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Mvuu

Shona

English: Hippopotamus

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Pre-colonial context

The Tswana 'Kubu' means rebellion or rebelliousness — the hippo symbolises unruliness.

In other languages

Luhyapre-colonial
Efubu
Bukusu · KE
Luhyapre-colonial
Ifubu
Also: Ingubu.
Wanga · KE
Ndebelepre-colonial
Imvubu
Swahilipre-colonial
Kiboko
Tswana (Setswana)pre-colonial
Kubu
Means 'rebellion' or 'rebelliousness'.
Zulupre-colonial
Mvubu
Siswatipre-colonial
Mvubu
Vendapre-colonial
Mvuvu
Afrikaanspre-colonial
Seekoei
'Sea cow' in Afrikaans.
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