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Lozi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.
Noun
kwena
- crocodile
- Kwena ipila kuca lifolofolo zeñwi zetuna. ― The crocodile feeds on other big animals.
References
- R. M. Mukuni, Silozi-English Phrase Book (1991)
Northern Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.
Noun
kwena
- crocodile
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.
Noun
kwena class 9/10 (plural dikwena)
- crocodile
Tswana
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ngòìnà.
Noun
kwena class 9/10 (plural dikwena)
- crocodile