Shangalla

noun

Shan·​gal·​la

shäŋˈgälə

variants or Shankalla

-ˈkälə

plural Shangalla or Shangallas or Shankalla or Shankallas

1

: any of the peoples living in western Ethiopia and in the eastern part of the Republic of the Sudan that are not of Ethiopian or of Arab origin

2

: a member of any of the Shangalla peoples

Word History

Etymology

Amharic šanqəlla, of uncertain origin

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