Etymology

kwela

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Today it means: A style of music, first played in the townships, whose principal instrument is the penny whistle. Full definition →

Zulu khwéla
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  1. Zulu · derived fromkhwéla
  2. Zulu · derived fromkhwéla
  3. English todaykwela

From Zulu -khwéla (“get up”).

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