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Where does “isibi” come from?

isibi (Zulu) comes from Zulu bi, from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́ɪ̀ — bad.

isibi (Zulu): piece of rubbish, garbage; rubbish, garbage,...

Definitions

  1. piece of rubbish, garbage; rubbish, garbage,...

Ancestry of “isibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulubibad; evil; ugly
2Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad
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