D - d
| dance | -kiná (ngóma) |
| · | ngómá |
| dance about in joy | -túbhághúká |
| dance by mimicing somebody | -seetéléla |
| dance with self-satisfaction | -híndá |
| dance (in lyrics) | -ghwánsányá |
| dancer | múkinyí |
| dandruff | mbá |
| dangerous | iikoóko |
| dangerous things or animals | nundá |
| dangerous thing, animal | ngálábhá |
| dangle | -hééhélá |
| darkness | mwápí |
| · | síkóló |
| dart | íisumó |
| daub soil on the wall | -mátá (nkândé) |
| daub (dirty stuff) | -syámbúlá |
| daughter | mwana múkeéma. bhaana bhákeéma |
| daughter-in-law | mukaámwana |
| dawn | mákingílímá |
| · | -syǎ |
| day (of 24 hours) | íifukú |
| · | lúfukú |
| · | lwisyě |
| daylight | íisyubhá |
| daytime | íisyubhá |
| dead person | múfuú |
| deaf person | kabhulwamátwi |
| death | lúfǔ |
| debt | iideéni |
| deceive | -lembá |
| · | -tébhá |
| decide | -amúa |
| · | -lángáányá |
| decorate oneself | -toná |
| decorate the place | -pambá (mápámbo) |
| decoration | iipǎmbo |
| deduct | -fumyǎ |
| deep forest | íísíghó |
| deep place of a river | íísíbhá |
| defeat | -gholwá |
| defecate | -niá |
| defect | íikéndé |
| defend | -líndá |
| · | -li-tetéá |
| defend oneself from being beaten | -li-kingá |
| defend sb. from being beaten | -kingá |
| deliver | -ghábhúlá |
| dense part of the forest | iitukútu |
| dent | -hwíkílá |
| deny | -tuná |
| departed chief | múghábhá ngómá |
| deposit | -bhiíka hkíbha |
| · | hakíbha |
| depth of water | bhúsíbhá |
| descend | -koóka |
| · | -soóka |
| desk | meéza |
| despise | -nóóbhá |
| · | -salaábhu |
| destroy | -bhelá |
| detain | -sééghá náásijí |
| devil | múghábhó |
| dew | lúsángú |
| die | -fwǎ |
| die for a chief | -ghábhá ngóma |
| differ | tafaúti |
| difficult (task) | -kaká |
| dig our (e.g. potatoes, groundnuts) | -sábhá |
| dig out | -fúlúúlá |
| dindle | -ghásyá (mulílo) |
| dip | -sábhíká |
| dipterocarp | múkokótí |
| dirt (on the body) | íikwě |
| dirty | -pííhé |
| dirty (room) | -chaáfu |
| disagree | -tuná |
| disappear | -taajíka |
| · | -tolobhéla |
| disease | bhulwělé |
| disease of infentation | káhwéká |
| disentangle | -hambúlá |
| · | -hambúlúla |
| dish | iisahaáni |
| dish mede from leaves | músóghóló |
| disinter | -fúlúúlá |
| disjoint | -fyútúlá |
| dislike | -ghájá |
| · | -kalálá |
| · | sísilá |
| dislike for a some reason | -kalálíla |
| dislodge | -haghámúla |
| disperse | -sánkámúká |
| · | -sánkámúká |
| display shelf | kabhaáti jyé eduúka |
| dispute | -li-kalihíla |
| dissapear | -péélá |
| dissolve | -jághúlúká |
| distarbance in the work | bhúkófú |
| distinguish | -mányá |
| disturb | -sánfísyá |
| dive | -jibhílá |
| divide | -ghábhúlá |
| divide between selves | -ghábháná |
| · | -ghábhúnkáná |
| divide sth | -ghábhányá |
| divine | -lághúlá |
| · | -lághúsyá |
| divorce | -li-ghájá |
| djinn | iijiíni |
| do bride service | -súmbákálá |
| dog | lííkábhwá |
| · | mbwǎ |
| dog child | ííbhúndá |
| doll | líímúkítí |
| donate | -soógha |
| donate for dancing | -fuhá |
| donkey | mpǔnda |
| door | múlyángó |
| doorway | músíghó |
| dots drawn on one's face or pots for rituals | mpembá |
| doubt | syǎka |
| dove | ííjíbhá |
| down | héefó |
| down (of cntinuous object) | mwîfó |
| downhill | nsuníkílá |
| downstream | héefó |
| · | kwîfó |
| down, floor | hânsí |
| doze | -punílá |
| · | -sínsílá |
| drag oneself (sick person) | -li-kókótá |
| dragged trace | múbhwíbhwí |
| dragonfly | límunyánsásé |
| draw | -támbíká |
| draw a line | -huúla musítaáli |
| draw all water | -sísá (maansí) |
| draw attention by waving hands | -kangísya |
| draw the attention of the opposite sex | -bhóngá |
| draw trap for giant animals | múnyándá |
| draw water | -tahá (maansí) |
| draw (a picture) | -choóla |
| · | -nyeghá |
| dream | -loóta |
| · | lúsósí |
| Dregés deckgrass | kasáli |
| dried cassava | mákópá |
| dried sweet potato | ííkébhó |
| · | lintobhoólwa |
| drink | -nywǎ |
| drip | -sóóbhá |
| · | -toónya |
| drive out | -bhíngílá kûnse |
| · | -fumyǎ kûnsé |
| driver ant | lúhásí |
| drop down | -honyá |
| drop down from a tree | -palamúka |
| drop onto the ground | -ghwá |
| drop onto the ground (of sth.) | -bhúlúkútá |
| drop(sth.) | -bhúlúkúsyá |
| drum | ngómá |
| drum maker | múbhánfí |
| drumer | múkinyí |
| drunk | muleéfi |
| dry | -ghumú |
| · | -ghúmú |
| dry season | síhwǎ |
| dry well (the laundry) | -kuhúlá |
| dry (sth. over fire) | -ghaníká |
| duck | ííbháátá |
| · | mbáátá |
| dull | -túnú |
| dumb person | káméémé |
| · | kásilú |
| dump | syála |
| dust | lúfundú |
| dwell | -jíkálá |
| dye | -sombélá |