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Tumbuka meaning

A member of a Bantu-speaking African people inhabiting Eastern Zambia and Northern Malawi.

Using Tumbuka

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of a Bantu-speaking African people inhabiting Eastern Zambia and Northern Malawi.
  • In the example corpus, tumbuka often appears in combinations such as: the tumbuka, tumbuka and.

Context around Tumbuka

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 1×

Often after:

despite 1× himself 1× speaking 1× tribe 1× territories 1×

Sentence patterns with Tumbuka

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the tumbuka and the 2× a non tumbuka himself should 1× and the tumbuka in 1894 1× in the tumbuka speaking region 1× of the tumbuka and mjuma 1× of the tumbuka were the 1× speech in tumbuka despite being 1× to the tumbuka tribe which 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the tumbuka and 2× a good number 1× bishop robert laws 1× chilima s effort 1× similar to the 1× the ngoni had 1×

Common sentence endings:

along runyina river 1× and tumbuka territories 1× for the body 1× of the ngoni 1× the powerful ngonis 1× they called zowa 1×

Words around Tumbuka

Just before it in the word index:

tumbo 4 tumblr 72 tumbling 219 tumbleweeds 10 tumbleweed 13 tumbles 40

Just after it in the word index:

tume 2 tumediso 2 tumefaciens 2 tumelo 8 tumen 4 tumeric 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Tumbuka

  • In this selection, "tumbuka" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, despite, himself and speaking stand out and add context to how "tumbuka" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the tumbuka and the and a non tumbuka himself should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tumbuka" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tumbuka

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Tumbuka and the Tonga were living in fear of the Ngoni. (12 words)

A good number of the Tumbuka were the slaves of the Ngoni whom they called Zowa. (16 words)

Bishop Robert Laws had to leave Mangochi and go further north in Tonga and Tumbuka territories. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

These were the two places where the Tonga in 1881 and the Tumbuka in 1894 embraced Christianity out of fear of the powerful Ngoni impis which was terrorizing them. (29 words)

Chilima’s effort to deliver his speech in Tumbuka despite being a non-Tumbuka himself should be recognized & will probably earn him votes in the Tumbuka speaking region. (28 words)

The Tumbuka and the Tonga were being terrirosed by the Ngoni impis of chief M'Mbelwa of Mzimba (a Zulu word for the body). (24 words)

Example sentences (9)

Chilima’s effort to deliver his speech in Tumbuka despite being a non-Tumbuka himself should be recognized & will probably earn him votes in the Tumbuka speaking region.

Similar to the Tumbuka Tribe which refers nya ngwira to mean Ngwira’s child, Tisungane said Akhada means Thomson’s child.

A good number of the Tumbuka were the slaves of the Ngoni whom they called Zowa.

Bishop Robert Laws had to leave Mangochi and go further north in Tonga and Tumbuka territories.

Later on the missionaries went to the Tumbuka who were also being enslaved by the powerful Ngonis.

The Ngoni had already killed one of the Chikulamayembes- (Mkwayira the chief of the Tumbuka) and Mjuma along Runyina river.

These were the two places where the Tonga in 1881 and the Tumbuka in 1894 embraced Christianity out of fear of the powerful Ngoni impis which was terrorizing them.

The Tumbuka and the Tonga were being terrirosed by the Ngoni impis of chief M'Mbelwa of Mzimba (a Zulu word for the body).

The Tumbuka and the Tonga were living in fear of the Ngoni.

Common combinations with tumbuka

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tumbuka" in a sentence?
An example: "Chilima’s effort to deliver his speech in Tumbuka despite being a non-Tumbuka himself should be recognized & will probably earn him votes in the Tumbuka speaking region." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "tumbuka" from authentic English texts.
What does "tumbuka" mean?
Tumbuka means: A member of a Bantu-speaking African people inhabiting Eastern Zambia and Northern Malawi.
How many example sentences with "tumbuka" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "tumbuka", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.