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taka.

dirt, filth

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑ.kɑ/
  1. dirt, filth

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

verb/ˈtɑ.kɑ//ˈt̪ɑ.kɑ/
  1. to want

  2. to be about to (followed by an imperative or bare verb stem)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-caka, from Proto-Bantu *-càka. The expected outcome for Southern dialects, -chaka, is attested. The Unguja form (and from there the standard Swahili form) is borrowed from the Northern-dialect form -t̪aka. In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsaha and Giryama -tsaka. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -shāka.

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