"nguva" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-nguva.flac Forms: nguva class IX [canonical], nguva class X [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} nguva class IX (plural nguva class X)
  1. dugong Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-nguva-sw-noun--HA4Jdp5 Disambiguation of Mammals: 50 50
  2. (mythology) mermaid Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-nguva-sw-noun-D7zO3WFS Disambiguation of Mammals: 50 50 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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    },
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