kata kamba

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kata kamba

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Literally, “to cut the rope”.

verb -kata kamba · kukata kamba

idiomatic to escape, to break free, to cut ties
euphemistic, idiomatic to die
Similar: aga dunia, fa, fariki, fariki dunia, fia, kata roho, kata kamba, pita, salimu roho, toweka, tupa mkono
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see -kata, kamba.

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@misc{kata_kamba_2026,
  title = {kata kamba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kata%20kamba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}