Ngôla

1. 1

   Name of the king of Dongo, given to the territory comprising the largest and richest province of Angola.
   Examples

   • 💬ixi ia ngôla
2. 2

   Said of one who, on the battlefield, directs military operations. Equivalent to Commander-in-Chief. V. mâta.
   Examples

   • 💬ngôla ' a mâta
   mâta
3. 3

   Musical instrument similar to a mandolin; A kind of tambourine with a neck like a guitar; Banjo.
   Examples

   • 💬ngôla mata
4. 4

   Title equivalent to superintendent of the royal household's expenses; Lord High Steward; Title and functions of administrator of the king's estates; Steward.
   Examples

   • 💬ngôla mbole
5. 5

   bot. Herbaceous plant whose root, taken as a drink, is used as an antidote to poison.
   Examples

   • 💬ngôla muxi
6. 6

   chorography

   Village and post in the civil district of Quilengues, province and district of Huíla, with 3,774 inhabitants.
7. 7

   history

   , 4th king of Angola, with his court in the municipality of Ambaca (Hari), converted to Christianity in 1614, when he moved to Pungo-Adongo.
   Examples

   • 💬ngôla Kanini
   • 💬Neto de ngôla Kiluanji
8. 8

   adj. Angolan; Of Angola; Native of or belonging to the lands of 'Ngola (Angola)
   Examples

   • 💬Mukua ngôla

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