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| fitafiana | ~ clothing |
| akanjo | ~ a coat, outer garment, dress. [Swa. ka'nza, or Fr. canezon.] ~ clothing; a dress; a shirt |
| tafy | ~ clothing, the act of clothing. [Ar. ataf.] ~ clothing |
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| lamba | ~ the usual outer garment worn by the people. It is generally a piece of calico, from 4 to 5 yards long cut in two, and sewn together along the length. Also cloth in general. [It is interesting to note that in Borneo, Lamba is a yellow-flowered broad-leaved weed, from the strong fibre of which a kind cloth is made: and that the Swahili Arabs trading on the west coast in jiafotsy lamba have adopted the word as ramba] ~ woven cloth; clothing |
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