Olenji = Orange.
Papayi = Pawpaw.
Hanyezi = Onion.
Khowani = Mushroom.
Chingoma = (Singular for Maize).
Vingoma = (Plural for maize).
Zobala = Lemon.
Delele = ladies fingers.
Biringanya = Eggplant
Nkhaka = Cucumber.
Sabola = Chilies.
Chikhawu = Cassava.
Mapeyala = Avocado.
Nthochi = Banana.
Sghawa = Groundnuts.
Ntchunga = Beans.
Kabichi = Cabbage.
Chinanazi = Pineapple.
Mphatata = Sweet Potatoes.
Mpunga = Rice.
Mchele = Salt.
Shuga = Sugar.
Mbambayila = Irish potatoes.
Majungu = Pumpkins.
Mpwetekele = Tomatoes.
Mbuzi = Goat.
Ng’ombe = Cow.
Nyama = Meat.
Chiwindi = Liver.
Mtima = Heart.
Nyama ya kalulu = Rabbit.
Nyama ya Nkhumba = Pork.
Nyama ya mberere = Mutton.
Nyama ya mbuzi = Goat meat.
Nyama ya ng’ombe = Beef.
Nyama ya baka = Duck.
Nyama ya nkhuku = Chicken.
8 comments:
I am a french man, and I enjoy to discover your language on the Web.
Please, continue your job! It's very important that we could knowed, in our armchair everywhere in the world, different languages of others peoples.
Lenadi
tikwenela kuoneska kuti pali nthowa zinandi izo chitumba chikuyowoyekela. Apa ine nawona kuti mukulemba chitumbuka chakusazga na chi ngoni. Hamba ni lizgo lachingoni. instead "Hamba" titi "Luta"
Good try..mwabana bapa Mutatha mukutifyula soni..kep up the good work...Mzimba Hora woyee..lets link up.
Shupi, uyu ni mwana waku Mzimba so his Tumbuka has a Ngoni and South African influence. Nihamba, nityonda all mean kuluta.Similary folks from Nkhamenya and Chisemphere will say niluta, baluta. The dynamics are changing..kubinga,,hunting well we ngonis will call it zingelo!
Dear Tobias or anyone else reading this:
Am looking for a good Chitumbuka name for a Malawi-related blog.
Would be grateful for your help. What, literally, do the following
mean?
Mwende mu Malawi
Makola mu Malawi
Skulu mu Malawi
Thanks for any help you can offer,
Steve Pearson
stevepearson@centurytel.net
Mwana wakwithu apa kuyezgeska..ukole lulu. Kweni Chitumbuka chako nchaku Mzimba nadi ku Rumphi chaa, chifukwa "kuhamba","vingoma" etc ku Rumphi kulije. But for a start you are doing great just try to link up with others from Rumphi, the base of Tumbuka to come up with a more balanced Tumbuka, ok? Keep up young man.
Gonamunguyi
Hi,
my name is Maj and I'm living in Germany. In Summer I'll travel to Karonga and work there.
It's great that you give people like me the chance to learn ChiTumbuka, because there barely books to learn it.
I have some issues with the pronunciation, too bad that there isn't any audio.
Thank you very much for your help!
Best wishes
Maj
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