SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ufu.

death (the state of being dead)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun

death (the state of being dead)
class-xi · no-plural

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *lu- Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- Proto-Bantu *-kúa Proto-Sabaki *-fwa Proto-Sabaki *-u Proto-Sabaki *lufu̧ Swahili ufu Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *lufu̧. By surface analysis, u- + -fa (“to die”) + -u. Cognate with Chiduruma lufu (“corpse”). Outside of Sabaki, compare Rwanda-Rundi urupfu and Luba-Katanga lufu.

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