emba

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Iban

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /əmba/

Noun

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emba

  1. threat
    Anang irau, nya mina jaku emba sida
    Don't worry, it's just their threat

Verb

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emba

  1. to threat
    Apai indai iya ngemba iya enti iya pulai kia
    His parents will threat him if he ever return there
  2. to scare
    Uji emba dik manuk nya
    Try to scare the chickens

Southern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

Verb

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-emba

  1. to dig

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.