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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

imba.

to sing

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈi.ᵐbɑ/
  1. to sing

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba. Cognate with Chichewa -imba, Tumbuka -imba and Yao (Africa) -jimba.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.