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Stage 1 of 3
!nu
Khoikhoi · ancient
"wildebeest"
an imitative name for the antelope's snorting call
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Stage 2 of 3
gnoe
Afrikaans/Dutch · 1700s
"wildebeest"
adopted through Dutch colonial contact in southern Africa
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Stage 3 of 3
gnu
English · 1700s-1800s
"a large African antelope, the wildebeest"
adopted through European contact with southern African wildlife
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