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Word "flag" in Duala

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dibato lá ńungu

Word " dibato lá ńungu "

Word " madibato lá ńungu "

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Word " dibato lá ńungu "

Word:

dibato lá ńungu

Script:

Latin

Etym. family:

(uniques)

Noun class:

³ (Bantu class 3 noun)

Meaning:

flag

External links:

Paul Helmlinger: Dictionnaire duala-français, suivi d'un lexique français-duala.. Klincksieck: Paris, 1972: p.85.

According to this 1972 Duala-French dictionary, this phrase’s semantics is "rainbow cloth" (litt. "cloth of rainbow") — see pp. 577, 85, 385. The genitive particle is spelled "la" on p.85 but "lá" on pp. 385 and 577, which might be just a typo. (The word "ńungu" itself means originally a mythological sea serpent, and thence metaphorically the rainbow, i.a..)
António Martins, 24 Jul 2022

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