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Nyala

2 stages from Zulu to English.

Today it means a spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa

Where does the word "nyala" come from? It comes from Zulu inyala, adopted directly into English (1899).

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Stage 1 of 2
inyala
Zulu · 1800s
"shifty one"
a descriptive name for the antelope's wary, elusive nature; also cited from Tsonga nyala
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Stage 2 of 2
nyala
English · 1899
"a spiral-horned southern African antelope"
adopted into English through southern African wildlife writing
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