njila

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Kimbundu

Njila (street)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Noun

njila (plural jinjila)

  1. street, road, way
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: gira

Etymology 2

Njila (bird)

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Noun

njila (plural jinjila)

  1. bird

References

  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 68
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 125