lembera

From lemba (“to write”) +‎ -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”).

• IPA^(key): /ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/

-lembera (infinitive kulémbera)

1. Applicative form of -lemba:
   1. to write to someone
   2. to write for something
   3. to write on someone's behalf

• Verbal derivations:
  • Negative: -salembera
  • Reciprocal: -lemberana

• Nominal derivations:
  • cholembera (“pen”)

From lemba (“to write”) +‎ -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”).

-lembera (infinitive kulembera)

1. applicative of -lemba
   1. (applicative) to write names for engagements (of workers)

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