muzguka

Tumbuka

Etymology

From mu- +‎ -zguka (“to resurrect”). Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) muzghuka (“ghost”).

Noun

muzguka class 1 (plural ŵazguka class 2) or muzguka class 3 (plural mizguka class 4)

  1. ghost
    Synonym: mzguki

References

This is the word used for "ghost" in the New Tumbuka Bible. Turner's dictionary however uses mzguki.

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