muYisraele

Tonga (Malawi)

Etymology

From mu- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ Yisraele (“Israel”). Cognate with Tumbuka muIsraele (“Israelite”), Malawi Lomwe Muisraele (“Israelite”), and Lambya umu Izilayeli (“Israelite”).

Noun

muYisraele class 1 (plural ŵaYisraele)

  1. Israelite

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, Tonga Bible, 1986
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