Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion . Moombe - Tonga (calf) 28-Feb-2023, Copyright 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. The name is given to the third or more consecutive daughters or sons born to a family. Dem dey bear names like nairaland monikers! Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. *We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs. The Meaning of Tumbuka, Chewa, Ngoni, Nsenga, and Tonga Names. Alinani means "He (God) is with me" in Namwanga/Mambwe, Alinaswe means "He (God) is with us" in Namwanga/Mambwe, Busiku means "night" in Tonga & [[Tumbuka language|ChiTumbuka], Chabota means "It is beautiful" in Tonga/Tonga, Chendabushiku means "night walker" in Chibemba, Chibwe means "big stone or rock" in Chibemba, Chola means "one born after a twin" in Chibemba, Ganizani means "[you must] think" in Chewa, Kabwe means "the precious tiny stone" or small rock" in Chibemba, Kalenga or Mulenga means "creator" in Chibemba, Kaweme means "the beautiful one" in Chibemba, Kondwani means "be happy" in ChiTumbuka & Chewa, Kumbukani means "you must remember" in ChiTumbuka & Chewa, Luwi means "[God's] mercy, kindness" in Lunda, Mainza means "one born in the rainy season" in Tonga, Maluba or Chiluba means "flowers" in Bemba, Mansa means emperor or king in Luba/Lunda/ Bemba, Mapenzi means "trouble or problems" in Tonga, Masauso means "trouble or problems" in Chewa, Masuzyo means "troubles or problems" in ChiTumbuka, Mayaba means "a prematurely born baby" in Tonga, Mbuyi means "older twin" and Kapa "younger twin" in Lunda, Milimo means "work" in Tonga & ChiTumbuka, Mpimpa means "the 'folding' twin" in Tonga, Mpangalusya means "Giving in abundance" in Namwanga, Mubanga means "strong" in Chibemba and is the name of the uMubanga tree. A study was conducted in 1988 among the Tonga of Southern Province to find out what Tonga traditional names mean. Its handlebars, crossbar and panniers are stacked impossibly high with yellow jerry cans, firewood and a sack of rice. The average life expectancy for Lala in 1958 was 52, and 89 in 2004. British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning, London: Elliot Stock . [9] Traditional dress and crafts are also shown, like drawings, sculptures, hoes, axes, and others. Maliwe - Tonga (funerals) 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. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lala surname lived. I also meet Daliso, whose name means "blessings" and Chikondi, which means "love". 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. Crown-fruited fig (English: Zambia) D Dwarf fig (English: Zambia) F False ashok tree (English: Zambia) (Cultivated species) False ashoka tree (English: Zambia) (Cultivated species) False baobab (English: Zambia) False cape fig (English: Zambia) Fibale (Bemba) Fischer's figtree (English: Zambia) Flame lily (English: Zambia) Flat-crowned . The Lala people are a Bantu ethnic group found in the Serenje District of the Central Province of Zambia. The primary religion practiced by the Lala is ethnoreligion. Globally, this group totals 686,000 in 2 countries. This was so that families of women who had just given birth would be able to have a book from which they could choose Zambian traditional names to give to their newly born baby if they chose to do so. 3) Michelo means roots or herbs. What were your thoughts when you finally arrived in the big cities? [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. Watching the boy's Sisyphean progress towards his distant home, that name suddenly seems disturbingly apt, but he's not the only one cursed with a dismal name. For the veterans among your Lala ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions. Tapiwa means we have been given in ngoni. It is given to a baby boy or girl who was born when parents were busy in the field in the rain season, building a house etc. Below them are 'Sulutani', village headmen and women. Mumba means "inside the house" in Chibemba. Blanks mean an unknown value. Wedi for a first-born means "emerge" in Lunda. Jumbani Male and Female) to endanger or complicate. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. 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. Box 169 Others feel that the names must be kept not just out of respect to elders but also as a guarantee of ancestral protection. 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. The primary religion practiced by the Lala is ethnoreligion. Use of this name is supposed to be limited. Zambia, landlocked country in south-central Africa. Machenje Tonga (fruits. "It's possible," concurs Muvato. - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Meanwhile, little Mulangani - he who must be punished - has scrounged a lift in the back of our pick-up to his home. Author of the Internationally Acclaimed Romance Adventure Novel: The Bridge. 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 people are crazy! 3 . This was the time the author was conducting research at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia. This page has been accessed 40,784 times. Complete 2021 information on the meaning of Lala, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby girl name. When I was growing up in rural Zambia, many people had solid traditional names. "Sometimes the chief wants to punish the family," says Mavuto. Suzgho (Male and Female) trouble, problems, 3. Bowa means "mushrooms" 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. Mutinta (Male and Female) born after two girls, 3. My book: Zambian Traditional Names: The Meaning of Tumbuka, Chewa, Nsenga, Ngoni, and Tonga Names is now available at all Book World Bookstores all over Zambia. [1], The Lala have also traditionally had an initiation ritual for girls upon getting their first period; they would be secluded from the community for a period of time, and be taught lessons, coupled with dances, in preparation for their adult life. Many attractive young girls had names like Fatness, Fainess, Mainess. The couple is saying why give the new baby a persons, ancestors or real name if she or he is going to die anyway? Bwembya means "whip" in Chibemba. 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. Generally, the study showed that the Tonga traditional names are chosen according to significant social events that might have happened when the baby was born. You can see how Lala families moved over time by selecting different census years. Natota means "Thank you" in Chilamba In 1880 there were 16 Lala families living in Texas. Department of Sociology As a sidenote, blowing your own hone about your previous works seems too much. These findings might explain why some Zambians have modern peculiar names. Munukayumbwa means "One who is loved" Silozi, Walukundo means "He(God is love)" Namwanga/Mambwe, Nasalifya means "Am thankful God" Namwanga. A study was conducted in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia to investigate the meaning of Zambian traditional names. Joshua Project occasionally adjusts profile text from third party sources. The study found that among the Tonga in the Southern Province of Zambia, these were the top ten most popular traditional Names. Learn about the Lala-Bisa in Zambia people group. By The Zambian Editor on February 5, 2012. Alinaswe means "He (God) is with us" in Namwanga/Mambwe. 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. More recently, I encountered an elderly man whose nickname was Ethye the equivalent of sneeze in English. 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. @Professor, always a pleasure reading your articles. Are You Addicted to Collard Greens or Repu?! The Lala family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. There was a total of 571 traditional names from Eastern Zambia and 312 traditional Tonga names from Southern Zambia. A cousin was known as Because. I have a limited number of copies. The Lala tribe is just one of 78 different ethnic groups living in Zambia today. The names reflect their continuous attempt at assimilating and accommodating the influence of the train, motor vehicle, the factory, money economy, reading and writing, the cinema, the video, employment in the modern sector, and urban living on their life style and world outlook. Hint: Try searching for a relative alive in 1940. Knowing the botanical name will allow you to find out the local name. The ten Tonga names which were most frequently cited in descending order are: 1) Nchimunya which means the same. There are a number of chiefdoms that govern the Lala, including Chitambo, Muchinda, Chisomo, Serenje, Kabamba, Mailo, Chibale, Mboshya and others. Ask Massiye, or "orphan", or Chisonis - "sadness", or the sad-eyed Chimwamsozi, whose name means "drinker of tears". Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater College. kuzipa means" the beautiful one" in Maambwe/ Namwanga. I was reading the Sunday Times of Zambia when I noticed in the news stories of Zambians who had very peculiar names. Maybe it's me, but they do seem happier. No profile text currently available. Every Zambian is proud of his or her heritage and culture. Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). The Kusama Experience in an African Village, Conversation: African Traditional Healing, President Kaunda: First Time I Met Him- Part Two, President Kaunda: First Time I Met Him Part One, Good Vs Evil in Our Lives: Sunday Church Sermon, Sustainability in a Model Village in Rural Zambia: Ethnography Project Report. 5) Lweendo means journey and is given to a baby boy or girl who was born when the mother was on a journey. Albanian: nickname from, Do not sell or share my personal information. The Lala family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. 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. Nsungwe means to be take kept/taken care of, Malambo (born during planting season Tonga ) The name is given to a baby boy or girl who is born to a couple who spent many years of failing to conceive until roots or traditional herbs were used in order for the woman to conceive. Lubona means a person who sees or the throne in siLozi. This is a list of Zambian names, not including all the tribes of Zambia. Zondiwe (Female) see book for definition, 7. But, in Zambia, Chris Haslam came across some very surprising choices. One also comes across names in newspapers, radio and everyday life like Skin, Experience, Given, Cloud. Little, if any, history of Christianity. 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