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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

mfu.

corpse, dead person

3 characters1 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. corpse, dead person

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *mufu̧, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀. By surface analysis, m- + -fa (“to die”) + -u. In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian mfu and Giryama mufu. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi umupfu.

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