"jambo" meaning in Swahili

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ/ Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac [Kenya] Forms: Jambo! [canonical]
Etymology: From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|amba|-amba|to say}} -amba (“to say”), {{der|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{m|zu|into}} into Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection|head=Jambo!}} Jambo!
  1. Hello! Categories (topical): Greetings Related terms: hamjambo, hujambo, sijambo
    Sense id: en-jambo-sw-intj-M00Bb3Vc Disambiguation of Greetings: 95 5

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑ.mbɔ/ Audio: Sw-ke-jambo.flac [Kenya] Forms: mambo [plural]
Etymology: From -amba (“to say”), ultimately from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into. Etymology templates: {{m|sw|amba|-amba|to say}} -amba (“to say”), {{der|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{m|zu|into}} into Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jambo, {{sw-noun|ma|mambo}} jambo (ma class, plural mambo)
  1. thing, affair, issue, matter Tags: class-5, class-6 Related terms: kitu (english: used for concrete things)
    Sense id: en-jambo-sw-noun-nDmp55GG Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with language name categories using raw markup, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup, Swahili phrasebook Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 87 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 88 Disambiguation of Swahili phrasebook: 20 80

Inflected forms

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