Etymology of the word "Thwa".

Etymology

Abathwa -> Abathuwa (Abathowa?, Abathiwa?)

"-wa" prefix in Nguni languages often meaning a person or thing which something is being done to. "Wa-" means belonging to something in various African languages.

Base word is thu/tu/tho/thi.

Uthungu is a sheaf/bush from a harvest.

Ubuthina state of being.

Ukuthi to say or do.

Ukutusa is to praise.

Ukuthuka (pronounced thù) to be frightened or shocked.

Uthuku is a hunch or instinct.

Ukuthuka (pronounced thü) to insult.

Ithongo

Ithonsi

Ubuthongo to feel sleepy. Ukufuna ukulala.

Ukutinyela to sting.

Thu/Tu/Thi seems to mean a state of being perhaps agriculture/farming or language.

Etymology of the Si/Nsi prefix & suffix.

• Nsimbi ~ Something dug & collected. Something when processed (by man) causes harm?

• Si- /Isi- ~ we / something belonging to a certain group of people.

• Ithonsi ~ something when gathered becoming something of the people i. e. water

• Amasi ~ Soured milk. Something that is us?

• Sisi (Swahili) ~ We/Us

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