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nyala

  • /ˈnjɑːlə/

Rhymes with -ɑːlə

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Probably borrowed from Tsonga nyala. The alternative form inyala is from Zulu inyala.

noun nyalas · inyala

  1. A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist.

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noun southern African antelope

Portuguêsniala, inhala
Русскийнья́ла nʹjála

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@misc{nyala_2026,
  title = {nyala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nyala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}