"mhanga" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mhanga.flac Forms: mhanga class I [canonical], wahanga class II [plural], muhanga [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Shambala mhanga. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ksb|mhanga}} Borrowed from Shambala mhanga Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mhanga class I (plural wahanga class II)
  1. aardvark
    Sense id: en-mhanga-sw-noun-z5wcuJWE Categories (other): Mammals Disambiguation of Mammals: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mhanga.flac Forms: mhanga class III [canonical], mihanga class IV [plural], muhanga [alternative]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mhanga class III (plural mihanga class IV)
  1. sacrifice, blood sacrifice
    Sense id: en-mhanga-sw-noun-QW6EF~UR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Mammals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Mammals: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Swahili terms derived from Shambala",
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        "aardvark"
      ],
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          "aardvark"
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      ]
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