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changa.

young (in the early part of life or growth)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. young (in the early part of life or growth)

    declinable
  2. new

    declinable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

verb
  1. to collect, gather

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-cànga Proto-Sabaki *-canga Swahili changa Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-canga, from Proto-Bantu *-cànga. Doublet of -tanga (“to wander, to loiter”), which was inherited through a Northern dialect. In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsanga and Giryama -tsanga. Other Bantu cognates include Nyamwezi -sanga and Herero -hanga.

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