"sijambo" meaning in Swahili

See sijambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-sijambo.flac
Etymology: Contraction of sina jambo (literally “I don't have anything”). Etymology templates: {{contraction|sw|sina jambo|lit=I don't have anything}} Contraction of sina jambo (literally “I don't have anything”) Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection}} sijambo
  1. (greeting) I'm fine (response to "how are you?") Synonyms: nzuri, njema, safi [colloquial], poa [colloquial], freshi [slang] Coordinate_terms: hujambo
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        },
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        },
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        }
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