"ngano" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ngano.flac Forms: ngano class IX [canonical], ngano class X [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} ngano class IX (plural ngano class X)
  1. fable, tale, story Categories (lifeform): Grains Related terms: hadithi
    Sense id: en-ngano-sw-noun-xSFs9EGM Disambiguation of Grains: 76 24 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ngano.flac Forms: ngano class IX [canonical], ngano class X [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} ngano class IX (plural ngano class X)
  1. wheat
    Sense id: en-ngano-sw-noun-3mwzQzms Related terms: shayiri (english: barley), mahindi (english: maize), ulezi (english: millet), oti (english: oats), mchele (english: husked rice), mpunga (english: unhusked rice), wali (english: cooked rice), ngano nyekundu (english: rye), mtama (english: sorghum), ngano [edit] (english: wheat) Related terms (Cereals): nafaka
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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