muAriki

Tumbuka

Etymology

Prefixed with mu- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ Ariki.

Noun

muAriki class 1 (plural ŵaAriki class 2)

  1. Arkite
    1. One of the descendants of Canaan, according to Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15, and also inhabitants of the land of Canaan, according to Joshua 16:2.
      1. They inhabited the city of Arqa in modern day Lebanon.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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