nyanza

English

Noun

nyanza (plural nyanzas)

1. (Africa) A sheet of water, or marsh.
2. (Africa) The river feeding a lake.

Shona

Etymology

Cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inyanja and Chichewa nyanja.

Noun

nyanzá class 9 (plural nyanzá class 10)

1. lake
2. (Manyika, Zezuru) ocean, sea

   Synonym: (Standard Shona) gungwa