Kamban.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkambə/, U.S.

/ˈkæmbə/, East African English

/ˈkamba/

Inflections: Plural Kambas, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Kamba. Etymon: Kamba -kamba.

Etymology: < Kamba -kamba, self-designation (in Akamba, denoting the people (singular Mũkamba) and Kĩkamba, denoting the language).The plural form Kambas is an English development.

A. n.

1. The Bantu language of the Kamba, a people inhabiting the Ukambani region of central Kenya.

1860 L. Grout in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1858–60 6 133 Kufupi = short, near, not far distant. The root of this word, fupi, may be traced in many cognates of the Isizulu: in..Suaheli, mfupi, short; karubi, near..; Kamba, muguwe, short; waguwe, near.

1977 Ngu˜gi˜ wa Thiong'o Petals of Blood v. 80 When she spoke Gikuyu one thought she really was a Mugikuyu... The same with Swahili, Kamba and Luhya.

2016 E. M. Lisanza in A. H. Dyson Child Cultures, Schooling, & Literacy ii. 98 Rafiki spoke Kamba and Swahili.

2. A member of the Kamba people.

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1885 J. T. Last Gram. Kamba Lang. 14 Probably the cardinal numbers are seldom used by the Kambas beyond iyana, 100.

1963 Times 31 May 10/2 Mr. Sagini is a Kisii, Mr. Mwanyumba (Works) is a Taita and Mr. Mwendwa (Labour) is a Kamba.

2019 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 18 June The water that flows from this waterfall..connects to..River Ramisi... The communities living in Shimba Hills, including the..Kambas, are major beneficiaries of the fresh water.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to the Kamba or their language.

1860 L. Grout in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1858–60 6 129 The same word na = and, with, etc., prevails among all the cognates of the Isizulu,..also in the Suaheli, the Nika, Kamba, Pokomo, and Hiau dialects.

1971 W. F. Nolan Edge of Forever 28 The kithitu is a formidable Kamba oath, and according to custom it kills if a man swears falsely.

2015 Star (Nairobi) (Nexis) 20 July She was born to a Maasai father and a Kamba mother in Kajiado.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	kamba
释义	Kamban.adj. Brit. /ˈkambə/, U.S. /ˈkæmbə/, East African English /ˈkamba/ Inflections: Plural Kambas, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Kamba. Etymon: Kamba -kamba. Etymology: < Kamba -kamba, self-designation (in Akamba, denoting the people (singular Mũkamba) and Kĩkamba, denoting the language).The plural form Kambas is an English development. A. n. 1. The Bantu language of the Kamba, a people inhabiting the Ukambani region of central Kenya. Π 1860 L. Grout in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1858–60 6 133 Kufupi = short, near, not far distant. The root of this word, fupi, may be traced in many cognates of the Isizulu: in..Suaheli, mfupi, short; karubi, near..; Kamba, muguwe, short; waguwe, near. 1977 Ngu˜gi˜ wa Thiong'o Petals of Blood v. 80 When she spoke Gikuyu one thought she really was a Mugikuyu... The same with Swahili, Kamba and Luhya. 2016 E. M. Lisanza in A. H. Dyson Child Cultures, Schooling, & Literacy ii. 98 Rafiki spoke Kamba and Swahili. 2. A member of the Kamba people. ΘΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > other peoples Galla1625 Afar1845 Nyasa1848 Kikuyu1849 Barotse1851 Makololo1853 Oromo1868 Baganda1872 Acholi1874 Makonde1883 Kamba1885 Luo1886 Ogoni1888 Turkana1894 Lango1902 Sebei1902 Suk1902 Wanderobo1902 Sapiny1909 Sandawe1924 Kipsigis1931 Pokot1937 the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of East Africa > [noun] > other peoples > person Kamba1885 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Kamba Kamba1885 Wakamba1888 1885 J. T. Last Gram. Kamba Lang. 14 Probably the cardinal numbers are seldom used by the Kambas beyond iyana, 100. 1963 Times 31 May 10/2 Mr. Sagini is a Kisii, Mr. Mwanyumba (Works) is a Taita and Mr. Mwendwa (Labour) is a Kamba. 2019 Daily Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 18 June The water that flows from this waterfall..connects to..River Ramisi... The communities living in Shimba Hills, including the..Kambas, are major beneficiaries of the fresh water. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to the Kamba or their language. Π 1860 L. Grout in Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1858–60 6 129 The same word na = and, with, etc., prevails among all the cognates of the Isizulu,..also in the Suaheli, the Nika, Kamba, Pokomo, and Hiau dialects. 1971 W. F. Nolan Edge of Forever 28 The kithitu is a formidable Kamba oath, and according to custom it kills if a man swears falsely. 2015 Star (Nairobi) (Nexis) 20 July She was born to a Maasai father and a Kamba mother in Kajiado. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1860
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