manyiska

Tumbuka

Etymology

From manya (“to know”) +‎ -iska (“causative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'a'”).

Verb

-manyiska (infinitive kumanyiska)

  1. causative of -manya.
    1. to cause to know
      1. to inform

Verb

-manyiska (infinitive kumanyiska)

  1. (intensive) to know thoroughly
  2. (intensive) to know for certain
  3. to understand

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 67
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