Mtumbuka

Chichewa

Etymology

From m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ Tumbuka (“Tumbuka”). Cognate with Tumbuka muTumbuka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m.túˈᵐbu.ka/

Noun

Mtúmbuka class 1 (plural Atúmbuka class 2)

  1. a Tumbuka person

Swahili

Etymology

From m- (“Class I noun prefix”) +‎ tumbuka (“Tumbuka”).

Noun

Mtumbuka class I (plural Watumbuka class II)

  1. a member of the Tumbuka people.
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