Note 13 — INTRODUCTION BY A. H. KEANE, LL.D.
Reading edition
Correctly, Zim-bāb-gi (zimba, pl. buildings; mābgi, pl. stones), words in common use in Chicaranga, the language of the Makalanga. Authorities on Chicaranga agree that zimba, though applying to dwellings, is also applied to buildings which are not dwellings.