Tumbuka

Tumbuka kana ChiTumbuka rurimi runotaurwa kuMalawi.

Mazwi anotodza Shona

• VaTumbuka vanoti matenda (diseases) kureva zvirwere.
• VaTumbuka vanoti ng'anga (witch doctor) kureva n'anga.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mphasa (mat) kureva rupasa.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kulya (to eat) kureva kudya. Mamwe mazwi: kufwa (to die) kureva kufa.
• VaTumbuka vanoti nena (to say) kureva kureva.
• VaTumbuka vanoti dula (expensive) kureva kudhura.
• VaTumbuka vanoti chiwisi (fresh) kureva mbishi.
• VaTumbuka vanoti chiwema (good). Mamwe mazwi: chikulu (big).
• VaTumbuka vanoti chaka (year) kureva gore.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mvula (rain) kureva kunaya kwemvura.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kusuka (to wash) kureva kusuka.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kwamba (to start) kureva kuvamba. Mamwe mazwi: kujula (to open) kureva kuvhura.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kujala (to close) kureva kuvhara.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kuphika (to cook) kureva kubika.
• Izwi rokuti kugeza (to bathe) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kuphala (to tell) kureva kuudza. Mamwe mazwi: kuphalira (to explain) kureva kutsanangura.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kwenda (to walk) kureva kufamba.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kuchenjera (to be careful) kureva kuchenjera.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kutola (to take) kureva kutora. Mamwe mazwi: kutaya (to lose) kureva kurasa.
• Izwi rokuti nyama (meat) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kulota (to dream) kureva kurota.
• Izwi rokuti kuwa (to fall) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kuvina (to dance) kureva kudzana. Mamwe mazwi: kulemba (to write) kureva kunyora.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kulwala (to be sick) kureva kurwara.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kuwona (to see) kureva kuwona.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kuwonekera (to be visible) kureva kuwonekera.
• VaTumbuka vanoti ngozi (accident) kureva tsaona.
• Izwi rokuti ndege (aeroplane) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona.
• Izwi rokuti chimbuzi (toilet) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona.
• VaTumbuka vanoti ndopa (blood) kureva ropa.
• VaTumbuka vanoti chiwangwa (bone) kureva bvupa. Ko Chiyangwa?
• VaTumbuka vanoti nkhuku (chicken) kureva huku.
• Izwi rokuti ngoma (drum) ndiro rimwe mururimi rweTumbuka neShona.
• VaTumbuka vanoti jiso (eye) kureva ziso. Mamwe mazwi: chisho (face) kureva chiso.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mulimi (farmer) kureva murimi.
• VaTumbuka vanoti chalo (country; field) kureva nyika.
• VaTumbuka vanoti ufu (flour) kureva hupfu.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mbuzi (goat) kureva mbudzi.
• VaTumbuka vanoti dowe (green maize) kureva chibage chinyoro.
• VaTumbuka vanoti shawa (groundnuts) kureva nzungu.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mutu (head) kureva musoro. Mamwe mazwi: mtima (heart) kureva mwoyo.
• VaTumbuka vanoti nyanja (lake) kureva nyanza.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mutondori (lizard) kureva dzvinyu.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mtunda kana phiri (hill) kureva chikomo.
• VaTumbuka vanoti nyumba (house) kureva imba.
• VaTumbuka vanoti nkhalamu (lion) kureva shumba.
• VaTumbuka vanoti kumazere (left hand) kureva kuruboshwe kana runzere.
• VaTumbuka vanoti usiku (night) kureva husiku.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mtengo (price) kureva mutengo.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mpunga (rice) kureva mupunga.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mchenga (sand) kureva jecha.
• VaTumbuka vanoti njoka (snake) kureva nyoka.
• VaTumbuka vanoti zuwa (sun) kureva zuva. Mamwe mazwi: nyenyezi (stars) kureva nyenyedzi.
• VaTumbuka vanoti masozi (tears) kureva musodzi. Mamwe mazwi: maji (water) kureva mvura.
• VaTumbuka vanoti mlendo (visitor) kureva mweni.
• VaTumbuka vanoti chitsime (well) kureva tsime.
• VaTumbuka vanoti munung'una (younger brother) kureva munin'ina kana munun'una.