Where does “balimakɛ” come from?

balimakɛ (Bambara) comes from Bambara balima — sibling, brother, sister.

balimakɛ (Bambara): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “balimakɛ”, step by step

balimakɛ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bambara balima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarabalimasibling, brother, sister

via Bambara kɛ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bambarakɛto do
Every word from Bambara balima →