The land has a total area of 752,610 km (290,584 mi). Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba. Concept of African Personality Among Zambian Students, Conceptualization of Technology in Rural Zambia, Collective Consciousness in Sociological Theory, The Challenges of Comparative Socialization, Role of Conflict & Change in American Sociology, Traditional Iron Smelting In Eastern Zambia. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lala census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. Ideally, the author would like the book to be made available at all maternity wards in hospitals in Zambia so that potential parents can use the book to choose baby names. Yet what gives us even more pride is our truly Zambian name. "He ran away from home when he was 12," he says. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure. I think you need to finish that story about the first time you saw a train. Little, if any, history of Christianity. Data is not as precise as it appears. Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). [1] Traditional foods, like locally prepared beer, 'katata' and 'katubi', along with locally grown crops are displayed. They live in Central Zambia in the mountains close to the Congolese border, and . Kutemwa means "to be loved" in Chibemba. HIV and Aids have ravaged Zambia, and although infection rates are now falling, 55,000 adults and 5,000 kids became infected in 2015. Lala is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#3164 out of 4276, Top 74%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#23087 out of . Alinaswe means "He (God) is with us" in Namwanga/Mambwe. The study found that in the Eastern Province of Zambia, these were the top ten most popular traditional Names. This was the time the author was conducting research at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia. And there are a lot of others. Muzima-means "the beautiful one "in Namwanga. In the majority of cases, the groups of nine up to fifteen people agreed about the meanings of the various Tonga traditional names. Only slightly less than half of all residents (45%) live within cities. Mainza (Male and Female) born during the rainy season, 8. What does your Zambian name mean? Komani (Male) see the book for definition, 6. Other events that influenced the choice of names were difficulties that might be encountered as couples try to conceive, performing vital activities like farming, marital disputes, war, village conflict, time of the day when the baby was born; evening, night, dawn. The Lala people are a Bantu ethnic group found in the Serenje District of the Central Province of Zambia. Italian (Sicily and Apulia): of Albanian origin (see below) found mainly in the ancient Albanian-speaking community of Piana degli Albanesi Sicily where the Albanian Christian refugees from the Turkish occupation of the Balkans settled in the 15th century. Zangi means "Love" in Luvale Or nine-year-old Komasi, whose name means "kill him", and his little brother Komaniso, aka "kill him also". Station master arrested after dozens killed in Greece train crash, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. The primary religion practiced by the Lala is ethnoreligion. Suzgho (Male and Female) - trouble, problems. You can browse the book on Google. "In African culture, there is a trend of naming children according to the circumstances surrounding their birth," says Clare Mulkenga-Chilambo, a care worker at SOS Children's Villages in Zambia. Other traditional foodstuffs include kandolo' (sweet potatoes), ifipushi' (pumpkin), imyungu/umumbu' (African squash[5]), ichinyeka' (African polony, also called chikanda), 'ifinkubala' (mopane worms), and others. Knowing the botanical name will allow you to find out the local name. ", "ubulunga - definition of ubulunga in A Dictionary of South African English - DSAE", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lala_people&oldid=1100310772, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 July 2022, at 07:38. Profiles include statistics, text, photo, map, progress indicator and language resources. Masiye (male) - Orphan. Indian (northern states): Bania and Kayastha name from Hindi ll a term of respect typically used for bankers merchants tradesmen schoolmasters and clerks. [1][2] In 2016, there was an effort to take inventory of the proverbs of the Lala in Luano District. LOL @The Saint. Maliwe - Tonga (funerals) Mapalo means "God's blessings in Chibemba, Bumi means "Life" in Chimbemba All the information has been compiled and published into 142-page book that describes the naming customs of newly born babies and an identification of names from the Tumbuka, Chewa, Ngoni, Nsenga people of Eastern Zambia, and the Tonga of Southern Zambia. 7) Mainza means rain season. No profile text currently available. What were your thoughts when you finally arrived in the big cities? During the ceremony, aspects of the Lala culture are shown off, like dances, dramas, and songs. Page 133 - Robert C. Acronyms and Initialisms Dictionary, Detroit: Gale Research Company, 4th edition, 1973 as Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames, New York: Chilton Book Company, 1969 bbdm Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 4th edition, 1940 (with 1949 supplement) bfn Barber, Henry. Zambia, landlocked country in south-central Africa. Names bearing some of these meanings and others are available in the full book which is a comprehensive research report from the last 25 years of field research into Zambian traditional names during my periodic summer travel to Zambia.Mwizenge S. Tembo, Zambian Traditional Names: the Meaning of Tumbuka Chewa Nsenga Ngoni and Tonga Names . Bwembya means "whip" in Chibemba. It is an independent institution constructed to be an advisor to chiefs and other Lala community groups. Traditional music can be studied from several possible angles that are in no way mutually exclusive, but rather complementary. His name means "well off" or "richness", and as a safari guide he's doing OK. "You're talking about the first one. One research field trip was made to Choma and the Gwembe Valley in 1988 and three trips to Eastern Zambia between 1980 and 1985. Blanks mean an unknown value. Department of Sociology There were individuals with names like Twelufu (twelve), Badwell, Sign, Beenwell. Muchaala (Male and female) to remain behind, 10. Are You Addicted to Collard Greens or Repu?! During the 1993 field trip to Eastern Zambia the author was working at Bridgewater College. Machenje Tonga (fruits. Musonda means "the taster" and ukusonda is "to taste" in Chibemba. 2023 | International Mission Board, SBC. According to respondents, the Lala used 'akamphangolishishi', a type of material, to make shirts and other clothes with 'chilundu', a type of tree. Lala, a people of eastern Nigeria. MUSENGE comes first from the verb ", Vyane-means "mine" or "my own" (plural) in Tumbuka, Khumbo- means God's"will" or "want" in Tumbuka, Wanipa - means God "has given me" in Tumbuka, Mbanandi- means " they are many" in Tumbuka, Chabilikila - means "it sounds" a chief spokes person in Chitabwa. [10] There are three conventional ways of marrying among the Lala: a pre-arranged marriage between a man and a woman's families, a man and a woman asking permission from their families to marry each other, and a man who impregnated a woman is pressured by her family to take her as his wife. 2) Mutinta means to change. With intermarriages it wont be strange to have names as Zondiwe Michelo, Mutinta Chitalu or Chimuka Banda they would be easily understood. Many attractive young girls had names like Fatness, Fainess, Mainess. The Lala of Zambia, numbering 587,000, are No Longer Unreached. There were a total of 571 traditional names from Eastern Zambia and 312 traditional Tonga names from Southern Zambia. Countrywide, an estimated 380,000 children have been orphaned by Aids and 85,000 are living with HIV. Mutinta (Male and Female) born after two girls, 3. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. [9] Traditional dress and crafts are also shown, like drawings, sculptures, hoes, axes, and others. VideoRescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Ruling party wins Nigeria's presidential election, Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran, Finland starts construction of Russia border fence, Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study, Twitter goes down with users unable to view tweets, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Pictures show devastation after Greece train disaster. Names bearing some of these meanings and others are available in the full book which is a comprehensive research report from the last 25 years of field research into Zambian traditional names during my periodic summer travel to Zambia.Mwizenge S. Tembo, Zambian Traditional Names: the Meaning of Tumbuka Chewa Nsenga Ngoni and Tonga Names , Lusaka, Julubbi Enterprises Limited, 2006. Their primary language is Lala-Bisa. Each chief presides over a certain chiefdom with boundaries marked. [1], The Lala language, known locally as Ilala, is mutually intelligible/closely related with the Bisa and Bemba languages of the Northern, Muchinga, and Luapula provinces of Zambia. The name can also be given to a baby boy born after a woman had two or more consecutive daughters. Ndona means "Lady Doctor" in Luvale, Wankumbu means "He (God) is merciful in Chibemba Countrywide, an estimated 380,000 children have been orphaned . Who, I asked my driver Mavuto, would give their child such a horrible name? A total of 323 respondents from a total of 26 villages were asked to describe baby-naming customs, identify traditional names and explain the meanings of the names, the circumstances of naming and whether the name is used to name females, males or both. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. 2023 BBC. It is no longer commonly performed by many among the Lala. 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