sambai

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Dama (Sierra Leone)

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Etymology

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Related to obsolete Mende samba (“sandal”).

Noun

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sambai

  1. shoe

References

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  • Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

Portuguese

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Verb

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sambai

  1. second-person plural imperative of sambar

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English stand by.

Verb

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sambai

  1. to stand by, to wait for
  2. to be ready
  3. to provide assistance, to help
  4. to protect or guard
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