kamou

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• komàun (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German gemeine, from Old High German gimeinī, a nominalization of the adjective gemeini, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (“shared, communal, common”) Cognate with archaic German Gemeine, Luxembourgish Gemeng.

Noun

kamou f

1. (Luserna) municipality

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈmo.u/

Noun

kamou

1. Alternative form of kameu (“ear”)

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics (as kamow)