mlamu

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɽa.mu/

Noun

mlamu class 1 (plural alamu class 2)

  1. in-law

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 321

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”).

Noun

mlamu class 1 (plural ŵamlamu class 2)

  1. brother-in-law
  2. sister-in-law

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[2], Central Africana Limited, page 61
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