tambala

ny-noun

tambala class 1a (plural atambala class 2)


tambala

tambala class 9 (plural matambala class 6)

tambala (hundredth of a Malawian kwacha)


mamba

mámba (canonical class-9)
mámba (class-10 plural)


bira

birá (canonical class-1a)
abirá (class-2 plural)


bulu

bulú (canonical class-1a)
abulú (class-2 plural)


mbuzi

mbúzi (canonical class-9)
mbúzi (class-10 plural)


ntchentche

ntchéntche class 9 (plural ntchéntche class 10)

ntchéntche (canonical class-9)
ntchéntche (class-10 plural)

/ˈⁿt͡ʃʰé.ⁿt͡ʃʰe/


mbira

mbíra (canonical class-9)
mbíra (class-10 plural)


kavalo

kaválo class 1a (plural akaválo class 2)

kaválo (canonical class-1a)
akaválo (class-2 plural)


ng'ombe

ng'ombe class 9 (plural ng'ombe class 10)


njiwa

njiŵa (canonical class-9)
njiŵa (class-10 plural)

/ˈⁿd͡ʒi.w⁽ᵝ⁾a/


fisi

físi (canonical class-1a)
afísi (class-2 plural)

From Proto-Bantu *mpítí. Cognate to Swahili fisi.


nyani

nyaní (canonical class-1a)
anyaní (class-2 plural)


galu

galú (canonical class-1a)
agalú (class-2 plural)


katawa

kataŵá class 1a (plural akataŵá class 2)

kataŵá (canonical class-1a)
akataŵá (class-2 plural)


njovu

From Proto-Bantu *njògù (compare Swahili: ndovu).


chitamba

chitámba class 7 (plural zitámba class 8)

chitámba (canonical class-7)
zitámba (class-8 plural)


mphaka

mphaká class 1a (plural amphaká class 2)

mphaká (canonical class-1a)
amphaká (class-2 plural)


hatchi

hátchi class 9 (plural mahátchi class 6)

hátchi (canonical class-9)
mahátchi (class-6 plural)

Borrowed from Shona hachi (less common than bhiza), from an Nguni language; compare Zulu ihhashi and Xhosa ihashe. Ultimately from a Khoe language; compare Khoekhoe has (“mare”).


nungu

nungú (canonical class-9)
nungú (class-10 plural)


chinziri

chinzirí class 7 (plural zinzirí class 8)

chinzirí (canonical class-7)
zinzirí (class-8 plural)


kanungu

kánungu class 1a (plural akánungu class 2)

kánungu (canonical class-1a)
akánungu (class-2 plural)


mkango

mkángo (canonical class-3)
mikángo (class-4 plural)


mbidzi

mbidzí (canonical class-9)
mbidzí (class-10 plural)


gondwa

góndwa class 1a (plural agóndwa class 2)

góndwa (canonical class-1a)
agóndwa (class-2 plural)


njuchi

njúchi (canonical class-9)
njúchi (class-10 plural)

/ˈⁿd͡ʒú.t͡ʃi/


khwangala

khwángala class 5 (plural makwángala class 6)

khwángala (canonical class-5)
makwángala (class-6 plural)

/kʷʰáˈᵑɡa.ɽa/


kalulu

kalulú class 1a (plural akalulú class 2)

kalulú (canonical class-1a)
akalulú (class-2 plural)


njoka

njóka (canonical class-9)
njóka (class-10 plural)


nsongo

nsongó (canonical class-9)
nsongó (class-10 plural)


mbalame

mbálame class 9 (plural mbálame class 10)

mbálame (canonical class-9)
mbálame (class-10 plural)


nsomba

nsómba (canonical class-9)
nsómba (class-10 plural)


ngamira

ngamíra class 9 (plural ngamíra class 10)

ngamíra (canonical class-9)
ngamíra (class-10 plural)

Ultimately from Arabic جَمَل (jamal), probably via Yao ngamila. Compare Swahili ngamia.


nkhanu

nkhanú (canonical class-9)
nkhanú (class-10 plural)


nkhumba

nkhumbá class 9 (plural nkhumbá class 10)

nkhumbá (canonical class-9)
nkhumbá (class-10 plural)


nguluwe

nguluŵe class 9 (plural nguluŵe class 10)

nguluŵe (canonical class-9)
nguluŵe (class-10 plural)

/ᵑɡuˈɽu.w⁽ᵝ⁾e/


nkhandwe

nkhandwe class 9 (plural nkhandwe class 10)


mphemvu

mphémvu class 9 (plural mphémvu class 10)

mphémvu (canonical class-9)
mphémvu (class-10 plural)


njati

njáti (canonical class-9)
njáti (class-10 plural)


mnyanga

mnyánga class 3 (plural minyánga class 4)

mnyánga (canonical class-3)
minyánga (class-4 plural)


nthowitowi

nthoŵitoŵi class 9 (plural nthoŵitoŵi class 10)

nthoŵitoŵi (canonical class-9)
nthoŵitoŵi (class-10 plural)


nkhukundembo

nkhúkúndémbo class 9 (plural nkhúkúndémbo class 10)

nkhúkúndémbo (canonical class-9)
nkhúkúndémbo (class-10 plural)

From nkhuku (“chicken”) + dembo (“vulture”).


ntchefu

ntchefú class 9 (plural ntchefú class 10)

ntchefú (canonical class-9)
ntchefú (class-10 plural)

/ˈⁿt͡ʃʰe.fú/


nkhuku

nkhúku (canonical class-9)
nkhúku (class-10 plural)

From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.


mvuu

mvuú (canonical class-9)
mvuú (class-10 plural)


nkhosa

nkhósa (canonical class-9)
nkhósa (class-10 plural)


nyamalikiti

nyamalikiti class 9 (plural nyamalikiti class 10)


nswala

nswála (canonical class-9)
nswála (class-10 plural)


kambuku

kambukú class 1a (plural akambukú class 2)

kambukú (canonical class-1a)
akambukú (class-2 plural)


gogomole

gógómóle class 1a (plural agógómóle class 2)

gógómóle (canonical class-1a)
agógómóle (class-2 plural)

/ɡó.ɡóˈmó.ɽe/


kakowa

kakóŵa class 1a (plural akakóŵa class 2)

kakóŵa (canonical class-1a)
akakóŵa (class-2 plural)

any white egret (the cattle egret, little egret, intermediate egret, or great egret)


gwape

gwápe (canonical class-1a)
agwápe (class-2 plural)


kabawi

kabaŵí class 1a (plural akabaŵí class 2)

kabaŵí (canonical class-1a)
akabaŵí (class-2 plural)

a hawk, buzzard, eagle, or kite (any of various birds of prey)


nkhwazi

nkhwázi class 9 (plural nkhwázi class 10)

nkhwázi (canonical class-9)
nkhwázi (class-10 plural)


nkhwali

nkhwalí class 9 (plural nkhwalí class 10)

nkhwalí (canonical class-9)
nkhwalí (class-10 plural)

red-necked francolin
red-necked francolin


tsekwe

tsekwé class 1a (plural atsekwé class 2)

tsekwé (canonical class-1a)
atsekwé (class-2 plural)


chiswankhono

chiswankhóno class 7 (plural ziswankhóno class 8)

chiswankhóno (canonical class-7)
ziswankhóno (class-8 plural)

a stork (in particular, a white stork or openbill)


nkhanga

nkhánga class 9 (plural nkhánga class 10)

nkhánga (canonical class-9)
nkhánga (class-10 plural)


insa

insá (canonical class-9)
insá (class-10 plural)


mleme

mléme (canonical class-3)
miléme (class-4 plural)


kadzidzi

kadzidzi class 12 (plural tidzidzi class 13)


chinkhwe

chinkhwé class 7 (plural zinkhwé class 8)

chinkhwé (canonical class-7)
zinkhwé (class-8 plural)

/ˈt͡ʃi.ᵑkʷʰé/


mbewa

mbeŵa (canonical class-9)
mbeŵa (class-10 plural)


chule

chulé (canonical class-1a)
achulé (class-2 plural)


mbululu

mbululu class 9 (plural mbululu class 10)


nyalugwe

nyalugwe class 1a (plural anyalugwe class 2)


fulu

fúlu (canonical class-1a)
afúlu (class-2 plural)