Mngoni

Chichewa

Etymology

From m- (“Class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ Ngoni (“Ngoni”). Cognate with Swahili Mngoni (“Ngoni person”) and Tumbuka muNgoni (“Ngoni person”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˈᵑɡo.ni/

Noun

Mngoni class 1 (plural Angoni class 2)

  1. a member of the Ngoni tribe.

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 326

Swahili

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa Mngoni (“Ngoni”) and Tumbuka muNgoni (“Ngoni”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

Mngoni class I (plural Wangoni class II)

  1. a member of the Ngoni people
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