luji

Tonga (Malawi)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀jíjɪ̀.

Noun

luji class 11

  1. a red discharge that occurs after childbirth.

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 42

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀jíjɪ̀ (“river, waterhike”).

Noun

luji class 11

  1. deep water of Lake Malawi.

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, page 42
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