Mazwi ane N.

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

nje nje njespotted all over, glimmer faintly, shiver njeebottle-cap rattle on an mbira, leg rattle of bottle caps njekedyakind of insect- and seed-eating bird njekenjacrush coarsely, grind into small pieces njekenjedried shell used as a rattle njekurawalk about restlessly, wander in a troubled state njemastrike hard, jam, break down (of a machine)njemanipalm wine njenekolast pot of beer at a gathering njenganjengenjengethud of something hard in a soft wrapping, snap nearly through (of a log)njengenjudzadrop something hard wrapped in something soft njenguwhack on the head with a stick njeninewly acquired animal in a herd, new cow in the kraal njenjelarge biting cricket njenjedainsult publicly, abuse loudly njenjekeput aside carelessly njenjekedzaleave things lying carelessly, handle a broken vessel carefully njenjemabe see-through, blaze (of a fire), be spotted njenjemerabe see-through, let light through (of a poorly thatched house)njenjemukagleam in the distance, grow light (at dawn), heat metal before forging njenjenjeglittering stone njerafinger millet, handful of grain on the grinding stone njereintelligence, wisdom, insight njerenjerebicycle-rim hoop (toy), hoop njererekite (bird), chirring sound njereredzachirp shrilly, screech njerezathin metal sheet, scrap of sheet metal njeseknife or axe without a handle, blade njevaglance aside quickly, look round startled njeyacrooked (of a handle), veer off course, be startled njeyairawander aimlessly njikekind of edible locust njikenjikekind of red-throated bird njingabicycle, strong, healthy person njinjimongabig bus, large vehicle in good running order njipaswap one big bambara nut for many small ones njirapath, way njiriwarthog njiriridzacry shrilly (of an animal or bird), screech njiswadense foliage, thick leafy branches njivadove, pigeon njivavarungudomestic pigeon njotoss down as worthless njobapick up (something dropped)njoberaguess (an answer), answer a riddle njobobeaded garment, leaf skirt worn by drum dancers njodogopunch njodziaccident, disaster, danger njokokarattle (of metal in a tin), clank njokotedzaleave things strewn about njokotostrewn carelessly njomba [-jomba]break down (of a machine), fail to get what one hoped for njomboboots, gumboots njondarich person, wealthy, successful person njongomanitall person or animal njonjerafence with thorn branches njoresnatch up from the ground njorigame played with beads or coins njororoof a slow trickle njovhera [jovhera]venereal disease, sexually transmitted infection with genital sores njudesquatting chase game njugagambling at cards, card game played for bets njukurahood njumaperson with narrow eyes njumba [jumha]small bag, purse, pouch njunjuspotless white, sparkling clean njuvairasearch in vain, hunt around hopelessly njuzastrong beer brewed over seven days njuzumermaid, water spirit nothese (demonstrative stem), habitual tense marker, marker of a following action noablenotable nobvorapick at food, eat without appetite nodelymph, node nokaknock (on a door), knock (of an engine)nokoscoop up with the palm nokorascoop up with the palm, take a handful nokuknocking of a dying engine nokudabecause of, for the sake of, on account of nokudarotherefore, hence, so nokukurumidzaquickly, speedily, promptly nokungwariracarefully, cautiously nokusingaperiforever, eternally, for evermore nokutibecause, for, since nokutsakatikaextinct nomazvoproperly, correctly, the right way nomboscoop with one finger nomborascoop out with a finger nomotowelding nomukurumbirafamous, renowned nomweseven nomwoyo wosewholeheartedly, sincerely non'onapick one's teeth, clean out the ear nonaoil oneself too heavily, smear on thickly nondoantelope like a duiker with a higher back, white grub in dung nonerawind around, wrap round nongapick up, gather, take a bride's share of fines nonga-nongaglean, gather scattered bits, run someone down in public nongesnatch up quickly nongedzapoint at, point out nongedzerapoint out to someone, indicate with a finger nongererapick up scattered bits, speak ill of someone publicly nongorapick out (with a stick), dig out of a narrow space nongorwafood stuck between the teeth nonokabe late, be slow, delay nonokerabe slow at, put off until too late, procrastinate nononoplain porridge, undercooked sadza nonotainsult, hurl abuse at nonotsadelay, hold up, detain nonozekadawdle, work slowly nonozodawdle, work sluggishly nopfonibble reluctantly norowhetstone, sharpening stone notinote, memo, short letter notisinotice, musical note notorich person, wealth NoweyiNorway ntairitiles nukacome of age, reach maturity nunabe fat, be fatty (of meat), grow plump nundukind of black edible fruit nungolaziness, idleness, sloth nunguporcupine nunguwokoweakness of the hands (illness)nunudzaseparate people fighting, break up a fight nunurarescue, save, deliver nunuva nunuvawalk gingerly, tiptoe nunuvarawalk bent over, be at one's wits' end nunuziraeat slowly to make it last, savour nutsaraise (a child), bring up nwadrink, take in fuel, absorb (water)nwada nwadawalk on tiptoe, shuffle along nwairagulp down, swig nwidzanadrink together nwirakeep suckling while the mother is pregnant nwisadrink too much, give someone a drink, buy someone a drink nwisidzanabuy each other drinks nwiwawatermelon, melon nya-owner of, keeper of (prefix), sink out of sight, vanish for good nyabwawalk softly, tread silently nyabwa nyabwawalk softly, tread silently nyabwairastalk, creep up nyachaunkempt (of hair), stand on end (of hair)nyachara nyacharaclatter along, walk noisily nyacharikaKunyacharika kupekura nguo munhu achifamba.nyachidefavourite wife (in a polygamous home)nyadagap left by a lost tooth nyadiset (of the sun)nyadusmall cut, nick in the skin nyadukaget nicked, be slightly cut nyaduramake small cuts in the skin, nick nyadzadisgrace, shame, tire out (an animal)nyadzishame, embarrassment nyadzikasoak (clothes)nyadzisabe shameful, be embarrassing, disgrace nyadzisirabehave shamefully in public, say indecent things nyadzoshame, disgrace nyadzuheave up (something heavy)nyadzuralift easily (something heavy)nyadzurudzamake up for past wrongs with small favours nyagurustrong wind, heavy rain, creeper with leaves cooked as a vegetable nyahandafemale healer with a baboon spirit nyahokoold man, elder, thorny evergreen tree with yellow fruit nyahosipolygamist, man with several wives nyahururuperson with long unkempt hair nyahwawalk softly, tread silently nyahwa nyahwacreep along, walk stealthily nyahwaidzashame in public, lead along quietly nyahwairaslink away in shame, walk with head bowed nyaisink under water nyaidzadunk, plunge into water nyaikadampen groundnuts before shelling nyairaact as marriage go-between, open marriage negotiations nyajambwaperson always wrongly suspected, scapegoat nyakabangakind of tree of high-rainfall areas nyakabvurikind of tree with fragrant white flowers and poisonous roots nyakajongwekind of summer flower growing among rocks nyakambanjeshrub with cannabis-like leaves nyakambudzipumpkin with black seeds nyakamhutokind of small riverside shrub nyakanyakachaos, commotion nyakanzungukind of creeping plant eaten by hares nyakapiaffectionate greeting nyakashechekind of whitish edible mushroom nyakashinjakind of unbranched shrub nyakataof being soaked through, of melting nyakata nyakatasoggy, soft and wet nyakatidzadrench, soak, dissolve nyakatikabe soaked, melt, dissolve nyakatondokind of small stunted tree nyakatonjeinterpreter for a spirit medium nyaku nyakuwalk swishing one's skirt nyakufathe deceased, dead person nyakukuvadzwavictim, injured person nyakunamarainmaker nyakurehwaperson spoken of, the one referred to nyakutaclimbing plant used for basket weaving nyakutauraspeaker, the one speaking nyakutaurwaperson being talked about nyakutithe person who said it nyakutumburabirth parent, biological mother nyakwarabarbed broad-headed arrow nyamameat, flesh, body nyama yemombebeef nyama yenguruvepork nyamadzihwasnotty-nosed person (nickname)nyamafomeat of an animal that died naturally, carrion nyamafunguNguva yerurama nenzira yerubatsiro.nyamafurokind of black-and-red weaver bird nyamafutaplump, well-fed person nyamairoyal messenger nyamamvigrey-haired person nyamaropakind of herb with a round root nyamasasekind of long fish with a snake-like head Nyamasvisvapraise name of the Nzou (elephant) totem, respectful form of address nyamateyabow-legged person nyamatsatsievening star, Venus nyamavendegap-toothed person NyamavhuvhuAugust nyambawhereas, when in fact, but actually nyambaidzawhip on the legs with a switch nyamberareally, truly, exactly nyambiralie in wait, hide in ambush Nyambisirwawhen in fact, yet actually, whereas nyambiswaas it turns out, and yet in fact nyambo-joke, funny story nyambuflick with a small switch nyamburacane (a child), whip with a switch nyambwairacreep along, sneak nyambwatapot-bellied person nyamhanzabald person nyamharadzicharm to cause enmity, medicine that breaks up friendships nyaminismall black biting ants nyamuget up quickly, lift up quickly nyamuchesapainful sore under the toes nyamudebasmall black bird with a very long tail nyamudzuralarge hawk (chicken-catcher)nyamugomhokind of rice that stays dark when cooked nyamugwekind of metal used for ornaments nyamukutamidwife nyamunhuborn of the same parent nyamutumhathin-skinned pumpkin nyamututadung beetle nyamwakathis year nyamwarikind of leafless shrub with fragrant flowers nyamweof getting up, rising nyamwidzahelp up, raise from a sitting position nyan'anyurastir up, provoke nyananestling, young bird, young one nyandanuwindswept (of hair)

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