Measurement vocabulary in Luchazi
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.
- Ndzinga = depth; the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.
- Mu vuhati = at the side or beside.
- Lova = deep.
- 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 = length of forearm; cubit.
- Kamukeya = cubit.
- Kacikuta = a small bunch or bundle.
Shapes and sizes in Luchazi
- 1. Vuzingululu = circular.
- 2. Cizingulu = circle.
- 3. Vundungulu = oval.
4. Mavundungulu = oval shaped.
Beeswax and rubber are moulded in shapes and sizes as agreed upon by the producers and traders. Rubber is moulded in the following measures:
- Mutali = a cylindrical piece about the size of a man’s forearm.
- Cisama = a rectangular piece about an inch thick; two feet long and a foot wide.
- Citota = a pile of ten mitali or ten visama.
- Cipale = a pile of ten vitota.
Beeswax is moulded in the following measures:
- Mbunge = a spherical mass about one foot in diameter.
- Lipaua = a rectangular block averaging two feet in length, a foot wide and a foot thick.
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