sləma

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Etymology

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From Proto-Chadic *km/*ɬm.[1] Cognate with Hausa kunne, Beele kumo, Bole kūmī, Kirfi kúmā, Diri húmà, Siri kūūtá, Kariya kúméi, Goemai kwām, Polci kəəm, Mangas kɨmsi, Miya kúmáy, Saya kə̀:m, Muyang ɬìmì, Uldeme sləmāy, Bana slə́mə́, Lagwan slɨmi, Moloko ɬəmáy, Mbuko ɬə́máy, Kirya-Konzel tlə́m, Daba zlìmī, Matal sləm and Mpade shimu.

Noun

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sləma

  1. ear

References

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  1. ^ Jungraithmayr, Herrmann, Ibriszimow, Dymitr (1994) Chadic Lexical Roots. Tentative reconstruction, grading, distribution and comments. (Sprache und Oralität in Afrika; 20), volume I, Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag
  • Jarvis, Elizabeth, Ndoula, Lagona (2005) “sləma”, in Podoko Provisional Lexicon, SIL Cameroon, page 105
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