"abafu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Nyoro]

Forms: abafu class 2 [canonical]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàkúʊ̀ (“dead people”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nyo|bnt-pro|*bàkúʊ̀||dead people|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *bàkúʊ̀ (“dead people”), {{inh+|nyo|bnt-pro|*bàkúʊ̀||dead people}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàkúʊ̀ (“dead people”) Head templates: {{head|nyo|noun form|g=c2}} abafu class 2
  1. plural of omufu (“dead person, greedy person”). Tags: form-of, plural Form of: omufu (extra: dead person, greedy person)
    Sense id: en-abafu-nyo-noun-RF4mf0jD Categories (other): Nyoro entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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