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<u>MU CHITUMBUKA (Extended/Unrated version)</u>
Monile, usange mukumanya kulemba panji kupulikiska chiyowoyero cha ChiTumbuka, tijoinani pano pa Wikipedia kwizila mukulemba vinthu vya kupambana pambana. Kulimbila kuphalila munthu waliyose pano yayi kuti mukutijoina, yambanipo waka kulemba, kusazgapo na ine wuwo. Chilichose icho mupangenge pano pawevyenge wakumufumbani. Pala mukukhumba kulemba mwa maluwilo, mungagwiliska ntchito [https://tum.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&campaign=contributionsmenu&to=tum Chilwelo cha Kung'anamulira] Vinthu icho chili [https://tum.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&campaign=contributionsmenu&to=tum pano]. Wikipediya iyi njamunthu chala, nja waliyose uyo ni Mtumbuka panji uyo wakukhumba kumanya ChiTumbuka.
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Hi, please if you can write or understand Tumbuka language, join us in writing articles here. If you don't know Tumbuka but still wanna contribute, use [https://tum.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&campaign=contributionsmenu&to=tum The Content Translation Tool] found [https://tum.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ContentTranslation&campaign=contributionsmenu&to=tum here].
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== Resources and questions ==
Hi. I hope you are doing well. I have two things:
1. Do you have any resources for learning Tumbuka and Chewa? I'm getting more used to Tumbuka (not perfect still), but not great with Chewa.
2. Lots of things in one.
*Is the word for ''is ''in Chewa ''ndi'', like ''ni ''in Tumbuka, or is ''ndi ''meaning ''and''?
*Is ''mzinda ''meaning ''city ''in Tumbuka? I've been treating it this way until your move summary for [[Darwin (mzinda)]] saying it is Chewa.
*Is ''village ''in Tumbuka ''muzi ''or ''chikaya''? And what is ''village ''in Chewa?
*What is ''nyengo ''in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as ''weather''.
*What is ''malo ''in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as ''geography'' and multiple other things.
*What is ''boma'' in Tumbuka? Can it mean both ''government ''and ''county''/''LGA''?
*Is ''island '' in Tumbuka ''chilumba ''or ''nkhoska''?
Yewo chomene. I know thats a lot. Come back to me when you can. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 13:30, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:Great questions and thanks.
:* "Ni" is Tumbuka, and in Chewa, it is "ndi" which means "is".
:* "Mzinda"''' is not Tumbuka''' (but '''Chewa'''), in Tumbuka it is called "msumba" which means "city", "town" or "urban area".
:* "Island" is called "chirwa" (default normal Tumbuka), or "nkhoska" (old (or deep) Tumbuka), ''Chilumba'' is Chewa language
:* "Boma" is both Chewa and Tumbuka, in both languages, it means "the district seat", "a district", "government of"= boma la, "government"
:* Village is "'''Chikaya'''" in '''Tumbuka''', and ''mu'''d'''zi'' in Chewa. "Muzi" is a Tumbuka pidgin, meaning a neutral one, or a hybrid
:* "malo" is both Tumbuka and Chewa to mean "place", piece of land", "a plot/plot", "location"
:* "Nyengo" (time) is Tumbuka, in Chewa (if you mean time), it called "nthawi"
:* "Nyengo" in Chewa, it may mean "season of", but does NOT mean "season"
:* For "season(s)", in Tumbuka is "'''nyengo ya''' (vula) to mean "rainy season"
:* For "season(s)", in Chewa is "'''nyengo ya''' (mvula) to mean "rainy season"
:Resources, you mean online?
:Thanks. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 18:24, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] Yes, online.
::Thanks for the information. I'll remember these.
::Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 23:03, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== [[Donald Trump]] as a featured article ==
Hi. I am letting you know the article [[Donald Trump]], a page you created or significantly contributed to, has been marked as a Featured Article for the Tumbuka Wikipedia.
The performer, [[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]], left the following message:
''I think the article has Featured Article potential, and I have already added the badge. This article is amazing! Please let me know if you object.''
Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 07:11, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:@[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]] Thanks, and I agree. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 19:19, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== Help page on iowiki in Tumbuka ==
Hi @[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]].
I've been going crosswiki editing and creating Tumbuka-language tutorials (sorry, don't know how to phrase it better). [[:io:Helpo:ChiTumbuka|Tell me what you think of this.]] Please fix any errors you spot there.
Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 05:32, 11 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== Creating Welcome bot on tumwiki ==
@[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] Good morning. I've been interested in bots which welcome new editors on different Wikipedias. I decided I wanted to create a bot which does exactly that on tumwiki.
A great example of a bot that does this is [[Ha:User:AmmarBot|AmmarBot]] on hawiki. ([https://ha.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tattaunawar_user:Viyowoyero-vya-Mala%C5%B5i&oldid=934515 This is an example of what it does].)
Wondering if you know at all how to make a bot like this, if so can you help me? Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 04:09, 14 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:Xup, please use an email. I will send link to a script. Yewo chomene. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 22:37, 16 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
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[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XgLgzF3vyXF9NMdLiymx5weR5twXJ4pB?usp=sharing Here]
== Resources and questions ==
Hi. I hope you are doing well. I have two things:
1. Do you have any resources for learning Tumbuka and Chewa? I'm getting more used to Tumbuka (not perfect still), but not great with Chewa.
2. Lots of things in one.
*Is the word for ''is ''in Chewa ''ndi'', like ''ni ''in Tumbuka, or is ''ndi ''meaning ''and''?
*Is ''mzinda ''meaning ''city ''in Tumbuka? I've been treating it this way until your move summary for [[Darwin (mzinda)]] saying it is Chewa.
*Is ''village ''in Tumbuka ''muzi ''or ''chikaya''? And what is ''village ''in Chewa?
*What is ''nyengo ''in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as ''weather''.
*What is ''malo ''in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as ''geography'' and multiple other things.
*What is ''boma'' in Tumbuka? Can it mean both ''government ''and ''county''/''LGA''?
*Is ''island '' in Tumbuka ''chilumba ''or ''nkhoska''?
Yewo chomene. I know thats a lot. Come back to me when you can. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 13:30, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:Great questions and thanks.
:* "Ni" is Tumbuka, and in Chewa, it is "ndi" which means "is".
:* "Mzinda"''' is not Tumbuka''' (but '''Chewa'''), in Tumbuka it is called "msumba" which means "city", "town" or "urban area".
:* "Island" is called "chirwa" (default normal Tumbuka), or "nkhoska" (old (or deep) Tumbuka), ''Chilumba'' is Chewa language
:* "Boma" is both Chewa and Tumbuka, in both languages, it means "the district seat", "a district", "government of"= boma la, "government"
:* Village is "'''Chikaya'''" in '''Tumbuka''', and ''mu'''d'''zi'' in Chewa. "Muzi" is a Tumbuka pidgin, meaning a neutral one, or a hybrid
:* "malo" is both Tumbuka and Chewa to mean "place", piece of land", "a plot/plot", "location"
:* "Nyengo" (time) is Tumbuka, in Chewa (if you mean time), it called "nthawi"
:* "Nyengo" in Chewa, it may mean "season of", but does NOT mean "season"
:* For "season(s)", in Tumbuka is "'''nyengo ya''' (vula) to mean "rainy season"
:* For "season(s)", in Chewa is "'''nyengo ya''' (mvula) to mean "rainy season"
:Resources, you mean online?
:Thanks. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 18:24, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] Yes, online.
::Thanks for the information. I'll remember these.
::Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 23:03, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== [[Donald Trump]] as a featured article ==
Hi. I am letting you know the article [[Donald Trump]], a page you created or significantly contributed to, has been marked as a Featured Article for the Tumbuka Wikipedia.
The performer, [[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]], left the following message:
''I think the article has Featured Article potential, and I have already added the badge. This article is amazing! Please let me know if you object.''
Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 07:11, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:@[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]] Thanks, and I agree. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 19:19, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== Help page on iowiki in Tumbuka ==
Hi @[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]].
I've been going crosswiki editing and creating Tumbuka-language tutorials (sorry, don't know how to phrase it better). [[:io:Helpo:ChiTumbuka|Tell me what you think of this.]] Please fix any errors you spot there.
Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 05:32, 11 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:It has no errors, just amazing with you did there :) [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 22:38, 16 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== Creating Welcome bot on tumwiki ==
@[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] Good morning. I've been interested in bots which welcome new editors on different Wikipedias. I decided I wanted to create a bot which does exactly that on tumwiki.
A great example of a bot that does this is [[Ha:User:AmmarBot|AmmarBot]] on hawiki. ([https://ha.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tattaunawar_user:Viyowoyero-vya-Mala%C5%B5i&oldid=934515 This is an example of what it does].)
Wondering if you know at all how to make a bot like this, if so can you help me? Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 04:09, 14 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:Xup, please use an email. I will send link to a script. Yewo chomene. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 22:37, 16 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
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<!--- New sections go at the BOTTOM of the page --->
'''ALL TUMBUKA HISTORY BOOKS'''
[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XgLgzF3vyXF9NMdLiymx5weR5twXJ4pB?usp=sharing Here]
== Resources and questions ==
Hi. I hope you are doing well. I have two things:
1. Do you have any resources for learning Tumbuka and Chewa? I'm getting more used to Tumbuka (not perfect still), but not great with Chewa.
2. Lots of things in one.
*Is the word for ''is ''in Chewa ''ndi'', like ''ni ''in Tumbuka, or is ''ndi ''meaning ''and''?
*Is ''mzinda ''meaning ''city ''in Tumbuka? I've been treating it this way until your move summary for [[Darwin (mzinda)]] saying it is Chewa.
*Is ''village ''in Tumbuka ''muzi ''or ''chikaya''? And what is ''village ''in Chewa?
*What is ''nyengo ''in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as ''weather''.
*What is ''malo ''in Tumbuka exactly? I've been treating it as ''geography'' and multiple other things.
*What is ''boma'' in Tumbuka? Can it mean both ''government ''and ''county''/''LGA''?
*Is ''island '' in Tumbuka ''chilumba ''or ''nkhoska''?
Yewo chomene. I know thats a lot. Come back to me when you can. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 13:30, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:Great questions and thanks.
:* "Ni" is Tumbuka, and in Chewa, it is "ndi" which means "is".
:* "Mzinda"''' is not Tumbuka''' (but '''Chewa'''), in Tumbuka it is called "msumba" which means "city", "town" or "urban area".
:* "Island" is called "chirwa" (default normal Tumbuka), or "nkhoska" (old (or deep) Tumbuka), ''Chilumba'' is Chewa language
:* "Boma" is both Chewa and Tumbuka, in both languages, it means "the district seat", "a district", "government of"= boma la, "government"
:* Village is "'''Chikaya'''" in '''Tumbuka''', and ''mu'''d'''zi'' in Chewa. "Muzi" is a Tumbuka pidgin, meaning a neutral one, or a hybrid
:* "malo" is both Tumbuka and Chewa to mean "place", piece of land", "a plot/plot", "location"
:* "Nyengo" (time) is Tumbuka, in Chewa (if you mean time), it called "nthawi"
:* "Nyengo" in Chewa, it may mean "season of", but does NOT mean "season"
:* For "season(s)", in Tumbuka is "'''nyengo ya''' (vula) to mean "rainy season"
:* For "season(s)", in Chewa is "'''nyengo ya''' (mvula) to mean "rainy season"
:Resources, you mean online?
:Thanks. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 18:24, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] Yes, online.
::Thanks for the information. I'll remember these.
::Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 23:03, 2 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== [[Donald Trump]] as a featured article ==
Hi. I am letting you know the article [[Donald Trump]], a page you created or significantly contributed to, has been marked as a Featured Article for the Tumbuka Wikipedia.
The performer, [[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]], left the following message:
''I think the article has Featured Article potential, and I have already added the badge. This article is amazing! Please let me know if you object.''
Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 07:11, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:@[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]] Thanks, and I agree. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 19:19, 5 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== Help page on iowiki in Tumbuka ==
Hi @[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]].
I've been going crosswiki editing and creating Tumbuka-language tutorials (sorry, don't know how to phrase it better). [[:io:Helpo:ChiTumbuka|Tell me what you think of this.]] Please fix any errors you spot there.
Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 05:32, 11 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:It has no errors, just amazing with what you did there :) [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 22:38, 16 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
== Creating Welcome bot on tumwiki ==
@[[User:Tumbuka Arch|Tumbuka Arch]] Good morning. I've been interested in bots which welcome new editors on different Wikipedias. I decided I wanted to create a bot which does exactly that on tumwiki.
A great example of a bot that does this is [[Ha:User:AmmarBot|AmmarBot]] on hawiki. ([https://ha.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tattaunawar_user:Viyowoyero-vya-Mala%C5%B5i&oldid=934515 This is an example of what it does].)
Wondering if you know at all how to make a bot like this, if so can you help me? Yewo chomene. '''''[[User:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi]]'''''[[User talk:Viyowoyero-vya-Malaŵi|'''<span style='color: #00008b;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub></span>''']] 04:09, 14 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
:Xup, please use an email. I will send link to a script. Yewo chomene. [[user:Tumbuka Arch|<span style='color: #FFFFFF;background-color: #191970;'>'''''Tumbuka Arch'''''</span>]][[user talk:Tumbuka Arch|'''<span style='color: #B20000;background-color: #FFFFFF;'><sup>★</sup><sub>★</sub><sup>★</sup></span>''']] 22:37, 16 Sekutembala 2026 (UTC)
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'''Mzimba''' ni malo agho ghakusangika pakati pa [[boma la Mzimba]].
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