Mungu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Maybe Bantu origin. Compare Chichewa Mulungu. Is this BLR 1220? Taylor (1891) claims that old Swahili had ungu for heaven, which would have been lungu. From this Mulungu "Possessor of the vault (of heaven)" was created; Mulungu became Muungu and later Mungu”

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Mungu

  1. God (single deity of monotheism)
    Synonyms: Mola, maulana

Further reading

  • Frankl, P. J. L. (1990) “The Word for "God" in Swahili”, in Journal of Religion in Africa‎, volume 20, number 3, →DOI, pages 269-275
  • Frankl, P. J. L. (1995) “The Word for 'God' in Swahili: Further Considerations”, in Journal of Religion in Africa‎, volume 25, number 2, →DOI, pages 202-211
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