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baba

[βàːβǎꜜ]

noun

LanguageKikuyu (Kenya)

Meaning
  1. my father
  2. dad
  3. The word used to refer to one's own father or dad.
Examples

Baba nĩ arakinyĩte mũciĩ rũciinĩ.

My father arrived home in the morning.

Pronunciationβàːβǎꜜ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteSpecifically refers to the speaker's own father.

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baba in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.