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Where does “ujinga” come from?

ujinga (Swahili) comes from Swahili U-, from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- — 2nd person singular subject concord.

ujinga (Swahili): ignorance; foolishness, stupidity

Definitions

  1. ignorance; foolishness, stupidity

Ancestry of “ujinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahiliU-The prefix for noun class 11 denoting a country
2Proto-Bantuʊ̀-2nd person singular subject concord
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