Fire and wood vocabulary in Luchazi

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Fire and wood vocabulary in Luchazi

Fire plays an important role in most of the traditional rituals especially during the funerals and the mungonge rituals. Here is a list of common fire and wood vocabulary in Luchazi and their meanings in English:

Fire terms and phrases in Luchazi

  1. Macesi = matches.
  2. Fofo = matches.
  3. Muhotolo = Ferro rod; fire steel; fire striker.
  4. Suameka = light or ignite.
  5. Vueka = kindle or cast fire.
  6. Tuhia = fire.
  7. Suameka = light or ignite.
  8. Vueka = kindle or cast fire.
  9. Taka = hand drill to ignite a fire; ignite fire by hand drill friction.
  10. Ku taka tuhia = to ignite a fire by hand drill.
  11. Mulengi = flame.
  12. Sukuma = blaze; burning.
  13. Tsimika = burn; incinerate.
  14. Uema = char; burn; scorch.
  15. Kuuema = to be charred; burned; scorched.
  16. Lolovoka = flickering; burning unsteadily.
  17. Citenga ca tuhia = hearth of fire.
  18. Luhila = firestorm.
  19. Mahila (plural) = firestorms.
  20. Ntsindo ya mulengi ua luhila = sound of the flame of a firestorm.
  21. Muisi = smoke.
  22. Lukongolo lua muisi = columns of smoke.
  23. Makongolo a muisi (plural) = columns of smoke.
  24. Tsima = smoulder; smolder.
  25. Ku tsima muisi = to release smoke or pour out smoke.
  26. Vuanda vua ku tsima = smoking cotton or flax.
  27. Muyengo = chimney; pipe.
  28. Lutengo = furnace.
  29. Litende lia tuhia = fiery furnace; furnace of fire.
  30. Huzila = puff.
  31. Linungu = piece of charcoal.
  32. Manungu = charcoal.
  33. Mazokozoko = coals.
  34. Ntsasi = spark.
  35. Zintsasi (plural) = sparks.
  36. Muto = ashes.
  37. Zima = put out, quench, extinguish.
  38. Zima tuhia = put out or quench or extinguish a fire.
  39. Luhuila = ground burned down by fire.
Luchazi proverb: "Tuhia ka ve ku takela ha va mpuka." (Nobody starts a fire among bees).
Vulanguluisi: Tuhia hamo na ntuima ye ku sangumuna vutenu ha kati ka va mpuka. Mukemo linga kati u va sangumune ci li ku lutue u ka vueka tuhia ku lahako navo. Omo u na suameka tuhia mukemo u ka hasa ku va suena.
Ku Hetesa: Kati u zangule mu ku kandula zimpata ha kati ka vaze va na teteka laza.

Firewood terms and phrases in Luchazi

  1. Savitiava = lumberjack.
  2. Timba = chop.
  3. Pakula = cut down; hew down.
  4. Salula = cut off; hack; slash.
  5. Tiava = cut logs or wood.
  6. Cikuni = firewood.
  7. Vikuni (plural) = firewood.
  8. Cikuni ca ku-uma = dry firewood.
  9. Vikuni via ku-uma (plural)
  10. Cikuni ci tontola = fresh firewood.
  11. Ku tiava vikuni = to cut firewood.
  12. Citetele = twig.
  13. Vitetele (plural) = twigs.
  14. Vitetele via ku-uma = dry twigs.
  15. Ku pokola Vitetele = to break twigs.
  16. Salula mitango = cut off branches.
  17. Lakumuna mefo = shake off the leaves.
  18. Cimbundi = stump.
  19. Vimbundi (plural) = stumps.
  20. Masila = big fresh wood that are used as supports at a fireplace.
  21. Ntsambeyelo 
  22. Zintsambeyelo (plural)
  23. Sambeya
  24. Coto = a space where a domestic fire is lite for cooking or heating.
  25. Vioto (plural) = spaces where domestic fires are lite for cooking or heating.
  26. Situla = remove or pluck out of the fire.
  27. Ku situla ku tuhia = to remove or pluck out the fire.
  28. Ota = warm oneself at the fireplace.
Fire terms in Luchazi 

Luchazi proverb: "Na takela ha tsima, na vangela ha laha." (He who makes a fire where it is already smoking, has begun a long way off).
Vulanguluisi: Ku "takela" cikeco ku ueka tuhia na viti, fofo yahi. Kaha kuze kua kala muisi ka kuesi kapandi ka ku vueka tuhia va mu civali. Ku na pande lika ku sambeyako ku tuhia.
Ku Hetesa: Kuze kua kala laza ku-lizunga kati u sambeyeko cipue kati u vueke tuhia va mu civali mu ku saniesa vantu. Nga vantu va na sangumuka ku holoka mu ku lizunga cavo kati u sambeyeko.

Fire symbolise the inextinguishable spirit and energy of the Luchazi people. They have a saying, "VaLuchazi vavuekele tuhia mungongo"; they say the fire energizes them during the difficult times, flashes the light during the times of darkness, gives meaning to the tribe when it is threatened and challenged. It is fire that delivered extraordinary performance and achievements through their Lutengo (smelter).
A blogger and creative thinker from the Nama clan of the Luchazi people; born from his mother with the lightning bolt. Went to school of life with the alligator and learnt the lessons of the crocodile. He is passionate about his culture and takes every chance to document traditions, customs, culture of the Luchazi people. His great grandfather, Muyemba, from the Nama clan came in with thunder and got out with thunder. And his great grandmother, Mpulu, from the Chungu clan was conceived in the clouds with thunder.

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