sanzala

== Kimbundu == === Etymology === Compare sanza (“to make habitable; vastness”). === Noun === sanzala class 9 (plural jisanzala) settlement, village servants' residence on agricultural properties ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: senzala→ English: senzala === References === Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “sanzala”, 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 355 Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 142