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mpumalanga

/əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
mpumalan-ga
IPA
/əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in northeastern South Africa, which formed part of Transvaal province until 1994.

Etymology

From a Nguni language term for “east” or “place where the sun rises”. Compare Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: impumalanga, mpumalanga

Derived Forms

Mpumalangan

Questions

How do you pronounce mpumalanga?
The recorded pronunciation is /əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə/.
What does mpumalanga mean?
A province in northeastern South Africa, which formed part of Transvaal province until 1994.
Where does mpumalanga come from?
From a Nguni language term for “east” or “place where the sun rises”. Compare Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga.

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