"Tumbuka" meaning in English

See Tumbuka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tumbuka
  1. The language of these people. Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: tum ⁠ Translations (language): Chitumbuka (Chichewa), тумбука (tumbuka) (Russian), Citumbuka (Tumbuka)
    Sense id: en-Tumbuka-en-name-L-XLdqLO Disambiguation of Languages: 67 33

Noun

Forms: Tumbukas [plural], Tumbuka [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Tumbuka}} Tumbuka (plural Tumbukas or Tumbuka)
  1. A member of a Bantu-speaking African people inhabiting Eastern Zambia and Northern Malawi. Translations (person): Mtumbuka (Chichewa), тумбука (tumbuka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Tumbuka-en-noun-6Bu7w1HK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 84

Inflected forms

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