jando

Swahili

Etymology

From a verb form of Kachchi જણણૂ (jaṇṇū, “to give birth to”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

jando class V (plural majando class VI)

  1. circumcision rites
  2. a group of people attending circumcision rites

See also

References

  1. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts‎[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 171
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