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sima

noun

LanguageTumbuka

Meaning
  1. nshima (porridge made from maize or sorghum)
  2. nshima
  3. A traditional staple food in the form of a thick porridge made from maize or sorghum flour.
Examples

Nkhurye sima na mphangwe.

I am eating nshima with wild spinach.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is the primary food eaten with almost every meal in Tumbuka-speaking regions.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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