Browse Kalanga words: M

• m'
  you (pl. prefix to verb); him/her (prefix to verb)
• ma
  stand; stop; menopause; to marry; stand
• maama
  wander about aimlessly
• maano
  plans; devices; schemes
• ma ano
  plans; devices; schemes
• mabalabala
  multi-coloured; with many shades of colour
• ma balabala
  multi-coloured; with many shades of colour
• mabasheto
  type of weed
• mabhutanlamu
  mumps
• ma bhutanlamu
  mumps
• mabhutanlomo
  measles
• mabi
  bad things
• mabili
  twins
• ma bili
  twins
• mabuya
  good things
• Mabuyani
  How are you
• machakanyugwa
  small bits and pieces of wood; small crumbs of bread
• ma chakanyugwa
  small bits and pieces of wood; small crumbs of bread
• machende
  testicles
• ma chende
  testicles
• machibogwe
  type of tree
• madekwana
  evening
• madekwe
  yesterday
• madzonge
  sediments of standing water
• ma dzonge
  sediments of standing water
• ma edziso
  evening time games or conversations; social functions in the evening before retiring to bed
• maedziso
  evening time games or conversations; social functions in the evening before retiring to bed
• ma enda-mbeli
  first fruits; corn that ripens before the rest of the harvest; poor quality of sorghum
• maendambeli
  first fruits; corn that ripens before the rest of the harvest; poor quality of sorghum
• mafuta
  oil; body creams of all types
• ma futa
  oil; body creams of all types
• maga
  mug
• ma gada
  sediments or dregs of traditional beer
• magada
  sediments or dregs of traditional beer
• ma gai
  nits
• magai
  nits
• maghala swimbo
  buttocks
• mago
  wasps; hornets
• ma go
  wasps; hornets
• ma gonye
  game of touching by kids
• magonye
  game of touching by kids
• mahadzi
  father’s sister, an aunt
• mahwi
  voices
• ma hwi
  voices
• majaratini
  explosives; dynamite
• ma jaratini
  explosives; dynamite
• majo
  lots of types of food
• ma jo
  lots of types of food
• maka
  you (prefix to past tense verb)
• ma kaki
  khakhi-coloured clothes
• makaki
  khakhi-coloured clothes
• makamu
  relatives
• ma kamu
  relatives
• makasitirata
  magistrate
• makat’e
  bridesmaid
• makau
  guys
• makenyi
  last year
• makenyuja
  year before last
• ma khekhe
  fat cakes; dornuts
• makhekhe
  fat cakes; dornuts
• ma koda
  bow-legged
• makoda
  bow-legged
• makwakwa
  dry velds
• ma kwakwa
  dry velds
• makwapa
  rough surface, as the body of a reptile
• ma kwapa
  rough surface, as the body of a reptile
• ma kwayi
  rumours; hearsay
• makwayi
  rumours; hearsay
• maladzwa
  leftover food from the previous day(s); nonsense, when someone is saying rubbish
• ma ladzwa
  leftover food from the previous day(s); nonsense, when someone is saying rubbish
• malala
  refuse; gabbage
• ma lala
  refuse; gabbage
• malobolo
  dowry
• ma lobolo
  dowry
• ma lopa
  blood
• malopa
  blood
• malopa a pasi
  anaemia (lit. low blood)
• ma mburumburu
  crumbs, as of bread or food
• mamburumburu
  crumbs, as of bread or food
• ma mela
  sprouted corn, used in brewing traditional beer
• mamela
  sprouted corn, used in brewing traditional beer
• ma mila
  mucus
• mamila
  mucus
• ma mo
  rank; position of importance; status
• mamo
  rank; position of importance; status
• mampanyamanya
  wasp that comes out of the ground after the rain and is edible
• mamuka tjini?
  how are you
• mamuko
  health; state of wellbeing
• ma muko
  health; state of wellbeing
• Man
  Nlume
• mana
  too small a size to fit into something; too tight; too small a size to fit into something
• manchese
  big beetle
• mandana
  be crowded, as of people in a hall; be crowded
• mangwana
  tomorrow
• mangwanana
  early morning; early mornings
• mang’oni
  problems; bruises; pains
• ma ng’oni
  problems; bruises; pains
• manhwatjin
  good eveninh
• manikana
  be crowded; press upon each other in a crowd; be crowded
• manikano
  problems; inconveniences
• manikanya
  cause to be crowded; cause to be in a difficult position; make uncomfortable; cause to be crowded
• manila
  to get stuck in something
• manini
  mother’s younger sister; an aunt
• mankhwakwarara H
  cricket
• mankhwakwararaH
  cricket
• mankhwanyahali H
  praying mantis
• mankhwanyahaliH
  praying mantis
• manlembe
  bat, a bird
• mannyongovi
  snail
• ma noto
  musical notes
• manoto
  musical notes
• mantHumbe
  insect that lives in a grass-woven case and moves around carrying it
• mantokwe
  honey made by small black bees in hollows of dead trees
• manyadzi
  cooked bean leaves
• manyalo
  tiredness; weariness
• ma nyalo
  tiredness; weariness
• ma nye
  type of dregs
• manye
  type of dregs
• maparapara
  upper inner part of one’s thighs
• ma parapara
  upper inner part of one’s thighs
• ma pe
  honey-combs
• mape
  honey-combs
• Mapembge
  July
• mapeni
  pennies
• ma peni
  pennies
• mapsigwa
  burnt food
• ma psigwa
  burnt food
• mari
  money
• ma ri
  money
• ma rila
  sour milk
• marila
  sour milk
• ma romu
  border of ploughed land
• maromu
  border of ploughed land
• ma salila
  remnants of food
• masalila
  remnants of food
• ma shali
  pebbles; gravel
• mashali
  pebbles; gravel
• ma shanganilo
  meeting point, as of roads; joints
• mashanganilo
  meeting point, as of roads; joints
• ma shapkha
  tasteless food
• mashapkha
  tasteless food
• mashwa
  day
• masikati
  daytime
• ma sikati
  daytime
• masimba
  strength; power
• ma simba
  strength; power
• masitu
  soot
• ma situ
  soot
• ma te
  saliva
• mate
  saliva
• ma telele
  lots of okra
• matelele
  lots of okra
• matengesego
  outlet or place where things are sold
• ma tengesego
  outlet or place where things are sold
• ma teuko
  afternoon
• mateuko
  afternoon
• mathata
  problem
• mathatha
  problems; difficulties; hardships
• ma thatha
  problems; difficulties; hardships
• matho
  vomit
• ma tho
  vomit
• mathunde
  sorghum
• ma thunde
  sorghum
• ma tukuta
  lots of sweat, as by more than one person
• matukuta
  lots of sweat, as by more than one person
• ma tumba
  drums
• matumba
  drums
• ma tungutungu
  blisters, as from fire burns
• matungutungu
  blisters, as from fire burns
• ma tutu
  whirlwinds; cyclones
• matutu
  whirlwinds; cyclones
• ma tyila
  cloths
• matyila
  cloths
• mauru
  cooked dry maize
• ma vele
  overgrown hair
• mavele
  overgrown hair
• mavu
  earth, soil
• mavudzi
  hair
• mazhokoedza
  early morning when darkness starts clearing
• ma zhokoedza
  early morning when darkness starts clearing
• ma zwibhato
  manners; the manner of doing something
• mazwibhato
  manners; the manner of doing something
• ma zwiwo
  feelings; sensations
• mazwiwo
  feelings; sensations
• mba
  sing
• m baakanyi
  repairer
• mbaakanyi
  repairer
• mbaakanyo
  preparation; a correction
• mbaba
  Winter season
• m baba-shulo
  nettles; plant of the nettle family
• mbabashulo
  nettles; plant of the nettle family
• mbadhu
  ribs
• mbaki
  builder; an inhabitant
• m baki
  builder; an inhabitant
• mbako
  the process of building; bulding
• m bala
  colour
• mbala
  colour
• mbalabali
  rumour monger; a gossiper
• m balabali
  rumour monger; a gossiper
• mbale
  burns or scorchmarks due to basking by the fire or in the sun
• m bali
  reader; an enumerator
• mbali
  reader; an enumerator
• mbalilo
  bindings under the thatch of a house; laths
• m balilo
  bindings under the thatch of a house; laths
• mbambo
  pegs
• m bambo
  pegs
• mbanje
  dagga; marijuana drug
• mbano
  firstborn child
• mbasela
  bonus; something one is given after buying something
• mbatata
  type of sandal shoe made from tyres
• mbatsha
  splinters of wood; danger
• mbava
  thief
• mbeba
  rat; mouse
• mbele
  in front of
• mbeleko
  skin or cloth in which a baby is carried on the back
• mbeli
  genital organs; in front of; ahead; forward; front
• m besi
  baker; one who grills or roasts
• mbesi
  baker; one who grills or roasts
• mbetha
  bed
• mbethe
  bed
• mbeu
  seed
• mbewu
  seeds, to be sown when ploughing
• m bezhi
  carpenter; one who carves; a wood worker
• mbezhi
  carpenter; one who carves; a wood worker
• mbezho
  adze
• mbga
  dog
• m bga
  dog
• m bganana
  puppy
• mbganana
  puppy
• m bgeti
  type of tree
• mbgeti
  type of tree
• m bha
  stick split in the middle used for carrying stuff by herdboys
• mbha
  stick split in the middle used for carrying stuff by herdboys
• mbhabhi
  one who carries a baby; a nanny
• m bhabhi
  one who carries a baby; a nanny
• m bhiki
  cook
• mbhiki
  cook
• mbidzo
  yeast
• mbiganyo
  funeral
• mbighanyo
  funeral
• mbila
  rock rabbits; gruel, a very thin porridge made for babies or very sick people
• mbili
  the body of a living person; the body of a thing
• m bili
  the body of a living person; the body of a thing
• mbipo
  ugliness
• mbisa
  cause to sing; conduct a choir; cause to sing
• mbisana
  boy
• m bisana
  boy
• m bisi
  watermelon plants
• mbisi
  watermelon plants
• mbiyo
  labia
• mbizi
  a horse
• mbizi-ye-shango
  zebra
• mbiziyeshango
  zebra
• mbodza
  badly prepared food
• mbomboro
  ants
• mbonje
  injuries
• mbotana
  small calf
• mbuba
  provision; food for the journey
• mbudzana
  kid goat
• mbudzi
  goat
• Mbudzi
  November
• mbujo
  naked; lack the covering required for decency
• m bulayi
  killer; murderer
• mbulayi
  killer; murderer
• m bumbi
  creator; builder; maker
• mbumbi
  creator; builder; maker
• mbumula
  beat hard
• mbungu
  part of a stalk turned reddish brown because of a stalk borer
• m bungu
  part of a stalk turned reddish brown because of a stalk borer
• mbuno
  pip of a fruit or berry
• mbuso
  government; reign
• m buso
  government; reign
• mbuya
  beautiful
• mbuyu
  baobab tree
• m buyu
  baobab tree
• meat
  meat
• mela
  germinate; sprout; germinate
• m eno
  teeth
• meno
  teeth
• menya
  peel off, as the peel of an orange; peel off
• menyeka
  capable of being peeled off
• menyengela
  eat food without relish
• mesho
  eyes
• m esho
  eyes
• metHa
  pluck off; as feathers from a chicken
• meya
  spirit; breath
• mezwale
  mother-in-law
• midula
  lift something that is heavy
• midza
  swallow down food
• midzi
  roots
• mi dzi
  roots
• midzing’wana
  troubled ancestoral spirits making a child sick
• mi dzing’wana
  troubled ancestoral spirits making a child sick
• migwa
  have an erection
• mi hwa
  thorn
• mihwa
  thorn
• mijana
  small mucus
• mi kono
  January; bulls
• mikono
  January; bulls
• mila
  call to express condolences; get lost; set, as of the sun
• mile
  be standing
• milidza
  to lift up, as of something; to lift up
• milidza-zebe
  be alert; be watchful; be alert
• milidzazebe
  be alert; be watchful
• milika
  stand up
• milila
  wait for
• milomo
  mouth
• mima
  alarm; loud shout; a scream
• mimila
  scream loudly; shout or cry loudly; scream loudly
• mimina
  strain, as of liquid; strain
• mingwedze
  months
• minisitara
  government minister
• minyalala
  walk straight, with chest out and head bent backwards; walk straight
• mi tembezelo
  prayers; prayer sessions
• mitembezelo
  prayers; prayer sessions
• miti
  drugs; trees
• mi ti
  drugs; trees
• mitjelo
  fruit
• mito
  types of gravy or soups
• mi to
  types of gravy or soups
• mi tshambo
  ways of walking
• mitshambo
  ways of walking
• mitshwayo
  small bells worn on ankles during dances
• mi tshwayo
  small bells worn on ankles during dances
• mme
  mother
• mmebakulu
  maternal aunt, older than one’s mother
• m mela
  small corn plants just after sprouting
• mmela
  small corn plants just after sprouting
• mmete
  mat; carpet
• m mete
  mat; carpet
• mmeyabe
  his/her mother
• mmeyabo
  your mother
• Mmh ndinganyepa anteryt kunanto yandinhowa muntumbu tjinga ndakabva kanyi
  Mmh ndinganyepa anteryt kunanto yandinhowa muntumbu tjinga ndakabva kanyi
• m midzo
  throat; oesophagus
• mmidzo
  throat; oesophagus
• mmili
  native chess game
• m mili
  native chess game
• mmilidzi
  one who lifts up
• m milidzi
  one who lifts up
• mmuru
  screw; bolt; nut
• m muru
  screw; bolt; nut
• momo
  shin bone
• mona
  twist, as the lid of a bottle; wring, as the neck of a bird; twist
• monga
  honey made underground by small black bees which do not sting
• mongo
  bone marrow
• mo rabaraba
  traditional chess; draughts game
• morabaraba
  traditional chess; draughts game
• mo takasi
  electricity
• motakasi
  electricity
• moto
  fire; heat
• motokara
  car
• moulo
  mule
• mowa
  cockscomb; a species of vegetable, used as relish
• moyo
  heart
• moyo-mbi
  evil-heartedness
• moyo-mbuya
  nice or good-hearted
• moyo-nchena
  merry-hearted; happiness
• moyo-nlefu
  patience
• moyombi
  evil-heartedness
• moyombuya
  nice or good-hearted
• moyonchena
  merry-hearted; happiness
• moyonlefu
  patience
• mpakuli
  one who dishes food
• m pakuli
  one who dishes food
• mpale
  dried strips of melon
• m pale
  dried strips of melon
• m palo
  famine
• mpalo
  famine
• mpama
  slap, as with the palm of a hand
• m pama
  slap, as with the palm of a hand
• mpanda
  type of tree
• m panda
  type of tree
• mpanga
  knife
• m panga
  knife
• mpani
  Colophospermum mopane tree
• m pani
  Colophospermum mopane tree
• m pengo
  lunatic; mad person
• mpengo
  lunatic; mad person
• mpenyu
  fresh or energetic
• m peto
  hem; fold of material
• mpeto
  hem; fold of material
• mphayilo
  early rains
• m phayilo
  early rains
• mpheechani
  sandal (a shoe)
• mpheeswani
  rhinoceros
• m phutho
  bundle
• mphutho
  bundle
• m pimbila
  shin of leg, from below the knee down to the ankle
• mpimbila
  shin of leg, from below the knee down to the ankle
• m pini
  axe or hoe handle
• mpini
  axe or hoe handle
• m polotiki
  politician
• mpolotiki
  politician
• mporofiti
  prophet
• m porofiti
  prophet
• m posi
  one who’s good at aiming a gun
• mposi
  one who’s good at aiming a gun
• mpsarara
  fowl excrete
• m psarara
  fowl excrete
• m pukusho
  traditional blender made from a stick
• mpukusho
  traditional blender made from a stick
• mpululu
  ululation
• m pululu
  ululation
• m puto
  cooked soft sour porridge later fermented to make beer
• mputo
  cooked soft sour porridge later fermented to make beer
• m puzu
  type of tree that bears sour wild raisins
• mpuzu
  type of tree that bears sour wild raisins
• mu
  in (prefix); during
• mu hwunde
  alongside; besides
• muhwunde
  alongside; besides
• muka
  wake up; get up; wake up
• mukento
  syringe
• mukigwa
  have an erection
• mukila
  rise up against; rebel against; rise up against
• mukuchukuchu
  watermelon that is just water inside i.e. gone bad
• mu kuchukuchu
  watermelon that is just water inside i.e. gone bad
• mu lavu
  rabies; animal with rabies
• mulavu
  rabies; animal with rabies; mastitis
• muma
  to shut the mouth, as of a person; be tight-lipped; to shut the mouth
• mumakanya
  unite; piece together; unite
• mundambeli
  name used for calling men of a particular totem
• mu ndi zwibatigwe
  excuse me
• mu ngwina
  in the hole
• muno
  here, as of a place which is non-specific
• munya
  eat, as by white ants or termites; eat
• musa
  wake up someone from sleep
• mutha
  hold by the head while milking, as a goat; hold by the head while milking
• Mwali
  God
• mwana
  child
• mwedzi
  moon