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igizo

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ga
Proto-Sabaki *-iga
Swahili iga
Proto-Bantu *-ɪda
Proto-Bantu *-ia
Proto-Bantu *-ɪdia
Proto-Sabaki *-izya/*-ezya
Swahili -iza
Swahili -igiza
Proto-Bantu *-ò
Proto-Sabaki *-o
Swahili -o
Swahili igizo

    From -igiza (“to imitate, to act”) + -o.

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    igizo class V (plural maigizo class VI)

    1. act, play, drama
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