changa

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changa¹

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

adjective -changa · mchanga · wachanga · michanga · changa · machanga

  1. declinable young (in the early part of life or growth)
  2. declinable, of a moon new

changa²

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-canga, from Proto-Bantu *-cànga. Doublet of -tanga (“to wander, to loiter”), which was inherited through a Northern dialect.

In Sabaki, cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsanga and Giryama -tsanga. Other Bantu cognates include Nyamwezi -sanga and Herero -hanga.

verb -changa · kuchanga · kutochanga · changa · changeni

  1. to collect, gather

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"changa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/changa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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changa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/changa

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"changa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/changa.

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@misc{changa_2026,
  title = {changa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/changa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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