ti; mbwa lo .

Irksome , aa .-Olema..

Iron , n Tshitsnlo ; dzitsn lo .

v. t. Asclo thes, Kn o ngo

mali.Irreversib le, a .

-Osa temb ennkika .

Irrigate , v. t. Kn b a lu tsa. ; knknmb a n tshera .

Irri ation , n . Knb a ln tsa ; knkn

a n tshera .

Irritab le, a . To be ir rita b le, to be

soon a ngry ,-Okwiira .

Irritate , v. t. Kn kwiitsa .

Island,n

Tshisi, dzisi; tshimIsle , mb a

,dzirnmb a .

Issu e , nn . F low,Knka .

Oflsp ring , Mben ,zimb en .

A r u nning sore, Tshiendera

ma finya .

It, p r on . Itshi 11 , etc . , ac cordingto the con cord o nou n .

‘

Itch, v. i. Kn a ws..

v. t. Kn sbwitsa ; kn u yere

nyetsa .

n. Mpere , zim t ea-S ca bies

bu t also a ny p a a r er up tion .

Its, p r on .-A tshi.

Ivo ry, n . Minyanga ya njob vu .


Jade , v. t. Tof a tigu e, Kn lemetsa .

v .i. To bec ome wea ry , Knlems.

aded, p .p .-Olems.

ag , v. t. To notch, Kn twiks.

agg ed, a . Ha ving no tches, c lef t,-Osnmb ndznks -oksndiksksndiks.

Jaggy , a . Dentic u la ted , u neven,

-Oksdznksksdznks.

Jail , n . Prison, Nyumb a ya

ndima .

Jail o r, n . Ndindo we. nyumb a yandims.

Jam,v. t. To squ eeze tight, Kn

timbirizs.

n . A converse Of f ruit, Jsmo ,ajsmo .

Janito r , n . D oorkeeper , Wodikirskomo

, odikirskomo .

Jar , v. t. To ca use to tremb le,to

sha ke,Kn n tu n tumiritsa .

n . F o r wa ter , Ntsnkn , mitsuko la rger size , M bia , zimb ia .

v. i. To clash,to qu a rr el , Kn

kwisndi.asper , n . Ysspis.au nt, n . A shor t j ou rney f orp leasu r e, Ru pite na sewers.

Jaw ,n . Of the mo u th

, (lower ),Tshibwsno

, dzibwano .

Upper a nd lower , Bsnwa ,zibsnws.

ea lo us, a .-Anssnje.

ea lo usly , adv. Kwsnssnje .

eal o usy , n . Nssnje.

eer , v. t. Kn nyoza .

n . Nyozo , (la ) msnyoz o .

ehovah, n . Yeho vs.

e llied, a .-Atikwitikwi.

elly , n . Tikwitikwi, zitikwiti

kwi.

Jeopa rdy , n . H a za rd , da nger ,

peril, Msdzidzi kntsekerezws.

Jerk, v. t. To thr o wor move by a

quick ef ori, Kn kwa tu ls.

v. i. To sta r t, Kn dzidzing’

ks.

n . A sho r t,sudden thr ust

,

Knjogods.

By sudden p u ll , Knkonso ls.

Jerky , a . Of u nsteady a c tio n ,

Ko tnknmnls.

Jest, v. i. Kn seketsa .

n . Tsh

gszu e , dzipwete .

Jester, n . given to j esting ,Wspwete , ss wete .

Jestingly , v. Not in ea r nest ,

KJet n . A wa terspo u t, a su dden

r ush, Madzisnkhwenkwe .

v. i. To shoot f orwa r d , Kn

pemerers.

ew ,n Myu ds, Ayuda .

ewel , n .

ew’

s harp, n . Tshitsn l o tsha

kwiimbs.

Jinfi'le , v. i. Ku lira ; (sledge bel ls)a enje .

Jog , v. t. T push with the e lb ow

or ha nd so as to ca ll at tentio n,

Kn kodo la.

Joggle , v. t. To shake slightly ,

n gwedezs.

Join , v. t. To j oin together , a stheb ringing of p ersons or things

together , to associa te, Kn kslssu zao .

To j oin oneself to a c o mp a ny ,

Kn dzinnjiks; kn dzipstiks ; knman riza .

o j oin in one, Kn pa tika ;kn stikizs.

o j oin two thingstogether soasto lengthen them , as the mast

of a ship ,Kn lnmikiza .

v. i. As the meeting witha no ther person f r om dif er en tdir ec tions, Kn komana .

Joiner , n . One who j oinswo o dwork, Misiriwsmitengo ,smisiria .

Joint, n . Of a limb , Mfu ndo ,

zimfnndo .

v. t. Tofi t together , Kn lingsnizirs.

To coa lesce, asj ointsdo , Knlingsns.

oint-heirs, n . Olossnzs (p ron )ointly , adv. United ly , Pamo dzi.

oint-partaker , n. Wogsno-n za o ;

0gsnasnzs0 .

1 20 Chinya nja Dictiona ry .

Jostle, v. i. To r u n aga inst, Kn

n tu n tumiritsa.

v. t. To p ush, to drive, Kndndn luza .

To encou nte r , Kn ga u dana .

J adv. Fair ly , ho nestly, Kode

Justnu s, n . P rop riety, r eason

a bleness, Kndeka.

Jnt, v. t. To proj ect , Kn psyo lims.

n . P roj ectio n ,Knpsyo lima .

Juvenile, a . You thf u l, -Amwana ;-a nyama ts.

K

K hasin Chinyanja the sou nd o f k

Ka fi r , n . Mu ngoni, Angoni.Ka fi r-c o rn , n . Mapira .

Ka fi rla nd, n . The Kafi r co u n

t Dziko lsAngoni.Keg -language , n . Tshin ui.

Keel o f sahip, n. Tshats a, (la )

mstshatshs; meanswe b o ts.Keen, a . Sha rp , -Aku twa . Ashar p knife, Mpeniwakntwa .

Eager , penetr a ting ,-Oteke

nj era .

Keen ly , adv. Ko tshenjera .

Keenna s, n . Ku tshenjera.

Keep, v. t. To detain, to ho ld,

Kn ira.

o p reser ve, to take ca r e of ,to contain, Kn su n

To gu a rd , Kn‘

ra.

F r om discovery , o r to keepsecret, Kn b iss.

To maintain, to ma nage, Kn

with necessa ries,to

enter tain , Kn lers.

To supply f o r sa le, Kn kwa

To suppor t in one ssermc e,

Kn lets; kn su nga.

To continu e in,asa c ou rse o r

mode of a ction , Kn ka la ; kn

kslsb e.

Keep, v. t. To observe, to a dhe r e

to,Kn yang

’

suits; kn su ng a .

To p rac tise o r perf orm , Kn

tshita .

To keepo

o r solemnize a f ea st,Kn snirs.

ba ck,r eserve, o r with

ho ld,Kn siizs.

v. i. To remain, to a b id e,Kn tssla .

To la st,end ure

,Kn ka la .

Keep f rom, a bstain, Kn

leka.

n. Suppor t, Ku lera ; kn disnlesi(f ood , r a tions).

Stronghold ,Nyumb e ys

nko ndo ; lings, (ls) ma lings.Keeper , n . Wa tcher , Wakusnngira , akusnnGu a rd

,11a , skn di

Keeping , n . Holding , r estr a in t ,c ustody , Kasu nga ; kndikira .

M aintena nce, Kndis.

Conf o rmity with, a sns.

Keepsake, n . A token of f rien dship , Tshanl ere.

Ken , 1 1 . Knowledge, Ku dziws.

Kennel , n . House or c otf or do gs,Kumbi, (ls) makumbi.

Kerchief, 1 1 . Mrenso , mirenso .

Kernel , n . Seed of p u lpy f r u it,Tan , zinte nga .

u c leus, cen tr a l pa r t ofa nything, Bu rn ,

mib u rn .

Kerosene, 1 1. Oil , Msfu ts.

Kettle, n . Ketele, (la ) msketele .

Key, 71 . Fu n 11,

zifnngnl n ,

mfnngu lo , zim n .gn10

Keyho le, n . Una wa mfnngu loKeystone, n . Mwsls wogwin z

ans.

Kick , v. t. To kick ag ainst, totrip , Kn gnnda .

To strike, thr ust with the f oo t,Kn twaku la , kn kang

’ka

To ma nif est opp osition , Knkan a .

To r ecoil , as a gu n , Knb wandnla .


Kic k, n . A b low with the f oo t,Kstwakn la .

The ta ng of a p ocket-knife,

Ntsukwa, mitsu kws.

The r ecoil of a musket, Knbwandnla .

Kicker, n . Onewho kicks, Wo twsknl a , otwsknls.

Kid, n . Mwana ws. mb u zi.Kidnap, v. t. To stea l

,a nd to ca r ry

away , Kn bsantu kn famb a .

Kidnapper , n . M a nsteal er , wstshifsmb a

, stshifsmbs.

Kidnapping , n . Tshifsmbs.

Kidney , n . Snknssns, zisuknssna .

Kidney-shaped, a . Ofsns ndi

snknssns.

Kill , v. t. To take life, Kn pa.

To deaden p ain , Kn pepu tsa .

To sla ughter f or f o od , Kn pa .

Kiln , 11 . For bu r ning bricks,ng

’

snjo yo o tshersmab rike.

Kin , n . Rela tionship , afi nity ,Ub aliKindred, kinsf olk,Absli; fukoa . Akin , of the same na tu r e

-Ofsna .

Kind, T o b e , v. i. Kn koma .

11 . Ra c e, genus, c lass, Mtundu , mitu ndu .

Species, mko ,‘

miko ; mtnndn

, mitu ndu .

n . Sor t,manner , cha rac ter ,

Mskalidwe .

a . Tender , good, lenient,

-Ofates; -ok0ms; -bwino .

Kindhearted, a .-Okoma .

Kindheartedess, n . Knkomsn tims nbwino .

Kindle , v. t . A fire, Kn atsa .

To kindle strife, Kn pangsnden .

v. i. To takefi r e, Kn ko lers.Kindliness, n . Goodness, gentleness, Knkoms.

Kindly, adv. Kokoma .

Kindness, n . Gentlenessoftion , Knkoms.A kind a c t, Tshokoms, dzoko

ma.

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Kindred, n . Absli.

Kine , n . Cows, ng’

omb e,zing

’

o

mb e.

King , 71 . Fumu yo tshnks, msfumu o tshnks.

Kingdom, n . Ter ritory , Dziko ,

(la ) ma lko .

Su bj ects, Mb umb a.

‘

fisher, n .

°Znn zi.

Kingship, n . Ufnmn .

Kinsfo lk, n . Absli.

Kinship, n . Ub ali.

Kinsman , n . Mbsli (wanga ) ws~mamu na .

Kinswoman , n . Mbsli (wanga )wsnkazi.

Kiss, n . Knmsomsons.

v. t. Kn msomsons.

Kit, 11 . A vessel . Tshiwirs, dziwira.

A workma n’

sbasket of or fo rtools, Tumbs 1s o r n tsnga ws

dzipsngiz o .

Kite, n . A bird, Kabswi, skabswi.

Kitten; n . Mwana ws mpaks,she a mpska .

Kna c k, n . Readinessor dexterity,Nzern ; tshsn

Kna cky , a . Sg'lf u l , -A tshang u.

Knea d, v. t. Asdoughf or br ead ,

Kn omb a .

Ascl ayf or bricks, Kn kanysngs kn 0 nds.

Knee , n . ndo, (la )msondo a nd

mondo .

Knee -deep, a . Kn fikskwa. b ondo .

Knee-joint , n . a do ya b ondo ,zimfnndo .

Kneel, v. i. Kn gwsds.

ae-pan, n . Mphsnde, zimphs

n e .

Knife , 7 1 . Mpeni, mipeni.Big, hea vy knife f or c u t

ting suga r -ca ne, Tshisenga , dzisengs.

Knit, v. t. To f orm into a kno t o r

kno ts, Kn lnnzslnnza , kn vnnys

vnnys.

To inter loop , Kn Inks.

To ca use to gr ow together ,Kn komanitss.

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Knit, t.

gwm zsns.

To contra c t,as the br ows,

Kn tsinys.

v. i. To u nite o r wea ve a nything by making kno ts, Kn lnks.

To u nite closely , Kn

Knitting , 11 . Tha twoven , textu r e,Ku lu ke .

Knob , n . Of a wa lking stick,Mu tu ,

mitu .

A ha rd p r otu b eranc e on a nysmoothsurfa ce, asa knot in wood ,Tshipndn , dzipndu .

Of door , Tshogwirirs tshitseko .

Kno ck , v. i. As a t a door , Kn

gogods.

To strike o r drive against,Kn pnntws(of f oo t).v. t. To knock down

,to f el l ,

Kn gwetsa .

To strike f o r admitta nc e,Kn gogods.

n . A str oke with somethinghea vy, Knkoms.

Kno ckmg , n . A bea ting, a r ap ,

Kn ogods.

Kno l n . A little r ou nd hill,

Mu ln, minln (asof a nts).

Knot, n . Nkonyo , zinkonyo

mfnndo,zimfnndo .

v. t. Tof orm a kno t,Kn lnnzs.

Kno tted, a . Gna r led,-Okskslsla .

Kno ttiness, n . F ul nessof kno ts,Knkaksla la .

Knotty , a . Difi cu lt, -Olimb a .

Know , v. t. To make known , Kndziwitsa .

Know o f, v. i. To p ossessknowledge, inf ormation , Kn dz iws.

Knowing ,a . Skilf u l , wel l -in

f ormed , -Odziwa ; -a nzern .

Knowing ly , adv. Delibera tely,Kodziws; kodziwitsa .

Know ledg e , n . Ku dziws.

P r u dence, exp erience, Tshi

sao .

To ha ve knowledge of a thingor su bj ec t, Kudziws.


Known , T o make , v. t. Kn dzi

Knu ckle, n . The j oint of a finger ,a do ya tshsls.

Ko odo o , n . Ku du .

Kraa l , n . A na tive vil la ge, M u dzi,

midzi.A f o ld f or ca ttl e or sheep ,

Ko la, (ls) msko ls.

L

L hasin Chinyanja the sou n d o f l

in let. In Chinyanja words, thelettersr and l are a lmost a lways

interchangeab le. The Ajawa ,

who are the n eighb ou rs o f the

Anyanjs, c an neither say r n o r I,

b u t a so u nd which is rea l ly a

c ombination o f the sou ndso f b o thl etters. Those Anyanjs who

have b een b rou ght u p in the

vicinity o f an Ajawa village, ha veo ften the same pec u liarity. In

the verb ku li, to b e , a lways, and

o ften in o ther c aseswhen l fo ll ows

i, it ischanged in to r,thus dili

p ano ,Iamhere, b ec omesdirip a no .

La b el , 11 . Of a bo ttl e, Karate. ls.dzina .

Lab o rious, a . Toilsome, -Antshi

to .

La b o riously , a dv. With toil or

diflicu lty , Kwantshito .

Lab o u r, n. Wo rk, Ntshito ,zin tshito .

v. t. To work, Kn tshita ;kn gwira n tshito .

As a vessel in a sto rm, Kn

lemedwa .

To toil uselessly , Kn tshita

dals.

Exer tion of muscu la r strength,Ntshito , zintshito .

Lab o u rer , n. Wo tshita , o tshita .

La c erate , v. t. To tea r , to r end,

asthefl esh, Kn lass.

v. i. To inj u r e or afi ic t thehea r t, Kn patsa nl oni.

i


L andma rk, n . A ma rk to show a

bou nda ry , Mwa ls or n tengo o r

ntsinj e aamaliri.L andsc a 1 1 . That p or tion ofla nd w ich the eye c omp rehendsa t a single view, Dziko looneks.

Land slide o r slip, n . Kwawa,

(ls) makwaws.

Lane , n . A na r row way o r passage , Mphaksno , zimphska no .

e; n . Knl anknl a (kwa ) ;ma lin .

a . Weak, -Of0ka . To

du d , la nguid , a nd spirit

less,1

511

11 kala -o lesi.

foka .Langui adv. K0

Lang uishfv. i. Kn foka .

L ang no r , n . Wea kness, a oka .

— D u l lness, listl essness, Ulesi.Lank , a . L oose or lax, no tp lump ,

-Oo nds.

Lanky , a . Somewha t slender ,slim,

-Ossna .

v. i. To be lanky , Kn sans.

La ntern , n . Nyali, zinysli.L ap, v. i. Asa dag , Kn nyambita ;kn mwa .

v. t. To f old , bend, or layover

, Ku pinda .

n . Kumwe .

The la p of a boa rd , an edge,Tshivnndikilo , dzivnndikilo .

L apse, nn . A gliding, slipping, or

gr adu al f a lling , Kn bwerera .

Lard, 11 . M11a 11 n nwe.

L arge , aa .-Knln . la rge river ,

NtsmJe wonknrn . A la rge house,Nyumb a yeiku rn .

Large hearted, a . L ib er a l, generous, -Osaumira ° -0k0msn tima .

Large-heartedness, n . Kukoma

n tima .

Largely, adv. Kwaku ln.

eness, n Uku lu .

L a rE n A bird, L arke, (la )ma larke.

A spor t, f u n , Tshipwete, dzipwete.

L a rynx , nn . (a nd Throat). W0

mero, mimero .

Lascivious, a . Wa nto n ,lu stf u l ,

-A tshigo lo lo ;-adsms ; -o fnna

n . Tshigo l o l o

mafu n o ts 0 10 10 ; knkond edws

kwa tshigo lo oLash, v. i. To strike with the

whip , Kn kwapnls.-

.n Tshiko ti, dzikoti.

Lass, n . Mwan awsnkszi; n a

mwa li, anamwsli.L assitu de, sn . Ku foka .

Last, a . In o rder of time, -Oma

n zs ; -akntsirizs.

night. Usikn .

week . Wikilapits.month. Mweziwsfs.

year . Tshskstshapits; tsha

ka tsha fs.The u tmost, -Akntnngo .

Kwaku tnngo .

time) , Ntawi ys

pamb uiu ,n tawiza pamb uiu .

La ther , n . Po b vn , (1a ) mapo

b vn .

La u d, v. t. Kn tama .

Lau dation,n . Ku tsma.

L a ugh, v. i. Kn asks.

—I

To la ugh to sc orn , Kn nyo do

s.

Laughing ,

n . Kuseka .

La ughing ly , adv. Koseka .

n hing stock , n . Wosekedws,o

‘

s

l

e edws.

Launch, v. t. To la u nch a boa t,

of , Kn kang’

ks.

Lavish, v. t. To expendp r of usely ,

Kn tsa kwanlere.

Lavis ly, adv. Kwsnl ere.Lavishness, n . Ulere .

L aw , n . Custom of a peop le ,Mwambi, miamb i man .

Lawfu l, i. Aman .

Lawfu lly, adv. Kwaman .

L aw less, aa . Ossmveksman .

Law lessly, adv. Kosa likwaman .


Law lessness, n . Knsamvekaman knsa lnvera man .

Lawsuit, n . Mrandu , mirandu .

Lawy er, n . Nkoswe, ankoswe.

L ax , a . N o t tense, loose, -Osa

mau gidwa .

Laxity , n . L oosenessof textu re,Knsaomb etsa .

Wa nt of exa ctnessor precision ,Knsadziwitsa .

Lax ly, adv. L oosely, Kosamangakosssnngs.

L ay , v. t. To lay a thing down,Kn ika o r kn ika pansi.

To lay things in order bysepa r a ting one f rom a nother , to

a r r ange, Kn dsnda litsa and kn

ndsu dalitss.

Abo ve or on the top , Kn

pstakiz a .

To lay by , to ac cumul a te bysa ving, Kn knmb nla .

To lay by the p rofitsof tr ade,Kn ika .

To lay by weal th or p rop er ty ,Kn su n a zolemera .

To ay siege to a plac e, Kntsekereza . .

To la y a wager , Kn imikira .

a sna re, Kn tshera

kwekwe.

—.

To lay hold of pr seize , Kngw1 rs.

To lay ho ld of for supp or t,Kn fumb ata .

To lay a cha rge against, Kntshu ls.

To lay waste, Kn sakazs.To la y a p lot, Kn pangsku nJ1 .To lay c laim to , Kn tshimi

kiz a .

To lay eggs, Kn ikire.

To al lay, to quiet, Kn

tontoza .

To lay up a store, as bees,Kn ikira .

On of hands, Kn ika manjs.

Aside to , Kn ika ansi.Ou t a n anchor , 11 tnrntsa ;

kn tu ru tsa. nangul a .

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Laz ily , adv. Kwsnlesi.Laz iness, n . Ulesi.La zy , a .

°Anlesi.To be lazy , iner t, Kn kala

-a n1esi.

Lea ch, v. t. To wash, asashes, by

p er cola tion , Kn tsheza .

v. i. To pass thr o ugh byp er cola tion , Kn tsheza .

Lead, v. t. To guide by the ha nd ,Kn tso oza.

To lea d by a r ope or thong ,as a horse by the side of therider of another horse, Kn koka .

To lead by going bef o re, Kntsogo lers.

To condu c t to a ny p la c e, Kntsogo lers.

To guide, to show how to obtain an obj ect , Kn sonyeza .

To lead astr ay , Kn so tshereza .

To lead c aptive, as in wa r,

Kn teu ga mko li kn gwira nko le.

ab o u t, T o . Kn tsogoza .

An a rmy, Kn tsogo lers.

In song, Kn tshen ls.n . P recedence, guida nce, Ku

tsogo ls.

M inera l, Ntob vn , mitob vn .

Leaded, a . Fitted with lead,

-Ofot0k0 zedwa ndintob vn .

Leaden, a . Asa ba l l, -Ant0 b vn .

Heavy, du ll, -Olemera ; -o lems.

Leader, 71. A condu c tor, Wo tso

go lera , o tsogolers tsatsogo lo ,mtsatsogo lo , atsatsogo lo .

A chief , a captain , Kazemb e ,akszemb e.

Leadership, n . Utsogo lera .

Lea ding , a . Princip a l, most im

p or ta nt,-O mbsns.

Lea f, n . O a tr ee (green ), Samb aa nd tssmbs

, (1a)masamb a ; dzani,msni.L ea ves covering the sta lksof

maize, Kaf r corn , or sweet cane.Koko , (la ) makoko .

Lea fag e , n. Abu nda nce of lea ves,fo lia ge, Mssambs.


L ea fi ess, a .-Opanda masamb a .

Leafl et, n . Ka tsamb a , timatssmbs.

L eafy , a .-A 1nasam bs.

Leag u e , 7 1 . Combina tion , a llia nce,c ompa c t, Kn pangana .

Le ak , v. i. To spring a leak so

as to let wa ter into o r ou t of a

vessel , Kn tshntsha ; kn sweke .

Aswa ter thr ou gh the r oof ofa house, Kn ks.

n . A c r a ck, c r evice, or ho le,

Ndala , minda la .

Leakiness, n . Kntshntsha.

L eaky , a .-Otshn tsha .

L ean , v. .i. To lea n against,"

asf o rsupp or t to the p erson , Kn sea

ma .

To lean ou tof thep erpendic u la r ,asif a bo u t to f a l l , Kn seama .

—To lean over towa rdsa p la ce,to supp o r t and bring ba ck to the

perp endic u la r , Kn tshirikiza .

Against, r ec line, as on a

pil low, Kn tsamira kn seama .

T o b e . Kn 0 nds.

a . Wa nting fl esh, -Oonda .

Leanness, n . Kn onda .

Lea p, n . A j ump , sp ring, o r

bou nd ,Ku lumpa .

v. i. To sp ring , Kn lumps.

v. t. To p assover by leaping,Kn lumps.

Learn , v. i. Kn pnnzirs.

L earned, a . Versed ,skilfu l, -Opu

n ziridwa ; -Opnn zitsitsa .

Lea rnedly , adv. Kopnn ziridwa .

L ear ner , n . Wopnnzirs, opu

n zit a waknpnn zirs, aku pnn zira .

L ea rning , n . Knpnn zira .

Least, a d v. A t least, Nditu .

L ea ther , n . Tshikopa , dzikope .

L eave , v. i. Kn sia .

To give lea ve to a no ther , Kn

lo la kn lo lez a .

To leave of ,Kn leka .

To lea ve of work withou t p ermission ,

Kn tso tsa .

L eaven , 7 1 . a b a,zifnmbs.

v. t. To excite f ermen ta tion ,Kn tu pitsa .

Lec tu re , v. i. To deliver a dis

co u rse, Kn u za .

To r ep rima nd , Kn su l um u la .

To instr uc t a uthorita tively ,

Kn pu n zitsa .

n . A discou rse, Ku nza .

A r epr oof , Ku sul nmu ls.

L ec tu rer, nn . Wou z a , on zs.

L edg e of r o ck, n . Tsanja , (ls)matsanja .

L ee, 71 . Shelter , Ku dika.

L ee ch, n . Nsu ndu ,misu ndu .

L ees, n . Dr egs, sediment, Nsengs,zinsengs.

L eeside , 1 1 . Knndn lodika .

L eft, a . On the left-ha nd side , Padzanja laman zere .

Left hand, 71 . Dzanja laman z ere .

A left ha nd ed person , Mu n tu

waman z ere , an tu amanzere .

The lef t hand pa th, NJl rs

ysku tshikazi. Right hand p a th,Nj1ra yakntshimnna .

L efthandedness, nn . Umanzer e .

L eg ,n . Mu c u do , miondo .

F or eleg of a nima ls, Mnen do

wamwam ba , miendo ya mwam b a .

L eg end, 11 . Ntan ti, zin tan ti.

L egisla te, v. Kn lamnla .

L eisu re, nn . F r eedom f r om haste ,Ntam yopuma .

Leisu rely , adv . Kopanda tshangu .

L end, v. t. Kn bwet eka .

L ength, 71 . U tali° mu litsli.Lengthen , v. t. . By str etching ,

Kn tu lu la .

By adding , or f astening o ne

thing to a nother , Kn ta litsa .

L engthy, aa . A tali.

L eopa rd, n . N1slngW1 anislngwi.

L eper, n Wakate,skate.

L eprosy , n . Mkate.

Less, a .-Au

’

0 n0 .

L essen , v. t. n tshepetsa .

v. i. Kn tsheps.

L esson , 1 1 . Pu n ziro , (la )mapu nziro .

L est, a dv. Kani.L et, v. t. To a l low, Ku l ola .

To hir e,as a house, Kn

bwereka .

l 28 Chinya nja Dictiona ry.

L'

ht, v. i. To light on , asa bird,

To ma ke light of , to ridic u le,Kn

rpm ; kn pepu tsa .

fik

a light upon, to come to , Kna.

L amp lit o r u nlit,Nya li,

zinya li.

B u r ning , Mnni,minni.

Lighten , v. i. As lightning, Knwale ; kn wa lima .

A lo ad , Kn pepnza ; kn

pe

gmtss.

L ig tl ad v. Kopepn tss.

L i htly esteemed , a .-Onyoze

W8.

L ightnu s, n . Wa nt of weight,Knpepnka

L i htmng , n . Mpezi, zimpezi.L

'

e, v. i. To esteem,to ha ve a

liking f or , Kn fnna ; kn fn nitsa .

a . Mo nga ;-o fana ; -o fan a

fans. They a r e like each othe r ,Ali o fana fana. He is like his

father , Aliwoiana ata tn a tshi. Itis like a ma n , Tshiri tsho fans.mu n tu .

L ikes, v. t. To tr a ce a simila rity,Kn fa niza .

Likeness, n . Resemb la nc e, Knfa ns.

An image, o r pic tu r e, Fun o ,(la ) mafan o .

Two thingsexa ctly a like a re

ca lled Modzimodzi.Likewise, adv. In like ma nner

,

Modzimodzi. Go a nd do likewise,

Mnka nntshita modzimodzi.

L ily , n . The a r um, Tshian

,

dzian .

Limb , n . Of the body, Tshiwa lo ,dziwalo .

Of a tr ee, Ntambi, zin tambi.Lime, n . Miala yoo tshedws

nkono zoo tshedwa.

Bird-lime,Ulimb o , (wa ) mau

limb o .

Chewed with tobac co , Tshika

mb i.Limit, n. (Liri) , maliri.

Limit, v. t. To define, Kn tshu ls.

Limp, v. i. Kn tshikama .

Limpid, a . Clea r , -Oo n ekera .

Clea r limpid wa ter , Madzio o nekera.

Line, n . A str aight a ttendedma rk, a nde

,mifnnde .

— A line o r r ow,as a line of

sta rs in the hea vens, Nze re ,

mizers.

A bo u nda ry line, asin a fi e ldo r ga rden , Ma liri. (Sing ul a rnot used . )

Bou nda ry, measu ring r od,

Mnlingamzo .

A string or

zingwe.

v. To line out, Kn lemba ;kn sonya..

Linen, n . Nsaru ya lini.L in er, v. i. Kn tshedwa .

L'

v. t. Kn mange .

n . Kango , (la ) makango .

Lion, n . Nkango , mika nLioness, n . Nkango wongzia ndwokazi.

L ip, n . The upper lip , Ml omo,

milomo . Mou th (Milomo ) isused f or lips, inc luding the who lemou th.

L ying lips, Milomo yonama.

n . M ou th, Milomo .

v. i. Kn psipsina .

n . Knpsipsina .

Lisping , a .-Opsipsina .

Lispingly, adv. Kopsipsina .

Listen , v. i. Kn mva .

To listen o bediently , Knmvera .

Listener, n . Waknmva, ekumva .

Little , a .-Ng

’

on o .

while or time. Ntswiyoing

’ono ; kantawi.n . A sma ll qu antity. The

diminu tive ka. is used, as Ka

fodia , a little to bac co .

Littleness, n . Ung’ono .

Live , v. i. To exist, Kn Iindimom

be h M prospeTo ea t y, to r inlife, Kn linditshisao .


Live , v. i. To live or r eside in a

pktce , Kn kala .

To live delicately, Kn dierera .

H e lives a t Kotakota ,Aka la

kwa Kotako ta . Where do you

live Uka la ku til

Liveliho od, n . Ku dia ; moyowatshi.

L iver, n . Of the a nima l f rame,.

Mpafa , zimpafa.

L iza rd, n . Gn lo , agnlo ; b nrnz 1ab nrnzi kwakwa , akwakwa

— L a rg -e sizen anzi, mingan ziItsskin isusedfor ma king dr ums.

L o l interj . Ona ! o natn ! onanil

L oad, v t To p la cc a bu rden on

a ma n,Kn senza .

To load a gun , Kn mperamfu ti.

n . A bu rden, Katundu , akatu ndu .

L oaf, n . Of bread , Nkate, mike te.

L oam,n . Soil

,Ntaka , zin taka .

Red c la y soil , Katondo .

B la ck a llu via l,Kande.

Loan , n . Knbwereka .

L oathe, v. t. To f eel disgust a t,Kn nyansidwa.

Loathing , n . Extreme disgust,Knnyansidwa.

L oathmg ly , adv. Konyansidwa .

L oathsome , a Onyansidwa .

L oathsomeness, n . Knnyansa .

L ob e, n . Of the ea r , Tshipe tshaku tu ; dzipe dza maku tu .

Any cotm u or division

especia lly o a rou nded f ormTshara , dzara .

L o b ed , a . Having lobes,-Adzara .

L o c a l , a .-Amalo .

L oc a lism, n . L oca l idiom or

phr ase, Man amalo ; man akwa

tshi.

Lo c a lity, n. Malo .

Lo ca liza tion, n . Rukala

L ocalige, v. t. To assign to a

pa tsa malo .

Loc a lly, adv. Kwamalo .

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Lo cate , v. t. Kn patsa mal o ; knsonyez o mal o .

Lo c ation, n . M3 10 kwatshi.L ock , n . As a key , Tshitsnlotsha fnngu lo .

Bolt of lock, Mpikizo , mipikiZO.

v. t. To lock the door , Knfnnga tshitseko ; kn pikiza tshitseko .

To lock or shu t one in , Kntsekera.

To c losefast, Kn tseketsa .

To encir c le or enc lose, to

embr ace, Kn fnngnmira ; knfnmb a ta .

v. i. To becomef ast, Kn sinds.

n . Asa f astening together ,Knko loweks.

A plac e which is locked up ,

Nyumb a yotseka.

A grapple in wr estling , Knlimb ana .

A tuf t of hair , Tsisi, ma tL o ck or lo cked jaw , n . Kn lnmamano .

L o c ust, n . Dzomb e, (la )madzomb eL ode, n . A meta llic vein , Ntapo ,mita o .

cut or rea ch of water,

Mtshen , mitshen .

Lodg e , v. i. To dwel l or stayf o rthe night, Kn so tsa .

p r ovide a

Kn pa tsa

To to enter tain, Kn

ka litsa .

n . A p lace of shel ter , r ef uge,r etr ea t, Linga , (la ) mailin

gs.

o r lodgment, n . okala ;moka la .

Lodger, n . Wobwercka ma lo ,obwereka malo .

odging , n . Pokala ; mokala .

o ft, n . F loor o r r oom p lac eda bove ano ther , Tshipinda tshamwamb a .

Stor e built on polesf or gr ain ,Nkokwe, zinkokwe.


Lo ftily , adv. Ha u ghtily, Kodzitama .

Lo ftiness, n . E leva tion , Uta li;knmwamb a .

Lo fty , a . High, eleva ted , -Apa

mwamb a .

Ha ughty or p roud ,-Odzita

Tal l , -Anta li; -o ta li.

L og , n . Of wood, Ku lu ngu , (la )makn lnngu .

L og-c a bin , n . (a nd ho use , hu t) .Mphando , zimphando .

Logg erhead, n . Blo ckhead , do lt,Tshitsirn , zitsirn .

Logica l, a . Discrimina ting, thinking,

-Otshenjera.

Loin , n . Tha t p a r t of a n a nima l

j ust a b o ve the hip , Mtshu nn o ,dznnno ; mtshnnnn

,dznnnn .

Sometimeshea rd , Mtshnno .

Loins, n . Cor responding p a r t ofthe huma n body, Mtshu n o .

Loiter, v. i. To linger , delay, Kntshedwa kn tshedwadala .

L oiterer, n . One who lingers, a nid ler , Wotshedwa

,o tshedwa .

L oitering ly , adv. In a slow

ma nner , Ko tshedwa .

L o ll, v. i. To ac t indolently , or to

lie a t ease, Kn gona o r kn ka la

tshab e.

Asthe tongu e of a dog whenhea ted with exer tion , Kn tu rntsa

lilume.

Lone , a . So lita ry , -Eka -om dwa .

S tanding by itself , single, as

a house,-Eka .

Loneliness, n . So litude, sec lusion ,Knsiidwa .

L onely, a . Retired , f o rsaken ,-Osiidwa .

Long , a . L ong time, Ntawi

yeitali.

E c tended length, -Tali.S low in coming, Ntawi ya

mbiri.Tedious, -Ta li.

Co ntinued c ontinu ous, -Oka

la b e .

Long , adv. Time ago , -Aka li.

Way ofi ; Ku ta li.v. i. To long f o r , desire

ea r nestly f or , Kn innitsa .

Long-b ow , n . Uta , (wa ) ma n ta ;

Lnta wanta li.Longs? , n . L ength o r du r a tion

ta liwa moyo .

Long-sighted ,a . A ble to see a t

a gr ea t dista nce, -0 yang’

a ni

tsa .

Saga cio us, fa r -seeing , -O tshenjera .

L ong -sightedness, n . Ku ya ng’

a

nitss; kntshenjera .

Long-snfi'

eranc e , n . Fo rbea r a nc e

to pu nish, patience, Knmsa kn

ta li.

Long-su fl'

eruig , a Bea ring p r o

voca tion , “Olekereza

m—tongngaed , a . L oqua cio us,b ling, -Ankamwa .

L ong-ways, L ongwise, a d v.

Kwamnta li.Long-winded , a . Tedio us in

spea king , -Osamezamate.

Lo ok, v. i. To see, Kn penya .

To dir ect the eye towa rdsa n

obj ec t, Ku yang’

anira .

To c onsider , examine , lo oka ttentively to , Kn yang

’

a ni

tsa .

To look f o r or af ter , to

sea r ch f or , Kn yang’

anira ; kn

fnna .

To look thr ough, to penetr a te ,to so lve a mystery, Kn ya ng

’

a ni

tsa .

To look abou t, on every side , towa tch, Kn dikirs..

c losely , to o bserve na rr owly , Kn

yang’

anitsa .

To seem,to a ppea r , Kn

o nedwa .

To fa ce, to f ront , Kn yang’

a

11 a nkope ndinkope .

To await the appea ra n ce ofa nything, to eap ec t, Kn yang

’

a

xl 1 1s.


L op or lopping , n . A cu tting of ,

of bra nches, Knpaza.

L op-sided, a . Heavier

side than the other ,-Openda

ma.

Loqua cious, a . Ta lka tive, -Ankamwa.

Loqua cio usly, adv. Kwankamwa .

Loqu acio usness, n . L oqu a city,Kn longo lo la .

Lo rd, n . One possessing a u thority,a ru ler , governor , Mwini, eni.A master , sup erior , p rinc e,

chief , Mb u ie and mb u ye, amb u yea nd amb u ie.

The Sup reme Being, Jehovah,YEB OVA MW INI.The L ord JesusChrist, Mwm l

YESU Kmsr n .

v. i. To lord it over ano ther ,to domineer , Kn tnndnmiza .

Lo rdliness, n . Dignity, high

sta tion , Umwini.P ride,ha ughtiness,Ku dzitama .

Lo rdly, adv. N ob ly, in a lo rdlyma nner , -Anfu mu .

Imperiously , proud ly, Kodzitama .

Lo rdship, n . Dominion , power ,a u thority , Umwini; mwann .

domineer o ver , Kn weru za. ; kn

tnndnmiza .

Lo re , n. Tha t which is taught,instr u c tion, wisdom, Kndziwa ;nzern .

Lo ricate , v. t. To p la te over , to

cover with p lastering, Kn ma ts.

n . One of an order of r eptiles,Gaka , (la ) magaka .

Lo rn , a . F orsaken, lonely, -Osu

dwa. (See Fo rlo rn. )Lo rrie or L o rry, n . A sma l l c a r tor waggon, Garota , (la ) magareta .

Losa b le, a . L iab le to be lost,-Omwazika .

Lose, v. t. To ca use to pa rt with

u nwillingly, Kn mwaza .

Asa book, Kn mwazika ; kntaiika .

Lose, v. t. To f orfeit, Kn imika .

By u nsuc cessf ul con test,Kn

To lose a battle, Kn li-o panda

mpamvu .

To lose f a vou r , Kn taia kn

anjws..To pa r t with, to be dep rived

of , Kn landidwa .

Opposed to keep , to lose one’

s

life or honou r , Kn mwaz a moyo

kn taia nlemu .

To throw away, to waste , Kntaia , kn mwaza .

To wander f rom o r miss theway, Kn so tshera .

To perp lex or bewild er, Kn

sokaniza .

To ruin , to destr oy, Kn mwa za..v. i. To f orf eit, not to win

,

Kn mwaza. ; kn taia.

Loser, n . One who suffersby loss,Woo nonjeka , oononjeka ; wo taifi,o taia.

Loss, n . Failu r e, asof ha r vest,Kn ononjeka kwaDestr u c tion, Kn mwaza kn

taia .

Priva tion , Knsoa .

To bea r a loss, Kn mva knononjeka , asof cr ops, canoes, etc .

Lost, a . Asa sheep ,-Oso tshere

zwa .

Dep rived of , -Otsho tsedwa .

Wasted , squa nder ed , -Osakazidwa .

Perp lexed, bewildered , -Osokam

'

kira.

Ruined, destroyed,-Opasn

lidwa .

Insensib le (to shame), -Opandamanyazi.

N o t visible, asin a f og or a

c r owd,-Osaonekera , -otaiikidwa .

L ot, n . Por tion ,Kngawa .

Of to cast lots, Knyess.Lotion, n . A liquid p repa r a tion

f or washing a sor e, Mankwa laamadzi.


Lo ts, v. To cast, Kn yesa .

L o ud, a . A lo ud noise,asof ma ny

voices, Pokoso lamb irio r lalikut u .

A loud voice, Lin laliku ru .

n . A loud ca l l to a nother , Kn

pfnla.

— A lou d cry , as of one in

distr ess, Knpfnla .

A lou d empha tic a nno unce

ment or ca ll to du ty , Knn za ,

A lo ud noise,as of thu nder ,

Bingu ; su ch as tha t p r ecedinga n ea rthqu ake, Knlirima.

Lo udly, adv. N oisily‘

,Kwapokoso

a nd kopok

Lo unge, v. i. To spend time

d

laz

l

ily, Kn kala tshab e ; kn ka laa a .

n . A sma l l sofa , Kakamatiakama .

Lo u nger, n . An idler ,Woleai, o losi.L o use, n. Nsabwe, zinsab we.

L o va b le, a . Wor thy of love, -Okondeka ; -b zolowereka .

Love, n . Afi'

ec tion ,Kukonda .

Fondness, devo tion (love ofhome, etc . Ku z o lowera.

The obj ect of afi c tion,Woko

ndedwa , okondedwa .

Mor a l good will , benevolenc e,Knkoms. .

v. t. Kn konda .

To bepleased or delighted with,Kn sekersndi.Lovely , a . Cha rming, -Okongo la.

adv. In a ma nner to p lease,Kosekera .

Lover, n . Onewho loves, a f riend ,Wokonda , okonda .

Loving , a . Af ec tiona te, -Akukonda better -okonda.

Loving-kindness, n . KnkondaLoving ly, ad v. Kokonda .

L ow , a . In r ela tive position

o ther things, -Apansi.In condition , -Osanka ; -a tsha

b e.

Near the horizon , Pansi.D epressed in spirits,

-Ansoni.

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L ow ,a . Humb le, -Osadzitama .

Asa lowp ulse,-Ng

’

o no .

Asa low tone of voice, -Onyinvidza .

v. t. To bellow as a n ox or

c ow, Kn gamb a .

Lower, v. t. To ca use to descend ,Kn tsitsa .

To humb le, Kn tshepetsa .

To r edu c e in va lu e,Kn tshe

petsa a nd kn finimpitsa n tengo .

v. i. To fal l , to sink, Kn

gwa kn bira .

To dec r ease, Kn tshs etsa .

To thr ea ten gloom,Kn endama

Lowering , T o b e, v. i. Kn tu

mbirira .

L owerinfily, adv. Thr ea tening

gloom,o lendama .

Lowermost, a . L owest of al l,

Pansipa onse .

owing , n . Of ca ttle, Kugamb akwa ng

'

omb e.

ow liness, n . Humility, Knsadzitama .

Gra c e, a atsa .

Low ly, a . N ot el eva ted in p la c e,-Apansi.

Humb le, -Osadzitama .

Lowness, n . As of gr ou nd ,Pansi; damb o .

Of condition ,-Atshab e (antu

atshab e, plebs) .Of mind o r cha rac ter , Kwaipa .

L ow-spirited, a . Dep ressed ,-A

80m.

Loyal, a . Faithf u l to the kzwfu lgovernment , Atshirimbi.Loya lly, adv. Kwa tshirimbi;kwanlimbi.

L o ty , n . Fidelity to a sup erio r ,shirimbi nlimbi.

Lu b ricant, n . As oil which

lub rica tes, Mafn ta .

Lu b ric a te, v. t. To make smooth,

Kn dzosa mafu ta .

Lu b rica tion, n. Ku dzosa .

Lu c ent, a . Shining, bright , -Owa la .

Lu cid, a . Shining, b right,-Oona

-oyera .


Lu cid, a . Clea r , tra nspa rent,-Oonekc ra .

Lu cidity , n. Clea r ness, Knyera ;knyera kwa kn lankn la .

a idly, a dv. Clea r ly, Koonekera.

L u ck, n . Good , Mwai; -a nzimu .

Bad, Tsoka .

Lu ckily, ad v. Kwamwai.a kin

yess, n . Good f ortune,

Mwai.Lu ckless, a . Unf or tu na te, -A tsoka .

Lu c rative, a . Pr ofi tab le , -Opi

ndnla .

Lu c re, n . Gain in goodso r money,pr ofi t, Ku pindu la .

M oney , Ndrama .

Ludic ro us, a . L a ugha b le, ridicu l

ous, -Opusa .

Ludic ro usly, adv. Kopu as.L ug , v. t. To pu ll with fi r ce, to

dr ag, Kn koka .

Luggage, n . Anything cumb rousand hea vy , Knlemera , zo lemera .

Baggage, Akatnndn .

Lukewarm, a . N either cold no r

ho t, tepid , -Ofnnda .

N o t zea lous, indiferent , -Oteonyatsonya .

Lukewarmly, ad v. Kotsonya.

Lukewarmness, n . Indif erence,Kn tsonyatsonya .

Lu ll , v. t. To lu ll to sleep ,to

compose, Kn gon etsa ; kn ananza .

To p u t of one’

sgua rd, Kn

iwaza .

v. i. To su bside, asthe windo r the sto rm,

Kn leka ; kn kala

b ata .

To bec ome ca lm, Kn kala b ata .

n . A season of tempor a ryquiet, Masiku opanda nkondo .

Lu llab y , n . Tha t which quiets o r

soothes, Tshingo li, dzingo li.

L umb er, nn . Things thr own aside

as of no use, Tshirombo , dz 1 1 0

mb o .

v. t. To heap together in

disorder , Kn u njika .

v. i. Tomove hea vily , Kn endako lema kn enda ko lemedwa .

the hea venly bodies, Mnni, minni.a inifero us, a . P rodu c ing light ,

-Owa la .

Luminous, a . Shining , bright ,-Owala,

-oyera .

Sma l l p rotu b era n c e inKalimbwi, aka limb wi.

Of ea r th, Bnma, (la ) ma nmaa nd mab nma .

Big lum ,Tshib uma , dzib u ma .

Abou t nger or toe, asa f estering a bo ut nail, Kapolo , akapo l ofnndo , (la ) mafn u do .

A sma l l massof ma tte r , asinpo r ridge, Mb ur u , mib n rn .

A mass of things thr own

together , asa n ash-heap ,Dza la

,

madza la .

v. t. To thr owinto a mass, Kntengara pamodzi; kn song

’kan iz a .

Lumpy , a . F u ll of l umpso r sma l lcompa c t masses, -Amib u rn .

Lu na cy n . Misa la .

L u na t1e’

, n . Wamisala , amisala .

Lunch, n . L u ncheo n, Knsadietsa .

v. i. Kn sadietsa.

Lu ng , L u ngs, n . Pnpn , (la ) ma

pnpn .

Lu rch, n . A sudden r o ll of a shipto one side, Kntshiknka .

v. i. Asa ship in a hea vysea ,

Kn tshiknka .

Lu rid, a . Gloomy, dismal ,-Ogu

dnmira .

Lu rk , v. i. To lie hid with p r e

da to ry inten tions, Kn dika .

To lie p r ivily in wait f o ra no ther , Kn bisa lira .

Lu rker, n . Wobisa lira , o bisa lit a .

Lu rking-pla c e , n . Malo ob isa lit a .

Lust, v. i. Desire, Kn innitsa .

Desir e u nlawf u lly, Kn fnn a

dama kn fnna tshigo lo lo

n . A longing desire, Kn lnnitss, ma fnnitso .

Un la wf zd desir e, a nna kwadama kn tnna kwa tshigo lo lo .


Manho od, n . Untu a nd umu n tu .

Manifest, v. t. To exhibit, Knso nya .

To bring f or th to view tha t

which wasp reviously hidden , Knsonyeza .

To revea l, Ku sonyeza.

a . Clear , -0 yera .

Manifestation, n . Kusonyeza .

Manifo ld, a .-0 indn lidwa .

Man liness, n. mu ntu .

Manly, ad v. Kwamu n tu .

Manner , n . Custom,habitu a l

prac tic e, Maka lidwe.

Sor t, kind , Mtu ndu andn tu ndu , mitu ndu .

ad v. After the ma nner of ,Ko fana .

Manners, n . (Good ) , Matau gato

(a bwino ).Manpleaser, n . Woseketsa wa

mu n tu .

Ma

gslayer , n . Wambanda

,amba

n a .

Manstea ler , n . Woba antu , o b a

antu .

M antle, n . Tsho fu nds, dzopfunda .

M anu re, v. t. u tu k

n . Tshotu kusira ; u lambwewa ng

’omb e .

Du ng, refuse, Zotaia .

Many, a . Mbiri. M a ny horses,Akava lo ambiri. M any ca ttle,Ng

’

ombe zambiri. Many trees,Mitengo ambiti. Ma ny peop le ,Antu am iri.

Mar, v. t. To spoil , Kn sakaza .

Marb le , n . Marmore.

Mare , n . Kavalo wanhati, akavaloakazi.

Mariner, n Wamatanga , amatanga ; marmyero , amar myero .

Mark, n . Lemba , (la ) malemba .

A sign of distinc tion, asa ma rk on sheep , Tshizindikilo ,dzizindikilo .

A badge of honou r , Kantukatshifumu .

In thefi esh f rom ta ttooing,Pini, zimpmi.

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Mark, v. t. To observe, Kn ya

ng’

anira .

To ma ke a distin ctive ma rk,Kn sindikiza ; kn lemb a .

To ma rk the bounda riesof a n

esta te or country, Ku ika ma liri.v. i. To no te, to ta ke pa r

ticu la r no tic e of , Kn zindikiritsa

and kn zindikitsa .

Marksman , n . Wo tanda bwino,

o tanda b wino .

Marriage , n . Kukwatitsa , kukwa

tibwa .

Ma rriage-pa r ty, Oonera ku

kwatitsa .

M a r ria ge f east, Kndia kwa

kukwatitsa .

Marrow , n . Nsiwe, misiwe .

Marry ,v. i. To take a wife, Kn

To

.

ma r ry a husba nd, Kn kwatibwa .

la h—To ma , asapp'

ed to bot

bridegroomrrzdnd b ride, Kn kwa

tana and kn kwatib wa.

v. t. Asapp lied to the ofi ciat

ing c lergyma n , Kn kwatitsa .

To give in ma rria ge, as a

fa ther giving his da u ghter in

ma r ria ge, Ku kwatibwa .

Marsh, 11 . A boggypieceqfgrou nd ,

Damb o , (1a ) madamb o .

Marten , n . Fu lagomb e, afu lago

Ma rtyr, n. Witness, Womariza ,omariza .

Marvel, v. i. Kn zizwa ; ku ziri

mukwa .

astonish, Kn zizwitsa.

—n . Tshozizwa , z ozizwa .

Mash, v. t. Ku ponda .

Mass, n . Of ina nima te ma tter ,Buma , (la ) mauma .

A mass of mud , Buma la

tope , mab nma a nd mauma a tope .

Of living beings, Gnln la

antu , magnlu a an tu .

A mass or swa rm of bees,Ntenge, zintenge.


Mass, 11. A dense massof livingor ina nima te things, Mu ln ,minln ;a c loud of lo c usts, mn ln wa

madzomb e .

Of tr ees, a dense forest, Nkalango , zinkala ngo .

M assac re , n . Ku ya luka.

v. t. To massa c re, Ku ya lu tsaMast, n . Mlon ti

, milo ngo tinza ti, miza ti(p

'

a r ) .Master , v. t. To overcome, Kn

pamb an a .

To go beyond thestr ength, asa

hea vy bu rden , Ku lemeretsa .

n . Mb u ye, amb u ye ; mbnie,amb uie.

Master b uilder , n . Womanga-amb u ye.

Mastic a te , v. t. Kn tafu na.

Mastic a tion, n . Ku ta fu na .

Mat, n . A na tive sleeping ma t,Mpasa , zimpasa .

Sleeping bag , a b a, (la )

mafumba .

A r ough ma t mad e loosely,Kangala , makangala .

Sof t, made of pa lm lea ves,Nkeka , mikeka .

A ta b le ma t f or serving upna tive f ood on , Tshipapa , dzipa

pa .

To ma ke a ma t, Kn sokampasa ; kn lu ka mpasa .

Ma te , n . Compa nion , Nza,an za .

Ma tric u late , v. i. Kn lemb edwa .

Ma tter, n . Case, business, Kan tu ;mrandu , mirandu .

Tha t which is discha rged

f r om a tumo u r or wou nd , p us,

Mafin a .

Matto n . Kasu , (1a ) makasu .

Ma ttress, n . Mpasa, zimpasa .

M a tu re , v. t. Kn marizs.

v. i. Of f ruit, Kn psa .

a . P erf ec te d, -Omarizidwa .

Ripe, asf r uit or c or n , -0 psa ;a nd -aku psa .

Brought to perf ec tion ,ma tu rity,-Aku psa .

Mau l , v. t. Kn menya .

Ma ze , v. t. To bewilder , Kn

sokaniza.

Me, per . p ron . Inc a nd ini p r e

fixed to ver b , dia nd ndi.'

o u

a r e bea ting me, Undimen ya .

Meagre, a .-0 tshepa ;

-ng’

o no .

Mag

rely, adv. Kotshepa .

M n . F lo u r , Ufa , (wa ) manfa

A family mea l, Ku dia .

Mea ly, a . Of pota to , -Ouma .

Mea n, n . Sign , Tshifnkwa , zifu

kwa .

v. i. To mean , Kn tan ta u aa .

a . Sma ll , -Ng’

ono .

thing , Kan tu koipa .

Meaning , n . Significatio n , Tan tau zo , (la ) matan tanzo .

a .-Otantanza .

Meaning less, a .-Opanda ta n tan

zo .

Measu re , v. t. Kn yeza a nd kn ez a .

By p u tting a longsid e, Kn

lingana ; ku linganiza .

n . Muyezo a nd mu ezo , miez oa nd mezo a nd miyez o pande .

M ea t , n . In genera l , Nyama,

zinyama .

Mea t o f an a nima l which has

Nkoka , mikoka .

Game, Nyama , zinyama .

M ea t withou t bone, Nyams

yopanda fupa .

Mediate, v. t. Kn totosa ; kn

lekanitsa .

Mediation , n . Ku teteza ; ku l e

kenites.

M ediato r, n . Wo lekanitsa , o le

kanitsa mtetezi, a tetezi.Medic a l , a .

-Amankwa la .

M edicine, n . Mankwala .

Meditate , v. i. Kn ganiza .

Meditation , n . Knganiza .

Meek, a .-0 anja ; -odika n tima .

Oan'

a .

To be mee in c ondu ct, Kn

ka la -oanja ; kn ka la -odika

n tima .

To be meek, mild , gentle, Kn li-okoma kn ka la -okoma .


Mighty One , n . Wampamvu ,

ampamvu .

Mild, a . Kind, gentle in disposi

tion , -Ok0ma .

-Ansisi.Mildew , n . Ku fi ku fi zambiri.Mildly, adv. Kokoma ; kwansisi.Mildness, n . Ku koma nsisi.Milk, n . Sweet milk

,Nkaka ,

mikaka .

Sou r, f ermented milk, Nkaka

wo limb a .

Milk of a woman,Maziwa .

v. t. Kn kama ; kn hu ya

nkaka .

Milker, n . Wokama , okama ;

Mmkgakima

,aknkama .

n . Gu da , aguda .

Milky , a .-Ankaka ; -oyera .

Mill, Millstone, n . Mporo , zi

mpero . Rea lly the la rge nether

stone. The upper one is ca ll edMwana wa mpero .

Millepede, n . Dzongolo lo , (la )madzongo lo lo .

Millet, n . Mapira . (See Grain,Co rn . )

Milt, n . Of a n a nimal , sp leen ,

Tshilalo .

Mil t of ma lefish, Umu na .

Roe of fish, Sewe, (la ) masewe.

Mimic , v. Ku tsanza .

Mimosa , n . L a rge a ca cia ,Kanzo

na,mikanzo na .

Nsio , misio . Thishasa pod

giving (when boiled) a bla ck dye,Tshisio .

Minc e, v. t. To cu t mea t into verypieces, Ku nyinya .

v. i. To take shor t steps, to

wa lk with a swinging, af ec tedgait, Kn didiwirika .

Mincing ly, adv. Kodidiwirika .

Mind, 11 . The af ections, Ntima .

The will a nd afi ctions, Kufnna .

The intel lec t, Muwongo , manongo .

Mindfu l, a .~Okumb u kila

nga-oyang

’

anira .

Mine, p ron . Belonging to me,-Nga .

The p refix va rieswith tha t of the

no u n r ef erred to . The bo ok is

mine, Buku lirilanga . Tha t ho rse

ismine,Kavalo amene a liwa n

Ming le, v. t. To mix up toge

withou t order , Kn sang’kaniza

kn sokaniza asc lo thesu nf o ld edkn vu ngavn nga .

To mix together so asto ma ke

a mass,to u nite in one body , Ku

sang’

kaniza.

M inister, v. i. To serve, Kn imi

To bring out , Ku turu tsa.

n . Woimirira , oimirira.

Ministration, n. Knimirira , mai

Ministry, n . Work, ofi c e, Ku imirira.

Mino rity , n . Ung’ono (wa ) .

Minstrel, n . Wadziteta , adziteta .

Mirac le , n . Tshozizwa , zo ziswa

m amvu , zimpamvu ; tshizindik

'

0 , zizindikilo .

Mira c u lo us, a .-Ozizwa.

Mira c u lo usly, adv. Kozizwa .

Mire, n . Tope, (la ) ma tope .

Mirro r, 1 1 . Ksriro le, akariro le.

Mirth, 1 1 . F u n,Tshiwete.

Misadventu re, n . pingu , mi

Failu re of a n

e rs.

The a c t of ginging f or thyou ng before the p roper time ,

Ku taiamwana .

Misc a rry , v. i. To bring

you ng bef ore the p roper time,

Ku taia mwana .

To p roc u r e a bor tion , Kn

ta1 1tsa nkazimwana .

ischief, n . Kwaipa .

ischievo us, a .-i a .

ischievously, ad v. Koipa .

isdeed, n . Tshimo , (la )matshimo .

iserab le, a .-Atshisoni.

Ignorant,-Ozingalidwa .

Chinganja Dictiona ry.

Miserab ly, adv. Kwatshisoni.

isery , n . Tshisoni, ziso ni.

isfo rtune , n . Tsoka, (la ) matsoka .

Mislea d, v. t. Kn tshimwitsakn sotshereza .

Miss, v. i. To j ust or ba r ely missan obj ec t aimed a t

, asin fi ring a tan obj ec t, Kn ponya .

n . A you ng lady, Bu tu , (la )mantu ; namwali, anamwalif

Missionary , n . Mtanga and

ntenga , mitenga ; wotumidwa,

o tnmidwa .

Mission-sta tion, n . Malo opu

nzitsa .

Misreqpresent, v. t. Ku namiza .

o overdraw a story , Kn

pipiritsa .

M rst, n . Knngn , zinku ngu .

Mistake , v. i. Kn tshimwira .

n . Tshimo , (la ) matshimo .

Mistress, n . Of a house or family,head wife, Aku ka ; mb u ye andmb uie wankazi

,amb u ye, amb uie

‘

ankazi.Misty, n . Kamite, timite.

Mite, a .-Aknngn .

Mix , v. t. To misc up o r together

withou t order , Kn san’

kaniza,As one liquid wit ano ther ;

or of a so lid with a liquid, Kn

tsira .

Mic up difl’

erentma tters, asina tria l, Kn sokaniza .

To mia: difl'

er ent ingr edien tsinto one mass, Ku sang

’

kaniza .

Min up , asf a t or ointmen t, orto chu rn

,asbu tter , Kn gob vo la.

Mixtu re, n . Zosang’kamza .

Miz z le, v. i. To r ain in veryfi nedrap e, Ku waza .

Moan, v. i. In sickness, Ku b u lira .

To gr oa n , Ku b u lira .

n . Bu liro , (la ) mab u liroM o b , n . A p r omiscu ousmu ltitudeof p eop le, An tu ambiri kamu 1aan tu , makumu a antu . (Kamuhasa triba l refer ence—Kamu laAtonga kamu la Angoni. )

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M o ck, v. t. To deride,Ku nyoza

kn tsanza .

M ake a f oo l of , Kn pusitsa ;kn tonza .

To la ugh a t, Ku nyodo la knseka pa .

To a c cusef a lsely, Kn sinJuira .

Mocking , n . Ku tonza , matonzo .

a .-Ony0 za .

M o cking ly, adv. Konyoza .

M odel, n . Knsonya ; sonyo , (la )masonyo .

M odera te, a .-Onyanya laza .

M oderately, adv. Konyanya laza .

Of ea ting , Konyanya ta .

M odera tion, n . Ku nyanya laza .

M odest, a .-Amanyazi.

No t showy, as in ga rments,-Osa0

‘

sa .

M odes y, adv. Kwamanyazi.M odesty, n . Manyazi.

oist, a . Damp, -Anyont0 .

Moisten, v. t.‘

Knnyon tetsaM oistness, n . Nyonto .

M oistu re , n . Nyonto .

On o the ou tside of a n ea r then

p ot by oozing , Tshime , dzime.

M o le , n . Minko,zimfu ko .

M o lest, v. t. Ku b vu ta .

Moment, n . Kan tawi, tintawi.M onday, n . Monde dzus 10 amb a n tshito .

M o ney, n . Ndrama ; and nda lamaWher e isthe mo ney , Ndrama zinku til

M oney-chang er, n . Wosinta ndra

ma , c ain ta ndrama .

M onkey, n . Pusi,apnsi.

Big , Ntshima , zmtshima .

M onth,n . Mwezi,miezi; contr .mezi.L ast month, Mweziwafa .

M oon , n . Mwezi, miezi.

N ew moon , Tomb ongali, a tomb ongali.F u ll moon , Mweziwouku ru .

A wa ning moon , Mwezi nlinku ta kn ta kwa mwezi.M o re andmo re, adv. Knyenjeza .

Mo reover, adv. Besides, f u r ther ,-Opamb ana.


M o rning , n . Mawa .

In the mo r ning , M’

mawa .

The mor ning dawn , Banjaku tshu .

M o rning-star , n . Ntanda ; kumku ru

M o rrow , n . To -mo r row, Mawa .

To -mor r ow I will c ome, Bidsafika mawa .

M orse l, 1 1 . Of bread , Kankate .

M orta l, a .-Aku fa ; -a ntemb0 .

Ou r mo r ta l bodies,Ma tupi atn

aku ta .

M o rtal ly, ad v. Ko fa ; kwaku fa .

Mo rta r, n . Ntondo , mitondo .

Cla y, Do te, (la ) madore .

M o rtifi c a tion, n . Ku b vu nda .

M o rtify , v. i. To bec ome gangr eno us, Kn b vu nda ; kn pa ; kn

pe tsa ; kn fetsa .

M osquito , n . Udznzu ,maudznzu ,

a nd u dz u zu zambiri.

Moss, n . Ndere, zindere.

M o te, n . Of eye, tshito lo , sito lo .

M o th, n . Thefl yingmoth, Peperu ,

apeperu .

M o thin ga rments, Tshiku l u lu ,

dziku lu lu .

M o thea ten, a .-Odibwa nditshi

ku lu lu .

M o ther , n . Amaimama .

My mo ther , Amaianga .

Thy mo ther , Am aiak0 ; c tr .

amako .

You r mothe r , Amaianu c tr .

aman u .

Hisor her mother , Amaiatshic tr . amatshi.

Their mo ther , Amaiao ; c tr .

amao .

M o ther-in-law . Pongozi, apongo zi.

M o tio n , n . Ku enda .

Of the hand, Kntakata .

v. t. To mo tion a person awa yby the motion of the ha nd , Kn

mo tion with the ha nd ,as to ca l l a ttention a nd ob tain

a udience f r om a n excited as

semb ly, Kn kodo la .

M otionless, a .-A tshu tshntshn.

‘

M o u ld, v. i. To become mo u ldy ,assoil when , f rom its own ric h

ness,it p u lverises, Kn ka la kn ti;

kn a k

gwu fi .

become mou ldy , as b r eado r cheese

,Kn kala ku fi .

n . Soil,Ntaha , zin taka .

k

Ason bread ,books

, or lea ther ,u fi .

M o nldy, aa . Kn gwa ku fi (tshikopa tshagwa ku li), the skin hasb ec ome mou l dy .

M o u lt, v . i. To cast the skin,

lw a snake, Kn tsu a ; kn pfu n dna.

To ca st thefea thers, asa bird ,

Kn soso la .

M ou nd, 1 1 . Of ea r th, Mu ln, m 1 n

ln .

M ount, v. i. To rise, to ascen d,Kn kwera .

To get on horseba ck, or on a

vehic le, Kn kwera .

n . A hill ock or hill , Kapiri,timapi

O

ri.

Mo untain, n . Piri, (1a ) mapi

M ourn, v. i. Kn lira ; kn mva

To mo u r n f or or on a c co u nt

of , Ku lirira . Blessed a r e theytha tmou rn , Oda la aliomwe amva

tahianni.

M o u rner, n . Wo lira , o lira .

M ou rnfu l , a .-Ausoni.

M o urnfu lly, ad v. Kwansoni.M ou rning , nn . Ku lira , malit o (theplu . is used to express lamentatwnsf o r the dead ) .

Mo use , n . Generic , Mbewa , zimb e

M o u th, n . Nkamwe , okemwa

(mwa ) .M ou th of a river , Matsiri

r0 .

Mou thpiece of a smoking-pipe ,Biza , (la ) mabiza .

M o uthfu l, n . Of mastica tedf ood ,

Tshankamwa , dzankamwa .

1 44 Chinya nja Dic tiona ry .

M usic al Instr umentsWith ir on o r wooden r eeds, the

ends of which a r e p r essed , and

thu sset vib r ating , Sansi, asanai.— A sor t of fif e, with thr ee o r

f ou r holes, Mlumbwi, milumbwi.A so rt of one-stringed fi dd le,

Ngo li, mingo li.A smal l pipe, with r eed , used

by ca ttle herds, Nyanga, zinya

nga kwern , (la ) makweru .

Hor n of the koodo o or other

a nimal,Pa lasa , zimpa laza .

B ug le of meta l , or imita tedby a r eed and pa r t of gou rd ,Lipenga , (la ) malipenga.

Pan’

8 pipes.

Drum,Genera l term, Ng

’

oma ,zing

’

0 .ma These a r e usu al lymad e of a tra nsverse sec tion of a

tree , the in terior of which is

ho l lowed ou t entirely , lea ving a

wooden cylinder ; or the wood'

is

lef t who ll y or p a r tly uncut a t

the one end . Over the open end

isstr etched , in the la rger drums,the skin of an elephant

's ea r

in the sma ller , the skin of a n

igu a na o r la rge liza rd in others,

the skin of a snake. Va rieties

Ntsanga , mitsa nga , The onlykind covered with membr a ne a t

b o th ends. It is a la rg e drum,

bea ten

cItn th s

éicks.

Pon a on a, a 11 nds

,

L a rge drum with 0pmTshitu ngwi, dzitu ngwi, 1

6 in to 2 feet long, with open end .

F1n ta , zifin ta , L a rge dr umsuppo r ted by string , end pa r tlyc losed .

Ngu gu , zingugu , Sma ll drum,

with sma ll ho le in lower end .

Mfu ku la, zimfu kn la,Smal l

dr um,with sma ll ho le in lower

end and a sma ll ho le in the side,which is cover ed by a spider

’

s

web or ba t’swing , thusgiving an

a lter ed note. The ordina ry sized

mfnku ls is bea ten by the ha nds,while the open end ishe ld a gainst

the performer’

s body, o r p a r tlyr aised fr om it

,a c c ording to the

note to be p roduc ed . L a rger

a r e beaten by a stick.

L ambs, (la ) malomhe, H a ve

one end clwed , a nd f r om the

centre pa r t of the wood p r oj ec tsto some dista nce sia: or seven ofdif erent sizesa re used , r a ng ed ina line, theperf ormer bea ting thema lterna tely with a stick.

Nzunguza, miznngnza , A r e

usua llyin setsof fou r , (j which one

isla rge and the other sma ll . A ll

a re open at the lower end. The

big one islashed to a tree while it

isbea ten,a nd a l l a r e bea ten with

a stick.

Tserereka, atserereka. Usu a l ly

f ou r o r five f orm a set of these .

Theya re Open at the lower end , a r ebea ten by the hands, a nd one ofthem isla rge.

The ab ove namesa r e a lso u sedto deno te bo th the tu ne p la yed o n

these difer ent kinds of dr ums,

and the da nce by which they a r e

Musician , n . Wagnle, agu le.

M using ly, adv. Tho ughtfu l ly, X c

ganiza.

Musings, n Tho ughts, Gsniz o ,

(1a ) magamzo .

Musket, n . a ti, fu ti, zimfnti.

M ust, a u :c .ver b,isr ender ed by Kan a .

Mustache, n . Ndeb vu za. mlomo

wapamwamb a.

Mustard, n . Mostsde, (ws.) smo

studs.

Muster, v. i. Kn song’

kana.

n . Knsong’

kana.

M u te , n . Wosadziwa kn lau ku la,

osadziwa kn lau ku la .

M u tilate, v. t. Kn du ls.

M u tter , v. i. In one’

ssleep ,a nd

also of delirium,slightmu ttering,

Kn b webweta .


M u ttering , n . In one’

s sleep ,

Bwebweto , mabwebweto (alsosaid of commu nica tions of the

spiritsto a ma n ).Mu tton, n . N ama ya nkoss.Mu tu a l , a . The r ecipr oca l f ormof the ver b is used to exp ress

mu tu a l ac tion . Sufi xmna ; -awiri.Mutua l love, n . Knkondana .

ha tred, Kukwisna .

M u z z le, v. t.‘

Kn pnnamiza .

n . Tshopnnamizira.

Mi, p er . p ron .

-A 1 1ga . Myarses, Akavalo anga. My ho use,Nyumb a. yange . My horse,Kaval o wanga . My child ,

Mwana wanga., mwana nga.

Ine ndeka . It isine ndeks.

Of myself, p u rp osely , withou tc ompulsion or p r omp ting f r oma no ther , Wa ine ndeka ; ws.n tima wanga . I did it of myown a c c ord

, Dinatshitshita kwan tima wanga .

Mysterio us a .-Osa.dziwiks.

Mysteriously , adv. Kosadziwika .

Mystery , n . Kussdziwiks: tshosadziwika .

N hasin Chinyanja the sou nd o f n

in ma n . (See M . )Nab , v. t. To seize su ddenly, to

ten upon , Kn kwatnla .

v. t. Ku mange ndinsoma li;kn komara.misomali.

n . Nsoma li, misoma li.The fi nger na il

,Tshikab ado,

dziksb ado .

Naked, a .-0mariseke -am‘sri

setshe ; -amariseke. The childisna ked , Mwana a liwomariseke.

The people a r e naked , Antu a liomariseke .

Nakedness, n . Mariseke marisetshe ; naiwa. (watshi). To sitin a na ked or nu de sta te, Usiws,imp liesr ep r oa ch.

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Name, n . Dzina , (1a ) mains.

A distinguishing name, Dzinslopatikiza .

What is you r name, Dzinalako ndiwe am ?

v. t. To give a name, Kn tsha .

Namely, adv. So,Tshoin tsho .

Na v. i. Ref er ring to the nod

ing ac tion of a p erson napping ,Kn sin za..

Nape, n . Of the neck, a ndo yakosi

, mfu ndo za. kosi.

Napkin , n . Mleuso , milenso , a ndmlen zo ma len zo .

Narra te , v. t. To r ecite, as a

story , Kn u za .

To r ela te thepa r ticu la rsof anyevent or tr a nsa c tion

,Kn tanlira .

To tell the news, Kn u za mskalidwe.

Narra tion , n . A sto ry, Mwambi,miambi.A set discou rse or ora tion ,

Knambirira ; nzo , (la ) manzo .

Na rra to r , n . Wou za , on zs.

Narrow ,a . Str ait, -Opapa tiza..

As a pa th or r oad ,-Oso ta .

A lso used of sma l lnessof a p la teand na rr oumessof a ca noe.

A na r r bw p ass, asin a mou ntain ra nge, Mpsts, mipsts.

A na rr owpassthr o ugh a pr e

cipitousr ock, Mpstswoso ts.

v. t. To contra c t a r oa d o r

a venu e in width,Kn so tetsa .

Narrow ly, adv. Koso ts. He

na r rowly escaped , Wapu lumu kakoso ts.

Narrowness, n . Knsota .

Nastily, ad v. Konyanss.

Nastiness, n . Knnyanss; mstnb vi.Nasty , a . Ugly, evil , -0ipa

e n

gines.

ilthy , -O11yanss.

Nation , n . Ntu ndu , mitu ndu .

Nationa l, a .-Antnndu .

Nationa lity, n . Ntundn a nd

u n tnndn .

Na tiona lly, adv. Kwan tnndu .

atura l, a .-Amaka lidwe .


Natu ra li adv. Kwamaka lidwe ;ndima idwe .

Nature , n . Constitu tion of mind ,

Maka lidwe .

Bir th,Knbsdws.

The essen tia l qu a lities o r

a ttrib u tes of a person or thing,Makalidwe .

Custom, f o rm , Maka lidwe .

Or hea r t of a thing , su b

sta nc e ar essenc e , Ntseme l ero ,

mitsemerero .

Naught, v. i. To come to na ught,Kn pepu tsa .

Nausea te , v. i. To f eel na usea tedwith sickness, Kn san zitsa .

Navel, n . Ntshomb o , mitshomb o .

Nay, a dv. Iai.

Nea r, Oandika a nd -oyandika .

Nea radv. A lmost, within a

Nea rl lit tle,Pa fu pi knfnpi.

y’ A lmost, Pa fnpi.

Nea rness, n . Knandika a nd ku ya

ndika .

Nea rsighted, a . Ku yang’

anira

pafnpi.

Nea t, a .-Adongo . A nea t boy ,

Nyamata wadongo .

Nea tly, ad v. Kwadongo .

Nec essarily, adv. Ko fu nidwa .

Nec essary , n . A desira b le some

thing , Maonk

a .-0 fu n 1dwa .

Nec essito us, aa .-0 ~au ka .

Nec essity , nn . Ku fnn a , ma fn 1 1o ;tsho fnna , z o fnn a tsho fnnidu a ,zo fnnidws.

Nec k, n . Of the body, Kosi, (la )makosi.N eck or passin a mo u ntain

r a nge, Mpa ta , mipsts..Neckla c e, n . Ma de of beads,Tshipote , dzipote .

Need, 12. Want , Ku psnds; knsau ka ; knsoa ; ku fu n a ; knfnni

dwa .

v. In need , to be witho u t,Ku ands; kn soa .

o wish, Kn fn na .

Needfu l , a .

Needle, n . Big , S1ngan o asinga no .

Sma ll sewing needle,Kasinga

Needless, a .-Osa fnnidwa .

Neg lec t, n . Omission , Ku sasa

mala . S light, disrespec t , mph“ 8.

iyo ,zimphwaiya

v. t. To omit by ca r elessnessordesign , Kn sasama la ku o n o nga .

To slight, no t to no tic e , Kn

to n to lera .

To wilfu lly neglec t , Kn n y o z a .

To lea ve a thing u ndon e , Kn sia .

Neighb o u r , n . Woiandikil a,ois

ndikila. ; nansi,anansi.

Neighb o u rho od, n . Pa fu pi ndima lo a tshi.

Neighb o u ring , a . A dj oining ,-Uandika .

Neighb o u r ly, ad v. Ko andikila .

Neither , pr on . Kapena with ver bin neg . c on].

Nephew , Niec e , n . Mwana ; mynephew, mwana. wanga ;nephew (if child of o lder br o ther ) ,mwana.ws njira tshi (if child ofyou nger br o ther ) , mwana ws.mpwstshi.

Nest, n . A bird’

s nest, Tshisa ,dziss..

Net, n . Uko nde , (wa ) manko n de .

—A fishing net,seine net

,Koka

,

(la ) makoko..F or hu nting , Ukonde we. nya

Nettle, n . Kaiamani, akaiamani.Never , a dv. Pa lib e n tawi. Iwil ln ever do it, Sindidz atshita. pa lib en tawi.

Nevertheless, adv. Koms.

New , a .-A tsopan o . A new ga r

men t, Marsis. a tsopsno .

To make neu , Kn panga-a tso

pan o .

n . The new moon ,Tomb o

ngali, atomb onga li.New ly, ad v. Kwa tsopsn o .

Newness, nn . U tsopsn o .

News, n . Maka lidwe . Tell us

the news, Uza ife maka lidwe .

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Notify , v. t. To make known, Kudziwitsa .

To give forma l or ofi cia l

no tice, Kn u za .

To note , to observe, Kn yang’

a

nira.

Noto rious, a .

mu n tu .

Notwithstanding , Koma . It rains

hea vily, we must go no twithsta nding , Ivumb a mvu la yambiri,koma tikanapita .

No urish v . t. To f eed and ca use

to gr ow, Kn lera .

o u rishment, n . Ku dia. ; kul era .

Tshiromb o tsha

ovic e, n . Woiamb ira,oiambira .

Now , adv. Tsopan o tsopanolino po .mpoJust now, Tsopano lino .

Go now, Tshoka ; tshokatn ;

tshoka tsopano .

Nu ll, (1 . -Atsl1ab e.

Nu llify, v. i. To make void , Kn

panga tshab e.

Numb er , v. t. Kn wet enga .

n . M ore tha n one, Mb iri;kuwerenga ; kntsb u rnka . Wha tisthe number of the people .

9 Kuwar enga kwa antn ku likangati.

7

A numera l, or written number ,as exp ressing a comp u ta tion ,as 1 , 2

, 3, etc . Lemb a , (1a )malemba .

Numero us, a . A mass, o r swa rmof living things, Unyinji.M a ny in number , -Ambiti.

N umerousp eop le , Aritn amb iri.The p refix cha ngeswith tha t ofthe no u n .

umeronsly, adv. Kotshnrnka ;kwambiri.

Numero usness, n . Unjinji; kntshu ruka .

Nurse , v. t. To bring up a child,asa wet nu rse

,or by adopting

it, Kn lera .

To n u rse a child , as a nu rse

gir l, Kn law.

To nu rse a sick person , Kn

yang’

anira .


Nurse, 1 1. A wet nu rse, Vl’oyamwitsa , oyamwitsa.

A nu rse gir l , Mlezilezi, alezi.A genera l nu rse of sick , W o

yang’

anira odwala.

Nurtu re, T o , v. t.

n . Ku lera .

Kn l c ra .

0

O hasthe u niform long open so u ndin Chinyanja o f o in the Eng lishwordstone, none, r o ll .

Oar, n . Or pa ddle, Nkan, zinka fi ;remo , ma t emo .

Oa th, n . a biro , (la)malnm b iro .

Oats, n . Oa t ha y , o r f o ra ge ,Otes.

Ob edienc e, n . Knmvera .

Ob edient, a .-Omvera .

Ob esity, n . Knpwidzikira .

O b ey, v. i. Kn mvera .

Objec t, v. t. Kn kana.

n . T hing, Tshintu , zin tukantu .

Of worship , Tahopemb edza ,zopemb edza.

Ob jec to r, n . Wokana , okana .

Ob lation, n . Nsemb e (ya mos),

Otfilnscamb e

Osea du e, a . ma -0 1n11 u

kaq(deviating f rommo ral r ec ti

Ob liquity, n11 . Devia tion f rommoral r ec titude , Kupu ndnka .

Devia tion f r om p erpendicu

llOb long , a . UtaliW0pambi1na kn

Ogservation, n. Knyang’

anira .

Observe, v. i. To look a tten tivel la t any objec t, Kn yang

’

anira

and ku yang’

anitsa .

To u nd ersta nd, Kn

To keep , asthe la w, Kn su nga .

To ma ke mention of; Kn u za ;kn nena .

To perceive, Kn dziwitsa .

Chinyanja Dic tiona ry .

Obstina cy n . Kukana .

Obstina te ,’

a . Okana . An abstina te person ,

Mu n tu wokana .

Obstina tely, ad v. Kokana.

Obstru c t, v. t. By the oc cu r rence

of difi cu lties, Kn letsa . Thesethings obstr u ct my work, Z1n tnzimeneziziletsa n tshito anga .

To reta rd p rogr ess, 11 tshedwetsa .

To ba r , to stop 1

g, or

ileac , as

a wa y or passage, 11 tee a

Obstru c tion, n . Tsho tseka .

Ob tain, v.i. As a possession ,or

rewa rd , o r pay , Kn landira .

To ob tain by sea r ching for ,Kn za .

a r ea ch, Ku fika kn .

By cha nce, To fi nd Kn to la .

Ob tuse , a . Du ll of app rehension ,-Opnlnkira .

Ob tusely, adv. Kopu lnkira.

Ob tuseness, n . Knpu lukira.

Ob vious, a . Open , eviden t, -Oonekera. Tha t isobviousto everybody , Tshimene tshiri tshoon akera kwa onse.

Ob vio usly, adv. Koo nekera ; ko

onera .

Oc casion, 11 . Time of happening ,Ntawi.Ca use, Tshifu kwa , zifnkwa.

Oppor tu nity , Pofatsa , maofa tsa and mo l

'

atsa .

Inciden t. A pleasa nt or p ro

fi ta ble incident, Mwa (wa ).A painf u l incident, Mpingu

Pofatsa , motatesa nd mao fatsa .

Reason f or a c ting, Tshifukwa ,dziiukwa. They seek oc casion

,Afnna tshifukwa ife.

Ca use of stumb ling, Ts opn

v. t. To ca use, Kn anga .

strife, 11 panganden .

To seek oc casion , Kn tu na andkn innitsa tshifnkwa .

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O c c asiona l, a .-Akamodzi.

O c c asiona lly, ad v. Kamodzika

modzi.

c cupy, v. t. Asa house, Kn ka la

m’nyumb a .

The a ttent o and so delaya person or a nima ,

Kn zimbaitsa .

Oc ea n, 11 . Nyanja yantshere .

O chre, n . Oxide of 1 ron used f orc o lou ring o r painting the body ,Ku ndwe, aknndwe.

Bed c la y , Ka tondo (wa ).Odd, a .

-Ozizwa .

Odious, a . Ha tefu l, -OkWiidwa .

Oi

Odio usly , ad v. oi

pa .

Odiousness, n . Kn wndwa .

Odo ro us, a .-Af11 ng0 .

Odo ro usly, ad v. Kwafu ngo .

Odo u r, 1 1 . a go , (la ) mafu ngo ;tshonnng

’

kira , dzonnng’

kira .

A p leasa nt odou r , Fu ngo

labwino ; tshonnng’

kira tsha

bwino .

An of ensive odou r , Fu ngo

loipa°

p o

tshonnntgt

’

kira tshoipa .

-A w1 t the va riouscon

Wife of the chief,Nkaziwafnmn . The ca ttle of Pa to , Nmbs za Pato . The ha t of Jo n

Tshiso titsha Yohane . When ‘of

f ollows a ver b , other

used ; as—I bou ght

Dinagu laa kwa is. Iha ve hea rd

of them Dinamva ndiawo . Id1d

it of myself, Dinatshita ndiins

ndeka . Take of these, Tenga ndizimeneze a nd tenga kwa zimenezi.I spea k of him, Dinans ndiis.

He isone of us, Alimodziwa ife.

Of cou rse, Inde. Yes, ofco u rse, Inde nditn .

0 5, ad v. N oting distance, Kwa

ku tali. The house 111 a gr ea t wayof , Nyumb a 1riku ta li.—To take 017; Kn tshotsa . Take

of themug-!fr om the pot , Tshotsa

tshivu ndi a tsha mpika . To

ta ke the po t of the fire, Kn pu l a

(mpika ).


Oh'

,adv. To cu t of , Kn dn la .

To tea r of; Kn ng’

amb a .

To r u n of ,Kn tawa .

Opp osite, Pandnnjipa.

O fi'

enc e , 11 . Aga inst a law,Tshi

mo , (la ) matshimo .

Sca nd a l , ca use of stumb ling ,

Knkwiitsa .

Ofi'

end, v. t. To ma ke a ngry , Knkwil tsa .

To of end by insu lting words,Kn nyoza .

To ca use to of end , Kn samve

retsa .

Ofi'

ended, a .-OkWiitsidWa .

Ofi'

ender ,n . Wo tshimwa,0 tshimwa .

Ofi'

ensive,a . Disgusting , -Onyansa .

Ca using disp leasu re o r a nger ,-OkWiira ; -okwiitsa .

O fi'

er, v. t. As a sa c rificia l of ering , Kn tsira nsemb e.

To give over to a no ther , Kn

pa tsa ; kn pereks..To ofi

'

er (in p retence), as a

p r esent while wishing the o ther

pa rtyto dec line the gift, Kn siriza .

sacrificia l of ering, Nsemb e ,zinsemb e.

Ofi'

ering , n . In divine worship ,

Nsem b e, zinsemb e ; tsho tsera,

dz otsera .

11 . Gift, Tsho lere dzo lere ;tshan lere, dzanlere tsho patsa ,dzopatsa .

O ffi c e , 11 . Stewa rdship , overseership , Udindo , (wa ) mandindo ;Untshito (wa ) .

O ffi c er, 71 . A civil ofi cer , Mku ru ,

aku rn ; nkoswe, ankoswe .

A milita ry ofi cer,Kaz emb e

,

akazemb e .

A stewa rd , Ndindo , adindo .

O ffsc o u ring , Dzinya la la .

Ofi'

spring . Genera tion , Fnko , (la )ma fnko .

Childr en , Ana .

adv. Kawirikawiri; kaOft, Wirindikawiri. Do it

O ften, ofl en , Tshita kawirikawiri.

Og le , v. i. To look with side

gla nces, Kn nnguzira.

Oh l interj . O ! kodi!

Oil, 11 . Ma inta .

v. t. To ma ke or skim of oil ,Kn enga .

Kn dz osa ; kn paka ndima

fnta .

O ld , a . Adva n ced in yea rs, -Aka li.An old ho rse

,Kava lo waka li.

An o ld ma n,Mnntn waka la

mba a nd wankalamb a woka la

mb a , okalamb a ; nka lamba., zi

aka lamb a .

An o ld woma n,Nkaziwaka

lamb s.

Wor n ou t, decayed, asa wo r no ut ga rmen t, -Aka li. If to rn it

is-Amansanza .

O ld ag e , 11 . D otage, Uka lamb a .

O ldness, n . Uka li.

O lec ranon proc ess. Tshigongo n o ,dzigongon o .

O live , 11 . Olive, (la ) mao live.

O live-tree , n . Ntengo wa mao liv e .

Omnipo ten c e , n . Mpamvnyo nse .

Omnipo tent, a .-Am amvnyo nse

The omnipo tent Je o va/1,Yeho

va wampamirnyonse .

Omnipresenc e, n . Alima loonse .

Omnipresent , a .-Amaloo nse .

Omniscienc e , n . Kndziwaz onse .

Omniscient, a .-Odziwazonse.

On, p r ep . Upon , Pa . You a r e

sitting upon me , Uliknkala pa in a .

On the su rf ac e of a thing , ason the ta b le, o r on the gr ou nd ,

-Pamwamba pa . My book isonthe ta b le

, Bu ku langa liri pa

gome. He is sitting on the

gr ou nd , Aliku kala pansi.To go on f oot, Kn enda pa

magazi.

0 go by la nd, Kn enda pantnnda .

On that day, Pa siku lidza .

On the right hand ,Pa dzanja

lamanja .

On thewa y , on the r oa d, Panj u'a .

On high, Pamwamb a .


Orato r , n . Wogwira moyo , ogwit a moyo .

Ordain , v. t. To appoin t, to

esta b lish, as a law, custom,Kn

lamnla .

To set apa rt to an ofi ce, Kn

loeza .

Order , v. t. To comma nd , to

dir ec t, to cha rge, Kn u za .

To o rder o r ma nage af airs,Kn weru za.

To set in order,to a r ra nge,

Kn ndanda litsa .

To p unish, Kn laogiza .

11 . Comma nd , Uzo , (la )manzo knu zs.

Ar r a ngement, Ku ndandanla .

Good, Knndanda lika .

Orderly , adv. Wel l, Bwino .

Ordinanc e , n . Lamu lo , (la ) ma lamnl o ku nza

,ma nz o ; ku fnna ,

mafnno .

Origin , n . The commencement,

Ku amb a .

Ca use of , Tshifnkwa , zifnkwa .

O rnament, v. t. 7'he person by

dr ess, Kn konza .

Kn kopazs.

11 . F or the rson , Kukonza .

- F or the nec as a string ofbeads, Tshankosi.

A brillia nt or f r on tlet wor non the f orehead , Mphande,zimphande.

An ea r ornament of wood or

ivo ry , Ndo lo , zindo lo .

Orphan , n . Mpawi, ampaWi.O r ha n a g e , n . Orpha nhood ,

mpaWi.

O haned, a .-Opangidwa mpawi.

er , pron . Ina . The o ther pa th,Njira ina . L et us seek o ther

persons, Tifnne an tu ena .

Otherwise , adv. Kani.Otter , n . Katnmb n , akatnmb n .

Ought, v. Bou nd by mora l ob ligat1on , Kana. Ana . in ver b .

a . To be fi t 0 1°

p rop er ,-Bwino .

Our , p ron .-Atn . Ou r ho use,

Nyumba yatu . Ou r wo rds, Man

atn . O ur ser va nt , Bandasiwa tu .

Ou r childr en, Ana a tu .

Ou rselves, p r on. We, or us, no tothers, Ife toka ; ife tomwe . We

did it ou rselves,Tina tshita ife

o ‘I

t

l

oka n

t,Ou tside , 2adv. Ku nj a .

To go ou t,Kn mnka ku nja .

H e has gone ou tside, Wamu ka

kunja .

Ou tcast, n . Wo taiidwa , 0 ta 1 1 d v1 a .

He isa n ou tcastf rom hisp eop le ,Aliwotaiidwa kwa antu atshi.

Ou tdo , v. t.,To excel , Kn pam l a

na,kn pitirira . Those p erso ns

outd o us,Antu amene apitirira il'

e

Ou ter , adv. External , -Ak 1 1 nja .

Ou termost, a .-Aknnja kwa o nse.

Ou tlet, 1 1 . Kntnrnkira .

Or mou th of a river or str eamGomero , (la ) magomero ; tsiriro

nden -ndi; kn menya .

v. i. To commit vio lenc e, Knmenya .

n . Nden knmenyedwa .

Ou trun, v. t. Kn pitirira ; kn

pa

Ou tside, n . The ou tside things,Ou twa rd, Knnja ; panja .

Ou tstretch, v. t. To spa n, Kn tanda .

adv. Ku nja.

Above, Pamwam l 1a .

The thingswhich ha ng over 1 1 s,

Zintu zomwe zipatshika pamwamb a a ife.

to the o ther side, Patsidia

lina . Over the river, Patsidia

lina la ntsinje.

To r un over , Kn sampnka .

To cross over , Kn yamb u kakn o loka .

To tur n over , Kn temb enu ka .

To tu r n a thing over , Kn

temb ennza .

O'hinganja Dictiona ry.

Overhear, v. t. To oppress, toac t dogma tic a lly, Kn zinga litsakn sau tsa .

To r ep ress, to su bdue, Kn

ive,-0 zinga litsa.

Overb oa rd, adv. Kunja .

Overcast, v. t. To b ec loud ,to

da rken, Kn lemerera ; kn gu du

miza and dnmizira .

p .p . lauded, -0 dnmira .

Overchar ed, a . Ots n t uka. a nd-o tshirn a .

Overc ome , v. t. Kn pamb anakn banitsa kn pnnda .

n wa r, Kn gonjetsa.

v. i. Kn pamb anitsidwa.

Overeat, v. i. Kn tipidwa .

Overfl ow , v. i. Kn gab vikira .

—Asa river itsbanlcs, Knsefnkira.

Overhead, adv. Pamwamb a .

Overhear , v. i. Kn mvera..Overlaid, a .

-0 tikidwa .

Overlay, v. t. n atika .

Overlo ok , v. t. o neglect, Knsasama la.

As a f a u lt, Kn leka ; knlekereza.

Overmu ch, adv. Kwambiri; -otshnrnka tshopamb ana .

Overrea ch, v. i. Kn tshenjeroOver-ti ,

.

a . Dry, -0 nma.

Overru e , v. t. Kn kanira .

Oversee , v. t. To superintend , Kndondodza ; kn aug

’

anit e .

Overseer , n . oyang’

anira , oyang

’anira .

Overseership, n . Udindo , (wa)mandindo .

Overshadow , v. t. Kn tsita ; kn

pimb a .

Oversight, n .

Kndondodza .

-Mista lce,Tshimo ,(la )matshimo .

Overspread, v. t. Asa ru nning

p lant, Kn anga .

To cover the who le person , assores, Kn kntikiza ; or a who le

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Overtake, v. t. Kn fikiriza ; kn

gwira ; kn pitm ra .

Overthrow , v. t. To thr ow down ,

Kn etsa kn temb ennza .

o sca tter , disp erse, Kn ba la

Asa na tion , Kn gonjo tsa .

Overtu rn , v. i. Kn pendeka .

v. t. Kn pendetsa (mpika ).Overwhelm, v. t. To c rush with

vio lence, Kn tsinja .

To cover,to immerse, as b y .

the wa vesof the sea , Kn b vu ndikiza . Thesea overwhelmed them,

Nyanja. yamtsheremab vnndikizaawo .

Kn tnndnmm dwa .

To su c c umb to sor r ow,Kn

gwidwa. ndinsoni. My hea r t is

overwhelmed with tr ou b le, Ntimawanga ngwidwa ndinsoni.

we , 0 . t. To be indeb ted , Kn

ka la.ndimangawa ; kn kong’0 13 .

You owe me money , Un iko

n'

gola ndrame..Owl, n . Ngnrnkntnnkntn , ngn

rukn tu nkntu .

The common owl , Man tahitshi,amantshitshi.

Own , v. t. To c laim, Kn tshimi

kizs. ; kn kala.mwiniwa .

To own, or a cknowledge, Kn

b vomereza .

Owner, n . Mwini, eni. He is

the owner of the house, Alimwini

0 2 ,b e yamfnle, zing

’

o

mb e zam

P

P ll asin Chinyanja the sou nd o f pm p ay.

Pacific ation, n . Sa tisfa ction, Kukwanitso.

Pacif v. t. To sa tisfy, Kn teteza .

o appease, to ca lm, to r emo veapprehension, Kn kwimitsa .


Pac k , v. t. To load up , Kn

tsendera .

To p la ce a load or pa ck on a

pa ck-horse, or on a p a ck-ox, Kn

senza kn patika .

n . As of wo lves, Gnl n , (la )magnln ; mpamb o , mipamb o .

Packet, n . Fnkn tsi, (la ) mafuku

tsi.

Paddle , n . Nkafi,zinkafi .

v. t. Kn pa lasa .

Pail, n . Beket, (la ) mab eket .

Milk-pail , Gangnla , ziga

ngnla tshipande, zipande.

Pain , n . In gener a l, Ulu lu , (wa )man lnln ; ku pweteka .

A shoo ting , sha rp pain , Ku

lasa n ln lu wo lasa .

v. i. Kn awa. kn pweteka .

v. t. Ku pwetekess..

Painfu l , a . 0 pwetekwa .

Paint , v. t. Kn paka .

—n . U to to , (wa ) man to to .

Painter , nn . Wopaka , opaka .

Pala te , n . Of mo u th Knliraka .

Taste , Kn lawa .

Pa le, a .-Osa n 11 . Withou t p roper

j u ic e, hen ce a naemic .

a lisade , nn . Lin , (la ) ma lin a

a lm, n . Pa lm o the ha nd , Ts ikato , dzikato .

Cocoa nu t, Mango le ; koko , (lamakoko

,ngo le , mingo le.

Da te, Kanjedza , akanjedza .

Pa lmyra , Mvumo , mivnmo .

Dwa rf , Mu la za , milaza (f orma ts) .

L a rger tha n mu la za , with

thorns, Tshing’

kwamb a,dzing

’

kwamb a .

Pa lpitate , v. i. To thro b vio lently,Kn dnmn la .

Pa lpitation , n . Of a ny pa rt ofthebody , Kndnmn la . Of thehea r t,f r om excitement, Kngngnda .

Pa lsied, a .-Adza nzi.

Palsy , n . (Agita ns) Dzanzi;knnjenjemera .

Pan , n . F or c ooking ,Pa le lampika .

-F rying-p a n , Pa le, (la ) 1napa le .

Pang, n . Knpweteka .

Pamc , n . Tshinten te, dzin t en te .

Panicstrnck, T o b e , u . i. Kn

n tentemera .

ant

tilv. i. K

I? b efn .

an er , n .

'ia ln ania ln i.

an ting , n . Befufiiixl

) msb efg.W

Pap, n . Por ridge, m apa la .

Nipp le of the br east, N khn

mb n ,zinkhnmb n b ore , (1a )

mab ere.

Pa er, n . Kala ta a nd ka ra te ,

a st ate ; writing on it, Nka la ta ,

anka lata .

Papyrus, n . Gnmb wa , agnm b wa .

Para b le , n . Fanizo , (la ) ma fa niz o .

Para lysed, a .-Onjenjemera .

Para lysis, u . Knnjenjemera .

Parasite , n . Nsabwe , zinsa b we.

Parc el, n . Of things, a bu nd le or

ba le, tr uss, Tnmba , (la )ma tu mb a.

pnkntsi, (la ) mapnkn tsi; n to lo,

mito lo .

v. t. To a llot, Kn gawa .

Pa rch, v. t. As co rn on the fir ef or ea ting, Kn o tab a .

To dry up by p la cing nea r

thefi re, Kn pyetsa a nd kn setsa .

By the su n , Kn tshita tslila la .

The grou nd is pa rched , Dziko

la tshita tshilala .

Pa t ched, p .p . To be pa r ched ,

thirsty, Kn kala ndilndzu ; knmva lndzn .

c o rn , n . Dzimanga dzo o tsha .

Parc hment, n . Tshikopa , dzikope..

Pardon , v. t. Kn kn lnlnkira .

n . Knku ln lnkira .

Pa re , v. t. To pa re of the ou tside ,Kn enga .

To pa r e ba rkf r om a tr ee, Kn

kan la (ku ngwa la mtengo ).To pa re the edge of a nything ,

Kn tseteka .

To pa re the na ils, Kn tseteka

(dzikab ado ).Parings, n . Of a hid e when b eingdressed , Tshipe, dzipe dzipe dza

dzikopa lambs. lo tsa la , ma lamb a

o tsala .


Paste , n . Tshopa tikira , dzopatikira ; tshomatira, dzomatira .

Pastime , n . Sewero , (la )masewero .

Pastor , n . Mb usa , ab use .

1 n . Consisting of longPastu rage, o ld grass, a s,(la )Pastu re , mab usa ; ndzn , ma

ndzn .

You ng new gr ass, Po b vn , (wa )m l

po b vn .

astu rage in general , Udzn ,

(wa ) mandzn .

v. t. To f eed cat tle on grass,Kn eta ng

’omb e ndimandzn .

Pa tch, n . O c lo th or ca lico ,Tshigamba , igamb a .

v. t. Kn taia a nd kn ika

tshigamb a.

Pate , n . Mu tu , mitu .

Pa th, n . An op en pa th, NJu'a ,

A na r r owpa th on a high ridge,witha p recipice on either side,Nj 1ra

yaOpapiri; njira ya pamu tu we

pm .

A pa th thr ou gh a fo rest o r

j u ngle, Njira ya nka lango ; njira

ya padamb o .

Patien c e , n . Endu ra nce witho u t

mu rmu ring, Knlongoso la .

The bea ring inj u rieswithou ta nger or r evenge, Kn irira.

Patient , a . Nat sa ngp r ovoked,bea ring afi ic tion o r p ain with

ou t mu rmu ring, -Olongosoka . A

p erson pa tient u nder hissuf ering,Mnntn wo longosoka .

Pa tient u nder p r ovoca tioninj u ries, -Olongo loza. God is

pa tien t towa rdssinners, Mu lu ngua liwo lo ngo lo za ndiampnlnpnln .

Sufi ring , -Aknmva.

v. i. To b e pa tient o r f orbea ring towa rds a person , Kn

longosoka .

Pa tiently , adv. Ko longoso la .

Patria rch, n . Mb u ye wang’knrn

,

amb u ye aknrn .

Patter , v. t. Asf a lling drops ofrain or ha il , Kn don ta , kn gwa .

Patter, n . Of childr en’

sf e et , or ofdogs

’

f eet.Ndidi,mididi; kndo n ta .

Pattern , n . Copy , Sonyez o , (la )masonyezo .

Pavilion , n . A tent, Ten ts, (la )mateu ts.

Paw , n . Of beastsof p rey , Pazi,

sc ra tch or scr a pe u pthe ea r th, asa hen o r d og , Kn

knmb a ; kn alapasa .

Pay , v. t. o discha rge a deb t,

Kn lips. kn lipira kn pe reks.

To pa yf or , asa jine, to makeamends, Kn lipira .

n . Wagesor r ewa rd , L ipiro ,(la ) malipiro lipo , (la ) ma lipo .

A fine , Kntapa ; tapo , (la )ma tapo .

Payment , n . Knlipira . Repa ymen t, Knbweza . )

Pea c e , n . Ntendere, miten dere .

To be a t pea ce, Kn ka la ndi

n tendere . The c o un tryisa t p ea c e,Dziko likala. ndin tendere.

To make pea ce, Kn letse tsa .

To be a t p ea c ewith ea ch o ther ,Kn ka lana ndin tendere .

Pea c ea b le , a .-An tendere .

Pea c emaker , n . Wo letsetsa , o le

tsetsa .

Peak , n . Mntu , mitn nsonga ,zinsonga .

Peb b lestone , n . Knlnngn, zinkn

lnngu .

Pec k , v. i. Asa bird, Kn gompa .

Peel , v. i. the skin

af ter a bu

instr ument, asrindfr om a p umpkin , or ba rkf r om a tree, Kn enga .

Asfea thersof a f owl , or hairof a pig, Kn tsnpn la .

To peel of the cor n fr om a co b

of maize, Kn tongo la . To peel o r

as the lea vesf rom a

corn sta lk, Kn u l u la .

n . Koko , a ) makoko .

Peep, v. i. Kn snznmira .

For th, asa bud, Kn tu ruka .

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Peeper, n . Wosnznmira , osnzn

mn'a .

Peg , n . Nsoma li, misoma li.v. t. To m ou t a skin by

fastening it to the gr o u nd with

wooden pegs to dry, Kn koma

(tshikopa ).Pen , n . Pene, (la ) mapene.

v. t. To write, Kn lemba.

Pena lty , n . Kn langa .

Penetra te , v. i. To enter , kn 10 a .

To pier c e, kn pyo za .

Penetration, n. Kn loa ; knpyo za .

Penitenc e , n . Ku lapa .

Penitent , a . Wo lapa , olapa.

-Olapa .

Penny, n . Peni, (la ) mapeai.Penswe , a . Thou ghtfu l, -Oganiza.

Pensiveness, n . Kn niza.

Pentec ost, n . Pen te oste.

Penu ry , n . Want, Knsanka .

People , n . Antu .

Peradventu re , n . Kapena ; tsono ;knngoka la .

Perc eive , v. i. To see, to beho ld,Kn onekera kn ona .

To ha ve a n app r ehension of, toundersta nd , Kn dziwa.

To discer n, to be impr essedr espec ting a thing or p erson f r omcir c umsta nces

,Kn dziwitsa .

Perc eption, n . Kndziwitsa .

Perdition , n . Destr u ction , Kn

mweza ; knmwazika . Son ofp erdition, Mwana we.knmwazika .

Perfect, v . t. To comp lete, Kn ta :

kn tetsa .

To f u lfil, Kn dzaza. ; kn

kwanira.

— a .-Aku ta ; -ota nditn ; -okoma

nditn.

Perfec ted, p .p .-Otedwe.

Perfec tion, n . Ku ta ; kndzaza ;knkwanira .

Perfec tly , adv. Kota ; kota nditn.

Perfo rate, v. t. Kn yoza .

Perfo ration, n . payoza , zi

m syoza .

P o rc e , a . Ndimpamvu ; o ops.

ngidwa .

Perfo rm, v. t. Kn tshita .

Perfo rman c e , n . Kntshita ; ntshito ,zin tshito .

Perfume , v. t. To p erf ume thebody o r a n apa r tment, Kn nu

ng’kitsa.

n . A p erf ume ob tained f romher bs or shr u bs

, a go , (la ) ma.fu ngo .

Perhaps, adv. Kapena .

Peril , n . Madzidzi(refersmor e tothe escape f r om peril) panikiz o ,mapanik mo .

Perilo us,a . Inperil, -Osetsherezwa ;a madzidzi.

Perish, v. i. To die, Kn fa ; knmwa zika.

To wither a nd decay asp lants,Kn nma ; kn fa.

To waste awa y , Kn mwaza .

Of body, Kn ono ng’

eka .

— To beextirp a ted ,tof ail entir ely ,

Kn mweza .

Asweeds, Kn taiidwa .

To perish eterna lly , Kn mwa.zika. kosamariza .

Perju re , v. t. Kn namiza . (Bybeing confused , Kn sokaniza . )

Perjurer , n . Wosinjirira, osinjiri

Permission , n. Ku lo la ; b vomerezo ,(la ) mab vomerezo .

To ask, Kn tsazika .

Permit, v. t. Kn lo leza ; kn lo la ;kn b vomera .

Perpetua l , a .-Osamariza . A

perp etu a l c ovena nt, Kn nganakosamariza . Ap erp etua ljghntain ,Kasopa wa tshizizi.Perpetu a l ac tion , Knea ds ko

sata kwa. dzus.

Perpetua lly, adv. Kosamariza ;kosata .

Perplex , v. t. To ma ke intrica teKn sing

'kasing

’

ka.

To c onf use in mind , Kn soka

To emba rrass, to annoy , totease, Kn b vn tn kn pu ta .

Perplexed, a .


Perplexed, v. To be perp lexed , Kn

n te n temera ; kn ga niza niza .

To be perp la ed one sself , Kndzising kasing

’

ka .

Perplexity , n . Tr o u b le, Knsantsa ;san tso

, (la a nd ya ) masau tso .

Do u b t a nd a nxiety as to the

p r oper co u rse Qf a c tio n , ca usinghesita n cy o r ind ecisio n of a c tio n ,

Knsing’

kasing’

ka ; knganizaga

Persec u te, v. t. Kn zu n za ; kn

Persec u ted , a .-Oznnzidwa .

Persec u tion , n . Zu nzo , (la ) ma

zu n zo ; nkarwe , zinka rwe san tso ,

(ya ) masau tso ; knsan tswa .

Persec u to r , n . Wo znn za , o zn

nza .

Persevere , v. i. To bea r u pu nder difiic u lties, Kn yesa ; kn

yesahe .

To persist in a n enterp rise,Kn yesayesa .

Perseveranc e , n . Knyesa be.

Persist, v. i. Kn kana .

Persistency , n . Obstina cy, Kn

kana .

Person, n . Mu ntu .

Individu a l person , Mnn tn

Himself o r herself, Ie eka .

Themselves, Awo oka .

Myself, Ine ndeka .

Thyself, Iwe eka a nd iwe

weka .

Persona l, a . Aine , -aie, etc .

Persona lly, App lied to the sec ond

person by r efl exives, Iwe weka ,to

the third perso n , Ie eka ; to the

fi rst person singu la r , l ne ndeka .

He was the m perso na lly, Ana li

apo ie eka .

Persons, nn . Antu .

Perspiration, n . Tu knta , (la ) matnkn ta .

Persire, v. i. Kn dza tu knta ;kn a tnkn ta ; kn tnkntira .

Persua de , v. t. Kn ka n tshizira ;kn mveretsa kn limbikitsa .

Persuasion , n Kukan tsmz u 'a

ku yerekeza .

Persuasive, a .-Okan tsh 1 z 1 ra ,

p yemkeza .

PPerusa l, n . a erengetsa a nd

knwerenga .

Peruse, v. t. Kn werengetsa .

Perverse , a .-Osasama la .

Wicked,imper tinen t, -A tshi

pongwe .

Perverse ly, a dv. Kosasama la .

Perverseness, n . Knsasama la .

Imper tinence,Tshipo ngwe , dzi

pongwe.

Perversion , n . Kntemb enn z a .

Pervert, v. t. To tu rn f rom tr u th,Kn temb ennza kn koketsa .

To tu r n f r om the right wa y ,

Kn so tshereza .

Pervert ed, a . or p.p .-Otemb enn

za ;-oso tshereza ; -o temb ennz idn a .

Pestilenc e , n . Tshao la, dz ao la .

Pestilent, a .-A tshao la .

Tr ou b lesome , -Ob vu ta .

Pel

stilentia l, a .-A tshao la ;

-amul l'l .

Pestle , n . Nsi, minsi.Pet, a .

-Okondedwa .

n . Kondwa , (la ) makondwa .

Petition , n . Knpempa ; pempn ,

(la) mapempo . The L ord gr a n tthee thy petition , Yehovs. apa leeiwe knpempa kwako .

v. t. Kn pempera .

Phia l, n . Nsnpa, zinsnpa .

Philosophy, n . Knkondanzern .

Phlegm, n . Mako lo lo .

Phrensy, n . Ku kwia .

Physic , n . Mankwala .

Physician , n . Sing’

anga, asing’

a

nga .


Pipe, n . A lo ng tu be, Mphanda , zimphanda.

A music a l instr ument, fl u te ,

Mnlnmbwi, milnmbwi.v. i. Kn omb a mn lnmbwi.

Piss, v. i. Kn kodza .

Pisto l, n . Mfu tiyeing’ono .

Pit, n . Dzenje, mac uje.

Pitc h, v. t. To thr ow, Kn ponya .

Pitch a tent, Kn manga ten tePitcher, n . Wa ter pitcher or j a r ,Ntsnko

,mitsuko ; mb ia , zimbia .

Pitfall , n . Mb u na , zimb u na.

Pith, n . The sof t su bsta nce in thecentr e of tr eesa nd p la nts, Tahitima

,dz ntima .

Str ength, vigou r , Mpamvn ,

a mpamvu .

Pithily, adv. Kwampamvn .

Pithiness, n . Mpamvn.

Pithless, a .-Opanda mpamvu .

-A tu pi.-A usoni.

adv. Kwanso ni.

Nsoni.

v. t. To f eel pain or grieff or one in distress, Kn mva nsonikn kala ndinso ni; kn ka la ndi

usisi kn tengern nsoni.

Plac e, n . Ma lo mb nto , zimb nto .

v. t. To pu t in a pa r ticu la r

p la c e , Kn ika kn ka litsa .

To give p lac e to , Kn patsama lo .

Pla c enta , n . Lib adzi, (la ) ma li‘oad zi tshib a liro .

Plag u e , n Tha t whic h istr ou b le

some or vexatio us a t o (la )mab vn to .

A pestilen tia l disease, Mu liri,

v. t. Kn b vnta kn ika mu liri.Plagu e-stric ken person , n . Mnliri, amnliri.

Plain, n . A fl a t piece of cou ntry,Damb o

, (la ) madamb o ; nsenga ,zinsen

a . gnoo th, even , level ,-Osa lala .

N o t obscu r e, ma nifest, -Oyera .

This thing is qu ite clea r a nd

ma nifest, Tshin tu tshin en e telu n

tshoyers.Plain ly, ad v. Eviden tly , Ko o na .

Plainness, n . Knou s; ku y era .

Plaintifl'

, n . Mb oni, zimb o ni.Plaintive, a .

-Asoni.

Plaintively, ad v. Kwssoni.Kn lnka.

n . Knlu ka .

Of house, Knyerekeza .

v. t. To a r r a nge, Kn amb irirs.

Plan e, n . Kusslaza .

v. t. Kn pa ls kn fa fa nim .

Plank, n . Tabws, (la ) ma ta b ws.

Plant , n . Mb en , zimb en ; meza ,

mimers.v. t. Astrees

,Kn oks.

To dibb le, Kn b zsls.

Plantain, n . L u n du , slnn dn,

Plaster , v . t. Kn mats.

n . Do te, (ls) madota.

Pla t, n . Lambs, (ls) ma lamb a .

Of hair , Litiwo, (la ) ma li

tiwo .

Plate, n . Mbsle,zimb a le.

Play, v. i. To spor t, asa gamKn sewers.

ment,asa flu te, Kn omb a tshi

tets.

n . Knsewers, mssewero .

Plaything , n . Tshosewera,dz ose

wers.

Plead, v. i. 1 h supp lica te , Kn

pempa.

— v. t To p lea d on beha lf ofa no ther , Kn gwira moyo .

P leasan t, a . To the taste, oAbwino

Sweet,-Osetshemera .

Cheerfu l, enlivening,-Osekc ~

retsa .

Pleasan tly, ad v. Kwabwin o ; koseka : kosekers kosekeretsa .

Pleasantness, n . Ubwino ; knsekera.

P lease , v. t. To excite agreeab lesensa tions, Kn seketsa.

To sa tisfy, to c ontent, Kn seketss.


Pleasu re , n . Kusekera . The ver b

Kn seketss; kn sekeretsa ,‘to

give p leasu re,’

is used . Tha t

givesme p leasu re, Tshimene tshisekeretsa ine .

Pledg e, n . Tshoimika,dzoimika .

v. t. Kn imika .

Pleiades, n . The constel la tionthus named

,Nsangwe, zinas

ngwe.

P lenteo us, a .-Ambiri -otshn

rnks.

Plenteousness, n . Kn tshnrnka .

Plentifu l, a .-Ambiri -otshu ruka .

A p len tifu l r ain , Mvu la yamb iri.Plentiful ly, adv. Ko tshu rnks.Plen n . Kn tshn rnka .

P liab e, a .-Otepa .

v. i. Kn tepa .

Plod, v. i. A t work, Kn polsma

= to bend a t work.

Plot, n . Of gr ound , Tshirere, dzirare.

Site of a house, Tshizs, dzizsTshizstsha nyumb a .

A ga rden ,Mnnda , minds

Conspiracy , Knnje, (la ) ma

ku nje.

v. i. To scheme, to devise

,

Kn ganiza .

To conspir e, Kn gwirizsns.

Plough, v. t. Kn knss.

n . Tshokoketss.

Plo ughman, n . Woknsa , oknsa .

Plu c k, v. t. To p lu ck f ru it, Kntsha .

To p lu ck u p by the r oo ts, Knznls: kn topo la .

To pl u ck up so asto destroy,Kn znla .

To p lu ck ou t, as the ha ir of

the hea d , Kn to to lstsisi.

To p lu ckf ea thersf r om a bird

or f owl, Kn kndzn ls.

After dipping in wa ter , Kn

tsnpu ls.

To p lu ck or ga ther lea vesf r omsta lksor tr ees, Kn pu lu l a.

Asea rsof cor n, Kn ksdznla .

To r ob , to grasp ,Kn lsnda .

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P ln n. Tshisnpnti, dzisnpnti;ts o tseks, dzotseka .

v. t. Kn tseka .

Plumag e, n . Ntenga , zintengs.

P lume, n . Tsumb a, (la ) matan

mb a ; sumb a , (ls) masumb a .

v. i. To p lume oneself , Kndzitsma .

Plunder, v. t. Kn sskaza a nd

n . Tshosskszidws,dzossks

zidwa .

P lunderer, n . Wosakszs,osaka

za .

Plunge, v. i. In to wa ter,Kn

birs.

To p lu nge as a horse, Kn

pu lseira .

v. t. Into wa ter , Kn b izs.

Poc k, n . Of sma l lp ox, Ntombsimodzi.

Pod , n . Koko , (ls) makoko .

Po et, n . Wopsnga nyimb o , opsnganyimb o .

Point, n . Nsonga , zinsonga .

v. t. To sha rp en to a p oin t,Kn songola .

v. i. To point ou t a p la c e,Kn sonya .

To dir ec t a p erson to a

pla ce by p oin ting it ou t, Kn sonyezs.To point towa rdsa p la ce with

thefi nger , Kn sonya .

To p oint ou t, to sp ecify , Knu za ; kn sony a .

Pointed, a .-Osongoledws.

Poison, n . Mlodzi a nd n lodzi.Literal ly, the thing which bewitchesor kills.

v. t. Kn lodzs.

o rdea l . Mwave, which is

the ba rk of a leguminous tr ee

(E rythrophloeum Guineense) . A tBa nda we the A tonga use p a r t ofa bush or shru b ca lled mssai

, as

an emetic to co u n ter a c t a dose ofmwave. Along with masaitheyof ten mix a kind of b la ck ea r th

or mou ld ca l led nlsmbwe.

I.


Precipitancy, n . S udden haste,

Kndzidzimnks. (As a sna ke

f a l ling in the midst of a compa ny ,a nd they r u nning of . )Rashnessin a c tion , Kndzedz e

du ka.

Precipitant, a .-Odzidzimuka

-odz edzednka .

Precipitantly , ad v. Kwatshangn

kodzidzimnka.

Precipitate , v. t. To hasten with

nervoushaste, Kn dzidzimnks.

To cast down asf r om a height,Kn tsitsa .

Asa chemica l su bstance, Knsitsa .

Predic t , v. t. F oretell events,Kn

loss.

To pr edic t evil of a person ,

Kn lsn lirs.

F re-eminenc e , n . Knpitirira kn

pamb ana.

Pre-eminent, a .-Opitirira.

Prefer, v. t. Kn ssng’

knla ; kn

fnna kopsmb ana .

Preferenc e , n . Knssng’kn la

(fa vo u r ) knsnjs.

Preferred, v. Kn ikidws patso

go lo kn tsogo zedwa .

Pregnan c y, n . Mimb a,zimimbs.

Pregnant, a . With child, -Amimbs; ndimimbs.

Prejudic e , n . Preferenc e, Knanjs.

Ma lice,bias, Dau o , (la ) ma

dan o .

Prepa re , v. i. To make ready ,Kn konza ; kn fo tokoza . P r e

pa re ye the way of the L ord ,Fo tokozaninjira ya Mwini.To p repa r e f or , Kn kou zera .

To p repa r ef or a j ou rney , Kntsotsa. I go to p r epa re a p la c e

f or you , Ding’

ka kn konzetsa

malo kwa inn .

To p r epa r e the site f or a

!lo use by levelling it, Kn lamb u

a .

Prepu c e , n . Thef oreskin , Ku ngula b oro .

Presbytery , n . Gnln lssknrn .

Presen c e , n . Nkope, zink ope

patsogo lo pa ; knona . In the

p resence of the chief, Pa tsogo lo

pa fumu .

Present, a . P resent time , Tso pano .

P0 , with the su bs. ver b kn Ii,‘to

be,’

isused . He isp rcsen t , A lipo .

v. t. To give , Kn ning’

ks

kwa u l ere ; kn perek ezs ; kn

patsa .

To p lac e a

person , Kn kn

tsogoza (of a person ).n . A glfl , Ul et e , (wa ) mau

lere ; tshsnl ere, dzsnl ere .

Fo r the p resent , Kwa n tawi

ya tsopano .

Presently, adv. At this p r esent

time, Tsopsno .

Immedia tely , TSOpan o lino .

Preserve , v. t. To p reser ve f r omevil , Kn snngitsa .

To ta ke ca re of , Kn su nga .

To conserve, as f r uit, Knkonzetsa .

Preserves, n . Zokonz etsedwa.

Press, v. t. To squ eeze, Kn psinyakn tshindikizs; kn tshimikizs.

.

To u rge, to pressa p erso n to

Kn fn lnmiza kn kantshizirs.

Asa saw, Kn pans; kn pa ni

kiza.

Asa cr owd , Kn titiminana .

Down , asgrain into a ba g ,Kn senders; kn sindikim.

on . Kn fu lumiza .

n . Crowd ,Kntitimizana .

Shelf, c up boa rd, Tssnja, (la )matssnjs.

An instr ument f or p r essing ,Mbano zimb ano .

Pretenc e , n . Tshonyenga , dz o

nyengs; tshinvengo , dzinyengo .

Pretend, v. i. To concea l the neatinten tion ,

Kn nyenga .

To ofi r asa present

wishing the person to ta ke it, Kn

siriza.

Feign , Kn nyenga. .

C hinyanja Dic tiona ry.

Pretender, n . Wonyenga , onye

nga ; watshinyengo , atshinyengo .

Pretension , n . Knnyen

Prettily , adv. Kokongo

Prettiness, n. Knkongo la .

Pretty , a .-0 kongola ;

-okonza.

]

A p retty child, Mwana wokongoa .

Prevail , v. t. To over come, to

gain the victory, Kn pamb ana ;kn itira .

revail upon by a rgumen t, Knkantshizira .

Preval ent, a . As a disease,-0 tshnmka .

Prevent , v. t. To f or bid , Knlatsa .

To hinder , to stop p r ogress,Kn tshedwetsa .

Prevention, n . Knletsa ; kntshadwetsa .

Prey, n . Spoil , booty, Dzankond0 .

Pric e , n . Ntengo , mitengo . Wha tisitspric e 5

’ Ntengo watshin li

bwanja lv. t. To va lu e, to set a price

u pon , Kn wereng’

jera ntengo .

Prick, v. t. Kn tnpsyn la .

n . Kntnpsynla .

Pride , n . Kndzitama .

dzitama .

Priest , n . Ndznknrn , a dznknrn.

Priest’sofi c e , n . Udznknrn.

Princ e, n . (While yo ung ) Kamfnmn (grown up ) wo tshnka

,

o tshnks. wowernza , owernza .

Prin c ess, n . Kamfumu kankazi;wotshnka wankazi.

Principa l, n . One who takes thelead , Fumu , (ya ) mafnmn .

a .-Knrn .

Principality , 13; Cou ntry, Dziko ,maiko .

Ufnmu , manfnmn .

Principle, n. Sou r ce, origin , Tshiamb o , dziamb o .

Tenet, Nko , miko .

Print, v. t. Kn sindikizs.

n . Knsindikiza .

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Prison , n . Nyumb a ya ndima .

Prisoner, n . Wango li, ango li

womangidwa , oma ugidwa ; c aptive of wa r , Mko li, miko li.

Private , a .-Akn tseri.

Privately , a dv. Kn tseri.

Privilege , n . Kwa tshi.

Privileg ed, a .-0 anjanidwa

Privily, ad v. Kntseri.

Privy to , T o b e, v. i. Kn dziwan a.

Priz e, n . Tshosekeretsa , dzose

keretsa .

v. t. To val u e , Kn gwiritsitsa .

Prob ab le , a . Kapena . It isp ro

ba b le they wil l a rrive to-mo rrow,

adzafika mawa .

Koyerekeza koga

umm.

Pro bation, n. Knyesa and knye

sa esa .

Proba tioner, n. Woyesedwa , oye

sedwa .

Prob e , v. t. Kn yesa .

n . Tshoyesera .

Prob oscis, n . Minno , zimfnno .

Tr unk of elepha nt, Tsha tso ,dzatso .

Pro c ee'

d, v i. To move on f r omone p la c e to a no ther , Kn amb a. ;kn tshita ; kn enda ; kn ita .

L et usp r oceed , Tipite ; tion 0 .

To issue or p r oce ed f rom a

sou r ce or f ou ntain , Kn tu ruka .

Ou t of the hea r t p roceed evil

thoughts, etc . , Kwa n tima zitn

rnka maganizo oipa , etc .

Pro c eeding , n . Knenda ; ku tu

rnka .

Pro c ession , n . Of p eop le, Ku rondana.

Pro c laim, v. t. Kn u za .

Proc laimer , n . Waknnza , aknnza .

Pro c lama tion ,n . Ku nza ; n zo ,

(1a ) manzo ; lamu l o , (la ) malamnlo .

Pro c onsu l , n . Mku ru wakazemb e .

Pro c rastinate , v. i. Kn tshedwa .

Proc rastination ,n . Kntshedwa .

Proc ure , v. t. To get, to ga in ,Kn landira ; kn potshera .

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Prodiga lity , n . Knsakam.

Produ c e , v. t. To bring o u t to

view,Kn tu r u tsa .

To p rod uc e, asc ul tiva ted la nd ,Kn ba la .

n . Of la nd ,Knb a la ; tsho

ba la , dzo ba la .

Of a tr ee, Tshob a la , dzo b a la .

Pro fanation, n . Knipitsidwa .

Profane , a . P ol luted ,-o takwa

nidwa ; -oipitsidwa ; -onyansidwa .

ho ly , -Anko .

v. t. To po ll u te , to defi le , Knipitsa kn nyansa ; kn nyo za .

Pro fanely , adv. Koipitsa ; ko tnkwana .

Pro fess, v. t. Kn b vomereza. ; knb vomera .

Pro fessedly, adv. Ko b vomereza .

Pro fessing , a . Knsonyeza .

Pro fession, n . Ku b vomereza .

Profi t, n . Inc rease, Ku pindu la .

v. t. Kn pindu la .

v. i. Kn pindnlidwa .

Profi ta b le , a .-Opindn lidwa .

Profita b ly , adv. K0 pindn la .

Progenito r, n . Ko lo, (1a )mako lo

mwiniwa fuko .

Prog eny , n .

‘

Ana .

Prog ress, v. i. Kn pitirira .

n . Knpitirira .

Pro ression, n . Knends.

Pro ibit, v. t. Kn letsa .

Prohibition, n . Kn letsa .

Projec t, n . Tintn , (la ) matin tn .

v. t. To scheme, to c on trive,

Kn ganiza .

Projec ting, n .

-0 tnrnkira .

Pro long , o , v. i. Kn tanimpitsa .

Promise, v. t. Kn l onjezana .

n . L onjezan o , (1a ) (a nd knlonjezano kwa ) ma l onjezano .

Promonto ry , n . A high blaj'

,

p oin t of la nd, Domo , zindomo .

Promfl v. To stir up to be, Knkan tshizira .

Kn tshu ls.

Tshomarim, dzoma rim ; kuma

Tria l , Knyesa ; kn ese ra a nd

knyesera .

Pro n . Tshotshirika, dz o tshi

tshirikizo , mitshirikizo .

v. t. To supp or t so asto p r eventf romf al ling , Kn tshirika .

To sustain , to supp o r t themind in difi cu l ties, Kn tshirikakn limbitsa .

Propel, v. t. Kn endetsa .

Propeller, n . Ka fe , zinka fe ; tsho‘

endetsa . (Tshigu nda , Ngom b o ,xingomb o .

Proper, a .-B

Proper ly , adv. Bwino ; (dec en tly )ko linganira.

Property , n . Goods, s nma ,

m sa nd dz uma, knpotshera .

L ive stock, Nyama , zinyama .

Prophecy , n Ku l osa , ma l oso .

Prophesy, v. i. Kn losa .

Prophet , n .

Mfiro feti, apro feti.

Wiza rd , amlosi.Propitiate , v. t. Kn lipa .

Propitiation, n . Dipo , (1a )ma lipo .

Propo rtion , n . Knyezera a nd

kwiyezera.

roselyte , n . Wopendnka , o penduka .

Prosper, v. i. Kn kn la .

To be su c c essfu l , Kn lemerera .

Prosperity , n . Tshisao (a lso go odhea lth).

Prostitu te , n. Nkaziwa dams,

akazia dama .

Prostrate , v. t. Kn gwadera

(to bow do um).Prostratio n , n . a oka .

Pro test, v. i. Kn kaniza ; kn n za .

Pro tra ct , v. t. Kn ta likitsa .

Pro tra cted, a .-0 ta likira ; -o ta li

kidwa .

Pro trac tedly , adv. Kota lika .


Pu lverize, v. t. To cr ush, Kn

psinya ; kn sindikiza ; kn tawa

nya ; kn tib nl a.

To grind to powder , Kn pera .

To grind very fi ne , Kn pere

Pumpkin , n .

a gn , (la ) manngu : m ead ) ma tansa»The sweet p umpkin , Dzu ngu

loset

fii

gmera .

dzPump -seed, n . Mb en ya ungn .

Punish, v. t. Kn langa .

By bea ting , Kn menya .

Punishment, n . Ku la nga .

Pu nt, v. t. A ca noe with a p o le ,Kn simpa .

Pupil, n . Of the eye, Tanga , (ya )zmtanA learner , Wopnnzim , opu

nzira ; waknpnnzira , akuknnn ra .

Pu rchase , v. t. Kn gnla .

Purchaser, n . Wognla , ognla .

Pu re , a . Aswa ter,-Udeka .

Witho ut b lame, f ree f r om

fa u lt , Oyera .

Clea n,

Osisira . (Also de

scribes a person oiled af terwashing. )Witho ut b lemish, -Opanda

tshirama.

M ade p u r e, -Oyeretsedwa .

Purely , ad v. Koyera .

Pureness, n . Knyera.

Pu rge , v. t. To ca use eva cu a tions

of the bowels, Kn sometsa .

To c lea nse f r om imp u ritiesKn tshotsa dzoipa ; kn yeretsakn tsnka .

v. i. Of child only, Kn soma .

— Of grown-up person ,Kn nyc tea .

— v. i. To ha vef requen t eva c uationsof the bowels, (of medicine)Kn snpnka ; kn nyc tea a nd knnyetsedwa

o; kn enda kn en tengo

kawirikawu 'l .

Purifi c ation, n . Kusamb a ; knkonza .

P , v. t. Kn kon za .

o p u rify wa ter by stirringo r filtering , Kn teteku ls..

Purify , v. t. To c lea nse,asby water ,

Kn sambitsa .

by cka nsing , to b u r nish,Kn

pnkn ta .

Pu rity , n . Knyera .

Pu rloin , v. t. To

stea lthily , Kn b a .

zemb etsa .

Pu rple , a .-Oda ; -a ku da . A

p u rp le r obe, MwinJu

-o wakndn~

Pu rpose, n . The end in view in

a ny u nder taking , Knyereke

mayerekezo .

v. i. Kn yerekeza .

Pu rposely , adv. Koyerekeza .

Pu rsu e , v. t. As game o r c a ttle,

Kn saka .

To go af ter a perso n ,to f o l low

one who hasabsco nded, Kn ron da ;kn tsata .

order to inj u r e or destr oy or tir eo u t , Kn tsa ta .

Pursu er , n . Wotsa ta , o tsa ta ;wo ronda , oronda .

Pus, n . Mafi a 11 .

Push, v. t. 0 push a p erso nawa y, Kn kang

’ka .

To push a nything f o rwa rd ,

Kn kang’

ka .

P ush a stick fa r ther into the

fi r e, Kn sonjeza .

Pussy n . Kampaka , tiampaka .

us e,tnl n . .Tshib nb n , dzib nb n .

Put, v. t. Or la y in a c er ta in

pla ce, Kn ika .

— To p u t f o rth, to bud , Kntu rnka ; kn pnka ; kn tu ru tsa .

To p ut awa y, Kn tsho tsa.

To p u t in , Kn ika .

To p u t o u tside, Kn tu ru tsa .

To p u t ou t the ca ndle, to ex

tingu ish, Kn zima .

To p u t up on , to b y ab o ve ,Kn patikiza .

To p u t together , Kn nnp kan akn pa tikana .

P u t on, asa dress, Kn b va la .


Pu t, v. t. Pu t of or ta lce of , asa

ga rment, Kn b vn la .

P u t asu nder , Kn masu la .

Pu t throu gh, Kn pisa .

P u tf orwa rd, Kn pitiriza .

P u t awa y, d 1vo r ce, Kn

lekana .

Pu trefac tion, n . Knb vnnditsakwa tshi; b vnnditso (la ) .In a sta te of p u trefa c tion ,

Knb vnnditsa .

Pu trid, a . P u trid mea t, -Ob vnnda .

Pu trify, v. i. Kn b vu nda .

Pu z z le, n . Knb vu titsa .

v. t. Kn pnndiza ; kn b vutitee.

Pu z zhng a . Ob vn titsa .

Python, n . Nsa tn , zinsa tu .

Q

Q. This letter isnot required in

Chinyanja , qu b eing represen tedb y kw.

Quadruped, n . Nyama ya mapaz1 an a 1 .

nail, n . Tshin ziri,dzin ziri.

nake, v. i. To tr emb le withf ea r ,Kn n tu ntumira .

Quantity, n . M a ny, much. A

la rge qua ntity, a gr ea t number ,Kwambiri; kntshnmka .

Quarrel,v. t. Kn kangana .

To pr ovoke a p erson to

qua r r el , Kn tetana ; kn b vu

ta .

n . A disp u te, Nden , zinden .

A brawl, Pokoso , (la ) mapo

koso .

uarre lsome , a .-Anden .

uarre lsomely, adv. Kwanden .

u ash, v. t. Kn letsetsa .

na ternion , n . Mwaanai. Fou r

qu a ter nions, Mwaanaianai.Qu een , 11 . H ead wife of chief ,Fumu yeikazi.

gu eenly, a .

-Afnmn yeikazi.u ell, v. t. To su bdu e, Kn pamb anitsa .

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Kn sia .

To quit oneself , Kn dzitangata .

uite, a .-Oka oka.

niver, n . Ntnmb a , mitumb a .

v. i. Asfl esh on the body ,

Kn tawatawa .

Quivering , a .

n tumira .

Qu o te, v. t.

Tr emb ling , -On tn

Kn tshu la .

Qu ench, v. t. To extinguish fi r e,Kn zima .

To still , to qu iet, Kn tonto

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To qu ench a nger , Kn dzika

To check, Kn letsa . Q u enc hno t the Spirit, Mnsazima

,Nzimu .

Obvu ta .

Kn

To ca l l in qu estion ,Kn sntsa .

To qu estion a p erson c losely on

a ny subj ec t, Kn fu nsitsa .

Qu estioning , n . a nnsa , mafu nao .

Quib b le, n . Lndzn , malndzn .

v. t. Kn sasu nga mlomo .

Quick, a .-A tshangn

-a nsangn .

n . A live,Wamoyo , amoyo .

Quicken, v. t. To stir up , to u rge

on, Kn fu lumiza.

To hasten,Kn fnlnmira-Ofn lnmiriz 1dwa .

Nsanga .

n . Unsanga.

-Otsheto .

v. i. Kn tonto la . Ye ou ght

to be quiet, Mnkanatonto la .

v. t. To ca lm, Kn ton to za .

To ca use boister ousta lking toc ease, Kn tonto letsa .

To ca lm or assu r e the mind ,Kn limbitsa.

n . Utshete kn tonto la .

Kwa tshete.

Utshete .

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B

R hasin Chin an'

a the sou nd o fr in mm. cc

Ra b bit, n . (Rea l ly ha r e) Kalnl n ,

aka lnln .

Rock r a bbit, coney . Bira

,

zimbirs..Ra b b le , n . Pokoso , (1a )mapokoso .

Ra c e, v. t. To ra c e, Kn tamangitsa .

n . Ru nning , Liwiro , (1a )

Tribe, Gnl n , (la ) magnln .

Ra ck, v. i. To twist r o und a ndwring asclo thes, Kn pikinyn la.

Ra c ket, n . A lo u d noise,Knsokosa .

Ra fi ,n . Nta n tn , mitan tm

Rag , n . Nsan za, (ya ) mansan za .

Ragsof a to rn o r a n o ld ga r

ment, Mansanza .

Rag e, n . Ku kwia ; knka lipira .

v. i. Kn kwia.

Ra gged, a .-Amansanza .

A r agged thing or ga rment ,

A ra gged p erson , Mnntnwamansanza .

Ra g edness, n . Mansan za .

Rafi, n . Of a ga tewa y f or closingit, Tshitsekero , dzitsekero .

Of a stair or b ridge, Ntanda ,mitanda .

v. t. A t a p erson , Kn sinjirira ; kn to u za ; kn tu kwana .

Railer , n . Wosinjirira , osinjirira ;wonyo za , onyoza .

Railing , n. KnsinJu'ira .

Nsa rn .

Rain, v . i. Kn b vumb a .

To let in rain by lea kage, asa house, Kn nyonta kn ka .

To rain sof tly, as in gen tle

sho wers, Kn b vumb a pa ng’o no

pang’

on o .

n . Mvu la,zimvn la .

Fine sma ll rain , Mvu la

yeing’

ono .

Chinya nja Dic tiona ry.

lezi,man taal ezi.

Bow of Spirit, Bow Q f Godntawal em , mantaalem This is

Rme, v. t. To lift up , to hea ve,Kn tnkn la .

— To ra ise to a n up r ight p osi

tion , Kn imitsa .

To er ect , to set up , Kn ika ;

To a r ouse, to awa ke, to stir

u p , Kn akitan .

To exa lt , to advanc e , to r aise

in r ela tive r a nk, Kn tshnkitsa .

To p u l l up a p la nt by the

r oo ts, or a postf r om the gr o u nd ,Kn zn la .

Or lift, as a la rge sto ne

o r mo u nd , Kn tshikidwa ; kn

To raise o ne’sself ,

or straighten

one’

sbody, Kn ong’

goka .

To r aise one’

sself ,str etch one’

c

self , Kn tinnl a.

Rake, v. t. To rake a ga rden ,

Kn koko la

Ram, 11 . Bu s, zimb irs.

v. t. To r am ea r th infi llinga ho le , Kn tsendera .

Ramb le, v. i. Kn endaenda.

Ramb ler , n. Woendaenda, oeu da

enda .

Ramb ling , a .-Olnmpalnmpa .

Ramb lingly , adv. Ko lnmpalnmpa .

Ramrod, n . Ifijanfia

wm.

ma lija nga .

Ran c o ro us, aRan c o ro usly , ad v. Kokwia.

Ran c o u r , n . Kukwia.

In line. Kn dandaIika .

society, Makalidwe.

Row of things, asof p oles, ortr ees, or people, a di, mita ndi.

— v. t. To p lac e in r a nk, Kn

panga a nd kn ika m’fnndi.

Ra nsom, n . Bomb olo , (1a ) ma

domb o lo .

v. t. Kn ombo la .

1 7 2 Chinyanja Dic tiona ry.

Reb e l, v. t. Kn pandnka .

— n . Wopandnka , o pandnka .

Reb ellion, nn . Knpandu ka .

Reb uke, v. i. Kn sn lnmnla kn

dzu dznla .

Reb uker, n . Wosn lnmu la , osn ln

mn la .

Rec apitu la te , v. t. Kn nziranzira .

Rec apitu la tion , nn . Knnziranzira .

Rec ede, v. i. To retrea t,asf r om

a n enemy, Kn zemba .

To d raw ba ck, asmea t f r omthefi r e, Kn fnmnla .

Asa tid e,Kn fnmnka .

Rec eding , aa .-

.OfnmnkaRec eipt, n . Bvume

, (la )mab vume.Rec eive , v. t. Kn landira .

Rec eived, a . A cknowledged ,ao

cepted ,-Olandiridwa , -ob vome1°e

zedwa .

Rec eiving , n . Ku landira .

Rec ently, adv. L a tely , Ka lipang

’

on o ; tsopano .

Rec ess, 71 . Of a r oom,Malo

ognmn la .

Rec kless, T o b e , v. i. To destr oyc r opsof o thers

,as a chief , Kn

simbwa .

a .-Osimbwa .

Recklessness, n . Villainy, Mpulu pu lu ; nromb o .

Reckon, v. t. Kn wet enga .

(M en ta lly) To think,Kn

ganiza .

To give a n a c cou n t of , Kn were11g

’

jera and kn werengera .

Reckoned, a . Cou nted ,-Owere

ngedwa .

Reckoning , nn . a erengera .

Rec line, v. i. To lea n on, Kn

seama .

To lean against, Kn tsamira .

To r epose, as on a cou ch,Kn

gona .

Rec luse , nn . Wantnmb i, antnmbi.Rec o llect, v i. Kn knmb nkila .

Rec o llec tion , n . Knknmb u kila .

11 . M emory ,Tshiknmb n n tima .

Rec ompense , v. t. To compensa te,Kn lipira .

Rec ompense , v. t. To r ewa r d f o rservic esr endered , Kn lipa .

To r equite evil f o r evil , Kn

bwezera zoipa .

n . Knlipira .

Rec oncile, v. t. Kn a njana ; knanJwa .

Rec oncilia tion, n . Kn a njwa .

Rec o rd, v. t . To write down ,Kn

lemb a kn lemb era .

v. i. To bea r witness,Kn

marizs.

n . Witness, Kumariza .

Rec o unt, v. t. Kn wet enga. a nso .

Rec over , v. i. F rom sic kness, Kntshit a .

v. t. To r ecover lostp r op er ty ,Kn tola .

To r ec o ver one’

sself, Kn dzibweza .

Rec overy , 11 . Ka tshira kn to la .

Rec tify, v. t. Kn fo toko za.

Rec titu de, n . Kndeka .

Rec tum,n . Ntumb o , mitumb o .

Red, a .-Ofira . Red hair , Taiail o fi ra .

The sun isr ed , Dzu a lirilo fi ra .

Red c lay, n . Kato ndo .

Red c lo th, 11 . Or b la nket , Nka n zo ,zinkanzo .

Redden, v. t. Kn firitsa .

Redeem, v. t. To bu y bac k, Knomb o la .

To ma ke f r ee, to ma n umit,Kn atsa nfn ln .

0 r elease, Kn masu la .

Redeemer, n . Momb o lo , miomb oo .

Redemption , n . Ku omb o la kn omb o ledwa .

Redemption -pric e, n. Ra nsom ,

Bomb o lo , madomb o lo .

Redness, n . Knfi ra .

Reed, 11 . River r eed , Bango , (la )maango ; n zenfi

),zinzengo .

Sweet r eed,sinde, misinde .

Ree l, v. i. As a dr unken ma n,

Kn dzandika .

Asone in a stup or , Kn dzandika ndingoningoni.

1 1 . Of threa d , Jinga, zinn a .


Refine, v. t. As meta l, Kn ye

pnla .

To c la rify, asliqu or by str aining , Kn tetekn la .

Refiner, n . .Woyepnl a , oyepnla ;wo tetekn la , oteteku la .

Refinement, 1 1 . Of a ma n’

s con

du c t, Knyepnka .

Refining , n . Knyepn la ; kntete

kn la .

Refl ec t, v. i. Kn ganiza .

As r ays of light, Kn pinda ;kn bweza .

Refl ec tio n , n . Knganiza .

Of light, Knpinda ; knbweza .

Refo rm,v. t. To amend , Kn

dzikon za .

v. i. To r etu r n f r om bad

condu c t to good , Kn dzikon za. kn

temb enu ka .

Refo rmation , n . Knkonza ; kn

fo toko za ; ku temb enu ka .

Refrain , v. i. To ho ld ba ck one’

s

self f r om a c tion , Kn dzikana kn

leka .

To r ef r ain f rom, to a void , as

to a void the usu a l p a th, Kn

lamb alala .

To lea ve of ,Kn tshoka .

n . a me la nyimb o , mab vnme a nyimb o .

Refresh, v. t. To invigora te, to

inspir e with f r esh energy, Kn

limb itsa .

Comf or t one’

sself , Kn dziss.ngalatsa .

To r ef r esh one’

sself, Kn dzilimb ika . H e dr ank a t the

f ou ntain a nd r ef r eshed himself,Anamwa pa tshitsime nadzili

mbika .

Refreshing , a .-Olimbitsa .

Refreshment, n . Tsho limb itsa ,dzo limb itsa .

Refn e, n . Ma lo opnlnmnkira ;ma 0 akn tawira .

Saf ety, Knpn lnmnka .

S to ckade, Linga , malinga.

v . i. To take r ef u ge, Kn pnlnmnka .

1 7 3

Refusa l , n . Knkana ; (by condu c t)"

nkani,zinkani.

Refuse , n . Zinyala la .

Filth,Zo taya a nd zotaia a nd

dzotaia.

v. t. Kn kana ; kn kaniz a .

Refu te , v. t. To r ef u te a cha rge ofguilt, topr oveinno cence,Knka hira .

Regard, 1 1 . Resp ec tf or , Ulemn .

v. t. To admir e, Kn simb a .

To ca r ef o r a nd f o llow asa n

examp le, Kn yana .

To love, Kn konda .

To c onsider,Kn ganiza ndi.

v. i. To look,Kn yang

’anira .

To give heed to , Kn sama la .

To ha ve r espec t to,to be a

r esp ec ter of , Kn sang’

ka ; knsang

’

ku la .

Regardless, T o b e , v. i. Kn sasama la .

a .-Osasama la .

Regardlessly, ad v. Kosasamala .

Reg enera te , v. t. Kn b a la anso .

Regeneration, n . Knb adwa ansoknb adwa kawiri.

Regiment, n . Gn ln la ankhondo .

Regim enta l, a .

-Agu ln la ankhon 0 .

Regio n , 11 . Dziko, (la ) maiko .

Register, v. t. Kn lemb era .

n . Eku la mains.

Regret, v. i. Kn lapa ; kn mvatshisoni.

n . Nkawa, zinkawa ; tshisoni.

Regu lar, a . Kondanda lika .

Re 1gn, v. t. Kn weru za .

n . a ern za .

Reins, n . The muscles of thelower p a r t of the ba ck, Nyama yamnsana .

Kidneys, Ntsnknsana a nd

snknsana , zinsnknsana .

Reiterate , v. i. Kn nziranzira .

Reitera tion , n . Knnz1 ranzira .

Rejec t, v. t. To castaway, Kn taia .

To despise, Kn nyo za .

To r ef use, Kn kana .

Rejec ted,a .-Otaiidwa -onyo zedwa .

Rejec tion, n . Knnyoza .

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Rejoic e, v. i. Kn kondwera ; kn the fo llowing ta b l e , where a

sekera. po lygamo usfamily is su pposed,v. t. Kn ko ndweretsa ; kn c onsisting o f a man ha ving two

sekere tsa . wives, and the c hild re n o f these

Rela te , v. t. Kn u za . marriages with their

Rela tion , n . Nanci, anansi. and families. Names prin ted inRela tionship. Thiswil l b e most dark type represen t ma les, measily u nderstood by referenc e to ita lic type, fema les.

L mom.

l fiJ laria . I'

l l /ta . 18.

wif1

221112, speakmg

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generally , nku iwanga ; with reference to her positio n ashead0 , u a .

1.1

mm 1 4, speaking general ly, ukaziwanga ; with referenc e to her position, n tsau n

a u ) .(p2 and 1 4 eac h c all 1 , mamu na wanga , or mwanananga.

2 ca l ls1 4, nkazinzanga ; and if there are other Wives, she cal ls1 4 cal ls2, akuka .

3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 1 6, 1 7 , 18 each ca lls 1 , atatu any ; speaking c o llec tively , they say ,a i?

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3 , 4, 5, 6, 15, 1 6, 1 7 , 18, individu a l ly , mwana'

wau ga ; c o l lec tively , ana ga na .

4, 5, 6, ea ch cal ls2. amaianga : c o l lec twely, amal atu .

3 , 4, 5, 6, individua lly, mwana w a ; c o llectively, ana anga.1 7 , 1 8, each ca l ls1 4, amaianga ; c o lec tive ly they say, ama 1 atu .

1 1 6, 1 7 . 18, individu a l ly , mwana wanga ; c o l lectivc l ana anga6, eac h ca lls14, amaianga ; co llec tively they say, a a tu .

ca 3, 4, 5, 6 , individually, mwana wanga ; c o l lec tively , ana auga1 6, 1 18, each calls2, amaianga ; co llec tively they say , amaiatn.

2 ca lls1 5, 1 6, 1 7 , 1 8, individu al ly , mwana wanga ; c o llec tive ly, ana anga .

3 c al ls5, 6, individu a l ly, mpwanga ; c o l lec tively, apwanga . If either o f Tshu agn’

ssonsiso lder than 3, 3 c al lsthisone njiranga ; the son yo u nger than himsel f he c a l lsmpwanga , and the same ho ldsgood fo r 5 and 6.

5

dc alls3 njiranga, and 6 mpwanga , and makesthe distinc tion regarding the ageso f

1 5 an 18.

6 ca l ls3, 5, individu a lly , njiranga ; c o l lec tively, au jiranga ; and speakso f 1 5 a nd 1 3with a similar referenc e to the re lative ageso f ea ch with hisown.

3 ca l ls4, ml ongo wanga.8 c a l ls1 6, 1 7 , individua lly , ml ongo wanga ; c o l lec tivel al ongo anga .

4 cal ls3, 5, 6, individu al ly, mlongo wanga ; c o l lec tive y, al o ugo anga .

4 c alls1 6, if o lder than herself, ndiranga ; if you nger, mpwa uga, and speakso f 1 7 inthe same way .

1 6 ca lls4, if o lder than herself, nj lranga ; if you nger, mpwauga.1 6 ca lls1 7 , mpwauga .

4 cal ls 3, 5, 6, 1 5, 18, individu ally , ml ongo wanga ; c o llec tively , al ongo anga ,

3 , 4, 5, 6, speaking distinc tly o f their ha lf bro thersand ha lf sisters, 1 5, 1 6, 1 7 , 1 8,c al l them c o l lec tively, au a anza tn ; individua l ly, mwana.nzatu .

1 5, 1 6, 1 7 , 18speak in the same way o f 3 , 4, 5, 6 .

7 ca lls1 , atatn anga a stranger speakso f 1 asbeing pongoziwatabio f 7 .

1 ca l ls7 , mwau a wanga ; a stranger speakso f 7 asbeing pongo ziwatshio f l .7 c al ls2. amaianga. ; a strang

er speakso f two asbeing pongoziwatshl o f 7 .

2 c a l ls7 , mwana wan a sranger speakso f 7 asbein pongo ziwatabio f 2.

5 ca l ls7 , 8, individna ly, mlamu wanga ; c o l lec tively, amu anga

7 calls4, 8, 5, individually, mlamu wanga ; c o l lec tively, alamn anga .

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1 7 6 Chinyanja Dic tion a ry.

Remove , v. t. To take awa y , asthe

hair of a pig or fea thersof a f owl ,by p lu nging in ho t wa ter , Kn tsu

pnla .

To ca use a p erson to remove

his r esid enc e,Kn tu paya (ma

n tn ).To r emo ve or p ush aside a

thing whic h inter c ep ts the light,Kn kanganna .

To r emove a thing ou t of the

wa y or pa th, Kn su n ta .

v. i. To r emove the person ,Kn tshoka .

To r emo veimp u rity, to pu rify,Kn kon za .

To r emo ve one’

s residence, or

a thing, Kn su n ta.

To r emove ou t of the light ofa no ther person ,

Kn tshoka .

To r emove o u t of the way ofa no ther , Kn pamb uka .

Removal, n . F r om one p la c e ofr esidenc e to a no ther , Kusu nta .

A f or ced r emova l , Ku tshotsedwa .

Rend, v. t. Kn ng’

amb a.

v. i. Kn ng’

ambika.

Render, v. t. To give, Kn pa

tsa .

To give u p a du e, Kn b weza

knbwezera .

To r ender a n ac cou nt of d u tydon e

,Knwerengera a nd kn were

ng’

jera .

Renew ,v. t. Kn panga

-a tso

pano .

To r enew a n opera tion or

conversa tion which ha d been

suspended f or awhile,Ku amb aa

nso kn lau ku la .

To r ep air , Kn fotokoza .

Renewa l, n . Knamb aanso .

Reno u nc e , v. t. To cast of , to

r ej ec t, Kn tshotsa kn kana ; kn

taia .

Renown, n . Kn limb a. ; ka limb andinkondo .

v. t. To make f amous, Knlimbitsa ndinkondo .

Rent, n . In clo th, Tshib o , dzib o ;

tshidede, dzided e .

Renuncia tion, n . Kuk a n a ; ku taia .

Repair, v. t. Ku fo tok o za .

Repay, v. t. Kn bweza .

Repayment, n. Ku bwez a .

Re t, v. i. Asa lesso n o r sa ying,n tshu ls.

v. t. To r ep ea t a n a c tion,Anso add ed to ver b or by re

dup lic a ting ver b .

To r ep eat the same a c tio n o r

the same r equest u ntil the o bj ectin view is ac c omp lished , Kntshita kawirikawiri.

Repea tedly , a dv. Againa gain , Kawirikawiri.

Repel, v. t. A p erson , by ma nnera nd addr ess

,Kn tshita ndi

mpwaiyu .

To r ep el by p ushing vio lentlyawa y, Kn kang

’ka .

Repellant, n . A r epella nt person,-Ampwaiyn . A r ep ell a nt chief ,Fumu yampwaiyu .

Repent, v. i. Kn temb ennz a n tima kn lapsa nd r ef orm).

Repentanc e, n . Kntemb eu nka .

Replenish, v. t. To fi ll , Kn dz azaanso .

Reply , v. t. To a qu estio n , Knang

’

ka kn iang’

ka a nd kn

yan’

ka .

espand to a ca ll, Kn b vomera.

n . Tha t ismy r ep ly , Knisng

’

ks b vomero , (la ) mab vomero ,

mea ning r ep ly in afi rma tive inneg. ku kana isused .

Repo rt, v. t. To r epor t of even tswhichha ve happened , Kn b nkitsa .

To r ela te, to tel l , Kn nen a .

To give a n ofi cia l or f o rma lr epor t, Kn u za .

n . A c cou nt, story , Mwambi,miamb i.A f ormal or ofi cia l r ep o r t ,

Bnkitso, (la ) mab nkitso .

A r umo ur , fame, Mb iri,

zimb iri.


Repose , v. i. To r ecline, Kn

seama.

To recline, ason a co uch, Kn

gona.

To r est,Kn puma .

nmnla .

ka la kofnmn .

Representation, n . Knsonya.

Reproach, v. t. To censu r e intermsof opp robrium, Kn knmb a ;kn sinjirira ; kn dzu dznla kn

dzuma ; kn tsanza .

dition , e.g. sla ve, or to tell one’

s

genea logy , Kn knmb a.

n . Sinjiriro , (la ) masinjtshidzumo

,dzidzumo .

Reproachful , a .-Osin irira .

Reproa c hfu lly, adv. osin°

irira .

Repro b ate , a . Aba n cast

awa y,-d a -qipa .

ba te persons, An tu otaiidwa.

v. t. Kn taia.

Repro o f, n . Kusu lnmnl a ; snlnmnlo

, (1a ) masnlumnlo .

Reprove, v. t. To r eb uke, Knsnlumu la ; kn dzu dzu ls.

Reproveab le, a .-Osnlumnlidwa .

Reprover, n . Wosn lnmu la, osn lnmnla .

Reptile, n. A cr eeping ver tebra tedanima l the worm or ca ter

p ill a r tribe,Tshokwawa , dzo

kwawa .

Repu lse, v. t. To check, to driveback, Ku bweza.

n . Knbwezedwa .

Requ est, v. t. Kn fnnsa ; kn

pempe.

—n . a unsa ; fnnso (ls) mafnnso ; pempero , (la ) mapempet o .

Require, v. t. To demand, Kn

v. i. To be in wa nt of , Knsau kira.

Requirement, n. Tsho fnnsidwa ,dz ofu nsidwa .

Ordina nc e, a nna .

Requisition, n . Ru fu nsa .

Requite, v. t. To r etu r n a n equi

va len t f or good , Kn lipira. Iwill r e

guite you this you r kind

ness, dza lipira iwe knkoma

kwako knmene.

To r eta lia te, to r etu rn evil f or

evil,Kn bweza ; kn bwezera .

To revenge, Kn zimb a la .

Resc ue, v. t. Kn pnlnmntsa .

-.n Knpnlnmntsa .

Resemb lanc e, n. Ku fana kn

Resemb le, v. t. To liken, to com

pa re, Kn faniza .

v. i. Ku fana ndi. This

thing r esembles tha t, Tshin tutshimene tshifana nd1 tshidya .

Reseu t, v. t. Kn kana .

Resentment, n . Ku kana .

Reserve , v. t. Kn su nga knsnngira.

Reserved, a .-0 8nngidwa.

Quiet, -Atshete .

Reside, v. i. Kn kala. Wher e doyou reside now Ukala ku ti

no ?

Resienc e, n . Domicile, Nyumb a ,zinyumba ; kwatshi.Town or village, wher e a p er

son resides, Mu dziwatabi.Residu e, n. Ku tsala ; tshotsala ,dz o tsala.

Resign , v. t. To give up , Kn

bweza.

To resign a situa tion , ofi ce,

Kn sia .

n . Ku bweza kusia .

-0 bwezedwa -osii

Resigned to fa te, Olizinga .

Resist, v. t. To refuse app r ova l ,Kn kana ; knsalola ; kn sasumb a .

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Resist, v. t. To r esist by words, Knkana .

To strive against, to co unter

ac t, Kn kaniza .

Resistan c e, n . Ku kana.

Reso lve, v. i. Kn limbikira ; knkan tshizira ; kn yerekeza (to pu rp ose) .

Respec t , v. t. To esteem,Kn simb a .

To pa y def er en ce, to r ever e,

Kn lemekeza ; kn dzinga .

n . Kusimb a ; n lemu .

In r esp ec t of , Nditshifukwatsha .

Resp ec t of p ersons, Tsang’

oko,

(la ) matsang’

ko .

Respec tfu l, a .-Osimb a ; -anlemn .

Respec tfu lly , adv. Kwau lemn ;kosimb a ; kodzin

Respec to r, n . 0 persons; Wa

tsang’

ko , atsang’

ko .

Respiration, n . Knpuma .

Respire , v. i. Kn puma .

Respite, n . P a use, tempo ra ryintermission of la bou r , Ntawiyaknpnma .

Respond, v. t. Kn b vomera .

Rest, n . Opposed to toil, Kn uma .

Remna nt,wha t isleft, mwe :

-o tsa la .

Others, Bus.

11 puma .

v. t. To give r est, Kn pumitsa .

Restitu tio n, n . Ku lipirs, .

Restless, a .-Osapnma osapu

mitsa ; -oga 11ga1ama .

Restless, asf r om pain of bodyo r mind , -Otemb enu katemb eu nka . The ver b Kn temb enu katemb enuka isused .

v. i. Kn ganga lama .

Resto ration, n . Ku bweza ; ku fotokoza a nd kn fo toko zedwa .

Resto re , v. t. Kn b weza ; knfo tokoza .

Restrain, v. t. Kn letsa ; kn lsketsa .

v. i. To restrain one’

sself ,Kn imika .

To r estrain another , Kn imitsa.

Resu rrec tion, n . Ku u kirira .

Retain , v. t. Kn su nga .

To ca use to r ema in , Kn l eke

reza ; kn tsa litsa ; kn gwira .

Reta lia te, v. t. Kn b wez era z oipa .

Reta liation, n . Ku b wez era z oipa .

Reta rd, v. t. Kn tshedwetsa .

Retch, v. i. Kn gea .

Retreat, v. i. To mo ve ba ck, Kn

zemb a .

To r etrea t f r om a n enemy,Kn tawa ; kn zemb a .

when in single comb a t, b u t still

f a cing one’

sf oe, Kn b werera .

Retu rn, v. i. Kn bwera .

— To go to a plac e a nd retu r n

the same day, Kn bwerera .

v. t. To retu rn a thing to a

person f rom whom it ha s been

r ec eived ,Kn bweza..

n . Ku bwera .

Reveal , v. t. To ma ke known,Kn

so n 3 ; kn dziwitsa .

0 show, to u nveil , Kn so ny— To bringfor thto view,Kn so nya .

Revea led, a .-0 80 nyedwa .

Revelation, n . Kuso nyeza .

Revellings, n . Wicked da nc es

dr unkenness, Ku dzedz edu kaku tsirnka , matsirnko .

Revenge , v. t. Kn zimb n l a ; kumu lit a .

n . a imb nla .

Reveren c e, v. t. Kn pemb edzakn dzinga .

Reverent, a .-0 dzin

demea nou r , makaliwe odzinga .

Review ,v. t. Kn yang

’

anira .

Revile , v. t. To abuse, Kn nyom ;

kn ton za .

— To mo ck, to scam , Kn sinjirira .

To ta u n t, Kn nyo za. ; kn sinjirira .

To use bad la ngua ge, Kn

tu kwana .

Reviler, n . Wonyoza , onyomwosmgmra , OSa l l

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Revilin n . Ku nyoza kusinjiriraRevi n . Ku tsitsimnka .

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Rinse, v. t.

mou th) nkamwa .

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Rinsing , n . a nn

Riot, n . Pokoso , (1a ) mapokoso ;kn tetana .

n . Immoral , Knsa lu ka .

v. i. To beha ve wa nton ly ,Kn sa luka .

Rioter, n. Wopokoso , opokoso .

re, dzipere .

(the

Rioto us, a .-Apokoso a nd oapc

kosa .

Rioto usly, ad v. Kwakoposo a nd

kapokosa .

Riotonsness, nn . Knpokosa .

Rip, v. t. Of a body , Kn tumb u la .

Of.

c lo th, Kn ng’

amb a .

v. i. Kn ngamb ika .

Ripe, a . Of cer ea ls,

-Akn tsb a

a nd -o tsha .

Of f r u it of tr ees, -Aknpsa .

T o b e , v. Kn tsha .

Of f r u it Kn psa .

Ripen , v. i. Kn psa .

v. t. Kn psetsa .

Ripened, a . M a tu red, Opsetsedwa .

Rise, v. i. From a sitting or r e

c lining p ostu re, Kn ga lamnka ;kn tira .

To get up f rom sleep or bed ,

Kn nka .

As a river , Kn gwera ; knamb a .

To ascend , Kn kwera .

To appea r a bove the ho rizon ,

asthe hea ven ly bodies, Kn kwera. ;kn tu ruka . The rising of the

su n, Kntu rnka kwa dzna ; its

f a r ther adva nce, Kukwere kwa

dzus.

To rise, aswa ter in a river ,Kn kwera .

Wher e a constella tion or a

p la net disappea rs a nnua l ly in

c onsequ enc e of the cou rse of the

ear th in its or bit or the moonwhen it has completed itscou rse

ro und the ea r th, kn fa itsr eap


peam nce is ca lled Kn b a dws;kn oneka , kn pen dama . The

P leia deh ha ve r ea pp ea r ed or

risen ,Nsan e

.

n pen dama .

Rise, v. i. o rise u p to view, to

a c tion,Kn tshita n di tu ko kn

tshita kwa tu ko .

n . The a ct of rising , Ku nka.

Risk one’

sself, v. i. To a d ventu re

one’

sself , Kn dziyesa ; kn dzitaia .

fl ees, Nsemb e , zinsemb e .

Ordina nces, Pemb edzo , (1amapemb edzo .

River , 11. (La rge) Nyanja , ziny».nja ; n tsinje, mitsinj o .

Riv u let, n . Kantsinje , timitsinje.Road, n . Afootpath Njiru , zinjirs.

A high road ,a waggon r oa d,

or one mu ch used , Kwala la , (la )makwalala .

A tr a ck of a n a nimal,Tshi

tende, dzitende.

Kn ondaanda.

Asa roaming lif e,Moyo woendaenda.

Roa r, v. i. Asthe sea , or a lio n

Kn b alawaza .

To cry , Kn lira.

To ca l l alou d , Kn pfu la.

Roaring , n. Ku lira.

Roast, v. t .

n . Tshootsha nyama. yo

o tsha.

Roasted, a .-Oo tshedwa .

Rob , v. t. To plu nder , Kn la nds;kn mb a (seldom used ) .

o r ob stea lthily , as a p ersonwho lu rksa bou t a nd r obswitho u t

vio lence, Kn zimbaitsa. ; kn semb etsa.

Ro b b er, n. Wo landa, o landa .

Ro b e , v. i. To dr essthe person ,Kn b vala.

v. t. To dressa nother , as a

chihi, Kn b veka .

To pu t on a long r obe or ga r

ment,so asto envelop the whole


person, Kn b vala mwinj 1ro wanta li.

Ro b e, n . Mwinjiro , 111 1aRo b ustness, 11 . Of heal th, Tshi

Ro c k, v. i. To r ol l ab ou t, asa

waggon going over stones, Kn

pnntwa nn twa .

antwo , (la ) matantweAn upright r ock, a p recipice,

Phompo , (1a ) maphompo .

A fl a t extended rock, Tan tweloy .ala

Ro ck-rab b it, n . Bira , zimb irs.

Ro cky , aa .-Atan twe.

R tid, n. A long stick, Ntole, zin toe

Fishing-r od , Ntepa , mitepa .

Rogu e, n . Wampnlnpu lu , ampuln nln .

R0 , v. t. To r o ll a stone or anyhea vy su bsta nce on the grou nd ,Kn b udu za .

0 r o ll away, Kn tumu la .

To ro ll a p erson in the mud ,

Kn tnmbika .

v. i. To r evo lve, Kn zu n

lira ; on

ground,

kn gu b ndTo r o one

’

sself in the mud ,Kn dzitnmbika .

To ro ll up , asa bed , Kn alu la ;kn pinda.

n . Mpu tu , mipntn .

20 113 , a . Tshosalalitsira.

— n .

R

Roo f, n. Tha tch, Tshindn , (la )matshindu .

Roof of the mou th, Nkamwa .

Ro ok, n . Knngnbwi, (la ) maknngu bwi.

Room, n . Of a house, Tshipinds,dzipinda.

Spa ce, Ma lo .

Pa tsa me malo .

Ro ot, n . Ntsitsi, mitsitsi.To roo t ou t, Kn dzu la ; kn

dzaznla.

Rope , n . Tshingwe, zingwe.

Give me room,

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Rot, v. i. Kn b vu nda kn 0 1a .

v. t. To ca use to rot, Knb vu nditsa .

n . Tshib vnnde, dzib vnnde.

Ro tation .

Ro tten , a . it

isro tten ,Dzob ala dziridzob vnnda .

Ro ugh,, a . Asa c oa rse ga rment,aka lala .

Uneven , -Okanamb ala.

v. i. Kn kaka la la .

Roughly, adv. Kokakala la .

Ro ughness, n . Ku kakala la .

Ro und, v. i. To go r ou nd , of thething itself, Kn zu ngu lira .

To go r ou nd , a bou t a thingwhich isin itself sta tionary, Knzu ngu niza.

n . a nngu 1ira .

A r ou nd thing, as a ba ll,

-Atendenka0

-0 zu n

gu lira .

a . Spherica l bu lu ngika .

Ro undness, nn. Kntendeuka .

Spherica l , Knb nlnngika .

Ro use , v. i. To stir up to action,Kn fnlnmira ; kn fn lnmitsa .

T0 rousefr omsleep or ina c tion ,Kn u tsa. ; kn galamntsa (f romsleep only )To rouse a nger , Kn kwiitsa .

Kn dzintsa . Rouse you rself,Dziu tsa .

Rove, v. i. Kn endaenda.Rover , nn . A wa nder er , one who

r amblesabou t, Woendaenda,os

u daondo .

Row , 11 . Of things, asof tr eesorpo les, Nzere, mizers.

fpersons, a di

,mitandi.

eadson a ga rment, Ku ndandalike kongo , (la) makongo .

Or a ny bright or showy things,hence amlied to the bel t 1 11 the constelh tion Orion , a di, mifnndi

KnA

To r u b

u

any pa r t of thebody so asto ca use wa rmth f romf riction, Kn titshita .

182 Chinyanja

Ru b , v. t. To r u b against, asa n

a nima l against a p ost, Kn kanda .

Or wip e , Kn pnknta .

Or wipe awa y tea rs,Kn

tsitsitiza .

T0 r u b the eyeson wa king , o rin the ha nds, Kn sikias.

To ru b down,asa ca t, Kn sisita .

To r u b dry, Kn pnknta ; kn

pu kntira .

Ru b bish, n . L ight, asdried lea ves,Zinyalala .

Refuse, asweedsf rom a gar den ,Ziromb o .

Rudder, n . Tsigiro , matsigirotsikiro , matsikiro tsijiro , matsij 1 ro .

Ruddy, a .-Olimb a .

Rude, a .-Amphwaiyn ; -0 tsirnka .

A r ude child , Mwan a wamphwai

R tidl

ely, a dv. Kwamphwaiyu .

Rudeness, n . Umphwaiyn (wa ) .Rudiment, n . Elemen t, Tshoiamb a ,zoiamb a .

Ruman , n . Watshilope, atshilo e

Rug, n . Tshopfu nda, dzo um a .

Rum,n . Over thr ow, def ea t, Kni

njitsidwa kntamangitsidwa .

D estr u c tion , deso la tion , Pasuko

, (la ) mapasnko .

v. t. To sca tter , Ku b a lalitsa .

To demo lish,to destr oy, Kn

pasnka .

To spoil , to r ender u nfi t f orservic e

, Kn on onjeka .

Ruined, a .-O asu kidwa

Ruino us, a .-(9pasu la .

Ruino usly , adv. K0 asu la .

Ru le , n . M easu r e,

nlinganizo ,milinganizo .

Gover nmen t,a eru za .

v. t. Asa magistra te in theadministra tion of law, as a

king r u ling the na tion,

o r a

genera l c omma nding a n a rmy,Kn weru za .

As a n overseer or superintendent

,Kn yang

’

anira .

To a r bitra te,Kn lekanitsa .

Ru ler , n . Of a na tio n ,VVowernm,

owernza.

Chief , Fumu , (y a ) ma fnmu .

An overseer , a su p er intendent,Woyang

’

anira , oyang’

anir a .

Rumb le , v. i. Kn gu gn lnzika .

Rumb ling , a . Ogng ul nzika .

Rumo u r , n . Mb iri,zimb iri. A

slight r umou r , Kamb iri, timb iri.Rump, n . Of a n a nima l

, Take,

(la ) matako .

Run , v. i. To r u n f r om ,Kn

tamanga .

To r un towa rds, Kn tamanga

kwa (mapiri).To r un a ra ce, Kn tamangira

pa modzi.To r un awa y, to a bsc ond ,

Kn

tawa .

To r u n or c limb asp la nts, Knanga .

To ru n over , asa liquid , Kn

tsann la .

To overfl ow,Kn sampnka.

To r u n over , asdry gr ain in

a measu re, Kn taikira a nd kn

ku tu la .

To ru n of (ofperson ) ,Kn zemba.

To ru n of ; asrain of a ho use,Kn tserereka.

To ru n after , or chase, Kntamangitsa .

To r u n against a nything so as

to ca use pain,asa f oo t, Kn gu nda ;kn pnn twa .

To r u n together , Kntamangi

rana .

To r u n in to a p la c e, Kn

tamangira umo .

Runner, n . Wotamanga , o tamanga .

Rn tu re , v. t. To b reak thr ough,11 b o la .

n . Knng’amb a.

Q u a rr el, Ku kangana .

H ernia , inguina l, Mwela and

miela zimwela.

Hernia,umbilica l , Ntshofn ,

zintsho fn .

Rush, n . A p la nt, Gnmbwa, agumbwa.

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hire , nn . Safi ro .

3231 113 , 11 . Sa rdiyo .

Sa rdonyx , n Sardo nis.

Satia te , v. t. To glu t, Kn tse

ndera .

To f eed to thef u l l, Kn dietsakn kntitsa .

Satisfac tion ,n . Ku tshur nkitsa .

v. i. To exp r esssa tisf a c tionwith a thing , Kn simb a .

Satisfied, a .-0 tshnrnkitsa ;

mb idwa ; -okwanidwa .

Sa tisfy, v. t. Kn kwana kn kwa

nira ; kn kwanitsa .

To sa tisfy hu nger , Kn knta .

Sa unter , v. i. Kn endaenda .

Save , v. t. Kn pnl nmntsa. (ofp ersonsor living cr ea tu r es) .

-osi

Savio u r, n . Mpnlnmntsi, apu lu

mntsi.Savo u r , n . Taste, Nyongo , zinyon

— go

Smel l, Tshonu ng’kira, zonn

ng’

kira .

Savo u ry , a .-Ahwino . Sa vo u ry

f ood , Ku dia kwabwino .

S aw , n . A cu tting instr ument,Mpeniwansakadzi, mipeniyasakadzi; sa roti, (1a ) masamti.— v t To cu t with a saw, Kn

tsheke .

To cu t asu nder , Kn tsheka

kolekanitsa .

S ay, v. i. Kn ti; kn nena . I

sa y, Diti. Wha t will you say ?Udzanena tshiani. 1 will sa y it

istr ue, Didzanena tshiritshoona .

To say so , Kn nena tshointsho .

They say so , Anena tshointsho .

Sc a b , 11 . Of a sor e, Kah amb o ,zinkanamb o .

Sc a b b a rd, n . Ban zi, (1a )mab anzi.S c afl

'

o ld, n . For building, Tsanja ,(la ) ma tsanja .

Sc a ld, v. t. Kn psa .

To sca ld a no ther,Kn o tsha .

Sc a les, 1 1 Of a fish, Bamb a , (la )mamha .

Sc urfyscal eson the flesh, a n ,

zimfnfn .

Sc anda l, 11 .


Evil sp eaking , Ku

lauku la koipa .

Shame, Manyazo

i.

Scanda liz e, v. t. a pu t to shame,Kn patsa manyazi ; ku nyazi

tsa .

To speak evil of , Kn n amiza ;kn lauku la koipa n di.

Sc ar , n . Tshin a,dzinja .

S ca rc ely, a . o limb a .

Sca rcity , n . Few of , a erenjekaand knwereng

’

jeka .

Thewa nt og

f , Knpanda ; knsoa .

Sc a re , v. t. Kn ingitsa .

v. i. Kn mga .

Sc arf-skin . The cu tic le, Mia ndu ,

zimfnndn .

Sc a rify , v. t. Kn tema .

Sc a tter, v. t. Kn b a la litsa .

Asdust, Kn nyen a .

disperse, u b a l a lika.

Sc ent , v. t. To smell, Kn nn ng’

ka .

To f ol low by the sc en t , asa dogf o llowing game, Kn n u ng

’kiza .

n . Odou r , Tshonu ng’kira

,

dzonu ng’

kira ; fnngo ,(la )ma lu ngo .

A bad odou r , fu n loipa . A

good odou r , a go nbwin o .

Sc eptic , n . Wosamvana, osamvana .

Sc eptre , n . Ndodo yatshifnmn .

Scheme , n . Linma , (1a ) ma liuma .

v. Kn tshita linma .

Schism, n . Fa c tion, Gawan o , (la )wano .

Scho , .n W0 nnzira,opnnzira ;

wakupnnzira , u pnnzira .

Scho o l,pn . Skn ln , (la ) maskn ln .

Scisso rs, n . Tshosenjera , dz osenjera .

Sc o ff, v. t. To deride, Kn nyansa .

Sc o ffer , n . Wosinjirira , 0 8Sc o ld, v. t. Kn ka li u

'a

n . Wokali okhlipa .

S c o lding , nn . Kpuka lipa .

Sc o op o u t, v. t. To ho llow, Kn

tendenl a .

Sc o rch, v. t. By pu tting too nea r

a fi r e, Kn pystan ; kn psetsa .

v. i. To r oast, Kn otab a.

Kn nyala.

C hinyanja Dic tiona ry.

Sc orn, v. t. Ku nyada.

n . Knnyada .

Sc o rnfu l, a . Ha hty ,-Onyata.

Sc o rpion, n . Tshin nira ,nira karizi, akarizi.

Sc o u rg e , v. t. To lash Kn kwa

pnla .

n . A whip , Tshikoti, dzikotinsempere, zinsempere.

Sc o u t, n . A spy, Mzondi and

n zo u di, zinzondi.— v. i. To a c t as a spy, Knzonda .

Sc rape , v. t To scrap e the hairof a hide m dressing it, Kn pa lskn kndznla .

To scrape the sca les of fish,Kn pala.

Sc raping , n . Kuku dzu la (tshikopa , a skin ) ; ku pa la .

Sc ratch, v. t. To scr a tch with thenails, to c law, Kn kanda .

To scra tch the gr o und, as a

hen , Kn fu luknta .

To scr a tch o u t,to qi

'

u ce, as

writing with a knife, Kn pals.

To scra tch the bac k of the

hea d , Kn yamb asa mu tu .

To sc ra tch the thigh, Kn ya

mb asa tshefu .

n . Kando , (la) makandoknkanda .

Sc ream, v. Kn lira kn pfnla .

n. Liro , (la) maliro ; knlira .

Sc reen , v. t. To shelter by an

er ec tion fr om wind or wea ther ,Kn tshinga .

To p r otec t by coming betweenthe person and danger , Kn letse

n . Tsho tshin'

ira .

Sc rip, n . A bag, be , (In) matnmba .

Sc riptu res, n . The canonica l

writings, Ma lemb a .

Sc um,n . Pob vn , (la ) mapob vn .

S c u f f, n . Fu fu , zimfu fn.

S ea ,1 1 . Nyanja y tshere .

Sea-c ow , n . Mv amvu .

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Sea l, n . Signet, Tshosindikiza ,dzoaindikitza ; shozindikitsa .

v. t. To imp ress a sea l on

a nything , Kn sindikizs.

To sea l up , to cl ose by sea ling ,Kn tseketsa .

Seam, n . In sewing, hem, Nsono ,m1sono .

Sea r, v. t. To bra nd , Kn o tsha .

Sea rc h, v. t. To sea r ch f or a

thing, Kn fnna .

To sea r ch or inquir e after ,Kn fnnsa .

To sea r ch ou t, to investiga te ama tter , Kn fnnsitsa .

n . Ku fnna ; ku fu nsa ; ku fnusitsa .

Seas, n . Waves o r cu r rents, Fu‘

ndi, (la ) mafu ndi.

Season , 1 1 . Any time as dis

tinguished f rom o ther , Nyengo ,zinyengo .

A period , a specifi ed time,Ntaw1

n . One of thef ou r seasonsofthe yea r , Naiku , zinsikn . Somecou nt thr ee seasons to the yea r

Dzin'

a, sp ring a nd summernsikn. literal ly ha rvest, o r

a u tumn a nd Malimwe, winteror the dry season. Othersinser tMuwondo between Malimwe a nd

Dzinja , ta king ha lf a moon ofMa limwe, one moon a nd ha lf amoon of Dzinja, being the timewhen the tr ees bud , and when

ther e is usua l ly mu ch thu ndera nd lightning

°

ybu t it does no t

inc lude the time of sowing grain ,asmaize

,which 18 in Dzinja.

v. t. Kn kometsa .

Sm ona b ly, ad v. Kwansiku

Sea t, 11 . Mpando , mipando ; po

v. t. Kn kalitsa 1181 .

Sec lude, v. t. To mt ou t, Kn

snngitsa .

v. Tosepa ra teonesself fromo thers, Kn ka la kwau liri.


Sec lusion, n . Ukaliri.

Sec ond, a .

-Atshiwiri.Sec ondly , ad v. Kwatshiwiri.Sec ret, a Secr et things, Biso ,

(In ) mab 1so .

In sec r et, M’

tseri.n . A sec ret thing ,

-Akntseri.A sec ret c ommu nica tion, Ku

nena kwakntseri.Sec reta ry-bird, 11 . There a re two

species, Nku e , mikus dzanjampako , adzsn

'

am ko .

Sec rete , v. i. u isala .

v. t. A thing , Kn hiss.

To hide awa y a thing u nd er

a no ther , or in the ea r th, Kn bias.

kn hisa kokwirira .

Sec retion, n . Ku biss.

Sec retly, adv. Ku tseri.

Sec t, n . Kngana , magano .

Sec ure, v. t. Kn limbitsa .

Sec u rely , ad v. Ko limb a .

Sec u rity , 11 . Bail , Tshigwiriro ,dzigwiriro .

Sediment, n . Dikwidikwi, zidikwi

dikwi; nsen a; zinsenga za moa .

Sedition, n. npindnka .

Sedu c e , v. t. To draw asidef romr ec titude, Kn tshimwitsa .

Sedu c er , n . Wotshimwitsa , o tshi

mwitsa .

Sedu cing , a .-Otshimwitsa .

S ee ! interj . Ona ! o natn ! onani!

See ! ther e come the p eop le, One.an tu alinku dza .

v. t. Kn penya ; kn ona .

Seed, n . Mb eu , Zimb au .

Seek, v. t. Kn fnna .

Seem,v. i. To seem to be

,Kn

enedwa kn lin tindi.

To r esemb le, n fana fana .

Seemly , a . Becoming, fl t, Koyang

’

anika ; bwino .

S ee-saw , n . Zende, (wa ) mazende.

Seethe , v. t. Kn pika kn wiritsa .

Seiz e , v. t. To lay ho ld of , Kn

gwira .

To ta ke f or cible possession of ,asof a ma n

’

sca ttl e, Kn landa .

To cl ing to , Kn fumb ata .

Seiz u re, n . Ku gwiranda .

Select , v. t. Kn sang’

ka.

Selec tions, 11 . Pa r ts ta ken f roma who le, Sang

’

ko , (la ) masa ng’

ko .

Self, pron. dika . Myse lf, Inendeka . You rself, Iwe weka .

Himself, Ie eka . He was therehimself , Analiapo ie eka . I didit myself, Dina tshita ndeka.

The refl ectiveform of the ver b isof ten used when Myself , H imself,or You rself is

°°

used with a n

a c tive verb . He

hersel Nkazianadzisim b a . Ofmyse I did it of myself ,Dina tshita kwa ine ndeka . Of

eka

He did it of hisown f r ee will.(ifthemselves, Anatshita kwa iwo

o a.

elf-ab ne a tion, n . Knd zik ana.

elf-d n . Kndzikaniza .

dzikaniza.

Self-love, n . Kndzikonda .

Self-same, n .-Amen e

, with prono u n added , An tu amen ewa .

The f ormsva ry ac cording to the

p refix of the nou n f or which the

ma n , Mamnna amen e .

Self-wil l, n . Kndzisamalira .

Self-willed, a . Destru c tive,as a

spoilt child ,-Osimbwa .

ell , v. t. Kn gu litsa .

eller, n . Wogn litsa , ogn litsa .

Selves, n . Plu ra l of Self , whichsee

,-Oka . Ou rsel ves, Ife toka .

Semb lanc e , n . Ku fana .

Semina l fl uid, 11 . Of a ll a nima ls,Umu na .

Of ma n a lone, Neala , misa la .

Seminary , n . A plac e of edu cation ,Skn lu ; skn ln la liku ru .

Senate, n . Gnln 1a aknru .

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Settle, v. t. To settle, asdr egsofliqu o r , or mu dKn tern

ToKn kala . Where a r e you settledUka la ku tilTo settl e by lea ving ofi also to

pa cify a child , Kn eteka .

Seven, a .-Sann ndi-wiri. Seven

men , Antu asann ndiawiri. Sevenca ttle

,Ng

’

omb e zisanu ndiziwiri.Sevenfo ld, a .

-Opindidwa hassu nndikawiri.

Seventeen , a .

ndi-wiri.

Seventh, a .-A tshisann nditshi

win .

Kumindi -sann

Seventy , a . Maknmigasann ndi

awiri.

Sever, v. t. Kn dnla ; kn gawa ;kn tsho tsa .

v. i. To come to na ught, Kn

pangidwa tsha be.

Severa lly, adv. Koanjanitswa .

(Altogether , Onse . )Severity , n . Kn limba .

S ew , v. t. Kn soka.

ip .p.-Osokedwa .

D

Sha b biness, n . Of dr ess, Usiwa.

In a f or est, or under amou nta in side, Tshitu nzi, dzitu nzi.

From a tempora ry erec tionor f r om a single tree, Tshitu nzintnnzi

,mitu nzi.

Sha des of evening, Mitn nzi

ya madzu lo .

Shadow ,

body by which the light isinterNtunzi, mitunzi; tshi

tu nzi,dzitnn zi.

Shake, v. t. To ca use tr embling,Kn ntu n tumiritsa .

To shake a ga rment or c lo th,

Kn kntumnla .

To agita te, to ca use quickvibra tions

, as the wind sha kesa

tr ee, Kn gwedeza .


Shake, v. i. To tr emb le, c e f f anf ea r , Kn ntentemera .

To shake or shiver with cold ,Kn n tu n tumira. ndiku zizira .

thu nder , Kn n tu n tumira .

v. i. Kn ntuntumira .

— T0'shake

a measu re, Kn snknsamr kn

To shake ou t, Kn kn tnmnla .

—Monga ; (hissha re)mDivision , Kn wa.

Sharer, n . P a r er , Wogawana ,ogawana a nd wogena .

Kn sau na ; knkang

’ka .

Shallow , n . A shadowp la c e in a

river, Pa knpwa.

a .-Ossiya and m in.

v. i. Kn nyen

n . Tshinyen dzinyengo .

M o o ra nyama .

To asha med ,to pu t to shame, Kn patsa

To scar e, Kn ingitsa .

v. i. To be ashamed , Knkala ndimanyazi.

nyazi.Manyazi; kn

dzinga. (See Bashfu lness. )Shamefu lly, T otshita zo 1pa na ; kn sau tsa .

Share , v. t. To par t amongst o r

give, asf ood , Kn patsa ; knning

’ka.


Sha rk, n . Nangnmi, anangumi.Sha rp, a .

-Aku twa. Sha rp words

Man okaripa man aknlimb aman olimba .

Sha rp a nd two -edged , -Akutwa konsekonse .

Sha rpen , v. t. As an axe,Kn

no la.

To sha rp en to a point, as a

sta ke to p rep a re f o r driving intothe gr ou nd , Kn songo ls.

Sha rply, adv. Kokan pa ; kolimb a. ;kwaku twa .

Angrily, Ndikukwia.

Sharpness, n . Knkaripa ku twa.

Sharp person, 11 . Mu n tu wo tshenjera , an tu o tshenjera .

Shave , v. t. To sha ve thef a ce orhead , Kn meta.

To sha ve of ; as a ca rpen ter

f r om a boa rd , or a ca r rier f romlea ther

, Kn pala .

Shaved head, 11 . Mpala.

She, pr on . Is. Asnomina tive tothe ver b , the pronomina l verba l

prefiz isused . Shesp eaks, Anena.

Sheaf, n. Mto lo , mito lo .

Shea r, v. t. Kn senga .

Shea rer, n . Wometa, ometa .

Shea th, n . Of knife, Mb anzi,mab anzi.

Shed, v. t. To spill , aswa ter , Kn

gab vikira.

Asblood , Kn tu rntsa mwaziku ketsa .

v. i. Kn gab vikidwa ; kn

ketsedwa kn tu ru tsidwa .

To shed upon by po u ring upon ,

Kn tsanu lira ; kn ketsa ; kn tsira .

n. A covering f rom the su nor rain , Ntu nziwakonde, mitun ziyakonde.

Sheep, n . Nkosa , zinkosa akosa ,ankosa ; ngoza, angoza and zi

ngo za .

Sheepfo ld, n. Tanga, (la) matam

Sheet, 11 . Tshopfu nda , dzopfu nda .

Shelf, n . Tsanja, matsanja.

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Shell, n . The ha rd ou tside cover

ing, asof a nu t,Koko , (la) ma

koko .

Eggshel l, Tshikab ado tshadzira

, dzikab ado dza madzira .

The covering of a cr usta c eansa nima l

, Nkono , zinkono .

Shelter, v. t. F r om wind o r

wea ther , Kn tshinga .

To defend , to pr o tec t f r omda nger , Kn su nga .

To hidef r om view, Kn bisa .

71 . From the wea ther , Kusungira .

The lee side, KnF rom da nger , Kopn lnmu

kira .

A hiding-

p la c e, Malo ob isalira .

Sheltered, a . F r om wea ther ,-Osnngira ;

-osnngidwa.

Fr om da nger , -Opnlnmnkira ;opnlumnkiridwa.

Shepherd, n . Mb uss, ab use .

v. t. Ku b nsa .

Shew . (See Show . )Shewb read, n . Mikete yoonetsa .

Shield, n . Tshikopa , dzikopa .

v. Kn pfnnda .

Shift, v. t. Kn su n ta.

Shin-b one, v. Of a person , nsongo lo , misongo lo . Of an a nima l ,Tshib oda , dz 1b oda .

Shine, v. i. To glitter or spa rkl ewith light, Ku ng

’

azimira .

To give light, asthe su n or a

lamp , Kn wala .

Ship, n . Tshomho , dzomb o .

Shiwreck . To make shipwreck,u b andn la kn swa tshomb o .

Shirt, n . Shirts, (la) mashirte.

Shiver, v. i. To tr emb le, asf r omf ea r , Kn ntentemera .

To shiver with co ld, Kn n tn

n tnmira.

Shivering , n . Ku n tentemera

Shivers, n. Pieces, Pale, (la )mepale.


Shoe , n . Nsa to , zinsapa to .

Sanda l , shikwakwa ta, dzi

kwakwata .

Shoe-so le, Tshikato tsha nsa

pa to , dzikato dza nsapato .

v. t. Kn hva la mapazi.Sho ot, v. t. To discha rge a gu n

with p owder mer ely , Kn omb a

(mfu ti).To shoo t a t, with bal l ca r

tridge, Kn omb ers.

To shoo t an a r row from a

bow, Kn ponya (mu b vi).To germina te, to bud , to p u t

f or th, aslea ves, Kn pukntika ; knpakatika.

Asa sprou t, Kn puka.

ShOp, n . Nyumb a ya maronda

nyumb a ya n tshito storo , (la )masto ro .

Sho re , n . Inha bited , Doko , (la )madoko ; n tnnda , mitunda .

Uninha bited,Gomb e, (la ) ma

gomb e.

Sho rt, a .

‘No t long,-A l

'

npi. A

shor t man , Mu n tu wamfupi.Sho rten, v. t. To sho r ten byta king

n’

f rom the length, Kn fini

mpitsa ; kn fu pikitea ; kn lu pitas.

, Kn tu ukitsa .

Shor

y, adv. tawiyeing’

ono .

Sho rtness, n. U lu pi.Sho t, n . Marisao .

Sho u lder, n . Upper pa rt of ,Pu zi, (la ) mapu zi.Of a n a nimal , Pen a , (la )

mapewa .

Shoul der -blade, Tshipande ,dzipande.

v. t. To ca rry a bu rden on

theshou lder , Kn nyrnn la pa pu zi.

Sho u t, v. i. To cal to a person ,

Kn itana .

To u tter a loud ou tc ry, Kn

pfn la . They shou t f or j oy ,Aptu la nditshimwemwe.

To shou t, asmen after victory,to exu lt a t a ny occu r rence, Kn

yanga la ; kn sekers.

Sho u t, n . Ku pinla .

Shove, v. i. To p u shvio lence, Kn kang

’ka .

— n . A nudge with o r by the

elbow, Kn ya.

Shovel, n. to, (l a )

v. t. Kn yaln l a.

Show , v. t. Kn sony a ; kn

son eza.

0 showfa vou r , Kn a nja .

n . Kusonyo .

Shower, n. Knb vnmb a .

Showy , a . Of clo thes, -Oopss;

-A tsha

Shriek, v. i. 'Kn taia ma n .

n . Ku taiamau .

Shrines, n . Malo oyera.

Shrink, v. t. To ca use to c ontrac t,Kn kanitss.

i. To c on tr a c t , Kn

Shrivel,kwmyata kn dz 1dz1

n tentemera ; kn ntu ntumira .

Asa t bitter medicine, Kn zirimuka .

Shun, v. t. To avoid , to hide

f r om, Kn lsmba lsls.

To shu n , by sta r ting on one

side, Kn lewa.

To shu n from modesKn nnng

’

khidwa ndi.Shu t , v. t. Kn tseka.

To shu t or c lose the eyes, Kntseksmaso .

To shu t ou t, Kn teskera ku nja .

To shu t up , Kn teskera .

v. i. Kn tsekeka . The do o rshu tsof itself, Tshitseko tshitsekeka.

Shy, a .

Shyly, adv. Kwamanyazi.Shyness, n. Manyazi.


n. Knona ; ntc radi. Sipping , n. Ku tso pa .

tsempa , mitsempa . Sir, n . Fumn ; Ta te ; Tshi; Ks.Sinfu l, a .

-i a. Tha t isa sin

f u l a ct , Imene irintshito yoipa .

A sinf u l ma n , Mnn tn woipa..Sinfu lly , a . Kwaipe .

Sinfu lness, n . Knips. plu ra l , Alongo .

Sing , v. i. Kn imba . Sister-ih -law , n. M lamu , a lamn.

In a choir ,.

Kn tshenla . Sit, v. i. To sit on a sea t,o r on

To sing 1 n concer t or in the grou nd , Kn ka la pa nsi. Sit

measu red t1me , so asto lea d the

na tive da nce , Kn tengezau a .

Sing e, v. i. Kn wanla .

n . Kuwanla .

Woimba , oimb a .

n . Kuimba . They

ndiknimba .

S of hea rt. Ntima

Sing le out, v. t. To sel ec t, Kn

sang’ka. Why do you single

o ut from others? Undisaug'

ka

S One by one, Kamodzi

modzindimodzi.Sink, v. i. To sink in wa ter , Kn

To fa ll lower , to su bside, asariver , Kn we . The river is

lowering, tsinje nliknpwa.

To be depressed, Kn kala ndi

tshisoni.To fa ll away , to decrease in

hea l th or esh, Kn onda.

v. t. 0 ca use to sink, Kn biza .

To sink a pit or well bydigging, Kn knmb a . Thisis a

good plac e to sink a wel l , Ma lo

amene alibwino kn knmb a tshi

tsime.

To diminish, to lessen , Kn

tshepetsa.

Sinner , n . Woipa , oipa wampu

lnpu lu , ampnlu pnln . maknmiasann ndimodzi. S'

Sip,v. t. To sip a fl uid when ho t, women, Akazimaknmiasann 1 1

11 tsopa kn mwa. madzi.

7o sit in a

gwen ny p osition

mm exposu r e, 11 nynn ynma la.

To sit on the edge of a sea t as

if r ead y to rise, Kn kwakwalika .

-To sit upin bed, Kn ga lamnka.To sit l1stlessly, asin a r everie,

or on a road side, o r a t the do orof a house, wa tching the p assersby , Kn nyongonyeka .

To sit nea r to one, Kn senders.

STo !

(

r

ise to do so

',

r

Kn sent

'

i

deza .

ite, n . a house, slu za ,’

ziza.

Site of a deser ted village,Utinja, (la ) mai

°

a.

Sitting , n . Knkzlla pansi.

Six, a .-Sann ndi -modzi. Sis:

houses, Nynmba zisann ndiimodzi. Sia childr en, Ana asannndimodzi. Site tr ees

, Mitengoisanu ndiumodzi.

Sixteen, a . Kumindiosann ndi-modzi. Sixteen vessels, Dziwirakumindidzisann nditshimcdzi.Sixteen peop le, Antuasanu ndimodzi.

Sixth, a. oAtshisann ndi tshimadzi.

S


Siz e, n Bu lk, Ku ku la kwa .

Wha t 18 itssize ? Ku ku la kwatshiku libwanje

v. To be of , Kn kwanira .

Skellum, n . A scou ndr el, Mu n tu

woipa .

Skilfu l, a Wa ry , -Otshenjera .

Judicious, -Anz ern .

Skilfu lly, a . Ko tshenjera .

Skil l, 11 . Tin tn , (la ) matintn ;n zern

,zin zern .

Skim,v; t. To skim of oil

, Kn

enga.

To skim,asmilk

, Kn angnln laand yan

gg lnla .

To 8'

m very car ef u lly, Knangn lu litsa a nd yangu lu litsa .

Skimming , n . Knangn lnl a .

Skin,n . Of a la rge a nima l, asa n

or or lion , Tshikopa , dzikopa .

Of a sma ll anima l, asa sheepor goa t, Ngu o , zingu o .

Of the huma n body , Ku ngu ,(1a ) maknngu .

The ou ter skin of the body , thecu tic le, a u

,zimfn fn .

v. t. To y, Kn senda

kn sadzn la .

'

n the ox, Senda

ng’

omb e.

Skip, v. i. To leap ,to hop , Kn

yan

g’

ama ; ku nyangama .

sa fl a t stone on wa ter, Kn

tsekereka .

Skirt, v. To bor der,to go by , Kn

lamb ala la .

Sku lk, v. i. To hide the person ,Kn bisa la .

Sku lkmg , n . Ku hisa la .

Sku ll, n . The huma n sku ll, Pala ,(la ) mapala.

Sku l l , or fr ont bone of an

a nima l'shead

, Mpnmi, zimpnmi.v. Kn gwetagweta .

Sku ll-c ap, n . Fez, Topi, atopi.

Sky , 11 . The fi rmamen t, Mlengalenga .

Sla b , n . Mb ea , zimb ea.

Slack, a .-Otshedwa .

T o b e, Kn tshedwa .

Slackness, n . Khu tshedwa.

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Slag n . Makab vi, p lu r a l form

Slander, v. t. Kn namiza ; kndanitsa .

n . Knnamiza .

Slanderer, n . Wonamizs, ona

miza ; wanseke, anseke .

Slandero usly, ad v. Kodanitsa ;konamiza .

Slap, v. t. Kn kan ta .

n . Kukan ta .

Slash, v. t. To lay a bou t one,

as with a sword , to strike a t

r a ndomwitha cu ttinginstr umen t,Kn pukntu l a .

- n . Knpuku tnl a ; ku tema .

Slate, n . Pa le, (la ) mapa le ; f romthe Eng lish) slete, (la ) maslete .

Sla ughter , v. t. To kil l men in

ba ttle,Kn pa .

To kill many, Kn yalntsa .

To kill , mea ning to c u t of a l l

seed of p eople or tr ees, Kn pnlnla .

— To bu tcher , Kn pa .

n . Knyalntsa ; (of men or

anima ls) knpnlu la .

Slave, nn . Kapo lo , akapo lo .

F ema le, Ndzakazi, adzakazi.Slavery , n . Umpawi(watab i) .Slay, v. t. Kn pa .

Sledg e b ell, n . Nj enj e (la ) ma.

nj enje. These a r e of ten tied

r ou nd the ankles.

Sleek, a .-Amyadi.

Sleep, v. i. To ta ke r est in sleep ,

Kn ona .

0 sleep , Kn gona tu lo .

To sleep or ta r ry f or a night

in a p la ce, Kn sotae . He slep tther e tha t night, Anasotsa apo

nsikn ndya .

To be born e down with sleep ,

Kn gu ntimidwa.

n . Tu lo mwetshi and tu lo

ta tshi(hissleep ) , a lso ntu lo .

Sleepily, ad v. Kwatu lo .

Sleepiness, n . Knsinza .

Sleepy. To f eel dr owsy , Kn gu

n tama ; kn sinza . I am sleepy ,Bisinza ; difnna kn gona tu lo .

S leeve, nn . Nkono , mikono .


Sleight of hand, 91 . Tsenga la

dzanja.

Slic e, n . Tshipinjn'i and tshipi

S litfei

fi.

v.i. Toslip (off oo t),Kn terera .

Slight, v. t. To u nder val u e,Kn

ya .

-Ang’ono .

n . Knnyo za .

S li htly, ad v. Kwanng’

ono .

S liy, adv. Ko tshenjera .

Shi

,v . i. Asa person in wa lking,

n terera .

v. t. To slip awa y stea l thily ,

zemb a .

- To slip ou t of the ha nd,Kn

pu lumu ka .

To slip awa y f r om the graspof a no ther so as to escap e, Kn

pu lumuka . I seized him,bu t he

slipped ou t of my ha nds, Dinamgwira koma anapu lnmnka.

S lippery , aa .-0mynduka -ote

mm . This is a slippery pla ce,Malo amene alio terera .

Slipppiness, 11 . As of a fish inhand ,

Knmynduka .

Of gr ou nd , Ku terera .

Slit, v. t. Asa piec e of wood , Knng

’

amb a .

To cu t open , asa n a bscess,Kn tu mb u la .

n . Tshing’

amb i, dzin’ambi.

Slo b b er, v. i. To ea t or rink soasto a llow the f ood to f a l l f r omthe mou th, Kn tsendera .

Slo b b erer, n . Wo tsendera, otse

ndera .

Slope, n . A dec livity, Kn tserekakn tsernka .

v. i. To take a n obliqu e

direction , Kn tsereka kn tsernka .

v. t. To ca use to slope, Kn

tsereretsa ; kn tserntsa .

Sloping , a .-Otsereka -o tsernka.

Sloping ly, adv. Ko tsereka.

Slo th, n . Ulesi.

S lo thi'

ul , a .-An1esiand -a lesi;

-o tshedwa and -aku tshedwa .

Slow , a .-0dodoma .

T o b e, Kn dodoma .

Slow ly, adv.

doma .

Pang’

o n o , koda

Slumb er, v. i. Kn sinz a .

— n . Knsinza:

ess, n . 11 en era .

a .-An n o .

j

Sma llnm , nn . ng’

0 11 0 .

Sma ll-pox, n . Ntomb a , zin tomba.

Smart, v. i. Kn tsu tsn l a .

Lively , energetic , -Atsha

Smartness, n . Of a c twn , Tshangu .

Of appea ra nc e, Kndzikonza .

Smea r, v. i. To smea r the fl o orof a house af ter the na tivef ashionKn m

bef ou l KTo 11 onon mSmell, n . S light, gymsmel ls, Tshonnng

’ka , dz o nnng

’

ka.

— v. t. To scen t, Kn n n ng’

kitsa.

Tosmell a t, Kn nnng'ka.

v. i. As tain ted mea t, Knnnng

'kira ; kn nnng

’

ka .

Smelt, v. t. Asmeta l, Kn snngn

nntsa .

Smelter, n . Wosnngnnn tsa , oen11gnnntsa

Smelting ,.

n Knsnngnnn tsa.

Smile, v. i. Kn mwetnl an . Tshimwetnmwe tn.

Smiling , n . Knmwetu la .

Smiling ly, a . Komwetnl a .

Smite, v. t.

Kn menya ; kn koma ; kn sengs.

Asa bla cksmith, Kn su la .

Smith, n . Wosnla , osu l a .

Coppersmith,Wosnla maamb o,

osu la msamb o .

Smoke, nn . Utsi, (wa ) mantsi.—v. i. Asa chimney , Kn fnka .

v. t. As with a pip e= tosmoke to ba c co , Kn koka fodia .


So b erly, adv. Kosa ledzera ; kofe tsa .

So b erminded, a .-0 dziwernm.

To be so berminded ,Kn dzi

S ov

him Ress, n. eason , Dinga lira .

S o b riety , nn . Knsa ledzera .

So cia b leness, n . Ku anjana.

Sock, n . Tnmb a la pa zi, ma tnmbamapazi.

Sod, n . Tshipu tu , dzipn tn.

v. i. To cu t sods, Kn linla.

Sodden, a .-Gen ruka .

So fa , n . Kama , akama .

So ft, a . Supp le , p lia b le, -0 fewa.

— Sof t to the tou ch, asa boil onthe person which has come to a

head , or r ipef r uit , -0 foka .

So ften,

’

v. t. Kn fewetsa .

pa 8So ftness, n . a ewa .

Soil, v. t. To f ou l , Kn o nonga

kn detsa ; kn 1psa .

— n . The upper str atum of the“

ea r th, Ntuka , zintaka .

Sojo u rn , v. i. Kn ka la mlendo ,a lendo (p lu . )

n . Ulendo .

Sojourner, n . Ml endo , a lendo .

S o diet , n . Wankho ndo,ankhondo .

So licit, v. t. Kn pempa ; kn inusa .

So licitation, n . Knpempa.

So lid, a .-0 kn1nngika -o limb a.

So litariness, n . Untnmb i(watshi)So litary , a . A lone

,Eka.

A person living in so litu de,r ef using to asso cia te with o ther

p eop le, Wantnmbi, antnmbi.A so lita ry , uM

'

r equ ented pla ce,Ma lo osapitidwa .

So lu tion, n . Snngnnntso , (1a ) masnngnnn tso .

So lve, v. t. To disso lve, Kn snngnu n tsa .

To exp lain , Kn sonyeza . So lveo r exp lain tha t difi c u lty , Sonyezakn lemera knmene.

Some, aa . A p or tion of , -Ena.

Someb ody, n . Modzi mu n tu

mu ntu wine . Someb odyhere, Mnntn ana lipan o .

v. i. To seemsomeb ody U am),Dirindeka .

Somersau lt, n . Knpinz u ka .

v. i. To tu rn a somersa u lt,Kn

pinznka.

Something , 1 1 . Kan tu .

Somewhere , adv. Ma l o en a.

S on , 1 1 . Mwana wamamn na , ans

samamnna.

N b o boo n . zmS oiisghip, n .

yl

lin

lm ana .

y 1m

Soon , ad v. In a eho r t time,Msanga

and nsanga.

Soo t, n . Mwai, miai.Soothe, t

it. As a child who is

c rying, n snsnza .

,Asone in grief, Kn

Soothsayer , n . Mnntn wo omb eran la.

Soothsaying , n . Knomb eza nla.

So rc erer , n. Mabisalim , amabisa

So rc ery, n. Umab isa lir a , amab i.

v. To use sor cery , Kn omb ezan la kn bisalira.

So re, n . Tshironda , dziro nda.

— a . To feel sor e or tender to theto u ch, -Opweteka .

v. i. To make sor e , Kn pwetekesa .

So rel adv. Bitter ly , Kwamb iri.vously, Kwansoni.

So reness, n . Knpweteka .

So rrow , n . Neom ; tshisoni.—v. t. To give or ca use son

-ow,

Kn patsa tshisoni; kn mvetsatshiso ni.

v. i. Kn mva tshisoni.Sorrowfu l, a .

-Ansoni; a tshiso ni.S o rrowfnll adv. Kwatshiso ni.So rt, n . ind

,manner , Mtu ndu ,

mitu ndu .

- v. t. Kn sang’

ka ; ku eang’

kn l a .

So rts, n . Things of a ll so r ts,


So u l, n . Moyo , mioyo ; n zimu ;nzern .

Sound, n . Namalowe, anamalowe .

v. t. Kn omba .

v. i. Kn lira .

The dep th of water , Kn yesaa nd yeza madzi.

a . Hea lthf u l, -0 1imbika .

So unding , a .-0 0mb a .

Soup, n . Su zi, misnzi.So u r, a .

~0 yayamira . Sou r beer ,Moa oyayamira .

T o b e, v. i. Kn yayamira.So u rc e, n .

’

N a tive origin , begin

ning , Knamb a .

Sou r ce or eye of a f ou ntain ,M1110 a kasope .

So urness, n . Ku yayamira .

So uth, adv. In the sou th, Knmwela.

So u th-east . Mwela b vnma .

So u th-west . Mwela zambwe.

So u th wind , n . Mwela .

S ow ,v. t. Br oad c ast, Kn fesa .

To dibble , Kn b zala .

S ow , n. N rnwe,angnrnwe.

Sower, n . o fesa , o fesa .

Spa c e, n . Room,Malo .

A sp a ce of time, Ntawi.Dista nce of one obj ect f r om

a nother , Ku tali.Spade, n . Kasu , (1a ) makasu .

Span, v. i. Asa bridge, Kn tanda .

Spa re, v. t. To use tender ly , to

for bea r to p u nish, Kn ianja a nd

adv. Gr udgingly , Ko

Spa rk, n . Ntete, zin tete .

Spa rrow ,n . Tshate , (wa )matshete

mpiningo , zim iningo (l ) .S t. n tsira .

S i. To a r ticu la te, Kn

kn nen a .

To sp eak ou tp lainly , Kn nena

kn nenetss.

To speak incoher ently, a lso in

one’

ssleep , Kn bwebweta .

To spea k lou d wor ds, Kn lan la.

Spear n . Ntu ngo , zin tnngo .

Kn lasa ; kn lasa ndintnngo .

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Spea rman , n . Wan tu n antnn

Specia l, a . Chosen , sang’

ka .

go

Species, n . Mko , miko .

Sqecify, v. t. To ma rk ou t, Kn

emb a kn sonya .

S eckled, a . Speckled ca ttle,

g’

omb e zamangamanga .

A speckled ga rmen t, Mwinjirowamangaman

Spec ta c le, n . Known.Spec ta c les, n . Manda la .

Speech, 1 1 . Man knlanknla.

Speechless, a .-Osanena.

Speed, n . Nsan

v. t. Kn f umira ; kn fnlnmiritsa kn fu lumiza .

v. i. Kn fnlnmira .

Speedily, adv. Nsanga and

msanga ; kwasangn .

Spe ll, v. t. Kn spela .

Spend, v. t. To sp end time, Kn

pisa ntawi.

one’sself, v. i. Kn dzitshita .

money , Kn gu litsa .

Sphere, n . Knb u lnngika .

Spheric a l, a .-0 b nlnngika .

To make spherica l , Kn b nln

ngiz a.

Spic es, n . Zonnng'kira .

Spider , n . Tandandi, atandandi.

Spill, v. t. Kn gab vikitsa .

v. i. Kn gab vikira .

Spin , v. t. Kn po ts. (toinj 1 ).Spine, n . Mafnpa a nsana .

The ho llowin the ba ck ru nningdown the spine, Mbina, zimb ina .

Thorn , Mnnga , minga.

Spirit, n . Nzimu,mizimn .

An appa rition , Nznkwa .

Spirited, a .-Anzimu ; -a tshan

S liiritless, a . Depr essed ,

-Aku 0

c a .

Spiritu a l, a .-Anzimn .

Spiritu a lity , n . Unzimn .

Spiritua lly, adv. Kwanzimn .

Spit, v. i. Kn lab vn la mate ; kn

tsira mate kn lab vnla .

To spit up on , Kn tsiramate pa .

Spite, n . Kukwia .

Spitefu l, a .-0kwia .

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adv. Kokwia ndi

Spittle, n . Mate.

Splash, v. t. Aswa ter , Kn tnmbndza ; kn pnb vnmuka.

n . Knpnb vnmuka.

Splashings, n. Knpnbvnmuka ,mapn bvnmnko .

Splic e, v. t. Kn somekera .

Splinter, n . Knng’

amb an’

amb a .

Split, v. i. Asof a tr ee, 11 ng’

a

mbika .

Asof r ocks, Kn b andu ka .

v. t. Asof wood , or to tea r , ofc lo th

,Kn n

’

amb a .

Spoil, v. t .’o destr oy , Kn mwaza .

To waste, Kn sakasa,

and

kn sakaza .

To ma ke bad,Kn ipitsa.

To despoil a p erson’

sgoods,Kn ononga .

To make spoil of , Kn pasnla .

n . Plu nder ta ken in wa r ,Zankondo .

Sponge, n . Sponje, (1a ) masponj e.

Spoo n, n . L a dle, Tshipande ,dzipande.

Spo rt , v. t. Kn sewers.

n . Sewero , (la ) masewero .

Spo t, n . A ma rk, Wala , (1a )mawala don to

, (1a) msdon to .

On the person , a b lemish,Ban (la )msanga .

white sp ot on the f or eheadof an a nima l , Ban loyera .

Spotted, a . Asp o tte beast,Nyama

ya msanga .

A sp o tted ga rment, Mwinj 1rowamanga.

v. t. To ma ke spots, Kn don totsheza .

Sprain, v. i. Kn knrnzika ; knbinyizika ; kn binyika .

v. t. Kn knmzitsa, kn b inyizitsa.

n . Knknmzika .

Sprained, a .-0 ku rn zikidwa. My

f oo t issp r ained , Pazi langa likurnzikidwa .

a sp r ead , asa bir d itswings,Kn iza

—f

To spre

lad ou t a hid e and

asten it wit pegs to the gr oundto dr y , Kn koma tshik opa .

— To sp read a b r oad a r ep or t, Knb nka ; kn b ukitsa ; kn anika .

Spria , v. i. Asseeds, n mera.

sgrassafl er r ain ,Kn biriwira.

To spring, as wa ter fr om a

f ou ntain , Kn taku la.

Kn kola.

leap , Kn lnmTo spring

Ibzek, as

b weza andkn bwera.

To sp ring , asa fl ea , Kn tn likakn lumps.To sp ring forwa r d , to

in , Kn lnmpira.

n . Of lock of gu n , Ku tisha.Of bow,

a ntika .

Of door lo ck, Ku bwez era .

A bou nd, Ku lumpa .

The spring season of the year ,Dzinja , and a lso mu on do .

A sp ring of wa ter, Kasope ,

Sp e, v. t. Kn tsira ; kn— To thr ow a t

,Kn pakiza.

Sprinkled, a .-Owaza.

Sprinkling , n . a aza ; kn tsira .

Sprit, v. i. To germina te, asgr ainsteeped for ma lt, Kn mera.

Sprou t, v. i. To sp rou t f r om a n

o ld r oo t, asf r om ma ssmo ts, or

the stump of a n o ld tr ee, o r asatr ee in spring, Kn puka .

A spr ou t of gra in Knmera

mera,mimera.

A shoo t f rom a n o ld tr ee

p la nt, Tshitsamb a, dzitsamha .


State , v. t. To exp ressver ba lly ,

n . Condition , Makalidwe

Statement, n . Ver ba l,a na r ra tive

,

Mwambi, miambi.An ofi cia l sta tement , Knnza .

A written statement , Mwambiwolemb edwa .

Sta tu re, n . Nsing’

kn a nd msing

’

kn , misin’

kn.

Statute, n . an .

Stay, v. i. To sta y with, Kn

ka la kn ka la ndi.To stay behind , Kn linda.

To stay together , Kn ka lirana .

v. t. Kn tshirikiza . Thesailorsstayed themast, Amatangaanatshirikiza mlongo ti.

n . Ntshirikiz o , mitshirikizo .

Stea d, n . In the p la c e of , a su bstitut efor ano ther , Kwa .

Stea dfast, a .-Olimb a . Be ye

steadfast, Ka lanio limb a .

Steadfastly, adv. Ko limba ; ko limbika .

To lo oksteadfastly on a p erson

or thing, Kn yang’

anitsa .

Steadfastness, n . Knkantshizira .

Stea l, v. t. Kn b e . To stea l withvio lenc e

, to r ob , Kn lands.

Stea lth, n . Ku zemb a .

Steam, n . Mpwea, mipwea ; ntsiwa madzi(lit. Smoke of wat er ) .

Steam engine, n . Tshina l ampwea, matshina ampwea .

Steamer, n . A vessel , Stima , (1a )mastima. F r om the English.

Steel, n . Stile.

Steep, a .-Otsernka ; -oterera .

v. i. Kn tsernka .

v. t. Kn b viika .

Steer, n . A you ng ox,a le wa

ng’

omb e, mifn le yan’

omb e.

v. t. To steer a oa t

Kn ongo lera .

Steerer, n . Steersma n , Woongo

lera,o ongo lera .

Steering , n . Knongo lera .

Heinde, m1smde.

Stench, n. Knnnng’

kskwsknipa .

Step, n . To ascend by , Kwerero

(la ) makwerero .

A stride, Mnendo , miondo .

v. i. To tr ead,Kn po nds.

Tostep ja u ntily ,Kn pikin yikn.

Tostepf romstone to stone witha sp ringy step in cr ossing a river ,Kn lnmpalumps.

Stepping sto ne, n . Mwa la waln

Smpira , mia lsz

o lnmpira .

n . Wal or c ond u c t in tik,fie

akalidwe .

Stern, a . Sever e, a uster e, -A—n . Of a boa t or ship , M

Stern -looking , a .-Akn opsa .

S tern lqy,

ad Koopsa .

0 looksternly, Kn yang’

anirako opsa .

Sternness, n . Kn opsa.

Steward, n . Dindo , adindo .

Stewardship, n . Udindo, (wa )

mandindo .

Stick, v. i. To adher e, asgum o r

glu e, Kn 1mitiza .

bad r oads, Kn nmirira .

— v. t. To ca use to a dher e, Kn

patakiza.

To sta b , Kn pisa.

n . A wa lking-stick, Ndodo ,

zindodo .

lnmWith a very la rge knob , Tshi

knnj

’khn , dziknn

’

khn .

j shor t stickfor thr owing a t

game in hu nting, Ndodo , zindodo .

A bu ndl e of sticks, Mto lo waknni. mito lo a ku ni.

S t1 s glu e or ho ney ,-§ktlyl tikWi.

Stid', a . Aspor ridge,-Olimb a.

The po r ridge is d o], Nsima iri

yo limba .

As c la y,-Otshima ; -a kn tshi

ms.

Obstinat e in condu c t, -Oka n a .

1fil e isa stif ma n , Alininn tn woans.


S tifl'

en , v. t . Kn limbitsa , ctr .

f r om limbikitsa .

Stimy, adv. Ko limb a .

Stifl -necked, a .-Onmirira nkosi.

S tifl’

ness, n . Knlimb a.

Still, v. t. To silenc e, Kn ton to za .

To appease, to ca lm, Kn susuza .

To app ease, asgrief , Kn zizi

rites.

Kn sangslatsa.

v. i. To be ca lm, of sea ,Kn

dika .

To be silent,Kn kala teb ets.

a .-Otshete .

adv. To the p r esent time,

Ntawiyonse-a tsopan o .

Stillness, n . Tshete.

Stimu lant, n . Tshofnlnmiza , dzofu lumiza .

Stimu la te, v. t. Incite to a ction ,Kn fu lumiza .

Incite to qua r rel , Kn ntsa

nden .

Sting , v. t Asa bee, Kn Inma .

To sting, asa nettle, to ca use

a sma r ting, bu r ning sensation , asa b lister

, Kn nyerenyetss.

A-S tinginess, nn . Kalnmirs.

S , a . A lumite .

0 be stingy, Kn umira ; knnmsmsnja .

To be very stingy, Kn nmantima .

Stink, v. i. Kn nu n’

ka zoipa .

The mea t stinks, yams innng

’

ks.

n. Ku nu ng’

kskoipa .

Stint, v. t . Kn mans.

To stint f or , Kn msnirs.

Stir, v. i. To be in mo tion,Kn

endsenda.

v. t. To mo vef r om a r estingposition , Kn ksn tshirs.

To stir up ,to r ouse

, Kn fnlnmiza ; kn kantshizirs.

To agita te, to stir up to anger ,Kn ntssnden ; kn kwis.

To stir u p the fir e, Kn sonkeea ; kn ko leza .

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Stir, v. t. To stir up a mixtu re, as

paste or porr idge when beingcooked, Kn takssa .

-.n Commotion ,

Knendsenda .

S tirru , n . Tshoponders tsha

tsho slirs.

Stitch, v. t. To sew, Kn soka .

'o ta ke longstitches1n sewing ,

Kn tsnimpitssn eono .

— n . A sha rp pain ca used byr unning, Ku lesa ; kndzidzin tss.

Sto ck, 11 . Tribe, Fuko , (ls) ma

fuko .

Seed , Mb enSto cks, n . Gon

, (ls) mago ri.Stoker, n . Wsmoto , amo to .

Stoma ch, n . Pit of the stoma ch,Pa tshomb o , tshinena.

Stoma ch ojpaa n anima l , Tshi

pfn , dzipfn .

M on 1p lies, s ntshetshe.

Stone, 11 . Mwa la , misls.

Of f r u it Ntangs, zin tenga .

Corner -stone, Mwala ws ngo

ndia .

A mil lstone (u nder millston e),Mpero ,mipero ; (u pper orsma ller )mwana wa m ero .

Stonyy, a . mwals -a tsntwe.

Stony gr ou nd , Malo stsn twe.

Sto o l, n .

.

Mpando , mipando .

Sto op, v. i. Kn werams.To ostoop down and p eep , Kn

su znm1 ra .

Stop, v. t. To o bstru c t progr ess

by ba r ring a passage, Kn letsa ;kn tseka .

To stop a qu a r rel , Kn tete

zsns; kn letsa .

v. i. To cease to p rogr ess,Kn leka .

To stop o r tu rn a n a nima l , asa r u naway horse, Ku temb enuza .

Stop r, 11 . As of a bo ttle, Tshitse ero , dzitsekero .

Sto re, n . A stock p r ovided ,

Tshuma ; mat onda .

Nynmb a ya tshnma storo,

(la ) mastoro .

202 Chinyanj a Dwtiona ry.

S tore , n. A sto ref or maize ma deof wicker work in the open air

,

Nkokwe , zinkokwe.v. t. To la y by, Kn snngira

kn ku ng'ka ; kn kumb u la .

Stork, n . V1io , avno .

Sto rm, 11. Mondwe, miondwe.

To ga ther for a storm, as the

c lou ds before a thu nderstorm,

Kn song’

kana.

Sto ry , 1 1 . A na rr a tive, Mwambi,miambi.A fiction , a child

’

sstory , a

nu rsery ta le, Ntanti, zin tan ti.

Of a house—first; Nyumbsyspsnsi second , yapamwambs;th1rd , ystshitatn.

Sto u t-hearted, a .-Olimb a n tima .

Straight, a . Olu ngams. A

po le, Ntengo wo lnngams.

v. i. To be straight , Kn

go straight ahead , Kn

enda ko lnngsms; patsogo lo .

To go in a straight cou rse or

pa th, Kn endskwaknlnngsms.

n. A straight cou rse or pa th,Nj 1rsyo lnngama .

Straighten, v. t. Kn o ngotsa .

Straightway . Nssngs tsopanolino .

Strain, v. t. To fi lter , as beer ,Kn kn nts.

To str etch, to dr aw withf or c e,Kn koksten.

Ver bsin nl a imply exer tion r e

p eat ed or continu ed .

n . For ce, Mpamvn , zimpamvn .

Strained, p .p . To be strained , Knlemedws.

Strainer, n. Strainer f or beer ,Kspe , sks e

Strait, a . a r row,-Opspatizs.

Straiten, v. t. Kn ssnkira .

Straitest, a . Stric test , -Olimb a .

Strand, n . The seashor e,Doko

(ls) madoko .

Stran ge , a .-Ozizwa ; ~ossdziwiks

and -osadziwidwa .

Strange land, 11 . Dzik o lina.

Strang er, n. Ml endo,0 .1m a nd

au lendo wins, ens.

Strang le, v. t. Kn kwipa.Strap, n . L ambs, (la ) ma lamha .

v. t. Kn manga n dilambs.

Udzn, (wa ) mandzn .

Stray, v. i. Kn so tshe ra .

Stream, 1 1 . Of a river, Ntsinje ,

Street, 11. Kwala la , (la ) makwelsla.

Strength, 1 1 Mpemvu ,

Asindia -ru bber, Kn tamn ls.

Stric t, a .-Olimb a .

Stric test, a .-Olimb a ; o ops

Smsans.

Ttrie, v. i. o str addle , Kntadzsma.

To take long stridesin wa lking , Kn tsnnlsmiendo .

11. Step , Mu c u do , miendo .

Strife , n . Nden , zindeu ; nkani,(ls) mskani.

Strike, v. t. A p erson , Kn me

With palm of ha nd, Kn

kants.

To strike fi re with fl int a ndsteel , Kn peka moto .

To strike ir o n on the a nvil,

Kng

epls.

k do o r Ko etrie at n gods.

Striker, 11 . Women s, om

gegya .

Striking , a . Rema r no tab le;-Oknmbnkiks; -osaiwsliks.

String , n . Tshingwe, dzingwe .

v. t. To fi l e on a str ing , “

bea ds, Kn tnnga .

Strip, v. t. Asleavesof a br a nch,Kn pu lu la.

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S ty , n . An infla med tumou r on theedge of the eye,Nsekers, zinsekers.

Su avity , n . Sweetnessof ma nners,Ulemn .

Su bdu e , v. t. In wa r, Kn gonjetsa .

down ,Kn ponderezs.

S u b'

ec t, a . P la c ed u nder the r ul e

of,a no ther , Pansipa kn lambs

kwa .

n . Tha t which isha ndled or

spoken of , Tshin tu a nd kan tu .

v. t. Kn gonjetss; kn pondereza .

Su bjec tion , 1 1 . Being under the

p ower of a no ther,Kn lipansipa

kn ka la pansipa . 1 am in su b

j ec tion to my chief , Diripansipafnmn ya

gga .

v. i. 0 be b rought into su bj eetion

,to be in su bj ec tion , Kn ka la

pansipa.

Su bmerg e , v. t. Kn biza .

Su bmission , n . Kngonja ; kn

gwira miendo .

Su bmissive , a .

Su bmissively, ad v. Kogonjs.

Su bmit, v. i. To askf or termsofp eac e, to acknowledge a n enemy

To come u nder the a u thorityof , Kn gwira miando ya .

To su bmit meekly to the will

of a no ther , Kn lo la kn b vomers

Su b o rn , v. t. Kn nyenyers.

Su bsc rib e , v. t. To a ttest by signing one

’

sname, Kn sindikizs.

To give money f or an obj ec t,Kn pa tsa ndrsma .

Su bsc rib er, 11 . Wopatss, ope tsa ;wo lemha , o lemba .

Su bsc ription , n . Patso , (ls) mapatso .

Su bside , v. i. Aswa ter in a river

af ter a fl ood , Kn ters.

Su bsta nc e, n . The essentia l pa r t

of a ny thing , essence, Ntsemerc ro ,mitsemerero .

Goods, esta te, (Tshin tn ) zin t11 ;zo lemers kn lemera . All their

substance zo lemera zao zonse.

Su bstitu te , v. 1 Kn imirira wins.

n . Mmmiriro , aimiriro .

Christ is ou r su bstitu t e, Kristn

slimnimiriro wa tn .

Su b tility , n . Kntshenjera (dec eit )tshinyengo .

S u b tle,yaa .

-Otshenjera .

Su b u rb , n . Malo a mu dzi.Su bv ersion, n . Knp .on d ereza

Su b vert, v. Kn pasnls kn ponds

rezs.

Su b verted, p .p .-Opo n dereza.

Su c c eed, v. t. To take the p la ce

of a no ther,Kn tsata kn lo eza ;

kn likama.

To a ttain an o bj ect , Kn fikirizs.

S u c c ess, nn . Kama, (ls) makama.

Su c cessfi rstmea nstask, then taskfi nished .

Su c c essfu l , v. i. Kn l emerers.

Su c c ession, n . Knl oeza .

Su c c o u r, v. t. Kno

ta n dizs; kntangata ; kn tangstira .

n . Ku ta ndiza k u tsu gata ;kn tangstirs.

S u c c onrer,n .Wo tangata , o tsngats.

Su ch, a .-Otere ; a tshoin tsho ;

-a tshointshi; tshoin tsho ; zoin zo .

Su ck, v t To su ck the br east,as

a ba by, Kn 1amwa .

With the lips, Kn ku ms.

— To su ck a su bsta n ce in themo u th, as suga r -cane, Kn msimamaTo give su ck, to su ckle , Kn

ysmwitss.

To ca use to su ck, Kn maimai

Su ckle , v. t. Kn yamSuddenly, adv. Unn p ectedly ,Kwansangn nsanga ; mpo lin o .

The thing came y up onme

, Tshin tu tshinafika pa in ckwansangn .

— On a su dden , 1n a moment

withou t any p r emonition , Ku fulumira.

pectedly on a thing or a nima l,

Kn fika kotnrnkirs; kn tu rnkira .

Chinya nja Dictionary.

Suddenness, n . Msanga a nd

nsangs(watshi).S u e, v. t . To institute lega l p r o

ceedings, Kn tenga mrandu .

Su ffer, v. i. To be pained , Kn

pwetekwa .

To al low, Kn lo la .

To u ndergo , to saf er p ain ,

Kn mvspweteka .

To endu r e, Kn mvab e.

To sufi r loss, Kn mva taiya .

Su ffering , n . Distr essor inj u ry ,Knmvs; knpweteka ; knmva

mva.

Endu rance, Knmvab e.

Snfi c e , v. t . Kn kwanitss.

Snfi cient, a .-Amb iti; -okwa

nira .

Sugar , n . Sngari.

Sugar-c ane, n . Nzimbs, zin zimb e .

S u 1tab le , a . Pr op er , fit , -Abwi11 o .

v. t . To ma ke suita b le, Knkonza .

Suitab leness, n . Ubwin o ; ku kwa

11s.

Suitab ly , adv. Kwabwin o .

Su lky, a .-Ods nkope ;

-akwia

kw1s.

Su ltry , a .-Olemerers.

A su l try da y , Dzu a lo lemerera .

S um, 1 1 . Sum of money , (Ndrama )zambiri.

Summer, 11 . Dzinja .

In thesummer -time,M

’

dzinja.

Summit, 11 . Pa nsonga .

Summon, v. t. To cite in a case

of law,Kn itanskn mrandu

To ca l l , Kn fn ls.n . A ca l l , nitens ku pinla.

Sumptu o us, a .-Otshnrnka .

Sumptu o usness, n . Kntshnrnks.

S un , 11 . Dzus, (ls) madzu n.

Sunb eam,n . Mbslswsli

,zimb a

lswali.

Sunday, 11 . Sab ata siku or dz us

la Mu lu ngu ; dzuslsMwini.Sunder, v. t. In two , by cu tting,Kn dnla kn dnliza .

By breaking, Kn tsho le.

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Sunk, a .-Obizidwa ; -obirs.

Sunrise , Sunrising , n . Kn tnrnka

kwa dzus.

Sunset, n . Kn los kwa dzus;nsonga ya dz us.

S unshme, n . a sla kwa dzus.

S up, v. i. Kn dis.

S uperfinity , n . Zamb iri.

S u perfi u o us, a .-Opamb ans.

Superio r, a . Mku ru,sku ru .

Supersc ription , n . Mlemb a ma

Slemb a .

Nupper , 11 . mm,m1 one

Supple , a . P ligb le, -0 tega .

Supplic ant, n . We mps, opempa .

Supplic ate , v. t. n pempe ; knlambs.

Supplic ation , n . Kupempa ; pempo , (ls) ma em 0 .

Suppl}, v. t. n wanitsira .

0 p r ovide, Kn pereks.

Suppo rt , v. t. As a pilht r , Kn

Kn lera .

To str engthen , Kn limbitsa .

— n . A pil la r of a ho use, or

buil t pil la r , s ti, mizsti.— A do or post, or in wa ll off rame house, Nsiki, zinsiki.Ver anda h p ost, Neansmira ,

zinssnsmirs.

A staj’

,Ndodo , zindodo .

Suppose , v. i. To ima gine, Kn

gsnizsganiza .

Supposition , n Kngsnizaganiza .

Suppu rate, v. 1 . Kn tsinya.

Supreme , a .-Opsmbsna.

Su re, a . Set, -O1kidws.

Cer tain , -Akuma ;o oonade.

Str ong,-Olimbika ; -o li

mbs.Surely , adv. Nditu ; kwanteradi.Su rety , n . Wo tangatira , otanga

t l l ‘a.

Su rfeiting , n . Mitshedwa.

Surg e , 1 1 . a de, (la ) mafu nde

tamb iri, (la ) mstnmbiri.Su rmising , n . Ku tshenjers, ma

tshenjero .

206 C hinyanja Dictiona ry.

Surname , n . Dzinslins.

v. t. Kn sintanitsa .

Su rpass, v. t. Kn itira nditn.

Passon road , 11 pitirira .

E asel , Kn likams.Surprise, n . Kndzidzimntss.

v. t. Kn dzidzimn tss.

ta ke a person u nawa res, Kn

wenda .

Su rrender, v. t. Kn pereks.

Surro und, v. t. Thusmeet together

a girdle, Kn komanizs.

To enc lose, Kn znngumiza .

Kn zu ngu lira .

Suspec t, v. t. Kn yerekezs.v. i. To be suspec ted ,

to be

u nder suspicion , Kn yerekezedws.

Suspend, v. t. To ha ng up ,Kn

patshika.

To suspend by a string, asa

f owl , Kn lenjeka .

To lift between two , Kn

temb eta .

To inter r up t, Kn letsa .

v. i. To cease a ction for a

while, Kn letsa .

Suspense , n . Dou b ting of mind ,ca using susp ense in a ction ,

Kn

sadziwitsa.

Suspension, 71 . Knpatshika ; kn

letsa .

Suspicion, n . Suspicion of guiltwithou t pr oof , Knyerekezs.

Sustenanc e, 1 1 . F ood , Kndia a nd

ku d a.

Sw ow ,v. t. Kn meza .

To swa l low f ood withou t

mastica ting, Kn gwints.

n . The gu ll et, Mero , mimel‘

o .

Swa llow , n . A bird, Nsnzezi,

snsnz ezi.

Swan , 11 . Swans, aswane.

Swarm, v. i. Asbees, maggots, orants, Kn tshu ruka .

To c ome together in one p la ce,Kn song

'ksna.

Swarm, 11 . As of bees, o r fl ies,Ntenje, zin tenje.

Of people. Gnln. (18 ) m au l“

antu ambiri.Swart, Swa rthy, a .

-A ku da .

Swath, v. t. To swa ths,Kn

manga ; kn limb ika .

Sway, v. i. To move a bou t in

wa ves,ascor nmo ved by thewind ,

Kn gweders.

Swayed, T o b e. Kn

Swea l, v. i. As a c a ndle, Kn

nyeka .

- v. t. Asa hog , a snls.Swear, v. i. Kn lumb ira .

tukwana.

-4 v. t. Kn lumb iritsa .

Swea t er, n. Wo lnmb irs, o ln

mbirs; (false swea r er ) wosinjirira , osinjirirs.

Swearing , n . Kn lnmb ira.Swea t, v. i. To p erspir e, Kn

n . Perspira tion , Tu knta , (ls)matnkn ta .

Sweep

,v. t. Asa fl o o r , Kn seen.

0 sweep awa y by a str eam ofwa ter

,

~Ku kokolo ls.

Sweet, a .-Okoma ; -o tsekemers

a nd -otsetshemers. A sweet thing,Tshintu tshotsekemera . Sweet

f ood , Kndia kwakntsetshemers.

Sweethea rt, n. Tshibwenz i, dzibwenzi.

Sweetly, adv. Ko tsekemera .

Sweet milk, 11 . Nkaka, miksha.

Sweetness, n . Kntsekemera .

Sweet-reed, n. Nainde, misinde.

Swe ll, v. i. Asa ny pa r t of thebody, Kn tnpa. His f o ot isswo llen , Pazilatshilitnpidwa .

To dilat e, to acpa nd the ea:

terio r , asby any su bsta nce f o r c edinto a bag or b ladder , Kn tnpirs.

To swel l asa river o r the sea ,

Kn uks; kn tu pita.

—v. t. To swell with passion ,

or to be infla t ed by m ale, Kn

tu pitsa. kn b a lawaza.


T ake , v. t. To take no tice of a n

occu r renc e or of a n obj ect , Kn

ysn’ana ; kn yang

'shit a .

0 ta ke adva ntag e of , Kntshenjerera kn senyenga..

To take wa r ning, Kn takenjezedwa .

To take r oo t, Kn ziks. The

tree has ta ken r oot, Ntengowaziks.

To ta ke deep r oo t, Kn sinds.

To take up a tr ee by the r oo ts,Kn zu ls.

To take up ,Kn kweretss.

To take cou rage, Kn limb ikitsa ntima .

To take away by f or ce, Kn

lands.

To take down f r om a bove,as

fr om a shelf , Kn sakamnls.

To take or r ec eive wha t is

of ered ,Kn landira .

To ta ke honey f rom a tr ee,

r ock, or hive, Kn fnla u tshi.

To ta ke cor n fr om the na tive

cor n sto re, (Nkokwe) kn smbsls.

To take p la ce , happen , oc cu r ,Kn li; kn kala .

To take or knock abou t

to piec es, Kn waza .

To take up a child in one’

s

ar ms(asa woma n ), Kn angsta .

To take ou t of , asa mo lef r omthe eye, a maize cob f rom its

c over , Kn ko lo la .

11 . (Of fish) Kngwidws(kwazambiri.

T aken , p .p .-n idwa .

To be taken a ba ck, Kn nyuka .

T aking , n. Kngwira ; kntengs.

T a le, n. A fi c titious ta le f orchildr en ,

a nu rsery ta le, Ntann ,zin tsnn .

Idle ta les, Mismbiya tsha

b e .

T al e-b earer, n . Womvetsera ,omvetsers.

T alk, v. i. Kn lau ku la.

To tr ap in ta lk, Kn kolsm’

man .

T awny , a .

T axes, 11 .

ng’

ko .

Evvie . (la )

0 611 1 .Tsong

’

ko, (la ) mstso

T ea , n . Ti, (ls) mati.T each, v. t. Kn pu nzitsa,

T a lk, v. i. To ta lk inc oherently,to p ra ttk , Kn bwebwe ta .

n . Kn lanku la .

T al l, a .-Ante li.

T a llness, n. Uta li.

T a llow ,n Mafn ta o limb a .

T ally, v. 1 . To c or resp o nd with,Kn lingana.

T al on, n . Tshikab ado , dzikab ado .

T ame, v. t. Kn z o lowe ra .

a .-Ozo lowera ; -oz o l owe1

°

edws.T an, v. t. To dr ess a hide, Knfnfnta.

T anner, n . Wo fnfn ta dzikops,ofnfnta dzikopa.

T ape-wo rm, n . Nyo l e , zinyo le.

T ardily, adv. L a zily , Ko tshedws.

T ardy, a . To be ta rdy , -O tshedwa.

T ares, n . Nasongole , anssongo le.

Tarnish, v. t. Kn ssn dn liza ; kn

Ttemb ennz a ;

Tkn detsa .

v. i. o r emain a t am , Kn kala .

p la ce,

To wait, Kn linda .

To waitfor , Kn linT art, a .

-O sismirs.Task, n . m a , (la ) makama ;ntshito , zintshito .

T assel , n. M honje, zimphonje.

Taste , v. t. n laws.

To taste f ood or

of ering it to another , to show tha tit isnot p oisoned, Kn laws.

v. i. Kn lindinnyong o .

n . Unyongo kn lswa .

T atters, n . Zonyansa .

Ttler, n . Wolongo lo ls, o l ongo

o a .

T atto o , v. t.


T ea cher, 11 . Mpu n zitsi, spnnzitsi.T eaching , n Kn nnzitsa .

T ear, 1 1 . Rent,Tsib o .

A garment to r n into pieces or

ta tters, Amsnsan za .

v. t. Asa ga rment, Kn ng’

s

mbs.

v. i. Kn ng’ambika .

To tear in pieces, Kn kadzu

Is.

To tea r with vio lenc e. asa dogwith histeeth, Kn ng

’

amb a .

Tea r 1 11 pieces, asa wild beasthispr ey, Kn sumb ndznla .

T ear, n . Nso zi, misozi.T ea rfu l, a .

-Am1eou .

T earfu lly, adv. Kwamiso zi.T ease , v. t. Kn b vu ta .

— n . Wob vnta , ob vnta .

T est, 11 . Bere, (ls) maere .

T edious, a . S low in a ction ,

-Otshedwa .

In words, Od .odomaT eeth, 11 . (Too th,Dzino ) (la )mano .

T ell, v. t. To ut ter , to

cats in words, Kn u za ; kn

lau ku la.

To cou nt , Kn wet enga .

To tel l or iMorm ofi cia lly ,Kn tanlira ; kn u za ; kn nena .

T emper, v. t. Assteel , asa kn 1f e,Kn

”

wiritss.

Disposition or constitutionof mind, Makslidwe.

T em ranc e , 11 . Self cont r o l , selfe,Kndziwernza .

T emperate, aa .-Odziwernzs.

N ot dr unk, -Ossl .edzersT empest, n . Mondwe

,miondwe

T empestu o us, a .-Amondwe .

T emple, 11 . A building for divineworship , Tem ile

, (la )mstempile .

— A pa r t o the head, Pa tshi

kope.

T empora l, a .-Antawi.

T empt, v. t. To p rompt to evil,

Kn nyenga ; to try , kn yesa .

T emptation, n . Tehinyengo , dzinyengo .

Tria l, Eco , (la ) maeso .

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T empter, 11 . Watehinycngo ,stshinyengo wonyengs, onyenga.

T en, a . Kumi.T end, v. t. To herd

,Kn b uss;

kn eta .

To wa tch, to gu a rd , Kn dikira ; kn su nga .

To tend , or move towa rds,

Kn endskwa .

v. i. To inc line towa rds, Kn

contribut e towa rds, to

p romote, Kn pitirira ; kn su detes.

T ender, aa . Of a b ra nch or shoo t,Otopa .

Of meat , -Olos.

-n a n tima. A tender

hea r ted person ,Mu ntu wogwa

n tima .

Kind , -Okoma .

N ot str ong , easily p ained ,

-Odzitema.

T enderly, adv. Gently , Kwa

bwin o .

T enderness, n . Kindness, Ku koma ; knkoma n tima .

Sof tness of f eeling, Kugwantima .

T endon, n . Mtsemps, mitsempa .

The str ong tend on which r uns

a long the upper pa r t of the neck

of a n anima l,L igamentum nu

cha e, Uzingu , (wa ) mau zingn .

T ense , aa .-Olin1 b a.

Of a dr um, membr ane,

-Onms.

11 . Time,in gramma r , Ntawi,

T ent, 1 1 . Tents, (ls) maten te ;ny umba ya nsaru .

T enth, a . Kumi kwaknmi.n . Tithe, Mpamb u ,

zimpamb n ;

pande lskumi, mapande amskn

T en

l

tmaker , n . W0panga misseswopanga matente.

T en g , n . Tshiri, zin tshiri.T epi a . Astepidwa ter ,

-Of11 nds.

T epidity , 11 . a nnda .

T erm,11 . Ntswi, zintawi.


T erminate, v. t. To end a mat tc r ,Kn marizs.

v. i. To come to a n end , Knmara

, ;ku ta ku lekn. The pa th

termina tesher e, N31m.ileka ku no .

T ermination, n . L imit, as of a

bou nd a ry , Ma lire .

Of a period of time , Knmara.

T errestrial , a .-Adziko .

T errib le, a . Adap ted to inspireterr or ,

-Oopss. A ter rib le event,

Tshin tu tshoopsa .

T errib ly adv. Koopsa .

T errifi e a .-Oopsedwa

0 look ter rifi ed ,Kn yang

’

ana

koo sedwa.

T err y, v. t. Kn opsa .

T errito ry, n A cou ntry , Dziko ,

(la ) maiko .

T erro r , n . Knopsa tsho opsa ,dzo opsa .

T est, v. t. To try , Kn yesa kn esa .

To examine,to p r ove, Kn

fnnsira .

T estament, n . A covena nt, Kn

pan an a .

il l,a nn a .

The N ew Testamen t of the

ca nonica l Scrip tu r es, TestamenteWatsopano .

T estic le , n . Todzo , (1a ) matodzo .

T estify, v . t. To p u b lish, to

dec la r e, Kn u za kn b u kitsa.

To dec la r e so lemnly , Kn maliza .

To sta te on oa th, Kn u za ndi

lumb ira .

T estimony, n . So lemn afi rmation , Kumariza .

Thank, v. t. Kn nena tshakoma .

To be gr atefu l , Kn amika .

Thankfu l, a .-Oamika.

Thankfu lly, ad v. Koamika.

T hankfu lness, n . Uyamiko .

Thanks, n . Tshakoma .

Thanksgiving , n . Knamika,ma

awiko .

Thatch, n . Udzn , m a u dzn .

v. t. Kn fo lera (nyu mb a ) .The, def . a r t. Ther e isno sepa r

a te f o rm f or thiswo r d in Chinya nj a , bu t emphasisma y b e ea:

p r essed by-Men e . The p refixes

of the nou n and the d emo nstra tive

pronou nssupply the p la c e of the

Thea tre , n . P la cef o r assemb lingtogether , Mbwalo , m a b wa lo .

P la c e for j ustic e , Mphala,zimphala.

Thee , pron . Iwe. When the ac

cusative thee isused in connection

with the ver b, Kn is inser ted be

tween the Tense f o rm a nd ther oo t of the ver b . 1 will b lessthee, Didzaknda litsa . Iwil l savethee, Didzaknpnlnmu tsa . Hewill help thee, Adz akntangata.

The f orm iwe is al so used at

times.

Theft, n. Umb els, (wa ) man

mba la.

From str a ngers, Tahipo ngwe,dzipongwe.

Their , p r on .-A 0 , etc . Their

ca ttl e, Ng’

omb e zao .

Them, pr on .-0

, et c . F o r theo bj ective case of the p r o nou n

they, see Ta b le

Themselves,'

n,-Oka . It isthey

themselves, Aliawn oka.

their own f ree wil l,’

Ndi n tima .

tshita ndimitima yao .

Then, adv. A t tha t time, Pa

n tawi imene ; pomwa ; pomene.

He a rrived then , Anafi ka pan tawiimene.

Thege , adv.

d

Apa ; zpo ; nko ;

a a,a cc or ing to t eir r esp ec tFvedista nces. It isther e, Tshiri

e a. You wil l fi nd it ther e,lfdzatshipeza apo .

Therea b o u ts, adv. Pa fu pi apo

n zggi'e, adv. Ndimo .


vowel n is used as—Thou a r t

working, Ulikntshita. Tho u a r t

walking, Uliknenda .

ion , Tinto ,

(la ) matintn ; ganiza , (1a ) maga

Rememb ra nc e, Knknmb u kila .

p .p . of Think.

’Ganiza , the

r oo t of Kn ganiza , To think,’

is

used with the past tense of the

indica tive. I thought it was

rightf or me to do so , Dinaganizaku ti ku nali kwabwino kwa ine

ku tshita tshoin tsho .

T housand, a . Zonsan , (la ) masonsan .

Thrash, v. t. To thrash ou t cor n ,Kn omb a dzin tn .

To bea t witha stick, Kn lu ngs.

Threshing-fl o o r, n . Mbna , zi

Thread, 11 . Tonje and toinje , (la )ma tonje a nd matoinje .

Threa t, n . Knopsa, macpac .

Threa ten, v. t. Kn limb ika kn

An tu atatu . Thr ee hea d ofca ttle , Ng

’

omb e zita tn.

Threesc o re, a . Maknmi asann

ndilimodzi.

Thresho ld, n . Of a doorwa y ,Tshigu o , dzigno .

T hric e, adv. Katatu .

T hrive, v. i. Asa pla nt or tr ee,

Kn knla. ; kn mera.As a n anima l when gaining

fl esh, Kn knla kn nenepa .

Throa t, n . Mero , mimero .

Neck, Kosi, (la ) makosi.T hrob , v. i. Asa tumo u r or swel ling , Kn dnmn la .

Throb bing , n . Kndnmnla.

Throne , n . Mpando wotshnka .

Throng , n . Of p eop le, An tu

ambiti.v. t. Kn song

’

kanitsa .

Thro ttle, v. t. To choke,Ku

shou ld ca rr y a vessel thr o u gh thetemp le, Sanaleka kn ti mun tumodzi akananyamn l a tshiwira

pandul e tempile.

To t r ust thr ou gh,knife, Kn pisa mpeni.

To go iéirough

da c oc

k

u

ztry or

t 11 en a tim isc tra vel led ”Fa

w n

who le la nd , Anaenda paka tipadziko louse.

Throw , v. t. To hu r l,Kn ponya.

— To throw a t, as a stick a t a

bird , to aim, Kn tanda .

Kn nya.sa stone, Kn po nya .

To throw away , Kn taya and

kn taia.

To throw ou t, Kn tu rn ten.

throw down, Kn gwetsa.

Thrust, v. t. To thr ust awayf rom the person , Kn kana ; kn

To push away, Kn kang’

ka .

To thr ust thr ough, as with a

da r t or dagger , Kn pyo za .

To thr ustinto the grou nd , asastake , Kn jika.

Thr ust a rther into the fi r e,asa stick, u aonjeza .

11. Mp8 0 20 , zi

zpsyo z o .

Thumb , n . shal a atshikn rn

Thunder, n . Bingn , (la ) Iushingn.

v. i. Kn rindimn ra ; knlindirima kn lira ma bingn.

Thunderstorm,n. Mondwe wa

bingn.


Thus, adv. Tshointshi tshoi

n tsho ; -otere .

It isthus, Tshiritshointsho .

Thyself, p ron . Iwe eka iwe

weka . Do this thyself , Tshitatshimene iwe eka .

Tick, n . A tick which inf estsca ttle, Nkhnmb a , zinkhnmb a .

Of c lock, Tik, (la ) ma tik.

Tickle, v. t. Kn timbwinya .

Titling

, n . Makalidwe.

od tidings, Makalidwe a

pwino ; ivangeli, (wa ) maivange1 .

Tie, v. t. Kn manga .

To tie a n anima l to a tr ee or

post, Kn mangirira .

To tie one thing to a no ther ,Kn mangiriza .

n . Tshomanga , dzomanga .

Tight, a .-A tebwerebwe .

Tightly, adv. Kwatebwerebwe.

Tightness, n . Utebwerebwe.

T'

e, n . Pale, (la) mapala.

Till, p rep . Ntawi; kwa. Til l I

c ome, Kwa n tawidifika .

v. t. To c ul tivat e, Kn lima .

Tillage, n . Ku lima .

Tiller, n . Wo lima, o lima .

Tilt, v. t. To inc line , as to tilt a

cask, Kn pendetan.

v. i.$0 lepin over

dfl

r

i

'om the

pem a r , 11 n e a.

Tilted, a .

Timb er, n . Mitengo . Sawn

timber f or building pu rposes,Mtengo wotshekedwa, mitengo

yo tshekedwa .

T ime, 11 . Ntawi, zintawi.

First time, Ntawiyoamba.

From time to time, Ntawindi

Timeso r Seasons, n . Ntawia nd

zintawi; naiku ,zinsikn.

Timid,a .

-Oops; -aknopa .

Timidity, n . Knopa .

Timidly , adv. Koo

Tinder, n . Tshoko ezera, dzokolezera.

Tinkle, v. i. Kn gwinm'ika .

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k hng , n Kngwinp rika.

-n injirika .

Tiny , Kakang’

0 11 0 . By diminu tivef orm of nou n .

Tip, un . The end , Songs and

neon zinsonga .

pointed end, Nsonga, zi

nson

5; a ny pa r t of the body ,Nsonga . The tip of the ea r ,

Nsonga ya ku tu .

Tipple , v. i. Kn ledzera

Tippler , n . Wo ledzera, o ledzera ;dzi, aledzi.

Tipsy , a . Oledzera .

Tire, v. i. Kn lema .

v. t. To wea ry, to tir e a

person’

spa tience, Kn lemetsa .

Tired, a .-Olemedwa . I am

tir ed , Dilema .

v. i. To be tir ed , Kn lemakn lemedws.

Tiresome, a .-Olemetsa .

Tiresomeness, n . Ku lemetsa .

Tithe , n . Pande laknmi mapandeaknmi m amb u , zimpamb n .

v. t. 0 give tithes, Kn lipirampamb u .

Title , nn . L emb a , malemb a .

Tittle, n . Kakangono .

T o , pr ep . Infin 1 t1ve of theKn. Go towo rk, Enda kn tsbita.

T o and fro , adv. Kwina ndikwina .

T oad, n . Tesi, (wa ) ma tesi.

T oast, v. t. Asbread , Kn otsha.

n . Mikate yoo tsha .

T o bac c o , n . Fodia , afodia.

c hac c o-pipe, n . Tshiko lo lo ,dziko lolo .

T oe , nn . Tshala tsha pazi, dzala.dza

Thei

great to e, Tshala tsha

tshiknrn tsha pazi.

The tipsof the to es, Neonga

za dza la .

ogether, adv. In one p la c e

Pamodzi pa ma lo amodzi

Ga ther the th1 ugstogether in one

pla ce, Song'kanitsa zintnm

’

ma loamodzi.


T ogether, ad 0 . To r u n together into

one p la ce, Kn taman na kn

tamanga pamodzi. peop ler an together into one p la ce,Antu ana tamangana kn maloamodzi.

To ac t together , Kn tshita

pamodzi.

T oil , n . Ntshito yamb iri n tshito

zambiria nd -o lemera .

v. t. Kn gwira ntshito ; kntshita kwambiri.

Taken, 11 . Tshizindikilo , zizindiilo .

T o ll , 1 1 . P la c e of to l l,Malo po la

1 1dira tsong'

ko .

Tsong’

ko .

T oma to , n . Tikiti, (la ) matikiti(Tshigu nda ) timati

, (wa ) matimati.

T omb , n . Mwanda,mianda.

T o ngs, n . Mb ano , zimb an o .

T ong u e , n . Lilume, (1a ) mali

lume lit aka, (la ) maliraka

lnlime , (1a ) ma ln lime.

T o o , adv. Also , -Anso . Thefi rstvowel of thisword isa lwaysma dethe same asthe last vowel of the

pr eceding word .

T o o long , adv.-Otanimpa.

T o o sho rt, a dv.-Ofinimpa .

T o o th, n . Dzin o, (la ) mano .

Eye-to oth

,Katsonje, akatsonj0 .

T op, 11 . A p oint ed top ,as a

pinna cle, Nsonga , zinsonga ; tshi

mb u dzi, dzimb u dzi.

The upp er p a r t, Mu tu ,mitu ;

pamwamb a .

Toy spinning-tap , Ngu li,

zingu li.T o rment, n . a nnza ; nkarwe

,

zinkarwe.

v. t. Kn zu nza .

T o rmento r, n . Mhan o , amb ano .

T o rtoise , 11 . L a nd tor toise,

Kamba , akamb a .

Wa ter tor toise, Nkasi, zinkasi.T o rtu re , n . a nnza

, mazu nzo .

v. t . Kn zu nza ; kn tshitanka r we kn sau tsa .

T oss, v. t. Kn ponya .

T o tter , v. i. To wa lk slowly a nd

f eeb ly, as a p erso n r ecovering

f rom illness, Kn nya’

ama .

T ottering , n . Ku yang ama .

a .-Onyan

’

a1n a .

T o u ch, v. t . o to u ch slightly,Kn tosa .

To tou ch by f eeling with the

ha nd ,to ha ndl e, Kn ku dz a .

To tou c h a p erso n slight ly ,so

as to ca ll his at ten tion sec r etlyto a nything , Kn kod o la .

n . Kntosa .

T o u ching , p rep . Concer ning,Ndi u i.

T o u chw o od, n . Mpeko , zimpeko .

T o ugh, a .-Okangan a .

T o ughness, n . Knkangana .

T owards, adv. Kn kwa .

T owel , n . Nearn yopnkn tira .

T ower, n . i a , zinsanja .

T own, Mz'

nda a nd n zinda,m1x1

nda .

T oy , n . Tshosowera , dz osowera .

T rac e, v. t. Asa dog after game,Kn ronda .

To tr a ce ca ttle by the tr a il , Kntsata mapazi kn ronda .

To trac e the co u rse of a

mat ter , Kn londo loza kn ronda.

To askpa r tic ul a r ly af ter , Knfnnsira .

To tra ce the cou rse of a river ,Kn kwera .

n. Of ca ttle, Tshikno , dzikno .

T rack , 11 . Ku londa ; kn ro nda .

T rade, 11 . Kn la .

Handicr a Lnso , (1a ) ma lnso .

v. t . To bu y , Kn gnla m alonda and maronda.

To ba r ter , Kn gnlana knsin tana maronda ; kn tsa tsa .

T rader , n . Wognla , ogu la wamaronda , amaronda .

T radition , n . Mwamb i, miamb i.T radu c e , v. t . Kn namisa .

T radu c er , n . Wonamiza , onamias.

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T rench, v. t. To dig deep, Knknmbitsa ; kn limitsa .

To cast up a tr ench, Kn

kumbit a .

n . Mtshen ,mitshen .

T respass, v. t. Kn tshimwa .

n . Tshimo , (la ) matshimo .

T ria l, 1 1 . Pr oof , Knyesera.

Trou b le, Sau tso , (ya) ma

san tso .

T rib e, n . Fuko , (la ) mafnko .

Family , 11mga nd mtu ndu ,

mitu n n ; 11 , n .

TribesFKtnndn,I

t

r

iufi dn .

T rib u lation, n. Sau tso (ya ) masau tso .

T rib u te, n . Tsong’

ko , (la ) ma tsong

’

ko .

v. i. To pay tribute, Kn lambs.T rick, n . In spor t, Tshosewera,zosewera .

In trade, Tshenjerero , (la)matshenjerero .

T rifl e , v. 1 . Kn tshedwadal a.

11 L ittle thing, Kantu kakang ono (no thing) tshab e.

T rifling , a .-Otshedwadala.

T rip, v. i. Kn gnnda .

To trip up , Kn pings.T roop, 1 1 . Of anima lsor people,Gnln , (la ) magnln.

t

ggether, v. i. Kn endera

pam zi.

T rou b le , 11 . Tria l ,Nkhani; santso ,(ya ) masau tso .

Annoya nce, Knb vnta .

Opp ression , a ingalitsa andknzingalitsidwa .

Sickness, Ntends, zintenda.

v. t. To a nnoy, Kn b vu ta .

To opp ress, Kn sau tsa .

T rou b led, v. i. To be trou bled ,Kn n ten temera .

By ou twa rd cir cumstances, Knb vntidwa ; kn santawa .

T rough, n . A ho llow vessel ofwood , Mwero , mimwero .

T ro users, n . Maraia a miendo ;matnmba amiendo .

Chinyanja Dictiona ry .

T rue , 11 . -Oona ; -aou ads; -a n teradiT ru eness, n . Ku oh u n tc radi.T ru ly , adv. Nditn ndin terad ;koona .

T rumpet, n . Lipenga , (la ) mili

pokosera.

T umu ltu o us, a .-Apokoso .

T nmnltnonsly, adv. Kwspokoso .

T une, 11 . Maao , misao . To set, orc ommenc e a tune, Kn amba.msao .

T urf, n . Ndeka , zindeka .

T rust, 11 . Faith, b elief , M vanu .

v: i. Confidence m , to lelieve

one , Kn mvana .

To tr ust one’

sselj ;Kndziu vans.T rustwo rth a .

-Amvan n .

T ru th, n . teradi.

Fac t, Tshoona, dz oo n a .

Trust, Knmvan a .

T ry, v. i. To attemp t , Kn yea and

kn esa .

To sear ch ca r ef u lly izto , totest, Kn fnnsira .

T rying pro of, n . Knyeseia .

T ub , n . Tob n, (la ) ma to ln .

T u b e, 11 . A ha.

T u ck in, v. t. Kn

T u ft, n ofgrass,

"

Tshipntn tsha ndl n, dzipntu dza ndzn .

T ug , v. t. Ku kwata l u .

n . Knkwatn la.

T umb le, v.i. Tofa ll down, KnTo tu rn over , Kn g l b ndnn . Kugwa .

T umb ler, n . Tshiko tsha glass,ziko za glass.

T umou r, n. a do , (In ) ma fnndo .

T umu lt, n . Pokoso , (la ) mapokoso .


T u rn , v. i. To tu r n the person , Kn

temb enuka .

To tu r n f r om one dir ection toa nother

, Kn temb enuka kn lnnjika.

To tu rn o r r o ll one’sself over ,

Kn b u dnka .

tu r nf r om, Kn temb ennkira.

He tu r ned f r om hishouse, Wate

mb ennkira kwa nynmba yatski.To tu r n aside, Kn lamb alala

kn sotshera .

To tu r n r ou nd ,asrou nd a

corner , Kn lemb etnka.

To tu r n a bout , to swer ve, Kntemb enuka .

To tu r n ba ck, Kn bwera.

To tu r n ba ck to thesamep la c e,Ku

v

bwera malo amodzi.o tu r n a bou t f rom one

dir ection to a nother , to tu rn

r ou nd , to tu rn a thing a bou t,Kn temb ennza .

To tu r nf r om one la ngua ge toa no ther , Kn sandnliza .

To tu r n or stop an a nima l , asa r unaway horse, Kn temb ennzaku l etsa .

To tu r n back, Kn bweza .

To tu r n ba ck to thesame p la ce,Kn bweza pa malo amodzi.To tu r n a thing over , asa stone,

Kn bndnza .

’o tu r n a thing over in one

’

smind , Kn ganiza ndi.To tu r n aside, Kn sotshereza ;

kn b alu tsa .

n . In order , KondandalikaT u rret, n . Tshimbndzi, dzimb u dz1 .T ush ,

11 . Of an elepha nt , Nyanganjob vu , minyanga .3

Of a boa r or o ther a nima l ,Dzino , mano .

T u to r, n. L eader , pedagogu e, Wo

tsogolera mwan a , o tsogolera ana.

Twain, a .-Awiri.

Twe lve, a . Kn1ni ndi -awiri

Twelve houses, Nyumb a kumind1ziwiri. Twelve na tions

,Mitnndn

2 1 7

Twenty, a . Maknmiawiri.Twic e , a . Kawiri.

Tastes, (la ) matsatss.

1 1 . Evening twilight ,

Twin b rothers, n . Ana amamnnsa mpasa .

Twin child, 1 1 . MWanswa mpasa .

Twine, nn . Tshingwe, dzingwe .

v. t. Kn po ts.

Twinkle, v. i. As the eye, as

thesta rs, Kn twanima . Thesta rs

twinkle, Nyenyez 1 zitwanima.

Twinkling , n . Of a n eye, Ku twanima kwa diso .

Twins, 71 . Ana a mpasa .

Twirl, v. t. Kn zu ngu za .

Twist, v. t. Asthr ead , Ku po ts;kn pikinyn la.

v. i. ikinynka.

To twistRuth; body , asa native

1gir l 1n da ncing, Kn dzipokonyoa.

Two , a .-Wiri. Two persons,

Antu awiri.Two edged, a .

-Akn twa konsekonse.

Tyrant, 11 . As a chief, Fumuyankarwe, mafnmu ankarwe.

Asa ma n,Mnn tn wankarwe.

U

U hasm Chinyanja the long sou ndo f 0 0 in food , the short sou nd o f

0 0 in foo t ; the former in ac

c ented, the latter in u nac c en tedsyllab les.Udder , n . Of a n a nima l, Bore,(ls) n1aere.

O pai , nko e.

n . Knipa n ope (of

“i a -oipa nkope.

Tshironds, dzironda .

c o rd, n. Tshingwe ;kako leko le.

Umbilic us, n . Ntshomb o , mitsho~

mbo .


Umb rella , n . Dongs, (la )madenga ;ntenje, mitsu je.

Umpire , n . Womsrizs, omariza .

Unab le , a .-Opanda mpamvu . I

amu na b le to do that ,Diriwopnndampamvu kn tshita tshimene .

The nega tiveform isa lso usedSindiri ndi mpamvu kn tshita

tshimene.

The nega tive of Kn dziwa, toknow

,issimihzr ly used Sindidzi

wa kn tshita tshimene.

Unanimity , n . Ku anjana .

Unanimous, a .-Oan

°

ana .

Unanimously, adv. oanjana .

Unapproa chab le, a .-Osahkidwa.

Unawares, ad v. Uninf ormed ,-Osab nka ; -osab nkitsidws.

Unknown , -OsadziWika .

Unb a r, v. t. As by r emoving the

ba rsof a ga te, Kn gnln la .

Unb elief, n . Knsamvana .

Unb elieving , a .-Aknsamvana ;

-ossmvsna .

Unb ind, v. t . Kn masnls.

Unc easingly, adv. Kosareka .

Unc ertain, a .-OsadziWika .

Unc ertainty , n . Knsadziwa .

Unchangea b le, a .-Osssin tika .

Uncivil, a .-Ankari.

Unc oil, v. i. As a sna ke,Kn

tomb osoka .

v. t. Asa r op e, Kn tomb oso1s.

Unc omely , a .-Osakongola

-osako

nzetsa .

Unc omfo rtab le , v. i. As by r ain

coming thr ou gh a house, Kn

nyong’

on eka.

a . nyong’

onyeka .

Unc le , n . Atste.

M aterna l u n cl e, Amai mamnna.

Unclean , a . F ord,dirty ,

-A1itsiro ;-o 1pa .

N o t ea tenf orf ood , asthe ho rse,or a ny a nima l or person sep a ra ted

f r om o thersasu nc lea n , -Anko .

Un c leanness, n . Nko (watshi) ;knsa tsnka .

Unc over, v. t. To r evea l,asa plot,

to u nra vel, Kn vnm b n ls.

To r emove a co vering , so astoexpose to view, Kn b vu ndnkn ls.

Unc overed, v. i. To sit withp ersonu ncover ed of ma n o r woma n

, Knkala bviwi kn ka la u diyn.

Under, adv. a nd p r ep . Pansi;

pansi tsindi. Under the tree,sin wa n tengo .

Underdro v. t . Kn tshirikiza.Under v. t. Kn man i.

Asa ship , Kn ko ls.

gspans

Understand, v. i. Kn dziwa .

To ma ke p lain , to ca use to beu nderstood , Kn

Understanda b le, a .-Odziws;

-odziWika .

Understanding , n . Kndziwa kn

Understo od, p .p . To b e u nd erstood,comp rehended ,

-Odziwidwa .

Undo , v. t. Kn masu la .

Undress, v. i. Kn b vn ls.

Uneasily, adv. Kosokasoka .

Uneasiness, n . Disqu ietude , Knsokasoka.

Anxiety , alarm, Knops ; knsokasoka.

Uneasy, a . Restless, a nxio us,-Osokssoka .

Tr ou b led , -Ossntswa .

Uneatab le, n .-Osadibwa. This

f r uit isu nea ta b le, Tshob a la tshimen e tshiritshosadibwa .

Unequ al , a . eOlekana ; -osslingans;-osiana.

Unequa lly , adv. Kosiana.

Unfaithfu l , a .-Ossmvans.

ggffastem

d

v. t.

511 masu la .

c i e ,a . ssn enga .

Unfigg: t. Kn pnlnkitss.

a .-Osadziwa ; -oi a .

Unfo ld, v. t. Asa bi its

p revio us to fl ight, Kn amb a knn lnka.

Asa c loth or ga rment bysp r ea ding it ou t, or a camp bed , Kn ya la .


Until, adv. To tha t degree ; or u ntil

at length ; or so that,Kwa ;

mongsku ti.Untrue, a .

-Aknnams; -anama ;-osaona .

U adv. Konama.

U n . Bodza, (la ) msb o

dza .

Untwist, v. t. Kn tomb oso la .

v. i. Kn tomb osoka .

Unwise, a .-Opanda nzern .

Unwo rthily, adv. Kossenera

Unw o rthy, a .-Ossenera .

Up, adv. Aloft o n high, Pamwamb a. Up a bo ve the house, Pa

mwambspa nyumb a .

To rise up ,Kn nka .

To get up f r om bed o r sleep ,

Kn gslamnka .

o pu ll up ,asweeds, Kn zn la

kn

pa lit a.

a p ut up ,ason a shelf , Kn

patshika .

To climb up , ason a horse, or

to go up ,to c limb , asa mou ntain ,

Kn kwera .

To gr ow up ,to incr ease in

sta tu r e, Kn kn la kn talika .

To cu t up , asmea t , Kn dn

la .

Upb raid, v. t. Kn tonza kn dzu

dzu la.

Upho ld, v. t. To suppor t, to sus

tain, Kn l era kn knlitsa .

— Asthe a u thority of a chief ,Kn tanga ta .

To su ppor t in the wa ter , as a

p erson likely to be dr owned, Kn

sambiza .

To keep f rom fa l ling, asa

wa l l , to p rop , Kn tshirikiza .

Uplift, v. t. To r aise on high, Kn

tnkn la .

Upon, p rep . Pa . Up on themou ntain , Pa pir

‘ii bU a . mwam a.ppeUpper coupn

a

try , inla nd , Dziko

lamapirior lan tnnda .

Uprightly, ad v. Kodeka.

Uprise, v. i. Kn nka .

Utterly, adv. All or a ltogether ,konse.

Uttermost, adv.

ta .

Comp letel y , Ko

Uproar, n . Pokoso , (la )mapokoso.

He ca used a n up r oa r among the

peop le, Anspsnga pokoso mwaan tu

Uproo t, v. t. Kn znla.Upset, v. t. Asa vessel , Kn gunla ; kn temb ennz a .

v. i. Kn gadu ka .

Upside down, a .-Otemb ennzs.

Upward, a .-Aknmwsmb a .

Urge, v. t. To u rge on , Kn fu lu

miza .

Us, p ron . Ife. The a c cusa tive to

the ver b ti. See Concord-1 .They love us, Atiko n da .

Usage, 11 . Tr ea tment, N tshito ;

ku tshita .

Custom,Mskalidwe . That is

ou r usage, Amene slimaka lidweatu .

Use, v. Kn tshita ndi.n . Kntshita .

Usefu l, a .-Otshenjera ; -a b wino ;

-o tshita.

UU n . Ubwin o .

Useless, a . Antsim .

Usu ry , 11 . Inter est . Ku pindu la .

Uterus, n . Tshibaliro .

U tl:ter, v. t. To spea k, Kn lankna.

To p ronou nce, Kn tshu ls.

To speak ou tp lain ly , Kn nena .

Utteranc e, n . Knlanknls knnena .

VVhasin Chinyanja the sou nd o f vin veil , very.

Vac cina te, v. t. Kn temera.

Va c cina tion, n . Kntemers.Vagg

b ond, n . Woendaenda, o ende

en 11 .


Vagina , n . Feminae, Nyini;mpanda .

Vagrancy , v. i. Knendaenda ;

Vkntawstawa.

Nagrant, n . tawatawa.

Vain , a . A vain person , Wantsirn ,

antsirn .

adv. In vain, Kwa tshab e .

You ta lk in vain , Ulanknls kwa

tshab e .

In vain ,witho ut ca use, Ko

panda tshifnkwa.

— a . Unrea l , wor thl ess, -A tshsb e .

Vain-glo rio us, a .-Odzitsms.

Vain-glitz, n . Knb alawaza .

Vainly, v. Kwatshab e .

Valiant, a .-Olimb a ndinkondo .

A va lia nt ma n,Mnn tn wo limb a

ndinkondo .

Valiantly, adv. Ko limb a .

Va lid, 11 . -O limb a ; -oona .

Val ley, 11 . Pakngwa mpata , mi

pats.

—A sma ll va lley ru nning p a r a l lelwith a river

,Kwawa, (la ) makwa

Va lou r, n . Knlimbika n tima .

Val uab le, a . Ndi ntengo waps

ta li; -o lemera.

Va lu e, 11 . Ntengo ,mitengo . Whatis the va lu e or price of this?

Ntengo watab in libwanje ?To set a p ric e upon , Kn tshnla

ntengo .

Va lu eless, a . Of little wor th,-Atshab e. A thing of little val u e,Tshintu tsha tsha be.

Vamm1 1 . Of a shoe or boot, Pa

mwamb a pa nsspsto .

Vanish, v. i. As vapou r , Kn

kan nu ka .

ssteamer going out of sight ,Kn zizirika .

Vanished ! interj . Zil

Vanity, n . Utsiru ; kndzitamsnda .

Vanquish, v. t. Kn gonjetsa ; kn

pamb ana.

Vapo ur, n . Mist, Ku ngu ,zinknngn .

Steam, Mpwea , mipwea .

Variab le, a .-Opindnkapindnks.

221

Varia b leness, n . Kupindnkapinduka.

Viriab ly, adv. K0pindnkapindna.

Va riation, n . Knpindnkapindnks.

garnish

“v. L

NKn p g

’

azimin . gonj 1 , agony .

Vassa lage , n . Kngonja.

Vast , a . Mbiri; -knrn .

Vaunt, v. 1 . Kn dzitama .

Va u nt one’sself, Kn dzibslswaza .

Vaunting , n . Kndzitama.

Vauntin ly, adv. Kodzitama .

Vegetab e, n . Tshibvnkn ln,dzi

b vnknln mera , mimera.

Vegetate, v. i. To germina te, Knmera.

To grow, as a p la nt a bovethe gr ou nd , Kn kn la.

Vegetation, n . Kumera ; mera ,m1met a .

Vehemenc e, n. Tshangu ; mpamvn .

Vehemently , adv. Kwatshangu ;kwampam

Vehic le, 11 . A waggon , Garsta , (ls)magareta.

Veil , v. t Kn pimb a kn b isira .

n . Tshopimba , dzopimbs ;tsho b 181rs, dzob isi1s.

Vein, n . Ntsempa waknda , mitsempa ysknda.

The j ugula r vein , Ntsempawaknda wa kosi.

Velo city , n . Utshsngn .

Vengeanc e , n . Knpn lnla a nd kn

pu ru ra ; kn bwezera .

v. i. To ta ke vengea nce, Knzimb n la ; kn bwezera .

Venison, n. Nyamsismtengo .

Venom,n . Mate . he venom of

serp ents, Mate a njoka .

Vent, 11 . Of fi r epla ce, Kafambira ,aka fambira .

Veracity n . Knona ; n tcradi.Veran n . Konda, (111 ) makonda.

Ver e n . Mb ali; mpepetere.

v y: adv. Nditn.


Vermin , n . Tshiromb o , ziromb onsa bwe, zinsabwe.

Verse , n . Verse , (wa ) maven s.Vertig o , n . Tshizu ngn liro .

Very, adv. Very tru e, exa c tly so ,Koo na ; nditn .

Very la rge, -Knru kwambiri.

Very ma ny, Kwambiri.Vessel, 11 . Cu p , dish, o r basket,Tshiwira , dziwira .

A ship ,Tshomb o , dzomb o .

Vestige, n . A tr a ck o r f oo tma rk,Pazi, mapa zi.

Sign ,Tshizindikilo , zizindi

kilo .

The r emainsof a who le, Tshotssla , dzo tsa la .

Vesture , n . A r obe, a ga rment ,Mwinjiro , miinjiro marsia .

Veteran , n . Wanksria nd wanka

x'i, aksri.

A vetera n in wa r,Wankali

a nd wankali, akali.

Vex ,v. t. To a nnoy , Kn b vu ta .

To anger , Kn kwiitsa .

Vexa tion , n . Knb vn ta ; b vu to ,

(ls) mab vn to ; knkwiitsa .

Vex ed, a . Anger ed ,

-Okwiitsidwa .

Annoyed , tr ou b led , -Osau tsi

dwa .

Vib rate, v. i. To oscilla te, Ku

edezeks.

Vi ration , n . Kn gwedezeka .

Vic ario us, a . Su bst1 tu tiona l , Kwa ;wakwa . The son a c ts for his

fa ther , Mwana a tshita kwa atstu

atshi.

Vic e , n . Knipa .

Vicio us, a .

-i s.

Vic to r, n . Wopsmbsns, opamb ana .

Vic to rious, a .-Opsmb anitsa ; -o

pamb an a .

Vic to rio usly , adv. Kopambsnitsa .

Vic to ry , 71 . Knpamb ana, mapsmb ano a nd aku pambsna .

v. i. To gain victory , Kn pamb ans.

Vic tua l , v. t. Kn gawira knmb a .

Vic tu a ls, n . Kamb a , akamb a .

View,v. t . Kn y

ang’

anira .

n . Kuyang an ira..

Vigilanc e, n . Ku tshenjera. ; knikira .

Vigilant, a .-Otshenjera -adiki

Vig’ilantly, adv. Ko tshenj era .

Vig o ro us, a .-Ampamvu . A

vigor ousp erson , Mnn tn Wampamvn .

Vig o rously, adv. Kwam mvn.

Vi o ur, n . Mpsmvu ; kn imb a.V'

e, a .-0 ipa . A vil e thing,

Tshintu tshoipa .

Vilely, adv. Koipa..Vileness, n . Knipa .

Vilify , v. t. Kn namiz a kn ipitsa.

Village, n . Mu dzi, midzi.Villain , n . Wampu lu pn lu ,

ampnlupu lu wau romb o , an romb o .

Villainy, n . Mpu lu pu l n , zimpnlu

pu lu ; u romb o .

Vine , n . Mvina , mivin a.

Wild vine, Mfesa , miresu .

Vinegar, n . Vin egre.Vineyard, n . Mu ndu wa mvin a .

Vio la te , v. t. Kn pandikizwa .

Vio lation , n . Ku psndikizwa .

Vio lenc e , n . Nkarwe, zinkarwe ;

kniidwa .

or c e, Mpamvn .

Vio lent, a .-Ankarwe .

Vio lently , adv. Kwan kaAswa ves

,Ko limb a..

Viper , n . Njoka , zinjoka .

Dea th-adder, Mpiti, zimpiri;

kampiri, zimpiri.irg

'in , n . Tshiweta,dziweta a lso

mweta,

aweta ; wauweta , an

weta . Ther e is no word f orvirgin in the Tshinya nj ala ngu age. The word Tshiwe

her e given mea nsa n u nma r ried

gir l ; bu t su ch is the sta te ofmor a lsamong the hea then

, tha tthisdo esnot imp ly tha t she is a

virgin . Still the word her e givenisthe best tha t ca n be f ou nd a t

pr esent to exp r essit .irg

‘

inity , n . U“ eta .

224 Chinya nja Dic tiona ry.

W alk , 17. i. To wa lkwith a ra pid ,

qu ick step , Kn enda nsanga .

To wa lk with a lame gait , Kntshikan a .

To wa lk on tip to e, so asno t tobe hea rd

, Kn nyangama .

- To wa lk in a line one af tera no ther , Kn tastens.

air,ason tip

-toe,Kn enda kodzi

tama.

To wa lk with a swingingmo tion of the body , Kn enda ko

gwedezeka .

W a lker , n . Rapid a nd qu ick,Woenda , osu da ; woenda nsan

0Wd

a lking-stick, n. Ndodo , zin

Wd

all, n . Koma .

W a llet, n. Tnmb a , (la ) matnmba.

W al low , v. i. Kn knng’

khnnika .

W and, n. Nzen o , zinzengo .

W ander , v. i. n so tshera.

To wa nder a bou t in sea r ch ofa lost thing, Kn saka. ; kn fnna .

W anderer , n . Woso tshera, oso

tshera.

W ane , v. i. To diminish, asap

p lied to the moon af ter the f u l l ,Kn dzitshepetss.

W ant, v. t. To la ck, Kn soa a nd

ku sowa ; kn panda ; kn fnna .

To wa nt o r seek f or a thing ,

a n na . Iam in need of money ,Difnna ndrsma. I wa nt myyou nger br o ther , Bitons mpwanga.

n . N eed , pover ty, Ku psonda ; kussu ka ; knso a.

Wish, Tsho fn na , zo fnna.

Knsoa a nd knsowe

da .

W anton , a . F rolicsome, sp or tive,-Osewera .

Insolent , Onyoza .

L uxu rious, Otshnrnka .

L icentio us, disso lut e, -Adama .

v.i. To bef r o licsome,spor tive,

Kn sewers.

Maso adsmaKo tshu rnka .

mks.W ants, n . N ecessa ry , Tshofnnidwa , zo fnnidwa.

W ar, n . Nkondo, zinko ndo .

v. t. Kn ga nko n do .

W a rd, v. t. o fen d qfl ; Kn lewa.n. A mino r u nder the car e

of a gu a rdia n , Su ngo , (la ) ma

Prison , Tshipinda tsha nynmb a ya ndima .

W arfar e, n . Nkondo, zin kondo .

W arinws, n . Ku tshenje ra .

W arlike , a .-Au ka li.

W arm,a .

-0 tenta .

v. t. Kn tentesa .

By p u nishment, Kn langimkn ambirirs.

W a rning , n . A ca ution as to

condu ct , Knambirira .

danger , Ku tshenjera .

W arp, v. t. Asa ba t ha ndtwine or wire, Kn serenga ,

W arrio r, n . Nkari,akari.

W ar-shield, n. Tshik0pa , dziko

“git, n . Njerewere, zinjerewere .

W as. The past tense of the substa ntive ver b To be,

’oNa li. I

was,Binali.

W ash, v. t. Asclo thes, Kn tanks.v. 3.

W ashing , n . Kntsu ka ; kusamb a.

W as n . Hor net, Dab vu , (la )ma vn .

Builder wasp , Bomb erezi,ab emb erezi.W aste , v. i. To waste awa y , todiminish, Kn tshepetsa .

To destroy, Kn ononga.


W aste, v. i. To waste away bysickness

,Kn onda .

v. t. To waste by extra va

ga nc e or wanton exp enditu re, Knmwez a .

To wastef ood , Kn sakaza .

n . Knsakaza .

W atch, v. i. To wait f or , Knlindira .

To wa tch f or a n event,to be

on the a ler tfor , Kn ang’

anira andkn

7gang

’

anira .

0 wa tch asa sentinel on du ty,to gua rd , Kn dikira .

To wa tch beesin their fl ight ,so astofo llow a nd discover their

nest or hive in the r ock or tr ee,

Kn yang’

anira kn tsata .

n . Time a wa tch is up on

du ty, Kndikira .

Gua rd,wakndikira , aku di

Timepiec e, Dzus.

W atcher, n . K eep er , Waknsnngira , aknsnngira .

W ater , n . Madzi.— v. t. Kn tsira madm Wa terthe trees

,Tsira madzipa mitengo .

W aterc ourse, n . Ntshera , mitshera .

W aterfa ll, n . Matiti.W aterless, a .

-0 anda madzi.W aterplant, n . sidza , zinsidza .

W aterpot, n . Ntsnko , mitsu ko .

W ater -wagtail, n . A bird,Na

nduindui, anandu indni.W atery, a . Abou ndingwithwa ter ,asp o ta toes, -0 3awa -amadzi.W attle, v. t. Kn lnka mango .

~W attles, n . F or wa ttling with,

Bango , mango .

W ave, v. i. To wave the ha nd so

as to o b tain silenc ef r om a n ex

cited assemb ly , Kn knpiza dza

To beckon to app r oa ch, Knkodo la .

To shake, Kn gwedera .

W aver, v. To be shaken,kn gwe

dezedwa kn gwedera.

W aves, n . Of the sea, a di

,

(la ) mafnndi; fnnde, (la ) main

nde ; n atshiri, an atshiri.W ax ,

v. t. To gr ow, Kn knla .

v. t. To sea l with wax,Kn

sindikizs..n . Njntshi(wofi ra , r ed ) ; or ,

better, (Tshigu nda, ) sera ; pu la,

(la ) mapu la .

Wax of the ea r,Nkhonda

,

zinkhonds.

W ay, n . A p a th, Np ra , zinjira .

M a nner or mode of doing a

thing, Makalidwe . It ishiswa yor ma nner , Alimakalidwe atshi.W aylay , v. t. Kn dikira .

W e , p r on . Ife and ifi .

W eak, v. i. To beweak, Kn lefnka .

a . In body,-0 panda mpa

mvu ; -o foka .

In intellec t, -0 pnlnkira .

A p erson of wea kly constitu

tion , or witho u t energy of minda nd body,

-OSalimb a .

W eakness, n . Or Sof tness, Knfoka ; foko , (la ) mafoko .

W ea lth, n . P ossessions,Knpo

tshera , mapo tshero .

Riches, Kn lemera , zo lemera .

Goods laid up ,Tshuma

,dzu

ma .

W ea lthy , a .-0 1emera .

W ean , v. t. Kn lotsa mwana knamwa .

W eapon, n . Genera l term, Uta,manta .

W eaponed, a . Armed f or fi ght,Kn lindimanta .

W ear, v. t. To wea r a ga rment,Kn b vala .

To wea r awa y with use, Kn

ta .

To wea r away and becomethin by gr adu a l decay, Kn pya

pya za .

Of p erson , Kn l emetsa .

W eariness, n . Kn lema .

W earily, adv. Ko lema .

W ea a . F r om exer tion , f r omwea ness, -0 1ema ; -o lemetsedwa .

P


W eary , v. i. Kn lema ; kn lemetsadwa .

v. t.Kn lemetsa. Diseasewea riesthe ma n , Ntenda ilemetsa mnn tn .

To wea ry ou t , Kn topa .

W ea ther, n . Makalidwe.

Co ld wea ther , Makalidwe ozi

W eave, v. t. Ascloth, Kn omb a

Asa net,Kn lnka .

W eaver , nn . Woomb a nsaru .

W eaving , n . Knomb a nsaruW ed, v. t. To give in ma r riage,Kn kwata .

v. i. Of the ma n , Kn kwata.

Of the woma n, Kn kwatibwa.

W edding , 1 1 . Knkwatitsa .

W edding feast, n . Kudia kwakukkwatitsa.

W edg e, n .

.mRea l ly a point, Tsh1

'

son dz1son

W ee v. t. £11

lira ; kn zu la .

n . Tshirom o,dziromb o .

W eek, n . Wiki, (la ) mawiki.

W eekly, adv. Kwawiki.

W eep, v. i. Alou d , Kn lira nsozi.Silent tea rs, Kn ka misozi.

W eeping , nn , Ku lira .

W eevil, n . Nangknmbizi, ana

ngknmb 1z1W eigh, v. t. Kn esa.

W eighl

anchor, v. Kn tuknlanan

W eigiu

ed down, T o b e, v. i. Knlemedws..

W eight, n . Knlemera.

W eighty , a .-0 1emera . Sand is

weighty , Ntsb enga n liwo lemera.

Ir on isa weight thing, Tshitsu l otehiritshintu ts olemera.

W elc ome, v. t. Kn sekers. ; knloetsa .

W eld, v. t. Kn snla.

W ell, a . In heal th, -Olimb a ; knlindimoyo ; kn limoyo . I amwell , Dirimoyo .

W ell, ad v. Bwino . To do well ,Kn tshita bwino . To know a

ma tter well , to be wel l ac qua intedwith, Kn dziwa bwin o .

n . A p la c ewher e wa ter isobtained , Tshitsime, dzitsime .

W ell -b eloved, a .-Oko ndedwa

bwino .

W ell-doing , n . Kn tshita bwino.W est, n. Zambwe .

W et, v. t. Kn katamiz a.

a .-0katamiza .

W etness, n. Tshime, dzime .

W etting ,n . Knkatamiza .

W hal e , n . (Pap u la r ) Nangnmi;hwele.

W hat ? p ron. -Anje -a ni. Whatdid you say ? Unan ena tshiani!Wha t a re you doing U tahite

Whatso ever , n .-Emwe.

W hea t, n. Trigu , atrign.

W heel , n . lin ks, (In ) mahwile.

W hen, inter .-Ti, as kn ti; nti;

patiafd

ati liti, etc .v.

r etu rns, Ntawishwat a . Whenthey a r rived, Ntawianafika .

W henever, adv. Ntawiyomwe.W here, adv. Pomwe komwe.

Where I f ou nd them, Pomwadinapeza awo . It iswher e ou

p ut it, Tshiripomwe nnatshiikn.Interrogatively, Ku ti. Where

ha ve you put it ? Watshiika ku tilW herea b o u ts Kntit tilW hereas, adv. Mon ti.W herefore , ad v. N o ; mwaku ti. Wheref oreIsay u nto you ,Ndimo dinena ndiinn .

W hereforeiinteij . Why ? B°

e lF or wha t reason Kwa

fnkwa tshiani?

W hereupon , ad v. Up on which,Pomwe.W het, v. t. To sha rpen , as a n

axe, Kn nola.

W hether. Uti, etc .

W hey , n . Madzia nkaka .

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Chinya nja Dic tiona ry.

W ilderness, n . Tshipnlnln, dzin lnln.

“lild-g oose, n . Tsekwe,atsekwe.

W ildly , ad v.

ka li.

ma le, or game in thefi eld , Ukari(wa tshi). Of a vio lent p erson ,Uka ri.W ile, n . Kntshenjera , matshenjero .

W ilfu l, a . Ofu n a.

W ilfu lly , adv. Ndiku funa kwatshi ko fnna .

W ill , v. t. Kn fnna. Iwil l ; betho u c lea n , Difnna ; sambitsidwa .

— n . a nna. L et it be do nea c co rding to thy will , Tshitshitidwe mongs. nd1 ku fu na kwako .

Mind a nd p u rp ose, Kn ere

keza ; mnwongo ; n tima . 0 doa thing with a will

, Kn tshita ndin tima .

W ill or T estament, n . a nna .

Self-will , Kndzifnna .

W illing , a .-Ofu na ;

-o lola .

W illing ly, adv Ndin tima.

W ill-worship, n . a nna ku pemb edza .

W ily , aa . Crafty ,-Otshenjera A

wil, craf ty p erson , WotshenJera,

o ts enjt

era .

W in , vv. t. To ob tain, Kn peza .

To gain by su c cess in com

p etition ,Kn pamb ana .

W inc e , v. i. Kn kwinyata .

W ind, n . Mpepo , zim epo .

Wind bag, as a ladder f u l lof wind , Tumb a la mpepo .

v. t. To twist, asa string, arto ma ke a string f r om fi br e, Knpo ta .

Wind r ou nd ha rd to f orm a

ba ll,Kn ku l u nga .

To wind or twist r ou nd a

thing, Kn zenjeza ; kn seren a

kn senenga . The snakewou nd r ou nd my leg, Njokayasenenga mu cu do wanga.

W ind, v. t. To f o ld up ,Kn pinda

kn zenjeza .

Window , n. Zen e t a , (la ) mansu eta

W indpipe, n . Pakosi.

W ine, 1 1 . Vinyo , aviny oTshiwira ,

(vessel ) .W ing , n . Piko , (l a ) mapiko .

of insect or sma l l b ird,knpe,

(la ) makupa.Of a n a rmy, Mso ngwe ,

way , v. t Kn u l uka.

Kntwamma .

v. i.“

Kn twanima .

v. t. Kn twanimitsa .

W innow , v. t. Kn pets.

W inter, n. Malimwe .

v. i. Kn kala m’

ma limwe.

Wipe, v. t. As d ust of one’

s

ha nds,-Kn sau tsa.

mpnno .

To wip e with towel , asdishes,

ta bk,Kn sansa .

'Sapn1i, zisapnli.

Nsamb o , zinsamb o .

-Oonda .

n . Nzern , zinz ern .

W ise , a . Pr op er ly crafty , -O°

tshs°

era.

r cp er ly fa r -seeing , no t to

A nzera.

possession of a thing , Kn fnn a.

n . a una , mafnn o ; tshafnna, zofnna .

W it, adv. To wit, Inde monga~

W itch, n . Mfiti, zimfi ti.W itchc raft, n . Uhti; knombeza nla.

W itch-do c tor , n . Mlanla , aml an la.

W ith, p r ep . Ni; nd1 ; us. Thema n a r rived with his child ,Mu ntu an afika ndimwana wa tshi.I will go with thee, Didz apitanawe.


W ithal, adv. Nditn ndiinso .

W ithdraw , v. i. F rom a compa ny,Kn amb nka .

0 go aside, Kn langalala.

W ither, v. t. Kn n elitsa .

v. i. Kn nya a. The su n

withersthe gr ass, Dzu a linyalitsa

ma'

u dzn . The tr eewither ed away ,Ntengo nnanya la .

Astr ees, Kn pakatika .

W ithered, a . Of a tr ee,

limb,-Onma .

W ithin , p r ep . a nd adv. Pakati

mbwalo ; m’

; mwa ; mo . Withinthe ho use, M

’nyumb a ; lessf rs

“flu ently , Nyumb amo .

1thont , adv. N o t within , Panja ;ku nja. ; -opanda . Witho u t the

house, Ku nja nyumb a . Witho u tdou b t, Ko anda knganizaganiza .

—p r ep . he nega tive tensef orms

of the ver b a r e used ,‘

-Opanda .

They ha ve been a long time with

ou t a tea cher , Anakala n tawi

yambiriopanda mpnn zitsi. Theya r e withou t f ood , Ali opanda

ku dia . They like to live without

la b ou r , Afnna kn ka la opa nda

n tshito .

W ithstand,v. t. Kn tsu tsa ; lin kana.

Witness, v. t. Kn mariza .

n . Womariza , omariza .

W izard, n . Mfi ti, zimfiti.W oman , n . Nkazi, akazi.

An o ld woma n , Nkazi wa

akal amb a,akaziankalamb a .

W omb , n . Tshib a liro .

W omen , n . Akazi.

W onder, n . a izwa ; tshozizwa ,zoz 1zwa .

v. i. Kn zizwa

W onderfu l , a .-Oz 1zwa .

W onderfu lly ,W ondrously ,W ont, v. i. To be a ccustomed, Knkala kn z olowera .

W o o , v. t. To cou r t, Kn pala

n bwenzi kn pala bwen zi.

W o od, n . Ntengo . A f or est,Nkalango , zinkalango .

2adv. Ko zizwa .

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W o od, n . Fir ewood Ku ni.B lo ck of wood , l‘l

’

knnkn , miku nku .

A tr ee,Ntengo , mitengo .

timb er fo r building

p u rp oses, Mtengo wotshekedwamitengo yo tshekedwa .

W oodpecker, n . Gong‘

kompandaagongkompanda .

W o od-wo rm, n . Tshipnko , dzi

nko .

0 0 1, n . Wu lu u bwea wa nkosa .

W o o lly , a .-Awu lu . A woo lly

sheep , Nkosa yawu ln .

W o rd, n .

W o rk, v. t. Kn tshita ; kn g wira

n tshito .

n . Ntshito , zin tshito ; mnnmo , mirimo .

W o rker, n . Wo tshita , o tshita .

W o rkings, n . Kntshita , maku

tshito (l )W o rkmanshi n . U tshito .

W o rld, n . a nkind , An tu . The

ma teria l wor ld , Dziko (lino ).W o rm, n . Ea r thworm,

Nyongo

lotsi, zinyongo lo tsi.M aggo t, Mb o zi, zimb ozi.Tap eworm ,

Nyole, zinyo le .

W ormwo od, n . Ntengo woawa .

W o rse , a . In sickn ess,

-Odwala-opamb ana . The man iswo rse,Mu n tu a liwodwa la wopamb ana .

In the qu ality of the thing done,-i a -opamb ana .

W o rship, v. t. To of er p r ayer a ndp r aise, Kn pemb edza .

To bow the person reverentlyin worship , Kn gwada .

n . Knpemb edz a ; pemb edzo ,

(la ) mapemb edzo .

W o rshipper, n .,Wopemb edza ,

opemb edza .

W o rsted, n . Wosteda .

W o rth, n . Va lu e, Ntengo .

W o rthily , adv. Koenera .

W o rthless, a .-Atshab e ; n tengo

watsb ab e . A wor thless thing,Tshintu tsha tshab e.

W orthlessness, n . Utshab e .

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W orthy, a .-Oenera. Heiswor thy

of r eceiving honou r , Aliwoenera

kn landira nlemu .

To be wor thy , Kn enera .

To be thought wor thy, Kn

“Fanizidwa bwino .

o und, n. Bela, (1a ) maba la .

v. t. E u lasa .

W rang ling , n . Kn longolola , malongo lo lo .

W rap, v. t . To co ver , asa b la nket,Kn fnnda .

oswaddle, asa childin ca lic o ,Kn knta nsaru .

To r oll up , Kn ku ta.

W rath, n . Knkwiira knkwia .

A little wrat h, Kukwia .

W reck, v. i. Of a ship , Kn banduka .

n . Tshib andwa , dzib andwa .

W rest, v. t. Kn po to lu .

To wrest f r om the grasp ofa no ther , Kn pokonyo la.

W restle , v. t. Kn limb ana.

W restler , n . Wo limb ana , o limb ana.

W restlin n . Knlimb ana.

W retche -a .-Osau ka -a tshab e.

W retchedly , adv. Kosanke.

W retchedness, n . Kusauka.

W rigg le , v. i. Kn pikinya ; kn

piriita .

r awl asa snail, Kn tinnla .

W ring , v. t. Aswet c lo thes, Kn

pikin nla

a twist, Kn poto la .

To squ eeze, Kn finya and

“psinya .

rinkle, v. t. To contr act thebr ows

, Kn tnnda ; kwinya , tsi

nya f r own .

W rinkled, a .oAkwinya .

W rinkles, n . On the fac e of a

erson , Kwinya , (1a ) makwinya .

rist, n . a do ya nkono fnndo

a dzanja .

rite , v. t. Kn lemb a .

W riter, n . Wo lemb a , olemb a.

W ritings, n . Knlemb a a nd lemb a,malemb o a nd maknlemb a (l ):W rong , v. t. To wr ong one

,Kn

tshimwitsa .


W ro

ng, a .

-i a .

v. Badl y , Koipa .

W rong-doer , n . W o tshita zoipa.

W rongfu lly , ad v. Kosad eka .

W ro th, a .-Akwiira . H e is

wrath, Akwiira kwamb iri.

Y

Y hasin Chinyanja the so un d of yin you ng.

Yam, n . Mpama, mipama ; tshimzi,

Yard, n . a su di, (1a ) ma 1npandi.

Cou r t, Mbwal o .

Yawn, v. i. Kn asamnl a .

n. Ku asamu la.

Ye , p ron . Inn ; mn with ver b . Yea re ru nning, Mu likn tama nga .

Yea , ad v. Inde ; 9 ; ea !Yea r, n . Tshaka, dz aka.

Thepastyea r ,Tshaka tshapita .

Yearly, adv. Dzaka dzonse . It is

done yea r ly, Tshitshitidwa dzaka

dzonse.

Yell , v. i. Kn fula .

n . Ku fn a .

Yes, adv. Pride ; e.

Yest Dznl o .

befor e yesterday,Dzana .

Yesterda y evening, yestreen ,Madzu lo , adzu l o .

Yet, c onj . a nd adv. Koms ; kosu o

u tira .

Remaining to be done , Kn siiza.

Yield, v. i. To give way to,Kn

den ma .

o deliver up , Kn pereks.To a l low, Kn lola.

To yiel d , ascr ops, Kn b als.Yoke , v. t. To yoke together , Knkomera

i‘ h’

l l 1n . s igo ago 0 , zigo o 0 10 .

Yon , a .-Udya .

g

Yonder , adv. Uko ; ku tali.You , p r on . sing . U befo re a verb ,iwe (pr om) ru n befor e a verb ,inn (p ron .

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