bere

bére (canonical class-5)
maŵére (class-6 plural)


mutu

mutú (canonical class-3)
mitú (class-4 plural)


mchombo

ny-noun

mchómbo class 3 (plural michómbo class 4)

mchómbo (canonical class-3)
michómbo (class-4 plural)


mkono

mkóno (canonical class-3)
mikóno (class-4 plural)


chala

chalá (canonical class-7)
zalá (class-8 plural)


chifu

chifú (canonical class-7)
zifú (class-8 plural)


diso

díso (canonical class-5)
masó (class-6 plural)


mphepo

mphépo (canonical class-9)
mphépo (class-10 plural)

Any of certain diseases believed to be spread by the wind.


dzino

dzíno (canonical class-5)
manó (class-6 plural)


mchira

mchíra (canonical class-3)
michíra (class-4 plural)


impso

impsó (canonical class-9)
impsó (class-10 plural)


lilime

lilíme class 5 (plural malilíme class 6)

lilíme (canonical class-5)
malilíme (class-6 plural)


masese

sediment left at the bottom of a cup of beer


khutu

khutú (canonical class-5)
makutú (class-6 plural)


mtsempha

mtsémpha class 3 (plural mitsémpha class 4)

mtsémpha (canonical class-3)
mitsémpha (class-4 plural)


nsidze

nsídze (canonical class-9)
nsídze (class-10 plural)


nkhope

nkhópe (canonical class-9)
nkhópe (class-10 plural)

Probably a formation based on chikope; see there for more.


chigama

chigáma (canonical class-7)
zigáma (class-8 plural)


chikope

chikópe (canonical class-7)
zikópe (class-8 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kópè. Cognate with Zulu ukhophe (“eyelash”), Swahili ukope (“eyelid, eyelash”), Rwanda-Rundi urugohe (“eyelid, eyelash”).


chifuwa

chifúwa (canonical class-7)
zifúwa (class-8 plural)

cold, or any other disease that can be felt in the chest


chiuno

chiúno (canonical class-7)
ziúno (class-8 plural)


mphumi

mphumí (canonical class-9)
mphumí (class-10 plural)


mbolo

mbólo (canonical class-9)
mbólo (class-10 plural)


chikato

chikáto (canonical class-7)
zikáto (class-8 plural)


magazi

A borrowing from a Nguni language (compare Zulu igazi), which has largely displaced the native form mwazí.


fupa

fúpa (canonical class-5)
mafúpa (class-6 plural)


mtima

mtíma (canonical class-3)
mitíma (class-4 plural)


bondo

bóndo (canonical class-5)
maóndo (class-6 plural)


imfa

imfá (canonical class-9)
imfá (class-10 plural)


imvi

imví (canonical class-9)
imví (class-10 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Cognate with Swahili mvi.


gongono

ny-noun

góngono class 5 (plural magóngono class 6)

góngono (canonical class-5)
magóngono (class-6 plural)


chiwengo

chiŵéngo class 7 (plural ziŵéngo class 8)

chiŵéngo (canonical class-7)
ziŵéngo (class-8 plural)

/t͡ʃiˈw⁽ᵝ⁾é.ᵑɡo/


msana

msána (canonical class-3)
misána (class-4 plural)


kapamba

kápamba class 1a (plural akápamba class 2)

kápamba (canonical class-1a)
akápamba (class-2 plural)


mphuno

Cognate with Shona mhuno and Swahili pua.


thako

tháko (canonical class-5)
matáko (class-6 plural)


chiwindi

chíŵindi class 7 (plural zíŵindi class 8)

chíŵindi (canonical class-7)
zíŵindi (class-8 plural)

/t͡ʃíˈw⁽ᵝ⁾i.ⁿdi/

Perhaps a borrowing from Nguni; compare Zulu isibindi.


phazi

phazí (canonical class-5)
mapazí (class-6 plural)


khungu

khungú (canonical class-5)
makungú (class-6 plural)


mimba

mímba (canonical class-9)
mímba (class-10 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mbímbà, derived from Proto-Bantu *-bímba (“to swell”).

Anali ndi mimba.


khadabo

khádabo class 5 (plural makádabo class 6)

khádabo (canonical class-5)
makádabo (class-6 plural)