Where does “likembé” come from?

likembé (Lingala) comes from Lingala li-, from Proto-Bantu dɪ́- — Class 5 pronominal concord; Class 5 subject...

likembé (Lingala): sanza; mbira; likembe

Definitions

  1. sanza; mbira; likembe

Ancestry of “likembé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lingalali-Class 5 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantudɪ́-Class 5 pronominal concord; Class 5 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu dɪ́- →Every word from Lingala li- →