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makakunya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
makakun-ya
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An African who fought for the colonial government.

Etymology

From Ndonga omakakunya (literally “scavenger”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

makakunyas (plural)

Questions

What does makakunya mean?
An African who fought for the colonial government.
Where does makakunya come from?
From Ndonga omakakunya (literally “scavenger”).

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