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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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