ABALAMBA
The Lamba tribe
NUMBERS
Ifyakupenda
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1) -Umo -- -mo (chimo; Umo; fimo)
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2) Fibili--- -bili (babili; fibili)
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3) Fitatu-- -tatu (batatu; fitatu)
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4) Fine-- -ne (bane; fine)
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5) Fisanu-- -sanu (basanu; fisanu)
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6) Fisanu na...-- -sanu na -mo (basanu na bamo; fisanu na fimo)
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7) Fisanu na fibili-- -sanu na -bili (basanu na babili)
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8) -Fisanu na fitatu-- -sanu na -tatu (basanu na batatu)
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9) Fisanu na fine-- -sanu na -ne
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10) Ikumi/ amakumi
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11) Ikumi na umo
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12) Ikumi na fibili
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13) Ikumi na fitatu
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20) Amakumi abili
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30) Amakumi atatu
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40) Amakumi ane
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50) Amakumi asanu
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100) Umwanda/ Imyanda
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200) Imyanda ibili
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300) Imyanda itatu
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400) Imyanda ane
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500) Imyanda asanu
CALENDAR-THE SEASONS
Impindi
Umwela / Imyela (Cold dry season)
Ichisalo / Ifisalo (Dry season)
Akasabwa / Ulusabwa (Spring season)
Amankompa (Early warm season)
Ulusuba / Insuba (Hot season, dry to wet)
Umubundo / Imibundo (Start of early rains)
Amanyinsa (Rainy season)
Kumba / Wakumba/ Akankobwe/ Ulunkobwe/ Umusamba/ Imisamba/ Umutendefu/ Imitendefu
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BASIC ICHI LAMBA
ishina (name)
nebo (me)
webo (you)
isa (come)
kuno (here)
uko (there)
ukuya (to go)
ukwisa (to come)
ukulya (to eat)
ukunwa (to drink)
ukulala (to sleep)
amenda (water)
ifya kulya (food)
ifya kufwala (clothing)
akasoti (hat)
insapato (shoes)
shani (hello-to a peer or someone younger)
​mulishani (hello-to someone older; Hello to a group)
ishina lyanji ni Nama (my name is Nama)
ishina lyabo ni Chela (His/Her name is Chela ( referring to someone older ))
ishina lyakwe ni Kuyo (His/ Her name is Kuyo ( referring to one younger or a peer))
bwino (okay; fine)
ndi bwino; tuli bwino; bali bwino; chili bwino (I'm okay; we're okay; they're okay; it's okay)
bwino saana (really well)
na tota (I'm thankful)
twatota (we are thankful)
twatota saana (we are very thankful)
niba nani aba (who is this?-referring older person)
niwe nani webo (who are you?-referring to a younger person/peer)
nimwe ba nani mwebo (who are you?-referring older person)