"sijambo" meaning in Swahili

See sijambo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-sijambo.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Contraction of sina jambo. Literally, "I don't have anything". Etymology templates: {{contraction of|sw|sina jambo}} Contraction of sina jambo. 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

Download JSON data for sijambo meaning in Swahili (1.6kB)

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