rikalanga

Kimbundu

Rikalanga

Alternative forms

• kalanga (contraction)

Etymology

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Noun

rikalanga (plural makalanga)

1. lizard
2. dragon

Descendants

• → Portuguese: calango (via kalanga)

References

• Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 341
• Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 137