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sisima

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Yao

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Bantu *-dìdima (“to be cold”). It is possible that this word, like -mwa (“to drink”), was only adopted after the Ayawo moved to Malawi, given that this verb does not appear in Dupeyron's Pequeno Vademecum based on 1880s Mozambican Yao, and that this verb is not ascribed to zone P in the BLR 3.

Verb

-sisima (infinitive kusisima, perfective -sisime or -sisimile)

  1. to be cold (of a thing or a place)

Derived terms

  • -sisime (“cold”)

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Edward Steere, LL.D. (1871), Collections for a Handbook of the Yao Language‎, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 75
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 295
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 182
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