kulungwa

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

The first part is inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́ (big).

Adjective

-kulungwa

  1. big
  2. main, principal

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua[1], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 149
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1889), Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language[2], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 18
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar[3], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 26