Chokwe Words & Phrases
Explore 36 Chokwe words and phrases with English meanings. Search by topic, practise flashcards and review words with NAMQULA.
Chokwe, also written Cokwe or Tchokwe, is a Bantu language spoken across Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia, and by communities in Namibia. Its reach crosses modern national borders. It belongs to a wider region of longstanding linguistic and cultural exchange, where many people use more than one language in family, social and public life.
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- mùthù
- person
- mwáthà
- chief
- mùkúlwànà
- elder
- úsóko
- relative (family member)
- njìmì
- farmer
- mùtóndò
- tree
- lwìjì
- river
- mìthèmìthè
- lightning
- méyà
- water
- káhyá
- fire
- lísò
- eye
- khàkhà
- bird
- káwà
- dog
- lùnókà
- snake
- wátò
- canoe
- cúmà
- thing
- zúngò
- noise
- lwèlyà
- lightness
- ùséphà
- friendship
- mùngwà
- salt
- ifwò
- meat
- kùlyà
- to eat
- kuzala
- to fill
- kuzaala
- to dress
- àthù
- people
- myáthà
- chiefs
- màkúlwànà
- elders
- ásókò
- relatives
- mìtóndò
- trees
- ngìjì
- rivers
- mésò
- eyes
- àkhàkhà
- birds
- túwà
- dogs
- mànókà
- snakes
- yúmà
- things
- mátò
- canoes
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