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tanga.

sail

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑ.ᵑɡɑ//ˈt̪ɑ.ᵑɡɑ/

  1. sail

    class-v
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈtɑ.ᵑɡɑ//ˈt̪ɑ.ᵑɡɑ/

  1. to wander, to loiter

Where this word comes from

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

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