Names of wild birds: Luchazi to English

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Wild birds names: Luchazi to English

The names of wild birds in Luchazi may differ from one community to another depending on the species found in that region. Here is a list of common wild birds in Luchazi:

General bird terms: Luchazi to English

  1. Kazila = bird.
  2. Tuzila (plural) = birds.
  3. Kazila ua ku musenge = wild bird.
  4. Tuzila va ku musenge (plural) = wild birds.
  5. Lingona = feather.
  6. Mangona (plural) = feathers.
  7. Livava = wing.
  8. Mavava (plural) = wings.
  9. Vutikiya mu mavava = cover or gather under the wings.
  10. Lisua = nest.
  11. Lifundunguino = nest.
  12. Cisakala = cage.
  13. Pululuka = fly away.
  14. Pululula = fly.
  15. Ku tenga = soar.
  16. Tulumukila= swooping down.

Luchazi proverb: Kazila ua totovoka mu kanua, lisua kesi nalio (The loquacious bird has no nest).

Vulanguluisi: Muntu uze ua zangula mu ku simutuila vinguavo na ku lihaka mu visoti via vantu vakuavo ke ku vezika ntsimbu ya ku tala-tala ha muono ueni. Mukemo ua zela via vingi.

Ku Hetesa: Tala ha vitanga viove vavena kaha kati u zangule mu ku lihaka mu miono ya vantu vakuavo.

Names of common wild birds names: Luchazi to English

  1. Mungandzi 
  2. Nkumbua = ostrich.
  3. Niamalanda = ostrich.
  4. Ntsintsi = goose.
  5. Nkanga = guinea fowl.
  6. Cihungu = martial eagle species.
  7. Vihungu (plural)
  8. Ngonga = crown eagle species.
  9. Nkuaze = fish eagle.
  10. Mungomba = African ground hornbill.
  11. Mbangula  = African hornbill species.
  12. Kambembe = species of falcons.
  13. Cikuatankanga
  14. Likololo = crow; raven.
  15. Cintsuemba = species of night hawk.
  16. Kandzuezi = species of cuckoo.
  17. Ciselele = species of hawk.
  18. Cinkungulu = owl.
  19. Limbondo = species of cormorant.
  20. Cikuikui = species of owl.
  21. Ntsuvi = species of swan.
  22. Ndalanjimbu = pelican species.
  23. Lituanjimbu = species of pelican.
  24. Likuvi = vulture species.
  25. Makuvi (plural) = vultures.
  26. Lihanda = stork species.
  27. Nkumbi = stork species.
  28. Liteta = species of heron.
  29. Ndahuhu = hoopoe species; lapwing species.
  30. Ntento = quail or partridge bird species.
  31. Kamboua = wood dove species; turtle dove.
  32. Katele = dove species.
  33. Livemba = pigeon species.
  34. Kalimba = yellow fronted canary.
  35. Kantsosi = hummingbird species.
  36. Kasolo = honey guide.
  37. Kampiasa = swallow.
  38. Kantiatia
  39. Tuntiatia (plural)
  40. Cambamba = nightjar.
  41. Nkela
  42. Vankela (plural)
Luchazi proverb: Cambamba ca lusanda; yove ua mu katuile amba u ka mu liuise ku Kambembe.
Wild birds in Luchazi 

Other birds include the following:
  1. Ndantsampua = kestrel species.
  2. Likueue = parakeet species.
  3. Vikenge = parrot species.
  4. Citota = woodpecker.
  5. Nkokue = pheasant species.
  6. Lipapato = species of cormorant.
  7. Cintuva
Luchazi proverb: Ku tenguinia ca cintuva ca tsihisa nkanga mu ngondzi cipue luondzi.
Wild birds in Luchazi language

Flying mammals include the following;
  1. Ngundzu = fruit bat.
  2. Kampukumpuku = bat.
  3. Lindimandima = bat species.
  4. Mandimandima (plural) = bats.
Bats in Luchazi language 

To be continued...
The book on Luchazi vocabulary is now ready.
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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