Geographical features in Luchazi

Geographical features vocabulary

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. Zindundzi = springs of water.
18. Mema a kalunga = sea.
19. Ndzinga = ocean.
20. Zinkundu = Islands.
21. Nkundu (singular) = Island.
22. Cisali = pool or lake.
23. Ndzindza = boundary mark.
24. 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.

To be continued... Feel free to contribute and make corrections in the comment box. Thank you.