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Portuguese
Etymology
From Tsonga nghonyama. Compare Zulu ingonyama.
Noun
ngonhama m (plural ngonhamas)
- (Mozambique) lion
1962, José Osório de Oliveira, Literatura Africana: Comp., pref. e notas de José Osório de Oliveira:E esteve quase a sê-lo, porque um Ngonhama (leão), ao ver o caminho, deu um salto, abrindo a boca para o filar;- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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