"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
    Sense id: en-nguva-sw-noun--HA4Jdp5 Categories (other): Mammals Disambiguation of Mammals: 56 44
  2. (mythology) mermaid
    Sense id: en-nguva-sw-noun-D7zO3WFS Categories (other): Mythological creatures, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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        "(mythology) mermaid"
      ],
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        "mysticism",
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      ],
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    },
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  ],
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