namba

== English == === Noun === namba (plural nambas) A penis sheath worn by tribesmen in parts of the Pacific. === Anagrams === amban, nabam == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Borrowed from English number. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nàᵐbá/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on. === Noun === namba class 9/10 (plural namba) number === References === == Nupe == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nã̀.ŋ̀.bà/ === Noun === nàm̀bà (plural nàm̀bàzhì) bag (in particular) one made of leather Synonym: gánfánka == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === namba class IX (plural namba class X) alternative form of nambari == Tok Pisin == === Etymology === From English number. === Noun === namba number === Particle === namba Used to make a cardinal number into an ordinal number ==== Usage notes ==== When converted to the ordinal form, namba comes after the noun and is followed by the number. ==== Derived terms ==== namba wan