Nyaudzosingwi starting with NZ

Figurative Expressions

• nzi-iThe sound made by insects such as bees when they are flying.
• nzununuDescribes a person sitting quietly and still, especially when sick or in pain.
• nzunzumaDescribes squatting for a short while with the body resting on the heels.
• nzvaDescribes carrying an axe or other implements on the shoulders.
• nzva-aUsed of the outdoors when it has gone nzva-a, that is, when it has become dark. Compare svu, nzvarara.
• nzvadaDescribes the walk of a person showing off, swinging the hips so as to be admired.
• nzvaiDescribes the sinking of something into water. Also describes a person being wounded by something that injures.
• nzvararaUsed of the outdoors when it has gone nzvarara, that is, when it has become dark. Compare nzva-a.
• nzve-eDescribes something such as a person or animal passing by a place quickly.
• nzve-eDescribes slipping off to one side so as not to be seen or caught, or to avoid whatever else is intended for you by someone who means to do it.
• nzvekaUsed of a thin person who goes nzveka nzveka, being ill and walking as though the wind could carry him away.
• nzvi-iUsed of something that is very dark or deeply black.
• nzvidoDescribes a fruit that has turned a very deep, dark colour from ripening. Example: I saw tsubvu fruits hanging dark and ripe in that tree at Shupi's home. Compare nzviro.
• nzvinzvi-iDescribes being very black or dark, whether of a person, an animal, the outdoors, or a utensil.
• nzvoriUsed of a small piece of metal that has fallen to the ground and can no longer be seen, having lodged somewhere.