Mpumalanga

English

Etymology

From a Nguni language term for “east” or “place where the sun rises”. Compare Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə/
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Proper noun

Mpumalanga

  1. A province in northeastern South Africa, which formed part of Transvaal province until 1994.

Translations

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Etymology

From Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga (“east; place where the sun rises”).

Proper noun

Mpumalanga

  1. Mpumalanga (a province of South Africa; capital: Mbombela)
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