| 释义 |
lim·ba
I. \ˈlimbə\ noun
(plural limba or limbas)
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a peasant people of Sierra Leone traditionally distantly affiliated with their neighbors as far afield as Fouta Djallon in French Guinea
b. : a member of such people
2. : a West-Atlantic language of the Limba people
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably native name in West Africa
1. : a tall whitish-trunked West African tree (Terminalia superba) — called also afara, korina
2. : the straight-grained wood of the limba tree |