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Where does “yena” come from?

yena (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Nguni yená — Class 1 absolute pronoun.

yena (Xhosa): he, she, him, her, it; class 1 absolute pronoun

Definitions

  1. he, she, him, her, it; class 1 absolute pronoun

Ancestry of “yena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-NguniyenáClass 1 absolute pronoun
Every word from Proto-Nguni yená →