mgomo

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili m-

Swahili -goma

Proto-Bantu *-ò

Swahili -o

Swahili mgomo

From m- + -goma (“to strike”) + -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mgomo class III (plural migomo class IV)

1. a strike (people stopping to work to achieve better working conditions)