Name Origin
/chi-kun-GUN-ya/-
Indian (South Asian) 60% -
Malagasy (African) 30%
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Brazilian (Latin American) 10%
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- Name Order: Eastern
- Gender: Other
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Name Origin
The name 'chikungunya' originates from the Kikuyu language of Kenya, where it describes the disease's symptoms. It was adopted internationally as the name of the virus and disease caused by the Aedes mosquito.