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Iraqw
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *sonb- ~ *sonp-. Cognates include Sidamo shambo and Somali sambab, Oromo somba, Gedeo shonbo, Qimant samb, Blin sämbi, Beja šambut and Jiiddu sabi. Related to Amharic ሳምባ (samba).
Noun
hhuumpa m (plural hhumpi'i n)
- lung
References
- Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 41
- ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN