ngamia

Swahili edit

Etymology edit

An old borrowing, ultimately from Arabic جَمَل‎ (jamal). Compare Yao ngamila, Chichewa ngamira.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

ngamia (n class, plural ngamia)

camel
Synonym: (poetic) jamali
(derogatory) idiot
Synonym: ng'ombe

Descendants edit

→ Iraqw: angamia (“camel”)

See also edit

(Camelids) Camelidae: ngamia na jamaa; ngamia (“camel”) or jamali, lama (“llama”), - (“guanaco”), alpaka (“alpaca”), - (“vicuña”) ^{(Category: sw:Camelids)} ^[edit]

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