kwela

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12
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5

Definition of kwela

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (South-Africa, uncountable)A style of music, first played in the townships, whose principal instrument is the penny whistle.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-kóɪda Zulu -khwéla English kwela From Zulu -khwéla (“get up”).

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