Chimuka
Chitonga for a child who arrived later than expected, from a root meaning "late".
Meaning and origin
Chimuka belongs to the Tonga people of the Zambezi valley in Zambia and neighbouring Zimbabwe, who often draw a child's name from the circumstances of the birth rather than from a fixed stock of names.
How to pronounce Chimuka
| English (US) | chih-MOO-kah /tʃiˈmuːkə/ |
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