Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/ínyangá

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This Proto-Nguni entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nguni[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

*ínyangá class 9

  1. moon
  2. month

Descendants[edit]

  • Lala (South Africa): nyanga
  • Northern Ndebele: inyanga
  • Swazi: ínyangá
  • Xhosa: ínyangá
  • Zulu: ínyangá