ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This article "List of Zambian names" is from Wikipedia. People Groups. This integrated approach establishes a framework for the holistic demonstration and . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The purpose of the ceremony is to give thanks to the ancestral spirits and gods for providing good rains and a bountiful harvest. Obontami, smellymouth, lastmumu, lasisi69, rokiatu, 1 Like. British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning, London: Elliot Stock . They oversee a small area and are aided or followed by village elders, who uphold Lala tradition. There are a number of chiefdoms that govern the Lala, including Chitambo, Muchinda, Chisomo, Serenje, Kabamba, Mailo, Chibale, Mboshya and others. Cheelo (Male and Female) see book for definition, 5. Watonta means "She is tired" in Namwanga/Mambwe to indicate that the mother might not want any more children. [3], Like many other ethnic groups in Zambia, the Lala are said to have descended from the Luba-Lunda Kingdom in present-day Democratic Republic of Congo. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lala census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. 5) Lweendo means journey and is given to a baby boy or girl who was born when the mother was on a journey. The Lala people dress in a similar manner to other ethnic groups of Zambia. This page was last edited on 5 August 2020, at 13:27. 3 . A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. Zambia: Population: 10.8 . Globalization has also introduced new foods crops, such as rice, potatoes, new varieties of sweet potatoes, different types of beans, maize, and other crops.[1]. I want to go and EAT lunch with professor, UPND Official arrested for allegedly defiling his Wifes 13 year old niece, Arrows and Napsa Join Nkana and Eagles in 2022 ABSA Cup Semifinals. Interested who applied and send the application letters together with verified photocopies of Qualifications and Certified National Registration cards to the recruiting officer at the under-listed Provincial ZDF Officers can check . With urbanisation, Bemba speakers can be found everywhere in Zambia including the capital city, Lusaka. The Lala and other small indigenous groups of the mountainous Nigeria-Cameroon borderlands have had somewhat complicated relations with migrant peoples, particularly Hausa peddlers and Fulani . It is given to a baby boy or girl who was born when parents were busy in the field in the rain season, building a house etc. Wankunda-means "God loves me"in Namwanga. 7) Mainza means rain season. "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. Mapalo means "God's blessings in Chibemba, Bumi means "Life" in Chimbemba Musenge is a relatively common middle name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A total of 323 respondents or people 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 name is used to name females, males babies or both. Ask Massiye, or "orphan", or Chisonis - "sadness", or the sad-eyed Chimwamsozi, whose name means "drinker of tears". The couple is saying why give the new baby a persons, ancestors or real name if she or he is going to die anyway? According to respondents, the Lala used 'akamphangolishishi', a type of material, to make shirts and other clothes with 'chilundu', a type of tree. An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Lala ancestors lived in harsh conditions. [4], The Lala are traditionally small scale farmers, hunters, and fishermen. Dr. Mwizenge S. Tembo It's supposed to be kept between the namer and the named - a dark reminder to the growing child that one person saw into his or her soul at birth. In 1940, Laborer and New Worker were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Lala. 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. One research field trip was made to Choma and the Gwembe Valley in 1988 and three trips to Eastern Zambia between 1980 and 1985. Which means "dog". 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. 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 name is used to name females, males or both. The Lala tribe is just one of 78 different ethnic groups living in Zambia today. There were a total of 571 traditional names from Eastern Zambia and 312 traditional Tonga names from Southern Zambia. All: Name: Home > Lala . I made a research field trip to Choma and the Gwembe Valley in September 1988 and three trips to Eastern Zambia between 1980 and 1985. That can happen anywhere, of course. The name is given to a baby boy or girl who is born to a couple who spent many years of failing to conceive until roots or traditional herbs were used in order for the woman to conceive. kuzipa means" the beautiful one" in Maambwe/ Namwanga. This was so that families of women who had just given birth would be able to have a book from which they could choose Zambian traditional names to give to their newly born baby if they chose to do so. The Lala belong to a small cluster of linguistically related peoples in geographic proximity, the Ga-Anda, Yungur, Handa, and Mboi living north of the Benue River. The study found that in the Eastern Province of Zambia, these were the top ten most popular traditional Names. This was about 18% of all the recorded Lala's in USA. Sometime soon, says Mulangani, I'm going to be baptised. Swaka dialect is divergent, and sometimes classified as a separate language (Nurse 2003). Mumba means "inside the house" in Chibemba. A study was conducted in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia to investigate the meaning of Zambian traditional names. A study was conducted in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia to investigate the meaning of Zambian traditional names. Because the boy needs both hands to keep the bike upright, he can't sweep the flies from his eyes. Ask Simon Mwewa. The Lala of Zambia, numbering 584,000, are No Longer Unreached. 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. Priofessor, one does not EAT brakfast, they HAVE breakfast. It's called the zina la bamkombo- or the name of the umbilical cord. This land area is approximately 108% of the area of Texas. LOL @The Saint. Meanwhile, little Mulangani - he who must be punished - has scrounged a lift in the back of our pick-up to his home. Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater College. Countrywide, an estimated 380,000 children have been orphaned by Aids and 85,000 are living with HIV. Before making travel plans based on data presented here, please confirm with other sources to the extent possible. note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. It's a Nguni word meaning "punish me". Nsungwe means to be take kept/taken care of, Malambo (born during planting season Tonga ) 8) Muchaala means to remain behind and is given to a boy or girl whose mother or father died soon after the baby was born. They are part of the Bantu, Central-South people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. The land has a total area of 752,610 km (290,584 mi). 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. Nsonyi means "[remove] shame" in Lunda for a child born to a woman who remained childless for a long time. Bowa means "mushrooms" in Chibemba. Joshua Project may be able to provide more information than what is published on this site. What's he waiting for? Zambia is a landlocked country in southeast Africa. 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. With intermarriages it wont be strange to have names as Zondiwe Michelo, Mutinta Chitalu or Chimuka Banda they would be easily understood. 2023 | International Mission Board, SBC. Profile submissions welcome. The ten Tonga names which were most frequently cited in descending order are: 1) Nchimunya which means the same. Bridgewater, VA 22812 100 penpals Top 100 Zambian names - Zambia See also first names from Zambia on Top-Names.info : [] - Hint: Try searching for a relative alive in 1940. A group of people participated in a study conducted by this author at the Institute for African Studies University of Zambia. Crown-fruited fig (English: Zambia) D Dwarf fig (English: Zambia) F False ashok tree (English: Zambia) (Cultivated species) False ashoka tree (English: Zambia) (Cultivated species) False baobab (English: Zambia) False cape fig (English: Zambia) Fibale (Bemba) Fischer's figtree (English: Zambia) Flame lily (English: Zambia) Flat-crowned . With the advent of globalization, many Lala women have adopted the wearing of chitenge fabric and ichitambal (head wraps), and men have adopted trousers, shorts, and chitenge tops. Banji means "we are many" in Tonga. One also comes across names in newspapers, radio and everyday life like Skin, Experience, Given, Cloud. There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Lala. Ideally, the author would like the book to be made available at all maternity wards in hospitals in Zambia so that potential parents can use the book to choose baby names. "He ran away from home when he was 12," he says. Page 133 - Robert C. Acronyms and Initialisms Dictionary, Detroit: Gale Research Company, 4th edition, 1973 as Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames, New York: Chilton Book Company, 1969 bbdm Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 4th edition, 1940 (with 1949 supplement) bfn Barber, Henry. Professor expand what you started as it is in good faith and a pride! Alinaswe means "He (God) is with us" in Namwanga/Mambwe. Nalucha means the fierce one in Silozi, Kawanga means "Magic Charm" in Luvale Lala, a people of eastern Nigeria. 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. The population is composed of people from all parts of Zambia, as well as some from neighbouring countries. There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Lala. I reminded my wife that one of my cousins had the name Because. Muchaala (Male and female) to remain behind, 10. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022. The initial aim of the research was that the book would be put in the maternity ward of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka and maternity clinics all over Zambia. A study was conducted in 1988 among the Tonga of Southern Province to find out what Tonga traditional names mean. Ndona means "Lady Doctor" in Luvale, Wankumbu means "He (God) is merciful in Chibemba Texas had the highest population of Lala families in 1880. Many attractive young girls had names like Fatness, Fainess, Mainess. The most Lala families were found in USA in 1920. The primary religion practiced by the Lala is ethnoreligion. The people are crazy! Albanian: nickname from lal (definite form lala) meaning uncle and elder brother but also used as a term expressing respect and intimacy. Kutemwa means "to be loved" in Chibemba. 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. It look like nick names. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "It's good for those born at bright and merry moments but unfortunate for the others.". You can browse the book on Google. 2023 BBC. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. "Most Zambians have several names," says Kangachepe Banda. 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. He is writing Chinglish, Chinyanja and English. I conducted a study in the Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia to investigate the meaning of Zambian traditional names. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. His name means "well off" or "richness", and as a safari guide he's doing OK. "You're talking about the first one. Natota means "Thank you" in Chilamba If this is the case then we will continue to see an increase on the Radio and in newspapers of such names as Supuni (spoon), Foloko (fork), Pensulo (pencil), Financial, Umbrella, Clever, Jazz, Trouble, Shoulderblade, T-bone etc. Zambian Names. View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Lala. [1], The Lala have also traditionally had an initiation ritual for girls upon getting their first period; they would be secluded from the community for a period of time, and be taught lessons, coupled with dances, in preparation for their adult life. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more. Maho (2009) lists Biisa (Wisa), Lala, Ambo, Luano, and Swaka as distinct languages, with Ambo and Luano closest to Lala. Large parts of Zambia are thinly populated. Join the conversation - find us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. 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 name is used to name females, males or both. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. [1], Like many other Zambian societies, Lala entertainment takes the form of traditional songs, and evening storytelling around a fire. Click. Knowing the botanical name will allow you to find out the local name. Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lala surname lived. It means God is with me. Growing up, he knew a kid called Chiheni, which translates as bad boy, or thug. Since the book was published in 2006, I have had numerous email requests from Zambians and others who would like to give their newly born baby a Zambian traditional name. This is done to avoid confusion regarding the current reality of a people group, to fix grammar and spelling and to avoid potentially offensive wording. But there are some here who see opting for the homogenised anonymity of John, James or Mary as a dereliction of tradition. "Most people turn to Christianity and on baptism, they are given Christian names," she says. A total of three hundred and eleven (311) Tonga traditional names were collected. Maho (2009) lists Biisa (Wisa), Lala, Ambo, Luano, and Swaka as distinct languages, with Ambo and Luano closest to Lala. "He is in prison in South Africa for the attempted murder of a security guard.". During the 1993 field trip to Eastern Zambia the author was working at Bridgewater College. chisamu - Tonga (tree) After a birth, the mother and child hide away until the cord drops off. No people group map currently available. [1], The Lala are traditionally governed by chiefs. Browse profiles of historical people with the Lala last name, This page needs Javascript enabled in order to work properly. Dances of different kinds, such as the Kakele, are performed, and poetry and drama are very common. Michelo (Male and Female) roots or herbs, 4. A total of 134 people participated in the study; eighty-six men and forty-eight women. The average life expectancy for Lala in 1958 was 52, and 89 in 2004. 14% of Lala men worked as a Laborer and 23% of Lala women worked as a New Worker. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers. Tapiwa means we have been given in ngoni. 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