maléw

Bankon

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà. Compare Basaa malép.

Noun

màléw

1. water

References

• data collected for Y. Bastin, A. Coupez & M. Mann, 1999, Continuity and divergence in the Bantu languages: perspectives from a lexicostatistic study, Tervuren: Royal Museum for Central Africa; cf Zola Sohna's comments to Linguist List
• Melinda Lamberty, A rapid appraisal survey of the Abo and Barombi speech communities, South West and Littoral Provinces, Cameroon (2002): màléf (Mbo Barombi), màlǿf (Kang Barombi, Mokono Barombi), màléw (Kotto Barombi, as well as North (Mandouka) and South (Miang) Abo i.e. Bankon)