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Where does “Kiunguja” come from?

Kiunguja (Swahili) comes from Swahili ki-, from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- — Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...

Kiunguja (Swahili): The Zanzibari dialect of Swahili

Definitions

  1. The Zanzibari dialect of Swahili

Ancestry of “Kiunguja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliki-The prefix for noun class 7 denoting artefacts
2Proto-Bantukɪ́-Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- →