gemba

Gullah

Alternative forms

  • gembuh

Etymology

From Kongo ŋgembɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡem.bɒ/, /ɡem.bə/

Noun

gemba (plural gemba dem)

  1. bat

References

  • Lorenzo Dow Turner (1969) Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect
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