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Luchazi Grammar

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Luchazi (Lucazi, antonym: Chiluchazi ) is a Bantu language of Angola , Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Zambia .  The language belongs to Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.13) class of the Niger-Congo languages (Language code: ISO 639-3 lch). Luchazi is the principal language of the Ngangela  Group. Ngangela is a term coined by the Kimbundu traders and missionaries in 18th century to describe the tribes occupying the area of eastern-central Angola. Ngangela simply means people of the east who have a common word 'Nga' in their languages. Orthography and Phonetics Luchazi is written using the Latin alphabet , with most characters representing the same sound as in English, with some exceptions. c is pronounced like ch in church , n followed by k or g is always nasal like ng in ring , the sound of v is bilabial instead of labiodental. Consonants The following table displays all the consonants in Luchazi: Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar La...
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Luchazi Proverbial sayings, Maxims and Adages

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Visimo na Vulanguluisi  Cihuanga 1. Cisimo: Nga u uana kalumba kove, avela ni pangela mukuenu; ueni a ci ku lia vusindesinde. Tradução  Portuguese: Se você pegouo seu coelho, compartilhá-lo com seu amigo, o do seu a migo ainda está comendo sementes. Translation English: if you caught your rabbit, share him with your friend; his is still eating s  s eeds. Vulanguluisi: Nga u muesa vuhuanga na kavusamba kove, omo ikeye a ka vezika a ka ku  vulukila. Vutuhu vize vi a li ka vezika kavusamba kove vi ci li ku lutue. Ku Hetesa: Vuhuanga vu ka sokesa vivezikiso ku lutue. 2. Cisimo: Ku sema ca casi; ngozi ya i kalu. Tradução Portuguese : Dar à luz é fácil; compaixão é duro. Translation English: To give birth is easy; compassion is hard. Vulanguluisi: Ku sema ca casi muomu ci soloka kantsimbu kaha ci hita muomu muana na  semuka. Vunoni ngozi hamo na cilemo kati via kantsimbu vunoni via ntsimbu yose. Ku Hetesa: Vuhuanga vua ku muesa cikeketima hamo na cilemo ntsimbu yose ...
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Shoulder and Arm Anatomy in Luchazi

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 Shoulder and Arm Anatomy 
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Parts of a hinged door in Luchazi

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 1. Lipito = door. 2. Miteka = hinges. 3. Mpindziko = lock/mortice lock. 4. Muvelenge = padlock/latch/bar. 5. Pata = bar in/bolt. 6. Sapi = key. 7. Siteka = insert. 8. Tota or kutota = knock/to knock. 9. Ngongota or kungongota = knock/to knock. 10. Ingila = go in. 11. Kovela = enter. 12. Fuma = get out. 13. Tuhuka = go out. 14. Njanena = window. 15. Vindulu = glass. 16. Soka = shut. 17. Sokolola = open. 18. Mbelo = gate/door. 19. Cikolo = doorway.
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Smoking gourd in Luchazi

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1. Makania = tobacco/cigarettes. 2. Liamba = marijuana/cannabis. 3. Kusipa = to smoke. 4. Zintsasi = sparks. 5. Kupimpuoka = to justle/bounce/collide 6. Mutompa = smoking gourd. 7. Musaka = tobacco holder. 8. Muminiko = torch/lighter. 9. Miniko = torches.
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Names of the five fingers in Luchazi

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1. Munie = finger. 2. Minie (plural) = fingers. 3. Viala = fingernails. 4. Munkono or kankono ka livoko = wrist. 5. Kankokola = elbow. 6. Mu cihuzu = shoulder joint. 7. Citsizi = shoulder. 8. Lihehe = shoulder blade. 9. Cinietete = thumb. 10. Muiliko = index finger. 11. Mutunda = middle finger. 13 munie ua tunda = middle finger. 14. Mbamutunda = ring finger. 15. Munie ua tundasiena = ring finger. 16. Kantsongo ka minie = pinky finger. 17. Ua tundile va mu liata = pinky finger.
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Features of the mouth in Luchazi

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1. Kanua = mouth. 2. Lizo = tooth. 3. Mazo (plural) = teeth. 4. Milungu = lips. 5. Lilimi = tongue. 6. Matama = cheeks. 7. Zimbange = jaws. 8. Mavundi = molars or jaw teeth. 9. Zimbuazo = canines or cheek teeth. 10. Mapala (plural) = incisors. 11. Lupala = incisor. 12. Vusisnia = gums. 13. Kakonkolio = Adam's apple. 14. Kandakuilo = uvula. 15. Handakuilo = nasopharynx. 16. Vuta vua lilimi or kalaka = lingual frenulum. 17. Sunga = diastema or tooth gap. 18. Muenie = gap where one or more teeth are missing. 19. Lusinga = toothache or tooth decay. 20. Kupukula = teeth fall out. 21. Suma = bite. 22. Kunjuta = to nibble. 23. Ku mbolokota = to crunch. 24. Takinia = chew. 25. Mina = swallow. 26. Huvila = gulp or suck up. 27. Cikumbo = toothbrush. 28. Lituaya= towel. 29. Mulola = soap. 30. Njapau = soap. 31. Ciseya = basin. 32. Mbafu = bathtub. 33. Kumba mazo = brush your teeth. 34. Hemba = blow your nose. 35. Tana ku meso = wash your face. 36. Hunda = wipe. 37. Kuita = rub on.
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Features of a chicken in Luchazi

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1. Licindua = gizzard. 2. Lisuli = liver. 3. Zintso = kidneys. 4. Mila = intestines. 5. Masapala = lungs. 6. Lizakuila = chicken's crop. 7. Liuengele = chicken's comb. 8. Liyaki = egg. 9. Ntsinda = egg yolk. 10. Luivaluiva = white of the egg. 11. Ku-umba = lay eggs. 12. Vutamena = to sit on eggs so as to hatch them. 13. Kutota = to hatch. 14. Camba = chicken run/pen. 15. Kukeketa = Cluck/short, guttural sounds made by a hen. 16. Lisua = nest. 17. Lifundunguino = nest. 18. Ngombe = ox. 19. Citole = cow. 20. Nkuzi = bull. 21. Nkomba = male animal. 22. Luhavo = female animal.
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