MAWU OFANANA KALEMBEDWE KOMA OSIYANA MATANTHAUZO (Similar but Different Meanings)

• Definition: Words that are similar but not identical in meaning.

• Examples:

  • bala – chilonda bereka mwana

  • bango – chipatso cha mtengo wamango

  • zomera za mtundu wa tsekera – zimene zimamera m’mbali mwa mtsinje ndipo amasokera mphasa

  • bawo – bango lolimbitsa m’mbali mwa mphasa

  • mtundu wa masewero – ochita ndi tinthu tobulungira tonga miyala pansi kapena pathabwa

  • buma – gulumwa (mphumphu ya dothi) yambitsa kukhudza maliro

  • cheza – kambirana nkhani ndi munthu

  • lodza kapena chitira – munthu matsenga

  • kuwala kwa dzuwa likamatuluka kapena likamalowa

  • chifungo – batani(butawo) fungo loyipa

  • chigulu – gulu lalikulu

  • chipangizo chosungiramo mchere

  • chikuta

  • chipala

  • fulu galu goba

  • khoma – chiphimba malo onse

  • nyumba yomwe mwabadwira mwana – nsomba yayikulu yopanda mamba phulusa

  • malo osulira zitsulu monga makasu ndi nkhwangwa chichotsa zinthu zapamwamba

  • kanyama kokhala ndi chigoba pamsana – chipanda chachikulu chosungira madzi chiweto chowuwa choteteza pakhomo

  • makwerero am’kati mwa nkhokwe – msampha woluka ndi bango kapena msungwi wambewa nkhwangwa yosemera m’kati mwa thunthu la mtengo monga pokonza bwato.

  • bowola dzenje pa mtengo

  • chipupa

  • lipira msonkho, menya pamutu ndi nkhonya

  • leza – khululuka

  • ng’amba – zinthu monga nsalu kapena pepala mtizigawo Mulungu

  • lumo

  • linga – mpanda wozungulira malo okhalako anthu kuti atetezeke makamaka kwa adani

  • yesa/pima – kukula kapena kulimba kwachinthu khala pa ulendo/pita kwina kwake

  • likhala ngati

  • Makande – nthaka yakuda yomwe imamata (yonyata) nsungwi zong’amba zokonzera nkhokwe

  • Mamba – makwa a nsomba, mtundu wa njoka

  • Menya – senda/chotsa khungu pa thupi lachinthu monga nyama tema mbamu ya nsima

  • Mphonda Tadza Phata – mwana wagalu

  • chipangizo chopalasira bwato

  • chipatso chonga chipanda chomwe amaphika ngati dzungu iwe, tabwera

  • ife tabwera

  • ima motayanitsa miyendo

  • panidwa chifukwa chodzera pampata wochepa lephera kulowa chifukwa chochepa mpata wolowerapo phando lambewu

  • Zinga – zungulira chinthu kapena malo

  • cheka – pakhosi pachinthu monga chiweto