hhuumpa

Iraqw

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *sonb- ~ *sonp-. Cognates include Sidamo shambo and Somali sambab, Oromo somba, Gedeo shonbo, Qimant samb, Blin sämbi, Beja šambut and Jiiddu sabi.[1] Related to Amharic ሳምባ (samba).

Noun

hhuumpa m (plural hhumpi'i n)

  1. lung

References
  • Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 41
  1. Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN
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