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tatua.

Conversive form of -tata: to untangle, disentangle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. Conversive form of -tata: to untangle, disentangle

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  2. to solve

Where this word comes from

A conflation of two different verbs: * Proto-Sabaki *-tatula (“to untangle”), from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊda. By surface analysis -tata (“tangle”) + -ua (converse affix). This is cognate with Ndzwani Comorian -tratrua and Chimwiini -tatuɫa. * Proto-Sabaki *-cancua (“to resolve, to unravel”), inherited through a Northern dialect. This is cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsantsua.

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