ndege

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ndege

/ˈⁿdɛ.ɠɛ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed into a Southern dialect from a neighbouring Bantu language. It replaced native nyuni in those dialects.

noun IX · ndege · X

class i bird (animal)

noun ndege

class ix aeroplane/airplane Katika kuiletea nchi yetu pesa zaidi za kigeni, utalii unafuatwa na kahawa, na kwa sababu wengi wa watalii hawa husafiri kwa ndege kuja Kenya, kuna haja kubwa sana ya kutiliwa mkazo zaidi shughuli za safari za ndege ili kuimarisha utalii.
Similar: eropleni
class ix, dated omen

In English

bird animal
airplane powered aircraft
plane airplane

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"ndege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/ndege. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ndege. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ndege

Chicago

"ndege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ndege.

BibTeX

@misc{ndege_2026,
  title = {ndege},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/ndege},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}