ngungulupya

Yao

Etymology

From ngungu (“haze”) +‎ lupya (“bush where the grass has been burnt down”). Cognate with Chichewa nkhúngulupsa (“burnt ashes on grass and leaves”).

Noun

ngungulupya class 9 (plural ngungulupya)

  1. the bush where the grass has been burnt down

See also

  • liwelenje (“stubble of grass remaining after burning”)

References

  • Alexander Hetherwick, Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, 1889 - page 215
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 258
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