kàm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kam"

Ghomala'

Noun

kàm class 3 singular of mkàm class 4

  1. piece, morsel
    Kə̂ cwə́ nə̂ kàm khʉə. ― Don't sit on a piece of wood.

Noun

kàm class 1 singular of mkàm class 4

  1. statue
    Kàm fò Fòtsǒ yə̌ŋ. ― Here's the statue of chief Fotso.
  2. a type of dance
    Ě zhyə́ nə́ nəŋ kàm. ― He/she can dance the "kam".

Verb

kàm

  1. to provoke, to attack
    Synonym: cò'tə̀
    Ě kam á. ― He/she provoked me.
    Wáp kamtə hwə cu kafɛ́. ― They spread fertilizer at the feet of the coffee plants.

See also

  • kǎm
  • po'ó

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
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