nyanza

English

Noun

nyanza (plural nyanzas)

  1. (Africa) A sheet of water, or marsh.
  2. (Africa) The river feeding a lake.

Shona

Etymology

Cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inyanja and Chichewa nyanja.

Noun

nyanzá class 9 (plural nyanzá class 10)

  1. lake
  2. (Manyika, Zezuru) ocean, sea
    Synonym: (Standard Shona) gungwa
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