Luchazi Language

Vocabulary for food and dining: Luchazi to English In the sections below you will learn lots of words about the types of foods in Luchazi language. General Food and Dining Terms Cisati – Stalk. Civalavala – Slice or piece (e.g., civalavala ca mbolo – a slice of bread). Civotsi – Soft; tender. Cuku – Steam; vaporized scent. Huvila – To gulp or suck up. Katende – Stink or stench. Ku fueta cihele – A traditional payment (usually a chicken) made by a young man before he is permitted to eat from the same utensils as elders in the ndzango. Ku ivua ndzala – To be hungry. Ku liua – Eaten away. Ku-lembuluka – Sweetness. Ku lisuka – To eat relish plain (without porridge). Ku samuka – To be tasteless. Ku susunia – To suck up dripping soup or gravy from a piece of meat. Ku-tovala – To be tasty. Ku-tsita – Putrid; decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell. Ku-tsiha ndzala – To satisfy hunger or fill the appetite. Kukunia – To hold hard food in the mouth to suck on it or let ...

Housing vocabulary Housing and habitation vocabulary refers to words and expressions used to describe places where people live, including settlements, dwellings, building features, and related concepts. The following categories present important housing-related terms in the Luchazi language together with their English equivalents. Settlements and places of residence Vukalo – habitation; dwelling place Limbo – village; settlement comprising a group of houses Membo (pl.) – villages Limbo – city (mainly in Biblical usage) Membo (pl.) – cities Hembo – one's village; place of residence Kuimbo – home; place of origin Mbaka – town Nkanda – suburb; a small community adjacent to a town or city Zinkanda (pl.) – suburbs Mavumba – suburbs Citingitingi – township; townships Mbonge – walled town; castle town Vikandzo – towns; hamlets; villages Ngundu – abandoned village; deserted settlement; desolate place Zingundu (pl.) – abandoned villages; desolate places Construction and building terms Nata ...

Vocabulary for human reproductive system: Luchazi to English The human reproductive organs are organs responsible for producing offspring. The human reproductive system involves several key processes and components in both males and females. Traditionally, it is an offence to mention private parts in public. General reproductive terms: Luchazi to English Lusemo = fertility; reproduction; procreation; to give birth. Ntsimpi = barren woman. Vuntsimpi = barrenness. Vulima = state of being uncircumcised. Cilima = uncircumcised person. Vocabulary for male reproductive system: Luchazi to English Likutu = penis. Vumala = manhood or penis. Vuandza = smegma or the white substance under the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis. Zimbindu = testicles or balls. Mukandi = testis. Mikandi Viana = sperms. Mbuto ya yala = semen; seed of copulation. Muhania = anus. Vonia = pubic hair. Ku lehuka = crushed testicles or castrated. Matakotako = uncovered buttocks. Vocabulary for female reproductive system: Lu...

Time Vocabulary in Luchazi (with English Equivalents) Here are the words and phrases that we use to talk about time in Luchazi language and their meanings in English: Ntsimbu = time; duration. Ntsimbu ya mu civali = second time. Lua mu civali = second time. Ntsimbu yose = all the time. Laza = long ago. Matangua a laza = old days. Vuntsenkulu = state of being ancient. Ntsenkulu = ancient times. Nstenkuluila = very ancient times. Miaka ya kuntsenkulu = ancient times. Ntunda = duration; length of time or period or duration or long time. Ntunda ya kama = long period or duration. Lelo = today. Litangua lia lelo = this day. Mene = tomorrow. Meneavuze = day after tomorrow. Halakaca = next day. Litangua lieka = another day. Litangua limosi = one day. Tangua = someday. Litangua lia ngongo = daily. Ku litangua ku litangua = every day or day after day. Hatangua hatangua = every day or day by day. Litangua liose = all day, all day long. Litangua lia mutuntu = whole day. Matangua ose = all the days...