ugali

English

Etymology

Swahili ugali.

Noun

ugali (uncountable)

1. African cornmeal porridge
   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 256:

     Still tall as the doorway, still fat from crocodile meat and ugali porridge.

Translations

maize flour porridge — see also maize flour porridge

• Afrikaans: mieliepap
• Kikuyu: ngima
• Rwanda-Rundi: ubugari
• Shona: sadza
• Swahili: ugali (sw)
• Tsonga: vuswa
• Zulu: uphuthu

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ga‧li
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈɡaliʔ/ [ʔuˈɡa.l̪iʔ]

Noun

ugalì

1. character
2. personality

   Synonym: personalidad

3. custom; habit

   Synonyms: kostumbre, gawi-gawi

4. tradition

   Synonym: tradisyon

Derived terms

• kaugalian

 

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

ugali

1. custom; habit

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ugali

1. custom; habit

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Pangasinan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ga‧li

Noun

ugali

1. custom; habit

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Swahili

Wikibooks

Etymology

From an Eastern Sudanic language.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

ugali (u class, no plural)

1. porridge, stiff porridge

See also

• uji

References

• Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ga‧li
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈɡaliʔ/, [ʔʊˈɣaː.lɪʔ]

Noun

ugalì

1. conduct; habit; personal behavior or conduct
2. character; nature (of a person)
3. inclination; propensity
4. tradition; long-established custom or practice

Derived terms

• kaugalian