layira

Tumbuka

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -lawira (“to bid farewell”)

Verb

-layira (infinitive kulayira)

  1. to bid farewell.

Derived terms

  • -layirana (“to bid farewell to each other”)

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 62
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