Etymology

nagana

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Today it means: A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Zulu ulunakane
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  1. Zulu · borrowed fromulunakane
  2. English todaynagana

Borrowed from Zulu ulunakane, unakane.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies.

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