nkhanga

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Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkángà.

Pronunciation

Noun

nkhánga class 9 (plural nkhánga class 10)

  1. guinea fowl

References

  • Wilson, John (2011 and 2012) “Vernacular Names of Malawi's Birds”, in The Society of Malaŵi Journal, volume 64, number 2, pages 36–51 and volume 65, issue 1, pages 46–63.