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Mazwi ane N.

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

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nyonganisasow discord, set at odds, throw into confusionnyongogenet, small nocturnal predatornyongodekaMashoko anofanirwa kuteverwa kuitira mufambiro.nyongorirowdy crowd, rabblenyongorosiburrowing water wormnyongoverasoften (by soaking)nyopelazy person, idlernyoporalazy person, sluggardnyorawrite, scarification cut (for medicine), punctuation marknyora pasiwrite down, note downnyoreeasy, easily, simplenyoreraapply (for a job), write tonyoresaregister, enrolnyorosoft, damp, moist, gentlenyorododosink into (a soft seat)nyorovabe wet, be damp, be humblenyoroverabe soft, be smooth to the touchnyorovesamoisten, wet, soaknyoshwa nyoshwaswish (through tall grass)nyoshwairaswish through tall grassnyotathirstnyowamanure, dungnyowaninewnyowedzaexpose, shame, humiliatenyowedzopublic shaming, disgracenyozerawork half-heartedly, dawdlenyuyour (plural or polite)nyubvupinch off (a piece)nyubwairawell up (like tears)nyuchibee, honeybeenyuchuInzwi rematare mushure menguva yerusununguko.nyudzasubmerge, immerse, dipnyudza musoro muupfustrike it rich, prospernyukawell up, emerge suddenly, plant rashnyukiraweeping sore on the legsnyukupop out suddenly, snatch awaynyukurapull out (of water), extract, bring to lightnyukutirabecome damp (of walls)nyumbufeathered headdressnyumbudukabe sodden, be soaked throughnyumbwairabe overjoyed, swell with joynyumoniyapneumonianyumwasuspect, have a hunchnyundohammernyundwahump (of cattle)nyunganyunganyunganyunga mbiranyungudikamelt, dissolve, thawnyungudukadissolve, meltnyungururwiwhirligig beetlenyunyadribble (a ball)nyunyunyunyutacomplain, grumblenyunyutocomplaint, grievance, petitionnyurasink, drown, go undernyuresink (down)nyurududuswim underwaternyurukabe retrievable from waternyururabuy something costly, pick out, extractnyurusimulenyusaChanyusa.nyuzipepanewspapernzakurasnatch up, grab all at oncenzambarafruit of the munzambaranzangalarge village, settlement, societynzarahunger, famine, fingernailnzariroflesh left on a hidenzarwothe done thing, customnzatiNdomundomu.nze nze nzegallop (of a horse)nzembelong-tailed dove, Namaqua dovenzendojourneys, tripsnzenzaloose, promiscuous person, person with no self-controlnzenzerekahop (like a frog), behave loosely, be promiscuousnzenzinewly arrived livestocknzeveear, nzeve mushroomnzisay (quoting), be callednzi-ibuzz (of insects)nziiwhat happened? (to someone)nzikaMashoko ekutsanangura nhoroondo.nzimbesugar canenzinzinziunruly person, disobedient personnzirapath, road, waynzirakavambefor what reason, whynziswamatch, matchsticknziyosongsnziziriversnzombeox, bullnzondohoof, cloven hoofnzondorabird's foot, chicken's foot, clawsnzonzawalk briskly, tramp, know (a place) wellnzonzitraveller, great walker, explorernzonzodapound (medicine), punch holesnzonzotastrip leaves, jognzooreriverside snakenzopedigging spearnzouelephantnzumahornless cownzungugroundnut, peanutnzununusit quietly (in pain)nzunzasmall cat-like wild animalnzunzumistletoenzunzumasquat on the heelsnzunzumarasquat, crouch on the heelsnzunzutajog, trotnzunzutirajognzurivuripinhole (in a pot)nzurupesismall floury wild fruitnzuwairawalk with small steps, sway the hipsnzuwuleftover sadzanzvaof shouldering an axe or toolsnzva-agetting dark, dusk fallingnzvada nzvadastrut, sashaynzvadairastrut, sashaynzvaisink (into water)nzvaidzaduck (under water), submergenzvaikasinknzvandairastrut, walk with head bowednzvandamalook down on others, be unsteady on one's feetnzvanyiraconsonantnzvarakamwemother of onenzvariroseed basketnzvaurirasidelong glancenzveslip away, dodgenzve-edash past, slip asidenzveka nzvekatotter, zigzag, swish (a tail)nzvekairazigzagnzvendairastrut, sashaynzvengaavoid, dodge, evadenzvenga nyayaevade the issue, dodge a questionnzvenganaspeak euphemisticallynzvengesahide away, smugglenzvenzvanayoung reptile, hatchling, snake that has just shed its skinnzvenzverabrush against, touch lightly, relate tonzveraexamine, investigate, scrutinisenzvere(of an animal) having just given birthnzveroexperiment, trialnzvi-ipitch blacknzvidodeep green (of ripe fruit)nzvidyasmall grey birdnzvimboplace, location, areanzvimbo dzekugaraplaces to live, habitatsnzvimbo inochengeterwa mhukazoo, animal enclosurenzvimbo tsveneholy place, sanctuarynzvinginzviracling to (without reason), coax, wheedlenzvinzvi-ipitch blacknzvinzvinzvijet blacknzvipuriraboastful threatsnzvirikasongbirdnzviruwild fruit (of a thorny tree)nzvongounrest, riot, turmoilnzvonyocircumcised penisnzvonyoraretract the foreskinnzvorishirker, of a small object falling and vanishingnzvunabeautiful girlnzvuwuleftover sadzanzwahear, feel, understandnzwanaget along, agree, understand each othernzwananaget along, live in harmonynzwanzwequelea, flocking seed-eaternzwarafingernail, nail, clawnzwarwothe done thing, customnzwikabe heard, be audible, make sensenzwirasympathise, feel (pity), find out fornzwisahurt badly, afflict, tastenzwisisaunderstand, comprehend, be understandingnzwisisocomprehension, comprehension passage

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