Names of insects in Luchazi

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Vocabulary for insects

Insects can be divided into two groups namely flying insects and crawling insects.

General insect terms in Luchazi

  1. Kalume = insect.
  2. Tulume (plural) = insects.
  3. Kalume ua mavava = flying insect.
  4. Tulume va mavava (plural) = flying insects.
  5. Kalume ua ku kalava = crawling insect.
  6. Tulume va ku kalava (plural) = crawling insects.
  7. Vuandandzili = cobweb or spider’s web.
  8. Mandandzili (plural) = cobwebs.
  9. Mavunda = insect eggs.
  10. Flying insects in Luchazi
  11. Here is a list of the common flying insects in Luchazi and English:
  12. Cimbilimbindzi = butterfly.
  13. Kangenengene = mosquito.
  14. Tungenengene (plural) = mosquitoes.
  15. Kasua = flying termite.
  16. Tusua (plural) = flying termites.
  17. Lilu = wasp or hornet.
  18. Malu (plural) = wasps or hornets.
  19. Mbimba = locust.
  20. Vambimba (plural) = locusts.
  21. Mbimba Cimoto
  22. Mbimba Likumbi
  23. Mbimba Liteva
  24. Mbimba Mukumbi
  25. Mbimba Musamusa
  26. Mbimba Kapoko
  27. Munkelendende = dragonfly.
  28. Mpuka = bee.
  29. Vampuka = bees.
  30. Ndzindzi = housefly.
  31. Vandzindzi (plural) = houseflies.
  32. Ntembulu = moth.
  33. Vantembulu (plural) = moths.
  34. Tetakatemo = praying mantis.
Flying insects in Luchazi language

Crawling insects in Luchazi

Here is a list of common insect vocabulary related to crawling insects:
  1. Citokotoko = dung beetle.
  2. Kambatua = tick.
  3. Kantsenia = cankerworm.
  4. Kazendze = cricket.
  5. Kavuvi = spider.
  6. Lintimbu or cintimbu = big dog tick.
  7. Livuno = maggot.
  8. Mavuno (plural) = maggots.
  9. Liungu = caterpillar.
  10. Linieue = scorpion.
  11. Mbumbunkulu = beetle.
  12. Mpendzi = cockroach.
  13. Mongu (plural) = caterpillars.
  14. Nguna = worm.
  15. Ntsizi = ant.
  16. Ntsumbututu = ant.
  17. Vantsumbututu (plural) = ants.
  18. Ndzandu = flea.
  19. Ina = louse.
  20. Vena (plural) = lice.
  21. Ntsania = bedbug.
To be continued...
Crawling insects in Luchazi language

Water insects in Luchazi 

Here is a list of water insects in Lucazi
  1. Kangenengene = mosquito.
  2. Lisundzu = leech.
  3. Munkelendende = dragonfly.
To be continued...

Types of edible caterpillars in Luchazi

The edible caterpillars include:
  1. Makilakila
  2. Tukomba
  3. Makese
  4. Mayaya
  5. Tukandu
  6. Mbandama
  7. Tuvamba
  8. Viuva
  9. Masalia
  10. Masenda

To be continued...
Edible caterpillars in Lucazi language

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