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1. akalat, n. View full entry 1902
...Any of various African songbirds, including West African babblers now in the genus Illadopsis (family Timaliidae), and robin-like chats now in the genus Sheppardia (family ...
2. oware, n. View full entry 1957
...A board game, originally played in West Africa, consisting of small balls passed into the holes of an oblong draughtboard or table; = wari...
3. wari, n. View full entry 1927
...A board game, originally West African but now played also in the West Indies and Guyana, a variation of mancala....
4. zebra, n. View full entry 1600
...A South African equine quadruped (Equus or Hippotigris zebra), of a whitish ground-colour striped all over with regular bars of black; inhabiting mountainous regions, and noted for its...
5. Zulu, n. and adj. View full entry 1824
...A member of a Bantu people mainly inhabiting KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Also attrib. or as , belonging to this people....
