umutwi

See also: umutwɨ

Lala-Bisa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to (“head”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”).

Noun

umutwi class 3 (plural imitwi)

  1. head (body part)

References

  • Bible Society of Zambia, Chipangano Chabwangu, 1998 - Yohane 19:30, Ukufisulula 17:9
  • Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1908), Lala-Lamba Handbook: A Short Introduction to the South-Western Division of the Wisa-Lala Dialect of Northern Rhodesia with Stories and Vocabulary‎[1], Oxford Clarendon Press, page 120
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