muAmaleke

Tonga (Malawi)

Etymology

From mu- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ Amaleke (“Amalek”). Cognate with Tumbuka muAmaleki (“Amalekite”), Malawi Lomwe Muamaleke (“Amalekite”) and Yao m'Amaleki (“Amalekite”).

Noun

muAmaleke class 1 (plural ŵaAmaleke)

  1. Amalekite

Usage notes

The plural of this noun should be 'ŵaAmaleke', but the Tonga Bible overwhelmingly uses 'Amaleke' to refer to the Amalekites.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, Tonga Bible, 1986
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