Litombo za mwamba
Ulcers
e.g.
A ya kwa sipatela mi tatubo ya yo bonisa kuli n’a na ni litombo fa mala ze ne li zwa mali.
en
She went to the hospital where tests revealed bleeding intestinal ulcers.
Butuku bwa kululuha mautu
Elephantiasis
e.g.
Ha kwanisi ku apala bulukwe kakuli ukula butuku bwa kululuha mautu
en
He cannot wear a trousers because he is suffering from elephantiasis
Butuku bwa kuozela
Sleeping Sickness
e.g.
Libuba la zeze litisa butuku bo bwa kuozela
en
Sleeping sickness is caused by tsetse fly
Butuku bwa maswafu/tb
Tuber Closis
e.g.
Boma bona ne ba totobezi ku kula butuku bwa maswafu/TB
en
Their mother was confined to bed with tuberculosis/TB,
Kutokwa mali amafubelu
Aneamia
e.g.
U kula butuku bwa kutokwa mali amafubelu mwa mubili
en
He has a deficiency of red blood cells in the body
Nyoko
Jaundice
e.g.
Ne ni katazwa ki nyoko ni ku setefala mi ni kukula-kula hahulu
en
I suffered from jaundice, and became pale and sickly
Butuku
Disease
e.g.
Ku tokwa buloko ni kona ki butuku
en
Lack of sleep is also a disease