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Barotseland : $b eight years among the Barotse
Stirke, D. E. C.
Western Province (Zambia)
(15) _Q._ “Ka bata mazwalelo.”
“It looks for a place to be born in.”
_A._ “Ki tozi.”
“Pumpkin stalks (before they bear fruit.)”
(16) _Q._ “Mutala no ku sumenena.”
“A well fixed fence.”
_A._ “Ki mayo.”
“The teeth.”
(17) _Q._ “Ndundu no makumba.”
“A bundle of bark.”
_A._ “Ki lezazi.”
“The sun.”
(18) _Q._ “Namani ya zwalwa ka nako ye, kwamoraho a mazazi e na le
manaka amateleli.”
“A calf born now, in a few days has long horns.”
_A._ “Ki mbututu.”
“A baby.”
(19) _Q._ “Lutondo lwa ka yengwa Nyambi.”
“Tree made by the god Nyambi.”
_A._ “Ki kuma.”
“The papyrus reed (with tuft on top.”)
(20) _Q._ “Mulamu wa Nyambi na mbulwa makolwa.”
“The stick of the god Nyambi has no branch.”
_A._ “Ki noha.”
“A snake.”
(21) _Q._ “Mulume a lebe a mane kapata matunga a bile.”
“A long man cannot reach this country.”
_A._ “Ki lihulimu.”
“The sky.”
(22) _Q._ “Komo i potoloha silezi.”
“A cow that walks round in the mud.”
_A._ “Mukwenyani.”
“A mother-in-law.”
(23) _Q._ “A mutulo u ku nengela a mbowela u ku nengela.”
“The people of the north dance and those of the south dance.”
_A._ “Matali a kota.”
“The leaves of trees.”
(24) _Q._ “Ku tina ku mukelekete, mukelekete ku choka.”
“You climb this tree, it breaks.”
_A._ “Ki mutwa.”
“The little thorn-bush.”
(25) _Q._ “Ka ka muenwa mwanda.”
“You cannot see any trace of it.”
_A._ “Ki mundu.”
“It is the watersnail.”
(26) _Q._ “Ndo nambulwa mwelo.”
“The house that has no door.”
_A._ “Liki.”
“An egg.”
(27) _Q._ “Ka lubilo ku siya sitimela.”
“What runs quicker than a train?”
_A._ “Ki pilu.”
“The heart.”
(28) _Q._ “Mwandu ya ngulubati ha ku keni lishingwa zepeli.”
“No two logs can enter this old man’s house.”
_A._ “Lisuba la ndonga.”
“The eye of a needle.”
[Illustration: Gang of Natives proceeding to the Mines in Southern
Rhodesia
Photo by Mrs. Cambell]
CHAPTER VII.
Barozi Songs and Dances.
THE LIIMBA.
This is a purely Barozi song and is sung and danced by women only, to
celebrate the arrival of a Chief.
“Sitengu nalili, masiku a nakene, ndendende.”
Sitengu (a small bird that is heard before cock crow) has
called, the night is finished. Yea! yea!
“Mukalelwa mweta sikawana moya, ndendende.”
The one who is in trouble says he cannot free himself from his
trouble. Yea! yea!
“Mufuma mweta sika sheba sinu, ndendende.”
The rich man says, I am in need of nothing. Yea! yea!
“Muwabelwa mushekasheka, ndendende.”
The man who is glad always laughs.
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