VII. ASSOCIATED WORDS.
Note :
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Associated words are combinations of words that constitute new words whose meaning is independent of the original words.
– bikonko bitatu : triangle
– bikoyi niumba : spirit of the water or the forest
– (bi)tezo bia lambuka : length measurement
– (bi)tezo bia luse : measurement of area
– (bi)tezo bia zitu : weight
– buku’a ntinu : nobility
– bulu kia kiama : big and dangerous wild beast
– bulu kia ndebo : domestic animal, pet
– bumbazi’a nkanu : justice, judgment
– (di)leko dia kuenda : distinguished gait, walking in time
– (di)leko dia yimbila : ability to sing harmoniously
– dinu dia mbangi / dinu dia mulumi : canine tooth
– dinu dia ndunda : anterior tooth
– dinu dia nkala : pincers, pliers / pliers of lobster or crayfish
– dinu dia ntandi : molar tooth
– disu dia nzondo : third eye, eye of the cyclops
– fufu dia masangu : corn flour, edible dough based on corn flour
– kambu nkeli : anthrax
– kiama kia ntu : big head
– kiama ndongo : monster
– kibamba ngolo : sports champion, sports master, hero
– kidika mfuka : creditor
– kifuta tete : a small ant
– kilamba mfundi : baker
– (ki)lela mbevo : hospital
– kilezi kia mutima : favourite child, favourite/jewel
– kima kia ngani/ngana : thing belonging to others / thing over which one has no right
– kimono kuame : individualism, selfishness, every man for himself
– kimpumpu/kimpumpumpu ka oro : halo
– kindindi mvula : heavy rain, torrential rain
– kinsumba ndudi : gallbladder
– kisondo kia buta : rifle trigger
– kisono kia nningu : vowel
– kitamba kia nkuni : pile of wood
– kitamba kia ntadi : small grill
– (ki)tezo kia nzonzila : volume measurement
– (ki)tezo kia yuku : thermometer for fever, fever degrees
– (ki)tiba kia nzawu : species of large banana
– (ki)tuntu kia mbongo : great wealth
– (ki)vodi kia mbongo : someone who has a lot of money, rich person
– kiyikulua kia nsuka : suffix
– kiyikulua kia ntu : prefix
– kiyiza nsi : ghost
– kizola wuzayi : philosopher
– kokoso dia ntu : extraordinarily large head
– kuanga kia ntiabu : chikwangue cooked in water
– kuanga kia ntolula : chikwangue cooked under the ashes and become stale
– leka mabenga : species of bird that makes its nest in the ravines
– leka ngombe (maleka ngombe) : livestock barn, cowshed
– leka nkavalu (maleka nkavalu) : horse stable
– leka nzenza (maleka nzenza) : hotel industry
– leka toko (maleka toko) : kind of tattoo that is made on the chest
– lenda dia wolo : gold mine
– lengo dia meso : pretty appearance, hypocrisy
– leta nkombo : lazy person
– lubanzi lua ntu : temple
– lufutu mpolo : ash
– lukanga lua kianzala : middle of the main street, meeting point of the village
– lukangamu lua kiozi : frost
– lukaya lua papila : sheet of paper
– lusumbuku lua kinima : run-up, momentum
– lusumu lumeni : property returned to the widow after the death of the husband
– lusumu lumeni : debt left by the deceased
– luyalungunu lua zulu : celestial vault
– malavu ma mfueke : bad palm wine
– malavu ma sukadi : sweet drink
– manga mbu : miracle
– manoka ntinu : fast running, lively running
– mansangi nsoba : mixture
– mapapala ntima : gesticulation, pantomime by astonishment, pantomime by surprise
– maza ma ndua : drinking water, water to drink
– maza ma tununu : clean water, healthy water, drinking water
– mbambi’a nkakala : monitor lizard, giant lizard
– mbele ya meno : sharp knife
– mbele ya mpata : large knife, a knife with a large blade
– mbila nihimbi : call from the Hereafter, call from the next world
– mbua mbodilla : falsity, falsehood, duplicity, lie / infidelity, inconsistency, thinness
– mbua mpumbu : fetish in the shape of a dog which is used to cure madness
– mbua nkanda : species of climbing plant used to tie / large woodland bush
– mbua ntima : patient, tolerant or full of gentleness person
– mbua nzazi : lightning strike, love at first sight
– mbuabula lamba : fast food, fast cooking, instant cooking
– mbuka’a nsenzaba : bed of palm slats
– mbuku’a ntima : diaphragm
– mbuku nkandi : animal without tail
– menga ma kenkitina : blood that oozes, blood that flows slowly / anemia
– meno ma nkula : milk teeth
– meso ma ndusu : protruding eyes
– meso sie : inert eyes, eyes without sparkle
– mfinda’a nkoko : tropical forest, rainforest, dense forest
– mfindu’a nima : kidney
– mfoko’a koko : bend of the arm
– mfongoso’a ntima : perfect trust, honesty, sincerity, chastity, innocence
– (m)fua disu : one-eyed, who has only one eye
– (m)fua kulu : lame, paralyzed in one leg
– (m)fua makutu : deafness, deaf
– mfuilu ya lufuma : shameful death, stupid death
– mfuilu ya nkadi : sudden death, terrible death, horrible death
– mfulu’a mbi : conspiracy
– mfundu nihimbi : night consultation
– milolo mia nunga : cry of victory
– mpangi ya mvindi : first cousin
– mpanza vembo : shoulder blade, scapula
– mpasi muntu : vulgar man, ordinary man
– mpemba mpolo : prosperity, health
– mpembe ya lubuaka : light red, clear red
– mpenga’a ntu : tempe
– mpimbidi’a koko : forearm muscle, biceps
– mputu kinoni : person devoid of everything, person deprived of everything
– muana’a bula : illegitimate child, bastard
– muana’a nsua : newborn child
– muanda’a sungi : the new moon
– muina’a kinkondo : rule, law established according to tradition
– muini wa mbangala : blazing sun
– mukangala fuku : bat
– munkua lunungu (bankua lunungu) : the just, the righteous / the winner, the victor
– munkuata’a nkento : person who commits adultery, lover
– muntu’a kiama : great person inspiring respect
– muntu’a manzebi : vagabond, vagrant, person without activity, person of no fixed abode
– muntu’a mukungudi : a glabrous person, a hairless person
– muntu’a nkimba : layman, uninitiated
– muntu’a nyila : tall person
– muntu’a ziku : man of good morals
– muntu wa lembakana : spineless person, nonchalant person
– mvengo ntangu : afternoon
– mvengo nti : cane with curved handle
– mviangulu’a ntima : terrible pain, anguish
– mvuala’a kimfumu : sceptre, scepter, symbol of power, symbol of majority
– mvubi’a madia : glutton, big eater / bad cook
– mvuku mazi : species of tree (Mitrygana macrophylla)
– mvuku mbundu : mutual love
– ndabisa’a meso : wink
– ndanga’a vitu : lock to close the door
– ndo’a tulu : time of sleep / sleep duration
– ndondo’a menga : trace of blood, splash of blood
– nganga’a Nzambi : priest, parish priest
– nganga’a seka : the one who does the circumcision
– ngangwe’a nsamba : caterpillar
– ngongo fiodo : chain
– ngongo pua : influx of blood, failure of the heart/ great astonishment
– nkadi’ampemba : angry and cruel person, devil, demon, Satan / chalky ravine
– nkaka kifumfu : toxic yam species
– nkala’a nzadi : species of small crab
– nkala bubudi : spider
– nkala bumi : large spider, tarantula
– nkala mpumbu : dawn, pink tint of the morning / scorpion
– nkala muti : scorpion
– nkala ngunga : very large crab
– nkala nuwomi/nuwono : species of large spider that weaves a large web
– nkanda’a mpisa : receipt / verification, checking
– nkanda nkombo : species of small fish
– nkanda nzazi : species of small black and venomous ant
– nkandi’a kata : testicle
– nkindi’a mvuanda : stool
– nkindi’a ntu : wooden pillow
– nkindu’a tambi : sound of footsteps
– nkodi’a ntima : pit of the stomach
– nkua nkuluki : humble person
– nkua nseki : wagtail
– nkua ntele : smooth talker, lawyer
– nkua nza : socialite person, worldly person / proud person
– nkua salu : worker / very active person, zealous person, hardworking person
– nkua ziku : safe person, truthful person, reliable person, trustworthy person
– nkuba wuku : grass species
– nkumbi’a muini : umbrella, parasol
– nlandu’a mambu : person who causes difficulties following unenforceable orders
– nlangu’a nsua : fresh water, water that has just been drawn
– nlongo’a mpindi mpikiti : prohibition valid until death
– nlongo miawunda : old prohibitions that usually disappear
– nnikua mvindu : the one who guarantees, the one who answers for
– nsadi kongo : species of large tree
– nsaki mbodi : species of grasshopper
– nsamu’a mbanga : false story
– nsamu’a nkamba : an event announced prematurely or without care
– nsanda’a nzondo : large tree that grows on a rock in the middle of the river
– nsele moyo : species of travelling ants
– nsele wete : a kind of yam
– nsi’a mpakani : armpit
– nsikisila’a lutantu : paroxysm of pain, vehemence of pain
– nsiku’a ntu : big head
– nsinsa’a nza : end of the earth, pole
– nsinsikila za mambu : rhythm, chord
– nsokula kutu : earwax, cerumen
– nsoso’a nlele : corner of a cloth, corner of a fabric, corner of a garment
– nsoso’a vata : corner of a village, end of a village
– nsoso nkila : small bird with very long tail feathers
– nsua’a mbinza : shirt
– nsuku mbonga : interest
– nsuku ndeke : landing strip, airstrip, aerodrome, airfield, airport
– nsunga’a nsusu : chicken pip
– nsunga ntulu : common cold
– nsunga ya malebo : green tobacco, fresh tobacco
– nsungi ya nkaka : ploughing season, plowing season
– ntalu nsuku : high price
– ntanga buongo/bonga : support of a leaning wall, leaning tutor / stake
– ntanga nkala : wagtail
– ntanga vuo : umbrella rib
– ntanta ngedinga/nkedinga : bush (Craterispermum brachynematum)
– ntanu’a mvu : five-year term
– ntemo wa fiotinu : the lower light
– ntemo wa yuwoni : the higher light
– nti wa mandadini : mandarin tree
– nti wa mapomi/zipomi : apple tree
– nti wa zimbutu : fruit tree
– ntoto’a lukanga : hard and firm ground
– ntutu’a mayama : bragging, ostentation, boasting, bravado
– ntutu lungu : dwelling, bed / den
– ntuya angombe : heifer
– nyendulu mbi : scandal, bad behaviour
– nza mi mbote : good morals, good manners
– nzadi’a mungwa : sea, ocean
– nzietula nuni : cloud of birds, swarm of birds
– nzila’a manene : main road, rural road, busy road
– nzila ya manzangu : short cut
– nzimbu za mfuanda : bribe, gift intended to corrupt, present for bribe
– nziodi’a wimi / nziodi buimi : greedy person, miserly person
– nzolu’a nienzi : voluptuous person, person who lives in debauchery, person with a dissolute life
– nzonzi’a mfubu : fish that looks like herring / sardine
– nzonzi za mputu : herring / larva, ant species / tomato species
– nzonzika zi meso : small eyes
– se dia nsoso : father of adoption, adopted father, adoptive father
– sekesela mbele (masekesela mbele) : sharpening stone, grindstone
– sieko dia/kia ntu : bald head / big head
– sieko kia nkanda : broom
– siki dia mambu (masiki) : author of a trial, a witness to the trial
– siki dia nsamu (masiki) : author of a story, one of the protagonists of the case
– somba dia tadi : slingshot
– sompi lusala : bird
– tatila nkanu : bribe
– tenta dia mpu : hat bottom
– tolo/tulu tua mfuanga : deep sleep
– tolo/tulu tua ndabi-ndabi : bad sleep, sleep interrupted repeatedly
– vata dia fiata : a very populated village, a populous village
– vinia kia nkakutu : vinegar
– vivi dia muntu : size of a person, greatness of a person
– vumu mvindani : hard stomach, constipation
– vumvulu dia vumu : big belly
– wisu wa kimpeve : spiritual energy
– wisu wa nzambi : divine energy
– zani’a meno : cutting edge
– zuanga dia nkalu : long-necked calabash
