"inkalimeva" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1907, George McCall Theal, History and Ethnography of Africa South of the Zambesi: From the Settlement of the Portuguese at Sofala in September 1505 to the Conquest of the Cape Colony by the British in September 1795, volume 1, page 143",
          "text": "In a short time, the coney fell asleep, when the inkalimeva (a fabulous animal) went in and ate all the fat.",
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          "ref": "2006, Nongenile Masithathu Zenani, Ndumiso Bhotomane, South African Voices: A Long Time Passed, volume 1, page 139",
          "text": "Various animals are tricked by a fabulous creature, an inkalimeva. They are meant to guard a pool created by the animals. With its musical instrument, an inkingi, a stringed instrument, it lulls the guards into a deep sleep, and then the inkalimeva drinks the water. Finally, a tortoise turns the tables on the inkalimeva.",
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        "A \"fabulous animal\" that features in Xhosa folk tales. It is often described as a jackal-like creature with a multi-coloured coat."
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        "(South Africa) A \"fabulous animal\" that features in Xhosa folk tales. It is often described as a jackal-like creature with a multi-coloured coat."
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