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Where does “ibala” come from?

ibala (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu ìbádà — speck, spot; colour.

ibala (Xhosa): spot; open space, yard

Definitions

  1. spot; open space, yard

Ancestry of “ibala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuìbádàspeck, spot; colour
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