kondoo
See also: Kondoo
Swahili
editEtymology
editUltimately 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
editNoun
editkondoo (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