mungu - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• 1 Swahili
  • 1.1 Alternative forms
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
  • 1.4 Further reading

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• (old spelling) muungu

mungu class I (plural miungu class II)

1. god (deity)

• Mungu (“God”)
• Frankl, P. J. L. (1990), “The Word for "God" in Swahili”, in Journal of Religion in Africa‎[1], 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[2], volume 25, number 2, →DOI, pages 202-211