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:
  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. A kama = big.
  11. Ku lema = to be heavy.
  12. A hehu = light in weight.
  13. A 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.
  19. Ha pezu = by weight.
  20. Njundo = weight.
  21. Seteka = compare; set by comparison.
  22. Ciseteko = measure or measurements.
  23. Viseteko = measurements.
  24. Njongo = litre; a small container used as a measure of capacity, equal to a litre.
  25. Zinjongo = litres.
  26. Mutamba ua njongo = half a litre.
  27. Kilu = kilo or pound.
  28. Makilu = kilos or pounds.
  29. Mukeya = length of forearm; cubit.
  30. Kamukeya = cubit.
  31. Kacikuta = a small bunch or bundle.

Shapes and sizes in Luchazi

  1. 1. Vuzingululu = circular.
  2. 2. Cizingulu = circle.
  3. 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:
  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.

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