ipika

Bemba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jìpɪka (to cook).

Verb

-ipika

  1. to cook
  2. to boil
  3. to stew

References

  • Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba[1], Hippocrene Books, pages 37, 123

Kala Lagaw Ya

Noun

ipika

  1. (Kaiwaligau Ya) alternative form of ipikaz

References

  • Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits (2011), section Mabuiag-English Vocabulary, page 107: ipi, ipikaz, ipika