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tunza.

to take care of, guard, observe, mind

5 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to take care of, guard, observe, mind

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunzya. By surface analysis, -chunga + -ya. Seems to have been influenced by Northern dialect forms like Amu -t̪und̪a; compare Pemba -chunza, which is the expected outcome in Southern dialects. Cognate with Giryama -tsundza (“to observe”).

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