kwale

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Swahili

Kwale miguu-njano (Peliperdix coqui)
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu .[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

kwale class IX (plural kwale class X)

  1. francolin, partridge

References

  1. ^ Polomé, Edgar C. (1967) Swahili Language Handbook (Language Handbook Series)‎, Washington, D.C.: Center for Applied Linguistics, page 14:Bantu */koadɛ/ → Swahili kwale 'partridge'