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Juba Arabic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic خِبْرَة (ḵibra).
Noun
kibra
- experience
Etymology 2
Likely from Luganda e-kibira (“forest”). Cognate with Nubi kibra.
Noun
kibra
- thick forest
References
- Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 150