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Where does “ndowa” come from?

ndowa (Chichewa) comes from Yao ndowa, from Swahili ndoo — bucket, pail.

ndowa (Chichewa): bucket, pail

Definitions

  1. bucket, pail

Ancestry of “ndowa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yaondowa—
2Swahilindoobucket, pail
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