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Mpumalanga
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English
Etymology
From a en bnt-ngu language term for “east” or “place where the sun rises”. Compare en xh impumalanga 1, en zu impumalanga 1, en nr mpumalanga 1 and en ss mpumalanga 1.
Pronunciation
en /əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə/
en Mpumalanga.ogg
Proper noun
en province in northeastern c/South Africa, which formed part of en Transvaal province until 1994.
Derived terms
en Mpumalangan
Translations
province of South Africa
Afrikaans: af Mpumalanga, af Oos-Transvaal rare, now chiefly historical
Ndebele:
Southern Ndebele: nr iPumalanga
Northern Sotho: nso Mpumalanga
Southern Sotho: st Freistata
Swazi: ss eMpumalanga
Tsonga: ts Vuhuma-dyambu
Tswana: tn Botlhabatsatsi
Xhosa: xh iFreyistata
Zulu: zu iMpumalanga
Afrikaans
af:
Etymology
From af xh impumalanga, af zu impumalanga, af nr mpumalanga and af ss mpumalanga east; place where the sun rises.
Proper noun
af province c/South Africa Mpumalanga af:Mbombela