kondoo

See also: Kondoo

Swahili

Etymology

Ultimately 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

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Noun

kondoo class IX (plural kondoo class X)

  1. sheep (animal)

Derived terms

References

  • Ehret, Christopher (1968) “Sheep and Central Sudanic Peoples in Southern Africa”, in The Journal of African History, volume 9, number 2, pages 213–221
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