Gambaru
Baatonum
editEtymology
editFolk 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
editNoun
editGambaru (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