mlemavu

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili m-

Swahili -lemaa

Swahili -vu

Swahili mlemavu

From m- + -lemaa (“to be crippled or disabled”) + -vu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mlemavu class I (plural walemavu class II)

1. a person with a disability

   Synonym: kilema

Related terms

• ulemavu (“disability”)