Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumbuka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: tum-bu-ka
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

The language of these people.

Inflected Forms

Tumbukas (plural)

Phrases

tum ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

tum ⁠

Questions

What does tumbuka mean?: A member of a Bantu-speaking African people inhabiting Eastern Zambia and Northern Malawi.

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