Mapona!
Welcome to the second edition of the Chitonga Online Dictionary. It was originaly created 1997 when Simonga traveled to Austria.
This 2nd edition was done as part of the ICT Workshop in Syansundu in May 2004. Thanks to Mildred, Notie, Lackson, Norman and Kapongo Chipo for their contribution.
Please feel free to mail more words and sentences!
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| Chitonga | English | Deutsch |
| Mwapona | How are You? (Greeting) | Servus, wie gehts |
| Kabotu | Good, Fine (the Answer) | Danke gut |
| Twalumba | Thank You | Danke |
| Twalumba | Cheers | Prost |
| Mwabuka Buti | Good Morning | Guten Morgen |
| Mwayusa | Good Afternoon | Guten Tag |
| Kwasiya | Good Night | Gute Nacht |
| Mwabonwa | Welcome | Willkommen |
| Mwabonwa Bassa Noose | Very Welcome | Herzlich Willkommen |
| Meenda | Water | Wasser |
| Chakulya | Food | Essen |
| Kuliya | eat | essen |
| Kunywa | drink | trinken |
| Tukalye | Let's go & eat | Gehen wir essen |
| Atwende | Let`s go | Gehen wir |
| iyii | yes | ja |
| pepe | no | nein |
| Takwepe | nothing | nichts |
| Koya | go | gehen |
| ime | I | Ich |
| Iwe | You | Du |
| Iswe | We | Wir |
| Nduwe ni? | what's your name? | Wie heisst du? |
| Ndime | My Name is | Ich heisse |
| Nsima | Sadza (in Shona) | Polenta |
| Bukoko or Bukande | Beer | Bier |
| Mutalika Cindinzi Kusobana? | When will you start to play? | Wann spielt ihr? |
| kweza | come here | Komm her |
| langa | looking | schauen |
| nywa | drink | trinken |
| sunu | today | heute |
| junza | tomorrow | morgen |
| zona | the day after tomorrow | übermorgen |
| mwana | child | kind |
| Mukulana | Brother | Bruder |
| Bama | Mother | Mutter |
| Ndende | Father | Vater |
| Tatalenzi | Uncle | Onkel |
| Nzokubona Junza | See you tomorrow | Bis morgen |
| Banakazi | Ladies | Frauen |
| Balumi | Men | Männer |
| Meso | Eyes | Auge |
| Impemo | Nose | Nase |
| Meno | Teeth | Zähne |
| yeya | think | denken |
| cijana | run | rennen |
| wambula | talk | reden |
| seka | lough | lachen |
| Camuntendelele | Bicycle | Fahrrad |
| Imota | car | Auto |
| Mpongo | Goat | Ziege |
| imbelele | sheep | Schaf |
| Mucaale kabotu | good bye | Auf Wiedersehen |
| yungizya | add | erweitern |
| lwaana | fight | Kampf |
| kondwa | happy | glücklich |
| mwenzuma/baasa | friend | Freund |
| buusu | mealie meal | Maismehl |
| lweele | porridge | Sterz |
| muunda | field | Feld |
| myunda | fields | Felder |
| cikolo | school | Schule |
| kwiiya | learning | lernen |
| malangazuba | malaria | Wechselfieber |
| lumuno | peace | Friede |
| mulimo | work | Arbeit |
| cilundu | mountain | Berg |
| kamwi | one | eins |
| tubili | two | zwei |
| tutatu | three | drei |
| tune | four | vier |
| musanu | five | fünf |
| musanu akamwi | six | sechs |
| ikumi | ten | zehn |
| ikumi amusanu akamwi | sixteen | sechszehn |
| makumi obile | twenty | zwanzig |
| makumi atatu | thirty | dreissig |
| mwanda | one hundred | einhundet |
| cuulu | one thousand | eintausend |
| lemba | write | schreiben |
| bbaasi | bus | Bus |
| ciini/bwiini | truth | Wahrheit |
| kulya | to eat | essen |
| ndalya kale | I have eaten | ich habe gegessen |
| kulwana | to fight | kämpfem |
| kukondwa | to be happy | glücklich sein |
| muya kuli? | where are you going | Wohin gehst du? |
| ndiyanda kwambula ayebo | I want to talk to you | Ich möchte mit dir sprechen |
| indawo nimbotu loko | the place is nice | der platz ist nett |
| kucijana | to run | laufen |
| kufwa | to die | sterben |
| kuuluka | to fly | fliegen |
| kupenga | to be mad | verrückt sein |
| masimpe | are you telling the truth | stimmt das? |
| Bulangazi | Greediness | Gier |
| Lubono | Property / Wealth | Eigentum |
| Incelela | Garden | Garten |
| Inzila | Foot path | Fußweg |
| Mugwagwa | Road | Straße |
| Lweendo | Journey | Reise |
| Polya / tombwe | Tobacco | Tabak |
| Itombe | Dirt | Dreck |
| Kulyookezya | Resting | rasten |
| Kandundu | Cigarette | Zigarette |
| Kusikika/Kujanika | Access | Zugang |
| Malweza | Bad omen | Schlechtes Omen |
| Ciboniboni | Mirror | Spiegel |
| Cipekupeku | Television | Fernseher |
| Bucete | Poverty | Amut |
| Cisyomezyo | A promise | das Versprechen |
| Bukamboni | Evidence | Beweis |
| Ceelelo | Right (e.g right to education, live, information) | Recht |
| Inviki | Week | Woche |
| Muvulo | Monday | Montag |
| Bwabili | Tuesday | Dienstag |
| Bwatatu | Wednesday | Mittwoch |
| Bwane | Thursday | Donnerstag |
| Bwasanu | Friday | Freitag |
| Mugibelo | Saturday | Samstag |
| Nsondo | Sunday | Sonntag |