Tools and Metals vocabulary in Lucazi
Tools and Metals vocabulary in Luchazi 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 in Luchazi language Cinoma = tool or iron tool. Njimbu = axe. Njimbu ya mutaka = a medium size axe; battle 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. Pa = shovel. Zipa (plural) = shovels. Fosholo (loanword from Shona 'foshoro' and Zulu 'ifosholo') = shovel. The word was brought into Luchazi language and vocabulary by men who went to work in mines in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and South Africa. Foshola or shofola = to shovel; to take up and throw with a shovel. Njolo = hook H...