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nzimbu

kikongo for money

Originally it was the name of the shells gathered on the coast of the Loanda Island
and used as money in the Kongo kingdom.

link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivella_nana

tags :

loan word: kikongo

1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

nzimbu eza te na ndako na ngai: There is no money in my house.

other words with the tag 'loan word: kikongo' : kidiba, likata, kobalula, kobalusa, kobaluka, kobalola, kitendi, ndombe, nzimbu, kikedi, litondo, sakasáka, ingeta, mataku, mazulu

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