chenga.
to cut into small pieces
Meaning & usage
to cut into small pieces
to dodge
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cenga, from Proto-Bantu *-cènga. Doublet of -tenga, which was inherited through a Northern dialect. In Sabaki, cognate with Digo -tsenga and Giryama -t̪enga. Other Bantu cognates include Zulu -hlenga.
evasion, the act of dodging
morsel
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *ncenga, from Proto-Bantu *ncèngà. By surface analysis, n- + -chenga, where the prefix is converted to aspiration of the initial consonant. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian shenga and Giryama tsʰenga.
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