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1/10/2024, 1:52 AM jocatchi
6/1/2019, 4:23 AM miminawewe

Name Chimika
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Tumbuka
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

After miscarriage(s), family would use traditional medicine (herbs, roots, barks) to prevent a potential next miscarriage. Kumika means "to stop, halt, prevent". Chimika is what you use to stop, prevent, halt. The child would be named Chimika to refer to the fact that the family used chimika to carry the pregnancy full term and deliver a healthy baby
Added 6/1/2019 by miminawewe