M - m
| macula | íítóndó |
| mad person | músásí |
| Madagascar peanut | mpandé |
| madder | mukombelǒnda |
| madder sp | múngóghóló |
| madness | kééghó |
| maggot | lúsimí |
| · | sísimí |
| · | syǒlo |
| magic tricks | kátensí |
| mahogany tree sp | mátandúlá |
| main leader | kákunkúlá |
| maize | sísáká |
| maize flour pondered after sprouting | bhúmélá |
| maize sp. (foundation seeds) | ndímwá |
| make | -lyohelésya |
| make a bed | -ghánsá |
| make a head-pad | -ghaná (nkatá) |
| make a hole | -tubhúlá |
| make a man to give an order | -lághísyá |
| make a mistake | -lúfyá |
| · | -lúfyá |
| make a noise | -tendésyá |
| · | -tikúlá |
| make a rumbl | -sílímúlá |
| make a speech | -tendá |
| make an appointment | -pangá mípangó |
| make an effort | -li-fǐnda |
| make an incision | -sálághá (bhúghangá) |
| make believe | -aminísya |
| make bittern | -keméká |
| make bundle | -hambá |
| make bushy or shaggy hair | -sálámísyá (manyélé) |
| make fall | -ghwísyá |
| make fall down (fruits) from a tree | -komkomóla |
| make fat | -hámíká |
| · | -hámyá |
| make fitting | -pungúsyá |
| make for | -jílílá |
| make happy | -ghúnsúká |
| make melted | -sungulúla |
| make merry (of children) | -bha ná fulaáha |
| make oil | -bhatíká (máfutá) |
| · | -keméká |
| make one's toilet | -li-pambá |
| make one's way through weeds | -péghúlá (bhwâsí) |
| make roll | -filinkísya |
| make round | -mumânsa (ntósí) |
| make sb. baptised | -bhatísya |
| make sb. carry sth./sb. on one's back | -héékésyá |
| · | -héékyá |
| make sb. chop a fallen tree into pieces | -highúsyá |
| make sb. command | -kubhísyá |
| make sb. cured | -kolésyá |
| make sb. cut off (branches) | -húngyá |
| make sb. decide | -amulía |
| make sb. forge | -sulísyá |
| make sb. forge by paying | -susyǎ |
| make sb. love | -lyǒha |
| make sb. mad | -sásyá |
| make sb. quiet | -humbúsya |
| make sb. remove branches | -highúsyá |
| make sb. rock | -héélúsyá |
| make sb. rule | -jimíká |
| make sb. sad | -sikitísya |
| make sb. sing | -jimbísyá |
| make sb. sit down | -jíkálísyá |
| · | -jíkásyá |
| make sb. stuck (in the mud) | -lolobhésya |
| make sb. swear | -láhísyá |
| make sb. swing | -héélúsyá |
| make short | -tofúhyá |
| make smooth (the floor) | -bhághálá |
| make sound when walking a wild path | -swághányá |
| make sounds when walk on fallen leaves | -sálákásyá |
| make st in time | -ghángúhyá |
| make sth approach | -bhiíka neéhi ná síntú |
| make sth. black | -jilabhúsya |
| make sth. black for sb. | -jilabhulísya |
| make sth. cool | -holésyá |
| · | -hosyá |
| make sth. face towards sth. | -jelekésya |
| make sth. lean | -jeghámísyá |
| make sth. start | -lamúla |
| make sth. turn over | -píndúlá |
| make sth. turn round | -niengésya |
| make st. boiled | -sabhalála |
| make st. fold over | -júnjíkányá |
| make st./sb. begin | -sumbúlísya |
| make turn over | -híndúlá |
| make wet | -nyáányíká |
| make (sb.) drink | -nywěsya |
| malaria | maleelía |
| male | -ghóósí |
| · | ííghóósí |
| · | múghóósí |
| male animal | mbúghúmá |
| · | nsiíli |
| male buffalo | nkuulá |
| male lion with mane | nsimbá jǎ bhújěnge |
| male wathog | mpangó |
| mallet | iighǒngo |
| · | iikojógho |
| mallow tree | mútóbhó |
| man | múghóósí |
| man who searches for food | mútáásí |
| man (form of address to a man with respect) | kíbhíndá |
| mane | bhújénjé |
| · | lúghílí |
| manely | yaáni |
| mango | munyeémbe |
| manioc | muhṍgho |
| · | mumbáti |
| mantis | likalamanyíngu |
| mantis sp | likalyânsesé |
| many | -íngí |
| many bells | bhújúghí |
| many spots | bhúsonye-bhúsónye |
| marijuana | kámóghá |
| mark | haláma |
| mark at chief's house | nsongóle |
| market | iisóko |
| marriage | ndóa |
| marry the second wife | -toóla ghwǎ bhubhílí |
| marry (a man marry a woman) | -nyághá |
| mashed maize (eaten like rice) | makyǎsa |
| mashine | masíne |
| mashroom sp | bhúswalé |
| · | bhútapá |
| mashroom sp. in the forest | ííléélyá |
| mashroom (sp.) | mufúlwa |
| master | tataabhúsya |
| master of ceremonies | sílágí |
| master-servant relationship | lúkanyá |
| mat | múkéká |
| match | sibhiliíti |
| matchmaker | sílágí |
| matchmaker of wedding | múkombé |
| maternal aunt | maájo múkulú. bhaamaájo bhákulú |
| · | maájo mutwǎna. bhaamaájo bhatwǎna |
| maternal uncle | múkwetú |
| maybe | handí |
| mayer parrot | iitwěntwe |
| me | úune |
| meal | bhúfú |
| · | bhúfúmá |
| mean | mwimí |
| mean person | mughulughúlu |
| meaning | maána |
| meanwhile | kásikúnká |
| measles | kalembe |
| · | kátúútá |
| measure | lúlíngó |
| · | -píímá |
| · | sípíímó |
| meat | nyámá |
| meat without bones | múnyófú |
| meat (of the head) | múnyikí |
| medicine | bhúghángá |
| · | mútí |
| medicine for children | kampakampáka |
| medicine man | múfumó |
| medicine man's assistant | kanuúmba |
| meet | -li-lólá |
| meeting | mukuutáno |
| meize sp. (foundation seeds) | kátúmbílí |
| melt | -jághúlúká |
| melt down | -jághyá |
| melt down naturally | -jághá |
| melt (by adding something) | -sungulúka |
| mention | -kómá |
| mess | lusakalúsáká |
| mew | -lílá |
| mice | bhulǎnga |
| middle | hákátí |
| middle sized drum | ngóma jaá nsaká |
| midnight | bhúfuku kátí |
| midrib of palm-frond | mútóngá |
| midwife | íikotá |
| mignonette | muputúka |
| mild | -holé |
| milk | -kamá mabheéle |
| · | mabheéle |
| mill (flour) | -sóhólá |
| milled white maize flour | nkyeté |
| millepede | iighongólo |
| · | lyongólo |
| millet | bhúlwě |
| millstone (bottom) | nsyó |
| millstone (upper) | ntalángó |
| minaret | munaála |
| miombo tree | mújómbó |
| mirror | íílólé |
| mix | -sánsíkányiá |
| · | -sánsínkányá |
| · | -séléghányá |
| mixture | nsangilingánya |
| mockery | mísangáló |
| molar | ííjéghó |
| mold | bhúmbé |
| mole | káséémbó |
| mole rat (blesmol) | lísifúkó |
| · | sífúkó |
| molted skin | ííghúbhúlúlwá |
| momentary sound (like that of sth. fallen) | íítúútú |
| mondori trap for fishing | múghonó |
| money | iihéla |
| monitor lizard | mbulú |
| monkey's skin for ritual hat | ndúghúlúghú |
| month | mwensí |
| moon | mwensí |
| moonlight | mwensí |
| morass | kákátá |
| morning | múláábhó |
| morning light thrown from the ceiling | íikuundwě |
| mortar for pounding | íítúlí |
| · | síínyú |
| mosque | músikítí |
| mosquito | kálámbá |
| moss | bhúlélú |
| motherfucker | muniófi |
| mother-in-law | bhamaabhúkwe |
| mother, elder sisiter etc. | múkulwáná |
| mould pottery | -bhumbá |
| mountain | músosí |
| mountainner | -li-bhangá |
| mourning | málílá |
| mouse sp | kákólókómbé |
| moustache | iisulúbhu |
| mouth | múlómó |
| move | -koléélá |
| move away (from sth.) | -lééhá |
| move one's residence | -sáámá |
| · | -tuulúka |
| move (sth.) | -koléésyá |
| mow | -huúta |
| mow grass | -sesá (bhwâsí) |
| Mpanda | mpandá |
| mud | íítópé |
| mud wall for protection | iitěmbe |
| muddle by stirring up | -fulǔnga |
| mush | bhúghálí |
| mushroom | bhóóbhá |
| mushroom sp | káhendéngúje |
| · | kásyobhá |
| · | lifǔmbu |
| · | lílelyǎ |
| · | músughwé |
| · | síhwě |
| Muslim | mulungwǎna |
| must | bhúmbé |
| mutwale's contium | kátimpú |
| my dear | álólé |
| · | ghóogho |
| · | mutiíha |
| · | taáe |
| my father | taáta |
| my grandfather | kúukú |
| my grandmother | kúukú |
| my mother | maájo |
| myrrh | sipǒnda |