Kitchen vocabulary: Luchazi to English

Here is a list of common kitchen vocabulary in Luchazi and their meanings in English, categorized for easy learning:

Kitchen areas and features in Luchazi to English

1. Coto – A space where a domestic fire is lit for cooking or heating.
2. Coto ca ku-ocela – Oven or grill.
3. Coto ca zindoho – Stove.
4. Hondo ya ku tulikila – Pantry.
5. Hondo ya viakulia – Food store.
6. Katambo – Dish rack.
7. Likina – Millstone.
8. Ntsenge – A freestanding hut used as a kitchen; a room where food is prepared.
9. Vioto (plural) – Spaces where domestic fires are lit.
10. Vutala – Shelf.

Cookware: Luchazi to English

1. Cifuiko – Lid or cover for a vessel.
2. Cikango – Frying pan; a shallow pan with a long handle.
3. Ciko – Cooking stick.
4. Cimamo – Serving spoon.
5. Civela – Kettle or urn; a container with a spout for boiling water.
6. Ndoho – Pot; a deep container for soups and stews.
7. Ndoho ya ku ocela – Baking pan.
8. Ndoho ya nkengelezi – Brazen (brass) pot.
9. Poto – Large pot or cauldron.
10. Vifuiko (plural) – Lids or covers.
11. Vikango (plural) – Frying pans.
12. Viko (plural) – Cooking sticks.
13. Vimamo (plural) – Serving spoons.
14. Vivela (plural) – Kettles or urns.
15. Zindoho (plural) – Pots.
16. Zindoho zia vuma – Earthenware pots.
17. Zindoho zia vunengu – Copper pots.
18. Zindoho zia vutale – Iron pots.

Luchazi proverb: Ngendzi ho sueka ciko; mundambo u soka cisete (On seeing a visitor hide the cooking stick; on seeing a local resident shut the granary).

Vulanguluisi: Mu ku mona ngendzi u sueka vimosi via vindende vunoni na mundambo u na pande ku sueka via vingi muomu ikeye na ku tantekeya. Ngendzi na lavelela via vindende kuli ove vunoni mundambo a lavelela via vingi kuli ove.

Ku Hetesa: U na pande ku tantekeya vika u ka linga mu ku liniunga ku vaze va ku hianga ku lila kuli ove.

Kitchen utensils: Luchazi to English

Here is a list of common kitchen utensils including traditional kitchen utensils and other items used to prepare or cook food in Luchazi language and their meanings in English. This includes all hand-held tools for cooking.

1. Cendeko – A large, wide basket used for winnowing or holding grain.
2. Cienjo – Bucket or pail.
3. Cini – Mortar.
4. Ciseya – Basin.
5. Citenga – Utensil.
6. Lipanda – A large flat dish; a charger.
7. Lisehua – Winnowing basket.
8. Mapanda (plural) – Large flat dishes.
9. Mbangu – Bark barrel.
10. Mpoko – Knife.
11. Muisi – Pestle.
12. Musalo – Sieve.
13. Musalo ua kandanda – Cylindrical reed sieve.
14. Ngoleta – A small wooden barrel or cask (firkin) for liquids.
15. Ngululu – A cylindrical bark utensil used to protect flour while sieving.
16. Njongo – A small container used as a measure (approx. one liter).
17. Ntsuua – Calabash.
18. Ntsuua ya mukonga – A narrow-necked calabash.
19. Vienjo (plural) – Buckets or pails.
20. Vini (plural) – Mortars.
21. Viseya (plural) – Basins.
22. Vitenga (plural) – Utensils.
23. Zingoleta (plural) – Small wooden barrels.
24. Zinjongo (plural) – Small containers (liter measures).
25. Zimpoko (plural) – Knives.
26. Zintsuua (plural) – Calabashes.

Tableware and traditional serve ware: Luchazi to English

1. Cihele – A fibre basket bowl for serving food.
2. Cihele ca ntsala – A fibre basket bowl with a bottom stand.
3. Citaya – A gourd bowl.
4. Lilonga – Plate.
5. Lilonga lia vuma – Chinaware or earthenware plate.
6. Luliva – Brim.
7. Luliva lua ngandza – The brim of a cup.
8. Malonga (plural) – Plates.
9. Malonga a vuma (plural) – Chinaware or earthenware plates.
10. Mulondo – Clay jar.
11. Ngalafua – Bottle; leather bottle.
12. Ngalufu – Fork.
13. Ngandza – Cup.
14. Ngandza ya linionge – A drinking cup made from a gourd.
15. Ngandza ya ntavula – A gourd cup used for alcoholic beverages.
16. Ngandza ya vuma – Chinaware cup.
17. Nguto – Spoon.
18. Njava – Jar.
19. Ntsazi – Flask.
20. Vihele (plural) – Basket bowls.
21. Vitaya (plural) – Gourd bowls.
22. Vitenga mua ku nuina – Drinking vessels.
23. Vuma – Chinaware, ceramic, or earthen material.
24. Zingalufu (plural) – Forks.
25. Zingandza (plural) – Cups.
26. Zingandza zia vuma (plural) – Chinaware cups.
27. Zinguto (plural) – spoons.

Tableware in Luchazi language

Luchazi proverb: Zumbula ngendzi, u tale vi li mu nkombe ya ngendzi (Give a feast to the visitor so that you may see what he carried in his purse).

Vulanguluisi: Nga u muesa ngozi kuli ngendzi hamosi ikeye a ka ku languluila vize via nambata mu vikuata vieni.

Ku Hetesa: Ngozi na vuhuanga vi hasa ku sokolola njila ya civezikiso cintsa ka ua lavelele.

House upkeep terms and phrases: Luchazi to English

1. Cikombeso – Broom.
2. Haka – To put or place in.
3. Hala – Rake.
4. Kamba muila – To mow or cut grass.
5. Komba – To sweep.
6. Kombolola – To resweep.
7. Kusa – To wash.
8. Kusa malonga – To wash the plates.
9. Lelekesa – cleanse; make thoroughly clean.
10. Lisima lia mema – A water well.
11. Mazilo – Dirty.
12. Mbila – To throw out.
13. Mbila kuti – To throw away.
14. Mbiziela – To throw over and over again.
15. Mitumbo (plural) – Heaps.
16. Mpumputa – Dust.
17. Muania – To spill or pour.
18. Mutombo – A heap.
19. Ngolota – A tank, vat, or large vessel for liquids.
20. Nona – To pick.
21. Sakumuna – To shake dust off.
22. Sampuila – To sprinkle.
23. Sua mema – To draw water.
24. Tila – To pour out.
25. Vumbondo – Squalor, filth, or dirtiness.
26. Zingolota (plural) – Tanks or vats.
27. Zintsani – Flowers.
28. Zukula – To dump or pour down.