Mambwe-Lungu

Cilungu mutauro unowanikwa kuchamhembe kweTanzania nekumusoro kweZambia. Cilungu chinoda kufanana neMambwe, pane musiyano mushoma.

Mazwi Anotodza Shona

Lungu inoti mwana (child) kureva mwana.
Lungu inoti umuntu (person) kureva munhu.
Lungu inoti umuti (a tree) kureva muti.
Lungu inoti ukuzika (to be deep) kureva kudzika.
Lungu inoti ukuluka (to weave) kureva kuruka.
Lungu inoti ukuciisa (v. to iron) kureva kuchisa.
Lungu inoti imbaazo (n. carving axe) kureva mbezo.
Lungu inoti ingoma (n. drum) kureva ngoma.
Lungu inoti mootoka (n. car) motokari.
Lungu inoti musato (n. python) kureva shato.
Lungu inoti beleenga (to read) kureva kuverenga.
Lungu inoti loondolola (to explain) kureva kurondedzera.
Lungu inoti amiino (teeth) kureva meno.
Lungu inoti ukunzi (outside) kureva kunze kana panze.
Lungu inoti umoto (n. fire) kureva moto.
Lungu inoti ipapiko (wing) kureva bapiro.
Lungu inoti inzovu (elephant) kureva nzou.
Lungu inoti ukutemwa (to love) kureva kuda.
Lungu inoti ukutemwaana (to love each other) kureva kudanana.
Lungu inoti ukutemwiiwa (to be loved) kureva kudiwa.
VaMambwe vanoti -pola (to be in good health; to be well, better) kureva kupora kuchirwere.

Mamwe Mazwi

Lungu inoti umutungulu (a piece of land) kureva vhu.
Lungu inoti nganda (n. house) kureva imba.
Lungu inoti mkombe (old man) kureva harahwa.
Lungu inoti chisaka (maize) kureva chibage.
Lungu inoti umukota (n. stick) kureva chimuti.
Lungu inoti ichisu (knife) kureva banga.
Lungu inoti leta (bring) kureva kuunza.
Lungu inoti umukazyaana (n. girl) kureva musikana.

Zvakakochekerwa
 small Mambwe–English dictionary

https://www.academia.edu/8385954/OBJECT_MARKING_IN_LUNGU
https://www.albany.edu/~lb527/index_files/Cilungu.pdf

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