"jumbe" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-jumbe.flac [Kenya] Forms: majumbe [plural]
Etymology: An augmentative formed from -umba; compare kiumbe (“creature”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|umba|-umba}} -umba, {{m|sw|kiumbe|gloss=creature}} kiumbe (“creature”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} jumbe, {{sw-noun|ma}} jumbe (ma class, plural majumbe)
  1. chief, headman Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Occupations

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for jumbe meaning in Swahili (1.7kB)

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