"Gonja" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Gonja Ngbanya. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gjn|Ngbanya}} Gonja Ngbanya Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gonja
  1. A former kingdom in northern Ghana. Categories (place): Historical polities, Places in Ghana
    Sense id: en-Gonja-en-name-sQ2Zwkvu
  2. A North Guang language (which has several dialects) spoken by a few hundred thousand mostly ethnically-Gonja people in northern Ghana.
    Sense id: en-Gonja-en-name--PfmR81I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 46 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 49 23

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Gonja Ngbanya. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gjn|Ngbanya}} Gonja Ngbanya Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Gonja pl (plural only)
  1. The people of the former kingdom of Gonja. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Gonja-en-noun-xOl5DENe
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