jambo

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jambo

/ˈʄɑ.ᵐbɔ/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *i̧jambo, from Proto-Bantu *ìjàmbò. Cognate with Kipfokomo dzambo and Giryama dzambo.

By surface analysis, j- + -amba (“to say”) + -o. Compare with a similar derivation in Zulu into.

noun mambo · yambo

class v thing, affair, issue, matter

interjection yambo

hello

In English

hello greeting
hi friendly, informal greeting
deed action
occurrence actual instance where a situation arises

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"jambo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/jambo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jambo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jambo

Chicago

"jambo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jambo.

BibTeX

@misc{jambo_2026,
  title = {jambo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/jambo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}