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nyala

[ nyah-luh ]

noun

  1. an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.

nyala

/ ˈnjɑːlə /

noun

  1. a spiral-horned southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasi, with a fringe of white hairs along the length of the back and neck
  2. mountain nyala
    a similar and related Ethiopian animal, T. buxtoni, lacking the white crest

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyala1

1895–1900; < Venda (Bantu language of the Transvaal and Zimbabwe) ( dzì )- nyálà nyala buck; or < a cognate Bantu word

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyala1

from Zulu

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