Where does “Chiwemba” come from?

Chiwemba (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa chi-, from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀- — Class 7 noun prefix.

Chiwemba (Chichewa): the Bemba language

Definitions

  1. the Bemba language

Ancestry of “Chiwemba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewachi-language prefix; language
2Proto-Bantukɪ̀-Class 7 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀- →Every word from Chichewa chi- →
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