kondoo

See also: Kondoo

Swahili edit

kondoo

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kondoo

Etymology edit

Ultimately from a Central Sudanic language, in which it originally meant "goat". Borrowed independently into many other languages, e.g. Kikuyu ng'ondu, Malagasy ondry.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

kondoo (n class, plural kondoo)

sheep (animal)

Derived terms edit

mwanakondoo (“lamb”)

References edit

Ehret, Christopher (1968) “Sheep and Central Sudanic Peoples in Southern Africa”, in The Journal of African History, volume 9, number 2, pages 213–221