chunga
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chunga¹
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunga (“to look after, to herd”), from Proto-Bantu *-cùnga. From the same root as -tunza. Cognate with Ndzwani Comorian -tsunga (“to raise, to rear animals”) and the root of Kipfokomo -tsungia.
verb -chunga · kuchunga
- to protect, guard, herd animals
chunga²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-cunga (“to winnow”), from Common Bantu *-cʊ̀nga. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -tsunga and Giryama -tsunga.
verb -chunga · kuchunga · kutochunga · chunga · chungeni
- to sieve, sift, winnow
In English
- filter to diffuse
Talk about this word "chunga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/chunga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chunga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/chunga "chunga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/chunga.Cite this
@misc{chunga_2026,
title = {chunga},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/chunga},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
