funga

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funga

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Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-fu̧nga, from Common Bantu *-túnga. Cognate with Ngazidja Comorian -funga and Giryama -funga.

verb -funga · kufunga · kutofunga · funga · fungeni

to close, fasten, lock up
to tie, tie up
to jail, lock up
to score a goal
to fast (to abstain from food)

In English

close move (a door)
score number of points earned
fasting act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food

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

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

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

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@misc{funga_2026,
  title = {funga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/funga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}