jimba

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba. Cognate with Chichewa -imba, Tumbuka -imba and Swahili -imba.

Verb

-jimba (infinitive kwimba)

  1. to sing

Derived terms

  • jwakwimba (“singing”)
  • -jimbila (“to sing to someone”)

References

  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[1], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 153
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