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Yewo Chomene.
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Resources and questions
[kulemba source]Hi. I hope you are doing well. I have two things:
1. Do you have any resources for learning Tumbuka and Chewa? I'm getting more used to Tumbuka (not perfect still), but not great with Chewa.
2. Lots of things in one.
- Is the word for is in Chewa ndi, like ni in Tumbuka, or is ndi meaning and?
- Is mzinda meaning city in Tumbuka? I've been treating it this way until your move summary for Darwin (mzinda) saying it is Chewa.
- Is village in Tumbuka muzi or chikaya? And what is village in Chewa?
- What is nyengo in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as weather.
- What is malo in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as geography and multiple other things.
- What is boma in Tumbuka? Can it mean both government and county/LGA?
- Is island in Tumbuka chilumba or nkhoska?
Yewo chomene. I know thats a lot. Come back to me when you can. Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi★★★ 13:30, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
- Great questions and thanks.
- "Ni" is Tumbuka, and in Chewa, it is "ndi" which means "is".
- "Mzinda" is not Tumbuka (but Chewa), in Tumbuka it is called "msumba" which means "city", "town" or "urban area".
- "Island" is called "chirwa" (default normal Tumbuka), or "nkhoska" (old (or deep) Tumbuka), Chilumba is Chewa language
- "Boma" is both Chewa and Tumbuka, in both languages, it means "the district seat", "a district", "government of"= boma la, "government"
- Village is "Chikaya" in Tumbuka, and mudzi in Chewa. "Muzi" is a Tumbuka pidgin, meaning a neutral one, or a hybrid
- "malo" is both Tumbuka and Chewa to mean "place", piece of land", "a plot/plot", "location"
- "Nyengo" (time) is Tumbuka, in Chewa (if you mean time), it called "nthawi"
- "Nyengo" in Chewa, it may mean "season of", but does NOT mean "season"
- For "season(s)", in Tumbuka is "nyengo ya (vula) to mean "rainy season"
- For "season(s)", in Chewa is "nyengo ya (mvula) to mean "rainy season"
- Resources, you mean online?
- Thanks. Tumbuka Arch★★★ 18:24, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
- @Tumbuka Arch Yes, online.
- Thanks for the information. I'll remember these.
- Yewo chomene. Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi★★★ 23:03, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
Donald Trump as a featured article
[kulemba source]Hi. I am letting you know the article Donald Trump, a page you created or significantly contributed to, has been marked as a Featured Article for the Tumbuka Wikipedia.
The performer, Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi, left the following message:
I think the article has Featured Article potential, and I have already added the badge. This article is amazing! Please let me know if you object.
Yewo chomene. Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi★★★ 07:11, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
- @Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi Thanks, and I agree. Tumbuka Arch★★★ 19:19, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
Help page on iowiki in Tumbuka
[kulemba source]Hi @Tumbuka Arch.
I've been going crosswiki editing and creating Tumbuka-language tutorials (sorry, don't know how to phrase it better). Tell me what you think of this. Please fix any errors you spot there.
Yewo chomene. Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi★★★ 05:32, 11 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)