Silozi-English dictionary
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M,
m, has the same phoenetic sound as in English
ma,
pl. pref. of nouns and adjec-tives belonging to class: mu- (ma) bu-ma, li-ma,
lu-ma.
m'a,
contracted form of me wa, the mother of; m'a Mubita. Mubita's mother (however
the apostrophe is usually omitted when writing.)
mabanga,
n. habit of refusing to listen, manner of being fond of spoiling things, or of
fighting, mis-chievousness. (from: -bangoka)
mabangatiko,
n. foreignness: Ku pila mwa mabangatiko ku tata, it is always difficult to live
in a foreign place mabani, adv. yesterday. Za mabani, things belonging to the
past.
mabapa(ni),
adv. near to, opposite to: Munzi wa hae u inzi mabapa ni Butoya, his village is
opposite to Butoya.
mabeela,
n. pl. poison usually put in someone's food (witchcraft) (from: -bela) (see:
libeela)
mabele,
n. kaffir corn. mabemele, n. rain coming into a house through the door or
win-dows
mabeya,
n. splay-footedness: Mutu wa mabeya, a
person walking with feet pointing outwards.
mabi,
n. second clearing of weeds.
mabianande,
n. Luyana. act of occu-pying a person's home during his absence.
mabibo,
n. magic, jugglery: mutu wa mabibo, magician, juggler.
mabifi,
n. anger, hard feelings. (from: -bifa).
mabila,
n. Luyana. worms.
mabindela,
n. eddy, whiripool.
mabisi,
n. (1) milk, (2) white sap, latex.
mabote,
n. fatigue, tiredness, aching muscles.
mabomu,
n. purpose, intention, de-liberateness: ka mabomu. on pur-pose. (see bomu).
mabuba,
n. pl. bellows. syn. mapu-kuta. mabubo, n. vanity, pride, self-importance.
mabubulwa,
n. ears of corn etc. left in the field after harvest.
mabukusha,
n. pl. tobacco leaves of inferior quality plucked from the low part of the
plant and used to make snuff. (from: -bukusha).
mabulatwi,
n. rumour, unconfirmed report, talk of the town, canard: Taba yeo ni na ni i utwilefela mabu-latwi. I
have also just heard an un-confirmed report about this matter.
mabumu,
n. pain caused by blows from hand or fist, repeated blows.
mabuyelelo,
n. pl. respiratory organs. fig. refuge, safe place, re-treat, haven. (from:
-buyela).
mabuyumusi,
n. manner of unjustly reproaching someone for an act which he has not done.
macelatuko,
n. shyness, timidity causing someone to refuse food though wishing to have it.
c. makuku, tuuta.
macelazonge
(bo-) n. Zulu, a great fighter. (from: -caya).
macila
or macile, n. hammock.
macipisa
(bo-) n.
macoba,
n. kind of illness supposed to be cured by witchcraft medi-cines.
Macokwe
or Maciwokwe, n. pl. people belonging to the Cokwe Tribe (
macolaula
(bo-) n. Luyana, breaker, shatterer. (from: -cola).
macwe-a-pula,
n. pl. hail. (see: liewe).
maebwa-ebwa,
n. admiration ac-companied by joy: Kacenu ki maebwa-ebwa. Mulena wa omboka,
today is a great occasion, for the Litunga is moving out of the flooded plain.
maefe-efe,
adv. in great numbers (speaking of people or animals in a state of expectation
or fear: Batu ba se ba yemi maefe-efe, Mulena sa li fakaufi, people are already
ga-thering in great numbers, for the Litunga is approachmg.
maembe
or mayembe, n. pl. pieces of bark taken from trees to make medicines; ku
maembela,
n. sour milk (not curdled yet). cf. mafi. (also: mem-bela).
mafa,
n. Luyana. succession of deaths.
mafandisa
or mafandiso, n. pl. gifts presents (from: -fandisa): Mu sike mwa eza libyana
za mina mafandisa, do not give away your personal be-longings without
reflexion; Mutu ya eza musal'a hae mafandiso ki sikuba, it is a fool who makes
busi-ness out of his wife.
mafangombe,
n. Luyana. something causing rejoicing, makmg one forget hardship. (lit. the
cow is dead, but we shall enjoy its meat).
mafapanelo,
n. place where roads branch off, road junction: Mu ni sindekete. mu yo kutela
fa mafapa-nelo a linzila, please accompany me as far as the junction. fig.
point of dissension, of discord. (from: -fapana). mafspuhanelo, n. junction of
roads, cross roads. syn. manganandila. (from: -fapuha).
mafapuhelo,
n. place where one leaves the main road. (from: -fapuha).
mafata,
n. pl. see: lifata. fig. exp: ku nyala mafata, to have more than one wife.
mafaya,
n. pl. layers of grass cover-ing the plain (after the flood). (see: -faya).
mafelelezo,
n. end. mwana wa mafe-lelezo, the last child. (from: -feza).
mafenyeho,
n. hardship, suffering: ku pila ka mafenyeho, to live a very hard life. (from:
-fenyeha) syn. maswenyeho.
mafi,
n. sour milk, (thick) cf. maem-bela.
mafisa,
n. agreement according to which cattle are placed in some- one's care: Likomu za ka ni li isize maf sa,
I have put my cattle in someone's care. cf. mbuwa.
mafitelo,
n. camping place, accom- modation (from -fita). syn. mafulo.
mafosisa,
n.pl. mistakes, erroneous views: U
talusize litaba ka mafosisa, he gave a wrong interpretation of the facts.
(from: -fosa).
mafuba-kongolo,
n. pl. Luyana. dry bones. fig. skeleton: Mubili wa hae seili fela
mafuba-kongolo kacenu, nowadays he is just like a skeleton syn. masapo-kongolo.
mafube,
n. dawn, daybreak, aurora.
mafuko.
n. pl. news, report. syn. lushango, makande: Mafuko ki afi? what is the news?
mafula,
n. fat, grease, oil: mafula a mabonwabonwa, castor oil.
mafulelo,
n. pasture, grazing ground. mafulisezo, n. same as mafulelo.
mafulo,
n. temporary dwelling place, camp. encampment. syn. mafitelo.
Mafulo-a-Lubaci,
n. place where the King Lewanika used to set up temporary residence during the
flood season.
mafulofulo,
n. eagerness, favour, enthusiasm, zeal. syn. ciseho.
mafuluhelelo.
n. pl. place in the plain where to reside after the flood season (from:
fuluhela)
mafumi,
n. rust. (from -fuma).
mafunjo,
n. act of stuffing food into one's mouth, garging.
mafunyangulu
(bo-) n. person fond of sweet potatoes and gorges himself with them. (from:
-funya).
mahahapa,
n. despoliation. plunder. (from:-hapa).
mahaha,
n. pl. whiskers, beard.
mahaka,
n. pl. manacles, handcuffs. (from:-haka).
mahala,
n. way of working without reward: Na ha
ni lati ku beleka mahala, I most certainly do no like to work for nothing.
mahalikwa,
n. dish of fried meat: Mu to ni lekula mu to ikola kwa ma- halikwa, come to see
me and enjoy a succulent dish of fried meat.
mahani
or mahanyi, n. obstinacy, stubbornness, pig-headedness. syn. musuboko,
musundundu, ndu-tata. (from: hanyeza).
mahela
(bo-mahela) n. person wan-dering about, person who does not stay for long in
any place. (from --hela) syn. muhela-heli.
maheu,
n. light beer. cf. namala.
mahoha,
n. pl. tamed oxen (from: -hoha).
mahohoma
(bo-mahohoma) n. person with a deep hoarse voice. (from-hohoma).
mahulu
n. first milking. cf. mulokozo and ndokozwani
mahweta,
n. pl. horns hanging down loosely.
mahwilihwili.
n. dust, dirt in water, suspended matter in water.
mai,
n. uniucky person. syn. nalimai, nomai.
-maiba
(maibile) v.i. to be unfortunate. der. mai, nalimai, bumai rel. -maibela
(maibezi) to have no luck with someone:Munyana ka yani, na ni mu maibezi, u tusa
basili, I have no luck with my young brothers he forgets me and helps others.
caus. -maibisa (maibisize) to cause bad luck. int. -maibelela (maibelezi) to be
entirely unlucky. ref. -imaibisa (imaibisize) to deprive oneself of a benefit.
maiba-a-nakabamba,
n. ungrateful people of no benefit to someone because they do not belong to his
family.
maikuto,
n. pl. feelings, thoughts, intentions
(frorn -utwa).
mailanu,
n. invalidism: Ki wa mai-lanu: he is an invalid syn. maku-lanu, kalili.
mailepu,
n. kind of red kaffir-corn. cf. makonga.
mailu,
n.
maimbwe,
n. demoniac possession: ku bina maimbueb to take part in an exorcising dance
(see mandende).
mainda,
n. wooven reed mats (from -inda).
mainelo
or maina. n. place where to seat, place whcre to live (from: -ina).
mainjinela
(bo-niainjinela) n. Engi-neer. (also muriineli).
maipato,
n. hiding place (from: -pata).
maitutelo,
n. apprenticeship, initia-tion: Yena u sa nyezi musala hae wa maitutelo, he is
still living with his first wife. (from -ituta).
maizibulo,
n. firit born (man or ani-mals).
-maka
(makile) v.t.
makaba-silabo,
n. present given to a ferry-man
makabi,
n. half skirt made of cotton strings (formerly worn by small girls.)
-makala
(makezi) v.i. to wonder, to be astonished, to be startled. der. makalo, makazo-
syn. -komoka. caus. -makalisi (makalisize) or -makaza (makalize) to astonish,
to amaze.
makalai,
n. habit of scolding, incli-nation to lash with the tongue. cf. makalosi. fig;
thundering noise:
makalelo.
n. beginning. (from -kala) syn. matatekele.
makalo
n. same as makalelo.
makalo2
n. wonder, astonishment, surprise .
makalo3
n. exclamation mark (!)
makalosi,
n. habit of scolding, of raising the voice: Wena u na ni ma-kalosi hahulu kwa
banana. you are scolding the children all the time. cf. makalai.
makama,
n. pl. (1) senseless stories, silly talk, nonsense, (2) useless things:
makanda,
n. pl. small clearings in the forest lakes.
makandauko,
n. pl. troubles, wor-ries, hardship, distress. (from -
makande,
n. pl. news, tales, stories. syn. mafuko, Makande ki afi? what is the news? ku
ca makande, to chat. (from: -kandeka).
makapaela.
n. any lake large enough to cause dangerous waves.
makapulwa.
n. pl. name given to school children not selected for further studies because
places are not available. (from: -kapula).
makapweka
(bo-) n. generous person. (from: -kapweka).
makata,
n. cross-legged; ku itinga makata, to sit cross-legged.
makatakata,
n. boasting, bragging.
makazo
(li-) n. miracle. (from: -makaza).
makeke,
n. compassion, sympathy: ku shwela mutu makeke, to sympa-thize with somebody:
ku tokwa makeke, to be insensible, to be hardhearted. syn. mukekecima.
makekete,
n. pl. large beads.
makenelo,
n. entrance. fig. way of approach: Taba ya hae i tata, ha i na makenelo hande,
his case is diffi-cult, for it offers no way of ap-proach. (from: kena).
maketa-yamba,
n. Luyana. habit of speaking disagreeably. (from: -keta).
makendosi,
n. strong scolding, in-vective. (from: -kendoka).
makenge,
n. roots of the mukenge tree used in basketry.
makepwete,
n. pl. pieces of meat (fat meat).
makete,
n. tidiness, cleanliness.
maketiso,
n. pl. tribute: Kacenu ha ku sa na maketiso mwa Bulozi, trib-ute dues are no
longer paid in Bulozi.
makilici,
n. roughness; piza ya maki-lici, a pot roughly moulded.
makilihani,
n. mumps.
makilikicani,
n. playfulness, pranks.
makishi,
n. masked dancers, lipina za makishi, masquerade.
makoba,
n. pl. spell (witchcraft medicine believed to be effective from far). syn.
siposo. (from: -koba).
makobo,
n. way in which someone reproves a person by referring to help given previously
(from: -kobisa) syn. makome cf. sikobiso.
makoka,
n. Luyana. disagreement, discord, controversy. (from: -koka).
makoleko,
n. pl. forked poles used in building cattle kraals. (from: -koleka).
makolokoko,
n. kind of grass used for making small fish-traps.
makolola,
n. pl. scraps: Tapisa pizana, u zwise makolola u a fe likuhu, clean the pot,
take out the scraps and give them to the fowls. (from: -kolola).
Makololo,
n. pl. people belonging to the Kololo tribe. (nickname given by the Aluyi to
the Sotho conquerors owing to their shaven heads. (see:-koloka).
makome
n. pl. same meaning as makobo. (from:
-komela).
makonga,
n. white kaffir-corn. cf. mailepu.
makopanelo,
n. pl. place where people meet; makopanelo a linzila. cross-roads: makopanelo a
linuka. confluence: makopanelo a masapo. articulation. (from: -kopana).
makopanyezo,
n. pl. connection. joint. (from: -kopanya).
makoto,
n. pl. lumps (in buhobe).
makozwana,
n. pl. corridors in a house.
maku,
n. smegma accumulating under foreskin of the penis. syn-. bunkolyo, mankolyo.
makukisi,
n. pl. Eng. cookies, bis-cuits (from: -kukisa).
makuku,
n. shyness, timidity shown in refusing food when desiring it-ef. tuuta,
maeelatuko.
-makula
( makuzi) v.t. to eat: Bu sa li busa, ha ni makuli kaco, I have not eaten the
slightest bit of food the whole day. syn. -ca, -najakula. ref. -imakulela
(imakulezi) to feed one-self, to eat.
makulanu,
n. pl. invalidism; mutu wa makulanu, an invalid. syn. -kalili, mailanu.
makulekelo,
n. pl. straps fixing a load to a carrying pole. (from: -kuleka). syn. biuti.
makulu-amba,
n. pl. Luyana. important matters, serious cases: Kwa Muleneni ku na ni
makulu-amba, they are discussing important maitters at the Capital.
makulusupani,
n. pl. pair of braces.
makumba,
n. pl. see: likumba.
makumbala,
n. pl. sobs; ku loba makumbala, to sob.
makuna,
n. way in which someone cleverly tries to cover his faults.
makundamo,
n. place where some-one can rest unseen by others.
makundu,
n. string work used in be ginning the
weaving of a fishing net.
makunduyamana,
n. pl. big animals elephants, buffalos, elands, etc...)
makuwa,
n. kind of disease; demo-niac possession: ku bina makuwa, to take part in an
exorcising dance .
makuyuya,
n. Luyana. great sorrow.
Makwandi,
n. pl. people belonging to the Kwandi tribe.
Makwangwa,
n. pl. people belong-ing to the Kwangwa tribe.
Makwengo,
n. pl. Bushmen.
makwengula
(bo-) n. a person who speaks loudly (from: -kwengula).
mala,
n. pl. bowels, entrails, intes-tines, tripe.
malaho,
n. pl. bottom, buttocks. syn. matako.
malaho-a-bafumahali,
n. pl. kind of small edible fruit. syn. maoyongo.
malamatwa,
n. pl. kind of sticking grass-seeds. (from: -lamatela).
malamba-lamba,
n. pl. remnants of food, leftovers.
malamo,
n. pl. great dangers, perils.
malamulela
(bo-) n. deliverer. (from: -lamulela).
malanga,
n. pl. see: lilanga.
malangu,
n. pl. notched designs at the end of a pestle.
malangu2,
n. pl. rattles using mu-langu tree fruits and used by danc-ers.
malasambwa,
n. Luyana. (1) foolish thing: Zamaya, u yo tasambwela ko malasambwa a hao ao;
go and tell your ridiculous stories somewhere else; (2) stupid person: Wena ha
u mutu, u malasambwafela: you are worse than nothing! (from: -ta-sambwa).
malasha,
n. pl. coal.
malehwe-lehwe,
n. the after-birth (placenta) syn.
ndu-ya-mwana mutana
malelo,
n. pl. small dikes with gaps where fish-traps can be set.
malenda,
n. pl. rags: Liapalo za hae ki malenda-lenda fela, his clothes are nothing but
rags.
malengwa-fuba,
n. Luyana. rheumatism.
malesa,
n. pl. sparks (forge). cf. manani.
malesu
(bo-) n. women's colour shawl tied round the waist. syn. mulepo.
malewe-lewe,
n. crest (fowl).
mali,
n. blood. fig. money; mali a nzila, fare. lili, noun singular ex-pressing a
great quantity of money: Ha si lili la sweli mutu yani kwa bunata! what a lot
of money that man has! cf. ngazi.
mali-kakwande,
n. nice, soft, light complexion.
malianganga,
n. loneliness, sadness. (from: -lianganga).
malibela,
n. verandah, space under the roof outside the main walls of a house.
maliha,
n. the cold season.
malikanyiso,
n. imitation. (from: -li-kanyisa) (also: mulikanyiso).
malikelelo,
n. West, Occident (where the sun sets) (from: -like-lela). syn. Wiko.
malikopo
(bo-) n. a wicked person.
malila-lila,
n. pl. grief, sorrow, de-solation affecting people of a region, of a country
(locusts, epi-demic, epizootic, drought, etc. . .). (from: -lila).
malili,
n. rachitis, rickets.
malilo,
n. pl. mournings. (from: --lila).
malimabe,
n. Sotho bad luck, misfortune. syn. bumai.
malimba-limba,
n. pl. Luyana, stripes of different colours: Kubo size) to help someone to ~. int.
-mamutulelela (mamutulelezi) to ~ everything. freq. -mamutulanga to have the
habit of ~: Mina banana mu sike mwa mamutulanga maswa-niso fa mamota, you
children should stop taking down pictures from the walls. red.
-mamutula-mamutula (mamutula-mamutuzi) to ~ heedlessly, negligently.
-mana,
aux. v. as soon as giving a meaning of suddenness: A mana ka ca sa zamaya, he left
as soon as he finished eating.
-manama
(manami or manamile) v.t. to chase, to pursue, to beset. syn. -matisa, -landame
ka. rel. -manamela (manamezi) to chase for someone. caus. -manamisa
(manamisize) to help chase. rec. -manamana (mana-mani) to keep a sharp eye on
each other in order to trap. ref. -ima-nama (imanamile) same mean-ing as rec.
manama2n.
pl. great quantity of meat.
manamelo,
n. place where someone stretches his legs: U sike wa namela kwa manamelo a ka,
do not put your feet on my place. (from -nama2).
mananga,
n. pl. designs on mats. (from -nanga).
manansa,
n. syphilis.
mananuho,
n. ability to stand up: Se li sihole kacenu, ha sa na mananuho he is a cripple
now and can no longer stand up. (from -nanuha).
manawa,
n. pl. beans.
Manda,
n. Eng. Monday: La manda, ka la manda, on Monday.
mandabala,
n. arrogance, inso-lence. syn. mandanda.
mandanda,
n. insolence, arrogance, vain-glory. syn. mandabala.
mande
(li-) n. kind of white round shell worn by ancient Malozi Kings as a symbol of power. idiom. exp.:
Mande i tubehile. or mande i pazuhile, the Litunga is dead.
mandebu
(bo-) n. a bearded man.
mandende,
n. demoniac possession: ku bina mandende, to take part in exorcising dance.
(see maimbwe.).
mandi,
n. anger, hard feelings.
mandinda.
n. pl. waves, bellows. (see lindinda).
mandingwe,
n. dizziness: mandingwe a tala, dizziness caused by hunger.
mandunda,
n. opposition, resis-tance. (from -ndundana).
mandunga,
n. great depth (applied only to water) abyss.
manduwani,
n. pl. small playing-huts made by children.
mane
excl. yes! quite so! exactly!
mane2,
conj. even, till; Wa kula. mane ha sika ca lico, he is ill, and has not even
taken any food; Lu ta mu yemela, mane a fite, we shall wait till he comes.
manefu
(bo-) n. a man with supple body (dancer). syn. manemuka. (from -nefuka).
-maneka
(manekile) v.t. (1) to glue: ku maneka sitempefa linolo, to put a stamp on a
letter. (2) to patch: ku maneka sikamba fa bulukwe, to patch trousers. rel.
-manekela (ma-nekezi) to glue, to patch for some-one. caus. -manekisa
(manekisize) to order, to help to glue or to patch . int. -manekelela (
manekelezi) to patch wherever necessary. freq. -manekanga to have the habit of
glueing, patching. inv. -mamuna (mamuzi) to unglue.
manemuka
(bo-) n. a man with supple body. (dancer) (from --nemuka). syn. manefu. fig. a
beauti-fully shaped slender person.
-manga
(mangile) w.t. Luyana. to tie, to bind. syn. -tama.
mangala,
ade. exp. in groups. (speaking of
people): Batu ba inzi mangala. people are in groups. cf. mangandi.
-manga-manga
(manga-mangile) v.t. Luyana. to keep a marriage going (red. of -manga): Linyalo
la luna ki la ku manga-mangafeela, our mar-riage is not very strong, but we
just keep it going.
mangalangala,
n. pl. hairy things: Mangalangala a mbonyi, threads fibrils at the top of maize
ears: mangalangala a tau, lion's mane.
-mangana
(mangani or manganile) v.i. to wrestle. der. limangana, liku-manga. rel.
-manganela (manga-nezi) to fight for (games). caus. -manganisa (manganisize) to
con-front one youth with another in order to find the stronger one at
wrestling.
manganandila,
n. pl. Luyana. cross-roads. syn. makopanelo-a-linzila.
mangandi,
adv. exp. in groups (speaking of fish): Litapi li inzi mangandi. the fish are
in shoals.
manganga.
n. pl. sound made by pestles being stamped by many people. syn. namunganga.
-mangata
(mangatile) v.t. Luyana, to hold with tongues or pinces. der. lumangato, fig.
to carry in both hands: Ni mangatile maswe kafa ni kafa. I am having difficulty
in carrying my goods even with both hands. cf. -angata.
-mangelela
(mangelezi) v.t. Luyana, to add more and more patches to a garment: Batu ba ba
takani lipilu, litino za bona ki za ku mangelela, the clothes of feebleminded
people are often nothing but rags.
mangenje,
n. pl. cash. (coins). syn. rnuwsyawaya.
mangoI
(li-) n. Eng. mango fruit or t ree .
mango2
n. greediness. gluttony: Ya na ni mango,
greedy, rapacious. said of a husband who forbids his wife to give food without
his per-mission .
mango3
(li-) n. Luyana. small tool used to cut barbs on fishing spears. syn.
sikankiso.
mango4
n. pl. charms (see liango).
mangoma,
n. pl. (sing. ngoma) fig. responsibility: Ao ki mangoma a mina, mu ta iponela,
this is your business, so see to it. (lit.: these are your drums, look to if
yourself)
mangombwe,
n. pl. bowed legs: Wa mangombwe, a person who is bow-legged.
mangu,
n. pl. Luyana. millet. syn. mauza.
mangundu-ngundu
(bo-) n. joker, someone having a sense of humour. (from -ngundunganya).
-mangunga,
n. the meeting of people coming from different di-rections; (sometimes used for
people meeting dangerous ani-mals; idiom. exp: Zazi u ta eza mangunga ni tau, u
ta ipuza! The day you find yourself in front of a lion, you will ask yourself
questions.
mangungumina,
n. pl. tricks to make people laugh, exaggeration, over-rating. syn. tushambwe.
mangungunya,
n. pl. cattle horns, which are very short or hanging down. (bumps on a
crocodile's head).
mangwana
(bo-) n. Luyana. a very large barble fish.
-manja
(manjile) v.t. Luyana. (1) to hold, to grasp. (2) to join. syn. -swala. rec.
-manjana (manjani) to hold one another, to be joined to-gether, to stick
together: Maingi-lopu a ka a manjani ka baka la mukamo. my envelopes are stuck
together because of the damp weather. ya
hae i na ni malimba-limba amande, his blanket has very at-tractive coloured
stripes.
malimbuluti,
n. manner of disasso-ciating oneself from somebody, of letting someone down.
(from:-lim-bulula). malindela adv. now and then, from time to iime: U tahanga
ka malin-dela, he comes from time to time.
malindo,
n. pl. fishing-net floats made of matutu grass. (from: -linda) .
malipa,
n. pl. riddles, puzzles. malisao, n. pl. the balls of lead fil-ling a
cartridge. (see: bulisao).
maliya,
n. zig-zag.
malo,
n. confluence.
maloba,
adv. the day before yester-day.
malobale,
adv. three days ago.
malobanyana,
adv. a few days ago.
malobalo,
n. pl. sleeping place, ac-commodation. cf. bulobalo. fig. place of death: Ha
niya cwana kwa Bukuwa, ha ni na ku kuta, i ta ba kwa malobalo a ka, when I go
abroad, this time, I shall not come back, but be buried there. malobela, n. act
of plundering, of spoiling, of taking for oneself what is meant for others.
(from: -lobela).
malobolo,
n. pl. dowry paid by the bridegroom. (from: -lobola). syn. sionda.
maloko,
n. pl. praises. (from: -loka).
malokomana,
n. continuous rain-fall. syn. mulupi.
malolo,
n. pl. frequent dreams. (from: -lola).
malombwe,
n. pl. designs (pyrogra-vure) on the Litunga's paddles.
malondo,
n. pl. strips of cloth or pieces of bark used to stop a leak in a canoe or a
barge.
malonga-ambati,
n. Mbunda. some-thing that a person was looking for and obtained.
malopu,
n. Luyana. beer. syn. buc-wala, njonga, mutoho.
Malozi,
n. pl. people belonging to the Lozi tribe.
Malubale,
n. pl. people belonging to the Luvale tribe.
malukuluhelo,
n. pl. articulations, joints: Malukulahelo a minwana, knuckles.
malulelo,
n. place where people put down their loads and rest on a journey. (from -lula).
malumba,
n. pl. kind of edible roots (larger than sweet potatoes.)
malumbi
(bo-) n. kind of bird. (whis-tling Teal or Fulvous Treeduck.)
malume
(bo-) n. maternal uncle.
Malunda,
n. pl. people belonging to the Lunda tribe.
malundu,
n. tendency to sing out of tune: Mutu yo ki wa malundu, this man usually sings
out of tune. cf. busimba.
malungasiku,
adv. at the beginning of dawn. cf. masa ha patalala, ka-mamiswa
malwanga,
n. pl. air bubbles pro-duced by fish or crocodiles.
malwelelo,
n. dangerous place where canoes often capsize.
malwelo
n. Luyana. battle field.
malyalya,
n. Luyana. a large help-ing of food. act of enjoying it. (from: -lya)
malyandowa,
n. pl. kind of plant fond of growing in marshes which wild geese are fond of.
malyanganda
(also malyangana) n. pl. vain
promises, untrue promi-ses, deceitful promises. (from: -lyangana).
malyanu
(bo-) n. pl. cannibals.
malyawe,
n. deceit, cheating. (from: -yaweka).
malyalyosi,
n. manner of raising dif-ficulties which hinder people from working.
malyolyo,
n. red skin on throat of a fowl or snake.
-mamata
(mamatile) v.i. Luyana. to taste good, to be savoury.
mamba,
n. kind of long grass used for thatching and making fences.
mambala,
adv. far, distantly, disper-sedly: Mu yahe mambala ku saba mulilo, build your
houses at a dis-tance from each other for fear of fire.
mambalakata,
n. noise like, or of thunder. (from: -palakata.) fig. po-werful speech.
mambaloka,
n. habit of chattering. (from: -mbaluka).
mambanu,
n. Luyana. talkativeness, loquacity. (from -amba).
mambengo,
n. craving for snuff or tobacco. (from: -mbenga).
mambile
n. pl. twins. syn. bana-ba-ndopu.
mambilingoma,
n. (1) anger, fierce-ness, severity when speaking of persons. (2) great noise.
Mambowe,
n. pl. people belonging to the Mbowe tribe.
Mambunda,
n. pl. people belonging to the Mbunda tribe.
-mameka
(mamekile) v.t. see -maneka.
-mamela
(mamezi) v.t. (1) to listen to, to be attentive, to obey: Mamela manzwi a ka,
listen to what I say. (2) to mind, to heed, to be cautious: Mamela u ka
holofala, take care not to hurt yourself. der. mumameli, mamelo, mamelelo,
bu-mameli, mameliso. syn. -tokomela. cf.: -feeleza rel. -mamelela (mame-lezi)
(1) to watch for someone: Mu ni mamelele libyana za ka. ba ka li uzwa, keep an
eye on my goods so that they are not stolen. (2) to endure, to bear patiently.
caus. -mamelisa (mamelisize) to help
someone to watch, to warn. int. (1) -mamelela (mamelezi) to take care of
the whole: U yo mamelelela likomu za luna ni za ba bafiwi lu ya ni bona kwa ku
waya, as we are going fishing with these people, look after all the cattle,
both ours and theirs, (2) -mamelisisa (mame-lisisize) to watch attentively.
rec. -mamelana (mamelani) to be patient a with one another. To care for each
other freq. -mamelanga to have the habit of listening attentively. red. - mamela-mamela
(mamela-mamezi) to have a look at.
mamelelo1
n. patience, endurance. (from-mamela).
mamelelo2
n. (1) base of an animal's tail: Linja za sikuwa li pumiwa mihata fa mamelelo,
Europeans' dogs have their tails cut short. (2) stump of a tree, base of a tree
trunk.
mameliso,
n. warning, caution. (from -mamela).
mamelo,
n. attention, carefulness, obedience. (from :mamela).
mamina,
n. pl. nasal discharge, mucus. (from: -mina).
maminate,
n. Luyana. ardent desire or craving for food.
mampala
(bo-) n. (1) a useless, ig-norant person: Mutu yo ki mam- pala, yena u nyerna
fela, this man is no good he has a very quick temper. (2) a person who has
never travelled, who is ignorant of civilisation: Wena u mampala, u twaezi mwa
hae, ha u sika zamaya kale, you have no idea of progress, for you have never
travelled.
-mamuna
(mamuzi) v.i. to unglue (see: -mamutula).
-mamutula
(mamutuzi) v.t. to unglue, to unfasten rel. -mamutulela (mamutulezi) to ~ for
someone. caus. -mamutulisa (mamutuli)
manjabila,
n. pl. rags: Kacenu banana ha ba sa tina manjabila, children do not wear rags
any-more.
manjanga,
n. pl. blocks tied to a fishing net in order to stretch it down. fig. exp. ku
tama mutu man-janga, to accuse someone falsely. (from -njanga).
manjombwaeli,
n. pl. stilts (for walk-ing) (from -njombwaela).
manjoto,
n. pl. small feathers on fowls legs: Likuhu za manjoto ki zende, na li lata,
fowls with short feathers on the legs are really nice looking, I like them. (By
ext. leg rattles used by dancers.)
manjwanjwali,
n. fat, tasty cooked relish .
mankeyema,
n. pl. skins worn by Mankoya people.
mankisi
(bo-) n. Eng. a match: Ha ni na mankisi wa ku tumbulisa mulilo, I have no match
to light the fire. (this noun belongs to class mu-bo).