sanzala

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Kimbundu

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Sanzala

Etymology

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Compare sanza (“vastness”).

Noun

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sanzala (plural jisanzala)

  1. settlement, village
  2. servants' residence on agricultural properties

Descendants

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  • → Portuguese: senzala
    • → English: senzala

References

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  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola, page 355
  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 142
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