tumbuka
/tuᵐɓuka/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- sprout
- To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| tumbuka | sprout (singular) |
| tumbukai | sprout (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha tumbuka | I will sprout |
| ucha tumbuka | you will sprout (singular) |
| mucha tumbuka | you will sprout (plural) |
| acha tumbuka | he/she will sprout |
| ticha tumbuka | we will sprout |
| vacha tumbuka | they will sprout |
| chicha tumbuka | it will sprout |
last updated: Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 11:15:25 AM Central European Standard Time
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