ugali
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ugali (uncountable)
- African cornmeal porridge
- 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 256:
- Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge.
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Noun edit
ugalì (Basahan spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒ)
- character
- personality
- Synonym: personalidad
- custom, habit
- tradition
- Synonym: tradisyon
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Limos Kalinga edit
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ugali
Lubuagan Kalinga edit
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ugali
Pangasinan edit
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ugali
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From an Eastern Sudanic language.
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
ugali (u class, no plural)
See also edit
References edit
- Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31
Tagalog edit
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Noun edit
ugalì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜄᜎᜒ)
- conduct; habit; personal behavior or conduct
- character; nature (of a person)
- inclination; propensity
- Synonyms: hilig, kahiligan, pagkahilig, kiling
- tradition; long-established custom or practice
- Synonyms: kaugalian, pag-uugali