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. Re: Funny Names Zambian And Namibian Parents Give Their Children (photos) by decatalyst ( m ): 2:46pm On Jan 02, 2017. dikeigbo2: The gods must be crazy. If this is the case then we will continue to see an increase on the Radio and in newspapers of such names as Supuni (spoon), Foloko (fork), Pensulo (pencil), Financial, Umbrella, Clever, Jazz, Trouble, Shoulderblade, T-bone etc. 2. As a sidenote, blowing your own hone about your previous works seems too much. Sometime soon, says Mulangani, I'm going to be baptised. The Lala belong to a small cluster of linguistically related peoples in geographic proximity, the Ga-Anda, Yungur, Handa, and Mboi living north of the Benue River. Please. Traditional music can be studied from several possible angles that are in no way mutually exclusive, but rather complementary. Each chief presides over a certain chiefdom with boundaries marked. [8] The word means "returning to the village from the farms." Mutinta (Male and Female) born after two girls, 3. Mainza (Male and Female) born during the rainy season, 8. Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba . Family name origins & meanings. My wife and I laughed as we read names of a Judge whose name was Spainet another individual was Witness. I conducted the study from 1980 to 2000. - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Author of the Internationally Acclaimed Romance Adventure Novel: The Bridge. Zambia: Population: 10.8 . Photo courtesy of Joshua Project.By Koos and Jeni Basson, Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples, Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached, Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical. His name means "well off" or "richness", and as a safari guide he's doing OK. "You're talking about the first one. According to Buckle in his 1976 manuscript on David Livingstone, he attests to the existence of chiefs and headmen among the Lala in Livingstone's time. Malindi - Tonga (holes) chisamu - Tonga (tree) 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. 7) Mainza means rain season. Suzgho (Male and Female) trouble, problems, 3. 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. 1. Alinani means "He (God) is with me" in Namwanga/Mambwe. The Lala people dress in a similar manner to other ethnic groups of Zambia. 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. Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. Profile submissions welcome. However, this has become unsustainable with declining numbers of game. * All data on this site updated on Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022. Mapalo means "God's blessings in Chibemba, Bumi means "Life" in Chimbemba [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. Wedi for a first-born means "emerge" in Lunda. The study found that among the Tonga in the Southern Province of Zambia, these were the top ten most popular traditional Names. "He ran away from home when he was 12," he says. 100 penpals Top 100 Zambian names - Zambia See also first names from Zambia on Top-Names.info : [] - Knowing the botanical name will allow you to find out the local name. 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. There were individuals with names like Twelufu (twelve), Badwell, Sign, Beenwell. - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. "It's possible," concurs Muvato. In the past, the main food of the Lala was 'nshima ya maho na Mulimwa' (nshima with beans). Are You Addicted to Collard Greens or Repu?! 1. kuzipa means" the beautiful one" in Maambwe/ Namwanga. 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. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion . This was about 18% of all the recorded Lala's in USA. It's a Nguni word meaning "punish me". For those who have pets, the appendix has a 2-page compilation of dog names and their meanings from Eastern Zambia. "He is in prison in South Africa for the attempted murder of a security guard.". There are other tribes such as the Ushi, Lamba, Bisa, Chishinga, Kunda, Lala, Lunda, Ng'umbo, Swaka, Tabwa and Unga who speak dialects of Bemba and are loosely affiliated with the Bemba tribe, but are considered independent tribes. 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. [1][2] In 2016, there was an effort to take inventory of the proverbs of the Lala in Luano District. Nsungwe means to be take kept/taken care of, Malambo (born during planting season Tonga ) Are You Addicted to Collard Greens or Repu?! Spare a thought for those who are bestowed with troublesome names. Munukayumbwa means "One who is loved" Silozi, Walukundo means "He(God is love)" Namwanga/Mambwe, Nasalifya means "Am thankful God" Namwanga. No profile text currently available. 2023 | International Mission Board, SBC. "It's good for those born at bright and merry moments but unfortunate for the others.". "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. The primary religion practiced by the Lala is ethnoreligion. @Professor, always a pleasure reading your articles. The book is available at Lusaka International Airport Departure Lounge Gift Store, The Book World Bookstore at Manda Hill Shopping Mall and the University of Zambia Bookstore in the Capital City of Lusaka in Zambia. The potholes are getting deeper and the clutch is playing up. Their primary language is Lala-Bisa. This practice is similar to many other groups in Zambia, such as the wali ceremony of the Luvale. Tafika means "we have arrived" in ChiTumbuka & Chewa, Takondwa means "we are delighted" in ChiTumbuka & Chewa, Tamara means "some loved ones are no longer with us" in ChiTumbuka, Taona means "we have seen" in ChiTumbuka & Chewa, Taonga means "we are thankful" in ChiTumbuka & Chewa, Thandiwe means "beloved" or "the loved one" in ChiTumbuka & Ngoni, Tikambenji means "what can we say" in Chewa, Tilabilenji means "what can we say" in Nsenga, Wankumbu means "He (God) is merciful" in Namwanga/Mambwe. The Lala tribe is just one of 78 different ethnic groups living in Zambia today. I also remembered many kinship relatives in the village whose Tumbuka traditional names were even more peculiar such as Mkhuta Nyanga or Nyifwa yanunkha (death is smelling). We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers. Meanwhile, little Mulangani - he who must be punished - has scrounged a lift in the back of our pick-up to his home. [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. Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. Chimika (Male and Female) to stop, to halt, 10. 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. Chimuka (Male and Female) late, baby born beyond due month. 17,426,623 (July 2020 est.) Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Lala life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 2004. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. Use the above button to submit a map. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake, What we've learned from Alex Murdaugh murder trial. A study was conducted in 1988 among the Tonga of Southern Province to find out what Tonga traditional names mean. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:List of Zambian names. Growing up, he knew a kid called Chiheni, which translates as bad boy, or thug. 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. 4) Cheelo means animal, nothing, meaningless, ghost. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Lala ancestors lived in harsh conditions. This was about 18% of all the recorded Lala's in USA. As we drive away, there's a storm brewing in the west. This article "List of Zambian names" is from Wikipedia. It is no longer commonly performed by many among the Lala. Professor expand what you started as it is in good faith and a pride! Twambo - Tonga (discussion) What's he waiting for? A total of 323 respondents or people 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 babies or both. The following list of male and female Zambian names was started by Austin Chizyuka and reflects the breadth of names in Zambia. 8) Muchaala means to remain behind and is given to a boy or girl whose mother or father died soon after the baby was born. Zambia is thus one of the largest countries in Africa and the 39th biggest in the world. Below them are 'Sulutani', village headmen and women. article "List of Zambian names" is from Wikipedia, List of Scary Names in the Simpson Treehouse of Horror epsiode credits, List of flippant, vulgar and titillating proper names, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=List_of_Zambian_names&oldid=923741. Komani (Male) see the book for definition, 6. Central, Eastern, and Northern provinces: east along Luangwa river (Bisa), southwest (Lala); Copperbelt province: Masaiti district.. Joshua Project data is drawn from many sources and of varying accuracy depending on source and editorial decisions. 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