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Where does “inja” come from?
inja (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.
inja
(Zulu): dog
Definitions
dog
Ancestry of “inja”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
mbʊ́à
dog
2
Proto-Atlantic-Congo
*-bhúa-
dog
Words derived from “inja”
inja yasendle
uNhlolanja
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- →
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