muEguputo

Tumbuka

Etymology

From mu- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ Eguputo (“Egypt”). Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) muEgipiti (“Egyptian”), Lambya umu Ijiputi (“Egyptian”), Nyakyusa umw'Egiputi (“Egyptian”).

Noun

muEguputo class 1 (plural ŵaEguputo class 2)

  1. Egyptian

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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