tambala

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Chichewa tambala (“rooster”), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tambala (plural tambalas or matambala)

  1. Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.

Chichewa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tambala class 1a (plural atambala class 2)

  1. rooster

Noun[edit]

tambala class 9 (plural matambala class 6)

  1. tambala (hundredth of a Malawian kwacha)
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