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nzimbu

nzimbu noun: the shell of Olivella nana, used as currency.

Noun

nzimbu (plural nzimbu)

  1. The shell of Olivella nana, used as currency.
    • Marriage with the Bakaya is always by purchase, and the price is 10,000 djimbu.1913, Emil Torday, Camp and Tramp in African Wilds, page 134

Forms of nzimbu

pluralnzimbu

Origin of nzimbu

Borrowed from Lingala nzimbu.

Questions about nzimbu

What does nzimbu mean?
Nzimbu means the shell of Olivella nana, used as currency.
What part of speech is nzimbu?
Nzimbu is a noun.
What is the plural of nzimbu?
The plural of nzimbu is nzimbu.

Words near nzimbu in the dictionary

  1. NZE
  2. Nzema
  3. NZer
  4. NZers
  5. Nzima
  6. nzimbu
  7. NZMC
  8. NZPIF
  9. NZSBK
  10. NZSL
  11. NZST

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