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jando

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Swahili

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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jando class V (plural majando class VI)

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

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References

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  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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