Vutsonga byi langutani na Lwamumbi (Indian Ocean), ku nga lwandle ra Vutsonga; vutivi bya swa le matini a hi byintswa eka rixaka ra hina. Eka tinxaka hinkwato ta Vatsonga, i rixaka ra va ka Ndwandwe (Machangani) ri ri roxe ri yirisaku swakudya swa le matini.
Hi lowu nongoti wo koma wa swihari swa le matini hi Xitsonga – Xinghezi /Xiputukezi;
Bavuri – Bagre/Bagre
Byombya – Sardine/Sardinha
Dambi – Green Eel/Enguia Verde
Ganju – Crab/Carangueijo
Gedle – Tilapia/ Tilápia
Gumba – Hilsa Fish/Hilsa
Hanti – Prawn/Camarão
Hlampfi – Fish/Peixe
Hunga/Nyambi – Eel/Enguia
Mbatsani – Clam/Amêijoa
Mboma – Sea horse/Cavalo Marinho
Mfutsu – Water Turtle/Tartaruga
Mhongolwana – Dolphin/Golfinho
Mpfuvu –Hippopotamus/Hipopótamo
Mphavuti – Cod Fish/Bacalhau
Mundle – Shrimp/Camarão
Muvanga – Tiger fish/Peixe Tigre
Ndaka – Bream/ Brema
Ngwenya – Crocodile/Crocodilo
Nkavani – Tuna/Atum
Nkava-va-nga-heti – Whale/Baleia
Nyambengani – Shark (of the River)/Tubarão
Nyanchangi – River Prawn/Camarão
Nyankwave – Shark (of the Sea)/Tubarão
Warhu – Oyster/Ostra
Image Source: slideshare.net
Also Read:
Marine Terminology in Xitsonga