This was about 18% of all the recorded Lala's in USA. It's a tin-roofed hut with a neat vegetable patch patrolled by bickering chickens and a dog called Imbwa. Machenje Tonga (fruits. Musenge is a relatively common middle name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Lala life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 2004. HIV and Aids have ravaged Zambia, and although infection rates are now falling, 55,000 adults and 5,000 kids became infected in 2015. Video, Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. In rare instances a representative photo may be used. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Maliwe - Tonga (funerals) Lala-Bisa is a Bantu language of Zambia that is closely related to Bemba . 1. 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. The Meaning of Tumbuka, Chewa, Ngoni, Nsenga, and Tonga Names. The Lala people dress in a similar manner to other ethnic groups of Zambia. Zambia: Population: 10.8 . This was the time the author was conducting research at the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia. - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians. The land has a total area of 752,610 km (290,584 mi). Mutinta (Male and Female) born after two girls, 3. According to respondents, the Lala used 'akamphangolishishi', a type of material, to make shirts and other clothes with 'chilundu', a type of tree. Some well-known trees are the sickle bush, lala palm (also known as ilala palms), ana, northern dwaba berry, blue sour plum and sickle-leafed albizia. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Dem dey bear names like nairaland monikers! Lweendo (Male and Female) born during a journey, 6. Where are other tribes? There were a total of 571 traditional names from Eastern Zambia and 312 traditional Tonga names from Southern Zambia. The name is given to a baby boy or girl born to a woman whose preceding babies always died. 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. Or nine-year-old Komasi, whose name means "kill him", and his little brother Komaniso, aka "kill him also". It means God is with me. This practice is similar to many other groups in Zambia, such as the wali ceremony of the Luvale. 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 Lala of Zambia, numbering 584,000, are No Longer Unreached. 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. During the 1993 field trip to the Eastern Province of Zambia the author was lecturer or Assistant Professor at Bridgewater College in the United Sates. What were your thoughts when you finally arrived in the big cities? 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 man's family will take a dowry from a woman's family, consisting of a 'sembe' (hoe), 'ubulangeti' (blanket), and chitenge. This was about 18% of all the recorded Lala's in USA. [1] [2] In 2016, there was an effort to take inventory of the proverbs of the Lala in Luano District. Their primary language is Lala-Bisa. Much of population is concentrated in the country's most developed areaknown as the Line of Railwhich is served by the railway linking the Copperbelt with . The name can also be given to a baby boy born after a woman had two or more consecutive daughters. It probably originated as a variant of Lal . 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. The name is given to a baby girl born after the woman had two or more consecutive sons. Bridgewater, VA 22812 Others feel that the names must be kept not just out of respect to elders but also as a guarantee of ancestral protection. 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. One research field trip was made to Choma and the Gwembe Valley in 1988 and three trips to Eastern Zambia between 1980 and 1985. Hint: Try searching for a relative alive in 1940. 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. Use the above button to submit a map. My wife and I laughed as we read names of a Judge whose name was Spainet another individual was Witness. Read about our approach to external linking. Blanks mean an unknown value. The study found that in the Eastern Province of Zambia, these were the top ten most popular traditional Names. Munukayumbwa means "One who is loved" Silozi, Walukundo means "He(God is love)" Namwanga/Mambwe, Nasalifya means "Am thankful God" Namwanga. What's he waiting for? 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. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible. Joshua Project makes every effort to ensure that the subject in an image is in fact from the specific people group. 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. One research field trip was made to Choma and the Gwembe Valley in 1988 and three trips to Eastern Zambia between 1980 and 1985. Banji means "we are many" in Tonga. There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Lala. "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. Countrywide, an estimated 380,000 children have been orphaned . A study was conducted in 1988 among the Tonga of Southern Province to find out what Tonga traditional names mean. A study was conducted in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia to investigate the meaning of Zambian traditional names. Rescuers search wreckage of deadly Greece train crash. Priofessor, one does not EAT brakfast, they HAVE breakfast. Globally, this group totals 690,000 in 2 countries. The people are crazy! View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Lala. Sometime soon, says Mulangani, I'm going to be baptised. Ask Simon Mwewa. 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. View Census Data for Lala | Data not to scale. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022. The book identifies ten most popular names from the surveys from the Eastern Province and the Tonga from Southern Province. The couple is saying why give the new baby a persons, ancestors or real name if she or he is going to die anyway? 3 . [1], Separate from this hierarchy is the traditional council, referred to as 'Insaka ye Lala'. May be Zambians choose some of their modern first names because of the significant and important impact of the modern urban life on their social survival and existence. It was at that time when I resolved to investigate and research the meanings of Zambian traditional names. "Maybe his grandfather, maybe the chief," he shrugged, explaining that across Zambia and neighbouring Zimbabwe, it is common for parents, especially in rural areas, to invite community elders to choose the name of a newborn. 2. Last edited on 17 September 2022, at 22:47, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lala-Bisa_language&oldid=1110844729, This page was last edited on 17 September 2022, at 22:47. I think you need to finish that story about the first time you saw a train. Meanwhile, little Mulangani - he who must be punished - has scrounged a lift in the back of our pick-up to his home. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. And there are a lot of others. It is situated on a high plateau and takes its name from the Zambezi River, which drains all but a small northern part of the country. Tepwanji means " Be patient" in Namwanga. 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