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Etymology of Tanga

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-cànga Proto-Sabaki *-canga Swahili tangader. English Tanga Derived from Swahili tanga (“sail”), from Proto-Sabaki *-canga, from Proto-Bantu *-cànga.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A city and port, the capital of the Tanga Region, Tanzania.

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Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-cànga Proto-Sabaki *-canga Swahili tangader. English Tanga Derived from Swahili tanga (“sail”), from Proto-Sabaki *-canga, from Proto-Bantu *-cànga.

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