ndembo
Digo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ndémbó (“tattooes”).
Noun
ndembo class 9
- incisions done on the body to apply traditional medicine.
References
- Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary (2005), page 131