mchungaji

Kiswahili

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mchungaji

Where it comes from

From m- + -chunga (“to herd, to take care of”) + -aji. The second sense is an extension of the first, as a semantic loan from Latin pastor.

noun wachungaji

class i herdsman, shepherd
class i pastor, priest

In English

shepherd a person who tends sheep
herdsman a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep

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

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

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

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@misc{mchungaji_2026,
  title = {mchungaji},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/mchungaji},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}