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jigamba.

to brag, boast

7 characters3 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to brag, boast

Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, -ji- (“oneself”) + -amba (“to say”). The initial *g of Proto-Bantu *-gàmba was lost in Proto-Sabaki *-amba, but not in the derived verb *-jigamba.

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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.