buku

búku (canonical class-5)
mabúku (class-6 plural)


gogo

gógo (canonical class-1a)
gogo (canonical class-1a)
agógo (class-2 plural)
agogo (class-2 plural)

Likely from a Nguni language; compare Zulu ugogo.

grandparent (grandfather or grandmother)


mayi

máyi (canonical class-1a)
amáyi (class-2 plural)


tate

taté (canonical class-1a)
ataté (class-2 plural)

Cognate with Xhosa utata (“father”), Nambya tate (“father”), Rwanda-Rundi date (“father”), Kabwa taata.


banja

bánja (canonical class-5)
mabánja (class-6 plural)

family, specifically one's spouse and children


mkondo

mkóndo (canonical class-3)
mikóndo (class-4 plural)


mwana

mwaná (canonical class-1)
aná (class-2 plural)


nsima

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

nsima, a porridge made of sorghum or maize


Mmalawi

ny-noun

Mmaláŵi class 1 (plural Amaláŵi class 2)

Mmaláŵi (canonical class-1)
Amaláŵi (class-2 plural)


baibulo

báibulo class 9 (plural báibulo class 10)

báibulo class 5 (plural mabáibulo class 6)

báibulo (canonical class-9)
báibulo (canonical class-5)
báibulo (class-10 plural)
mabáibulo (class-6 plural)


Mchewa

Mcheŵá (canonical class-1)
Acheŵá (class-2 plural)

/mˈt͡ʃe.w⁽ᵝ⁾á/


sing'anga

síng'anga class 1a (plural asíng'anga class 2)

síng'anga (canonical class-1a)
asíng'anga (class-2 plural)


dokotala

dókotala class 1a (plural adókotala class 2)

dókotala (canonical class-1a)
adókotala (class-2 plural)


nsapato

nsápato class 9 (plural nsápato class 10)

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


dotolo

dótolo class 1a (plural adótolo class 2)

dótolo (canonical class-1a)
adótolo (class-2 plural)


mbumba

A man's sisters and their female descendants, over which he has the traditional responsibility of protection.


buledi

bulédi class 1a (plural mabulédi class 6)

bulédi (canonical class-1a)
mabulédi (class-6 plural)


mkute

mkúte (canonical class-3)
mikúte (class-4 plural)


Mbathwa

Mbathwá class 1 (plural Abathwá class 2)

Mbathwá (canonical class-1)
Abathwá (class-2 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́à. The presence of -ba- suggests a borrowing, likely from Nguni.

Bushman (one of the indigenous people of southern Africa before Bantu arrival)


mayi wamkulu

máyí wáḿkúlu class 1a (plural amáyí áákúlu class 2)

máyí wáḿkúlu (canonical class-1a)
amáyí áákúlu (class-2 plural)


mayi wamng'ono

máyí wáḿng'óno class 1a (plural amáyí ááng'óno class 2)

máyí wáḿng'óno (canonical class-1a)
amáyí ááng'óno (class-2 plural)


bambo wamkazi

bambo wáḿkázi class 1a (plural abambo áḿkázi class 2)

bambo wáḿkázi (canonical class-1a)
abambo áḿkázi (class-2 plural)


masese

sediment left at the bottom of a cup of beer


chipatso

chipátso class 7 (plural zipátso class 8)

chipátso (canonical class-7)
zipátso (class-8 plural)


Mloma

Mlóma (canonical class-1)
Alóma (class-2 plural)


msilikali

msilikáli class 1 (plural asilikáli class 2)

msilikáli (canonical class-1)
asilikáli (class-2 plural)

From a reanalysis of Swahili askari as a plural form, probably via Yao (with possible interference from Swahili serikali (“government”)). The Swahili word derives from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy).


nthano

A fictional or personal story, traditionally a type of folk tale, which usually includes songs.


Mmwenye

Mmwenye class 1 (plural Amwenye class 2)

From Swahili mwenye (“owner”), probably short for "store owner" or similar.

Indian (person from India or descending from people from India)


njerwa

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

/ˈⁿd͡ʒé.ɽʷa/


khothi

khóthi class 5 (plural makhóthi class 6)

khóthi (canonical class-5)
makhóthi (class-6 plural)


kalaliki

kaláliki class 1a (plural akaláliki class 2)

kaláliki (canonical class-1a)
akaláliki (class-2 plural)


mnyamata

mnyamatá class 1 (plural anyamatá class 2)

mnyámata class 1 (plural anyámata class 2)

mnyamatá (canonical class-1)
mnyámata (canonical class-1)
anyamatá (class-2 plural)
anyámata (class-2 plural)


mphunzitsi

mphunzitsi class 1 (plural aphunzitsi class 2)


nduna yaikulu

nduná yáíkúlu class 9 (plural nduná zázíkúlu class 10)

nduná yáíkúlu (canonical class-9)
nduná zázíkúlu (class-10 plural)


malume

malúme class 1a (plural amalúme class 2)

malúme (canonical class-1a)
amalúme (class-2 plural)


jombo

jómbo (canonical class-5)
majómbo (class-6 plural)


Mtumbuka

Mtúmbuka class 1 (plural Atúmbuka class 2)

Mtúmbuka (canonical class-1)
Atúmbuka (class-2 plural)


malasha

From Shona marasha, from a Nguni language (compare Zulu amalahle).


chingwa

chingwá (canonical class-7)
zingwá (class-8 plural)

/ˈt͡ʃi.ᵑɡʷá/

From a Nguni language, likely via Shona chingwa with tonal change.