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mgambo.

proclamation

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. proclamation

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *mugambo. By surface analysis, m- + -amba (“to say”) + -o. The initial *g of Proto-Bantu *-gàmba was lost in Proto-Sabaki *-amba, but not in the derived noun *mugambo.

noun
  1. guard

    class-i
Where this word comes from

Probably from the “proclamation” sense. By surface analysis, m- + -amba (“to say”) + -o.

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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.