"makamba" meaning in Papiamentu

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Noun

Etymology: From Bantu "makamba", plural of kamba, which has several meanings in bantu languages, such as Kikongo, Çokwe and Kimbundu. It glosses as, among other things, "a fellow member of one's group", or it can refer to a stranger one addresses as "friend". The word has travelled to the Americas with the transatlantic slave trade, and can be found in several countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia and others. In the Dutch Caribbean it has evolved over the years. For some it has a sense similar to "yankee", for some others closer to "redneck", but certainly nothing like "white trash" or "cheese head". For most people it simply means "person from The Netherlands". Although some Dutch people experience it as offensive, others do not. And, while some locals use it as an offensive word, most do not Head templates: {{head|pap|noun}} makamba
  1. Dutch person
    Sense id: en-makamba-pap-noun-Mx-uqAfO
  2. white person
    Sense id: en-makamba-pap-noun-h5sxWIrX Categories (other): Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

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