{"id":22680,"date":"2022-05-13T19:28:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/how-zanga-is-changed-into-a-traditional-zambian-name-2"},"modified":"2022-05-13T19:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:53:54","slug":"how-zanga-is-changed-into-a-traditional-zambian-name-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/how-zanga-is-changed-into-a-traditional-zambian-name-2","title":{"rendered":"How \u201czanga\u201d is Changed into a Traditional Zambian Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>In the Tumbuka Bantu language, zanga is a verb which translates or means \u201ccome\u201d. Tumbuka speakers conjugate this verb and use it in so many ways to convey different meanings among the speakers. For example, by adding the word \u201ckuno\u201d, the verb \u201czanga\u201d can be conjugated to say, for example, \u201czanga kuno\u201d translating as \u201ccome here\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the Tumbuka Bantu language, kwiza is another verb which translates or means \u201cto come\u201d. Tumbuka speakers conjugate this verb and used in so many ways to convey different meanings among the Tumbuka speakers. For example, by adding the sounds or phonemes \u201cn\u201d and \u201ch\u201d the verb \u201ckwiza\u201d can be conjugated to say, for example, \u201cnkhwiza namacero\u201d translating as \u201cI am coming tomorrow\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201czenge\u201d is a conjugation of the verb \u201czanga\u201d such that \u201cVizenge\u201d, \u201cMwizenge\u201d, \u201cYizenge\u201d have slightly different meanings but also share one common theme but also share many meanings at the same time. This is true for all languages in that one word can have multiple meanings some of the meanings being deeper. \u201czenge\u201d is a conjugation of \u201czanga\u201d and to a certain extent \u201ckwiza\u201d such that \u201cVizenge\u201d translates as \u201cthey will come\u201d, \u201cMwizenge\u201d translates as \u201cyou can come\u201d, and \u201cYizenge\u201d translates as \u201cit will come\u201d.<\/p>\n

The prefix \u201cVi\u201d in Tumbuka means \u201ctoo many\u201d \u201ctoo much\u201d. The prefix \u201cVi\u201d in \u201cVizenge\u201d means too many bad things are coming your way to hurt, assault, or disturb your life. The name implies that you will be ready, have strengthened, or steeled yourself to face these big or many big troubles, challenges, evils that life might throw at the baby, child, you or the adult who bears the name.<\/p>\n

The prefix \u201cMwi\u201d in Tumbuka means \u201cmany people\u201d \u201call people\u201d. The prefix \u201cMwi\u201d may also be derived from the Tumbuka noun \u201cchimwemwe\u201d which translates as \u201csmile\u201d. The pronoun or name \u201cMwizenge\u201d translates as \u201cyou can come\u201d \u201cyou are all welcome\u201d. This name expresses the expectation that the baby, the child, or adult who has the name will welcome or embrace everybody in their future life. Since I chose my name \u201cMwizenge\u201d as an adult, I wanted my name to reflect that I will warmly welcome everybody in my life as people come along.<\/p>\n

The prefix \u201cYi\u201d in Tumbuka means \u201cit\u201d. The pronoun or name \u201cYizenge\u201d translates as \u201cit can come\u201d \u201cit can come I am ready to face it.\u201d The \u201cit\u201d in traditional Tumbuka culture according to the research I conducted might be \u201chunger\u201d, \u201cfamine\u201d, and especially \u201cdeath\u201d. The parents who gave this name to their baby, child, or even an adult who chooses this name for themselves might be daring or acknowledging that death or any of life\u2019s deadly problems to happen or will happen. Tumbuka language speakers conjugate the verb \u201czanga\u201d such that some of its many uses are transformed into pronouns or names which people use. In my research, I found this complex linguistic practice in the creation and use of traditional names to be also common among the Tonga people of the Southern Province of Zambia. This practice may also exist among the 72 tribes of Zambia in the way they choose and use their traditional names.<\/p>\n

Our traditional Zambian\/African names as forms of identity often reflected soulful, spiritual, and much deeper philosophical meanings. The traditional naming customs also had their own important functions. Many traditional names also served as historical oral archives of family genealogy. This is why I have enjoyed the research fieldwork into Zambian traditional names so much over the last forty years.<\/p>\n

In my book: \u201cZambian Traditional Names\u201d I discuss why Zambians choose particular traditional names for their babies, children, and why adults might choose a particular name for themselves, relatives, or other people. This book is now available in all Book World Bookstores all over Zambia. Another more important book \u201cEncyclopedia of Zambian Names\u201d is available at Pensulo Publishers, bookstores in Zambia, and on Amazon. Mother Chilldern Edited April 8 2022<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. In the Tumbuka Bantu language, zanga is a verb which translates or means \u201ccome\u201d. Tumbuka speakers conjugate this verb and use it in so many ways to convey different meanings among the speakers. 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