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Weather, Compass Directions & land terminology hi Xitsonga

Xitsonga i ririmi ra khale ro fuwa ro dzika, kambe marito mo tala a wa ha tirhisiwi eka valavulelo ra siku na siku. Na ya nga se hi lahlekela marito lawa, hi leyi nxaxameto yintsongo ya mbangu (environment) hi Xitsonga;

Ntumbuluko – Nature
Maxelo – Weather
Mheho – Direction
Misava – Land / Soil

Dzonga – South
Dzonga-vupela-dyambu – South-west
Dzonga-vuxa – South-east
N’walungu – North
N’walungu-vupela-dyambu – North-west
N’walungu-vuxa – North-east
Vuhuma-dyambu/ eVuxa – East
Vupela-dyambu – West

Bubutsa – Strong wind
Moya – Air
Xidzedze – Tempest
Xihuhuri – Whirlwind
Ximbembhe – Cyclone
Zukuzuku – Sultry

Ganga – Plateau
Mananga – Desert
Manangani – Semi-desert
Ntlangasi – Muddy-sandy soil
Ntlhava – Sandy soil
Ntshava – Mountain
Nyaka/Xilogo/Bila – Muddy soil
Vembe – Plain

Khwati – Forest
Nhova – Veld

Gamboko – Snow
Gwitsi – Extreme cold
Hunguva – Fog
Rithswa – Extreme heat
Xihangu – Hail

Dyandza – Drought
Mpaya – Famine

 
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