People and occupation vocabulary in Luchazi

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People and their occupations in Luchazi

Here are the words and phrases used to talk about work that people do in Luchazi and their meanings in English.

General work terms and phrases 

  1. Vupange = employment; service; work; responsibility.
  2. Cipanga = work; job; task.
  3. Vipanga (plural) = works; jobs; tasks.
  4. Panga = work.
  5. Vihangununo via vupange = divisions of employment or work.
  6. Vuntompo = indentured servitude.
  7. Vundungo = slavery.
  8. Vungamba = servitude; stewardship.
  9. Vusongo = stewardship.
  10. Vundotolo = state of being a doctor; doctorate.
  11. Vutati = astrology.
  12. Vukoloyi = mail handling.
  13. Vungangula = craftsmanship; artisanship; blacksmithing.
  14. Vusualale = military.
  15. Vuyambi = game hunting.
  16. Vunianga = game hunting.
  17. Kapandi = duty; responsibility.
  18. Linga = do; act.
  19. Cilinga = action; deed; act.
  20. Vilinga (plural) = acts; actions; deeds.
  21. Fuita = toil; labour.
  22. Fuitangana = make to toil about; labouring; toiling.
  23. Vifuitangana (plural)
  24. Cihunda = labour; strive; struggle; endeavour.
  25. Vihunda (plural)
  26. Vihundangana = make to labour about.
  27. Lania = hire
  28. Fueto = wage; salary.
  29. Ku pangela fueto = to work for money or material reward; to do menial work; to serve for hire.

People's jobs or occupations in Luchazi 

The pronoun mukua (pl. vakua) is placed immediately before the word or phrase it governs, meaning "he who, he that, or the one who".
  1. Mukua ku panga = worker.
  2. Vakua ku panga (plural) = workers.
  3. Ngamba = servant; steward.
  4. Ngamba ua mpuevo = maid; female servant.
  5. Ngamba ua fueto = hired worker.
  6. Mukua ku pangela fueto = hired worker; hireling.
  7. Ntompo = indentured servant.
  8. Vantompo (plural) = indentured servants.
  9. Ndungo = slave.
  10. Vandungo (plural) = slaves.
  11. Mukua koloyi= mail runner; courrier.
  12. Kanganda = messenger.
  13. Mukua ku pangesa = foreman.
  14. Kapitau = supervisor.
  15. Kapatasi = overseer.
  16. Mesele = carpenter; wood craftsman or artisan; founder.
  17. Masele ua ku hiana = master workman or founder.
  18. Vakalupindelo = wood craftsmen or artisans; carpenters.
  19. Ngangula = blacksmith; craftsman or artisan; founder.
  20. Mukua ku tunga ndzivo = house builder.
  21. Mukua ku tungisa ndopi = bricklayer; stonemason.
  22. Vapetelelo = bricklayers; stonemasons.
  23. Ntsongi = potter; sculpturor.
  24. Ntsongi ua zindoho = potter.
  25. Mukua ku olovela = fish angler.
  26. Mukua ku kuata vantsi = fisherman.
  27. Mukua ku talika na vuanda = embroider.
  28. Mukua ku tunga ntanga = tailor.
  29. Mukua ku-ose = weaver.
  30. Mukua ku panga mbolo = baker.
  31. Mukua ku makela = food taster; chief taster.
  32. Mukua ku hiana lembu = eloquent orator.
  33. Mukua ku ambulula = preacher.
  34. Mukua ku soneka = secretary.
  35. Mukua ku niunga vupite = treasurer.
  36. Mukua ku niunga vukovelelo = door bounce; keepers of the entry point.
  37. Mukua ku vingila = watchman.
  38. Kakuniungu = guard.
  39. Mukua ku honda vantu = executioner; hangman.
  40. Musualale = soldier; serviceman.
  41. Mukua ku nona mizimbu = journalist.
  42. Mukua ku soneka mizimbu = reporter.
  43. Mukua ku tanda muzimbu = newscaster.
  44. Mulongisi = teacher; lecturer.
  45. Mukua ku longesa = a person who teaches or lectures.
  46. Mukua ku sikula = counsellor.
  47. Mukua vutati = astrologer.
  48. Ndotolo = doctor.
  49. Mukua ku hakuila = defense lawyer.
  50. Mukua lemba = apothecary.
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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