ng'ombe

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋo.ᵐbe/

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1. cow, ox

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.

ng'ombe

1. ox, cow

• Shrum, Jeff (2018) Chuwabo - Portuguese Dictionary‎, SIL International

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Hinde (1904) records ngombe as an equivalent of English cow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) as its equivalents.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ŋɔ̀ᵐbɛ̀(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into moondo class which includes mũndũ, huko, igego, igoti, inooro, irigũ, irũa, kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũri, mwaki (“fire”), ndaka, ndigiri, njagathi, njogu, Mũrĩmi (“man's name”), etc.[2] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.[3]

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1. cow or ox

   ng'ombe yakwa - my cow/ox

   ng'ombe ciakwa - my cows/oxen

• mahiũ[4], indo

• (female) mori; (male) ndeegwa, ndegwa, ndume; (child) njaũ

(Proverbs)

• gũthũũra ng'ombe nĩ gũthũũra kamũkwa kayo
• ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe
• ng'ombe itionagwo nĩ ithayo
• ng'ombe yahithio njaũ ĩkamagĩrwo ikaya

(Nouns)

• kĩgombe class 7

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.

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1. cow, ox

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋɔ.ᵐbɛ/

• Audio (Kenya)

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ng'ombe (n class, plural Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

1. cow, ox
2. (derogatory) idiot

• Under animacy rules for Swahili, this noun takes class 1/2 affixes:

  ng'ombe mzuri (nice cow, class 1)

  ng'ombe wazuri (nice cows, class 2)

  Ng'ombe anakula majani (The cow is eating grass)

• → Malagasy: omby

From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.

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1. cow, ox