Luchazi Language

Kitchen vocabulary Here is a list of common kitchen vocabulary in Luchazi and their meanings in English, categorized for easy learning: Kitchen areas and features Ntsenge = kitchen; a place or room in a home in which food is prepared and cooked. Coto = a space where a domestic fire is lite for cooking or heating. Coto ca zindoho = stove. Coto ca ku-ocela = oven. Vutala = shelf. Hondo ya viakulia = food store. Hondo ya ku tulikila = pantry. Katambo = dish rack. Cookware Cikango = frying pan or a shallow pan with a long handle for frying food. Vikango (plural) = frying pans. Civela = kettle or urn or a container with a lid, spout and handle in which water is boiled. Vivela (plural) = kettles or urns. Ndoho = pot or any deep round container in which soups and stews are cooked. Zindoho (plural) = pots. Poto = large pot or cauldron. Cifuiko = lid or cover of a vessel or container. Vifuiko (plural) = lids; covers. Cimamo = serving spoon. Vimamo (plural) = serving spoons. ...

Measurement vocabulary in Lucazi Here is a list of common words and phrases used during measurements in Luchazi language and their meanings in English: Aihi = short. Ku hiha = to be short. Vuihi = breath. Alaha = long or high or tall. Vulahe = length or height. Ku-lahesa or lahesa = lengthen. Mu vuhati = at the side or beside. A kama = big. Ku lema = to be heavy. A hehu = light in weight. A lelu = light in weight. Cipeseleso = scale or balance; device for measuring weight or mass. Cipeso = weight; a piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy something is. Peselesa = weigh. Ku Peselesa = to weigh. Pezu = weight. Ha pezu = by weight. Njundo = weight. Seteka = compare; set by comparison. Ciseteko = measure or measurements. Viseteko = measurements. Njongo = litre; a small container used as a measure of capacity, equal to a litre. Zinjongo = litres. Mutamba ua njongo = half a litre. Kilu = kilo or pound. Makilu = kilos or pounds. Mukeya = l...

Vocabulary for life, health, and death Here is a categorized vocabulary list related to life, health, and death in Luchazi language and their meanings in English: Life Ku semuua = birth - the beginning of life. Kolo = grow (of a living thing) or undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. Ku kolo = to grow; Growth – the physical or mental development. Litula = survival – continuing to live, especially in difficult conditions. Kapolua = purpose or goal. Ku likanuuela = to plan; to have a purpose; to have a purpose – the reason for living. Ku likanuuela mu mutima = to plan or prepare in the heart. Muono = life. Miono (plural) = lives. Yoya = live; survival. Mutoni = alive; (of a person, animal, or plant) living, not dead; existence – the state of being alive; having life. Muntu mutoni = alive; a living person. Kutona = be awake. Vulahe vua muono = lifespan. Citeli or citele = burden. Viteli or vitele (plural) = burdens. Lutsilielo = trust. Lulavelelo ...

Vocabulary for roads and pathways Here are some words in Luchazi language that are used to describe road, pathways and their meanings in English: Types of roads and pathways There are many different types of roads and paths that people use for travel and transportation in their daily life. Mukuakua = road; a wide, long piece of hard ground built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one to the other. Mikuakua (plural) = roads. Likunkula = a wide path used by many people. Kunkuvuko = highway. Njila = Path, trodden way; a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading. Zinjila (plural) = paths. Kasosuanjila = footpath; a narrow path for walkers only; a path especially in the countryside, for walking on. Tusosuanjila (plural) = footpaths. Kasosuanjila ku ala mavue = pavement. Tusosuanjila tua ku ala mavue (plural) = pavements. Tapalo = street; a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both si...

Vocabulary for directions in Luchazi Here is a list of vocabulary related to directions in Luchazi language and their meanings in English. Cardinal directions Vucelo = East. Vutokelo = West. Nolote = North. Sulu = South. Ngangela = east. Relative directions Cilio = right. Cimosue = left. Sungama ku lutue = straight ahead. Sungamana = straight on. Ku nima = back. Vufutianima = backward. Ku lutue = forward. Kanduka = go up. Ua kandukile = she went up. Vukandukilo = upper; upward. Sikumuka = descend; come or go downward. Na sikumuka = she has gone or come downward. Vusikumukilo = descent; downward. Position Ha lutue lua = In front of. Ku lutue lua = in front of. Mu lutue lua = in front of. Ha nima ya = behind. Ku nima ya = behind. Mu nima ya = behind. Helu lia = over. Muintsi lia = under. Lihata = next to. Ku lihata = next to. Ku cilio ca = on the right side of. Ku mutamba ua cilio = on the right side. Ku livoko lia cilio = on the right side. ...

Farm vocabulary in Luchazi This refers to words and phrases related to farming, agriculture, livestock. Here is a list of common farm-related terms: General terms and phrases Ndimi = farmer. Lihia = farm or farming field; an area of open land where plants or crops are grown for food. Muhaka = garden or a piece of land used for growing vegetables. Cipalo = marked boundary; a physical marker that indicates the start or change of a land boundary. Livu = soil. Lima = cultivate, plough. Limunuina = plough between the already ploughed. Kuna = plant. Kununuina = plant seed in between that already planted. Tombeka = plant especially stems. Visoka = vegetation or plants that bear grains. Ku zuza = to wither. Kuva = sow. Mbuto = seed or the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant when sown or planted. Zintui zia mamputu = pumpkin seeds. Tukumuina = irrigate; to pour or sprinkle water on land or soil to assist in the growth of crops or plants...

Tools and Metals vocabulary A tool refers to a device or implement, typically hand-held, used to carry out a particular function. These include construction tools, agricultural tools, metalworking tools, and sharpening tools. Here is a list of names of tools in Luchazi and their meaning in English: General tools Cinoma = tool or iron tool. Njimbu = axe. Njimbu ya mutaka = a medium size axe. Zinjimbu (plural) = axes. Litemo = hoe, coulter. Matemo (plural) = hoes, coulters. Likandu = mattock. Makandu (plural) = mattocks. Muhini = handle of an axe or hoe. Cikundo = handle of a spear or knife. Likuangu = file. Selalo = saw, handsaw, Ziselalo = saws. Palana = Jack plane. Zipalana (plural) = Jack planes. Pa = shovel. Zipa (plural) = shovels. Cisano = Mallet. Hala = rake. Mbeli = razor. Mpoko = knife. Cekese = sickle. Mukole ua ku setekesa = measuring rope or tape. Metalworking tools and related phrases Muveto = hammer or a tool with a weighted head on a long handle used to drive na...