Lexicographical Neighbors of Jambo
Literary usage of Jambo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1856)
"An Account of a Visit to Medina from Suez, by way of jambo. By Lieut.-Col. BURTON.
Journey across the Rivers of British Kaffraria. By the Rev. F. FLEMING. ..."
2. Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Eight Years in the by William Ellis (1833)
"Varieties and Appearance of the Plantain and Banana—Vi, or Brazilian Plum —A-hi-a,
or jambo—Singular Growth of the ..."
3. Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South by William Ellis (1829)
"... in which the fruit is used by the people—Process of manufacturing cocoa-nut
oil—Varieties of plantain, or banana—Vi, or Brazilian plum—A-hia, or jambo— ..."
4. A Handbook of the Swahili Language, as Spoken at Zanzibar by Edward Steere, Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1908)
"There is a playful or very affectionate way of continuing the dialogue thus—jambo.
jambo. jambo sana. jambo sana. Sana $<wa, Sana sana. ..."
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