Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/ínyangá

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

Etymology

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Noun

*ínyangá class 9

1. moon
2. month

Descendants

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