ŵeluka

Yao

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -ŵeruka (“to stop work and go home”).

Verb

-ŵeluka (infinitive kuŵeluka, perfective -ŵelwice)

  1. to leave work
  2. to leave school

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 186
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