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Where does “fipirwa” come from?
fipirwa (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka -wa, from Proto-Bantu -úa.
fipirwa
(Tumbuka): to be dirty
Definitions
to be dirty
Ancestry of “fipirwa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Tumbuka
-wa
Forms passive verbs
2
Proto-Bantu
-úa
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Words derived from “fipirwa”
kufipirwa
vinthu vyakufipirwa
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