Anuran, Mosllusk, and Reptiles
Notes on Nouns Anuran, mollusk and reptiles may be said to belong to Class 1 (Mu- Va) and Class 6 (Ci- Vi); about hundred words referring to animals have been formed into a subclass of Class 1. Examples: Ngandu (Sl.), Vangandu ( Pl.) ; Muntsulungenda ( Sl. ), Mintsulungenda ( Pl. ); Mbati ( Sl. ), Vambati ( Pl. ); Cimbuankangala ( Sl. ), Vimbuankangala ( Pl. ) etc. Note: The Luchazi have two different names for monitor lizards: Ntatu (for water monitor lizard) and Cimbuankangala (for 'bush' monitor lizard).
