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Where does “isilungu” come from?

isilungu (Zulu) comes from Zulu umlungu, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀ — white person.

isilungu (Zulu): customs or language of white people

Definitions

  1. customs or language of white people

Ancestry of “isilungu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluumlunguwhite person
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀white person
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