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Tchambuli

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[chahm-boo-lee] / tʃɑmˈbu li /

noun

  • Tchambulis,
    plural
  • Tchambuli
    plural
  1. former name of the Chambri and their language (often used attributively).


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of Tchambuli

First recorded in 1930–35; perhaps a self-designation


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Tchambuli is an idyllic community in New Guinea in which the men go in for curls, bright ornaments and music, while the women attend to business.

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The basic reason is that the U.S. is not Tchambuli.

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