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Where does “umlungu” come from?

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

umlungu (Zulu): white person

Definitions

  1. white person

Ancestry of “umlungu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀jʊ́ngʊ̀white person

Words derived from “umlungu”

  • umlungu
  • isilungu
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