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Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Dig

[vb] [eng] understand

E.g. 1. Fresh,i dig your flow. [Cool, i like your style]

E.g. 2. I do not dig why you act all aggy. [I do not understand why you think you are special]

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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Dikez

[n] [sh] Uncle

E.g. 1. Dikez yangu yakakanda chimoko pakitchen. (My uncle got married recently.)

E.g. 2. Dikez yakuda kuita musara pavana kuda kubata mahafu abigaz. (my uncle wants to inherit and take advantage of the widow.)

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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Dhavaradza

[v] [sh] beat up

E.g. 1. Dhara radhavharadza mhomhara zvandirwadza. (My dad beat up my mother seriously and I was unhappy.)

E.g. 2. Mangonjo anodhavharadza mbavha zvekuti hande. (The police is good at beating up thieves.)

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Monday, October 19th, 2009

Dhivhaz

[n] [sh] DVD

E.g. 1. Ndoda mascene ekuona padhivhaz. (I need some dvds to watch from my DVD player.)

E.g. 2. Dhivhaz rekuGulf marororo chaiwo. (The DVD player I bought from Gulf is a reject.)

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Dzokono

[n] [sh] Stocking

E.g. 1. Dzokono rake rakapenga. (His stockings are an issue.)

E.g. 2. Bhutsu ikashaya dzokono ma one. (Shoes without stockings are dangerous.)

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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Dhudhaz

[n] [sh] Motorbike

E.g. 1. Anga achitoenda faraz nedhudhaz. (He was going far on a motorbike.)

E.g. 2. Dhudhaz haidye mafuta akawanda. (A motorbike does not consume much fuel.)

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Monday, October 12th, 2009

Dhen

[n] [sh] Home. House

E.g. 1. Dhen rako handisi kuripihwa. (I’m not getting the location of your house.)

E.g. 2. Ndokubata kudhen. (I’ll see you at home)

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