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Where does “iburi” come from?

iburi (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili mwavuli, from Swahili uvuli — shade.

iburi (Kikuyu): umbrella

Definitions

  1. umbrella

Ancestry of “iburi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimwavuliumbrella
2Swahiliuvulishade
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