Historical master; sir: respectful term of address used in parts of Africa
Origin of bwana
Swahili from Arabic ab?na, our father from ab?, fatherbwana
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bwana
noun
Used as a form of respectful address in parts of Africa.
Origin of bwana
Swahili from Arabic 'abūnā our father 'abū bound form of 'ab father ℵb -nā ourTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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