Somali

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic *sonb- ~ *sonp-. Cognates include Oromo somba, Sidamo shambo, Iraqw hhuumpa Gedeo shonbo, Qimant samb, Blin sämbi, Beja šambut and Jiiddu sabi.[1]

Noun

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sambab ?

  1. lungs

References

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  • “sambab” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN