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)

  1. lion

References

  • Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba[1], Hippocrene Books, pages 73, 157