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.

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:
  1. Cimbilimbindzi = butterfly.
  2. Kangenengene = mosquito.
  3. Tungenengene (plural) = mosquitoes.
  4. Kasua = flying termite.
  5. Tusua (plural) = flying termites.
  6. Lilu = wasp or hornet.
  7. Malu (plural) = wasps or hornets.
  8. Mbimba = locust.
  9. Vambimba (plural) = locusts.
  10. Mbimba Cimoto
  11. Mbimba Likumbi
  12. Mbimba Liteva
  13. Mbimba Mukumbi
  14. Mbimba Musamusa
  15. Mbimba Kapoko
  16. Munkelendende = dragonfly.
  17. Mpuka = bee.
  18. Vampuka = bees.
  19. Ndzindzi = housefly.
  20. Vandzindzi (plural) = houseflies.
  21. Ntembulu = moth.
  22. Vantembulu (plural) = moths.
  23. Tetakatemo = praying mantis.
Flying insects in Luchazi language

Luchazi proverb: "Munkelendende, zola-zola na mukuenu, ndzala, mume, tangua i ku ku kumuka." (Dragonfly, laugh continually with your friend, in hunger or in dew, some day they will grunt in surprise at you).

Vulanguluisi: Lilongese ku zola-zola na vavusamba vove ku zintsimbu zia ndzala na ku zintsimbu zia ku vezika kaha tangua omo via vikalu vi soloka u ka hasa ku zola.

Ku Hetesa: Lilongese ku kala na mutima ua ndzolela ku viose.

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.
  22. Niume = chicken mite.
  23. Vaniume (plural) = chicken mites.
To be continued...
Crawling insects in Luchazi language

Luchazi proverb: Nga u hind kazendze, tala-tala ku nima (If you are digging out a cricket, keep looking behind you).

Vulanguluisi: Mu ku ohia ca kazendze hamo na ku hinda cove hamosi vusonde vu hasa ku ku solokela ku nima. Mukemo lunguka na ku tala-tala ku nima linga u liniunge ku vusonde.

Ku Hetesa: Omo u li na ku panga na ntsintsa yose kati u suve ku lunguka na ku liniunga ku vusonde vuze vu hasa ku ku niangumuna.

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

A blogger and creative thinker from the Nama clan of the Luchazi people; born from his mother with the lightning bolt. Went to school of life with the alligator and learnt the lessons of the crocodile. He is passionate about his culture and takes every chance to document traditions, customs, culture of the Luchazi people. His great grandfather, Muyemba, from the Nama clan came in with thunder and got out with thunder. And his great grandmother, Mpulu, from the Chungu clan was conceived in the clouds with thunder.

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