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Where does “unyumba” come from?

unyumba (Swahili) comes from Swahili nyumba, from Proto-Bantu njʊ̀mbá — house.

unyumba (Swahili): marital relations, married life

Definitions

  1. marital relations, married life

Ancestry of “unyumba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilinyumbahouse
2Proto-Bantunjʊ̀mbáhouse
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