Wangoni

English

Noun

Wangoni pl (plural only)

  1. The Ngoni people.
    • 1916, Great Britain. War Office, A Handbook of German East Africa (page 334)
      The Wabunga and Wangoni provide the best porters, and their capacity is similar to that of the Wanyamwezi.

Swahili

Etymology

From wa- (“Class 2 noun prefix”) +‎ Ngoni (“Ngoni”). Cognate with Chichewa Angoni (“Ngoni people”) and Tumbuka ŵaNgoni (“Ngoni people”).

Noun

Wangoni class 2

  1. plural of Mngoni.
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