Zimbaabuwe

Afar

Etymology

Borrowed from French Zimbabwe, from Shona dzimba-dze-mabwe (“house of stones”), in reference to Great Zimbabwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zimbaːˈbuwe/ [zɪmbaːˈbʊwɛ]
• Hyphenation: Zim‧baa‧bu‧we

Proper noun

Zimbaabúwe m

1. Zimbabwe (a country in Africa)

Declension

Declension of Zimbaabúwe

absolutive Zimbaabúwe predicative Zimbaabúwe subjective Zimbaabuwí genitive Zimbaabuwí Postpositioned forms l-case Zimbaabúwel k-case Zimbaabúwek t-case Zimbaabúwet h-case Zimbaabúweh

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24