Measurement vocabulary in Luchazi

Here is a list of common words and phrases used during measurements in Luchazi language and their meanings in English:

1. Aihi = short.
2. Ku hiha = to be short.
3. Vuihi = breath.
4. Alaha = long or high or tall.
5. Vulahe = length or height.
6. Ku-lahesa or lahesa = lengthen.
7. Ndzinga = depth; the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.
8. Mu vuhati = at the side or beside.
9. Lova = deep.
10. kama = big.
11. Ku lema = to be heavy.
12. hehu = light in weight.
13. lelu = light in weight.
14. Cipeseleso = scale or balance; device for measuring weight or mass.
15. Cipeso = weight; a piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy something is.
16. Peselesa = weigh.
17. Ku peselesa = to weigh.
18. Pezu = weight; a piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy something is.
19. Ha pezu = by weight.
20. Njundo = weight.
21. Seteka = compare; set by comparison.
22. Ciseteko = measure or measurements.
23. Viseteko = measurements.
24. Ngoleta = a small wooden barrel or a round container used as a measure of capacity of liquid equal to 9 gallons or 41 litres.
25. Zingoleta (plural)
26. Njongo = litre; a small container used as a measure of capacity, equal to a litre.
27. Zinjongo = litres.
28. Mutamba ua njongo = half a litre.
29. Kilu = kilo or pound.
30. Makilu = kilos or pounds.
31. Mukeya = length of forearm; cubit.
32. Kamukeya = cubit.
33. Kacikuta = a small bunch or bundle.
34. Konda = quota or number.
35. Konda ya zindopi = quota or number of bricks (Exodus 5:8)
36. Konda ize vene ya miaka = the number of years (Job 15:20).

Shapes and sizes in Luchazi

1. Vuzingululu = circular; state of being circular.
2. Cizingulu = circle.
3. Muzingulule = circle; disc; disk.
4. Vungululu  = cylindrical; state of being cylindrical.
5. Vuvundungulu = oval; state of being oval.
6. Mavundungulu = oval shaped.
7. Vundungula zilungulu = round, circular in shape.
8. Vumbunje = spherical; state of being spherical.
9. Vupaua = rectangular; state of being rectangular.
10. Vuopo = arch; state of being curved; curve; arc.

Beeswax and rubber are moulded in shapes and sizes as agreed upon by the producers and traders. Rubber is moulded in the following measures:

1. Mutali = a cylindrical piece about the size of a man’s forearm.
2. Cisama = a rectangular piece about an inch thick; two feet long and a foot wide.
3. Citota = a pile of ten mitali or ten visama.
4. Cipale = a pile of ten vitota.

Beeswax is moulded in the following measures:

1. Mbunge = a spherical mass about one foot in diameter.
2. Lipaua = a rectangular block averaging two feet in length, a foot wide and a foot thick.