Mazwi ane N.

Shona words beginning with N, each with its meaning in Shona, and in English where the dictionary has it.

n'the letter n' (the ng sound)n'anip, a small bite, bite deep n'a dziflash on and off n'a n'a n'arepeated tiny bites (of small insects)n'abubite off a chunk n'aiflash of light, then darkness n'an'autearing of flesh (by an animal)n'an'azhusnap (a quick bite, like a dog's)n'angatraditional healer, diviner n'angaurebeetle that eats figs n'anyaclimb up n'anya n'anyaclimb up high n'anyupull apart, sit with legs apart n'aubite into meat n'azhonotch (in a yoke pin)n'azhunoisy chewing, bite in without tearing off, person with narrow eyes n'e-erip (of cloth)n'en'educhew something hard n'en'enunibble n'i-ibuzz of bees n'orap on the head with the knuckles, stick out (of teeth)n'ombecow, cattle n'on'odzastrike metal on metal, rap on the head with the knuckles n'onolarge coarse pumpkin, completely empty (of a room)n'un'unagnaw n'un'unu n'un'unucrunch bones noisily, mutter in displeasure n'unu n'unuwhisper privately, murmur together n'wararocky hill with rich soil naand, with, four na- [ne-]by (in oaths)naaflat and wide, shallow (of a dish)nachisitangerine, naartjie nadzurudzamodify nafu nafupick at food nafurapick at food, eat without appetite nai naiwalk slowly, like a chameleon Naijaniger NaijeriyaNigeria naironinylon naitidhiresinightdress Naizvozvotherefore, consequently, so nakabe tasty, be good, be beautiful nakidzabe enjoyable, be interesting, entertain nakidzwaenjoy, be pleased nakiraplease, be good for, suit nakuflick away quickly, beautiful (as munaku)nakuraflick away, snatch away nakuriraflick something at someone, shift blame onto someone namastick, glue, plaster (a wall with mud)namanacling to someone, follow someone everywhere namanucome unstuck namanukacome unstuck, peel off namanurapeel off, unstick namatapray, worship, beg, sweet-talk someone namatidzastick together, glue, paste namatirastick to, cling to, pray for namazvoproperly, correctly nambanumber, be stingy, withhold, conceive, become pregnant nambashiracrawl, climb on all fours namburascoop with a finger, taste, lick namestick fast, follow close behind, darken (of rain clouds)namirastick on, paste, adhere namoglue, gum, resin, grime namusnatch quickly, come unstuck namukacome unstuck, be sticky namuratake everything, cook sadza for a traveller, steal namuriracook sadza for someone nan'anupick out one nanaomen of death or misfortune, be sluggish, weak nanai nanaiwalk slowly and wearily nanairacrawl (of insects), creep slowly nanaumelt and curl (of burning plastic)nanaukamelt while burning nanautsamelt nanavadzahelp someone walk slowly nanavarawalk slowly and carefully nanavireach out a hand nanazipineapple nanazi nanazidawdle, walk slowly and unwillingly nandafrown, furrowed brow, wax made by small bees nanebetter nangahead for, aim at, point at nanganaface each other, concern, focus on, be opposite nangananga [nan'anan'a]cling stubbornly to, keep picking on someone nangaraKunan'anidza.nangidzadirect someone's gaze, point someone towards nangisaaim precisely, look closely at, make a fire burn nangisikalook good nangogood or lovely person or thing nangusnatch nangurasnatch, grab from someone nanhasito this day, still, even now nanibetter nani [nane]better, better in health nanisirashow off, strut nanutake down (dry washing)nanuratake down washing, take things off where they were drying nanzva [-nazva]lick napanoexcuse me (asking to enter or pass)napowith it, by it, through it napo napoagain and again, keep going back to old ways napukeninappy, diaper narinhiforever nariniforever, for ever and ever narini [nariini]forever, from now on narwocarry on, keep going natanatinut (for a bolt)natiradrink straight from the container natsado carefully, thoroughly, inhale medicinal steam natsiridzaimprove, make better, amend natso-thoroughly, properly, really natsurudzaperfect, polish, refine navalook downcast, crestfallen, wilt (of crops)nava navasoaking wet navairawalk slowly and weakly nayarain, fall (of rain), recover (from illness)nazvalick nazvinountil now, still, to this day ndarecent past marker (I have ...), it is (with some names)nda nda ndastammer ndadzuslow rolling of the eyes ndadzuraroll the eyes, tear in two ndaimoney (slang)ndakazvimiriraI stood on my own, independently ndakupukawild spinach-like vegetable ndakwenyafowl louse, poultry mite ndambastubborn person, a rule in the game of tsoro ndambakuudzwaone who will not be told, stubborn person ndambirirestubborn persistence, incurable illness ndamoforgiveness ndana ndanawalk stiff-legged, toddle ndandaline up ndandamastammer, stutter ndandandacrowds, a great many ndandeblack sorghum, rubber strip for a catapult, elastic (waistband)ndandiblack (colour)ndandidzaline up, arrange in a row ndandirasurround, advance in a line (of hunters), spread over a wide area ndandyaweakness in the legs ndanetaI am tired ndangaconspiracy, plot ndangandirasink to the bottom ndangariromemories, thoughts, mind ndanya ndanyastride proudly ndanyairastride along proudly ndanyairwabig, strong, swaggering person ndapotaplease ndarapython ndaramagold, gold coin ndaramolife, long life ndararaold dry grass among new growth ndaraukoopen land, vacant ground ndarazugrow thin (after being fat)ndarazukalose weight, grow thin ndarazuramake someone thin ndaretrip (with the foot)ndaribeer brewed for sale ndarirabrass bangle, brass ndatendathank you, I am grateful NdauNdau (people and language), gap, space between ndaudzosurplus, excess, difference (in subtraction)ndavaoffence, wrongdoing, because ndazaheadband, waistband, royal headdress nde-hand over (ideophone)nde-estare fixedly nde-e nde-elook all around ndebvubeard, maize silk ndebwaoffence, wrongdoing ndedzekerosmall vessel for topping up ndefulong, tall ndegaalone, by myself ndegeaeroplane, aircraft, plane ndegeyepasivery fast car ndeipiwhat's up? (slang greeting), which one is it?ndekelies ndekederiverbank fruit ndemorefusal, disobedience ndendendechild cutting upper teeth first, tightly (bound), settled, recovered ndendere ndenderedrag along (an unwilling person or animal)ndenderedzadrag, pull along ndenenevariety of bulrush millet, quarrel settled only by a fight ndenenekabe restless, fidget ndenge ndengeshaking (of the ground)ndengendeviolent shaking ndengendekashake, quake ndengeyalistless, careless person ndengupunch hard ndengu ndengushiver, tremble ndengukashiver, tremble, totter ndepothat's it, there!nderetrouble, hardship, determined person, edible red flying insect nderekaJeyamucheya.nderenderewalk behind someone ndererewalk behind someone ndereredzamake someone run hard nderurun fast on slippery ground nderukarun fast on slippery ground ndevecharm wrapped in cloth NdevereNdebele person, Ndebele ndevoaccusation, blame, phrase (in grammar)ndevobongaverb phrase ndeyago back and forth, wander around searching ndezvakothey are yours, it's yours ndezvebelonged ndiI (subject prefix), me (object prefix), hold tight ndi ndi ndistuffed full, packed (with people)ndibvireget away from me, leave me alone ndichaperson with no kin nearby, loner ndigwanasmall relish dish, dish cover ndikapoison (someone's food or drink)ndikismall person ndikidzadark sandy soil ndikinyagive grudgingly ndikinyidzagive grudgingly ndikishi ndikishiheavy tread ndikitwastout, strong person ndikothat is why, that is where, that is (what)ndikusibee-eater (bird)ndimapassage, paragraph, portion, plot of field to be worked ndimbotonsil, tongue-tie ndimilanguages, tongues ndimocultivated land, field ndimulemon, scatter suddenly ndimukascatter, disperse quickly ndimuraKumbumutsa.ndindesomething that never ends, twang (of a bowstring)ndindindidistant boom or rumble ndindo-opitch dark Ndine huromboI am sorry, sorry ndingindidzabeat a drum loudly ndingindiraresound in the distance ndingirapasiconceit, self-importance ndinoiitawoI do it too ndinyaunsociable person, loner, gobble food ndinyiraplug, stop up (a hole)ndipwistick to one's first view NdiraJanuary, small black insect seen in January ndirendiresmall seed-eating bird ndiridzaplay (a musical instrument)ndiriricome to a stop (with brakes squealing)ndiroplate, dish, bowl ndirwanasmall relish dish ndiviriNdiviri ityava isina mafumho kwokupedzisira kwayo.ndizvothat's right, that's it, exactly ndizvozvothat's right, correct, exactly ndo-and then (consecutive), it is (before u- words), weighed down (by a load)ndo-opitch black (of skin), vanish completely ndobvaand then ndodaespecially, particularly, nonsense! (a dismissive retort)

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