Penjani
From the Tumbuka verb for searching or looking for something, most likely used here as "seek".
Meaning and origin
Penjani comes from the Tumbuka verb stem -penja, to search or look for something, with an ending that Bantu languages commonly use to turn a verb into a call addressed to more than one person.
How to pronounce Penjani
| English (US) | pen-JAH-nee /pɛnˈdʒɑːni/ |
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