ngamia

== Swahili == === Etymology === An old borrowing, ultimately from Arabic جَمَل (jamal). Compare Yao ngamila, Chichewa ngamira. === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ᵑɡɑˈmi.ɑ/ === Noun === ngamia class IX (plural ngamia class X) camel Synonym: (poetic) jamali (derogatory) idiot Synonym: ng'ombe ==== Descendants ==== → Iraqw: angamia (“camel”) → Tooro: engamiya (“camel; horse”), engamira (“camel”) === See also === (Camelids) Camelidae: ngamia na jamaa; ngamia (“camel”) or jamali, lama (“llama”), - (“guanaco”), alpaka (“alpaca”), - (“vicuña”) (Category: sw:Camelids) [edit] === References ===