mwabi

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mwabi

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Noun

mwabi

  1. moabi (Baillonella toxisperma, syn. Mimusops djave)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Staner, P. (1941) “Bois congolais pour traverses de chemin de fer”, in Bulletin agricole du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi (in French), volume 32, page 342 of 322–352
  2. ^ Bouquet, Armand (1969) Féticheurs et médecines traditionnelles du Congo (Brazzaville) (Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. ; 36)‎ (in French), Paris: O.R.S.T.O.M., page 224

Further reading

  • Laman, K. E. (1936) “mw-abi”, in Dictionnaire kikongo-français avec une étude phonétique décrivant les dialectes les plus importants de la langue dite kikongo (Mémoires de l'Institut Royal colonial Belge: Section des sciences morales et politiques: Collection in-8o, Mémoires / Institut Royal Colonial Belge, Section des Sciences Techniques : Collection in-8)‎ (in French), Bruxelles: Institut Royal colonial Belge, page 643