inkalamo
Bemba
Etymology
Cognate with Chichewa nkhalamo (“lion”), Tumbuka nkhalamu (“lion”), Nyakyusa ingalamu (“lion”) and Makhuwa-Meetto kharamu (“lion”),
Noun
inkalamo class 9 (plural inkalamo, augmentless nkalamo, augmentless plural nkalamo)
References
- Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba[1], Hippocrene Books, pages 73, 157