kilema

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kilema

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* Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”).

* From Proto-Bantu *-démà.

noun vilema

class vii person with a disability, cripple
Similar: mlemavu
class vii physical disability, handicap

In English

handicap to encumber

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@misc{kilema_2026,
  title = {kilema},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/kilema},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}