XHOSAROOTS
kaninaamagama 37–48 kwa-211tatomncinci

Amagama

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kanina

Cousin were parents are sisters

u + kanina → ukanina

mza

Cousin where parents are brother and sister

um + mza → umza

mntakwethu

Cousin where parents are brothers

um + mntakwethu → umntakwethu

bawokazi

Paternal uncle; Father's older brother

u + bawokazi → ubawokazi

dade

Sister

u + dade → udade

dadobawo

Paternal aunt; Father's sister

u + dadobawo → udadobawo

mhakhulu

Grandmother Note on phonology: Generally spelt as makhulu (i.e. with a fully voiced labial nasal [m]. This transcription however is inconsistent with the pronunciation of the phoneme. The word is pronounced with the slack voiced labial nasal [m̤] sound. Here we use mh which is the more appropriate transcription.

u + mhakhulu → umhakhulu

nyana

Son

u + nyana → unyana

ntombi

Daughter; Maiden

ama + ntombi → amantombi

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Procreate; Reproduce; Propagate

um + zala + i → umzali

ncinci

Small; Little

ubu + ncinci → ubuncinci

tatomncinci

Paternal uncle (younger than the father)

u + tatomncinci → utatomncinci

† ingcambu yaseKemet — root traced to ancient Egyptian