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DiegoJaviUnlam
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Mrefu (singular), inflected form of -refu.
Etymology (-refu)
From Proto-Bantu. Cognate with Zulu -de.
Adjective
-refu (declinable)
1) long, tall; high
2) deep
From Wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/refu
February 21, 2017
I honestly thought it came from Arabic's رَفَعَ. Thank you for your hardwork, helping us learners.
August 5, 2017
DiegoJaviUnlam
- 1140
Safi rafiki! I would like to learn more about Arabic, and perhaps we can also see more African languages here in the future. =)
August 6, 2017
tall vs big/elder(sibling)/large etc.. oh but ndefu means long I think - very similar
December 8, 2018
