Gambaru
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Baatonum[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Folk etymology suggests it comes from gam (“elsewhere”) + barum (“language”), literally “Language of elsewhere” or gam (“elsewhere”) + bàru (“adjective relating to anything Baatonu”), literally “That which is not the Baatonu”
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gambaru (plural Gambarusu, focus Gambaruwa, plural focus Gambarusa)
Usage notes[edit]
- g-class noun
Descendants[edit]
- Yoruba: Gàm̀bàrí
References[edit]
- Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum[1], Philadelphia: SIL International