Noun

Plural: misango

MEANING

Kind, sort,species

Example of use.

1.     Ici tacaba musangoumo na cilya,

MEANING:  Thisthing is not of the same kind as that one sort

2.     Inama shabaimisango misango; ishi umusango umbi na ishi umusango umbi,

MEANING:  Theanimals are not of the same species; these are of one species, the others areof a different species.

3.     Insalu shamisango,

MEANING:  clothesof different colours.

4. Usale ifi, ulefibika mu misango mu misango,

MEANING: make aselection of these things and sort them out according to the different kinds.

MEANING 2

Ways of doing,customs, manners

Example of use

1.     Nakulanga umusangobapangilamo ici,

MEANING:   I have shown you the way they do that

2.     Kuli imisango yacisenshi, kuli na imisango ya bukristiyani

MEANING:  Thereare pagan customs, there are also Christian customs

3.     Ici nkacifwailaumusango wa kucibombelamo,

MEANING:   Ishall find a way of utilizing this thing

4.     Fusha imisango,

MEANING: toaccumulate or multiply (foolishly) customs or ways of doing

MEANING 3

Character,disposition

Example of use

E musango wakwe, efyo aba

Meaning:   Thatis how he or she is, that is his or her character.