mbita

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese abitar. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Verb

mbita

  1. to tie

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀dìá, which is an agent nominalization of the causative of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da, a variant of Proto-Bantu *-bɪ́da (“to boil”).

Noun

mbita class 9 (plural timbita class 10)

  1. cooking pot
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