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Where does “uboya” come from?

uboya (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu bʊ̀jòjá — animal hair, fur.

uboya (Zulu): animal hair, fur; body hair

Definitions

  1. animal hair, fur; body hair

Ancestry of “uboya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantubʊ̀jòjáanimal hair, fur
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