Nchimunya
Chitonga for "same", traditionally the name for a child of the same gender as the siblings before them.
Meaning and origin
Nchimunya marks a child whose gender matches that of the siblings born before them, a pattern Tonga families in Zambia note in the same spirit as a late birth, a birth in the rains, or a birth that broke an earlier run…
How to pronounce Nchimunya
| English (US) | n-chee-MOON-yah /ntʃiˈmuːɲa/ |
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