The story
- Zulu · borrowed frominyala
- Tsonga · borrowed fromnyala
- English todaynyala
Probably borrowed from Tsonga nyala. The alternative form inyala is from Zulu inyala.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nyala
Today it means: A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a spiral twist. Full definition →
Tsonga nyala ← Zulu inyala