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Family vocabulary in Luchazi

Family vocabulary in Luchazi These are words used to talk about different members of a family. It is important to learn words defining relationship correctly from the very beginning as they are so common in everyday speech. Here are the Lucazi words and their meanings in English: General family terms and phrases in Luchazi Cisemua = family; birth; ancestry. Visemua (plural) = families; births; ancestries. Cikota = family; lineage. Vikota (plural) = families; lineages. Cikota ca muyati = family of the lineage or clan. Lizimo = generation; a set of members of a family regarded as a single step or stage in descent. Mazimo (plural) = generations. Mazimo a nstenkuluila = generations of very ancient times. Cisemua ca mazimo = genealogy. Visemua ca mazimo (plural) = genealogies. Cisoneka ca cisemua = birth registration. Mukanda ua cisemua = book of genealogy; birth record; birth certificate. Cisoneka ca cikota = ancestral registration. Muyati = stem family or lineage or clan; tribe. Miyat...

Names of insects in Luchazi

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V ocabulary for insects Insects can be divided into two groups namely flying insects and crawling insects. General insect terms in Luchazi Kalume = insect. Tulume (plural) = insects. Kalume ua mavava = flying insect. Tulume va mavava (plural) = flying insects. Kalume ua ku kalava = crawling insect. Tulume va ku kalava (plural) = crawling insects. Vuandandzili = cobweb or spider’s web. Mandandzili (plural) = cobwebs. Mavunda = insect eggs. Luchazi proverb: Mbimba-cimoto; ku vuyo kuahi, ku vukalo vuahi (The locust has no destination and no home). Vulanguluisi: Mbimba ke ku tumama ku muhela umo vunoni ntsimbu yose ue ku zambangela. Mukemo naua na cendangane, kesi na kuze kuali na ku ya kaha kesi na hembo kuze kua na kundama. Ku Hetesa: Kati u pue cendangane vunoni kala na kapolua ku muono uove. Tantekeya kuze ku u li na kuya. Cipue Yesu ua kele na kapolua omo ua hitile mu cimbongo ca ku-tsa. Flying insects in Luchazi Here is a list of the common flying insects in Luchazi and English: Cimb...