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Origin of the name MCHUMBA.
Etymology of the name MCHUMBA.
Meaning of the baby name MCHUMBA.
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MCHUMBA. Unisex.
African
Swahili name, meaning "sweetheart."
... On the fourth day, the wali
sings the following song to the sekilozi, partly to feign a
quarrel, partly to assure the mchumba (sweetheart) that in the
event of marriage the household goods will be forthcoming.
| "I
have been given a spoon: |
"Aha
mwiko kinkigwa ni tale: |
| You
have none. |
Hada
ukakaa, kahana wako. |
| My
stirring spoon, etc. |
Mamdemi
mlasi wangu kinkwa ni tale
Hada ukakaa kahan chako." |
(Journal of
the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, v.25,
1896)
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