njila

== Kimbundu == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà. ==== Noun ==== njila (class 9, plural jinjila) street, road, way ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Portuguese: gira === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== njila (class 9, plural jinjila) bird === References === Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “njila”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 68 Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 125