Luchazi Language

1. Licindua = gizzard. 2. Lisuli = liver. 3. Zintso = kidneys. 4. Mila = intestines. 5. Masapala = lungs. 6. Lizakuila = chicken's crop. 7. Liuengele = chicken's comb. 8. Liyaki = egg. 9. Ntsinda = egg yolk. 10. Luivaluiva = white of the egg. 11. Ku-umba = lay eggs. 12. Vutamena = to sit on eggs so as to hatch them. 13. Kutota = to hatch. 14. Camba = chicken run/pen. 15. Kukeketa = Cluck/short, guttural sounds made by a hen. 16. Lisua = nest. 17. Lifundunguino = nest. 18. Ngombe = ox. 19. Citole = cow. 20. Nkuzi = bull. 21. Nkomba = male animal. 22. Luhavo = female animal.

8 main classes of nouns in Luchazi  There are eight (08) main classes of nouns and are distinguished from one another by their singular and plural prefixes. CLASS 1: Mu - Va (Animate/personal class). Example: Muntu (person) - Vantu (people). CLASS 2: Mu - Mi (Plant/vegetable Kingdom class). Examples:  >Muti (tree) - Miti (trees). >Mukuyu (fig tree) - Mikuyu (fig trees). >Mutete. >Musambe (potatoes) CLASS 3: Vu - Ma  (Abstract Nouns). Examples: >Vukuendze (young manhood). >Vukuluntu (old age). >Vunike (childish). CLASS 4: Li - Ma  (Augmentative Class). Examples: >Lita (big gun) - Mata (many guns). >Liato (large boat). >Limpuevo (huge woman) = Mampuevo (huge/many women). CLASS 5: Lu - Ma/Zi (Mass/large class). Examples: >Lungano (big foot) - Mangano/Zingano. CLASS 6: Ci - Vi  (Articles/Things Class). Examples: >Cindeyi (penny) - Vindeyi (pennies). >Cilongo (crown) - Vilongo (pennies). >Cini (mortar) - Vini (mortars). CLASS 7: (Lost) - Zi/Vi  (

  1. Cimene = Morning. 2. Mutana = Afternoon. 3. Cinguezi = Evening. 4. Ua hinduka vati? = How are you? /Good morning? 5. Nja hinduka muacili = I am fine. 6. Uli vati? = How are you? (Although it is widely used, Luchazi elders say that this is not acceptable as a greeting). 7. Njili muacili = I am fine. 8. Mua hinduka vati?(polite/plural) = How are you? Good morning? 9. Tua hinduka muacili = I am fine/we are fine. 10. Muli vati?(polite/plural) = How are you? (Not acceptable as Luchazi greeting as earlier). 11. Tuli muacili = I am fine/we are fine. 12. Yange uno = I am fine/here am I. 13. Yetu vano (polite/plural) = I am fine/we are fine or here am I. 14. Mitende yenu = My regards. Note: Some Ngangela speaking people have directly translated and modified the greetings as follows: 15. Cimene ca cili = Good morning. 16. Mutana ua cili = Good afternoon. 17. Cinguezi ca cili = Good evening. 18. Vutsiki vua cili = Good night. Other important words are: 19. Hinduisa = greet