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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...