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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. Cisoneka ca cikota = ancestral registration. Cisemua ca mazimo = genealogy. Muyati = stem family or lineage or clan; tribes. Miyati (plural) = lineages or clans; tribes. Visemua ca mazimo (plural) = genealogies. Mukanda ua cisemua = book of genealogy; birth record; birth certificate. Cisoneka ca cisemua = birth registration. Ntsoko = kinfolk; a person's blood relations, regarded collectively; a group of people related by blood; a group of persons who come from the same...

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...