Family vocabulary in Luchazi

Family vocabulary and words defining human relationship

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:

1. Visemi = parents.
2. Tata = father or paternal uncle or great grandfather.
3. Vatata (plural or polite form) = fathers or, polite form for father or paternal uncle or great grandfather).
4. Tatetu = our father.
5. Iso = your father.
6. Vaiso (polite form) = your father.
7. Isuenu = your father.
8. Ise = his or her father.
9. Vaise (polite form) = his or her father.
10. Iseavo = their father.
11. Nana = mother or maternal aunt or great grandmother.
12. Vanana (plural or polite form) = mothers or, polite form for mother or maternal aunt or great grandmother.
13. Nanetu = our mother.
14. Noko = your mother.
15. Naye or vanaye = his or her mother.
16. Nayavo = their mother.
17. Cinavala = aunt or paternal aunt.
18. Cinavaletu = our aunt.
19. Sonavala = your aunt.
20. Senavala = his or her aunt
21. Nanantu = uncle or maternal uncle.
22. Nokontu = your uncle.
23. Nentu = his or her uncle.
24. Tolomueno = father-in-law or son-in-law.
25. Somueno = your father-in-law or son-in-law.
26. Semueno = his or her father-in-law or son-in-law.
27. Niotomueno = mother-in-law or daughter-in-law.
28. Nokomueno = your mother-in-law or daughter-in-law.
29. Nemueno = his or her mother-in-law or daughter-in-law.
30. Niali or Nialivuko = brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
31. Yaya = elder brother or sister.
32. Ntsongo = younger brother or sister.
33. Ndumbu = sister.
34. Muanetu = brother or sister (by maternal aunt or paternal uncle).
35. Mpanji = cousin (child of maternal uncle or paternal aunt).
36. Muihua = nephew or niece.
37. Kuku = grandfather or grandmother.
38. Muzukulu = grandchild.
39. Muzukuluila = great grandchild.
40. Vusoko = family relationship.
41. Kavusoko = relative; A relative is a person related to another by blood, marriage or by common origin.
42. Kavusoko kange = my relative.
43. Vavusoko zietu - Our relatives.
44. Vakuetu = compatriots or companions.
45. Mukuetu = compatriot or companion.
46. Vusamba = friendship or friendliness.
47. Kavusamba = friend or pal.
48. Kavusamba kange = my friend.
49. Mbembua = close friend.
50. Vutozi = enmity.
51. Citozi = enemy.
52. Citozi cange = my enemy.
53. Nkole = foe.
54. Mukua nkole yange = my foe.
55. Vana va hembo = children of slaves.

Also, brother, sister, cousin (by maternal aunt or paternal uncle) is referred to as:

1. Muanetu or Muananana = my brother, sister, or cousin.
2. Muanetu or Muanananetu = our brother, sister, or cousin.
3. Muanoko or Muananoko = your brother, sister, or cousin.
4. Muanaye or Muananaye = his/her brother, sister, or cousin.
5. Muanayavo or Muanananayavo = Their brother, sister, or cousin.

Words and phrases expressing personal relationship.

Here are words and phrases used to define personal relationship, and their meanings in English:

1. Yaliange or Yala yange = my husband.
2. Yaliove or Yala yove = your husband.
3. Yalieni or Yala yeni = her husband.
4. Yalietu or Yala uetu = our husband.
5. Mpueiange or Mpuevo yange = my wife.
6. Mpueieni or Mpuevo ueni = his wife.
7. Mpueliove or Mpuevo yove = our wife.
8. Mpueietu or Mpuevo uetu = our wife.
9. Vampuezietu or Vampuevo zietu = our wives.
10. Muanange = my child.
11. Muanove = your child.
12. Muaneni = his or her child.
13. Muanenu = your child.
14. Muanavo = their child.
15. Muanetu or Muana uetu = our child.
16. Muana katumba = stepchild.