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kiboko

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See also: kĩboko

Kongo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili kiboko.

Noun

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kiboko

  1. hippopotamus

Lingala

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili kiboko.

Noun

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kiboko

  1. hippopotamus

Swahili

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kiboko
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /kiˈɓɔ.kɔ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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kiboko class VII (plural viboko class VIII)

  1. hippopotamus
  2. whip, sjambok (whip typically made of hippopotamus hide)

Descendants

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  • → Kikuyu: kĩboko (“sjambok”)
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