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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

chimba.

to dig, to excavate

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to dig, to excavate

  2. to spy on someone, to cause trouble

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Common Bantu *-cɪ̀mba Proto-Sabaki *cimba Swahili chimba Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *cimba, from Common Bantu *-cɪ̀mba. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsimɓa and Giryama -tsimba.

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