"hujambo" meaning in Swahili

See hujambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-hujambo.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Contraction of huna jambo. Literally, "You do not have anything?" Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Contraction of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="sw">huna jambo</i></span>.|lang=}} Contraction of huna jambo., {{contraction of|sw|huna jambo}} Contraction of huna jambo. Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection|head=hujambo?}} hujambo?
  1. (greeting) How are you? Categories (topical): Greetings Coordinate_terms: sijambo

Download JSON data for hujambo meaning in Swahili (1.9kB)

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