lamba
lamba — noun
1. a broad cloth from Madagascar that people wear around the body or over the shoul
a broad cloth from Madagascar that people wear around the body or over the shoulders like a wrap.
At the market, Mialy bought a bright lamba for her mother.
buy a lamba at a market
The baby slept while his aunt tied a lamba around him.
tie a lamba around someone
On cool evenings, Grandmother Rina wears a lamba over her shoulders.
During the parade, two dancers swung red lambas above their heads.
文法句型
a lamba
wear a lamba
tie a lamba around someone
用法筆記
This sense names the cloth itself. It is typically described as a wrap worn on the body or shoulders rather than a narrow neck scarf.
2. an ethnic group in northern Zambia belonging to the wider Bantu family.
an ethnic group in northern Zambia belonging to the wider Bantu family.
The Lamba hold a harvest dance in the village each dry season.
the Lamba + plural cultural activity
Our guide explained how many Lamba families farm near Kasama.
Lamba families in northern Zambia
The museum display described Lamba beadwork from northern Zambia.
Several Lamba communities still teach children local songs and stories.
文法句型
the Lamba
Lamba families
Lamba culture
用法筆記
Usually capitalised in running text. This sense refers to the ethnic group as a whole, not one individual person.
3. a person who belongs to the Lamba ethnic group.
a person who belongs to the Lamba ethnic group.
Chipo married a Lamba from the next district after college.
a Lamba = one member of the group
At the market, we bought baskets from a Lamba woman.
a Lamba woman
The article profiled a young Lamba who teaches village history.
The school hired a Lamba artist to paint the community hall.
文法句型
a Lamba
many Lamba
Lamba woman / man
用法筆記
Use this sense for one person or for several individual members. For the people collectively, the previous sense is more natural.
4. the Bantu language spoken by the Lamba community in northern Zambia.
the Bantu language spoken by the Lamba community in northern Zambia.
The children sang the welcome song in Lamba before class began.
in Lamba = in that language
A radio station in Kasama broadcasts news in Lamba each morning.
broadcast news in Lamba
Ruth wrote the greeting in Lamba on the school poster.
Moses is recording old folktales in Lamba for the town library.
文法句型
speak Lamba
in Lamba
write in Lamba
用法筆記
This sense names the language, so it is usually used without an article: 'They speak Lamba' rather than 'the Lamba'.