lembera

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From -lemba (“to write”) +‎ -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/ === Verb === -lembera (infinitive kulémbera) Applicative form of -lemba: to write to someone to write for something to write on someone's behalf ==== Derived terms ==== Verbal derivations: Negative: -salembera Reciprocal: -lemberana Nominal derivations: cholembera (“pen”) kalembera (“registration, census”) == Tumbuka == === Etymology === From -lemba (“to write”) +‎ -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”). === Verb === -lembera (infinitive kulembera) applicative of -lemba (applicative) to write names for engagements (of workers) === References === William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[1], Central Africana Limited, page 62