kongoni

/ (kəŋˈɡəʊnɪ) /

noun plural -ni

an E African hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphusSee hartebeest (def. 1)

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Word Origin for kongoni

Swahili

Words nearby kongoni

Kondratieff wave, koneke, Koner, Konev, Kongo, kongoni, Kong Qiu, Kongur Shan, Kong Zi, Königgrätz, Königsberg

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Sometimes we have kongoni steaks, at other times we have the heart of waterbuck or the liver of bushbuck or impalla.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
We met one man who goes out ten minutes from town every other day and kills a kongoni (hartebeest) as food for his dogs.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon
A kongoni I killed at 638 paces (measured), and another at 566 paces both exhibited this action of the bullet.
The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White
Suppose you say to yourself that the porters have had no meat for several days and that it might be well to shoot a kongoni.
In Africa|John T. McCutcheon

To make it impressive, Kongoni and the second tent-boy were summoned to attend, which they did with pleased anticipation.
A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open|Theodore Roosevelt

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