Chambri

[ cham-bree ]

noun

, plural Cham·bris [cham, -breez], (especially collectively) Cham·bri

1. a member of an Indigenous people of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea.
2. the language of the Chambri.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Chambri, their language, or the region of Papua New Guinea where they have traditionally lived.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chambri¹

First recorded in 1965–70; probably a respelling of Tchambuli ( def )