Geographical features in Luchazi

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Geographical features vocabulary in Luchazi

Geographical features are the physical features of the earth including man-made features. Here is a list of geographical features in Lucazi and their meanings in English:
  1. Mavu = Earth or land.
  2. Muncinda = mountain.
  3. Mincinda (plural) = mountains.
  4. Lilundu = hill.
  5. Malundu (plural) = hills.
  6. Milundu ya ha ntalela = hilltops.
  7. Cimbongo = Valley.
  8. Nkangala = vale or valley.
  9. Livue = stone or rock.
  10. Mavue = stones or rocks.
  11. Cana = plain.
  12. Cisandzi = swamp.
  13. Zindinda = deserts.
  14. Ndonga = river.
  15. Mikonga = streams.
  16. Miava = fords; a shallow place in a river or stream that can be crossed by foot or vehicle.
  17. Ndundzi = fountain.
  18. Zindundzi (plural) = fountains.
  19. Livueluvuelu = spring.
  20. Mema a kalunga = sea.
  21. Zinkundu = Islands.
  22. Nkundu (singular) = Island.
  23. Cisali = pool or lake.
  24. Ndzindza = boundary mark.
  25. Nkunjo = watercourse.
Other important words are:
  1. Livu = soil.
  2. Mbunda = reddish-brown lateritic soil.
  3. Vindzavitita via mema = pools of water.
  4. Vutope = mire or a boggy ground or marshy area.
  5. Mpumputa = Dust.
  6. Museke = Sand.
  7. Livombo = mire; wet spony mud.
To be continued... Feel free to contribute and make corrections in the comment box. Thank you.
A blogger, lover of life and creative thinker; born from his mother with the lightning bolt. Went to school of life with the alligator and learnt the lessons of the crocodile. He 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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