Gambaru

Baatonum edit

Etymology edit

Folk etymology suggests it comes from gam (“elsewhere”) +‎ barum (“language”), literally “Language of elsewhere” or gam (“elsewhere”) +‎ bàru (“adjective relating to anything Baatonu”), literally “That which is not the Baatonu”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡàm.bà.rū/

Noun edit

Gambaru (plural Gambarusu, focus Gambaruwa, plural focus Gambarusa)

Usage notes edit

g-class noun

Descendants edit

Yoruba: Gàm̀bàrí

References edit

Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎^[1], Philadelphia: SIL International