"dada" meaning in Tumbuka

See dada in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ŵadada [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *tààtá. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*tààtá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *tààtá, {{inh+|tum|bnt-pro|*tààtá}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *tààtá Head templates: {{tum-noun|1a}} dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)
  1. father, dad Tags: class-1a Coordinate_terms: mama
    Sense id: en-dada-tum-noun-unRA3QzP Categories (other): Pages with 32 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Family

Inflected forms

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