Nachikufu

adjective

Nach·​i·​ku·​fu

¦nachə¦kü(ˌ)fü

variants or less commonly Nachikufan

-küfən

: of or relating to a late Stone-Age culture of northeastern Zambia characterized by tranchet-type microliths, bored stones, and scrapers of the Smithfield type

Word History

Etymology

Nachikufu from Nachikufu, locality in Zambia; Nachikufan from Nachikufu, Zambia + English -an

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