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tambala

tambala

9.9
A small unit of Malawian money worth one hundredth of a kwacha
  • noun
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  • You will need at least fifty tambala to make this purchase.

Examples

  • I have 50 tambala in my pocket.

  • She found several old tambalas at the bottom of her drawer.

  • Each tambala is worth one hundredth of a Malawian kwacha.

  • The price of bread is 200 tambalas.

  • The price of the fruit is 500 tambala at the market.

  • You can exchange 1000 tambala for ten kwacha.

  • A loaf of bread costs about 300 tambala in Malawi.

Surface Forms

tambala singular
tambalas plural

Etymology

Tambala comes from a local Malawian language and was used for small change, a 'small part' of the country's money. So a tambala is like a 'cent' or 'penny' and is one hundredth of a kwacha.