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Where does “cakulya” come from?
cakulya (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka kulya, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a.
cakulya
(Tumbuka): food
Definitions
food
Ancestry of “cakulya”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Tumbuka
kulya
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2
Proto-Bantu
*kʊ̀dɪ́a
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Words derived from “cakulya”
kacakulya
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