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

1. Cikota = family.
2. Vikota (plural) = families.
3. Vusoko = family relationship; kinship.
4. Kavusoko = relative; A relative is a person related to another by blood, marriage or by common origin.
5. Kavusoko kange = my relative.
6. Vavusoko zietu - our relatives.
7. Yaya = elder brother or sister.
8. Ntsongo = younger brother or sister.
9. Ndumbu = sister.
10. Vakuetu = compatriots or companions.
11. Mukuetu = compatriot or companion.
12. Vusamba = friendship or friendliness.
13. Kavusamba = friend or pal.
14. Kavusamba kange = my friend.
15. Mbembua = close friend.
16. Nkaka = patriarch or founding father.
17. Vankaka (plural) = patriarchs or founding fathers.
18. Civendzi = senior citizen or forefather.
19. Vivendzi (plural) = senior citizens or forefathers.
20. Kulu = ancestor.
21. Vakulu (plural) = ancestors.
22. Niamatoka = word used to refer to mother of generations or mother of albinos.
23. Niamakota = word used to refer to mother of generations or mother of albinos.
24. Muyati = tribe; clan; lineage.
25. Mazimo = generations.
26. Mazimo a nstenkuluila = generations of very ancient times.

Nuclear family terms and phrases in Luchazi

1. Visemi = parents.
2. Tata = father or 
3. Vatata (plural or polite form) = fathers or, 
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.
12. Vanana (plural or polite form) = mothers or, polite form for 
13. Nanetu = our mother.
14. Noko = your mother.
15. Naye or vanaye = his or her mother.
16. Nayavo = their mother.
17. Muana = child.
18. Muanange = my child.
19. Muanove = your child.
20. Muaneni = his or her child.
21. Muanetu = our child.
22. Muanenu = your child.
23. Muanavo = their child.
24. Muana Katumba = stepchild.

Extended family terms and phrases in Luchazi

1. Tata = paternal uncle or great grandfather.
2. Vatata (plural or polite form) = father or paternal uncle or great grandfather.
3. Tata ua mukuluntu = older paternal uncle.
4. Mukuluntu ua tata = older paternal uncle.
5. Tata ua ntsongo = younger paternal uncle.
6. Ntsongo ya tata = younger paternal uncle.
7. Nana = maternal aunt or great grandmother.
8. Vanana (plural or polite form) = maternal aunts or great grandmothers.
9. Nana ua mukuluntu = older maternal aunt.
10. Mukuluntu ua nana = older maternal aunt.
11. Nana ua ntsongo = younger maternal aunt.
12. Ntsongo ya nana = younger maternal aunt.
13. Cinavala = aunt or paternal aunt.
14. Tinavala = aunt; paternal aunt.
15. Tenavala = aunt; paternal aunt.
16. Cinavaletu = our aunt.
17. Tinavaletu = our aunt.
18. Tenavaletu = our aunt.
19. Sonavala = your aunt.
20. Senavala = his or her aunt.
21. Senevala = his or her aunt.
22. Sonovalenu = your aunt.
23. Senavalavo = their aunt.
24. Senevalavo = their aunt.
25. Nanantu = uncle or maternal uncle.
26. Nokontu = your uncle.
27. Nentu = his or her uncle.
28. Nanantuetu = our uncle.
29. Nokontuenu = your uncle.
30. Nentuavo = their uncle.
31. Tolomueno = father-in-law or son-in-law.
32. Telomueno = father-in-law or son-in-law.
33. Telemueno = father-in-law or son-in-law.
34. Somueno = your father-in-law or son-in-law.
35. Semueno = his or her father-in-law or son-in-law.
36. Niotomueno = mother-in-law or daughter-in-law.
37. Nokomueno = your mother-in-law or daughter-in-law.
38. Nemueno = his or her mother-in-law or daughter-in-law.
39. Niali or Nialivuko = brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
40. Muanetu = brother or sister (by maternal aunt or paternal uncle).
41. Mpanji = cousin (child of maternal uncle or paternal aunt).
42. Muihua = nephew or niece.
43. Kuku = grandfather or grandmother.
44. Kukuluila = great grandmother or great grandfather.
45. Muzukulu = grandchild.
46. Muzukuluila = great grandchild.

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 stages of human life in Luchazi

Life stages are the phases from birth to death through which we develop and grow. Here are words used to express the typical stages and patterns in human life:

1. Kakeke = baby or infant.
2. Tukeke (plural) = babies or infants.
3. Muana = child or toddler.
4. Vana (plural) = children or toddlers.
5. Kana = comparatively small child or immature of its kind.
6. Tuana (plural) = comparatively small children.
7. Mbututu = informal word for baby (the word is borrowed from one of the tribes living close to Ngangela speaking people).
8. Kanike = child or juvenile.
9. Vanike (plural) = children or juveniles.
10. Vunike = childish.
11. Mukuendze = young man, youth or a young male between adolescence and maturity.
12. Vakuendze (plural) = young men, youths, or young males between adolescence and maturity.
13. Vukuendze = youthfulness.
14. Cindunduka ca yala = adult male or an adult male between the age of 40 and 50.
15. Vindunduka via mala (plural) = adult males between the age of 40 and 50.
16. Vundunduka = youthfulness.
17. Muana mpuevo = young woman or a girl between puberty and maturity, terminating culturally at the age of majority.
18. Mukuluntu = older person or a person of earlier birth or greater age.
19. Vakuluntu = plural or polite form of a person who is older.
20. Vukuluntu = a person living in an earlier period.
21. Kasinakazi = aged person or elderly; a person who is no longer younger or advanced in age or years.
22. Vusinakazi = old age.
23. Kuluvala = grow old or age out; having lived for a long time.
24. Salavala = stoop with age.